Talk:Memphis, Tennessee

Primary topic

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. 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. John from Idegon (talk) 20:14, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

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. - BilCat (talk) 20:30, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Now at Talk:Memphis (disambiguation)#Requested move 4 September 2018. Crouch, Swale (talk) 10:02, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

There is now a new RM at Talk:Memphis, Egypt#Requested move 12 October 2020 proposing to make the Egyptian city primary. Crouch, Swale (talk) 10:57, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Memphis city nickname citation

Hello, I noticed that the under the nickname section of the article does not have a citation. I'm pretty sure Bluff City and the Home of the Blues should have a citation. HabeshaKid (talk) 17:49, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Sister Cities International

The Sister Cities International page doesn't work. Should I remove the section? ElToAn123 (talk) 18:29, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

@ElToAn123: The source probably worked when the editor added it, and probably supported the cities listed when it was added. If you look around the Sister Cities website you will quickly find this source from 2019, which shows that Memphis no longer belonged to that organization. I have also been unable to locate any reliable source to support that Memphis currently has any sister cities. I'd support deleting the section. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:48, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Tennessee and North Carolina are depicted on map as single state.

Noticed this error on several Wikipedia pages using this map. Don’t know where to report this map error properly. 64.67.120.195 (talk) 12:50, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

Culture section

I feel as though Memphis deserves a culture section, it is a very unique city in America, including sites like Elvis’ Graceland. The Egyptian connection is somewhat unique as well: the massive bass pro shop pyramid, the University of Memphis’s renowned Egyptology department, and even the facade to their zoo is an Egyptian homage. Let me know what you think and how this section could potentially be filled out Utopiayouser (talk) 07:27, 16 December 2021 (UTC)