Talk:Sanford, Florida

message: 2007 Masters Golf Tournament winner Zach Johnson is listed as here residing in Sanford, but his Wikipedia article says he lives in Lake Mary, FL nearby. Anyone know for certain which it is?John ISEM 13:16, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where does Zach Johnson live? 

message: The history cited is exclusively from its military past, not what one hears and sees through reading or in the town's museums and historic district.
It is stated that "war and disease had decimated the [Timacuran] tribe". There was no "war", only a vicious colonial invasion that killed, enslaved and subjugated a significant tribal group, breaking their spirit and compromising the ability of their immune systems to withstand disease. The last one from the sizable tribal group - up to three-quarters of a million - died 200 years after first contact. Resistance to foreign disease would be expected in the ensuing five-generation span under normal conditions.
Lowell W (talk) 11:59, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, the Timucua (at least in historical times) did not live along the St. Johns River south of Lake George. The :Mayaca people lived immediately to the south of Lake George, and their close relatives the Jororo lived to the south of them (maybe in the area of Hontoon Island. The Spanish never penetrated the area. In other words, we don't have a name for the people who lived in the Sanford area. We also do not know what happened to them, although we can guess that they succumbed to disease, raids by groups from what is now Georgia and South Caroline (after about 1700), and conflicts between displaced native groups in the troubled period of those raids. -- Donald Albury 13:39, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

text: While the Spanish in the 16th century intervened in warfare between chiefdoms, and put down the Timucua rebellion, by the 17th century they were trying to protect the remaining Indians in Florida, and inviting new groups to move to Florida. In 1743 a Jesuit priest wrote, "The diminutive nations fight among themselves at every opportunity and they are shrinking as is indicated by the memory of a much greater number that there were just twenty years ago, so that, if they continue in their barbarous style, they will have disappeared in a few years either because of the skirmishes, or because of the rum that they drink until they burst, or because of the children whom they kill, or because of those whom the smallpox carries off in the absence of remedies, or because of those who perish at the hands of the Uchises [Creeks]." John H. Hann. Indians of Central and South Florida:1513-1763. In other words, the decline of the Indians had complex causes, most of which trace back to the arrival of Europeans in America, but the introduction of diseases was inadvertent and the sale of rum was not done out of malice. The various groups in Florida were fighting each other before the Spanish arrived. The only deliberate effort to kill off the Indians was by the English in Carolina, who armed and encouraged the "Uchises" to raid into Florida. The other problems of the Indians followed from the breakdown of their society. -- Donald Albury 19:13, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Selective history and erroneous native history 

message: The current article offers no references, This is an ongoing situation, and only FACTS need to be described. Unless there are reliable references.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.119.53.11 (talk) 03:10, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Please sign your contributions.Ronsword (talk) 16:12, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: If you are referring to the Trayvon Martin incident, that is covered in :Shooting of Trayvon Martin, and does not need to be described in detail in this article. -- Donald Albury 13:40, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Shooting

message: Moved new section from top of page per talk page custom. -- Donald Albury 23:54, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you point us to a reliable source for that? Note that blogs, forums and similar sites do not qualify as reliable sources for use in Wikipedia. Has someone published a book that includes information about the history of Goldsboro? Have there been articles in newspapers or magazines about it? -- Donald Albury 23:54, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Goldsboro? 

message: I'd like to propose removing the "Recent Controveries" section. I'm not quite sure how a recent news event concerning narcotics being disseminated at a Sanford CVS pharmacy, warrants inclusion in an encyclopedic article about a city and its history. I guess the point is, should an encyclopedic article serve as a news blog for recent events occurring in a city? How, then, do we define what events are included and what are not, and where will such inclusions end? In this vein, one might rightfully ask: why keep the Trayvon Martin reference in the Sanford article? However, I think the latter story reflects a news event of national/global importance, and therefore, should be included somewhere in the article, if only as a brief reference. At the very least, as a link to a more specific article on the Trayvon Martin shooting. By contrast, the CVS news story doesn't refelct a seminal event in the history of Sanford and is only one of many local news stories. What do you think? I'd appreciate feedback:)Ronsword (talk) 18:12, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yea, I think I agree. Entire section should be removed.    JoelWhy?(talk) 12:07, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Perhaps we should keep this suggested revision open for a week and if no dissenters, go ahead with deletion?Ronsword (talk) 16:07, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yea, that's fine. This obviously isn't a heavily trafficked page, but we can wait to see if others want to give their input.     JoelWhy?(talk) 16:09, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's 19 July and no dissenting opinions. I will go ahead and remove the "Recent Controversies" section.Ronsword (talk) 16:45, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent Controveries 

message: Change This:
Sanford has been the setting for several recent movies, including My Girl (1991), Passenger 57 (1992), Wilder Napalm (1993), and Monster (2003).  The Love Your Shorts Film Festival is held in Sanford.
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Sanford has been the setting for several recent movies and a gospel music video, including My Girl (1991), Passenger 57 (1992), Wilder Napalm (1993), Matinee (2003), and Monster (2003); I May Be Hoppin by Win Thompkins and the Stompers (2012).  The Love Your Shorts Film Festival is held in Sanford.
Miss Mott (talk) 16:43, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 19 July 2013