Talk:Mobile, Alabama/Archive 1

message: Maybe its time to cull the 'Notable Mobilians' list.  While many are quite notable, some are strictly of local interest.  Donovan Ravenhull 22:03, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it is rather long; it should just list the names of those known nationally, such as Alexis Herman. Lesanichelle 22:02, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Baseball players, for example. Mobile certainly has a strong baseball history, but let's stick with our rather large list of Hall of Fame players. By mentioning ALL of them, we lose sight of the fact that the city has produced more players in baseball's Hall of Fame than any city but a couple very large cities. I love 3 Doors Down, but if they're from Mississippi, why list them here? There are more we could list, like Kyra Phillips of CNN (Davidson High School), but I'm hesitant to add even more names at this point, even if deserving. Let's cull. Any other suggestions? 02:24, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I saw that Birmingham had a specific page for them all.  So, I took the liberty of creating one for Mobile. AlaGuy 23:09, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, but where is it? Goeverywhere 00:57, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable List getting long 

message: "Large commercial ventures are in the works for the metropolitan area as the northern suburb of Creola, Alabama is the expected site of a new $2.5 Billion Toyota auto manufacturing plant." That is certainly news to most Mobilians. This should be removed as it isn't true. Rlm0710 20:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toyota Plant? 

message: This section seems to be a bit long/overly detailed.  In addition, it seems to have some borderline POV issues.  It would be good if an experienced Wikipedian got in and maybe gave it a touchup. Donovan Ravenhull 20:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sports 

message: 04-October-2006:  The lede (or "lead") section could have a few important sentences added, since the myriad details of the standard population areas have been moved into "Demographics" to clear space for general overview sentences in the lede.  The most significant aspects to the outside world should be summarized in the lede. -Wikid77 08:27, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lede 

message: Since when has Mobile had a population of 203,000?!  I don't recall seeing that number on the sensus bureau's page during the year they used the 2004 estimation.  AlaGuy 04:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population 

message: Someone should consider moving the history section to 'History of Mobile, Alabama' and summerising the current section to 2 paragraphs. Rimmeraj 02:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  History Section is too long 

message: I originally graded it as start class. My intent was to make it a "B" class. In fact, I thought I did. Of course, it cannot be GA because it hasn't, I don't think, passed through the GA process before. 
*There are one or two typo's which need to be fixed (I will get them soon) and there are a couple of areas that need some expansion. 
*The transportation section should include the cruise line which is in place and will likely expand this summer. I would like to see something about the two tunnels and perhaps the Africatown bridge which are all three critical arteries.
*Under Education we probably should add Faulkner University which operates in Mobile too. I'm personally conflicted about how much detail we should include about education. The public school system is struggling as are many metropolitan systems.
*Economy could be expanded too and needs attribution.
*What I do not see are violations of WP:NPOV, WP:NOR or WP:COPY. The material is well written, diverse and balanced. 
I think with the above things in mind the article would be ready for GA review and then FA soon afterwards. As for the rating, I will change it right away. That was an error. JBEvans 01:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the revised assessment, including your comments regarding deficiencies.  Thanks for taking the time to explain.  :-)  /Blaxthos 02:51, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Good job on creating the sports page. I will try to get over to Mobile this weekend and get some images for the historic section. I think I can add to the government part too. JodyB 15:24, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

text: I believe the %2C is the encoding for the comma. --JodyB yak, yak, yak 15:02, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

text: Ah Ha! That makes a lot of sense.  I had noticed that some cities had it and others didn't.  Thanks.Altairisfar 16:21, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mobile, Alabama assessment 

message: "The immediate British enforcement of race codes threw the denizens of the French-derived culture into chaos. The French Creole world was noted for its laissez-faire attitude to racial matters and the stringent English codes chased some of Mobile's Creole residents westward into Louisiana."
:I wonder about this statement. If true it needs a citation and probably a bit more expansion, even just an internal link would help but I'm not sure where to find it. I did not remove it from the article, just thought someone might have an idea. JodyB 16:07, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This sounds like something you would hear during a historic house museum tour, not sure about its validity.  I'll check my books on Mobile to see if I can find a reference to it.Altairisfar 16:27, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

text: I've checked all of my Mobile history books and cannot find this anywhere.  I did find this reference to the British takeover: "At the time of transfer Mobile had some 350 townspeople, with some 90 French families in the surrounding countryside." Richmond Brown,et al., Mobile: the new history of Alabama's first city. (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 2001.) 42.  The only thing similar to this that I have ever read is about the American takeover of New Orleans and the subsequent enforcement of race codes there.Altairisfar 21:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Race Codes 

message: I've begun expanding the culture section. There is much more needed but I'm headed there. We need more photo's and probably need to include something about city stages and the beautiful antebellum homes in the downtown area. JodyB talk 02:04, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added photo of the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion.Altairisfar 17:48, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Culture

message: There was an uncited statement only 16 cities had buildings taller than Mobile's RSA tower. I hunted for some reference and could find none so I deleted that statement. I also dropped the one that the RSA tower is one of the tallest on the Gulf Coast. Seemed a little arbitrary to me and also would be difficult to source. I've no objection to inclusion if we can cite it. JodyB talk 16:13, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: RSA Building

message: Since I figure editors are likely to live in Mobile, this is a good place to ask.  I'm hoping to get a Public Domain/GFDL photograph of the Michael Donald Avenue to use in the Michael Donald article.  Any help would be much appreciated. It's the former Herndon Avenue. Sherurcij (Speaker for the Dead)  15:41, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm planning on making a trek to Mobile in the next week or two, and I can take my digicam and try to snap a pic.  If it's only a block long and connects Old Shell & Spring Hill I'm pretty sure I can find it.  Give me two weeks or so.  /Blaxthos 18:41, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That'd be great, thanks! Sherurcij (Speaker for the Dead)  19:01, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I will be in the general area on Thursday - I think. If I get the shot I'll upload it and let you know here. If not, Blaxthos will cover it. BTW Blaxthos, let me know when you're here and I'll buy you a cup of coffee. JodyB talk 20:02, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

text: I got the pics yesterday. I will upload them to Commons later today. There's not much there but it shows the sign and the street and surroundings. JodyB talk 11:08, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Photo's are up at commons. There are four so you can choose the one you like.:image:MichaelDonald1.jpg, :image:MichaelDonald2.jpg, :image:MichaelDonald3.jpg and :image:MichaelDonald4.jpg.Hope this helps! JodyB talk 15:44, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Those are great, I think :Image:MichaelDonald2.jpg is the best of the lot for illustrating the article - though I like the "quiet" feel of #4 as well (but not showing the sign, it might not illustrate the point quite as well) - much thanks for this! Sherurcij (Speaker for the Dead)  19:39, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Photographs

message: Substituted at 21:40, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment