Talk:Milan, Tennessee

message: An unsupported allegation that a speed trap exists is not proper in an encyclopedic article.  If a source of this subjective judgment can be included, it might be appropriate, "E.g. "[name of magazine] in November 2006 listed Milan as one of its "Ten Worst Speed Traps." 69.180.197.28 17:36, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speed trap 

message: Is it best practice to make external links to these people? I think an internal Wikipedia link would work best. Further, are these people really notable, or are they more local icons?
:I think many of them are notable, but a few I see, in my oponion, are recognized as famous only in Milan.(φ§φIt's not the begginging of the end, it's the end of the begginingφ§φ (talk) 14:52, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is best practice to include citations, even for notable people.  Each article should be able to stand on its own.  A wikilink is useful in establishing that an individual is notable, but a citation is still neccessary to establish their relation to this article and basic notability.  For reference I've already done a lot of the work and added those citations.RageBanken (talk) 22:52, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

text: It's now been long enough that I'm going to go ahead and remove W. Winfred Moore.  No discussion has been had and there are still no references available.  If someone comes up with a citation then go ahead and re-add him with citation, or let me know and I'll do it. RageBanken (talk) 03:46, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Famous persons 

message: I have personally heard the story of the town's name coming from "my land" from my uncle Cullen Presson, who was a long-time Milanite. On the more important question of whether the name actually was copied from the city in Italy, I have no idea where to begin. Freeman (talk) 18:41, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not looking at it, but it's in one of the local histories. (Probably the 1961 "Gibson County Past and Present")
The "my land" story is rather wide spread in the area.  It would be better mentioned as a local folklore for the name.  Does anyone know of any reliable sources that could be used to cite it?  I've been looking and the most I can really find are a few local blogs, but nothing really useful.RageBanken (talk) 22:57, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

text: I'm including the story again.  I found a reference for it in the Gibson County Sesquicentennial Commerative Booklet.  This is problematic though.  There are two sourced origins for the name now.  Personally I still feel that it's more of a local folklore than an actual fact.  Even the entry in this source doesn't make sense.  A surveyor asked who's land it was, not where he was.  That doesn't leave a lot of room for misunderstanding.  I do think this story needs to be in here, and it is a nifty story for the city, but I have very strong reservations about it actually being the official source of the name.  I'll keep working on this and see if I can clean it up some more. RageBanken (talk) 09:07, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of the name 

message: I've added citation for the city being the first in TN, but the only reference I can find to the study that was done is a training power point.  For now I'm going to remove the Sentence, "For years its school children were regularly examined in a study of the effects of fluoridation by the University of Tennessee dental school."  If someone can find some good sources, then add it back in to the history or give me the sources and I'll do it.  Thanks!RageBanken (talk) 01:43, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fluoridation 

message: For now I'm removing the claim "Milan's elevation of  is the highest point between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico on the former Illinois Central Railroad."
If someone could please provide a source (I sure can't find one, been trying for the last week) go ahead and add it back in or give me the source and I'll re-add it.RageBanken (talk) 06:36, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Found it.  Again in the Gibson County Sesquicentennial Commemorative Booklet.  Claim has been re-added. RageBanken (talk) 10:51, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transportation 

message: Annie Lisle the 1857 ballad links to Milan as a school that uses the tune for its alma mater.  I would like to include a reference to this regarding Milan High School, but I can't find a reference.  Does anyone have a useable reference for this? RageBanken (talk) 05:41, 11 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Education 

message: This article seems to have some variance in its dating systems.  For now I'm proposing and using the following dating systems:
For citations and access dates on citations - yyyy-mm-dd
For date references in the body of the article - dd-mmm-yyyy (21 August 1991 or 3 June 1991)
If anyone has any thoughts on this, please discuss if anyone has a better idea! RageBanken (talk) 07:05, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date Format 

message: The statement that "Milan is connected to four Class 1 railroads" is from the city website, and that statement appears there.  However, all Class 1s are interconnected,and here, the connections with CN, KCS, and NS are 100 or more miles away, along with a connection to BNSF which is not mentioned on the city website.  Take a look at a railroad map.  And the reference to rail interchanges is misleading at best.  CSX actually runs through Milan, where it intersects with West Tennessee RR.  The interchange with CSX mentioned on the city website Humboldt is also with a different line operated by West Tennessee.  Also, CSX operates trains over the Milan-to-Jackson line running through Milan to Jackson.  All of this should be verifiable through a national railroad map, or through the railroads.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.122.214.248 (talk) 04:07, 11 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Railroads 

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