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A quick tip on using inline references

Hello Violeta. I've come across your new articles on communities in Georgia and thought I'd leave you a hint on how to use one reference for multiple facts. Up to now you've placed the same <ref>...</ref> string several times but with the following trick you'll only need it once. When you use a source for the first time in the article, use <ref name="foo">...</ref> instead and give a unique "name" to that reference. Then, whenever you need the same ref again, place <ref name="foo"/> after the fact. That way you'll get much smaller reference list in the end because unique sources will only appear once in the list but will have multiple links back to the article content. See Greenwood, Georgia. And you also don't need to repeat the weblink in the reference section. Happy editing, De728631 (talk) 18:40, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Mitchell County template

I don't dispute that Sale City is a municipality; however, it is not a city but a town. That's why it gets its own section. Moreover, Meigs is in multiple counties; the Census Bureau source at its article shows that almost forty people have lived in a portion of Meigs that lies within Mitchell County for some years now. Granted, it's a very small section, but we include municipalities on county templates if they extend into those counties, no matter how small the extension. Nyttend (talk) 03:43, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

The actual municipal limits extend across the county line; it's not just an unincorporated area in the vicinity. If you look at Google Maps Street View along Church Street, you'll see a blue "Meigs City Limit" sign on the western side of the road, a bit north of County Line Road. Moreover, unofficial use of "city" is common in many areas in many states, just like "town"; I grew up in a municipality denominated a village by Ohio law, but "town" was common, and people spoke of the village's municipal building as "city hall". Nyttend (talk) 04:12, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Please note the word "unofficial" in my comment — they're not legally interchangeable, but people may often use one term inaccurately to refer to a municipality that is actually the other type. As far as Street View goes, it's quite different from the rest of Google Maps, since it's purely photographs: once you find the sign, you can navigate down the road and find yourself downtown. To find the sign, start just east of where Google shows Railroad Street intersecting Church. Finally, thanks for the clarification about the post office bit, which I totally misunderstood before. Nyttend (talk) 04:32, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. In general, when people talk about "historical towns", they mean places that are no longer inhabited; that's why I thought that they were ghost towns. Because they're still populated, we consider them unincorporated communities — I can't see the difference between them and the other populated places without municipal status, and the different classifications on these templates need to have clear, unambiguous criteria. Nyttend (talk) 12:32, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

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Bryan Loves You

Oh I'm very sorry. I just did a quick google search and found that the film does exist. The title originally sounded like a hoax and the reference provided was to a different movie. If you need help with improving the article feel free to ask! Vanadus (talk | contribs) 04:30, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

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Albany red light district.

Violeta, what "sounds like a ghetto" to you doesn't matter. The source doesn't call it a "ghetto" and your assessment of it as one is WP:OR. Similarly, your assessment of the city ordinances is WP:SYNTH. I will be posting this dispute in the Georgia Wikiproject to get more input. Niteshift36 (talk) 20:19, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

• YOU are calling it a ghetto, not "facts". YOU are calling it a "red light district", without any reliable source saying it (save a 70 year old reference that was discussiong new military traffic that no longer exists there). Your say so means nothing. Find actual reliable sources that say these things. Niteshift36 (talk) 01:10, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

• I'm going to presume that you haven't read WP:OR or WP:SYNTH. Otherwise, if you have read them, you don't understand them. Find actual reliable sources that say these things. Niteshift36 (talk) 01:19, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

• It's very simple. If a reliable source didn't say it, you can't make that conclusion. That ordinance proves nothing, other that IF there was a business that was deemed sexually oriented, it would have to go there. That does not state that a) there are or b) it magically becomes a "red light district". Similarly, just because an area is economically disadvantaged, doesn't make it a "ghetto". You ask me what city will call it a ghetto.......that should tell you something. It's offensive sweetheart! Just like calling overweight people "fatass" or calling a mentally handicapped person a "retard". You know what? If you're not going to bother actually reading the applicable policies, there is no reason to try to discuss it further with you. Show a reliable source that says it or show a policy that allows you to make up these conclusions. Even better, take 2 minutes and read the essay WP:TRUTH. You might find it enlightening. Niteshift36 (talk) 01:31, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of List of subdivisions in Albany, Georgia for deletion

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Closed discussions.

Apparently you missed the notice that said "The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion" before you made further edits. . Niteshift36 (talk) 03:00, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

I have reverted the edit, but Niteshift, it is better to let an uninvolved party do these types of things. Both of you need to read the closing comment and stop focusing on each other and focus on the content.--Cerejota  03:11, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

WQA issue

In your comment that I reverted, you mentioned not knowing notification was needed. All of the noticeboards have a list of rules, usually at the top of the page. You should never post a report in any noticeboard without reading and understanding these rules. In the case of WP:WQA, the rules clearly state you have to notify the reported user, as well as the reasons to post. It usually seen in a negative fashion when the rules for a noticeboard are not followed, as per WP:BOOMERANG. In the future always make sure to give a read to the rules, and if you need assistance, request help before posting. Often, even if one is in the right, reports get ignored because they were posted against the rules of the noticeboard. For example, I closed your report because it didn't meet the requirements of WP:WQA but was better placed at WP:ORN. If you need any further assistance, let me know.--Cerejota  03:11, 7 September 2011 (UTC)