Talk:Silver Spring, Maryland

message: If the population is roughly 71,000, the black population is 20-something percent, and SS is "home to 40,000 Ethiopians," how do those numbers compute?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:155:8301:1F0:AD39:12A2:32DD:7FCD (talk) 19:17, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
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message: A "transportation" section is due for Silver Spring.  I personally know Silver Spring because of its easy access to the redline of the Washington metro.
The transportation section as currently written would lead a reader to think that all of Silver Spring was transit-oriented development (it's not), with the emphasis on Metrorail and the un-built Purple Line.  I have attempted to remedy that by adding references to the InterCounty Connector. Cpzilliacus (talk) 03:41, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transportation 

message: A native/resident of Silver Spring?  As I recall she actually grew up in Takoma Park. --Spyneyes 03:05, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I also recall that she grew up in Takoma Park.  Although she did go to Montgomery Blair Highschool.  Remove?  Move to the Takoma Park page? There is not yet a famous resident list for Takoma Park squirrelist 20:45, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

text: I propose this list be "firmed up" with citations. I'm nearly certain Goldie Hawn is from Takoma Park, and several others on this list are dubious as well. (Sylvester Stallone anyone?) —xanderer 21:33, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, Goldie Hawn did in fact grow up in Takoma Park, somewhere in the neighborhood just north of Jequie Park, south of Takoma Park Middle School, and, if I remember correctly, somewhere near Buffalo St./Rd./Pl./something... Fireheat624 (talk) 00:06, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

text: This Washington Post article from 2005 referencing resident Donna Wulkan, MD SDAT public records , and The Silver Bee make a good case Goldie Hawn lived at 9 Cleveland Ave, Takoma Park.—BoboLink81 (talk) 17:56, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Goldie Hawn 

message: If the list continues to grow (for example, I think Jack Abramoff should be added), it will overshadow the rest of the article.  Then it should go somewhere else - I've seen separate articles titled "List of ....", for example.  (The other option would be to create a category.)   John Broughton 12:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable residents section of article

message: FYI, the article, Thornton Friends School, has been nominated for deletion due to possible lack of notability; see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thornton Friends School for the discussion. As an alternative to full deletion or retention, it's been suggested that the article might be somehow merged into this article or some other local article. --A. B. 20:08, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Local school's article ("[[Thornton Friends School]]") nominated for [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thornton Friends School|deletion]] 

message: This article should mentioned the area in downtown Silver Spring that was covered with artificial grass. It had became a popular gathering place and was the location of some outdoor events. It was decided to remove the turf and build a skating rink in it's place. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.164.202.130 (talk • contribs) 
:Unfortunately, I wish it were considered notable, despite the sheer number of people who didn't seem to care when it got removed. It might actually become more notable once we have sources for the plaza replacement, which we won't until or unless the disastrous nature of the new 1970s-style plaza becomes more apparent. I.e. we need a source comparing the new plaza to the astroturf. Has anyone written about the subject? Yclept:Berr (talk) 02:29, 22 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Silver Spring's Turf

message: There should be a section on crime, as a new resident here I am shocked at the number of stabbings and shootings. One of each happened in front of my place this week (within a 100 yards of my front door). I'll do a bit of research and put in some stats if no one objects. 209.190.248.102 07:10, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, if you can find some numbers, that'd be great. My only concern is that given the personal experience you've had, there might be some conflict of interest in you writing the section, so just watch out for that. Thanks for your contributions! – DroEsperanto(talk|contribs) 19:43, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: it's a problem that has been going on for a long time (it occurs in all of the suburbs of DC, and not just silver spring), and as usual it won't make the news unless there is a story behind it (hence why you usually don't hear anything about the 12-24 stabbings every night in DC). the good thing about silver spring is that the police have at least taken care of most of the crime that was happening before the mid-2000s. my point is good luck getting any crime sections in this wikipedia because i think they are more willing to spin the facts to put silver spring in a positive light than show all known facts.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.34.93.71 (talk) 18:00, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Crime section

message: Question for the group: Is The Silver Spring Penguin suitable for inclusion in the external links section per WP:EL?  Silverspring and I have had some back and forth about this, and it's a bit of a stalemate.  I contend it's a blog (i.e. it goes off), while they contend it's a legitimate online news site.  Thoughts?  SchuminWeb (Talk) 23:58, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with user Silverspring that the Silver Spring Scene, Silver Spring Penguin, and Just Up The Pike etc are news sources. I'm not sure how you define "legitimate" but what you probably consider "official" news sources like the Washington Post and Gazette have time after time taken original reportings from these sites and made articles out them. These aren't personal blogs but sites that report very mircolevel news about Silver Spring. Question for you, even if these "blogs" "go off" are you willing to discredit the Gazette and Washington Post since they contain bias opinionated articles and editorials? What makes these sites "illegitimate" if they write exclusive news content that the big boys copy? 69.251.249.6 (talk) 06:16, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Silver Spring online news sites 

message: The Capital Beltway is (IMO) the "main street" of the region and of Silver Spring, yet no mention of it (until now) in the history section. Cpzilliacus (talk) 03:41, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of Silver Spring with no mention of the Beltway? 

message: I feel as though the 2010 Discovery Communications HQ hostage crisis is at least worth noting somewhere in the history section, considering all the other arguably trivial events that are discussed. After all, the DCI HQ is an icon of downtown Silver Spring and the hostage crisis was a "big deal" and got a considerable amount of media attention. Just a suggestion, though I suppose someone else would have to be willing to insert at least a short paragraph with a "see [this page]" link on it, as I'm no Wikipedia expert...
Thanks, 71.163.128.20 (talk) 02:02, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm tempted to say let's not because of WP:NOTNEWS at this point.  Otherwise we end up with a problem with recentism.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:10, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree Smooth Henry (talk) 10:18, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal for adding 2010 hostage taking at DCI HQ to history 

message: being a lifelong citizen i remember most of the areas around the city place mall being in ruins (or empty abandoned shops if that is a preffered term)... the afi silver theater being one of the many abandoned buildings in the area of that section of downtown silver spring... or is there no mention because this article is meant to put silver spring in a good light instead of providing all historical facts?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.34.93.71 (talk) 17:53, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  no mention of the state of downtown silver spring before the revitalization of 2004? 

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message: Is it just me, or is the culture section in serious need of citations? Airbornemihir (talk) 22:10, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Culture section 

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