Talk:Flagstaff, Arizona

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Flagstaff, Arizona was a good article candidate, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. Once the objections listed below are addressed, the article can be renominated. You may also seek a review of the decision if you feel there was a mistake. Date of review: 2007-03-16

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Contents 1 City Photo 2 webcam image 3 City Flag Image Needed 4 Most liberal city 5 Largest ponderosa pine forest in the world? 6 GA Failed: Explanation

[edit] City Photo

hey, i live in flagstaff, and can take a much better picture of downtown flagstaff, the picture now is pretty a pretty odd shot. would that be a good reason? i would like to have my town represented by a better picture. Iamnobody2 11:10, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] webcam image

July 28 2005, added link to official site and live city webcam.

[edit] City Flag Image Needed

This article is in need of an image of the city flag for the infobox (ironically ;-) ... Dr. Cash 06:09, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

I asked the Mayor about this once in the mid to late 80's when it came up in conversation. I had noticed they didn't seem to have a city flag in City Hall at the time or on a flagpole. How could a town with a name like Flagstaff not have a city flag? He told me the official flag was the city seal on a white background. However he wasn't sure if the city currently owned any. It was not a high priority as special order flags would be to expensive to fly over city hall. SkyWayMan 08:08 21 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Most liberal city

I've removed the following unsourced line from the article:

"It is perhaps the most liberal city in Arizona."

While Arizona is largely a "red state" (republican), there are still lots of more liberal communities; Flagstaff, as well as Tucson, are among them. Saying that Flagstaff is the MOST LIBERAL CITY seems to violate WP:NPOV, unless a definitive reference or citation can be found from a repudable source (media, not blog). Dr. Cash 01:56, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. I too was going to remove that line but I thought I would do a little research first as I seemed to vaguely recall hearing about some study that came to that conclusion. I didn't end up finding anything real reputable so it is best that the line is removed. --Nebular110 02:31, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

This is somewhat old now, since the sentence in question is long gone from the article. But this US News article has a listing of the 25 most liberal cities in the US (and the 25 most conservative ones, too). Flagstaff ain't one of 'em. Dr. Cash 21:16, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Largest ponderosa pine forest in the world?

Does anyone know of a good reference for this statement? For years I've heard and read that Flagstaff is indeed located in the largest continuous stand of ponderosa pine in the world but I've also heard that the largest such stand in the world is located in Siberia. I've had difficulty finding a authoritative source for either one of these claims and I'm wondering if anyone else could offer some insight. --Nebular110 17:35, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

NAU claims it as the largest in the Continental US. I've fixed the cite. Fredsagirl 18:31, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Failed: Explanation

I have unfortunately had to fail this article on Good Article Review. Per the criteria spelled out in WP:WIAGA The article is well written and broad, but the level of referencing is lacking. The following sections are entirely, or nearly entirel unreferenced:

• History
• Climate
• Economy
• Media
• Museums and other points of interest
• Infrastructure

Each assertion of fact should be referenced to the source of that assertion. At minimum, there should be about one reference per paragraph. A few sections, such as "Sports" and "In Popular Culture" do this very well, and could be used as models for improving the rest of the article. Also, policy and guideline pages such as WP:ATT, WP:CITE, WP:CITET and WP:WIAGA can help as well. Please feel free to renominate the article once these fixes have been made. Good luck, and I look forward to seeing this article improved and reaching Good Article status in the near future. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 07:37, 16 March 2007 (UTC)