Talk:Calgary

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Updated history of Calgary

I noticed the history of Calgary was lacking significant details and sources. Although the history I published is not complete and overlooks some key events, I think it is a much better representation of the city. Feel free to add, improve, copyedit, etc.

Caddyshack01 (talk) 19:36, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Infobox bloat

Two editors have attempted to reduce infobox bloat on this page and both been reverted as here [1] by one editor. Main discussion of this is at the Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Infoboxes#City infoboxes and extra parameters, where I and a fourth editor have also argued against infobox bloat. There appears to be a clear editor consensus against this information being in the infobox, and per WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE, "The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance." Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 09:26, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Music history, name change

Bishop Grandin has been renamed to Our Lady of the Rockies High School. Gypsyhick (talk) 22:20, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

indigenous names as native names?

not sure if there’s already been a discussion on a different article but i wonder if it would be appropriate to list the native name in the infobox as the name given to the place in the most common indigenous language? i understand english is the most common language in most cities in canada but would it be inappropriate to include a native name MishchaytWiki (talk) 03:58, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

I'd personally love to see a resurgence in the usage of native names alongside Calgary. However, I don't think the salience of the issue is nearly broad enough here as it is in, say, New Zealand, where upwards of 40% of the national population is in favour of officially renaming the country to better reflect the indigenous language.

I really appreciate the detail put into the Etymology section of the page though, it really helps to frame the city and its geographical context neutrally. I think Mohkinstsis especially is sticking among younger Calgarians, and I could see this becoming normalized here as like ward names in Edmonton. Until then, we'd probably best leave it how it is. Bismvth (talk) 18:08, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Founding date

Calgary existed as a town well before 1875. Documents indicate the town of 500 people existing and being incorporated in 1844 TheBrodsterBoy (talk) 02:16, 19 April 2024 (UTC)