Talk:Freeport, New York

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[edit] Misc. issues

Full disclosure: I'm a Freeport native but no longer live there. I will try to get back to this myself, but thought I'd first make some suggestions and do a critique of the article as it stands.

[edit] Possible sources

There is a half-decent historical museum in Freeport (http://www.freeporthistory.org/). Unfortunately, its web site is not great, and its focus is not entirely local (I remember it having things like Civil War memorobilia: the Civil War fighting never got within 200 miles, unless you count the Draft Riots.) But I bet they have a decent monograph or two on the local history. And it wouldn't surprise me if the (excellent) Freeport Memorial Library has valuable materials, too.

I can't follow up on this: I'm on the West Coast. - Jmabel | Talk 17:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC) I am a life member of the FreeportHistorical society and I'll be happy to clear alot of this bad-and I mean lousy bad!-stuff up for the site. As it stands now it's biased and insulting for many of the reasons mentioned on this page and I would like to clean it up and present the fair and good picture of my town without all the racial and ethnic nonesense that some predjudiced lowlife turd has put in with safeguards making itough to edit the biased predjudiced crap out.[{User:Freeatlantic/Freeatlantic}]

[edit] Origin of name

"…the first free port in New York": meaning what? As I understand it, the sense in which it was "free" was that it was a smuggling site. Does someone have citation on this?

Also, I'm pretty sure that prior to its 1892 incorporation, Freeport was often known as "Raynortown". Does anyone have anything on this? - Jmabel | Talk 17:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

This is correct. User:Freeatlantic

[edit] "Faved"

What the heck is a "a faved festival"? - Jmabel | Talk 17:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnic makeup

What can "Despite recent census pollings that tell another story" mean here? The census numbers given below show 32.57% African American, certainly a sizable African American population. And the conflation of African-American population with "many housing projects" seems insulting: most of the African Americans live either in free-standing houses (especially in Northeast Freeport) or in apartment buildings near the center of town. - Jmabel | Talk 17:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm removing the census remark. It's been a week, no one has responded, and it just doesn't make sense. - Jmabel | Talk 05:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I think the housing projects remark is indeed biased; to my knowledge there's only one housing project in all of Freeport -- Moxie Rigby (near Merrick road on the east side of town). The previous writer must have just assumed that all of the other numerous apartments in Freeport are housing projects. --MrGears 20:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tone

Some of this seems more suitable for WikiTravel than for Wikipedia.

"[S]egregated by which part of town they are from" seems an unfortunate choice of words, given the racial implication of the word "segregated" in the U.S. - Jmabel | Talk 17:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

This also is incorrect. Bayview/Giblyn/Archer used to be geographically-based. When Freeport Schools added New Visions (in the former Our Holy Redemeer school, before it got its own building) they made all four elementaries into magnet schools specifically to better integrate students of different class and race backgrounds. --MrGears 20:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Could I urge you to follow up on these things? I'm pretty swamped, sounds like you know the turf. - Jmabel | Talk 05:40, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. While this Freeporter thanks the author for his or her effort, I note that the article shows bias in areas ... please review for bias, and include only factual content.71.167.2.29 02:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kevin Connelly

Kevin Connelly is a very common name; can someone give some further identifying information than "writer"? I can't work out who this is. - Jmabel | Talk 06:05, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Nothing forthcoming, I'm removing this. - Jmabel | Talk 22:16, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photos requested

Can someone take photos of:

  • the remains of the Millburn Power Station
  • the Freeport Historical Museum
  • Woodcleft Canal waterfront
  • One of the canals, preferably shot from a boat
  • Stores on Main St. with Spanish-language signs

I'm sure there are many other things worth taking, but these leap to mind. - Jmabel | Talk 06:55, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Famous?

I removed three supposedly famous Freeporters, for whom I could find no evidence of their fame. Please, if restoring provide citation. - Jmabel | Talk 22:16, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I undid the removal of Kay Gardner, Mitch Kapor, Lou Reed, and Dick Schaap. Each of whom I feel qualify as notable individuals. If you disagree, let's chat about it.

Thanks

--Igoldste 13:48, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
I again restored the various individuals who were deleted (or bogus additions) by unregistered users (such as from 24.46.81.233, 24.185.223.248, and 24.189.251.51)
Again, if folks disagree with the addition of these notable individuals, let's please discuss it.
Thanks --Igoldste 11:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)