Talk:Dropa

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You gotta be kidding.

Tell me about it. I wikified the article and tried some NPOV, but making the entire article neutral was too daunting a task.
By the way: Don't forget to sign your comments with four ~ symbols in a row, like this: ~ ~ ~ ~ (without the spaces).

BrianSmithson 12:32, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

so are you suggesting to delete this article?

No. It's notable enough -- over 85,000 hits on Google for the search "dropa -wikipedia". It just needs to be edited a bit more. I lack the interest to do so, but hopefully some level-headed UFO afficianado will come along and do the job. BrianSmithson 00:44, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Dropa Hoax and Rewrites

I've done some basic editing, and I'm willing to rewrite if you like. I've personally research the Dropa story exhaustively, and found it to be complete fiction. Which is a shame, because the theory of alien visitations in our past is a very valid one worthy of serious investigation -- the Dropa hoax brings disrepute and ridicule to any attempts of serious investigation. --RickMG 13/12/2005

-- A hoax? Or is it? (eye twinkle)

[edit] Village of the Dwarfs

"1995: In the province of Sichuan in Central China, on the eastern border of the Baian-Kara-Ula mountains, a pygmy village was discovered. 120 individuals, ranging from 3 ft 10 in to 2 ft 1 in in height, live a self-sufficient medieval life style. They were unfamiliar with any modern technology. Some think their stunted height was caused by high mercury in the soil. Others theorize that genetic configuration is the cause. Chinese authorities do not deny the existence of the "Village of the Dwarfs". However the vilage is not open to foreigners. It is located a few hundred kilometers east of Bayan-Kara-Ula mountains, almost near the east spur, where the provinces of Qinghai and Sichuan meet."

This is a very interesting statement, and seemingly the only Dropa-related claim that no one seems to contest. There doesn't seem to be any further information about these people on Wikipedia - could someone who has sufficient time and knowledge please write an article about it? Jonas Liljeström 12:14, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, would definately like to know a little bit more about the Dwarf Village. Still finding it hard to imagine people 2 ft to 3 ft tall self sufficiently surving on their own up until today.
"Still finding it hard to imagine people 2 ft to 3 ft tall self sufficiently surving on their own up until today." It's actually not that hard to imagine. Think of the African Pygmies for example - they have been around since time immemorial and they're doing fine. Jonas Liljeström 19:44, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


Source, please. -- MF

I'd like the source of that too! /Minoya 07:24, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

  • i think some pictures would make this article a lot better. right now it looks pretty boring. and if it's been decided that the whole thing was a hoax, then it should say that somewhere early in the article.

NCartmell 22:20, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

  • Although I consider the whole thing a pretty far fetched (although interesting) story, one does have to remember that everyone said the same thing about the MKULTRA rumours. Now we know them as fact (MKULTRA). Hey, I wasn't around 12,000 years ago. Neither was anyone with a doctorate degree today.
    • Except that, MKULTRA is completely explainable through discovered scientific phenomena (ie. stupid people performing experiments) whereas this Dropa would have to accept tiny green people from outer space landing on earth, something that's never been proven to occur. NCartmell 16:12, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
      • According to the story, they weren't green. . . they were yellow. . . (winks) Sigma-6 05:54, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History Channel show on Dropa

The history channel aired a repeat of it'program called UFO Files: China's Roswell on 12/11/06. You can find a detailed discussion and summary of the contents of the show here: UFO Files: China's Roswell

I thought this might be of use or interest to anyone wishing to correct or clean-up the article. I watched the show and the producers tried to balance the belivers and the skeptyical viewpoints. They also mentioned that only 2 photos of the stones survive. Lisapollison 16:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

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