Talk:Erection

Disambiguation

Is it necessary to incude the hadron subatomic particle as a disambiguation? If so, then why not include "hardon" as a disambiguation link from that article? Hanging death erection (talk) 22:12, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

I do not think it is necessary. I removed it. Whatever404 (talk) 17:53, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

This page has it's conversations archived way too quickly

Really? A comment from 4 days ago needs to be archived?

Seems like whoever's doing that wants this page to be talk free, to avoid having a discussion about the fact that there's a penis at the top of this page that can get people in trouble at work. Jabberwockgee (talk) 14:33, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

The comment from a few days ago had nothing to do with the photos, and it appeared to be nonsense. Also, WP:NOTCENSORED. Whatever404 (talk) 17:53, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

I do not care what the comment said. I'm also not proposing to remove the picture, although I agree with some people who proposed moving the picture further down to avoid clicking and seeing things like this. I am just complaining that anyone who wishes to participate in this debate would have to post a comment in an archived section where no one would see it or create a new one. Jabberwockgee (talk) 19:32, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

The discussion was stale, the last time anyone had posted about it was April (over four months ago). Archiving is a normal activity, see WP:AATP. Whatever404 (talk) 22:46, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

From WP:AATP, "There may be circumstances where it benefits discussions to keep older sections visible on the talk pages, so that newly visiting editors can see which issues have been addressed already and avoid redundant discussion" sounds like a good fit for this page, eh? And at the top of this page, "debate about the inclusion or exclusion of certain pictures (or types of pictures) is a permanent fixture of this talk page." Seems like in this case archiving goes against 2 different aspects. Jabberwockgee (talk) 21:13, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Everyone knows that there is plenty of FREE pornography on the interent. For the love of God, think about the children that will stumble across the images found on pages such as erection, penis and ejcaculation to name a few. Do the right thing and replace those images with drawings. If not, your selfish perversion getting off on posting this crap only puts the your name and your IP address (the creator of the offending articles) out there for the world to see what kind of scumbag you are. You are NOT creating knowledge for someone to access, you are creating something for you to get off on. Free porn is everywhere. Use this site as it was intended. NOW DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THOSE IMAGES WITH DRAWINGS!

Ain't happening as showing a bodily function is not pornography. The images are consistent with the images in penis, finger, foot, vagina, arm, breast, etc., etc. Bottom line: it's your responsibility to control what your child see's on the net. --NeilN ^{talk ♦ contribs} 16:45, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Right, but penis, finger, foot, vagina, arm, and breast are body parts. An erection of a penis is a state of being of the penis generally associated with being sexually excited. This is not the same as a body part itself. So, all I desire is for a drawing to be at the top of this page instead of a picture, a la masturbation. On a related note, I wonder what people will think of the sentence, "My construction company will erect a building tomorrow." Jabberwockgee (talk) 21:52, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

Hm... No response. Yet I'm sure if I were to move the photograph further down the page and place a drawing near the top, it would be reverted post haste. Jabberwockgee (talk) 01:10, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

P.S. I have no children.Jabberwockgee (talk) 01:12, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

But the article itself is about erection. So it'd be common sense to show an erect penis, no? --NeilN ^{talk ♦ contribs} 02:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

According to the dictionary, erection means:

1. the act of erecting.

2. the state of being erected.

3. something erected, as a building or other structure.

4. Physiology. a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. of the penis or the clitoris.

As the one this page talks about is the last definition, it seems that having an erect penis at the top would in fact be the last thing someone expects on this page, no? Jabberwockgee (talk) 23:44, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

So try to get consensus on moving this article to Penile erection and making Erection a disambiguation page. --NeilN ^{talk ♦ contribs} 18:05, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I didn't, but seems someone did. Also, I wanted erect to be a disambiguation page, not erection. Jabberwockgee (talk) 18:34, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean. What exactly do you want to happen to the title of this page? --NeilN ^{talk to me} 19:19, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Nothing. I just wanted erect to not show a penis. Which it no longer does, as it's a disambiguation page now. Jabberwockgee (talk) 04:36, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

picture

this should be included I think http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Erection_Development.jpg It shows the development in more detail —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.146.66.161 (talk) 13:02, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

I agree. This picture is much more informative. 72.83.107.212 (talk) 19:47, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Erection Homme.jpg

I've noticed that Image:Erection_Homme.jpg has been replaced by a new file today, Image:Erect&FlacidPenis.jpg. The new image shows two states of erection, as opposed to the previous file which stays true to the caption. Please revert the changes. Tinkba (talk) 17:52, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

 Done --NeilN ^{talk ♦ contribs} 17:59, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

information about when erections and how occur in early months of life? also non-sexual causes of erection in adults? last, the physiology mentions only the penile physiology and not the neurophysiology of erection —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.202.23.100 (talk) 21:11, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Redirection/disambiguation

I'm not a very frequent contributor, so I have no idea how one would go about fixing this, but would it be possible not to have "hardon" immediately redirect here? I was expecting to see a list so I could pick the article on Fr. John Hardon the deceased theologian (whose first name I had temporarily forgotten), but instead I got a picture of a penis. It was a bit of a surprise.FideliaE (talk) 21:13, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

really?!

okay these penis pictures are so wierd; there are almost no pubic hair, the testicles are so odd and look small (almost as if there is only one testi), also it left me wondering "how old are these people's pictures??" because when flaccid it looks like a baby dick. please, me (13 year old) looks more mature than that.--71.194.154.216 (talk) 02:48, 23 October 2010 (UTC)--71.194.154.216 (talk) 02:48, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Lead image change

I propose we change the lead image to File:Uncircumcised-penis-wikipedia.jpg

File:Erection Homme2.jpg looks sleazy like some guy shot it in his bathroom. File:Uncircumcised-penis-wikipedia.jpg was taken in a medical setting by professionals, and it illustrates what an erection is much clearer and simpler.--Cuddlestheboa (talk) 17:43, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

I cannot see that it offers any improvement at all. Instead, the model is abnormal, either shaven or underage. The image that is there now seems completely satisfactory to me. —Stephen (talk) 18:23, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

The model is 26 at the time of production, a model release and proof of age are available. Is there a place to upload them? File:Erection Homme2.jpg is a gross picture. This page is going to be viewed by people looking to learn, not see sleazy bathroom mirror shots. A professional image raises the quality of the discourse

Also it is obvious that File:Erection Homme2.jpg has his scrotum epilated and pubic hair trimmed very short, so your objections about hair trimming are hypocritical.--Cuddlestheboa (talk) 19:29, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Then he is shaven, not trimmed, and looks unusually underdeveloped for a mature male. The one we have looks perfectly natural and typical. Your new one offers nothing by way of improvement, but just looks odd. —Stephen (talk) 19:55, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

Picture

How come File:Erection Development.jpg does show up in the article. Can someone fix that? LittleJerry (talk) 03:09, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Is that really necessary?

First off, I'm no puritan where depictions of the human body are concerned. That being said, all the dicks on prominent display are really distracting. I tutor physiology and I consulted this article initially because I wanted to know a detail about the vasodilatory mechanism. However, I didn't even finish reading the article because it looks so ridiculous! I mean, come on! It looks like the vandalism on a bathroom stall door at a sleazy tavern! While I don't agree, I can at least understand why you'd have at least one picture, but do we really need the time lapsed photos of a man's hardening cock? The bottom line is I had some serious physiological questions I wanted to address, and, as it stands, this is clearly not a serious article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.240.56.178 (talk) 23:15, 8 January 2011 (UTC) moved from /FAQ to main talk page. DMacks (talk) 22:25, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

I think the 6-image composite is quite informative, particularly as it shows how the foreskin should gradually retract upon erection. This itself must be informative for many readers, including circumcised men unsure of how the foreskin behaves and uncircumcised men unsure of how their own foreskin should behave. Its certainly a much more informative image than some of those on similar sexual-related articles! Tbmurray (talk) 20:38, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Grower/shower

Someone65 has added some material relating to slang terminology for penises that grow a lot upon erection (grower) and those that do not (shower). My initial reaction is that WP is not the place for outlining common slang terminology. Other genitals-related articles do not list or describe slang. For example, common slang for circumcised pensises is "cut" and for uncircumcised penises is "intact", but such information is to be found nowhere on WP.

If the consensus is that this material should be reinstated I'm happy to reflect and take a step back, but it's just my initial reaction that such material is not appropriate or necessary in this article, and that it could detract credibility. Tbmurray 15:19, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

Better name for this article

I would suggest that this article must be renamed to "Penile erection". The reason behind this erection does not always mean penile erection, being a engineer, the word erection is used for any structure, or even we use as "Plant Erection" and "Structure Erection"/ "Scaffolding Erection"/ "Formwork Erection".

The name Erection is very confusing wid this article. Hope you will change it.