Talk:Playground

message: Soviet playgrounds seem essentially to have been just playgrounds; perhaps a sentence or two (and one or more of the rather nice photos) could be used in this article, but I can't really see the point of a separate article for the Soviet kind. --Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 20:52, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, this was obviously less controversial than I suspected it might be; I've carried out the merge. --Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 21:07, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge from [[Soviet playground]] 

message: This article would benefit from the use of sources. I've cited within the article one of the more glaring statements of unsupported fact.  Rklawton 14:24, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: Why is this in WikiProject Technology?--Hjal 02:42, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technology 

message: I'm not sure how to best work them into this article, so I'm posting them here. 
*:Image:PlaygroundSpringHorse.JPG - a playground 'spring horse'. 
*:Image:AccessiblePlayground.JPG - an accessible playground / playscape. 
--Versageek 23:34, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  more pictures available 

message: This article spends most of its time discussing playground safety. I think this is a commercial bias; there are people in the business of selling "safety" features. The real purpose of a playground is play.
I'd suggest adding more on play, such as the skills developed and equipment designs to facilitate it. We could possibly move/split the safety stuff to another article, or at least make it less prominent.
-- Rixs (talk) 08:35, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Safety 

message: I added the term playpark, which is used at least in the UK and South Africa. Examples: Arbroath playpark vandals spoil the fun, Playpark slide for big kids. Commons offers about 120 photos bearing the term playpark, nearly all of them originally from geograph.org.uk. Maybe somebody could add some info about in which country the different terms are used. --Kallewirsch (talk) 09:16, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Playpark 

message: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/family/2013/01/loose_parts_are_having_a_moment_putting_the_play_back_in_playgrounds_with.single.html has some information, a few international comparisons, a type of employee called a playworker, and links to some sources.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 05:56, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible source 

message: Preschool and his own article credit Samuel Wilderspin with the invention of the playground. I do not think that this is an uncontested interpretation. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 01:35, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Samuel Wilderspan 

message: I was redirected here, from a search for Adventure Playgrounds (APs), but the page does not even mention APs. 
I know that APs is (or used to be) pretty well established in the UK at least, so I find it odd that there is no information about them on the English WP. Is there a good reason for this? Perhaps someone knows?
Background information
In Denmark we have a tradition for several types of playgrounds and (non-educative) daycare institutions. I am not sure if similar institutions even exists elsewhere, except perhaps Sweden? They are known as: "Fritidshjem" and "Byggelegeplads". 
* "Fritidshjem" (lit.: Spare-time-home) are a type of after-school-care centres, but with playgrounds and various assorted facilities, small animal farms are popular and with specially trained adults employees (a bit like playworkers). 
* "Byggelegeplads" (lit.: Construction-playground) have much of the same functions as Fritidshjem, but with a less strict structure for the kids, broader in their scope and facilities. Generally they are more akin to APs.
I hope someone have some clues. I might write up an article on APs in the future perhaps (then I can also describe the Danish "Fritidshjem" and "Byggelegeplads" there). If you have some good sources on APs that you wants to share, please post below.
RhinoMind (talk) 00:46, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adventure Playgrounds 

message: Persian Ghasrebazi is a playground equipment supplier from Iran which produce high quality polyethylene playground. for more information please visit our website on: www.ghasrebazi.org www.ghasrebazi.org
~~ghasrebazi~~  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghasrebazi (talk • contribs) 07:26, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertisement 

message: It seems a separate article here is not really warranted, and its small amount of content could easily be merged with the Playground page.Ljgua124 (talk) 03:57, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge from [[Cold War playground equipment]] 

message: The latter article has an “advert” tag on it, and having an article that uses a different word to describe the same thing sounds a little redundant. When merged, I’d recommend that the term “playscape” be redirected here. EpixAndroid (talk) 13:00, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge from [[Playscape]]

message: https://www.toddlerreview.co.uk/benefits-of-having-a-climbing-frame-in-your-garden/
Citation needed for line 'Evidence suggests that children who participate in physical activity improve their self-esteem.' blog a perfect fit. 51.52.119.231 (talk) 10:16, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a reliable source (WP:BLOGS). – Thjarkur (talk) 10:27, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2021 

message: Playgrounds are only for younger kids studies show that the ages between 5-18 can also have the same amount of fun! I edit wiki98 (talk) 15:57, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 16:07, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 March 2022 

message: The distinction of commercial and residential playgrounds is only meaningful in terms of the differing regulations governing public and private spaces. These don't constitute separate topics, and there is already a section on regulation in the main Playground article. Ibadibam (talk) 17:25, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of [[Commercial playgrounds]] into [[Playground]] 

message: Please link our website too: Best Indoor and Outdoor Playground Equipment Manufacturer Funridersindia (talk) 10:57, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: No, that is promotional, which is not permitted on Wikipedia —Bruce1eetalk 11:16, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 5 June 2023