Talk:Bowie, Maryland/Archive 1

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Added the { {Cleanup-section} } tag to the == History == section. It has redundancies and has a circular timeline. Toddstreat1 16:00, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

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I am copying the following discussion regarding the Bowie, Maryland article from my Talk page, in an effort to explain my earlier edit. RickK was right to inquire and to point out my neglect in offering an explanation. I regret the oversight. The exchange follows:

Why did you delete the Iran Brown information at Bowie, Maryland without discussion or so much as an edit summary? RickK 03:28, 16 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Sorry, Rick. I deleted it because it seemed a lurid bit of minutiae to include in a description of Bowie. I see you disagree. Fine. Maybe as that incident recedes into the past, we may be able to place it in its appropriate context. Most of us in the Washington metropolitan area don't immediately think "sniper shooting" when we hear "Bowie, Maryland." If we're going to start listing crimes in descriptions of cities, where will this lead? Which crimes do we include, and why? RBrown06:35, Jan 19, 2004 (UTC)

Well, 1- you should have indicated WHY you deleted it, and 2- I think it's a part of Bowie history (though I didn't write it originally.) RickK 00:37, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Well, first, I said "sorry" and corrected it by answering your question, and second, not everything that happens someplace belongs in a history of that community. If this incident had taken place 20 years ago, I doubt seriously that anyone would have added this item. Besides, there is already a rather full entry on the Beltway sniper shootings, and all of the pertinent information is there. RBrown 01:14, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)

500 residential building lots
The quoted "500 residential building lots" is a bit misleading. The original railroad town's lots are small slivers of land aprroximately 2500 sft each. If I remember correctly you needed to purchace at least 4 lots to get enough land to build a house on. Generally, it is required that you have 3 lots to build, but 2 are 0k. You could, of course, buy more if you wanted to. 66.173.192.96 15:22, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Levitt Houses
I'm planning to add some stuff about the Levitt houses. This is mostly notes. Better writers are encouraged to incorporate the following facts.

Forbes Magazine
Bowie was mentioned as the most affordable suburb in the North East. If anyone is willing to incorporate this into the article please do. I will, if I get time. Parent article Angrymansr (talk) 17:15, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

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