Talk:Fullerton, California

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Oops -- I did some possibly contentious edits while not logged in. That was me today :-) Wow, the stuff I changed was just wildly POV. --Bcrowell 03:50, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Troy High School

Someone left the following unsigned message for me on my talk page:

Do you have something against Troy? It is a noteworthy accomplishment that Fullerton is home to a top-25 Newsweek high school. Any way you slice the metrics, it is still a notable achievement. I agree that we don't have to write in great detail about the school's prestige, etc. and that this is what the school's page is for. However, if we are to delete a stat related to civic pride, why shouldn't we delete "the area it is best known for its winning collegiate baseball program. In 2004 the CSUF Titans won their fourth NCAA Division I World Series" and merely state that CSUF is located in the city limits. The point of the Fullerton article is to give readers an introduction to fundamental aspects of the city's culture, demographics, educational system, history, etc. Part of this includes highlighting newsworthy successes.

If you go back through the edit history of this article, there's a long history of Troy enthusiasts adding promotional material about how great Troy is. That kind of stuff is inappropriate, in my opinion. I've also deleted the stuff about CSUF's athletic programs. The place for all this detail is the articles about the schools themselves.--Bcrowell 15:15, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

• While I agree the original description of Troy from months ago was ridiculous, I think a sentence or two establishing the notability of an institution is not inappropriate. Troy's national ranking is notable (and that's coming from a Sunny Hills family member). As currently written, there is no obvious reason why the city should "pride itself" on its schools—it becomes meaningless boosterism. I'd furthermore say that a single sentence mentioning CSUF's athletic reputation is quite appropriate as well, considering it's the only reason why anybody where I am (on the Eastern Seaboard) has heard of Fullerton (the same Fullerton as the baseball school?). I don't follow college baseball and wouldn't have mentioned it otherwise. Such mentions in passing are no different from, say, Torrance mentioning television shows taped at Torrance High School, and far more discrete than, say, Houston about its universities. - choster 16:54, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

IMO, this is all stuff that belongs in the schools' articles, not in the Fullerton article. If the reader wonders "the same Fullerton as the baseball school?," he can click on the link. If the reader wonders why Troy H.S. is worthy of community pride, he can click on the link.--Bcrowell 17:14, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Picture?

I live in Fullerton. Any suggestions on good subjects for pictures? Since it's a railroad town, a picture of the station would make sense, but I'm not sure where it can be photographed from so that it doesn't just look like a parking lot. The existence of a real downtown is distinctive for Orange County. Maybe a shot of some of the nice old architecture looking down Harbor, between Chapman and Commonwealth?--Bcrowell 14:38, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

The downtown would be good. Maybe a photo from the bridge over the tracks would give a nice angle on the station.--Epolk 19:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)