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Greetings. If you live in or near McMinnville, Oregon, I would appreciate a photograph of one (or both) of these restaurants: Hayward (restaurant) and Okta (restaurant). Please snap photos of the building and (if necessary) a dish. Thanks in advance, TWOrantula^TM (enter the web) 22:45, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MidCity SmashedBurger, too! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:01, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

+ Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:08, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a short list of some articles I've worked on that could use a bit of polishing before a Good article nomination. I'm down to collaborate and co-nominate, if you see one that interests you:

Just lemme know here or on the article's talk page. Thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:04, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's an ongoing disagreement over at Talk:Music_Millennium about an expansion of the article, which includes information about a bizarre protest/publicity stunt against Garth Brooks at the store and its role in the eventual formation of Record Store Day. Another editor is evidently determined to remove this content, but has yet to provide any valid reasons why. Constablequackers (talk) 13:36, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Teammates, can I get experienced Wiki-Oregon editors to assess new Frederick Prigg article? Prigg was pioneer physician and pharmacist in 1840s. He opened the first commercial drug store in the Oregon County. He also served as Secretary for the Provisional Government of Oregon, a position that eventually became the Oregon Secretary of State … our second highest state office today. The article’s DYK nomination is approved so hook will be published on Wikipedia’s main page sometime soon ... not sure when. I’d really like someone from WikiProject Oregon to do assessment before DYK appears on main page. Thanks! Orygun (talk) 18:15, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm avoiding my GIS homework by poking my nose in here: Talk:List of cities in Oregon#Proposed merge of List of cities and unincorporated communities in Oregon with List of cities in Oregon. Does anybody think we still need two articles or are we just being stubborn? I haven't looked at either to see what they even look like now. Is there a valid objection besides WP:IDON'TLIKEIT? Is there a reason to keep besides Valfontis likes it? @Ipoellet? @EncMstr? Cheers, Valfontis (talk) 05:19, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oregon seems to be the only state that has a combined list like this. While an index is useful, it is probably more confusing for readers than just maintaining the existing cities list and CDP list. The cities list definitely needs to stay separate to match with the other 49 states, while the unincorporated places can have their own list similar to Washington's. SounderBruce 06:10, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oregon is doing the right thing by combining carrots and potatoes and calling them all vegetables. The cities which have not combined them are not doing the reader a favor. It makes them have to look in two places instead of one. They are more likely to be surprised by the arbitrarily imposed distinction. —EncMstr (talk) 19:53, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorporation is an important distinction, as it (at least in the Northwest; other states are weird) determines whether you have another layer of government and what services you can receive. An unincorporated community is under direct county rule and has limited representation and independence. Incorporated cities and towns have firm names and recorded histories; unincorporated communities may have been named by the Census Bureau (in the case of CDPs) or have no real name, and hardly enough history to warrant an article under GNG. An equivalent to List of populated places in Oregon (a better name for the combined list) would be an appropriate thing to have for all states as a supplement to the lists that are separated by incorporated/unincorporated status. SounderBruce 03:27, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Somewhat related, but I feel like something like Kansas City, Oregon ought to not have an article of its own. It probably doesn't meet NGEO. Graywalls (talk) 21:36, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's been some pushback against having articles about small communities and quite a bit of damage (and no cleanup afterward, usually) has been done by folks not doing WP:BEFORE. (I don't necessarily agree with the current state of NGEO, but that's what we have right now.) Have you done any checking? Kansas City might be notable. I'll do my usual recon and try to spruce it up. Valfontis (talk) 20:48, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]