Talk:Ripton (fictitious town)

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Source needed[edit]

Please provide source(s) and reference(s).—Markles 14:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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This was a very real hoax in the mid 1980s, and searching through newspaper archives I have found two good sources attesting to its verifiability, notability, and longevity in Western Mass as an example of how the rural areas are neglected by the state. However, I cannot find references that attribute the hoax to a UMass professor. Articles as recent as 2001 claim that the originator of the hoax is still unknown. Eliz81 ^(talk)^(contribs) 14:45, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]