Talk:Uxbridge, Massachusetts

The section on history contains two instances of the weasel-words "may have been". It also uses the vague term "of color". The information on the ethnic makeup is interesting, but if it can't be supported with hard evidence, that does not justify weasel-words and other shaky support. It should be revised. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk • contribs) August 31, 2006

Revised? That's why you just deleted it all? The basis for this claim is conversation I have had with UHS' oldest faculty and staff. As far as I know there is no empirical evidence either confirming or denying this, hence my use of the words 'may have been'. I believe this is adequate and in keeping with many of the other Wiki pages.

Have you any evidence to disprove my claim? If so, you might post it as an addendum to my post, which is the polite way of generating debate on this topic.

Please don't just throw away my work. Thanks.

- Scott. (scott289@gmail.com) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scotthill289 (talk • contribs) November 13, 2006 2602:304:CDA6:51B0:64E8:60AF:F493:759D (talk) 09:14, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

2602:304:CDA6:51B0:64E8:60AF:F493:759D (talk) 09:14, 15 June 2015 (UTC) 2602:304:CDA6:51B0:64E8:60AF:F493:759D (talk) 09:14, 15 June 2015 (UTC) The history section has been revised with material provided by the Town's Historian. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.203.226.27 (talk • contribs) January 17, 2007

I think the editors of wikipedia had a real problem with everything in the hitory section down to Geography since March. I personally enjoyed what you wrote Scott, but I have tried to rewrite it along the lines of what they have requested, 'wikify' the links to other wikipedia items, and add references. But that is as much as I can do. I still can't get the distintion of references and footnotes. But I think it is an interesting read for kids doing homework research and an accurate look at local history. I have asked Senator Moore to see if he can locate anyone interested in finalizing it. ksherin@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ksherin (talk • contribs) 15:36, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Please be careful with original research, which is not permitted by Wikipedia standards. The above statements imply that you have used OR. Wikipedia (or any encyclopedia) does not exist as a place to publish original research; you must use verifible published sources. This can present a problem with local history articles.  Acroterion  (talk)  02:44, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

latest edits
Work done - started to standardize the formatting, put most of the references in to display on notes section; removed unnecessary links (only one link for a word is necessary - not every time it appears in the text), some spelling and grammar changes; re-phrases some sentences in first part and broke up into clearer paragraphs. added "citation needed" in early parts where it appeared that a quote was inserted into text or statement was unsupported.

There is more to do, but only so much time in any one day. I will continue tomorrow. Please add comments if you think of any improvements. Regards Stellar 12:49, 23 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Scanning the article, I saw the need for copy editing, and jumped in, without realizing that someone was already working here--one can only imagine how annoying that must have seemed. I will check in later. Keep up the good work. JNW 02:35, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Both of your edits are welcome. Speaking as a non-editor, you have added greatly to what was begun. Given historic nature of this town, a decent write-up is a valuable contribution. ksherin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.235.197.186 (talk) 01:29, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Footnote 17
I have supplied an updated URL for your footnote 17: http://www.kouroo.info/kouroo/places/towns/SmithfieldRI.pdf 72.195.134.21 (talk) 20:51, 18 March 2008 (UTC) Austin Meredith, kouroo@brown.edu

Too many footnotes?
Help me out with this one... I took one look at this article, and I am bombarded by so many footnotes! What are the guidelines for use of footnotes? I am just curious.--Marcbela (talk) 21:57, 10 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Sourcing of material is strongly encouraged in Wikipedia. I don't see what the problem is. Ground Zero | t 14:29, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Deleted quotation
I have removed this quotation from the first paragraph:
 * If you look closely, you can see traces of our nation’s development, for as one local historian observed “Here in our small Town, through the last centuries, has been enacted a miniature United States history.” NPS brochure

This is clearly some local guy's opinion, not a useful addition to the article. First, we don't know who said this. Anyone can call themselves a "local historian". It doesn't mean they have any qualifications, have done any research, or are recognized by anyone other than the brochure publisher as a "local historian". Second, what is this really saying? Is it factual to say that the town's history is a ministure US history history? No. Third, a National Parks Servce brochure is not an authoritative source.

If this were the opinion of a well-known, well-respected academic historian published in a respectable source, then it would be worth adding. As it is, this comes across as local boosterism, which is fine for a brochure, but not acceptable for Wikipedia. Ground Zero | t 14:29, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Overlinking
This article is egregiously overlinked. I have no doubt that the editors who have littered this article with oh so many links are well-intentioned, but this is an example of how linking can be abused to the point where the article becomes unreadable.

Please see WP:OVERLINK to learn more about when to use and when not o use hyperlinks. In part, it says:


 * What generally should not be linked
 * It is generally not necessary to link:
 * Plain English words....
 * The same link multiple times. Redundant links make future maintenance harder....


 * Individual words when a phrase has its own article. For example, link to "the flag of Tokelau" instead of "the flag of Tokelau". Such a link is more likely to be interesting and helpful to the user, and almost certainly contains links to the more general terms, in this case, "flag" and "Tokelau".

I have deleted numerous repeated links and links to plain English words, but the article remains very densely linked. More links should be removed. Ground Zero | t 05:18, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

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2602:304:CDA6:51B0:64E8:60AF:F493:759D (talk) 09:18, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Which counties had jurisdiction, and when?
I think that both Essex and Suffolk counties came into the picture. 2602:304:CDA6:51B0:64E8:60AF:F493:759D (talk) 09:18, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

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