Talk:Garage sale
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[edit] Online garage sale mapping software
I "commented out" the Online garage sale mapping software section of this article because it does not seem encyclopedic. Rather, it appears that it might be intended to promote GSN. Promotional or not, it seems like the type of content you would see on a hobbyist's website, not in an encyclopedia article. --orlady 03:39, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
- Now I have deleted that section. It was recently restored by an IP user, but there was no effort to explain or demonstrate why it should be considered encyclopedic. Careful examination indicates that it is effectively promotional linkspam. For example, review of the edit history indicates that the section was created by a user who is affiliated with several of the websites that were listed in the table; subsequent embellishments were by users with few or no other contributions.
- If you object to this deletion, please explain here why you think this should be restored. --orlady 15:55, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] US-specific?
The article says, towards the end:
- The cultural phenomenon of garage and yard sales in the United States
Is this mainly a US thing? If so, we should probably mention it in the lead. I don't recall ever seeing them in England, anyway. The Wednesday Island (talk) 20:09, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Appending to articles
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to be having this discussion; however, being new to Wiki, I could not find a link "talk" on the article "Garage Sale". I am the user that added the link to Garage Sale Tracker. I added my link because I feel that this Wiki article and my website strive for the same goals. This article was written with the intent to inform visitors about what a garage sale is. Well as this blog will be read by both novice and seasoned garage sale shoppers, I feel that not only should they be informed about what a sale is but what tool to use to find a sale. My website, Garage Sales Tracker, was designed to facilitate visitors to finding and listing sales. Therefore, I believe it would be a great addition to this blog. Please respond even if you do not consider adding my link to this article. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slightstk (talk • contribs) 21:54, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
- This is not a blog, nor a guidebook. Rather it is an online encyclopedia. See WP:EL for information on acceptable external links. --Orlady (talk) 23:26, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
