Talk:Statue

message: Does anyone know the word for a statue that is holding something? I know that there is a special word. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.100.194 (talk) 12:28, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
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message: The lead image of this article - The Thinker by Rodin is widely known and is one of the most well known statues in the world. The Venus of Dolní Věstonice while very old is neither well known or a statue. It is a tiny figurine....Modernist (talk) 01:13, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Lead Image

message: The statue at the bottom of the page, named "Asclepius", is not. "Hermes", Greek Messenger-god, is the one with the wings on his sandals, hat, and caudecus. The caudecus of medicine did not traditionally have wings. 76.90.229.237 (talk) 23:13, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Done...Modernist (talk) 23:35, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Rename please

message: Just did some cleanup on the few existing references.  This includes removing the Encyclopedia Brittanica reference, which consisted only of the line "See Encyclopedia Brittanica": no edition, no volume, no page number, not even an article title.  That's not a reference.  The other two references (to Snopes.com and Straightdope.com) were similarly lazy, consisting of a standard ref template left almost completely blank, with the end result that both "references" appeared in the reflist as "?".  Since both of the latter two articles still exist online, I collected the complete info from those sites and completed the ref templates.  I also moved the refimprove template from the bottom of the article to the top. 12.233.146.130 (talk) 20:42, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference cleanup 

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message: Webster's New World College Dictionary2001 defines statue as " the figure of a person or animal, or an imagined or abstract form, carved in stone ." .etc.  I am inclined to update the definition in the article and remove the sentence " Its primary concern is representational.  "While this is also how I think of the term, the dictionary seems to not support this POV, and in this case, as in most cases, the dictionary should win.  Feel free to counter my argument with yours.  Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 18:30, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  My dictionary 

message: I discuss it with the editor involved, but with annon editors this does not work, so I'll let you folks be the judges.  I cut:
:"In Greek Mythology, there is Medusa, a monster who turns people in statues by looking at her." 
A check with Robert Graves, my go-to guy for Greek mythology, has the Medusa turning folks to stone, but her head also turns seaweed to corral - which is (opinion) different from "statue."  Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 20:52, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: How would you cite the Medusa myth,then?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.92.99.201 (talk) 01:33, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I would not use it in this article at all.  Medusa turned people, and plants into stone, not into statues.  Sort of like Lot's Wife - who was a pillar of salt, not a statue.  Carptrash (talk) 01:37, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Disagreed,"stone" is kinda unspecific.She turned people(and plant) not into "stone"(exactly)but in representations of them in stone,wich is actually a statue.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.92.99.201 (talk) 01:58, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Graves says Graves, Robert "The Greek Myths:1, Penguin Books, 1978 p.241 "he (Perseus) displayed the Gorgon's (Medusa) head, averting his own gaze as he did so, and turned them all into stone: the circle of boulders is still shown in Seriphos."  He did not turn them into statues, he turned them into boulders (stones).  Now, since I have gone through the trouble of finding and quoting my sources, please present your sources for why you believe he turned them into statues.  P.S. Please consider registering as a n editor.  I'd much rather talk to a name, even a silly one such as "carptrash" than a number. Carptrash (talk) 02:09, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

text: Okay.  You did what I asked, found a reference that calls the stones, "statues."  Although I do not really agree with this interpretation (for example the bibliography that you've included lists Graves and I have already read him on the subject, and he just says "stones" and not "statues" as far as I can see.  So.... go ahead and put what you had back, but at least proof read it before you do.  Or, failing that, put back what you had and I 'll fix the syntax.  Carptrash (talk) 02:49, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Normally before removing a good faith edit 

message: "Some statues gain fame in their own right, separate to the person or concept they represent, as with the Statue of Liberty." 
Should that be "separate from the people" or what?  Also I'd say that the Statue of Liberty is not separate from the concept that she represents. However no changes until I hear from you.  Or until you don't answer.  Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 16:37, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  I find this sentence to be a bit too vague 

message: Any ideas what the oldest one would be? This sounds unusual, saying the oldest stone one in China was from the year AD 499. This one also thinks the year AD 552 is the oldest they know of... Ideas? History2007 (talk) 13:53, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
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message: In an effort to address biases on Wikipedia, the wider internet and in the real world as to the lack of representation of women (or other non-male genders), I would like to add a statue depicting a non-male and sculpted by a non-male among the all men statues currently presented. As such I had added the Harriet Tubman statue by Alison Saar. , I do not understand why you you added my edit to Gallery instead of having it be one of the preview images. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mclovinplasse (talk • contribs) 06:35, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Be advised this is an historical and encyclopedic article, women are included; as are statues from every continent and every era. The current historical lede image should remain in place! An historical article like this one requires an historical lede image. The Saar image has been added in the gallery per chronological timing. Consensus for change is required...Modernist (talk) 12:44, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you for your message. Fair representations become all the more important when showcasing lede images. Since, as I understand, you would like the work to be historical I have added The Motherland Calls instead. This certainly is historical and also significant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mclovinplasse (talk • contribs) 18:13, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Frankly you have no consensus for this supposedly politically correct change, if you want to add some feminine statues - by all means add them in place...Modernist (talk) 18:16, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Sure, I will get that consensus if you so require. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mclovinplasse (talk • contribs) 18:24, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, we don't want a piece of Stalinist propaganda at the top, now least of all. User:Mclovinplasse, please sign your posts.  Johnbod (talk) 18:58, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding a non-male to the list of preview images 

message: I was asked to put it in the gallery why was this reverted without explanation.185.43.229.61 (talk) 19:30, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This article's gallery is in CHRONOLOGICAL order. You simply cannot place this statue wherever you want. In addition we simply do not add every statue in the world...Modernist (talk) 19:34, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This article mentions sculpture that represents persons, that was an image of a real person and there are too many mythological statues on here I didn’t just add it because I wanted too it was for that reason.185.43.229.108 (talk) 19:40, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Who "asked" you, exactly? Johnbod (talk) 19:48, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Robvnthehode asked me to put it in the gallery he said it should go in the gallery.185.43.229.81 (talk) 19:51, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That's because you placed it in the lede and they were just being polite. I don't think that statue is needed in the article...Modernist (talk) 20:00, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  I did indeed say 'put it in the gallery' but previously said 'there are enough example photos' Another editor has stated it is not needed in the article so it shouldn't be put back in unless there is a consensus to do so and you will have to make your case for that here Robynthehode (talk) 22:47, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of Turkmenbashi image