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Wolf River

Why is no mention of this river made in the article? It flows through the city to the Mississippi River. - - Prairieplant (talk) 00:20, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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New infobox image

@195.57.101.211: I just wanted to preemptively voice my support for the new infobox image. Definitely an improvement. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:13, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed for deletion (PROD): News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl

FYI, the article News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl has been proposed for deletion (WP:PROD). The first sentences summarize the subject this way:

"News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl is a quiz bowl program created by WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee. It first aired in 1987 for the 1987–88 school year. The format is similar to a quiz show, in which teams come from 32 high schools around the Mid-South to participate.

The nominator wrote this summary of their concerns:

"Appears to fail WP:GNG"

If you agree or disagree with deletion, there are instructions on the deletion notice for what to do. Thanks, --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 20:09, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+* move the wall of bluelinks in cultural references to its own page ("List of movies/tv set/filmed in Memphis"?)
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+You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —[[User:Community Tech bot|Community Tech bot]] ([[User talk:Community Tech bot|talk]]) 00:22, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
-== Crime Free Memphis Round 2 ==
+== Wolf River ==
-I believe this portion needs to be removed. The citations are either out of date, non-existent, or are unreliable sources compared to updated government data and should not be used as a reference. Further, there is another wiki page devoted to Memphis Crime that is updated. The current section is redundant as well as placed incorrectly considering this is nested under law and government. Creating it as its own section does not seem to alleviate this when you remove the information that is either no longer cited or doesn't add value as a reference. Deleting it doesn't rid the site of the information either but does improve this page. Considering this is outdated, redundant and does not aid the article as a whole I think it needs to be removed and a reference to the page on Memphis crime be added. Thoughts?  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Memphis901Trae|Memphis901Trae]] ([[User talk:Memphis901Trae#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Memphis901Trae|contribs]]) 17:29, 29 December 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-:At the very least, the section heading and {{tl|main}} template should remain to point to the separate article, followed by a summary of the major points of that article.  You have not been doing that; you were removing the entire section wholesale, including the template, and were (and still are) dangerously close to a warning for [[WP:EW|edit warring]].  Wait until others, particularly {{ping|Tornado chaser|p=}}, have weighed in. <span style="font-family: Gill Sans MT, Arial, Helvetica; font-weight:140;">[[User:General Ization|<span style="color: #006633;">General <i>Ization</i></span>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:General Ization|<i style="color: #000666;">Talk </i>]] </sup> 17:47, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
-:Nothing has been done but this article still makes no sense. All of the material on it is outdated. This looks very bad.  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/66.162.169.162|66.162.169.162]] ([[User talk:66.162.169.162#top|talk]]) 17:40, 4 January 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-@General Ization this needs to be fixed. I'm not editing it because you will not approve it but this is a very poor piece to this article.  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/66.162.169.162|66.162.169.162]] ([[User talk:66.162.169.162#top|talk]]) 21:14, 5 January 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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+Why is no mention of this river made in the article? It flows through the city to the Mississippi River. - - [[User:Prairieplant|Prairieplant]] ([[User talk:Prairieplant|talk]]) 00:20, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
-== Interstate 22 ==
+== A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion ==
-Interstate 22 doesn't even enter Tennessee, why is it listed as one of the interstates in Memphis?  Certainly it is part of the Memphis MSA, but it's miles away from the city.  Should it really be listed as part of the city's highway system? I understand that it will likely reach the city limits in the future, but it does not at the moment, so shouldn't the article reflect that? [[User:Sedriskell|Sedriskell]] ([[User talk:Sedriskell|talk]]) 23:59, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
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+Participate in the deletion discussion at the [[commons:Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Dave-landry-datawheel|nomination page]]. —[[User:Community Tech bot|Community Tech bot]] ([[User talk:Community Tech bot|talk]]) 15:13, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
-== Primary topic ==
+== New infobox image ==
+{{reply to|195.57.101.211}} I just wanted to preemptively voice my support for the new infobox image. Definitely an improvement. [[User:Cerebral726|Cerebral726]] ([[User talk:Cerebral726|talk]]) 14:13, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
-I would actually dispute that the primary topic of ''Memphis'' is Memphis, Tennessee. For non-Americans, I don't think this is a well-known city at all. I always knew Memphis exclusively as the ancient capital of Egypt until around the middle of high school which was when I first heard that there was a city in Tennessee by that name. Obviously people's experiences will differ depending on what subjects they're interested in. Someone fascinated by world history would more likely think of Memphis, Egypt while someone fascinated by American music and the politics might hear of Memphis, Tennessee first. I would argue that there is no primary topic for ''Memphis''; I don't think Memphis is that well-known at all outside the United States. Even as a Californian, I almost never hear of this place and more often hear of Memphis, Egypt as one might talk of ancient Rome, Chang'an, or Kyoto. This is not to downplay the significance of Memphis, Tennessee as the site of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination or its role in the Civil Rights Movement, only that I am skeptical of its global notability. [[User:Sol Pacificus|Sol Pacificus]] ([[User talk:Sol Pacificus|talk]]) 19:52, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
-:I live in the US and had wondered the same thing. It would be informative I think if someone not in Egypt or the US would give us some G-hit numbers. [[User:John from Idegon|John from Idegon]] ([[User talk:John from Idegon|talk]]) 20:14, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
+== Proposed for deletion (PROD): [[News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl]] ==
-::I live near Tennessee, but not near Memphis. (Tennessee is a long state.) I'd agree that there probably is no primary topic. The last move discussion on [[Talk:Memphis (disambiguation)]] was held over 8 years ago, so it may be time to try again. As an aside, I'd like to see discussions regarding primary topic moves changed so that "no consensus" results in there being no primary topic. The inability to decide if there is a primary topic or not is pretty much proof that there is no primary topic. - [[User:BilCat|BilCat]] ([[User talk:BilCat|talk]]) 20:30, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
-:::Now at [[Talk:Memphis (disambiguation)#Requested move 4 September 2018]]. '''[[User:Crouch, Swale|<span style="color:Green">Crouch, Swale</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Crouch, Swale|<span style="color:Red">talk</span>]])  10:02, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
-== Revert ==
+FYI, the article [[News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl]] has been proposed for deletion (WP:PROD). The first sentences summarize the subject this way:
-If [[United Pentecostal Church International]] name has changed as ip states in this edit summary [//en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Memphis,_Tennessee&diff=906852134&oldid=906840622] the main article should be updated to reflect the change. It should not be accomplished by altering the link to the article for a general denomination.[[User:Dartslilly|Dartslilly]] ([[User talk:Dartslilly|talk]]) 18:27, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
+*"[[News Channel 3 Knowledge Bowl]] is a [[quiz bowl]] program created by [[WREG-TV]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. It first aired in 1987 for the 1987–88 school year. The format is similar to a quiz show, in which teams come from 32 high schools around the Mid-South to participate.
+The nominator wrote this summary of their concerns:
+*"Appears to fail [[WP:GNG]]"
+If you agree or disagree with deletion, there are instructions on the deletion notice for what to do.
+Thanks, --<span class="nowrap"><span style="font-family:Futura">[[User:A. B.|A. B.]] <sup>([[User talk:A. B.|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/A. B.|contribs]]  •  [[Special:CentralAuth/A._B.|global count]])</sup></span></span> 20:09, 7 November 2024 (UTC)