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Talk:Sather Gate

message: Probably worth mentioning is that (at the insistence of Jane Sather?) the eight bas-relief nudes were either removed early in the Gate's history, or never installed in the first place, and blanks stood in for them until the 1970s, when they turned up in storage (IIRC, under the bleachers in Cal Stadium). Obviously, my memory of the details is not very clear, but that memory derives from reading about this in the Daily Californian at the time, so if a digitally searchable archive of the Daily Cal from circa 1975-78 is available (I have not been able to access one via the www), more definite info should be fairly easy to extract and cite. 66.81.244.249 (talk) 12:23, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nudes and prudes 

message: The claim is made without substantiation.  Yes, Telegraph used to extend as far as Sather Gate.  Yes, an early horsecar (later steam dummy) track reached that locale BEFORE Sather Gate was constructed.  But by the time the gate was built, the newer Key System Telegraph Avenue streetcar line was already turning down Bancroft before reaching it.  Photos of the construction of Sather Gate do not show any tracks or a "turnaround" in front of it.  Another photo from about the same time that appears on p.186 of Vern Sappers' definitive "Key System Streetcars" shows a streetcar turning down Bancroft from Telegraph.  Unless this statement can be backed by some other evidence, the claim that the circular design in the concrete has anything to do with a streetcar turnaround should be removed. Tmangray (talk) 07:43, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Circle at Sather Gate is not an old streetcar turnaround
Talk:Save the Redwoods League

message: The organization has been accused of greenwashing and actively promoting loss of redwoods. 
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/09/greenwashing-sacrificed-california-redwoods/ JoeDunning (talk) 21:11, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greenwashing 

message: This article reads like a promotional brochure for Save The Redwoods League. There should be more information critical of the organization as detailed in the Greg King book 'The Ghost Forest' 2600:1700:3347:9810:49D4:9D2C:EDE0:C408 (talk) 12:12, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misinformation
Talk:Sawtelle Boulevard

message: In the 1950s there was a large Japanese community south of the Veterans Administration centered on Sawtell. 
Many of my elementary school classmates were Japanese.   By the mid 1970s most of the Japanese businesses were gone.  My blue eyed blond friend was the janitor for the Japanese Gardener Association in the mid 1970s, and it was the only Japanese facility on Sawtell that I knew of thenSaltysailor (talk) 02:23, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: 1950s and 1970s
Talk:Gesha

message: Another opinion about the Gedramo Coffee Plantation can be found at the blog entry, "Starbucks Ethiopia Gemadro Estate: Corporate greenwashing?". I used links I found there to add details to Wikpedia's info on coffee production in Ethiopia. (Note added to show that I am not shilling for Starbucks.) -- llywrch 23:13, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Scotty's Castle

message: I have not been there, but the coordinates appear to be incorrect. The site appears to be at . I have not made this change, since I would like someone who is familiar with the location to check this first. In addition, the nearest city seems to be Beatty, Nevada rather than Olancha, California. I will make this change. Jim (talk) 19:35, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Location 

message: The wording here is a little unclear. When first read it refers to "the disability" and seems to be referring to something specific which does not appear
anywhere else in the text. I am going to change the wording to make it a bit clearer.
Maladroitmortal (talk) 18:59, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Johnson's Disability 

message: I must know. I'm guessing its scotty from Star Trek, it could be no one else...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.37.187 (talk) 01:42, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Who IS Scotty?
Talk:Scripps Institution of Oceanography

message: There's a proposal within a checklist at Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/NRHP articles needing attention to split out Old Scripps Building, the National Historic Landmark, from this page.  Currently Old Scripps Building is a redirect to this page.  I happen to think that the coverage of Old Scripps Building within this page is fine, and that it doesn't need splitting out.  At least not unless the section on it grew to be a lot bigger. doncram (talk) 16:23, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Oops, already split it out :) dm (talk) 23:35, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split proposal 

message: Rather than the current laundry list with no description? dm (talk) 12:37, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: An excellent question, but one I will carefully avoid by saying, "if they are already in wikipedia and survived the deletionists".  I'm more worried about the article looking like a laundry list than I am about any one of the names and whether they should be in wikipedia at all. dm (talk) 02:48, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

text: my thought is to take the laundry list and move it to an actual list article. Then work into the article text any names which should be there. dm (talk) 14:42, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  notable people -> list of notable people connected to Scripps? 

message: The setting of the film The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues is a fictional research institution called the Pacific College of Oceanography. It looks sort of like a 1950s era Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Does anyone know if the fictional research institution is based on the real research institution?-Schnurrbart (talk) 00:18, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  SIO in film
Talk:Scripps Ranch, San Diego

message: I live here :)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.32.234.166 (talk) 02:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Hello! I also live in Scripps Ranch and as I am fairly new to Wikipedia, I was wondering if it would be appropriate to include a Community Events section on this page? Notable events such as the Fourth of July Parade, the Halloween Carnival at Miramar Ranch Elementary, the annual garage sale, the holiday tree lighting, the weekly farmer's market at EBS, and even the random concerts in the park (Hoyt Park) all contribute in defining the culture of the Scripps Ranch community. I'm sure there're several more events that could be included in this proposed section that I have not mentioned. Let me know what you think!
Kairi p (talk) 23:26, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: New Section Proposal

message: Anchor General Insurance
Asset Marketing Systems
Coldwell Banker
Cosco Fire Protection
County of San Diego
Coventry Healthcare
Delta Group Electronics
Epsten Grinnell & Howell
Hitachi
INOVA Diagnostics
Koch Membrane Systems
L-3 Communications
LG InfoComm
Lockheed Martin (future site)
MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Mitchell International
Nokia
Power Genix Systems
Prudential
Semtech Corporation
SYS Technologies
US Bank
USA Federal Credit Union  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.88.72.61 (talk) 06:23, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Companies & Employers 

message: 
* Moved completed in January 2011 --Mike Cline (talk) 12:09, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move request notice 

message: There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Otay Mesa, San Diego which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you.  —RM bot 23:16, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Move discussion in progress
Talk:San Diego State Aztecs

message: OK, I put in the national championships, but how about somone inputting a list of conference titles?  SDSU has many of those. Streltzer 17:39, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Can anyone else see the (perhaps unintentional) humor in the above? :) Nice job Streltzer, BTW! --IRelayer 05:43, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:    ;-)   Anyway, I am trying to make this article more accurate and I think some of this information would be helpful. Does anyone have some ideas for adding such information? Streltzer 20:37, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Championships

message: Is it really fair to call the football team "esteemed"? First of all, that seems like a statement of personal opinion, and secondly, we're talking about a team that has played in exactly five bowl games, two of which were sub-FBS level. "Esteemed" seems like quite a stretch and not encyclopedic. 208.67.167.227 (talk) 15:39, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV Football

message: Am in support of this and would be willing to be a contributor of the article.--Jojhutton (talk) 03:08, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Its done now, at San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball.Jojhutton (talk) 15:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creating SDSU Basketball article 

message: What sort of "organized program for gymnastics" do the Aztecs have? It's not a varsity sport, AFAIK, and I can't find info on a club team there. Anybody know the situation there? If I don't hear any answer, I'll delete gymnastics from the list of sports at SDSU.YellowAries2010 (talk) 17:10, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gymnastics
Talk:Seahaven

message: Should it be noted that the Great Wall is not actually visible from space? Lots42 (talk) 19:38, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Um... it is. C Teng (talk) 02:36, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  China 

message: This page was merged with The Truman Show, but I'm pretty sure that there was no discussion about it. → C Teng [talk] 22:23, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge
Talk:Seals Stadium

message: Someone must fix the "Broke Ground" date since it is listed as 1964, and the “Demolished” date is listed as 1959.  Please correct this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.216.29.70 (talk) 18:44, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have asked the guy who posted it to re-research it. Wahkeenah 21:40, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He fixed it. That is, he removed it. He had copied it from elsewhere and forgot. Wahkeenah 04:43, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Broke ground date is clearly wrong!
Talk:Searles Lake

message: It was my understanding that the 20 Mule teams hauled their cargo to Mojave, where it was transfered to rail cars.LorenzoB 04:46, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I'm told that Searles Lake is a significant source of Lithium. Is this true?68.111.71.197 (talk) 11:24, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Lithium
Talk:Searles Valley, California

message: According to the USGS, the official authority on geographic locations in the United States, Searles Valley and Trona are separate populated places (search http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic). Should this article reflect this? Rsduhamel (talk) 06:09, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There was a separate Trona article, but I just realized someone merged it into this one --bad move since there is plenty of precedent for creating articles about commonly known areas rather than merging them on technical grounds (besides, things can be clarified in separate articles).  I may separate them again. --Bobak (talk) 16:22, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Searles Valley and Trona, separate places
Talk:Seaside High School (California)

message: This Page is being vandalised intentially or trashed unintentionally. We must not have Reversion Wars, and I for one have no desire to labelled as an incitor or instigator.Vampromero (talk) 04:24, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Continual Vandalism

message: I have removed the following sentence from the article, because I believe that a statement of "intimidation" needs a citation to describe the circumstances.  If an appropriate citaiton can be found this could be put back, perhaps with explanation of the circumstnaces involved.  Loren.wilton (talk) 05:49, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Maori war dance
Talk:Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine

message: Wow! This sounds a lot like it was copied directly from a marketing brochure. This article does not contain even one shred of notable information. DELETE PLOX. ANarc (talk) 02:43, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Advertising

message: The introduction leads with two sentences stating the Shrine is closed to standard visitors and requests the reader visit a website for more information. This seems like a strange way to introduce the reader to the topic. Additionally, it seems inappropriate for the page to direct the reader to take an action. Can someone shed more light on this?
DietDrPhil (talk) 05:33, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Call to action in intro
Talk:Selznick International Pictures

message: Walloon, you are probably correct about ownership of Gone With the Wind passing to MGM in 1944. "GWTW" has a complex history. As I understand it, in 1939, the film was owned by Selznick International Pictures, but MGM owned the distribution rights in order to obtain the services of Clark Gable. Ownership of the film itself may have transferred to MGM in 1944.
I think we need a citation on this. When I have time, I will research it. Please be patient. Or, if anyone else has a reliable citation for this, please add it. Thanks. JGKlein (talk) 14:49, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The sale of GWTW by Selznick International to Jock Whitney and his sister in 1943, and their sale of it to MGM in 1944, was widely reported in the press. Not so complicated. — Walloon (talk) 15:53, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ownership of "Gone With the Wind" - passing to MGM in 1944
Talk:Enfield High School

message: ----
Removed "well known for sports in the state" as I can dispute that information personally.  Unless evidence is provided to back up that claim, it is against Wikipedia policy.  I don't have the specific dates, but since this article mentions the high school was formed in the 1890s, it should be pointed out that it is NOT in the original building.  Maybe some more information on different buildings used over the years for the high school would be valuable as well.  Crs175 02:22, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

message: This article is sounding more and more like an ad for the school with each edit.  I think we need to consider this article as a statement of fact and not as propaganda for EHS. Please keep this in mind when editing this article. Cheers, Joshfinnie (talk) 15:25, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I just removed about 10,000 bytes worth of repititon, adspeak and peacock language...and a lot of wikified common terms. There's probably more to do but that's about as far as I'm willing to go for now. Markvs88 (talk) 16:45, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sounding like an ad.
Talk:Sepulveda

message: Why was this disambiguation page moved from Sepulveda to Sepúlveda? Most of the entries are to the unaccented name.  ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 04:58, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Move back if you wish. ☆ CieloEstrellado 01:44, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Page move
Talk:Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

message: To link to the Turkish wiki, it needs some special characters. http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muazzez_%C4%B0lmiye_%C3%87%C4%B1%C4%9F
I'm not sure how to do those, though. Stilgar135 00:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: In the introductory paragraph it says that she is an archaeologist and Assyriologist who specializes in the study of Sumerian civilization. Maybe it is the name of her branch of study in international scientific circles. But in her conference in Mersin she stressed that she should be called a Sumerologist. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 16:43, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sumerologist 

message: I am removing the "biological immportals" part as it is obviously a prank—Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.131.208.99 (talk) 15:07, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There is an RfC on the question of using "Religion: None" vs. "Religion: None (atheist)" in the infobox on this and other similar pages. 
The RfC is at Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion. 
Please help us determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 06:27, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion|Request for Comments]] 

message: I found a Turkish article from last year which says she was celebrating her 109th birthday, which would mean she was born in 1913 and not 1914 - https://www.odatv4.com/kultur-sanat/109-yasina-giren-muazzez-ilmiye-cig-odatv-ye-konustu-yeter-artik-gitmek-istiyorum-242451.
I also found an unverified Instagram account, which is run by a friend or family member, with the last post being from January of this year - https://www.instagram.com/muazzezilmiye/.
Skycloud86 (talk) 02:08, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Born in 1913?
Talk:Seven Oaks Dam

message: This page lists dam information, and indicates the volume of the dam is 4,000,000 cubic yards.
The Wikipedia page on Highest Dams and the page on Seven Oaks Dam lists its height with three different values:
632 ft (193m), 550 ft (168m), and 650 ft (200m).  Which is correct?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.185.250 (talk) 02:05, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dam information
Talk:SF Weekly

message: Hi. I'm Jake Swearingen, the web editor at SF Weekly. There's several factual errors in the article, which I've taken the liberty of fixing up, including updating our physical address, updating the information about our publisher, changing a few style matters (we're SF Weekly, not the SF Weekly), updating our online offerings, and including more recent awards we've won.
More broadly, would it be possible to get an outside Wiki editor to take a look and making this more neutral in tone? Currently, the article reads as particularly one-sided. The Controversies seems excessive, and the information can be related throughout the article. 
It's questionable whether the Armenian controversy is still a notable incident in SF Weekly's past, and the quote from a former web editor seems extraneous.
It would be great if statements from VVM owner Michael Lacey could be included in the section on the Guardian lawsuit. Here is the the memo from Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin. 
Finally, the sentence "and enjoys mixed reviews by the Bay Area community" seems puzzling. Surely any media organization in the Bay Area received mixed reviews? A citation, at least, should be included. Thanks for all the work the community has already put into this. (Jsweari (talk) 00:19, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments from SF weekly

message: I'm trying to figure out when the HQ moved to the new location. In January 2011 it was still at China Basin Landing
WhisperToMe (talk) 07:03, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: HQ
Talk:Shackelford, California

message: This entry on Shackelford, California, has nothing on the history of the town. Does anyone know where its name came from? Thanks. Just wondering if the town's name had anything to do with R.M. Shackelford, who was in Monterey County in the mid 19th century.MarmadukePercy (talk) 16:39, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This article now contains this statement: "The name Shackelford comes from shack, due to the shacks that were first built, and ford, because of the settlement's proximity to the Tuolumne River ford." This is almost certainly incorrect. The town is likely named for R. M. Shackelford. Or perhaps W. C. Shackelford, a Modesta merchant and president of the school board. I hope someone knowledgeable can get to the bottom of this. MarmadukePercy (talk) 04:06, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]
Talk:Shandon, California

message: If you ask Google Maps for a route from San Francisco to Los Angeles it recommends the I-5 in the Central Valley. But if you then drag the route across so it takes you the alternative way of U.S. 101 near the coast, it still wants to cross the mountains at Shandon to join up with the I-5. Is there therefore much traffic passing through this place? Is it a busy stopping off point for people voyaging through California, or a quiet backwater? Beorhtwulf (talk) 22:28, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Traffic and throughflow of people
Talk:Shasta College

message: It seems the emphasis specifically on the music department is unwarranted, or at least needs a citation to justify its notability over other departments on the campus.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graphemie (talk • contribs) 02:24, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Objectivity & Sources 
Talk:Shields Date Gardens

message: I understand from some source that I can't remember that the date palms were originally aquired from Iraq. This would be an interesting addition to the article if someone has a source.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.23.105.146 (talk) 03:54, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: In "The Romance and Sex Life of the Date," Mr. Shields says that 25 of his date palms are from Algeria, and the rest of his palms are propagated from the original 25 trees. Visitor7 (talk) 04:06, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Original Trees
Talk:Shoreline Amphitheatre

message: I am taking Dave Mathews & Cruefest info out. It's irrelevant.  If it's the first show, or the last show... that is obviously a bookend or benchmark, but listing one or two random shows of thousands is silly.  It's either a full, amalgamated list of all shows and festivals, or nothing. It's incomplete, and therefore looks like fanboy fluff.  For example, if Dave Mathews never played there, would it effect Shoreline Ampitheatre's history in any way whatsoever? Nope. Not relevant, not to be included.Unclefishbits (talk) 07:55, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall

message: I don't think the article name is a good one.  There are certainly multiple Shrine (or Shriners) Auditoriums in the US, and while this one is likely the most well-known one, there are certainly others.  I can see two possible solutions: one is to make a generic article, and the other (which I prefer) is to rename this Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles). MSJapan (talk) 21:00, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with changing the name to "Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles)".  There are indeed multiple Shrine Auditoriums ... there is one in Jacksonville, Fl. (see here), and one near Boston, MA (see here), just to cite two.  The auditorium in LA is by far the most famous, having hosted the Accadamy Awards and other notable events, and as such deserves its own article... but it is hardly the only "Shrine Auditorium".  Blueboar (talk) 18:38, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name change? 

message: The Screen Actors Guild Awards actually take place in the exposition hall, not the auditorium. Shouldn't this be corrected? --FriendlyGuyFromCA (talk) 03:38, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  SAG Awards
Talk:Faith in the Baháʼí Faith

message: How can this be a question if there is already articles like Faith in Christianity, and Faith in Buddhism let along a large section of the faith page itself?--Smkolins 00:42, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As the page was written, it was unencyclopedic, but written as an essay.  As it stands now, with all those paragraphs commented out, it's better, but still not great. I'll remove the tag, but if the paragraphs come out without an extensive change in focus, I'll put the tag back up. -- Jeff3000 01:02, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Unencyclopedic topic?

message: "These five of the six sections below need a complete rewrite- they should be about how the Baha'i Faith believes they lead to faith, not a description of each."
:Why? The overall system is one going towards understanding and each way of knowing reveals some of all of the truth for oneself. This is what is described. And it is pointed out in the six section that simply having that spirit of faith is not to be alone in the ways of knowing, that each way of knowing has it's place as described.--Smkolins 01:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Because Wikipedia is not a collection of essays, but an encyclopedia. -- Jeff3000 01:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  section of ways of knowing