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I question the addition of Fort Campbell as a Tennessee town.  As the Wiki article on it makes clear, the official and populated areas are in Kentucky.  I don't think mere acreage on the south side of the line qualifies.   RivGuySC 03:14, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)

message: Jonesborough was the first capital, not Knoxville.  I think Knoxville may have been the first state capital.
--ZekeMacNeil 16:28, 1 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Former capitals 

message: This article has way too many lists, not enough narrative. Kaldari 23:38, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many lists 

message: Under History, the statement:
During World War II, Oak Ridge was selected as a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, one of the principal sites for the Manhattan Project's production and isolation of weapons-grade fissile material.
is factually inaccurate.  The U.S. Department of Energy was not established until 1977 by the Carter Administration.  Recommend striking or correcting the statement. --Kcarlin 16:53, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Department of Energy/Oak Ridge reference 

message: "The five largest ancestry groups in Tennessee are: African American (17.5%), American (16.4%), Irish (9.3%), English (9.1%), German (8.3%)."
American?  As in Native-American?  Did I miss the memo on dropping the native?
:That information was originally added by BSveen back in October 2004 without any infomation as to sources or rationale. The orginal version that he added actually said:
:"The 5 largest ancestry groups in Tennessee are American (21.2%), African American (16.4%), Irish (11.3%), English (11.0%), German (10.1%)."
:If he can't give an explanation of where the data comes from, I would suggest just removing it from the article. Kaldari 00:48, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  2000 Census data: page 6
"The five largest ancestry groups in Tennessee are: American, (17.3); African American (13.0), Irish (9.3%), English (9.1%), German (8.3%)." American does NOT mean Indian. Rjensen 01:54, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ancestry 

message: The suggestion that the overall tax burden is low in Tennessee due to the lack an income tax is clearly NPOV: that's what anti-income tax advocates claim, but it's not a factual statement. With our incredibly high sales tax, the majority of Tennesseeans pay more in taxes than we would with an income tax and a reduced sales tax. 68.47.234.131 22:28, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: fixed. Kaldari 08:43, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taxes 

message: I'd like to see the educational and sports information moved to separate lists, but that's discretionary.  I think the main thing is if the list of books is whittled down; there's plenty of books on the state but they don't all need to be listed.  Other than that the mainspace is good now. TKE 01:01, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *We have a deal. T K E 05:43, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's Left for Cleanup 

message: I'm not sure that a detailed statement about where each party is strong belongs in the encylopedia, at all, but if so it needs cleaned up, this statement is somewhat misleading.
"Democrats are very strong in metropolitan Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga. The Democratic Party is also relatively strong in most of Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee north of Memphis."
*I think the word "very" should be striken. (Non-enclopedic)
*The Memphis metropolian area is politicaly heavily polarized along racial lines. Consquently, the suburbs & exburbs are strongly Republican and most of the city is strongly Democratic.
*Yes, Democrats are strong in Metro Nashville with the exception of Williamson and Sumner counties compared to other cities suburbs.
*In Chattanooga's case, the city and inner suburbs tend Democratic while the remainer of the metro tends Republican.
*The West Tennessee north of Memphis should probably be changed to Northwest Tennesee. Jackson, TN tends to vote Republican.
*The following section on Republican strength should specificly mention Knoxville.
Joncnunn 20:27, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yeah, I think something should be written about the suburbs of Nashville. I don't know how Memphis is but Willamson is something like 80% Republican. Then again, people who work for their money and don't want it stolen usually are. Volksgeist 20:20, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Political section 

message: *As a Tennessean I can honestly say that I am insulted an offended at the lead paragraph.  All in the historians in Western Middle Tennessee know that Governor Isham G. Harris of Paris, Tennessee nicknamed Tennessee the Volunteer State.  Additionally, Tennessee is in the Southeastern United States of America.  Simply saying it is a Southern State is offensive.  I am deeply sincere in saying this.  Please don't be offensive.  --Bookofsecrets 01:35, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please don't be offensive 

message: *The lead paragraph is not NPOV.  Southern is cultural.  Southeastern is geographical.  The latter would be much more appropriate and acceptable.  --Bookofsecrets 00:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This article concerns the state of Tennessee - a geopolitical entity with a defined geographic location.  Hence, Southeastern in the lead paragraph is not only acceptable; it is the only logical choice.  Rklawton 07:22, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have edited the lead paragraph for NPOV purposes.  It is currently more appropriate.  Thanks, --Bookofsecrets 06:12, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: yes but the state has been Southern since 1796 and will probably remain that way for a spell. Rjensen 06:18, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

text: You need sources for that assertion. The state is included in every listing of the southern states. Rjensen 06:36, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is also included in every listing of Southeasterns states, thereby making the designation Southeastern significantly more accurate.  Rklawton 07:25, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

text: If Bookofsecrets wants to be taken seriously he must have some sources. otherwise his own opinions count as "original research" and are not allowed in Wiki. Start with this: ONE serious reference book that says Tenn is not southern.  Rjensen 06:43, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: AAA lists TN as a Southeastern state.  Rklawton 07:26, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Geographical and not Cultural 

message: *I have placed POV on this article because certain editors are attempting to promote inappropriate and biased views.--Bookofsecrets 06:47, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV 

message: Regarding the 1st issue: Both "Southern" and "Southeastern" are correct and I see no POV issue here. Yes, "Southern" has definite cultural connotations, however, NPOV does not mean "remove anything that has cultural connotations". Seeing as how "Southeastern" is equally appropriate, I have substituted "Southeastern" to address your concern (however exagerrated it may be). I do not understand why you did not make this change yourself, rather than trying to stir up such a bruhaha.
Regarding the 2nd issue: You may be correct that Governor Isham G. Harris officially proclaimed Tennessee the "Volunteer State", however, that is not the reason Tennessee is known by this nickname. Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State primarily due to its role in the War of 1812. I can cite dozens of sources for this if you wish, but I think the citation from the State Archives that I have added to the article should be sufficient.
Unless you have any further POV concerns, I will remove the NPOV tag tomorrow. Kaldari 16:59, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The NPOV dispute 

message: I have reverted back to my last edit of the lead paragraph.  The other one, true or not, was not the main issue.  The use of "Southern" in place of Southeastern was the main issue.  An example would be, "Tennessee is a Celtic state in the United States or an American Indian state in the United States".  "Southern" in this context is totally cultural and totally inappropriate.  --Bookofsecrets 19:10, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: My change was to "Southeastern", just as you suggested. I am reverting back, as not only is your reason for reverting completely bogus, but you also reverted over several other edits besides the one you are concerned with. If you continue to troll on this issue, you will be blocked. I am not interested in playing games here. Kaldari 19:18, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverted Again 

message: *The word "Southern" is accurate and the idea that it carries only long-gone and negative connotations is unfounded.  This is simply your opinion of the situation.  I've grown way beyond those narrow-minded concepts long ago.  I reside in the Southeastern United States of America and in the great state of Tennessee.  "Southern" does have serious negative connotations whether you agree or not.  In my line of employment I meet people from numerous walks of life and from around the globe.  I've learned that their are sincerely honest and good people from everywhere on Earth.  I've further learned that their are unsavory individuals from everywhere on Earth.  The unsavory ones give the sincere and honest ones a bad name and this is most unfortunate.  "Southern", in the 21st Century, is almost totally a cultural concept.  Say you live in Louisiana, you live in the Gulf-Coast Region.  Say you live in Washington, you live in the Northwest Region.  These other regions do not carry the negative connotations that "Southern" and "The South" do.  Why?  Because certain Pro-Southern organizations, Pro-White Supremists' organizations, etc are pushing their sick agenda's.  They promote cultural genocide and I have seen this first hand.  It is insulting to me and a great many others.  I have no desire to be compared or included amongst these organizations and/or individuals.  It is not who I am.  I was attempting to edit in order to make those articles less negative and less racial in tone.  Since there are people on wikipedia from all over the globe we should strive to create articles that are very neutral.  "Southern" is not neutral, "Southeastern" is.  --Bookofsecrets 14:23, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Negative Connotations Valid 

message: I have removed the comments by myself and Bookofsecrets for the sake of peace, love, donuts and all that jazz. Beer all around! P.H. - Kyoukan, UASC 00:36, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  No More Children Here please. 

message: *I, Bookofsecrets, for the record, have not edited this article in two days.  I only want to make sure that I'm not being wrongly accused for actions that are not my own.  I'm not saying anyone has accused me today, but I'm merely letting other editors know that I'm not going to change this again.  --Bookofsecrets 14:29, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Have you interviewed the entire population of Middle and West TN?  I'm from Middle TN and prefer SE.Squiggyfm 18:58, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is the definition of Southeast. If the state is below the Mason-Dixon, east of the Mississippi, and doesn't touch the Atlantic Ocean, then it is Southeast. BTW I have lived in middle TN all my life and always heard it referred to as Southeast. Nikter 08:50, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Another term is Upper South - Tennessee was recognized as part of the Upper South before and after the Civil War. This reflected some of the characteristics - demographics, style of agriculture, that made it different from states in the Deep South.--Parkwells 22:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  It is not me. 

message: Is it necessary to have all these titles in Further Reading? Seems a bit long to me; surely all these were not used as reference or notes for the article, and no one is going to read all of these. Maybe make it a separate article? It seems to just make the Tennessee article longer for no apparent reason...Civil Engineer III 13:21, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Feel free to chop it down some if it seems too long. Kaldari 18:11, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Further Reading 

message: A lot of history information has recently been added. That's great, but wouldn't it be better to make that a separate article (History of Tennessee) and summarize here? The history section now commands 2/3 of the article.Civil Engineer III 19:24, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Kaldari 21:22, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice stuff. Teke 01:38, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: The different physical character of the three sections of the state influenced who settled each section, the kinds of agriculture and industry that were supported, and what its dominant demographics were.  It would be useful to have a map that shows the three sections, even though they are well described. --Parkwells 22:17, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of the Three Great Divisions 

message: Quoting
"Tennessee politics, like that of most U.S. States, revolves around the Democratic and Republican Parties. Democrats are very strong in metropolitan Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga. The Democratic Party is also relatively strong in most of Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee north of Memphis.
The Republicans have the most strength in East Tennessee, one of the few areas of the South with a Republican voting history that predates the 1960s. Much of this region has not elected a Democrat to Congress since the Civil War. In contrast, the Democrats dominated politics in the rest of the state until the 1960s. The Republicans also have much strength in Memphis and Nashville's suburbs.
During the 2000 Presidential Election, Tennesse failed to vote for one of its own, former Tennesse Senator Al Gore, and instead voted for George W. Bush.
Federally, Tennessee sends nine members to the House of Representatives. Currently, the delegation consists of five Democrats and four Republicans.
See also: List of Tennessee Governors, U.S. Congressional Delegations from Tennessee"
Issues list:
* Most other states don't have a politics section in them.
* "Very" is unencyopedic; and to the extent its there actually hurts accuracy.
* The Memphis Metro area is by new means unified; it's one of the most polizaried metros in the nation. Between Memphis City (Democrat) and the rest of the Metro area (Republican); with the most recent annexed areas tending to side with the county along with large potions of "East Memphis" in voting Republican.
* Nashville: Major exception to Democratic strength in that metro: Williamson county. But also in the last couple of decades the surburbs have been trending Republican. (Nashville consolidated with Davidson County a few decades ago and so what are inner suburbs in many other parts of the US is part of the central city there.)
* I think that author meant "Northwest TN" instead of "West Tennessee north of Memphis"; the Northern suburbs of Memphis are just as Republican as its Eastern suburbs. In addition, Jackson, TN in the central portion of West Tennesee is itself significantly Republican.
* Chatt: Chatt's metro area is divided right along the lines that most metros in the US are.
* Knoxville: What's not listed is that the city of Knoxville itself is much more Republican than most US cities are.
* On "Al Gore", many Tenneseeans don't consider him to be "one of their own". Al Gore was born in DC, attended an Ivy League School and worse yet, voting record in the US Senate post 1986 when he first tried to run for President was in line with Northern Democrats, not Southern ones.
Jon 18:48, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics section snipped; too many factual errors 

message: The Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states format has been updated to include a new Sports section, that covers collegiate sports, amateur sports, and non-team sports (such as hunting and fishing).  Please feel free to add this new heading, and supply information about sports in Tennessee.  Please see South_carolina#Sports_in_South_Carolina as an example. NorCalHistory 13:34, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New ''Sports'' section added to updated [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states]] format 

message: Is it my imagination, or is it upside-down in the image displayed on this page? --orlady 20:50, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Its you.  Two stars on top.  Squiggyfm 05:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tennessee flag 

message: Currently, the religion percentages don't add up. I wonder if this is due to leaving out the "refused" survey category? Btyner 22:54, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As it happens, only one of the 50 states (Mississippi) reported a lower percentage of Catholics in that survey. Six percent is a very small number for Catholics. The Catholic population in my local area (Oak Ridge and Knoxville) is a lot higher than 6%, but I'm sure it balances out statewide. --Orlady (talk) 03:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not the number of Catholics, it is the number compared to the other more dominate groups in the state. Knoxville and Oak Ridge are exceptions in the state due to the nuclear plant, and UT have a very diverse student body. It is the membership numbers compared to the church of Christ, Church of God and non-denominationals that baffle me. But, until I get the online sources that say otherwise, not much else I can say for the moment. --DanteAgusta (talk) 03:45, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Keep in mind that the source is a survey. While this is probably the most reliable way to get religious statistics, it also largely depends on how the person answers. In other words, nearly all Catholics will say 'Catholic' when asked what their religion is, but members of a non-denominational church are probably less likely to say 'Chuch of God', I'm guessing many of them will just say that they're Christian or something. AlexiusHoratius 04:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Extremely good point. I would answer Christian first, and if they did not follow up, then they would get no more. Oh well. It is not really that important. The information gives a good idea of what the major statistics are. No need to be 100% accurate as it would be impossible, as you say, to source it. I think people would get the idea that Tennessean are generally religious. But I also noticed the lack of other religions like Wiccan and the like that are growing withing the state. --DanteAgusta (talk) 04:25, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I went back to the referenced source  (http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htmThe Graduate Center, The City University of New York) and found that some of the surveyed categories were not included in this section list and that the various  reported religious affiliations were not totaled or reported  within the referenced research with a broader 'Christian' group encompassing the various groups reported (read like original research to me as the affiliation 'Christian' itself was listed on the survey at 7% ) --- my edit was to create a table of religious affiliation descending from the highest to lowest percentage values as presented  by the referenced study.Bee Cliff River Slob (talk) 23:06, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you come up with a way to present the information in a more compact format? Kaldari (talk) 23:19, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

text: I want to note that I know of at least two Hindu temples in Tennessee. These are larger official temples which probably bring in worshipers from a fairly large radius (not just those living in the neighborhood). There is a Ganesha temple in Nashville, and another temple in Memphis that might have an even larger group of worshipers. I mention this because these people aren't even showing up in the religious table. --unknown editor from TN 12/28/2008  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.53.97.168 (talk) 16:34, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Quite a few Hindu in TN. I grew up with a large  number of them. And still know many here in my small town. Large number of Indian's that own hotels here in the state. Especially in Nashville and Chattanooga. So you expect there to be places of worship in those cities especially. --DanteAgusta (talk) 18:39, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: It would be useful to have a section describing Memphis Music. {{Yellowdogrecords 12:23, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Memphis Music 

message: What's this about Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency being a dedicated law enforcement agency? I thought they were into managing fish and game. Their mission statement  says "The mission of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is to preserve, conserve, protect, and enhance the fish and wildlife of the state and their habitats for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the citizens of Tennessee and its visitors.  The Agency will foster the safe use of the state's waters through a program of law enforcement, education, and access." That doesn't sound like "dedicated law enforcement" to me. --orlady 04:43, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  TWRA 

message: >>I suggest you study your Tennessee history a bit more carefully. Governor Isham G. Harris, positively, did nickname Tennessee the Volunteer State. That came a long time after the War of 1812. 
"[State Historian Robert H.] White has shown, Tennessee was referred to in the press on the eve of the Mexican War as the 'Volunteer State.' When that war began and 2,800 Tennessee soldiers were requested by the national government, 30,000 volunteered, thus proving the appropriateness of the nickname.' (TENNESSEE: A Short History. Folmshee, Corlew, Mitchell (1972), p. 476)." Tennessee had earned it's nickname long before Isham G. Harris had ever come along.  For the record, Aaron V. Brown (D) was Governor of Tennessee at the onset of the Mexican War in 1846.  Drsowell 21:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  TENNESSEE, THE VOLUNTEER STATE 

message: For this part of the article, We need some agreed-on criteria as to what's a "major city" and a "secondary city." The "major city" list is pretty straightforward, although there's room for argument (for example, about whether Clarksville belongs on that list). The secondary cities list is more problematic -- it appears that individual contributors have added some cities, pretty much on the fly. (For example, today I added Morristown, which is bigger than some other listed cities and functions as a regional urban center.) 
See List of cities and towns in Tennessee as a basis for discussion. 
I question whether the list in the Tennessee article should include large bedroom suburbs, such as Germantown. Instead, it seems to me there should be a criterion limiting it to communities above a certain size that either are (1) official center cities of metropolitan or micropolitan areas or (2) have the attributes of a "center city" (that is, a major center of commercial activity) even if located in the orbit of another city. By this rule, I think that:
* Germantown, Bartlett, Collierville, Athens, and Maryville probably should move off the list;
* Columbia probably should be added
I'm not sure whether Franklin, Hendersonville, and Smyrna (which is not on there now) should be listed, as I don't know whether they are more like center cities or bedroom suburbs. What do the rest of you (y'all)  think?--orlady 03:47, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That reasoning works for me.--orlady 19:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

text: For "major city", I would say population of over 100,000. For minor city, I would say... uh... dunno. Kaldari 18:51, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That means you agree with the current "major cities" list, which includes Clarksville in addition to the big 4. On  "secondary cities," what do you think regarding Germantown, Bartlett, Collierville, Athens, Maryville, Hendersonville, Smyrna, and Columbia??? (To the extent that you are familiar with these places...) --orlady 19:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All I know is I don't understand how Athens made the list. It's a small city in one of the state's smallest counties. Hendersonville is also pretty iffy. Smashville 23:15, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Those are tricky. I would shy away from debating individual cities and try to come up with some kind of objective criteria, like "population greater than 10,000, but not located inside another city's metropolitan area" or something like that. Kaldari 21:54, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: 25,000+ would cover most of them. And eliminate a lot of debateSmashville 01:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like that would give us 13 minor cities, which is manageable. I like keeping it simple. Complicated criteria are difficult to enforce. Kaldari 18:00, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Important cities and towns 

message: maybe fuck off using these crappy svg images (like the map of TN in the USA) that are oversized and cannot be viewed by most of the browsers.--194.81.255.254 20:47, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What are you talking about? Image:Map of USA TN.svg is not oversized; it is just 286 × 186 pixels. However, the file size is large (167kb). If you have a dial-up internet connection, that would be annoying. I suggest that you share your concern with the image creators at .  --Orlady 21:32, 16 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  svg map 

message: I'm removing the sentence, "As with all Southern states except perhaps Louisiana, residents of Tennessee overwhelmingly prefer an evangelical Protestant religious affiliation. "  My addition of the percentages immediately following gives 49%, which doesn't seem overwhelming to me.  --Allen 21:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I dunno why I never saw that before. Good catch. Smashville 23:27, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  overwhelmingly evangelical? 

message: What are the criteria for inclusion as a "major corporation" headquartered in the state?  The list heavily favors Memphis and leaves off larger Fortune 500 companies.  FedEx, AutoZone, and IP are ranked respectively as the 2nd, 4th, and 8th largest Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state; others in the top 8 are Caremark Rx (1), HCA (3), Unum Group (5), Dollar General (6), and Eastman Chemical (7). Jstein4716 (talk) 23:05, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major corporations 

message: I removed the following sentence from the Middle Tennessee section: "It has raw materials such as, marble, copper, coal, and zinc." If you want to restore this information, cite sources. (I believe this is essentially true of the state, but not necessarily of Middle Tennessee.) --Orlady (talk) 02:41, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Raw materials 

message: Throughout the pages of history, editors are happy to describe at length battles in the Civil War and trials of Reconstruction - admittedly more in other states' histories than here. I think it is as important to be clear about the disfranchising legislation and constitutions that most Southern states adopted from 1890-1908 that deprived most African Americans and many poor whites across the South of the ability to vote. The disfranchisement of both groups lasted for decades into the 20th century, although some poor whites got relief before the Voting Rights Act of 1965. That is no more of an agenda than the lengthy descriptions of battles and generals.--Parkwells (talk) 12:34, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The material on disfranchisement and its lasting effects for blacks and poor whites comes from the state's own encyclopedia online.It deserves to be included here.--Parkwells (talk) 12:42, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed "Disfranchisement" from the header. "Civil War" and "Reconstruction" are well-established names for particular eras in American history. "Disfranchisement" is an important topic, but it is not the name of an era, so it does not belong in the subheader. --Orlady (talk) 14:19, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Disfranchisement happened after Reconstruction, in the late 19th century, across the South. There does not appear to be a name for that era, and the significant legislation and new constitutions (in 10 of 11 states) all get overlooked.--Parkwells (talk) 14:35, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Civil War, Reconstruction and Disfranchisement 

message: In the airports section I belive an addition should be made. All the airports there I agree with, however Jackson Meckellar Spies airport should be there too. I belive it is a medium-large airport. While yes there is no current major airlines flying out of there, there have been in the past and are trying to get service restored to and from there.--Navy blue84 (talk) 03:07, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Airports 

message: I have a quation, is it right thats many kurds life in the state.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.181.214.37 (talk) 20:55, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Check out the Nashville, Tennessee article for info on that. Kaldari (talk) 23:18, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kurds in the state 

message: The following sentence about the Nashville Basin:
Its people are traditionally Scotch-Irish and still adhere to very traditional ways of life, thus giving this region a 
distinct "Old World" or pre-Civil War feel.
We're talking about the area around Nashville here...not some giant Amish community.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by  74.130.28.43  (talk)  11:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed 

message: I think I found the root of the confusion.  Tennessee's entry at Wikinfo incorrectly lists the date of secession as May 7, 1861, and a few dozen mirror sites have copied this information, spreading it over much of the web.  In May 1861, Tennessee's state government formed a military league with the Confederacy and made other moves to join the CSA, but none of this was official until the state voted to secede on June 8.  Bms4880 (talk) 21:09, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: *It was sent to referendum on May 6th. Like Bms4880 stated the state didn't actually vote to secede until June 8th.--Navy blue84 (talk) 21:22, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: *Tennessee's secession was in two parts - the state effectively seceded on May 7, 1861; and officially on June 8, 1861. The ratification vote was basically just a formality at that point, as the state had already set up a military partnership with the Confederacy and was openly defying the federal government before the June vote occurred. This is why no one can agree on what state was the last to secede from the Union. It depends on how you're counting. I've added clarification and a citation to the article. If you want to know the full story, check out the citation. Kaldari (talk) 21:44, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of secession 

message: The editors of this page ought to check the Fort Loudoun page.  There are several serious inconsistencies between the information presented here and the information on the Fort Loudoun page.  It causes me (and anyone else who notices this) to seriously doubt the veracity of the information on either page.  Sources would be nice.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.221.222.130 (talk) 19:31, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: According to this, the ones who weren't killed were taken prisoner. --Smashvilletalk 19:43, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The error is likely rooted in early historian John Haywood, who wrote of the ambush: "...the Indians fell upon and destroyed the whole troop— men, women, and children— except three men— Jack, Stuart, and Thomas— who were saved by the friendly exertions of the Indian chief called the Little Carpenter; except, also six men who were in the advance guard, and who escaped into the white settlements... It is said that between two and three hundred men, besides women and children, perished in the massacre." (Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, p. 44).  Most modern sources, however, state that the officers and about two dozen men were killed, the rest taken prisoner, and a few escaping.  Some died while in captivity, but most were eventually released. I've made the necessary changes to the article. Bms4880 (talk) 22:09, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistencies 

message: In the Law and Government section, it says: "The governor is the only official who is elected statewide, making him one of the more powerful chief executives in the nation."
How does this make him one of the more powerful chief executives in the nation?  Bms4880 (talk) 20:18, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That is a good question. But going back to the Civil War, the Tennessee Governorship has been considered a high importance. And during WW2 even more so. It may not be anything to do with the law, but as the state and the people are keen to enlist in the military and work hard for disaster relief. It can also be said the many past TN Governors have moved on to Washington into high positions including Cabinet level positions. (Not including the recent chatter about the current Gov.) But as for the Law, I just don't know. I believe some sources would be needed for this statement other that want is there. --DanteAgusta (talk) 00:52, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the meaning of this is that, since not all government officials are elected, that makes him more powerful since he is more popular. I am not 100% sure of the meaning, but just my opinion.--Navy blue84 (talk) 01:17, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  the governor 

message: I have undone the assessment change from B to Start Class that was performed by User:NuclearWarfare in this edit: . By two Wikiprojects, the article was rated B-Class two years ago. The Version 1.0 Editorial Team rated it B Class after a review.
If you familiarize yourself with the rating system (Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment) you will find that a B Class article does not have to be perfect. On the scale from Stub-Start-C-B-GA-A-FA Class, the B Class sits right in the middle. In my view and obviously in the the view of two other projects the criteria for B Class are fulfilled. So please do not change the rating back without discussing it here first. doxTxob \ talk 22:37, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  B Class quality assessment 

message: This article continues to get vandilized by ip address users. i beleieve that all pages on wikipedia....ALL PAGES should be locked PERMANENTLY and only edited by established users, or ones that dont have a bad reputation, like VANDILISING!--Nick Ornstein (talk) 10:49, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see Wikipedia:Five Pillars. --Smashvilletalk 14:28, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lock this article 

message: This article refers to Tennessee State Route 840 as I-840, even though it is actually not a part of the Interstate Highway System. We should drop the I and just call it Tennessee State Route 840.Pdcook (talk) 19:50, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it shouldn't have been mentioned at all, as the section is about Interstates in Tennessee. --Smashvilletalk 20:01, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You make an even better point!Pdcook (talk) 21:52, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tennessee State Route 840 

message: This page needs a section about the May 2010 flood.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ibnsina786 (talk • contribs) 02:14, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  May 2010 Flood 

message: I live here, and I was in it, and I didn't find any part where it talked about the flood here in TN. Shouldn't that be part of the history section? -- Gar-Art Studios (talk) 23:10, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The flooding is covered in 2010 Tennessee floods. In general, significant recent events aren't covered in this high-level article about the state (it's still too early to think of them as history), but the floods might deserve a mention here somewhere (possibly under Climate). --Orlady (talk) 23:19, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shouldn't the flood in TN be in the history section? 

message: Why no list of prominent Tennesseans? Off the top of my head I can think of a couple; Fred Thompson and everybody's favourite controversial pre-Patton cavalry commander.KhProd1 (talk) 04:45, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The list might get a bit long. (Besides, my favorite cavalry commander was Phil Sheridan.) AlexiusHoratius 05:22, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prominent Tennesseans 

message: I read the section on Tennessee's climate and I found this part somewhat inaccurate.
"Summers in the state are generally hot and humid, with most of the state averaging a high of around 90 °F (32 °C) during the summer months. Winters tend to be mild to cool, increasing in coolness at higher elevations. Generally, for areas outside the highest mountains, the average overnight lows are near freezing for most of the state."
I've lived in southeast Tennessee for 15 years, and I can't remember the last time we had a "mild" or "cool" winter. I looked up Google's definition of the word "cool", and I found this:
"neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"
I don't even live in the mountains, but daytime highs here often range from the low 40s to the mid 30s. Overnight lows from the low 20s, to the upper 10s are fairly common. We even have a few days where it doesn't get above freezing. (In fact, just this past January, there was a period where the temperature stayed below freezing for five consecutive days) I know this isn't "frigid" like Minnesota or North Dakota, but wouldn't it be a little more accurate to simply put "cold winters". Northern Florida has mild to cool winters. Last time I checked, 32 and below was considered cold. (After all, isn't it the freezing point?)                     Giantsfan2104 (talk) 03:39, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate Section 

message: The State of Tennessee also maintains campus police departments at all major four-year Board of Regents and University of Tennessee system schools as well as at some of the state's junior colleges.  All campus police officers are state-certified and sworn and hold state commissions.
98.86.14.162 (talk) 05:59, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have a reliable source which states the above?  --Jayron32 06:10, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: See TBR Commissioning of Law Enforcement and Security Personnel. Officers may be hired and serve in a probationary status until they meet full standards. SBaker43 (talk) 21:59, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from 98.86.14.162, 27 October 2010 

message: There are four other pages about Tennessee, Grand Divisions, West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and East Tennessee that should, perhaps, be merged into this article.  States really shouldn't need articles for their sections. 24.151.113.86 (talk) 23:45, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: They play a unique role in Tennessee, being written into the constitution, etc. A weak case can be made for making them into a single article; but adding them into this article is a bit bulky. --Orange Mike  |  Talk 00:36, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Just curious: Do you think Wikipedia has too many articles about other topics, or is this just an issue with Tennessee? --Orlady (talk) 02:26, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

text: I think Wikipedia has too many articles about it.  If everything's summarized and merged- either all of it could be merged into Grand Divisions or Tennessee- that would probably be better.  I don't have an issue with a state.  24.151.113.86 (talk) 21:13, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

text: *Comment: As it happens, I have proposed renaming Grand Divisions. (See Talk:Grand Divisions.) Merging that article would create headaches with respect to the various articles that link to it, particularly those that link to its previous name of "Grand Divisions (Tennessee)". Not having an article explaining the grand divisions would make it all the harder to provide a link to an article to help explain things like the symbolism in the state flag or the references to them in the state constitution and other state laws. The Grand Divisions are not just about geography. --Orlady (talk) 03:50, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There could be a "Grand Divisions" section in the Tennessee article, with links redirected there. But even so I see no great need to do any merging at all. Pfly (talk) 09:03, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge discussion 

message: I believe the top of the page under Tennessee is very bulky. There is a lot of information that seems too specific to be placed at the top. For instance "Tennessee has seen some of the nation's worst racial strife, from the formation of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski in 1866 to the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis in 1968," seems like it could have a section on its own since there is a lot more information on this topic to be had. There is also overly descriptive specifics about the Civil war that should probably be placed withing the Civil War section. --Jacksoncw (talk) 19:29, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The lede section was expanded following complaints that it was too short for the article's length.  I disagree that the statement regarding racial strife should be removed, as these were two events with national (and international) implications.  I also disagree that the statements pointing out that Tennessee was the last state to leave and the first to rejoin the Union, and that it furnished more troops for the Confederacy and more troops for Union Army than any other Southern state are "overly descriptive," as they give the state a certain uniqueness. Bms4880 (talk) 20:18, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a reason it's called the "Volunteer State." --Orange Mike  |  Talk 16:04, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I think 6 paragraphs is a bit excessive. Virginia is a featured article and only has 3 paragraphs in the lead. I've combined the first two paragraphs and cropped out a couple of extraneous sentences. Kaldari (talk) 05:24, 1 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  First section too bulky 

message: I think that the title of this section is inaccurate. I would like to change it from Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow to Civil War and Reconstruction since, from what I can see, there is only one sentence that has anything to do with Jim Crow.--Jacksoncw (talk) 19:47, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That makes sense.  The entire History section can probably be truncated, since there is a separate History of Tennessee article.  Bms4880 (talk) 20:20, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow 

message: I don't know what Wikipedia's policy is on this, but in the Civil War section it calls slaves blacks and African Americans in several places.I think we should stick with one or the other.--Jacksoncw (talk) 15:50, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slaves 

message: One of the most important things to note about Tennessee is the three main regions.  They are not only administrative but they each have different geography and climate as well.   I don't believe the article makes the differences in climate clear enough, and some work needs to be done to make it more truthful.
=== City Data ===
The table includes data for cities in different parts of TN.   West TN is represented by Memphis, Middle TN by Nashville.  For East TN there is Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge.  
The East TN cities are a problem. I can almost understand why Chattanooga and Knoxville are included separately even though the data is very similar, because of the location of each city.  But Oak Ridge? I can't understand why it was chosen to represent the region. It's very close to Knoxville both geographically and in terms of the temperatures on the table, so to my way of thinking it is a duplication of Knoxville. But mostly, I cannot understand why the table doesn't include any climate data for the mountains of East TN.  It's not that there is nowhere to choose, because there are at least Johnson City, Bristol, and Kingsport which form the regionally important TriCities area.
So what I have done is found out the data for Bristol (which I think is a good choice) and used it to replace the data for Oak Ridge.  I think the table is now more representative of East TN and therefore the entire state.  I had the data from http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/37620
=== Climate Section general ===
The section says
 
:"On average the state receives 50 inches (130 cm) of precipitation annually. Snowfall ranges from 5 inches (13 cm) in West Tennessee to over 16 inches (41 cm) in the higher mountains in East Tennessee."
:"most of the state averaging a high of around 90 °F during the summer months" and 
:"for areas outside the highest mountains, the average overnight lows are near freezing for most of the state."
Because of the three clear regions in TN, those statements are not supported by the actual climate data. Giving an average for temperature or precipitation that represents the entire state is meaningless.  As you will see from the data in the table, temperature is not that way.  For example, the average high does not apply to anywhere in East Tennessee except Chattanooga, which is tucked away from the mountains and is down in the south right next to Georgia.  Also, the average overnight lows are only ever near freezing for anywhere during the winter months.  The article implies that they are near freezing all year round, which is silly.  Between Jun and Sep, nowhere on the table has a overnight low that is below 56F.  There is only one place in the state that might get comparatively cold in the summer, and that is in the extreme east above 5000 ft and close to Mt Mitchell in North Carolina.
I think that it is likely that the statements about humidity and precipitation are also wrong, because of the different regions. 
It is very clear to anybody who has spent time in Tennessee that West TN is way more humid than East TN and the plateau area.
From  weather.com, you can see that rainfall is less than 36 inches annually for most of East TN and believe you will find the whole picture very different than the article says. 
I don't believe that West TN usually gets 5 inches of snowfall or that East TN gets 15 inches.   I am very familiar with the areas involved and can state with certainty that for years, if places in West TN had a couple inches of snow it was a major event.  The source for that snowfall information is a classroom handout.  I haven't the time to check the weather.com web site right now but I think it is more reliable than that and will support what I wrote about the snowfall.
74.177.58.91 (talk) 10:42, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What does :entomology have to do with it? Given that Cherokee is a written language, and there is no dispute about the genealogy, I don't feel there is any reason to omit it. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:22, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, either there is an unknown insect genus called the Tanasi, or said user meant to say etymology, and is referring to our Name origin section.  I don't see any reason to remove it, though it doesn't appear other states' articles have their root-language name in the lede.  Bms4880 (talk) 16:56, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: As it happens, the articles Hawaii and Nevada both discuss the name origin in the lead sections. Some state articles (e.g., Illinois and Oregon) have prominent sections about the origin of the state name, but the stories they tell are too complicated to be encapsulated in an article lead. --Orlady (talk) 17:48, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate section 

message: The section says
 
:"On average the state receives 50 inches (130 cm) of precipitation annually. Snowfall ranges from 5 inches (13 cm) in West Tennessee to over 16 inches (41 cm) in the higher mountains in East Tennessee."
:"most of the state averaging a high of around 90 °F during the summer months" and 
:"for areas outside the highest mountains, the average overnight lows are near freezing for most of the state."
Because of the three clear regions in TN, those statements are not supported by the actual climate data. Giving an average for temperature or precipitation that represents the entire state is meaningless.  As you will see from the data in the table, temperature is not that way.  For example, the average high does not apply to anywhere in East Tennessee except Chattanooga, which is tucked away from the mountains and is down in the south right next to Georgia.  Also, the average overnight lows are only ever near freezing for anywhere during the winter months.  The article implies that they are near freezing all year round, which is silly.  Between Jun and Sep, nowhere on the table has a overnight low that is below 56F.  There is only one place in the state that might get comparatively cold in the summer, and that is in the extreme east above 5000 ft and close to Mt Mitchell in North Carolina.
I think that it is likely that the statements about humidity and precipitation are also wrong, because of the different regions. 
It is very clear to anybody who has spent time in Tennessee that West TN is way more humid than East TN and the plateau area.
From  weather.com, you can see that rainfall is less than 36 inches annually for most of East TN and believe you will find the whole picture very different than the article says. 
I don't believe that West TN usually gets 5 inches of snowfall or that East TN gets 15 inches.   I am very familiar with the areas involved and can state with certainty that for years, if places in West TN had a couple inches of snow it was a major event.  The source for that snowfall information is a classroom handout.  I haven't the time to check the weather.com web site right now but I think it is more reliable than that and will support what I wrote about the snowfall.
74.177.58.91 (talk) 10:42, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate Section general 

message: I made a BOLD edit just now. Seeing that Cherokee is not an official language of Tenn, I have removed the Cherokee name from the lead, as per MOS. I think that the entomology section for this suffices.
23haveblue (talk) 15:40, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What does :entomology have to do with it? Given that Cherokee is a written language, and there is no dispute about the genealogy, I don't feel there is any reason to omit it. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:22, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, either there is an unknown insect genus called the Tanasi, or said user meant to say etymology, and is referring to our Name origin section.  I don't see any reason to remove it, though it doesn't appear other states' articles have their root-language name in the lede.  Bms4880 (talk) 16:56, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: As it happens, the articles Hawaii and Nevada both discuss the name origin in the lead sections. Some state articles (e.g., Illinois and Oregon) have prominent sections about the origin of the state name, but the stories they tell are too complicated to be encapsulated in an article lead. --Orlady (talk) 17:48, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cherokee Name in intro 

message: While article cites ARIS 2001 data for religious identification, ARIS 2008 shows significant decline in the portion of the population that identify as Christian adherants, notibly the identification of Tennessee's Christians has fallen by 11 points to 76%(pp 22). This also coincides with the rise from 6% to 9% of the Nones, 1% to 3% of Muslims, and 3% to 5% of Don't know/refused responses.
http://commons.trincoll.edu/aris/publications/aris-2008-summary-report/ 
Witerat (talk) 02:02, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes in Religious Identification information since 2001. 

message: In the information box at the top, the links for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and U.S. Senate are not working. I tried to fix it, but I didn't know how. Any ideas?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.192.26.224 (talk) 21:16, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone had removed "Tennessee" from the "Name" parameter at the top of the infobox.  Bms4880 (talk) 21:21, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links 

message: I changed the unemployment rate because it was wrong (8.4 not 9.1) see source: http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/print.pl/news.release/metro.t01.htm  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.41.85.239 (talk) 14:33, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unemployment rate 

message: Henceforth, I'm going to revert any changes to the population figures or related items (largest city, etc.) that don't have a direct link to the source of the information.  Simply stating the info was obtained from the census or Census Bureau website in the edit summary is not sufficient for a source. A direct link to the page or file containing the data must be provided.  Note that the Census Bureau frequently releases data on population estimates and projections that are often misinterpreted as official population figures.   Bms4880 (talk) 20:45, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population changes must have a source 

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message: An anon has been attempting to remove mention of black influences on Appalachian music in this article.  I don't want to hit 3RR, if someone else wouldn't mind keeping an eye on the article, or suggest a re-wording if the wording is confusing.  I posted a message to the anon's IP talk page.  African and African-American influences on Appalachian music have been pretty well documented (, e.g.).  Bms4881 (talk) 00:27, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
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message: Shouldn't there be some mention of the Tennessee Walking Horse within the body of the article, maybe in Economy? They are a big money-earner for the state, and they're mentioned in my print encyclopedia. White Arabian mare (Neigh) 16:28, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tennessee Walking Horse  

message: If you see something that is completely wrong, report it here, if it’s to the point of bombarding levels, request this article to be semi-protected. Averagetennesseejoe (talk) 19:48, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issue of misleading information and vandalism. 

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message: The only content of the section was a link "Further information: List of taxa described from Tennessee".
:The link goes to an article that does not now exist, because it was moved on December 13, 2017 to a draft without a redirect (Draft:List of taxa described from Tennessee).
:That draft article contains a list of only one entry, which in turn links to an article which does not exist.
:A redirect was never provided to handle the move, but that is moot because the draft article has not been edited since it was moved in 2017.  I have no idea if any work is planned to be done on the draft.
From what I have seen, Flora and Fauna and Taxa articles for other US States have been similarly moved and left without redirects.
The confusing state of the article(s) is misleading and a waste of time for people who use Wikipedia.  They will only grow frustrated with WP, probably to the point of never visiting again, and that defeats the whole purpose of WP. 
There is no place for sections that are so devoid of content that they only consist of a link to a non-existent article, so I have removed the entire section 2.5 in this article.Twistlethrop (talk) 17:40, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  2.5: Flora and Fauna 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Teenessee. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Steel1943 (talk) 23:04, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
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thread_title:  Nomination of [[:Portal:Tennessee]] for deletion 

message: Any resource for that?
The Pew Forum citation. Bneu2013 (talk) 20:25, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Islam 1%? 

message: A request has been submitted to WikiProject Tennessee for a new article to be created on the topic of Housing in Tennessee. Please join the discussion or consider contributing to the new article. Best regards, -- M2545 (talk) 14:11, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
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