Talk:Werowocomoco

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*...Werowocomoco was a major village of the Powhatan Confederacy of the Native American tribes on the York River in what is now Gloucester County, Virginia where English soldier and pioneer John Smith of Jamestown was allegedly rescued from execution by Pocahontas, Chief Powhatan's younger daughter?
::They should not have left out the "allegedly" from the Main page blurb.  Many scholars who have written books on the subject have questioned whether such an event took place, for the reason that John Smith, who wrote prolifically on the subject of Virginia nearly every year, made no reference to this having occured until around 20 years after it supposedly did.  They think it may well have been a story he concocted in later life only after Pocahontas became famous.  If this really happened, he had 20 yrs. worth of reports on VA natives where he did not say a word about it.  ፈቃደ (ውይይት) 03:34, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The articles on Werowocomoco, John Smith of Jamestown, and Pocahontas each make it pretty clear that the story is doubtful. Vaoverland 03:59, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Blurb for DYK

message: This much is not in dispute: the location was on the north side of the York River and was long thought (mostly by tradition) to have been near Wicomico, despite little archaeological evidence. A 25 miles downriver from West Point figure provided by Smith is consistent with that location. Recently, some compelling archaeological information and historical maps and descriptions give the location near Purtan Bay strong credibility as the likely site. Captain Smith left us with some of the current discrepancies, as his 25 mile figure doesn't even seem to come close to matching Purtan Bay (although we are not sure exactly from where upstream in the West Point area he began measuring). 
I restored the properly-sourced statement by the Gloucester Board of Supervisors which attempted a politically-correct compromise which probably satisfies no one, and was deleted without explanation. I also removed POV and non-sourced pro-Wicomico edits which removed the preceding and provided what I feel is an inaccurate description of the distance from Wicomico to Jamestown, based upon a check I did on Google Maps myself. Neither site is exactly 12 miles across the Virginia Peninsula as the crow flies from Jamestown, as both sites are further than that, although Purtan Bay seems to be a lot closer than Wicomico. (Check it yourself, and use additional mapping sources if you think I have erred; I am not expert, and WP is not for original research anyway).  
For the article to meet WP criteria, I think we can only include the facts as they develop (studies are still underway), and present thopse which are inconflcit as objectively and accuractely as possible per WP:NPOV. I have no interest in either and can appreciate considerations on both sides of the issue. 
To the unregistered user who removed some of my sourced content and replaced it with the non-sourced and apparently partially inaccurate content, please "tighten up" and "follow the rules" if you want to have a role in this article. If you have properly sourced content to add to the debate, and some of what you had may be, please follow the rules. I suggest you both register as an editor and refer to WP:CITE if you really care about this issue and would like others to consider your position. Mark in Historic Triangle 19:43, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Location of Werowocomoco dispute 

message: Despite my good faith efforts to present the considerations regarding the possible locations of Werowocomoco, we are continuing to have POV edits which seem determined to present only one side of the possibilities. If this continues, I will ask for sanctions and protection of the article. 
Per WP policy, if there is some justification for the above, please discuss it here and stop editing the article as a way of accomplishing your position/opinion, which may or may not eventually prove to be accurate. Are we seeking the truth, or is this one of those "don't confuse us with facts, as our minds are already made up" situations? If it is that, WP isn't the place for you to express yourself.        
WP readers deserve enough facts to form their own opinion, or, as I am doing,  monitor events and withhold judgment. Personally, I don't think we yet know authoritatively where Werowocomoco was. Nothing I have read has yet convinced me that anyone else does either. However, my opinion is only that. I do believe that presenting all credible facts is the WP way in such matters. Mark in Historic Triangle 03:50, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Assuming you are the source of the past edit problem, bringing it here for discussion in certainly better. Thanks. I think we can make sure that the articles make it clear that there is dissension regarding the sites, and there is also room to present major considerations, such as some of the aspects you have pointed out. I added the Pocahontas Foundation item to external links after finding it during research, and I am not pro-Purtan Bay or pro-Wicomico, or pro anything about this except lets keep WP NPOV, factual, and up-to-date should new information arise.  Mark in Historic Triangle 10:24, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Continued POV edits

message: i'm confused why the infobox is not in the upper right, but feel free to undo. Duckduckgo (talk) 17:01, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: infobox

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to  on Werowocomoco. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add  after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add  to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20070118112014/http://www.pocahontasfoundation.org:80/Werowocomoco.htm to http://www.pocahontasfoundation.org/Werowocomoco.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20070216225626/http://www.dailypress.com:80/news/local/williamsburg/dp-28225sy0jan14,0,782007.story?coll=dp-news-local-wbg to http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/williamsburg/dp-28225sy0jan14,0,782007.story?coll=dp-news-local-wbg
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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Who is a historical figure from Werowocomoo? 2601:140:8500:A370:E4C8:65F5:D601:C890 (talk) 20:51, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Answer my question