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City of Festivals

I added a link to a future article about Trainfest not long ago and it got deleted...I couldn't figure out why from the page history, so I'm assuming it was because the article hadn't been written and I'm adding it back in now that it is. Bright tracks (talk) 20:51, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Image of official seal?

What's the deal with the image of the seal in the infobox? It looks like the image doesn't scale down to thumbnail size, and so we have a barely-visible purple circle. Does anyone have a better image of the seal? I can't seem to find one.-Nick^talk 22:12, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Never mind. I downloaded the image, and used photoshop to clean it up and sharpen it (and save as a different format). It seems to be better now. -Nick^talk 22:20, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Holler House

I have just created Holler House and if anyone has some free images of it that can be uploaded and used. Any article improvement would be appreciated too. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:42, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Requested move

There is currently a proposal on the table to amend the Wikipedia naming conventions for US cities to follow the AP Stylebook's suggested names. This would effectively move a number of US city articles currently on the list, so Milwaukee, Wisconsin would be moved to Milwaukee. To comment on this discussion, please go here. --Serge (talk) 17:30, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

On the addtion of "panorama map"

A "panorama map of Milwaukee" [sic] was recently added to the article. While appreciative of the efforts, I feel it should be removed since the image: (a) doesn't actually provide a panoramic map of the city, (b) is mostly composed of greenspace, with the cityscape only in the background, (c) and fails to present any clear landmarks to make the image distinctively "of Milwaukee". As such, it has little encyclopedic or informative value. --ZimZalaBim ^talk 19:42, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

I'd have to agree. Aside from the above points, the lighting in the photo makes it difficult to see what's actually being depicted. And, there are some missing buildings that would suggest that the pic is outdated. -Nick^talk 20:17, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Hmong Community in Milwaukee

Among immigration and migration to Milwaukee there needs to be a greater effort to include the other more recent ethnic groups that have moved to and contributed to Milwuakee. This would include an expansion on the city's black and Latino communities. There also must be some mention of the city's Hmong Community as it is the 3rd Largest in the nation, behind Minneapolis and Fresno.

Please address this. thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.255.109.100 (talk) 15:56, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

So do it! (But make sure you've got reliable sources, particularly for claims like "3rd largest".) --Orange Mike | Talk 19:48, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Natives and Residents

Most town and city entries have this sort of category.

I can think of four off hand who all have Wikipedia entries on their own, and I've only lived here a couple of years: Golda Meir, George F. Kennan, Bud Selig, and Karl Kiekhaefer. Who else? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philroof (talk • contribs) 03:30, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

I forgot to sign, and sure as hell don't know how to do tildes on my keyboard, but I'm Phil. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Philroof (talk • contribs) 03:34, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Population claims

This is written in Milwaukee's article:

"With the large influx of immigrants, Milwaukee became one of the 15 largest cities in the nation, and by the mid-1960s, its population reached nearly 850,000. Starting in the late 1960s, unlike many cities in the "rust belt", Milwaukee's population continued to increase. Milwaukee escaped white flight, while every other major city experienced a decrease in population because of it."

According to provided census data, Milwaukee never reached 850,000 people, nor did it escape the population decreases that hit many other Northeastern and Midwestern cities from the 1960s onward. Am I missing something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.240.80.142 (talk) 20:28, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

The origins of the name "Milwaukee."

Did anyone catch that "Wayne's World" has been used as a citation for the meaning of the name of Milwaukee? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.122.253.212 (talk) 18:07, 4 July 2011 (UTC)