Talk:Sumpter, Oregon

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[edit] Ghost town

Just curious - why is this in the ghost town category if it has a population of nearly 200? Al Clark 02:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Well, it is listed at ghosttowns.com and seems to fit the various definitions at ghost town, including "current population is significantly less than it once was" and "tourist ghost town". I added it to the category per List of ghost towns in the United States. I know you're not supposed to use Wikipedia as a source for itself, but according to that article, "ghost town" is not synonymous with "completely abandoned". It's a term of some controversy, however, with some editors claiming that calling a populated place a ghost town is insulting to the residents, but Sumpter itself seems to promote the gold rush ghost town image [1] and there are quite a few abandoned buildings there. Despite all that, I'm not real attached to it staying in the category, but would like to hear any reasonable arguments for not including it. Katr67 03:02, 16 December 2006 (UTC)