User talk:Calle888

Welcome to Wikipedia. We need editors here who can make constructive additions. I saw your recent additions to the Little Havana article. I had to revert them because they were mostly spam such as http://www.littlehavanaguide.com. See: WP:SPAM. Also, if you make a statement such as Part of Little Havana was once called the Latin Quarter you really must provide a citation documenting how you know this fact. But, don't give up. Try again. -GroveGuy (talk) 02:16, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Dear GroveGuy - I am seriously disappointed by your assumption that my additions to the Little Havana entry were SPAM. I am a resident and arguably one of the most active community and business leaders in Little Havana. In just the last two weeks I was mentioned in two separate news stories about the neighborhood. I am co-founder (and board member) of the Little Havana Merchant Alliance and a board member of Viernes Culturales. I am devoted to promoting accurate information about the neighborhood and I know this neighborhood.

I wrote the content for LittleHavanaGuide.com after two years of original research, and my guide and articles are the most current you can find on the neighborhood. I have a background in journalism.

I corrected everything in the Wikipedia entry that was out of date, as there were many errors (businesses that no longer exist, incorrect names, etc.). The only reason I pointed users to LittleHavanaGuide is because it is the most up-to-date, accurate and completely free resource with additional information about the neighborhood, and sadly, there are many other sources that are inaccurate, including the current WikiPedia listing.

We can discuss over a cafecito in the neighborhood, if you're in Coconut Grove. But I am saddened by your decision and I am really surprised that you would call it SPAM. I will keep trying to make sure that WikiPedia readers have accurate information about Little Havana. --Calle888 (talk) 02:37, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Glad to see you are still editing here in Wikipedia. Don't take what happens here personally. You need to have a tough skin to be a Wikipedian. Things that link outside of Wikipedia such as the LittleHavanGuide need to be in a separate section. See the Coral Gables article. As a journalist you readily understand the concept of citing sources. Coffee? How about 2 PM tomorrow at domino park? GroveGuy (talk) 03:19, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Great idea GroveGuy! Let's do it! Can you contact me via my site so I have a way to reach you privately (need to know how to ID one another). From virtual to the real world. Glad to meet a neighbor. I'll bring my laptop and we can have a cafe at El Exquisito (which has free WiFi. :-) --Calle888 (talk) 03:23, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Exquisito is at 1510 SW 8th Street. I'll see you there at 2. I will have a badge and will be carrying a book. GroveGuy (talk) 03:49, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I'm just now seeing this at 9:10 pm! I assumed I would get an email alert if there were a change, and I didn't see any alert. I thought you had not responded. My apologies again. I was stuck in my apartment today with a horrible plumbing issue (affected all of us unlucky first floor apartments); the plumber did not arrive until @3 pm. May we reschedule for tomorrow? 2:30 pm? Same place? Now I will keep checking here for updates.--[[User:Calle888|Calle888 (talk) 01:16, 13 July 2012 (UTC) P.S. The cafe (con leche, if you prefer it) is on me.
 * Yes, I was there from 2 to 3. I was looking forward to discussing Wikipedia. Maybe we could try next month. You really need to get that stuff about Little Havana Merchants Association, Little Havana Guide, and LittleHavanaInc out of the lead section. If you can't back it up with solid citations you need to eliminate it. I am going to take out the Latin Quarter. Your citation itself said the idea never got off the ground.- GroveGuy (talk) 02:26, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

You have my apologies again. I feel really badly that you waited for so long. I hope we can meet before next month, but if that's not possible, can we set a date now? I can show you news stories about all organizations in El Nuevo Herald, Daily Business Review, etc. I can show organizational minutes of board meetings. The Latin Quarter was a very important part of Little Havana's history. There was an entire Latin Quarter zoning overlay in existence until Miami 21 zoning replaced it; there was also a Latin Quarter board. Unfortunately, a lot of the historic preservation issues in the community have come about because of the loss of the design protections afforded by the Latin Quarter. Today other key Little Havana activists and I met with the Planning office to discuss concerns related to the loss of these protections; I am sure it will be referenced in future news stories about the neighborhood. It would be a shame for it to be wiped from WIkipedia. This is the kind of information I can share with you if we meet. Please give me a chance; I honestly did not see or know about your message until this evening.--Calle888 (talk) 02:40, 13 July 2012 (UTC)