Daniel P.B.Smith wrote:
"New Haven has 2 claims of the worlds first. 1
being the Pizza and 2
being the Hamburger. For pizza there are 2 choices Sally's Pizza and
Pepe's Pizza. MBoth reside on Wooster St. And beleive you me, Its the
BEST pizza in the world. For burgers, there's Louis' Lunch, using old
fashiond vertical burners Louis willmake you a damn goor burger." [sic]
This was arguably POV (if "beleive you me" isn't POV I don't know what
is), and certainly needed editing. In my own view, its removal was
understandable, though possibly an over-reaction.
I agree. I don't necessarily think it's an over-reaction in a case
like that, either, on grounds of bad grammar alone!
"New Haven is home of many homey eateries,
including Louis' Lunch, a
restaurant that claims to have originated the hamburger: its vertical
burners, freshly-ground beef, and burgers on toast has long but orderly
queues ten deep at lunchtime. New Haven also boasts several pizza
places of distinction, notably Sally's Pizza and Pepe's Pizza, both on
Wooster St., and Frank's Pizza, offering chicken pizza and clam pizza.
Other spots catering to the college population include the Yankee
Doodle Coffee Shop."
*nod*
What I wish to note is that on the one hand, a) the
removers, including
myself, didn't do much independent research to see whether the
establishments really had any claim to being notable. On the other
hand, b) the re-inserters didn't do much to explain _why_ the
establishments were notable. Some of the re-inserters simply appealed
to _their own_ authority.
*nod*
I'm not quite sure what counts as "notable
enough" for inclusion, but
these all sound like legitimate local landmarks. I realize that every
town has restaurants with autographed pictures in them, but noting that
"thus-and-such famous person ate there" and "it won thus-and-such
national award" would, IMHO, go a long way to validating the inclusion
of a place.
Yes, I agree.
Communication is the key, I suppose.
--Jimbo