Talk:Ocean Pines, Maryland

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@Ipeters61: I don't understand this cleanup tag here. Which parts of this article are controversial? Jarble (talk) 17:06, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Jarble: The issue with this is that it reads nothing like other Wikipedia municipality articles. It feels like I'm reading the town website and it's just touting why I should move there. Examples include:

"The premiere residential and resort community of Ocean Pines, Maryland..."
The section marked "Ocean Pines Safety" is literally lifted right off the website: http://oceanpines.org/ocean-pines-named-one-americas-top-100-safest-cities/. Likewise with the "Forbes Magazine" section: http://oceanpines.org/ocean-pines-makes-forbes-list-best-places-retire/

The purpose of Wikipedia is to provide unbiased information about subjects, not to just showcase press releases demonstrating how great of a place Ocean Pines is supposed to be. --Ipeters61 (talk) 02:19, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]