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Latest comment: 10 months ago5 comments5 people in discussion
Why isnt ANTIFA / BLM terrorism mentioned at all, i mean the city is overrun by these wackos and living for normal people is hell in Portland because of them, yet nothing is mentioned in the article. "Crime section" only covers up to 2014 also. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.157.40.32 (talk) 10:36, 27 October 2021 (UTC)Reply
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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
– I know this will be controversial, however Portland is the only place that is widely known as Portland, hence it fulfils WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Portland, Maine and the Isle of Portland both have different titles and are much smaller and less widely known places. Surely if Portland, Oregon can't be simply "Portland", then Perth, Australia shouldn't be allowed to be called simply "Perth" on Wikipedia.
Oppose per WP:USPLACE and per previous discussions, like Phoenix it doesn't appear to be primary so we don't likely need an exception. How does Portland, Maine have a different title? Its titled in the same way as this Portland namely uses the comma convention. Also while the Isle of Portland article has a different title its commonly called just "Portland" and its parish (municipality) is just Portland. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:56, 12 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
Oppose and speedy close per WP:USPLACE. We have already had RM discussions about other U.S. cities over the past few weeks on this exact same issue, and editors have repeatedly expressed their support to maintain WP:USPLACE. Rreagan007 (talk) 18:38, 12 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
Oppose. Notwithstanding the WP:USPLACE arguments, I'd prefer that there should not be any primary topic for "Portland" and error on the side that both the most populous city in Maine and the most populous city in Oregon have about equal long-term significance. Regardless of the actual population numbers between Maine and Oregon, Maine's Portland still contributes significantly to that state's economy, history, and so forth. Zzyzx11 (talk) 01:51, 13 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
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In September 2022 the Portland City Council adopted a resolution declaring Lviv, Ukraine Portland’s newest Friendship City.
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"Lviv Ukraine becomes Portland OR's newest friendship city" 92.253.212.241 (talk) 17:52, 14 November 2024 (UTC)Reply