Talk:Mannington, West Virginia

"famous people" section

is there anything in "Famous people from Mannington" worth saving, or should the whole section just be deleted? (it's currently "Backyard Outdoorsman. Who would get lost in his own backyard.", "inventor of the perpetual wooden toothpick", "every woman's dream; every man's nightmare", etc.)

Jeffcovey 14:13, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I'd say delete it. I wonder if the Barflies are responsible. -74.194.87.88 00:24, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Leave it. Mannington people are realaxed and down to earth, and this shows it. We have a since of humor and can laugh at ourselves. It is why Mannington is such a great place.

1871 or 1856?

the article currently says "Known as Mannington since 1871...", and later, "It was not until 1856 that the village officially became known as Mannington...". which is accurate, and what's the source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeffcovey (talk • contribs) 20:00, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Images: Mainstreet and Highschool

Could anybody please add images?--Max Dax (talk) 19:16, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

1632 series

The "Literary link" section here describes how this city is used as the inspiration for the town in the 1632 series. I suspect that in the grand scheme of things, this is not a significant issue for the city of Mannington, and that including this section, while factually accurate, is actually placing undue weight on a quite trivial aspect of the subject of the article. We can present arguments here about this issue, but that's not really the Wikipedia way; instead, are there some good sources (ie not from 1632.org, etc) that describe/analyze the importance of 1632 on Mannington? If not we should remove the section. Thanks, ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 18:35, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

How many small towns have hosted three literary conventions dedicated to looking around the town to more accurately portray it in fiction? It's the only claim to fame this small town has. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:48, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

I don't know. How big were the conventions? How significant? etc. But as I said there isn't really any benefit to us arguing about this—the best that can result in is original research. Do you have any reliable 3rd party sources to demonstrate that 1632 is an important aspect of this subject? ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 16:24, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

OM, the reference shows descriptions of "conventions" attended by ~10–20 people, AFAICT (I don't see where it says, I'm just judging by the photos and descriptions of everyone meeting at a restaurant that holds ~40 people, etc); is that what we're talking about here? ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 16:33, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Maybe a few more than that, Erik, but yeah. I tell you, though, as a feller from a town of a bit more size than that, I can assure you that by Mannington standards, that's a big deal. It's like Forks, Washington or Leith, North Dakota: this one unusual thing has gotten that small place more press than everything else that's happened in its history. --Orange Mike | Talk 18:17, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

What press, though? Is it unreasonable for me to ask for sources to demonstrate the importance of this subject? I'm a little skeptical: the town isn't even mentioned in the books, and you're talking about 30 fanfic writers getting together here and interviewing someone who works for the school. This just doesn't seem like that big of a deal. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 23:24, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

What do you mean, "isn't even mentioned in the books"???? --Orange Mike | Talk 03:05, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Mannington is mentioned in the afterword, but not in the story. Am I wrong? ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 06:43, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

???? Of course not, because in-universe Mannington doesn't exist; Grantville is where Mannington would be in our universe. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:43, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Right. That is why I'm skeptical; the books don't talk about Mannington. So: to settle this, are there any sources to demonstrate the importance of 1632 wrt this subject? ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 06:16, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Again, I'm skeptical that this book series is in fact a significant aspect of this subject. I'm going to remove the section; please feel free to add it back if there are some independent sources to demonstrate the significance. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 17:33, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Here's one reference from the Marian County tourism board: https://marioncvb.com/eric-flint/ Dowobeha (talk) 23:33, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Also: https://www.baen.com/interviews/intdemarce Dowobeha (talk) 23:37, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

And: https://locusmag.com/2016/12/eric-flint-remaking-history/ Dowobeha (talk) 23:39, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

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