Talk:Sioux City, Iowa

message: I noticed that RifeIdeas recently reverted an edit which removed "Plymouth County" from the text of this article; RifeIdeas said in the edit summary that no source had been provided to show that Sioux City does not extend into Plymouth County. Can anyone here provide a source that shows that Sioux City does extend into Plymouth County? The map we have in the article (see right), which was derived from U.S. Census data, shows Sioux City entirely contained within Woodbury County. This article claims several times that parts of Sioux City are in Plymouth County, but as far as I can see it never cites a source to substantiate that fact. —Bkell (talk) 04:43, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
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message: I'd like to point out that the original French pronunciation of Sioux is Syew, not Soo. 198.84.255.108 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 00:17, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
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message: I do not understand why you cannot write about camera revenue, changes in crime statistics, drops in reported rankings or anything else that is not perfectly sweet about this town. If the page gives 2011 rankings, why is it forbidden to update to 2015? Why is crime from justice department statistics with references not allowed. Is this just a promotional site for the city run by paid writers? 2600:6C40:1800:1F39:F1E6:4C34:2EB3:102E (talk) 00:51, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The statement: "Sioux City is well known as one of the few municipalities that operates speed cameras on interstate highways, generating a large fraction of city revenue from out of state motorists" was not supported by the listed refs. In fact, some of the references contradict it, as other cities within its own state of Iowa (let alone the country) use or have used traffic cameras. Dollar amounts are listed within the refs as to how much income is generated from camera traffic enforecement, but not how it relates to the city's overall revenue total. Outside of that, if you feel that the debate and legal events surrounding the cameras meets Wikipedia's Notability requirements I would recommend finding a consensus here on the talk page to determine if its worthy of inclusion in the article. BarkeepChat 16:58, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Doesn't look like enough people even view this talk page. Enigmamsg 04:17, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

text: The content added is not supported by the references. Re-read that sentence. 1) "Sioux City is well known  as one of the few municipalities that operates speed cameras on interstate highways" - No reference supports this statement. It is also not unique to Sioux City that cameras can be used on highways, this is true for the entire state of Iowa. 2) ". . . generating a large fraction of city revenue from out of state motorists" - no where does a reference state that out of state motorists, let alone all motorists, supply a large fraction of revenue. Yes, to you, the dollar amount seems large but it provides no reference point to the overall city revenue stream, so, one cannot make that statement in this article. 3) "the city cameras . . . were reported to have strong support from most city officials." - No where in the provided reference is this statement supported. The news article discusses the collection of unpaid fines. With that said, in the transportation section of the article I noted the city has cameras operated by Redflex. Although, judging by the most recent news article the cameras have a chance of being removed at some point; which, of course these added statement would wither need to be removed or amended. BarkeepChat 14:24, 6 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The long term import of this is zero.  This is not a local interest bulletin board.  It is an encyclopedia article, the purpose of which is to summarize the significant details about the city that have been published in reliable independent secondary sources.  The long view is what is needed.  This is a primarily local story and you have shown nothing to indicate it has any significance at all outside the local area.  I reject the idea of including any of this.  John from Idegon (talk) 18:22, 6 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Traffic cameras

message: Pinging , .  Sorry for my lack of participation here, but I think it's understandable with the abuse the IP was heaping.  I do not think any of the IP's additions are of value and I'll delineate the reasons :
# The bit on the comparative median income is bad statistical methodology.  The demographics section is referenced to census data, and the IP's addition is referenced to a state database.  Further, comparisons of one city to another are really not on topic for any particular settlement article.  If we are going to do that, a list type article comparing all cities in the state would be more appropriate.  I have no knowledge on whether that list exists for Iowa or not.
# The bit on urban blight is poorly sourced to one single unvetted study.  No secondary sources.  Before an academic source is of use, it minimally needs to be published in a respected journal per RS. RECENT applies also.
# The traffic cam bit is the strongest of his additions, but it too smacks of RECENT and NOTNEWS.  I don't think it belongs in the transportation section at all, but possibly one very small mention in history, with emphasis on the South Dakota connection.  I am against including anything, but am open to some discussion on that.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.  I'd like to try to come to a consensus soon so an edit request can be made prior to the IP being unblocked and the page protection lifted.  My Internet access is pretty limited at this time, but I'll try to get by here daily.  Not that I need to defend myself, but the IP's allegations were pure bullshit.  I'm a Wikipedian with nearly 6 years experience, and am quite active on many social geography topics, primarily US settlements and US schools.  I've passed through Sioux City once on a bus about 13 years ago.  It was early on a Sunday morning and the place seemed pretty typically Midwestern, a lot like my long time home of Kalamazoo, Michigan. John from Idegon (talk) 04:39, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: If you refer to 2600:6c40:1800:1f39:ec49:9398:4f0a:ef7f, she got herself blocked for some of her statements here. Minor profanity (like, yes, bullshit) may not be good form, but it's also not explicitly against guidelines. Harassment of other editors is clearly against the guidelines, and the 2600… IP appears to have flagrantly crossed the line with her comments. —C.Fred (talk) 14:09, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits July, 2017 

message: I can see a lot of disagreement over edits in the talk pages, so I will note my observations here instead of placing any edits myself. I read the page on Sioux City and although I loved the photos, I was mostly dissatisfied with information included in the article. My observations, in no particular order:
It feels criminal to omit Twin_Bing, Jolly_Time, Sioux Bee (Sue Bee) Honey, and the 1945 Friedman and Thomas song Sioux City Sue.
I feel the War Eagle Monument should be featured more prominently in the article. My impression is its historical significance approaches that of the Floyd Monument. Fight me!
The Sioux City Stockyards are historically very economically significant to the city, and are not really even mentioned.
The list of supposedly encyclopaedic residents of Sioux City is far, far too long. At the moment, the List_of_people_from_New_York_City has 1402 people, with a population of 8M and a history of 400 years... Sioux City with 80K and 150 years has 94 "notable people". That's about 7x more interestingness-density than NYC - I would call it suspicious to say the least. Cull some notability!
Whatever prompted the intense population growth in the late 1800s would be suitable information to add. What prompted that population explosion?
Some decidedly un-interesting "cultural points of interest" in the headline paragraph really do not belong there. Has anybody ever traveled to Sioux City to visit the Art Center? No! More like, the Sioux City Auditorium, yes! And I think whatever the particular name of the Riverfront development may be, is less encyclopaedic than the fact that people gather there annually in the thousands for the River-Cade festival, also absent from the article.
Economic drivers of the Sioux City boom-and-bust cycles left an important stamp on Sioux City identity; but economic changes are completely absent from the article. Examples could include:
*Movement of the American beef packing industry over time, including intense growth into Sioux City, and disastrous pull-outs from the area. Today, only IBP,_Inc./Tyson remains. IBP, Sioux City's largest employer, isn't even mentioned in the article. The article Golden_Triangle_of_Meat-packing covers this story somewhat.
*The "farm crisis" (specifically of the American midwest in the 1980s) was hugely impactful to the local economy. As well as the farming boom from Corn syrup and later the energy policy around Corn ethanol.
*The rise and then departure of Gateway,_Inc. which was hugely impactful to the Sioux City economy in the 1990s.
*The creation of Dakota_Dunes,_South_Dakota which over decades, sucked wealth from Sioux City to the tax shelter of South Dakota over the 1990s and 2000s.
*The closing of the Zenith assembly plant in 1977. https://www.radioiowa.com/2019/06/19/film-to-update-story-of-1977-zenith-plant-closing-in-sioux-city/
DouglasHeld (talk) 22:50, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  General review of the Sioux City page