Talk:Uncle Sam billboard

Notability

I added a notability tag to this article, but it was deleted by an angry CFWC editor before any discussion could occur. I'm not sure this article meets geographic feature notability guidelines. See: WP:NGEOG. To me, it appears that coverage by reliable third-party sources is present, but not significant. Would anyone like to weigh in? Arctictis (talk) 00:27, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm not getting "angry" from this edit. Also, what does "CFWC" mean in this context? I think coverage by the New York Times confers at least some notability to the topic. It's true if this is being considered a WP:GEOFEAT, then it may not be automatically notable. If you use the general notability guideline of multiple independent reliable sources, however, then I believe this article passes those criteria. Of course to feel free to WP:PROD or take the article to WP:AFD if you are still concerned. Valfontis (talk) 00:33, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

I think the subject meets WP's notability threshold and would survive an AfD debate. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:17, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Sources

• http://www.chronline.com/dancing-protesters-cover-hamilton-road-uncle-sam-billboard/article_997a6376-3781-11e4-a6df-0019bb2963f4.html
• http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1295673/posts
• http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2004/nov/12/owner-of-i-5s-uncle-sam-billboard-dies-at-84/
• https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=20041112&id=X2dWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5fIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7126,928580&hl=en
• https://books.google.com/books?id=Wog51HGm9asC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq
• http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Blue-lights-on-Labor-Day-a-speed-trap-guide-2151818.php
• http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22212-dr_know_highway_punditry.html

---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:43, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Removed content

I removed the following unsourced content, but noting here in case it can be easily returned with an appropriate inline citation:

"The sign included Hamilton Turkey Farms on the sign's border from the 1960s through the early 1990s: at that time, the sign was located on the west side of I-5 not far from its 2014 location. Sometime in the 1990s, the label changed to Hamilton Corner."

Feel free to discuss here. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 14:24, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

Yep, I wrote that from personal experience hoping to back it up with a source.

From the early 1960s to about 1983, I would have occasion to make a round trip drive past the sign two to four times per year. From 1984 to 1998, I would make a round trip about once a month. The monotony of the drive would make the sign a must-see highlight good for a 10+ minute discussion with fellow travelers.

I have spent maybe ten minutes googling for a source. All I have learned is that there are now dozens of Wikipedia mirrors whereas there were only a hand full five yeras ago. —EncMstr (talk) 08:16, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Found a picture of the sign from that period... dunno if that makes the bar for a source: https://fark-usrimg-850.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/J/J4/fark_J45vXhubxU2AiuhJD9BnwT9VWCc.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=HBAYEKZHGUB4NAYQBVSQ&Expires=1616990400&Signature=vVEa2e8PWdqqMWx0dTodLJCftkY%3D — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:8000:3180:E087:690D:3AF1:62A4 (talk) 03:08, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Update

• https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uncle-sam-billboard-off-i-5-near-chehalis-bought-by-local-tribe/

--Another Believer _(Talk) 21:49, 6 June 2025 (UTC)