Talk:Neighborhoods of Anchorage, Alaska

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[edit] Hmm...

I don't think this list is at all useful as it stands. Most of the articles will never be created, because it's a list of community councils, which are just lines on a map, not communities themselves, and have no existence or significance outside the narrow context of Participation in Local Affairs (except by coincidences of naming).

Example: if the Hillside were to get an independent article, all the info would logically go into Hillside (Anchorage) or Anchorage Hillside or similar. Even encouraging the existence of Huffman/O'Malley, Hillside East, Mid-O'Malley, and Bear Valley for the very little that specifically pertains to each strikes me as a little silly.

Really, what could you say? "(Wossname) is a community council area in Anchorage, established by the Federation of Community Councils in 19(notverylongago). It's bounded by (such and such roads). It contains 0-1 landmarks, and (something in Anchorage) is it."

I suggest shortening the list by merging or renaming entries per above ("Basher"? What the heck is "Basher"? Basher is a road. AFAIK the neighborhood is Stuckagain Heights, period), removing those that aren't part of actual named, notable-even-in-Anchorage areas (e.g., Tudor Area goes), and adding missing ones regardless of whether they have their own CC or not.

Thoughts? Or should I just go ahead and do it? Zero Gravitas 22:38, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

All right, I did. I'm pretty sure I got all the actual neighborhoods. I'm not entirely convinced "North Star" is really a neighborhood of itself, but I left it in. —Zero Gravitas 09:00, 24 February 2006 (UTC)