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::I think we would question their "independence". [[User: DCDuring |DCDuring]] <small >[[User talk: DCDuring|TALK]]</small > 15:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
::I think we would question their "independence". [[User: DCDuring |DCDuring]] <small >[[User talk: DCDuring|TALK]]</small > 15:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
:'''Cited''' in attributive use, IMO. [[User: DCDuring |DCDuring]] <small >[[User talk: DCDuring|TALK]]</small > 15:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
:'''Cited''' in attributive use, IMO. [[User: DCDuring |DCDuring]] <small >[[User talk: DCDuring|TALK]]</small > 15:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
::The cites given are "...Spectator contributor...", "...Spectator essay...", and "...Spectator piece...". Consider the city of [[w:Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]], which WP says had 18,019 people in 2000. Google News and News Archive bring up loads and loads of cites for "Mukilteo man" and "Mukilteo business". Consider the even smaller [[w:Arcadia, Kansas|Arcadia]], which according to WP had 391 (yes, three hundred ninety-one) residents in 2000. A durably archived citation in attributive use is then "The other two members serving on on the Arcadia board were Patty Peterson and Mary V. Shead."[http://www.fstribune.com/story/1451983.html]. I'm holding out for two more.... No: Seriously, the CFI say "A name should be included if it is used attributively, '''with a widely understood meaning'''. For example: [[New York]] is included because "New York" is used attributively in phrases like "New York delicatessen", to describe a particular sort of delicatessen." (emphasis removed). This does not include terms like ''Mukilteo'', ''Arcadia'' (Kansas), or ''Spectator'' (with the cites given).—[[User:Msh210|msh210]]<span style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Unicode">℠</span></span> 21:29, 1 May 2009 (UTC)


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