Talk:Whitewater racing

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It seems that this article should be moved and called 'wildwater' as whitewater racing could refer to slalom, extreme racing, and even some marathons. Maybe the page called 'whitewater racing' should consist only of links to each separate article. What do you say? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.170.22.181 (talk • contribs).

I disagree and believe this article should have separate sections for every type of whitewater racing, I don't think each discipline of whitewater racing, wildwater or downriver racing should have its own, small page. I believe redirect pages (to this page) from all disciplines of racing might be more appropriate than doing it vice-versa. Bennyboyz3000 09:02, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Bennyboyz. Until this edit, this article contained info about both Wildwater and Slalom. Surprisingly, after that edit, there wasn't even a mention of slalom in this article—not even a link. I think the Slalom section should be restored to this article.--HughGRex 10:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

I've changed my mind. The Slalom and Wildwater pages are large enough to stand on their own, and the two disciplines are different enough so that combining the two would not have much content common to the two subjects. (Not to mention that Slalom is an Olympic sport, while Wildwater, sadly, is not.) Accordingly, this article should be renamed "Wildwater racing."--HughGRex 12:21, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I started this article. It is about the competitive racing discipline of White Water Racing. It is not about slalom or play boating. There is no need to rename the article, but I'll add a note that in England it is often called Wildwater Racing.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jriddell (talk • contribs) 06:39, 20 January 2007

The problem with titling this article "Whitewater Racing" is that it's ambiguous; Kayak slalom does, as you know, take place on whitewater. If you google "Whitewater Racing," as I've just done, you'll find many links to whitewater slalom.

You're incorrect if you think that "Wildwater" is a term that's only used in England. According to the links and references to the end of the article, it's also called Wildwater in the US, UK, and South Africa. Most importantly, the ICF calls it Wildwater. Wikipedia should follow the naming conventions employed by the international governing body of the sport. It's clear, therefore, that this article should be titled "Wildwater racing."--HughGRex 13:13, 20 January 2007 (UTC)