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Material from Flagstaff, Arizona was split to Rio de Flag on 02:57, 13 April 2020 from this version. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted so long as the latter page exists. Please leave this template in place to link the article histories and preserve this attribution.
copy-edit; remove any "flowery" language, weasel-words.
add a few more details to demographics section (more than just the standard bot-generated info from the census. most of this is done, still needs a little work.
add some description of various neighborhoods to the cityscape section; probably remove road descriptions from this section, as it's already generally under the transportation section.
fix this: "The opening paragraph in the lead states that the city's name comes from the flagpole made by the Boston Party in 1876, but then the first paragraph in the history section seems to imply that that event occurred earlier on the Beale Expedition. This could use some clarification." (from FAC review)
Need more details (with citations) on the early history of the town, particularly the lumber/timber industry and the Riordan family.
Add info about NAU lumberjack sports to the sports section; maybe some high school sports, though this is less important/notable.
Need citations for: first paragraph of climate section; "Flagstaff has garnered a reputation as a magnet for ...".
remove unnecessary parentheses.
remove unnecessary bolded words.
expand short (two-sentence or so) paragraphs.
add some general topography info to the geography section.
add info on crime to the demographics section.
add info on politics to the government section.
add info on the city's library system to the education section.
The infobox seems to go on forever, largely due to having a bunch of images. The skyline image is also dwarfed by the many others (and the parameters won't let it be any bigger). Possibly all of the maps are justified, though the census one could at least be moved to the demographics body section. However, the seal is very big (unlike most), and I don't see much use for it. The justification treats it like a company logo and says it is needed so that readers know they've landed on the right page... there are not many cities called Flagstaff, though, it's going to be hard to get it confused with anything. I'd like to open discussion on if some images should be removed from the infobox and, if so, which. Kingsif (talk) 00:57, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Kingsif, Perhaps the seal could be made smaller? That or removed and put elsewhere in the article. Also, I think the census map could go. Its not very high quality, and there's already three other maps in the infobox. CaptainEekEdits Ho Cap'n!⚓01:19, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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