Talk:Ames, Iowa/Archive 1

Barrels of Hay?
I would like to see a new picture. I, being from Ames, feel that it doesn't represent Ames at all. flockofpidgeons 24:24 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * What do you think represents Ames well? I can go take a picture of it. &mdash;Ben Brockert (42) UE News  00:32, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Some picture of downtown, or the University

Corresponding Articles
This article in Spanish, Galician, Dutch, and Portugese are Ames, Spain, not Ames, Iowa.
 * The "th" article I wasn't able to determine. But all the other current articles are about Ames, Iowa.  Guess someone removed the others...  --Tim4christ17 01:41, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Photos
Since this is a community project, what photos would the other contributing users like to see on the page? I like the one of Main Street, and I think one taken from the Skybox at Legends would be a great addition. Wingman1331 21:39, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

People
Should the people list contain fictional characters (e.g., Kate Austen)? - PsyberS (talk) 06:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * My guess would be no. If there's a fictional character who has Ames relevance sufficient to be mentioned in the article - and I can't think of how that would be the case - it should be mentioned in the text of the article, not the people list.  --Tim4christ17 talk 08:26, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Mayor
The name of the mayor is linked to a Miss Oklahoma 1955. I cannot imagine them to be the same person. --Gereon K. (talk) 11:28, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

fighting bourito
what is this shrine that is talked about. I think the fighting bourito is cool and all but im not sure how the shrine part add anything to the text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tex downey (talk • contribs) 14:19, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

I just corrected an erroneous statement that Ames founded by someone named Ames, which showed up in an edit from 25 July 2013 by <71.43.103.98>.

There was no prominent family named Ames involved in the early history of the town (or ever, really).

Automeris (talk) 00:38, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Remove Evan Stone from "Notable people'?
I, for one, don't know if promoting that a famous porn actor grew up in your city is necessarily something that people want... Any objections to removing it? bojo 1498  talk  13:00, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Pronunciation
As a non-native of both Iowa and the US, the pronunciation of Ames remains mysterious. I would first guess, then , but I have never heard it spoken aloud so I don't know. Please elucidate, anyone who is native or local, or can provide a reputable source.

Thanks, moogsi(blah) 20:03, 23 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Due to the wonderful language that is english, it is pronounced with a z sound rather than what seems like a "proper pronounciation." bojo 1498   talk  15:28, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

It is pronounced "aims." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.237.120.225 (talk) 21:57, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

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