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no it is no because why would we want to know what he didn't sing about we would want to know more about why they all fled bodie
Not a song? is that significant?
In December 1986, Bodie was the setting of many of the photographs of taken by Anton Corbijn of the rock band U2 for The Joshua Tree album and its related singles, including the B-side of their 2017 version of their single, 'Red Hill Mining Town'. [1] [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.72.49.255 ( talk) 00:07, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
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As part of my general mission of correcting images of buildings on WP, I have swapped some of the images out for perspective corrected versions. I am not for one second knocking the artistic merits of the originals, indeed one is a Featured Picture, but this is an encyclopedia and the images should reflect closer what the eye sees. The corrected versions correct nothing but perspective distortion, as any architectural photographer would when photographing a building with the intention of accurately capturing the structure. Mfield ( talk) 05:24, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
"Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than $34 million"
On another note, what do you guys think about taking the information in the last section ("Authentic ghost town") and putting it in the "History" section? It might be best to keep chronological history stuff all in the same place. I wanted to add a referenced fact that in the 1940s, a family that owned much of the land the town is on hired caretakers so that it wouldn't get vandalized or looted. I couldn't figure out which of those two sections it should go in, which led me to wonder if the "Authentic ghost town" one should just be merged into the other.
Killiondude (
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I found this: Oct. 1936 Roseclip Mine reopened; 1942 Roseclip Mine closed; town abandoned from this book. I haven't read anywhere else about "another" mine opening in Bodie... what do you think Michael? Killiondude ( talk) 06:13, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
At Wikipedia:WikiProject_National_Register_of_Historic_Places/NRHP_articles_needing_attention, there is a proposal to split this into two articles, Bodie, California and Bodie Historic District.
OPPOSE. Bodie is a ghost town. All the remaining historic buildings (sfaict) are included in the Historic District and the State Park. Splitting would result in two near-identical articles. Redirects (as now) are the appropriate solution. -- Pete Tillman ( talk) 22:40, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed a slow revert war occurring over the population figures. I personally favor the US Census figures over the picture from some textbook, and I personally looked through the scanned US Census pages to get those figures. Now, I know this isn't a town any longer, but according to WP:USCITY, the guidelines for US cities/towns, US Census figures are preferred over any other source. "The US Census should be the primary source of demographic data. If census estimates or other reliable sources of demographic data are included, the additional data should supplement -- not replace -- the most recent available data from the decennial census." I see that the new data supports the US Census figures for the years 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1920, but the figures are very different for 1880. Also, per WP:V, we need to know the actual book this new information is coming from so we can evaluate how reliable it is. Your cooperation is appreciated. Killiondude ( talk) 04:34, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
The user has now identified that the scans are from brochures or some publication directly from the State Park people in Bodie. If memory serves correctly, they haven't always had the best (most reliable) information regarding this area's history. Perhaps we could just use the Census figures (that we know are correct, because of the scanned data from the US Census Bureau for those years) as the table data, and then perhaps use this other data in the actual article, but state that figures vary according to source (because they do)? Killiondude ( talk) 20:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
(undent) According to Moffat's Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850-1990, which uses census figures and augments with other good sources where available, the figures for Bodie are to the right (all census figures, FYI).
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 2,712 | — | |
1890 | 1,595 | −41.2% | |
1900 | 965 | −39.5% | |
1910 | 698 | −27.7% | |
1920 | 110 | −84.2% | |
1930 | 228 | 107.3% | |
1940 | 90 | −60.5% | |
Source: [1] |
The citation is included in the table, in case someone wants to drop it into the article. -- Transity( talk • contribs) 01:56, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
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The body of the article says "By 1920, Bodie's population was recorded by the US Federal Census at a total of 120 people." but the population chart directly to the right of that paragraph gives an alternate figure. Does anyone know why there's a disparity? 76.14.177.248 ( talk) 23:40, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
If no article custodians are apposed, I propose to make at least two changes to the imagery presented. 1) Change the gas station photo, as there is no longer a prop car located at the pumps. 2) Add at least one photo of the stamp mill which is the focal-point and reason why this town existed. I took the guided tour and have interior shots as well as external. I've been there recently, and have new updated photos of a majority of the town. I will check the article for any additional outdated information. -- Mespinola ( talk) 03:14, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
It has been many decades since I visited, but I found some of the epitaphs remarkable, eg something like "died in childbirth, 12". ( User:NanooGeek [1]) —Preceding undated comment added 22:45, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
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Would anyone be opposed to having an image gallery in this article? Bodie has lots of diverse and interesting imagery - and even more in Commons, it would be nice to be able to see it in one place in the article. Please let me know your thoughts here. Jooojay ( talk) 08:39, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
As it is known as a historical place, a historical map, historical pictures makes sense. I am not really understanding your defense on this suggestion. As it stands this article could be much better. Jooojay ( talk) 06:23, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
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no it is no because why would we want to know what he didn't sing about we would want to know more about why they all fled bodie
Not a song? is that significant?
In December 1986, Bodie was the setting of many of the photographs of taken by Anton Corbijn of the rock band U2 for The Joshua Tree album and its related singles, including the B-side of their 2017 version of their single, 'Red Hill Mining Town'. [1] [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.72.49.255 ( talk) 00:07, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
References
As part of my general mission of correcting images of buildings on WP, I have swapped some of the images out for perspective corrected versions. I am not for one second knocking the artistic merits of the originals, indeed one is a Featured Picture, but this is an encyclopedia and the images should reflect closer what the eye sees. The corrected versions correct nothing but perspective distortion, as any architectural photographer would when photographing a building with the intention of accurately capturing the structure. Mfield ( talk) 05:24, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
"Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than $34 million"
On another note, what do you guys think about taking the information in the last section ("Authentic ghost town") and putting it in the "History" section? It might be best to keep chronological history stuff all in the same place. I wanted to add a referenced fact that in the 1940s, a family that owned much of the land the town is on hired caretakers so that it wouldn't get vandalized or looted. I couldn't figure out which of those two sections it should go in, which led me to wonder if the "Authentic ghost town" one should just be merged into the other.
Killiondude (
talk) 01:55, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
I found this: Oct. 1936 Roseclip Mine reopened; 1942 Roseclip Mine closed; town abandoned from this book. I haven't read anywhere else about "another" mine opening in Bodie... what do you think Michael? Killiondude ( talk) 06:13, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
At Wikipedia:WikiProject_National_Register_of_Historic_Places/NRHP_articles_needing_attention, there is a proposal to split this into two articles, Bodie, California and Bodie Historic District.
OPPOSE. Bodie is a ghost town. All the remaining historic buildings (sfaict) are included in the Historic District and the State Park. Splitting would result in two near-identical articles. Redirects (as now) are the appropriate solution. -- Pete Tillman ( talk) 22:40, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed a slow revert war occurring over the population figures. I personally favor the US Census figures over the picture from some textbook, and I personally looked through the scanned US Census pages to get those figures. Now, I know this isn't a town any longer, but according to WP:USCITY, the guidelines for US cities/towns, US Census figures are preferred over any other source. "The US Census should be the primary source of demographic data. If census estimates or other reliable sources of demographic data are included, the additional data should supplement -- not replace -- the most recent available data from the decennial census." I see that the new data supports the US Census figures for the years 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1920, but the figures are very different for 1880. Also, per WP:V, we need to know the actual book this new information is coming from so we can evaluate how reliable it is. Your cooperation is appreciated. Killiondude ( talk) 04:34, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
The user has now identified that the scans are from brochures or some publication directly from the State Park people in Bodie. If memory serves correctly, they haven't always had the best (most reliable) information regarding this area's history. Perhaps we could just use the Census figures (that we know are correct, because of the scanned data from the US Census Bureau for those years) as the table data, and then perhaps use this other data in the actual article, but state that figures vary according to source (because they do)? Killiondude ( talk) 20:36, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
(undent) According to Moffat's Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850-1990, which uses census figures and augments with other good sources where available, the figures for Bodie are to the right (all census figures, FYI).
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 2,712 | — | |
1890 | 1,595 | −41.2% | |
1900 | 965 | −39.5% | |
1910 | 698 | −27.7% | |
1920 | 110 | −84.2% | |
1930 | 228 | 107.3% | |
1940 | 90 | −60.5% | |
Source: [1] |
The citation is included in the table, in case someone wants to drop it into the article. -- Transity( talk • contribs) 01:56, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
References
{{
cite book}}
: |access-date=
requires |url=
(
help)
The body of the article says "By 1920, Bodie's population was recorded by the US Federal Census at a total of 120 people." but the population chart directly to the right of that paragraph gives an alternate figure. Does anyone know why there's a disparity? 76.14.177.248 ( talk) 23:40, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
If no article custodians are apposed, I propose to make at least two changes to the imagery presented. 1) Change the gas station photo, as there is no longer a prop car located at the pumps. 2) Add at least one photo of the stamp mill which is the focal-point and reason why this town existed. I took the guided tour and have interior shots as well as external. I've been there recently, and have new updated photos of a majority of the town. I will check the article for any additional outdated information. -- Mespinola ( talk) 03:14, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
It has been many decades since I visited, but I found some of the epitaphs remarkable, eg something like "died in childbirth, 12". ( User:NanooGeek [1]) —Preceding undated comment added 22:45, 26 February 2016 (UTC)
References
Would anyone be opposed to having an image gallery in this article? Bodie has lots of diverse and interesting imagery - and even more in Commons, it would be nice to be able to see it in one place in the article. Please let me know your thoughts here. Jooojay ( talk) 08:39, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
As it is known as a historical place, a historical map, historical pictures makes sense. I am not really understanding your defense on this suggestion. As it stands this article could be much better. Jooojay ( talk) 06:23, 30 September 2017 (UTC)