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List of people from Mobile, Alabama is an orphaned article, perhaps created as a split due to the 'Notable Mobilians' thread at the top of this page, since there is no Notable list in the article at all right now. The separate list is short and not even linked to by this page, so probably should be merged (back?) into this article, though perhaps as prose and not a list. AUTiger » talk 19:02, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Replaced the old photo of the Mobile skyline with a 2007 view taken from the USS Alabama in Battleship Park. The old photo was a digitally altered photo that was taken before the Battle House Tower was completed, the top of that building had been added to that older photo. But we still need a higher resolution photo taken on a clear day, I'm going to attempt to take one soon, the current one was the best that I already had. Altairisfar 00:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I have quick-failed this article based primarily on its complete failure to address important aspects of the city's history, thus meeting the "obviously non-neutral treatment" clause of the GA quick-fail criteria. A history of Mobile which fails to adequately address segregation and the civil rights movement within the city is a broken one. Other majors issues include, but are not limited to: the placement of Arts and entertainment as the first section following the intro. At the very least, History and Geography should come before any culture section (see FA-class examples such as New York City). The external links section needs pruning desperately. The bulleted list of Surrounding cities and suburbs should be either removed or made into prose and merged with Geography. I also see no reason for having an Awards section; keeping a separate section for two entries feels like undue weight on this aspect. Overall, the article makes too often a use of a bulleted list rather than a complete prose section with proper context; the Media section is an especially egregious example of this. In terms of accuracy and inline citations, the article is good in parts but spotty or worse in others. Remember that it's not just about having a certain amount of references, it's about how and where those references are cited. There are many sections where exact statistical counts and dollar amounts are presented, these should have a direct, inline citation to them. The Education section is entirely lacking in inline refs. The bare minimum of inline citation is one at the end of each paragraph and for quotations. Several sections, such as History, have large paragraphs without a single ref. VanTucky Talk 21:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I believe that the article did not reasonably meet the criteria for a quick-fail. If it doesn't meet the good article criteria then I would like a more in-depth assessment. Altairisfar 02:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC).
Completely merged the somewhat extraneous and very frequently vandalized "Notable residents" section completely into the List of people from Mobile, Alabama. List of people from Mobile, Alabama is in the "Further reading" section. Thinned down the "External links" section a little more. Changed subheading "Popular culture" to "Trivia". Removed the external link in to the Wave Tansit System in "Transportation".
We still need ongoing work on the following:
Altairisfar 21:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I have closed the reassessment. Per the guidelines for closure at WP:GA/R, there have been comments from at least five users and there is an unanimous consensus to endorse the quick-fail. You may now find it in the archive. If you feel the article now meets the GA criteria, you may renominate it. VanTucky Talk 00:21, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
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Annexation of West Mobile —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.147.94 ( talk) 02:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
I've done much work on the history section in an effort to make it fair and balanced, it still needs some work but I think that the basic structure is there now. Now need some other people to review it and leave some of their assessments of where the article is still weak. Thanks. Altairisfar 18:54, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I've just completed more major work on the intro for the article and did some minor edits to the body to reduce the size per WP:SIZE I did an estimate of the readable prose and came up with 47 kilobytes as per Wikipedia:Article_size#References. The total size of the page is still 92 kilobytes. Most other cities seem to range from 80 to 110 in total size. Still waiting for someone to give the article a peer review/assessment. Altairisfar ( talk) 06:22, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm nominating the article for GA assessment again, I believe that all of the old issues have been taken care of. Didn't get much feedback from the peer review or my assessment request from my fellow members of WP:ALA, but hopefully I haven't been too blinded by the work I've done on the article. Altairisfar 07:51, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
02-Dec-2007 - Mobile's social problems: I find it highly amusing about the emphasis on Mobile's "segregation" as a major issue. You see, Mobile has had extreme social elitism since the first French settlers stopped, on the way, at Panzacola (Florida) and fought the Spanish settlers (but left), then founded Mobile and fought (over titles & position) circa 1702, leading to today's exclusive parties of the debutante season, including the Mardi Gras mystic societies, as obvious examples of the social elitism. Now, to really complicate the issues, note that secret societies are, well, secret, so it will be difficult to get so-called "NPOV" sources to verify Mobile's highly elitist society. I'm not saying that segregation was not an issue, but perhaps, the section should be called "News Trendy Views of Mobile" rather than an attempt at some actual objective view of Mobile's 305-year history.
I'm not laughing at anyone in particular, just at the notion that "segregation" is at the core Mobile's social problems. Hence: Give me a break! OMG, There's dumb & dumber, and then there's Mobile's "segregation" problem (invented in Mobile, you see): it's not like anyone in France ever said, "The people have no bread? Let them eat cake," about non-black people. LOL!! LOL!! Bump it down the road...to SELMA!!!! Hehehe. Ever heard of Prichard? Oh, too funny! Put that one with the news reports that Hurricane Katrina went into the French Quarter and parked (without affecting anywhere else)! Those 23 fishing boats grounded in downtown Alabama towns must have been an illusion (no, Katrina was pushing them to the French Quarter, but missed and pushed their seawater 12 miles inland through Mississippi). LOL!!!!! Sorry, I just couldn't stop laughing. Oh, too funny. Anyway, there might be some way to hint at Mobile's historical social elitism to downplay the "Mobile-invented-segregation" viewpoints. Too, too funny. - Wikid77 17:14, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
02-Dec-2007: After having read multiple sources about Mobile's Mardi Gras festival, I noticed peculiar terms in the article " Mobile, Alabama" refering to Carnival as the "religious" term, whereas Mobile treats Carnival/Carnivale and Mardi Gras as a city festival they alter as they wish. It began as French Catholic circa 1703, was segregated by British rule from 1763-1780, and was forced to Spanish Catholic from 1780~1812; however, Mobile added parades on New Year's Eve in the 1830s, and today, the final Monday & Tuesday have been declared school holidays, regardless of political affiliation, and the joint "International Carnival Ball" has been held each November in Mobile for 15 years, since 1993 [see: MardiGrasDigest about 1993]. Perhaps one source tries to force a view that "Mardi Gras" is the final Tuesday, but multiple other sources refer to that Tuesday as "Mardi Gras day" because "Mardi Gras" is a term for the whole festival season in Mobile. Saying a phrase like "the parade was held on Mardi Gras" is like saying "the parade was held on summer" (that's not sarcasm, it's an analogy).
Overall, I recommend consulting multiple sources, especially those posted or published around Mobile, because a particular author's book or website might try to slant terminology contrary to what many other groups in Mobile actually use. I am concerned the article is becoming a "text book" view of Mobile, and ignoring many other available sources around Mobile, within a broader view of the subject. - Wikid77 20:46, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
A psychological situation? Someone's been reading my userpage. Objective? Your arguments seem to tend toward a confirmation bias. The verbosity of your statements does not verify the facts.
Your "small" changes to this article were reverted for several reasons, in addition to the fact that your version changed the context of the heading. I sought and received a third opinion on this after your last revision from User:AuburnPilot, a fellow Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama member. You also received an opinion regarding your statements on segregation from yet another Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama member, User:Blaxthos, and then accused him of incivility. The subsection is about the Carnival season as defined by the refereced material. Regarding changing format styles, you should follow the style already present. Per WP:FN: converting citation styles should not be done without first gaining consensus for the change on the article's talk page. Per WP:MOS, consistency promotes professionalism, simplicity and greater cohesion in Wikipedia articles. An overriding principle is that style and formatting should be applied consistently throughout an article, unless there is a good reason to do otherwise. Regarding sources, internet and published, sources must be verifiable and reliable. Per WP:SOURCES: In general, the most reliable sources are peer-reviewed journals and books published in university presses; university-level textbooks; magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses; and mainstream newspapers. As a rule of thumb, the greater the degree of scrutiny involved in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the evidence and arguments of a particular work, the more reliable it is.
Other issues raised:
Please see your talk page for further details as some portions of this discussion are better suited to be discussed there than on this talk page. Altairisfar 02:45, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
03-Dec-2007: The article "Mobile, Alabama" has been greatly expanded in the past few months, and I believe it now contains a very impressive range of information. It could be very close to achieving "Good-Article" ( WP:GA) status. Regardless of that situation, I say congratulations (already) to all who have contributed to greatly expanding the article's content.
Now, for the future, we should focus on more civility in dealing with other editors' additions to the article. Let other people make contributions, without a cut-throat pursuit of reaching the WP:GA goal. Who cares? The article is good enough for qualifying as "good" material.
There are more troublesome issues, which I would address:
Mobile is not an isolated, fringe city, and I think the article could be better balanced in view of that position. However, again, I must commend all those who have expanded this article in the past few months: great job, in a very short time. - Wikid77 01:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I doubt that this would be good to put in the article, but I just had to share it with my fellow editors around Mobile. The following link is to a page at the nat'l weather service branch in Mobile, AL, and it includes a picture of a cloud formation that appeared over Mobile, AL back in 2003. If nothing else, you just _have_ to see this. Also, someone might want to check to see if nat'l weather service photos are public domain--if so, it would make a great pic for the page. www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/121103hole_punch/holepunch-main.html — Eric Herboso 10:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Here is the revision of the page I assessed, but I have since made subsequent edits. Below is my assessment.
Further analysis of my findings:
I am willing to
pass this article based in it's reivision cited, and the subsequent edits I have made. It's a very well written article. Next step
FA. Regards, —
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the references were soooo long I switched to a 2 column list. Fell free to change it if you like. - JodyB talk 20:36, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
A few recent changes, partially in an effort to reduce page size:
http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Infirmary_West.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Mobile_Infirmary.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Providence_Hospital.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Springhill_Medical_Center.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Univ_Of_South_Alabama_Medical_Center.asp
http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Allen_Memorial_Home.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Cogburn_Health_And_Rehabilitation_West_Inc.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Cogburn_Health_Center_Inc.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Cogburn_Nursing_Center_Midtown.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Crowne_Health_Care_Of_Mobile.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Gordon_Oaks_Convalescent_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Gordon_Oaks_Convalescent_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Little_Sisters_Of_The_Poor.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Lynwood_Nursing_Home.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Mercy_Medical_Snf_Mobile.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Mobile_Nursing_And_Rehabilitation_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Sea_Breeze_Health_Care_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Springhill_Manor_Nursing_Home.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Springhill_Senior_Residence.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Twin_Oaks_Nursing_Home_Llc.asp
Altairisfar talk 19:08, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
I just wanted to advise the editors who are most active here that according to current Wikipedia practice, we don't do separate lists of radio stations for each individual media market — however, we do permit larger overview articles that list all media, including radio, television and print, by individual city. Accordingly, I've moved List of radio stations in Mobile to Media in Mobile, Alabama — however, as I'm not personally familiar with the market, the television and print sections on that article are currently just straight copy-and-paste from the short blurbs on television and print media in Mobile that were already present in this article. So I'd invite somebody more familiar with the Mobile media market to expand Media in Mobile, Alabama to provide more information on the television and print markets. Thanks. Bearcat ( talk) 22:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
In the last revision I edited, I found duplicate named references, i.e. references sharing the same name, but not having the same content. Please check them, as I am not able to fix them automatically :)
DumZiBoT ( talk) 04:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Because there are some active editors in here, I figured I'd just put this info out on the talk page and let you guys decide whether its worthy of putting in the article. Mobile homes were invented in Prichard, Alabama and were named after the good city of Mobile -- not, as is usually assumed, because they are mobile. The reference info for this is here: <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/lost/mobile.asp |title= Snopes |accessdate=2008-08-19}}</ref> . I hope this is helpful! — Eric Herboso 15:09, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Its been commented a few times (outside of here) about how Mobile has a low density compared to other cities in the same population area. Perhaps we can find some cite for this, for it is an unusual feature of the city. -- Donovan Ravenhull ( talk) 07:22, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
According to 2000 census data Mobile had a population of 198,915 and Montgomery had a population of 201,568 (Difference of 2654). But, based upon the statistical areas and upon common acceptance Mobile is considered 2nd, not 3rd in population for the state. I think that the opening sentence, even though accurate in a hair splitting sense, is a little misleading. I don't normally engage in edit wars so I'll make my suggestion here to leave the article's opening information but move it to the end of the first paragraph. Dpnew ( talk) 13:27, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
I was astounded to find that Wikipedia did not have an article on the Azalea Trail Maids. I've created a rough start, mostly based on the things I remember from my highschool days. I'm sending up a flare to ask for assistance in improving the article (both content and sourcing) -- even if you don't want to actually write the article, please send me some source citations and I'll hunt the source down and incorporate it into the article. Thanks! // Blaxthos ( t / c ) 19:09, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Protecting a page for almost half a month because one user keeps editing a page is ridiculous. The topic is under discussion, and anyone who is not mature enough to wait for the discussion to end before changing the relevant section should be blocked from editing. Please unblock this page.-- Svgalbertian ( talk) 15:23, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
Under the Sister cities section, a user at 24.23.198.90 is changing the flag icon for the West Bank Israeli settlement of Ariel from the Israeli flag to the Palestinian flag:
to:
My reasoning for why the Israeli flag is used here is that the settlement is populated by Israelis and is governed by Israel. The anon user's position seems to be that since it is in the Palestinian territories the Palestinian National Authority flag should be used. Comments? Altair isfar 14:15, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks everyone for all of the input thus far. I'm leaning towards no flag, but will wait a while for more opinions. Altair isfar 21:30, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
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Does anyone else think this article is up to GA status?-- Bigpoliticsfan ( talk) 23:52, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Your current set up of delegitimizing the city of Ariel, Israel is imbalanced, angering and incorrect. Please do not remove the flag of Israel accompanying it. 124.180.140.187 ( talk) 13:02, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
The discussion is heating up again on the Mobile, Alabama article as to whether the sister city list should include an Israeli or Palestinian flag for an Israeli sister city that is a settlement in the occupied West Bank, see previous discussion at Talk:Mobile, Alabama#Israel flag for Ariel. The last discussion in 2010 led me to remove the flag entirely, now an anon user is constantly adding back the Israeli flag and saying that they are angry about any insistence that no flag be present. Altairisfar ( talk) 00:40, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Ariel is a settlement in the West Bank, a place nearly the entire world agrees is not in Israel. It is a straightforward NPOV violation to call Ariel a city in Israel, beyond that it is just factually wrong. Not even the Israeli government claims the West Bank is in Israel. There are a hundred sources that say Ariel is not in Israel, among them The Christian Science Monitor, Haaretz, NY Times, and The Guardian. Ariel is not in Israel, despite what the website for the city of Mobile, AL says. nableezy - 18:57, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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I have an edit request to add references to the one line in dispute (the Ariel settlement) in this article. First, the Mobile's Sister Cities citation should be removed, as it is already present at the top of section. It could be made into a repeating reference for each city listed if need be, but I had just put it at the top intro since that seemed the most logical. These articles discuss that Ariel is indeed a settlement in the occupied West Bank and I believe should be added as verifiable references to the line in question if we intend to end this farce:
I believe that the article protection level should be restricted to registered users for a couple of months once the current protection expires, that should cool it all down (I hope), I am so weary of this issue that I wish that I could convince the city council to cease the sister city agreement with this settlement. Thank you for your time, whatever your decision. Altairisfar ( talk) 13:19, 29 January 2015 (UTC) (Jeffrey A. Reed)
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03:22, 1 February 2015 (UTC)If there's so much controversy on something that doesn't even have relation to the page whatsoever, then how about this compromise: remove Ariel from the Sister Cities list until further notice. I know that it would be inaccurate, but if such a useless edit war is going to happen just because of a city's location that has no relation to the article except for a single iline, then the best thing to do is just remove it. Remove it until Ariel's location can be fully confirmed as either Isreal or West Bank, and put a note stating why.
Note that this is just a thought I had in mind. State below if you agree or disagree. I don't expect change, or for this to get approval, but it's just a suggestion I had in mind, and if you do agree, then the change may happen. Pyrotle… the "y" is silent, BTW. 03:22, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
I hive no opinion on the flag issue, but the source clearly says "Ariel, Israel". Wiki works by citing reliable sources, not by what editors think is correct.
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This edit war is why I'm proposing to remove Ariel from the list altogether until further notice. And I made this without intention from the flag issue; if you actually look at the contributions, people chnaged the location of Ariel after the flags were taken off. Pyrotle… the "y" is silent, BTW. 23:45, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
The city's website is reliable for saying Ariel is its sister city. It however is not reliable for saying Ariel is in Israel. This article doesnt exist in some neverworld completely separated from the rest of the encyclopedia, and the municipal website for the city of Mobile cant claim Ariel to be in Israel when even the state of Israel does not claim Ariel is in Israel. nableezy - 06:54, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
I don't give a single fu ck WHAT YOU THINK Ariel is a part Israel there is no fu cking "palestine". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.98.113 ( talk) 12:27, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
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The Fun Ship Holiday belonging to Carnival was in Mobile and the Carnival Elation replaced the Holiday. I knw it was the Holiday, because I cruised the Holiday. 166.177.186.65 ( talk) 12:20, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Huldra, please think before you edit. If you look at the changes you make with this edit, you will see that many, many of those changes are vandalism, which should not be restored (eg, changing "President James Madison" to "Supreme Leader James Madison"). FreeKnowledgeCreator ( talk) 07:30, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
I love this article. Good work everyone and thank you from a resident.
In my opinion, the two paragraphs below seem a bit awkward when compared to the rest of the piece. The rest of the work states the actions and facts about the Civil Rights era and its aftermath in a clear, non opinionated manner. I feel these two paragraphs need some attention in that regard.
Would it be possible to expand on the facts in the highlighted sentences such that they come across more historically? Both of the sentences are true, but they seem to deserve an explanation via helping people understand the specific actions and circumstances involved. Personally, I was unaware of the work toward early integration of the civil forces and the voluntary desegregation of buses and lunch counters and I think it would be beneficial as a fact which helps define our city.
Again, I praise the work as it stands. I do not feel capable, nor morally authorized, to make the edits myself, but I hope some of you would consider the points and possible actions which might be helpful.
The transition to the postwar economy was hard for the city, as thousands of jobs were lost at the shipyards. Eventually the city's social structure began to become more liberal. Replacing shipbuilding as a primary economic force, the paper and chemical industries began to expand. No longer needed for defense, most of the old military bases were converted to civilian uses. Following the war, in which many African Americans had served, they stepped up activism to gain equal rights and social justice, especially in the Jim Crow South. The city of Mobile police force and Spring Hill College were integrated during the 1950s. Unlike the rest of the state, the city buses and lunch counters voluntarily desegregated by the early 1960s.
The Civil Rights Movement gained congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, eventually ending legal segregation and regaining effective suffrage for African Americans. But whites in the state had more than one way to reduce their voting power. Maintaining the city commission form of government with at-large voting resulted in all positions being elected by the white majority, as African Americans could not command a majority for their candidates in the informally segregated city.
Salbasia ( talk) 15:42, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
Bayfest no longer exists in Mobile and ceased operations in 2015. An alternative sprung up, seemingly last minute, called Ten Sixty Five.
The city hosts BayFest, an annual three-day music festival with more than 125 live musical acts on multiple stages spread throughout downtown.[99] The event was attended by more than 200,000 people and generated in excess of $38 million for the city's economy during its 2011 season.[100]
wkrg.com/2015/09/16/bayfest-music-festival-cancelled/
BayFest 2015 organizers: Festival is canceled, effective immediately (updated)
Mobile's new downtown fest has a name: Ten Sixty Five | AL.com
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In the "Government" section, third paragraph, last sentence, I would suggest adding "...and was re-elected to a second term on August 22, 2017." (Stimpson took office on November 4, 2013 and was re-elected to a second term on August 22, 2017.) ( http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2017/08/mobile_voters_go_to_polls_tues.html) Deemon1211 ( talk) 15:52, 29 November 2017 (UTC)PJP Deemon1211 ( talk) 15:52, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
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My name is David K Akridge. I am a high ranking employee of the Mobile County Public School System in Mobile, Alabama. I'm the Executive Director of Technology and have worked in the system for 27 years. Data is a big part of my job and the data on the school system is very outdated. Number of schools, students, budget, and employees are not accurate. I'm new to Wikipedia and not sure how edits on these types of pages are made. I can gather better information and provide or can be allowed to edit. Please let me know what I can do to help?
David K Akridge dkakridge@comcast.net dakridge@mcpss.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkakridge ( talk • contribs) 22:20, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
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I'm going to add the fact that this town was in Ken Burns' documentary The War Ygdflgdflop ( talk) 22:10, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Adding a reference to the newly updated page on the Old Mobile site in the colonial history section would be useful: /info/en/?search=Old_Mobile_Site — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.90.250.21 ( talk) 21:16, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
Why is this page protected? Thanks in advance. HumbleConservative ( talk) 16:16, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
This page was apparently protected because of arbitration sanctions on the Arab-Israeli conflict, but how does this city even relate to the conflict!? Is it some error? --🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 19:58, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
The city updated its seal in 2015 to remove all flags except for US flag in the background. [1] That could use an update in the info box. You can see it used now in city docs (like meeting agendas, minutes, etc.). And would the new city logo be appropriate to add the the page? Can’t remember when the rebrand happened, but I’m talk about the one on the city website (and all around town now)-- Lahti213 ( talk) 14:13, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
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21st century, thanks! Guide7547 ( talk) 11:50, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
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Looking through these comments, it seems that this page has been protected for a long time, and is in dire need of fixes from the community (for example, the image of the city seal which is several years out-of-date).
According to [the wikipedia admin pages]( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Protecting), protections should be kept short and have a specific purpose. Please unprotect this page so that Wikipedia can continue to be an encyclopedia that "anyone can edit".
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If anybody is near Magnolia Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama) with some time on their hands, we could use a photo of the fancy mausoleum of notorious American slave trader Hope H. Slatter. According to a website that shall not be named, he's in Square 15-Lot 28. TIA if anyone can help. jengod ( talk) 07:06, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
The section for Sports is outdated. The football team of the University of South Alabama no longer plays at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. They now play at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Additionally, the Dollar General Bowl is now called the 68Ventures Bowl, and is also played at Hancock Whitney Stadium. The Senior Bowl is also played there. I would make these changes, but the page is protected. JClary1 ( talk) 12:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
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The hyperlink for Margaret Brown (director of Order of Myths) points to the wrong person. It should be this one: /info/en/?search=Margaret_Brown_(film_director) 2605:59C8:12E:3500:1650:66B0:20EE:8242 ( talk) 06:28, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
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List of people from Mobile, Alabama is an orphaned article, perhaps created as a split due to the 'Notable Mobilians' thread at the top of this page, since there is no Notable list in the article at all right now. The separate list is short and not even linked to by this page, so probably should be merged (back?) into this article, though perhaps as prose and not a list. AUTiger » talk 19:02, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Replaced the old photo of the Mobile skyline with a 2007 view taken from the USS Alabama in Battleship Park. The old photo was a digitally altered photo that was taken before the Battle House Tower was completed, the top of that building had been added to that older photo. But we still need a higher resolution photo taken on a clear day, I'm going to attempt to take one soon, the current one was the best that I already had. Altairisfar 00:09, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
I have quick-failed this article based primarily on its complete failure to address important aspects of the city's history, thus meeting the "obviously non-neutral treatment" clause of the GA quick-fail criteria. A history of Mobile which fails to adequately address segregation and the civil rights movement within the city is a broken one. Other majors issues include, but are not limited to: the placement of Arts and entertainment as the first section following the intro. At the very least, History and Geography should come before any culture section (see FA-class examples such as New York City). The external links section needs pruning desperately. The bulleted list of Surrounding cities and suburbs should be either removed or made into prose and merged with Geography. I also see no reason for having an Awards section; keeping a separate section for two entries feels like undue weight on this aspect. Overall, the article makes too often a use of a bulleted list rather than a complete prose section with proper context; the Media section is an especially egregious example of this. In terms of accuracy and inline citations, the article is good in parts but spotty or worse in others. Remember that it's not just about having a certain amount of references, it's about how and where those references are cited. There are many sections where exact statistical counts and dollar amounts are presented, these should have a direct, inline citation to them. The Education section is entirely lacking in inline refs. The bare minimum of inline citation is one at the end of each paragraph and for quotations. Several sections, such as History, have large paragraphs without a single ref. VanTucky Talk 21:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
I believe that the article did not reasonably meet the criteria for a quick-fail. If it doesn't meet the good article criteria then I would like a more in-depth assessment. Altairisfar 02:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC).
Completely merged the somewhat extraneous and very frequently vandalized "Notable residents" section completely into the List of people from Mobile, Alabama. List of people from Mobile, Alabama is in the "Further reading" section. Thinned down the "External links" section a little more. Changed subheading "Popular culture" to "Trivia". Removed the external link in to the Wave Tansit System in "Transportation".
We still need ongoing work on the following:
Altairisfar 21:41, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I have closed the reassessment. Per the guidelines for closure at WP:GA/R, there have been comments from at least five users and there is an unanimous consensus to endorse the quick-fail. You may now find it in the archive. If you feel the article now meets the GA criteria, you may renominate it. VanTucky Talk 00:21, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
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Annexation of West Mobile —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.147.94 ( talk) 02:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
I've done much work on the history section in an effort to make it fair and balanced, it still needs some work but I think that the basic structure is there now. Now need some other people to review it and leave some of their assessments of where the article is still weak. Thanks. Altairisfar 18:54, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I've just completed more major work on the intro for the article and did some minor edits to the body to reduce the size per WP:SIZE I did an estimate of the readable prose and came up with 47 kilobytes as per Wikipedia:Article_size#References. The total size of the page is still 92 kilobytes. Most other cities seem to range from 80 to 110 in total size. Still waiting for someone to give the article a peer review/assessment. Altairisfar ( talk) 06:22, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm nominating the article for GA assessment again, I believe that all of the old issues have been taken care of. Didn't get much feedback from the peer review or my assessment request from my fellow members of WP:ALA, but hopefully I haven't been too blinded by the work I've done on the article. Altairisfar 07:51, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
02-Dec-2007 - Mobile's social problems: I find it highly amusing about the emphasis on Mobile's "segregation" as a major issue. You see, Mobile has had extreme social elitism since the first French settlers stopped, on the way, at Panzacola (Florida) and fought the Spanish settlers (but left), then founded Mobile and fought (over titles & position) circa 1702, leading to today's exclusive parties of the debutante season, including the Mardi Gras mystic societies, as obvious examples of the social elitism. Now, to really complicate the issues, note that secret societies are, well, secret, so it will be difficult to get so-called "NPOV" sources to verify Mobile's highly elitist society. I'm not saying that segregation was not an issue, but perhaps, the section should be called "News Trendy Views of Mobile" rather than an attempt at some actual objective view of Mobile's 305-year history.
I'm not laughing at anyone in particular, just at the notion that "segregation" is at the core Mobile's social problems. Hence: Give me a break! OMG, There's dumb & dumber, and then there's Mobile's "segregation" problem (invented in Mobile, you see): it's not like anyone in France ever said, "The people have no bread? Let them eat cake," about non-black people. LOL!! LOL!! Bump it down the road...to SELMA!!!! Hehehe. Ever heard of Prichard? Oh, too funny! Put that one with the news reports that Hurricane Katrina went into the French Quarter and parked (without affecting anywhere else)! Those 23 fishing boats grounded in downtown Alabama towns must have been an illusion (no, Katrina was pushing them to the French Quarter, but missed and pushed their seawater 12 miles inland through Mississippi). LOL!!!!! Sorry, I just couldn't stop laughing. Oh, too funny. Anyway, there might be some way to hint at Mobile's historical social elitism to downplay the "Mobile-invented-segregation" viewpoints. Too, too funny. - Wikid77 17:14, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
02-Dec-2007: After having read multiple sources about Mobile's Mardi Gras festival, I noticed peculiar terms in the article " Mobile, Alabama" refering to Carnival as the "religious" term, whereas Mobile treats Carnival/Carnivale and Mardi Gras as a city festival they alter as they wish. It began as French Catholic circa 1703, was segregated by British rule from 1763-1780, and was forced to Spanish Catholic from 1780~1812; however, Mobile added parades on New Year's Eve in the 1830s, and today, the final Monday & Tuesday have been declared school holidays, regardless of political affiliation, and the joint "International Carnival Ball" has been held each November in Mobile for 15 years, since 1993 [see: MardiGrasDigest about 1993]. Perhaps one source tries to force a view that "Mardi Gras" is the final Tuesday, but multiple other sources refer to that Tuesday as "Mardi Gras day" because "Mardi Gras" is a term for the whole festival season in Mobile. Saying a phrase like "the parade was held on Mardi Gras" is like saying "the parade was held on summer" (that's not sarcasm, it's an analogy).
Overall, I recommend consulting multiple sources, especially those posted or published around Mobile, because a particular author's book or website might try to slant terminology contrary to what many other groups in Mobile actually use. I am concerned the article is becoming a "text book" view of Mobile, and ignoring many other available sources around Mobile, within a broader view of the subject. - Wikid77 20:46, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
A psychological situation? Someone's been reading my userpage. Objective? Your arguments seem to tend toward a confirmation bias. The verbosity of your statements does not verify the facts.
Your "small" changes to this article were reverted for several reasons, in addition to the fact that your version changed the context of the heading. I sought and received a third opinion on this after your last revision from User:AuburnPilot, a fellow Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama member. You also received an opinion regarding your statements on segregation from yet another Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama member, User:Blaxthos, and then accused him of incivility. The subsection is about the Carnival season as defined by the refereced material. Regarding changing format styles, you should follow the style already present. Per WP:FN: converting citation styles should not be done without first gaining consensus for the change on the article's talk page. Per WP:MOS, consistency promotes professionalism, simplicity and greater cohesion in Wikipedia articles. An overriding principle is that style and formatting should be applied consistently throughout an article, unless there is a good reason to do otherwise. Regarding sources, internet and published, sources must be verifiable and reliable. Per WP:SOURCES: In general, the most reliable sources are peer-reviewed journals and books published in university presses; university-level textbooks; magazines, journals, and books published by respected publishing houses; and mainstream newspapers. As a rule of thumb, the greater the degree of scrutiny involved in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the evidence and arguments of a particular work, the more reliable it is.
Other issues raised:
Please see your talk page for further details as some portions of this discussion are better suited to be discussed there than on this talk page. Altairisfar 02:45, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
03-Dec-2007: The article "Mobile, Alabama" has been greatly expanded in the past few months, and I believe it now contains a very impressive range of information. It could be very close to achieving "Good-Article" ( WP:GA) status. Regardless of that situation, I say congratulations (already) to all who have contributed to greatly expanding the article's content.
Now, for the future, we should focus on more civility in dealing with other editors' additions to the article. Let other people make contributions, without a cut-throat pursuit of reaching the WP:GA goal. Who cares? The article is good enough for qualifying as "good" material.
There are more troublesome issues, which I would address:
Mobile is not an isolated, fringe city, and I think the article could be better balanced in view of that position. However, again, I must commend all those who have expanded this article in the past few months: great job, in a very short time. - Wikid77 01:43, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I doubt that this would be good to put in the article, but I just had to share it with my fellow editors around Mobile. The following link is to a page at the nat'l weather service branch in Mobile, AL, and it includes a picture of a cloud formation that appeared over Mobile, AL back in 2003. If nothing else, you just _have_ to see this. Also, someone might want to check to see if nat'l weather service photos are public domain--if so, it would make a great pic for the page. www.srh.noaa.gov/mob/121103hole_punch/holepunch-main.html — Eric Herboso 10:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
Here is the revision of the page I assessed, but I have since made subsequent edits. Below is my assessment.
Further analysis of my findings:
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pass this article based in it's reivision cited, and the subsequent edits I have made. It's a very well written article. Next step
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the references were soooo long I switched to a 2 column list. Fell free to change it if you like. - JodyB talk 20:36, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
A few recent changes, partially in an effort to reduce page size:
http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Infirmary_West.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Mobile_Infirmary.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Providence_Hospital.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Springhill_Medical_Center.asp http://www.hospitalsreport.com/Alabama/hospitals/Univ_Of_South_Alabama_Medical_Center.asp
http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Allen_Memorial_Home.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Cogburn_Health_And_Rehabilitation_West_Inc.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Cogburn_Health_Center_Inc.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Cogburn_Nursing_Center_Midtown.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Crowne_Health_Care_Of_Mobile.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Gordon_Oaks_Convalescent_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Gordon_Oaks_Convalescent_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Little_Sisters_Of_The_Poor.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Lynwood_Nursing_Home.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Mercy_Medical_Snf_Mobile.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Mobile_Nursing_And_Rehabilitation_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Sea_Breeze_Health_Care_Center.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Springhill_Manor_Nursing_Home.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Springhill_Senior_Residence.asp http://www.nursinghomespro.com/Alabama/nursing_homes/Twin_Oaks_Nursing_Home_Llc.asp
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I just wanted to advise the editors who are most active here that according to current Wikipedia practice, we don't do separate lists of radio stations for each individual media market — however, we do permit larger overview articles that list all media, including radio, television and print, by individual city. Accordingly, I've moved List of radio stations in Mobile to Media in Mobile, Alabama — however, as I'm not personally familiar with the market, the television and print sections on that article are currently just straight copy-and-paste from the short blurbs on television and print media in Mobile that were already present in this article. So I'd invite somebody more familiar with the Mobile media market to expand Media in Mobile, Alabama to provide more information on the television and print markets. Thanks. Bearcat ( talk) 22:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
In the last revision I edited, I found duplicate named references, i.e. references sharing the same name, but not having the same content. Please check them, as I am not able to fix them automatically :)
DumZiBoT ( talk) 04:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Because there are some active editors in here, I figured I'd just put this info out on the talk page and let you guys decide whether its worthy of putting in the article. Mobile homes were invented in Prichard, Alabama and were named after the good city of Mobile -- not, as is usually assumed, because they are mobile. The reference info for this is here: <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/lost/mobile.asp |title= Snopes |accessdate=2008-08-19}}</ref> . I hope this is helpful! — Eric Herboso 15:09, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Its been commented a few times (outside of here) about how Mobile has a low density compared to other cities in the same population area. Perhaps we can find some cite for this, for it is an unusual feature of the city. -- Donovan Ravenhull ( talk) 07:22, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
According to 2000 census data Mobile had a population of 198,915 and Montgomery had a population of 201,568 (Difference of 2654). But, based upon the statistical areas and upon common acceptance Mobile is considered 2nd, not 3rd in population for the state. I think that the opening sentence, even though accurate in a hair splitting sense, is a little misleading. I don't normally engage in edit wars so I'll make my suggestion here to leave the article's opening information but move it to the end of the first paragraph. Dpnew ( talk) 13:27, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
I was astounded to find that Wikipedia did not have an article on the Azalea Trail Maids. I've created a rough start, mostly based on the things I remember from my highschool days. I'm sending up a flare to ask for assistance in improving the article (both content and sourcing) -- even if you don't want to actually write the article, please send me some source citations and I'll hunt the source down and incorporate it into the article. Thanks! // Blaxthos ( t / c ) 19:09, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
Protecting a page for almost half a month because one user keeps editing a page is ridiculous. The topic is under discussion, and anyone who is not mature enough to wait for the discussion to end before changing the relevant section should be blocked from editing. Please unblock this page.-- Svgalbertian ( talk) 15:23, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
Under the Sister cities section, a user at 24.23.198.90 is changing the flag icon for the West Bank Israeli settlement of Ariel from the Israeli flag to the Palestinian flag:
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My reasoning for why the Israeli flag is used here is that the settlement is populated by Israelis and is governed by Israel. The anon user's position seems to be that since it is in the Palestinian territories the Palestinian National Authority flag should be used. Comments? Altair isfar 14:15, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
Thanks everyone for all of the input thus far. I'm leaning towards no flag, but will wait a while for more opinions. Altair isfar 21:30, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
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Does anyone else think this article is up to GA status?-- Bigpoliticsfan ( talk) 23:52, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Your current set up of delegitimizing the city of Ariel, Israel is imbalanced, angering and incorrect. Please do not remove the flag of Israel accompanying it. 124.180.140.187 ( talk) 13:02, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
The discussion is heating up again on the Mobile, Alabama article as to whether the sister city list should include an Israeli or Palestinian flag for an Israeli sister city that is a settlement in the occupied West Bank, see previous discussion at Talk:Mobile, Alabama#Israel flag for Ariel. The last discussion in 2010 led me to remove the flag entirely, now an anon user is constantly adding back the Israeli flag and saying that they are angry about any insistence that no flag be present. Altairisfar ( talk) 00:40, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Ariel is a settlement in the West Bank, a place nearly the entire world agrees is not in Israel. It is a straightforward NPOV violation to call Ariel a city in Israel, beyond that it is just factually wrong. Not even the Israeli government claims the West Bank is in Israel. There are a hundred sources that say Ariel is not in Israel, among them The Christian Science Monitor, Haaretz, NY Times, and The Guardian. Ariel is not in Israel, despite what the website for the city of Mobile, AL says. nableezy - 18:57, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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I have an edit request to add references to the one line in dispute (the Ariel settlement) in this article. First, the Mobile's Sister Cities citation should be removed, as it is already present at the top of section. It could be made into a repeating reference for each city listed if need be, but I had just put it at the top intro since that seemed the most logical. These articles discuss that Ariel is indeed a settlement in the occupied West Bank and I believe should be added as verifiable references to the line in question if we intend to end this farce:
I believe that the article protection level should be restricted to registered users for a couple of months once the current protection expires, that should cool it all down (I hope), I am so weary of this issue that I wish that I could convince the city council to cease the sister city agreement with this settlement. Thank you for your time, whatever your decision. Altairisfar ( talk) 13:19, 29 January 2015 (UTC) (Jeffrey A. Reed)
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03:22, 1 February 2015 (UTC)If there's so much controversy on something that doesn't even have relation to the page whatsoever, then how about this compromise: remove Ariel from the Sister Cities list until further notice. I know that it would be inaccurate, but if such a useless edit war is going to happen just because of a city's location that has no relation to the article except for a single iline, then the best thing to do is just remove it. Remove it until Ariel's location can be fully confirmed as either Isreal or West Bank, and put a note stating why.
Note that this is just a thought I had in mind. State below if you agree or disagree. I don't expect change, or for this to get approval, but it's just a suggestion I had in mind, and if you do agree, then the change may happen. Pyrotle… the "y" is silent, BTW. 03:22, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
I hive no opinion on the flag issue, but the source clearly says "Ariel, Israel". Wiki works by citing reliable sources, not by what editors think is correct.
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This edit war is why I'm proposing to remove Ariel from the list altogether until further notice. And I made this without intention from the flag issue; if you actually look at the contributions, people chnaged the location of Ariel after the flags were taken off. Pyrotle… the "y" is silent, BTW. 23:45, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
The city's website is reliable for saying Ariel is its sister city. It however is not reliable for saying Ariel is in Israel. This article doesnt exist in some neverworld completely separated from the rest of the encyclopedia, and the municipal website for the city of Mobile cant claim Ariel to be in Israel when even the state of Israel does not claim Ariel is in Israel. nableezy - 06:54, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
I don't give a single fu ck WHAT YOU THINK Ariel is a part Israel there is no fu cking "palestine". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.98.113 ( talk) 12:27, 14 March 2015 (UTC)
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The Fun Ship Holiday belonging to Carnival was in Mobile and the Carnival Elation replaced the Holiday. I knw it was the Holiday, because I cruised the Holiday. 166.177.186.65 ( talk) 12:20, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Huldra, please think before you edit. If you look at the changes you make with this edit, you will see that many, many of those changes are vandalism, which should not be restored (eg, changing "President James Madison" to "Supreme Leader James Madison"). FreeKnowledgeCreator ( talk) 07:30, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
I love this article. Good work everyone and thank you from a resident.
In my opinion, the two paragraphs below seem a bit awkward when compared to the rest of the piece. The rest of the work states the actions and facts about the Civil Rights era and its aftermath in a clear, non opinionated manner. I feel these two paragraphs need some attention in that regard.
Would it be possible to expand on the facts in the highlighted sentences such that they come across more historically? Both of the sentences are true, but they seem to deserve an explanation via helping people understand the specific actions and circumstances involved. Personally, I was unaware of the work toward early integration of the civil forces and the voluntary desegregation of buses and lunch counters and I think it would be beneficial as a fact which helps define our city.
Again, I praise the work as it stands. I do not feel capable, nor morally authorized, to make the edits myself, but I hope some of you would consider the points and possible actions which might be helpful.
The transition to the postwar economy was hard for the city, as thousands of jobs were lost at the shipyards. Eventually the city's social structure began to become more liberal. Replacing shipbuilding as a primary economic force, the paper and chemical industries began to expand. No longer needed for defense, most of the old military bases were converted to civilian uses. Following the war, in which many African Americans had served, they stepped up activism to gain equal rights and social justice, especially in the Jim Crow South. The city of Mobile police force and Spring Hill College were integrated during the 1950s. Unlike the rest of the state, the city buses and lunch counters voluntarily desegregated by the early 1960s.
The Civil Rights Movement gained congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, eventually ending legal segregation and regaining effective suffrage for African Americans. But whites in the state had more than one way to reduce their voting power. Maintaining the city commission form of government with at-large voting resulted in all positions being elected by the white majority, as African Americans could not command a majority for their candidates in the informally segregated city.
Salbasia ( talk) 15:42, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
Bayfest no longer exists in Mobile and ceased operations in 2015. An alternative sprung up, seemingly last minute, called Ten Sixty Five.
The city hosts BayFest, an annual three-day music festival with more than 125 live musical acts on multiple stages spread throughout downtown.[99] The event was attended by more than 200,000 people and generated in excess of $38 million for the city's economy during its 2011 season.[100]
wkrg.com/2015/09/16/bayfest-music-festival-cancelled/
BayFest 2015 organizers: Festival is canceled, effective immediately (updated)
Mobile's new downtown fest has a name: Ten Sixty Five | AL.com
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In the "Government" section, third paragraph, last sentence, I would suggest adding "...and was re-elected to a second term on August 22, 2017." (Stimpson took office on November 4, 2013 and was re-elected to a second term on August 22, 2017.) ( http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2017/08/mobile_voters_go_to_polls_tues.html) Deemon1211 ( talk) 15:52, 29 November 2017 (UTC)PJP Deemon1211 ( talk) 15:52, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
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My name is David K Akridge. I am a high ranking employee of the Mobile County Public School System in Mobile, Alabama. I'm the Executive Director of Technology and have worked in the system for 27 years. Data is a big part of my job and the data on the school system is very outdated. Number of schools, students, budget, and employees are not accurate. I'm new to Wikipedia and not sure how edits on these types of pages are made. I can gather better information and provide or can be allowed to edit. Please let me know what I can do to help?
David K Akridge dkakridge@comcast.net dakridge@mcpss.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkakridge ( talk • contribs) 22:20, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
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I'm going to add the fact that this town was in Ken Burns' documentary The War Ygdflgdflop ( talk) 22:10, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Adding a reference to the newly updated page on the Old Mobile site in the colonial history section would be useful: /info/en/?search=Old_Mobile_Site — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.90.250.21 ( talk) 21:16, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
Why is this page protected? Thanks in advance. HumbleConservative ( talk) 16:16, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
This page was apparently protected because of arbitration sanctions on the Arab-Israeli conflict, but how does this city even relate to the conflict!? Is it some error? --🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 19:58, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
The city updated its seal in 2015 to remove all flags except for US flag in the background. [1] That could use an update in the info box. You can see it used now in city docs (like meeting agendas, minutes, etc.). And would the new city logo be appropriate to add the the page? Can’t remember when the rebrand happened, but I’m talk about the one on the city website (and all around town now)-- Lahti213 ( talk) 14:13, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
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21st century, thanks! Guide7547 ( talk) 11:50, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
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Looking through these comments, it seems that this page has been protected for a long time, and is in dire need of fixes from the community (for example, the image of the city seal which is several years out-of-date).
According to [the wikipedia admin pages]( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_guide/Protecting), protections should be kept short and have a specific purpose. Please unprotect this page so that Wikipedia can continue to be an encyclopedia that "anyone can edit".
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If anybody is near Magnolia Cemetery (Mobile, Alabama) with some time on their hands, we could use a photo of the fancy mausoleum of notorious American slave trader Hope H. Slatter. According to a website that shall not be named, he's in Square 15-Lot 28. TIA if anyone can help. jengod ( talk) 07:06, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
The section for Sports is outdated. The football team of the University of South Alabama no longer plays at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. They now play at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Additionally, the Dollar General Bowl is now called the 68Ventures Bowl, and is also played at Hancock Whitney Stadium. The Senior Bowl is also played there. I would make these changes, but the page is protected. JClary1 ( talk) 12:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
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The hyperlink for Margaret Brown (director of Order of Myths) points to the wrong person. It should be this one: /info/en/?search=Margaret_Brown_(film_director) 2605:59C8:12E:3500:1650:66B0:20EE:8242 ( talk) 06:28, 3 December 2023 (UTC)