User talk:Ric Turley

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Please help me with... Sugar Creek, Missouri is not the first designated population place I've found that lacks 2020 census information. Who can I assist and get guidance from to update these localities with current census information? Ric Turley (talk) 14:43, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Ric Turley. I'd encourage you to be bold and try and fix those pages up yourself. If you end up having any specific challenges or questions, feel free to ping me, and I'll help where I can. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:47, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Many of my friends would tell you I'm too bold. While new to Wikipedia editing, I'm a programmer and accustomed to amplifying my efforts to edit many pages or at least simplifying the process for each page. My observation is that there must be a template, a script or a procedure to snag the US Census data, make it readable and plug it in - and if not, I want to jump in to help create it. Maybe I can check the history of an edited page and find who updated the census info and contact them. Ric Turley (talk) 19:36, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It does seem like the sort of thing that could benefit from a template. You could check out what's currently in Category:Society and social science templates and its subcategories, especially the ones about demography and population. If what you're looking for doesn't exist, maybe the formatting of similar ones can help? You might also ask for help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geography. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:35, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that will get me started. Ric Turley (talk) 17:05, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

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Please help me with... Is it plagiarism to use the Kearney, Nebraska Demographics 2020 Census section by TheWeeklyIslander as a template to update other localities? Do I need to ask their permission? Should I strive for consistency between similar articles while editing Wikipedia? Ric Turley (talk) 16:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * No permission is required. You should acknowledge the original when you copy from one place to another in Wikipedia, but the other user has already agreed to the license that allows anyone to use it.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 18:55, 20 July 2024 (UTC)