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Silos/Magnolia Market/Chip and Joanna/Fixer Upper

There is definitely room for a section or at least a link and some info to a huge tourist attraction here in Waco. Very surprised to not see anything other than a mention with no link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.6.249.226 (talk) 13:28, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, so true. I think the show contributed a lot for the city`s reputation and made it even better known international. I am from germany - all i have heared about Waco before Fixer Upper was that FBI shooting. I understand that locals MIGHT get bored with it from time to time. But I ithink the Magnolia company is maby the best international embassador of the city so far. It should be mentioned more detailed in the text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8109:8C00:2D8:41D2:8C89:8AFE:8C6 (talk) 09:20, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

List of mayors

Notable People - Steve Martin

Steve Martin - born in Waco, raised in Babylonia??? LOL! May 18, 2018 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:BC0:BF60:485F:8AA3:2500:C276 (talk) 16:17, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove Waco Horror Photograph

Strongly suggest to remove the photograph of Jesse Washington's remains. Photographs depicting violence and dead bodies are controversial and disturbing. This photograph adds nothing to the article's main topic, the city of Waco Texas, and it's shocking to see it in this context. There is a dedicated article on the lynching of Jesse Washington, where a reader might expect to see such a photo. 104.153.230.40 (talk) 04:30, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with this recommendation. An essential piece of history but a graphic and shocking image to encounter witout warning in an article about a town's geographic history. 2603:7000:3701:C083:C469:B4CB:DAB9:A865 (talk) 17:13, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes more is less. I'd agree to remove the image. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:50, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

so ... do we simply remove it or do we have to bring it to the attention of the original author? I usually only make minor edits like typos (OK, like *correcting* typos ;-)) so I am hesitant to do it myself. Gonesoft (talk) 05:50, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If the original author is watching this article, they would have commented here. There seems to be a consensus to remove the image. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:54, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Waco siege

It mentions the speculation about the fire starting from agents shooting into the tear gas filled rooms, a theory that is countered by evidence. No mention of the official version. That strikes me as not objective. Compare with introduction to the main article. Gonesoft (talk) 05:53, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 5 August 2023

It has been proposed in this section that Waco, Texas be renamed and moved to Waco.

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Waco, Texas → Waco – Waco currently redirects to the page, it would be more concise and similar to Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. Texas is not necessary to include in the title. Cities outside of the U.S. don’t need to include their state/province in the title. Requiring it to be included in this case is unnecessary. The naming of the article need not be shackled to such an exceptional and discriminatory guideline. The list of cities on the AP Stylebook from 2013 is 10 years old and outdated. Waco, Texas, is by far the most well known Waco in the United States, it is also the oldest and most populous. Aneirinn (talk) 06:16, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose move per WP:USPLACE. O.N.R. ^(talk) 08:11, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per O.N.R., it's clearly the most famous Waco but only the largest cities escape the gravitational pull of this naming convention. Killuminator (talk) 11:21, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per WP:USPLACE. It could also be questioned if the city is primary as Waco (miniseries) has 10,233 views compared with 17,675[[1]] for the city. That said the miniseries is from 2018 and its name is based on the city so the city is probably primary by long-term significance. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:09, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. As others have stated, this falls under the WP:USPLACE guideline, as also explained on Wikipedia:Perennial proposals#Remove state from US placenames. The main takeaway is basically this: a majority of reliable sources published nationally in the US will usually first refer to this city, like most other US cities, as "Waco, Texas", appending the state as if it was common usage in American English, before later referring to it as "Waco" like it was some sort of abbreviation. And always appending the state produces a consistent and predictable set of titles (see also WP:TITLECON), because repeated or otherwise ambiguous placenames are very common in the US, and thus most would require disambiguation regardless. The only cities that do not seem to have this peculiar convention seem to be those 28 or so cities (like Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas) listed by that AP Stylebook. But take almost all other cities in Texas, and nationally published reliable sources would still refer to them as "[X, Texas]" regardless of any unnecessary disambiguation here on Wikipedia. Furthermore, as Crouch Swale pointed out, Waco (miniseries) may have an equal claim at primary topic status. Zzyzx11 (talk) 19:41, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The miniseries has no claim to that, if anything else it should be the Waco. Aquabluetesla (talk) 20:59, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose (strongly) per WP:USPLACE. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Paintspot Infez (talk) 19:45, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per WP:USPLACE. I see no reason to change this longstanding article titling convention. Rreagan007 (talk) 22:12, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. There are plenty of other Wacos in the USA alone. JIP | Talk 23:01, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. On principle, I agree. However, this [City], [State] form is never likely to be be dropped in the case of American cities. It's too deeply entrenched in the American psyche (leading to such ridiculous descriptions in America as London, England; Rome, Italy; and Paris, France; which we all have to endure every time we watch an American film which is set abroad, leading to us shouting at the screen, "what other *&#%ing Paris is there?!") and on Wikipedia. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:05, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah Life After People kept on mentioning "London England" even though you would have though it would generally be unnecessary. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:09, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. If you don't like WP:USPLACE, then WT:Naming conventions (geographic names) is where you start a discussion. 162 etc. (talk) 22:22, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]