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I've lived here in Colorado Springs for nearly 12 years, have been visiting Colorado Springs for more than 45 years, and multiple relatives including some very active members of the community have lived here for considerably longer. None of us have ever heard the term "Springsteens." Sounds a lot like a violation of WP:NOR. It also sounds like you've been played by a Bruce Springsteen fan. Most people in Colorado Springs are conservative, with many of military affiliation, and would strongly object to being referred by a name having anything to do with the decidedly liberal, anti-military singer. That's slander, at best, if not defamation, rendering such utterances subject to extreme derision if not painful nose-twisting (yes, I say this in jest, but only with respect to the nose-twisting). Common demonyms include, "people of Colorado Springs," "those who live in the Springs," and "Colorado Springers." Please do NOT use "Springers" by itself, either, as that's also quite incorrect. Thank you. Clepsydrae (talk) 03:15, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Basing things purely on your anecdotal view point and political beliefs and the political beliefs of Bruce Springsteen is not a good way to judge things, many people in the world don't make decisions solely based on their political views, also the names given to groups isn't always something that a group necessarily decides for themselves, it could be from external sources (e.g. the rest of the state that is Democrat). While reddit isn't the best source it show that people had a preference for Springsteens[1] even if you didn't like it.--180.150.40.254 (talk) 08:24, 14 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wrongly ascribing this to "anecdotal view point and political beliefs and the political beliefs of Bruce Springsteen" doesn't make any point at all, much less constitute a valid rebuttal. My point stands: "Springsteens" is not any sort of term in common use here in Colorado Springs, and is itself violation of Wikipedia's WP:NOR and WP:NPOV. In the interests delivering the most accurate i.e. realistic content to all readers of Wikipedia while avoiding WP:NPOV claims by fans of Bruce Springsteen, this wholly unused term has been reverted. "The phrase "original research" (OR) is used on Wikipedia to refer to material—such as facts, allegations, and ideas—for which no reliable, published sources exist." The key word there is "reliable," a key component of which involves accuracy. One author's claim, even from a modern-day news source does not confer accuracy. It's merely that author's own WP:NPOV. Clepsydrae (talk) 19:08, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The only vaguely relevant sources here are for the Longmont entry. The other sources are various links to CO agencies/organization, and one 404'd google book which might never have worked. None seem to have a list like this.
Also, this appears to be the only list of its type on the wiki. As far as I can tell, no other US state has a list of demonyms, and I'm not sure it's necessary; Each city with a significant demonym should have it listed in its infobox. 217.180.234.97 (talk) 01:15, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
