Talk:Wasilla, Alaska

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Semi-Protect

May I suggest semi-protection? I just cleaned up some vandalism, and as this is a town related to new Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin I think problems will continue. I'm unsure how to semi-protect it, so if someone else could do the honours? (I logged in after changing the vandalism, so the edit isn't under my name.) Hagger (talk) 15:30, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are villages of 6 to 8,000 people really cities? Where? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.85.194.193 (talk) 18:32, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In Alaska they are. Eodmo (talk) 15:43, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

POV

"Katie Hurley, is a living hero of Alaska history." POV, and political to boot.66.218.190.100 (talk) 15:42, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vasili/William

"Other sources claim the chief derived his name from the Russian language and that 'Vasili' is a variation of the Russian name 'William'." I haven't edited this, since for all I know it may indeed be what other (uncited and unnamed) sources claim, but William is, of course not, a Russian name. Nor is Vasili the Russian form of the English name William, despite the fact that men named Vasili sometimes use the nickname "Bill" in English-speaking countries. Vasili (Василий) is the Russian form of Basil. WilliamBarrett (talk) 05:37, 30 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

recently added critisism section

I removed this section as unless there is more out there. --70.181.45.138 (talk) 00:04, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]