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Updated history of Calgary
I noticed the history of Calgary was lacking significant details and sources. Although the history I published is not complete and overlooks some key events, I think it is a much better representation of the city. Feel free to add, improve, copyedit, etc.
Two editors have attempted to reduce infobox bloat on this page and both been reverted as here
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Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Infoboxes#City infoboxes and extra parameters, where I and a fourth editor have also argued against infobox bloat. There appears to be a clear editor consensus against this information being in the infobox, and per
WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE, "The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance."
Sirfurboy🏄 (
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09:26, 21 January 2023 (UTC)reply
not sure if there’s already been a discussion on a different article but i wonder if it would be appropriate to list the native name in the infobox as the name given to the place in the most common indigenous language? i understand english is the most common language in most cities in canada but would it be inappropriate to include a native name
MishchaytWiki (
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03:58, 25 June 2023 (UTC)reply
I'd personally love to see a resurgence in the usage of native names alongside Calgary. However, I don't think the salience of the issue is nearly broad enough here as it is in, say, New Zealand, where upwards of 40% of the national population is in favour of officially renaming the country to better reflect the indigenous language.
I really appreciate the detail put into the Etymology section of the page though, it really helps to frame the city and its geographical context neutrally. I think Mohkinstsis especially is sticking among younger Calgarians, and I could see this becoming normalized here as like ward names in Edmonton. Until then, we'd probably best leave it how it is.
Bismvth (
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18:08, 1 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Please show us these documents. I'm always willing to learn something new, but at the moment I've very dubious of the notion of a permanent settlement before 1875.
Indefatigable (
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03:25, 19 April 2024 (UTC)reply
some of its in French, but yeah . Calgary was incorporated as a town in November 1844 as it hit the population threshold of 500 people(this also implies a Village and prior Hamlet of Calgary existed for some time prior)
2604:3D09:1F80:CA00:B8C0:DC5F:9D12:C67B (
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06:00, 3 May 2024 (UTC)reply
That has to be a typo - 1884 was intended. In 1844, that region was under the governance (from the settler perspective) of the HBC, which barely acted as a government at all. I'm pretty sure they didn't "incorporate" any municipal governments. And they pretty much ignored that section of Rupert's Land, as it wasn't productive for the furs they wanted. In 1884 the NWT government incorporated the town. There are extensive and well-sourced paragraphs in the article on the 1884 events leading to incorporation.
Indefatigable (
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15:33, 3 May 2024 (UTC)reply