Talk:List of smoking bans
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The Czech Republic has a partial ban on smoking: http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2005/07/06/law-on-smoking-sparks-contempt.php 89.102.231.182 20:13, 9 January 2007 (UTC)Chris
I've been keeping track of smoking bans worldwide on this page:
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/whiteboard/smoking
Need to check the link above for anything recorded there that's been missed on the Wikipedia page.
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania not mentioned but all have bans (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5026536.stm)
[edit] Needed: USA map depicting smoking laws
It would be fantastic if someone with graphics skills could show a map of the USA, with each state colored to show if that state does or does not have a state-wide ban against indoor smoking in workplaces like bars/restaurants. It would need the ability to be updated as new states are added, etc. Or even if there was the abilty to show which states have such laws by a given date in time, that would help bring the number of states into a visually interesting context. I am just brainstorming here (hey, that's what the discussion sections are for, right?), but maybe someone out there has this ability? Peter-F 02:51, 6 April 2006 (UTC)Peter
- Such a thing wouldn't be that hard to do. I'm sure there's a map of the United States somewhere on either here or Commons that's public domain, and then from there, we can make said map. Editing wouldn't be that hard, either. It would just be a matter of taking it into MS Paint, changing some colors, and then re-uploading it to the same name. SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:01, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- Schumin, thanks for the reply. From your description, it is obvious to me that you know FAR more about this than I do. I don't currently possess the computer skills to carry out the steps that you outlined. Can you create that map?? -Peter
[edit] U.S.-centrism
I think there should be a separate sub-article for the United States. As of now, most of this one refers to U.S. jurisdictions, and it's also rather difficult to navigate. I'll wait a bit before boldly doing it myself, though. —Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 14:31, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- I agree: it would make it more manageable to split out the US states stuff, particularly as the detail gets down to the level of individual cities. — Matt Crypto 16:39, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- 'Tis done. Now, shouldn't also there be an article about the proposed ban in England? There's a full story in this article, which maybe should be left for a separate page. —Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 17:20, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've gone ahead and done it (see Smoking ban in England). Feel free to categorize, write a good intro, rename, etc. —Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 12:56, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge with Smoking bans by country
Both articles have the same content: a list of smoking bans, sorted by country. I think it should be merged. --~ ~ James Hetfield (previously Wesborland) ~ ~ 02:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
I also agree since most are related. Anyone up to the task to do a format on it?That-Vela-Fella 09:18, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
The Smoking bans by country article was newly created in March 2007. Both are placed under the "Articles with unsourced statements since February 2007" which would seem to suggest that some of the content was transferred by copy-and-paste. The usual solution to cases like this is to merge contents to the older article. In this case, the List of smoking bans article which was created in February 2006. —Tokek 09:50, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Bus stop smoking bans - North Vancouver, BC
Not sure if this will be of help to you guys, but there's a proposal to ban smoking in North Vancouver at bus stops. Source story: [1] --Naisenu 20:27, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
--What the heck happened to all the other country info???!!!----
[edit] jersey isn't part of the UK
Jersey isn't part of the UK.. the sectioning of this article should reflect that. 131.111.24.187 08:28, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
I have moved Jersey (so to speak) I didn't look here first though Ram4eva 14:01, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Singapore
Perhaps Singapore should be added in? Lotsa bans here. ĞavinŤing 12:34, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Czech Republic
I've done some grammatical clean-up of the section on the Czech Republic (under "Proposed bans"), but it doesn't seem to distinguish between bills (which are proposals for legislation) and acts (which bills that have passed into law). Could someone check and make any necessary changes? Or, if these terms are POV (they are used in the UK as I have described them), please provide NPOV terms. — Paul G 13:30, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Sorry for my english grammar..thought that was alright but it didn't.. i've checked that and the using of legal terms is okay..i've done some reorganization...moved something among List of smoking bans (a current smoking ban in force) and left the rest as it was before..contact: ondra.huml@gmail.com Andy 2 May 2007
[edit] total tobacco ban in bhutan
is it successful?
[edit] Why is this list so Euro centric?
I have added the bans from asian countries, and they always get removed. Why???? Asian countries has bans too, not only Europe and North America!!
- Because Europe and North America tends to speak more English and are online more, and thus the English version of Wikipedia tends to be a bit Euro-American-centristic. 81.227.3.57 (talk) 00:03, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] More in Argentina
ok here is a list of some provinces in which is banned smoking in public buildings: Mendoza, La Rioja, Tucumán, San Juan, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Chubut, Salta, Chaco, Neuquén, Tierra del Fuego y Río Negro. i don't know how to post it so, please can somebody do it? JDeus01 04:28, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
- Ok can do, but is there also a website we can get the source from? That-Vela-Fella 09:00, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
- http://www.infobae.com/notas/nota.php?Idx=192724&IdxSeccion=100442 is in spanish, also buenos aires was one of the latest in apply the law. JDeus01 17:28, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:English No Smoking sign.GIF
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BetacommandBot 06:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC) Who wrote all these entries? Sounds like antsmoking assholes from the world over got together. Who knew there were somany places not worth visiting???? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rayalbieri (talk • contribs) 05:50, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Shaded Map of World Bans?
It would be really nice to have a shaded map showing the different types of bans in place across the world. This map could also have links to the countries so that if you click on the country it takes you to the info on the page. this would be really nice if anyone could do this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.235.168.104 (talk) 09:39, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Interdiction de fumer en France.gif
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