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Contents 1 Parisites Vs. Parisians 2 This page should not have been moved 3 Racism 4 Parisites 5 Edits from Anonymous User 66.76.72.25 6 Controversies

[edit] Parisites Vs. Parisians

I have lived in Paris Texas for 8 months and have commonly heard locals refer to themselves as Parisites and have yet to hear anyone use the word Parisian. Parisite is the commonly used term, therefore it should be the header of that section.

[edit] This page should not have been moved

This page should not have been moved without discussion. I have changed Paris, Texas (USA) to a redirect here. Both the movie and presumably the band take there name from the city. Therefore the city is the primary use of Paris, Texas and should remain here. I have moved the disambig page to Paris, Texas (disambiguation). -JCarriker 01:13, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Racism

I'm not certain how it should be mentioned, but the Chicago Tribune recently reported on a number of racist incidents, one in particular, which have occured in Paris. It might be worthy of mention if someone can decide how to incorporate it. Here is the article. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0703120170mar12,0,1435953.story Elijya 20:23, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Parisites

As a Paris resident myself, and an English professor, I speak with some authority on the matter when I say we from Paris call ourselves Parisites as opposed to "Parisians", and both titles are grammatically correct under English syntax. This has been edited many times by other people but continues to be removed in an apparent edit war. Please discuss changes here before reverting from Parisites. 66.76.72.25 19:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

It would be helpful if you could link to some external uses of this term. A link or two to an article from an established Paris, Texas newspaper showing the preference of Parisites over Parisians would help make a compelling case. --Zippy 16:45, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

The comments of anonymous user 66.76.72.25 are complete nonsense. Take a look at his/her contributions (keeping in mind that IP address could be a public and/or shared computer) to see that almost all are senseless vandalism (see edits to Barbara Jordan article). Speaking as a former Paris resident, use of the descriptive "Parisite" is considered ignorant at best and insulting at worst. --Kenken71 15:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I just did a search. The Paris, Texas visitors guide uses "Parisian" (p4, first para, "The flowering of Parisian culture ..."). Unless there's compelling evidence to the contrary, I'd like to put the "parisites" bit to rest. --Zippy 18:38, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

I did another search, this one of The Paris News for any articles in the last 30 days using either Parisian or Parisite, and got no matches. The paper uses the form "Joe Smith, a resident of Paris" instead. --Zippy 19:05, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

No matches for 'parisite' or 'parisian' (including plural forms) on the web site for Paris Junior College. --Zippy 22:11, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Edits from Anonymous User 66.76.72.25

This appears to be a group of public/shared computers (possibly geographically close to Paris given the interest in local affairs). See talk page User_talk:66.76.72.25. Edits from that IP address should be closely monitored for vandalism. --Kenken71 15:45, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

I find this rather offensive. This makes all the users from this IP seem to be misfit vandals Hell-bent on destroying Wikipedia. Had Kenken71 done further research on the matter, it can be seen the anonymous IP account is a school network of computers, in which literally thousands of individuals have access to. Although it is true many deliquents vandalize and abuse Wikipedia as an educational tool, many edits that have been made are lucid, constructive additions that acheive the ultimate goal of Wikipedia: the creation of a more accurate and detailed encyclopedia than possible with physical books. I find the comment highly inflammatory and prejudical, not allowing for the dozens of constructive edits made. Kenken71, please reconsider if not retract your statement, the "Parisian" vs. "Parisite" issue can be handled without mudslinging. I am willingly to show you several editions of the Paris News (the local newspaper servicing the area in question) proving a credible link to the use of Parisite as a reference to local citizens. In one article, the Paris News even conducts a survey of Paris citizens asking them their preference of "Parisite" vs "Parisian". Please discuss this matter with me. Thank you 74.193.86.114 05:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I notice the name "Henry Smith" doesn't appear in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.33.158.121 (talk) 23:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Controversies

I was noticing the controversies section seems to, in my opinion, detract from the article as a whole and not quite meet notability standards. I'm failing to see how it contributes to the overall article, and was wondering if anyone else got the same impression. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.76.7.66 (talk) 07:37, 12 January 2008 (UTC)