Talk:Tempe, Arizona

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Tempe12's inclusion on the Tempe,AZ page
Any simple Google search can explain why Tempe12 should not be omitted from the Tempe, Arizona page. Tempe12 is one of the staples of ASU, the Pac 10/Big 10 and is more well known around Tempe than even the U.S. Airways Center. With over 500,000 readers, Tempe12, a Tempe, AZ-homegrown business, is one of the strongest. Anyone who removes the mention of Tempe12 obviously is no resident of Tempe or Arizona.Davcarst 19:32, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Please familiarize yourself with WP:EL, WP:NOT, WP:SPAM, as well as WP:CIVIL regarding your assertion that "anyone who removes the mention of Tempe12 is obviously no resident of Tempe or Arizona" as these accusations are not only incorrect, but the fact that one's residency has no impact on the article what so ever. CASCADIA Howl/Trail 19:35, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Photo
The shot of "Downtown Tempe from the Air" listed on this article is badly out of date, the skyline has grown significantly. Could someone please update this picture?


 * Thank you for the suggestion. However, as Wikipedia is designed to be freely available source of content, we need someone to submit a better photo that is freely usable. It is difficult to get shots like this (it was taken from an airplane), so we are stuck until someone donates a better photo. -Nicktalk 23:02, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, it is difficult to get a picture from the air but perhaps it is better to get one from across the lake or of the cityscape on mill etc. After all, many other cities are represented by such a picture. How would I go about updating the picture assuming I can find a suitable replacement?


 * You should be able to do it fairly easily. First off, take a look at this page; it shows you how to edit pages and images on Wikipedia. More specifically, you will upload the file to Wikipedia (by clicking the "upload file" link in the menu to the left), then you will edit the Tempe article in the same way that you are editing this discussion page. All you should need to do is find the original file name as listed in the Tempe article, and replace it with the name of the file you uploaded. If you need help, you can leave messages here or contact me on my talk page. -Nicktalk 00:24, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I now live in Tempe, I'll try and get a better photo soon. Cascadia 04:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Pronunciation
I was born and raised in Tempe, well before the Cardinals played in ASU stadium. I don't care if you claim to live here or claim to be from here - it's pronounced "temPEE." Calling it TEMpee marks you as someone who is not from Tempe and, indeed, not even from Arizona. Even people from Navajo, Flagstaff, Tucson and Tohono O'odham pronounce this word correctly as "temPEE." Citation = Wesbster's Dictionary: "\tem-'pē, chiefly by outsiders 'tem-pē\". There is no alternate pronunciation. Locals call it TEXas not texAS. That pronunciation is just flat wrong. So, for you outsiders, please don't impose any such incorrect pronunciation on temPEE.--Dudeman1st (talk) 19:34, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Regardless of which pronunciation y'all agree on, all versions of phonetic representation at the head of the article should agree. They currently conflict with each other. Please decide and correct the IPA and sounded-out transcriptions so they agree with one another, and with the consensus. --24.192.160.126 (talk) 22:43, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree. Fixed in latest iteration, at least until some troll comes and changes it again. --Dudeman1st (talk) 20:12, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't know that the locals call it temPE any more often then TEMpe. I vote for simply listing the two major pronunciations and omitting the words about locals vs. outsiders. Anyone? Nick 21:52, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Having been a resident of Tempe for 20 some years I never heard anyone mispronounce or refer to Tempe by any other name. I vote to strike that sentence. --67.3.219.78 07:08, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Umm, I donlt think we should remove the pronunciation altogether, and I'm pretty sure when I visted about a year ago, I was told to say temPEE by at least two different people who live there. Nelson Ricardo 10:30, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I live in Tempe, we pronounce it "temPEE". I've only rarely heard it pronounced differently, and only by tourists or people on out-of-state television shows.Brian8710 07:55, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I live in Tempe also, as do many of my friends. Most of us pronounce it TEM-pe. Plus, a quick check of some dictionaries indicates the pronunciation as TEM-pe (both for the city itself and the Greek valley for which it is named). I'm not saying one is right and the other is wrong, but both pronunciations are used. -Nicktalk 19:15, 5 September 2006 (UTC)


 * But are you from the Valley metro area? I go to ASU and I can always tell who is from out of state because they pronounce Tempe incorrectly, putting the emphasis on the first syllable. No one I've met who's from here puts the emphasis on the first syllable. It seems like the native residents of an area should be able to decide the pronunciation of their home--see Buena Vista, VA. Erondites 1:15, 3 September 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erondites (talk • contribs)


 * >>Here's one for you. I lived in Tempe for 2/3 of my life (roughly) and guess what? Both pronunciations are correct. It depends on how they're used. TEM-pe is the more traditional pronunciation, though (as in "I'm from TEM-pe, Arizona"). Notice, though, that if someone asks you where you're from/where you live and you don't want to acknowledge Arizona (which is understandable considering the rest of the state is a virtual cesspool - especially down south), you can say Tem-PEE and it's still correct. Just, please, don't call it "Temple" like some ignorant outsider. 68.49.168.90 (talk) 20:14, 14 June 2008 (UTC)sundevil96 16:12, 14 June 2008 (EST)

M-W.com shows that both temPEE and, less often, TEMpe are used for the city in AZ. However, the Vale of TEMpe in Greece has no other variant. Of course the pronouciation of the Greek city was first, and this is most likely why 'outsiders' pronounce the AZ city TEMpe. But like many names and words (i.e. UK and USA pronounciations of schedule), the people using it often change the pronounciation, for a variety of reasons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.54.94.24 (talk) 22:26, 26 March 2012 (UTC)


 * I asked at the Tempe History Museum and 2 reference librarians at the Tempe Public Library, and all said TEM-pee was correct. One said the only time you'd ever pronounce it tem-PEE would be for contrastive stress when correcting an outsider who pronounced it TEM-pay. Local news has both tem-PEE and TEM-pee. Maybe it's a generational thing, but you certainly can't tell that someone's from out of town or out of state based on them stressing the 1st syllable. — kwami (talk) 22:53, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Sister Cities
Tempe only has 7 Sister Cities at the moment, but is looking to add more. Tempe would not have a sister city in America, as the point of the Sister City program is to connect people to other countries. So Minnesota is not a possibility for a Sister City for Tempe.Azarano 01:19, 5 April 2006 (UTC)Azarano, a tempe sister cities delegate

I took out the reference to a sister city in Iraq. It is not listed at the official site (http://interactive.tempe.gov/sister/cities.htm) and the only contact between the two cities has something to do with wheelchairs. Nm132123 15:47, 10 April 2006 (UTC)nm132123

No, the city in Iraq that is affiliated with Tempe Sister Cities isn't an exchange destination. Currently, the Tempe Sister Cities program is fundraising money for a flight there to deliver wheelchairs to needy people. Also, there is a possibility for an exchange destination in Sicily, in Italy, and also one in Thailand. Azarano 00:03, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Infobox
Wanted: infobox. Last seen: City of Phoenix Wikipedia Page. Reward: Self satisfaction.

In process of making one myself. Cascadia 19:45, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Photos
I'm considering taking some photos next week, including an updated skyline if I can manage it. Any other photos that might be of interest? Cascadia 19:01, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I do need suggestions no later than Tuesday, February 8th 6th, 2007. Thanks! CascadiaTALK | HISTORY 01:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Tempe Resources External Links
Hello, I added links to the external links section earlier that are valid munipicalresources for: » tourists » The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered Communities » Wheelchair Accessible and Physically Impaired communities

These are valid, 3rd pary, non-profit resources specific to Tempe and resources for the communities listed. Why did you delete them? Josdyeager 05:37, 16 March 2007 (UTC)


 * First, per WP:EL, the External Links section is not to be a directory of links. Secondly, they all point to the same website, just different pages. If you want to keep the primary one, that would be fine. CascadiaTALK | HISTORY 13:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Scottsdale link in article intro
The upscale suburb of Scottsdale is immediately to the north of Tempe.

Does this line really need to be in the introduction of the article? If that is to be included, then why not say that the not-so-upscale suburb of Mesa is located immediately east and that the "ghetto-rific" suburb of Guadalupe immediately west?

I can agree that this information would be necessary in a geographical context, so that is why this information is already in the Geography section. But is there a reason this particular line is needed here?

Ixnayonthetimmay 21:26, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Naming of Hayden Butte
I have removed the unsourced claim that this geological feature was named after Carl Hayden. The name obviously refers to the Hayden family, but based on information such as this City of Tempe webpage it is not clear that the naming was to honor the long-term Senator or his father, Charles Hayden. --Allen3 talk 13:46, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Edits to intro
Just to explain the changes I made to the first paragraph:
 * I removed the Cardinals reference because they still have offices in Tempe, the date of "departure" contradicted info later in the article, and explaining those details in that paragraph would have been overly wordy;
 * I changed the US Airways thing to clarify that their HQ is in Tempe; and
 * I clarified the ASU part due to the university's recent, aggressive expansion of the non-Tempe campuses. Townlake (talk) 00:16, 15 June 2008

Invalid links
With the references, two of links do not work ( 9, 10 ). (talk)

Festivals needs updating
Below is the pasted section from the article dealing with festivals. Considering Tempe is home to a very large July 4th, New Year's Eve and Halloween party/festival, as well as Oktoberfest, Tempe Music Festival, Tempe Art Fair, ASU Homecoming, and who knows how many other large events, it is WP:POV to only list a small church festival and local block party as representations of Tempe's "festivals." (Not to mention a problem with WP:N. I've moved this section here until a more complete discussion and list of festivals is created. -Nicktalk 02:33, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Festivals

 * Hoodstock is an annual community event in Tempe, Arizona, begun in 2004. The brainchild of Moira Hyde, this block party takes place in the neighborhood or the "Hood" (as called by many of the younger residents) behind Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic parish.  Hoodstock's main attraction is the live music of variety of local artists, among whom some are have international reputation, including Matt Maher and Dreamstate.  Other events include a bike parade, sidewalk art, lip sync, and a dessert contest. At any given time during Hoodstock there is a crowd of at least two hundred people.


 * The Hughes Acres Neighborhood Party is held every year on Memorial Day.

MicroAge
What is MicroAge72.201.13.174 (talk) 00:22, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

It is a IT solutions business72.201.13.174 (talk) 00:22, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

how do you know72.201.13.174 (talk) 00:22, 30 May 2014 (UTC) i read the website72.201.13.174 (talk) 00:22, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

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Economy & Education
Hi fellow Wikipedians, I added two sentences within the Economy section, "Many businesses that have originated in Tempe continue to thrive within city limits and beyond; companies such as Ahimsa Essentials, Huss Brewing Co., Carolyn's Classics, and Doctor Hummus. [12] Tempe prides itself in assisting burgeoning businesses and has a variety of resources and programs available, such as FABRiC (Fashion and Business Resource Innovation Center) and BRiC (Business Resource and Innovation Center).[13]" I also added a sentence under the Education section, "Arizona State University is known for its numerous studies and innovations, particularly in the field of science which include furthering the knowledge of certain cancers, business management research, and population science. [28][29][30]" All of which are supported by several links to sources and proper citations. My only objective within this edit is to provide more information about Tempe, Arizona. Please let me know if there is any way I can clean up my contributions, this is my first substantial contribution to any page on Wikipedia and I would very much appreciate feedback if not sympathy. Madelinebru (talk) 21:57, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Missing from the Economy section is any mention of ASU Research Park and all of the organizations with a presence there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.56.188.194 (talk) 22:45, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Night photo

 * I was willing to keep it if zooming in yielded better results than its thumbnail. The thumbnail I could barely make out anything of note, certainly not a distinctive skyline. When I zoomed in I found all the problems I mentioned, and cumulatively they made inclusion a net negative for the file. Namely, out of focus, a greenish hue that seemed out of place, underexposed even for a nighttime photo. To that I would add poor composition, because as I said, I couldn't really make out recognizable patterns or landmarks in there. There are plenty of photos already, including some night ones. We do not take quality high-resolution photos with phone cameras, they are for snapshots. I appreciate your willingness to contribute properly-licensed content, but I feel it should also be presentable and add value to the project. Elizium23 (talk) 07:20, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

"Archiving A Talk Page"
Hi!, I was interested in adding to this page, and think it would benefit from a talk page archive, it seems the best way would be an archive bot, and looking around I found this which said to use "lowercase sigmabot III" for pages that are linked to in many other page, which I think this is (?). If anyone else is interested in this page or knows anything about bots, or both, for that matter, please chime in. All the best Trevey-On-Sea (talk) 22:32, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Government
“Tempe is in Arizona's 9th Congressional District, served by Representative Greg Stanton (D).”

This statement cannot be factual, I do not know the correct answer.

If Tempe is in the 9th District, then they are not represented by Rep. Stanton.

If Tempe is represented by Cong. Stanton, then Tempe is not in the 9th District.

I suspect, but do not know, Tempe is located in the 4th Arizona Congressional District and they are represented by Congressman Stanton. 2601:14C:8201:58F0:90E0:942A:94CD:740D (talk) 10:35, 18 February 2023 (UTC)