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Furorimpius (talk) 20:50, 19 May 2009 (UTC): Changed from POV-check to advert. db-spam is probably more appropriate, but City Journal is notable enough to deserve a page... just needs to be better.[reply]

Furorimpius (talk) 20:32, 19 May 2009 (UTC): Added POV-check, because the intent of the article seems to be to praise the City Journal, as opposed to simply describing it. The second paragraph, which is the meat of the article, simply lists positive reviews of the journal.[reply]

Oriana Naso (talk) 15:44, 21 July 2008 (UTC)This is an extremely notable magazine - it needs a better page.[reply]

This is a superb publication providing deeply thought out perspectives on critical social policy issues.....while its perspective is generally libertarian/conservative, if you want a deep understanding of policy arguments and this is a must read if you want to understand the issue (even if your perspective is different). The article is not advertising or spam....and it does need expansion to reflect the significant influence this publication has had over the last couple decades.Chenango21 (talk) 11:17, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Opinions vs. Facts[edit]

I removed a series of statements of opinions about the subject of this article. It really is not noteworthy that some people think this is a great magazine. If it is somehow encyclopediac that some people think it's the best magazine in America, then it's likewise noteworthy that others think it's the worst. We really should stick to more objective facts, such as any awards it may have won and the subject matter of its content. rewinn (talk) 00:03, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May 2011[edit]

I've just removed the {{advert}} tag from the article, because the article does not seem unduly positive. I gather from the comments above that a whole lot of praise for the magazine has already been removed since the tag was placed in May 2009.

I also removed a drive-by attack on Heather Mac Donald which did not seem to involve CJ at all.

The result is a rather short article with no references, basically a stub ... and not a promising stub either. CWC 15:16, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How old is City Journal?[edit]

A stub, indeed... I think this page should state when City Journal was founded. Unfortunately this information is not on their website either. Thomas Tvileren (talk) 22:21, 25 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Minor adjustments[edit]

I made minor changes to edits from Amtoastintolerant -- moving language on the magazine's 2020s coverage down from the lead section, adjusting wording to the reception section, and removing a characterization of the magazine's donors that did not appear in the linked source. 2603:8000:F200:C200:1412:EA1D:EDC1:A4AD (talk) 01:29, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

this is an ambiguous, does it add any value? does it need a citation? (yes)[edit]

> The magazine was also notable as one of the first to link to blogs on its website that referenced it, and to engage directly with the blogosphere

If I read this literally, this magazine was notable as one of the first to link to its own blogs on its own website. If that's the correct read, who cares? If that's not the correct read, I hope someone will clean that up. 107.3.134.101 (talk) 18:58, 18 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]