Talk:Cross-country jump

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

[edit] Unencyclopedic Tag

I dispute the unencyclopaedic tag for this article. It describes a style of a sport, much like downhill is for skiing. TheConsortium 18:36, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Agree Copysan 23:28, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Likewise. I'm removing it. Skydiver 15:45, 4 March 2006 (UTC)


I removed the large portion because an encyclopedia article simply needs to explain what the subject is. In this case, it's a style of skydiving. And while the story that the original author gave was very descriptive in explaining what can happen on a jump, and would be excellent for a website on skydiving, you won't find it in an encyclopedia, even Wiki. TheConsortium 18:41, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I've added some more detail in the article. I hope it's more appropriate than the part you removed. Skydiver 12:56, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
Much more information driven. I like how it is like now. TheConsortium 19:32, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Importance tag

I've removed the "Importance"-tag.

An article is "important" enough to be included in Wikipedia if any one of the following is true:
  1. There is evidence that a reasonable number of people are, were or might be concurrently interested in the subject (eg. it is at least well-known in a community).
  2. It is an expansion (longer than a stub) upon an established subject.
  3. Discussion on the article's talk page establishes its importance.

    I know there's a reasonable number of jumpers that are interested in cross-country jumps. Plus I've now established the importance of the subject by discussing it on the talk page. :P

    Sources or references are a bit more difficult to find. USPA SIM doesn't mention cc jumps, and I don't know where else to look. Maybe an old issue of Parachutist or Skydiving? Skydiver 16:06, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

    Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../c/r/o/Talk%7ECross-country_jump_8e6d.html"