Talk:Columbia, South Carolina

message: FYI to those who disagree.  As a Carolina resident and a Carolina alumnus twice over (and possibly thrice), the two college football teams that stand out the most are the Clemson Tigers and the Fighting Gamecocks.  Our award winning mascot Cocky MAY back my claim that Columbia is the home of the Fighting Gamecocks.  And during the football season, a city-wide broadcast of one of our Fight Songs can be heard on loud speakers each day at 12 noon and at 5 PM.    GOooooooo Gamecocks Go!!!!  
Whoever took these pictures and uploaded them - did a nice job.  I am still learning how to use the tools available on Wikipedia; therefore, formatting would be something I would work on.  Paradigmbuff 15:21, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)
This is an amazing article, whoever wrote this did a great job describing everything that's going on in Columbia right now. There have been a lot of changes over the past ten years, most all of them good.
:Columbia is a fine city, but this article is about twice as long as the entry for Los Angeles CA (for example).  This page looks like it was written by the Columbia CoC.--Son of Somebody 21:28, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I just saw the Los Angeles article and this pales in comparison.  There's LA itself, then an article for every designated town or city within the vicinity.--Attitude2000 20:20, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This image is very much outdated; furthermore, there is no copyright information available for it. I suggest that it be permanently removed.
Image:Fivepoints.jpg does not capture the essesnce of the city. We need a more bold picture to manifest our downtown area.  Metro is much more sutiable and efficient at accomplishing this goal.  The Fivepoints image is not exciting and does not bring much interest at all to the page.  Fivepoints image is also blury and is very complex for the viewer to focus upon.  Our city deserves better.
The Five Points aerial shows how dense the city really is and captures a wider scope of the city than Metro.jpg, which only pretty much focuses on Main Street. The Metro.jpg image is also VERY outdated. Where's the Meridian tower? Where's the First Citizens tower? The 1301 Gervais tower doesn't even have "Wilbur Smith" at the top. Furthermore, the copyright info is lacking so the image will be deleted shortly anyway. Akhenaton06 02:20, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Image:Metro.jpg

message: Kind of off-topic, but as a South Carolinian, I'm very proud of this article.  It annoyed me to see extensive articles on all kinds of other places, and not see my own state represented that well.  I commend all the people that have come together to expand this article so greatly. Attitude2000 17:00, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Proud

message: Is Columbia located at the geographic center of SC? I know it is a Fall Line city, but it looks really close to the middle as well. Some state capitals where place at the g.c. User:Brando03 functioning as 65.138.71.232 22:48, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's about 3 miles away, according to [this article].--Attitude2000 20:25, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Geographic Center?

message: Why not add or do articles on Hopkins, Eastover, Gadsden, and Ft. Jackson here in SC?  King Shadeed 21:14, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't know about the others, but there is an article for Ft. Jackson.--Attitude2000 20:27, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Others

message: Anyone wanna try to straighen out the USC logo? It's covering part of the text. Zchris87v 00:01, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Image:Uscgamecock.gif

message: Pollinator!
The link is not spam.  It is not commercial because it doesn't ask for money. It is totally free.  There are other commercial links that are considerably less appropriate.  I don't see you having a problem with them.
I'm sorry that you harbor negative feelings torwards the nightlife culture, but that doesn't mean you have to be unprofessional.
:Well let's see if others see it your way. But you won't be able for awhile, because you've been blocked for repeatedly re-adding the link without following directions to discuss it here first, also for removing the warning from your talk page. If you wish to edit after the ban expires, you are welcome, but please remember to follow the rules. The link you propose may not sell products but it advertises them. BTW, I don't think you mean apart so I edited the title of the section to say a part. Pollinator 03:16, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No one has supported your link. Do not add it again. Pollinator 00:48, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Spamming is promoting a site that you love, its not always related to money. You seem very insistent with adding this link, perhaps its time to let someone else add it if it is indeed useful? Feel free to point out other promotional links, we will remove them as well if they are not directly related to the subject, and the link fails to have anything to do with the subject. Thanks. —— Eagle101Need help? 14:27, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Nightlife is a part of Columbia!

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message: I don't really know much about Columbia; I just happen to live in the same state and I've been there a few times.  That said, could "The Capital City" be a nickname?  I hear it in TV ads and on the news a bit, so it kind of seems that way.  I didn't want to just slap it up there for someone to take it down a few days later.--Attitude2000 (talk) 03:56, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nicknames

message: Looking at the Neighborhoods section, most of the links going to external sites of neighborhood associations and the like.  This strikes me as being a bit spammy.  Maybe pages need to be created for these neighborhoods instead of just linking outside of wikipedia.  Also, I kind of think we need to differentiate between older, established neighborhoods like Arsenal Hill or Eau Claire and newer subdivisions and planned communities like Lake Carolina.  Can we establish some sort of guideline as to what gets included here (maybe with location in relation to the city so that non-natives can get an idea of where it is) so that it doesn't become an unwieldy list?  An list without any detail or citation is pretty suspect for notability.Bacondero (talk) 14:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Neighborhoods

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Columbia, South Carolina's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "weather":
From Washington, D.C.:  
From Atlanta, Georgia: 
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 20:22, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Orphaned references in [[:Columbia, South Carolina]]

message: Is there a reference for the statement that Columbia's airport is the fourth busiest in the state behind Greenville-Spartanburg, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach? I find that rather hard to believe. Most people fly out of Columbia, Atlanta, or Charlotte, not the regional airports.
--Nelliebellie (talk) 18:09, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Airport

message: can we please post a better picture of the downtown skyline for the main picture. thanks
I would like to find out if anyone can tell me the name of the church that had a advertisment on WB between 8:00 pm- 8:30 pm.    thank you  D.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.57.185.62 (talk) 14:19, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: new picture

message: More of a slogan to promote tourism, the "offical" phrase that's being tacked on is now "Famously Hot".  I don't really like it myself, but it's better than "A Capital Place to Be".  Probably pretty relevant to the article.  Rather not promote it myself ref http://www.columbiacvb.com/microsites/index.cfm?action=Cover&meetingid=31 Lime in the Coconut 14:43, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: City Nickname

message: The information about SCANA needs to be amended.  Unfortunately, they've moved (or are in the process of relocating) to West Columbia, off of 12th St. Ext.  Lime in the Coconut 15:05, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Economy Section

message: While I agree that there should be mention of the Confederate flag flying over the capital, and the controversy around it and eventual removal to the state grounds, the recent edit in "Recent History" seems really out of place.  It talks about revitalization, then the flag flag, and then more revitalization.  I would think it should either be a separate paragraph - or better yet, a new section after recent history should be added about the (still on-going) controversy. Ward99 (talk) 16:52, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Flag changes

message: Something needs to be done about this from an administrative point of view. His history on the Columbia page speaks for itself. 98.24.128.231 (talk) 14:51, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism--non-documented information--biased, non-neutral information by Columbia1 (who doesn't live in Columbia)

message: Please demonstrate that other city articles do or do not mention airlines that no longer service the airport. Abductive (reasoning) 19:33, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: *Okay, so former hub status might be considered noteworthy. I don't recall CAE being a hub. Abductive (reasoning) 22:01, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: **The vast majority of cities do not have details about airlines that no longer serve their airports in the small section on the city page, and for the ones that do, it was because those airports were hubs for those particular airlines which is very different than an airline simply discontinuing service, an important distinction that Abductive has mentioned as CAE has never been a hub for those airlines; those details (about the latter) are mostly fleshed out in pages dedicated to the airports themselves. I can name several city pages that do not have information about airlines that no longer serve their airport; it seems to be the rule rather than the exception: Charleston, SC ,Jacksonville, FL, Charlotte, Atlanta, Cleveland, Oakland, Seattle, Memphis, Milwaukee, Baltimore, San Antonio, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Phoenix, Richmond, VA, Little Rock, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Des Moines, Birmingham, AL, Boise, Minneapolis, Lexington, KY, Charleston, WV, Fresno, CA, Providence, RI, etc. There's even more, but I got tired and I think these are enough to prove my point. These were relatively easy to find because by and large, it seems to be a generally accepted practice that the city page simply contains basic information about the airport or maybe something in the way of any new construction. Airlines that no longer serve the airport is included in detailed information on a dedicated airport page. It seems appropriate that the same should be done for Columbia. Since Columbia1 is making this an issue when it doesn't appear to be one on any other city page (nor was it one here before mid-April due to political infighting about government money in SC going to support specific airports), instead of making fly-by comments with no references, perhaps he should take the time to create a dedicated CAE page with detailed information and references instead of having every little development and detail clogging up space here on the city page. 98.24.128.231 (talk) 22:05, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

text: There's already a mention of AirSouth on the CAE page. But I'm sure you'll add to it. 98.24.128.231 (talk) 22:49, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Please keep the mention of Air South as brief as possible. Make no mention of airlines discontinuing service to CAE and I think that will be consensus. Abductive (reasoning) 22:58, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Airport

message: The unofficial proposal concerning USC and the Columbia Bombers building a joint-use stadium is more appropriate for the dedicated Carolina Stadium page. The specifics of that, and other, initial proposals are too lengthy for the small section dedicated to the ballpark in the Venues category. 98.24.128.231 (talk) 22:11, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Carolina Stadium

message: I believe my edit that describes the nature of AgFirst Bank, the largest headquartered in SC by assets, is more succinct and cleaner than Columbia1's. My parenthetical edit states, "the non-commercial bank is part of the Farm Credit System, the largest agricultural lending organization in the United States which was established by Congress in 1916." Columbia1's, I believe, is a bit too lengthy for a parenthetical edit and too verbose: "this organization is not a true commercial bank has no branches, marketing and does not serve the general public. It is part of the Farm Credit System, a government founded organization in the United States which was established by Congress in 1916." "Non-commercial" is a much more succinct way of saying "this organization is not a true commercial bank has no branches, marketing and does not serve the general public." Also, my edit is more detailed in that I mention the nature of the Farm Credit System as an agricultural lending organization. Columbia1's edit says "government-founded organization," which is redundant since the sentence goes on to say that the system was established by Congress. The grammar of that edit is a bit sloppy as well. 98.24.128.231 (talk) 22:20, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is a "true bank," just not a commercial bank. It has a specialized niche customer base, but that doesn't make it a "false bank." 98.24.128.231 (talk) 22:47, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That almost looks like consensus. Abductive (reasoning) 23:04, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: AgFirst Bank

message: Partial list of renowned jazz performers who have performed at Main Street Jazz:
Stephanie Nakasian
Jesse Green
Gene Dykes
Chris Potter
Red Rodney  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.24.126.155 (talk) 03:54, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Are you an expert on jazz music? A description of a CD on Amazon.com states, "Listen first to world-renowned vocalist Stephanie Nakasian perform these classic tunes..." The bio of Chris Potter states, "For world-renowned saxophonist Chris Potter, the discovery became an acquired taste." It's obvious to someone from a non-biased perspective that Main Street Jazz attracts both world-renowned jazz musicians and those renowned specifically in the world of jazz. 98.24.126.155 (talk) 19:40, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If they don't have an article, they don't belong on this page. Abductive (reasoning) 06:56, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I wasn't advocating that specific individuals be named in that particular section, but that the "world-renowned" phrase is entirely justified. At the very least, "renowned" should be used. 98.24.126.155 (talk) 18:52, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Past performers for Main Street Jazz

message: It is a very common for Wikipedia city pages to include major companies, institutions, etc. located in the immediate suburbs of those cities. Thus, there is absolutely nothing wrong with including SCANA on the Columbia Wikipedia page with a mention of its location in a nearby suburb, only about 2 miles from downtown. For instance, the Chicago Wikipedia page states in the Economy section, "In addition, Chicago is home to eleven Fortune 500 companies, while the entire Chicago metropolitan area hosts 32 Fortune 500 companies." Atlanta's states "Other headquarters for some major companies in Atlanta and around the metro area include Arby's, Chick-fil-A, Earthlink, Equifax, Gentiva Health Services, Georgia-Pacific, Oxford Industries, RaceTrac Petroleum, Southern Company, SunTrust Banks, Mirant, and Waffle House." It is common knowledge that the local economy of a city spreads out to the surrounding metropolitan area and is not simply contained within the city limits. Furthermore, the airports of many cities (including Columbia, Greenville, SC, etc.) aren't actually included in city limits; does that mean that those airports should not be listed on those city pages? 98.24.126.155 (talk) 19:47, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Columbia1 is at it again. He removed Michelin from the economy page, saying that it was located in Lexington and not Columbia. Again, Lexington (like Cayce) is in the metro area and it is perfectly normal to list major companies that have a presence not just in the city, but in the metro area. I undid that edit. Akhenaton06 (talk) 04:26, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: SCANA

message: If I'm not mistaken, the correct way to go about this here is not to simply remove information and cite "no factual proof" (unless, of course, something is outlandishly incorrect), but it is to use the "citation needed" tag. Is this correct? If so, Columbia1 needs to follow this rule in his near excessive vandalism of this page. Akhenaton06 (talk) 19:02, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No sock puppetry here. My restriction has been lifted by administrator User:Shell Kinney and that can be verified by looking at my talk page. Go cry and whine to her if you wish, but you have no basis upon which to do it, nor is this even relevant to you deleting information for which you say there is no "factual proof," yet you consistently add information without referencing factual sources. Hypocritical much? Perhaps you should go clean up the Greenville, SC page instead of running and tattling like a child about every little thing. And it would be greatly appreciated if you would stop going through the trouble of capitalizing the "k" in my username. I don't appreciate the implication whatsoever. Akhenaton06 (talk) 19:28, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing information citing "no factual proof"

message: I've noticed most other city pages on wikipedia have a scetion on crime, yet Columbia's page does not.  I'll start gathering facts to start a crime section.  Feel free to add any statistical facts. Columbia1 (talk) 19:32, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Great point. Looking at other large cities in SC, I see that Charleston has one but the primary city of the state's largest CSA, Greenville, doesn't have one. I'll start making a section for that city's page, which seems to be very neglected overall in many categories. Akhenaton06 (talk) 19:43, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Crime

message: Please add a link to the list of private schools in Columbia. The web address for St. Peter's Catholic School is www.stpeters-catholic-school.org Verify by following the link.
Thanks.
MelissainSC (talk) 15:51, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Tim Pierce (talk) 16:25, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit request from MelissainSC, 2 June 2010

message: *User:Columbia1 edited the article to insert the claim that Columbia is the 38th fattest city according to Mens Health magazine. In my opinion, this was corrected removed by User:Akhenaton06 as trivial. If Columbia was in the top 5, perhaps there would be some value in this. Abductive (reasoning) 05:21, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: 38th fattest and Michelin 

message: Instead of reverting edits back and forth, I recommend that User:Columbia1, User:Akhenaton06 and any other editors interested in improving the article use secondary sources when adding content to the article. For example, this book offers plenty of up-to-date and insightful information on the impact of the latest economic downturn on Columbia. Abductive (reasoning) 05:30, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Use secondary sources

message: This is starting to get very tiring because it's generally quite unnecessary. For someone who supposedly lives in Columbia, Columbia1 should be quite aware of the fact that the Koger Center does host acts from around the world; just a cursory glance of the facility's history attests to that. But someone who's originally from Alabama and now lives in Greenville wouldn't know that. Akhenaton06 (talk) 04:58, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: "Around the world" isn't promotional in this case, it's fact. The London Philharmonic, among others, have performed at the Koger Center. That is something that's validated in the link I provided, so how can that be viewed as "promotional"? Akhenaton06 (talk) 15:14, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed the wording to sound more factual and less "promotional": "from local acts to global acts." Should be satisfactory. Akhenaton06 (talk) 16:54, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Koger Center

message: Please stop removing content in multiple edits before discussing it on the talk page.  It makes it very hard to actually verify information, which should be the primary goal of your edits.  Unsourced information doesn't belong, but some of it is very easily sourced and you're doing the article, and indeed wikipedia in general, a great disservice by removing relevant information.  If your contention is that the information isn't relevant, then that needs to be the edit summary, not "citation needed for these additional developments".  Personally, I would contend that they don't need to be written out and the general phrasing that you removed works better for the article.
In particular this information was removed:  " Other notable developments under construction and recently completed include high-end condos and townhomes, hotels, mixed-use structures, and the establishment of a retail corridor along Lady Street. "
I'm not familiar with adding references or links but I'll give it my attempt (something I can't say for the editors removing all this content)
High-end condos and townhomes:  Aspyre - (http://www.iaspyre.com/), Adesso (http://www.adesso-columbia.com/), Cooper Beach (http://www.cbeech.com/columbiasc.htm), The Gates at Williams-Brice (http://www.thegatesatwb.com/The_Gates-476.html), Carolina Walk (http://www.carolinawalk.com/).  There are more, but you get the picture.  
Mixed-use structure: the formerly mentioned Adesso building and the Horizon/Discovery buildings for USC.  See Innovista.  I would add that this seems like it could be stricken, as what exactly constitutes "mixed-use" ?
Hotels:  The Hilton Garden Inn, the Hampton Inn (http://www.hamptoninncolumbia.com/), the renovation of the Mariott on Assembly (http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/caecd-courtyard-columbia-downtown-at-usc)
I'm not sure what kind of citation you'd need for the establishment of a retail corridor on lady street... should I just get a link to several different businesses' websites?  Do you need a newspaper article with the exact phrasing "retail corridor"?  Can I include a photo showing the streetscaping and business signs?  At some point I feel we don't need to prove the existance of buildings along a street...  but take a look here if you're really that interested... (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+lady+street+columbia+sc&aq=f&aqi=g1g-c1g-m8&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=)
Thanks for wasting my time having to look up references for this information which was totally uncontroversial and really not that important to begin with.  You must be proud of your wikipedia editorial campaigns...  Lime in the Coconut 16:08, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: As for the "subjective word" edit summaries, please provide evidence of the subjectivity...  we don't have to have citations for every adjective used in the article.  "technologically advanced" is subjective but comes directly from the source.  However "thriving" is exactly how you would describe an area of town that went from no businesses and low property values to level of development evidenced today.  I realize that we don't want to over exaggerate claims, but that doesn't mean that valid claims can't be made.  "Distinctive" tower... how praytell can a large tower in the middle of a city not be distinctive?  I'm not going to revert every single edit you've made but you have to realize that this isn't productive or constructive at all, in fact, it's quite the opposite (destructive).  Lime in the Coconut 16:22, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's pretty fruitless and at some point motives have to be questioned. At any rate, this video link justifies the adjective "thriving" used to describe the Vista district: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhyQuBjSWZM Akhenaton06 (talk) 04:29, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of content

message: As I've edited it, the religion section starts off by describing Columbia's similarity with the majority of the Bible Belt South in its religious makeup. What's objectionable about that? Seems to me that it is quite relevant. Akhenaton06 (talk) 04:31, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Religion section

message: User Columbia1 (going by IP 71.85.96.214, which traces to Greenville, SC) adds Columbia as being the second-largest CSA in the state in the "Metropolitan area" section, but when I add that it's also the fastest-growing CSA in the state, he erases the latter fact. Seems as though both facts should either be allowed or omitted, but you can't be selective with them as Columbia1 wishes to be. Akhenaton06 (talk) 23:22, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There's no reason to remove any fact presented in the article unless it violates one of wikipedia's many policies.  I can't think of one that would violate.  However, removing facts from articles without explaining why or repeatedly removing sourced material sounds a lot like vandalism to me.  Lime in the Coconut 15:48, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Combined statistical area

message: *User:Columbia1 added info about curfews being enacted in Five Points due to some shootings there earlier this year in the shopping section. I contend that this information is not appropriate for the shopping section; seems pretty irrelevant actually as it really has nothing to do with shopping as Five Points is a nightlife district as well. Akhenaton06 (talk) 02:10, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Five Points 

message: *User:Columbia1 added a statement that Williams-Brice stadium is the second-largest stadium in SC (without linking to a source in the article) and in the comments cited this link: http://majorevents.clemson.edu/general_information/gi_fac.asp#memorial However, that link says nothing about Williams-Brice. It is a link to Clemson's stadium and gives facts about that stadium. This is not the Clemson stadium page. Akhenaton06 (talk) 02:14, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Williams-Brice stadium

message: User:Columbia1 keeps adding information on the sad state of fares at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia. This info might be sourced, but the claim as to why the prices there are higher is not in the source. Furthermore, the source do not say the fares are near the highest in the nation, just in airports "-3; less than 500,000 pax". Finally, this sort of info belongs in the CAE article, not in the already overlong Columbia article.  Abductive (reasoning) 07:43, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Prices at CAE

message: The accounts of Columbia in the Civil War always accentuate the burning of the city in 1865. But what about the celebrations at the beginning, the rejoicing over secession, the defiance of the Union, the dancing in the street etc.? This might balance the picture. Valetude (talk) 16:25, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: You actually think that "balances" or excuses war crimes?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.108.77.10 (talk) 14:49, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

text: The fact that this "history" fails to report the horrendous war crimes committed by Sherman's army is all the evidence one needs to understand the biased nature of Wiki.  Do not trust everything you read here. WILL20300 (talk) 01:37, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Civil war 

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Columbia, South Carolina's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "futuremarket":
From Columbia Inferno: "Future Markets", ECHL. (accessed 24 June 2014).
From ECHL: "Future Markets", ECHL. (accessed 24 June 2014).
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message: Considering that African Americans make up more than 42% of the city's population, and many are known to be Baptist, it's odd there is no mention of the black congregations of the National Baptist Convention, USA, founded in 1886, or the National Baptist Convention of America, founded in 1897 - two major black Baptist associations.Parkwells (talk) 23:13, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
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message: What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content! Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 09:54, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
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