Talk:Circus

message: -Anyone knows the song of the circus, the one more well known?
Stars and Stripes Forever, aka the Disaster March.  It's only played in the circcus when something has gone wrong
i thought it was called entrance of the gladiators
See the article on Julius Fucik for the refrerence.    —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.107.242 (talk) 19:13, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: --> Stephen Sondheim's Send in the Clowns works as a circus song, don't you think?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe Circus (talk • contribs) 19:50, 1 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  --> "Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground... You in mid-air. Where are the clowns?" Joe Circus (talk) 04:07, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Missing Information:

message: There is a lot of Gypsies in Circus show biz right?
- NO there are not.
A few European Gypsy families became involved in the circus, but they are a tiny minority among the circus community.  However, in some cases the great fame of particular families may give a different impression; for example the Bouglione family in France, who proudly boast their Romani ancestry.   87.242.138.74 (talk) 16:47, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Romany Gypsy

message: I'm not using an anonymous user ID and I still can't edit this aticle. And I doing something wrong here?Ms408 06:54, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article was protected rather than semi-protected. But it is now unprotected so you should be able to edit. --Jon186 20:40, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A question about the article's semi-protected status

message: In France the host is always called Monsieur Royal. Is there a similar thing in English?
Yes, generally the host is called the Ringmaster though some circus shows have no specific ringmaster or in some cases the ringmaster has a distinct identity as part of the show. bondolo (talk) 00:36, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monsieur Royal / Loyal 

message: Does anyone object to an external link to www.circuses.com in this article? Or it might fit under animal acts somewhere. The website, even though it is by PETA, gives factsheets and schedules of many circuses, videos of animal treatment. PETA claims it can document the information, and even though circuses.com definitely has a POV it's really no more so than circusnews.com, or Barnum Museum. Bob98133 13:07, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: External Link to Circuses.com?

message: Does anybody know the translation of the following Russian article: :ru:Униформист (Google translation?  What is the name of this profession in English? Is it "uniformist" or something else? Esn 00:09, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears to be usher: some who serves the audience, AND also the artists. Tortillovsky (talk) 03:33, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: "Uniformist"? What is it?

message: I've started a new WikiProject all about this topic,Wikipedia:WikiProject Circus Maybe we can clean up the articles and try to stop attacks from the Animal rights folks.
moooooo  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.99.87.101 (talk) 22:46, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Hey everybody!

message: oh, and a quick p.s.- i agree- all the animal rights stuff has got to stop.  i also think it's pretty unfair, but whining about it online won't help anything.  get off your computer and do something about it if you think its so cruel.  (which i guess it is, but im not gonna get into that here-_-') 69.4.100.160 19:39, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  i agree, and who said' moooo?!' thats very funny. 

message: The Britney Spears album Circus has been added and removed repeatedly as a disambiguation special case. If you are in favour of the album receiving special mention in the disambiguation message please describe here why the normal disambiguation doesn't suffice. Don't just re-add it! bondolo (talk) 00:44, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, there are many other disambiguations for Circus, and a Britney Spears album does not merit special mention here. Mfield (talk) 22:42, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Britney Spears Album Disambiguation 

message: Is there some reason why there's no lead photo here? Either the Lion Tamer or Trapeze Artist lithos would be pretty good...
[Looks in Commons] Hah -- some good stuff. I'll lead with one of the Faroe Circus stamps, but am open to others. The Seurat :File:Georges Seurat 019.jpg is also nice. Cheers, Pete Tillman (talk) 19:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: No lead photo?

message: A new book has been published concerning the Circus of Pepin and Breschard, possibly the first American circus, 1807-1815. For more information, www.CircusRider.org 76.251.212.202 (talk) 20:37, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: For reference only

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message: it needs either an article or a section. circus tents have changed some over the years.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.59.120 (talk) 23:40, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  circus tent 

message: Perhaps a bit of mention is due for the Greek circuses which preceded Roman (not just etymologically). ~E:74.60.29.141 (talk) 22:40, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greek 

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message: Look, PETA sucks, and we all hate them. I get it. But calling them "extremist" or even "highly politicized" is ridiculously biased for an encyclopedia page. Given how much this section has already been discussed, this looks like vandalism more than honest editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.169.154.6 (talk • contribs) 09:09, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Irregardless, the "highly politicized extremest" wording is unsourced, so I removed it. Had it been wp:reliably sourced, it would be another matter. Jim1138 (talk) 09:17, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Description of PETA is biased 

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message: Added more information about the creator and origin of the circus in the history section. Krystal C871 (talk) 13:56, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reverted your edit because the section already mentioned Astley and the complex history of the circus. Astley is mentioned in the lead and there is a linked article for Astley. If you want to expand this section please do so but make sure it is sourced and does not duplicate information already present Robynthehode (talk) 14:35, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info Added To History Section 

message: I'm new to looking at the page, but I concur that (despite agreeing whole-heartedly with their message), the animal cruelty/law change content has become wildly UNDUE compared to the topic of all circuses, across history, including all aspects. 
Since it's been determined in the past that UNDUE is based off the current state of an article, not some "potential max coverage" state, it can't just remain in the hope that in a few years someone will even it out.
It's obviously a legitimate topic, and I particularly dislike to see valid information removed. Thus:
What are thoughts on splitting it off to be a new article, with a fairly large summary section (probably 20-25%, rather than the normal 10-15%), where these concerns can be put to bed? Nosebagbear (talk) 10:38, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I think this is a good idea. It will allow  the animals and circuses topic to expand without any ongoing debate about undue coverage with enough in the main circus article to have reasonable coverage of the animal issue which is a significant aspect of circus history. The link to the standalone article will allow those readers who wish to go into more depth. Are you suggesting you will do this? Robynthehode (talk) 10:51, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  I can take a look on Monday or Tuesday if there's no absence of consensus here. Nosebagbear (talk) 13:25, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Animals and UNDUE, again 

message: I propose that sections Circus#Controversy and laws and associated sections be split into a separate article called Circuses and animal cruelty. The content of the current page exceeds the size for splitting and these sections are large enough and notable enough to make their own page. Comments please. If there are no comments within a month I will boldly split the article Robynthehode (talk) 12:35, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I support your splitting proposal. It merits a page on its own, and in the current page the information is very diffuse and fragmented. Legislation and international animal welfare standards deserve a section in this split-off article, and I'm willing to contribute to that. Greetings, Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 10:47, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks for your post. How do you want to proceed? If you have experience splitting articles please do so as I have very little. I suppose the first decision is what to call the new article before the split is done. I am open to alternatives to the one I initially proposed. Robynthehode (talk) 13:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting proposal 

message: On 13 February 2023, I copied some text (with the accompanying footnotes) from Circus#United_States into Tyke_(elephant)#Background. Mksword (talk) 17:12, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some material copied from [[Circus#United_States]] into [[Tyke_(elephant)]] article 

message: I think we should create this based on the history section here, which then could be shortened. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 07:03, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[History of circus]] needed