Talk:Wast Water

Underwater gnomes ?
Has there been anything else about them ? Do we have any other sources ? In particular any reports of the original deaths mentioned ? -- Beardo (talk) 00:06, 23 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Here's a link to an article about one death there in 1996, of a diver named Stuart Summers: Riddle over diver's death. But there's no mention of gnomes, so I don't know if this is one of the deaths referred to.
 * There's a guardian story about it here but I don't think it gives much additional information. --David Edgar (talk) 09:52, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps not much more information on the deaths, but a welcome explanation of why we bother going to those depths. Much more balanced than the norm.--Nickpheas (talk) 10:28, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

As at March 29 2009 there are a healthy community of gnomes back at 48m. Though someone's deleted my saying so on the main page.--Nickpheas (talk) 09:21, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * The problem is that we have no verifiable source for this. I guess this is why the statement was removed. --David Edgar (talk) 09:52, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * What source would be needed? Photos are available, though how one would prove in court that they really were taken in Wastwater rather than some other dark place. There will be an article on a dive club website one could link to, but none of it would stand up in a court of law.--Nickpheas (talk) 10:23, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I think the dismantling operation was carried out by Lancashire Police's Underwater Search Unit. They must have a record of the operation, I would think. NtheP (talk) 10:46, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * A more up-to-date newspaper article would also be fine.
 * But I'd say that although not totally reliable, an article on a club website could be used to support something of the form: "XYZ diving club reported finding gnomes at 48m in March 2009." That way, we're attributing this statement to a particular source, rather than asserting it directly as fact. Perhaps this would be OK? --David Edgar (talk) 13:11, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, it was me who removed it. Apologies for not saying why in the edit summary, I confirm it was because of the lack of a verifiable source. Because the subject potentially has an element of mythology about it, specific claims really do need a source. I don't see that court of law level of evidence is necessary, a diving club's article such as above should be fine, and it would be great to see a photo of them - in the article, if someone is willing to make one available. Regards, Halsteadk (talk) 12:03, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation
Is is wozzed-water like Wasdale, wosstwater like wasp or waastwater like last? Novalia (talk) 19:38, 19 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Wast (rhymes with fast) water (rhymes with fatter) 90.249.121.135 (talk) 08:06, 3 December 2021 (UTC)