Talk:Thing (assembly)

message: AFAIK, scandinavian "ting" shares the same origin as english "thing"(object). This could be added to the page. (added by 195.198.149.230 on 16 Nov 2004)
It would be good, if someone has the time, to produce a complete list of "thing vollr" place names in UK and other Northern European countries, with links to Wikipedia articles, in turn linked to local community/historical websites. --PeterR 12:12, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  old comments 

message: Should this not be under Thing (assembly) as the established English word for the institution? Septentrionalis 19:01, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Neither is in my dictionary, which is usually pretty good.  Personally, I'd rather see it at Ting (assembly) if both are acceptable?  What are the reasons for preferring Thing over Ting?  Regards, Ben Aveling 10:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Pun intended? Sky6t 12:07, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Move?

message: * Gulating
* Lagting
* Løgting
* Frostating
* Eidsivating
Williamborg 03:32, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: But those are already in the article. //Big Adamsky 06:52, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: My note was too short. Yes most of them are already in the article. The note’s intent was to serve as a reminder of my thoughts when this article reaches the top of my personal priority list—the article is already excellent and in no urgent need of improvement—but I suspect it may be asymmetric in its treatment of the Germanic/Nordic countries & I intend to propose some enhancements later.  Williamborg 18:48, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additons needed 

message: Maybe the "riksdag" remark should be removed, since that is a borrowing from a Low or High German word similar to reichstag. 惑乱 分からん 16:54, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Riksdag 

message: I was wondering if a mention of husting should be included in this article; or perhaps the articles should even be merged, for that matter...—Chris (blather • contribs • e)  23:36, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Husting 

message: Isn't "ting" short for "beating" in Magic? I'm pretty sure the word for a lucky draw is "mise." 74.74.140.229 (talk) 02:59, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Magic 

message: Although the facts of the etymology is pretty clearly explained, it would be nice to have some expert opinions as to how a term for a legal event could become a generic term for any object. Apparently, according to this article, it has happened at least two different times (once in Germanic languages and once in Romance languages), but it seems like such a drastic switch in meaning.69.95.232.41 (talk) 15:06, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I can tell, the "thing" about this is that it's related! :) It essentially means a "matter", as in a case or situation, if you see what I mean. So, really, the meaning has retained much of the original meaning over time, if in a different sense. However, I will insert a more extensive etymology since you've brought this up. :bloodofox: (talk) 00:52, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

text: I've since inserted a solid English etymology that offers some explanations. Enjoy! :bloodofox: (talk) 01:05, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: the section on "National parliaments and current institutions" in essence just points out that ting has become the standard term for "parliament" in Scandinavian usage. It has nothing to do with the article topic. If this article is to have a "current institutions" section, that section should examine the further development of the custom of plenary meetings of regional populations (which a parliament of elected representatives is not), e.g. in the Swiss Landsgemeinde or other instances of direct democracy. --dab (𒁳) 15:54, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: "Parliaments" section

message: Shouldn't there be written some comment about the Finnish käräjät and the Estonian kärajad, which apparently denote quite similiar things, if not the same? I noted that the article used to start with A thing or ting (Old Norse, Old English and Icelandic: ting; other modern Scandinavian languages: ting, in Finland: käräjät).
JRaue (talk) 09:42, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Having assemblies was not unique to Scandinavians and other Germanic speaking peoples. The best thing would be to write an article on the Finnish-Estonian popular  assemblies, like there  is one on the Slavic veche.--Berig (talk) 09:46, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Situation in Finnland / Estonia 

message: I created a redirect of thingstead to this article and added a mention of the term to the introductory paragraph here. Are there other names for the place where a thing met? If so, we should probably add those, too. Peter Chastain (talk) 07:30, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thingstead 

message: I have undone the removal of this section. The article is about "TINGS". And so the Nordic Ting is relevant to that. The other tings are not removed just because there happen to be other parliaments in other parts of the world. Although there is much similar with RAINBOW GATHERINGS its not a rainbow gathering and did not come from the Rainbows. In 2010 there were both rainbow and ting gatherings that were separate events. The links given explain this. If you log into the Ting website there is a lot of very clear info on the history that documents it as a notable phenomenon in its own right. It has a longer pedigree than many other collective events included in wikipedia.
Of course it would be nice to have a wikipedia article on Ting - but I don't like to waste time writing articles just adding little fixes :)
yours only wanting wikipedia to be comprehensive 
¨¨¨¨  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.231.182.113 (talk) 07:20, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  nordic ting reinstalled 

message: I have removed the words "of course" from the sentence "In reality the thing was of course dominated by the most influential members of the community, the heads of clans and wealthy families, but in theory one-man one-vote was the rule." in the "Viking and Medieval society" section.
My reaction on reading that was an immediate "why 'of course'?" It feels like a demeaning value judgement implying that the people/society were so obviously corrupt that they couldn't deliver a one-man one-vote assembly in practice, unlike today's superior society. It really didn't feel like an NPOV statement. Thryduulf (talk) 22:11, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Of course 

message: I tried to read this article and was pretty confused.  First it said that it was a governing assembly for Germanic Societies and some Celtic (but not when, or which), and in the remainder of the article talked about Scandinavia.  Also, why is the folkmoot included here?  I assume they derived from a similar place (Denmark, I think where angles and saxons came from?)  I am sure my narrow American history doesn't help, but could someone put some geographical and temporal ties between all these things?  And "governing assembly" is not much to sink one's teeth into - it did mention "balancing" murders and the like, but did they vary in different places? Was it just to judge, or did they set laws, oral or written..etc.  Thanks to anyone who has more of a clue than I do! Peacedance (talk) 01:35, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: "Confusing" tag

message: When looking through this Wikipedia article, I noticed that much of the claims being made about the origins, development, and functions of Thing sites seems to lack citations. At the same time, there are huge gaps in the information provided about said origins, development, and functions. Much of the information available on the Gulathing and Althing sites have not yet made it into this section, and it was with these reasons in mind that I decided to add some of the missing information and the links to key Scandinavian sources discussing the topic of Thing sites in Scandinavia. Because there is a growing body of scholarly research aimed at better understanding the workings of viking society in a more nuanced and less stereotypical way, it is important that the article reflects contesting views and do not simply present one perspective that can easily be contested through a myriad of books and articles as the truth. There is an attempt at addressing confusions in the Unanswered Questions section, but the article in itself can also be updated to reflect current historical evidence. This evidence is particularly important when we want to understand origins and developments of democratic institutions in Europe.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martineohra (talk • contribs) 14:32, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incomplete Information