Talk:Lubbock, Texas

message: I'm not going to make a big deal out of Oliver's misunderstanding of the use of links, but the idea that somehow Lubbock County, Texas is somehow preferable is debatable.  -- Zoe
Sorry, but I prefer it too. The reason we started to put the state after the county and town was for disambiguation. I don't see why we can't have a link to the state too. I've been doing it in my articles. Danny 03:40 Feb 2, 2003 (UTC)
I don't see any problem with including a link to the state, but I DO see a problem with hiding the real link.  -- Zoe
It's what we do with most cases of disambiguation. For example, county would look silly if we left the full title of the "county (England)" showing in the article. I know that's not quite the same thing, but it demonstrates that hiding the full title of the article is not always a Bad Thing. In the example under discussion, it would be obvious from the context that the Lubbock being linked to was the one in Texas, from the following word, and anyone who wants to see the article title in full can always go to the article to have a look. -- Oliver P. 03:52 Feb 2, 2003 (UTC)
I believe that the 4th on Broadway event has been disbanded (it didn't happen this year). You also forgot to mention Prarie Dog Town (one of the local attractions!). :) :)
:4th on Broadway has been held every year since 1991. Bill Curnow 04:08, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, you're correct that the US Census occurs every 10 years but they also did an estimate of an US city's total and MSA population in 2004 if you visit their website. Someone didn't clarified that in the article which is technically wrong. Good thing you catch that. --Don Vito Corleone 18:58, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

text: I think that that paragraph is appropriate for this article.  The fact is that Lubbock is mentioned on national television from time to time in a way that pokes fun at it.  We have learned to enjoy this, whether it was Johnny Carson saying that "Lubbock" sounds like what a bullfrog says, or Mike on All in the Family accidentally getting the Lubbock sheriff's office as a wrong number and hearing that there are chickens loose on the highway.  I always enjoyed saying to out-of-town visitors that I would take them to see the sight (singular), by which, of course, I meant the prarie dog town.  Sterrettc (talk) 20:09, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough.  In Mississippi, there is a perpetual disrespect of OUR "People and Culture", which disrespect has collectively come at a price greater than that of a "friendly wink and a jab to the shoulder", and has helped to leave us weary of such attention.  Perhaps I missed the humor or have just become stodgy in my years.  Nevertheless, I believe that your fine article for Lubbock can be improved by removing just the last sentence of "that paragraph", as it really doesn't have anything to do with Lubbock nor does it improve on the humor of "that paragraph".  The decision is yours; I don't beat horses--dead or alive ;-).  --OutOfWhack (talk) 11:03, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
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message: There was a small article attached to this that made references to an area in Lubbock called "North Englewood". I couldn't seem to place that area, and I know without a doubt that it is NOT the second largest hangout for students.  If anyone knows any differently please post or correct the article. I'm going to assume that it must have been someone looking for free advertising. BoogerManus 02:36, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: North Englewood is probably a typo for North Overton.  There has been some serious gentrification in Lubbock since the late 1990's that is not at all covered in this article, and North Overton has been the epicenter of this gentrification. I'd really like to see more information about all these changes in the article, if anyone knows more details.RobertLM78 21 December 2012 (MT).  —Preceding undated comment added 19:38, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Removal of reference to "North Englewood Lubbock"

message: People should know what they are dealing with.
: Irrelevant Comment, I am not sure if this comment can be removed. 202.70.205.133 12:20, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lubbock has some of the highest teen pregnancy and STD rates in the nation.

message: Was just hoping that someone would add that the largest private collection of documents, photographs, etc. from the Vietnam War is in Lubbock at Texas Tech University. 24.32.40.184 00:01, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The information is already included in the Texas Tech article. Do you think it's appropriate for this article, too? --Wordbuilder 01:05, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: need to add that the largest, private collection of records from the vietnam war is in Lubbock at TTU.

message: Could someone please provide a valid reference that confirms the statement that orange shirts are illegal in Lubbock? Sounds fishy but okay to remain if someone has evidence. Thanks. Truthanado 08:15, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems like I reverted that nonsense once in the past. Ah well, it's gone now. --Wordbuilder 13:38, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Illegal orange shirts?

message: Does anyone want to add information about Lubbock playing in the Little League World Series this year?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pygmypony (talk • contribs) 21:34, August 25, 2007 (UTC) 
:Yes. This is just as just as notable as a Major League team competing in the World Series. If you don't have a chance to add it, then I will. →Wordbuilder 23:49, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Little League World Series

message: This really helped me alot on my project!!!!!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.95.18.61 (talk) 16:07, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Hello people!!!!!!

message: From a geographical perspective, Lubbock's Hub City status may also be attributable to the layout of major regional highways coming together at Lubbock.  The city is the hub of an array of highways acting as spokes drawing in outlying citizens to its urban resources (which are cultural, economic, medical, etc).  Also of interest in the fact that in the region those roadways are named for the places to which they go from Lubbock one may travel the Tahoka Highway to Tahoka or the Leveland Highway to Leveland.  In those towns traveling to Lubbock one travels the Lubbock Highway....  There is also Buffalo Lakes Road, etc.  Emergency Response addressing may lead to a cultural shift away from such nomenclature. Dw5 (talk) 01:56, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting. If you have sources for this, add it to the article. Otherwise, it's original research. →Wordbuilder (talk) 03:53, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Hub City

message: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080313/ap_on_he_me/worst_teeth  --Xyzzyplugh (talk) 20:18, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Worst teeth in the U.S.

message: Both the Amarillo and Lubbock pages say that those cities are the 12th largest in Texas67.170.87.150 (talk) 03:56, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Thanks! →Wordbuilder (talk) 04:39, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Ranking

message: whats up with the alcohol petition part? was some PAC trying to re-do prohibition? 18k signatures were required,and 25k were gathered...to do what? ban it? provide it free of charge? I hate communists and socialist, and am severly biased against regular consumer/citizens who have been brainwashed by them...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.16.68.19 (talk) 04:38, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as alcohol was concerned, Lubbock was dry. There was a successful move to make it wet. Are you confused by the wording of the article? If so, please let me know and I will try to clarify the text. →Wordbuilder (talk) 14:24, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As the editor who wrote the majority of the prose in that section, I am always looking for ways to improve its readability. I have reworded that sentence to make it a little more clear. If you have any more suggestions, please let us know. Thanks! --Voltin (talk) 15:54, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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message: The listing of tallest buildings in Lubbock is wrong because it does not list the Business College office tower and the Architecture Building on the TTU campus.  They are both 10 stories high and taller than the Landmark Building.  Is TTU in Lubbock?  Either put a disclaimer or change the list.  I don't know how to do this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.151.26.75 (talk) 18:31, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Texas Tech is in Lubbock, so you may have a point. I'm not sure who did the research for the tallest building portion. It was merged from another article. →Wordbuilder (talk) 20:05, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
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message: In July 2012 several edits were made to Lubbock's population in the article revising the 2010 census figures of ~229,000 resident up to ~256,000. The 2011 census estimates for the city are ~233,000 but I cannot find anything that supports the 256,000 for 2012. Estimates are usually made the following year (2011 estimates came out in March 2012), so such a figure would be a prediction. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 23:18, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: If it's not cited, feel free to use a figure that is backed up by a reliable, third-party source. →Wordbuilder (talk) 00:43, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population 

message: I was shocked to learn that Lubbock and its environs are under imminent threat of invasion from the United Nations. The horrifying facts were laid out in earnest by the presiding Judge, Tom Head. To wit:
Official Stirs Texas City With Talk of Rebellion
Judge Wants Tax Increase To Defend Against (Possible) Civil War
I feel some mention should be made of plans to defend the city against the threat of U.N. Invasion. This is a very serious matter, apparently.
george (talk) 04:34, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
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message: Hi.  I'm going through all the US Cities (as per List of United States cities by population) in an effort to provide some uniformity in structure.  Anyone have an issue with me restructuring this article as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline.  I won't be changing any content, merely the order.  Occasionally, I will also move a picture just to clean up spacing issues.  I've already gone through the top 20 or so on the above list, if you'd like to see how they turned out.  Thoughts?  Onel5969 (talk) 16:28, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
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message: I removed Todd Mankin form this section because he does not have his own Wikipedia page which is required to establish notability per Wikipedia guidelines. Thanks --BuzyBody (talk) 20:42, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable people section 

message: As far as I can tell 'Old Lubbock' (North Town) and Monterey moved to a completely new site, on the south side of Yellow House canyon (the same side as Monterey). At the moment the Wiki article says that 'Old Lubbock' moved to the site of Monterey. Another point; was the town on the north of the canyon ever called 'Old Lubbock' or was it called Lubbock and also North Town? My feeling is that the name  'Old Lubbock' may be just an editorial convenience to describe North Town/Lubbock.
http://www.visitlubbock.org/visit/Lubbock+History
http://lubbocktv.com/history/ 
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/HISTORY%20OF%20LUBBOCK%20KITrev.pdf 
https://www.co.lubbock.tx.us/department/division.php?fDD=13-66
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/060505/lif_225345.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIhGFG1FHa4
http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.ct.031 (note, one section is duplicated)
http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/immunology/prospective_students/lubbocklife.aspx
http://www.lubbockcentennial.com/Landmarks/122108.shtml
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MB47NPcPOxEC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=old+lubbock&source=bl&ots=mhVf70YA0q&sig=a9UA35cluXSPlTAUcEnN8NULVpw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KGpyVO7OE9bYaovMgIAE&ved=0CCcQ6AEwATiMAQ#v=onepage&q=old%20lubbock&f=false (book extract: Historic Lubbock County)
CPES (talk) 21:23, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Lubbock, 'Old Lubbock', Monterey

message: "The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Lubbock."  Is this sentence really worth retaining? It seems rather facetious, but I'm actually not sure if it might indeed be notable in a Texas context. If so, it seems like a clarifying citation might be needed - yes/no?  jxm (talk) 02:08, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
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