Talk:Fargo, North Dakota

message: I have concerns over using the picture of the Radisson Hotel in the Fargo infobox. The infobox picture is supposed to either be an image of a city's skyline or of a notable landmark or vista. I'm not sure how a picture of a hotel fulfills that. Also, the Radisson picture has no copyright information and appears to have come from this website. --MatthewUND(talk) 02:32, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree. I will remove it for the reasons you have stated. Additionally there appears to be a watermark on it. --Ndstate 21:44, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I just added a pic of the Fargo Theater. That pic also does not show the skyline, but it is probably a more familiar symbol of Fargo than the Radisson. I'm going to keep looking for a skyline pic. --MatthewUND(talk) 23:25, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Where did that pic go? I think it would be better for the main info box pic, then the one that is currently there. --Ndstate 03:52, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You mean you liked the Fargo Theater pic better than these "skyline" pics this other user has been putting up? Me too. These other pics have questionable licensing status and aren't that great really. The first one showed the downtown skyline during a flood...rather odd. This last one is mainly showing the senior citizen high-rise. I think I'll go ahead and put back the Fargo Theater pic for now. It would be nice to find a skyline pic of some sort..or maybe a pic showing Broadway downtown...that would be nice. --MatthewUND(talk) 04:01, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree with you. --Ndstate 18:46, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Radisson image 

message: This section just seems silly, so i removed it, anyone agree/disagree? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.161.109.226 (talk) 16:20, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  animal and plants 

message: I understand that people want to post flattering pictures of Fargo, but I find it curious that the three pictures of Fargo show plenty of trees and sun. This can be extremely misleading to many, as Fargo is one of the coldest cities in the lower 48. My guess is these pictures had to have been taken in either July or August, because when else could they shoot it? I'm sure Fargo's a great city, but to try to bury and flit over the fact that it's ungodly cold there is misleading. Asc85 (talk) 17:48, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm almost 100% sure (from personal experience) that if the infobox were replaced with one featuring a gray sky and mounds of dirty snow that we would immediately begin getting complaints on the talk page about the picture being too gloomy. One of the issues with articles like this is that there aren't a huge number of pictures to choose from; it's not as though there are a dozen great downtown photos and there was a deliberate attempt to pick the most tropical looking one. Also, there are several pictures in the article that look as though they were taken during winter. Another thing to remember is that although the reputation of many cities in this part of the country is of an eternally cold place, that is really only half the story. It can get very hot in North Dakota, and the spring/summer/fall season is quite a bit longer than the months of July and August. I realize that there are at times cases on Wikipedia of... let's call it "civic boosterism"... (see Detroit, which is apparently a vibrant, ritzy place to live according to the pictures in that article), but I just don't really think that that's the case with this article. AlexiusHoratius 18:34, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

text: That said, I suppose a snowy/wintery picture for the climate section wouldn't hurt. AlexiusHoratius 18:43, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think your comments are fair, and I've long ago given up on articles where the "civic boosterism," as you say is evident. I try to cut down on excessive boosterism whenever I can, but I'd be here all day. Since I went to school in Allentown, PA, I like to look at that entry from time to time, and it's the same kind of thing you're talking about. Asc85 (talk) 12:50, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pictures of Fargo 

message: Just out of curiosity: Why is fargo given the designation of "low importance" when the criteria clearly states that a city is of mid importance if it has less than 200,000 people but has had "International news coverage by at least two media agencies of an event or disaster." This springs flooding was not only reported by every major new agency in the country, but also recieved international coverage by at least the bbc and the guardian. Would this not then qualify Fargo as a city of "mid" importance in the WikiCities directory? I don't know if this is the correct place to bring this up. Thanks
Sstoy (talk) 17:18, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have fixed this per the guidelines. --NDState 17:35, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiCities Importance Scale 

message: Midcontinent Communications does not offer any service inside Fargo city limits. They're in Moorhead, West Fargo, and most of the other small towns surrounding Fargo, but not in Fargo proper. (My understanding is that the City of Fargo has been blocking their requests to operate here for years.) Accordingly, I removed the mention of Midco as a cable TV provider. Any objections? --Lukeonia1 (talk) 05:12, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing Midcontinent Communications reference 

message: What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 14:52, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: This article says that Fargo was originally call'd Centralia but later the name was changed to Fargo. When did that happen? I don't know -- it was call'd Fargo when I lived there! Eric Kvaalen (talk) 20:11, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Timeline of Fargo, North Dakota]] 

message: The History section jumps to the "Early history" that, according to the article, begins in the 1870's. This is listed as a "B-class" article so one would expect to find some actual early history of any settlements and military posts, that would include outposts, in "earlier" history. Otr500 (talk) 15:19, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing content 

message: The term K-12 is an unfamiliar one for many readers, particularly those who are from outside the USA. Does it mean Kids to age 12? Or Kindergarten to age 12? Or is it a reference to grades? None of this is clear. The heading should be changed to clarify and comprehensible to readers who are not familiar with US educational terms.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isoron27000 (talk • contribs) 11:54, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. I've changed it to "Primary and Secondary schools". Cliff (talk) 14:59, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  K-12 Lack of clarity 

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message: Just randomly re-reading our Wiki page tonight, and came to the Sanford Medical Center stats - listed at 199ft and built in 2012 - i'm not sure what building that refers to.  If is the new one completed 2017 and located at 5225 23rd Ave S - then that's listed at 274 feet tall and ALSO cites that it's only 7 feet shorter than the Fargo Radisson Hotel in downtown Fargo - which is listed at 206ft in this article.  The #'s for that come from this sanford news article published in July 2018 - https://news.sanfordhealth.org/news/sanford-medical-center-fargo-stats/#:~:text=Fun%20facts%20on%20the%20facility%3A&text=274%20feet%20in%20height%20(Just,foot%20North%20Dakota%20State%20Capitol)
Based on those two things, in addtion to current remodeling going on in downtown fargo and the imminent demolition of the Lashkowitz High Rise, i'd say the list needs some attention by someone with the proper knowledge and access. Gopherboy6956 (talk) 07:09, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Tallest buildings seems incorrect / outdated 

message: I am new to Wikipedia editing I wanting to add some valuable information/edits to my hometown (Fargo)'s Wiki page. I noticed under attractions there is only a few things listed. I'd like to add the 'Fargo Air Museum' to this section as this is/has been an important attraction for the people of Fargo since its opening in 2001. The museum is not simply a display area for planes, but a space for speakers, seminars, day camps and also hosts a large Aviation library.  Brimelle (talk) 21:42, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It is listed under Museums in the article. Cheers, 〜 Adflatuss • talk 21:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you, I hadn't seen that!  Brimelle (talk) 22:17, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding Fargo Air Museum to Attractions