Talk:Wheatpaste

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I know tips for wheatpasting are ok, but doesn't this seem extremely leftist if there's no tips on removing wheatpaste posters, or any aid for the "recipient", at all? -Anonymous 11/17/06 8:07

I have never herd the term wheatpaster, is it U.S termenology? The term I would use, that seems to cover what they are doing, would be flyposter. Though that would not imply the use of wheat based ahesive. Wouldn't it be better to have an article intittled Flyposting with a section on "wheatpasting"? (When ever I and people I know have been out flyposting for pollitical stuff we have just used commercial wallpaper paste) --JK the unwise 08:50, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

This article is weird. It takes a common material used for many purposes, and makes it out to be some sort of left-wing symbol. In my city, various activists do put up posters, but the overwhelming majority of posters are commerical advertising, usually of bands, nightclubs or bars. So far as I can see, both types use flour-based paste. The main reason being that after a while it starts to rot, which leaves an unsightly blotch on the victim's property but makes it easier to pull the posters down for the next advertising campaign. Is there any evidence to particularly associate it with left-wing activism? I agree with JK above, most of this material should be moved to flyposting, perhaps with a comment that some activist groups use flour based paste, while this article should focus on the paste itself. Oh, and as for the name, we just call it "paste", or "flour paste" when you need to avoid ambiguity. -- Securiger 01:13, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Wheat Paste Recipe

Prepare 1 cup (2.4 dl) of very hot water. Make a thin mixture of 3 tablespoons (45 ml) of white flour and cold water. Pour the cold mixture slowly into the hot water while stirring constantly. Bring to a boil. When it thickens, allow to cool. Smear on like any other glue. For slightly better strength, add 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of sugar after the glue is thickened (this can also work with finely ground up glass). After using a portion, reheat the remaining in a covered jar or container to sterilize it for storage or keep refrigerated. If wheat flour is not available, other flours will work.
--Transfinite 17:23, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] copyvio

I've put a copyvio notice, and the site [1] where I found the exact same recipe seems to have died, but it was online until yesterday. The text can be seen at google's cache [2]. Even if the site is dead now, that doesn't mean it is not a copyvio. (Or maybe the recipe from the site was copy & pasted from Wikipedia, who knows?) SpiceMan (会話) 18:13, 27 November 2006 (UTC)