Talk:Bollard

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Contents 1 Construction 2 Image question 3 Proposed Merger 3.1 Support 3.2 Oppose 4 Eighteenth century bollards? 5 Decorative Bollard 6 Vocabulary question

[edit] Construction

I am German and I wonder whether this is also a bollard or has it a specific name because it´s out of stone ? de:Bild:Poller.jpg --84.166.221.199 15:20, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

A bollard may be made out of stone, but they usually don't have any chain attached; they're typically free-standing. Matt Gies 16:03, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image question

Per [1] and Mooring (anchoring). See image caption. I've replaced the image with one of a real bollard. --Dual Freq 15:02, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Merger

I suggest that the T-Top Bollards article be merged into the "Road Traffic Control" section, which already mentions the use of these bollards, in context. The "T-Top..." article is little more than a catalog entry from a hardware store.  Gordon | Talk, 14:19, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

OK, one "aye", no "noes", carried. Done.  Gordon | Talk, 13:16, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Support

• Support. CarolGray 19:07, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oppose

[edit] Eighteenth century bollards?

This article implies that bollards as a means of traffic control are a recent invention. In the background of this image, however, you can find five bollards protecting the ancient arch from renaissance era vehicles that might come careening down the hill. I suppose it's possible that the pillars are merely decorative, but according to Arch of Septimius Severus: "The damage wrought by wheeled medieval and early modern traffic can still be seen on the column bases". Should the above image be included in the article? How much is known about the 'history of bollards'? James Kell 21:06, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Decorative Bollard

Decorative bollards are placed in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, to enhance the landscape as a form of outdoor public sculpture. Usually they are made of timber, minimally modified from the traditionally cylindrical, wooden, maritime bollard shape, but brightly painted to resemble human figures. Such figures - which may be historical or contemporary, particular or generic - are sited singly or in clusters along the waterfront and in other areas where people gather. Decorative bollards have become a well-known feature of the city of Geelong and reflect its history as a major Australian port.

I don't think that a type of Bollard in one city is really notable. —mako๛ 20:05, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vocabulary question

(Also asked at Talk:Mooring (watercraft), but I haven't gotten an answer there): What is the name for the structure that the hawser is wrapped around on the ship, analogous to a bollard? I realize that it can be a capstan, but what if it has no setup for mechanical rotation? - Jmabel | Talk 16:36, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Bitts — it's one of those peculiar words like "pants" and "scissors" that is plural only. The definition at http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bitts is a bit dated. Haus^Talk 00:03, 11 May 2008 (UTC)