Talk:Legend of the Octopus
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[edit] "Etiquette?"
"Etiquette?" Why not put instructions for at-home abortions on the Abortions page, or advice on picking locks on Burglary, while we're at it? I'm taking the section out. Tserton (talk) 02:37, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- Maybe because some fans might want to know more about the tradition than "well, things get thrown"? Maybe because it isn't at all comparable to abortions or lock picking? Maybe because the section discusses the proper preparation of the octopus to prevent it from sticking to the ice and causing a mess (which was the justification provided by the NHL for the Octopus ban)? Maybe because the New York Times thought that it was newsworthy? But then again, there's lots of things on Wikipedia that require censorship, why should this be any different? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.14.183.129 (talk) 14:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yup, someone REALLY doesn't like the Etiquette section. But instead of discussing it, s/he removes it, claiming "no citation" (despite the link to the New York Times article) and then calls it "just plain stupid". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.14.183.129 (talk) 02:43, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Plural of Octopus
According to the linked New York Times article the correct plural form of the word octopus is octopodes, but it is almost never used. It further states that while octopuses and octopi are commonly used for the plural form, octopuses is three times more common.
If the plural is octopi, then someone needs to head over to the Octopus page and change the forty-plus occurrences of the word octopuses to octopi. That, and delete the entire Terminology section of that article.--69.14.183.129 (talk) 14:47, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
