Talk:Jackson, Mississippi

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Contents 1 Wholesale Deletion of Images 2 My recent revert 3 Parker'ville? 4 What about culture?

[edit] Wholesale Deletion of Images

Hmmm... why were there images deleted wholesale from this article? For example, the image of a Millsaps College License Plate and a poster for a production by New Stage Theater were both promotional images released either by a government agency as such (for the former) or the original institution (the latter)--uses which, if I'm reading the fair use guidelines right, did not violate copyright laws. Did I miss something? Absecon 59 03:38, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

It is only federal government works that are in the public domain. It looks like thes image might not have good source information or fair use rationals. --Pmsyyz 17:11, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My recent revert

I reverted recent edits made by an IP because I'm all but certain that they were nonsense. They referred to a "2005" US Census (the last one was in 2000; the next one will be in 2010) and gave a metro-area population of almost a million, which would imply almost a doubling of the population since the 2000 census, which has not happened. --Tkynerd 20:16, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parker'ville?

Do we have documentation for the statement in the article that the city was originally known as "Parker'ville"? I fancy that I know a fair amount about Jackson's history, and I've never heard of this name before. I'm adding the {{fact}} tag there for now. --Tkynerd 19:23, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

As a Jackson native (as well as someone who has written a sizeable portion of the history section of this article) myself, I must confess that I've never heard that Jackson had ever been formerly known as "Parker'ville" anywhere. I'd love to know where someone allegedly found this piece of trivia. Absecon 59 03:38, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What about culture?

I read Jackson, Mississippi has had an International Ballet Competition that was awarding a Grand Prix in the 1980s. I can't find anything about it in the article. There's a lot about sports and radio in the article but almost nothing about culture. Are there only high school students among the authors? -- Irakli D 08:32, 13 March 2007 (UTC)