Talk:Crediton

message: "much exposed to the incursions of pirates" - land pirates? Totnesmartin 21:25, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It comes from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. I suspect (but this is just my own POV) that it is probably a reference to Viking raiders not the Long John Silver type you are thinking of. According to WP they did occupy Exeter in 1001 - within living memory of 1049.--NHSavage (talk) 09:09, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arrr 

message: I've been led here by this edit to Compton Castle, which is demonstrably untrue. It is certain that the sale of a National Trust property to a rapper from California would make a few headlines, but there's no mention in the two online refs provided, and neither Google nor UK NewsBank searches provide any other sources. Shortly after making that edit, the same IP added the book citations that have been discussed here. Adding this to the existing evidence above convinces me: I'm removing the hoax from the article.  —SMALLJIM  14:30, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Absence of proof is not proof of absence though! 80.42.159.82 (talk) 01:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: But if you can't verify a claim, it doesn't belong in Wikipedia! --Orange Mike  |  Talk 18:28, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Remove the uncited 'facts' in this article then.82.32.194.76 (talk) 21:21, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Uncited material removed from the article Jimidybo (talk) 21:47, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Evidence of a hoaxer

message: On the whole completely uncited and unreferenced. "Perhaps it was at this time that the prescriptive borough of Crediton arose" - Perhaps?? How is that historical fact? In addition, I think it is important to question some of the 'accepted' 'history' presented as fact here. Did Cromwell really visit? Provide a year. Did King Charles I really pass through and to what purpose. Given the role of Exeter during the Civil Wars, what importance would Crediton have served? These are more valid questions and this section needs to be expanded if it is to be of any use. There's too much acceptance of the Boniface legend as truth too, and the article again includes such striking words as 'maybe' and 'perhaps' which show that any true history contained within is somewhat vague. As such, I have tagged areas needing reference and citation. 82.32.194.76 (talk) 11:43, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It may be, and we have ways at Wikipedia to address the issue of unclear or dubious sourcing of any given article. Your objections, however, are a result of your having had a hard time inserting a bit about an unlikely event you can't prove into the article, and in reply challenging most of the rest of the article line by line, a red flag for WP:POINT. A mere content dispute wouldn't require my attention. What you have been doing here, how you've been consistently addressing other editors with whom you disagree has been disruptive and uncivil, indeed insulting, and has led to your first block for WP:NPA. Ad hominems are not tolerated. Unless you show some acknowledgement of that and subsequently adopt a more collegial tone, the next inevitable block will be much longer. --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 23:00, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Much of the history seems to be a straight copy and paste from this website. It needs rewriting and ideally some other refrences used. --NHSavage (talk) 08:31, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

text: To see which text is copy and paste from 1911 EB see here.NHSavage (talk) 09:16, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: History

message: I came here looking for information on the industry that led to Crediton's importance prior to the 20th century. This is unfortunately lacking; does anyone have the necessary reference work to fill this gap? Afterbrunel (talk) 18:39, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a couple of sentences about the manufacture of woollen cloth which was the town's main source of income until the early 1800s.  It is mentioned at sites like this, but much more could be added.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:58, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Industry 

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