Talk:Roller hockey (inline)

message: Roller Hockey (inline) will help users understand the realtionship between roller hockey and inline hockey without declaring any name as absolute, since there doesn't appear (at this time) to be an absolute name for this new (10years) and ever changing Roller Hockey (inline) sport-(note new officail rules again this year). The redirect instead of a page elimination, helps to educate, and leaves room for the naming convention roller hockey (inline). 
As an extension of Roller_hockey Roller Hockey (Inline) respects  theInline naming convention as well as other names- "Inline" is listed as one of the chief names with it's accompanying wiki-link in the article Roller_hockey which describes the difference between roller hockey (quad) and (inline). Those links at that page can and should stay the same, but for those interested in Roller Hockey (inline), a redirect will allow visitors to understand the relationship-  like a footnote, before they arrive at Inline hockey ( a relatively recent name considering the six or seven year life of RHI, Roller Hockey International where the sport was absolutely called Roller Hockey.
I understand FIRS now calls the sport Inline Hockey on their site, but recently referred to the sport   2006 World Champion USA Men Inline Roller Hockey - Detroit USA as a hybrid of both names. USA hockey refers to the sport as Inline on their site, also calls the sport a hybrid of both in this document as  Roller In-Line Hockey - but they are not the only perspectives to consider except they clearly indicate they are officially trying to resolve thier naming conventions as well. It is also important to note, generally speaking, only competitive level roller hockey is strictly bound by governing body's rules and naming. If the sport truly needs, or is about to declare only one name, then that is the job of Governing bodies and their members and community-not Wiki.
Other folks believe as passionately as you that the sport is not called Inline Hockey yet. So, while I am not an expert in this sport, here are examples of folks who play the same sport you do and would disagree with the sole name, Inline Hockey at this time:
NARCH North American Roller Hockey Championships.
 
Roller Hockey -respect the game, respect the player
TORHS Tournament of Roller Hockey Series
Penn State Roller Hockey Club
Sports Unlimited Fan Equipment
Bizrate Roller & Ice Hockey Equipment
Tri Valley Roller Hockey League
Bloomsburg University Roller Hockey
National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association 
CCM -Roller hockey skates
RBK -Roller hockey skates
Mission Roller Hockey Equipment
Hockey Giant The Top Retailer for Ice Hockey and Roller Hockey Equipment
Street Hockey Shop
Inline Warehouse -Roller Hockey skates
A great inline/roller hockey explanation
The Official NHL shop
I absolutely understand that the sport is beginning to take on the emerging identity: Inline Hockey, and perhaps you could offer deeper understanding to the public, explaining the sport and its evolving names and rules, but we can't in the meantime ignore it's other well known identity Roller Hockey, played on Inline skates, worldwide- before wiki can declare one name as the name the governing bodies and the public need some time and help to understand. I have to share in my lifetime I recall a time Roller Hockey was a different sport entirely-played on quad skates.
--Hardballhoock 06:18, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Roller hockey (inline) is known as Inline Hockey  '''redirecting''' instead of ''pointing'' allows the public to further understand