Talk:Heceta Head

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Not sure how the collaboration of the week is supposed to work. I just put in what i could, please feel free to amend. I think the Google map link works pretty well actually. Try it in Satellite view mode, and zoom in. Perhaps a map image could be created to put directly into the article, but this provides a quick way to allow readers to see the headland. Note that, when zoomed in, you can see the coordinates locations are slightly off. This is because the geo coordinates datum conversion of 1985 or whatever; most of the National Register locations in Oregon, once precisely matching locations on U.S. Geo Svc. maps, will be off by about the same distance on Google and other map systems now. Please feel free to correct the coords here and fix them (or let me know to do so) in their separate articles and in National Register of Historic Places listings in Lane County, Oregon. doncram (talk) 00:48, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, well the Google map link which i put in was deleted, and the set of coordinates which made it provide a helpful display upon just one click were deleted, with edit summary commenting "no need for all these coords each item has coords (or should) in own article". Despite the function of the coords as described above. I guess i would rather that someone would have created a map to include directly in the article, or discussed it here, rather than just deleting, but I am not going to edit war over it. doncram (talk) 19:11, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bolding

Although I see the logic behind bolding something that comes into an article as a redirect, I can't find anything in the Manual of Style that advises bolding the main text for much of anything but the repetition or near-repetition of the article title near the top of the lead. I'm relying on MOS:BOLD for my interpretation. Am I missing something elsewhere in the Manual of Style? Finetooth (talk) 11:58, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, it's not in the manual of style, it's here: WP:R#PLA. Katr67 (talk) 14:18, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the link. This was something I had not read before and did not know about. Finetooth (talk) 19:24, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It would probably make more sense for Devils Elbow State Park to redirect to Heceta Head Lighthouse State Whateveritis, but since that already redirects to the lighthouse article, which is cluttered with bolding from a couple other redirects...<shrug>. But FWIW, in Eugene in the 1970s and '80s, going to the coast often meant you went to "Devils Elbow", which encompassed the park, the lighthouse, the bridge, the beach, the headland, etc. Katr67 (talk) 20:27, 27 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Images

I replaced the top image for one I found that includes Parrot Rock: perhaps a tad more representative. Aditionally, I think the article is too short for two photos, so I took out the one of the bridge, which appears anyways as the principal image in Cape Creek Bridge article. Hope it works ... --Bobjgalindo (talk) 22:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aesthetically I preferred the original arrangement, but if it's important to include an image with Parrot Rock, then I won't argue. Katr67 (talk) 23:30, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, with the smaller thumb image, perhaps another photo fits, no? --Bobjgalindo (talk) 01:02, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I liked Cacaphony's photo better. But like I said I'm not going to edit war over it. Katr67 (talk) 01:57, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation

I've lived in western Oregon all my life. It is only in the last few years have I heard it pronounce Ha–SEE–Ta. All locals that I know call it Heck-a-ta. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.30.78.36 (talk) 07:36, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

My experience is the opposite, except I have lived in Oregon for decades; my parents and grandparents date back to around 1910. I have only heard heck-ah-ta a few times: no idea where they were from. Everyone else says ha-see-tah. —EncMstr (talk) 08:55, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]