So where is (or was) the lake known as Towne Lake? Also, is Towne a "gratuitous 'e'" form of the word "Town" or was it someone's proper name? I've always been curious. Scott Johnson 19:05, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Absolon ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
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71.204.92.48 (
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Towne Lake →
Towne Lake, Georgia Towne Lake is one of the biggest unincorporated geographic communities in Georgia. It is a commercial area surrounded by residential. It borders the city of Woodstock and has a Woodstock mailing address, but is absolutely recognized as its own community. Towne Lake fits the definition on USPLACE perfectly and is much more of a community than most communities already listed. As a resident of this community, I'm finding this "debate" to be extremely frustrating and question the future role of Wikipedia, but I understand that this is being debated by people who do not live here. So, here are a few local links that might help:
http://www.townelaker.com ;
https://www.redfin.com/neighborhood/192224/GA/Woodstock/Towne-Lake ;
http://patch.com/georgia/woodstock
The result of the move request was: NOT MOVED USPLACE does not apply here, and no need for disambiguation required. Tiggerjay ( talk) Tiggerjay ( talk) 20:50, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
--Relisted. 71.204.92.48 ( talk) 17:02, 18 October 2015 (UTC) Towne Lake → Towne Lake, Georgia Towne Lake is one of the biggest unincorporated geographic communities in Georgia. It is a commercial area surrounded by residential. It borders the city of Woodstock and has a Woodstock mailing address, but is absolutely recognized as its own community. Towne Lake fits the definition on USPLACE perfectly and is much more of a community than most communities already listed. As a resident of this community, I'm finding this "debate" to be extremely frustrating and question the future role of Wikipedia, but I understand that this is being debated by people who do not live here. So, here are a few local links that might help: http://www.townelaker.com ; https://www.redfin.com/neighborhood/192224/GA/Woodstock/Towne-Lake ; http://patch.com/georgia/woodstock
Towne Lake →
Towne Lake, Georgia – Consistency with other town and community names in Wikipedia: (
/info/en/?search=Category:Unincorporated_communities_in_Georgia_(U.S._state) Plus, GeoLocater pulls in article title, which is incomplete without "Georgia". Thanks
144.160.98.93 (
talk) 21:45, 3 September 2015 (UTC) --Relisted.
Natg 19 (
talk) 18:23, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
WP:USPLACE applies to articles about populated places, but a community (which is how Towne Lake is described) can be either a populated place (and subject to that guideline) or part of a larger one. Is Towne Lake a separate place (as suggested in this article) or part of Woodstock (as described in that city's article)? Peter James ( talk) 19:38, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
While it's been our practice to accept recognized towns and villages in the US as inherently notable, neighborhoods or other such minor localities generally aren't unless one can show some modicum of support in RS... and the RS for this one are scant at best. The article sites no sources, and (with the exception of a local business association) the external links don't specifically address Towne Lake at all. I myself can find hardly any RS that deal with it. In short, this particular place may not meet our geographic notability requirements to even be an article. ╠╣uw [ talk 19:20, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
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So where is (or was) the lake known as Towne Lake? Also, is Towne a "gratuitous 'e'" form of the word "Town" or was it someone's proper name? I've always been curious. Scott Johnson 19:05, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Absolon ( talk • contribs) 12:37, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
--Relisted.
71.204.92.48 (
talk) 17:02, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
Towne Lake →
Towne Lake, Georgia Towne Lake is one of the biggest unincorporated geographic communities in Georgia. It is a commercial area surrounded by residential. It borders the city of Woodstock and has a Woodstock mailing address, but is absolutely recognized as its own community. Towne Lake fits the definition on USPLACE perfectly and is much more of a community than most communities already listed. As a resident of this community, I'm finding this "debate" to be extremely frustrating and question the future role of Wikipedia, but I understand that this is being debated by people who do not live here. So, here are a few local links that might help:
http://www.townelaker.com ;
https://www.redfin.com/neighborhood/192224/GA/Woodstock/Towne-Lake ;
http://patch.com/georgia/woodstock
The result of the move request was: NOT MOVED USPLACE does not apply here, and no need for disambiguation required. Tiggerjay ( talk) Tiggerjay ( talk) 20:50, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
--Relisted. 71.204.92.48 ( talk) 17:02, 18 October 2015 (UTC) Towne Lake → Towne Lake, Georgia Towne Lake is one of the biggest unincorporated geographic communities in Georgia. It is a commercial area surrounded by residential. It borders the city of Woodstock and has a Woodstock mailing address, but is absolutely recognized as its own community. Towne Lake fits the definition on USPLACE perfectly and is much more of a community than most communities already listed. As a resident of this community, I'm finding this "debate" to be extremely frustrating and question the future role of Wikipedia, but I understand that this is being debated by people who do not live here. So, here are a few local links that might help: http://www.townelaker.com ; https://www.redfin.com/neighborhood/192224/GA/Woodstock/Towne-Lake ; http://patch.com/georgia/woodstock
Towne Lake →
Towne Lake, Georgia – Consistency with other town and community names in Wikipedia: (
/info/en/?search=Category:Unincorporated_communities_in_Georgia_(U.S._state) Plus, GeoLocater pulls in article title, which is incomplete without "Georgia". Thanks
144.160.98.93 (
talk) 21:45, 3 September 2015 (UTC) --Relisted.
Natg 19 (
talk) 18:23, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
WP:USPLACE applies to articles about populated places, but a community (which is how Towne Lake is described) can be either a populated place (and subject to that guideline) or part of a larger one. Is Towne Lake a separate place (as suggested in this article) or part of Woodstock (as described in that city's article)? Peter James ( talk) 19:38, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
While it's been our practice to accept recognized towns and villages in the US as inherently notable, neighborhoods or other such minor localities generally aren't unless one can show some modicum of support in RS... and the RS for this one are scant at best. The article sites no sources, and (with the exception of a local business association) the external links don't specifically address Towne Lake at all. I myself can find hardly any RS that deal with it. In short, this particular place may not meet our geographic notability requirements to even be an article. ╠╣uw [ talk 19:20, 26 September 2015 (UTC)