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The Acton page contained sections that were not NPOV and sounded like an advertisement. I do not think that these have a place in an encylopedia and so removed them. User:pheon
That a person simply grew up in a town irrelevant to an encyclopedia article about that town; it is relevant instead to the article about that person. If the person had some effect on the town as it is, then that effect ought to be mentioned in itself, not indirectly implied in a list of former residents.
Robert Creeley, for example, apparently has an award in his name given by the town library, which may be appropriate to mention in the article about the town, though properly this ultimately might should be integrated into the article, rather than as a list at the end. If, as the article says, Caroll Spinney simply grew up in the town, it is not relevant to mention that in the article about the town. David Wolff, also, might should be removed, but at least his current residence here could possibly indicate that some business of the Esperanto League is conducted in the town, etc. - Centrx 20:49, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Why are there so many citation needed notes? If the person in question has a Wikipedia article, any citation problems should be addressed in the linked article. In my (ever-humble) opinion, this article should not have the citations to demonstrate either notability or the link to the town. Rks13 ( talk) 01:19, 6 May 2016 (UTC)
I have re-organized teh sections to correspond to the organization used in the Boston article. I am still filling stuff in so it looks a little sketchy right now. Bear with me... -- LWV Roadrunner 04:19, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Youremyjuliet had a question about the date of the W. Acton fire.
There were quite a number of fires in Acton during the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries. According to 'A Brief History of Acton', one occurred just after the installation of the town wells. That is the one that is referenced in the article. I got the date from the 'Brief History' book. -- LWV Roadrunner 20:08, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
(Copied from YoureMyJuliet's talk page)
First, is it appropriate to call North, South, and East Acton "town centers"? It seems that only West Acton and Acton Center really qualify as "centers" of anything, rather than general areas.
Second, should possibly places in a certain area, particularly Acton Center, be described according to their location, similarly to how it is said in the introduction (though it would be too much for the introduction) to give an idea of what the place itself is like. Such as:
-- Centrx 05:22, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
-- LWV Roadrunner 18:35, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I have done some extensive work on this article over the last month and would appreciate feedback on it. I would like this article to be a 'recommended article' for Wikiproject Massachusetts. Please put feedback on this page so others can comment, too. Thank-you.
-- LWV Roadrunner 12:58, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Overall, I like what you have done. The structure and information content is great. My only gripe is that there is some content with a residual POV character. Examples are Economy: "As a result, the residential tax burden is higher than comparable communities with a larger commercial / industrial sector." (suggests an opinion on what is high). Education: The school philosophy bit. (sounds too much like mission statement, marketing blab.) School Choice Program for Elementary Schools: This whole section sounds like a marketing job. "Parents also make friends with the parents of the children in their schools as well as with neighbors and others with shared interests." (..?..)
I would suggest an edit to tone down the POV tone.
pheon 13:42, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I think it looks pretty good. I edited the section about MBCR service a little (I used to ride that line daily, in fact). If you wouldn't mind taking a look at the article on Marlborough, Massachusetts, which is where I live and an article I've worked on quite a bit, I'd appreciate it.-- Caliga10 16:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I don't follow the Acton page although I made a change or two related to the revolution. I did read the older article and have read the newer and I am quite impressed with the newer (BTW: I'm a Billerica resident.) A number of things that I thought that I would like to see I found were incorporated already. Some small changes I make make on my own later (commas, italics, slight rewording.) Here are my broader comments:
WikiParker 23:47, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Hey, if nothing else, the old Sweeney house at 412 Arlington st. was built between 1865 and 1900, my dad lives there now.
-- LWV Roadrunner 13:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
I will make some minor changes unless the thunderstorm gets much worse.
One surprise for me is that "Settled" in the box links to a general article on Massachusetts(which I didn't read) rather than to an article about
settlement (event) that explains what is dated. Does it mean earliest known construction of a euroan residence? Or establishment of a church authorized by the Mass Bay colony? Was it a legal status? In contrast, "Incorporated" links to just what I prefer, although it is only a stub.
County Formation Maps for Southern New England may be stimulating although I mean town territory not county territory.
(Does Wikipedia demand a comma in every four-digit numeral? Blech. But I won't change it. I will save page abruptly because of electrical threats. I am typing directly in the composition window on the web and might lose everything.) 64.48.73.24 00:12, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
"In the 1950s, ... In 1978, ... In 1983, ..." seems choppy to me. I tweaked it but I have second thoughts because the omission of what happened next is so glaring that choppy prose doesn't matter. Was the Superfund project completed? When and roughly how? 64.48.73.24 00:34, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
For zip codes it only lists 01720, shouldn't it also list 01718 as that is the zip code for the Village of Nagog Woods, which is in Acton. I didn't want to edit it as I assumed there was some reason for it not to include 01718, I was just curious why it was left out. -- JetPack 16:19, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
I have redirected "Village of Nagag Woods, Massachusetts" and various variations to this article. It should be explained here, and any other villages in Acton should also be listed. -- Beland 01:59, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that's a picture of Boxborough Town Hall, NOT Acton Town Hall. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.119.68.88 ( talk) 02:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC).
Town owned conservation areas was located under Geography. After some consideration, I moved this since it really not a geographical description of the properties. They are described here as recreation locations. I created a recreation heading- under government (which may not be the ideal location) - and added playing fields and playgrounds. -- TkerTimeSeeker 21:01, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
This page seems to merit a Good Article nomination. Would it be acceptable? Brokenwit 22:47, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Cut from the Article. It is 1) is out of place with the other school references 2) is too specific to one particular class with in one of the schools and 3) would be more appropriate under a separate article about the Merriam School itself. Additonally it makes the Acton article too long.
" Students in Teresa Kang's 4th grade class wrote about their school. Based on their experience, below is more information about the Merriam School:
Merriam School has three core values. Our core values are respect, risk taking, and Persistence. Respect means to be kind, polite, helpful, and taking care of classroom materials. Risk taking means to be brave, strong, and trying new things. Last, but not least, Persistence means not to give up and to keep trying. We have core values because people that created Merriam School wanted us students to be successful in life. Our core values help because they give us something to improve like a goal. Respect helps us in school because it teaches us good manners and it shows others how YOU want to be treated. Risk taking helps us in school because it helps us to have fun in life. Persistence helps us in school because it teaches us not to give up. Those are some important reasons why Merriam has core values.
At Merriam School, we loop. Looping is when every class has the same teacher for two years, except for kindergarten. First and second grades have the same teachers for two years, third and forth grades have the same teachers , and fifth and sixth grades have the same teachers too and then we all switch teachers and the sixth graders go to junior high. We think looping is good, because you get to know your teacher and class better, plus your teacher gets to know you better.
Merriam School has 7 specials. They are Art, Gym, Music, Library, Computer Lab, Reading Buddies, and Chorus. Art is a period of time where K-6th grade go to paint and draw. You can also make exquisite things like models and wire sculptures. In gym, you can exercise your body, and play extremely fun games like spider ball where you try to dodge some balls. It is like dodge ball. In Music, you can play instruments and sing songs. Also, in Chorus, you can sing songs with the whole grade, sometimes to get ready for a performance. At library, you can get books to take home. In Computer Lab, you can type and play games that will help you with computer skills. In Reading Buddies, you can read with a buddy older or younger than you. Merriam School has a lot of fun specials.
Every Monday in the morning, and sometimes Fridays in the afternoon, the whole school gathers together in the lunchroom. Everyone sits down, kindergarten in the front and six graders in the back, and listens to our principal. The teachers sit in chairs on the side. At the beginning of the meeting our principal tells us messages that will be happening or already happened. You can perform on the piano, do a play, read a story, and/or sing with your class or alone. The teachers play a teacher game, where the teachers bring in objects and the students guess who’s object is who’s. Everyone, including the parents, is invited. Usually whenever we gather on Fridays we a have a music teacher that sings us a song. Sometimes we have a special All School Meeting for grades 3 and up. Those meetings are mainly for plays that younger kids might not understand☺
What month is your birthday in? At Merriam school we have birthday lunch. Birthday lunch is in room 222, which is right beside the office. If your birthday is in November you will go in the second Wednesday of the month. Birthday lunch is where you eat your lunch with the principal, Sandra Wilensky. At birthday lunch we play the name game that you say everyone’s name by memory. After you eat your lunch you will have home made cake, which the parents of the kids make at birthday lunch. The cake is usually vanilla or chocolate. After you finish your cake you could get one big shell or a bunch of little ones that Sandra collects at the beach. Also you could get a little toy such as a small bouncy ball or a cool pencil. So you could get two prizes all together. Do you know why birthday lunch is important to our school? It is important because you get to meet new kids who have same birthday month as you. So now you know about birthday lunch!!!☺
Our school has theme day two times a year. Each year it has a different and interesting theme. There are three stations the students visit in there family groups. Stations are places you go to. Which are in different rooms or out in the hallway. There is more than one of the same stations. The themes are all about helping the community. Theme day lasts all morning. Parents may volunteer to bring in materials and help out with stations. Now do you know about theme day?
Every year, Merriam School has one Field Day. Field Day is when the whole school goes to a field location in our area. We play games like the name game that help us get to know each other. When we play games we play them in family groups of about 10 people of grades 1-6. Family groups are groups we formed that were first used as core value groups. Witch was used for discussing our core values. Field Day is at the end of the year. On Field Day we usually have our lunch and snack on the field. Field Day is a day everyone looks forward to. "
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This article does not meet the Good Article crtieria and has therefore failed. Issues include:
Once these have been resolved, feel free to renominate the article. Gary King ( talk) 18:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
I deleted an entry about the origin of the name of the town. I don't know if there is any definite knowledge about where the name came from. The entry said that Acton near London is the origin. At the time the town was founded, that Acton was just a few houses. I would think that the better option would be Acton, Suffolk outside of Sudbury. It is much older and was bigger in the early 1700's. pheon ( talk) 22:32, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
"In Acton they who? refer to 'the battle of Lexington, fought in Concord, by men of Acton.' "
Unsupported, uncited, non-encyclopedic, vague "they". This nonsense should be deleted.
There should be sister cities section Guidanroumdji, Niger is a sister city of acton http://bokai.org/sister-cities/#:~:text=In%20February%20of%202009%2C%20the,communities%20(see%20document%20below). 2601:18F:47E:A0E0:BCA1:341F:1ABA:95FE ( talk) 02:22, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
More: https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/the-beacon/2016/05/19/acton-boxborough-education-notes/29566403007/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18F:47E:A0E0:BCA1:341F:1ABA:95FE ( talk) 02:24, 31 May 2023 (UTC)