Talk:Jamaica, Queens

message: The article says the similarity in name to Jamaica the island is not a coincidence and then explains it is a coincidence. Also "is not a coincidence" sounds kinda unprofessional. Maybe say one is a cognate of the other, which also isn't true.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by SamaelGJ (talk • contribs) 14:19, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  There might be a noncoincidental aspect if English settlers, familiar with one of the Jamaicas under that name, were therefore more likely to corrupt a Native American word into "Jamaica" rather than "Jamiaca" or whatever, but we have no evidence for that.  No one has disagreed with SamaelGJ in five months so I've made the change.  In addition, although I like knowing the derivation of place names, I don't think it's important enough for the introductory section, so I've moved the paragraph down to History. JamesMLane t c 18:06, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Not a coincidence?

message: Why is this article called Jamaica, Queens and not Jamaica, New York? 'Jamaica, New York' is far more common. (The reason may be obscure history, but local usage is local usage) Jd2718 01:03, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  But if the standard in the real world is Jamaica, New York, should keeping Wiki articles consistent trump reality? Jd2718 12:29, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: We have to have a consistent naming convention, and this one has worked extremely well. Alansohn 13:07, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  'Consistent names' should not be more important than 'correct names.' Local usage is Jamaica, New York, not Jamaica, Queens. Names in Queens work differently than names in the other boroughs. It is not up to Wikepedia to change this. Jd2718 20:21, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
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message: Where are the floods in Queens ?------  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.76.116 (talk) 17:09, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  floods in Queens 

message: I removed the claim in the intro section about Greater Jamaica, as a google search reveals no evidence of such a term being used to describe the region claimed. --209.23.243.42 (talk) 03:46, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, the usual idea is, Greater Jamaica includes the whole former Township, for example Ozone Park, Springfield and Rochdale while Jamaica proper is just the former Village. In places where local government has not been abolished, for example Hempstead, Wikipedia has separate articles for the wider and the narrower territories, and perhaps this arrangement would be proper for Jamaica and Flushing and any other place names that are used in both senses. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:04, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  No such thing as "greater jamaica"

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