Template talk:Washington
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Why is this page protected? --- hike395 03:08, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- When I read your message, it wasn't protected. I just protected then unprotected it. Did you see a message that said it was protected when you tried to edit it? Just wondering... Could be a bug related to the recent software update. It isn't protected now in any case. Tuf-Kat 05:14, Jun 3, 2004 (UTC)
- Yes, I saw a message that said it was protected. In fact, it still tells me that it is protected! --- hike395 05:21, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Note about which cities to include
Major cities must have 100,000+ residents, okay? Minor cities must have more than 10,000, okay? We don't need Finley, Washington in there. And no matter if you think ... Puyallup, Washington is a major city... if we're going to have divisions, they can't just be based on personal opinion. Right? Matt Yeager ♫ (Talk?) 05:54, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
- Sounds reasonable, but 10,000 might be setting the bar too low for minor cities. List of cities in Washington (by population) gives the top 30 (which cuts out at just under 30,000). A more complete list might give a better idea of how "minor" a city we ought to include. — Jeff | (talk) | 06:17, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Federal Way: Smaller City
Kent has a larger city population than Federal Way, but Kent is listed as a smaller city whereas Federal Way as a major one. The Federal Way article mentions that if the surrounding unincorporated area were included, Federal Way's population would be 110,000. However, Federal Way borders Kent and the even "smaller" city of Auburn. Why would these unincorproated areas be included in Federal Way's total population and not in those of Kent and Auburn elevating their status on this template? Kent is claimed to be the largest city in south King County [1], and furthermore Everett is listed as one of the smaller cities but it is perceived to be much more major than Federal Way. Federal Way's perceived standing, regardless of it's actual numbers, is at the same level as Kent and Renton.
I have moved Federal Way to the list of smaller cities. --Westonmr 17:02, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] U.S. state templates
Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states/state templates lists and displays all 50 U.S. state (and additional other) templates. It potentially can be used for ideas and standardization. //MrD9 07:26, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Watch for Major City of Bellingham
Watch in the years to come... Bellingham will be a major city in 3 years. (Currently 73,000+ population, 3 years, will be 100,000+ :)
--Iain 03:07, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Standardization of state templates
There is currently an ongoing discussion regarding standardization of state templates (primarily regarding layout and styling) at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. states/state templates. An effort was made earlier this year to standardize Canadian province templates (which mostly succeeded). Lovelac7 and I have already begun standardizing all state templates. If you have any concerns, they should be directed toward the discussion page for state template standardization. Thanks! — Webdinger BLAH | SZ 23:07, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 10,000 as a minimum?
Okay, I'm thinking 10,000 was definitely too small a limit for cities (and I'M the one who set it!). This template's getting uglified by having just so many cities in there. I never dreamed we had so many cities over 10,000 people... we may have to set it at 30,000 or something. I don't know... does anyone care? Matt Yeager ♫ (Talk?) 01:13, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
- Whatever limit is chosen should also be noted IN the template, otherwise it makes people think that every city is listed; the template should also link to the list of cities, etc. --Notmyhandle 04:04, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
