Talk:Gay, Michigan

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The following is a list of how the Gay Bar has been described in this article:

1. the main attraction in the town is the "Gay Bar," which is named after the town it resides in.
2. the main attraction in the town is the "Gay Bar," which is in fact a regular bar
3. the main attraction in the town is the "Gay Bar," which is, in fact, a bar catering to all
4. the main attraction in the town is the Gay Bar, which is, in fact, a bar catering to residents and visitors of all stripes

This probably won’t be the end of it, but... number one is too vague (it leaves an immediate and important question about the place unanswered in the mind of the reader), the second one is disparaging, and the fourth one is clunky. The third one is arguably the most eloquent, sensitive, and informative, so that’s what I’m reverting to.

One thing I'm sure about, however, is that the name of the bar should not appear in quotes, becasue the Gay Bar is literally the name of the bar. It is not a euphemism.

—Kairotic 17:33, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Good call, I agree that #3 is just fine. -- dcclark (talk) 19:50, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

OK, all you anonymous editors -- please stop going crazy with the reverts! I've warned two users anonymous users the 3RR. We had a good setup, let's keep it at what it was (read up). -- dcclark (talk) 03:55, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Gay Bar

I took a picture of the bar's sign when I was driving through the city. Should scan it in and add it to the article? Or would that be feeling the trolls? Royalbroil ^T : C 03:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I had withdrawn my question by reverting myself, but someone reverted it. The question is withdrawn. Royalbroil ^T : C 00:17, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

No worries, you should do what you just did: say so here below your question. General Wikipedia etiquette is not to delete comments from Talk pages, whether they are still relevant or not. -- dcclark (talk) 00:29, 7 February 2007 (UTC)