Talk:San Luis Obispo, California
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[edit] Notable residents
This entire list seems absurd. Who in SLO has heard of any of them other than Ah Luis. So many great things about SLO Town are not listed. The surfing, kayaking, sailing, kite boarding, windsurfing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.15.148.246 (talk) 17:37, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
This list is rather long, and it seems to be uncharacteristic of good city articles to include such a list. How about we pare it down to current residents only? Basar 05:10, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
- It's trivia to have any at all. If they are an important part of the city, like the mayor, founder, or the head of a business in a company town, it'd be worthy of inclusion.--Berol 01:05, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
I recognize several of the names listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.154.79 (talk) 23:42, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Ah Louis
I question whether Ah Louis is notable enough to warrant a mention on the San Luis Obispo page if he's not notable enough to have his own Wikipedia page. Yes, I know who he was. Yes, I've been in his store. Yes, I think it'd be great for someone to document as much about him as possible. But the fact of the matter is that no one has. So, what's your opinion? —XSG 06:07, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
I've solved this issue by taking the time to document his existence to the best of my ability in Ah Louis. —XSG 19:32, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
- Thank you XSG! That's a step in the right direction. Ah Louis is definitely warrants a mention of the SLO page. Imagine if we scanned all of Wikipedia and removed the thousands references to people and things which don't have their own Wikipedia page. Ah Louis has importance in terms of SLO's history, Chinese-American history in California and California architectural history-- how many buildings still exist from 1874? Gigglesworth 23:46, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation of "Luis"
When I first arrived in San Luis Obispo, I left off the "s" in Luis, but was quickly corrected. I've come to believe that not pronouncing the s is a mispronunciation and therefore I think this pronunciation should be removed from the article. I'll do so in a few days if there's no apparent controversy in doing so. —XSG 19:26, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
- Removing. —XSG 04:22, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
- good removal. It's also a long o for both ends of Obispo, but I haven't found a proper source yet and Random House Unabridged Dictionary has the incorrect slang-y schwa. :P--Berol 01:07, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
- and Merriam-Webster, too, who even claims that the i in Luis is a schwa. proof that dictionaries goof sometimes--Berol 01:11, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] NPOV
NPOV is a tenet of Wikipedia whereby articles should present information in neither a favorable nor an unfavorable light. Stating that the PAC is "the primary cultural focal center" is POV, as there are other cultural focal centers and it is simply a matter of perspective whether one is primary or not. Referring to the PAC as a "monument to the Arts" and a "world class concert hall" are POV for the same reason; these statements cannot be qualified. —XSG 21:01, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, I've learned a new term. The edits made to this article about the PAC were called Peacock Terms. —XSG 16:53, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] External Links
Someone added:
- CitySuggest a Cal Poly project to suggest restaurants and events.
to the external links section of the article. I'm not certain that this link meets the spirit of Wikipedia articles' External Links guidelines. Thoughts anyone? — X S G 03:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] RAINFALL
I'm not sure how to edit the rainfall statistics but I know the rainfall in San Luis Obispo averages 22 inches per year. Here are the correct numbers from weather.com:
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/93401
[edit] Notable companies???
A "Notable companies in San Luis Obispo" section could be lengthy and difficult to maintain. Intel? United Air Lines? Veritas? Lots of notable companies have offices in San Luis Obispo. How do we determine rules for inclusion in this article? My solution: we don't. Let's axe the section. Taking votes... — X S G 07:40, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- Good question. Frankly, I don't consider any of the four currently listed all that notable. I used to work for Ernie Ball, but it's only notable among those in the music industry. Why are the other four notable? I have to agree with XSG, and suggest we just remove that section. -FeralDruid (talk) 07:26, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
