Talk:Blue Hole (Red Sea)

message: The map seems to show the arch starting at twice it's actual depth?
:I noticed errors in the first para text and have fixed them, as the depth at the arch start is only just over 100m as noted in the source cited for other elements (and having dived it :-) ) Greg (talk) 13:06, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: ERROR in Graphics

message: Removed some plugs for some diving agencies. They are all listed under the technical diving training agency link. Removed "anoxic". If at all it should be "hypoxic", however to dive 52m you do not need a hypoxic mix. Removed "howto" sections and tag. Changed 1.6 ATM O2 limit to the common 1.4 ATM. --77.1.43.67 (talk) 02:14, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Clean up

message: IMO, "Blue Hole" should redirect to Great Blue Hole since it's the one that in my experience scuba divers always are referring to.  Jacques called it one of the 10 top dive sites, so that should seal the discussion.  Then the disambig page pointed to by the opening sentence can point to the blue hole off the Sinai.  Alternatively, "Blue Hole" should point to the disambig page and this page should be renamed.  Mainly I just want "Blue Hole" to not point to the Sinai location; this would be misleading to dive novices. Tempshill 04:55, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Disambiguation

message: For the last time, you CAN NOT die from Nitrogen narcosis. I'm going to modify the final sentence accordingly. --71.48.249.234 (talk) 21:42, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nitrogen narcosis

message: I thought Yuri Lipski was Israeli.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.108.51.190 (talk) 11:57, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Russian?

message: The coordinates need the following fixes:
* The hole is actually 32.99 kilometers ssw at 28°28'32.50"N  34°30'19.62"E
64.234.4.99 (talk) 02:20, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the coords in the article appear to be correct. The ones you give  point to (per WikiMapia) Kite Lagoon, not the Blue Hole. — TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 21:39, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error 

message: The coordinates need the following fixes:
* Write here
The correct coordinates should be 28°34'19.95"N  34°32'13.31"E Sivicako (talk) 05:32, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error 

message: Am I nit-picking? IMHO "underwater sinkhole" should be replaced with sth along these lines, which is very likely a lot more accurate: 
"the Blue Hole is a natural reef formation where an almost perfect circle has been created in the coral."
http://www.simplybluedahab.com/post-blue-hole-reputation/
The reef in Dahab is a fringing reef with very steep walls and ample hard coral growth which might very possibly have created such a structure. Yes, I know, no original research. 
Just… there won't be very many reliable sources out there on  how the geological formation of the Dahab blue hole actually came about.
I'd delete sinkhole. It's very likely not correct. Satu Katja (talk) 21:15, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it is OK as-is.  The rock there is limestone sandstone, and it looks a lot like (and I suspect it is) a classic sinkhole where the surface layer has fallen into a cavern below.  I'd also note that it isn't circular. Greg (talk) 15:55, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dahab Blue Hole is rather likely not an underwater sinkhole 

message: For future reference, and as I missed putting notes in edit comment, I have removed a chunk from the deaths section that related to one specific persons death which was not really notable (vs. the other deaths) even in the context of this article aside from there being a video of the death .. which beyond risking making the article sensationalist, also made the article read more like a human interest magazine article (which is what the source was in any case).  I have also reworded what remains to make it clearer. Greg (talk) 15:34, 10 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi , you added back a section on this one specific death, noting that I hadn't put anything in the edit comment ... which is true and was an error on my part.  But, I had put this section on the talk page, and could not find a way to edit the edit the comment after I had made the edit, so I left it rather than immediately reversing and re-adding it myself.  I stand by the point I made above, and don't think this material really belongs in wikipedia anywhere, at least in its current form. Greg (talk) 06:12, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  I added part of this section. It is sourced/notable story - there are actually many more articles on this incident and even a whole documentary (on Channel 1 (Israel)). I don't see how removing an interesting incident is constructive. A good suggestion might be to move the content to a separate article of its own - but that would require work and adding more sources first, improving the section a lot, to make it notable for its own article.Avaya1 (talk) 23:25, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  I still don't think it should be here for reasons above, or at least not that 30% of the text should be on that.  But, I am only one voice, so will leave as-is - if others feel strongly one way or another they can weigh in here.  FWIW, there is a 'filmed accidental deaths' category that might be appropriate to add to the article. Greg (talk) 06:14, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree with Greg. I would leave the 'Deaths' section but without the specifics of that accident. It's too much for the size of this article. And it's only one of many accidents there.Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.144.238.176 (talk) 14:31, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of large part of 'deaths' section 

message: The redirect Blue Hole (Red Sea has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Utopes (talk / cont) 18:22, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
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