Talk:Waverly, Tioga County, New York

Dot on the map
The dot on the map is not inside the State of New York! I've no idea where this town is so I can't fix it myself. Astronaut (talk) 08:28, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The town is centered directly on the PA - NY Line. --Johshandlesmand332ffs (talk) 17:50, 1 March 2009 (UTC)


 * None the less, my browser (IE7) renders the dot so it appears to be in PA. The geo location is correct (Google Earth puts its marker on the town), so perhaps it is a limitation of the wiki markup when processing the infobox?  Astronaut (talk) 18:06, 1 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, I agree it happens to show below the line. Is it possible to repair it? I'm not sure how? The map may be showing South Waverly, PA It may have 'confused itself?' --Johshandlesmand332ffs (talk) 03:18, 3 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I asked at the help desk and got some useful answers. I'll have a go at fixing it.  Astronaut (talk) 05:17, 3 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Is that better? The same problem affected other towns along that section of the NY/PA border.  I adjusted the border coordinates on Template:Location map USA New York.  Astronaut (talk) 18:44, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Communities and notable people
I removed the section "Communities in Waverly," because it was mostly communities outside the Village in the Town of Barton, though they could be called part of "Greater Waverly" or "Neighboring Communities."

The notable people section needs verification and/or citations. John Marshall's page has a link to the other Waverly as his place of birth (I think that's wrong but don't know for sure).Bardobro (talk) 16:14, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Scope of this article: legal vs conventional definition of a place
Looking at this article, I see what must be a common issue with dense settlements in predominately rural areas, where the conventional definition of a place doesn't conform to its legal definition. The Village of Waverly is a legal entity, an incorporated village, with definitive boundaries. A more conventional definition may cross village, town, county, or even state borders, as do the cultural markers of ZIP code, school district, and transportation patterns.

The article purports to be about the Village of Waverly, and the geographic and demographic stats are within this scope, but many of the items in the history and other sections pertain to the more general "Waverly area," or "Greater Waverly," if you will. J.E. Ranch, O'Brien's Inn, and the Bodine brothers are among the more prominent examples.

So what's an editor to do? It's true that things just outside the boundaries are still part of the life of the village, but would it be more appropriate to cover, say, J.E. Ranch, in the Barton article? I don't know the answers, just putting out the questions...Bardobro (talk) 17:31, 31 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Bardobro (talk) -- Today I went through and attempted to fix a majority of the problems with the article that have been prevalent since it's creation. Including the things you've mentioned. I hope this will get the ratings for this article back up to a good slate.

--FencesSBX (talk) 20:36, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Waverly, New York Junior and Senior High School
In reference to your recent addition to the Waverly, New York page: I'm wondering if calling the Mary Muldoon school "Waverly Junior and Senior High School" would be confusing as that school is no longer in use, and actually being confirmed into apartments. The current Junio-Senior HS is obviously not listed as a historic landmark. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FencesSBX (talk • contribs) 01:14, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 10:19, 30 April 2016 (UTC)