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Some history seems to be missing; Neal Stephenson writes that "The world has actually been wired together by digital communications systems for a century and a half. Nothing that has happened during that time compares in its impact to the first exchange of messages between Queen Victoria and President Buchanan in 1858. That was so impressive that a mob of celebrants poured into the streets of New York and set fire to City Hall." -- Gwern (contribs) 22:03 8 December 2009 (GMT)

The reversion of this edit doesn't make sense:

• It included an unrelated subway video in external links. This belongs in the subway station's article.
• It restored an image error - "{{Wide image|CityHall 1911.JPG|850px\|City Hall, Park Row and City Hall Park, 1911. The structure on the right is the Manhattan station for the [[cable cars]] which ran across the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]}}". "850px\" isn't a readable image size.
• It introduced an accessibility error in the popcult section.
• It moved architectural details from the already established architecture section back to the history section.

With that in mind, I would like to discuss this change. Epicgenius ( talk) 02:11, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Make the technical changes without changing the text content or order, and I'm fine. BMK ( talk) 02:22, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Is there a reason why should I be restricted from changing actual content? My edits are not grammatically incorrect.

Also, the subway turnaround video is not related to City Hall itself. If you want to add an architectural link to the station, fine. But this video can be included in the actual subway station article, because not many people looking for this topic are going to be interested with a video. this video is a dead link, making that link totally useless. Epicgenius ( talk) 02:31, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply

Then by all means remove it. BMK ( talk) 02:38, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply

• Sorry, to answer your question above, you shouldn't edit content because you are very, very bad at it. You edit too fast, you edit well beyond your capabilities, and your understanding. You make rash decisions and then move on to something else. You need to slow down, edit what you know, and stop reverting everytime someone corrects the errors you've made. You must start to edit with the assumption that if someone objects to what you've done, there's a distinct possibility that you could be wrong, and not dig in your feet and get all muleish. You're good on a lot of the technical edits, but you are not good when you stray too far from them. BMK ( talk) 02:37, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply
  • Thanks for an explanation. I'll try to address these issues about content creation. Epicgenius ( talk) 02:49, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply
    • You know this is not the first time I've told you that, nor is it the first time that you've responded in that fashion -- right? BMK ( talk) 02:58, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply
      • I'm working on improving my prose just now. Epicgenius ( talk) 13:33, 30 December 2014 (UTC) reply

• I would like to add information on any protests or any event that might've been from a long time ago or even something recent to this wiki page. One source I have information from is ^[1] I would also like to add information from before City Hall was created as it stated in this source I find as well ^[2] These are few of the sources I found recently that I would like to contribute to the page.

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I don't think this picture belongs in the article, because it gives no information about the subject: City Hall. It's a fanciful editorial comment—depicting the foreground of the building as a slave market—on the capture of the first alleged slave under the recent Fugitive Slave Act. I propose removing it for that reason. Vzeebjtf ( talk) 23:39, 1 March 2020 (UTC) reply

It's not a slave market, it's a slave capture. deisenbe ( talk) 01:34, 2 March 2020 (UTC) reply

It never happened. Here's what did happen: "The First Blood". National Anti-Slavery Standard. XI (19): 74. October 3, 1850. Vzeebjtf ( talk) 03:50, 2 March 2020 (UTC) reply

Wow. Here's some more: The Fugitive slave bill : its history and unconstitutionality : with an account of the seizure and enslavement of James Hamlet, and his subsequent restoration to liberty. by Lewis Tappan: https://archive.org/details/ASPC0001860300/mode/2up

What is it that never happened? The scene depicted? Of course it didn't. I don't think the artist intended it literally. I put the damn thing up, after figuring out what the building is. Take it out if it's unenlightening. deisenbe ( talk) 10:06, 2 March 2020 (UTC) reply

Done. Vzeebjtf ( talk) 20:50, 3 March 2020 (UTC) reply