Talk:MetroWest (Virginia)

message: I'm about to change the name throughout this article from Fairlee Metro-West to MetroWest. Fairlee was the name of the residential subdivision that has been razed to make way for part of the MetroWest development, and Fairlee no longer exists. Though the development site incorporates all of what was Fairlee, it is larger than just that former community. In addition, the developer now refers to the project as MetroWest, without a hyphen, and without reference to the former subdivision. JD Lambert 15:33, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
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message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 15:53, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
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message: The original research tag is redundant, as the future building tag states, "Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins." Furthermore, if anyone thinks the original research tag is necessary anyway, please state why in this talk page, as the text of the original research tag refers readers to this talk page. JD Lambert(T|C) 17:25, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, information may be speculative, but that does not mean it gets a free ride as far as WP:V, WP:RS, and WP:OR are concerned.  The "Construction updates" section is completely unsourced, and I have a feeling it's original research.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:11, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's original research. I walk past the site almost every day. This goes back to the old argument regarding the guy with a Wikipedia article where a documented source lists the guy's birthdate incorrectly. A good friend of the guy who had attended many of the guy's birthday parties kept trying to correct the birthday, but he had no published source, so people kept reverting to the wrong, but published, date. Information by a reliable source ought to be acceptable in such circumstances. Where else should people go to get construction updates on a project that affects thousands of people? JD Lambert(T|C) 22:38, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's original research, though I can corroborate it.  Perhaps pictures of the large signs indicating that construction has begun (and that it won't happen on Christmas, etc.) would be useful.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.104.37.17 (talk) 19:07, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Corroborate all you like, it's still original research unless you can produce some reliable sources.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:42, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
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message: I'm removing the advertising tag. I can't see how this is even remotely advertising anything. If anyone wants to put it back, please explain who is trying to sell what to whom. JD Lambert(T|C) 13:43, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
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