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Why isnt BLM / ANTIFA terrorism mentioned at all?[edit]

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]

Feel free to draft well-sourced claims and share here, otherwise this drive-by comment isn't very helpful... ---Another Believer _(Talk) 19:21, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the harm done by protesters is covered in 1.4.1 already, and there hasn't been much violence since then. 50.53.190.14 (talk) 04:16, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The KKK activities and the history of African American being banned also needs more added, but your a white supremacist, who wants to feel oppressed 2601:8C:B80:6660:9C01:7AF3:6A20:2DDE (talk) 12:45, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

wikipedia is a neutral site, and adding most of these claims which aren't all that notable will make the article clearly biased Bluehalooo (talk) 22:54, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Important people[edit]

shouldn't the important people section have the current mayor in it or something? Mesoseven (talk) 05:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion[edit]

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Requested move 12 February 2023[edit]

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.

The result of the move request was: snow close, not moved, leave Portland as a dab page, as it did in 2006, 2009, 2015, and 2022. tedder (talk) 06:21, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Portland, Oregon → Portland
Portland → Portland (disambiguation)

– 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.

Of course, in conjunction with this Portland would have to be moved to Portland (disambiguation). --- Tbf69 userpage • usertalk 16:06, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: pages with content, such as Portland, are ineligible as new titles in move requests unless they, too, are proposed to be renamed. Portland → Portland (disambiguation) has been added to this request to satisfy that requirement. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 17:44, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Strong oppose and Speedy close WP:USPLACE see also previous SNOW close at Talk:Portland,_Oregon/Archive_5/Requested move 4 January 2015. In ictu oculi (talk) 16:55, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and close. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:01, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Discussed before, no new argument. Walrasiad (talk) 17:26, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Surely if Portland, Oregon can't be simply "Portland", then Perth, Australia shouldn't be allowed to be called simply "Perth" on Wikipedia. --- Tbf69 userpage • usertalk 17:28, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Surely you haven't read WP:USPLACE. Rreagan007 (talk) 22:31, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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]
WP:SNOW close. Australia isn't under WP:USPLACE. Not to mention, there is no consensus on what the primary topic of Portland is to begin with, so this move is pretty much a non-starter... --Quiz shows 17:57, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose on the simple explanation that there are many other Portland places and what Quiz shows says — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iggy the Swan (talk • contribs) 18:15, 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]
Speedy close per USPLACE, and because its Maine namesake is also significant. O.N.R. ^(talk) 05:19, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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