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[edit] Distinctive features of Paris

"artificial catfish"??? Well, duh.... If there are no complaints, (and I remember), I'll remove the word 'artificial'. If I don't get to it, anyone else is free to do it. Thanks. Bunthorne 05:10, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I have moved the facts about the "World's Biggest Fish Fry" further down in the article to shorten the introduction a little and to spread the photos at the top of the article. The Eiffel Tower still accompanies the introduction as the showpiece of Paris, Tennessee. The map is next to the geography section and the "artificial" catfish is next to the "World's Biggest Fish Fry". doxTxob \ talk 23:52, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

OK, I'm not going to add the Honk Tonk capital thing again. but it was widely acclaimed as the Honky Tonk capital of the world in the 50's, 60's & 70's. that is why so many country musicians retired here.Paganize 08:01, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Industry

If someone wants to update the Industry section, the Paris- Henry County Chamber of Commerce is a good source of information. http://www.paristnchamber.com/industry.htm The previous source looked to be a web site that copies information from another source and never updates it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by C Parish (talk • contribs) 21:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

  • You deleted the information about the manufacture of kitty litter, power tools and brakes, small electric motors, metal doors, rubber parts, school laboratory furniture and ceramic lighting fixtures. Apparently some of it is out of date, but this does not make it wrong. History is encyclopedic. Can you provide information (with sources) about the businesses that formerly were in Paris, but closed? --Orlady (talk) 23:45, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Out of date does equal wrong when the industries listed have left years ago. The industry section is not a history section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by C Parish (talk • contribs) 03:01, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notable people

I have removed a few of the entries on the list of notable people. Those that have been removed, did also not establish a link to a Wikipedia article about the person or a group they played in. I left Vernon Jarret, he seems to achieve some notability, although he is not linked in the list.

Please do not undo the changes. If you disagree please discuss the issue here.

What is notable is a difficult question in general but there is a good guideline if you are not sure. If they are not mentioned in a Wikipedia article they are probably not notable. In any case you can start an article about the subject.

If you think you, yourself, are notable ... well, you might be. In that case the best idea to avoid a conflict of interest is to wait until someone else unrelated to you adds you to the list.

And: Please add references for your claims, otherwise the entries are virtually useless.

Thank you! doxTxob \ talk 00:19, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Industry section

I have restored the industry section that was removed on Jan 3 by User:C Parish.

New reference: Paris Chamber of Commerce. If you check the list of industries you will find the industries mentioned in the article. Number of employees in brackets.

  • Brakes: Haldex (110)
  • Tools: 3 companies (23)
  • Electric motors: Tecumseh (225)
  • Metal doors: Windsor (100)
  • Rubber parts: PML (180)
  • School lab funiture: ICI (95)
  • Lighting fixtures: None mentioned
  • Clay mining: Spinks (82)

Tools and lighting fixtures have been removed from the article, the rest is referenced. doxTxob \ talk 01:02, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Spinks clay is not used for cat litter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by C Parish (talk • contribs) 03:03, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] City???

Why is this settlement called a city. It is small (<10,000 inhabitants), seems to have no special historical (e.g. city rights), administrative, or other (e.g. Cathedral) claims to the title city. Agreed it is county seat to Henrcy county, but that county with little over 30,000 inhabitants would in itself not be sufficient to lay claim to a single city. The bottomline is: Why isn't this settlement called town? Arnoutf (talk) 14:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Simply because it was incorporated under the name "City of Paris." See the official website. City of Paris, Tennessee website. Frog47 (talk) 14:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)