Talk:Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Clements Market

Happy to engage on the question of whether Clements meets notability criteria. It is the largest local retailer and was explicitly invoked in discussions of the retail store size cap passed last year. It is located within the proposed Town Center district, and is described by journalist John R. MacArthur, in his book "You Can't Be President," this way: "Because Portsmouth has no downtown, Clements' serves as an unofficial town center and meeting place for the population of about 17,000" (Melville House, NY, 2008 p. 105) jmcdaid (talk) 17:33, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Mike Cloud

Fair enough. That seems to be reasonable grounds for inclusion. My apologies for the earlier reversions; I'm glad we had this discussion. 70.172.205.108 (talk) 09:25, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

not only is he the most successful, to my knowledge, he is the ONLY professional player from Portsmouth. I think simply making the NFL, especially having an 8 year career, from a small town is more than enough to be a notable resident. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Surgemg (talk • contribs) 17:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm afraid that is not a rationale which fits with the neutral perspective of Wikipedia. Patrick Kennedy is a member of Congress and a resident of Portsmouth, and qualifies for inclusion. Could you support a contention that Cloud was the most successful pro player from Portsmouth High? Ever? If so, that would, to my mind, be reasonable grounds for adding him. jmcdaid (talk) 09:25, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Why? an NFL player is more than relevant to a small town. Portsmouth residents should be more proud of him than Patrick Kennedy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Surgemg (talk • contribs) 22:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I root for the Portsmouth Patriots too, but please. Stop putting Cloud in everywhere. jmcdaid 16:01, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

"Notable Residents" Bob?

The section "Notable Residents" currently lists "Bob" last in the list.
Maybe a clarification is in place?
I am pretty sure there are several Bobs...
85.225.176.180 (talk) 11:15, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Nick Medley

This page lists Nick Medley as a "Notable Resident", and as I noticed there wasn't a Wikipedia article on the man, I decided to google him. The only find I seem to be able to get is a very small-time actor with the name. If he is not an actual person, deletion should occur. His addition seemed sloppy at first (I corrected the grammar and dash type errors), and the Red Sox's name was misspelt. May be vandalism. Thoughts on removal? I could always be wrong, and he could actually be a player for the Red Sox.Doug L. 21:34, 10 May 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doug757 (talk • contribs)

Jurisdiction of Rhode Island at time of settlement

Very unclear as to which colony Rhode Island (including Aquidneck Island) was a part of at time of settlement, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, or neither. Also refers to migration from a "Boston Colony". No such colony ever existed. 2602:304:CDA6:51B0:38B6:2BB7:478A:4461 (talk) 01:36, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Obama

Why is Barack Obama listed under notable people? I don't think he's ever visited let alone lived in Portsmouth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by

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Jimmy Buffett in Portsmouth

Jimmy Buffett gave his last appearance in an impromptu concert in Portsmouth in early July 2023. I’ve tried to add this to our Wikipedia page twice: first it was deleted for lack of a reference (seems fair) and then, because someone else decided it doesn’t belong here. This seems wrong given the only other reference to music for Portsmouth is a plaque that was installed at the Roger Williams campus about the Beach Boys. If anyone knows how to override this—-especially someone who actually lives in Portsmouth and knows the importance of this event to our community—-please help. 2600:8805:9B03:FE00:2CF3:DE82:9C48:962B (talk) 11:40, 5 September 2023 (UTC)