Talk:Houston/Archive 2

message: *What does the community feel about adding information regarding Houston's judicial system, i.e. number of courts, etc.?--Mayur 19:45, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Legal / Judicial

message: Any objections to adding "screwston" to the list of nicknames?  I mean, it has as much legitimacy as "H-town"... AFAIK both came from hip-hop.  67.180.27.77 23:08, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes - I do.  I dont think that we need to add suchs a derogitory nickname.  --ShakataGaNai 23:09, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not really derogatory.  It comes from "screwed" rap music, which just means the record is spun slowly.  It's not meant to carry any sexual or disrespectful connotations. 67.180.27.77 23:12, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Never really heard of houston refered to as screwston. Byt its possible I'm "out of touch" - is there any references for this nickname?  Thats all I wonder.  --ShakataGaNai 23:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: No references in text, but plenty in the rap scene.  The term is carried in an oral tradition (not trying to be silly).67.180.27.77 23:22, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

text: I object, if classical music fans named the town "Whoreland" would we consider it an acceptable nickname? Postoak 23:15, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

text: Well consider this.  You may not have ever seriously called Houston "screwston", but a real and substantial cross-section of the population really does use "screwston" with a straight face.  To dismiss it as stupid or whatever strikes me as chauvinistic.67.180.27.77 23:19, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: You should also consider that a real and substantial cross-section of the population does not use or has ever heard of this nickname. Shouldn't we try to use offical nicknames? Postoak 00:30, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

text: It is in the body of the article, and has been there for some time now...see "A cosmopolitan city" Postoak 04:26, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

text: The nickname of H-Town I believe comes from when the Arena Theatre (located off of the Southwest Freeway) was renamed to the H-Town Arena Theatre.  I have lived in Houston for 36 years and only in the last two or three of I actually heard the name H-Town to refer to Houston.  Nevertheless, I would give it legitamacy has a nickname for Houston. James084 01:49, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Lots of folks use H-town colloquially. I restored it. · Katefan0(scribble)/mrp 05:44, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't hear it often, but it seems to be gaining credence especially with out of towners for some reason. I am with Katefan on this one. EasilyAmused 07:12, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I found the reference in Wikipedia to "screwed" music very useful in researching Houston pop culture for my job. It's little tidbits like this that make Wikipedia one of the most useful internet resources I have for my job, and I appreciate that someone thought it was important enough to include.fauxpasta 22:49, 02 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Nicknames

message: I made a Houston userbox. It is at . I used Chicago's template to make it. :) WhisperToMe 02:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Woo!  (runs to add) · Katefan0(scribble)/mrp 02:39, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Nice! Postoak 06:45, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Userbox

message: Well, I am not going to provoke an edit war but I do hope that we can say what we need to say without being tasteless. Furthermore, here is what Wikipedia says about censoring comments . . .
"Removing uncivil comments
Strike offensive words or replace them with milder ones on talk pages (this is often seen as controversial, as is refactoring other people's words) 
Remove offensive comments on talk pages (since they remain in the page history, anyone can find them again or refer to them later on) 
Revert an edit with &bot=1, so that the edit made by the offender appears invisible in Recent Changes (do-able on ip contributions, requires technical help for logged-in user) 
Delete (entirely and permanently) an edit made by the offender (requires technical help) 
Permanently delete an offensive comment made on the mailing lists (requires technical help) 
Replace a comment made in an edit summary by another less offensive comment (requires technical help)"
I hate to sound like a moral compass but I stand by my decision to remove the words in question--particularly the "di" word-- just as I stand by my decision not to press the issue further. Katefan0 is an adult and a indespensable contributor to this page. I just thought things got a little icky.Dinobrya
::The guideline on removing personal attacks is also heavily disputed and generally only acceptable in the most egregious of personal attacks.  Sorry you were offended, but Wikipedia isn't censored, and I wasn't attacking anybody.  Let's all try to get back to talkign content again instead of the finer points of Miss Manners. · Katefan0(scribble)/poll 17:37, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is not censored for the protection of minors. As for the rest, glad to hear it. · Katefan0(scribble)/poll 22:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

text: Key word here is article.  That refers to an article text, not to discussions between adults on talk pages. If you can't handle someone saying "Oh fuck!" then you may find this a difficult place to inhabit. · Katefan0(scribble)/poll 06:27, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

text: Once again. Wikipedia isn't censored, either for minors or for adults who Inhale Sharply at a curse word. · Katefan0(scribble)/poll 08:15, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strong Language 

message: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/3609485.html
Logo and name leaked before the press conference.  Here it is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/drludicrous/hou_lg.gif
Time to update the sports section. SteelyDave 00:18, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Houston MLS Logo and name... 1836 it is 

message: Content was recently added that (to me) appears to be promotional materials for ADV Films and Swishahouse studios...complete with company logos, artists and product lists. I removed the edits and realized that other readers may not consider this advertising. I restored the section. Your opinion? Postoak 02:51, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Although I might be biased more towards rap than anime, I feel that in Houston you hear more people banging screw and rap in general, especially versus most other cities, than the anime subculture that one might see. Tycoonjack 07:15, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think we need to go down the road of getting into logos, artists or product lists, especially since there's a Swishahouse article, but screwed music is really popular there and I hear references to Swishahouse a lot.  I was home a few months ago, shooting pool at a Slick Willie's, and when the DJ mentioned Swishahouse by name, a cheer went up.  It's not a passing fad in Houston or a small concern, so I think it deserves mention.  Not logos, artists or product lines, though. · Katefan0(scribble)/poll 18:12, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising?