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From the article: Marietta takes pride in having remained a small, quiet and prosperous community I've been to Marietta many times and I think the only part of that statement that is close to true is small. The place is horribly economically depressed and ravaged with problems with heroin (which comes thru on I-77) and meth. The only business of note is the Wal-Mart. There are a few nicer spots, but it's mostly trailer parks and section 8 housing. Not to mention the polution in the whole area from the factories in Belpre. Wjousts 23:01, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
The article needs an infobox. Vbofficial 13:31, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
This article omits any mention of the Great Mound, and the Muskingum canal system, both significant aspects of Marietta's history. Cmacy 11:50, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Marietta wasn't the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory, or even in Ohio, or Ohio Country. The text listed 5 older settlements, and I've added 5 more, so there are now 10,and those aren't all I know. It's not even the oldest permanent settlement in the state of Ohio - there are at least two older - Martin's Ferry, established in 1785 as Norristown, and Connerstown, a mixed white/Shawnee village established about 1774, which went on to become Lancaster, Ohio. Find THAT one in your history books. Even local historians don't know. There was also a settlement around Fort Sandusky in the 1750/60's, not sure it survived until the Northwest Territory era, but that's another older one. There was the old French Fort Au Glaize established in 1748, pretty sure it evaporated before 1787, but need to check on it. I might be able to go back even further, to places and settlements without Anglicized names. There were Europeans in Ohio before 1750 and they lived somewhere.
The moral of the story is, if you want bragging rights, know your history. Sbalfour ( talk) 07:47, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
User:Pigsonthewing visited an ice sculpture festival and is insistent that this image and caption be included in the article. MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE suggests that images should be "significant and relevant in the topic's context, not primarily decorative." The article mentions nothing of an "ice sculpture festival", and the photo shows nothing of Marietta, Ohio. The image is decorative and should not be included. Magnolia677 ( talk) 12:49, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Please don't make things up, and mislead people.
The image is good, and should be restored.
You also removed the plaque image, shown above at reduced size, falsely describing it as "decorative". It is informative, not merely decorative, and should also be restored.
-- Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:05, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Hotels Armory Square 2603:6011:3438:4FE6:5663:9992:8EED:C13E ( talk) 02:40, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
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From the article: Marietta takes pride in having remained a small, quiet and prosperous community I've been to Marietta many times and I think the only part of that statement that is close to true is small. The place is horribly economically depressed and ravaged with problems with heroin (which comes thru on I-77) and meth. The only business of note is the Wal-Mart. There are a few nicer spots, but it's mostly trailer parks and section 8 housing. Not to mention the polution in the whole area from the factories in Belpre. Wjousts 23:01, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
The article needs an infobox. Vbofficial 13:31, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
This article omits any mention of the Great Mound, and the Muskingum canal system, both significant aspects of Marietta's history. Cmacy 11:50, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Marietta wasn't the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory, or even in Ohio, or Ohio Country. The text listed 5 older settlements, and I've added 5 more, so there are now 10,and those aren't all I know. It's not even the oldest permanent settlement in the state of Ohio - there are at least two older - Martin's Ferry, established in 1785 as Norristown, and Connerstown, a mixed white/Shawnee village established about 1774, which went on to become Lancaster, Ohio. Find THAT one in your history books. Even local historians don't know. There was also a settlement around Fort Sandusky in the 1750/60's, not sure it survived until the Northwest Territory era, but that's another older one. There was the old French Fort Au Glaize established in 1748, pretty sure it evaporated before 1787, but need to check on it. I might be able to go back even further, to places and settlements without Anglicized names. There were Europeans in Ohio before 1750 and they lived somewhere.
The moral of the story is, if you want bragging rights, know your history. Sbalfour ( talk) 07:47, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
User:Pigsonthewing visited an ice sculpture festival and is insistent that this image and caption be included in the article. MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE suggests that images should be "significant and relevant in the topic's context, not primarily decorative." The article mentions nothing of an "ice sculpture festival", and the photo shows nothing of Marietta, Ohio. The image is decorative and should not be included. Magnolia677 ( talk) 12:49, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Please don't make things up, and mislead people.
The image is good, and should be restored.
You also removed the plaque image, shown above at reduced size, falsely describing it as "decorative". It is informative, not merely decorative, and should also be restored.
-- Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:05, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Hotels Armory Square 2603:6011:3438:4FE6:5663:9992:8EED:C13E ( talk) 02:40, 2 January 2024 (UTC)