Talk:Bolinas, California

message: This needs to have some legitimate source backup. While I know that many of those listed in that section did indeed live/own property in Bolinas (I attended grade school with Walter Murch's daughter, for instance,) there are several people included in that list that seem erroneous. Proper reference is needed, or they should be removed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Athryn (talk • contribs).
* Some of these are also linked deceptively. Deletion seems called for. UniversalSnip 21:21, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable residents 

message: Article needs to have more factual history, and less of a negative viewpoint. If no verification of the alchohol and drug use accusations appears, I will be removing it. Athryn 12:21, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hello? Could you be more specific? 

message: The image map showing the location of Bolinas in the bay seems to be wrong.  It points to what I think is Paradise City inside the bay, where as, other maps show Bolinas being on the Pacific Coast.  The map indicates it's from the Census Bureau, not sure where to get an updated/corrected version.
Also, the GPS coordinates are wrong.  When plotted on several online maps it points to a point far out in the pacific.  This could be a simple typo, but I don't know where to look up its correct GPS coordinates.
:Working on the assumption that the photo was originally uploaded incorrectly as a mirror image, I've corrected that problem. I'll try to resolve the lat/long issue, and confirm that the photo is indeed of Bolinas.   Please remember to sign your posts with ~~~~.  - Itsfullofstars 16:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: The photo is legitimate, but was simply reversed.  Various lat/long entries in the article worked OK for me, but I didn't try all of them/ - Itsfullofstars 17:34, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Everything matches up when I compare the high-altitude image with all the maps I've looked at. - Itsfullofstars 16:51, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: The OTHER image in the article (the purported map) is way off, and shows Bolinas on the bay.  That map (which I never bothered to enlarge beyond thumbnail size until now) is completely wrong.  I'm getting rid of the map, but the photo taken from 40,000 feet is correct. - Itsfullofstars 16:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Erroneous Information 

message: This article was so much better before all the edits. I would push for bringing back at least some of the details about the reclusiveness, free store, sign-hiding, etc. The original incarnation of this article inspired me to drive from my flat in SF in an attempt to find Bolinas (I failed). Slugmaster 17:47, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Possibly, you were trying to get there using this map, which used to appear on the page! --Shoshoni 14:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Yeah - this could be about any town - it belongs in a CONTENT-free encyclopeda.  There has to be some way to talk about what made Bolinas interesting and unusual - a history section perhaps.  It will, of course, be controversial.  Even though I grew up there, I'm not sure I would add anything.  For one thing, even if I did try to stick to the dry, factual style that seems to be evolving here on Wikipedia, I couldn't "reference" what would be, after all, personal memories.  Now if I wrote my biography and put it up as a website, then I could reference that... Zerodeconduite 12:39, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  FYI:  About 8-9 years ago, I volunteered to install a networking system at the Bolinas elementary school so they could have inter class connectivity, Internet access, etc.  It took me about 2.5 hours to find it, after several wrong turns.  If I had known at the time that the locals enjoyed tearing the sign down, I would have turned around and headed home with the job undone without a moment's hesitation.  - Richfife 15:36, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: :-/

message: The Demographics section of this article is convoluted. Too many statistics and percentages are tossed around (I mean, "16%" of the town is 200 people), and I think that their presence does more to glorify the work of certain Demographers, than it does to help this article. In a nutshell, two large paragraphs are composed of nothing but reinterpretations of the data (how much is enought, right?). I am proposing a revision of this section, to delete extraneous demographic statements. Any aye's? >:3 Thaavatar (talk) 19:18, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Demographics section is too long (for such a small town)

message: This article's references are pretty messy. It could you use a spring-cleaning. I propose removing any irrelevant or broken "reference links". Also, perhaps more importantly, this page needs to obtain more reliable references for the material that it does have (like the sign removal, the free-box, and all that other locally-goodness). >:3 Thaavatar (talk) 19:34, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Clean Up References!

message: Adding a link to West Marin, I have conveniently placed it in conjunction with the Marin County link using a simple "/nowiki" script. Please note that a reference to West Marin is vital to the primer on Bolinas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dylthaavatar (talk • contribs) 20:22, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Added link (West Marin)

message: There is redundant information in this articles primer, which is already referenced in it's infobox. I am proposing the removal of the second sentence in the primer. Below is the permanent link to the revision to which this section applies. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bolinas,_California&oldid=466772926 >:3Thaavatar (talk) 23:23, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redundant geographical info in primer 

message: The reference to "Juggville"Highlights of Marin's history, from 1850-2010. Marin Independent Journal. 23-03-2011. Retrieved 07-04-2011. in the primer is unverified. If you pursue the reference you will find a statement from a Marin IJ article, which does not include in it any evidence to back the claim that Bolinas was historically reffered to as Juggville at any time. I don't know yet if it was or wasn't. All I know is that the reference is unreliable, so I will take the liberty of removing it. Here is the line from the reference on the IJ's website: "1851: Smiley's Schooner Saloon and Hotel opens in Jugville, now Bolinas." This mention of Bolinas is one of a sparing few in the IJ article, and there is now evidence to back it even here. If in the future I stumble upon a reputable reference to Juggville I advocate for it being a reference in the History section rather than the primer. >:3 Thaavatar (talk) 23:53, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Juggville reference is unverified, perhaps irrelevant 

message: I am proposing to reorder and add sections to the table of contents in direction with  Stinson Beach's article's TOC .
>:3 Thaavatar (talk) 05:15, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed "TOC" Revision 

message: I propose that the statement concerning alternate names for Bolinas (and it's respective reference) be moved to the History section. :>:3 Thaavatar (talk) 06:08, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Moving alternate names to HIstory

message: This page looks like a 7th grade book report instead of a quality encyclopedic article. I'm sure we could do a little better with this one.  I have been putting a TON of effort into the page so please don't rashly erase my good contributions. Let's get to work. Thank you all. :>:3 Thaavatar (talk) 06:16, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions  

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