Talk:Sandy Hook

message: I changed the name from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to Sandy Hook (New Jersey) to reflect the fact that it is a geographical feature, not a municipality. -- Decumanus 22:37, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening comment 

message: Sandy Hook's entrance is in Sea Bright.  *sandy hook is part of fort hancock a coast guard base and has its own zip code
*It is. See this map showing Sandy Hook as part of Middletown Township, despite the fact that it is noncontiguous via land. Alansohn 19:28, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sandy Hook Isn't in Middletown 

message: *Support as nom. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 19:07, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: There is a huge POV towards Sandy Hook being a military installation, a site for history buffs; there is very little attention to the fact that it has become a major tourist site for beachgoers, bikers, sailboaters. One editor consistently has been removing photos which suggest the beach theme. The article needs greater balance.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 01:55, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The photos which this editor wishes to put into the article are absolutely generic shots of people having fun on the beach. They tell nothing about Sandy Hook, there's not even any indication that they were taken on Sandy Hook (although I don't doubt that they were.)  They add not a thing at all to the article.  Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a travel guide, or a promotional brochure put out by the local Chamber of Commerce to attract visitors.In retaliation for my removal of these useless shots, the editor is removing pictures of the ruins of the military installations on Sandy Hook, which, of course, illustrate the beach's long and significant history of use by the military for the protection of New York Bay.  Editors should comment here on the relative usefullness of these images. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:12, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. Most people come to Sandy Hook for the beach. At present, there are NO photos of people swimming or surfing or doing any beach-related activity. The photos tell people that there is a beach, that people love to swim in the ocean there. The current article suggests Sandy Hook is some kind of military base only, or a historical military site, only.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 02:19, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

text: Sandy Hook is NOW a tourist spot.  How long has it been a tourist spot?  What is the history of it being a tourist spot?  Back up your assertion that it is a tourist spot with historical facts and references.  There are many facts and details that Sandy Hook was a VERY significant military location during WW II and the Cold War for the defense of NY city and the east coast, which are not even included here.  Maybe add some history about the National Park or the ferry docks.  Please don't complain that the article is unbalanced if you don't want to do anything to fix it.  Also see "My two cents" comment below about the pictures.Plmerry (talk) 09:09, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: And there other photos of Sandy Hook to choose from if these two are not acceptable. Note: these photos were deleted summarily by one contributor who insists that his view of what this article is about is the only one.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 02:25, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: These photos offer no context at all. They could be anywhere. Photos of tourists or beachgoers identifiably at Sandy Hook would be of value. These are "how I spent my summer vacation". Leave 'em out.  TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura  08:52, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

text: Very belated followup.  I think either would be good; however, which beaches at Sandy Hook were they taken from?  That should be added to the description.    --Erp (talk) 04:11, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Problems with this article 

message: Is there any way the introductory paragraph
referring to commonly confused topics could be
changed? Instead of referencing the Sandy Hook
shooting, I think it would be more appropriate to simply refer to Sandy Hook, Conn. (the place) in
general. (If readers are still in need of finding
information about the shooting, it should be
accessible from that page.) Treyhazard2001 (talk) 20:41, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shooting Reference 

message: I notice that this article formerly was "Sandy Hook, New Jersey" and there's discussion here regarding moving it to "Sandy Hook" as the main article that uses that name, and it not being proper for a geographic feature to be named "Name, State". I don't object to keeping the state name in the title, but properly, it should be "Sandy Hook (New Jersey)", since its a geographic feature, not a settlement. Famartin (talk) 07:46, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Mathglot (talk) 10:43, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed as well. Castncoot (talk) 12:18, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

text: Article has been moved back to Sandy Hook.  For a discussion regarding a change of the article's title, please follow the steps outlined at WP:RM#CM. 162 etc. (talk) 05:43, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title name changed - and its still not proper