Talk:Teardrop trailer

message: I'd expect there to be more information on clubs and groups.
I'm starting to build a teardrop and wanted some more information.
Links other than googled sites would be appreciated.
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I'd love to give you some, like Mikenchells and CampADK but some jackhole keeps deleting any link I put, whether it is for Little Guy, Yoder Toter, T@b or Cozy Cruiser.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.123.46.167 (talk) 17:45, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teardrop clubs? 

message: I've had enough of this foolishness. From liftarn's OWN LINK's THAT TRAILER HAS NO KITCHEN IN THE BACK. IT IS NOT A TEARDROP TRAILER!
I MUST SAY YOU MODERATORS ARE WORTHLESS, ALLOWING THIS GUY WHO OBVIOUSLY KNOWS NOTHING TO MAKE FOOLS OUT OF YOU. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.2.104 (talk • contribs) 
: Sorry, that's not how it works. You removed valid content on the basis that you "own the copyright to the paragraph" and that you "revoked" that right for Wikipedia to use that; that is not how the process works. You also removed a valid image with no discussion, and opted for an after-party notice (above). You then added a spam link. seicer | talk | contribs 01:39, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  98.223.2.104, Wikipedia runs on reliable sources.  It's not about what you think you know, via personal knowledge, it is about what has been published.  See also no original research. If you feel that the information in this article needs to be improved, then please provide a book or newspaper/magazine citation which can be used as a source to further expand or correct the article.  --Elonka 03:57, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well then you can block me, and block everyone else too. If you acted as true moderators and not trolls and sock pockets of Liftarn, which is clearly the case here. So far there has been NO DISCUSSION.  You have posted a picture of a FIBERGLASS trailer with NO HATCH, and NO GALLEY, as a teardrop trailer. Then you edit the article and post a definition to the opposite of the picture.  I'm convinced I'm just the victim of a troll here and that Elonka=Seicer=Liftarm.  Congrats, you are the master of sock puppetry.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.2.104 (talk) 09:32, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Here is how its going to go down

message: I think we should discuss what photo(s) to use in the article. Here are my thoughts.
Image:Caravans.jpg|Pros: Shows teardrop shape very clearly. No distractions.Cons: One of the largest teardrops so it's not very typpical.
Image:MiniTtrailer.jpg|Pros: Classic teardrop style. Shows that it can be towed by a small car.Cons: Very blurred picture. Many distractions.
Image:My teardrop.jpg|Pros: Classic teardrop. Good photo.Cons: Large car that is a distraction from main subject.
Image:PT-Cruiser.jpg|Pros: Classic teardrop.Cons: The car distracts from the subject. Too tightly cropped.
Image:Tabbert ideal.jpg|Pros: Very classic teardrop. Little distractions.Cons: Low resolution.
Image:Teardrop trailer.jpg|Pros: Shows building of home made teardrop. Built using the Harbor Freight trailer (a popular choise for home built teardrops in the US)Cons: Not a finished teardrop.
Image:Teardroptrailer.jpg|Pros: Classic teardrop shape. Good resolution. Shows subject.Cons: A bit large for a teardrop. Hasn't the classic kitchen in the rear (not that is shows in the picture). That it's painted white makes some people think it's made of fibreglass.
Image:USTeardrop_trailer.jpg|Pros: Classic teardrop shape. Shows subject.Cons: Low resolution.
File:TeardropTrailer.svg|Pros: Classic teardrop shape. Shows subject.
So what do you say? // Liftarn (talk) 19:25, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Not really sure. I really like :Image:Tabbert ideal.jpg, but it's so small (220 × 119 pixels). // Liftarn (talk)
I'm not sure of the state of the discussion, but whoever suggested that teardrops were by definition hand-built is incorrect.  Many companies now manufacture - a word which means "build by hand", oddly enough - teardrop style trailers.  While some follow the traditional 1930s type designs, others are far more advanced.  One of the best in this last category IMO is the Alto by Safari Condo of St-Frédéric, Quebec   In the end, IMO the article is correct in saying that it is the streamlined teardrop shape - bulbous in front, tapered to the back - that defines the genre.
174.3.155.243 (talk) 20:11, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos 

message: Now for over a year, since the wikistupidia admins have kicked off people who have actually built these trailers, this page is worthless and full of inaccuracies.  But if anyone, not in the abusive admin clic tries to correct it they are reverted.   
So I'm LOL at the non-existant item that continues to be presented in this page.  The item actually does NOT exist is obviously bogus and instantly known to anyone who has actually built a trailer.
What a piece of editing crap this page has become - a shining example of idiot teenage admins who can't operate a doorknob, let alone build a custom trailer - but yet "they are the experts."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.223.43.58 (talk) 23:28, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  You people are morons. 

message: I have added the globalize template to this article.  I'm no expert on Teardrop trailers, but I can recognize a country-wide bias when I see it.  Note that I'm not criticizing the bias as a bad thing, just saying that it's a skewed representation and needs addressing by those who do consider themselves experts.   a_man_alone (talk) 16:01, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Globalize template added

message: Hi All,
There seems to be some confusion over what is and isn't a teardrop trailer going on. The pictures attached to this talk section have the orange T@b caravanssee blackmore vale leisure webiste www.bmvcaravans.co.uk (pronounced tab), the 'little guy'http://www.littleguy.co.uk/ and some others that I don't recongnise sme of the others.
Technically a tab isn't a teardrop trailer as you can stand up in it and the kitchen is inside, but it's still very light and can be towed with cars like a new version mini so it's not classed as a caravan either.
Perhaps a new teardrop caravan section should be started--RobF82 (talk) 12:18, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry Rob, I've reverted your additions as they were worded like an advert for the company that makes them, plus you'd added the links twice - which is often indicative of spamming.  I assume good faith, however, as with some rewording, and your knowledge of these contraptions, the article would surely benefit from your contributions.   a_man_alone (talk) 17:46, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  confusion over teardrop trailers 

message: The T@B trailer is a commercial brand, and the paragraph you are adding adds nothing to the article except to advertise the brand.  Further additions will be continously treated as vandalism, and reverted - and will also most likely be reported to ANI.    a_man_alone (talk) 10:51, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commercial linking & promoting 

message: :*
There may still be some legitimate differences of opinion on this article. But at least one editor seems to be reverting the same passage over and over and is using multiple IPs. Two of the accounts pushing this view are now blocked long-term as open proxies: 
*   Blocked one year as an open proxy
:The IP inserts a merge banner here. A series of different IPs continues to reinsert the merge banner, at least nine times altogether. Somebody must be proving their skill at finding open proxies.  Take a look at WP:SOCK to see how much we like this. 
*    Blocked one year as an open proxy
:Pushes a mention of T@B here. Other IPs push the same mention.
Using  IP addresses to conduct an edit war will just bring more admins buzzing around this article. If there is any valid point to be made here, try to persuade the other editors on the talk page that you are correct. Semiprotection will put a stop to this silliness for a while, anyway. EdJohnston (talk) 15:51, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit war by IP-hopping editor