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[edit] Dwarves

How do Gnomes differ from Dwarfs?

[edit] Gnomes in Popular Culture?

What business do the references to Wolfmother and Pink Floyd have being under 'In Folklore'. Surely they should be under a new section entitled 'Gnomes in popular culture' or not there at all?194.217.231.252 14:58, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gnome Deleted?

So I took the time to go out of my way and take pictures of a gnome so that it could be used on Wikipedia, and the picture was deleted? Thanks to whoever did that. Equilibrium 14:23, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

omg what a bastard64.40.60.42 20:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
Next time, remember to give free permit to use your picture when you upload it. Goldenrowley 05:31, 14 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Lawn Gnome picture?

I know that lawn gnomes are popular and all, but should a page on gnomes in general have a picture of a lawn gnome right at the top of the page? Couldn't we find a picture of a "real" gnome (that is, a mythological/literary gnome)?

[edit] Reported theory

Apologies, it's a bit vague; it's half-remembered. Brian Sewell, in his series on the Grand Tour, stated (half-jokingly?) that the garden gnome evolved from statues of Priapus. These statues with erect phalluses, put up in fields in the belief they would secure an abundant crop, turned over time into rods with painted red tops. These, again over time, turned into the red-hatted gnomes. Has anyone else heard this before? If so, it would be worth including.(JoeBlogsDord 23:26, 21 March 2006 (UTC)) Yeah, and where do they live? Just underground. Where are they most seen? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.141.140.19 (talk) 01:09, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] German term(en)

I have a vague recollection of an article in a forgotten journal citing a German catalogue from the nineteenth century offering "gnomenFigürchen". --Lil Miss Picky 01:30, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

That sounds quite right, as Altavista's Babel Fish gives "dwarf" as a translation for "Zwerg," and "Gnome" for "Gnome." V-Man - T/C 02:19, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Roaming Gnome Blog

Last year I took my master on a trip around the United States. We took many pictures and I am slowly getting him to post these pics on my Yahoo 360 blog. You can view it at http://360.yahoo.com/profile-uy7rAEM8cq12GsdPhAdqKTLV?inv=mEivF.lj

[edit] Irrelevant sentence removed

h9There was no motivation for including the sentence "Rupert Sheldrake has written a good deal about morphogenic fields, an idea Terry Pratchett used in his Discworld books many times.", so I removed it. Harold f 02:25, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ficticious books.

The first line mentions a ficticious book. Or is it a real book relating ficticious events. If it is a ficticious book, why mention it?

[edit] relevance of Gnomes without homes

Is http://www.gnomeswithouthomes.com/ really relevant? Maybe one can put it into the pop-culture section? JanCK 17:33, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MSU What?

This link to Encylopedia Britannica contains a medieval woodcut of a gnome. I am submitting this link to be allowed to be a link under External Links. [1] 64.136.48.205 12:26, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

I checked out the above link and added it instead as the reference to the opening line in the article. It can now be found in the References section. Thanks. 5Q5 (talk) 23:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Adding a New Link

Please consider for adding to references or external links. I have taken 2 years developing this site with history, studies and pictures of a traveling gnome and his journey and wish to share it with others. It has many references to gnome history as well as current events.

Metazoan (talk) 21:33, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Pappa Jake — The Traveling Gnome Adventurer begins with a concept: embracing adventurers with happiness and success. Experience and share your memories.

[edit] Adding a New Link

Hi, all.

Tom Parks here. I am relatively new to editing Wiki. I wanted to add a link to this page, but I saw the warning box. Is that something new, or is it standard for Wiki? What's the right way to add a link, please?

The link I want to add is this one: http://www.assassination-gnomes.com/

It's a cool free game, based on the classic rock/paper/scissors motif. In this case the gnomish assassins are sniper/bomber/ninja

It seems at least as valid as the Gnome Army link.

Thanks in advance for the help and support!

Tom —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom Parks (talk • contribs) 02:53, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

I visited the above game site and it doesn't seem encyclopedic enough for this article. However, it can be found on this talk page. Please note that all external links on Wikipedia are "nofollow" and posting them will not help get them in search engines. Talk pages are also not indexed. Thanks. 5Q5 (talk) 23:28, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Adding a new link

Hi guys,I'm also new at editing wikipedia,I have a site,that is all about gnomes, and i wanted to put the link on,but saw the warning link. I wan't to add this link.

http://www.freewebs.com/devinrutherford/

you may think it's just a stupid freewebs site, but its not It has tons of info on gnomes. Such as their culture,the way the build houses,their diffrent types and ethnicites.Of all the sites on Gnomes,this is the most complete site I have seen. It's a really big hit even with people who don't like gnomes,so please add it if its at all possible.

Ĥ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heartagram3200 (talk • contribs) 19:26, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

There was another link that went to a commercial site that had a lot of good information on garden gnomes and showed how they are traditionally made and also had some interesting facts on garden gnomes. I was able to google it up and am posting it here for those interested in garden gnomes.

http://www.zwerglignomes.com/

Thanks for the great site Wiki!!!!

Colibri1968 23:26, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Just wanted to make a new post 'bout adding my site The Gnomes Tavern, to the links list. It provides valuable information about gnomes, and is to educate people who believe gnomes exist, or are just intrested and think they are cool. I have expanded alot more and there is a lot more info on the site. There is also a section based on other magical creatures that people often mistake gnomes for. Please add this...Thank you....

The link to the site is www.freewebs.com/devinrutherford —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.54.86.72 (talk) 23:30, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I checked out your site and in my view it meets a minimum encyclopedic standard for inclusion. Could use some enhancing by adding spaces between words where there are none. Please remember to sign your posts by typing four tildes ~~~~ at the end of your comments. Thanks. 5Q5 (talk) 23:41, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reference tag

I added some refs in the Folklore section, but more need to be added to the Garden Gnome section before the tag can be removed, IMO. Henitsirk 02:04, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Crisps

I removed reference to crisp in "names of gnomes in Europe" the name of a social cricket club in Sydny does'nt belong there. I question whether Crisp is appropriat at all in fact, but I'll leave that for others. WierdJohn 21:37, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gnomes in other languages

Although I agree that this list wasn't appropriate for the main article, this piece of information is still quite interesting. I will leave it here so that it is not lost.

These are the names by which gnomes are commonly designated in different parts of Europe:

tmc 09:48, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Interesting list. I'd wager that a lot of these are actually considered seperate creatures by folklorists, though. — Brian (talk) 13:04, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What is this?

BxB402 (talk) 08:12, 7 March 2008 (UTC) I have been trying to figure out what the sentance in the category Pop Culture means,but the only reference to this i can find is from pages that mirror this article. The sentance is "These songs were all written in the hope of bringing Stoney 'Ah, the one and only' back to SUHC."

Can anyone verify or give any insight to this?

[edit] Real-life sightings of alleged gnomes - videos, photos

Alive and well

Just saw this article in The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article902014.ece Perhaps we need to remove the word "mythical" from the first sentence? ;) - Pipatron (talk) 23:02, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

The reason I mention this, is a recent story by Fox News about a "gnome" sighting in Argentina.

I think we should have a section for Gnome Sightings.

ApsbaMd2 (talk) 16:46, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

I added the above newspaper website link to External Links because it received international attention from being given a one-day link on the Drudge Report the same day, besides the Argentina and UK coverage. However, if it turns out to have been a pet monkey in a costume cruely wearing a body brace, then the link should be deleted. Regarding links by spammers, it doesn't do them any good because all external links are automatically "nofollow" and will not be crawled by search engines. 5Q5 (talk) 17:52, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Here's another link: [2] "Cops [...] have launched a full-scale investigation - after records showed locals have reported seeing the creature for DECADES." Here's what I don't get: "A local poll showed 90 per cent of General Guemes 30,000 residents believed gnomes stalked the streets at night." Um, that seems like a pretty prevalent belief. Is there some specific sort of folklore indigenous to that town? And why were those kids so afraid of it? Esn (talk) 04:02, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
Update - "Creepy Gnome Video" 2nd video found - marionette hoax

A second version of the "Creepy Gnome Video" is on YouTube shot by the same group which shows evidence that a marionette (string puppet) was used, likely operated from the tree overhead. The strings are visible and they even shined a flashlight at the "gnome." Here is the video that made news and here is second video that didn't quite go as planned. Both of the vid postings are in Spanish, but curiously by two different posters, ostensibly. 5Q5 (talk) 22:30, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Can anybody please describe difference between gnome and dwarf.

--79.120.87.69 (talk) 08:43, 10 May 2008 (UTC)