Talk:Mavericks (location)
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[edit] Maverick's in Film
The mention of the reference to Mavericks in Zoolander (which was recently removed) does belong in the article because it shows the extent that the name "Mavericks" has become known. The scene is about 2/3rds of the way through the movie when Ben Stiller's character hides out at Owen Wilson's character's place. Owen Wilson's character introduces him to a series of interesting folks there, including a "big wave surfer from Mavericks". Brholden 21:58, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
- Sounds good; I put that bit back in. (Not that I was the one who removed it.) -- bethenco 05:58, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Maverick's vs. Mavericks
This article says the surf spot was named after the dog called Maverick. Therefore being Maverick's, the apostrophe s noting ownership. Yet the article title has no apostrophe. If the correct title is with the apostrophe then the article should be renamed correctly. A cleanup of links pointing to it will also be necessary as there is inconsistency. Sparky132 22:21, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
- A google search for "Maverick's surf" gives 51K hits; a search for Mavericks surf" gives 472K hits (no quotes used in either search). Also, neither the Mavericks Surf Contest http://www.maverickssurf.com/Home/, nor the Mavericks Surf Shop http://www.mavericksurfshop.com/ use the apostrophe. Brholden 21:16, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Other rambling about the name
I would like to move the article to Maverics, California. The US Board on Geographic Names convention for geographic names is to leave out the apostrophe, (no possessive forms are allowed). I created a redirect so people typing the bolded words above will get here. I didn't want to move the article unexpectedly. Does the community think it's okay to move this or is the consensus to leave it as is? David Jordan 08/29/2005
[edit] Contradictory Dates
Through the article there are numerous dates given as the "first" time Mavericks was ridden or discovered. None of them seem to agree with each other. This needs to be resolved somehow.
[edit] "Matienzo" & "Dean"
This article does not identify who "Matienzo" ("...white-haired German Shepherd named Maverick, owned by a roommate of Matienzo. Maverick was used to swimming out with his owner, or with Matienzo, while they were out surfing.") or "Dean" ("Finding the conditions too unsafe for the dog, Dean paddled back in and tied Maverick to the car bumper, before rejoining the others.") are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Caffrey (talk • contribs) 20:49, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
