Talk:Cherokee Outlet

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[edit] Factual accuracy

Cherokee Outlet and Cherokee Strip are not the same thing. [1] There is probably more that is wrong with this article.. Ash Lux 15:01, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

• The Cherokee Outlet is most commonly called the Cherokee Strip (both currently and historically) so the names as stated in the article are correct [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Statements that it is "wrong" to refer to the Outlet as the Strip are misleading. 12.74.168.54 04:13, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

I have edited to article to point out that the Cherokee Strip is only the portion settled in the 1893 land run, but that the term Cherokee Strip is often applied to the whole Outlet--facts taken from the Cherokee Strip museum up in Perry (or, rather, "up in Perry" to me, I'm in Stillwater). This seems to me to address both points here, so I'm going to remove the dispute tag. Feel free to re-add it, with comments, if you find additional issues. scot 19:29, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Descriptivism vs. Prescriptivism

Popsiclecrawfish, I don't think it's Wikipedia's place to say it's a mistake to refer to the Cherokee Outlet as the Cherokee Strip. The fact is, it's very commonly called the Cherokee Strip, and in some official ways: [7], [8], [9], [10], [11]. We can explain how the terms have become confused in common usage, but I don't think we should declare that a mistake. It's reality. What do others think? Lobosolo 01:48, 5 September 2006 (UTC)