Talk:Bag

message: I think baggage should have it's own page. If nobody objects I'm going to move Checked baggage and Excess baggage to Baggage, add some stuff about carry-on baggage and add redirects from luggage and hand luggage.
Edward 19:18, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Go for it, that will give even more reason to get rid of this ridiculous entry.--Signor Giuseppe 21:25, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Separate page for baggage 

message: It seems to me to be yet another case of people trying to turn Wikipedia into a dictionary, or people just being amazed at the ability to self-publish. Or hypertext newbies thinking it's cool to link every noun in every article. I mean, what is the point of defining "bag"? "Sometimes a travel bag has a lock." *rolls eyes* How interesting. I didn't know that. Sorry, I feel a bit snobbish today. Still, I'd like to hear a defense of why this article should exist. - mjb 18:34, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur completely, though of course, if it's deleted it won't stay that way for long.--Signor Giuseppe 21:25, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why does this article even exist? 

message: "A common misconception is that a 'bag' with an over the chest strap is actually a bag, this conflicts with commonly acceptable definitions of 'bags'. The trend for such 'bags' has become popular in the early part of the 21st Century and displays another prominent example of the erosion of our civilised culture." Actually this nonsense should be deleted right away, but just in case somebody cares about this, I'll leave it here. And BTW, the "baggae" sections should really go to an article of their own. Kosebamse 16:47, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Deleted from the article

message: I'd like to read when bags were invented. After all, only with bags hunter-gatherers could gather enough for many thus allowing specialization, and eventualy culture.
Who the Heck cares about the History of the Bag?!?!?!?!?!?! You people are really werid!--The Republican 18:42, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: A history of bags would be interesting, it would certainly add more content to the page. One could find out when and where the bags were first commonly used, what they were made of and how they've evolved over time, including how they relate to today's world (pollution?).
The history of bags is a great interest to me because when prehistoric humans start to migrate they had to have bags. You see they needed something to carry their arrow head in, their knives, knapping materials, fire making equipment, food, and many other things. They had to be able to carry these needed items along with them because these items were not always available to them when they reached new territory. Bags would also make their hunting more efficient because they could go out farther carrying their gear with them; they also could carry the meat they caught back to their families easier and not have to drag their families along on the hunt. Other types of food such as fruits, nuts, grain and vegetables as well as fish could be taken back in bags to the camp or village. Obviously, it seems to me that the use of bags predated the ancient Egyptians. I would set the time for the invention of the bag at the time the first humans migrated out of Africa, because they needed bags to migrate.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aeothur (talk • contribs) 07:47, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early history of bags 

message: I don't understand why people keep removing the alternate definition from this 
page. First of all, an article that just simply defines bag doesn't belong here it 
would belong on wiktionary. Also, clearly people use it/have heard of it or else it 
would have never been posted/reinstated by other people. In addition, I go to rutgers university, and have cerainly heard it being used here, as well as a bit more 
southern New Jersey where I am from/went to high school.
Stop removing this post, it turns a worthless article that doesn't belong into a useful, informative one. If your going to remove the alternate meaning, then the whole page might as well be deleted or moved to wiktionary.
:I keep removing the material because it is unsourced, unverified, and rather unencyclopedic.  Can you verify that this list of derogatory terms is actually in widespread use? By verification, I mean something other than the fact that the material keeps getting re-inserted. I'm going to remove the material again, but if you feel it really needs to be there,  I'm willing to ask for some outside opinions.  Joyous  (talk) 22:16, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Indeed

message: I put his up for deletion. I don't think anybody cares about bags, do they? The Republican 18:16, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion 

message: Can somebody write anything about drinking alcohol from bagged bottles? Is it really legal to do it out in the open in front of a police officer (I'm talking about America now)? Or is it an urban legend? They always show some bums in the movies drinking booze from brown paper bags. Please, clarify. I'd really appreciate it. KNewman 17:55, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Bags and alcohol

message: In the Royal Navy an ugly member of the opposite sex was referred to as a one bagger or two bagger. This referred to the practise of putting a paper bag over your partner's head, and in extreme cases a supplementary bag over your own head, in case of slippage of the main bag. I first heard this expression in approximately 1970, and it is still in current use.
213.78.105.185 12:37, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  extension of insult 

message: I took it out because, once again, there's no outside verification. I see no hits on the NJ definition in urban dictionary, and the list wasn't very descriptive -- and even looks like vandalism. Please don't re-add it unless we get some citations? Thanks. Janet13 07:14, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  removal of insults 

message: : I have listed bag up for informal mediation under Wikipedia:Mediation CabalJanet13 18:25, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Informal mediation requested 

message: I consider the article bag to be quite ridiculous. Nevertheless, this is Wikipedia, and I feel that what is on Wikipedia should not leave. I do not see why insults are not allowed on this article while there are so many other ridiculous, ambiguous, obscene, and offensive articles on Wikipedia. --Chris 21:25, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: My thought on this is that we're working toward a better wikipedia, which means improving what we see. If you see ridiculous, ambiguous, obscene, offensive, etc. stuff, be bold and edit. We shouldn't be working towards a WP where all articles are equally bad; intead, to a WP where all articles are encyclopedic and well cited if at all possible. Janet13 18:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Insults and More

message: I don't think that DDR section really belongs on this page... it might be moved or improved in some way, but I have no idea what a 10 footer is and it provides no explanation. Maybe that part could be on the dissambiguation page? IMFromKathlene 03:02, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: DDR?

message: Our condo, in New Hope PA, is located on the Deleware River and was once a Union Papger Bag Company plant. The river has a "wing dam" adjacent to the building that was used to direct water into the plant for processing. I am trying to locate information about the company and the plant. Anyone have any suggestions on where to look? Lou Molettiere —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.193.149.105 (talk) 16:04, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of Union Paper Bag Company, 1880 - 1959 

message: I have restored this as an article. The bag is actually a simple machine, and one that has been absolutely fundamental to the development of human civilization, as much as the lever, the screw, or the pulley. After all, how would the builders of civilization have carried around all those levers and pulleys and screws if they didn't have bags? bd2412 T 18:07, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Edit: The "paper bag" actually only had the wrong caption for ten days, this time. The photos are at the very top of the wiki markup language, so they are a popular target for vandalism, which is what I realized when I tried to figure out "how long" the caption had been wrong. This photo has been at the top since about 2013, so it has been subjected to vandalism and rollbacks many times. It looks like the bottom of the wiki markup changes far less often.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fluoborate (talk • contribs) 23:30, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  How did the "paper bag" photo of a plastic bag stay at the top for so long?