Talk:Grit (newspaper)

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I like the article but have some questions. 1) Should some of the Dietrick Lamade material be in a (new) article on him instead (see the newly added biography of Lamade in References too)? 2) When exactly did Grit leave Williamsport? 1990? 3) Should Ogden Publications have its own article too? 4) I like the black and white pictures, but they seem to be too big (400 px wide) - why? (I made them 350 px wide to match the logo image, but they still seem very big). Is there detail I am missing that is only clear at this size? I thought common practice was to not have pictures that large unless there was some detail that needed such a size, i.e. a map). If someone wants to see more detail, they can always follow the link and look at the picture in full screen mode. Ruhrfisch 00:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] True Grit

Thanks for fixing the typo. Your photos are perfect.

  • (1) Grrr. Every time I write an article someone suggests that another page be created. Then someone else says that the material should not be duplicated. The end result is that my original article is decimated and not as good.
  • (2) Ogden got Grit in 1996 from another publisher not in Williamsport. I don't have the date.
  • (3) Ogden... yes.
  • (4) Okay, I will reduce size of the pictures. Comment added 03:42, June 8, 2006 by User:Pepso


Great pun - I made Dietrick Lamade a redirect page (with possibilities) to Grit (newspaper). I figured out where Gölshausen (birthplace) is and linked it as well as adding other wikilinks. Ironically, Ogden Publications is owned by Ogden Newspapers, which also now owns the Williamsport Sun-Gazette newspaper (which didn't publish a Sunday edition until Grit left). I will see if I can find the date. Thanks for all your work on this. The pictures are great and really add to a very nice article.Ruhrfisch 13:41, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
Fun to collaborate with you. I was going to add something about the no-Sunday-edition but didn't have full info. Pepso 15:43, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
I found the complete chain of ownership and put that in, as well as the year they left Williamsport for Topeka and some other stuff. Paper of Record [1] has digitized back issues of Grit but they are down with hardware problems right now. If I can find exactly when they stopped their local edition I will put that in. Ruhrfisch 01:57, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] External link question

the link at the bottom "Message board memories of Grit " is purportedly dangerous as my McCafee Siteadvisor gave the following warning: fiftiesweb.net may cause a breach of browser security. Why were you redirected to this page? When we tested, this site attempted to make unauthorized changes to our test PC by exploiting a browser security vulnerability. This is a serious security threat which could lead to an infection of your PC. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.240.50.118 (talk) 12:11, 11 November 2007 (UTC)