Talk:Wetsuit
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[edit] Cites for this page are very hard to produce
First off, there is no book or academic paper in existence that documents suit design history. There's really nothing official that can be used for an official citable reference, and no wetsuit manufacturer has ever written much of anything about their history.
The only real citing that is possible is to photograph old/vintage wetsuits and include the photos in this article, but here we run into a different problem: neoprene and other rubber materials are perishable. They eventually start to rot, dry out, and fall apart. Most of the vintage wetsuits that could be used as cites would probably fall apart of someone tried to actually wear them now.
So, what is good enough as a cite for this article? Do we need to set up a photo archive on Wikimedia of old-style wetsuits?
DMahalko 22:35, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Mermaid suits
The link provided as a reference for mermaid suits seems to be to a small company that is trying to popularize them. There is no mention of men on this site (except to say there is no reason why they should not wear them) and this is contrary to the article which says that they are "equally used" by men and women. I don't know enough about wetsuits to know, but this looks like blatant advertising of a "new type" of suit that is actually a novelty product. Could someone either clarify here or remove/improve the information? -- cmhTC 21:05, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
