Talk:Findlay, Ohio

message: This article could be expanded quite a bit, to break away from the dry census-laden articles that define most communities in Ohio on Wikipedia.  For ideas on how possibly to expand it, look at what's been done with articles at Toledo, Ohio; Bellefontaine, Ohio; and Streetsboro, Ohio.  (No need to follow those articles exactly; feel free to be creative.) -- SwissCelt 03:46, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Break the mold!

message: I think the University of Findlay should get more than a trivia mention here.  Any takers?  -- SwissCelt 06:04, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  The University of Findlay 

message: Anyone have an opinion on the relevance of the mention of 50 sex offenders within the city limits? I don't think that's an unusually large amount, and if it is, it shouldve been mentioned in the article. I'm keen on removing it, personally, unless I'm missing something. -- Vbdrummer0 15:13, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems an unnecessary mention to me. My vote is for removal. -- Pepsi2786 08:50, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm going to go ahead and comment it out for now. If people decide it should stay in, anyone's free to remove the tags. Vbdrummer0 15:53, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sex Offenders

message: I just reverted the addition of a big block of text on a lynching in the 1890s, apparently added from the New York Times, see diff. While I do not doubt it happened, the blcok of text seemed very unencyclopedic - no context / intro, just the lynching (and some info on his crime told within the article). For an article that does not mention the Gas Boom in its history, this much on a lynching does not seem balanced - perhaps a sentence or two. Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 03:21, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: First off, I am not disputing that this lynching took place and I am fine with including a sentence or two about it in the article. However, the large amount of text that was added had several problems with it. First and foremost, I believe it was a violation of WP:NPOV, see speicfically Wikipedia:Weight#Undue_weight, and I quote: An article should not give undue weight to any aspects of the subject, but should strive to treat each aspect with a weight appropriate to its significance to the subject. Note that undue weight can be given in several ways, including, but not limited to, depth of detail, quantity of text, prominence of placement, and juxtaposition of statements. I think this should be part of the History section (not its own subsection) and suggest something like:
On March 31 1892, the only known lynching in the history of Hancock County occurred when a mob of 1,000 men, many "respectable citizens", broke into the county jail in Findlay. They lynched Mr. Lytle, who had fatally injured his wife and two daughters with a hatchet the day before, by hanging him twice (first from the bridge, then a telegraph pole) and finally shooting his body over a dozen times. (no author)
What do you think? I am adding this to the history section for now. Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 16:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

text: Here is a source for "suburb":. And here's an accessible source for the wife and daughters surviving the attack:. Kendall-K1 (talk) 00:48, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lynching 

message: One possible way to expand this article is to include a "cityscape" section describing the various different areas and neighborhoods within the city, (i.e. south end and historic S. Main St., downtown, Tiffin Ave. and "out east", the north side and the developing Trenton Ave., etc.) identifying key characteristics, subdivisions, parks, landmarks, and other points of interest within each area. Thoughts??  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.131.229.22 (talk) 18:29, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What are the reliable sources for this? Another way would be to add some history. Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 19:28, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expansion Suggestion 

message: O.K. This is a new post. I'm wondering who the h-ll Billy Krey is? They think it is our mayor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mieures4 (talk • contribs) 23:16, August 15, 2009
:Thanks for the heads up - I fixed it and added a ref. Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 23:27, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Mayor?

message: With an estimated drop in population for 2008 over the 2000 census of almost 2000 people?  Is the historical populations section wrong or are the "fastest growing" comments outdated/wishful thinking?
--Seodoa (talk) 02:15, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Fastest growing city?

message: Substituted at 15:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

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message: I fixed the entry for Lamont Paris but did not attempt to verify the info. I will not object if someone wants to remove this entry. Kendall-K1 (talk) 16:42, 8 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lamont Paris