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What is West Bends Government?
The "Real Estate" section looks like it was written as an ad by an agent. Is it relevant to the article? Polkapolkapoker 00:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
Why is the library controversy unintelligible? Because it doesn't explain:
Citations are there to provide reliable support for assertions. One shouldn't have to read them to figure out what's going on. -- Sift& Winnow 02:25, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
It really isn't all that complicated. People asked the library to remove some books. The board hasn't done that, so the city council refused to reappoint some of the board members. Then, the ALA and others criticized that act. -- 98.100.198.100 ( talk) 14:52, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
There is no article on the school boarddistrict; there is no article on either of the current high schools, nor on the old West Bend High School. The only reason I discovered this is that I was working on an article about a Socialist assemblyman who went to WBHS, and was startled to see a redlink. --
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As a courtesy to Danbackhaus, I will list evidence of his WP:COI:
http://fearandloathinginwestbend.blogspot.com/2010/08/ginny-maziarka-attempts-to-rewrite.html
In particular see the comments. For the record, I thought Non-Censor was someone other than who Danbackhaus claims he is. Given Non-Censor's non frequent editing pattern, I am not posting a COI notice nor did I add an interested editor template like I did for Danbackhaus.
Danbackhaus, please read WP:COI and consider complying. Note, it is no problem to have a COI just so long as you declare it. For example, I have a COI but I declared it on my own page. Feel free to copy what you like from my COI notice onto your Danbackhaus User page.
Also for the record, I have been guiding Danbackhaus in the manner in which experienced Wiki editors should help newbies after Danbackhaus left a comment on my Talk page. So be sure everyone gives him some slack if things get thorny. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 03:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Bibliolover added a lot of material to the library controversy section. It's not bad in a vacuum, but it does appear to violate WP:WEIGHT. Please everyone work together to trim back the section to make it Wiki complaint.
Remember, this is an encyclopedia, not a WP:SOAPBOX to make Wikipedia say what you want it to say. That is just a general comment, not directed at Bibliolover.
Bibliolover should, however, consider complying with WP:COI as his record of edits seem to indicate one may be required. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 23:33, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
I have announced on my User page my COI regarding libraries. I hereby announce my COI regarding the library controversy issue in West Bend. A recent American Library Association annual conference speaker announced that I am changing the library profession and specifically named my involvement in West Bend as evidence. See SafeLibraries Changing Library Profession According to Speaker at ALA 2010 Annual Conference; SafeLibraries Welcomes Media Requests for ALA Balance.
That said, you may have noticed that I have made limited edits and reverts here, have suggested others chip in on the editing, and have gone out of my way to provide proper guidance to all editors here, including other editors having COIs. Hopefully my guidance will tamp down on problems while increasing the quality of the resulting Wiki page. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 23:43, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Another possible WP:COI matter: Wikipedia Update. Will the person who runs "Fear and Loathing in West Bend" please identify which editor they are for COI purposes? Thank you. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 15:23, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
As the two references for the statement "objections to the presence of books depicting sex and homosexuality" (#7, CNN.com and #8, GMToday.com) make plain, the Maziarkas' complaint encompassed both sexually explicit and homosexual materials. Despite these third party, contemporaneous, unbiased sources, LAEC wants to rewrite the story to recast the complaint made by the Maziarkas as one that only encompasses "sexually explicit" materials, despite Maziarka's own statements to the contrary in the GMToday story. Given that LAEC [personal information redacted] appears to be advising Ginny Maziarka, I believe his conflict of interest is so great that he should refrain from editing this article unless he has a unbiased third-party reference that clearly contradicts the CNN and GMToday.com news reports. - Bibliolover ( talk) 05:23, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
LAEC seems determined to give particular weight to one particular sentence in the CNN.com story, despite other references that make it clear that the Maziarkas' complaint included "gay-affirming" books as well as books with sexual content - a conclusion that is supported by reading the CNN.com story itself as a whole, the written complaint filed by the Maziarkas, and other linked references.
An anon editor has been adding Craig Domres to the notable people section of the West Bend, Wisconsin article. Craig Domres is an engineer from what I could find out. I invited the anon editor to sign up for an account and then write the article establishing what Craig Domres is notable. I am also concern about the BLP issues and possibly COI issues with this. Any comments would be welcome. Thank you- RFD ( talk) 19:23, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
I noticed that User:Jeff_the_quiet has added Sanford Fire Insurance Maps under the "external links" section. I checked and he has added this for many Wisconsin cities, not just West Bend. I don't think this is relevant enough to include as an external link, but it doesn't clearly violate any recommendations that I could find. I was hoping to get others feedback on if the maps are appropriate for the external links section. It was not explicitly clear in WP:EL. Appreciate any feedback. Seen a Mike ( talk) 19:14, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
The old maps certainly support an understanding of the history of the town, but whether it's "encyclopedic" depends on your definition.Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to ... amount of detail...
For the record, I have decided the maps provided are a reasonable "external link" under the above argument, and have no objection to them staying. Just wanted to say it explicitly, in case this discussion is renewed by others at a later date. I did not abandon this discussion, but withdraw my original claim of "not relevant." Thanks go out to User:Jeff_the_quiet for his work on improving articles. * Seen a Mike * 13:04, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
I don't think that "Library controversy" should be located under the second level heading of "History." I don't consider the issue to be "historical." I think that the library controversy should be included in the article, just organized differently. I don't think it fits under any of the existing second level headings. I don't want to make the Library Controversy as a second level heading of its own, as that seems to over-emphasize the importance to the city. Any suggestions or opinions? * Seen a Mike * 15:49, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
This article is really starting to sound like a Chamber of Commerce promotional piece. 32.218.44.12 ( talk) 20:38, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
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Give me a break. He had most athletic letters in college than anyone in the State of Wisconsin
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Pathways Charter School closed in June 2019. Also, UWWC is now UW-Milwaukee Washington County extension or something along those lines.
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Change "Downtown West Bend has a movie theater which originally opened in 1929. The theater was last renovated in 1992 to house a total of three movie screens.[29] The theater was closed and listed for sale in January 2012, with a purchase occurring in May 2012.[30] The theater has not been re-opened for any purpose."
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"Downtown West Bend has a movie theater which originally opened in 1929. The theater was last renovated in 1992 to house a total of three movie screens.[29] The theater was closed and listed for sale in January 2012, with a purchase occurring in May 2012.[30] The building was then purchased in July of 2017 by The Historic West Bend Theatre, Inc. (HWBT) with the purpose of restoring the 1929 Art Deco brick building. Construction began in April 2019. Source The theatre official reopened under the name of "The Bend" in March of 2020 and will be hosting a variety of shows including music, movies, comedy, and more. Source" Wi-980 ( talk) 15:36, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
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What is West Bends Government?
The "Real Estate" section looks like it was written as an ad by an agent. Is it relevant to the article? Polkapolkapoker 00:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
Why is the library controversy unintelligible? Because it doesn't explain:
Citations are there to provide reliable support for assertions. One shouldn't have to read them to figure out what's going on. -- Sift& Winnow 02:25, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
It really isn't all that complicated. People asked the library to remove some books. The board hasn't done that, so the city council refused to reappoint some of the board members. Then, the ALA and others criticized that act. -- 98.100.198.100 ( talk) 14:52, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
There is no article on the school boarddistrict; there is no article on either of the current high schools, nor on the old West Bend High School. The only reason I discovered this is that I was working on an article about a Socialist assemblyman who went to WBHS, and was startled to see a redlink. --
Orange Mike |
Talk 15:59, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
As a courtesy to Danbackhaus, I will list evidence of his WP:COI:
http://fearandloathinginwestbend.blogspot.com/2010/08/ginny-maziarka-attempts-to-rewrite.html
In particular see the comments. For the record, I thought Non-Censor was someone other than who Danbackhaus claims he is. Given Non-Censor's non frequent editing pattern, I am not posting a COI notice nor did I add an interested editor template like I did for Danbackhaus.
Danbackhaus, please read WP:COI and consider complying. Note, it is no problem to have a COI just so long as you declare it. For example, I have a COI but I declared it on my own page. Feel free to copy what you like from my COI notice onto your Danbackhaus User page.
Also for the record, I have been guiding Danbackhaus in the manner in which experienced Wiki editors should help newbies after Danbackhaus left a comment on my Talk page. So be sure everyone gives him some slack if things get thorny. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 03:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Bibliolover added a lot of material to the library controversy section. It's not bad in a vacuum, but it does appear to violate WP:WEIGHT. Please everyone work together to trim back the section to make it Wiki complaint.
Remember, this is an encyclopedia, not a WP:SOAPBOX to make Wikipedia say what you want it to say. That is just a general comment, not directed at Bibliolover.
Bibliolover should, however, consider complying with WP:COI as his record of edits seem to indicate one may be required. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 23:33, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
I have announced on my User page my COI regarding libraries. I hereby announce my COI regarding the library controversy issue in West Bend. A recent American Library Association annual conference speaker announced that I am changing the library profession and specifically named my involvement in West Bend as evidence. See SafeLibraries Changing Library Profession According to Speaker at ALA 2010 Annual Conference; SafeLibraries Welcomes Media Requests for ALA Balance.
That said, you may have noticed that I have made limited edits and reverts here, have suggested others chip in on the editing, and have gone out of my way to provide proper guidance to all editors here, including other editors having COIs. Hopefully my guidance will tamp down on problems while increasing the quality of the resulting Wiki page. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 23:43, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Another possible WP:COI matter: Wikipedia Update. Will the person who runs "Fear and Loathing in West Bend" please identify which editor they are for COI purposes? Thank you. -- LegitimateAndEvenCompelling ( talk) 15:23, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
As the two references for the statement "objections to the presence of books depicting sex and homosexuality" (#7, CNN.com and #8, GMToday.com) make plain, the Maziarkas' complaint encompassed both sexually explicit and homosexual materials. Despite these third party, contemporaneous, unbiased sources, LAEC wants to rewrite the story to recast the complaint made by the Maziarkas as one that only encompasses "sexually explicit" materials, despite Maziarka's own statements to the contrary in the GMToday story. Given that LAEC [personal information redacted] appears to be advising Ginny Maziarka, I believe his conflict of interest is so great that he should refrain from editing this article unless he has a unbiased third-party reference that clearly contradicts the CNN and GMToday.com news reports. - Bibliolover ( talk) 05:23, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
LAEC seems determined to give particular weight to one particular sentence in the CNN.com story, despite other references that make it clear that the Maziarkas' complaint included "gay-affirming" books as well as books with sexual content - a conclusion that is supported by reading the CNN.com story itself as a whole, the written complaint filed by the Maziarkas, and other linked references.
An anon editor has been adding Craig Domres to the notable people section of the West Bend, Wisconsin article. Craig Domres is an engineer from what I could find out. I invited the anon editor to sign up for an account and then write the article establishing what Craig Domres is notable. I am also concern about the BLP issues and possibly COI issues with this. Any comments would be welcome. Thank you- RFD ( talk) 19:23, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
I noticed that User:Jeff_the_quiet has added Sanford Fire Insurance Maps under the "external links" section. I checked and he has added this for many Wisconsin cities, not just West Bend. I don't think this is relevant enough to include as an external link, but it doesn't clearly violate any recommendations that I could find. I was hoping to get others feedback on if the maps are appropriate for the external links section. It was not explicitly clear in WP:EL. Appreciate any feedback. Seen a Mike ( talk) 19:14, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
The old maps certainly support an understanding of the history of the town, but whether it's "encyclopedic" depends on your definition.Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to ... amount of detail...
For the record, I have decided the maps provided are a reasonable "external link" under the above argument, and have no objection to them staying. Just wanted to say it explicitly, in case this discussion is renewed by others at a later date. I did not abandon this discussion, but withdraw my original claim of "not relevant." Thanks go out to User:Jeff_the_quiet for his work on improving articles. * Seen a Mike * 13:04, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
I don't think that "Library controversy" should be located under the second level heading of "History." I don't consider the issue to be "historical." I think that the library controversy should be included in the article, just organized differently. I don't think it fits under any of the existing second level headings. I don't want to make the Library Controversy as a second level heading of its own, as that seems to over-emphasize the importance to the city. Any suggestions or opinions? * Seen a Mike * 15:49, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
This article is really starting to sound like a Chamber of Commerce promotional piece. 32.218.44.12 ( talk) 20:38, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
Removed text. The requester added the entire article copied on to the talk page. This is not effective way to request changes. * Seen a Mike * 19:50, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
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Give me a break. He had most athletic letters in college than anyone in the State of Wisconsin
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Pathways Charter School closed in June 2019. Also, UWWC is now UW-Milwaukee Washington County extension or something along those lines.
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Change "Downtown West Bend has a movie theater which originally opened in 1929. The theater was last renovated in 1992 to house a total of three movie screens.[29] The theater was closed and listed for sale in January 2012, with a purchase occurring in May 2012.[30] The theater has not been re-opened for any purpose."
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"Downtown West Bend has a movie theater which originally opened in 1929. The theater was last renovated in 1992 to house a total of three movie screens.[29] The theater was closed and listed for sale in January 2012, with a purchase occurring in May 2012.[30] The building was then purchased in July of 2017 by The Historic West Bend Theatre, Inc. (HWBT) with the purpose of restoring the 1929 Art Deco brick building. Construction began in April 2019. Source The theatre official reopened under the name of "The Bend" in March of 2020 and will be hosting a variety of shows including music, movies, comedy, and more. Source" Wi-980 ( talk) 15:36, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
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