Talk:Vinton, Iowa

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   —RifeIdeas Talk 23:37, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Rescued Vinton notable people

Another editor deleted the following entries from the Notable people section because they did not have Wikipedia articles started for them.

• Keith Knaack (1928–1992) introduced the IMCA Modified division to racing In the late 1970′s. In honor of his contributions to the town of Vinton, in 1999 the city named the entrance to the Benton County Speedway, Keith Knaack Lane.
• Marie Zimmerman (1894–1973) was the first woman to receive a broadcasting license in the United States in 1922.

There is also more information available for Marie Zimmerman @ ANOTHER SOURCE

I hope someone will take the time create new Wikipedia articles for these Vinton notables. Do not copy and paste as that could be a copyright violation, please read the above post with links on how to create new articles.
Editing in good faith —RifeIdeas Talk 15:35, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Library

User:Secarctangent has been edit warring to include the following:

(Controversy)

(Harassment of public library staff)

In a series of resignations in early 2022, town residents forced the resignation of three library directors in turn, including its library director of 32 years' service and a librarian that won the American Librarians' Association "I Love My Librarian" award. The resignations were in response to an ongoing campaign since 2021 of what the Vinton library board chair described as discrimination, harassment, and derogatory names.

The residents reportedly objected to "displaying books about prominent Democrats, and later about it displaying LGBTQ books and having LGBTQ people on staff." They also publicly denounced library staff that they viewed as dressing in attire they viewed as insufficiently traditional.

Residents also objected to the display of a historic book that Vice President Kamala Harris used while reading to students while visiting the library.

According to the Cedar Falls Gazette, the library had 173 books about Christian topics and only 7 about LGBTQ topics. While town residents had the option of filing written complaints about books in the collection, none did so; instead, town members reportedly stole history books from the children's library to prevent their fellow residents from learning about Democratic politicians.

As a result of the harassment, the library staff resigned, resulting in the temporary closure of the library for safety reasons.

I have trimmed the edit to the following, per WP:UNDUE and WP:PROPORTION:

In 2022, three library directors in turn resigned following objections by patrons about the library promoting books about Democrats, and about LGBT topics.

This is a town of 5,000, and the history section—without this edit—is three sentences long. User:Secarctangent's edit is unreasonably lengthy. The input of others would be appreciated. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:04, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

References

Magnolia677 (talk) 10:04, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

I don't understand why you say I have been edit warring. Your edit suggested it was too long for history; I said OK and moved it to a new controversy section.

Re: your trim, this is by far the most notable thing about this town, it's been covered in many news stories in national and international press. Far more notable than basic repetition of census facts about this.

Your edit also violates WP:POV as it asserts that the library was promoting books, which is NOT a claim that the library directors agree with, nor do the majority of reputable sources. Secarctangent (talk) 12:55, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Please stop citing only the claims of some individuals involved in the firing as if they are true. This violates WP:POV as many of these claims are disputed by individuals involved, and there are many sources that also disagree with these claims. Secarctangent (talk) 16:03, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Their complaints were literally placed in quotation marks; not sure how a direct quote of their complaint is POV. To address your concern, I have added "complaints and allegations". Finally, the sources cited are all reliable, left-leaning sources; could you please list some sources which "disagree with these claims"? Magnolia677 (talk) 17:40, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

You are not following WP:BRD by continuing to edit this without seeking consensus. Revert to the version prior to your edits or I will seek sanctions. Secarctangent (talk) 02:04, 7 August 2022 (UTC)