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Former good articleSalem witch trials was one of the History good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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DateProcessResult
November 12, 2007Peer reviewReviewed
January 21, 2008Good article nomineeListed
December 16, 2010Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on March 1, 2004, September 19, 2004, September 19, 2005, September 19, 2006, September 19, 2007, March 1, 2011, and March 1, 2016.
Current status: Delisted good article


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Ergotism

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This theory was proposed by some undergrad in the 1970s and was quickly debunked by more experienced scholars of the trials. If it had been caused by mold/fungus in a family's grain supply, the whole family would have been afflicted by these hallucinations, instead of only 1-3 members MAX from a family.

I'm just surprised this has been given any kind of respect here 😅 Morallygrace (talk) 12:30, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 November 2024

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Please change in the "Accusations" section, "...and the witches accused of having caused physical and mental harm..." to "...and the women accused of having caused physical and mental harm...". Paytonelsey (talk) 22:42, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]