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[edit] Possible Factual Errors

There are no "trolleys" in San Francisco, there are cable cars. Blondlieut 01:59, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Baptist Bible College is actually in Clarks Summit, PA, not Scranton, PA.

This depends on how technical you want to be as to what qualifies as "Scranton" and what qualifies as "Scranton area". If we want to remove Baptist Bible College from this list we must also remove Keystone College (in La Plume) and Penn State Worthington (in Dunmore). Kail Ceannai 02:56, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
  • Trolley trips are now available for touring the city, similar to San Francisco.

Item is duplication, anyway. I've deleted for that reason.

trezjr 20:52, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photos Featured

That is not the city seal. That is the sign on top of the Scranton Electric Building. If you want to get nit picky, Baptist Bible College is in Clarks Green, not Clarks Summit.

  • Agree with the seal idea, would be nice if some one could find a good image of the seal. I also am not sure if the image of the flag is the flag either. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 04:28, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleaning up non-neutral POV

I stumbled upon this reference in the history section, under the 1985-present segment: "Despite a culture of political corruption, the city maintains a small-town atmosphere in friendly neighborhoods." This statement is a loaded statement, and has no references. While I, a resident, do agree with the statement on personal grounds, I feel it needs to be reworded and backed up by direct citations. I have deleted it for the moment. Michael Lipik 14:09, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Disputed Article Status

I have inserted the template for disputed article at the top of the article. I did this because the factual accuracy of the article is not determinable due to a lack of citations and references. There have been several non-NPOV (see WP:NPOV) statements made, as well (see "Cleaning up non-neutral POV"). Please do not remove this status from the article until it has attained sufficient accuracy, and citations have been provided for assertions made in the article. Michael Lipik 14:25, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

It seems several Northeast PA locations are getting these political inserts. See recent deletion for Nanticoke, PA.

trezjr 20:56, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Miscellaneous Discussion

Did anyone notice how this article has a page in other languages? How big of a database do they have? M2K e 00:46, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nay Aug Park zoo

The park does have a zoo that has been restored and is now operational again

[edit] Concerning Restoration

Nay Aug Park opened its swimming pools back up a year or two ago. Also, there is a great art community in Scranton. The AFA Gallery, the Test Pattern, and the Everheart Museum all hold various events by groups such as the MPWA -- Mulberry Poets and Writers Association. I didn't want to put this as a direct edit to the page because I didn't want to seem like I was simply advertizing. Are these relevant to the article?

[edit] Pot holes vandalism

What's with the vandalism and this "pot hole" obsession? There's pot holes in the entire state of Pennslvania. So what. Scranton has mine subsidence, so what; it doesn't make it famous.

This and the political barbs are a waste of time. Go away. trezjr 01:59, 9 August 2006 (UTC)


Have you ever driven anywhere else in Pennsylvania or are you just making the assumption that there are many pot holes everywhere else in the state? I've traveled through most of this state and I can assure you that the pot holes and road conditions in general are far worse in Scranton than anywhere else I've been. Just because it's a negative aspect of the city does not mean we should omit any mention of the pot holes. It isn't the only town that had mine problems. In most towns however, they actually fill pot holes before they get large enough to bend front axles of cars when hit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.241.69.94 (talk) 21:01, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Citation required...

A citation is required for this item...

  • Thomas Tiedemann, Notable Award Winning Explorer, Researched and documented thoughts on the existence of a "Universal Galaxy" Former University of Scranton Student.[citation needed]

...or it will be removed within 48 hours.

No record of this name or the fact that it is "notable".

trezjr 02:10, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greenwood

Is there a Greenwood near Scranton? Respond at my page please. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 04:32, 11 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Lack of Citation

There are no sources cited for this article. Unless there are reputable sources cited, then everything in the Scranton page could merely be hearsay.

[edit] "Office" References

I'm correcting a bunch of poor spelling and general errors in a recent contrinbution to the "Office" section. Can anyone verify these? I'm a native of Scranton but I never have watched the show. Mrendo 15:44, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

  • I watch the show frequently and the refs are all correct as far as I recall (although I don't know episode names). There are actually more refs to the area than this - Cooper's Seafood and neigboring communities are mentioned often, the character Dwight called in to Rock 107 repeatedly asking if he were the 107th caller, the character Kevin plays in a band called "Scrantonicity", a TV showed the weather forecast and it was a real Scranton-Wilkes-Barre weatherman (I think it was Josh Hodell of WBRE-TV).

    The question becomes what level of detail is encyclopedic? I like the history section of this article, it is nice and concise. If the Knox Mine Disaster merits only two sentences, does the Office deserve six? And does the NY Times crossword puzzle belong in at all? Perhaps it is time to spin off a "Scranton Pennsylvania in popular culture article" and trim this section way back. Wikipedia is not a collection of trivia and fan cruft. Ruhrfisch 16:00, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

    • While I was editing those "Office" trivia parts of the article, I was wondering the same thing about whether or not they really belong in the article. Fictional references to real things generally aren't encyclopedic, but the reality is that time and time again, someone will want to make his mark on this article after watching an episode of the Office. Your idea of "Scranton Pennsylvania in popular culture article" sounds good. Are there precedents about this kind of spin-off already, to make sure we do this consistently? Mrendo 16:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)