Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Boston/Archive 2

woefully incomplete without parks/recreation
It seems to me no wikiproject on Boston could hope to be complete without a Category:Parks and Recreation in Boston, populated with such places as:
 * Boston Common and Public Garden
 * Charles River Esplanade
 * Chestnut Hill Reservoir
 * Back Bay Fens
 * Jamaicaway
 * Government Center (if we're going to call this travesty of a urban renewal project a park)

I've added existing articles to this category, but some of them need some work. Thought this should get some priority on wikiproject Boston. --Loodog 03:51, 17 January 2007 (UTC)


 * The articles about the links of the Emerald Necklace probably aren't too bad. I saw to them personally although my skills at Wikifying have grown some since I worked on them.  House of Scandal 04:50, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Requested move Boston, Massachusetts to Boston
Just noting here the recent Move request, in case some people haven't noticed. If you have an opinion on this matter, your comments are highly appreciated. Thanks. --Polaron | Talk 23:33, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Boston Vigilance Committee
I've added some notes to the discussion page for Boston Vigilance Committee to help get that started.. Jjaazz 02:57, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

AFD debate on Storrow Drive
Storrow Drive has been nominated for deletion. If you are interested, please join the discussion at Articles for deletion/Storrow Drive. --Polaron | Talk 14:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

The result was keep. John254 19:41, 25 February 2007 (UTC)  Jjaazz 16:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Traffic Counter Scare
Another scare in Boston, this time involving traffic counter devices. This is sure to make its rounds through the transportation engineering circuit, but I felt I'd pass it on here in case anyone felt it was notable enough in light of the Mooninite scare: http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2527658&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1


 * “The consultant didn’t have permission to set the counters”
 * “It looks like a private firm may be to blame.”
 * “The rubber bands [tubes] stretched across the street were set with some kind of pistol [ramset].”
 * “Anything that’s not there every day is suspicious.”
 * “No word from the police yet if the consultant will face any fines.”

Enjoy! --Thisisbossi 04:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Park Square
Can anyone pinpoint the location of Park Square (Boston)? It's mentioned in lots of places online and the non-existent article is linked from several places in Wikipedia, but I haven't yet been able to figure out where or what it is, exactly. It seems to be near the modern-day Park Plaza, but the relationship is fuzzy. I'm also wondering whether there used to be a Park Square here in the 1800s that has since been obliterated by modern development, or something. -- Beland 01:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it's the area enclosed by Stuart, Charles, Boylston, and Arlington Streets but I'm not sure. --Polaron | Talk 01:42, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

I think that the old bus station was at Park Square. If so, the association with runaways and prostitution may have soured people on using the name in recent years. It was certainly used until the 1970s. MarkinBoston 17:42, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Boston FAR
Boston has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here.

This is your main article folks, so hopefully people can help out on the review. Marskell 12:12, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Greetings from the left coast
Hello Boston. We've been working on Katherine Ann Power who made her claim to fame in your city and have gotten it to GA status, but are hoping to move it up to FA. As part of that process I would like to make articles on all the people in the robbery including the officer that was killed. I also want to make an article on the event itself, but am lacking a title. I was hoping that Bostonians might have a good title that is used there for the event. Plus if anyone would like to write any of the articles, feel free to, I won't stop you. But if anyone knows of a good commonly used title let me know here or on the Power talk page. Thanks. Aboutmovies 19:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Street articles
I've added some Boston street articles that could use expansion/improvement. Take a look:
 * Boylston Street
 * Tremont Street
 * Charles Street
 * Park Street, Boston
 * Dudley Square

Thanks. Cjs2111 07:26, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Red Auerbach
Odd place to advertise for a WP:NBA guy, but I just wanted you to know that Boston Celtics legend Red Auerbach is a GAC. Feel free to give feedback and improve the article. —Onomatopoeia 07:11, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

I've been busy
I've done a major rewrite on the Jamaica Plain page, and some work on the Emerald Necklace articles. I did some significant editing of the Forest Hills page, but I still have serious issues with it. The original author includes the White City/Woodbourne area within Forest Hills, and I'm not sure that's correct. I could be convinced by long-time residents, but I always thought of the two as separate. And if they are separate, then the Forest Hills article shrinks dramatically. The page is also written in one- to three sentence paragraphs - kind of a "college notes" form of writing, and not appropriate for an encyclopedia. I'm not sure what to do about it, but I don't want to blast the page as written without support.

Please take a look at the Jamaica Plain page and tell me what you think. MarkinBoston 01:08, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

I've added pictures and done a little rewriting on the Emerald Necklace pages and the Forest Hills page. I'm putting the same direct link list on all the Emerald Necklace pages for convenience. If someone is interested in one page, they're probably interested in others as well.

Need your input to select best images for articles.
All. In order to improve some graphic content for Boston articles I took the liberty, went through the city and made some pictures. I ask to vote and select the best picture for each article (like shown below). This is not about pushing own content. I know some pictures were made under some unfavorable conditions. This is about improving the quality of articles. After the voting 3-4 days, I'll move them to commons or mark them for deletion. Thank you! Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

One observation: when you take pictures of tall building with normal cameras, you can get an extreme distortion - that "leaning" effect - that can be quite disorienting. I'd throw out anything that shows that angular effect before voting. MarkinBoston 22:34, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't argue about this effect. Although, it's extremely hard to find an unobstructed view of a particular skyscraper + lighting + reflections + foregn objects + etc, etc., etc. Until we get better ones, I'd suggest to pick from these ones. After seeing all of them so many times, I stopped distinguishing what is good, what is bad. Solarapex 22:42, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the feedback. I've got a roigh idea how I can improve what we have. I changes pictures as per voting below. Although, during this time we got 2 pictures. One is for 1 Internaltonal Place and another is for 60 State Street. I added them below for comparison. Pesonally, the only thing I don't like in them is they are low resolution (300x400). Please take a look and let me know if your opinion got changed. Thank you. Solarapex 22:58, 9 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I have higher resolution versions of all of my photos (the ones marked "New" below). I'll upload the larger images shortly. Thanks again for letting me know about this project! Frankg 04:24, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

International Place (Boston)

 * Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * For 2 International Place, I think existing2 is still the best. For 1 International Place, I'd go with 4, because it clearly shows the difference between the two buildings. Raime 01:45, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
 * New - This is simply a great photo of both buildings. That being said, I still think existing2 is worth saving. Raime 00:28, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 4 Hiberniantears 16:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

60 State Street (Boston)

 * Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1, because it shows the building alone. Raime 01:53, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1, as above... the existing really does not capture the two halves of this building either. Hiberniantears 01:59, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

One Boston Place (Boston)

 * Yes/No. I'm not sure. Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1 - Much better than the existing image, and is a better view of the building than 2. Raime 01:43, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1 - Much better image, which still preserves the distinct wedge pattern. Hiberniantears 01:45, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

One Devonshire Place (Boston)

 * Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1 - This one is harder, but I'll go with 1 just becuase it shows more detail of the building's L-shaped design. Raime 01:37, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1 - Agreed. Hiberniantears 01:51, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

One Post Office Square (Boston)

 * Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 2 - Not at all sure about this one. 1 shows more detail, but 2 is a better shot of the building itself. I'd have to say 2, just because it is the best shot and shows the building alone, not with 2 other skyscrapers and other buildings in the foreground. Raime 01:49, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 2 - Gives you a much better idea of what the entire building looks like. That said, 1 gives perspective on where the building is, and would be worth keeping somewhere, space permitting. Hiberniantears 16:02, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

28 State Street (Boston)

 * Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 3 - An overall nice shot of the building. 1 is a little dark, and the angle isn't as nice on 2. Raime 01:51, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 3 - As per Raime. Hiberniantears 16:03, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Keystone Building (Boston)

 * Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1, definitely. Raime 01:52, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1, as existing is pretty much obsolete with all the other images as well. Hiberniantears 16:04, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

One Financial Center (Boston)

 * Solarapex 22:28, 5 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1 - 1 and 2 are both great, but I'd go with 1 because it seems to be a slightly better view of the building, and it shows the building's radio masts. Raime 01:55, 7 August 2007 (UTC)


 * 1 - Better perspective on location to the budding Greenway Hiberniantears 01:59, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

What is the scope of this page?
Is is Boston proper or Metropolitan Boston? It seems the former. Is there a similar project for the latter? --Walter.bender 16:45, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Right under this page, there are links to the list of Boston articles. There is also a Massachusetts project, so Metro Boston would probably fit there. MarkBul 01:35, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

I started this for Boston Proper but if you would like to expand a bit I would not disapprove. There is the Massachusetts page as well you could work off of that. Markco1 00:29, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Category:Boston musical groups
Just to let this WP know, I created this category and populated it yesterday. Chubbles 08:14, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

New category suggestion
Might I suggest you create Category:Boston politicians? It would be a subcat of Category:Massachusetts politicians and Category:People from Boston, Massachusetts (which is quite large). (And Category:Mayors of Boston, Massachusetts would be a further subcat.) MisfitToys (talk) 22:36, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

The Mahogany Tree
I've just created this. Anyone interested in fleshing it out?Zigzig20s (talk) 19:30, 22 December 2007 (UTC)