Talk:Rio Linda, California

message: I do believe Rush started using Rio Linda because he drove thru the town and saw what a wreck it was while he had a show in Sacramento.
:Correct.  Rio Linda is between Sacramento and the transmitter site of KFBK, the station where Rush's show grew up.  There was no cancellation.  One day Rush drove through Rio Linda, which used to have, well, an image problem— he saw cars up on cinder blocks and used appliances and other trash in front yards, and chickens and dogs wandering the streets.  Rush's sarcastic sense of humor kicked in and the stereotype of Rio Linda residents as ignorant hillbillies was born.  Therefore the phrase "For those of you in Rio Linda…" is a euphamism for "To put this in terms so simple that even stupid people can figure it out…".  —RandallJones 01:01, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Incorrect. Limbaugh drove the length of Rio Linda Blvd., which travels through the slums of Del Paso Heights. It was here that he saw cars on blocks, abandoned appliances, etc. He's relayed the story many times, and it's painfully obvious to those who live in Sacramento that he's confused Rio Linda Blvd. with the physical town of Rio Linda.- 71.137.216.92 22:41, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have a citation, I'll let your comment and edit (and similar edits) go unchallenged.  I have lived in or near Sacramento since 1960, had friends in Rio Linda at the time Rush started using that phrase and visited there often, and listened to Limbaugh's show on KFBK from the third day it was on the air back in the 1980s.  Perhaps Rush changed his story in the intervening years, but I'm not speaking out of ignorance and it's not "painfully obvious".  —RandallJones 01:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

text:  You're a fool. The Riverside Plaza article states that 50% of the complex is designated as low-income housing, and "A string of homicides in the early 1990s also contributed to a negative image." Citing the facts surrounding a subject is one thing. Citing a racist, drug addicted talk show host's opinions is another.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.1.73 (talk) 15:02, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm not sure why you've made this debate personal but it's rather distasteful.  You should know that your personal attack is a direct violation of Wikipedia policy.  You should review the "Five Pillars of Wikipedia", especially 2 (Wiki is NPoV), 4 (Interact in a CIVIL manner), and 5 (Wiki does not have firm rules).  You should also sign your posts.  Oh, and relax, it isn't personal.  Life is too short to come unraveled over a disagreement on Wiki. 76.25.25.109 (talk) 22:40, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

text:  I'd like to point out the irony in your trying to remove Limbaugh's reference because you find it "offensive" and then coming into the talk page and write highly offensive remarks.  Watch out y'all, the thought police are on patrol.  174.51.97.71 (talk) 15:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

text: How can it possibly be NPOV when you're referencing Limbaugh's personal POV? The article should contain factual details about the subject matter. Not the personal opinions of a celebrity. How does any content that Limbaugh has generated contribute to the source material? --75.48.14.15 (talk) 00:07, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Your revision is an acceptable compromise. 174.51.97.71 (talk) 19:38, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

text: Using a primary source that has not been published in a reliable source is WP:OR.  You would need a reliable source that this is an issue for the city.  This is an article about the city, and while a running gag on his show might be interesting to fans of his show, but has nothing to do with this article.  If you can find reliable sources that indicate this is important to the city of Rio Linda (not Rush Limbaugh), then please provide them here.  And finally, I would remind you that it is up to the editor seeking to add or restore material to get consensus before adding it again (it is not up to other editors to justify the removal).  Adding it without consensus or while discussion continues constitutes edit-warring.  --Loonymonkey (talk) 17:21, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: This entire discussion page illustrates a dialogue that has progressed to consensus.  Hence, I have reinserted the reference.  Here's why it's an issue for the city: The Rush references are mentioned at Rio Linda Online and Rio Linda Our Town (both external links from this page), and MyRioLinda.com.  There is a Facebook group called "Admitting you're from Rio Linda CA" with nearly 500 members.  A Google search of Rio Linda has mention of the joke in second, fourth, and fifth place on the first page alone.  Reading further shows that many people on the web, when mentioning they're from Rio Linda, add that "yes, it's the place Limbaugh talks about".  Rush' mentioning Rio Linda on air brings nationwide recognition to Rio Linda that it would not achieve otherwise. And as far as WP:OR, if that's the measure then we should probably remove the history section since it contains no references whatsoever.174.51.89.57 (talk) 22:55, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

message: I suppose that confronting opposing arguments is correct when no really neutral wording can be found. I added the following quotes in the reference section.
Turesable (talk) 23:00, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right, "son of a plumber" is not relevant to Wikipedia, but it appears clearly in the article. "In 2005 I traveled home to bury my Dad - a World War II veteran, plumber and union organizer". Turesable (talk) 20:07, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opposing views 

message: ...does not go in the lead.  Work it into the Demographics section, in conformity with every other municipality-related article.  PenitentWhaler (talk) 22:12, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Average salary...