Talk:Alameda, California

message: Wondering how to edit this U.S. City Entry?
The WikiProject U.S. Cities standards might help.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Rambot (talk • contribs) 01:54, 29 July 2003 (UTC)
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message: Added reference that Alameda has been named a Coast Guard City. Lzb 20:05, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coast Guard City 

message: I'd like to see more about the arts and culture for this city. Does anyone know of famous landmarks or organizations to start with? PatHaugen 08:24, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Arts 

message: The addition to the geography section about MikeJ has been twice reverted. Just an FYI for other editors. Cashcraft 04:05, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
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message: I've changed the lat/long location to a location with many fewer significant figures. It's ridiculous to locate to tenths of a second of arc a city whose land area spans more than four minutes north-south and more than six minutes east-west. Unless someone can tell me that the location given was the geographic center of Alameda, or comes up with coordinates for the center or City Hall, they should stay more approximate, and only use minutes-of-arc precision. Argyriou 20:03, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Another geography-related issue is maps.  As usual for wikipedia, the maps are horrible and barely show one where the city is.  Please find a map.  Even one a century old, now in the public domain, might be better than the current ones.  24.27.31.170 (talk) 03:04, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Geography

message: Google shows the (somewhat phonetic) misspelling "Alemeda" represents about 0.2% of the number of hits on Google that "Alameda" gets (50.6K/24.5M). It's a non-notable mistake, not an 'alternate name' that was suggested by User:Maxman280. I live and work in the SF bay area (SF/Oakland/Berkeley), and have never seen this usage.  Erielhonan  talk | contribs   仕方が無い   23:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct. All that means is that some people have fat fingers on the keyboard or are poor spellers.  We shouldn't be trying to cover every possible misspelling on Wikipedia.  Let the fuzzy logic algorithms of Google and other search engines sort it out for them. —QuicksilverT @ 19:10, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: "Alemeda"

message: Why are the area dimensions listed in kilometers? People living in the US generally use miles. User:Anonymous 21:39, 29 July 2006 (PST)
:Because Wikipedia is not as parochial as you are.  Most of the world now uses kilometers for distance and kilograms for weight.  The metric system has been legal for trade and all other purposes in the United States since 1866 (Metric Act of 1866 — Public Law 39-183).  Get with the program! —QuicksilverT @ 19:10, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Quickie, it is not nice to be rude when somebody asks a simple question. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Yours, GeorgeLouis (talk) 06:43, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size in kilometers? 

message: I started work on a Neptune Beach page before I realized you had done the work on this page. I hope you don't mind but I borrowed the text. Now i can't figure out how to disambiguate the Neptune Beach California page from the Florida page, any help much appreciated. {{unsigned2|16:56, 14 February 2007|Hank chapot}
:Hank - create the article on Neptune Beach under the title Neptune Beach, Alameda, California (I think - check the Manual of Style), then stick the appropriate otheruses template at the top of the Neptune Beach, Florida article. Αργυριου (talk) 15:13, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Neptune Beach

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message: the bit about the Kewpie doll suggests it was invented at Neptune Beach to someone who doesn't know it was invented in Germany -- the first instance of being handed out
for prizes was at Neptune Beach. Maladroitmortal (talk) 17:46, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Kewpie on Neptune Beach

message: The WikiSpot link is "old" so perhaps worth discussing - though there isn't much to discuss. They are a a blatant example of what should not be included within External Links. per WP:EL under Links normally to be avoided: 12. Links to open wikis, except those with a substantial history of stability and a substantial number of editors. Mirrors or forks of Wikipedia should not be linked. The WikiSpot link currently in this article clearly violates this standard and should be removed  Rklawton (talk) 21:01, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
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message: The article currently states:
Alameda is Spanish for "grove of poplar trees" or "tree-lined avenue", and was chosen in 1853 by popular vote.
This is not entirely correct.  Many words in Spanish that start with "al" or contain "al" are, in fact, borrow-words from Arabic.  According to the Web log (Blog) page http://latinomuslims.blogspot.com/2007/12/arabic-contribution.html, Alameda, Spanish for paseo con arboles [~ walk with trees], is borrowed directly from the Arabic al-muwatta, which means "the well-trodden path," or the "clear path." —QuicksilverT @ 19:48, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The people who named the city of Alameda did not go so far. They only looked to Spanish.Binksternet (talk) 20:28, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of name "Alameda" 

message: Lots of small town boosterism w/o references. I hope people adding to the article can source each new fact first. The city deserves better than this.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 01:12, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: References

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