Talk:Westport, Connecticut

message: If you want to argue a point, the standard way of doing it is to put your message on the discussion page, not on the article itself. As for whether The Swimmer was shot in Weston, that should go on the Weston page. If you know for a fact that not one part of it was done in Westport, I'd like to know. I've heard it was shot in a number of towns, including Westport. That's why I'm putting it back in for now, but if you can cite something or even if you have a certain memory yourself that no part of it was in Westport, I'll accept that. I'm putting a copy of this on your discussion page and on the Westport discussion page.Noroton 20:34, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Parts of The Swimmer were definitely shot in Westport. I am an eye witness to one of the scenes being shot there. As I was coming off the Merritt Parkway at Westport one day, in 1967 or 1968, I was greeted with a full fledged camera shoot for the film. NickP 12:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Was ''The Swimmer'' shot in Westport?

message: The deleted information about flooding in Westport is both accurate and important. I'm restoring the deletion.Noroton 02:06, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Flooding in Westport is not Westport specific and should not be a part of the article. The paragraph digresses into houses built up and flooded cars at the train station. That was the case in many coastal cities in Fairfield County and may be more suited to the article on Fairfield County. Therefore, it should be removed. I am removing it and requesting it be added to the Fairfield County article.AspenFlutter 16:42, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The information in the Flooding section, now restored, is entirely Westport-specific and the subject is an important part of the subject "Westport, Connecticut". Flooding at the large train station is extremely important to the town. It is irrelevant that flooding happens elsewhere. Noroton (talk) 22:28, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I’m not sure what to make of Westport’s Flood section. What's your read on it?  Also, has the content been lifted from here, are these sites referencing Wikipedia or am I mistaken?:[ [] WestportWiki (talk) 22:00, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Judging from the ages on the documents (1998, 2000 respectively), I would say that the editors that cited them are guilty of plagarism since the Westport page was created in July 2003. IMO the section should probably stay as it is relevant to the town, but needs rewriting at the very least. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 23:00, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you Markvs88 that makes sense.  I’d appreciate your thoughts on the below recommendation where I’ve attempted to remove the flattery such as “the town also has enacted tough regulations” ‘’resulted in no damage to the original seven elevated homes, although several dozen others, not elevated, were flooded again’’ which feels biased.  Please let me know your thoughts, thank you:
* Change the title of the Flood section to Topology and include: Both the train station and a total of 26 percent of town residents live within the 100-year floodplain.  The floodplain was breached in 1992 and 1996 respectfully resulting in damage to private property, the 1992 flooding of the train station car park and the implementation of flood mitigation measures that include town regulations that affect renovations or additions to building in the floodplain zone. WestportWiki (talk) 17:35, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Flooding in Westport

message: To say that Weston High School is superior to Staples High School in terms of its athletic programs is simply untrue.
Heh, I remember my junior year (1995), the freshman football team where much better then the Varsity team!
:What does this have to do with anything?
Agerstein 13:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Schools

message: When I stayed in Westport last summer, we went to this coffee and donut shop in Westport., and I remember seeing an issue of USAtoday on the wall, with an article about donuts, and the very coffee shop I was in being featured on the frontpage, and Bill Clinton allegedly saying that the donuts he had had there were "The best he had ever tasted". I thought this might be interesting to add to the Famous Places and Events section. Sadly, I can't remember the name of the shop, nor where it was, but if a resident knows the coffee shop I am talking about, would they please add it to the article? Phalanxia 09:37, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This might be "Coffee And", which is well known in town.Agerstein 22:28, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Donuts

message: How are the "Wealthiest art collectors in town" notable? -- Rmrfstar 11:08, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm going to have to agree with this notion which is why I deleted it.  If anyone can post a reasonable defense of this information and its inclusion, beyond the inflation of the ego of said collectors, I would be quite interested.Wambear1 05:50, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wealthiest art collectors 

message: I just added links to the three sister cities shown on the article.  However, the link to the French sister city is to a disambiguation page, because I was not sure which one of the many different Marigny s was the sister city of Westport.  Now, I remember reading in a book I have about Westport that it was adopted as a sister city after WWII as an effort to help rebuild the damaged French city, but I can't seem to locate the book (ostensibly it would be helpful in determining which one of the Marigny s is the one that Westport is twinned with).  If someone is able to find out which one it is before I do, please adjust the link appropriately.  Thanks!--Nkrosse 03:18, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sister Cities 

message: If the novel The Stepford Wives is "based in Westport" (sic) as this article claims, then why did Ira Levin (the novel's author) write a letter to the editor of the New York Times claiming that the novel was based on Wilton, a town that he actually lived in during the 1960s?  67.86.73.252 (talk) 23:32, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds like that's what we should be saying. Noroton (talk) 04:27, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Here is a proposal to rewrite the list item for the film (I'll leave this a few days before adding it to the article): 67.86.73.252 (talk) 22:17, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  The proposed rewording above has been substituted into the article along with an imdb reference for the filming locations of the 1975 version of the film. 67.86.73.252 (talk) 12:40, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Stepford Wives 

message: Whose relevance to the Westport page is questionable given the page should be of an encyclopedic quality. If you think it's worth adding something back let's discuss it here, thanks.WestportWiki (talk) 05:23, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good to know. Thank you Mark. Do you think a high quality photo of the Minuteman would be more helpful on the page?  I could imagine including the main street postcard in a History of in a neighborhood section.  Looking at the history of Christ Church perhaps it could be included in a religion section or a more detailed History of section? Is that reasonable? Thanks. Best WestportWiki (talk) 20:41, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The Minuteman & Main Street postcard images are definitely Public Domain since they're pre-1923, but I didn't stop to think that the Post Road one might not be PD as its 1934. I'm fine with wherever those two (and the church) go in the article so long as it makes sense. If you'd like to take a picture of the Minuteman and post it that's fine too, but I don't really have an opinion of how much it would help vs the postcard image. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 21:20, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

text: Actually, many other town/city articles have such lists in their economics section such as Boston or Seattle, though since they're so much larger they're broken off into sub-articles. IMO I'm for such lists as they do link other wiki articles related to the town or city in question. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 16:12, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Added :) Best WestportWiki (talk) 23:41, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice job! Remember to add it to Wikipedia:WikiProject_Connecticut#New_articles... Best, Markvs88 (talk) 23:56, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Cool, didnt know about that. Thanks WestportWiki (talk) 00:19, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parking Content 

message: * Tarriance (2005) - $5,000 short movie that doesn't have a following from what I can find WestportWiki (talk) 05:21, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Movies filmed in Westport

message: ====Discussion====
IMO, the postcards of the Minuteman and either Main Street 1913 or Post Road 1937 could be restored to the historical of the article as they're relevant there (but both streets would be a little much). Perhaps the Church as well. As for the others, there has been a tendency in the past to give undue weight in the article to Compo Beach and those three cards don't really seem to convey anything particular to Westport. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 12:28, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good to know. Thank you Mark. Do you think a high quality photo of the Minuteman would be more helpful on the page?  I could imagine including the main street postcard in a History of in a neighborhood section.  Looking at the history of Christ Church perhaps it could be included in a religion section or a more detailed History of section? Is that reasonable? Thanks. Best WestportWiki (talk) 20:41, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The Minuteman & Main Street postcard images are definitely Public Domain since they're pre-1923, but I didn't stop to think that the Post Road one might not be PD as its 1934. I'm fine with wherever those two (and the church) go in the article so long as it makes sense. If you'd like to take a picture of the Minuteman and post it that's fine too, but I don't really have an opinion of how much it would help vs the postcard image. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 21:20, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Images

message: IMO, the postcards of the Minuteman and either Main Street 1913 or Post Road 1937 could be restored to the historical of the article as they're relevant there (but both streets would be a little much). Perhaps the Church as well. As for the others, there has been a tendency in the past to give undue weight in the article to Compo Beach and those three cards don't really seem to convey anything particular to Westport. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 12:28, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good to know. Thank you Mark. Do you think a high quality photo of the Minuteman would be more helpful on the page?  I could imagine including the main street postcard in a History of in a neighborhood section.  Looking at the history of Christ Church perhaps it could be included in a religion section or a more detailed History of section? Is that reasonable? Thanks. Best WestportWiki (talk) 20:41, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The Minuteman & Main Street postcard images are definitely Public Domain since they're pre-1923, but I didn't stop to think that the Post Road one might not be PD as its 1934. I'm fine with wherever those two (and the church) go in the article so long as it makes sense. If you'd like to take a picture of the Minuteman and post it that's fine too, but I don't really have an opinion of how much it would help vs the postcard image. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 21:20, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: On September 11, 2001, two Westport residents were killed in the terrorist attacks of that day: Jonathan J. Uman, 33, and Bradley H. Vadas, 37. Both were in the World Trade Center.Associated Press listing as it appeared in The Advocate of Stamford on September 12, 2006 ("State residents killed on September 11, 2001"), page A4  — Preceding unsigned comment added by WestportWiki (talk • contribs) 00:25, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Sherwood Island State Park

message: parking 'Prominent companies' per wikipedia not being a place for these sorts of lists WestportWiki (talk) 15:36, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, many other town/city articles have such lists in their economics section such as Boston or Seattle, though since they're so much larger they're broken off into sub-articles. IMO I'm for such lists as they do link other wiki articles related to the town or city in question. Best, Markvs88 (talk) 16:12, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Added :) Best WestportWiki (talk) 23:41, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice job! Remember to add it to Wikipedia:WikiProject_Connecticut#New_articles... Best, Markvs88 (talk) 23:56, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Cool, didnt know about that. Thanks WestportWiki (talk) 00:19, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: An unregistered user has added native name of the town (nigtopia). Can someone provide any sources for this? Seems like a mischievous edit, but with sources, it should stay. I'll remove it for now. GreaterPonce665 (talk) 18:19, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Native name? 

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thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion 

message: :User:158.123.153.250 you been cautioned not to edit against Census per  and you are now edit warring Untamed1910 (talk) 22:26, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: What is wrong with adding my one sentence re: westport being one of the most affluent communities in the US? It is absolutely correct and I do not see any reason why this needs to continue to be deleted. Its rediculous at this point... look at Weston's page, or Wilton's page... or New Canaan's page which all discuss neighboring towns of equivalent status. This should not be deleted and I simply do not agree with it being deleted. It is truth and describes Westport accurately. Stop deleting it. 158.123.153.250 (talk) 19:38, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: You are welcome to start a new RFC, but continuing to revert editors who are supporting a consensus is disruptive. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:54, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Explain “editing against consensus”. Are you in control of this census?!? People of Westport want it to be accurately described in its wiki page and the one sentence about it being an affluent town is entirely accurate and further stated and backed up in the  wiki page. There is no need for you to police this, as it’s accurate and not in any offense to anyone. Please move on to more important things. 2600:8805:9A9B:F700:2C0E:9481:A03A:EB05 (talk) 07:50, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: A consensus of editors have decided it is not encyclopedic to add those sorts of words to the lead section of US city articles.  You are welcome to start a new discussion, where a new consensus might be reached, but continuing to add it back to the article because you disagree is not the way these sorts of disputes are solved on Wikipedia. Thanks for your understanding. Magnolia677 (talk) 09:37, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing against Census