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I'm curious why the Oregon State Fair is not mentioned? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.73.10.112 (talk • contribs) 01:54, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
We need to add a mention of the Long Tom River and the Kalapuya, whose artifacts are found on the fair site, along with expanding on the Fair's archaeology program in general. Katr67 22:19, 8 June 2006 (UTC)Reply
:According to their Website, the OCF is the 4th largest city in the state, not the 11th as stated in the article. Katr67 05:33, 12 June 2006 (UTC)Reply
Just because their site claims it is the 4th largest city doesnt make it correct. [ http://www.oregon.com/towns/population_rank.cfm]. As I see it, it can only possibly become the 11th largest city in Oregon. I have heard that 50,000 people attend on a sold out day. This would make it the 11th largest city in the state. If this is true there would be a total 150,000 people over the 3 day fair. I assume this is where they come up with their 4th largest claim, althought 150k would actually make it the 3rd largest. However, knowing what I do about the fair, it is obvious that this is an inaccurate claim. A large percentage of the people attending the fair are repeat visitors, meaning they attend 2 or more days. Counting each of these people's visits as an individual patron shouldn't happen. Even if there were 142k unique patrons, which there definietly are not, they would not all be there at the same time. For these reasons, I believe the Oregon Country Fair deserves to be recognized as the 11th largest city in Oregon. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Criptofcorbin (talk • contribs) 22:15, July 9, 2006 (UTC)
I agree with Criptofcorbin that s/he finally just took the "nth-largest city in Oregon" info out. Unless we can get a reliable outside source besides the OCF website, it is indeed hard to prove... Katr67 15:51, 20 July 2007 (UTC)Reply
H Bruthzoo, your current revision seems OK, but please don't add what appear to be editorial comments, for instance your previous edit about "middle-aged women". I've seen you hide joke edits among a series of legitimate edits before (Smokey Bear for example). I'll assume good faith in that it must have been an innocent mistake, right? And no, I believe blog observations are considered original research. Katr67 23:09, 19 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
Let me preface this by saying that I am a longtime member of the Fair Family (attending since 1988) and am not continually adding tags about references to this article because I have something against the fair. But I am also an experienced Wikipedia editor and recognize that this article is far from being up to Wikipedia standards for citationsofreliable sources. Yes, I have observed everything in this article as "true", but even if it is true, statements still need to be backed up with references. It should be quite easy to find reliable sources for this article. A good start would be the archives of the Eugene Weekly and then check The Register-Guard for the annual "Oh look those hippies are at it again" article.
For future expansion this article could use mention of Energy Park and Community Village.
The oldest festival claim should be removed or edited to narrow the category to alternative festival.
This seems to have its start on the OCF Discuss mailing list. In February of 2009, there was a brief discussion of challenging the Guinness Book record. Although the Pinkpop festival cited there is considerably more recent than the Fair, there are many others much older than either. One post on the discussion cited the Portland, Oregon Rose Festival http://www.lists.opn.org/pipermail/ocfdiscuss_lists.opn.org/20090221/001034.html as being over 100 years old, as a nearby example.
RJosephNewton (talk) 04:45, 9 April 2009 (UTC) Joseph Newton 4/8/2009 21:43 PDTReply
I removed the following from the article and bring it here for discussion.
Most of this, like the parts about Eugene, are not really relevant, and the rest is OR/POV/unreferenced. As such, none of this can remain in the article. ---RepublicanJacobiteThe'FortyFive' 16:47, 26 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
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I noticed that there is no mention of the volunteer aspects of the fair. What are the thoughts about adding a section to explain the incredible volunteerism which contributes to the event? Lani'mae 19:41, 9 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lani'mae (talk • contribs)
Took relevance flag down after adding info to ticket section.Lani'mae
Working on rearranging the flow of information, with a goal of clear and fluid progression –suggestions? :)Lani'mae 16:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lani'mae (talk • contribs)
Anyone object to making culture and infrastructure two separate sections? Lani'mae 16:55, 15 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lani'mae (talk • contribs)
Moving comments of info which need citations to the talk page :
from History: (A second Grateful Dead concert was held in August 1982, and another was planned for 1992 but the concert was canceled because of Jerry Garcia's health.[citation needed] Lani'mae
from Infasructure: It is an example of how values such as cooperation, artistic creativity, naturalism, environmental awareness, localism, and concern for the welfare of the world can be integrated.[citation needed] Lani'mae
citation needed - could not find a source All crafts sold must be hand-made and food sold by food vendors must be prepared on site. All food utensils and materials must be compostable, recyclable, or reusable. For example, plastic utensils have been replaced with metal ones.[citation needed] Lani'mae
citation needed- Because of the extra strain placed upon area roads and the local community surrounding the event during the three-day festival, festival organizers work with public transit authorities, local law enforcement and state and federal officials.[citation needed] Lani'mae
citation needed- The natural and archaeological integrity of the 11,000-year-old meeting site is carefully preserved. Lani'mae
citation needed- There are several stages dedicated to music throughout the fair, including the Main Stage. Other entertainment venues include several spoken word stages, the Gypsy Caravan stage dedicated to Middle Eastern dance and music, a youth stage, and two vaudeville/circus stages. Lani'mae
It seemed odd to have legal issues be the within the first section of the event , moved info and try’in a new spot for it, any ideas for a stronger heading for it?. Lani'mae 17:44, 18 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lani'mae (talk • contribs)
Or consdier taking it out : In 1997, then-Lane County District Attorney Doug Harcleroad and sheriff Jan Clements sent a letter to the fair board of directors threatening to raid the fair and seize the land based on the assertion that the fair was "permissive" towards marijuana smoking.[1] In response to the letter, the OCF board and staff publicly declared the fair a drug and alcohol free event, which is enforced before, during, and after the fair by the internal, external, and pre-post volunteer security crews. Both Harcleroad and Clements have since stepped down from those posts. Since this therehas been no [2][3]
i'm not sure what this infomration adds to the page Lani'mae 17:48, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
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