Talk:Colombo crime family

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[edit] Prank Names

I have a feeling the below two names are prank names added by some kid having fun on a computer.

  • "Current Family Leaders" - Horace Washington
  • "Government Informants" - Justin "wog boy" Dilosa (The fact that the nickname isn't even capitalized gives the impression of a kid playing around on the computer.)

Anyway, I have never come across either of them. My guess is this: They don't exist. In the sake of wanting this website to remain somewhat credible, I would erase those names. And the "Current Leadership" part of the article is suspect. Vincent "Vinnie" Aloi has never been listed anywhere as the Colombo Family's current consigliere. Someone is making a speculation or an educated guess, and not stating a fact. Lock & Key 06:23, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Huh?

  • "...the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra)..."

What exactly does that mean? A "criminal phenomenon"?

Below is the definition of the word phenomenon:

  • phenomenon

noun

  • 1. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  • 2. a remarkable development

The Mafia is developed for a 100 years now. There is no phenomenon about it. It's here and it's here to stay. It isn't something that's amazing and just happened for a short period of time. It should read "the nationwide criminal organization known as the Mafia (or Cosa Nostra)."

I don't correct articles as a rule. I just offer my opinion in the discussion page, and this was my opinion on this. Lock & Key 06:14, 16 November 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Requested move from Colombo crime family to Colombo family

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was not to move this page

To be consistent with the other NYC Mafia families. Colombo family is currently redirected to Colombo crime family. This would reverse the redirection.

[edit] Votes

  • Support For the reasons given above. –Shoaler (talk) 15:09, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose Apologies - perhaps I have misunderstood: The Five Families are all in the format "<Name> crime family" - e.g. Bonanno crime family, Gambino crime family etc. Surely the Colombo crime family should remain in the same format? If I've misunderstood, please be patient and clarify! --Lox (t,c) 10:00, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

I've removed this page's entry from Wikipedia:Requested moves due to a lack of consensus (one vote for, one vote against) on the move. If this changes, feel free to add another request. --Lox (t,c) 13:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

[edit] Current affairs

Are the current affairs supported by anything but a web site? Are there news articles? 12.72.30.121 20:52, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What is meant by inclusion in "See Also"?

I just removed a name from the "See Also" section. Veronica Zuraw was an ex-nun and innocent bystander shot through the walls of her own kitchen, details HERE. Is everybody listed in "See Also" thought by Wikipedia to be a Colombo family associate? Do they know it? If not, what is the purpose of this section? Maybe it should be removed. --CliffC 01:54, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Stool Pigeons/Flipped/Ratted Out" section added

I have added the above section. I think it is useful to have such a listing, but I don't know all the names of the people that have flipped. A little help with this please? Thanks in advance.

[edit] Removals

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