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[edit] Syracuse

Hi,

Actually it was the Syracuse, New York article, not the Syracuse University. It was a revert to your edit. That is, someone (actually two different anonymous users) made bad edits to the article subsequent to your (good) one. I reset the article to the last good version, yours, and that is what was meant by that message. -- Rsholmes 14:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

See Navigation popups. -- Rsholmes 20:32, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank You!

Thanks for your recent standardization work across articles in Massachusetts towns. CSZero 16:23, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

CS: My pleasure. Thanks for noticing. I found that once I got going, I was a little obsessed. :-) (No compulsive behavior here...) I started out with my own town and then realized the rest of Middlesex County could use some conformity, so I just clicked on them one by one. Nothing like being cooped up on a rainy day! When it's "done," where shall I go next?--Dalmatian Mommy 17:04, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bradford MA

I noticed your edits on Bradford MA. Thanks for helping with that. You don't live around Haverhill do you? I've always wondered what 297 South Main Street looks like now. It's where Carleton School for Boys was located. It was run by an ancestor of mine. I haven't managed to make it to Bradford yet. -- Rbcwa 06:44, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

I haven't done much there, but you're welcome. I live in MetroWest. Kind of working my way around the county to standardize the city/town articles. It's a lot easier to find information when the articles have the same lay-out.--Dalmatian Mommy 06:53, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Framingham, MA - Two Separate Communities

When you rewrote this article you tore this section was apart. I had fleshed that section out to show how the community was divided through various ways- Financial, demographics etc. I understand what you were doing but now the information I put in is spread through out the article and the points I had made are now without reference which makes the article confusing. I would like to revert it the previous version by me if you do not object. --Jerem43 11:40, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Framingham, MA - Places of worship

Shouldn't those be referenced, not linked?

Jerem43 22:39, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Hampshire Metro Areas

hi dalmatian mommy, wouldn't the metro area section you moved under geography make more sense as a subheading under demographics? i will be meek and not do it myself, as i don't feel strongly about it, and maybe you do. in any case, i agree it doesn't really belong in a separate major section.--barneca (talk) 15:52, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm... I suppose it could be either depending on your perspective. Before you move it elsewhere, check out the article New England City and Town Area which describes the NECTA as "a geographic and statistical entity defined by the U. S. Office of Management and Budget."--Dalmatian Mommy 16:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
agreed, it's 6 of one and 1/2 dozen of the other. i see no real consistency in other u.s. state articles, either. so i'm leaving it alone. maybe that's why it had it's own section in the first palce; no one knew where to stick it. --barneca (talk) 16:51, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recent Change to Springfield, MA page

Since there are plenty of other businesses in Springfield, MA besides the few that I listed, it makes no sence to title the section as "Business". Therfore, I am changing the section header back. The section's intended purpose is to recognize the city's distinctive businesses, not just business in general. JACKSONIAN3623 13:31, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Boston, MA

Hello, I noticed you've made many contributions to the article Boston, Massachusetts since the article was featured. My concern is the article has degraded in the last month, with dispute tags, POV statements, unreferenced info and criticism throughout. Such as new section headers with POV information (having a one sided view), specifically the "Elections" section which I changed (I have no idea if you did this one, and am not accusing you of this). Neither am I accusing you of degrading the article. Like I said, I noticed your user name making many edits, but do not know which ones you made. They could have all be good, and I assume they are. I do ask, though, that you use the talk page before making significant changes to the article especially if it can be considered POV. Again, I'm not accusing you of this. I've been away from the article and I'm not sure where, when and by whom most of these changes were made (more likely it was many different editors), I just noticed your name more often than others (newer editors). I firmly believe that everyone has a right to edit any article and I'm not trying to discourage you in any way. In fact I appreciate your contributions, as I believe you are editing in good faith, and are attempting to better the articles. I just wanted to bring my concerns to you in case you may be able to help with this. Thank you. Jeeny (talk) 16:59, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Would you please review the Hartford, CT page

I noticed that you have a keen eye for the placement and layout of a city's article. I am trying to rehabilitate the Hartford, CT page. Would you please take a look at it and comment or make changes when necessary. I am trying to gather enough information to hopefully move Hartford up to a Class A article. Thanks for your help and keep up the good work. JACKSONIAN3623 20:14, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the compliment. I'm a magazine editor at heart so I strive for readability. I'll take a look at Hartford when I have some time. A small warning though--I crossed the "Wiki" border into New Hampshire once and they didn't appreciate my idea of standardization. :-( It seems each state has its own way of organizing town articles. I'll have to take a look at a few before venturing over the border and changing things in a new state. --Dalmatian Mommy 18:03, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ==Dunstable, MA==

Hey there, I noticed you did some standardization work on the article for Dunstable, MA. As a Dunstable resident, I just wanted to personally thank you. ;) Keep up the good work! Jodamn 01:31, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

My pleasure. I've been "traveling" from town to town in MA, doing some standardization work, trying to make the articles more readable. Finally got to the letter 'd'. :-)
--Dalmatian Mommy 21:20, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Editor's Barnstar

The Editor's Barnstar
I hereby award you the Editor's Barnstar for your diligent work on editing and improving articles related to Massachusetts. I very often see your name in the history of articles I read and edit, so thank you and keep up the good work. --CapitalR 23:23, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Walpole, MA

Do you live in or near Walpole, Mass? I may want to write about you for an article in my school independent newspaper. Leave me a note on my talk page. Sobar 21:15, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Splitting up Mass. article sections?

Hi, I had been working on the cleanup and standardization of the Massachusetts town articles, and, upon going back, have noticed you have been splitting up a lot of the sections I created. The reasons I had gone through all those particular sections (and thus far I had done all of Bristol, Plymouth & Barnstable Counties) was to cut down on extraneous headers, and to ensure that things that go together (i.e., geography & transportation and government/services/education) stay together (because we both know that not everyone is smart enough to know that they do! ;) ). Just wondering what your thought process is, because if we're both working on the same articles & changing each other back & forth, it'll just get frustrating for both of us. ToddC4176 14:26, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:CVU status

The Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism Unit project is under consideration to be moved to {{inactive}} and/or {{historical}} status. Another proposal is to delete or redirect the project. You have been identified as a project member and your input as to this matter would be welcomed at WT:CVU#Inactive.3F and at the deletion debate. Thank you! Delivered on behalf of xaosflux 16:11, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Hopkinton_seal.gif

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