Talk:Jumping stilts

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WTH it's named "...bocking"? It should be named "...BOKING" from eng. "bok" - poke, push, thrust. Plz rename article, cuz recent title is meaningless, and readdress all incoming requests.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.129.166.16 (talk) 16:03, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Article title once again

message: Why is article constantly being revised for advertising? I understand that there have been some companies that have used this page as advertising, but there are real people who know what they are talking about. I say this page get pushed back to 24 October 2007 where it was edited by Delta999 at 14:19. That information is valid and does not point a bias to any particular brand, but rather point out what brands are out there. That revision is more complete than what Wikipedia has currently. The only issue to that revision would be getting rid of the opinion-based statements.Mcnaryxc (talk) 21:35, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Important Information Seen as Advertising

message: this article needs a massive overhaul. theres huge pieces of copied text and nothing is cited or referenced. I trimmed the external links as it was a huge cache of advertising. If anyone can find some RELEVANT external links, please add them. --Endlessrain 14:19, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Deletion nomination

message: Why is this called Poweriser? It doesn't mention or explain the term at all. If it is a brand name, this should be moved to :Category:Shoe brands. Bards 22:30, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Poweriser is a brand name but it is also used, at the moment, generically to refer to all jumping stilts of this type in a similar manner to the connection between Hoover and Vacuum Cleaners. Hence the title. It is unfortunate that at the moment this article is slanted towards the Poweriser brand. More information on competing brands and a neutral point of view is needed. I would also like to thank the anonymous editor who removed the Learned Opinion. Martin Cordon 15:56, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Article title

message: Article cleaned up and moved. A great deal of the content and links were entirely inappropriate. Always makes me smile to see the "please don't remove my link" hidden messages. WP:EL covers that one... Deiz talk 04:33, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks Deiz, the external links area was a disaster zone before. --77.99.43.181 21:34, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Move, cleanup

message: It seems unnecessary to have two articles on the same topic, especially as this one is already mostly about the stilts themselves, and it makes sense to cover the activity and the stilts in the same article. Basil Richards 19:23, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with the proposal.  Would also tone down the bias.  Currently it seems written more in the style of a sales pitch for a toy than a purely informative article Tobermory 13:15, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've merged it now. The version you were referring to was a re-write by Delta999 here, which was reverted once already by another editor. I have reverted it again as it is unencyclopedic in tone and appeared to promote the Pro-Jump company, ie Delta999 replaced the original Powerizer image with 3 Pro-Jump images, adding the text "Currently Pro-Jump sell them at the lowest price", etc. Basil Richards 20:46, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge [[Jumping stilts]] here

message: Is it 'Powerskip' or 'PowerSkip', Bock with an accent or 'Boeck'? 'Poweriser' or 'Powerizer'? This article does not have consistant spelling and this needs remedying. I have redirected the different spellings of the term to this article due minimize confusion, but despite this consistancy would be a good idea. Tyciol (talk) 03:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: External link spelling

message: "The fourth is called Skyrunner, which does not pay royalties to Alexander Böck and is illegal in copyright-protected countries."
Is that true? Does copyright apply here? Patents maybe, but they're entirely separate.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.135.211 (talk) 19:41, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright

message: How do people feel about a renaming of this article?  It seems that every cite and link refers to this activity with a different name.  More disturbingly, many of these are based on product brands.  Perhaps because of this, there also doesn't seem to be any accepted worldwide consensus, as these type of stilts are sold under different names in different countries.  Wouldn't "Jumping stilts" or "Jump stilts" or "Jump stilting" be a better, more neutral, more descriptive title for the article?  Of course, the article would only benefit from also trying to cite all the regional variants. Alvis (talk) 04:33, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Rename

message: These look like some accessories used in the Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony, 24 August 2008.  Most news reports refer to pogo sticks, but the video seemed to show dancers with spring-loaded stilts like these.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.89.114.60 (talk) 02:16, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Used in Beijing Olympics closing ceremony?

message: I think someone's confused about what kangaroo boots are - see http://kangoojumps.com/  I've personally never heard bockers called kagaroo boots, but perhaps this is some regional slang.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.224.135.98 (talk) 05:31, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Kangaroo Boots

message: I have no better figures, but the numbers given here seem to be way to small. The fastest sprinter makes over 22mph, so I guess you should be faster on powerisers. I tried to take my own time and got approx. 25 mph, while I wasn't running fast.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Der Shim (talk • contribs) 09:01, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speed and heights seem wrong 

message: Hi, i got agreement from author and now we have few approved pictures of proffesional powerbockers on commons. There is still category under name "Poweriser" and should be renamed. I hope this pictures will be usefull. Greetings from Czech rep. --85.71.134.23 (talk) 16:48, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  new pictures on commons 

message: This good faith additions need considerable cleanup before they fit into the article. Every sport has some risk. Compare with skiing. Richiez (talk) 10:51, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unencyclopedic stuff 

message: Hello, I'm apollo11w and I saw this page and I thought, it might be possible to put something on the hooves of a powerbocker that could keep balance on a tree branch so that you can jump up to the next branch 6 ft up. For starters, it might be possible to add a front facing upward curving hook for hanging.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.21.202.185 (talk) 17:21, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Idea: climbing trees with powerbockers 

message: The 'Risk' section does not contain risks inherent of jumping stilts, such as common injuries due to motion, mechanical failures, legal concerns or whatnot. Instead the section lists a single instance where a daredevil stunt went wrong. By that logic, a risk of walking is falling off a tightrope. 98.235.170.101 (talk) 21:45, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: No idea why this section is still here. I removed it as you suggested. Puntran (talk) 02:32, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fix Risk Section?