Talk:Houston/Archive 2
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Legal / Judicial
- What does the community feel about adding information regarding Houston's judicial system, i.e. number of courts, etc.?--Mayur 19:45, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
Nicknames
Any objections to adding "screwston" to the list of nicknames? I mean, it has as much legitimacy as "H-town"... AFAIK both came from hip-hop. 67.180.27.77 23:08, 23 December 2005 (UTC)TriniTriggs
- Yes - I do. I dont think that we need to add suchs a derogitory nickname. --ShakataGaNai 23:09, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- It's not really derogatory. It comes from "screwed" rap music, which just means the record is spun slowly. It's not meant to carry any sexual or disrespectful connotations. 67.180.27.77 23:12, 23 December 2005 (UTC)TriniTriggs
- Never really heard of houston refered to as screwston. Byt its possible I'm "out of touch" - is there any references for this nickname? Thats all I wonder. --ShakataGaNai 23:16, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- No references in text, but plenty in the rap scene. The term is carried in an oral tradition (not trying to be silly).67.180.27.77 23:22, 23 December 2005 (UTC)TriniTriggs
- I object, if classical music fans named the town "Whoreland" would we consider it an acceptable nickname? Postoak 23:15, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
- Well consider this. You may not have ever seriously called Houston "screwston", but a real and substantial cross-section of the population really does use "screwston" with a straight face. To dismiss it as stupid or whatever strikes me as chauvinistic.67.180.27.77 23:19, 23 December 2005 (UTC)TriniTriggs
- You should also consider that a real and substantial cross-section of the population does not use or has ever heard of this nickname. Shouldn't we try to use offical nicknames? Postoak 00:30, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
I understand that it's not intended to be offensive, but it would be perceived so by many casual web surfers. If it is included, it should have an explanation following it. That's a bit much for an infobox. I would say leave it out of the infobox, but put it in the body of the article with an explanation of its origin.Rockhopper10r 01:26, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- It is in the body of the article, and has been there for some time now...see "A cosmopolitan city" Postoak 04:26, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
I have never heard of this either. In my opinion, we should only stick with "Space City" and "Bayou City". Adding "H-Town" in there wasn't appropriate either. I or any of the people I encountered don't refer to Houston as "H-Town". "H-Town" is slang and is not even American English. It is only used by a certain subgroup/subculture in their music or rather, trash talk. I am going to remove "H-Town" since the general or civilized population do not refer to Houston as that, therefore it is not legitimate. We shouldn't have street talk/slang languages or phrases in an encylopedia. RJN 01:31, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- The nickname of H-Town I believe comes from when the Arena Theatre (located off of the Southwest Freeway) was renamed to the H-Town Arena Theatre. I have lived in Houston for 36 years and only in the last two or three of I actually heard the name H-Town to refer to Houston. Nevertheless, I would give it legitamacy has a nickname for Houston. James084 01:49, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- Lots of folks use H-town colloquially. I restored it. · Katefan0(scribble)/mrp 05:44, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- I don't hear it often, but it seems to be gaining credence especially with out of towners for some reason. I am with Katefan on this one. EasilyAmused 07:12, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- Lots of folks use H-town colloquially. I restored it. · Katefan0(scribble)/mrp 05:44, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Fattest City
Houston is no longer the "fattest city" according to Men's Fitness magazine. I feel that we should remove the 2005 ranking and the doughnut comments and replace with something more appropriate. Do we even want to update with the 2006 ranking? Postoak 01:19, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with removing the "fattest city" status from the article. What is the 2006 ranking like and is it available? RJN 06:54, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
- I agree, it should just be removed. Out of curiosity, what's now #1? · Katefan0(scribble)/mrp 07:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
- The rankings are here: http://www.mensfitness.com/rankings/358?page=2. Houston moved to #6 while Chicago moves to first place. I will remove the ranking, will maybe replace this subsection with something more positive later. Postoak 20:53, 9 January 2006 (UTC)