Talk:Omaha, Nebraska/Archive 1

message: Could somebody please pull together an article on Sports in Omaha, Nebraska? There is content on this main page, on the History in Omaha, Nebraska page, and in a few other places... I would search individual teams' articles for content. For an example see Sports in Chicago or Sports in Seattle. - Freechild 01:50, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sports requests

message: Against. This page will allow for a history to be written, along with notable laws and other detailed information to be shared. Merging it with the main Omaha page will only result in it be seperated out again in the future. - Freechild 00:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I withdraw my proposal, now that there's a (yet to be written) page in the Omaha template that the Omaha City Council page can be merged into.  It should go there, along with List of mayors of Omaha. – Swid (talk | edits) 20:44, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Swid, is there a formal process for removing the tag? - Freechild 14:54, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I'm removing the tag from the page. - Freechild 01:23, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed [[Omaha City Council]] merger

message: It looks as if the links to the FM radio station articles point to the monikers. Somebody please change them to point to the callsigns. 66.245.124.50 03:44, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your suggestion! When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make whatever changes you feel are needed.  Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the  link at the top. You don't even need to log in! (Although there are some reasons why you might like to…) The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes—they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills.  New contributors are always welcome. Rdsmith4— Dan | Talk 15:12, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: But I don't know the stations' callsigns. 66.245.103.8 15:56, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I caught most of the stations and inserted the callsigns.  Hot 107.7/97.3 is a toughie because 107.7 is a translator to 97.3 KBLR.  Guess I'll go with KBLR as the callsign when I get around to it.  I'll flesh out the rest of radio and TV too at some point.  Nick Storm
Hi folks. I removed the old link for Omaha area radio stations and I added another one.
Do you think that adding a list of radio stations (maybe even television stations) to the article is a good idea?
KevinJ 01:48, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: FM radio station articles

message: I've posted a picture of the Omaha skyline at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Omaha_skyline_humid_day.png -- it's somewhat poor given that the day was fairly humid (fancy that).
--Mawhamba 16:49, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Skyline Picture 

message: Move from bottom of article here.
--Mawhamba 10:29, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sister Cites 

message: Removed skyline pic posted by Ki-too as it may be a possible copyright violation.  Image appears on Metropolitan Community College Website as well at http://www.mccneb.edu/presidentialsearch/images/Omahaphoto.jpg --Mawhamba 10:21, 25 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Skyline Pic 

message: Would you like to help improve the quality of Nebraska-related articles?  If so, reply on my talk page; I'd like to see if there is any interest in creating WikiProject:Nebraska.  –Swid 16:12, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject:Nebraska proposal 

message: I agree that this probably could be in the Omaha page as a Music in Omaha section (which then could spawn a daughter page) which would discuss things like Saddle Creek Records, 311, as well as the Rose Theatre, and Jazz on the Green.  I always think the Omaha sound is an answer to the DC sound (Fugazi) or the Chapel Hill, an answer made by Saddle Creek artists (Cursive in particular), and it belongs there, not here (i mean not in any Omaha Sound page). Smmurphy 08:55, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, they are non-notable.  But that doesn't mean that there is not omaha scene, which could be discussed in greater length. Smmurphy 03:11, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've merged this article into Music of Nebraska, which already has a section called Omaha sound, and the article now redirects there. Smmurphy 01:43, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Omaha Sound Merger 

message: What neighborhood of Omaha would be classified as an Irish neighborhood or as a neighborhood with a large Irish population? 75.3.4.54 00:04, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If anywhere, it'd likely be in South Omaha.  In any case, a large ethnic Irish neighborhood never developed in Omaha as it did for other ethnicities, as the era when Omaha grew rapidly was decades after the bulk of Irish immigration to the U.S. had already occured. – Swid (talk | edits) 00:52, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

text: North Omaha was an early neighborhood for Irish immigrants, followed there by Scandinavians, Germans, Greeks, Italians, Jews and African Americans from the South. (per Nebraska Studies, online. --Parkwells 16:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irish 

message: I changed some of the information in the Climate section of the article. I could not find a link to Omaha weather information, so I added the one I found. I'll look more into this and see if I can find a better site.
KevinJ 02:00, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate 

message: I believe that Sitka, Alaska is the largest city (by area) in the US, as it has over 2700 square miles of incorporated area. New York would be the largest city based on population. The first line of text should be removed.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 162.6.226.167 (talk • contribs) .
:The first line of the article makes no such claim; it states that Omaha is the largest city in Nebraska, a fact that is easily verifiable.  – Swid (talk | edits) 13:38, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The first sentence reads, "Omaha is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska." This is potentially confusing if you interpret the period at the end of U.S. as marking the end of the sentence; it then appears to say "Omaha is the largest city in the U.S." If the reader is not a native speaker of English, he or she may not realize that "state of Nebraska" is not a complete sentence on its own and is actually the last part of the first sentence. Maybe this could be reworded to avoid this confusion. —Bkell (talk) 23:32, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Largest US City 

message: "Predominantly an African-American neighborhood, North Omaha boasts a rich, diverse culture, and the highest crime rate."
Despite being a denizen of Omaha metro for a decade, I'm not sure I could identify anything "rich" about the culture of North Omaha.  Do drug use and violence constitute a rich, diverse culture?  
North O is the only neighborhood which receives this flowery attention.  It's clearly not NPOV and it's not even accurate. Puskarm 18:39, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The historic cultural and social history of North Omaha is what makes it "rich"; this adjective is frequently used throughout Wikipedia, not as "flowery" attention, but rather as an adjective to imply the depth and breadth of a topic. Your perspective of the area might be enriched by actually learning about the area, rather than just watching TV news and listening to racist radio shows. - Freechild 19:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  North Omaha 

message: Hey, I would like to hear what any of your thoughts are about the boundaries of North Omaha. The discussion is this. Thanks. - Freechild 21:23, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Defining North Omaha

message: The section on Native American history has some redundancy that needs to be resolved. - Freechild 16:06, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Redundancy

message: I saw that the boundary of west was changed from 72 to 114th.  I changed it with another edit, but I want to make sure that 72 is the concensus (is their a citation for it, perhaps).  I mean, the neighborhoods around Northwest High School are certainly west, right.  Anyway, this doesn't seem to be something to vote on, it needs a citation. Smmurphy(Talk) 21:14, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  west Omaha boundary 

message: This sentence was removed as WP:POV
:This distrust is manifest in the reactions of the groups to different public school integration and busing plans, which led to African American State Senator Ernie Chambers' proposing to separate the Omaha Public School district into what he called white, black, and brown sections.
Busing and integration in Omaha has played a major role in race relations in the city.  I'm not sure how it is POV.  Let us review:
:Forced busing began in Omaha in 1976 to achieve racial integration.  It ended in 1999.  (1954-1979. Omaha World Herald (Nebraska) June 13, 2004) 
:Some people lauded busing as improving race relations.  For instance, Concerned and Caring Educators, a 100-member group of black administrators and supervisors advocated against the cessation of forced busing, saying "Desegregation has caused the district to improve curriculum development and textbook selection, which has led to decreased use of stereotypical, bias-laden materials." "Desegregation has provided majority and minority students with advanced academic opportunities that were not present before desegregation." "Desegregation has improved race relations and minimized racial tensions." (Ngyren, Judith. Black Group: Ending Busing A Step Back Omaha World Herald. March 14, 1996)
:On the other hand, some of those moving outside of the city are distrustful and unhappy with the situation in urban Omaha.
"One resident of Rose Garden Estates near 172nd and Pacific Streets said privately, for instance, that he finds the prospect of being incorporated into the city "increasingly scary." "I left Benson because I didn't like the changes," he said. "Too much crime, too much racial tension, too much school busing. I went to the suburbs to get away from that, and now I'm being forced back in." The man, an insurance company employee, denied that his problems were based on race, but he asked that this part of the interview be anonymous (Freed, Kenneth. The Lure of the Suburbs Do City Problems Grow With Growth? Omaha World Herald (August 7, 1996)).  This article has other examples of similar sentiments.
:Ernie Chambers' feelings about busing and integration and how they relate to his proposal are easily available, as well (Saunders, Michaela. Chambers up close A Q&A with the senator, whose OPS views are rooted in his youth. Omaha World Herald (April 30, 2006)).
My feeling is that instead of removing mention of busing as it relates to racial tension in Omaha, we could create a subsection (or sub-subsection) that specifically sets out to address the busing issue in Omaha. Smmurphy(Talk) 03:43, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, great. How's this? Smmurphy(Talk) 18:35, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Right now I'm not sure how (if?) to put this into the Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska.  I'll think about it more later, but if you have any ideas, go ahead. Smmurphy(Talk) 18:37, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

text: That sounds like a nice segue into a busing section for that article. Smmurphy(Talk) 05:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I guess my first instinct is to say that the busing section in the Civil Rights Movement article should be longer, providing more context (what happened in the early 70s and before), and more texture (what happened during the program), as well as talking about why it was halted.  Then what is in the Omaha article now will be a summary of that.  I'm not sure, though. Smmurphy(Talk) 04:00, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll use that to guide my digging for a little while and I'll work on it for a few days. Thanks for the guidance on that. - Freechild 04:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Busing 

message: I created a couple templates, hopefully they are useful and helpful.  Feel free to put them into all the articles they belong in.  They are based on the templates at Chicago. Please fix them up as you see fit, and for the Omaha template, I left some redlinks and didn't include a link to the city council article.  Both of these are mostly due to laziness, I'm not sure how many of the redlinks will be filled in.  Any suggestions probably go there, but please be bold. Smmurphy(Talk) 05:45, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I also created a template and a sub-category for North Omaha. - Freechild 19:55, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I'm working on making them more "standardized"; apologies if the look a little odd in the interim. Personally, I like the look of templates along the lines of, say, this, but sadly, that level of elegance requires subst:-ing the template code first and then fine-tuning the look by hand.  Hopefully, I'll get to that soon.  – Swid (talk | edits) 20:47, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Its no secret that I nabbed these from Chicago.  But you are right, the England one looks good.  Let me know if you want any help cleaning them up, but I'm sure you've got a handle on it. Smmurphy(Talk) 20:55, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

text: I yanked that England template - :Template:North Omaha - Freechild 21:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: they look great. Smmurphy(Talk) 21:49, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Templates

message: Heads-up that I've parsed content from the Omaha page for History of Omaha, Nebraska and Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska. - Freechild 04:17, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Add to that List of people from Omaha, Nebraska and Economy of Omaha, Nebraska. - Freechild 01:47, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New Omaha pages

message: I want to start the Culture in Omaha page using the content that is on the Omaha article, and write-up the following, mostly focusing on the history of these groups. It would be great if anyone else jumped in... 
*Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska
*Irish in Omaha, Nebraska
*Germans in Omaha, Nebraska
*Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska including Greek Town
*Italians in Omaha, Nebraska
*Scandinavians in Omaha, Nebraska
*Canadians in Omaha, Nebraska
*African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
*Poles in Omaha, Nebraska
*Sudanese in Omaha, Nebraska
*Mexicans in Omaha, Nebraska
*Latinos in Omaha, Nebraska
*Native Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
*Jews in Omaha, Nebraska
*Slovaks in Omaha, Nebraska
- Freechild 14:51, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: People needed: Augustus Kountze, Herman Kountze, John A. Creighton, and several other "founding fathers." I'm finding several are already listed on WP and they simply need to be collected. For more info see List of people from Omaha, Nebraska. - Freechild 05:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you're going to have "Slovaks in Omaha, Nebraska", then you should have "Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska", not "Czechoslovakians". Czechs and Slovaks are normally considered two different peoples; Czechoslovakia was merely a political union. —Bkell (talk) 05:15, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Feel free to make the change yourself - its a community list. - Freechild 06:32, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If anyone is interested, an article could be written for Restaurants in Omaha, Nebraska. There are several articles already up, including Mister C's, Gorat's and Dundee Dell. The whole thing could go up under Economy in Omaha or Culture in Omaha, and should include mentions of the Caniglia family and rueben sandwiches... - Freechild 05:55, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Timeline of Racial Tension in Omaha, Nebraska is a definite add to the Culture in Omaha, Nebraska article. - Freechild 19:43, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Culture in Omaha, Nebraska]]

message: In case anyone is interested, here is a bevy of interesting Omaha, Nebraska topics up for article-writing. Let's all chip and add to it, too!
* Stone Cold Picnic
* Wesley House (Omaha)
* Danish Vennelyst Park (Omaha)
* Boyd Park (Omaha)
* Fontenelle Park (Omaha)
* Adams Park (Omaha)
* Benson Park (Omaha)
* Bemis Park (Omaha)
* Memorial Park (Omaha) 
* St. Louis Missouri Fur Trading Company
* Citizens Civic Committee for Civil Liberties
* Frank Brown (Omaha)
* Mormon Bridge Tollhouse
* St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Omaha)
* St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Omaha)
Mmm. Anything else? - Freechild 04:35, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: To-Do's

message: I am wondering about the rationale behind creating separate Omaha and North Omaha pages. I understand North Omaha is a collection of neighborhoods, and thus might warrant its own history page, but I am concerned about such divisions as: Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska vs. Neighborhoods of North Omaha, Nebraska, List of Landmarks in Omaha, Nebraska vs. Culture in North Omaha, Nebraska, and List of people from Omaha, Nebraska vs. List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska. It creates a list of problems for me: Does something relating to North Omaha then not fit into the Omaha article? Why potentially duplicate information and double the work load of growing and maintaining articles? Why no South Omaha pages? or Morton Meadows Neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska pages? To me, North Omaha is a part of Omaha, and has no reason to split away except in discussions of history or when specifically discussing different neighborhoods. I'd like to hear others' viewpoints on this.  Regards, BierHerr 22:48, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you check the attributions on any of the articles related to North Omaha, you will find that that area of the city has a distinct sociological relevance that is different from the rest of the city, except South Omaha. North Omaha, as an isolated geographic phenomenon within Omaha, has been studied and analyzed by historians, demographers, sociologists and a host of other social scientists, largely because of its anomalous racial and cultural significance in Nebraska. South Omaha does have such a legacy, which I have only just begun digging into. However, the project of Wikifying South Omaha needs editors who are more committed to that than me - because frankly, I am largely disinterested in that community. However, I would challenge anyone to work on it, primarily because there is a lot there that needs to be accounted for here. In other words, if you think its missing, then write it. Good luck. - Freechild 05:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: And about Morton Meadows, in a quick scan via Google and a few research portals, I cannot find anything notable about the community. The thing about the neighborhoods in North Omaha is that they have been designated as significant within the city, especially in terms of their history, architecture, and culture. Morton Meadows, eh, not so much. South Omaha? Now that's a different question! Go, go, go for it! - Freechild 05:09, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can see where North O may warrant its own historical page, and maybe it's own cultural page (hopefully someone will step up and do the same for the rest of Omaha, so we have even treatment... unfortunately, I am not the person to do this...) However, would you say that List of people from North Omaha, Nebraska would be better served merged with List of people from Omaha, Nebraska? I know it's a small point in the grand scheme, but it seems to me that those people are an integral part of Omaha (and its history) as a whole. Sub-dividing them into a duplicate-but-smaller listing seems counter-productive. Just my opinion--I wonder what others may think about this. (Let me also say that, on the whole, I am very pleased that you are putting so much time into improving the entire Omaha wikiuniverse, Freechild, so I hope I never come off as negative.)  -BierHerr 16:58, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Separation of North Omaha

message: FYI, here are some new categories:
*:Category:History of Omaha
*:Category:Schools in Omaha, Nebraska
*:Category:Houses in Omaha
- Freechild 21:55, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New categories

message: I just created the following list at List of Nebraska-related topics. Should it be brought into the template, brought into the article or left where it is without putting it anywhere else? - Freechild 08:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it would make a rather cluttered template.  However, as a list, it could possibly do a little better.  WP:LIST has some guidelines, but without a good lead and some context, this type of thing has a tough time passing afd, as nested categories can do the same work. Smmurphy(Talk) 21:43, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, but I'm not sure about the format. List of articles related to Omaha, Nebraska. - Freechild 22:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Expand the template or add to this page somehow?

message: I have recently created Culture in Omaha, and upon surveying Omaha, I am not sure about how to clean up that section on the page. Any suggestions, or does anyone want to take a stab at it? – Freechild (Hey ya. | edits) 21:03, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll try to take a stab at it in the near future if I get some free time... But if anyone beats me to it, I won't be mad! BierHerr 17:26, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Similarly, the "Racial Tension" section can be parsed down given the article's completeness. Any assistance is appreciated. - – Freechild (Hey ya. | edits) 07:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I boldly took a swipe at the Culture section... hopefully this improves the continuity a bit. Somebody please, please, please go through there and clean up after me... I've stared at this section too long. Also, let's keep an eye on the section... random anonymous editors like to add rambling near-references to Omaha in any pop-situation they come across... let's move those to the "more info" articles or delete them altogether if they are too ridiculous. This section shouldn't have to grow much larger on the main Omaha page... heck, if anyone wants to prune it even more... Regards, BierHerr 02:16, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

text: Next I boldly pruned the Racial Tension section, actually moving that as a sub-section and making Civil Rights Movement the parent section. I checked to make sure everything I cut was accounted for in another linked article, but someone might want to double check to be sure we didn't lose anything. Now, maybe the Culture section needs another round of pruning... Regards, BierHerr 01:23, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Formatting [[Omaha]]'s sections

message: FYI, Culture in Omaha, Nebraska is up for deletion. The debate has opened up at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Culture in Omaha, Nebraska. - – Freechild (Hey ya. | edits) 16:57, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: ...and congrats on your speedy barnstar! BierHerr 17:09, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: AfD notice

message: Recently I completed an article on Tom Dennison. It strikes me, seeing a complete absence of information about Omaha's founders, that there needs to be more out there. Let me know if you have any particular folks you'd like to see an article on. I also think there needs to be a category to the effect of :Category:Founding figures of Omaha. My list follows. – Freechild (BoomCha) 06:24, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really a "founding father" but I created a Mary Lucretia Creighton article. Should do John A. next... - BierHerr 01:25, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Awesome! I am thinking about doing up an Omaha Founding Figures template... Here is a great source for info. – Freechild (BoomCha) 02:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

text: I like... There are some great names on here, and I'm excited to make some new articles. A. J. Poppleton looks like an interesting character. Also, I was able to do a Metz Brewery article with some info I found. One of the refs I used is a good source for period info on these people. Regards, BierHerr 17:36, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Founding figures

message: Posting this here for future use... good NY Times article that can be used as a reference to possible improve some Omaha-related articles: Omaha's Culture Club. Regards, BierHerr 01:10, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Good call - I stuck it in the external links section when it came out! – Freechild (BoomCha) 03:16, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oops, missed that. Just when I think I have something new... you're two steps ahead of me. :) - BierHerr 03:29, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: NY Times article link

message: Ya know, if we formed an Omaha-focused WikiProject, we could pass stuff like this around all the time, and maybe even keep just a page of good resources. – Freechild (BoomCha) 15:50, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Do we want to create a whole new Omaha Wikiproject, or just make an Omaha-focused section of Wikiproject Nebraska? I'm not sure which one is more "correct", but it looks like Wikiproject Nebraska is suffering from low participation. I'd like to give that one a boost, while still being able to come together around Omaha specifically. I don't think we'd get to much protest if we installed a special Omaha section under WP:NEB. (To All:) What are your thoughts? - BierHerr 16:08, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikiproject Omaha?

message: Can anyone take a quick picture of Omaha's Union Station? They're asking for it over at DYK. Thanks in advance if anyone does this. – Freechild (BoomCha) 22:07, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo request

message: Is anybody able/willing to create an image that defines Omaha's community areas similar to how Chicago does? That would be tremendously appreciated. For guidance see Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska. – Freechild (¡!¡!¡!¡) 23:03, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Image request

message: I've cleaned the :Category:Omaha, Nebraska, nestling all the individual articles appropriately and creating a few new ones where needed. – Freechild (¡!¡!¡!¡) 18:04, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Omaha category

message: Would anyone else be interested in a WikiProject Omaha, ala all of the other mid-sized US cities with WikiProjects? • Freechild'sup? 16:21, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I would really be.Inbierno (talk) 21:09, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. If anyone else is interested please see the WikiProject Omaha information. • Freechild'sup? 03:57, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject Omaha?

message: Was trying to simplify the language with repeats of city names, and didn't look at it carefully enough in final form. Not intentional.--Parkwells (talk) 02:32, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Omaha lede

message: Shouldn't there be a a section the page devoted to the population and the projection of the population by year? Tech43 (talk) 21:51, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You can attempt to create it, with citations. • Freechild'sup? 02:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

text: alright, but I noticed something else, how come on the side of the page it still has the population census from 2000 and not from like 2008 or 2006? Tech43 (talk) 00:06, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The offical census count is released every 10 years.  All of the other 'intermediate' numbers are estimates based on births and deaths.  --Sweet Pea 1981 (talk) 02:51, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

text: So, what do you think the populations for Omaha will be in 2010? Tech43 (talk) 01:43, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Population/Population Projection

message: Per my comments on the FAC page and yours on my talk page, I hope to be able to clarify what is necessary of images in an FA.
First, they should all have the most basic information: a description, a source, author, date, and licensing info. This is available in the information template mentioned in the FAC. 
* Make sure that the source is accurate to where it was downloaded from or says "self-made" as I noticed a few of the images in the article were taken by Wikipedians. Similar to a citation that cites Wikipedia, a source that cites that the image is from Wikipedia is a circular source that has no meaning. This is a problem in :File:Logan fontenelle.jpg. I searched for where this image was downloaded from, but you may have better luck finding the best source possible. There are a couple of sites that have part of the image ( and ) but not the exact image. If you are in Omaha, you may check the local public library. I found that the painting may be at the Joslyn Museum, but I don't find a digital copy. If any of the books you used for the article have the same image, you can cite the book as the source (with page number). But it has to be the exact same image. 
* Similarly, I found the image of the Fontanelle Hotel at the Omaha Public Library. Excellent reliable source. That should be transferred to the image summary.
* This is the proper source for :File:Tibbets-wave.jpg. It's the image from the National Archives. I found it by going to the Nat'l Archives site and searching for "Enola Gay".
Information about the images should ideally be as thorough as information from sources. I know images are difficult to understand; I'm still trying to understand some of the grey areas in licensing and it's an uphill climb sometimes. Go through each of your images to see that as much information is included as possible in the image summaries. Some of the older artwork may not have an author (photographer or artist) available. If it's unknown, cite who says it is. If the Joslyn Museum has no idea who painted Fontenelle's portrait, that is a reliable source. The summary would read Author = Unknown per Bob Smith, curator of the Joslyn Museum where the painting is housed, confirmed by User:X by phone on December 17, 2008.
Let me know if you have questions. Thanks. --Moni3 (talk) 14:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That encapsulate the aforementioned "brutality." I will whittle away at this over the next day or two and make as much progress as possible. Two questions: One, I think that "self-made" referred to the editors submitting the work from their own cameras to WP. Should that simply link to their user profile? Two, if I have difficultly in tracking down the artist and don't have the ability to call/email the potential source for that info is it best to simply remove the image? • Freechild'sup? 16:02, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Self-made in the Source line and the uploader's username in the Author line with the appropriate licensing is enough. If you have difficulty tracking down the artist or other information, let me know and I will help you. The very last resort will be removing the image from the article. However, I have done this to ensure an article's promotion, then received information enough to include the image afterwards. --Moni3 (talk) 16:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Images

message: Isn't it POV to have "Omaha" redirect to this page?--Ssteiner209 (talk) 21:57, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it is. I believe the original conversation, which is in the talk page archives, revolved around the notion that Omaha the city is more sought after/renowned/googled than Omaha the tribe. I believe the name should probably go to the disambig page- but there may be strong opposition to that. We should seek consensus before any move is made. • Freechild'sup? 01:39, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That depend ds on who is searching for the word Omaha. Hell by viewing my user page you can see  am from Omaha... which makes me going against a redirect to my own city. The thing is there's so many Omaha's you could search for besides the tribe and city. Omaha beach etc. Which archive is it in? Link please?--Ssteiner209 (talk) 03:44, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: POV in redirect

message: There's a link to a Wiki article, "Omaha Stockyards", which doesn't work. I downloaded the file but couldn't find a program that could open it. If I enter that phrase in the search box, the system can't deliver. I'm interested in the transition from the old, single Chicago stockyard to the current decentralized system, so I was interested in the Omaha stage.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.91.173.36 (talk) 20:22, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: A faulty article for Omaha meatpacking

message: Personally I think certain portions of West O should be listed as separate areas.  Being annexed cities Millard and Elkhorn really are more distinct and are often talked about on their own. Nice or in evil (talk) 15:59, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, maybe we could use the city limits map that Wikipedia has for Omaha's article Inbierno (talk) 03:36, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure what either one of you mean - could you explain? There is an stub called West Omaha, but I'm not sure what section are you talking about? • Freechild'sup? 05:09, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Perhaps a district of Omaha, but I don't think it qualifies as having its own page. We don't want to be referring people to new pages for something like that. Papillion, Millard, La Vista, Elkorn may be listed on the Omaha Page, they should have their own page because they each have their own significant histories. West Omaha includes Millard, Elkorn now however they have their own histories, too. But to make a page just for those two cities and everything west of 90th and Dodge isn't worth it. - Izardstreet
09:33, 01 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: West O

message: The 1907 History of Pottawattamie County shows that Kanesville vanished at the end of 1852 and that the Council Bluffs city charter was granted in early 1853. Why does the Omaha page still list Kanesville? Does the city want to disassociate it's origins concerning Council Bluffs that much?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.116.177.82 (talk) 04:20, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Omaha's founding

message: Daub's photo was selected for this article because its permission status allows it to be used here. Other images, such as that of James Dahlman, weren't selected because their permission status does not allow them to. Please leave the Daub photo until a suitable replacement has been found. • Freechild'sup? 09:44, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Find that pic, or any other - but whatever happens don't replace the photo with a non-fair-use photo. • Freechild'sup? 04:53, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Are images from the City of Omaha's website considered fair-use as it is a government-type website?  There is an image from Mike Fahey here.  If it is, I can add that photo. Sweet Pea 1981 (talk) 15:42, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Hal Daub photo usage

message: I've cleaned up the third paragraph in the "Government and politics" section (re. the 2008 Obama campaign) a bit; in particular, I've changed some of the emphasis from Omaha to the 2nd Congressional District, which includes not only Omaha but its more Republican suburbs.  The paragraph still needs work: in particular, the first citation (the CBS News article) only mentions one campaign office, not three.  I think the paragraph should also bring up Nebraska's split-electoral-vote system much earlier; otherwise, one's left wondering why Obama was trying to win one district in a state that was sure to go Republican as a whole.  Unfortunately, several of the sources are no longer available online, so I can't go back and rewrite it based on them.
:--Ammodramus (talk) 02:28, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Government and politics

message: Would Irvington be considered an Omaha neighborhood, or is this is seperate 'city'?  I know that they have their own fire department (as my neighborhood is under their jurisdiction), but I also know that it is not a city according to the Census Bureau.
I don't know anything about the history or if it would meet Wikipedia standards, just something that passed my mind today. Sweet Pea 1981 (talk) 15:47, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Irvington is an unincorporated area that does not constitute it's own city. The article Irvington, Nebraska explains this, and the Omaha article reflects it. • Freechildtalk 04:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Irvington

message: What, Omaha don't have a flag? Can't be true! 85.217.40.33 (talk) 02:50, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Now did some googling, and Omaha in fact has a flag. At least NAVA's American City Flags survey has "Flag of Omaha" at #26 on its list. (easily found on google by searching 'nava survey') 85.217.43.40 (talk) 21:40, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flag? 

message: Why is Kellogg considered to be one of the Fortune 500 companies that call Omaha home? I think they are based in Battle Creek, MI. Vorenus (talk) 18:21, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fortune 500 companies 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:369842.1020.A.jpg

message: Let's improve it. C'mon Omahans! The Metro has nearly 1,000,000 residents! We are the most important city in the midwest! Sure theres Chicago and Detroit but we're the best!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.99.4.228 (talk) 22:24, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: *As an omahan I am insulted by Stevenmitchell's comment, however this seems like general forum crud anyway, people this ISN'T a forum As per WP:FORUM Dmartin969 (talk) 03:48, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Improvement

message: This is pretty minor, but does anyone have an overhead photo of Omaha that is newer than 2006 for the main picture?  Things have changed a lot in the last 5 years.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boucher4 (talk • contribs) 05:04, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: "In 2006, Omaha was ranked for homicides as 46th out of the 72 cities in the United States of more than 250,000 in population."
It would help to know here if being ranked 1 in this ranking is the worst possible or best possible position. GeneCallahan (talk) 19:01, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: If you're a coroner, then number one position would be the most lucrative position. I think the sentence explains itself, but I'll rewrite it just to clarify it for you. • Freechildtalk 03:19, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Murder 

message: Looking at the section on the old market...  this section starts off talking about the old market and then stears off to other areas like religion etc...   why is all this in the old market section?
Old Market
 
The Old Market is a major historic district in Downtown Omaha listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Today, its warehouses and other buildings house shops, restaurants, bars, and art galleries.[178] Downtown is also the location of the Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, which has several art galleries and restaurants as well. The Omaha Botanical Gardens features 100 acres (40 ha) with a variety of landscaping, and the new Kenefick Park recognizes Union Pacific Railroad's long history in Omaha.[179] North Omaha has several historical cultural attractions including the Dreamland Historical Project, Love’s Jazz and Art Center, and the John Beasley Theater.[180] The annual River City Roundup is celebrated at Fort Omaha, and the neighborhood of Florence celebrates its history during "Florence Days". Native Omaha Days is a biennial event celebrating Near North Side heritage.[181]
- ---  starting there...  shouldnt this section be under a different heading?
Religious institutions reflect the city's heritage.[182] The city's Christian community has several historical churches dating from the founding of the city. There are also all sizes of congregations, including small, medium and megachurches. Omaha hosts the only Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in Nebraska, along with a significant Jewish community. There are 152 parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha, and several Orthodox Christian congregations throughout the city.[183]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.37.252.2 (talk) 19:25, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Old Market 

message: I went and changed in the introduction the distance between the mouth of the Platte River and Omaha from 20 miles to 10. I used the ruler feature in Google Earth and came up with about 9.65 miles from the mouth of the Platte to Harrison Street. Bcostanzo (talk) 19:45, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distance Between Mouth of Platte River and Omaha 

message: Where was the original Godfather's Pizza (and in what neighborhood?). Doing various googles I kinda see 84th and L Street but am not 100% sure.Americasroof (talk) 20:26, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Also its headquarters is at 2808 North 108th Street.  Could somebody please post a photo?  And what neighborhood is that?Americasroof (talk) 01:35, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Original [[Godfather's Pizza]] location?

message: Crap: "Omaha's rate of violent crimes per 100,000 residents has been lower than the average rates of three dozen United States cities of similar size." and many similar lines in this article. The article is full of fluffy writing, and another discussion on this talk pages notes the article's problematic size. There is **way, way** too much about the local zoo in the introduction, for instance. 74.84.108.26 (talk) 02:18, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tour Guide POV 

message: I will agree that Kenneth Lay is justifiably described as notorious, but I question the use of adjectives like notorious in encyclopedic writing. Infamous, outrageous, and on and on.  I am a very hesitant editor, so I am leaving this for the original author, but I would simply leave "the notorious" out of the sentence.  The link to Kenneth Lay will make his notoriety clear enough to anyone curious enough to pursue it. Anewcharliega (talk) 07:18, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:   the notorious Kenneth Lay. 

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) 16:14, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Structure