Talk:Newburyport, Massachusetts

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[edit] Spam removal

I'm removing the spam from this discussion page. The Newbuyport article itself needs work. What is an internet sow? Where is Bossy Gillis? 129.55.27.4 16:14, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

people clearly need to stop editting random comments about themselves and others. who cares about the last residents. they're clearly not notable given their grammatical errors.

[edit] Be serious

I know it is tough for residents to resist putting in local jokes and comments. Keep in mind, however, this is not an article of local scope. The whole world gets to read it (if they care to). An encyclopedic tone is most appropriate. The world wants to know something about this place on the map. When you go to look up information about a city in France or England you don't expect to find corny jokes instead of information. Reciprocation is a genuine moral principle and certainly is the basis of courtesy. I went over this cleaning it up and adding a little. More can be added. I think you can see the direction in which it should go. We got ecology and history and tourism but also facilities that make it a good place to live and it does have access not only to Boston but also to Lawrence, Lowell and Manchester NH. Your turn now. Thanks.Dave 20:24, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] True, true:

Indeed you are right. As a resident, I have good resources and I shall try to help. However, I do think people were just trying to be informative. 24.62.186.84 17:58, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Family income

An anon added the following claim to the Demographics section: "A more accurate assessment by the local newspaper estimates the average family income to be rougly $120,000, based on cost of living statistics and housing data."

Since this is uncited, doesn't defend its claim to be "more accurate", and is nearly twice as much as the Census Bureau's reported average family income, I figured it should be removed. But I'll leave it on the talk page in case someone can come up with a cite for it. AJD (talk) 19:14, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

      • Update: This is true; currently in the process of finding the newspaper's issue date to add as a reference.