# Talk:Omak, Washington

Date of first Omak Stampede
I don't have a copy of the Roundup with me, but I just returned from the Omak Stampede. They have been hosting the Stampede and Suicide Race since 1933, but according to the Omak Chronicle, the word "Stampede" was not used until 1934. The entry said that Omak had held the Suicide Race since 1935, and I corrected the dates. If anybody has access to the Roundup, please add the citation for me. Thank you. Hollielol (talk) 17:14, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

"Omak" is pronounced "/θmæk/"?!?  You do realize that "θ" is a "theta"—a "th" sound—right? Curly Turkey (gobble) 07:17, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Removed from "Geography" --> "Cityscape" per WP:COATRACK and WP:NOT: this is not a business directory or review site. Regarded as having a "big reputation" and "heart" while being rather "funky" by Jeff Larsen of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Breadline Cafe is a notable restaurant and music venue located in Downtown Omak.
The Spokesman-Review's Nancy Lemons praised the city's size. 

 
Removed from "Economy"; largely irrelevant unless the Wallmart stores mentioned somehow affect(ed) Omak's economy:
 Other Walmarts in more populated places across the Canadian border, such as Penticton, Kelowna, and Vernon, do not have 24 hour locations.
Removed from Media per WP:COATRACK—we don't need the newspaper founder's biography, thanks. In 2006, Andrist sold his newspaper to Oregon-based Eagle Newspapers and died of respiratory failure in September 2007.
Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) Baffle gab1978 (talk)

I find it hard to believe the guidelines support the detailed examination of each biography as currently stands.  Wilsonville, Oregon#Notable people is a GA that seems to better fit the spirit of Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline#Notable people -- it's in prose but covers each person briefly then moves on. Does it make sense to completely duplicate content found in bio articles like this? — Brianhe (talk) 00:04, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Yes, but you must remember that the good article criteria requires that it be comprehensive, along with the featured article criteria. This is an essay, not a guideline. You could also state, is it necessary to describe the city's airport when it is covered in another article, which it obviously would be. Short paragraphs describing the person is considered to be appropriate. TBrandley (T • C  • B) 00:19, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
To me this style sticks out like a sore thumb.  Is there any other GA/FA article that has a paragraph devoted to each notable person? — Brianhe (talk) 16:14, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Warren County, Indiana. TBrandley (T • C  • B) 02:50, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

I don't have a reliable source on this, but after living not far from Omak for sixteen years I can confidently say I have never heard it pronounced any way other than  OH-mak; it's entirely possible the pronunciation  o-MAK is etymologically correct, but it is certainly not in common English use. I don't have access to Merriam-Webster's Geographic Dictionary to verify what it says either. Can anyone find another source for this?  — TORTOISEWRATH 00:30, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Completely unnecessary stub (with only one sentence, but two references) that could easily be absorbed by parent article. SounderBruce 06:16, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
SounderBruce, I agree. It isn't even that viable of a search term and should probably be deleted, but that's a lot harder to accomplish than a merge, so yeah, let's Merge. John from Idegon (talk) 20:33, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

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Why is the demographics section so jacked up in this article. 2600:1700:3040:B00:0:0:0:37 (talk) 23:47, 31 August 2021 (UTC)