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dear sirs: i take exception to the so called nickname for my hometown........(sodom) it is inappropriate, not funny, and wrong.........i hope you will edit it out.......thanx

I am sorry it is so called - I could think of other places that might have been so-called, but it is an historical fact that Winschoten has been called it. As a child I lived in Winschoten with many pious folk and visited church twice every Sunday. So I was very surprised to learn the nickname, but my family confirmed it was so - so I suppose it must stand. Thankfully no one has been turned to a pillar of salt (yet). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Winschoter ( talk • contribs) 09:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC) reply

It is the official nickname of Winschoten and should not be removed.

Sincerely, -- Namlong618 ( talk) 13:31, 23 February 2015 (UTC) reply

In aid of the previous commenters I can confirm this is the actual nickname for the town. I was born and raised there and we were proud to be called 'sodommers'. I do have a comment on the article though: It's position in the current "Oldambt' is mentioned more than once, which is a bit redundant. Instead perhaps a reference to it's historical position in Reiderland should be mentioned, as this is how the region was called before and is still referenced in many local names. 94.214.169.209 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:05, 27 November 2015 (UTC) reply