Talk:Portola, California

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The so-called intro, some misinformed editor decided that "The name is generally mispronounced in an anglicized way, with stress on the middle syllable, thus ignoring the accent mark in its namesake's surname."  As a native of Portola, I find this characterization inaccurate, annoying, and a slight insult. 
First the assumption that the town was actually named for the explorer and second in failing to realize that in applying the moniker "Portola" the "accent mark" was not accepted as part of the new name (yes new name, Portola had three previous names--it seems that somewhere in the editing of the article the information about the previous names has been lost as well as the real story of how Portola obtained its current name).
When time permits, and I have my references available to apply, I will return and correct this error and omissions.
Osomite (talk) 17:08, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounation of "Portola" is falsenews 

message: I removed "Jack Trout" as a Notable Person associated with Portola California because he isn't. He is only notable in his own mind.
It is doubtful that "Jack Trout" is even his real name--it is a nom de guerre that this person utilizes to engage in his commercial enterprise of being a fishing guide and a nom de plume for the several articles he has had published. He offers himself as an authentic character in the Plumas County area, but his effort is typically to promote himself as a  fishing guide.
Basically the entry was an advertisement for his fish guide endeavors (https://www.jacktrout.com/). His creating this entry about himself is an instance of Conflict of interest (COI) editing. I would image if he could, he would create a Wikipedia article about himself as he thinks he is so interesting. But since he could not, he created his own "notable person" entry. Tsk Tsk.
The entry was created by a single-purpose account by editor "JackTroutShasta" to create his own "notable person" entry.  Notably, "JackTroutShasta" is no longer a wikipedia editor.
As an observation, the several other Portola Notable People aren't particularly notable and their entry should be reviewed for appropriateness.
Osomite (talk) 22:50, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable People - "Jack Trout" is not notable - he is advertising his fishing guide business