Talk:Mount Rainier

Infobox photo choice
Rising*From*Ashes (talk) 10:46, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Rename request
Following other mountains from WikiProject Mountains, it is common to name the category on geography as 'Geography.' Here, it is named 'Geographical setting.' Might one rename it for consistency? Aonus (talk) 09:03, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Name of Mt. Rainier
I realize I was wrong to unilaterally change the opening sentence to exclude “also known as Tacoma or Tahoma.” I am not going to do that anymore. I am genuinely trying to reach a consensus. I live in Eatonville Washington near Mt. Rainier and nobody calls it Tahoma/Tacoma. The official name is Mt. Rainier. I was wondering if the native name could be in the info box but in the lead sentence it could just say “Mt. Rainier.” I will abide by whatever is reached through consensus. I’m just offering a suggestion. NapoleonX (talk) 05:21, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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Parent peak of mt. rainier in Mexico ???
This is insane 2600:6C4E:B7F:F850:F84E:C532:603A:9555 (talk) 04:03, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The source explains: The prominence parent for a peak is the nearest ridgewalk-connected higher peak with greater prominence than the given peak. It will always be both higher and more prominent than the peak itself. Schazjmd   (talk)  13:43, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

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Native Names of Rainier
Per MOS:LEADLANG, only one non-English name for a place can be in the lead sentence if that name is a common variant. Otherwise, other names must be elsewhere in the article. TaivoLinguist (Taivo) (talk) 06:02, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * "Tahoma" certainly qualifies, as it has fairly wide use in geographic names (Little Tahoma, Tahoma National Cemetery, Tahoma State Forest, Tahoma School District, etc.) and has been used as a substitute or second mention for Rainier by non-local outlets, such as the LA Times and the Washington Post.  Sounder Bruce  06:08, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Tahoma is an English name, təqʷubəʔ is a non-English name. Like @SounderBruce said, Tahoma is a common secondary English usage word for the mountain, so, in my opinion, both should remain. PersusjCP (talk) 06:12, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, since its a common name in English, "Tahoma" certainly qualifies under MOS:LEADLANG as an alternate, but not the Lushootseed original. The Lushootseed original can be in the "Name" section and is certainly appropriate there.  --TaivoLinguist (Taivo) (talk) 06:20, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Is this a reliable source?
Can I trust this article? For school research? Because no one at my school believes Wikipedia is a reliable source. Foofy Plop (talk) 15:39, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * @Foofy Plop, the reliable sources are listed in the References section at the bottom of the article. Schazjmd   (talk)  15:40, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Tahoma
Mount Rainier isn't called Tahoma. It's near Tahoma though. Right? Foofy Plop (talk) 17:39, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Tahoma is another name for the mountain. There is no "place" named Tahoma. Schazjmd   (talk)  17:51, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Last eruption
The infobox listed the last eruption as 1450, but the text of the article lists recorded 19th century activity. This is a contradiction in the article, and the way we normally handle it is by noting both sources since both are reliable. I've moved the 1450 date and citation to the body of the paragraph and out of the infobox so not as to overweight it. Happy to discuss, but came across this as a reader and it was fairly confusing, so I went ahead and made the change. If people think there's a better way to address it, I'm all ears. Just don't think the status quo is the right presentation. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:51, 24 July 2023 (UTC)