Talk:Stretching (body piercing)

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There are far superior pictures in [1] for example ,but are copyrighted by the site(although they are user's pictures!) ,Can anyone uplaod a non copyrghted pic ,maybe even his own(a chance to become famous..:-)  ? The Procrastinator 19:14, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I uploaded a couple of pics, though neither of them is that great. I'll take some pictures of my own ears and add them on later, too. »»» Switchercat ^talk_contribs 21:11, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Merge from Earlobe stretching 2 Size Equivalents section 3 pictures 4 Nudity

[edit] Merge from Earlobe stretching

Does anyone have any objections? From what I can see, this article pretty much focuses on earlobe stretching anyway, as it's the most common form of stretching. The information in it is almost identical to the information in this article. In fact, maybe earlobe stretching should just be deleted, it's so similar. I can't really find any unique information in it. Switchercat ^talk_cont 17:23, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

There are other kind of stretching such as Nipple and lip plate , although less familiar to the general public, the article should be a general observation of those. If anything I opt to merge Into the general stretching article. --Procrastinating@^talk2me 13:07, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, no, I certainly don't disagree with your thought that the article should have a broader scope. I was only saying that "earlobe stretching" is perfectly well-covered in this article, and does not merit another. I think I'll propose the other article for deletion, actually, as it doesn't have any original info. Switchercat ^talk_cont 22:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Size Equivalents section

Is this section really appropriate or necessary? Not only are some of the objects likely not properly measured, but it would be incredibly stupid and to stretch with many of them. Also unlike proper steel tapers, they can't be sterilized. Having that section seems less like a reference and more like an invitation to readers (especially young ones) to start damaging their piercings by stretching with household objects, many of which lack a proper taper. I think we should remove the whole section, as it provides no real reference to the reader, or at least insert some text warning readers about the various dangers involved in stretching with household objects. Glowimperial 12:09, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

• hearing no complaints - it's toast. Glowimperial 16:08, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] pictures

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I think this article really needs a picture or two of some stretched earlobes (besides the Tutankhamen mask), I think a stretched lobe at a smaller size (say around 8mm) and a larger one (an inch plus) would work very well. FreK

This article had several pictures that somebody recently deleted under the guise of "cleanup". I've restored them. 69.47.232.35 (talk) 18:10, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

I've restored the septum picture because it's the only close up and the only non-earlobe stretching shown. This makes the article a bit heavy on pictures, but I couldn't bring myself to delete the pretty girls or the awesome old lady! --User:Aelffin —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.47.232.35 (talk) 02:31, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nudity

Although it's really a beautiful photo, I really don't think most people who come here looking for info on gauging are going to appreciate a boob popping up on their page. There's no need for that image, there are plenty of pictures that show gauging without nudity... :\ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.55.38.45 (talk) 16:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I haven't seen that image, but who doesn't appreciate a boob? Or at least, who has something against it? 80.201.148.187 (talk) 08:54, 28 March 2008 (UTC)