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Freetown, Massachusetts

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Trying to make this a quality article. I'd like it to be a featured candidate someday, but I don't think it's remotely there yet. Looking for general comments on how it could be improved. Sahasrahla 08:19, 25 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Some comments:
  • You might want to add a bit of information about the climate.
  • Article could use more info about geography and topography. What cities/geographic features is it near? What is the altitude? etc.
  • The government section has too many lists. First of all, it isn't necessary to list every politician that represents the area at every level of government. You can remove some of those lists entirely (probably state and fedaral should go). Most of the others should probably be converted to prose.
  • The culture section has no references.
  • Article needs information about the town's economy. What are the major industries, if any?
  • The See Also section is redundant
  • What is a "Proprietary settlement"?
Kaldari 02:51, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Just seeing this now for some reason (must have missed it on the Watchlist before).
  • I agree a climate section would be useful. I know the article on Boston has a decent one, but I've no idea where to find that type of information. Someone out there with a better weather background will have to surface!
  • On geography, again, agreed, and again, no background here. Hopefully others will step up.
  • Disagree with removing government information. Not against prose-ing it; will need to look at how other articles are handling it.
  • As for culture, it's hard to try reference things you simply know from living somewhere for 20 years. An outsider's perspective would be needed here.
  • I'd have to check, but if the article mentions Stop & Shop and Samuel Adams (beer) then it lists the whole of the economy. It's a bedroom community still recovering from the late-80s recession.
  • See Also; true.
  • Proprietary settlements don't exist in Massachusetts anymore, and I've yet to find a clear-cut definition on what they were. It just happens to be that that's how the town started.
Thanks for your input! Sahasrahla 08:39, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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