Talk:Olympia, Washington

message: I have moved the historical and unmarked convos on this page to the section now titled "historical content". Now I'm going to create History of Olympia, Washington. - Freechild 22:44, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I also created the Template:Olympia to spur further development of articles about Olympia and to make it easier to find information about Olympia on WP. - Freechild 23:14, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Update

message: Could/should the Olympia infobox also be included on History of Olympia, Washington? Guidance is appreciated. - Freechild 04:58, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Placing the city's infobox

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message: Deleted this passage: "According to one MSNBC study, Olympia had more rainy days per year on average over the past 30 years than any other city in the lower 48 states."
1. The reference can not be found: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18827213
2. "City" is not defined.  More plausible is a comparison to state capital cities -- if source of statement could be located.
3. Smaller cities in coastal Oregon and Washington, including Forks WA, Aberdeen WA, Astoria, OR, and Tillamook OR are significantly wetter.
I also question the passage that states the first frost date is October 4.  The source is Olympia Airport weather station, 7 miles south and inland of the city.  The city itself is significantly moderated by the warming effect of Puget Sound, and in the urban frost date is usually about November 10.  There should be some authoritative data for comparison, such as "SchoolNet weather stations" data.
GeeBee60 (talk) 13:37, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weather hyperbole 

message: I have a series of comments and questions on this article.
1. The history section is poorly written, lacking information, including on the Capitol that deserves, at a minimum, some attention.
2. "Other parks include Priest Point Park, Burfoot Park, Woodruff Park, Sunrise Park, and Yauger Park, which is home to one of Olympia's public skate parks, also Friendly Grove, which is nestled in a small Eastside Community, and Trillium Park, which was created by the efforts of adjoining neighborhood associations with the easement of private property."
What does "easement of private property" mean?
3. Does the second word in "Bigelow Neighborhood" really need to be capitalized? This is English, not German.
4. "In downtown Olympia, efforts to preserve the use of artesian water at the one remaining public well has been the mission of H2Olympia: Artesian Well Advocates. In 2011, the city of Olympia committed $50,000 towards improvements of an artesian well, located in a parking lot that was purchased by the city the same year."
This is not very clear.
5. The information on the 2000 census is old and not really necessary. I would remove it.
6. "According to Olympia's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the county are".
Since the article is about the city of Olympia shouldn't the sentence say "city" instead of "county"? If the employers are truly for the county then this is not their place.
7. The specific departure time of the Amtrak trains listed in the Transportation section is totally irrelevant and unnecessary.
8. Jonathan Stewart (NFL) was born in Lacey which could be considered Olympia metropolitan area but still Lacey which is a different city from Olympia. He should not be listed under Olympia but under Lacey.
9. Should Rafah labeled as "Palestinian authority" or "Palestinian territory"?
ICE77 (talk) 17:59, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: , the best way to change an article is to follow WP:BRD. In other words,  you BOLDly make the changes you propose (with proper sourcing where applicable). If someone disputes any or all of it, they will revert you, and then it's discussed. Everyone here (everyone) is an unpaid volunteer. If you think it broke, fix it!. Anything you post here is addressed to the community at large,  which you are part of. John from Idegon (talk) 19:07, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with most of what you're saying,  it's just much simpler to discuss actual edits, rather than allusions to problems. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 19:18, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

text: The 2000 census data is standard across almost all U.S. city articles and should remain as a point of comparison to the 2010 census data. It will likely be removed when the 2020 census datasets are released in 2021/22 anyway, so there's no point in changing it now. SounderBruce 22:39, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments and questions 

message: What's the logic behind starting article about city with mentioning how it was "claimed" by European settlers, shouldn't that kind of information belong more in articles about colonization of North America? How many non-european city articles open with how it was 'claimed from someone else'. Why doesn't article about Istanbul start with how Turks claimed it from Europeans, or you know the million other cities and pieces of territory that have seen colonization and wars fought for them for thousands of years - this isn't NPOV, and the article should have NPOV dispute tag attached to it. I have read Wikipedia for years but have never seen such rampant anti-white propaganda as during last few years - and I am actually fine with dark sides of history being exposed provided it is balanced and doesn't target specific race of people, I know I will be bombarded with "how wikipedia isn't forum" but these things should be called out for, as they contradict the spirit of Encyclopedia that it was founded on and many rules that are set out. Please explain why this statement is necessary, and how is it neutral point of view when there isn't such practice for all cities around the world.
78.84.1.93 (talk) 20:44, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: This language seems inflammatory. It is accurate; "claimed" means they filed a claim with the land office, and that is perfectly neutral language, if you understand the context. But in fact Europeans had been in the area for over 50 years at that point, including living on lands now within the City. So it's not a good way to summarize the history. The page at https://olympiahistory.org/history-of-olympia/ provides a better approach. OlyScientist (talk) 14:13, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, this I went ahead and edited and bolded. OlyScientist (talk) 14:37, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "European settlers claimed the area" 

message: Should we include that its place as the 24th largest city in the state is the highest such number for any state capital? Malcolmmwa (talk) 07:26, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Adding unsourced statements is like putting the cart before the horse. SounderBruce 07:55, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  24th largest city in Washington 

message: Current page has a detailed (at this point, over-detailed) description of the efforts to create a downtown artesian well park from 1992 up to 2012, with no mention of subsequent events, which include creation of a new "protect the well" organization, Artesian Commons, as well as closure of the park and LOTS of controversy. An extensive edit is needed. I would include a bit of history on artesian wells (see the Artesian Commons ), summarize the 1992-2012 events in a couple of sentences, add post-2012 events, and align that description with the Artesian Commons article, adding in an Olympian reference or two to demonstrate ongoing controversy. Anyone want to discuss beforehand? OlyScientist (talk) 14:04, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It needs to be pared down further, but I tossed a lot of junk from the section. Given the Commons has its own article, a short summary is all that is needed here; no need to overburden this article. SounderBruce 20:02, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Artesian well downtown 

message: Hey everyone in my hometown!
Came across this article while researching for the Chehalis River page about a canal proposal that would link Olympia with the coast via Gray's Harbor and the river. The plan existed in different forms from the 1850s into Tricky Dick's tenure in the 1970s.
I was gonna just slot it into a {reideas} tag at the top of the page but thought it would be more helpful to explain it. Either way, I remember hearing about this when I was an elementary kid but if others find it notable, please write it up, because this type of topic is not conducive with my gray matter.
Enjoy!
Shortiefourten (talk) 19:27, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  A canal from Olympia to the coast