Talk:Collectable

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Spelling Note. The OED indeed has collectable as the primary entry, allowing (also collectible). The OED does not conceed, as the spelling note implies, that because someone in the US wasn't sure how the word was to be spelt, they had a stab at it, and somehow infected the masses with that spelling, and that this should now be the preferred spelling. On the contrary, although most people understand what is meant when the word is spelt "funny", they prefer it to be spelt correctly, as in something which is "able" to "be collected", rather than something that is "ible" to be collected. One could imagine a four year old perhaps hearing the word as it's pronounced (ible) and thinking that is also how it is spelt. Perhaps the users of the spelling "collectible" would like to start putting entries in for foreseeible, repairible, searchible, maintainible, et cetera.....

In this encyclopedia, we should have the primary spelling as the heading, with the alternative as a secondary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.95.20.70 (talk • contribs)

As there has been no response to this amendment, I will change the spelling as proposed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.233.185 (talk • contribs)

The above argument ("ible" to be...) is complete nonsense. See the usage note in the -ible entry at Wiktionary. - dcljr (talk) 17:55, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

The OED is kind of the golden standard for English though. Pnkrockr 18:22, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

I'm glad to see that "collectible" is still the primary - and that someone who can't even spell "concede" has his rants summarily ignored. 64.221.248.17 16:20, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

The original poster did not put his point forward well. Certainly the "able to be" argument doesn't really hold water. However, there is a more compelling argument. The Oxford English Dictionary is not called the Oxford American English Dictionary. The OED does not concede that the correct spelling is -ible, with -able as an acceptable substitute - instead it is the other way around. And the OED is the final word regarding spellings in English. Again, the language is called 'English' for a reason. Do not imagine that Wikipedia is some American sandbox that you occasionally allow the lowly denizens of the UK to play in. This is not the case. Mikejstevenson 12:57, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A narrow definition/nothing to do with coins

This article defines "collectibles" as "a manufactured item designed for people to collect." That clearly excludes a great many things people do collect, that were not solely designed and made for sale to actual or potential collectors. It clearly excludes a number of the categories the article lists as popular collectibles--especially stamps and coins.

The article should be redone and expanded, to define and describe the vast number of "collectibles" in general--not just the subset of manufactured items designed and made exclusively for collectors to collect.

[edit] telecards.islands.co.il

Islands Phonecards Database (http://telecards.islands.co.il) is the leading site in phone card collections (see ratings in Alexa). Why was its link removed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.166.221.223 (talk) 08:39, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

This link, as with the majority of links on this article, do not add to the article itself. I have removed most of the links under WP:EL. Please don't add them back. -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 17:12, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

On WP:EL check no.3 of what should be linked:

• Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to copyright issues, amount of detail (such as professional athlete statistics, movie or television credits, interview transcripts, or online textbooks) or other reasons.

So, basically, you kept a link to a site that has not been updated since 2002 and removed all the others? How does that seem logical to you? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.1.158.208 (talk) 00:45, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

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