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Needs cleanup and expansion. I have created the subheadings that need to be filled in, but have not had as much time as I would like to work on it. Please help, especially with geography and ecology spaces. PDXblazers 23:48, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
Discuss links here
Editors regularly clean out undiscussed links from this article. Please discuss here if you want a link not to be cleaned out regularly. Katr67 04:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I own a web site covering tourism on the Oregon Coast and would think it could be a valuable addition. Is there a chance of getting it added to the page? The link is http://www.romantic-oregon-coast.com
I'm adding Gallery of Historic Photos, which I feel has encyclopedic value. Northwesterner1 (talk) 12:56, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
I was thinking of maybe adding this link: Oregon & Washington Coast Guide because it has a lot of useful links and what not for most all the cities on the coast as well as other stuff that would be useful. Opinions?Ryoga-2003 (talk) 17:33, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
page title
Shouldn't it be "Oregon coast" - lower case? -Pete 22:00, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Well, I finally checked around. I looked at Chicago and was still unsure. The Wikipedia MOS says (in regards to editing in general, not to article titles): "If you are not sure whether a region has attained proper-noun status, assume it has not." Well, I'm not sure.
I also searched through several online style guides and have concluded that I'm still unsure. Here's what they're saying:
- George Fox University:
- Portland State University:
The general consensus seems to be that smaller, less important regions are not capitalized and larger, more important ones are. Well, in Oregon, everyone knows what the Oregon Coast is and it is very important to us, so we capitalize it. Now, someone over in Maine may not realize just how important the Oregon Coast is to us. To them, it's just the Oregon coast. Unless the coast has the same level of national recognition that say, the Outer Banks do, (the first example I pulled out of my head--I've never been there, but it's a geographic region on the opposite coast that I've heard of. Would Oregon Coast have the same effect on a person from NC?) I'd say lowercase it. On the other hand, Wikipedia does tend to encourage local usage over official title so in that instance, uppercase wins out. Right now there are very few redirects from "Oregon coast" though that is probably an artifact of people eliminating redirects and I can run a find and replace using AWB if we decide to move it. Katr67 06:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Expansion ideas
Some ideas for expansion. On my display, a whole lot more text is needed to adequately fill out all those gorgeous photos.
—EncMstr 01:20, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
Since the coast has three distinct area, it is important that they not all be grouped together. For example, the traffic problem is limited to the north and central areas, and is really a problem on the roads that connect the coast to the I-5 valley. The south coast and the access roads do not suffer from that problem. I am most familiar with the south coast and will contribute to that area. I will put some information in for the other areas, but would appreciate it if others, more knowledgeable people would contribute. Lhammer610 (talk) 17:18, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
I think that instead of tourism, it should be Economy . Like any other coastal region, tourism is going to be pretty much identical to other coastal regions. "Oh, there are beaches, and parks, and fishing" Tourism is a bit vague in it's way. If we are going to include tourism, it should be a subset of Economy. Beaches should be included under the Geography section, and water should be placed under Weather. Ryoga-2003 (talk) 16:46, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
I would say that I would have to disagree with you on many things but one in particular is a statement you made on the Southern Oregon Coast “Simple fact is, there actually is more to do up north”. I think this would be called a matter of opinion. I have lived in the Southern Oregon Coast all of my life and found that there is plenty to do down here. Along with camping, jet skiing, fishing, gold panning, kayaking, hunting, and beach combing, there is an array of wildlife that tourists (who by the way would die to live here) can come and enjoy. This leads me to my next topic. Tourism is an essential part of our economy so I believe that is dire to include in the Southern Oregon Coast’s section how tourism affects our economy. Let me explain in blunt terms: Tourists come and spend money on a hotel room, go beachcombing the next day, eat dinner at a local restaurant, and spend more money riding jet boats up our beautiful river. Circulation key in an economy. I would have to agree with Lhammer610 in saying that this is not a fight for who has the better regions. He is trying to include all sections of the coast because they are quite noticeably different. I also believe that dictatorship will not last in a society. It seems as though you have wiggled your way into that role. This website is open to the public to revise and I would hope to see it stay that way in the future. Thank you. Alaskan carter (talk) 03:44, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
I wish people would help me or stop giving me flak. I've at no point been a dictator. I've made a few errors. Mostly newness, slightly pride. However, I'm trying my best, especially given that I'm the first person in a while to really expand on the article. I'm not putting up random junk onto the page, and I'm citing what I can as much as I can. I've no desire to argue about the tourism. It's important yes. It's still last on my list of importance. Ryoga-2003 (talk) 04:02, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
shipwrecks
I"ve been interested that 'shipwrecks' haven't made it. I seems to me there is a separate section whichh include oregon coastal shipwrecks, and I recently took a photograph or two of the now exposed shipwreck Bella at Florence, interesting because it was built in the Siuslaw River near Florence and met its end on the 'south jetty'Rvannatta (talk) 05:58, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
There is a category entitled Shipwrecks of the Oregon coast that has pages for the New Carissa and the Peter Iredale but apparently none of the other numerous wreckages. Many have sort of been in the news this winter because extensive beach erosion has exposed them.Rvannatta (talk) 18:50, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Just in case you haven't run across it -- have you seen the exellent Steamboats of the Oregon Coast article that Mtsmallwood put together? Lots of good related articles, too. -Pete (talk) 05:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
After I get done with most of this, I will start making a list page of Oregon Shipwrecks. Ryoga-2003 (talk) 19:06, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
images
I rearranged the images in the article and kept only the ones that directly illustrated the content. I'm moving the others here for reference, in case others feel that they belong in the article (or in case more content is created to suit them). Northwesterner1 (talk) 13:39, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Reviewing article
I just took a quick look at the article, and am very impressed with the general rearrangement of sections, the quality of illustration, etc
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