Talk:Lititz, Pennsylvania

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With regards to the Borden case, is it relevent that Ludwig and Borden were homeschooled?  This is the only article that seems to think so. 24.4.248.59 03:50, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, in the area it was played up by the media a bit. I don't know if it's relevant or not--I think the thing it adds to the article is the fact that not many of the public school students in the area really knew either of them personally. authraw 14:30, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
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message: Would it be relevant to list some of the private schools located in Lititz in the School section, such as Lindon Hall, and possibly the Lititz Watch Technicum? 
~ UxP August 20, 2007  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.166.117.136 (talk) 06:02, August 20, 2007 (UTC) 
Some folks have been editing recently to include Lititz Christian School. This raises a few questions for me that i think need to be discussed here before making any changes:
1) Since this article is about Lititz, and not Warwick School District, should only the Warwick schools located in Lititz be included? Currently, all WSD schools are listed, even those like John Beck, which lies and schools students exclusively from outside the Borough.
2) If all WSD schools are included, then what about the private schools located in Lititz? Currently, none are listed. Also, consider that contrary to WSD schools, private schools are free to pull students from lots of locations, not just Lititz.
3) If we list private schools, do we list those in the Borough only, or do we list all those in the 17543 zip code? 
4) Whether we choose to include non-Borough schools in this article should also dictate our inclusion or exclusion of other non-Borough information, such as the Borden Murders, as a matter of consistency, no?TheBigZzz (talk) 01:48, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd be inclined to say that the article could include anything with a Lititz mailing address. After all, many Manheim Twp residents have Lititz mailing addresses. Additionally, the Borden murders do seem to fall into this category (even though the Bordens may have been murdered outside of Lititz Boro, Ludwig lived with his parents within the boro). On a side note, though, I'm not entirely sure that two murders committed by one man going on four years ago even makes the event notable enough to warrant a WP article, let alone inclusion in the Lititz article.Athene cunicularia (talk) 04:14, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You've been on the deletion bandwagon regarding that for a while haven't you? :) It raises a good question though. At what point do the events of a place define that place? The Borden murders were national sensational news for an entire news cycle, and i am sure that when some people hear the name Lititz they immediately think of that story, even four years later. But what about the nincompoop who buzzed the White House the year before? Remember that? America doesn't, for the most part. He was from Lititz, 17543. 
Everyone remembers Love Canal not for what a wonderful place it was to live but for the gross negligence by a company and a government in allowing contamination to cause illness. Same with Hinkley, CA, a town made famous by the sludge buried there by PG&E, and made infamous by the movie Erin Brockovich. Or what about Lockerbie, Scotland? Nobody had a clue it even existed until terrorists blew up an airplane overhead. And who could forget the events of Littleton, CO? Or Waco, TX? 
I guess the question is what do we want our legacy to be? We have an opportunity to shape public perception of our place by choosing to include those things about Lititz we want everyone to know. Yes its true that history will show every edit and this discussion, but increasingly the media is turning to WP as a source of knowledge. A main article with stories about racism, minty water and murder might destroy the image of a quaint American town that many have worked hard to foster, just when we are looking for that image to bring us positive attention. (Well, minty water probably isn't so bad, is it?)
TheBigZzz (talk) 04:55, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

text: I see no reason the private schools shouldn't be included; the only reason I reverted them was because they were put under the school district. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 12:07, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Let's be clear. I don't support the removal of content just because it "shapes the perception" in a negative way. Places like Love Canal are rightfully known for their disasters (and the good things like Superfund that came out of them). But mentioning one murderer doesn't really seem to have a whole lot of relevance in the grand scheme of things.Athene cunicularia (talk) 18:19, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
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message: The section was reworded by someone else for the better, I supported that change, and it was still reverted. Why? It makes no sense to revert to a more poorly worded, less concise, and less accurate version.Athene cunicularia (talk) 21:27, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, basic non-destructive edits like the one initially made don't need to be justified on the talk page as you requested.Athene cunicularia (talk) 21:29, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
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message: I lack the rollback feature, so it took me a couple of edits before i could get the page back to where it was. I don't know if Steve Palkovich is someone notable or not, and i really don't care. Once i see someone writes that Britney Spears lives here, it doesn't matter what they write afterward; it will still be considered horse crap.TheBigZzz (talk) 23:46, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
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message: Bristol, RI also claims this, and it claims to date back to 1785. Can someone illuminate the nature of Lititz' claim? PRRfan (talk) 13:30, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I am honestly not sure. It's something that the town has always said (I've lived and worked here most of my life). They may be wrong. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 14:05, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This might contribute to the issue. Bristol claims to have the "longest continuous-running celebration", but there are no records regarding the celebration from 1839 to 1850 , and their parade was only in scattered years when it first started . KV5 (Talk • Phils) 14:10, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

text: Actually, that would put the date at 1818, and that may be correct. A 3 and an 8 can be easily confused and may have been miswritten. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 16:23, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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message: Question whether this section is necessary.  Is it really noteworthy that some hick threw a ball of paper at kid and called him a racist name? 70.15.112.168 (talk) 06:34, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's more related to the school but still notable. And considering the coverage it received around here (and should receive anywhere it happens in this country), it is certainly important, just maybe not to this article. — KV5 • Talk •  11:04, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
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message: Wasn't Lititz the home of the world famous rodent snap traps?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.115.238.102 (talk) 21:27, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
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