Talk:Bascule bridge

message: The Article asserts that Tower Bridge in London is probably the most famous example, yet there is no image of it, instead images of less widely known bridges are used. Why? Freddie42 00:03, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The Tower Bridge has too many unique features that confuse the issue of what a bascule bridge is (towers, half and full suspension elements, cross-tower links). - Leonard G. 03:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tower Bridge 

message: I'm no expert in this, but I have seen Dutch paintings of this type of bridge that I believe are are much earlier than most of the examples shown on this page. For example Van Gogh painted The Langlois Bridge at Arles with Road Alongside the Canal in 1888. Some of these may still exist, and a properly licensed photo could be sought.
[Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/tags/bascule/ Flickr] has a variety of images under the tag "bascule" but none that I see are the very early ones Van Gogh painted.
comment updated Nils Peterson 15:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing bridges/ historic roots 

message: I just removed the gallery because I believe that wikipedia is not a place to blantely show off pretty pictures. If there is so many photos that they don't fit in the article itself, don't put them in. If I am wrong in thinking this, put the gallery back and leave a message on my talk page. --Umalee 16:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: How unreasonablr are these people putting pictures ilustrating Bascule bridges on the Bascule bridge page? It's a crime! the next step will surely be anarchy!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.68.212.220 (talk) 02:23, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I put the gallery back in. If galleries didn't belong in wikipedia, the gallery tag wouldn't exist.Phasmatisnox (talk) 22:31, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As long as the images add something to the article, then they can be there. Having 4 similar photos wouldn't add anything, but the present one shows the different types of bridge. Wongm (talk) 22:54, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

text: In truth, Wikipedia generally advises against image galleries, but there is no true consensus on when they are relevant (see this and this ).  In this case, I say that the image gallery is worth it (there are many types of bascule bridge and they should be illustrated), BUT the images contained in it need captions that make it relevant.  --Onore Baka Sama (talk) 03:52, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Would it be better to have the gallery after the Tower Bridge section? TheSmuel (talk) 20:13, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with this.  I'll move it. --Onore Baka Sama (talk) 03:52, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Or else what? Threats are not likely to get you very far on Wikipedia. Greyjoy talk 11:09, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Gallery

message: I have added a reference for the Tower Bridge information.  I have also found a source of about movable bridges that seems to cover the technical information here.  I will add it shortly.  I have not checked that everything is covered but the source seems quite comprehensive. (I have linked to a preview on Google Books, so not every page is available)TheSmuel (talk) 20:20, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Drawbridge has it's own page and according to this article, a bascule and a drawbridge are the same thing. Why not merge the two?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.184.155.87 (talk) 03:18, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with drawbridge 

message: There are ridiculously many pictures in the gallery section. Surely we don't need 27 pictures to illustrate how a bascule bridge is opened? JIP | Talk 16:00, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd simply turn it into a bulleted list of examples without any photos. How does that sound? – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 19:51, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a good idea, but please note that some of the bridges are listed multiple times in the gallery section, with different photos. A bulleted list needs each bridge only once. JIP | Talk 20:09, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: We already have a separate list-type article, List of bascule bridges. There's no need for a bulleted list here in the parent article, unless every item describes a particularly notable example – of a type of bascule bridge that is different from all others in the (short) list of examples – and cites sources.  Otherwise, something like half a dozen (or fewer) photos of examples is an appropriate inclusion here in the parent article. I agree there are far too many photos here currently, but I don't support having zero photos; that's too few, in my opinion. SJ Morg (talk) 06:05, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too many photos