Talk:Teddy bear
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[edit] Spam template
I think I've fixed most of it. Mainly, I removed some random HTML tags (( that seem to mean someone copied a web site's source directly )) and also removed the image gallery below. I personally did not feel that the uploader gave a good enough fair-use rationale. As a matter of fact, they didn't give a rationale at all, they just said they took it from someone's webpage. // 3R1C 22:13, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
What was the political dispute hinted at in the cartoon? AxelBoldt 13:45, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- According to this site: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/kidscorner/tr_teddy.htm , the bear in question was not a juvenile but an old bear. The original cartoon reflected this, but was later redrawn to show it as a cub. The latter is the one shown in your article. Roosevelt did refuse to shoot the bear, but ordered it put down because it was injured.
- I've never edited an article and don't really know how to. Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable than me will fix this. The site I mentioned above seems to have good cites.
- I've read somewhere that a priest once spoke out against the teddy bear, declaring that young girls who abandoned dolls for bears would lose their "motherly instinct." Has anyone heard of this incident before? I'll try to find some information on it and possibly add it to the article.
Teddy Roosevelt doesn't have a daughter named Alysin. He did have a daughter named Alice, so I have editted this section accordingly.
[edit] Picture
I posted a picture of the "original" teddy bear. Hope noone objects. DO we still need two pictures at the top? Mhym 02:17, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
I think someone messed around with the page, part of it makes no sense. Hem hem 01:26, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Arctophile
I've added in the text regarding the term arctophile as part of a merge from Arctophile, which now redirects here. Just noting per GFDL. Steve block talk 22:06, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bridget (Guilty Gear)
- Bridget has a talking teddy bear named Roger. Has this been put/removed from the article before? Is it notable enough? I'm just curious. Danny Lilithborne 01:52, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Which famous teddy?
could anybody identify this teddy for me? http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6751/2051466562444ad7e980303vl1.jpg Thanks! Peter S. 14:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] External link : spam or not spam ?
On Teddy_bear
I re-added the external link Teddy bear dedicated search engine , saying it is not spam.
Nlu (talk) reverted it and said "If you can make an argument that it does comply with WP:EL and WP:SPAM, please discuss on Talk:Teddy bear."
So do I,
in WP:EL "Links to be used occasionally" item #2 "A web directory category when deemed appropriate by those contributing to an article, with preference to open directories."
which is what is this search/engine-directory. Although is not 'open', the site lists about 2000 teddybear websites.
- it's a non commercial site (no product sales, no ads, operated by a NPO).
in "Links normally to be avoided" :
the website does not fall in any of the 10 rules.
And, by comparison, A link like Teddy Bear Museum Directory which has been listed for months in the article, and not considered as spam, is a part of huggableteddybears which actually is a commercial site selling products.
So, please consider the addition of Teddy bear dedicated search engine to Teddy_bear —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.123.76.78 (talk • contribs).
- "But there are other spam links around!" is not a good reason to add yet another spam link.
- I agree of this point of course. I was wondering why in this case, Teddy Bear Museum Directory, which is indeed a commercial site, is considered appropriate. That does not seem consistent to me.
- The reason why I believe that the link you are trying to add is spam is because fits as a site that you own or maintain (#3), links added to promote a site (#4), and links to a search engine -- which should be the same as search engine results (#10). Further, what you mentioned only said that it is a link to be used occasionally, not that it is definitely acceptable. I do not find it to be "deemed appropriate," but we'll hear what other people have to say.
- (P.S. It also does not look good that you're IP-hopping.) --Nlu (talk) 00:14, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
- Considering point #3 : It is a site that I have been knowing and using for years as a teddy bear collector myself. I find it relevant (can that be considered as "promoting a site" #4 ?)
- It actually contains a directory listing of the majority of teddy bear related websites in the world, sorted by categories (famous teddy bears for example, like teddybearsearch.com/dir/Winnie the pooh/USA). These are definely not search engine results (#10).
- Please, have a look at Teddybearseach Directory before declaring it is spam.
- To clear things, I suggest using Teddybearseach Directory instead of teddybearsearch.com
- About IP hopping, please bear in mind that many ISPs allocate IP dynamically at each time you connect. To fix that issue, I created a user account, and I'm now using it presently - Does it look better ? :-) -- Collectours 08:28, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Alcoholic drink (send to disambiguation?)
Would it be more appropriate for the reference to the alcoholic drink to be on the teddy bear (disambiguation) page? If so, I'd be happy to move it there. MKoltnow 00:08, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- I got it. // 3R1C 22:10, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
