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Having a value for 2010 but not for 2020 is a valid edge case for a historical place that existed in 2010 but no longer existed in 2020. See, as an example of something not exactly the same,
Manganese, Minnesota. I suppose a new parameter could be added to the template to indicate a formerly populated place that should not expect further updates, but until that exists and is placed into the articles that need it, testing for 2020 without 2010 could result in false positives. –
Jonesey95 (
talk)
21:24, 25 September 2023 (UTC)reply
There are already a number of false positives (
Atkinson, Maine,
Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, etc.), and there's only roughly a 10% chance that an extinct locale's most recent census figure is a decennial one, so I doubt adding this would increase the false positive rate by much if at all. If we consider the final census estimate for an extinct locale to be meaningful info, it would help to identify instances where that info is missing.
Star Garnet (
talk)
02:07, 26 September 2023 (UTC)reply
This category is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
Having a value for 2010 but not for 2020 is a valid edge case for a historical place that existed in 2010 but no longer existed in 2020. See, as an example of something not exactly the same,
Manganese, Minnesota. I suppose a new parameter could be added to the template to indicate a formerly populated place that should not expect further updates, but until that exists and is placed into the articles that need it, testing for 2020 without 2010 could result in false positives. –
Jonesey95 (
talk)
21:24, 25 September 2023 (UTC)reply
There are already a number of false positives (
Atkinson, Maine,
Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, etc.), and there's only roughly a 10% chance that an extinct locale's most recent census figure is a decennial one, so I doubt adding this would increase the false positive rate by much if at all. If we consider the final census estimate for an extinct locale to be meaningful info, it would help to identify instances where that info is missing.
Star Garnet (
talk)
02:07, 26 September 2023 (UTC)reply