Talk:Pocono Mountains

message: Why are the Monroe County West End towns and townships omitted? They are in the Poconos too.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShelbyNeon (talk • contribs) 13:47, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Townships and Towns

message: Just put something up to start the article -- I'm realizing now that there is a pretty standard format to the geography articles.  I'm not up to doing that yet, so here's an open invitation to wikify!
Bantman 19:25, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: start

message: I added a regional map showing the Poconos in relation to the northeast Appalachians; the same map added to Catskill Mountains page.  It could be improved, hopefully it is useful. Pfly 00:09, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Map added

message: Hi.
I was just wondering if there is anyone out there who is as upset as I am. About Great Wolf Lodge. And the trees that once were over by the truck Stop. And our school districts. And our property taxes. And our wild life. And our fields, fast becoming houses on quarter acre lots. 
If so, please contact me so I don't feel like I am the only person in the Poconos who has taken notice and is subsequently pissed off about it. But pissed in the ready to do something about it kind of thing. But it's all about numbers...
julia.angelina@gmail.com
Juls914 00:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Great Wolf Lodge

message: The culture section is poorly written and the data presented is spurious, suggest deletion (or a rewrite if someone more knowledgeable is able) 
Aestiva 03:50, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The section has been deleted after a two-week time frame was given to fix it. Tsk070 (talk) 22:37, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Culture

message: The geography section should say something about the Pocono Plateau. 
Pocono Plateau
  
    Range Type
    Highland or plateau
  
  
    Highest Point
    Moosic Mountains High Point (2323 ft/708 m)
  
  
    Countries
    United States 
  
  
    States/Provinces
    Pennsylvania 
  
  
    Area
    1,966 sq mi / 5,093 sq km
    Area may include lowland areas
  
  
    Extent
    52 mi / 83 km North-South
    69 mi / 111 km East-West
  
  
    Center Lat/Long
    41° 11' N; 75° 21' W
  
  
    Map Link
    
    Microsoft Local.Live Map 
  
  
    
    Search Engines - search the web for "Pocono Plateau":     Plateau%22 Microsoft Live Search     Plateau%22 Google Search     Plateau%22 Yahoo Search 
  
  
    Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges click on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Pocono Plateau.
  
  
    
    
      
        Allegheny Plateau
        Level 4 (Parent)
      
      
                Northern Allegheny Plateau
        Level 5 (Sibling)
      
      
                Finger Lakes
        Level 5 (Sibling)
      
      
                Northeastern Pennsylvania
        Level 5 (Sibling)
      
      
                 Pocono Plateau
        Level 5
      
      
                Southern Allegheny Plateau
        Level 5 (Sibling)
      
    
    
  
Major Peaks of the Pocono Plateau
  
    Ten Highest Peaks
  
  
    Rank
    Peak Name
    ft
    m
    Range6
  
  
    1.
    Moosic Mountains High Point
    2323
    708
     
  
  
    2.
    Kistler Ledge
    2215
    675
     
  
  
    3.
    Pimple Hill
    2212
    674
     
  
  
    4.
    Lake Mountain
    2180+
    664+
     
  
  
    5.
    Camelback Mountain
    2133
    650
     
  
  
    6.
    Pike County High Point
    2115
    645
     
  
  
    7.
    Split Rock
    2060+
    628+
     
  
  
    8.
    High Knob
    2040+
    622+
     
  
  
    9.
    Montage Mountain
    2000+
    610+
     
  
  
    10.
    Low Knob
    1996
    608
     
  
  
    Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.
  
Taken from: http://www.peakbagger.com/range.aspx?rid=16203
I think the Pocono Plateau needs it's own page, as it is a geographic feature that should not be confused with "the Poconos".  The two are not co-terminus, and Pocono Plateau probobly shouldnt redirect here.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.172.97 (talk) 23:49, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Geography

message: This is not the first time this article had to be cleaned of commercial & off topic links.  The most glaring examples are the links to Caesars Pocono Resort and to Judaism in the Poconos.  There were links to buy a book, search and book a hotel, and general local advertising.  These things don't belong in the article.  Please check the Wikipedia rules on this matter before inserting these types of links.  71.59.102.86 09:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chronic Commercial & Off Topic Links 

message: Whoever has been editing this page is finally helping (Thank you !)
The references at the bottom of the page need a little cleaning
1) Tanglwood - Website (possibly the ski area - No answer at their phone) is gone and currently showing a spammy page based in Brazil.
2) Poconovacations.com is a commercial entity (understatement)
Kudos to all that are taking the time to clean up what was really a mess here!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.128.21 (talk) 15:12, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two more links that need addressing 

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Dl logo.gif

message: This article needs to resolve a basic inconsistency to be more credible.
On the one hand, the map shows the Pocono plateau, which is composed of parts of 6 counties: Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Carbon. There is no doubt that this is the Pocono Mountains and it is precise. It includes what everyone would agree about the Poconos, including the high peaks. It includes the western third of Monroe, the southwestern fifth of Pike, small southern pieces of Wayne and Lackawanna, an eastern slice of Luzerne, and a northeastern slice  of Carbon. Yet the article ignores the plateau and these county segments. 
On the other hand, the narrative relies on personal opinion and the Pocono Mountain commercial website, which is a promotional organization patronized by 4 counties in their entirety: Monroe, Pike, Wayne, and Carbon, parts of which no one would agree are in the Poconos. For example, the northern boundary of Wayne County on the Delaware River borders NY State. That is not the Poconos. For another example, Shroudsburg and East Shroudsburg are in the Delaware Valley at 500 ft. elevation, not in any mountains. They are not the Poconos.
Books and articles on the Poconos are not much help because they are mostly promotional for commercial interests. 
Mikalac53 (talk) 20:28, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  A Basic Inconsistency