Talk:1964 New York World's Fair
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===1964 New York World's Fair=== (July 15)
Stumbled upon this--seems quite comprehensive. jengod 23:59, Jul 15, 2004 (UTC)
- Support. 81.168.80.170 10:00, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Object. Image has no source information. Furthermore, the image is hardly informative: it shows buildings and highways, and these could be anywhere, really. Jeronimo 10:51, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Intro too long. Article could do with a bit of a polish. But it's feature material - David Gerard 11:07, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Object - the lead section is too long and needs to serve as a concise summary of the whole article. See Wikipedia:lead section. --mav 20:17, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Enlighten Me
Where are the objections archived so that we can work on them? Rlquall 22:44, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)
I posted the discussion above--Pharos 00:59, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Are the "They Might Be Giants" song lyrics miniscule enough to consitute fair use, or is that a possible copyvio?
[edit] 1964 New York World's Fair
Self-nomination. I was the original author of this piece, created back in 2002. I was unaware that it had been nominated to be a Feature Article in July, 2004, and just stumbled across the nomination and discussion yesterday. Subsequently, I've corrected what I believe to be the major objections to the article and have removed portions that I did not feel were factually correct. I've also listed my sources to the material. I will follow this closely over the next few days and will monitor suggestions for changes as they arise. Thank you!
[edit] Seems a bit POV
A few of these sentences seem a bit POV, particularly the discussion of the press. - Ta bu shi da yu 12:24, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Featured vs. Good
So, it's no longer Great, but at least it's Fair. Wahkeenah 00:21, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Plagiarism
http://www.nywf64.com/fair_story.shtml comment by User:Mastercheif
- The author of that site contributed the matching material to the Wikipedia article personally, so it is hardly plagiarism.--Pharos 09:19, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
- Thank you for the clear up
[edit] Save this Paragraph!
The final paragraph, beginning, "Also, Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida..." is in need of some serious cleanup. In addition to some grammatical issues, it seems primarily speculative. Yes, the fountain at Universal is pretty obviously related to the Unisphere (albeit less than half the size), but the Men in Black ride, for example, was obviously not part of the park until after Men in Black debuted in 1997. Furthermore, is there anything else about Universal that resembles the 1964 World's Fair other than ride scenery derived from a movie scene shot in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and therefore not related to the fair itself, and the Unisphere-esque fountain that also happens to evoke Universal's globe logo? If not, the paragraph might not need to be there. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.141.29.225 (talk • contribs) .
Besides the Universal Studios globe, there is a area called "World Expo" which includes the Men in Black ride, but that is it. I don't think anything else has anything to do with the World's Fair. --blm07 04:43, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Delisted GA
This article did not go through the current GA nomination process. Looking at the article as is, it fails on criteria 2b of the GA quality standards. Although references are provided, the citation of sources is essential for verifiability. Most Good Articles use inline citations. I would recommend that this be fixed, to reexamine the article against the GA quality standards, and to submit the article through the nomination process. --RelHistBuff 12:35, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Chunky Candy playground
I'm looking for information on the Chunky Candy playground and the "sculpture continum" playground equiptment that was there. I'd like to know where it was moved to, if not the city dump. It was creared by sculp[tor Connor Barrett and i'd like to know about it to complete the article about him Carptrash 00:19, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] List of Attractions
I think that the author of this site: [1], could either contribute or give permission for someone to use the info about the exhibits at the world's fair, because there is very great information on that site, and this site (Wikipedia) doesn't have that info. I know that the author has contributed info to this page before (as read in an earlier post in this discussion page). Sk5893 18:05 17 Dec 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fords Magic Skyway
In separate locations the article likens Fords Magic Skyway first to the Omnimover and then to the Peoplemover. Omnimover and Peoplemover have significantly different designs. So which one did Magic Skyway more closely resemble and influence? 71.140.114.191 02:59, 28 March 2007 (UTC) Sandy
[edit] TMBG
There's some mention of They Might Be Giants above here on the discussion page, but I don't see it anywhere in the article, so I assume it's something that's since been removed. Not only did They mention the '64 World's Fair in their song Ana Ng, but it's actually a recurring theme for Them. I think this warrants some mention in the article (and if it was there, I wonder if anyone could tell me why it was removed). - Ugliness Man 12:52, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
