Talk:Yosemite Decimal System

message: How much sense does it make that the subsection on the Yosemite Decimal Section in the article Grade (climbing) is longer, and much more descriptive, than the article itself? Would it be acceptable to change this? Sloverlord 23:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree the current situation doesn't make much sense, but since Grade (climbing) is getting rather long, instead of merging this article there, it may make sense to move information from that section here, and leave a smaller paragraph or two in the main article with a link here for details. --Delirium 18:44, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No merge: I agree with Delirium: leave a summary over at Grade (climbing), make this one be the main article. hike395 18:56, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge w/ Climbing Grade 

message: to quote Grade_(climbing), "A YDS rating consists of 3 parts: the Grade, the Class, and the protection rating. The Grade and protection rating are optional, and usage varies widely."
This information needs to be included in this article somehow, but since I don't know anything about this, I'd rather it was done by some wiser head.
Anniepoo (talk) 04:42, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Three parts? 

message: I merged the YDS section from Grade (climbing) into this article. Now the section in Grade (climbing) should probably be edited. Be careful with the words "grade" and "rating" in this article as they have special meanings. I probably missed a few myself. --DRoll (talk) 07:49, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: :Lead says YDS is used in Canada. Latest mountaineering guidebooks there are definitely using French system for alpine ratings.
:I haven't read much in way of pure rock climbing guidebooks for Canada. 
:Canadians do definitely use and understand YDS for rock.
Calamitybrook (talk) 01:09, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Canadian guidebooks seem to be leaning toward Alps Grading system

message: Randy Vogel - Rock Climbing Joshua Tree says "... the Tahquitz Decimal System, also known erroneously as the Yosemite Decimal System".  o_O  It's from 1992.  — Omegatron (talk) 03:44, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Vogel is right about the history, but nobody actually calls it that.--Fashionslide (talk) 21:46, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tahquitz Decimal System? 

message: The word "exposure" is used several times, with no explanation.  Can someone address that, please? MrRedwood (talk) 07:17, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.--Fashionslide (talk) 21:46, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Exposure"? 

message: Extremely silly language seems to have crept into the definitions of classes 1 through 5. I've edited these to revert them to something based closely on Freedom of the Hills, which is a pretty standard book. In the text before this edit, there was extremely bizarre language and unsourced claims such as a suggestion that one can use a rope for class 2, or that the distinction between classes 4 and 5 has something to do with natural pro versus gear.--Fashionslide (talk) 19:00, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Edited definitions of classes 1-5

message: This question has been asked before, but should this be merged with Grade (climbing)#American YDS grade, an article that I have extensively overhauled?  There is a lot of poor and unreferenced content in this article, and I think that it is better as part of a main article on grading that is properly maintained.  Aszx5000 (talk) 12:50, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I have merged all of the useable and referenced/supported text into Grade (climbing)#American YDS grade.  Will redirect this to that section at this stage. Aszx5000 (talk) 19:42, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with [[Grade (climbing)#American YDS grade]]