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Contents 1 Mayor Dixon 2 The name/history 3 Google Earth Model 4 Architecture

[edit] Mayor Dixon

Surely it would be possible to find a better photo of Mayor Sheila Dixon. It looks very little like the Ms Dixon I know162.66.50.4 (talk) 15:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC)PeterB

What picture are you talking about? There aren't any on this page! If you're referring to the three pics on the Sheila Dixon page, well, you may be right. The problem is that Wikipedia can only use images that are (a) in the public domain or (b) released under some other license that allows for free reuse (like the GPL or the Creative Commons license). This means that you cannot do what most people's first instinct is, which is to just find a good picture on the Internet and use that -- someone has the rights to that image and may not want you to do it!

Many of the pictures on Wikipedia are taken by editors and contributed to the project under appropriate licenses. Two of the pics on the Sheila Dixon page fall into this category. (The third was taken by a US Federal Govt. employee on the job and is thus in the public domain.) If you know Mayor Dixon, why not take her picture and then contribute it? --Jfruh (talk) 16:34, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The name/history

Is it worthwhile to also note that the name also means "Baltic Sea" in Russian? I am thus casting doubts whether the original name history (Baltimore, County Cork) is correct. Alepik (talk) 01:34, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Baltimore is named after the British family that held the title Baron Baltimore; these were the first proprietors of the Maryland colony. Their title in turn dervied from the city in Ireland. This is all very well documented; I'm not sure why you would doubt it. --Jfruh (talk) 16:16, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

OK but a web search doesn't make it clear whether the first Baron Baltimore took his title from some informal placename in County Longford (where he was evidently granted land) or from the seaside village in County Cork (where he evidently had no land). Jack Waugh (talk) 14:07, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I question the use of the term 'Baltimore City.' I lived in Baltimore briefly and I have never heard the city referred to as 'Baltimore City.'Deedeebee (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 22:48, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

As the article states, it is only used sometimes, when a clear distinction from the county is desired. —Adavidb 13:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I live in Baltimore and have for five years and I hear the term used all the time. You'd use to distinguish between the city and the county, but in that context it's quite common. --Jfruh (talk) 14:07, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Google Earth Model

I have tried to add a Google Earth model of Baltimore City Hall but the "Wiki Police" keep reporting it as spam. Can someone instruct me on how to add this model without it being reported as spam? Should I create a new page specifically about Baltimore City Hall? Can I host the model on Wkipedia somehow so there is not a link back to my website to avoid the spam violation? It is also hosted on the 3D warehouse...should I link it from there? I cant imagine that 3D models are not wanted on Wikipedia.

Baltimore City Hall at Google 3D Warehouse —Preceding unsigned comment added by 3Doogle (talk • contribs) 22:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

see your talk ccwaters (talk) 15:44, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Architecture

Would be nice to update the further information link so it goes to Baltimore Architecture, rather than Baltimore Neighborhoods - - is there such a page?... (for architecture) --Teda13 (talk) 02:55, 15 May 2008 (UTC)