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Would you be willing to work with me on getting a better map for said template? The map used, while accurate to what one branch of the state government has decided to carve up the state, it is inconsistent to definitions the actual articles that the template links to. I understand it could be hard as each region can "claim" different counties and overlap.Camelbinky (talk) 00:52, 27 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Definitely! I was actually planning on doing that as it is, as well as fixing up some of the regional maps.  I used the economic region map more as a placeholder than anything else. Vmanjr (talk) 04:10, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I am the creator of the timeline articles, and used definitions of "central", "Hudson Valley", "Capital District", etc mostly on the criteria of "which counties have towns which have common ancestry" whereas other types of articles may go by a demographic, economic, and/or historical reasoning of lumping counties. There are so many criteria such as TV/radio markets, economic planning by the state or multi-county cooperative organizations, even private organizations, religions, and companies (such as the Red Cross and Catholic Church) carve up the state into different regions for organizational purposes. I see it being a very hard task ahead of us!Camelbinky (talk) 01:58, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

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With the author listed as Thom Hanford and the uploaders username not similar then we need proof via WP:ORTS that they are one in the same or that the author has released the image in that way.  LGA talk  edits   03:34, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Please self revert your last change.  LGA talk  edits   03:36, 15 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi! I replied on Thominendicott's page but you may have missed it. I'm afraid I don't understand the issue here. The user clearly used PD-self for release when they uploaded the photo, which is only meant for work that they own, and identifies this as coming from their personal photo collection. It seems pretty arbitrary that the uploader's PD-self declaration is being questioned. Honestly, if that's the case, then the PD-self tag becomes pretty useless, since every such tagged photo would have to go through an extra verification. Vmanjr (talk) 03:39, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes I missed that, when you upload an image with an authors name that does not match yours you need to provide proof that they have agreed to licence it. This can be done via e-mail to WP:ORTS. Please undo your last edit to the File:DowntownCCPA.jpg file.  LGA talk  edits   03:43, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Not sure if I agree with your sentiment (or if that the reasoning corresponds to any sort of valid policy for self-licensed images), but I'll go ahead and revert it anyways for due process. Vmanjr (talk) 04:06, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you, however a number of editors do not understand what PD-self covers, for example a number think that self-downloading a image from the internet and uploading it here is covered by PD-Self because they did it themselves, in case where an author is given and there is no clear match to a username we have to get WP:ORTS proof that the author has licensed it.  LGA talk  edits   05:49, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

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Your edit to List of people from Binghamton, New York fails Wikipedia Manual of Style. It is not verifiable WP:Verify, and also violates conventions of WP:Place. Please see the Talk Page, thanks Bill Huston (talk)  00:42, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

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Largest shopping malls in America: King of Prussia Mall
Hi! Sorry to be rude but stop changing the information for the list "Largest shopping malls in America." According to mall management, King of Prussia Mall is 2.8 million square feet. Thank you.


 * If mall management says it, then show proof. Simon, the mall manager, publicly lists their gross leasable area (GLA) on their own website as 2,651,631 sq. ft, as of today (they even list this date on their site).  The numbers in the table in the list of largest shopping malls are all GLA, and not total area, because GLA is the convention used to compare shopping malls by official bodies.  As with all edits, quoting directly from Wikipedia policy, "The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material, and it is satisfied by providing an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the contribution."  I welcome you to find a source that specifically says that the gross leasable area is as large as you claim - I spent hours looking for one myself, but could not find one (there are various numbers that are not GLA, or are from unreputable sources).  However, until you can satisfy the burden (again, according to Wikipedia policy), then I don't really have much choice but to revert.  Thanks for understanding.  Vmanjr (talk) 18:37, 10 August 2019 (UTC)

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That's where I grew up. Nobody, but nobody, ever uses the name Hornellsville except in a real estate or other legal context. (Hornell was once called Hornellsville.) The less educated have no idea what Hornellsville is. Yes, that is the name of the town, but I can't see that using it, instead of Hornell, serves any purpose. deisenbe (talk) 14:11, 12 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi. That's understandable, but MOS:RJL is clear about using municipalities with official jurisdiction over the land.  It might be worth discussing this as a potential change for the MOS, but until such a change is approved, the location should still read Hornellsville.  My guess is that the rule tries to avoid ambiguities in which common name to use, which could be a problem in other areas (though likely not in Hornell). Vmanjr (talk) 14:17, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

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Thank you for putting in the request to revert the former song, and I've added my voice to the latter's RM – I saw these two changes a couple of days ago and was a little annoyed that they had been done without any discussion, but I guess the editor is new and acted in good faith without being aware of WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. The Chicago and Everly Brothers songs are overwhelmingly the primary topic, whichever metric you use to gauge it. Richard3120 (talk) 01:06, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

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Binghamton, NY is not a major city.
I see how you tried to make it a major city by mentioning the Metropolitan Statistical Area rather than the population of the city proper, stating it had a quarter million people, but you did not use the same trick on the major cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. These 4 MSA's have 1.1 million, 1.0 million, 700,000, and 1.1 million, respectively. Please don't mix apples and oranges. Utica is also not a major city, roughly the same size as Bingo in both MSA and city proper if you include Endicott and Johnson City. No way around the fact that Utica and Bingo are not major cities. MorganDWright (talk) 23:04, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

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Please refrain from adding, removing or changing genres, as you did to Chicago 18, without providing a source or establishing a consensus on the article's talk page first. Genre changes to suit your own point of view are considered disruptive. Thank you. Binksternet (talk) 20:40, 9 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi @Binksternet I was simply reverting changes that were made by a relatively new editor. The articles previously either stated "American rock band" or "American band", and I went back to "American rock band" (the editor mass changed these to "American soft rock band", in disagreement with longstanding consensus). I'd appreciate you investigating the source before reverting further... Thanks, Vmanjr (talk) 20:42, 9 May 2023 (UTC)


 * You might consider adding the word "revert" or the shortcut "rv" to your edit summaries when your edits are reversions. Binksternet (talk) 20:43, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * @Binksternet good point - I usually do, but forgot to in this case. Anyhow, thoughts on how best to proceed? Vmanjr (talk) 20:45, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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Notable people from Binghamton
Please read the section colleges found here.Lost in Quebec (talk) 10:40, 10 June 2024 (UTC)


 * @Lost in Quebec thanks for the info - I wasn't aware of the preference in the U.S. Cities project. That said, you left no edit summary, so it was unclear what your intent was (see WP:FIES). I've gone ahead and removed more such names, and will ensure that they're added into the Binghamton University alumni page if they aren't already there. Vmanjr (talk) 13:36, 12 June 2024 (UTC)