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In comparing Little Rock's wiki to similar sized or larger cities, there are some distinct formatting issues and unusually specific information found in the main Little Rock article I feel we could all easily fix. I believe Tulsa, Oklahoma and Memphis, Tennessee's articles provide good examples for overall article flow. The article is currently full of lists, and is very lengthy and likely uninteresting to people viewing the article that may not be familiar with some of the extra detail provided in several sections. I'd like to recommend that we make new articles for Neighborhoods of Little Rock, Arkansas, History of Little Rock, Arkansas, and possibly Media of Little Rock, Arkansas so that we can shorten and clean up the overall article. A brief summary of each section, like those found in Tulsa, Oklahoma or other city articles with a link to the new, main articles for that section would greatly improve flow and allow us to go more in depth on those subjects, particularly History and Media, which are currently little more than large lists. The history section deserves a complete rewrite and more detail, especially considering Little Rock's history as the state capitol, important location in the civil rights movement, and economic influence due to the history with the river, rail, and other industries. The Economy section is a list of rankings at the end, which could be more incorporated into a slightly expanded version of that section. There is certainly more to write about Little Rock's economy than is currently listed there. A significant problem is a shortage of sources throughout the article- please cite existing sections you can provide verification to and add citations as the article is updated. I will be working on these as time allows, but wanted to post these observations and ask for your help in making these updates and improvements to the Little Rock article. Thanks- Mmcnell (talk) 03:37, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
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The WikiProject U.S. Cities standards might help.
What is the value of designating Pulaski Academy as poor "quality", at least without any other supporting arguements?
I'd love it if this article had a climate section. I heard Arkansas might be an ideal place to live in an energy crisis --James Howard Kunstler
I added a few charts for various meteorological data in the area, in addition to some history and other miscellaneous background to the article. It's my first edit, so please let me know how I did, any feedback would be great. --Gundam785
I think it's of note to mention that Little Rock is ranked number three in the nation for cruelty toward the homeless / http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10823343/
(other cities like Dallas have added it to their wiki's, merely a suggestion)
It also seems odd to not mention the former gang problems and perhaps even HBO's Bangin' in Little Rock
Aside from actual crime statistics, the suggested information would not be appropriate. Rankings and Hollywood productions are too biased for this application. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blakepotts (talk • contribs) 18:10, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
There used to be a crime section on here but I understand that some people were mad that it was placed on here, even though Little Rock has had a high crime and gang member rate for over 20 years now. I think its the city thats embarrassed that they still have not got the situation under control. Euphoniuswhale (talk) 09:38, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
I was thinking of uploading the "LR" logo (as seen on the newer street signs, among other places), but before I did, I was wondering if anyone knows if that would be a (potential) copyright violation? (For an example of the logo I'm talking about, look at http://www.littlerock.org/ -- the green and white "LR" logo at the very top-left of the page). -- xlrar 22:03, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
The logo is a trademark of the City of Little Rock and claims exclusive copyrights to the image.MagicJigPipe (talk) 04:19, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi everyone, hailing from Brisbane Austalia. The tallest building section on this article adds no value and should be removed. Lists of anything like this reduce the quality of the article. But the reason I am here is an anon IP user who is based in and regularly edits Little Rock has been creating quite a problem. I hope he/she reads this, and halts their vandalism of Brisbane by re-adding the Tallest Building section. They are also removing other editors changes. We have reverted his change 5+ times so far, but have not managed to get the message through that the list is not a good thing. Rimmeraj 21:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
I agree that a tallest building section on the main page is not necessary, but Little Rock is missing a "cityscape" section, commonly found in most cities, which would be an appropriate place to talk about their recent downtown growth and link to the list of tallest buildings in Little Rock. Mmcnell 22:12, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
Does Little Rock have sidewalks? Could someone answer me this?
Little Rock could use more sidewalks, Most major streets and in the downtown area have decent sidewalks. Many of the neighborhood streets, especially West of University Ave. only have curbing and the only options is to walk on the grass or in the road! Strangely, almost all the city streets do have curbs, unlike many larger cities in the United States. -Former resident
- You are more than welcome to pay for them. --The_stuart 02:10, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
"You are more than welcome to pay for them." Wow, what an obnoxious thing to say.131.229.61.31 (talk) 14:09, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
I've seen on many other websites his name spelled thus:
Jean Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe (Jean Baptiste being is first name and Bénard de La Harpe his last).
I'm afraid that there's a confusion here. Bénard is really close to the french first name Bernard, and I think that people hearing about him as "Bénard de La Harpe" might have thought that Bénard was his misspelled first name.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/l/laharpe.shtml
It's the first time that I write such a comment and I hope that I did it correctly and that it will be useful.
T —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 146.95.132.143 (talk) 16:06, 3 April 2007 (UTC).
I don't think it's generally agreed that Brooks Robinson is the greatest third baseman of all time, but I would agree with the statement that he'd be considered by many to be the greatest defensive third baseman of all time. I would wager that many would rank Mike Schmidt ahead of Robinson as an all around player. Mikevegas40 08:11, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
I am surprised that this misstatement is still an open item three years after the post above. It seems to me that Wikipedia's own pages contradict the statement. On the page The Sporting News List of Baseball's Greatest Players, Robinson is listed behind four other third basemen: Mike Schmidt, George Brett, Eddie Mathews, and Pie Traynor. The Sporting News is a very reputable source. Either the article should be changed to say either "one of the greatest third basemen" or "the greatest defensive third baseman". Clove0106 (talk) 16:32, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article have a crime section? Little Rock was named the 9th most dangerous city in the nation by cnnmoney.com (higher than Trenton and Baltimore!). http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/30/real_estate/Most_dangerous_cities/index.htm
Does anyone want to help me with this section? Mmace91 22:13, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Like I posted up above nobody wants to help you, Little Rock is already embarrassed it still ranks in the top ten in crime 15 years after they had more murders and gang members per capita than any other city in America. It's a problem that few people want to address. . its just part of life of little rock now. Euphoniuswhale (talk) 09:41, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm ambivalent about the idea of a crime secion, but the section as it exists right now is useless. Crime rates have risen compared to what? Crime rates in 1850? 1992? The second sentence is a grammatical abortion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.54.193.27 (talk) 09:16, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
A crime section should be added and made objectively factual. Article links to "most dangerous cities" lists are acceptable as long as they aren't spun and are simply mentioned as part of the section. Crime would be well placed under a "Law and Government" type section as seen in Memphis, Tennessee, Dallas, Texas, or any other city article with a similar section. Why this article is missing one is beyond me. Mmcnell 22:12, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
This section was entirely out of control with non-useful links. I was considering how to deal with it when Leuko deleted the entire section. While this might seem extreme, I suspect it was the best solution under the circumstances. Relevant, informative links can now be added back individually...Doc Tropics 00:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
- While most of the links may be useful in a travel guide, I didn't feel that they were particularly encyclopedic. I agree that a limited number of appropriate links should be added back in as needed. Leuko 00:50, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
- I whole-heartedly agree. As does Wikpedia policy. Gruber76 21:29, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
I have twice now removed redlinks under the notable people heading. If these people are so notable, they should have articles, if they are not notable to have articles, they shouldn't be here. Corvus cornix 15:59, 18 June 2007 (UTC) Facts are just that,facts and I found an in accuracy in your facts,John LeCompt was not born in Little Rock, he moved there in 1993. It is pointed out that Amy Lee was born in California,not Arkansas , so the same accuracy should be given to this man's biography , as is hers . R. LeC 17:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
You are correct, however, it should also be noted that she spent much of her childhood in Little Rock (Maumelle
specifically). And just because there is no Wikipedia article on someone does not mean they aren't notable. I mean,
James Madison didn't have a page for a while when Wikipedia first started; did that mean that he wasn't notable until
someone made his page? Your reasoning is fallacious in that you are attributing someone's notability to something
that it has nothing to do with. MagicJigPipe (talk) 18:47, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
I have heard that once you have been a President of the United States, you are always called "President." The denotation of "former President" is therefore incorrect. Blue medium (talk) 17:00, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:30, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
If you hear about this town in far away countries, you hear the story obout the 9 black childs who coudn´t go to school, without the us-army, because the people of this town don´t want, that there go on a normal school with white children. I think, its would be realy good for wikipedia, to say that this story is a part of the history from little Rock. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.96.54.2 (talk) 15:21, 3 February 2011 (UTC) Is that why you can not write an understandable sentence? Please just let it go. It is over and everyone has moved on. A little grammar instruction would perhaps alow you to do a better job of expressing your opinion. I never heard a story about 9 black "childs". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.165.139.38 (talk) 14:35, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
I would be interested in writing a section on the Little Rock 9 with 188.96.54.2 or anyone else wanting to write this section for the Little Rock page. Junipel (talk) 22:55, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
This article really needs a crime section. Others have pointed this out. Since Little Rock is a mid-size southern city, I assume it has high crime, as just about all southern cities of around 200,000 people seem to have (Baton Rouge, Birmingham, etc.).131.229.61.31 (talk) 13:51, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
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Census 2010 stats are wrong. I don't know how to reference the following link: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/0541000.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.221.174.18 (talk) 14:45, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 06:48, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
This new section seems fairly unbalanced. It only covers a narrow range of years (not even reaching the present), uses a single source (it's essentially one long quote from it), and de-emphasizes the normalcy of the increase in crime: "Perhaps just as startling is that what is happening in Little Rock mirrors what is happening in small- and medium-size cities across the country."[1]
I don't think this section should stay as-is. I invite anyone feeling up to it to flesh it out, and will take a stab at it myself in a week or so. Mechordeus (talk) 04:36, 14 March 2016 (UTC)
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