Talk:Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)

message: I think we should mention that this Arena played a huge role in the 1995 action film "Sudden Death" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme?  We should link the reference to the wikipedia page for this movie.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.41.1.54 (talk) 15:40, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia itself is not a relable source, if you find another source that states it was used I think that's an appropriate thing to add. blackngold29 15:53, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There have been a few movies filmed there that I'm aware of. Besides Sudden Death, there's The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh and (I think) Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Some refs: , , . There are more refs out there, those are just a couple I happened to grab. I'm not sure if this information deserves its own section (probably) or if it would be best to add it to the general history section. --Bongwarrior (talk) 07:58, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Use in Film

message: Why is there the line "The arena has also been unable to attract other events, such as music concerts, to Pittsburgh"? It makes it seem like there are no events at all in the Arena which in fact there are several events annually... ClarkBHM 03:28, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Events

message: From the 'History' section: The 1995 addition of a new scoreboard, though, robbed the stadium of its signature element—the roof can no longer be opened and closed completely. 
From the 'Other events' section: The arena was also the setting for the 1995 Jean Claude Van Damme action film Sudden Death, which was set during a fictional Game 7 Stanley Cup Final. One notable point about the movie is that the climax featured the roof being opened during the hockey game.... However, the roof had been disabled from opening for years.
Apparently not, if the scoreboard was only added the same year the movie was made. . .
Isaac 17:40, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed possibly incorrect sentence. Flibirigit 04:16, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Timeline issue? 

message: I'm not asking for a detailed history of the team since they have their own page.  But no mention of the fact that two Stanley Cup Finals series were played at Mellon Arena... or that the 1990 NHL all-star game (in which Mario scored four goals and won his 3rd all-star game MVP award) was played there???  That's a bit crazy.  It might also be worth mentioning that the arena has been home to three different players who have won both NHL scoring titles and MVPs.  -Sam  87.65.39.133 14:06, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done -Sam 87.65.39.133 14:57, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I reverted the page to include the Lemieux/Jagr/Crosby sentence added on 6/21.  I think those three players are vital to the history of the arena.  Additionally, there was no rationale given for the removal of that sentence.  -Sam  71.163.75.179 15:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Penguins (the primary tenant) underrepresented on page 

message: Having re-written many of the articles concerning Pittsburgh stadiums I felt it would be good to give the same treatment to the only home the Penguins have known. This was one of the more difficult writes that I've done due to the limited sources that are avalible, partially because there doesn't seem to be any books that discuss the Arena in-depth and many of the notable events happend before the internet was even thought of. I did my best with what I have and I hope to find new sources when I can, I do expect more to become avalible as the time of its demolition approaches. I removed multiple concerts and events, but only because they were not sourced. If sources can be found for any of them I hope they are re-added, but I would rather have a short, well-cited factual article than a longer article that is 98% unsourced as it was prior to my re-write. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Thanks! blackngold29 03:48, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-write 

message: As far as I know, (from reading WP:NFCC, and noting that many non-free vectors are used in various articles) non-free SVGs are not against policies. There have been discussions regarding this topic, with no consensus being made. The addition of this image will not harm the article. I do not see the fuss over this. Connormah (talk) 00:03, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As I have stated on your talk page it is not about what format the image is, it is about NFCC#8 which states that the image must significantly increase the reader's understand of the topic. I fail to see how a words in a pretty font increase anyone's understanding of a building. The removal of this image will not harm the article, or the reader's understanding of Mellon Arena, in any way. blackngold29 02:43, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, adding the image would not harm the article either. Connormah (talk) 03:21, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That is true, leaving it in or remvoing it does not make a difference either way. The second part of NFCC#8 states, "[the images's] omission would be detrimental to that understanding". Therefore ommiting the image is more within the guidelines than including it. blackngold29 04:44, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non Free SVG Image 

message: :The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
No consensus to move. Note that :Civic Arena is now a dab page. Vegaswikian (talk) 18:55, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Mellon Arena → :Civic Arena — Though it is still officially known as the Mellon Arena, if it is indeed torn down, should we move it to Civic Arena, since it went under that name for most of its history? Riverfront Stadium is perhaps the best example of a precedent. I don't think at the moment it should be moved, but once the arena's fate is determined then we can go from there. Jgera5 (talk) 05:56, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

text: The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
Well despite the opposition if the arena remains standing, looks like it will be renamed Civic Arena anyways. Jgera5 (talk) 04:56, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

text: When the naming rights expire, I would support a move to Pittsburgh Civic Arena or Civic Arena (Pittsburgh). --Bongwarrior (talk) 04:11, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

text: Apparently, the team was so named, in part, because they played in "the igloo".  Jack McGregor's wife said: "I was thinking of something with a P. And I said to Jack, 'What do they call the Civic Arena?' And he said, 'The Big Igloo.' So I thought, ice. . . Pittsburgh. . . Penguins."   Powers T 17:55, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Possible move

message: His last New Year's Eve show mentioned on the Wiki page. I seem to remember a bronze statue of The King in the building's concourse. Is my memory correct? If so, what has become of the statue? I was from Detroit, and visited Pittsburgh and The Igloo only once, in the mid-80s.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.121.16.240 (talk) 16:22, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
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