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Entry: Oxford, Ohio USA - A965685
Author: Quizzical - U216391

This entry is a companion for A965630 (WOXY: 97-X Oxford, Ohio).

This entry looks pretty much ready to go - well done Quizzical

There's a problem... well, two problems with your link to the Miami University entry. Firstly, it's a broken link - you've got the A# in as 965849. The correct link is A965649. The second problem is that it's not an edited entry yet (though having read it I'm sure that it will be), and you can't link to unedited entries in edited entries.

This poses an interesting chicken-and-egg question; can you cross-link two entries and submit them to PR on the chance that they'll both be picked? I guess the thing to do would be to leave it as is and let the Sub-editor take it out or leave it in during the editing process.

"Miami boasts a variety of men’s and women’s sports teams..."

I think the correct usage here is to lose the apostrophes. As 'men' and 'women' are plural, what you mean is 'teams which are comprised of either men or women' as opposed to 'teams which belong to men and teams which belong to women'... but don't quote me on that If correct. It would make 'mens' a plural plural, and I don't know if you can do that Maybe "Miami boasts a variety of sports teams for both men and women..." would work better?

Gosho - on a side-point, when submitting entries for the Guide, do you (or anyone else) know if it's possible to get them linked to FROM existing entries?

Quizzical - do you mean 'Friends and family members' rather than 'Friends and families members', by the way? Also, perhaps details of the nearest airport or rail link might be a nice addition in the end section?

Looking good, though.

OK, I fixed the broken link and the "men's and women's sports teams" (by removing the words "men's" and "women's" - sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to avoid it altogether). I also reworded the section with "friends and families" - not sure if it's better, but it's wordier...

I liked the idea of adding info about railway and air links, except there aren't any. The closest ones are in Cincinnati, about an hour away. Maybe I should state that explicitly?

(We Americans haven't quite gotten the hang of this public transportation business except for inside the largest cities; we're very dependent on our cars.)

Yes, you can link from existing entries, as long as it doesn't require too much (or no) re-writing. If you've found an existing entry which could use a link to a newer one, put your suggestion here <./>Feedback-Editorial</.> and the italics will consider your proposal. More often that not it's accepted

What's a quit rent? What happens if you don't pay it?

Sorry about that, Quizzical, I got sidetracked.

I'd still put the rail/airport information in... Cincinatti might be an hour away, but that doesn't sound too bad to me - I live in North London, and the vagaries of traffic or public transport mean it takes an hour to get to any of the London airports from my house.

Although that probably says more about London than anything else

Is there a bus or coach service to get you to one of the bigger cities?

OK, I'll add info about rail and air connections from Cincinnati. I should get that finished this weekend.

Nope, no coach or bus service (except holiday service provided by Miami University's bus service). As I'd mentioned, we're very dependent on our cars in the States (folks who don't/can't drive are really stuck). A person could hitchhike but that's risky even in a nice, sedate place like this - too many crazies out there.

And I better change "quit rent" to just plain "rent" to prevent confusion... I'll double-check the legalities. It can get a bit weird: folks can own their houses but not the land the houses sit on. Not sure what happens if they don't pay rent, except it will involve lawyers. We have almost as many lawyers as cars in this country.

Just updated the entry. I added information about air, bus, and rail service to cities around Oxford, as well as a footnote defining "quit rents".

Two entries down, one to go...

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