Talk:Canadian sports

Please don't retitle pages without serious discussion. Richard Jensen 13:32, 24 April 2008 (CDT)

If the Editor-in-Chief says that commas aren't permitted, period, what is there to discuss? This is like me creating an article called United States, artifacts found in potato fields in Aroostock County, Maine.... I can't believe that you would seriously consider calling an article Canada, sports. Hayford Peirce 22:42, 24 April 2008 (CDT)

the editor in chief says the comma format is permitted in history articles, which this certainly is. The article is about Canada and its history, not about sports as such. Compare Ice hockey to see how very differently a sports article is written. Richard Jensen 23:22, 24 April 2008 (CDT)

But wouldn't the history exception apply here as "Canadian sports, history"? Chris Day 23:36, 24 April 2008 (CDT)

that's a better solution, but the article is about Canada--that is, Canadian society as viewed through the prism of sports activities. So it talks about gender, culture, urbanization, ethnicity, the sports business, the media, the sports fans, and even international relations. "Canada" is the topic, not "sports", but using the adjective "Canadian" obscures this. The renaming error was made before the article was mostly written, so the editor-in-chief's mistake is understandable. Even so the CZ rules are usually pretty strict about having a discussion before making a controversial change. A discussion would have eliminated the confusion about the real topic. Richard Jensen 00:42, 25 April 2008 (CDT)

curling

What about curling, the quintessential Canadian sport except for boiling maple syrup maybe? Hayford Peirce 22:37, 24 April 2008 (CDT)

I really haven't figured out the broom business at all. Someone else please explain that.Richard Jensen 23:22, 24 April 2008 (CDT)