Talk:Square and Compasses

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Other Uses

We should probably add something about other groups who use or used the S&C such as the formewr United American Mechanics whose items are often seen on places like ebay mis-lableled as Masonic. I also once met a German tourist who was wearing a shirt with an S&C, a hammer and a saw. I inquired if he was a Mason. He informed me it was the logo of a German carpenters union.

Move?

I was corrected on this recently myself - it's not a "compass" but rather "compasses". Shall we change the title? MSJapan 16:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes this is true. How do we go about changing the title? Jokerst44 16:25, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll just move it, and everything will update accordingly. MSJapan 16:56, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scratch that, as there's article space there already. I'll ask an admin to move it. MSJapan 16:59, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OR?

The reference cited doesn't say anything like what's in the article. Can we get some better sources for this? There's a lot more stuff out there on the S&C, but we need non-anecdotal and cited sources. MSJapan 16:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll get some other sources. Jokerst44 16:26, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Material removed and added

I have cut a lot of the speculation on the meaning behind the S&C... it was unreferenced, and thus amounted to Original Research. I have replaced that material with a few lines taken from the main Freemasonry page. There is still a lot of work to be done on this article. Blueboar 17:12, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

G

what's the G in the middle? --CMG 14:05, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's not mentioned because it should be in the main article, and technically, the Square and Compasses is separate from the G. I'll add it in here from the main article. MSJapan 14:09, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

angle

Please provide the angle of the compass, does the angle have any importance? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.122.95.211 (talk) 17:37, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The angle of the compasses does not have any significance or importance. Blueboar (talk) 18:14, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]