Talk:Hazards of outdoor recreation

message: I liked the original organization better.  Some thoughts:
* Sunburn is not strictly heat-related.  You can get a sunburn on a cold day, or even a cloudy day.
* I don't see the point in having a whole section on "water-related injuries" if it only contains one entry.  I can't think of anything else that might go there in the future.
* I don't like the "camp-related injuries" section; I'd split it and parcel it out into the other sections.  For that matter, the "foo-related injuries" pattern is a bit dull.  Even "heat injuries" and "cold injuries" may sound better.
--Smack (talk) 16:32, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the organization is not ideal. In fact all the "foo-related" headings can/should be dropped. Better to add the material and see how best to arrange it later. -Will Beback 20:29, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

text: FYI, hypothermia is often water-related, either from precipitation or immerison. -Will Beback 20:31, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't like the "water-related" category as you've been using it, because it joins such unrelated events as drowning, getting hypothermia after a rain shower, and being scalded by hot cooking water. --Smack (talk) 02:21, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm all for chucking the headings. I think they are not the best way of organizing the material. -Will Beback 02:28, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: How would you do without headings?  No matter how you reorganize this article, it will cry out for headings of one kind or another. --Smack (talk) 04:24, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

text: That looks good. Cuts and snowblindness are sufficiently close to "topical injuries" that we can put them there. -Will Beback 23:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Meteorites belong in inclement weather, I suppose. -Will Beback 11:50, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Wait... meteorites?  Who ever mentioned meteorites? --Smack (talk) 06:11, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The hazards of meteorites are why it is so important to always wear a helmet outdoors. Fortunately, several layers of tin-foil seem to be sufficient. -Will Beback 06:23, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page organization 

message: The concept of this article, I think, is a guide to other articles, with some general precautions: a glorified list. Some sections have the main ideas first (even italicized), followed by a few lines of text. Others are more essay-like. I'm thinking that the article would flow better if we went one way or the other, and my preference is for an annotated list format, with short descriptions of each hazard. But either way works, or maybe there's a third option. Cheers, -Will Beback 10:40, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Format 

message: What about avalanche danger? I would think this is a hazard that should be listed here
:It already is. See Hazards of outdoor activities#Hazardous terrain. -Will Beback 19:37, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Avalanche danger 

message: Is this article really a universal all locations in the globe article - I would suggest it should be specifically tied to Northern America and states - perhaps other locations on the planet might have very different ways of looking at the subject? SatuSuro 07:41, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Slipping, for example, is a hazard anywhere there are slick, sandy, wet, or icy rocks.  Are there any specific hazards that appear too limited in geographic scope?  ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 08:04, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The comment was originally in  a quick look and not at the detail - and suprise that such an article can be considered universal - I will have a closer look - it is a real dilemma - like the wilderness hut merge issue - whether such an article can adequately really reflect a universal experience (or not) - more comment to follow SatuSuro 08:09, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

text: Had a look - I really think there should be allowances for variations in climate and regions around the world - make it more into a us oriented title myself - I really do not think that such an article should take on all[ outdoor activity the way it has - it is in all probability a good articel - and no offence to the creators - I am not gonna change anything - but let it be said there really should be variants for climates and locations - either sections or separate articles - but hey - no big deal - cheers SatuSuro 08:25, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: US culturally oriented

message: The article currently notes: 'Individuals encountered in the outdoors may not always be friendly and in some cases may pose a danger to outdoor recreationalists. These can take the case of robberies, sexual assault, or other attacks.' While true, that's obviously not a risk unique to the outdoors, or particularly associated with it. You're as likely to be robbed or sexually assaulted in a city as outdoors, if not more so. Robofish (talk) 18:50, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Hazardous bystanders'?