Talk:Peaks Island

message: Removing this section:
:Portland native Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired to write one of his most famous poems The Wreck of the Hesperus after seeing the wreck of the schooner Helen Eliza, which sank off the island's southeast side in 1869 where "the cruel rocks...gored" her.
Many, many sites/events have been attributed as Longfellow's inspiration.  Such as Folklore: When/what was the wreck of the Hesperus' Econrad 14:10, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Wreck of the Hesperus 

message: The article could use a formal, cited walkthrough of Peaks history, starting from settlement in the late 1600s to present day, which can also help set the context for a more complete "Demographics" section. The collection of trivia about John Ford and the Gem Theater is not really a complete picture of the island, which is why I put that under "Notable Items" instead of a section called "History".Jubal Kessler (talk) 23:38, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Agreed. It has been four years since the suggestion, and nobody has stepped up to do it. So somebody in Portland with access to the Portland historical society should spend an afternoon putting together this history, with citations to appropriate books and articles.ElijahBosley (talk ☞)  16:09, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History Request 

message: Welcome to a new editor.  An interesting quirky island sort of thing, this taxi incident.  I reformatted the footnotes for the first two paragraphs, as per Wikipedia style. The text of the third paragraph though, appeared not to be supported by the cited sources.  "Many said" and "others thought"  was not in the articles cited.   Also to be candid, three paragraphs is more space than this incident may deserve. Still, I will tread carefully with this new editor and limit myself to a reversion just to get attention directed to this talk page. My congratulations on an interesting addition to Wikipedia.ElijahBosley (talk ☞)  20:04, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taxi 

message: This is trivial content. The entire section should be removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.136.132 (talk) 01:01, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: While it is noted in newspapers which is what Wikipedia defines as notable, I agree it is not a major historical incident worthy of this much space. When it first appeared here I cut a new editor some slack (see above). However, the editor may be related to the subject of the text (his mom, perhaps?  nothing against the pride of mothers in their sons you understand). Anyway, for whatever reason, this incident gets way more prominence than it deserves. So I will now endeavor to cut it down to size. ElijahBosley (talk ☞)  20:47, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay I reduced it to a few sentences.  Might condense it further, but not delete it altogether--at least not now.  The incident did get national attention.  What else has gotten Peaks national attention of late?  So by Wikipedia's strained standards, it is notable.  I will wait a while and if there is no objection remove the "unbalanced article" tag.ElijahBosley (talk ☞)  14:42, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

text: You're right: the footnote does not support that text. If there is a newspaper article stating the aftermath of the Portland City Council decision, that should be cited. Meantime I will go ahead and delete the sentence, awaiting a cite to confirm the taxi service changed its way of doing business to tips only.ElijahBosley (talk ☞)  18:23, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

text: PS--to make up for the reduction, if Mr. Rand or his Mom can persuade the Portland Press Herald to contribute one of their photos of him to Wikipedia Commons, so it is available for use here--that would make a good illustration and improve the article. Plus he gets his name back in. 15:19, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Golf Cart Taxi Incident 

message: No citation, and borderline boosterism, since "places to eat' reads like a tourist brochure.  But it seems to give them all equal weight (unless some place has been omitted) so it is not likely to be controversial. On balance I'll leave it alone.  Would be useful to have a cite to a newspaper article describing these places.ElijahBosley (talk ☞)  18:22, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Places to eat