Talk:Gunbarrel, Colorado

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[edit] Loose Terminology

Gunbarrel has been defined by the United States Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP) within Boulder County, Colorado. The CDP is entirely outside the city limits of Boulder, since everything within the Boulder city limits is categorized by the Census Bureau as the city of Boulder, not the CDP of Gunbarrel.

The word Gunbarrel is also used loosely by Boulder County residents to refer to a larger neighborhood which includes the CDP, an adjacent part of northeastern Boulder, and some additional territory in unincorporated Boulder County.

Customarily, the Wikipedia article on Gunbarrel should refer strictly to the CDP, not the larger neighborhood which also includes part of Boulder. The city of Boulder has its own Wikipedia article, as does Boulder County.

However, in its current condition this article is about both the CDP and the larger neighborhood. This approach is improper and confusing.

I will be modifying the Gunbarrel article shortly, making it refer to the CDP and not any part of the city of Boulder. If someone wants to start writing articles on Boulder neighborhoods, the portion of "Gunbarrel" which is inside city limits might be one such article. Paul (talk) 08:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)