Talk:Waynesville, North Carolina

Tourist Traps - Legitimate Term

It was reverted, and I partially understand the hesitation to use the term. But Waynesville natives most certainly understand the term. They've watched people move into their "quaint mountain town" over the last 20 years, and set up businesses to capture tourism dollars. Tourist trap is a popular slang term to describe it. Inappropriate? Nah. Unpopular with tourist business owners? Maybe! :-) Dubc0724 20:33, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I reverted it, and am actually a native of Waynesville though I no longer live there. The term "tourist trap" certainly applies to parts of the area IMHO. I reverted it not because I disagree but because the phrase is subjective. A "tourist trap" to one person may be a "unique store," amusement park, etc. to someone else. SmartGuy 20:50, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

This could really go either way. Like SmartGuy says though, it's all a matter of opinion. People who have see the town change in the past 20 years would definitely say that many places sell nothing that would interest a local (hardware, groceries, or maybe some type of popular food). They're geared for the tourists and have no real interest in attracting locals. There are a few that don't quite fit the bill of tourist traps, though they're right next door to the others. Personally, using it doesn't bother me, as long as you mention that tourist traps aren't the only attractions of the area. Funny though, at least he called them tourists, and not the name most of us know people from Florida by. --Brownings 00:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

This whole town is a trap. Not just for tourists. --JediMindTricks 11:18 PM, 12 September 2006

And why would you say that? You can't just make a derogatory, blanket statement like that without explaining yourself...unless you are just trying to be an a*s in which case, who cares. --NCMattJ 16:02 EDT, 15 September 2006

Ignore him. He's the same person who has been repeatedly vandalising this article in recent days. SmartGuy 05:45, 16 September 2006

The reason I hate this town is because there is absolutly nothing for someone my age to do. It has forced everyone I know to turn to drugs for entertainment. If you have kids over 16, they are probably on drugs right now. Everyone I know is taking drugs. Maybe if we had something to do, it would be different.(UTC)

Like they say, the grass is always greener on the other side. Almost everyone I knew in Waynesville couldn't wait till they were 18 and could get the heck outta there, yet a good 90% of them are still there, or at least WNC. On the other hand, I've met countless people over my years of travel that would give their right arm to live there. Ok, so there is nothing to do there. Well, guess what? There has never been anything official to do there, ever! You have to find things to do, hobbies that aren't time wasters, that keep you up at night thinking about doing them. I currently live in the 8th largest city in the US, yet there are still days I'd give anything to be back in Waynesville and really hit the Blue Ridge on a mountain bike. Sure drugs are a problem everywhere, but only the weak fall into that trap. So, next time you see all of your "friends" doing drugs, just think of it as the 21st Century's version of natural selection, they'll eventually OD or spent the next 40 years of their life alternating between living in a jail cell or in a van, down by the river. --Brownings 10:53, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Brownings. If you have a car, go to Asheville, Knoxville, Greenville or Atlanta. I moved from Charlotte, the big city with lots to do to Waynesville because I like the slower pace. I am only 30 and my wife is only 28 and we find plenty to do. I grew up in the city and could not wait to get out. Traffic, bad air, heat, it all sucks. The grass is always greener on the other side but there is tons to do in and around Waynesville. Do you know how lucky you are to live in a place that is a stones throw away from a National Forest and two National Parks? If you want to use drugs, whatever. You will just end up a white trash looser living in a trailer park cooking up crystal meth for dinner. --NCMattJ 16:52 EDT, 18 September 2006

Actually, I quit doing drugs.

You have to agree with me that boredom causes drug use. What else would? I am not saying waynesville is a bad town really...It is like most towns around here. It is designed for tourism by the few that can afford to change things. I am willing to bet that if there was something for people my age to do, drug use would go down. I know, because I am on the streets of Strangeville every day talking to these people.

I am sorry that I vandalized the page that day, (well, I only did like 2 things, the people on a website I go too did the rest when I told them it was my town) I realize this was immature and stupid, and I am sorry

Frog Level (21 Aug 2006)

Do we need two entries for Frog Level in the article? At first looking at it I thought about killing the one listed in "Neighborhoods" but Frog Level is still a neighborhood. I definately think the entry in the "History" section needs to stay since Frog Level was a key player in the early growth of the town. Perhaps the answer is to combine the History and Neighborhoods sections. Any thoughts? --Brownings 12:23, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I dunno, I kind of like it the way it is. The entry for Frog Level in the history could be combined so it is not a separate part or the entry under neighborhoods could be cut down... --User:NCMattJ 17:06, 25 August 2006 (EDT)

Political section removed

I noticed a user with only an IP address removed the section on Political controversies. Do we want this section removed, or should it be readded since there was zero discussion on the removal? --Brownings 10:56, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

There was no discussion whatsoever and it should not have been removed. I have re-added it. If someone has a specific reason as to why it should not be there, let's hear it. SmartGuy 15:14, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Richard Suhre is not a local...He was a transplant from indianapolis...thank you... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.144.94.149 (talk) 21:54, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Where is the proof that "Judge Thornburg conspired" against Suhre? This is pure conjecture! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.242.236.242 (talk) 02:46, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Unsourced, and removed. Thank you --CutOffTies (talk) 04:01, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Elevation?

The statement "A USGS survey marker at the old Haywood County Courthouse in downtown Waynesville lists the altitude as 2752 feet above sea level." is an odd way to define the elevation of a city. There are at least 29 USGS benchmarks in the immediate vicinity, why pick that one? Besides, BM COURT HOUSE has elevation 2718.3ft according to NGS: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_desig.prl Actually BM WAYNESVILLE has elevation 2818ft, why not use that? I don't really have a problem with the 2752 elevation, it just doesn't seem justifiable to pick a BM at random. Interestingly, a USGS name lookup on Waynesville gives an elevation of 3600ft, which is not justifiable from looking at the topo maps. Ryan 128.173.36.149 23:16, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

The "Battle" of Waynesville

I've removed some biased language from the Battle of Waynesville section to restore a neutral point of view. Garand70 18:27, 22 July 2007 (UTC) anyone know that woodrow wilson used to come to stay at the blink bonny hotel and drink the water from sulfur springs for its healing properties... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.227.222.179 (talk) 13:11, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

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Fixed. The logo won't get zapped now. --Brownings (talk) 17:30, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Population

The U.S. Census has the 2009 population at 10,191. So maybe do away with all of the county/state estimates? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.196.160.175 (talk) 05:25, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

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