Talk:Deadwood, South Dakota/Archive 1

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does anybody else think that there should be some mention of the hbo series in this article?

A section describing how the town's history was similar to / different from the HBO series might be in order. I think there's a historical society webpage that would provide some useful information on that. Gorilla Jones 18:30, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

To: Editor named Spiesr
Hello,

I would like to ask why it is that you removed the external links for CyArk on various Wikipedia pages, including Deadwood and Salvador De Bahia. Cyark is a nonprofit hi-definition heritage network employing 3D laser scanning at UNESCO sites worldwide for educational purposes, and has partnerships with prominent University and national institutions worldwide including UC Berkeley in California, University of Ferrara in Italy, ITABC, American Museum of Natural History, etc. (please see http://archive.cyark.org/partners.php for a complete list). It is a legitimate, noncommercial, archival site with a tremendous amount of information that could benefit those seeking further information on endangered sites. As a UC Berkeley graduate and a CyArk intern, I have taken it upon myself to provide wikipedia links because I believe the organization's mission is appropriate to an encyclopedic setting, and not simply an advertisement - there is nothing to sell, and the images are under creative commons licenses.

I would very much like an explanation for your cursory edits, particularly as you left links such as this one: http://www.marcioguide.com/ (under the heading "Salvador Bahia") which is an advertising page for a taxi operator. Did you even look at the CyArk site? I feel that hasty actions such as yours in this matter continue to endanger the legitimacy of Wikipedia as a site that is taken seriously by the academic community. Thanks, I look forward to your explanation. Please note that this (and similar) responses were written by me as an individual on my own computer on my own time, and do not reflect official policy of CyArk or its affiliates.

69.105.44.107 04:58, 18 April 2007 (UTC)John Mink, Cyark intern

weather chart removed
I removed the weather chart from the article because it was screwing up the page layout (photos on the right side of page ended up overlapping this chart, and then there was a huge gap of white space where the photos were the only thing on the page until the next section began) and also because there was no reliable soure cited for thi info. The chart is below, so if anyone ever fixes both of these problems it can be restored. DreamGuy (talk) 22:07, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Chinatown, Deadwood
I was just watching a documentary on the Black Hills Gold Rush and they had a number of archaeological sites discussed; after the section on the Gem Theatre they began talking about Chinatown, which had 140 people, a joss house and the usual array of restaurants and laundries; I doubt there's enough for a separate article but there should at least be a mention here, if not a section; when that's done it can be added to Category:Chinatowns in the United States (I doubt there's a South Dakota subcategory, maybe I'm wrong) though I'll put an entry on List of Chinatowns in the United States if it's not already there.Skookum1 (talk) 05:04, 13 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Here's a couple of sources from the city's website: Perhaps not the greatest source, but the material isn't too contentious, I suppose. I think there was also a fairly extensive tunnel network underneath the town, which is still there, in addition to the neighborhood above ground.  Alexius  Horatius  19:01, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the links, I'll try and expand it some. About the tunnels tho - this is apparently another instance of an urban legend, see and . The D. city site specifically mentions that the alleged tunnels there are not located under Chinatown... the urban legend might deserve a mention someplace on WP, but not sure where. Novickas (talk) 20:10, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
 * This talks a bit about the alleged tunnels, and I vaguely remember them having tours of it when I was younger, but it could just as well be a tourist thing. The news article says that most of the tunnel stuff is a replica, and the Black Hills Cosmos thing, in another part of the Hills, is basically a tourist trap and scientific BS - it could be something like that. The part about the Chinese not being allowed above ground is a bit suspect, as well. Alexius  Horatius  21:11, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I've always loved the Black Hills tourist traps myself - maybe not every last one, but most - with that special love that comes from childhood experiences. Just want to note that the city website states "...tourists do not question the authenticity of the Chinese Tunnel Tour, which is not even located within the limit of Deadwood’s historic Chinatown, or..." . I don't have a strong feeling that we need to specifically address either the tour or its lack of authenticity here. Just that if someone does add a Chinese tunnel tour to this article - as was done at Pendleton, Oregon - it ought to be countered by the city's disclaimer. Novickas (talk) 21:43, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Notable people section
Firstly, I changed the title from notable residents to notable people as that is the consensus title at the cities project for the section in a settlement article.

Secondly, who decided that the notable section should be in date of birth order? We write this so people can look things up. If what you know about a person is their name and the fact they are associated with Deadwood, do you think it would be easier to wade through a list in date of birth order or alphabetical order? Further, I don't think I will get an argument that date of birth is not high up on the list of things people know about other people. I will be putting this list in alpha order, just like every other settlement article in the 'pedia. John from Idegon (talk) 04:19, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
 * That's what I was wondering when I updated it; it was already set up like that. I was confused, but I left it because I was unsure of what I should do. Thank you for fixing it. TCMemoire (talk) 01:56, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

19th century section
Why is a portion of this historical section of the article dedicated to the depiction by a 1959 ABC TV show? Really odd. 24.44.84.169 (talk) 02:58, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Conditional Geography?
This article states: "The city includes the Deadwood Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District, whose borders may be the city limits." May be? How does that work? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 20:43, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

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