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== Weird paragraph under Regional Identity ==

There's a strange and disturbing paragraph written in this section that was added by a disgruntled user about the "average Pittsburgh citizen". I tried to delete it but the text wasn't showing up when I wanted to edit it. If someone could remove this paragraph then that would be great.

Revision as of 20:36, 20 April 2013

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Crime section: NOR synthesis, should be deleted?

Deletion consideration for the Crime section first paragraph remarks about "being high for a city of it's size" since no quote exists on the source material for this. It has been suggested that merely interpreting what a list of facts states is considered to be NOR and possibly synthesis. I am attempting to get clarification on this (been a number of days without response). I may be wrong discussing this prior to deletion of facts even though those facts may be synthesized since the consensus seems to be to delete facts first then "synthesize" a rationalization for it. You can join the discussion on the NOR and the apparent delete first policy here: Thank you for your time. [1] Thank you for your time.

Request for Comment: Steeler Nation Criticism

Please feel free to read & comment here. Thank you. Marketdiamond (talk) 14:31, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Demographics

The demographics section appears to be a mish-mash of 2010 and 2000 Census data, with a sprinkling of info from the 1990 Census. It will likely require a complete overhaul, but can someone who's worked on it share some insight as to what's what?--Chimino (talk) 04:44, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing how no volunteers are stepping forward I'd advise just to WP:BOLD and fill in the section with all 2010 data while keeping any vital and cited data from the past. Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 21:07, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cleaning up Paragraphs 2-3-4&5

I have been working on this awhile . . . so please be kind ;-), but since it is a significant and highly visible part of the page I thought it best to throw it here for at least a few days and see if there is any major objection. My reasoning here is that Paragraphs 2-5 are a sedimentary layer of a bit circular, repetitive mish-mash of different good faith and really excellent bits and bites of data over the last few years. It reads more like a talking points that has just been added to item by item by dozens over a year or more. So to streamline it and combine the several spastic references to the 1980's deindustrialization and then modern developments that kind of see-saw back and forth and back and forth without any clear direction I have kept almost all the original wording and the original citations but just grouped it by topic so here it is and I am still working on the final few sentences to try to get the idea that present day Pittsburgh is largely a product of the roots put down by those companies and their charities. Any suggestions would be appreciated and if I am missing something big-picture please do tell, but I think 90% of this is ready to go live, though I will wait for a few days at least. Here it is:

Major publications often note Pittsburgh's high livability compared to other American cities, with Pittsburgh claiming the top overall U.S. spot in recent "most livable city" lists by Places Rated Almanac (2007),[26] Forbes (2010),[27] and The Economist (2011).[28] In 2012, National Geographic named Pittsburgh one of the best worldwide travel destinations.[29] Since 2004 the area has added 3,304 hotel rooms and boasts occupancy higher than 11 comparable cities, including Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Baltimore and Charlotte.[24] A strong charitable foundations base along with long running arts and cultural amenities are complemented by seven venerable city universities and 15 metro area universities, all providing graduate level and post graduate level resources. The world renowned Carnegie Library and the Carnegie Museums provide deep cultural, economic and academic strengths to the city.
In addition to education Pittsburgh's modern economy is strong[21], based largely on healthcare, technology, robotics,[14] and financial services. The region boasts 1,600 jobs in technology and research companies, ranging from major campuses for Google, Intel, RAND, Apple[17] and Disney Research to small startups.[4] Downtown Pittsburgh is home to the global headquarters of the nation's fifth-largest bank (PNC Financial), six of the top 300 law firms in the U.S. including K&L Gates and Reed Smith, Federated Investors and Highmark Insurance as well as the regional headquarters of BNY Mellon, descended from Mellon Financial and the Mellon family. Leading employers UPMC and WPAHS are globally recognized medical centers for both care and research. These core businesses have helped Pittsburgh add jobs in 2008 despite a significant national jobs recession[23]. The area's housing market has largely been undamaged by the American subprime mortgage crisis[22] with multi million dollar housing, shopping, and offices complexes such as SouthSide Works, Bakery Square, Washington's Landing, and the Cork Factory being redeveloped from former industrial "brownfield" sites.
Historically known for steel the region currently boasts more than 300 steel-related businesses[16] including the global headquarters of U.S. Steel. However leading innovations and industries in aluminum, chemicals, glass[2][3], shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, appliances and electronics helped Pittsburgh rise as the third largest center for "white collar" corporate headquarter jobs, with only New York and Chicago exceeding the city[25]. Current day catalysts such as companies Wabco and Wesco, academia Rockwell Hall and Mellon Institute and research infrastructure such as U-PARC and the Pittsburgh Technology Center are testaments to the multinationals that powered a once larger Pittsburgh to define 20th century America. Corporate raiders removed those long time global headquarters from the city with multi-million dollar deals for J&L Steel (1974), Gulf Oil (1984), Murphy's Mart (1985), Koppers Chemical and Rockwell Aerospace (both 1988), Sunbeam (1991), Westinghouse (1995) and Dravo Shipbuilding (1998) along with their "white collar" jobs and philanthropy. America's shift from heavy industry to a technology/service economy also saw Pittsburgh's sprawling steel mills and electronics/appliances factories close in rapid succession during the 1980's[18][19][20] adding millions more "blue collar" layoffs to the eventual Pittsburgh Diaspora. The Edgar Thomson Steel Works and Brackenridge Works are the only two steel mills remaining in the county[15][note 1], while none now operate within city limits. Top 10 city from 1910 until 1950 and as late as the 1970's was a top 10 media market.[4] and top 10 metro until 1980.[5]
Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 13:35, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I agree some cleanup of 2-5 is warranted and I appreciate your efforts here.
Regarding the current article lead, it seems to be heavy on the economy and light on other areas such as history. As you propose, it seems to me that paragraphs 3 & 4 need to be completely overhauled. There is an awkward transition from paragraph 2 closing with information about recent economic growth to paragraph 3 opening with the 1980s economic crisis. Paragraph 3 altogether is a mess, and devoting half of that paragraph to a list of corporations that have left the area is entirely unnecessary out out of scope for an article lead. In fact, in my opinion, the lead is substantially improved just by removing paragraph 3. In any case, the historical economic information needs to be grouped chronologically so that there is a more logically flow. Coincidentally, this would also result in the happy circumstance of ending the lead on a positive note.
As far as constructive criticism of your revision, I would suggest revisiting the chronology to make a better logically constructed story of the city, and that may include incorporating a revision of paragraph 2 as well. As mentioned above, that will naturally and fortuitously end the lead with the current upswing the city is experiencing. I also would lose the list of lost corporations as I mentioned above. I can help with revisions, but it will be several days before I can delve into it in a substantive way. CrazyPaco (talk) 03:26, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your thoughtful commentary CrazyPaco. I have also been seriously considering further arrangement to end it on the happy and most current note as well as weighing the inclusion of Gulf Oil, Rockwell et. al. Although I could go either way on that my thinking on my proposal is most readers would want to know the current (and positives) right out of the gate and if they are more interested for "background" they would read further. The inclusion of the corporations (and I have also been searching for that citation that Pittsburgh was the #6 media market in the mid 20th century, and a leader in early 20th century immigration/among top 10 cities) is simply that the arts, cultural, educational and infrastructure currently enjoyed in the area is evidence of a much larger "world center" type city, and explain to any unfamiliar reader just a little of how that was possible to start 25-75 years ago. To me Gulf Oil, Westinghouse and the city's population and market status etc. goes hand in hand with revealing why U-PARC, the world's 1st Cultural District, UPMC, Carnegie Museums & Libraries, WQED, etc. achieved their national and international status.
For the unfamiliar peruser leaving in some tidbits of Pittsburgh of yesteryear helps them understand that although Orlando, Portland, Oklahoma City, Columbus and Buffalo--all great cities with friendly people and places to visit now are the comparison to Pittsburgh in many measurements (population, market, fortune 500's) none have things like Heinz Hall, Kennywood, Technology Center, Allegheny General, National Aviary or KDKA (AM or TV). Giving a sentence or two in the lead to how those seeds were planted so to speak in the last century helps differentiate the article from both the Portland types and New York City types.

Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 15:58, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't disagree with your premise, just with the necessity of filling the lead with long lists of companies and assets. It can be stated without examples or a few prominent examples cited. The long lists lose the reader and the point, IMO. Leads are to be concise, those details should be in the text where the reader can go further deeper information. CrazyPaco (talk) 06:25, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Historically known for steel, Pittsburgh also lead innovations and full scale industries in aluminum, glass[1][2], shipbuilding, petroleum[3][4][5][6], foods[7], appliances, sports[8], transport, computing[9], retail and electronics. This industrial and creative wealth placed Pittsburgh third only to New York and Chicago in corporate headquarter jobs for much of the 20th century.[10]. America's 1980s shift from heavy industry to a service economy caused millions of layoffs from the area's sprawling steel mills and electronics/appliances factories.[11][12][13] These "blue collar" workers were joined by thousands of "white collar" corporate layoffs to form the Pittsburgh Diaspora when the multi billion dollarCorporate raids of Pittsburgh-based J&L Steel (1974), Gulf Oil (1984), Murphy's Mart (1985), Koppers Chemical and Rockwell Aerospace (both 1988), Sunbeam (1991), Westinghouse (1995) and Dravo Shipbuilding (1998) removed their headquarters from Downtown. However Pittsburgh's long historical status as a world center still thrives directly from these now departed Fortune 500 companies in current day catalysts U-PARC, the Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh Technology Center, Wabtec, Kennywood Amusement Park, Wesco, the Carnegie Museums, Carnegie Library, WQED, the Cultural District, KDKA AM & TV, all of which owe their world renown and many world firsts to Pittsburgh's longtime top 3 ranking as corporate center. Seven venerable city universities and 15 metro area universities, all providing graduate level and post graduate level resources, including America's #1 computer program, both tallest academic tower and American gothic church, worlds first jazz festival and jazz hall of fame and multi million dollar nationality rooms are also living testaments to the Pittsburgh's longtime status as a top 10 "melting pot" largest city from 1910 until 1950, a top 10 market until the 1970s[14] and a top 10 metro until 1980.[15].
These rich and largely unmatched legacies have recently ranked Pittsburgh as America's number one "most livable city" by 2007's Places Rated Almanac,[16] 2010's Forbes,[17] and 2011's The Economist[18], with 2012's National Geographic named Pittsburgh one of the best worldwide travel destinations.[19] and 2013's Today Show's [20]travel destinations. More tangibly the area has added 3,304 hotel rooms since 2004 and boasts occupancy higher than 11 comparable cities, including Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Baltimore and Charlotte.[21]
In addition to a wealth and diversty of education and cultural non-profits, Pittsburgh's strong modern economy[22] is lead by healthcare, technology, robotics[23], energy and financial services. With $10.8 billion in annual payroll--24 percent of the city's economy[24]-- Google, Intel, RAND, Apple[25], Disney Research and Guru.com have established major campuses in the city along with 1,600 smaller startups[26] with $10.8 billion in annual payroll[27]. Leading employers UPMC and WPAHS regularly rank among the best U.S. medical centers in both care and research[28][29]. Rankings also spotlight Pittsburgh's innovation in "green" building technology with several world firsts even as the region has become a center for the growing marcellas shale energy industry, with both Shell and Chevron recently investing billions in infrastructure. The world's 3rd largest and 2nd most advanced soundstage complex opened in the city in 2012 to capitalize on the areas 40 year draw to A-list stars for major film and television productions, an industry that dates to 1898 for Pittsburgh. Despite the late 20th century corporate raids, the Pittsburgh area remains the longtime global headquarters home of six of the top 300 U.S. law firms, the nation's fifth-largest bank in PNC financial and 9 fortune 500s and fortune 1000s. Regional headquarters of FedEx, Bayer, BNYMellon, Nova Chemicals, GSK, SkyChefs and US Airways also call the area home, all helping Pittsburgh to add jobs during the 2008 national recession[30]. The region's retail and housing markets have been one of the few areas of growth in the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis,[31] with the multi million dollar SouthSide Works, Bakery Square, Washington's Landing, and Cork Factory being recently redeveloped from former industrial "brownfield" sites. While today's Pittsburgh has no steel mills remaining--with only 2 in the surrounding county[32][note 1]--the region still boasts more than 300 steel-related businesses[33] including U.S. Steel's longtime global headquarters downtown.

Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 01:14, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your latest version is a big improvement. Here is my version based on yours.
The point of confluence at Pittsburgh's three rivers was the site of both French and British forts which sought to control the flow of trade along the Ohio River west to the Mississippi River. Due to this strategic location, it became a major theater of the French and Indian War. Following American independence, the city developed as a commercial gateway to the western American frontier and, with convenient river transportation and discoveries of rich coal deposits, by the end of the 19th century it had become the nation's industrial epicenter, particularly in regards to iron and steel production, which served as a magnet for industrial labor emigration from Europe and elsewhere.
Historically known for steel, Pittsburgh also led innovations and the development of full scale industries in aluminum, glass,[34][35] shipbuilding, petroleum,[36][37][38][39] foods,[40] appliances, sports,[41] transport, computing,[42] retail, and electronics. This industrial and creative wealth placed Pittsburgh third only to New York and Chicago in the number of corporate headquarters that called the city home for much of the 20th century.[43] The collapse of the nation's steel industry in the 1970s and America's 1980s shift from heavy industry to a service economy caused millions of layoffs from the area's sprawling steel mills and electronics/appliances factories.[44][45][46] The Pittsburgh Diaspora of "blue collar" workers was joined by thousands of "white collar" employees when multi-billion dollar corporate raids and mergers led several previously Pittsburgh-based corporations, such as Gulf Oil, Chevron, and Westinghouse, to move their headquarters from the city. However, Pittsburgh's historical status as one of the world's major industrial and banking centers, its "melting pot" of industrial immigrant workers, and its status as one of the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. between 1910 until 1950 (and a top 10 metro until 1980[47][48]) has left the region with a plethora of internationally-regarded industrial, business, and cultural assets such as the museums, parks, and a myriad of resident professional performing arts companies located in the city's cultural district.
These cultural legacies have helped Pittsburgh garner recent rankings as America's "most livable city" by Places Rated Almanac,[16] Forbes,[17] and The Economist[18] while inspiring National Geographic and Today to name the city one of the best worldwide travel destinations in 2012 and 2013, respectively.[19][49]. More tangibly the area has added 3,304 hotel rooms since 2004 and boasts occupancy higher than 11 comparable cities such as Philadelphia and Baltimore.[50]
In addition to a wealth and diversty of education and cultural non-profits that include seven venerable city universities, Pittsburgh's modern economy[51] is led by healthcare, technology, robotics[23], energy, and financial services. The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University are among the nation's leaders in academic research and development expenditures[52] with both institutions spinning off multiple new technology startup companies each year.[53] As a result of this activity, 1,600 startups as well as noted technical companies such as Google, Intel, and Apple[54] have an established presence in the city.[26][55] Leading employers UPMC and West Penn Allegheny Health System regularly rank among the best U.S. medical centers.[56][57] Rankings have also spotlighted Pittsburgh's innovation in "green" building technology with several world firsts, such as the first LEED certified convention center and greenhouse, even as the region is experiencing a renaissance as an energy center due to the growing marcellas shale industry with both Shell and Chevron recently investing billions in infrastructure. Entertainment technology has led companies such as Disney to establish a presence in the city, as well as to the opening of the world's third largest soundstage complex that follows a recent influx of film and television productions, an industry that dates to 1898 in Pittsburgh. Despite the late 20th century corporate raids, the Pittsburgh area remains the longtime global headquarters home of six of the top 300 U.S. law firms, the nation's fifth-largest bank in PNC, and 9 Fortune 500s and fortune 1000s such as PPG Industries, H.J. Heinz, WESCO International, and Dick's Sporting Goods. Regional headquarters of such companies as BNYMellon, Nova Chemicals, and GSK also call the area home and helped Pittsburgh to add jobs during the 2008 national recession.[58] The region's retail and housing markets have been one of the few areas of growth in the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis,[59] with the several multi-million dollar developments, such as the SouthSide Works, Bakery Square, and Washington's Landing, occurring on former industrial brownfield sites. While today's Pittsburgh has no steel mills remaining within the city and only two in the surrounding counties,[60][note 2] the region still boasts more than 300 steel-related businesses[61] including U.S. Steel's longtime global headquarters.
I should add, with the existing opening paragraph, this would version would be way to big for the lead. Substantial trimming would probably be necessary. CrazyPaco (talk) 09:18, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks CrazyPaco, seeing how this is taking much longer than I ever thought I wanted to give you a big thanks for your efforts and contributions to this, indeed not anywhere near the simple wiki edits here. Also huge appreciation for your added citations and additions on the universities. I can see your points on mentioning a few above the rest on both unis and companies, and agree we should without removing any substance pare down and compact the opening as much as possible. Your also right that some of the origins of the area need to be mentioned prior to getting into the 20th century, my only caution with that is although its important to mention the founding period for the intro, as the intro its helpful to keep it in terms people of 2013 can relate to, much as contempories can relate to Sunbeam and Westinghouse. I'd never rationalize the history section or article like this but seeing how we have to leave out a ton of great stuff in the intro the standard to me then shifts to a "how do they relate to this elevator speech" type thing. Because of your excellent observation that the founding era needs to be given due mention I have edited the entire introduction, since some information was in the 1st paragraph as well.


I posted a tweeked version to your latest revision, note I can't find the Fortune 1000 number (behind a paywall) so I removed that, also removed a few lesser known Fortune 500s by name, added Sunbeam and added the CERT-CC and NCFTA and shorted things up some. I think this is close to where it should be and I'll be putting it on the main page soon but as with everything on Wikipedia some minor edits will always be welcomed, though I think it would be helpful that for the near future we all can form a consensus on the rough structure and framework of the intro.

Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 11:50, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think it is probably still too long for a lead (it is longer than many bigger cities), and heavy on economy at the expense of history (in terms that a lead should summarize the article), but it is a vast improvement over what was there previously and I'm content to have it as is for now. Good job on your work. CrazyPaco (talk) 21:09, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
CrazyPaco, appreciate all the insight and help, and by all means if you have specific suggestions please bring them up or if you simply wish to rephrase something have at it, I took your advice and checked out other city articles and subsequently deleted about 2,000 of whatever unit of measure shows on the edit history page. Aside from more efficient phrasing or a deletion of 1 of the many listed items in the opening I think the core ideas are all there and important to maintain. You are correct that the "forest from trees" view seems a bit heavy on corporate history but as far as being relatable to 2013 readers (thus the cramming of pre 1900 info) and just the simple fact that Pittsburgh is in the end more a product of corporations (I read one source that described it as a "company town" where the Mellons were the company) than most other comparable cities. I did add some further adjectives to culture and other attributes for balance though and would welcome a bit more but as you said before length is a serious concern. Thanks for your huge assist on the university data and your pensive wording contributions! Market St.⧏ ⧐ Diamond Way 14:40, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think you did a great job pruning it down. It is much better. CrazyPaco (talk) 18:38, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Weird paragraph under Regional Identity

There's a strange and disturbing paragraph written in this section that was added by a disgruntled user about the "average Pittsburgh citizen". I tried to delete it but the text wasn't showing up when I wanted to edit it. If someone could remove this paragraph then that would be great.

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