Talk:Glenville, New York

message: I have reverted the "warning" that Glenville is a speed trap. Not only was it unsourced, but Wikipedia is not a how-to manual (see WP:NOT). If Glenville has a documented reputation as a speed trap, supported by reliable sources (such as an out-of-town newspaper or newsmagazine article), this could be re-added as information about the town's reputation (not as a warning to travelers). --Orlady (talk) 17:07, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Speed trap reputation

message: For a long time, this article has stated that Glenville is "named after the manor of Sandir Leenderste Glen", supported by a citation to . The reference supports that statement. Now, a user is changing the article to provide what is described as a "more up-to-date" reference and to change the text to say "Glenville is named after Alexander Lindsay Glen, a native of Scotland, who named his manor Scotia after his native land," with a reference citation to Village of Scotia History. 
I am amused by the idea that a 1905 reference has "out of date" history, but I am fully prepared to believe that the town is truly named after Alexander Glen. However, being an old fuddy-duddy, I am not prepared to accept that as valid when I can't find anything in the source regarding the origin of the name of Glenville. (It does explain the origin of the name of Scotia, but this article isn't about Scotia.) Can someone please show me where the cited source actually discusses the naming of Glenville, or perhaps find another source that does? It's not enough to point out that Mr. Glen owned a lot of land in the area -- it would be original research to infer that as a basis for the name, and Wikipedia can't publish that. --Orlady (talk) 02:49, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: What attracted my attention is the Dutch form of Glen's name. For a reference that clearly connects Glenville with the name in its original form see http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/citycounty.html#gle  It's true that the Dutch in Schenectady referred to him as Sander and with a surname Leendertse (from Lindsay). There's not much danger that the town was named after a later descendant, since Glen's patent included most or all of the present town of Glenville, and his children took the dutch Surname "Sanders" (short for Sanderszoon) which name survives in the Sanders Mansion in Scotia. I'll add the above reference to the article. Finn Froding (talk) 13:14, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for providing that source. It's important to remember that Wikipedia cannot publish original research, and reasoning that the area must have been named after Glen is original research. I'm glad that there is now a source for this information, so the article no longer presents original research. --Orlady (talk) 01:32, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name origin 

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