Talk:Museum of Flight

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[edit] Requested merger

[edit] Bad Move

City of Everett should not redirect here; instead, it should be an article about a whaleback steam ship which was America's first in the Suez Canal, and to circumnavigate Earth. I can't see that the 'first flightworthy Boeing 747' is quite as significant. BTW, the article states the airplane was named after the city, but I suggest it is more likely she was named after the ship. Eaglizard 21:29, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

And what was the ship named after? -- 12.116.162.162 20:00, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Why is it more likely that it was named after a boat, instead of after a city which contains the assembly plant for the airplane? -- 12.116.162.162 20:05, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

The issue is currently moot, as there doesn't appear to be an article on the City of Everett ship. However, should one be created, with proper verifiable sources, City of Everett (ship) should be a suitable name. I'm sure Boeing or the Museum of Flight would be happy to provide sources on what the first 747 was named after, should we need them. - BillCJ 23:10, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

(copy of what I posted on Eaglizard's talk page) Regarding your comments about the redirect...if you're willing to write an article about the ship, you are welcome to write it. The name of the article would properly be, though, "SS City of Everett" with the possible addition of the year of launch in parenteses. If this is written, the redirect page can become a dab page. Please note, though, that it is somewhat bad form to come out and say, in an irritated sort of way, that there "should be an article" and expect someone else to write it. Don't complain about the output of a volunteer project if you're not willing to pitch in and volunteer yourself. The 747 was built in Everett, which is why it was named that, the plane had no connection to the ship. As for "significance", the first 747, a kind of airplane which launched major changes in air travel and became iconic, is quite a bit more significant than a steamship from the distant past, which few have ever heard of. AKRadecki^Speaketh 00:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] dab

well, City of Everett has become a redirect... but a dab might still be in order here... I've added a dab to SS City of Everett, and proposed one for Everett, Washington. I'd suggest something similar to this:

Comments? ++Lar: t/c 01:38, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Since there are multiple cities named Everett, for the sake of simplicity I just changed City of Everett to a dab page and moved the above disambiguation lines to an {{otheruses3}} template. --Kralizec! (talk) 15:30, 15 November 2007 (UTC)