Talk:Eternal flame

message: Spontaneous natural eternal flames should be discussed in a different article because they need geological explanations.
Mdmcginn (talk) 21:14, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Need separate article for spontaneous natural flames

message: If im not mistaken, there is an eternal flame in Miami, FLorida, for one of the Kennedys (JFK?)
:I'm on vacation right now, and went to Arlington National Cemetery. John, Jackie, and Bobby Kennedy are all buried there. --Evildevil 00:06, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You may be referring to The Torch of Friendship in downtown Miami, dedicated to JFK. It's listed. --173.233.174.234 (talk) 07:40, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Flame in Miami

message: Well...
in WWI article, they say "arc de triomphe eternal flame first eternal flame since the vestals"
Well... at least in the catholic church, there is one in every churches.
Even if its only an electric false candle on an uninterruptible power supply ;-).
I came here looking for more information on the church connection, growing up in Catholic and Lutheran churches, all who had such flames.  I was hoping to learn the origin of the flame since it's my understanding that when a new church is founded, the flame is brought over from another church to keep some original flame going.  I was hoping to learn when this started or if there's any way to know with any sort of certainty how far back this goes.  I added "Many churches (especially Catholic and Lutheran) feature an eternal flame on or hung above their altars.  When a church is founded, the flame is passed from another church and the candles are regularly replaced to keep the original flame going.  " but I actually don't have any citable proof, so feel free to edit or delete as appropriate.  James Lamb jamesatlambdashfamilydotnet, 06/08/07
I am on the discussion page, am I not ? I hope I am not editing the real article ? :-)
:Yes, you are, and there's no reason not to edit the article if you can improve it! -- Nunh-huh 03:25, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled comments 

message: The Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa is not an eternal flame. It is routinely extinguished and relit. - Montréalais 06:53, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't really agree that it is not an eternal flame.  It seems to fit the definition in the first paragraph in my opinion.  I tried to add explanatory text to the article.  Normally it's only unlit for about a one week maintenance period twice a year.  The flame at John F. Kennedy's grave does get blown out by the wind, but it has an automatic relighting system.  (I know that's not quite the same thing.)  Actually, the Centennial Flame is shut down currently for morethan 3 months for a major renovation. Canadiana 02:23, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not only unlit once or twice a year; it is shut off during inclement weather as well. I've frequently seen it out when in Ottawa. (The first paragraph says that an eternal flame "burns constantly.") It's not an eternal flame in practice, nor in avocation -- it is not designated an eternal flame. It's not an eternal flame, it's just a flame. - Montréalais 17:31, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Centennial Flame 

message: Err... there's an "Eternal Flame" in Brisbane. 210.49.247.160 09:38, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Now added. Canadiana 02:23, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brisbane 

message: The Alberta Legislature just placed an Eternal Flame in front of the Legislative Building in Edmonton for fallen officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.  (Grizzwald 00:18, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know anything about this, but feel free to add it in.  This would also require a sub-heading for Canada if it was added. Canadiana 02:23, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alberta Legislature 

message: There is another eternal flame in the Flag Memorial of the city of Rosario, Argentina.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryuujin Ravex (talk • contribs) 14:24, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  South America 

message: The Flame of Peace in Hiroshima's Peace Park is NOT an eternal flame. It is a flame meant to be extinguished when all nuclear weapons are abolished. Cynical minds may say that it will be an eternal flame with such a purpose however, the flame remains different from the rest for this reason. I think it should have mention outside of the list with others, like the Diabetes flame in Canada.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.92.209.227 (talk) 06:39, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Hiroshima Not An "Eternal Flame"

message: There´s a eternal flame in the main entrance of the Olympic Museum at Lausanne, Switzerland where the International Olympic Committee headquarted his offices. This flame according it represents the everlasting spirit of the Olympic Movement that shining to the humanity and the world. Nekko09 (talk) 22:40, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Europe 

message: There's much more Eternal Flames in Russia. I'd rather say, there is at least one almost in every big city. Short list http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B8 109.106.137.191 (talk)
109.106.137.191 (talk)
:I would love to add some of them, but as I don't read Russian, it is more difficult to find good, unbiased, English-language sources for their existence. If we could find some, we could add them. Rvanarsdale (talk) 15:08, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russia 

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message: The flame at Flaming Geyser State park has stopped burning due to depletion of its resources. I am unsure whether it should be moved to the extinguished flames section, as that appears to contain no natural flames. Perhaps a note by the item stating that it is no longer burning or removal from the list would be more acceptable. BreadTheThird (talk) 02:02, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flaming Geyser State Park