Talk:Williston, North Dakota

message: Isn't the Miss North Dakota pageant held in different cities every year? --MatthewUND(talk) 03:17, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No.  It has been in Williston every year for many years.  Gene Nygaard 01:28, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

text: OK, good to know.  --MatthewUND(talk) 23:23, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Miss North Dakota

message: District 1 and New public district 8 are two separate school districts. The have always been that way. They have never split, as is stated.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caeide (talk • contribs) 
What was wrong with the Trinity Christian article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leopold Samsonite (talk • contribs) 
:Other users deemed it non-notable. --MatthewUND(talk) 08:21, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: School districts

message: Section Economy: "with the expanding drilling (utilizing the 'frac' pumping technique) of oil". What is the 'frac' pumping technique? Can an explanation or link be added? Is it fracturing? --Mortense (talk) 16:07, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the 'frac' pumping technique? 

message: The documentary film The Overnighters which was nominated for an Oscar was set in Williston  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.191.24.204 (talk) 15:22, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Overnighters 

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message: Existing text gives the impression that James J. Hill had ownership in the Northern Pacific RR in 1887.  Also that the Northern Pacific was extended to Williston at that time.  
The first point seems to conflict with the Northern Pacific Wikipedia article, which I now understand can't be cited.  I'd like to suggest wordsmithing this sentence to something like "... by his friend, railroad magnate James J. Hill."  The timing of Hill's investment in the Northern Pacific isn't important to the Williston history.
I added information to fix the second point; it was Hill's Manitoba RR.  But this was reverted, altho my source seems acceptable.  I'd like to have this information be part of the article, so the naming of the town won't leave the impression that the town was started by the Northern Pacific.  Also, the History section is pretty barren, and a railroad's arrival is an important event.  How can I do this in an acceptable way? Deangup (talk) 19:37, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Take a look at my tweaks and see what you think. The name of the railroad doesn't have to be mentioned at all, but if you want to mention the Manitoba as the precursor to the Northern Pacific, that's fine too.--John Foxe (talk) 21:43, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Better.  It wasn't necessary to remove the info re: James' seat on the NP board.  But that removes any confusion about RRs serving Williston.  Was your use of NP above a typo? Deangup (talk) 21:53, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes.  (You've given your birth year, so you can grant pity to your elder.)--John Foxe (talk) 15:50, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  History