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Edinburgh was a Geography and places good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. 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
October 12, 2009	Good article nominee	Not listed
February 17, 2013	Good article nominee	Not listed
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Current status: Former good article nominee

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"Independent Churches"

Hello I would like to ask if anyone has any additional sources, or can clarify what are the independent Catholic Churches. Especially as the one indecent Catholic Church is sacred heart, whilst run by the Jesuits, they do so under the Archbishop. I think the only church that comes close to an independent Catholic Church in Edinburgh may-be the SSPX church of St. Margaret's and St. Leonard's, mostly due to the canonically irregular relationship with the Catholic Church in general. Hope anyone can help with this? Tilley Hatman (talk) 21:09, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thoughts on some more pictures at the beginning? Surely the Castle is the most famous part of the city, and its only in the background of the first photo. And/or Old College, for connections with the famous university? I can see how copyright might be an issue.

Ideas for photos at the top of the article. JJ3107 (talk) 00:45, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]