Talk:City Stadium (Green Bay)

"as of"

I removed the "as of 2005" segment, as East has no plans abandon/rebuilt/whatnot City Stadium in the future. Of course, if this changes, it should be noted, but IMHO it's not worth updating the "as of". YMMV. --Fo0bar 04:33, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Kudos. I am fairly certain I was the one who put that "as of" in there, as kind of a "fudge factor", because I was seeing somewhat conflicting info on the Internet. It's good to know that part of Packers history will continue to be around. :) Wahkeenah 08:06, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:City Stadium (Green Bay)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 18:27, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) 17:43, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

Improved to Good Article status by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:37, 16 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article promoted to GA on December 15 and nominated shortly thereafter, so newness is satisfied. Article meets length requirements and is sourced throughout. Earwig indicates a 9.1% similarity, though most of the flags seem to be in reference to proper nouns. The hook is properly cited and QPQ has been satisfied. My only concern is that the hook itself does not seem to be about the subject at hand and feels like it would be more suitable as a DYK hook about either the Milwaukee venue or the team itself. Citing the DYK guidelines: "The boldlinked article should generally be the main or at least a major factor in the hook; avoid hooks that are primarily about an incident to which the subject is only tangentially related." Can you offer an ALT-hook that is more topic-specific? Please feel free to ping me. Regards, JJonahJackalope (talk) 22:46, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that although City Stadium was originally built for high school football, it also served as the home field of the Green Bay Packers from 1925 to 1956? JJonahJackalope. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:34, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gonzo fan2007:, I have some issues with this hook as well. For starters, the article says the following regarding the creation of the stadium: "The stadium was developed for use by Green East High School and Green Bay West High School, but in reality the stadium was built to support the Packers." This seems to contradict what you're saying here, which is that it was "originally" built for high school. Additionally, neither your alt hook here nor the sentence I just cited appear to have a proper reference. If I can make a suggestion, you could say something about how the Packers shared a stadium with a high school team, with a proper citation attached to it. Regards, JJonahJackalope (talk) 01:59, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
JJonahJackalope ALT2: ... that from 1925 to 1956 the Green Bay Packers shared City Stadium with a local high school football team? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:09, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gonzo fan2007:, this hook is more interesting, but there is again the issue of citing. I see no citations in the article to corroborate that 1925 was the Packers' first season at the stadium, nor that 1956 was their last season. The only place in the article where these dates are mentioned is in the lead, which lacks any references. -JJonahJackalope (talk) 18:25, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
JJonahJackalope my bad, I have added those to the body, supported by this source. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:08, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gonzo fan2007: I just checked the source you posted here and while it does confirm that the stadium was used by the Packers from 1925 to 1956, it doesn't mention that they shared the stadium with a high school team. Towards the end, the source says that the stadium was "Located behind East High School" and that "EHS football team still uses downsized facility". Do you have a source that explicitly states that the high school team utilized the field at the same time that the Packers did? -JJonahJackalope (talk) 00:16, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
JJonahJackalope, Packers Heritage Trail: The Town, The Team, The Fans From Lambeau to Lombardi talks about this (the source for the statement that the field was built for high school use). I'm in the office today, so I don't have access to my book, but this evening or tomorrow I can find the exact quote for you. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:15, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
JJonahJackalope, my apologies for the delay. The quote from the book says Technically, the school board built the stadium for the East and West high school teams, and the Packers were merely given permission to use it on Sundays. In reality, Green Bay Mayor Wenzel Weisner used his political clout to build is as a favor to the Packers. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:55, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
JJonahJackalope can you finalize your review or provide feedback to move this nomination forward? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:52, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Gonzo fan2007:, apologies for the delay, I was on a vacation for the New Years and am only now getting back to Wikipedia projects. I have approved the use of ALT2. Regards, -JJonahJackalope (talk) 03:42, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]