Talk:Night owl (person)

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Contents 1 Wikipedia or Wiktionary 2 Merge? 3 Just removed this 4 playing pinball all night in the governor's mansion

[edit] Wikipedia or Wiktionary

Something to ponder: Does this page belong in wikpedia or wiktionary? --Bachrach44 06:07, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

• I would say Wikipedia. It is a term used to describe a medical condition, hence can be expanded. - Eagle^(talk) 06:10, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge?

Has anyone considered merging this with either Sleep_disorders or Insomnia?--172.153.7.119 12:38, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

It really is a different case, but I guess that is feasible, especially after taking into consideration how badly this article is written - Eagle^(talk) 19:23, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

If anything, it should be merged with delayed sleep phase syndrome. I've added an internal link. However, I think it should be improved rather than merged, as not all night owls have DSPS. DSPS is a persistent and difficult-to-treat sleep disorder. Kla'quot 05:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

IMO "Night Owl" should not be merged with DSPS as mentioned above and should also not be merged with insomnia nor with "sleep disorders", as that isn't what it is. As I understand it, researchers consider morningness/eveningness (early bird/night owl) to be within the normal range of "diurnal preferences" as they're called, while ASPS and DSPS clearly are disorders. The suggestion above to put "Night Owl" in the dictionary is a good one. Hordaland 19:42, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Just removed this

"Also known to have a penchant for the arts, smoking cigarettes, and most night owls have also been classified as a Type B personality." This sounds like it may be original research. Does anyone have a source for it? Kla'quot 03:42, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] playing pinball all night in the governor's mansion

Removed ref.

In a very long article in TIME, mostly about his wife (title: The Better Half), it is mentioned in passing that Bill Clinton was criticized for this. He may be a "night owl", but this isn't a sufficient source for that. --Hordaland (talk) 22:46, 8 February 2008 (UTC)