Talk:Washington, D.C.

message: If you're gonna have the National Cathedral (Episcopalian) it's only fair to also have the National Basilica (Catholic) otherwise it just looks like religious favoritism. Either have both or neither. 
These are both significant architectural landmarks of near identical size (the National Basilica is the 2nd tallest building in DC) it doesn't make sense to have one but not the other IMO.
I was told by a mod that I could not add St. Patrick's Cathedral to the New York City info box because that would be "favoritism towards Catholics when American cities have churches of many denominations" WHY DOES THAT NOT APLLY HERE? 
  
Alfred Carbo (talk) 01:15, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is the National Cathedral in the Info Box but I was blocked from adding the National Basilica for religious balance?  

message: Skimming through this article, way too many of the images are just exterior shots of neoclassical-style buildings. D.C. has plenty of those, yes, but they connote very little to readers, most of whom won't be able to identify them at a glance, about what content will be in that article section. In a few cases, they are the only real option, but in many others we could swap them out for better alternatives. Sdkb talk 06:39, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I've gone through the article and overhauled the images to try to address this. While doing so, I noticed many other deficiencies; overall this needs an FAR quite badly. Sdkb talk 07:11, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many building images 

message: Wikipedia says DC, Columbia,was named for female. Wrong!!! Named for Christopher Columbus 2601:981:4401:1EA0:5166:5D93:CE43:CC52 (talk) 18:25, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Please carefully read Columbia (personification), which explains the female personification and its origins from Columbus's name. Cullen328 (talk) 18:29, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Columbia fact check  

message: See in this edit:
The legend on the map notes that it was "photorevised" in 1983.  That revision appears to have removed most of the "tempos" which were in the mall area until around 1970 (the caption is inaccurate because it does not take the revision into account) TEDickey (talk) 00:53, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  1965 map... 

message: The geocode currently provided for Washington, D.C. actually corresponds to Baltimore, Maryland.
I think a better geocode would be 38.8896421,-77.0079272, which is the U.S. Congress building. NDMIwiki (talk) 15:39, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi! I'm seeing coordinates at the top of the article that are for a point roughly north of the Capitol Building and no other coordinates. Where in the article are you seeing the coordinates that are for a Baltimore location? ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:06, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I apologize — looking at it now looks fine, but when I looked at it earlier and clicked, it took me to a location in downtown Baltimore. It may have just been a glitch in translation, or momentary. NDMIwiki (talk) 20:36, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2024 

message: *********The first paragraph of this wiki should be replaced with this amended and more acurate version*********
"Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia,(renamed in 1871) formally the Territory of Columbia (named Sep 9th 1791) and now commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
The city of Washington is positioned on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland  to its north and east. The city of Washington, was named for one of our founding fathers and 1st President, George Washington. The surrounding territory, the District of Columbia, was named in honor of Christopher Columbus. Columbia, being the female personification of Columbus, and at the time, it was a commonly known patriotic reference for the United States during the American Revolution. The city of Washington was founded in 1790. When Congress passed the residence Act, the 100 square mile territory established around would eventually become the Territory and then District of Columubia. Although the territory would not be recognized by the states, that it was taken from until 1801. Even so, the 6th Congress season was held in the unfinished capital building in 1800. 2603:6080:EA05:A148:84E3:7DD4:BCEF:4E8A (talk) 05:52, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: . Too much detail for a lead's first sentence, less concise, and not within MOS. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:59, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2024 

message: There is a diffrence between Washigton D.C. and the District of Coloumbia. Blackmamba31248 (talk) 01:53, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: And what is that difference? --Golbez (talk) 04:58, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Washington is the City and Coloumbia is the district it belongs to. Blackmamba31248 (talk) 14:23, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay but that's not saying they're any different. There is one entity, the District of Columbia, which is also known as "Washington". Just like how the City and County of San Francisco are the exact same entity, or the city of New Orleans and Orleans Parish. We need more than Blackmamba31248 saying they're different to split the article, you need to explain why and how. --Golbez (talk) 14:50, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, yes. Orleans Parish and New Orleans are seperate polities, along with Washigton and Coloumbia. Blackmamba31248 (talk) 15:12, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: That distinction no longer exists since the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871. The city and district are not infact two seperate polities, but one governmental unit. Cristiano Tomás (talk) 17:48, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

text: The state of Louisiana disagrees - Orleans Parish is equal to the city of New Orleans. They are the same entity, in all ways. Just like how Washington and the district are the same entity. --Golbez (talk) 19:46, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

text: Also, this is your third time now, perhaps at some point you'll figure out how the article is spelled that you want created. --Golbez (talk) 19:47, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Fine. I was unaware of this. Discussion closed. Blackmamba31248 (talk) 19:55, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting the article 

message: FAR absolutely needed, unless someone’s willing to save the article here. the most prominent problem is in the number of citations needed, in addition to numerous unsourced sentences/paragraphs. other problems include the excessively long lead, the  and  tags, and the numerous single-sentence paragraphs. if i’m being honest, most city WP:GA articles are better than this. 750h+ 14:56, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  FAR