Talk:Takoma Park, Maryland

Ward Sinclair Plaza

Some information on Ward Sinclair:

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-04/06/001r-040600-idx.html
• https://books.google.com/books?id=4-8Tcsb2PHwC&pg=PT284&lpg=PT284&dq=Ward+Sinclair,+takoma+park&source=bl&ots=EMYlmGAIIR&sig=xwd8p64A3JkPSLOby1G3Jlrbz9A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Lv2vVJe-L4myggSjj4CYDA&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Ward%20Sinclair%2C%20takoma%20park&f=false
• http://newfarm.rodaleinstitute.org/features/0802/ward_sinclair/

--evrik ^(talk) 16:38, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

The President's Tree

Some information on The President's Tree.

• Rebecca Rupp, in her book of tree folklore titled Red Oaks and Black Birches, mentions the Presidents' tree of Takoma Park, Maryland, which is, in fact, a beech ... http://www.rockler.com/wood-species-guide#B
• The Presidents Tree of Takoma Park - Maryland - A Beech Tree that has carved on its bark a list of the presidents from George Washington to Andrew Johnson along with the carver Samuel Fenton. https://www.facebook.com/TreePagan/posts/549580255082999
• http://www.memorialdayfoundation.org/maryland/the-president-tree-memorial.html
• https://books.google.com/books?id=VFLmKSC0KmQC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=%22The+Presidents%27+Tree%22+takoma+park&source=bl&ots=ucF2TFVMUs&sig=6Ok6icZsoDfLaFKa2cJvXQZ5MCA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNoKqLxqnJAhWE1x4KHTy5DNcQ6AEIRDAF#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Presidents%27%20Tree%22%20takoma%20park&f=false
• http://www.nationalwarmemorialregistry.org/memorials/the-presidents-tree-memorial/
• http://www.historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EH4_the-presidents-tree_Takoma-Park-MD.html
• http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2004/200434/takoma/news/231178-1.html
• http://365project.org/kattya/365/2012-10-25
• http://www.fosc.org/PresidentsTree.htm
• http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se5/018000/018100/018136/pdf/msa_se5_18136.pdf

--evrik ^(talk) 17:15, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Notable people

There are no articles for these people:

• Hank Cox, author "Talk of Takoma: Author Hank Cox".
• Howard Kohn "COMMUNITY: Howard Kohn gets what's coming to him".

--evrik--evrik ^(talk) 17:37, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

Antisemitism section

Pinging @Magnolia677:. This section is a clear violation of WP:UNDUE. Even if it is sourced, this section is half as long as the entire History section of the article that covers 100+ years of history. It was introduced by an editor with an obvious axe to grind based on their username who is edit-warring to keep it in the article. Please self-revert. Thanks, shoy (reactions) 19:53, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Shoy: I would caution you on your accusations of edit warring. Edit warring is a serious issue and accusing regular editors of edit warring for no reason is counter-productive and 'cries wolf' at best, and a baseless attack on character at worst. 8.20.65.4 (talk) 12:06, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

You jumped into an article where there were 3 reverts in 24 hours and reverted again. Call it what you want. shoy (reactions) 12:14, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

@Shoy: Please re-read WP:3RR as I believe you misunderstand it. 3RR refers to a single user repeatedly reverting any change on a single page. I made a grand total of ONE edit by 3RR rules, and it was a reversion of a mass blanking of cited content that was done on the grounds of airquotes 'badmouthing our city'. I patrol recent edits for vandalism and disruption of this sort and while I occasionally make mistakes as we all do, I believe most editors will agree that blanking a well cited section without consensus or any discussion, under an edit summary using first person possessive terminology, is much less acceptable than a rewrite. Again, please be careful when you accuse other editors of misdeeds. EDIT: If this is to be discussed further, please move to my talk page, this message itself is arguably in violation of WP:FORUM but I won't remove it since I've already pinged you. 8.20.65.4 (talk) 12:56, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

The event being discussed was notable and reported in multiple reliable sources. The section could certainly be trimmed, but blanking the entire section would be disruptive. The input of others would be appreciated. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:07, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Magnolia677: (please ping me when you reply) The only news sources that I see are local. Most of the "sources" just back up basic facts, they are not "coverage" and shouldn't be used as evidence of such (this is WP:REFBOMBing). One statement is sourced to blogspot! This might be worth one sentence in the history section at most. It it obvious that the user who wrote this has an agenda, they are a WP:SPA whose only edits have been to this article. shoy (reactions) 20:33, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Shoy: I have trimmed and re-titled the section. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:35, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Shoy: WTTG, WTOP-FM, and WJLA-TV are all notable Washington media outlets; this was well-reported in the DC area. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:46, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Magnolia677: I didn't say they weren't notable, I said they were local (this is similar to WP:GEOSCOPE). If the New York Times picked this up, that would be something different. shoy (reactions) 20:50, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Shoy: WP:GEOSCOPE does not apply. It is a notability guideline for articles. Instead, see WP:NNC. Anyway, there section is trimmed (until another employee from the city tries to delete it.) Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 21:43, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

I have trimmed the content further - this singular event does not deserve an entire history subsection in this article on par with "19th century" and "early 20th century" history subsections that cover decades of the city's history. I have also removed editorializations and fixed factual inaccuracies - for instance, it wasn't the "Montgomery County Council" that criticized the film showing, but 8 members of it; it wasn't the City Council, but the Takoma Park Arts and Humanities Commission that hosted the film. Finally, the Mayor's response to the criticism is also now briefly covered. Even this amount of coverage of this topic is likely undue (see WP:RECENTISM). And before anyone further breaks Wikipedia's dictate to assume good faith in other editors, let me be clear that I do not work for Takoma Park or even live there, and I don't have any strong feelings about this film that I have not seen. –Prototime (talk · contribs) 21:56, 3 August 2019 (UTC)