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This article, Nassau, should be Nassau, Bahamas.
Nassau (state) should be Nassau as it is the oldest origin of all Nassau references, with a link to Nassau (disambiguation).
No, policy says it should be the most commonly used name - so Nassau, Bahamas should get this name. Guettarda 21:09, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Thats not NPOV. It may be common where you are, if I say "Nassau" where I am, 100% of the people (about 15 000 000) will think of the House of Orange-Nassau, not of Nassau, Bahamas. If I say the same in Germany, even more people will think of Nassau (state) first. 217.121.144.89 21:08, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I know this issue was officially settled in favor of disambiguation, but when you search "Nassau" in English-language Google, the Wikipedia entry for Nassau, Bahamas is the first result. Isn't this a very strong indicator that Nassau, Bahamas is what most English speakers associate with Nassau?
My two unsolicited cents not intended to invoke any WP policy: I'm American and for me "Nassau" has always held an association with Bahamas. It's also very silly to me that a direct link to Nassau, Bahamas, was assaulted for being Amerocentric in the same argument suggesting that a search for "Nassau" gives Nassau, Bahamas and House of Nassau equal weight. "Amerocentric" -- or "America-centric," as per the discussion -- is a pretty coded term insofar as it implies a certain hegemonic bias. Nassau, Bahamas is over 90 percent black, a population with ancestral routes to freed slaves; the House of Nassau is a white German dynasty and indeed the colony of Nassau's namesake. I'm no P.C. Principal raging against a pervasive conspiracy to whitewash Wikipedia or whatever all those thinkpieces a while back were on about, but I can't be the only one who sees strong irony and a pseudoacademic tango around the history of colonialism in the argument for disambiguation. EmDoubleEweEl ( talk) 18:01, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
I was reviewing the "In Popular Culture" section to try to find citations for the three statements in need of citations in reference to the book, Blood and Fire by John Marquis. I wasn't able to verify the existence of any of the reviews mentioned in this section and I suspect they don't exist. They only appear as quotes on the author's personal website. I would suggest that this section be removed. Skheraj ( talk) 9:04pm, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
The capital city of present-day independent nation should get primary topic disambiguation; nothing on the disambiguation page (currently, Nassau) comes close. The related move Nassau → Nassau (disambiguation) would also be necessary. –Hajor 01:21, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
One comment: from the discussion above (and perhaps Guettarda can confirm) the Bahamian capital appears to have been here at Nassau in the not-so-distant past.
And one query: Septentrionalis brings up both Hesse-Nassau or Nassau County, New York. According to our article naming policies, neither of those would be eligible for the coveted undisambiguated Nassau; at the most, they might get a redirect, like San Francisco redirects to San Francisco, California. The query is something that occurred to me in the recent discussion over moving Windsor to Windsor, Berkshire, and it goes something like this: "In deciding primary topic disambiguation, does the fact that an article's natural location, per naming conventions, would place it at the undisambigged location give it any degree of precedence over rivals that, per conventions, would not normally get that location?" –Hajor 01:37, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Is this all in one request then, along with the old september entry for switching Nassau and Nassau (disambiguation)? Ryan Norton T | @ | C 03:19, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
Anyone else notice how this article shrank insanely? Pilotguy I think needs to explain his reverting here... I can see that the article pre revert could be considered an advert/not notable, but I want to hear it from Pilotguy on what was wrong with the article so maybe we can fix it. Galactor213 16:29, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
From comparing
PilotGuy's version with the previous version, it looks to me like he removed a lot of content he considered commercial. Lots of it does read like advertising copy. However, some of that info could certainly be rewritten so that it doesn't have that bias.
Karen Joslin 13:08, 31 August 2006
"The city has a population of 365,9284 (2005 census), nearly 70 percent of the entire population of the Bahamas (303,611). " This math doesn't work out right on my calculator.
A picture of the central portion of the Atlantis resort is NOT representative of the Nassau skyline. Nassau has a beautiful skyline without lying and cheating. The old Colonial Hilton is spectacular. Atlantis is on the old island called Goat Island until the developers ruined it and renamed it. And don't ever forget, The Bahamas are NOT in the Caribbean!
Should the title read "Nassau, The Bahamas"? The The Bahamas page is titled "The Bahamas" and the CIA World Factbook titles its page "Bahamas, The" I think the "the" is part of the name. What does anyone else think? link title
That is correct. The official name of the country is "The Commonwealth of The Bahamas", aka "Islands of The Bahamas", "The Bahama Islands", (note, no "s" on Bahama in this use) or "The Bahamas". Use of the term "Bahamas" without the "The" is actually incorrect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.75.121.18 ( talk) 19:53, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
Also, the picture is actually of Paradise Island, not New Providence which is the location of Nassau. Although connected to Nassau by a bridge, Paradise Island is a separate island and the image should probably be of Nassau or New Providence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.75.121.18 ( talk) 19:56, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
Also, I am going to make a revision of the last sentence in the opening paragraph. -- Gree6021 05:17, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
You might want to fix that. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.14.248.62 ( talk) 15:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Here are a few tips for those traveling to Nassau Bahamas. Nassau has the most unbelievably beautiful ocean I have ever seen. First of all if your not rich stay away from Paradise Island when it comes to eating or sleeping. I suggest Orange Hill Beach Inn, it's out of the way of the Americanized area of Paradise Island. Pick one of the many hotels on Nassau. Be sure to eat at the fish fry under the bridge connecting Paradise Island and Nassau. There are many little stands that sell food, don't be afraid to try the food, it's great. Also be sure to go to Twin Brothers restaurant and have a daiquiri, there the best. The people of the Bahamas are extremely nice, talk to them. If you need help with something or need info ask them but be sure to say hello before asking for something. On the weekends the locals hang out on the beech in Nassau,not paradise island, and party: Join in.If you like to gamble but know your not going to win then try one of the two casinos. One of which is in Atlantis, on Paradise Island, and the other smaller casino on the main island of Nassau. Remember in the Bahamas they don't have the gaming and gambling laws that most industrialised countries have. Just like any where else there are people you should be wary of. Be cautious of the taxis you get into and the people your exchanging money with. The people of the Bahamas work hard and need your money to survive. The straw market is a good example of this. If you can't handle people trying to get you to buy something then don't go in, it can be very frustrating. Most of the things in the markets are the same at each vendor and some are not authentic items of the Bahamas so be sure you know what your buying. Bargain, bargain, bargain, don't take the first offer from the markets or from taxis. Don't get into a taxi unless you already set a price for your destination. If your not in a hurry take the bus system. The fairly quick contractors of the public transportation will save you lots of money. They charge a dollar to anywhere, but run on routes. (If your going to Orange Hill Beach Inn it may be a bit more). Find the guy's renting jet ski's and para-sailing and do it, it's awesome. Do anything with Stuarts Cove [http://67.199.62.226/index.aspx]. Let me suggest snorkeling with sharks, trust me it's safe and unforgettable. Last but not least take the Fast Ferry for a day trip to Harbour Island and rent a golf cart and explore this true paradise. When your at the beach in Harbour Island give your eyes a second to adjust as you realize the sand is pink. Harbour Island has the most extraordinary sand. I've been to my share of relaxing beach destinations and so far Nassau Bahamas is the top of the cake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.9.243.48 ( talk • contribs) 04:22, 16 September 2008
I came to this page to find out the demographics of Nassau, but found very little. In particular, what is the percentage breakdown between the white and black populations? Anybody know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.43.30 ( talk) 16:05, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I know there is no local government, but how large is the federal district of New Providence in square kilometers of which the city would be municipaly coterminus with? -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 05:12, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
"Lord Dunmore governed the colony from 1787 to 1796 and oversaw the construction of Fort Charlotte in Nassau.
Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Centre was opened in 1982 and was the first zoo in The Bahamas. It had previously been a botanical garden since 1937."
Is there really no history between 1796 and 1982?
(Will Hambling 20:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Will.hambling ( talk • contribs)
The contents of the paragraph titled "Over-The-Hill" is basically identical to the article Bain town - Its early history by Gail Saunders, The Nassau Guardian, May 05, 2005. It was added here on this edit (omitting the last few lines of the original for unknown reason). I suppose this may be considered a breach of copyrights and should be checked carefully. Amnon s ( talk) 12:48, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
I think the photo of the skyline is a bit misleading as it's just a picture of the Atlantis Resort, which is actually across the bay on Paradise Island. I will be there next month and try to get a better picture of the city from the bay looking in toward Bay Street. 199.76.171.153 ( talk) 18:24, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
The Official link is broken. LOL-117 ( talk) 19:38, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
The infobox on this page is just appearing as text at the top of the page. I'm new so I don't feel qualified trying to fix it myself. Ialangford ( talk) 21:03, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Page not moved: no consensus for this move Ground Zero | t 12:35, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
– Obvious primary topic. There is nothing of note on the disambiguation page that is anything but a partial title match except for the historic German city/duchy/area (population: 5,209; pageviews: 529 a month; historical impact: minimal - stats for the duchy are not much different) or the capital of the Bahamas (population: 248,948; pageviews: 28,476 a month; historical impact: highly significant). I daresay that if a capital city in a country full of white people had a quarter of a million people and was far more commonly referred to in academic sources (as compared to just about anything else), it would get primary topic over a smaller if very historic area in an island country. But the Bahamian city currently doesn't, and I'm forced to wonder why. Let's fix this problem of WP:SYSTEMICBIAS, Wikipedia. Over 2,000 people a month are delayed from finding out information by getting to this disambiguation page instead of the page that both common sense and pageview statistics tell us that they want. Red Slash 18:41, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
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I discovered that major parts article are simply unsourced marketing ... after I visited, and found the reality to deviate dramatically from the portrayal here. Good sources for the conditions and problems of real-life Nassau are plentiful, and so I've begun improving this article with a new Public Securty section under demographics.
I plan to continue by replacing unsourced marketing material with well sourced information.
Dogweather ( talk) 09:13, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
The map of the Bahamas is too close up, while the map of North America is too far out. Thanks. CountMacula ( talk) 15:39, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
It should probably be mentioned at least under a "Government" section that Nassau doesn't have an associated local government, and is administered by the national government. It should also be mentioned, too, that if there is some organ/department of the national government that administers the city, which on that is. Of course, these need sources, and I trust the Bahamians or others who add this information to properly source their information. -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 23:51, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
I've word-smithed some of the History section to make it read a little better. I am puzzled by this phrase renamed to Nassau in honour of the Dutch Stadtholder (stadhouder in Dutch) - perhaps someone can edit to make it clearer what is happening here. Bdushaw ( talk) 20:27, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
The article uses this phrase, "frequent wars with the Spanish", to describe the situation in the 1680s. But the article on Raid on Charles Town describes a different situation, viz. Charles Town had authorized privateering, as perhaps required for defense, even though England and Spain were not at war. Charles Town had in essence brought the Raid upon themselves...but the article is missing these nuances. "frequent wars with the Spanish" is missing the mark... Bdushaw ( talk) 11:16, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Three of the sister cities listed in the article do not appear to be sister cities. Either the agreement finished or this has been added erroneously. Wanganui's own website does not list Nassau, nor does Acapulco, and sistercity.info appears to contradict it. Is it safe to remove these?
Asimoth ( talk) 04:23, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 18:47, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
Nassau, Bahamas → Nassau, The Bahamas – The name of the country is undoubtedly " The Bahamas", with the definite article. This does not seem to have been discussed before: the previous RMs focuses on whether the city is the primary topic for "Nassau". There was no consensus for that move, but if we have "Bahamas" in the article title, we should have "The". St Anselm ( talk) 05:20, 25 February 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. – I would like to see more participation, as this would also lead to more RMs on other Bahamas articles. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 06:34, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
Given that there is not municipal government for the settlement, what is the source for the area (207 sq km) given in the infobox? If it's some kind of official statistical measurement, then a source needs to be cited. If none can be found, then the "area" is not relevant to be listed in the infobox. Criticalthinker ( talk) 01:38, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
I have been unable to find an source on the boundaries of the city of Nassau, or for the existance of a municipal government for the city. It appears that the island of New Providence, on which Nassau is located, is governed directly by the national government. As I noted above, the official report of the 2010 census of the Bahamas lists 25 "supervisory districts" for New Providence, with populations ranging from 7,682 to 13,762, which add up to 246,329, the figure that is given for the population of Nassau and of New Providence in secondary sources and in the WP article. As none of those "supervisory districts" are called "Nassau", we have to either accept that Nassau is conterminous with New Providence, or forego listing a population (and area) for Nassau. - Donald Albury 23:41, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
"Today the city dominates the entire island and its satellite, Paradise Island."This implies Nassau includes both islands. Very confusing, but that's what happens when people (not you in this case) add content to articles without verifying a source for it. But we do need to make sure that what we add isn't contradicted elsewhere in the article. BilCat ( talk) 23:50, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
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On 25 February 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Nassau, The Bahamas. The result of the discussion was not moved. |
This article, Nassau, should be Nassau, Bahamas.
Nassau (state) should be Nassau as it is the oldest origin of all Nassau references, with a link to Nassau (disambiguation).
No, policy says it should be the most commonly used name - so Nassau, Bahamas should get this name. Guettarda 21:09, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Thats not NPOV. It may be common where you are, if I say "Nassau" where I am, 100% of the people (about 15 000 000) will think of the House of Orange-Nassau, not of Nassau, Bahamas. If I say the same in Germany, even more people will think of Nassau (state) first. 217.121.144.89 21:08, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I know this issue was officially settled in favor of disambiguation, but when you search "Nassau" in English-language Google, the Wikipedia entry for Nassau, Bahamas is the first result. Isn't this a very strong indicator that Nassau, Bahamas is what most English speakers associate with Nassau?
My two unsolicited cents not intended to invoke any WP policy: I'm American and for me "Nassau" has always held an association with Bahamas. It's also very silly to me that a direct link to Nassau, Bahamas, was assaulted for being Amerocentric in the same argument suggesting that a search for "Nassau" gives Nassau, Bahamas and House of Nassau equal weight. "Amerocentric" -- or "America-centric," as per the discussion -- is a pretty coded term insofar as it implies a certain hegemonic bias. Nassau, Bahamas is over 90 percent black, a population with ancestral routes to freed slaves; the House of Nassau is a white German dynasty and indeed the colony of Nassau's namesake. I'm no P.C. Principal raging against a pervasive conspiracy to whitewash Wikipedia or whatever all those thinkpieces a while back were on about, but I can't be the only one who sees strong irony and a pseudoacademic tango around the history of colonialism in the argument for disambiguation. EmDoubleEweEl ( talk) 18:01, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
I was reviewing the "In Popular Culture" section to try to find citations for the three statements in need of citations in reference to the book, Blood and Fire by John Marquis. I wasn't able to verify the existence of any of the reviews mentioned in this section and I suspect they don't exist. They only appear as quotes on the author's personal website. I would suggest that this section be removed. Skheraj ( talk) 9:04pm, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
The capital city of present-day independent nation should get primary topic disambiguation; nothing on the disambiguation page (currently, Nassau) comes close. The related move Nassau → Nassau (disambiguation) would also be necessary. –Hajor 01:21, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
One comment: from the discussion above (and perhaps Guettarda can confirm) the Bahamian capital appears to have been here at Nassau in the not-so-distant past.
And one query: Septentrionalis brings up both Hesse-Nassau or Nassau County, New York. According to our article naming policies, neither of those would be eligible for the coveted undisambiguated Nassau; at the most, they might get a redirect, like San Francisco redirects to San Francisco, California. The query is something that occurred to me in the recent discussion over moving Windsor to Windsor, Berkshire, and it goes something like this: "In deciding primary topic disambiguation, does the fact that an article's natural location, per naming conventions, would place it at the undisambigged location give it any degree of precedence over rivals that, per conventions, would not normally get that location?" –Hajor 01:37, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
Is this all in one request then, along with the old september entry for switching Nassau and Nassau (disambiguation)? Ryan Norton T | @ | C 03:19, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
Anyone else notice how this article shrank insanely? Pilotguy I think needs to explain his reverting here... I can see that the article pre revert could be considered an advert/not notable, but I want to hear it from Pilotguy on what was wrong with the article so maybe we can fix it. Galactor213 16:29, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
From comparing
PilotGuy's version with the previous version, it looks to me like he removed a lot of content he considered commercial. Lots of it does read like advertising copy. However, some of that info could certainly be rewritten so that it doesn't have that bias.
Karen Joslin 13:08, 31 August 2006
"The city has a population of 365,9284 (2005 census), nearly 70 percent of the entire population of the Bahamas (303,611). " This math doesn't work out right on my calculator.
A picture of the central portion of the Atlantis resort is NOT representative of the Nassau skyline. Nassau has a beautiful skyline without lying and cheating. The old Colonial Hilton is spectacular. Atlantis is on the old island called Goat Island until the developers ruined it and renamed it. And don't ever forget, The Bahamas are NOT in the Caribbean!
Should the title read "Nassau, The Bahamas"? The The Bahamas page is titled "The Bahamas" and the CIA World Factbook titles its page "Bahamas, The" I think the "the" is part of the name. What does anyone else think? link title
That is correct. The official name of the country is "The Commonwealth of The Bahamas", aka "Islands of The Bahamas", "The Bahama Islands", (note, no "s" on Bahama in this use) or "The Bahamas". Use of the term "Bahamas" without the "The" is actually incorrect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.75.121.18 ( talk) 19:53, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
Also, the picture is actually of Paradise Island, not New Providence which is the location of Nassau. Although connected to Nassau by a bridge, Paradise Island is a separate island and the image should probably be of Nassau or New Providence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.75.121.18 ( talk) 19:56, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
Also, I am going to make a revision of the last sentence in the opening paragraph. -- Gree6021 05:17, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
You might want to fix that. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.14.248.62 ( talk) 15:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Here are a few tips for those traveling to Nassau Bahamas. Nassau has the most unbelievably beautiful ocean I have ever seen. First of all if your not rich stay away from Paradise Island when it comes to eating or sleeping. I suggest Orange Hill Beach Inn, it's out of the way of the Americanized area of Paradise Island. Pick one of the many hotels on Nassau. Be sure to eat at the fish fry under the bridge connecting Paradise Island and Nassau. There are many little stands that sell food, don't be afraid to try the food, it's great. Also be sure to go to Twin Brothers restaurant and have a daiquiri, there the best. The people of the Bahamas are extremely nice, talk to them. If you need help with something or need info ask them but be sure to say hello before asking for something. On the weekends the locals hang out on the beech in Nassau,not paradise island, and party: Join in.If you like to gamble but know your not going to win then try one of the two casinos. One of which is in Atlantis, on Paradise Island, and the other smaller casino on the main island of Nassau. Remember in the Bahamas they don't have the gaming and gambling laws that most industrialised countries have. Just like any where else there are people you should be wary of. Be cautious of the taxis you get into and the people your exchanging money with. The people of the Bahamas work hard and need your money to survive. The straw market is a good example of this. If you can't handle people trying to get you to buy something then don't go in, it can be very frustrating. Most of the things in the markets are the same at each vendor and some are not authentic items of the Bahamas so be sure you know what your buying. Bargain, bargain, bargain, don't take the first offer from the markets or from taxis. Don't get into a taxi unless you already set a price for your destination. If your not in a hurry take the bus system. The fairly quick contractors of the public transportation will save you lots of money. They charge a dollar to anywhere, but run on routes. (If your going to Orange Hill Beach Inn it may be a bit more). Find the guy's renting jet ski's and para-sailing and do it, it's awesome. Do anything with Stuarts Cove [http://67.199.62.226/index.aspx]. Let me suggest snorkeling with sharks, trust me it's safe and unforgettable. Last but not least take the Fast Ferry for a day trip to Harbour Island and rent a golf cart and explore this true paradise. When your at the beach in Harbour Island give your eyes a second to adjust as you realize the sand is pink. Harbour Island has the most extraordinary sand. I've been to my share of relaxing beach destinations and so far Nassau Bahamas is the top of the cake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.9.243.48 ( talk • contribs) 04:22, 16 September 2008
I came to this page to find out the demographics of Nassau, but found very little. In particular, what is the percentage breakdown between the white and black populations? Anybody know? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.43.30 ( talk) 16:05, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I know there is no local government, but how large is the federal district of New Providence in square kilometers of which the city would be municipaly coterminus with? -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 05:12, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
"Lord Dunmore governed the colony from 1787 to 1796 and oversaw the construction of Fort Charlotte in Nassau.
Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Centre was opened in 1982 and was the first zoo in The Bahamas. It had previously been a botanical garden since 1937."
Is there really no history between 1796 and 1982?
(Will Hambling 20:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Will.hambling ( talk • contribs)
The contents of the paragraph titled "Over-The-Hill" is basically identical to the article Bain town - Its early history by Gail Saunders, The Nassau Guardian, May 05, 2005. It was added here on this edit (omitting the last few lines of the original for unknown reason). I suppose this may be considered a breach of copyrights and should be checked carefully. Amnon s ( talk) 12:48, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
I think the photo of the skyline is a bit misleading as it's just a picture of the Atlantis Resort, which is actually across the bay on Paradise Island. I will be there next month and try to get a better picture of the city from the bay looking in toward Bay Street. 199.76.171.153 ( talk) 18:24, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
The Official link is broken. LOL-117 ( talk) 19:38, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
The infobox on this page is just appearing as text at the top of the page. I'm new so I don't feel qualified trying to fix it myself. Ialangford ( talk) 21:03, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Page not moved: no consensus for this move Ground Zero | t 12:35, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
– Obvious primary topic. There is nothing of note on the disambiguation page that is anything but a partial title match except for the historic German city/duchy/area (population: 5,209; pageviews: 529 a month; historical impact: minimal - stats for the duchy are not much different) or the capital of the Bahamas (population: 248,948; pageviews: 28,476 a month; historical impact: highly significant). I daresay that if a capital city in a country full of white people had a quarter of a million people and was far more commonly referred to in academic sources (as compared to just about anything else), it would get primary topic over a smaller if very historic area in an island country. But the Bahamian city currently doesn't, and I'm forced to wonder why. Let's fix this problem of WP:SYSTEMICBIAS, Wikipedia. Over 2,000 people a month are delayed from finding out information by getting to this disambiguation page instead of the page that both common sense and pageview statistics tell us that they want. Red Slash 18:41, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
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I discovered that major parts article are simply unsourced marketing ... after I visited, and found the reality to deviate dramatically from the portrayal here. Good sources for the conditions and problems of real-life Nassau are plentiful, and so I've begun improving this article with a new Public Securty section under demographics.
I plan to continue by replacing unsourced marketing material with well sourced information.
Dogweather ( talk) 09:13, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
The map of the Bahamas is too close up, while the map of North America is too far out. Thanks. CountMacula ( talk) 15:39, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
It should probably be mentioned at least under a "Government" section that Nassau doesn't have an associated local government, and is administered by the national government. It should also be mentioned, too, that if there is some organ/department of the national government that administers the city, which on that is. Of course, these need sources, and I trust the Bahamians or others who add this information to properly source their information. -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 23:51, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
I've word-smithed some of the History section to make it read a little better. I am puzzled by this phrase renamed to Nassau in honour of the Dutch Stadtholder (stadhouder in Dutch) - perhaps someone can edit to make it clearer what is happening here. Bdushaw ( talk) 20:27, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
The article uses this phrase, "frequent wars with the Spanish", to describe the situation in the 1680s. But the article on Raid on Charles Town describes a different situation, viz. Charles Town had authorized privateering, as perhaps required for defense, even though England and Spain were not at war. Charles Town had in essence brought the Raid upon themselves...but the article is missing these nuances. "frequent wars with the Spanish" is missing the mark... Bdushaw ( talk) 11:16, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Three of the sister cities listed in the article do not appear to be sister cities. Either the agreement finished or this has been added erroneously. Wanganui's own website does not list Nassau, nor does Acapulco, and sistercity.info appears to contradict it. Is it safe to remove these?
Asimoth ( talk) 04:23, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 18:47, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
Nassau, Bahamas → Nassau, The Bahamas – The name of the country is undoubtedly " The Bahamas", with the definite article. This does not seem to have been discussed before: the previous RMs focuses on whether the city is the primary topic for "Nassau". There was no consensus for that move, but if we have "Bahamas" in the article title, we should have "The". St Anselm ( talk) 05:20, 25 February 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. – I would like to see more participation, as this would also lead to more RMs on other Bahamas articles. Skarmory (talk • contribs) 06:34, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
Given that there is not municipal government for the settlement, what is the source for the area (207 sq km) given in the infobox? If it's some kind of official statistical measurement, then a source needs to be cited. If none can be found, then the "area" is not relevant to be listed in the infobox. Criticalthinker ( talk) 01:38, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
I have been unable to find an source on the boundaries of the city of Nassau, or for the existance of a municipal government for the city. It appears that the island of New Providence, on which Nassau is located, is governed directly by the national government. As I noted above, the official report of the 2010 census of the Bahamas lists 25 "supervisory districts" for New Providence, with populations ranging from 7,682 to 13,762, which add up to 246,329, the figure that is given for the population of Nassau and of New Providence in secondary sources and in the WP article. As none of those "supervisory districts" are called "Nassau", we have to either accept that Nassau is conterminous with New Providence, or forego listing a population (and area) for Nassau. - Donald Albury 23:41, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
"Today the city dominates the entire island and its satellite, Paradise Island."This implies Nassau includes both islands. Very confusing, but that's what happens when people (not you in this case) add content to articles without verifying a source for it. But we do need to make sure that what we add isn't contradicted elsewhere in the article. BilCat ( talk) 23:50, 5 September 2023 (UTC)