I would like to make a polite request, please.

[mwmisses4289]

If you are going to post an article about an event taking place somewhere, please put what city/state/country it may be happening in.
For example:
This event is happening in portland.
Which Portland? Maine? England? Oregon?
Better would be:
This event happening in Portland, Oregon....

With so many towns, cities, and counties sharing names, saying what state or country a town or city is in would be very helpful.
Thanks.

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Yes, and about time ! nt

[Delphinus]

2. Totally agree!

As an aside, sometimes when you click into a news article it doesn't even say clearly where.

[Old Crank]

30. I've found that true.

Even the name of the source sometimes offers little.

[GreenWave]

3. Wholeheartedly agree!

[efhmc]

4. Thank you. Time and again I read here something that happens and there is no clarification for me where it is.

Many/most states have the same names for towns and cities. There is an assumption that we know where events take place. We do not. Especially when its identify is a county. Thank you for taking the time to clarify these events.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Springfield destroyed in nuclear attack

No, the other one.

I hear you. I edit headlines in LBN to clarify such things. That has to be permitted .

Thanks for the reminder, and good morning.

[edhopper]

6. Which Springfield indeed

the Simpson's one is near the desert, the ocean, and driving distance to New York and California.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

13. And has it's own Matterhorn!

[MustLoveBeagles]

33. Don't get me started

I hear about something happening in Springfield and it's like which one? Mine is in Illinois.

[TexLaProgressive]

7. Early DU LBN headlines could have city state addeedd

I don't know if that is true now

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. I can't imagine the addition would generate any complaints.

There was one thus morning ...

Thanks, and good morning.

[Botany]

14. This Springfield?

[GreenWave]

28. So sad his singing career ended that way. It was a real blast.

[ClaudetteCC]

8. yes! And if you are talking about a 'tri-state area' it is helpful to mention which 3 states.

[chouchou]

9. Oh Yes. Even the media sometimes seems to think the populace knows everything.

Six killed in Eckard!! A madman in Eckard last night shot....
River City is having a 22 million dollar...
Aliens..Yes..REAL Aliens landed this morning in The Town of Spencer! They were 12 feet tall and...

[Bo Zarts]

10. AMEN!!!

Thanks!

[calimary]

11. I appreciate this.

Specification is a good thing.

[raccoon]

15. THANK YOU. So often, on the Internet, a post mentions a city or county, and the reader has

no idea what state, country, etc. the place is in.

[NBachers]

16. I often find myself wondering, "Where is this place?" and it's cited as if Everyone knows where This Place is!

The implication is "Well! If you don't know where This Place is . . . "

It's the equivalent here of "What? You don't know what that obscure acronym means?"

[llmart]

20. Or the sarcastic reply that says "Google is your friend"...

as if we should be the ones responsible for finding out which city/state/country the OP is talking about.

[Wednesdays]

32. And Google is NOT your friend.

https://democraticunderground.com/100220959112

[yorkster]

17. Tornado heading East!!

Thanks. Great suggestion.

[ybbor]

19. Omg!

When’s it going to be in Grand Rapids?!

[Ilsa]

18. A bad batch of croissants baked in Paris,

Texas.
Art stolen in Rome, Georgia.
Bridge rebuilt in London, Texas.
Witches persecuted in Salem, Oregon.

I hate having to examine a link to determine location.

[llmart]

21. Is that Georgia in the U.S. or the country Georgia?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Ilsa]

23. Yeah, sometimes news hosts mention Georgia, and

they fail to specify "nation of..." or within the USA.

[DFW]

31. I was born in Alexandria, for example.

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The one with the library, if that clarifies things.

Hint: it shouldn’t. There are libraries in Alexandria, Virginia and Alexandria, Louisiana, even if they weren’t associated with Alexander the Great or Egypt.

*I was born in Virginia, by the way.

[Ilsa]

34. I was wondering, when you said "library,"

if you were Egyptian by birth!

Lots of repeated names out in the world.

[DFW]

40. Be careful, there

Your education is showing!

[Zackzzzz]

41. I was first year at high school in History class,

and I was shocked to learn Stalin was from Georgia.
I remember saying, Really?

By the way, every morning I sing, sing a song. TY.

[Seinan Sensei]

22. Ditto for names of counties

“… which includes Atlanta suburbs”
“… which includes metro Houston”
“… which includes Springfield”

[Renew Deal]

24. Details are for the weak

[MuirHero]

25. Completely agree with you!

[NewHendoLib]

26. Can I add - one can edit! If a thread title is garbled, it is fixable

Tired of OP titles riddled with misspellings

[PoliWrangler]

27. Triple K&R

Thank you mw!!

[CrispyQ]

29. Most common city names.

Rank Name Occurrences
1 Washington 88
2 Springfield 41
3 Franklin 35
4 Greenville 30
5 Bristol 29
6 Clinton 29
7 Fairview 27
8 Salem 26
9 Madison 24
10 Georgetown 23

I would not have guessed Washington as #1. And Bristol is a real surprise!

[BobsYourUncle]

47. Pennsylvania has three Springfield Townships and three unincorporated villages of Springfield

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One twp is in Delaware County, one is in Bucks County. Erie County has the third twp plus the villages, which appear to be in the county.

Only the REAL Springfield knows where it is!

[CrispyQ]

49. Lol. If I were clever, I'd write a "who's on first" type of skit.

[BobsYourUncle]

51. Great idea! I'm not really that clever, myself.

My inspiration came from this…

Really inventive. Enjoy if you haven’t heard it. It’s a gas!

[CrispyQ]

53. LOL. My eyes were spinning by the end.

They got the perfect voice for it, though. It definitely sounds like a documentary.

[BobsYourUncle]

52. By the way...

the REAL Springfield is in (redacted) County.

[MustLoveBeagles]

35. Thanks for posting this

[Martin68]

36. Excellent suggestion.

[fierywoman]

37. If referring to "Washington," please identify as the state or as D.C. Thank you.

[FakeNoose]

38. I promise that whenever I discuss "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" I will never spell it like the other "Pittsburgs"

The other Pittsburgs are in California, Kansas, Texas, New Hampshire, Illinois, and Oklahoma.
None of them end in the letter H.

[phxjurist]

39. I wish all media outlets would do as you ask.

[canetoad]

42. K&R

Excellent suggestion.

Some media sites make you pore through the content, searching for a clue about where something happened. The old What, Where, Who, When seems to have been abandoned.

Thanks for posting.

[Sogo]

43. Rec X 1,000,000 !!!

[malaise]

44. You left out Portland

Jamaica 😀

[mwmisses4289]

45. Lol, I learned something new today!

Thanks!

[malaise]

46. LOL😂

Lovely parish😀
portland jamaica

[dobleremolque]

48. Excellent request but I wouldn't hold my breath for it to happen. If Democratic Underground (DU) were

written by professional journalists, stories and postings would adhere to a "style guide." The Associated Press (AP) Style Guide is the most prominently used, but the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) gives the AP guide a run for its money among journalism professionals. Style guides try to enforce clarity in writing. Using a style guide helps eliminate ambiguity. Proper style eliminates guesswork over which "Springfield."

Same goes for organizations, programs, and policies, even those commonly referred to by initials or acronyms. Style guide says: "Spell out the entire organization's formal name, enclose the abbreviation/short reference in parenthesis. On subsequent reference, using the abbreviation/short reference is okay. Example: "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)." Same goes for local organizations: does TCC mean Tucson City Council? or Tucson Convention Center?

The same also goes for references to programs and policies. The original poster (OP) types: "Springfield Cuts SNAP Grants!"
Which Springfield? Which SNAP? Is that the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?" or the "Student Nervousness Amelioration Program" at Springfield College?

But the majority of posts here are not written by professional journalists and that is the way Democratic Underground (DU) was designed. We're amateurs who share the goal of electing more and better Democrats. We do that by sharing links and references to factual information in support getting more Democrats into elective office at all levels.

And on the bright side, being forced to research whatever the original poster (OP) meant, drives engagement on the site as readers stay logged in and open another tab to try to figure it out. Perhaps Earl G appreciates the extended stays on the site because it helps the DU attract advertisers. If you don't want to see the ads, any a contribution of any amount lets you become a Star Member. Star Members don't see ads at all on the site.

[carpetbagger]

50. The unannotated Springfield refers specifically to Bart Simpson's hometown.

I don't think I'm wrong.