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Maybe its time to cull the 'Notable Mobilians' list. While many are quite notable, some are strictly of local interest. Donovan Ravenhull 22:03, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
"Large commercial ventures are in the works for the metropolitan area as the northern suburb of Creola, Alabama is the expected site of a new $2.5 Billion Toyota auto manufacturing plant." That is certainly news to most Mobilians. This should be removed as it isn't true. Rlm0710 20:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
This section seems to be a bit long/overly detailed. In addition, it seems to have some borderline POV issues. It would be good if an experienced Wikipedian got in and maybe gave it a touchup. Donovan Ravenhull 20:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
This map is an inaccurate depiction of Mobile's city limits and should be revised. I would personally like to see a map of Mobile and Baldwin Counties with city limits noted and Mobile hilighted in red. Tfelts 04/28/06 1502 CDT
We're also mentioned in that great jazz standard "Blues in the Night." "From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe/ Wherever the four winds blow..."
04-October-2006: The lede (or "lead") section could have a few important sentences added, since the myriad details of the standard population areas have been moved into "Demographics" to clear space for general overview sentences in the lede. The most significant aspects to the outside world should be summarized in the lede. - Wikid77 08:27, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
Since when has Mobile had a population of 203,000?! I don't recall seeing that number on the sensus bureau's page during the year they used the 2004 estimation. AlaGuy 04:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Mobile, Alabama's 2003 population from the U.S. Census Bureau actually shows it at a current standpoint of 193,464. In 2000 Mobile, Alabama was at 198,915(-2.9%). Mobile Alabama's 2000 Metro Census also shows it at a standpoint of 540,248 not 401,427! (www.demographia.com) —Preceding
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I have completely updated the Demographics section with the official 2006 estimates directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's website and have provided references for all data now contained there. Altairisfar 18:54, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I removed the section called "West End, a growing midtown neighborhood" because this is an area of Mobile, and not a suburb.
Someone should consider moving the history section to 'History of Mobile, Alabama' and summerising the current section to 2 paragraphs. Rimmeraj 02:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Added 4 photos from the Historical American Building Survey to the history section. Altairisfar 01:53, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I believe that the present History section is now close to the correct size considering that Mobile's history covers three centuries. I don't think that two paragraphs would do it justice as Mobile's very character is so closely tied to its history. Hopefully now it only hits the high and low points and leaves the rest for History of Mobile, Alabama to expand upon. Altairisfar 18:58, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I originally graded it as start class. My intent was to make it a "B" class. In fact, I thought I did. Of course, it cannot be GA because it hasn't, I don't think, passed through the GA process before.
I think with the above things in mind the article would be ready for GA review and then FA soon afterwards. As for the rating, I will change it right away. That was an error. JBEvans 01:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC) (crossposted from USER TALK:Blaxthos)
Overall this is a decent article with good citations however (some mentioned above):
My intent is not to criticize - a lot of excellent effort has gone into this article, but if we're looking at GA or FA status, these issues need to be addressed. Вasil | talk 04:17, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
I have removed the cultural influences stuff into a new article: Mobile, Alabama in popular culture. The new article needs work but I think it's better than having all that clutter on the main page. Вasil | talk 16:29, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I have listed the historic districts in the Historic Districts section and included a link to the Mobile Historic Development Commission. Also added 6 new photographs to the gallery, replaced the Admiral Semmes close-up shot with one that I uploaded to show the entire monument. Altairisfar 00:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Can someone tell me why the URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%2C_Alabama instead of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Alabama ? Altairisfar 05:10, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
"The immediate British enforcement of race codes threw the denizens of the French-derived culture into chaos. The French Creole world was noted for its laissez-faire attitude to racial matters and the stringent English codes chased some of Mobile's Creole residents westward into Louisiana."
I've begun expanding the culture section. There is much more needed but I'm headed there. We need more photo's and probably need to include something about city stages and the beautiful antebellum homes in the downtown area. JodyB talk 02:04, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
There was an uncited statement only 16 cities had buildings taller than Mobile's RSA tower. I hunted for some reference and could find none so I deleted that statement. I also dropped the one that the RSA tower is one of the tallest on the Gulf Coast. Seemed a little arbitrary to me and also would be difficult to source. I've no objection to inclusion if we can cite it. JodyB talk 16:13, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Since I figure editors are likely to live in Mobile, this is a good place to ask. I'm hoping to get a Public Domain/GFDL photograph of the Michael Donald Avenue to use in the Michael Donald article. Any help would be much appreciated. It's the former Herndon Avenue. Sherurcij ( Speaker for the Dead) 15:41, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
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== Mobile, Alabama assessment ==
I originally graded it as start class. My intent was to make it a "B" class. In fact, I thought I did. Of course, it cannot be GA because it hasn't, I don't think, passed through the GA process before.
I think with the above things in mind the article would be ready for GA review and then FA soon afterwards. As for the rating, I will change it right away. That was an error. JBEvans 01:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC) (crossposted from USER TALK:Blaxthos)
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![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 | Archive 2 |
Maybe its time to cull the 'Notable Mobilians' list. While many are quite notable, some are strictly of local interest. Donovan Ravenhull 22:03, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
"Large commercial ventures are in the works for the metropolitan area as the northern suburb of Creola, Alabama is the expected site of a new $2.5 Billion Toyota auto manufacturing plant." That is certainly news to most Mobilians. This should be removed as it isn't true. Rlm0710 20:12, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
This section seems to be a bit long/overly detailed. In addition, it seems to have some borderline POV issues. It would be good if an experienced Wikipedian got in and maybe gave it a touchup. Donovan Ravenhull 20:24, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
This map is an inaccurate depiction of Mobile's city limits and should be revised. I would personally like to see a map of Mobile and Baldwin Counties with city limits noted and Mobile hilighted in red. Tfelts 04/28/06 1502 CDT
We're also mentioned in that great jazz standard "Blues in the Night." "From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe/ Wherever the four winds blow..."
04-October-2006: The lede (or "lead") section could have a few important sentences added, since the myriad details of the standard population areas have been moved into "Demographics" to clear space for general overview sentences in the lede. The most significant aspects to the outside world should be summarized in the lede. - Wikid77 08:27, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
Since when has Mobile had a population of 203,000?! I don't recall seeing that number on the sensus bureau's page during the year they used the 2004 estimation. AlaGuy 04:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
Mobile, Alabama's 2003 population from the U.S. Census Bureau actually shows it at a current standpoint of 193,464. In 2000 Mobile, Alabama was at 198,915(-2.9%). Mobile Alabama's 2000 Metro Census also shows it at a standpoint of 540,248 not 401,427! (www.demographia.com) —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
B170AD43 (
talk •
contribs) 16:09, 1 April 2007
I have completely updated the Demographics section with the official 2006 estimates directly from the U.S. Census Bureau's website and have provided references for all data now contained there. Altairisfar 18:54, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I removed the section called "West End, a growing midtown neighborhood" because this is an area of Mobile, and not a suburb.
Someone should consider moving the history section to 'History of Mobile, Alabama' and summerising the current section to 2 paragraphs. Rimmeraj 02:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Added 4 photos from the Historical American Building Survey to the history section. Altairisfar 01:53, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I believe that the present History section is now close to the correct size considering that Mobile's history covers three centuries. I don't think that two paragraphs would do it justice as Mobile's very character is so closely tied to its history. Hopefully now it only hits the high and low points and leaves the rest for History of Mobile, Alabama to expand upon. Altairisfar 18:58, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I originally graded it as start class. My intent was to make it a "B" class. In fact, I thought I did. Of course, it cannot be GA because it hasn't, I don't think, passed through the GA process before.
I think with the above things in mind the article would be ready for GA review and then FA soon afterwards. As for the rating, I will change it right away. That was an error. JBEvans 01:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC) (crossposted from USER TALK:Blaxthos)
Overall this is a decent article with good citations however (some mentioned above):
My intent is not to criticize - a lot of excellent effort has gone into this article, but if we're looking at GA or FA status, these issues need to be addressed. Вasil | talk 04:17, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
I have removed the cultural influences stuff into a new article: Mobile, Alabama in popular culture. The new article needs work but I think it's better than having all that clutter on the main page. Вasil | talk 16:29, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
I have listed the historic districts in the Historic Districts section and included a link to the Mobile Historic Development Commission. Also added 6 new photographs to the gallery, replaced the Admiral Semmes close-up shot with one that I uploaded to show the entire monument. Altairisfar 00:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
Can someone tell me why the URL is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%2C_Alabama instead of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Alabama ? Altairisfar 05:10, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
"The immediate British enforcement of race codes threw the denizens of the French-derived culture into chaos. The French Creole world was noted for its laissez-faire attitude to racial matters and the stringent English codes chased some of Mobile's Creole residents westward into Louisiana."
I've begun expanding the culture section. There is much more needed but I'm headed there. We need more photo's and probably need to include something about city stages and the beautiful antebellum homes in the downtown area. JodyB talk 02:04, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
There was an uncited statement only 16 cities had buildings taller than Mobile's RSA tower. I hunted for some reference and could find none so I deleted that statement. I also dropped the one that the RSA tower is one of the tallest on the Gulf Coast. Seemed a little arbitrary to me and also would be difficult to source. I've no objection to inclusion if we can cite it. JodyB talk 16:13, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Since I figure editors are likely to live in Mobile, this is a good place to ask. I'm hoping to get a Public Domain/GFDL photograph of the Michael Donald Avenue to use in the Michael Donald article. Any help would be much appreciated. It's the former Herndon Avenue. Sherurcij ( Speaker for the Dead) 15:41, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Mobile, Alabama/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.
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== Mobile, Alabama assessment ==
I originally graded it as start class. My intent was to make it a "B" class. In fact, I thought I did. Of course, it cannot be GA because it hasn't, I don't think, passed through the GA process before.
I think with the above things in mind the article would be ready for GA review and then FA soon afterwards. As for the rating, I will change it right away. That was an error. JBEvans 01:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC) (crossposted from USER TALK:Blaxthos)
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Last edited at 02:53, 14 April 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 21:40, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
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