It's an almost decent assessment, but the photos, definitely should be replaced! No doubt! I think the Council, should place their own comments, don't you? The piece doesn't do Asbury enough justice, IMHO! I saw a jewel, no, the Pearl, I envision, when I talk about AP! I was impressed to no end, with all of the activity and beauty, I surveyed. I am never one, to talk to strangers, and I found myself, talking to anyone, who would listen! People were smiling, enjoying the ocean, the boards; everything. I was happy as all get out and sorry, I hadn't taken advantage of the beautiful place, we call home, before! Yeah, yeah, I know, we aren't THERE, yet, but you have to "crawl, before you walk", as my dad, always said! There are REAL possibilities here! Now, if we could just get those cameras! Me, who is a civil libertarian, stating this! I must be getting old!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Mario" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Asbury Park Images at Wikipedia > > 1. Just some observations I've made recently. Reuters reports that > Wikipedia is now the top online news and information destination, > according to Nielsen//NetRatings. Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has > added about 20 million unique monthly visitors in the past year. In May, > Wikipedia had 46.8 million unique visitors, up 72 percent from June > 2006, NetRatings said. Wikipedia also has finished on top of the news > and information category every month this year -- ranking ahead of > Landmark Communications' Weather Channel site by an increasing margin -- > topping out with a disparity of about 10 million visitors in May. > > 2. As I understand it, the rank of results at Google is based on what > sites users are visiting. Right now, a search for " Asbury Park" > will show Wikipedia ranked as number 3 or 4 out of approximately > 2,000,000 hits. > > 3. Here is the main entry about our city: Click here: Asbury Park, New > Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbury_Park%2C_New_Jersey> Overall, not > fully representative of "The Rising" of Asbury Rising. > > 4. Here are the current comments at the "talk page" for that > entry at Wikipedia: Click here: Talk:Asbury Park, New Jersey - > Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Asbury_Park%2C_New_Jersey> > > =========================================================== > > Talk: Asbury Park, New Jersey, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > Negativity > > Is it just me or do the photos in this suggest a lot of negativity? > "Crumbling," "dilapidated," "vacant" these are all used in the captions > of the photos and suggest the demise of the town. However, the article > doesn't talk about a decline and, instead, focuses on redevelopment. > What are the views on this? The photos seem to suggest one point of view > (that Asbury Park's a piece of crap [pardon the French]) and the article > suggests another (Asbury Park: Getting' better every day). Thoughts? 12 > January 2007 (UTC) > > I totally agree-- the same thoughts passed through my head as I read it. > Perhaps some new photos are in order? 17:56, 24 June 2007 (UTC) > > have you ever been there? > > talk it up all you want, this city is positively terrifying. > > ===================================================== > > I'm hoping (suggesting) that the "powers that be"* have some > content and images that more accurately reflect our progress at this > time. Various news sources, marketing, and real estate interests have > recently published many terrific images (E.g., Paramount Theater > renovations, the new Hobo's, parades, et al.) They show us in a more > positive light than what you'll see there now: the old > Beirut-by-the-Sea stuff. > > It is not very difficult to edit a Wikipedia article or comment on the > talk or discussion pages. Much easier, less time and effort than it took > to carry out this year's a fantastic Road Trip event. > > Hoping that the professionals* with expertise in this area might add > this to their "To Do Lists." > > *(Chamber of Commerce, UEZ, City Hall/Council, Asbury Partners, Madison > Marquette? Somebody?) > > > > [Photo by Andrei Jackamets] > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
