Talk:Gin pole

Move to correct spelling & delete erroneous spelling

The correct spelling of this article is gin pole; see, e.g. Wiktionary:gin pole. Indeed it clearly derives simply from "etymology 2" two of "gin", which was an old word for "ingenious contraption", "trap" or "crane": Wiktionary:gin#Etymology 2.

"Jin pole" is not an alternative spelling, it is an error (probably caused by the fact that many users of gin poles have never seen the word written down.) Compare:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22gin%20pole%22	206,000
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22jin-pole%22	5,900	(Of which about 14% are copies of this article.)

Note also that of the references used, even though they are described as "jin-pole" in the link descriptions that someone has created here, in fact all but one actually use the correct spelling internally. The one exception is a document created privately as instructions for use in a sailing club; we have no idea how this person obtained that spelling, and it is probably just an error. -- 202.63.39.58 (talk) 01:44, 2 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree gin-pole is the preferred spelling. I google searched jin-pole and did find books using this spelling for the gin-pole device. My understanding is that gin is a contraction of engine ('gin) which used to mean any kind of useful device. I am new to editing and I am going to hold off on trying to change the redirect until I understand how to do this properly. Jim Derby (talk) 01:40, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done Name derives from gyn, another primitive form of ad hoc lifting device. Yours, Wikiuser100 (talk) 23:38, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Illustration of the gin pole principle needed

This article would benefit from a simple illustration showing the principle components and the force vectors involved.(Or maybe I have mixed up gin pole with gin pole derrick?) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.227.15.253 (talk) 08:57, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Is the one I just added easy enough for readers to understand? Z22 (talk) 11:28, 24 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]