Talk:Ruhr

The role of the river is perfectly clearly stated in para 2. Bugler 11:18, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Yes, however the region you are referring to is named so BECAUSE of the river, which was there first. The first term the reader should have definied for them in the article is that it is a river. EngelUmpocker 11:20, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

- if it keeps you happy, though the name is many, many times better known as referring to the conurbation than the river (which is given its fair whack in para 2 anyway) Bugler 11:22, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Oh, I don't deny that for a second, not at all. It's just not very encyclopediac to get around to telling the reader that in the second paragraph, that's all. EngelUmpocker 11:25, 2 May 2008 (EDT)

Redundancy

The Ruhr is a tributary of the Rhine, which has given its name to the surrounding conurbation in the western German state of Nord Rhein-Westfalen. [...] the conurbation takes its name from the River Ruhr, which roughly marks the southern boundary of the district (which extends westwards to the Rhine and northwards to the River Lippe). --BRichtigen 12:15, 3 December 2008 (EST)