Talk:Minot, North Dakota

People from Minot

I really do not want to make this a point of contention, but it is a fact that the term Minoter is still used in the media, a quick search of the term "Minoter" found several instances where a resident of Minot is referred to as such:

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:_yglSe-oKFQJ:www.kmot.com/sports.asp%3Fcat%3DLocal_Sports%26id%3D3628+Minoter&hl=en&lr=lang_en http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:4Gas9LTh48EJ:www.minotdailynews.com/outdoors/story/1022202004_out22out.asp+Minoter&hl=en&lr=lang_en http://www.racefan.com/Results.asp?TrackID=915&StoryID=42235 http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:wWiuD0J11dUJ:www.kxmc.com/News/local.asp%3FID%3D2927+Minoter&hl=en&lr=lang_en http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:1MBNggUuOeEJ:www.minotlibrary.org/minot_history1920-1940.htm+Minoter&hl=en&lr=lang_en http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:RvofxSgybmUJ:www.ndweb.com/mdnonline/content/0009/0908/8collins.html+Minoter&hl=en&lr=lang_en

Search for the term Minoter in all of these articles and you will see that it is used to refer to a resident of Minot. I left it "Notable Residents of Minot" on the wiki page, but I just wanted to let the people know that Minoter is not a passé term to describe Minot's citizens. However, to say that the term is not currently used in neither the local media nor by local residents is more than a little ignorant and a bit presumptuous as well. I never realized that it would become a point of contention, so I will let it rest as it is, but as a lifelong resident of Minot (not just a current resident), I just felt the need to clarify MY reasoning for changing the heading. --poppyhaitian

I am a current resident of Minot, and since this has become a point of contention, I shall expand my reasoning for keeping the section heading "Notable people from Minot."

I have been through old newspapers and have seen "Minoter" in some of the old clippings. Poppyhaitian is not completely incorrect to advocate the term. However, the situation at present is a bit different.

"Minoter" may have been used in the past, but this term is not currently used in the local media or colloquially among citizens. In fact, I've heard "Minotian" out of people's mouths far more than "Minoter." Both terms sound rather odd to any resident.

Watch any news report. When discussing a city council meeting, for example, there is a strong tendency to say "Minot residents came forth to express their concerns..." or "A loose band of Minot citizens came forth to propose..." etc. etc. A noun form is nowhere in sight.

There is no generally accepted term for the people of Minot, and attempting to select one for the purposes of an encyclopedia article is improper. --Alexwcovington (talk) 20:30, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Minoter is generally recognized, used, and will be understood by anyone from the area. That doesn't mean it should be in the article, however. People from Minot works better. Americans have generally gotten away from the notion of having to have a special name for people from somewhere, and to waste a lot of our brain power trying to remember what peculiarities people from a particular area have in this regard; it is mostly an exercise for idle British minds to dream up official names such as Liverpudlians and Glaswegians. Gene Nygaard 21:18, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

this is stupid

this is so stupid. everyone knows that a person from Minot is called a Minotaur.

What are you talking about? A person from Minot has NEVER been referred to as a Minotaur. You're probably thinking about your old history classes, but not Minot. Gosh! Don't be such a freakin' idiot! --poppyhaitian