User talk:Spendthrift

June 2016

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text—which means allowing other people to modify it—then you must include on the external site the statement: "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later, and under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribute Share-Alike".

You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question at the Help Desk. You can also leave a message on my talk page. Materialscientist (talk) 04:36, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of content needs consensus

Your latest edit to the article for Mercer County, New Jersey again removed a number of links to articles for places within West Windsor Township, New Jersey. Every one of these places has an article. Each on of these places meets the WP:GEOLAND guideline for articles on populated places. If you believe that these are not "LEGITIMATE PLACES OR EVEN UNINCORPORATED AREAS", make the case and obtain consensus at the talk pages of the articles in question. As of now, you dont have it. Per WP:BRD, you have been bold and your changes have been reverted. It's time to discuss and to refrain from reimposing your changes until you have consensus on your side. Alansohn (talk) 02:36, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Let's look at Edinburg Park, New Jersey as an example. It's listed in the federal government's Geographic Names Information System here. The coordinates provided are in West Windsor see here. As far as Wikipedia editors are concerned, it meets our WP:GEOLAND standard, which means it merits an article. Even if the name is out of use, as you claim, notability doesn't disappear. You might argue that it doesn't, but the burden of proof is on you. As a new editor, excited to participate, I encourage you to avoid trying to fight battles like this one unless you think you can provide the evidence needed to convince me and other editors. Alansohn (talk) 03:50, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]