Talk:Daytona Beach, Florida

message: I removed Mark Martin from the list of notable residents and moved him to the Port Orange, Florida page. IIRC, he is a resident of the Spruce Creek Fly-In, which is associated with the latter town, not Daytona. - Aerobird 13:35, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A few them are. I didn't think that was a problem. They lived here at one time or another. Recury 02:28, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Just because someone died does not negate notability. David Sholtz (now deceased), 26th governor of Florida, was from Daytona Beach. Would you argue that he is no longer notable because he died? Gamweb (talk) 21:02, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I would argue he is no longer an inhabitant because he is dead.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.171.186.156 (talk) 16:54, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable inhabitants 

message: Out-of-town media has been creeping into this article. The Orlando Sentinel was first, now there are a bunch of radio stations that are OUTSIDE of Daytona Beach, and located in nearby cities. Should all of these be listed in Daytona Beach?  Should they be listed in their home cities only?  How many times should the same media be listed in Wikipedia? Gamweb (talk) 17:02, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we need to list the other TV stations that consider Daytona Beach in their coverage area (for example, all of the Orlando-based media: WFTV, WOFL, WKMG, etc., and anyway the market is called Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne). Not including them in the article gives the impression that Daytona only gets NBC and PBS. -Bardiak (talk) 01:28, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Then I suggest a link be placed to a "Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne" page. Otherwise, you can apply the same policy to all the towns and cities throughout Central Florida, and the city pages will be a big mess. Gamweb (talk) 12:56, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

text: Please read Wikipedia:External links. -- Donald Albury 23:16, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Media 

message: The passage regarding deaths from the tornado outbreak is erroneous. There was only one death in the Daytona Beach area during the outbreak, which was also the only death to occur in Volusia County. The Seminole-Volusia County tornado killed 13 persons in Seminole County, mostly in the Sanford area. There was one death at Rod and Silvi's (also known as Freddie's) Fish Camp on the Saint John's River near Lake Jessup, which lies on the Seminole-Volusia county line, however, this death is also listed as occurring in Seminole County.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.38.80.221 (talk) 19:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tornadoes of 22-23 February, 1998 

message: Muriel A. "Mandy" (Hardy) Dawson,-Member of The Florida House of Representatives--(93rd dist.)-1992-1998.
Elected to The Florida Senate--(Dist. 29)-1998-2008.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.25.231 (talk) 04:16, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notables 

message: Can somebody add a pointer to vacancy rates in Daytona due to gas price and housing downturn
and its effect on tourism?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.131.30.176 (talk) 18:25, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gas price / housing downturn 

message: Says who?  Where does this infomation come from?  I'm pretty sure you can drive on other beaches where the sand is frequently wetted and thus compacted.  I would guess that even beaches with a lot of dunes usually have an area close to the water that could probably be driven on.  I know that when I went to Daytona, it was not a novelty for me to drive on the beach, since I had done it many times before.  Ufwuct (talk) 21:28, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The passage you challenged uses the phrase one of the few places, not the only place as you posted here. Since you do not identify the location(s) where you drove on a beach (other than Daytona Beach), I find your challenge to be dubious. :p Gamweb (talk) 09:31, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sure that there are many places one can drive a car on beach (the beach on Marco Island was one, before the island was developed, and I seem to recall some beach in Wales being used for car races), but Daytona is famous for cars driving on the beach, and I can't think of any other beach that is so well known for being drivable. Perhaps it would be better to cast the statement in those terms. -- Donald Albury 11:19, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Found it: Pendine Sands, Wales -- Donald Albury 11:28, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Racing on beaches in New Zealand - An interesting quote, "When, in 1921, the first organised races were held, beaches were still regarded as the most suitable venues." -- Donald Albury 11:32, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, compared to the brick and gravel paved surfaces of the era, compacted beach sand was much smoother and could offer long straightaways needed due to the high speeds.  Not all beach areas feature sand with the right geological composition, nor are they all free of rock formations, inlets, marshes, mangroves, etc.  Daytona met all the above criteria, hence its appeal to racers and its status as the site of many early land speed records, and eventually the birthplace of NASCAR. --TampAGS (talk) 02:12, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Dubious - only place in the world that you can drive on the beach

message: Per City of License, policy and regulatory issues strictly states a radio station MUST maintain a main studio within the vicinity of the broacast area; irregardless to what city it's licensed to. According to the station's site, www.wvyb.fm, their primary and only studio is located in Daytona Beach and not Holly Hill, where the signal is licensed, not transmitted. The station's style and format is based within the city of Daytona Beach. There for, it should be listed in partnership with the city of Holly Hill to give clarity. --A3RO (mailbox) 23:58, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Since no relevant discussion is available, it can stay in the article. --A3RO (mailbox) 02:21, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Since this discussion was posted in October, and no discussion was given, I decided to leave the addition in the article. Discuss first, by checking here for any recent conversations, before undoing or removing the edit in question. Thanks. --A3RO (mailbox) 06:30, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: [[WVYB]] inclusion 

message: Is The World Most Famous Beach Daytona Beach. I Think That Is A Big Issue Cause I Do Not Think It Says The World Most Famous Beach Is Dayton Beach. Daytona Beach.
__66.131.190.6 (talk) 21:44, 12 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hi 

message: I've removed the table with "combined data" and replaced it with data for Daytona Beach only. This is consistent with the Template:USCensusPop as used in numerous other cities (for instance, New York City does not contain the combination population with Brooklyn before the consolidation, nor does Philadelphia contain the entire population of Philadelphia county before consolidation, etc.) DemocraticLuntz (talk) 12:35, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  /* Demographics */ Regarding US Census Population 

message: {{Substituted comment|length=2100|lastedit=20081016012511|comment= Suggestions for Improvement 
*Firstly, I think an expansion of the History section is in order. See if you can secure more information about Daytona Beach in this manner, and don't forget to cite it. I think using the template  helps a lot, as it saves you trouble in the long run if you are aiming for an article that finds its way amongst the good and the featured. You can use WP:USCITY as a guideline.
*I noticed something about "snowfall being rare" in Daytona Beach. It's sort of a no-brainer, but I recall in the 70s there was a snowfall in the Miami area that might have also affected Daytona Beach, but regardless, try to elaborate on the statement.
*In the Law and Government section, I noticed a neutrality argument. I think you should reword it a bit so whoever brought this up could be appeased. See WP:NPOV for details. 
*Also in the Law and Government section, I noticed a bunch of open links. These should be converted into inline references, using  and  to set them up in the article. I think you need to put in more references in this manner, as I only spot eleven.
*I think you should try to avoid numerous, long lists, and I think some of them (especially Notable inhabitants and Economy) can be converted into prose.
*Lastly, I think you can combine the Points of interest section with the World's Most Famous Beach section into a single Attractions section.
You also might want to take another look at the article to ensure it sounds like a professional encyclopedia, in a process called copyediting (or proofreading, really). You can check WP:PRV under "General copyediting" for help in that sector.
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I think it turned out pretty well. It just needs a little work to move up the ranks.
Thanks and cheers,
--Starstriker7(Say hior see my works) 23:42, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

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message: According to , Daytona Beach is a sister city to Bayonne, France. Not sure how I could work that in, or even if it belongs at all, so I'll just put here for now. Recury 17:54, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: New sections on talk pages should be placed at the bottom of the page. I have move the section you added to here. Many articles about cities have information about sister cities. See how it is handled in :Jacksonville,_Florida#Sister_cities. - Donald Albury 16:25, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Sister city

message: I couldn't see anywhere the origin of the name "Daytona" though I have wondered where it came from. Could the info be added? 2A01:CB05:3AC:8300:6889:883:8F68:8223 (talk) 16:25, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It is kind of buried, but see the end of the third paragraph in the History section. Donald Albury 20:22, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it's supposed to commemorate one Mathias Day Jr., but why DaytonA, not "Dayton" or "Daytown"? Faux Spanish? 89.64.70.195 (talk) 01:38, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I'm so tired of folks pretending that Mathias Day's surname "explains" why the city is named Daytona. Would Mathias Smith mean the town would be named Smithtona? 2602:306:BC65:4439:41FB:915C:9D27:41A6 (talk) 06:47, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: When all is said and done, we can only use what reliable sources say. If someone can find a reliable source that gives a better account of the origin of the name, that would be great. Until that happens, we are stuck with what currently known reliable sources say. Donald Albury 14:57, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of the name?