Talk:Poveglia

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The plague did not affect the Roman empire--eleuthero 00:38, 31 October 2005 (UTC)


 * The author, I think, was talking about its use as a burial ground during the Roman era before its use as a plague dump. Still, the mistake is easy to make.... 76.222.31.53 (talk) 07:41, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

There were in fact plagues during the Roman era. Namely during the Antonine dynasty and later in 251 C.E. Whether these epidemics affected Venice I am not sure. My point being, however, is that were such epidemics during the Empire. --Mikepjersey (talk) 19:01, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

WAY too much emphasis on alleged folklore, and none on its real history
First of all, the alleged folklore surrounding the alleged ghosts and other paranormal phenomena of the island are anything BUT common knowledge in Venice (which is rather unusual for folklore, wouldn't you say?). A comparison with the Italian article corroborates what I am saying. And in any case, references are needed - and they are not provided.

Secondly, the island is, according to the Italian article, being "recuperated" for use, so it's not exactly "off limits" for the general public.

And of course, there is a rich history - not always gruesome - that is not even mentioned in the English article.


 * Yes, this article reads like a copy/paste ghost story you'd see on an internet forum. I'm not a skeptic, but I do think this page needs to be re-written. I'm not sure where to start though, especially since it's hard to find reliable sources for the paranormal theories about Poveglia. Worldruler20 (talk) 05:39, 7 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I found some reliable information from a site connected to the Municipality of Venice (now referenced in the article), which was backed by the content of the Italian Wikipedia, which has a consistent bibliography on which that page is built. Besides, one of the external sources referenced in the page already contained most of the information I put together. I have therefore rewritten the page, including the real history of the island, and moving the previous information to a dedicated paragraph titled "Folklore" - which, by the way, still needs citations . I'm not a native English speaker, so please have a check at the article and correct any grammatical/syntactical/whatever error you should find. --Luca Bergamasco (talk) 22:39, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Found a reference for the legends. Not exactly the New England Journal of Medicine when it comes to reliability, but it will do. --Luca Bergamasco (talk) 22:50, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Looks like whoever added the National Geographic link was attempting to reference that as the reason for the island being 'off-limits' around 2007. 72.248.181.10 (talk) 00:59, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Coordinate error
The following coordinate fixes are needed for Poveglia: 45.38194°N, 12.33194°W (longitude presently shown is one degree too far east).

—Hieronymus Illinensis (talk) 11:28, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅. Deor (talk) 11:57, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Poveglia per tutti
I think we should add a note about the "poveglia per tutti" project https://www.facebook.com/povegliapertutti

--Oriettaxx (talk) 22:48, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I agree: there is nothing about the mess created with the public attempt of selling the Island. Something is really missing here! Here the original flyer http://www.povegliapertutti.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LetteraIntenti-eng.pdf Who should start? can I do it by taking and and editing some information from the web?

182.232.108.2 (talk) 05:53, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Text editing by anonymous
What happens when an anonymous editor just cancel a lot of text? He may be right, but I guess some explanation is expected, no?

--Oriettaxx (talk) 08:48, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Poveglia & Giorgione
Just a note: "Lazzaretto nuovo" is nowadays the name of an Island in the Venice Laguna, but "Lazzaretto nuovo" literally means "new lazzaretto". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oriettaxx (talk • contribs) 08:54, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Photo of the stone with a Latin inscription from 1793
I have uploaded a photo of the stone with the Latin inscription from 1793 which triggered all the paranormal claptrap this article is full of.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plague_inscription_found_on_Poveglia.jpg

Use at your leisure.

René Seindal (talk) 08:17, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Book in Italian on Poveglia
This is probably the only book specifically on Poveglia - should be referenced (and used)

Poveglia : l'isola alle origini di Venezia / Davide Busato e Paola Sfameni Lingua: Italian Paese: Italy. Pubblicazione: [Venezia] : Lunargento, 2018 ISBN: 9788896058695.

René Seindal (talk) 08:18, 9 March 2023 (UTC)