Talk:Rochester, Minnesota

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[edit] Libby Foods name

I don't think the "Libby Foods" factory is called that anymore. Not even sure if any Libby branded corn is canned there anymore.

It is, and the plant has smaller "Libby's" signs next to each of the larger ones that say "Seneca Foods". I drive by there nearly every day. Jonathunder 04:42, 2005 July 31 (UTC)

[edit] Best City in America

I'm suprised that this article doesn't mention the fabled "Best City in America" designation that Rochester is still so proud of.

Now it does, but the link is dead. Kablammo 17:51, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article organization and content

This article seems to read too much like a tourist brochure rather than an encyclopedia article. Listing things such a parking hours goes way beyond the scope of Wikipedia. Also, there shouldn't be an "Overview" section. The intro paragraph is the overview. This section should be merged into the other sections.--Daveswagon 08:49, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

This article has now been reorganized to bring it in line with the Template for a U.S. City. More work needs to be done, especially on history, commerce and industry, education, and government (currently empty). Redundancies and some of the puffery have also been removed. Kablammo 02:35, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "2,005" estimate

The little stat table on the right side reads "Population 97,___ (2,005 est.)" but the edit page says "2005". I retyped it to remove the possible comma's specter but to no avail. Probably just a gremlin in the Net--but an annoying one.Levelistchampion 07:04, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

It must be in the template. I just took it out as the line above already says 2005. One caveat: I believe the 2005 estimate is from the state demographer, but the density is actually from the 2000 census figures. Kablammo 11:40, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
I have made a correction to the 2005 estamate to 94,950 according to the US Census Bureau Website in whicth i beleave the previous to be incorrect according to 2 websites i have checked US Census Bureau and City-Data.com. Mptc 04:37, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rochester, MN Crime Information

I would like to add to the external links a website specifically built for displaying crime statistics, mapping information, and reports for the city of Rochester, MN (rochestercrime.org). This is a free community resource, built from reported crime incidents directly obtained from the Rochester Police Department. This website is aimed to keep the community informed of criminal activity in their city and neighborhoods. When I get more time, I will expand upon this sub-topic within the Rochester, MN wiki article. My link seems to fit with the acceptable criteria for external links, so if you have any questions or objections, feel free to bring them up to me. Thanks. Nebb0r 18:23, 2 June 2007 (UTC)Nebb0r

The site is useful, but would better be used as a source for data in the article. The article itself should be organized along the lines suggested by Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cities/Proposed_Template, which is relatively new, and the present in-line footnotes should be converted to regular references. That way the page would be less of a linkfarm and instead would use the external links as authority for text. The crime statistics could easily support text in a new subsection of demographics, as suggested by the proposed template.Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cities/Proposed_Template#Demographics The article needs a lot of work; there is little or nothing under Government and Politics, and the city's history did not end with the aftermath of the tornado. Kablammo 19:33, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rochester Users Subcategory

I created a subcategory for wikipedians from Rochester, MN. There is also now a userbox for is too, add {{User Rochester, Minnesota}} and add [[Category:Wikipedians in Minnesota|Mangledorf]] to your user page. Here's what the box looks like:

This user is from Rochester, Minnesota.




Please join if this applies to you Mangledorf 22:43, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arts & Entertainment in Rochester, MN

The art's & entertainment section seems a bit small for the size of the city, I know of several places that could be included in this section that are not already, is there a reason why these are not already included? Kiamori 17:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flag

I added a cn tage to the new flag section and it was removed without adding a proper reference. It appears that original research was used for that paragraph. If a valid reference isn't provided, the section should be deleted.--Appraiser (talk) 00:38, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

I added the citation tags. Emailed the Post-Bulletin to see if they could provide images. The image of the City Seal appears to be incorrect at top of page, City of Rochester should provide correct image (flattened picture of globe)Lorewolf (talk) 23:07, 1 January 2008 (UTC)