Talk:Skateboarding

Reference

I have not read it yet. I'll save it here for later use.

Skateboarding in Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports--Mnsc 21:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Skateboarding is awesome POOP

The danger of discussing culture

Discussing the culture of skateboarding or any subculture here could be very damaging to the culture. When you write something here, it can become a self fulfiling prohpecy. If someone takes there knowledge of skate culture from here, they will act on the information true or not. So, the end result is that, you can be changing a subculture by describing it wrongly. Do you honestly think that it's anyone right to modify something that big?

So, I suggest that to avoid changing something bigger than all of us-a culture- we remove the culture section from the article.

--Skrayl 01:36, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I disagree. The real danger for any culture is submission to silence. In fact, discussing culture is what makes it culture. Skaters often represent themselves with photographs, videos, and reflect upon their culture in magazine articles e.t.c.. And now you think talk here at Wikipedia would change or even damage it??? Get real. Kopare 01:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

found a citation

Anybody who watches team ice cream will immediately realize that hiphop culture is partly infused in skating.

'nuff said.

Powerdildo 02:51, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

This is just a recent example... hiphop has been present in skateboarding from early on...--KoRnholio8 06:37, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

New image

Thought you could find a use for this

A skateboarder in Bristol

Ajuk 21:53, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Now this guy on the right, is doing an ollie, but he really messed up so it looks like a really cool trick, but really, it is NOT. It is just a really messed up ollie.

Catergries

In the table at the bottom media does not even link any where? User:nollieheelflip

Kickflip Picture

That picture of a skater doing a kickflip is a terrible example. If it didnt have that caption i would have thought that he messed up on an ollie. I believe a better picture should be put in place where the boards actually flipping. Day22 17:56, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Two pictures out of the four in the article and one has that strage edge effect. These should be replaced with some proper pictures.--KoRnholio8 06:58, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Done.

Kaaos 15:19, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Culture

I dont see how the skateboarding culture's rebelliousness is fading away. Just because the hip-hop culture is being fused with the skate culture doesn't mean that its any less rebellious. I think people are confusing punk as a music style with being rebellious. The skate culture might be becoming less centered on punk music, but its not like people who listen to hip-hop always obey the rules. Its pretty much exactly the opposite in many cases.

yeah. but as well as we know our kids/friends the skateparks get them outside and building all: confidence, getitng out to having fun.

u have a pont,but rebelliousness gives us the edje to keep on skating,not just to break rules. it helps in some odd way

excessive slang

Can someone please translate the insider terms. Wikipedia entries should be understood by all, not just those who know the specialized lingo.

Proposed skateboarding wikiproject

See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#Skateboarding. Please list your name if you're interested. --_Hdt83 ^Chat 06:25, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Trick Skating

I'm concerned that there's too much jargon in the trick skating section. Someone wanting to learn about skating would be lost reading this section as many terms are not explained (e.g. nollie backside heelflip).

Unless anyone objects, I'm going to re-write some of it, removing the jargon and just concentrating on the main themes. Steve-g 14:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Why?

Why is it that skaters seem to always go against the law and skate where they're not supposed to? Ex. In the middle of the street, on sidewalks, on steps, etc. 68.54.174.43 01:57, 20 October 2007 (UTC)