User talk:Smalltownsask

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Richard Joseph Audet[edit]

Richard Joseph Audet is a fascinating article, but it strikes me as having been copied verbatim from a single source which is not acceptable, see Wikipedia:Copyright violations. Strictly speaking it should be tagged for speedy deletion, but I would rather see it quickly rewritten. Some of the material is rather unencyclopedic and could be deleted, and the rest rephrased in your own words. It also needs inline references to key facts. You can use the source material you have to hand as a reference (with publisher, date etc), and Google will find some more sources such as [1]. Let me know if I can be of assistance.--Derek Andrews (talk) 10:55, 18 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Richard Joseph Audet[edit]

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Hamlets, organized hamlets and special service areas in Saskatchewan[edit]

Hello Smalltownsask, you've made some good faith edits that I've had to revert as they are not technically correct. The Government of Saskatchewan only recognizes certain communities as either hamlets, organized hamlets or special service areas. This is the source that confirms which ones fit in those categories or designations. Simply select from the "Status" pull-down menu and click "Search" to confirm all those communities that have these designations. Hope this helps clarify why I had to revert your edits. Cheers, Hwy43 (talk) 06:32, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Incorrect hamlet assertions and unsourced populations[edit]

I just finally looked at an article you recently edited (Darmody, Saskatchewan). I suggest you review my recent edit summaries there and reacquaint yourself with my message from mid-2015 above. How many other unincorporated community articles have you edited incorrectly? Are you doing the same on RM articles? If so, I suggest you go back and fix the erroneous edits. Hamlet status is something designated by the Government of Saskatchewan. I've shown you above how to verify those communities that currently have some form of hamlet status. Relying on dated information, or other sources that are not the primary and definitive sources, cannot be used to perpetuate myths that certain unincorporated communities are hamlets when they are in fact not. Also, do not add unsourced population figures, or your own original research to add population figures to articles. This is contrary to WP:CANPOP. Hwy43 (talk) 04:36, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I just went through my three-day watchlist feed and fixed a bunch of erroneous edits to unincorporated community and RM articles. These types of edits have been an issue for years now. I've reached out to the community previously at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Saskatchewan communities and neighbourhoods#Not all unincorporated places are hamlets in 2014, and you specifically above in 2015, as well as other editors that seem to have the same editing habits to you. Unfortunately, I've yet to receive a response from you or these other editors (which I suspect may be your alternate accounts). It has been frustrating to attempt to fix the issue over the years that is widespread among hundreds of Saskatchewan articles, and work against continued efforts to re-add or add additional inaccurate information despite the attempts to engage. Hwy43 (talk) 06:37, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ghost town assertions[edit]

Similar to the above, please don't tag every locality, rail siding and small unincorporated community in Saskatchewan as a ghost town. Preferably, we need a reliable source to confirm that a community is regarded as a ghost town, or worse at least have a reliable source that the place was once significantly populated in the first place. Apparently there is a 1982 book out there called Saskatchewan Ghost Towns. That is a place to start. I fear the vast majority of the entries at List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan and Category:Ghost towns in Saskatchewan never were substantially populated in the first place to warrant a reliable source ever referring to them as ghost towns. Using that book would go a long way to start both the list and category over from scratch. Hwy43 (talk) 03:31, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]