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Birmingham was one of the Geography and places good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
April 2, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
May 17, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
July 2, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
September 17, 2007	Good article reassessment	Kept
November 17, 2018	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
October 9, 2018	Peer review	Reviewed
August 15, 2023	Good article reassessment	Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

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GA Reassessment

Latest comment: 2 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion

Birmingham

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Result: No improvement from a very low starting location; consensus to delist. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:29, 15 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Significant sourcing issues (36 citation needed tags) and an update banner mean that this 2006 listing is at risk of failing GA criteria 2b and 3. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:59, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

In its current states, it fails the GA criteria. Delist unless someone takes care of the problems, in particular the sourcing problem. Phlsph7 (talk) 11:07, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

Delist - clearly doesn't meet the GA criteria, with all of those tags. Please ping me if anyone volunteers to work on the article as then I'll support giving them time. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:15, 9 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:

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You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 19:52, 30 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

"Nelson Mandela Primary School" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect Nelson Mandela Primary School has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 December 25 § Nelson Mandela Primary School until a consensus is reached. A1Cafel (talk) 06:55, 25 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Nicknames for Birmingham

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Surely the 'Nicknames' section in the info box should include 'Birthplace of Heavy Metal'? Birmingham is widely referred to this way and it's a point of local pride. ~2026-31759-17 (talk) 18:34, 27 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Is that a nickname though, or more of a slogan or description? Cordless Larry (talk) 20:30, 27 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Repeated information

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

From the Festivals section: The city's largest single-day event is its St. Patrick's Day parade (Europe's second largest, after Dublin). The parade is the city's largest single-day event. This surely doesn't need to be said twice. ~2026-38134-36 (talk) 05:19, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done, but next time just WP:FIXIT yourself. Meters (talk) 05:38, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply