Talk:Houston/Archive 5

message: Unsourced: Houston is considered to be a politically divided city whose balance of power often sways between Republicans and Democrats. The affluent western-central portions of Houston—such as River Oaks and the Memorial/Spring Branch area—consistently vote Republican, while many of the inner city neighborhoods are heavily Democratic.  The communities of Kingwood and Clear Lake City  in the northeast and southeast portions of the city, respectively, are heavily Republican. Ufwuct 06:20, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced claims in Politics section

message: There is no desert in Houston and the nearest desert is hundreds of miles away.  There have been no deserts anywhere near Houston in historical times, so it could not have been built on desert either.  Even the driest year on record (1917), had 17.66 inches of precipitation, which would make it much wetter than the traditional 10 inch cutoff for deserts.  Ufwuct 16:24, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ummm... I don't see anything about a desert. Tennis DyNamiTe (sign here) 23:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed it already.  I could have sworn though, that I have removed that before.  Ufwuct 23:23, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, okay. Tennis DyNamiTe (sign here) 23:30, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Built on desert?

message: ::Passenger flights, however, ended on September 7, 2004.
I couldn't find a source on this anywhere, and that includes at Ellington Field.  If anyone wants to put the effort in to find a source, please do.  Thanks.  Ufwuct 23:21, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced Re: Ellington Field

message: I removed this part
::8.7 million square feet (870,000 m²) of office space planned or under construction and  
from the following sentence:
::Downtown was on the threshold of a boom in 1970 with 8.7 million square feet (870,000 m²) of office space planned or under construction and huge projects being launched by real estate developers with the energy industry boom.
I would assume that the editor who added this did not just add some random number and was actually getting this from a source.  If you are the editor or you know where this tidbit comes from, please let me know what the source is so that I can add it to the article.  Ufwuct 01:45, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced Re: 1970s construction boom

message: probably true, but that's not what we get from the provided source. "Face of Texas" says Texas is young. PDF is comparing selected cities, not all
The source provided compares all but one (Tampa) of the prinicipal cities of the top 25 metro areas.  It's a pretty representative sample.  I didn't claim the third youngest in the U.S., but "among the youngest".  Texas has the second youngest median age of any state, behind only Mormon Utah.  Houston has a younger median age than the state of Texas.  So I think it is a very safe assertion to say that Houston has among the youngest populations.  I have not provided the Census Bureau information before because it is easily available and usually the first place a skeptic would look, but I will add it here now for clarification.  Ufwuct 16:27, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Population age

message: With refs, the article file size is 65 kB and therefore "too long".  Without refs, the article file size is 43 kB, which is > 33 kB, but still fairly low.  I hope they do not now begin to count this (file size) against this article's FA nomination.  Ufwuct 18:40, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: These things aren't set in stone.  Wikipedia is more capricious and inconsistent than most wikipedians believe.  Compare Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/San Francisco, California.  Somehow San Francisco was a FA with 81kb while NYC is a terse and complete article at 65kb, even though the city has had an extra 2 centuries of history and 10 times the population.--Loodog 19:29, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  It's sometimes a question of luck.  Hopefully we'll get some luck to come our way.  Ufwuct 19:40, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: That's just [[sick]]

message: I was pleased to see a reference to Slotboom's "Houston Freeways" in the article.  I remember this book from working at a bookstore - it's one of the most fascinating books I've ever seen about Houston.  It's interesting that there were only 5,000 copies made and the book is now out-of-print.
Deatonjr 16:46, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never seen it in hardcopy, but yeah, it's a good book. Ufwuct 17:38, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Houston Freeways 

message: I removed this because it is unsourced.
According to the 2005 Houston Area Survey, 67 percent of non-Hispanic whites in the city are declared or favor Republicans while 88 percent of non-Hispanic blacks in the city are declared or favor Democrats. About 58 percent Hispanics (of any race) in the city are declared or favor Democrats.
Houston is considered to be a politically divided city whose balance of power often sways between Republicans and Democrats. The affluent western-central portions of Houston—such as River Oaks and the Memorial/Spring Branch area—consistently vote Republican, as do several of the city's far western and northwestern areas and the communities of Kingwood and Clear Lake City in the northeast and southeast portions of the city, respectively.
Meanwhile, many of the inner city neighborhoods, mainly predominantly Hispanic and African-American inner loop neighborhoods such as Acres Homes and Houston Heights (known locally as "the Heights") are heavily Democratic, along with much of southwest Houston and the city's northern, eastern and southern neighborhoods. Most of Houston's suburbs, including The Woodlands (north), Katy (west), the Cypress-Fairbanks area (northwest), Sugar Land (southwest), League City (southeast), and Pearland, are heavily Republican.
Postoak 04:49, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: ...Houston is mainly Democratic though, isn't it?--68.201.118.165 13:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Politics

message: Mention of the Houston hip-hop scene is important to this article.  It is a prominent fixture in the current scene here.  The city is home to many important artists whom all share a local style and roots. (Mike Jones, Bun B, Slim Thug, Paul Wall and the late DJ Screw, to name just a few.) Houston hip hop There should also be something included about the music scene in Houston or local artists, but I need suggestions on how to organize such an addition.  Is there any such unified scene in this city?  It seems the scene here has always lacked unity and definition, with so many different venues and artists spread out all over the place.
Deatonjr 02:48, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There are other music scenes in Houston that are equally important to this article. I think a paragraph describing several of the popular scenes and local artists, past and present, would be great in the Culture section. Postoak 04:16, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: LMAO!  There is an entire article in this week's Houston Press about how Houston's music scene has historically been totally unnoteworthy.  
Lomax, John Nova.  "Nobody Gets Out of Here Alive - The Houston Rock Scene and the Cultural Cringe", Houston Press, Feb 1, 2007.
Deatonjr 15:34, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

text: The abovementioned article cites Wikipedia a couple of times, including the article on Houston noise bands, and cultural cringe. Deatonjr 15:38, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Useful comments, Deatonjr, so the editors knew to emphasize the hip-hop in the paragraph about music in this article.  A friend of mine, who is in the music industry, read the current version, and the first thing he said was that they (Wikipedia) got the Houston music scene right on because they knew it had a somethinging hip-hop scene.  KP Botany 01:53, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well as far as the Houston music scene goes, that author can speak for rock alone, because the hip-hop/r&b scene is thriving. You have Destiny's Child. The number one selling female group of all time with a former lead singer who is now one of history's most prosperous entertainers. Houston is also home to a rap scene that has had world wide recognition for more than 15 years with several talented lyricists that are respected throughout the nation. It's never been the super city for black music but it's getting there.--68.201.118.165 13:45, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Houston Music Scene

message: As a visitor to this article from WP:CITY, I notice a lot of the images are using fixed pixel sizing.  I find that the default thumbnail size works well for images and lends itself to good text readability.  I also notice an alternating left to right system has been used for the image placement.  I find an article easier to read with all of the images on the right side as I we read from left to right.  Does anyone object to changing the images to right side placement only? Alan.ca 06:20, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image Sizing 

message: The sub-articles need to remain consistent with the Houston main article.  For example, crime statistics are under Government and Politics on the Houston article, but expanded on in the Demographics of Houston aricle. 
Deatonjr 02:56, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct subject order 

message: *Industrialization of the port increased because of the demand for petroleum and synthetic rubber products during the war.
:I don't understand this?  Do you mean the numbers of industries in the port area expanded?  Or infrastructure at the port was built up?
*City council members, who also have a three-term limit, are elected from nine districts in the city, along with five at-large positions. At-large council members represent the entire city.[46] The current city council line-up was based on a U.S. Justice Department mandate which took effect in 1979.[48]
:What I think you mean to say, is " This current city council line-up of 9 district based and five at large positions was based on a U.S. Justice Department mandate which took effect in 1979
*UH is the only doctoral degree granting comprehensive research institution in East Texas with more than 40 research centers and institutes.
:No, Rice is one also.
Yes, it would have been more useful to do it during peer review, but I never would have volunteered to peer review a city article, as I loathe reading them. 
Excellent job to all of the editors who worked on this article, and to Postoak for putting in all the effort to make this a FA, as I'm sure it will gain sufficient support now to be one.
KP Botany 19:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Concerns have been corrected. Thanks Postoak 00:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  3 Additional FAC Concerns 

message: I found this Houston Press article: http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-12-15/news/tale-of-two-cities/full
I am not sure about where I should write about Houston's Eastside Vietnamese villages. WhisperToMe 05:05, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A single sentence the last paragraph of the demographics section seems like a good fit, if your stuff isn't repetitive of what's already there. — Rebelguys2 talk 05:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

text: That article is about Vietnamese culture.  Put it in the cultures of houston article.  Demographics is more about population statistics. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Deatonjr (talk • contribs) 11:20, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Houston's Eastside Vietnamese villages

message: I am excited to see that Houston is now a featured article, which I did not think would ever happen!  I am kind of glad I took a two-month wikibreak while this was going through FAC because I probably wouldn't have been able to handle all the criticisms I saw posted. I have wanted this to be a featured article ever since I started editing Wikipedia back in April 2005.  Great job everyone, especially to Postoak!  I am glad other people became interested and started contributing to this article.  In the past, there weren't that many people editing regularly and wanting this article to reach FA. In the end, I do apologize for not being here while this was going through the FAC process to help out and that Postoak had to do it all by himself. —RJN 09:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured article 

message: After my trip to San Antonio recently, I saw that this article lack two (2) important aspects: the mentioning of Southern and East Texas cultures.  
I have always aligned myself with the Southwest up until my trip to San Antonio in mid-February of this year.  After this experience, I can say is Houston is culturally East Texas and definately part of the South.  It took me the trip to San Antonio to realize this about myself  and the Houston area.  During my stay in San Antonio, I discovered that there was nothing about me that was part of the Southwest. Then it hit me that I truly grew up in East Texas with Southern values.  The people in San Antonio were different and definately do not have that Southern hospitality like we do here in East Texas.  In addition, life in SA seems to be much slower than in Houston and felt like I was in an American city of the early 1980s.  San Antonio is culturally South Texas and definately part of the the Southwest in culture, architecture, and the terrain.  In contrast, Houston is swamp land—a characteristic of East Texas. 
I thought it would be important to mention the East Texas characteristics and Southern culture of Houstonians in the article. I am now proud to be an East Texan and part of the Southern culture and values! East Texas is beautiful, moist, and green. I am glad I went to see San Antonio.  A new light has shed on how I feel about Houston and East Texas after seeing how dirty and unaesthetic SA was during my visit.  It was a major dissapointment when I saw their downtown, which happens to be smaller than our Uptown district.  Houston is so clean compared to San Antonio and I was glad to be back in East Texas after my trip.  SA is definately not the South!  Any thoughts regarding Houston being culturally East Texas and part of the South or how SA is not part of the Southwest?  —RJN 10:25, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Southern culture 

message: Is there any information on what kinds of Native Americans lived in the area now called Houston? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.65.163.246 (talk) 23:49, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Both the Lumbee and Cherokee tribes were believed to inhabit this area, particularly along the Buffalo Bayou. In later years, the higher concentration of the Cherokee peoples would be found in the southeastern states, eventually to find home in Oklahoma. Today, only a small number of their descendants are found in the Houston area, and these descendants are most likely blacks from the Cherokee Freedmen group tree that finds its roots in states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.--Mphifer254 22:14, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

text: That's beautiful but it doesn't take away from the fact that there was a point in history before the city of Houston that the Lumbee and the Cherokee inhabited the Buffalo Bayou/Galveston Bay area. I should know since I am a close descendant of the Cherokee Freedmen group.--Mphifer254 02:10, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: This is important for the Texas or some other more regional article.  In fact, there is probably already a system in place for organizing such articles. Deatonjr 01:54, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  native americans  

message: Gentlemen. Ladies. Peace has been restored. Everybody has been unblocked. This demonstrates the dire need for a discussion.  Nickname?!?!? Should the info box only contain the official nickname?
*Space City? - That is the official nickname.  But not the most common (nor my favorite).
*Bayou City? - This is the traditional popular nickname (and my personal fave).
**To me this is the most common contemporary nameDeatonjr
*H-Town? - Yes. This is the modern most popular and very common.
**Yes.  This is widespread. Also, within Kingwood we have 'K-Town' and 'Tha Wood', home of two rival gangs (joke)Deatonjr 04:57, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I would say "Bayou City" or "Space City". The city has been known as the "Bayou City" longer than "Space City", however "Space City" is the official nickname. I've never heard of the last three. Postoak 04:25, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, see...this is what happens when you have people who are unaware of the cultures of their own city. All the above nicknames were given by its own people. The only exception is The Big Heart. Screwston is not an outsider put down, but it's a combination of the city name with the original form of music associated with it: "Screw." I don't know how many times I have to say this for people to get it, but YES I DID concur to the idea that only the official nickname should be in the infobox; still, the fact that the other nicknames were constantly removed shows a half-a$$ed attempt to control the article. Nevermind that. Just know that all the nicknames do exist and are used repeatedly in the social circles of Houston that the editors evidently don't run in.--68.201.118.165 05:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Culture? Or sub-culture? That's the whole point.  How widespread does the nickname have to be to be included? Either in the info box or the body? Do we use "clutch city" because sportscaster like to whip it out whe our teams are doing well? Maybe a dozen or so of us consistently used "who's stoned" for years. Seriously. The Heart City is (what) two years old and has absolutly no chance of sticking. There has to be a certain level of notability outside whatever clique or sub-culture established the usage. Or is the fact that the nickname exists enough? --Evb-wiki 05:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I get what you're saying but these names are indeed widespread and have been for many years. Now, as far as The Big Heart goes, I know several Katrina evacuees who love this city and are greatly appreciative of its efforts. These efforts are a stigma on the city worldwide. The fact that some Houstonians and evacuees don't get along is not widely known. You should be happy that our city is shown in such a good light for it to be the mega-city that it is. Houston has more potential and more character than any other world-class city. Being coined as the Big Heart is the start of the world realizing that.--68.201.118.165 05:36, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed on all counts. Houston is a diverse and wonderful city. For the purpose of this encyclopedic article, however, a concensus appears to be needed on the following issues: (1) Where do we draw the line? (2) Would any old name be okay? (3) Does every nickname need to cite a reliable source? --Evb-wiki 05:46, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: So true, and I would say no that any old name isn't okay. Then again, how can it be proved? I assure you though, that all nicknames are widespread.--68.201.118.165 05:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They wouldn't be nicknames if they weren't.  :-) --Evb-wiki 06:00, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text:  My vote for the infobox - "Space City", Postoak 05:52, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I would vote for the "Bayou City" any day of the week. (And H-Town would be second.) But it appears a concensus has been reached on the issue re the nickname in the info box.  --Evb-wiki 05:55, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: That is, assuming every writer here is a Houstonian which is certainly not the case. Deatonjr 05:04, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All three editors that were originally involved in the debate are Houstonians. Note that this was before you came along. Also note that I wasn't talking about you. Thanks--68.201.118.165 05:14, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Sir/ma'am, that conclusion was reached hours ago. EVERYBODY agreed. The only one still stating their opinion on that particular matter is you.--68.201.118.165 05:27, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Well that's neither here nor there as consensus was reached that popular nicknames would be included in the article.--68.201.118.165 05:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: THIS NEED NOT BE STATED AFTERWARDS: "SPACE CITY" SHOULD STAND ALONE IN THE INFOBOX.--68.201.118.165 05:59, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Ok.  Thank you for clearing things up there.  I believe my responses are pertinent to the discussion.Deatonjr 06:06, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Nickname discussion

message: In response to questions posed above:
1.Where do we draw the line?
*We draw the line where there is a common consensus.  Space City, H-Town, and Bayou City are commonly used and accepted nicknames.  However, Houston also has many other nicknames. Unfortunately......
2.Would any old name be okay? 
*Not just any name is ok.  One could list nicknames upon nicknames ad infinitum.  That's why I suggest finding an appropriate Houston-related article to explain the lesser used names, because they cannot all be listed here without cluttering up the article.  If the use of a nickname isn't widespread, there isn't a place for it on the Houston, Texas, article.  In particular, time-related names like 'Heart City' or 'Clutch City' should be relegated to the article discussing the specific era or events surrounding the name.  (Hurricate Katrina, and Houston Rockets, respectively) Such nicknames fade with time.  Other names, like 'Screwston' are totally valid but originate and are used only within a specific sub-culture.  They should be discussed on Houston hip hop or related articles.  
3.Does every nickname need to cite a reliable source?
*This is the main problem.  So far, this talk page has been the best place to source and explain new nicknames.  And it is helping.
Deatonjr 06:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I had so forgotten about "Hustletown." --Evb-wiki 07:16, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: On the suggestion to create an entire article about Nicknames of Houston, Texas, I think that this is a great idea.  Apparently, there is plenty of information for each of these nicknames, and I also believe the information would only clutter up the Houston, Texas article. -- RedPoptarts 07:32, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Except that it is bound to fester and/or be hastily deleted. Slof 11:19, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Nicknames in the text

message: The removal of a blog link from the Southampton, Houston, Texas article is part of a local controversy over the article. See: http://www.examinernews.com/articles/2007/03/07/west_university/news/news05.txt WhisperToMe 04:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Controversy? I removed the blog entry based on WP:EL. I also removed the "rude remarks" mentioned in the article. Sheesh. Postoak 06:39, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I also just removed "Go to www.andersonbassfishing.com for all of your bass fishing needs." from the Baytown, Texas article. I wonder when that will make the local paper. Postoak 06:43, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Local controversy about [[Southampton, Houston, Texas]] article

message: March 7, 2007--
The nicknames "HTX," "Clutch City," "Screwston," "The Big Heart," "Magnolia City," and others became part of the Culture section...several days later, a certain user decides to delete the ones that they don't want on there, mind you, without discussing it. Forget that this action BROKE THE RULES, but it just doesn't make any sense. Fuck it. I played by the rules, discussed it. Consensus was reached. I'm changing it back.--Mphifer254 04:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yikes! not this again. You know, I thought "Screwston" and "Big Heart was in the Culture section. Let me go check the history to see when it was deleted. Postoak 04:45, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Here we go, it was deleted by another user here . Man, this person doesn't realize he started WWIII. Postoak 04:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That was over two weeks ago (and only three days after the blowup). Now, suddenly, it's "oh my god, you keep changing it to spite me."  What the Hell? --Evb-wiki 05:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't trip. Because you know that I was part of the original discussion, so when you saw I changed it back you should have left it there.--Mphifer254 05:12, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That was a lot of edits ago. I didn't even recognize you until you freaked. --Evb-wiki 05:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, no one freaked. I just spoke up to object a jackass move. Now, I will apologize for accusing you of being the first one to revert the article.--Mphifer254 05:28, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, how should we resolve this? Do we want to keep the top 5 or 6 nicknames in the article? Or all of them? I think the article looks bad with so many of them there now. Should we vote on it? I could set up a poll or something. Postoak 06:00, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: But we already resolved it weeks ago. One user messed it up.--Mphifer254 06:16, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it was resolved, please see "Nicknames in the Text" above. I think we all got tired of discussing it. But someone is going to come along and remove a few or all of the nicknames again, I assure you. And then...let the rumble begin. Postoak 06:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Believe it or not, I may just let it go. "Yeah, right," you say. I just thought the issue was resolved on the 7th. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mphifer254 (talk • contribs) 06:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll bring it up again in the nicknames section above. Now I hope you stick around and become a regular editor here, please see WikiProject Houston. Thanks, Postoak 07:04, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nicknames...again. Why? Ask Evb-wiki... 

message: Are you serious? Really? Again?
It was decided that the nicknames in concern at that time would be included in the article. Do not tell me that it wasn't because I was the first to change it. Those names were added to the Culture section, left alone for days, and not discussed afterwards. Now all of a sudden you decide you don't want them there. The SECOND time you have taken it upon yourself to change something without others approval. You know I'm not lying, so leave them there. Thank you...--Mphifer254 04:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Noboby agreed that every nickname Houston has or could have should be listed. Read the talk page on this issue. --Evb-wiki 04:11, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What are you saying?? The issue was originally between me and Postoak for several widespread nicknames. I added maybe four of them to the Culture section. Everybody was okay with it. So what is your beef? I added "HTX" and "H-Town," also. Why not those two? Or why not, fuckin "Clutch City"? Be fair. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mphifer254 (talk • contribs) 04:17, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I only deleted the two that were previously specifically discussed and yet still added by you today. I have not edited that section before. --Evb-wiki 04:24, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: But nobody ever agreed that those two couldn't be in the article, so you can't do that.--Mphifer254 04:32, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can too. You are the one who should not add questionable nicknames without getting a concensus on their inclusion. --Evb-wiki 04:37, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was the one who even added "HTX" in the first place. The other two that you keep removing are only questionable to you. To others they exist, and need to remain in the article. It was decided that "Space City" would be the only name in the infobox and the most popular nicknames would be put in the article. Ask Postoak. Those names are very widespread. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mphifer254 (talk • contribs) 04:47, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

text: If you check  you will see that Moheroy edited the Culture section on March 10  and it stayed that way until your edit today. --Evb-wiki 04:51, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well you will have to excuse the fact that I don't give a damn. I'm sorry, but they were wrong and so were you. My point is that I have never deleted anything from this article, but then you have people like you who decide to delete things because YOU don't like it there. What gives you the right?--Mphifer254 05:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I do give a damn. That gives me the right. --Evb-wiki 05:10, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Gives you or Moheroy the right to revert without discussion? Don't think so. Yeah, because that sort of breaks the rules.--Mphifer254 05:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Is that the "I don't give a damn" rule? --Evb-wiki 05:18, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it's the rule that got both you and I blocked the last time.--Mphifer254 05:26, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nickname reversions

message: For the sake optimal completeness on this subject, please see this 2005/2006 discussion re nicknames in the archives. --Evb-wiki 13:29, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This issue apparently has not been resolved. Should we vote on what names should remain, move them to another article or list, or leave all of them in the article? Thanks, Postoak 07:08, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If a poll is had, I'll cast my vote. Otherwise, we can just follow the "no deletions allowed" rule. --Evb-wiki 07:23, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: See that's the problem. I assumed the issue was resolved between the three of us, but another user who was obviously unaware of this decided to take it upon theirself to change it. As I looked at the article just recently, I noticed some nicknames added that I had nothing to do with. I say that we should just leave it at is.--68.201.118.165 14:28, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please help me to understand something...is User:68.201.118.165 and User:Mphifer254 one and the same? Postoak 15:54, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah. Please excuse that. I forget to sign in sometimes--Mphifer254 17:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Nicknames of Houston in the text

message: I removed the mention of Rice University and U Houston from the intro and was reverted.  Here's my reasoning:
No other major city articles mention schools in lead.  You have to go down to Tuscon (the 32nd largest city) to find a mention of a school in the intro, and even then only to note a local landmark.  You have to go to Sacramento (the 37th largest) to find a mention of a school in the intro for its own sake. Even enormous college towns like Philadelphia and Boston don't mention schools in their intros despite the fact that both have schools that are IVY LEAGUE.  Introductions for city articles shouldn't serve as advertisements for schools.--Loodog 12:34, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think that the "no one else does it" rationale is convincing, but I vote to remove the reference as well, since educational institutions are covered extensively elsewhere in the article.  Spin2cool 17:53, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The lead section (and article composition as well) of the other city articles is irrelevant. Each city and city article is unique. Perhaps you have overlooked San Diego and El Paso? They are also "major" cities, or are "major" cities only found on the east coast? Postoak 18:12, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was comparing by population. Out of the top 50, only Tucson and Sacramento mention schools in intro.  Houston is a large enough city with diverse and rich enough qualities to not need to mention two of its schools in its intro.  As for the "no one else does it" rationale, we need to use precedents in wikipedia, if for no other reason than to maintain some sense of consistency.--Loodog 22:33, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think so. Please review List of United States cities by population. Then review the leads for San Diego, El Paso, Albuquerque and Oakland. "we need to use precedents in wikipedia"...is this a policy or guideline? If so, let the other city articles use Houston as an example. The Houston article was the latest city article (I believe) to reach FA. Postoak 22:42, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I missed a few.  The point stands: that larger cities don't do this.  As for precedents, we all agreed to work with them when we threw out the "1 of 11 world cities" line from the intro in the discussion above. I acknowledge that no two cities are geographically, sociologically, and economically the same, but their distinct attributes can presented in a fairly standard way so that each article's writing isn't just what the its writers felt like including.--Loodog 23:04, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please direct me to the policy or guideline that states that an instituion of higher learning should not be mentioned in the lead if the population is greater than X. Postoak 01:39, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Direct me to the policy or guideline that says schools should be in the lead.--Loodog 03:06, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I think we were first discussing the point you were trying to prove, right? Which you obviously cannot. Postoak 03:47, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Look, this isn't going anywhere productive.  I've said my piece.  I'll step back now and see the consenus.--Loodog 04:44, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

text: The issue for me is not rules or policies; its quality. And I guess either way works.  Although, for paragraph balance and aesthetic form, I'd leave it as is. On the other hand, if you mention UH/Rice, what about TSU, St. Ed's, HBU, etc.? Of, course, it's just an introduction to the article. Oh, and just because other articles do it one way, doesn't require conformity.  My 2¢. Regards. --Evb-wiki 23:40, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Another good point.  There are two schools mentioned.  Out of seventeen(ish).  Why only two?  Why not another two? etc...--Loodog 01:46, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  schools in intro 

message: VOTE (see discussion above): Schools in intro:
;Keep
*I vote to keep. It's just the intro, and Rice/UH were mentioned there when the article made FA status. No reason to change it now. I'm more concerned with the substantive sections. Besides, what make these two schools unique are the specific prestige factor & stats mentioned in the sentence. --Evb-wiki 20:40, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Poll on schools in intro