Talk:Connecticut/Archive 1

message: Here is an older version of the Laws and Government section, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Connecticut&oldid=25943090. An overview of Connecticut's judicial and legislative branches has been removed from it. It seems like a rather serious omission to remove text about two of the three branches of government.
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The WikiProject U.S. states standards might help.
-- Right. Facts about which party holds the majority in the houses are fairly essential. The informational value of the section in its current state is quite low. Should we have a separate Wikipedia page, Connecticut Government?
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Could you provide a citation for the New Jersey per capita income passing that of Connecticut? While more recent figures may differ, the 2000 census results are pretty static after a certain point. -- John Owens 22:08 Apr 24, 2003 (UTC)
:This is a little late, but... CT has the highest income per capita; New Jersey has the highest income per family. Gzuckier 01:57, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Finding a why for this has proven to be pretty difficult.  Apparently the General Assembly abolished County government entirely effective 1 October 1960 (, ).  Only one article I've found has had more than a sentence or two about it (), and it seems to suggest that the county governments just added an extra layer of red tape and bureaucracy unnecessary for such a small state. - Plutor 13:27, 30 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Laws and Government Trimmed... Why? 

message: My understanding is that there technically are still county seats in Connecticut, though now they are more or less "ceremonial". According to the World Almanac, each county does have a county seat:
*Fairfield: Bridgeport (largest city in CT)
*Hartford: Hartford (capital, largest city in county)
*Litchfield: Torrington (only city in county; also has largest population)
*Middlesex: Middletown (only city in county)
*New Haven: New Haven (largest city in county, important city in state)
*New London: New London (county's namesake and important city; I've also heard the seat is/was Norwich)
*Tolland: Rockville (part of the town of Vernon, Rockville is one of largest settlements in county;                                                                   historically important)
*Windham: Putnam (not sure why; Danielson is larger)
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:I have been told that New London County had two seats, New London and Norwich. Sessions of the County Court (now Superior Court) alternated between the Norwich and New London courthouses. Given the geography and population distribution in the region, this would have made sense in the days before motor highways, &c. I haven't a formal source on the two-seat arrangement, but one shouldn't be too hard to find.
:--OWL (Talk) 03:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: County Seats 

message: Norwich is listed in the >100,000 column, but the Norwich page says it has a population of 36,117.  They can't both be right.  --RoySmith 03:16, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Norwich? 

message: CT is in New England, but it is like a sub-region to itself now. While Fairfield and New Haven counties are in the tri-state area, the rest of the state is frimly New England. But as the state has gotten more suburban, it has more in common with New Jersey. Both are fimly suburban, with poor cities that have more less control of the state and aren't that large in numbers(Bridgeport has 139,000, while Newark has 273,000). They also have economies tied to regions outside them (New York City). Connecticut still hasn't been as suburban as New Jersey and still has large regions that are rural. But Connecticut has more in common with it than Massachusetts except for location which is most important. 
CONNECTICUT IS VERY MUCH NEW ENGLAND!!
An interesting note is that both CT and NJ are the richest states in the country but both have some of the most poorest cities in the country too.
I live in the 203 area code and I can say with great pride:  I am a New Englander and a Nutmegger too.  This guy above is basing his argument solely on his sports allegiance to the NY Yankees.  Isn't that silly?  It seems that there may be a personal issue there - somehow needing to validate that allegiance by separating himself from his New England roots.  Unfortunately for him - that's impossible.  Connecticut is and always has been a New England state.
New England is a region.  It includes six states, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.  If Connecticut isn't part of New England than please do whatever paperwork needs to be done to change the names of the following cities/towns Norwich, Groton, and New London.  Also please do something to get rename the Thames River Seeing as it's namesake, the River Thames runs through the middle of London as it did in New London during colonial times.  See also, New England Confederation  As for poor cities, Connecticut is a great place for towns, but a bad place for cities.  As for being different from the rest of New England, I think the only difference is that it's easier to get to NYC than anywhere else in the region and that's why people go there over Boston, which closes at 7. --Lekogm 23:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connecticut is in New England, with differences 

message: "I am not from this area, so I have no idea; but a Google search seems to indicate that Connecticut is and always was considered part of a region called "New England".  Can someone verify some of this for me?"
The complete and direct answer:
Yes it is, by definition.Loodog 17:58, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The original question 

message: There have been several recent changes to the percentages of religions in the state. I would be much more comfortable with these (sometimes substantial) edits if they cited the source, which should be very easy for a column of numbers! (It's not like the editors are doing the census themselves!) Brighterorange 17:48, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion percentages 

message: it's getting clear that my additions here are going to mean that lots of this has to be moved to the CT history page, which i will do when i finish. Gzuckier 17:47, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  history work in progress 

message: Someone on helpdesk-l has alerted us that this edit removed a lot of material; unfortunately it was never noticed, so a lot of this was never re-added. See this diff for the "current" state of the artilce. Sigh... Alphax τεχ 16:25, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: ...and now I've fixed it. Glad to see that someone noticed this! Alphax τεχ 03:56, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Large unnoticed blanking 

message: The false inscription picture does not show up in the article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:False_Inscription.JPG
Owulax 14:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: picture

message: I think that it's pretty reasonable to say that in order to be "famous," at least in regards to being a member of the list of "famous residents," one should be recognized outside of his/her discipline. I'm a huge WFAN listener (check my contributions), but Chris Russo is not famous, and only co-won 1 Marconi. He is NOT famous (as he would rephrase it). If he's going to be on the list, what about all the ESPN personalities, YES Network, OLN presenters?
Also, I won't delete the entry because they seem legit, but the name "team nerac.com presented by outdoorlights.com" seems ridiculously over-commercialized.... the sponsors are getting their money's worth.Riphamilton 23:20, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russo/bike team 

message: Isn't Bush a famous resident of conneticut?66.41.66.213 17:51, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think so --BarkerJr 20:26, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Depends which Bush you're talking about.  George W. Bush was born here, but moved away when he was 2, so I wouldn't really call him a real resident. His grandfather, Prescott Bush, definitely was a long-term Connecticut resident since he owned an estate in Greenwich and served as one of the state's senators from 1952-1962. -Gromitjc 01:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Bush attended Yale (father and son I believe).  I'd hate to have him listed as a "Famous Resident" regardless.  But, Christy Romano needs to be added to this list.  She lived in Milford and went to Saint Joe's high school.--69.120.181.101 02:34, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  famous residents 

message: This article is in need of sources very very badly. See WP:CITE on how to do it,  and Minnesota for ideas, and good links (census etc). -Ravedave 05:10, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: http://wwuh.org/history/CTtimeline.htm - Might be useful as a source, if we mention any of this stuff; it was added to a speedied article. JesseW, the juggling janitor 05:56, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of Broadcasting in Connecticut 

message: I've lived in Connecticut my whole life and have never heard the term Connecticutians. It seems more like a joking construction, like calling residents of Albany, New York, Albanians. I have heard the term "Connecticutter", but even that's said with a wry smile acknowledging the awkwardness of the construction. --Elipongo 22:11, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree  People from CT are nutmeggers or from new york but need a place to sleep, as the joke goes.  I wouldn't know how to pronounce Connectictians if my life depended on it.  --Lekogm 22:34, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's supposed to be pronounced "Kun-net-tih-kyoo-shuns", as in "Lilliputians" from Gulliver's Travels. While it does appear to be a joke (and I, a lifelong Nutmegger, have never heard it), I must say, I prefer it over "Connecticutters", "Connecticut residents" or even "Nutmeggers". Can we lobby the General Assembly (also a CT term) to recognize it? ChildOfTheMoon83 00:26, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It also contradicts information later in the article.  I will delete. Jd2718 17:37, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connecticutians? 

message: The article stated that thunderstorms are "frequent" in Conn. After reviewing this, I changed it to reflect that while the state has thunderstorms in the summer, relatively speaking, they aren't as common as most of the US. Jcam 15:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  thunderstorms