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Let it be known that on November 25, 2003 the new monster server passed through Lancaster, California on its way to Wikipedia computer HQ.

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Contents 1 = 1.1 Lancaster 1.2 Ethnic demographics 1.3 Income info

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History Section coming soon.... --Anon 06:49, Feb 17, 2005 (UTC)

Those messages are a bit difficult to decipher.

hopiakuta 16:29, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lancaster

i live in lancaster plz ask me about it. i live near 60th W and Ave L. I dont get out much because it's a hell hole though. btw why am i one out of two comments here??

You should get out more...it really isn't that much of a hell hole...and QH is actually quite nice (except during flood season!) Akradecki 14:58, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

What? Why? I don't think he'd wanna get freaking SHOT. How can you say that when it's a cesspool of gang activity? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.130.199.76 (talk) 23:57, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

There used to be a subheading mentioning the Jethawks and a picture of the stadium. Where did they go? Whomever edited this article needs to go and put that info back on the page. It is an important part of Lancaster and possibly an important reference point for the city for outsiders. Someone should also go and get a photo of the fairgrounds as well.

The info is still there, it's in the Recreation and culture section. The JetHawks is such a small paragraph linking to their own wikipedia article that a separate heading isn't really appropriate. Good point on the stadium pic, though, I think I've got one that I can add. Will have to go dig it out. Akradecki 19:08, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnic demographics

(moving question erroneously posted at top to here: Where is the ethnic make-up of the city that should be in the Demographics section?

213.118.140.70 21:51, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Come up with some citeable references and add it....that's what "anyone can edit" means! Akradecki 02:27, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Can someone tell me where the facts behind this statement reside. "but since the 1980s was a destination for African Americans, most represented in upper-incomes and middle-class families" Additionally, it would be nice to not have such a sugar coating on this page. It reads like it is written the the city council and the chamber of commerce. What about the a section on local economy that list the prison, challenger juvenile hall, the county immigrant detention center. What the the fact that we have a higher concentration of Section 8 housing than anywhere in the county? Or that we have relocated Bloods and Crips street gangs? This is supposed to be a factual, objective, website, and if this page is any indication of the sugar coating that goes on, then is calls into question all the rest of the content on this site. I honestly believed that it was more acurate then what has been portrayed on this page. I would be happy to do the research and add the "other half of the story" as it where. --Robertl3rd 15:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

The "other half" of the story would certainly be appropriate as long as you cite references. For instance, the Section 8 issue is a good one, but do you have a reference that supports your statement that we have a higher concentration? You are correct in that there's a lot of unreferenced material in this article. I've not had the time to go and dig out refs to support it, but I have tried to stem the flow of new unreferenced material. Akradecki 22:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC) (from J and 15th East)

Agreed on the sugar coating and tight control; the article seems to be actively policed by someone. I made what I thought was a very positive mention of the dog park on M & 30th West was removed within a few hours because apparently some booster doesn't want the rest of the world to know that there's a dog park there. Burt Likko

[edit] Income info

Is this really believable, considering ACS estimates 22% of the population living in poverty in 2006? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.170.110 (talk) 20:31, 3 February 2008 (UTC)