Talk:Waco, Texas

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thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion 

message: Strongly suggest to remove the photograph of Jesse Washington's remains. Photographs depicting violence and dead bodies are controversial and disturbing. This photograph adds nothing to the article's main topic, the city of Waco Texas, and it's shocking to see it in this context. There is a dedicated article on the lynching of Jesse Washington, where a reader might expect to see such a photo. 104.153.230.40 (talk) 04:30, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with this recommendation. An essential piece of history but a graphic and shocking image to encounter witout warning in an article about a town's geographic history. 2603:7000:3701:C083:C469:B4CB:DAB9:A865 (talk) 17:13, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Sometimes more is less.  I'd agree to remove the image. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:50, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

text: so ... do we simply remove it or do we have to bring it to the attention of the original author? I usually only make minor edits like typos (OK, like *correcting* typos ;-)) so I am hesitant to do it myself. Gonesoft (talk) 05:50, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If the original author is watching this article, they would have commented here. There seems to be a consensus to remove the image. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:54, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It should stay. Integral to the history of the city.Aneirinn (talk) 01:16, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove Waco Horror Photograph 

message: It mentions the speculation about the fire starting from agents shooting into the tear gas filled rooms, a theory that is countered by evidence. No mention of the official version. That strikes me as not objective. Compare with introduction to the main article. Gonesoft (talk) 05:53, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Waco siege 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved . (closed by non-admin page mover) – MaterialWorks 17:06, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Waco, Texas →  – Waco currently redirects to the page, it would be more concise. Aneirinn (talk) 06:16, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 5 August 2023 

message: Anyone adding City of Waco logos or images containing the Flying W, including that of the City Flag are in violation of Wikipedia policy. The City of Waco has not given anyone permission to do so, except for this account which is paid by the City of Waco to do so.
For the record, City Council Members do NOT have the authority to grant permission for anyone else to perform image updates. WebmasterWacoTX (talk) 16:35, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: While the discussion is happening -- slightly -- over on Commons, for anyone future who wanders onto here, it ought to be made clear that it's well-established (as Houston found out) that municipalities (and states and the Federal government) are forbidden by the Lanham Act to assert trademark protection over their flags, seals, or other insignia. It's certainly worth keeping an eye on this page; if the City of Waco is sending its employees to try and bully Wikipedia based on a right that they do not possess once, it's not a stretch that they'd do it again. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 05:38, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  All images with the "Flying W" are protected by trademark and copyright.