Talk:Ski binding
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[edit] Snowbrakes
Added para on snow brakes to Alpine as could not find any other reference. A couteau is referenced on the caption for the alpine touring binding but not referred to in the text. WinterOfDiscontent 10:17, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bindings not boots
Perhaps the images of boots would be better placed in an entry under ski boots and not bindings.
[edit] 75mm Boots/Bindings
They are still used in backcountry areas: [1]
[edit] Pictures
As you can see, we need a good picture of a 75mm boot and a SNS binding. Thanks!
- Wikipedia:Requested pictures is probably a good place to post a note. --snoyes 21:34, 26 Dec 2003 (UTC)
[edit] DIN Setting Links
www.dinsetting.com should be the link used rather than http://coffee.sdsc.edu/din_setting.
www.dinsetting.com provides a quick easy form with 5 inputs (skier height, weight, ability, age & boot sole length) to calculate the DIN within seconds. It also provides a reference to the source from which the DIN calculations are derived.
http://coffee.sdsc.edu/din_setting is slow, you have to click through 4 web pages to determine the DIN setting, unless you accidentally click on an advertisment that is located near the links required to access the next page (which happens to be a violation of Google's Adsense policy anyways).
Wiki-pedians want fast reliable information. Visit each site and tell me which link you think should be included in the wiki content. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Preston325 (talk • contribs) 19:44, 23 January 2007 (UTC).
- You are biased in your opinion as you own dinsetting.com. Apart from the fact that Wikipedia rules state you are not permitted to add your own links (case closed), this also indicates your efforts are significantly related to promotion of your own site. I am largely indifferent to the benefits of either link (both have them), and I note that your site carries Google AdSense also and would state that the adherence to Google's TOS (in my opinion the site doesn't break the TOS) is not something we should be concerned about nor discuss here in relation to the article. WinterOfDiscontent 09:51, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, the site is mine just like coffee.sdsc.edu/din_setting/ is yours. I propose we put another site that is better in appearance and information quality than coffee.sdsc.edu/din_setting/. www.forskiers.com/gear/din.aspis a good alternative; It gives the same information very quick. (And I am not affiliated with this site in any way). Preston325 08:19, 24 January 2007 (PST)
- I can assure you I have no affiliation with the coffee.sdsc.edu page and I am not sure what led you to believe that was the case. I do not live in the US let alone San Diego, nor have I attended any educational institutions there. Nor was it I the person who added that link. I see that despite your proposed solution, you have engineered the addition of your link to the See Also / External Link category instead now!! - Again not acceptable as it it just another way of achieving your sole goal of a link - thank goodness Wikipedia has added "nofollow" to ALL outbound links now. Wikipedians are not stupid, logging out and making the change under an IP address where the contribution history has done nothing but repeatedly add that link to date won't cut it. I suggest if you are truly interested in helping the Wikipedia community and readership, you create a page on DIN settings, what it stands for, what it means and the formula for calculating the correct DIN Setting whilst resisting the temptation to link to your own site in anyway. Wikipedia is not an advertising medium.
