Talk:Pine Bluff, Arkansas

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The Chamber of Commerce of the subject of this article, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has edited Wikipedia as Pbchamber (talk • contribs).

Contents 1 Crime 2 City 3 A couple of notes 4 Bus service

[edit] Crime

Could it not be wise to add this as a section? Pine Bluff is one of the most crime-ridden cities in the USA, speaking in index offenses.

[edit] City

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[edit] A couple of notes

The Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce has edited this article under the user name Pbchamber. Also, this article was the subject of a television segment run on KTHV [1]. Please be wary of hagiography. Kelly Martin (talk) 00:42, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Another questionable description — this time regarding the Pine Bluff Civic Center — was removed, noting that it was "now a run-down mess." But the website from the Pine Bluff Convention & Visitors Bureau paints a different picture. So, which is it... a crumbling heap, or a serviceable building? — ArkansasTraveler 13:58, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

The Convention Center is, while not perhaps the place it once was, still a perfectly servicable building. Basketball games, graduation ceremonies, and other events are still often held in the large (and in my opinion, decently maintained) arena and the auditorium is still in active use as well. Although it is perhaps not *the* biggest and fanciest convention center in Arkansas any longer (the one in Hot Springs, Arkansas was recently constructed and is more frequently used to my knowledge) it is far from a "crumbling heap." Diagonalfish 14:42, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

No evidence of vandalism from the Pine Bluff chamber, for example this edit [2] which actually reverted vandalism. --Ryan Delaney ^talk 16:22, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Nope. They have carefully avoided adding suspicious nonsense to it, and instead have only performed vandalism removal. Most of the brochure-like babble contained in the article dates from a much earlier date. I have tried to cut back on the glittering adjectives and other stuff that made it sound like an ad in places, as well as nuked a few sneaky edits from people like Montyhall. Diagonalfish 16:57, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

The City of Pine Bluff is taking great strides to improve the cities image. Mayor Carl Redus is working dilagently to improve the community and to develope programs to clean up the city (aesthetically, economically, etc). Many new businesses are setting up shop in Pine Bluff and more and more activities are being held at Regional Park. Thanks to the work of Mayor Redus and others in local government, Pine Bluff is morphing into an exciting and inviting city.

[edit] Bus service

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A comment that the city was served by Greyhound was removed, though you can book bus travel to and from Pine Bluff on greyhound.com. Though they seem to use affiliate carriers, such as Jefferson Lines. This should be clarified by someone more familiar with the facts on the ground. -- Beland 14:39, 27 July 2006 (UTC)