Talk:Plum Island (New York)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was move. --Philip Baird Shearer 19:27, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

• Plum Island, New York → Plum Island (New York) … Rationale: Plum Island in this case is the name of an island, not a geopolitical place. --Acjelen 20:09, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

To distinguish islands from geopolitical places with the word island in the name, I think the paranthetical qualifier should be used instead of a comma. For example, Plum Island, Massachusetts and Plum Island (Massachusetts). -Acjelen 20:12, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Do the Massachusetts island and small town really need separate articles? I prefer names that fit into running text, like Princeton, New Jersey (which consists of two municipalities). Septentrionalis 00:00, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

But the two Princetons each have their own articles? And off the topic: it is fairly common in the U.S. to have two geopolitical entities with the same name one surrounding the other. Why the special treatment for Princeton? -Acjelen 00:42, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Well, that took some reading, but I answered my own question. How unkind of New Jersey use township so unusually. -Acjelen 00:45, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I think I'll support this move, as Plum Island is much more geography than community (no population etc.).--Pharos 21:01, 26 June 2006 (UTC)