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Hello WPNJ. The last time anyone fulfilled one of your requests for assessment was two years ago. I bring this up because I have a request in and would prefer not to wait another two years. Would someone please take a look at Princeton University Chapel? Thanks. Lagrange613 ( talk) 18:56, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Precisely where is the administrative HQ of the Rutgers University system?
At Talk:Rutgers_University#Location I found some hints that it may be New Brunswick...
WhisperToMe ( talk) 17:51, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
I found a source discussing a student housing project in Newark, NJ:
WhisperToMe ( talk) 10:48, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
Is there an easier way to populate NJ related categories, specifically the People from____Township, New Jersey, or People from_____, New Jersey, etc, and eventually refine the categories of People from ___County, New Jersey. For instance, Category:People from Bergen County, New Jersey. There are several sub-categories, which need growth — including Category:People from Rochelle Park, New Jersey (containing 1 page), Category:People from Rockleigh, New Jersey (1 page), and Category:People from North Arlington, New Jersey (2 pages). Tinton5 ( talk) 21:56, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Recently Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey was renamed to Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey. "Township of Washington" is formally correct, but is not the common name. Many other municipalities have more formal names, such as " City of Jersey City" or " Township of River Vale", but we don't use these names by convention. This conforms with WP:TITLE. Is there consensus to move this article back to "Washington Township"? -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 16:35, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
I agree with Chris on this article name. While "Township of Washington" is a viable option, we have other precedents such as "The Township of South Orange Village", which has an article titled South Orange, New Jersey, where we ignore a formal title. Washington, New Jersey is *not* a township, so no form of government is needed for the article title. Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey does differentiate, but could well create confusion by not complying with the Washington Township, New Jersey standard. Furthermore, given the longstanding nature of the status quo on municipality article names in New Jersey, the robust number of editors editing these articles, and the inherently controversial nature of such moves, such proposed changes should not be made unilaterally but should be first discussed at WP:RM, with appropriate notes left her to ensure that we can get broad participation from New Jersey editors. Alansohn ( talk) 15:02, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Unless there is objection, I will move the article back tomorrow. Cheers. -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 18:06, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
Well, voters approved consolidation today. As I posted on at Talk:Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, what are we going to do with the articles? (Princeton Borough and Princeton Township) I get the idea that the Township will be the main entity, so we have a few open options. Any thoughts? Mitch32( Never support those who think in the box) 03:01, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
I have proposed the creation of a WikiProject Bon Jovi here. Bon Jovi is ranked mid-importance on this project, so if you would like to join or add input, please go the discussion. Thanks! Toa Nidhiki 05 19:48, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
I have nominated Garret Hobart, vice president under McKinley and a lifelong New Jerseyan, for GA, review welcome.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 15:28, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello, all. Together with Alansohn ( t c), we have downloaded and compiled the 2010 Census demographic and geographic data for NJ municipalities and CDPs, see the spreadsheet here: [14]. Based on this, we generated two templates {{ USCensusDemographics}}, and {{ USCensusGeography}} that can be used to populate this data into articles. Values from the spreadsheet were automatically converted and are listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject New Jersey/Census 2010/Demographics. Proposed usage in articles are as follows:
== Geography == {{subst:USCensusGeography|year=2010|type=township|place=River Vale Township; Bergen County|9659|7086|73.4|2196|22.7|1533|15.9|9518|8582|68|4|813|0|51|141|481|3521|3421|100|4.28|0.26|4.01|2408.1|877.8|3421|79.2|37.4|70.2|6.6|20.8|18.4|11.5|2.82|3.24|91.5|90.9|0.6|8.3|0.2|0.0|0.2|26.6|5.7|19.1|32.7|15.9|44.2|93.6|89.3}} == Demographics == ===2010 Census=== {{USCensusDemographics|year=2010|type=township|place=River Vale Township; Bergen County|9659|7086|73.4|2196|22.7|1533|15.9|9518|8582|68|4|813|0|51|141|481|3521|3421|100|4.28|0.26|4.01|2408.1|877.8|3421|79.2|37.4|70.2|6.6|20.8|18.4|11.5|2.82|3.24|91.5|90.9|0.6|8.3|0.2|0.0|0.2|26.6|5.7|19.1|32.7|15.9|44.2|93.6|89.3}} ===2000 Census=== ... etc..
Please note that the USCensusGeography template use is intended to be subst:'ed since the generated text is smaller than the full data given above, and we don't anticipate this text having to change. The demographic data might potentially change in the future, so it is not substed. Before populating this into most articles, I was hoping to get some feedback from the project. Outstanding issues are mainly around references. Currently the templates refer to a <ref name="Census2010"/> reference that must exist outside of the template. To see examples of how the template looks, please see any of the articles listed at Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:USCensusDemographics. Any feedback welcomed. Thanks much. -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 19:38, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi guys! I found...
It talks a bit about the cultural divide between the North and the South. Might be a helpful source! WhisperToMe ( talk) 01:14, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
I want to extend to all those who have worked on New Jersey related articles my thanks for all of their efforts in 2011 and my best wishes for continued success in 2012. Over the past few days I have been thinking about the substantial number of tasks that are open already or will start with 2012 and want to list them for discussion and some joint collaborative effort:
We've accomplished so much and there is so much more that we can do working on these issues collaboratively. Alansohn ( talk) 16:56, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
This list is full of red links that are potential articles for creation (places, malls, parks, golf courses, schools, landmarks, etc). Please feel free to help contribute turning these links blue, as well as adding to the list. Thanks to all. Tinton5 ( talk) 03:22, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Currently, there's a proposal to delete the newly-created article KotoriCon (about an anime convention in New Jersey) because it's only being covered by "local newspapers" (mainly the Gloucester County Times). Exactly what else the person expects for an anime convention specifically intended to be friendly to those who can't travel far, I don't know... Allens ( talk) 16:46, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
I've added a page for peer review requests. Allens ( talk) 02:25, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:New Jersey will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in New Jersey's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch ( talk) 19:02, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
I noticed that WikiProjects Seton Hall University and Rutgers are both currently in an inactive status and would like to add them under the supported projects list of WikiProject United States. Before I do that though I wanted to give you first dibs on adding it under your scope. Please let me know if you have any questions. Kumioko ( talk) 18:06, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
I commented at this article's talk page moments ago stating: What is the good reason behind the awkward space-dash-space between New York and New Jersey? Why is it New York - New Jersey instead of New York-New Jersey? This makes for an awkwardly unnecessary redirect to this title which seems to strike me as an conspicuous typographical quirk. I submit it here for similar review. Thanks ColonelHenry ( talk) 13:18, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
We recently upgraded the Newark, New Jersey article, earning GA status. I changed the status on the Newark talk page, but it's not showing up as GA on your Wikiproject. Anyway, just a heads-up if someone wants to have the change reflected here.-- Chimino ( talk) 13:44, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Talk:Anderson Park, New Jersey#Move. I just posted this to propose renaming this to Anderson Park (Montclair, New Jersey). Please leave your thoughts. Mitch32( There is a destiny that makes us... family.) 09:37, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Rather odd for a state that calls itself the "Garden State" to not have an article on this topic. There is more than enough information on the state's websites (Dept.Agriculture, Jersey Fresh), Rutgers University's Cooperative Extenstion/Agricultural Research Service, USDA website, USDA Census of Agriculture, county agriculture boards/farm bureaus, and other resources to write a good, comprehensive article. Contact me if you are interested in helping on such a project.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 20:25, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
The Joyce Kilmer was a GA from 2007-2009. It was reassessed and demoted. I took the last two days to revise it and renominated it to return to GA-status. Please take a look at the article and review it against the GA criteria.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 16:34, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Exit list discussion Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Roads#New Jersey Route 495 Djflem ( talk) 15:23, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
welcome hope you like new jersey so far
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I have started a List of Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. This page is missing a lot of names and other information, and any help in filling it in would be appreciated. Cheers! bd2412 T 04:19, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
I'd like to bring this article to a standard where it could be ready for FAC. I think I'm about 70% of the way there. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get that last 30% done and done well, I'd appreciate your questions, comments, and critique.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 20:08, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
My friend, User:DavidinNJ, and I nominated Alcohol laws of New Jersey for Featured Article Status back in February. The nomination has been slow. Would it be possible for a few of this project's participants to take a look at the article and perhaps consider offering support to its FA candidacy, located here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Alcohol laws of New Jersey/archive1? I appreciate your time and attention to this cause.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 16:17, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
There is a discussion which may be of interest to this project occurring at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Union Hill Middle School. Gtwfan52 ( talk) 17:28, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
I finally finished my overhaul of List of colonial governors of New Jersey and nominated it for Featured list status. The nomination can be found here: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of colonial governors of New Jersey/archive1. If anyone wants to stop by and help in this recent major step in improving and polishing the article for prime time (and maybe offer some support) I would appreciate it. -- ColonelHenry ( talk) 04:28, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
File:Newarklocator.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 01:49, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
File:Milledoler.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 02:15, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
Is Peter Stuyvesant within the scope of your project? -- 70.24.245.196 ( talk) 06:03, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
image:9.5.07AMCGardenStatePlaza.JPG has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 08:02, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
image:MorristownMunicipalAirport.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 04:41, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
I've been revising Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey with the goal of making it a GA. I would like a few opinions on how the article can be improved and if more content could be added. Thanks.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 16:02, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
I added counties in respective Category:North Jersey, Category:Central Jersey and Category:South Jersey categories, but I think we should come to a consensus about what you all think.. Which counties belong where. Dwscomet ( talk) 11:54, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
file:Atlantic City 'Do AC' logo.svg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.244.158 ( talk) 07:20, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
I've nominated my work on Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey for GA status. If anyone is interested in taking a look, I'd appreciate it.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 17:55, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
I've nominated my work on Kirkpatrick Chapel (at Rutgers) for GA status. If anyone is interested in taking a look, I'd appreciate it.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 17:58, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
If anyone from this WikiProject wants to take a whack at a GA review for New Brunswick Theological Seminary, the Reformed Church in America's seminary in New Brunswick, New Jersey, I'd appreciate it. -- ColonelHenry ( talk) 14:46, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Just to let you know: Category_talk:Mansfield_Township,_Warren_County,_New_Jersey#Edit_war.3F. X Ottawahitech ( talk) 16:54, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
I just came across Heislerville, New Jersey and started tidying it up, but having done a little reading about the organization of place in NJ I wonder if it should be merged with Maurice River Township or just put out of its misery? -- Derek Andrews ( talk) 16:37, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Copying this from my talk page; I was about to come here when this discussion was started there, so I decide to copy this post and my response verbatim:
There is a generic issue regarding the titles of articles for townships in New Jersey, some of which must have the word included in the title (e.g.,
Mendham Township), some which probably don't need it (e.g.
North Bergen) and others that have arguments raging over the relative need of the word "Township". While
Edgewater Park, New Jersey is probably non-controversial,
Mount Holly, New Jersey is more problematic (there are ample sources showing common use of "Mount Holly Township") and there are other moves you have made that appear dead wrong, such as for
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. While I appreciate your zeal in changing these names, these articles have had stable names for over a decade in most cases and (as discussed above), there is a place for discussion of these issues at
WT:NJ. Given that moving and retitling articles with hundreds of inbound links will be inherently controversial, please take the time to discuss before making these unilateral moves.
Alansohn (
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It's pretty much a given to definitely include the word "township" when you have the same name of two municipalities, such as the ones above, like Chester Township and Chester Borough (by the way, Chester, New Jersey redirect should be a DAB page), Mendham Township and Borough, Freehold Township and Borough, and some others, as well as not mixing up the Township and their CDP that share the same name, like Woodbridge. But I am leaning towards leaving township out of certain ones that are commonly referred to without using "Township". We just have to see which ones. Townships in Hudson and Bergen Counties do not use the word Township ever (almost all of north Jersey, except Morris County examples provided above, as well as a few others). Correct me if I'm wrong, but we want this encyclopedia to have consistency, whereas there are issues with that. Perfect examples include the naming of articles. Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey and Medford Township, New Jersey were moved, but Mullica Township, New Jersey remains. Also on the highway, the words Township, Borough, Village are used sometimes, but on smaller guide signs. Tinton5 ( talk) 01:54, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
A little off topic, and not under our control (well, maybe one day), but Chester should be one municipality, Mendham should be one municipality, Freehold should be one municipality, and some others as well, just like Princeton. Tinton5 ( talk) 01:58, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Would you mind checking this submission out? Thanks, FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 14:36, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
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I'd like to clean up and develop the List of Rutgers University people since it is largely unformatted and is subject to deterioration because of its lack of structure, format, and criteria. I would like to ask the community for solutions and ideas on what would be the best way to present this large list of information.
It's a quandary, and I'd like to have a few informed ideas, perhaps being pointed to some good practices at other university's alumni/faculty/people lists, and explore this before I go forward on improving the list. Thanks in advance.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 16:53, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Draft:Garrison-Wills House. FoCuSandLeArN ( talk) 13:34, 4 June 2014 (UTC)
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I have noticed the recent efforts of User:Bkonrad to standardize the hatnotes on New Jersey articles.
I have recently been making edits to city/town articles about New Jersey, and have also tried to standardize articles which I edit.
For example, on many city/town articles across the United States (and in New Jersey), geo-coordinates are included in the "geography" section of articles. I believe this is a vestige from the pre-infobox days, and I have been removing these, as suggested in Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline.
I have also been trimming excessive external links from city/town articles, and have left the edit summary "per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL and WP:LINKFARM".
I would like to begin a discussion about two other features found almost exclusively on New Jersey city/town articles. Ideally, a consensus can be reached.
Thank you for your input on these two points. Magnolia677 ( talk) 15:26, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
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I intend to nominate Paulins Kill for a FAR. I've opened up a discussion here. « Ryūkotsusei » 21:53, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
I have noticed alot of "drama" on certain pages, so I am willing to get as much interaction and discussion as possible before some things get out of hand. First off, infoboxes that contain flags. It is still unclear why some agree to insert them and those who don't include them at all. As an encyclopedia, we should provide consistency to the articles. WP:INFOBOXFLAG states that flags may be included, though they are not required on "settlements and administrative subdivisions". Pages about streams, lakes, rivers, swamps, etc. are not allowed…this we are clear about. Can we discuss this, DJFlem, Alan, Magnolia, and Famartin? Also, miscommunication here: Talk:Port Johnson, New Jersey. Hopefully we can come to a resolution. Tinton5 ( talk) 23:49, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
I have been following the lead of User:Tinton5 to remove a redundant category from several New Jersey articles. An example can be seen at Harrison, New Jersey. On that article, an editor has added the category "Harrison, New Jersey". Within that category is the child "people from Harrison, New Jersey". For this reason, retaining the category "people from Harrison, New Jersey" on the same article is redundant. After I removed the category "people from Harrison, New Jersey", an editor added it back, and masqueraded it as a "see also". My concern is that--in this case--it is redundant to keep the child category on the same article as the parent. Also, if the child category is to stay, it is not placed correctly. WP:CATDEF states clearly that "category declarations are placed at the end of the wikitext". Thank you for your input. Magnolia677 ( talk) 16:02, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
According to Wikipedia: "The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer."
As the the above says, the GNIS refers to physical and cultural features & as GNIS itself clearly states, Populated (Community) Place (except those associated with facilities). Official common name for a populated location within an incorporated place. To use it to say that the names listed are communities is original research. It is cherry picking to run through the list and choose ones one finds convenient to call a "community" while ignoring others. Use of GNIS as a primary/secondary reference to call that name a unincorporated community while the GNIS is unclear about that raises questions about verifiability and reliability.
In the case of the Template:Bergen County, New Jersey, an editor, who appears unfamiliar with the geography of the county, has chosen to indiscriminately create stubs for rail infrastructure by calling them communities when they are clearly facilities or features. In other situations, such as Coytesville, New Jersey, the editor claims the place(name) "is" a community., whereas actually Coytesville "was" a community that has been incorporated in Fort Lee or at best, "is" the name of a former community that has become part of the town. S/he has provided no reference to say that the community still exists or that the name is still used, and thus is presenting a historical place(name) as contemporary place. Wikipedia uses the past tense of "to be" to describe historical locations as seen ion Five Points, Manhattan or Horseshoe, Jersey City or as in the case of Saltersville, New Jersey redirects to the present-day municipality.
Addtionally, does it serve Wikipedia to create countless stubs based on a cherry-picked list compiled from GNIS. Do these all GNIS entries require a separate name page on Wikipedia? Who does it serves? when they could be easily re-directed and mentioned in township articles until such time as a fork, if ever, it becomes necessary (such as when there is significant historical or geographical information at the place or an event that took place there). Wikipedia:Notability, specifically Wikipedia:PAGEDECIDE discusses whether Wikipedia:STUB should be createad. As at least one other editor has suggested of the numerous stubs added to this template, These are not independently notable communities in modern Bergen County. They do not deserve articles. A parallel discussion there further elaborates. For example:
In addition to an area known as Mahwah Proper that is the township's center, other unincorporated communities, localities and place names within the township include include the residential areas of Ackermans Mills, Bear Swamp, Bogerts Ranch Estates, Cragmere, Cragmere Park, Darlington, Fardale, Halifax, Havemeyers Reservoir, Masonicus, Mountainside Farm, Pulis Mills, Ramapo Farm and Wanamakers Mills, along with the mixed residential and commercial area of West Mahwah.
How useful is it to send readers on a wild goose hunt? It borders of Wikipedia:SELFREDIRECT and Wikipedia:CIRCULAR, and as with the aforementioned Saltersville, a redirect to the municipality is much less time-consuming and effective. Djflem ( talk) 10:52, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
At Elizabeth, New Jersey#Districts and neighborhoods, Perth Amboy, New Jersey #Community, & North Bergen, New Jersey#Geography one sees the efficacy & efficiency (as well as established practice) of keeping all nieghborhoods in the main municipality page, and only linking to those where there is substantive, referenced article.This affords a better comprehensive overview of the geography of a place than a simple dictionary mention stub of dubious merit (and in the case of many, dubious referencing). Djflem ( talk) 20:12, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
We have structures for Category:Neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey, Category:Neighborhoods in Newark, New Jersey and Category:Neighborhoods in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, but in other places we have categories for unincorporated communities. I agree that the terms neighborhood and unincorporated community overlap to some degree, but when is a place a neighborhood and when is it an unincorporated community? Any thoughts on a definition? Alansohn ( talk) 19:48, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Neighborhood seem to be more urban and is consistent with Wikipedia common use when discussing cities including NJ's traditional "Big Six" (Nwk, JC, Pat, Eliz, Camden, Trenton) and/or, for lack of a collective description "traditional, historical small/mid-size" municipalities (Atlantic City, Asbury, New Brunswick, Hackensack, Perth Amboy, Passaic, Clifton) as well as the state's highly urbanized areas such as the Hudson Waterfront and Greater Newark (Essex/Hudson), home to the nation's most densely populated places. Perhaps the same could be said of the Mercer and Camden/ Gloucester agglomerations.
In urban sprawl Jersey the definition seems harder to discern or intuit. If one looks at places in NJ's fastest growing high population/density centers, whose land-use patterns are not traditional urban core/suburban/rural, notably in central part of the state, such as Toms River/ Lakewood conglomerations or the Woodbridge/ Edison concentration. How does one refer to the divisions of these "non-tradtional", edge cities"? Are they neighborhoods? Are they communities?
Some considerations:
See WP:REFUND where many New Jersey redirects such as {{ NJ-stub}} are under discussion -- 65.94.43.89 ( talk) 03:36, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
The members of this project may be interested in a discussion on the AN/I noticeboard, where an interaction ban between two editors of New Jersey-related articles is being considered. The thread can be found here. Unfortunately, it's fairly long at this point, and is in three sections. BMK ( talk) 04:25, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
(Copy-pasted from Alansohn ( talk)): I believe that the section order in these town articles should be re-standardized - although you may be involved in local government, most readers are not likely to be concerned at all with local government and politics on a day-to-day basis. On the other hand, the average reader is far more likely to be concerned with the issues of education and transportation. Best, Castncoot ( talk) 07:04, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
As you notice, Government is getting its fair play in this list, using the perspective of criteria as would be ranked in terms of mundane, day-to-day concerns of inhabitants of New Jersey suburban towns, who incorporate vastly different concerns from those in large cities. The average citizen has to travel every day, for example, many to New York City or Philadelphia, and a large percentage if not a majority in these smallish suburban towns have school-aged children; on the other hand, the average citizen is not showing up in council chambers each day, nor do government decisions in small towns match the attention received by every word uttered or every move ordered by the mayor of a big city, nor is there generally a plurality of single people in these towns for whom public education is not as prominent an issue. If one can make the reasonable assumption that readers of New Jersey town articles want to get an authentic "flavor" of a given town itself, then IMHO, this list is sensible. Best, Castncoot ( talk) 12:06, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
A lot of articles related to NJ are not consistent, where some have state-level maps, others don't (they just have county maps), the Unincorporated communities in NJ category, where there has been a long debate about whether or not this was appropriate, and other general formatting standardization. For the maps, I believe just having the county-level map is sufficient. Thoughts? Tinton5 ( talk) 16:26, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
Agree. County level maps are more than sufficient. State maps are redundant where there is a county map since it includes a state map inset, besides being unnecessarily space consuming. As has been pointed out elsewhere, much work has been done to raise the standard in NJ articles by assigning county level maps, which is not the case in most US articles. Djflem ( talk) 06:57, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
The maps being discussed are here and here, as used for example, Coytesville, New Jersey the latter of which is very large and different from the format used in Allamuchy Township, which has one format used. Fort Lee, New Jersey offers another solution to specify county and state location without taking up so much space, showing the town within the county, and the county within the state. Djflem ( talk) 19:38, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
A county category discussion which would affect this project is taking place at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 April 27#Counties of the United States Djflem ( talk) 19:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
At Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy there is a discussion with regard to categoriszation] relevant to this project, regarding:
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Can you please correct the Category:Stub-Class New Jersey articles you have created by placing them in the correct Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey by county and removing the parent Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey tag? Thanks. Djflem ( talk) 09:58, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
If you view Category:Geography of New Jersey you will see the pattern of how towns, cities, neighborhoods, follow a hierarchy. That precedent also holds for Category:Geography of Texas and has been developed over many years through Wikipedia:EDITCONSENSUS. While you cite the rogue effort of one user Thewildone85 (who doesn't have the decency to have talk page) to run through Category:Unincorporated communities in the United States and add the parent by state category to you also seem to be suggesting by the same rationale that Category:High schools in New Jersey should include every high school in the the state, and that every Category:Churches in New Jersey should include every church in the state, and that every Category:Boroughs in New Jersey should include every borough in the state. Are you? If so, why? Why should any of them included? Why should there be any exception for unincorporated communities? I don't believe there'd be much support for dismantling the neighbourhood, city, county, state, country pattern by throwing everything in one category that someone seems to prefer and ignoring a established hierarchy. Djflem ( talk) 18:05, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
Sorry if you are confused. As you've said, your new here, so I gave you some tips for familiarizing yourself with how categories work, particularly with geography, since unincorporated communities are part of main Category:Geography of New Jersey, which I hope you'll see & agree. (The above examples re both cases of a parent category not being removed when a new category was added.) I'll explain again.
The reason why the answer is NO because each individual borough, town, and city is part of another category in the hierarchy, for example Category:Boroughs in New Jersey by county. Now my question, Why should incorporated communities be individually listed in a parent categories when larger "real" administrative subdivisions are not? Djflem ( talk) 22:28, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
And the no-brainer by extension means that Category:High schools in New Jersey should contain every high school in New Jersey and Category:Churches in New Jersey should contain every church in New Jersey? Djflem ( talk) 23:51, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
I have to say that Djflem has expressed the issue much as I would have. The purpose of categories is to provide a navigation tool for readers and editors to maneuver around through articles that share a common characteristic. Categories that are too small aren't useful and categories that are too large are just as bad. Per WP:CLN, categories coexist with lists and navigation templates, all of which are used here. The structures for Category:Boroughs in New Jersey, Category:Cities in New Jersey, Category:Townships in New Jersey and Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey allow readers / editors to navigate through the structure by county or by a number of other characteristics. Within Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey are substructures for CDPs, neighborhoods and other unincorporated communities. Throwing all of the 666 of the states unincorporated communities (or the 1,727 in Kentucky, 2,064 in California, 2,660 in Virginia or 2,916 in West Virginia!?!?!) only makes for a useless potpourri that serves no one. Alansohn ( talk) 02:02, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
By extension, that would indicate that Category:High schools in New Jersey should contain every high school in New Jersey and Category:Churches in New Jersey should contain every church in New Jersey. Is that true? If not, why here? Why then stop at state and not include every community in the USA alphabetically listed in Category:Unincorporated communities in the United States? Djflem ( talk) 20:41, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
Well then maybe we need to revise some of the policies in place regarding categorization nationwide. "Churches" in Nebraska, Hawaii, Any State; "Restaurants" in New Jersey, Ohio, Etc., "Hotels", Hospitals, Golf Courses, etc. They all exist. Tinton5 ( talk) 21:52, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
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Hey, New Jerseyites: Editors often put Union, NJ into articles, but that goes to a disambiguation page, Union Township, New Jersey. Which currently offers Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey first. My impression is that Union Township, Union County, New Jersey is far more likely what is meant. Or maybe Union County, New Jersey.
So, which is meant, most often? Always or just usually? a) Union Township, Union County b) Union County c) Union Township, Hunterdon County
(And specific help is needed too: articles currently with ambiguous " Union, NJ" or " Union, New Jersey" are:
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This may sound nuts, but could this project do a meet up somewhere? Maybe in Princeton or by the shore. This way we can collaborate ideas in person and get to see who we are actually editing with. I've seen on other projects here do it, so I figured that I'd inquire about it. Tinton5 ( talk) 21:45, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
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I've started a discussion regarding this article's title. Input is requested and welcome. oknazevad ( talk) 01:10, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
A few months ago, I created the page Township Act of 1798. I would like to see some feedback on it. Winterysteppe ( talk) 04:43, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed that the names of towns are very varied. Some have the word township in it. Some do not. Let me give an example. West Milford, New Jersey is a township but Warren Township, New Jersey does. Its a bit inconsistent. Can the wikiproject members decide on consistency? TheDwellerCamp ( talk) 03:38, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
this guy is making random edits on fire departments throughout the state. Does this guy have any sources to this? TheDwellerCamp ( talk) 15:12, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
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Hello WPNJ. The last time anyone fulfilled one of your requests for assessment was two years ago. I bring this up because I have a request in and would prefer not to wait another two years. Would someone please take a look at Princeton University Chapel? Thanks. Lagrange613 ( talk) 18:56, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Precisely where is the administrative HQ of the Rutgers University system?
At Talk:Rutgers_University#Location I found some hints that it may be New Brunswick...
WhisperToMe ( talk) 17:51, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
I found a source discussing a student housing project in Newark, NJ:
WhisperToMe ( talk) 10:48, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
Is there an easier way to populate NJ related categories, specifically the People from____Township, New Jersey, or People from_____, New Jersey, etc, and eventually refine the categories of People from ___County, New Jersey. For instance, Category:People from Bergen County, New Jersey. There are several sub-categories, which need growth — including Category:People from Rochelle Park, New Jersey (containing 1 page), Category:People from Rockleigh, New Jersey (1 page), and Category:People from North Arlington, New Jersey (2 pages). Tinton5 ( talk) 21:56, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Recently Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey was renamed to Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey. "Township of Washington" is formally correct, but is not the common name. Many other municipalities have more formal names, such as " City of Jersey City" or " Township of River Vale", but we don't use these names by convention. This conforms with WP:TITLE. Is there consensus to move this article back to "Washington Township"? -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 16:35, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
I agree with Chris on this article name. While "Township of Washington" is a viable option, we have other precedents such as "The Township of South Orange Village", which has an article titled South Orange, New Jersey, where we ignore a formal title. Washington, New Jersey is *not* a township, so no form of government is needed for the article title. Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey does differentiate, but could well create confusion by not complying with the Washington Township, New Jersey standard. Furthermore, given the longstanding nature of the status quo on municipality article names in New Jersey, the robust number of editors editing these articles, and the inherently controversial nature of such moves, such proposed changes should not be made unilaterally but should be first discussed at WP:RM, with appropriate notes left her to ensure that we can get broad participation from New Jersey editors. Alansohn ( talk) 15:02, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
Unless there is objection, I will move the article back tomorrow. Cheers. -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 18:06, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
Well, voters approved consolidation today. As I posted on at Talk:Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, what are we going to do with the articles? (Princeton Borough and Princeton Township) I get the idea that the Township will be the main entity, so we have a few open options. Any thoughts? Mitch32( Never support those who think in the box) 03:01, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
I have proposed the creation of a WikiProject Bon Jovi here. Bon Jovi is ranked mid-importance on this project, so if you would like to join or add input, please go the discussion. Thanks! Toa Nidhiki 05 19:48, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
I have nominated Garret Hobart, vice president under McKinley and a lifelong New Jerseyan, for GA, review welcome.-- Wehwalt ( talk) 15:28, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
Hello, all. Together with Alansohn ( t c), we have downloaded and compiled the 2010 Census demographic and geographic data for NJ municipalities and CDPs, see the spreadsheet here: [14]. Based on this, we generated two templates {{ USCensusDemographics}}, and {{ USCensusGeography}} that can be used to populate this data into articles. Values from the spreadsheet were automatically converted and are listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject New Jersey/Census 2010/Demographics. Proposed usage in articles are as follows:
== Geography == {{subst:USCensusGeography|year=2010|type=township|place=River Vale Township; Bergen County|9659|7086|73.4|2196|22.7|1533|15.9|9518|8582|68|4|813|0|51|141|481|3521|3421|100|4.28|0.26|4.01|2408.1|877.8|3421|79.2|37.4|70.2|6.6|20.8|18.4|11.5|2.82|3.24|91.5|90.9|0.6|8.3|0.2|0.0|0.2|26.6|5.7|19.1|32.7|15.9|44.2|93.6|89.3}} == Demographics == ===2010 Census=== {{USCensusDemographics|year=2010|type=township|place=River Vale Township; Bergen County|9659|7086|73.4|2196|22.7|1533|15.9|9518|8582|68|4|813|0|51|141|481|3521|3421|100|4.28|0.26|4.01|2408.1|877.8|3421|79.2|37.4|70.2|6.6|20.8|18.4|11.5|2.82|3.24|91.5|90.9|0.6|8.3|0.2|0.0|0.2|26.6|5.7|19.1|32.7|15.9|44.2|93.6|89.3}} ===2000 Census=== ... etc..
Please note that the USCensusGeography template use is intended to be subst:'ed since the generated text is smaller than the full data given above, and we don't anticipate this text having to change. The demographic data might potentially change in the future, so it is not substed. Before populating this into most articles, I was hoping to get some feedback from the project. Outstanding issues are mainly around references. Currently the templates refer to a <ref name="Census2010"/> reference that must exist outside of the template. To see examples of how the template looks, please see any of the articles listed at Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:USCensusDemographics. Any feedback welcomed. Thanks much. -- ChrisRuvolo ( t) 19:38, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
Hi guys! I found...
It talks a bit about the cultural divide between the North and the South. Might be a helpful source! WhisperToMe ( talk) 01:14, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
I want to extend to all those who have worked on New Jersey related articles my thanks for all of their efforts in 2011 and my best wishes for continued success in 2012. Over the past few days I have been thinking about the substantial number of tasks that are open already or will start with 2012 and want to list them for discussion and some joint collaborative effort:
We've accomplished so much and there is so much more that we can do working on these issues collaboratively. Alansohn ( talk) 16:56, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
This list is full of red links that are potential articles for creation (places, malls, parks, golf courses, schools, landmarks, etc). Please feel free to help contribute turning these links blue, as well as adding to the list. Thanks to all. Tinton5 ( talk) 03:22, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Currently, there's a proposal to delete the newly-created article KotoriCon (about an anime convention in New Jersey) because it's only being covered by "local newspapers" (mainly the Gloucester County Times). Exactly what else the person expects for an anime convention specifically intended to be friendly to those who can't travel far, I don't know... Allens ( talk) 16:46, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
I've added a page for peer review requests. Allens ( talk) 02:25, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:New Jersey will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in New Jersey's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch ( talk) 19:02, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
I noticed that WikiProjects Seton Hall University and Rutgers are both currently in an inactive status and would like to add them under the supported projects list of WikiProject United States. Before I do that though I wanted to give you first dibs on adding it under your scope. Please let me know if you have any questions. Kumioko ( talk) 18:06, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
I commented at this article's talk page moments ago stating: What is the good reason behind the awkward space-dash-space between New York and New Jersey? Why is it New York - New Jersey instead of New York-New Jersey? This makes for an awkwardly unnecessary redirect to this title which seems to strike me as an conspicuous typographical quirk. I submit it here for similar review. Thanks ColonelHenry ( talk) 13:18, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
We recently upgraded the Newark, New Jersey article, earning GA status. I changed the status on the Newark talk page, but it's not showing up as GA on your Wikiproject. Anyway, just a heads-up if someone wants to have the change reflected here.-- Chimino ( talk) 13:44, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Talk:Anderson Park, New Jersey#Move. I just posted this to propose renaming this to Anderson Park (Montclair, New Jersey). Please leave your thoughts. Mitch32( There is a destiny that makes us... family.) 09:37, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
Rather odd for a state that calls itself the "Garden State" to not have an article on this topic. There is more than enough information on the state's websites (Dept.Agriculture, Jersey Fresh), Rutgers University's Cooperative Extenstion/Agricultural Research Service, USDA website, USDA Census of Agriculture, county agriculture boards/farm bureaus, and other resources to write a good, comprehensive article. Contact me if you are interested in helping on such a project.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 20:25, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
The Joyce Kilmer was a GA from 2007-2009. It was reassessed and demoted. I took the last two days to revise it and renominated it to return to GA-status. Please take a look at the article and review it against the GA criteria.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 16:34, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
Exit list discussion Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Roads#New Jersey Route 495 Djflem ( talk) 15:23, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
welcome hope you like new jersey so far
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I have started a List of Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. This page is missing a lot of names and other information, and any help in filling it in would be appreciated. Cheers! bd2412 T 04:19, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
I'd like to bring this article to a standard where it could be ready for FAC. I think I'm about 70% of the way there. If anyone has any suggestions on how to get that last 30% done and done well, I'd appreciate your questions, comments, and critique.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 20:08, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
My friend, User:DavidinNJ, and I nominated Alcohol laws of New Jersey for Featured Article Status back in February. The nomination has been slow. Would it be possible for a few of this project's participants to take a look at the article and perhaps consider offering support to its FA candidacy, located here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Alcohol laws of New Jersey/archive1? I appreciate your time and attention to this cause.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 16:17, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
There is a discussion which may be of interest to this project occurring at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Union Hill Middle School. Gtwfan52 ( talk) 17:28, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
I finally finished my overhaul of List of colonial governors of New Jersey and nominated it for Featured list status. The nomination can be found here: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of colonial governors of New Jersey/archive1. If anyone wants to stop by and help in this recent major step in improving and polishing the article for prime time (and maybe offer some support) I would appreciate it. -- ColonelHenry ( talk) 04:28, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
File:Newarklocator.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 01:49, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
File:Milledoler.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 02:15, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
Is Peter Stuyvesant within the scope of your project? -- 70.24.245.196 ( talk) 06:03, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
image:9.5.07AMCGardenStatePlaza.JPG has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 08:02, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
image:MorristownMunicipalAirport.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 04:41, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
I've been revising Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey with the goal of making it a GA. I would like a few opinions on how the article can be improved and if more content could be added. Thanks.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 16:02, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
I added counties in respective Category:North Jersey, Category:Central Jersey and Category:South Jersey categories, but I think we should come to a consensus about what you all think.. Which counties belong where. Dwscomet ( talk) 11:54, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
file:Atlantic City 'Do AC' logo.svg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.244.158 ( talk) 07:20, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
I've nominated my work on Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey for GA status. If anyone is interested in taking a look, I'd appreciate it.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 17:55, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
I've nominated my work on Kirkpatrick Chapel (at Rutgers) for GA status. If anyone is interested in taking a look, I'd appreciate it.-- ColonelHenry ( talk) 17:58, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
If anyone from this WikiProject wants to take a whack at a GA review for New Brunswick Theological Seminary, the Reformed Church in America's seminary in New Brunswick, New Jersey, I'd appreciate it. -- ColonelHenry ( talk) 14:46, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Just to let you know: Category_talk:Mansfield_Township,_Warren_County,_New_Jersey#Edit_war.3F. X Ottawahitech ( talk) 16:54, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
I just came across Heislerville, New Jersey and started tidying it up, but having done a little reading about the organization of place in NJ I wonder if it should be merged with Maurice River Township or just put out of its misery? -- Derek Andrews ( talk) 16:37, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Copying this from my talk page; I was about to come here when this discussion was started there, so I decide to copy this post and my response verbatim:
There is a generic issue regarding the titles of articles for townships in New Jersey, some of which must have the word included in the title (e.g.,
Mendham Township), some which probably don't need it (e.g.
North Bergen) and others that have arguments raging over the relative need of the word "Township". While
Edgewater Park, New Jersey is probably non-controversial,
Mount Holly, New Jersey is more problematic (there are ample sources showing common use of "Mount Holly Township") and there are other moves you have made that appear dead wrong, such as for
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. While I appreciate your zeal in changing these names, these articles have had stable names for over a decade in most cases and (as discussed above), there is a place for discussion of these issues at
WT:NJ. Given that moving and retitling articles with hundreds of inbound links will be inherently controversial, please take the time to discuss before making these unilateral moves.
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It's pretty much a given to definitely include the word "township" when you have the same name of two municipalities, such as the ones above, like Chester Township and Chester Borough (by the way, Chester, New Jersey redirect should be a DAB page), Mendham Township and Borough, Freehold Township and Borough, and some others, as well as not mixing up the Township and their CDP that share the same name, like Woodbridge. But I am leaning towards leaving township out of certain ones that are commonly referred to without using "Township". We just have to see which ones. Townships in Hudson and Bergen Counties do not use the word Township ever (almost all of north Jersey, except Morris County examples provided above, as well as a few others). Correct me if I'm wrong, but we want this encyclopedia to have consistency, whereas there are issues with that. Perfect examples include the naming of articles. Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey and Medford Township, New Jersey were moved, but Mullica Township, New Jersey remains. Also on the highway, the words Township, Borough, Village are used sometimes, but on smaller guide signs. Tinton5 ( talk) 01:54, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
A little off topic, and not under our control (well, maybe one day), but Chester should be one municipality, Mendham should be one municipality, Freehold should be one municipality, and some others as well, just like Princeton. Tinton5 ( talk) 01:58, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
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I have noticed the recent efforts of User:Bkonrad to standardize the hatnotes on New Jersey articles.
I have recently been making edits to city/town articles about New Jersey, and have also tried to standardize articles which I edit.
For example, on many city/town articles across the United States (and in New Jersey), geo-coordinates are included in the "geography" section of articles. I believe this is a vestige from the pre-infobox days, and I have been removing these, as suggested in Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline.
I have also been trimming excessive external links from city/town articles, and have left the edit summary "per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL and WP:LINKFARM".
I would like to begin a discussion about two other features found almost exclusively on New Jersey city/town articles. Ideally, a consensus can be reached.
Thank you for your input on these two points. Magnolia677 ( talk) 15:26, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
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I have noticed alot of "drama" on certain pages, so I am willing to get as much interaction and discussion as possible before some things get out of hand. First off, infoboxes that contain flags. It is still unclear why some agree to insert them and those who don't include them at all. As an encyclopedia, we should provide consistency to the articles. WP:INFOBOXFLAG states that flags may be included, though they are not required on "settlements and administrative subdivisions". Pages about streams, lakes, rivers, swamps, etc. are not allowed…this we are clear about. Can we discuss this, DJFlem, Alan, Magnolia, and Famartin? Also, miscommunication here: Talk:Port Johnson, New Jersey. Hopefully we can come to a resolution. Tinton5 ( talk) 23:49, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
I have been following the lead of User:Tinton5 to remove a redundant category from several New Jersey articles. An example can be seen at Harrison, New Jersey. On that article, an editor has added the category "Harrison, New Jersey". Within that category is the child "people from Harrison, New Jersey". For this reason, retaining the category "people from Harrison, New Jersey" on the same article is redundant. After I removed the category "people from Harrison, New Jersey", an editor added it back, and masqueraded it as a "see also". My concern is that--in this case--it is redundant to keep the child category on the same article as the parent. Also, if the child category is to stay, it is not placed correctly. WP:CATDEF states clearly that "category declarations are placed at the end of the wikitext". Thank you for your input. Magnolia677 ( talk) 16:02, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
According to Wikipedia: "The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer."
As the the above says, the GNIS refers to physical and cultural features & as GNIS itself clearly states, Populated (Community) Place (except those associated with facilities). Official common name for a populated location within an incorporated place. To use it to say that the names listed are communities is original research. It is cherry picking to run through the list and choose ones one finds convenient to call a "community" while ignoring others. Use of GNIS as a primary/secondary reference to call that name a unincorporated community while the GNIS is unclear about that raises questions about verifiability and reliability.
In the case of the Template:Bergen County, New Jersey, an editor, who appears unfamiliar with the geography of the county, has chosen to indiscriminately create stubs for rail infrastructure by calling them communities when they are clearly facilities or features. In other situations, such as Coytesville, New Jersey, the editor claims the place(name) "is" a community., whereas actually Coytesville "was" a community that has been incorporated in Fort Lee or at best, "is" the name of a former community that has become part of the town. S/he has provided no reference to say that the community still exists or that the name is still used, and thus is presenting a historical place(name) as contemporary place. Wikipedia uses the past tense of "to be" to describe historical locations as seen ion Five Points, Manhattan or Horseshoe, Jersey City or as in the case of Saltersville, New Jersey redirects to the present-day municipality.
Addtionally, does it serve Wikipedia to create countless stubs based on a cherry-picked list compiled from GNIS. Do these all GNIS entries require a separate name page on Wikipedia? Who does it serves? when they could be easily re-directed and mentioned in township articles until such time as a fork, if ever, it becomes necessary (such as when there is significant historical or geographical information at the place or an event that took place there). Wikipedia:Notability, specifically Wikipedia:PAGEDECIDE discusses whether Wikipedia:STUB should be createad. As at least one other editor has suggested of the numerous stubs added to this template, These are not independently notable communities in modern Bergen County. They do not deserve articles. A parallel discussion there further elaborates. For example:
In addition to an area known as Mahwah Proper that is the township's center, other unincorporated communities, localities and place names within the township include include the residential areas of Ackermans Mills, Bear Swamp, Bogerts Ranch Estates, Cragmere, Cragmere Park, Darlington, Fardale, Halifax, Havemeyers Reservoir, Masonicus, Mountainside Farm, Pulis Mills, Ramapo Farm and Wanamakers Mills, along with the mixed residential and commercial area of West Mahwah.
How useful is it to send readers on a wild goose hunt? It borders of Wikipedia:SELFREDIRECT and Wikipedia:CIRCULAR, and as with the aforementioned Saltersville, a redirect to the municipality is much less time-consuming and effective. Djflem ( talk) 10:52, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
At Elizabeth, New Jersey#Districts and neighborhoods, Perth Amboy, New Jersey #Community, & North Bergen, New Jersey#Geography one sees the efficacy & efficiency (as well as established practice) of keeping all nieghborhoods in the main municipality page, and only linking to those where there is substantive, referenced article.This affords a better comprehensive overview of the geography of a place than a simple dictionary mention stub of dubious merit (and in the case of many, dubious referencing). Djflem ( talk) 20:12, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
We have structures for Category:Neighborhoods in Jersey City, New Jersey, Category:Neighborhoods in Newark, New Jersey and Category:Neighborhoods in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, but in other places we have categories for unincorporated communities. I agree that the terms neighborhood and unincorporated community overlap to some degree, but when is a place a neighborhood and when is it an unincorporated community? Any thoughts on a definition? Alansohn ( talk) 19:48, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
Neighborhood seem to be more urban and is consistent with Wikipedia common use when discussing cities including NJ's traditional "Big Six" (Nwk, JC, Pat, Eliz, Camden, Trenton) and/or, for lack of a collective description "traditional, historical small/mid-size" municipalities (Atlantic City, Asbury, New Brunswick, Hackensack, Perth Amboy, Passaic, Clifton) as well as the state's highly urbanized areas such as the Hudson Waterfront and Greater Newark (Essex/Hudson), home to the nation's most densely populated places. Perhaps the same could be said of the Mercer and Camden/ Gloucester agglomerations.
In urban sprawl Jersey the definition seems harder to discern or intuit. If one looks at places in NJ's fastest growing high population/density centers, whose land-use patterns are not traditional urban core/suburban/rural, notably in central part of the state, such as Toms River/ Lakewood conglomerations or the Woodbridge/ Edison concentration. How does one refer to the divisions of these "non-tradtional", edge cities"? Are they neighborhoods? Are they communities?
Some considerations:
See WP:REFUND where many New Jersey redirects such as {{ NJ-stub}} are under discussion -- 65.94.43.89 ( talk) 03:36, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
The members of this project may be interested in a discussion on the AN/I noticeboard, where an interaction ban between two editors of New Jersey-related articles is being considered. The thread can be found here. Unfortunately, it's fairly long at this point, and is in three sections. BMK ( talk) 04:25, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
(Copy-pasted from Alansohn ( talk)): I believe that the section order in these town articles should be re-standardized - although you may be involved in local government, most readers are not likely to be concerned at all with local government and politics on a day-to-day basis. On the other hand, the average reader is far more likely to be concerned with the issues of education and transportation. Best, Castncoot ( talk) 07:04, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
As you notice, Government is getting its fair play in this list, using the perspective of criteria as would be ranked in terms of mundane, day-to-day concerns of inhabitants of New Jersey suburban towns, who incorporate vastly different concerns from those in large cities. The average citizen has to travel every day, for example, many to New York City or Philadelphia, and a large percentage if not a majority in these smallish suburban towns have school-aged children; on the other hand, the average citizen is not showing up in council chambers each day, nor do government decisions in small towns match the attention received by every word uttered or every move ordered by the mayor of a big city, nor is there generally a plurality of single people in these towns for whom public education is not as prominent an issue. If one can make the reasonable assumption that readers of New Jersey town articles want to get an authentic "flavor" of a given town itself, then IMHO, this list is sensible. Best, Castncoot ( talk) 12:06, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
A lot of articles related to NJ are not consistent, where some have state-level maps, others don't (they just have county maps), the Unincorporated communities in NJ category, where there has been a long debate about whether or not this was appropriate, and other general formatting standardization. For the maps, I believe just having the county-level map is sufficient. Thoughts? Tinton5 ( talk) 16:26, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
Agree. County level maps are more than sufficient. State maps are redundant where there is a county map since it includes a state map inset, besides being unnecessarily space consuming. As has been pointed out elsewhere, much work has been done to raise the standard in NJ articles by assigning county level maps, which is not the case in most US articles. Djflem ( talk) 06:57, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
The maps being discussed are here and here, as used for example, Coytesville, New Jersey the latter of which is very large and different from the format used in Allamuchy Township, which has one format used. Fort Lee, New Jersey offers another solution to specify county and state location without taking up so much space, showing the town within the county, and the county within the state. Djflem ( talk) 19:38, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
A county category discussion which would affect this project is taking place at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 April 27#Counties of the United States Djflem ( talk) 19:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
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Can you please correct the Category:Stub-Class New Jersey articles you have created by placing them in the correct Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey by county and removing the parent Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey tag? Thanks. Djflem ( talk) 09:58, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
If you view Category:Geography of New Jersey you will see the pattern of how towns, cities, neighborhoods, follow a hierarchy. That precedent also holds for Category:Geography of Texas and has been developed over many years through Wikipedia:EDITCONSENSUS. While you cite the rogue effort of one user Thewildone85 (who doesn't have the decency to have talk page) to run through Category:Unincorporated communities in the United States and add the parent by state category to you also seem to be suggesting by the same rationale that Category:High schools in New Jersey should include every high school in the the state, and that every Category:Churches in New Jersey should include every church in the state, and that every Category:Boroughs in New Jersey should include every borough in the state. Are you? If so, why? Why should any of them included? Why should there be any exception for unincorporated communities? I don't believe there'd be much support for dismantling the neighbourhood, city, county, state, country pattern by throwing everything in one category that someone seems to prefer and ignoring a established hierarchy. Djflem ( talk) 18:05, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
Sorry if you are confused. As you've said, your new here, so I gave you some tips for familiarizing yourself with how categories work, particularly with geography, since unincorporated communities are part of main Category:Geography of New Jersey, which I hope you'll see & agree. (The above examples re both cases of a parent category not being removed when a new category was added.) I'll explain again.
The reason why the answer is NO because each individual borough, town, and city is part of another category in the hierarchy, for example Category:Boroughs in New Jersey by county. Now my question, Why should incorporated communities be individually listed in a parent categories when larger "real" administrative subdivisions are not? Djflem ( talk) 22:28, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
And the no-brainer by extension means that Category:High schools in New Jersey should contain every high school in New Jersey and Category:Churches in New Jersey should contain every church in New Jersey? Djflem ( talk) 23:51, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
I have to say that Djflem has expressed the issue much as I would have. The purpose of categories is to provide a navigation tool for readers and editors to maneuver around through articles that share a common characteristic. Categories that are too small aren't useful and categories that are too large are just as bad. Per WP:CLN, categories coexist with lists and navigation templates, all of which are used here. The structures for Category:Boroughs in New Jersey, Category:Cities in New Jersey, Category:Townships in New Jersey and Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey allow readers / editors to navigate through the structure by county or by a number of other characteristics. Within Category:Unincorporated communities in New Jersey are substructures for CDPs, neighborhoods and other unincorporated communities. Throwing all of the 666 of the states unincorporated communities (or the 1,727 in Kentucky, 2,064 in California, 2,660 in Virginia or 2,916 in West Virginia!?!?!) only makes for a useless potpourri that serves no one. Alansohn ( talk) 02:02, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
By extension, that would indicate that Category:High schools in New Jersey should contain every high school in New Jersey and Category:Churches in New Jersey should contain every church in New Jersey. Is that true? If not, why here? Why then stop at state and not include every community in the USA alphabetically listed in Category:Unincorporated communities in the United States? Djflem ( talk) 20:41, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
Well then maybe we need to revise some of the policies in place regarding categorization nationwide. "Churches" in Nebraska, Hawaii, Any State; "Restaurants" in New Jersey, Ohio, Etc., "Hotels", Hospitals, Golf Courses, etc. They all exist. Tinton5 ( talk) 21:52, 21 June 2015 (UTC)
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Hey, New Jerseyites: Editors often put Union, NJ into articles, but that goes to a disambiguation page, Union Township, New Jersey. Which currently offers Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey first. My impression is that Union Township, Union County, New Jersey is far more likely what is meant. Or maybe Union County, New Jersey.
So, which is meant, most often? Always or just usually? a) Union Township, Union County b) Union County c) Union Township, Hunterdon County
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Hi, I noticed that the names of towns are very varied. Some have the word township in it. Some do not. Let me give an example. West Milford, New Jersey is a township but Warren Township, New Jersey does. Its a bit inconsistent. Can the wikiproject members decide on consistency? TheDwellerCamp ( talk) 03:38, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
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