Talk:Cloven hoof
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This article was nominated for deletion on 17 September 2007. The result of the discussion was Keep. |
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A fact from Cloven hoof appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on December 7, 2007. |
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About the statement:
- and all non-extinct species of mammals with a cloven hoof have been domesticated in some form.
I don't believe that giraffes have been domesticated in any form. Eli Falk 15:51, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Should this be merged into Artiodactyl? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.163.203.41 (talk) 21:28, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Devil section
I realize this is a new article, but the section on the devil doesn't read like encylopedia text. Phrases like "There is a story that..." are particularly off-putting. In any case, the Christian devil is certainly not the first mythological demon to exhibit goat features, cloven hooves included, so for completeness the article section should be devoted to the evolution of the symbolic attribute of cloven hooves and its use throughout many cultures' figures, and not limit itself to the Christian devil. Robert K S (talk) 17:33, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
- It's also terribly, terribly confusing to read: "some believe the cloven hoof more mischiefing than the devil." Mischiefing? I'd change the wording, but I don't know what the sentece means. Does "separated from" mean he can change the appearance of the hoof, or that he can float around legless or what? The mention of the Devil's Footprints in Devon in 1855 is vague and incorrect: Several other theories were offered (I read it on wikipedia, yo). If time permits today, I'll fix this section up a tad, but the wording in the first paragraph is beyond my touch. I f I were to work on that, I'd scrap it entirely, which I most likely do not have time to do.128.186.153.249 (talk) 15:18, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
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- Separate from, means that devil can (by some accounts) change the appearance of his hoof. It is also the case that the hoof can travel without the devil and cause trouble. I read several reference in writing this article, as you can imagine they do not all agree. I attempted to write a balanced interpretation of all the beliefs. Jeepday (talk) 02:23, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
