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Best of luck, Mp2dtw, and have fun! Ombudsman 07:40, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

metro detroit

I'm sure you are correct when it comes to being social/cultural centers. But the Office of Management and Budget, which defines and names these metropolitan statistical areas, has well-defined rules for naming MSAs and CSAs. They use a simplistic population criterion, which sometimes do not coincide with socio-cultural centers, as is probably the case here. However, I think that we should stick to official names (even though not always apt), otherwise we would be doing original research. Cheers. --Polaron | Talk 01:03, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I understand and respectfully disagree. Could you explain why you reverted the (poorly worded) first sentence? mp2dtw 01:08, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what "first sentence" you're talking about. The only changes I made were to correct the name of the Combined Statistical Area in the infobox and in the intro text. I have not touched anything else in the intro text. --Polaron | Talk 01:13, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The opening sentence of the article is the "first sentence". It is poorly worded and arbitrarily includes the name of one suburb. I had altered it. mp2dtw 01:15, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. As I said, the only changes I did were to use the official OMB names. And I agree that including Pontiac makes no sense in the intro. Regards --Polaron | Talk 01:22, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your MedCab request has been recieved and is being reviewed, however, I'm not quite sure what you'd like us to do. Perhaps WP:3O would be of use to you as that fits the scope a little more closely than what we usually do (and that's mediate disputes on an informal basis). But I'll keep checking up just in case until someone takes the case or the matter's settled. CQJ 12:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As to the name use on the CSA, the only thing I can find in those regards is WP:V and WP:OR, nothing specific to the policy itself. Let me know what you'd like to do on my talk page. CQJ 19:03, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your Request for Mediation

I have been reviewing your request for a Mediator or a Cabal to help in your problem. I am a cabal, and I am here to give advice. Seeing as I am not a formal mediator, you are free to ignore me entirely. However, if you find what I say to be worthy advice, you can go for it.

Now, down to business.

From what I see, you are conflicting with another editor about how to address the Detroit metro area, whether to use Ann Arbor or Warren. You claim that Ann Arbor has a far larger cultural and commercial life than Warren. If the other editor does not agree with you, you can compromise, and use both names, Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor-Flint. If that doesn't work, look at the other editor's point of view. What does Warren have that Ann Arbor doesn't? I hope I have helped at least a little bit. I will be informing the other editor of my idea right now. Thanks for listening.

Viva La V i e Boheme

PS - Here is a link to the Request page, with a couple of compromise ideas. Feel free to contact me at my talk page! Viva La V i e Boheme

I have solved your dispute. "Metro Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint (officially designated Detroit-Warren-Flint by the US Census Bureau)" will be the phrase used. Polaron agrees with any phrase similar to that. If you have anything else to say, talk to me on my talk page! Viva La V i e Boheme

OK

"Generally I'm a social democrat, but here I'll try to be unbiased. Please tell me if I'm not succeeding."

OK, I think your comments on a certain San Francisco school district policy did not succeed in being unbiased. But hey, maybe that's just me. Neanderthalprimadonna 04:57, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Michigan/Detroit

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