Talk:Claremont, California
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The city has an ordinance effectively banning fast-food restaurants (although a few exist within about 5 blocks of the city limits), does anyone think this is worth commenting on in more detail? --Xanadu 06:43, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Certainly-- it definitely makes Claremont distinct and is not widely agreed upon in all elements of the Claremont population--especially since Claremont is a college town. If you've got something, go with it! Coreyander 07:15, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Why is mention of the Claremont Institute in the Geography section?
The city dose not block fast food restaurants. It will not permit any drive through restaurants. There is a KFC located on Foothill Blvd in the center of the city. Places like Baskin Robins are considered snack shops so they can get away with more.
[edit] article steps far from encyclopedic language and NPOV
I love Claremont, but a wikipedia article should not be so subjective and over-dramatic. Cutting out the advertisement, oversimplification, and hyperbole would improve this article considerably. Also, adding some information about Claremont history would be good. --jacobolus (t) 14:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- I removed the claim that the claremont colleges are "world-renowned". Even if they are, that's hardly an encyclopedic phrasing. An article should give evidence of their renown, rather than simply stating it.
- I removed the claim of a "New England town feel", as the reference for that claim only says that in the late 19th century “Claremont, a California town set amongst sagebrush, oak trees, and artesian wells, quickly took on many of the characteristics of the New England towns that nurtured the small Eastern colleges which Pomona College hoped to emulate.” That hardly implies anything about today. Claremont feels more like a New England town than many around Southern CA, perhaps, but it's not *that* similar. I think it shares more with CA culture than with New England culture.
- Talking about how “intelligent” the city's planning was is just cheesy. These sentences really don't need to use such loaded language. I didn't remove that, but it should be reworded.
- The article's introduction is excessively long.
- The article doesn't mention anything about Claremont's history, or about its music scene, or much about its culture.
- Having the colleges be basically the only members in a section called "civic institutions" is pretty silly.
- Overall, the article reads like advertising.
- Some images would be nice. I can try to supply some at some point, maybe.
--jacobolus (t) 14:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Boosterism
I agree with all your suggestions. The page suffers from a lack of objectivity and cohesion. In response to one of your comments, there used to be an extensive history section but it was deleted because it was copied largely from the City website (which I believe, in turn, drew heavily from the Judy Wright book).
--Claremonster 16:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- I removed the history section since it was copied verbatim from the city's website in violation of WP:COPYRIGHT. I have been meaning to at least rewrite the history section to avoid infringement, but if you want to take a shot at it, be my guest. Brien ClarkTalk 20:06, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
