Talk:Ocala, Florida

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[edit] To add a site with advertisements

Hello, I have a website, www.wearefla.com which has hundreds of pages and links to information about Ocala which cannot be found on any of the linked pages in this article. Our website's purpose is not only to be a commercial website. I get emails from and meet people in the Ocala area quite often who tell me they found information on area lakes, rivers, history, etc on our website that they could not find elsewhere, and many children use our site for research for school papers and projects. I realize the implications of allowing links to commercial websites in an article ostensibly about a government body, but feel our website offers real value to people seeking information on the Ocala area. I feel that wikipedia is a valuable resource and a stage in the evolution of the internet. steven@wearefla.com

Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam is trying hard to remove links to sites that are making money off Wikipedia. You may check there for additional guidelines. Making a request on the talk page is the right way to start, however, if you have a really exceptional site. Some questions you need to ask yourself: Is the primary purpose of my site to earn income? Could I remove the ads? Or could I add the content to Wikipedia? Is my page really exceptional? Am I emotionally involved with my own creation to the point where I overvalue its quality?
If you still feel that it is worthy of inclusion, despite ads on the site, contact a couple unbiased Wikipedia administrators to review your site. Then one of them can add your site, if they feel it justified. It is a good idea to include a hidden note to that effect. I won't remove sites that have met this standard, though I cannot speak for others on the spam team. Pollinator 18:52, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Newton A. Perry - Perry's Swim School. Who's Who of Ocala learning to swim at an institute that is over 50 years old.

I feel that information about Perry's Swim School is relevant to the Ocala, Florida wiki page because there is a rich history within. Several famous people have learned how to swim at the Perry's institute and you have mentioned most of these famous people already. North East 17th Avenue that runs in front of the Fort King Middle School was rededicated as Honorary Perry Avenue. Newt Perry and Dot Perry remain local legends in and around the community and impacts of their lives are still remarkably felt all over Florida. Please include Perry's Swim School in your Ocala, Florida wiki as a local School for Learning as well as a landmark in Ocala History.


Gadgetry Unlimited, LLC Custom Built Computers 18:58, 23 April 2007 (UTC) Rock Perry

Why not Midas Mufflers of Ocala? Several famous people have had their mufflers replaced there. Sorry, I don't think such a thing as Perry's is notable. --CliffC 02:08, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rework

I went through this article and began a fairly thorough rework.

I cleaned out unused sections of the infobox, added a picture of the Downtown Historic District to the infobox, added information about the government, and updated all of the population figures. I reorganized the article to conform (better) to standard organization, and I fixed all of the references, which were not formatted correctly. I also removed one that was not needed, and commented out another because it's not a reliable source. I fixed the meaning of the city's name (some IP editor added blatantly incorrect information some time ago), and added a reference to support it. I stripped out all external links in the article (as per the Wikipedia Manual of Style) and removed a blogspot link in the external links section. This article still needs a lot of work, which I will tackle over time. Horologium t-c 22:59, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wesley Snipes

Any mention of this city because of Wesley Snipes now having his trial here? Should this be mentioned that Wesley feels this is a biaised place for him to have a tax trail because of talk of gathering of KKK members. Is this vivable to be put in the article or mentioned?

ORLANDO, Fla. - Federal prosecutors said there is "no basis in reality" for Wesley Snipes' claims that he cannot get a fair trial on tax evasion charges because of racial prejudice in Ocala. In recent court filings, Snipes' attorney called Ocala, where the January trial is set, "a hotbed of (Ku Klux Klan) activity," and alleged prosecutors chose it to get the best chance at an all-white jury. "Defendant Snipes' motion hurls scurrilous and baseless accusations at the prosecution and citizenry of Ocala in an overwrought attempt to have this case dismissed or transferred to another venue," U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill wrote in a filing Monday.

The Cleveland Browns are awesome! (talk) 17:26, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

No, this does not need to be added in, because there is no basis for his accusations. He's just another criminal, using whatever defense he can cobble together. Considering that Marion County's proportion of African-Americans is pretty close to the national average (it's 11.55% in Marion County), playing the race card doesn't work. It can (and should) be mentioned in his article, but not in this article or the one for Marion County. Horologium t-c 18:05, 20 November 2007 (UTC)