Template talk:Gestures
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[edit] Hook 'em Horns?
Does this really belong? As an aggie I might be a bit biased, but it seems like this is a bit esoteric to make this template. It isn't so unique among celebratory gestures. Notthe9 07:12, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The thing the British do with the two fingers..
Heh, being an ugly American, I'm afraid I don't even know what to call it.. but you know what I mean. Two fingers up, with the palm facing the giver (knuckles facing the receiver). Seems at least as notable as the Shocker, but it's not in this template. Think it ought to be, perhaps? --Jaysweet 18:29, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
- If you can find it in wikipedia feel free to include it. Remember 19:42, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
- Problem is I can't :) But I will take that under advisement should I happen to come across it eventually. Thanks! --Jaysweet 19:47, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, I found it.. only problem is, it's a subsection of an article that the template already links to. Hrmph... I'm tempted to add [[V sign#The V sign as an insult|Bowfinger]] to the "Obscene Gestures" row, but V sign is already in the "Other" row, so I can't decide if that would be more confusing or less confusing... hrm... --Jaysweet 19:53, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
- Problem is I can't :) But I will take that under advisement should I happen to come across it eventually. Thanks! --Jaysweet 19:47, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] handwaving
Should Handwaving perhaps be included? Despite its name, the article focusses on the argument technique called "handwaving", but there is a short section which describes the actual gesture. I added Handwaving to the category Gestures, but I'm not sure if it should be included in this template... Herostratus (talk) 17:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] A few comments
As someone pointed out, the current use of Image:The Thumbs-up position.jpg on the template may not be ideal, because the gesture is considered highly obscene in some cultures (something akin to the the finger, perhaps). The picture is wonderful and definitely appropriate for the Thumbs up article, but we should probably try to find something more culturally neutral. I was wondering about the "I love you" gesture, but the best candidate I've yet found (Image:I love you-gesture.JPG) may not highlight the specific subject well enough to be clear what we're referring to. Should we remove the image, pending a replacement?
Along similar lines, I notice thumbs up is listed as a "friendly" gesture. Not to impugn the motives of the involved editors, but perhaps it would be less ethnocentric if we found another means of categorization? Say, by part(s) of the body involved in the gesture? This suggestion is less urgent than the image issue, though. Any comment? – Luna Santin (talk) 06:36, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
