Talk:Chair

message: Hello dr. Freeman! Hello Gordon!
Made it an article again with a lot more content.  History section from  with a light copyedit.  Samw 17:50, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge? 

message: How about other uses for chairs?
Step-stools and substitute tables even though they aren't designed for that. But I don't think it's important enough....--Macrowiz 01:00, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Uses

message: The article list of chairs was already split out from this article.  Do we need the section "special types of chairs".  I suggest that be moved to list of chairs. Samw 00:02, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Special types of chairs 

message: The "Massachusetts bus" picture is really bad.  You can barely see the benches in the actual picture and serves to show nothing but a bus stop with some unusual benches.  I propose deleting it, although I don't think I should do it right off the bat without a general agreement. --207.118.7.99 05:41, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: Has anyone noticed the list of chair parts is missing 'Legs'?
:I've deleted the whole section; it was pointless as is with a trivial list of parts. Samw 03:12, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It messes up the image below it, I added a small line to fix that, although it's not exactly complete.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by RockPunchX69 (talk • contribs) 18:26, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I would like to see a picture with the technical terms for chair parts - not so much "legs" but what do you call the cross-pieces in the back of a wooden chair when you need to describe what broke over the phone, for example? 202.78.155.231 (talk) 00:29, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chair Parts 

message: I think the article needs a picture of an office chair.  In my experience this general type of chair (office chair or computer chair, adjustable, with five wheels) is in very common use nowadays.  The other pictures in the article are fine but collectively somewhat archaic, at least in some parts of the world.  I searched for "office chair" at Commons and found a picture, so I think I'll put it in. --Coppertwig (talk) 23:53, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Office chairs 

message: (From Chair circa  9 January 2008 14:43 GMT) "The earliest known form of Greek chair, going back to five or six centuries BCE, had a back but stood straight up, front and back."
What exactly does that mean?  The sentence really makes no sense to me and to many other people reading it.  By the way, this article was mentioned in a recent Cyanide and Happiness comic .
--Logoskakou (talk) 14:45, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This was cut&pasted from the original 1911 Britannica article.  See:  .  Feel free to update. Samw (talk) 01:49, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it a good idea to repeat bad information? Just because it was in an (outdated) encyclopedia doesn't mean it should be included on Wikipedia.  Acording to the Britannica, the 5th Century BC Greek chair is called a klismos (name not included in this article).  That chair is quoted as having "four curving, splayed legs and curved back rails with a narrow concave backrest between them."  This doesn't sound like straight up, nor front and back.  I would love to personally try to rewrite that sentence/section, but for the life of me I can't make heads or tails of the meaning, and I'm not up on how to write for Wikipedia. On that note, is (nearly) direct copy and paste a standard of Wikipedia? If so, that's discouraging... Andrew Donnelly (talk) 07:49, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  if i'm not mistaken, that greek chair is called a 'klismos' or 'klysmos'.Toyokuni3 (talk) 15:55, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Greek chair

message: i think one or more diagrams labelling the typical parts of various chairs is in order. crest rail, seat rail, stiles, splats, lateral stretchers, medial stretchers, etc.Toyokuni3 (talk) 15:58, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. CFLeon (talk) 23:23, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Chair terms

message: do you think that's really the connotation of that phrase? i've always thought of it in terms of making trivial changes in the face of impending disaster. analogous to putting a bandaid on a cancer.Toyokuni3 (talk) 15:01, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Deck chairs on the Titanic?

message: What's the name of the connecting thingy that sometimes goes between the legs? 91.107.168.187 (talk) 23:49, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: stretcher (furniture). Toyokuni3 (talk) 04:16, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

text: stretcher or braces Blackash (talk) 12:29, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No, a brace is the crosspiece BETWEEN the legs. I'm talking about the little (nowadys usually metal or plastic) pieces on the feet, that touch the floor. CFLeon (talk) 01:55, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming of parts 

message: I've noticed a lot of recent editing that keeps reappearing at the top of the page.. Someone name-calling, a few examples being a person called Eric being labeled as 'hood' and a few other people being referred to as 'crybabies' and 'fat'... I edited it out, and fixed a heading that had been changed to 'Chair turds - mustache'. Also fixed a few obviously vandalized lines about chairs being donkeys and a few more references to 'turds'. Not sure what to do in the future if this person decides to, say, erase the entire article and replace it with this nonsense.. Sparkstarthunderhawk (talk) 00:05, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If you click the "history" tab at the top of the article's page, you can see who has made each separate edit.  It's also VERY easy to repair an erased article.  I'll put more details on your talk page, if you'll give me a minute.  Joyous! | Talk 00:28, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  What the? 

message: How about a mention of Japanese chairs that have no legs? Axl ¤ [Talk] 20:49, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japanese chairs 

message: The use of the term seat pitch in the article is correct, but the term pitch has additional uses in the context of seating.  For example, back pitch refers to the slope of a backrest (e.g. 20°) relative to vertical, seat pan pitch the slope of a pan (e.g. 5°) relative to horizontal.  I suggest the distinctions be made. —Catsquisher (talk) 17:50, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pitch 

message: Um... this whole section is just copy/pasted from a furniture catalogue.  And I see no reason that this catalogue should have any authority on the history of the chair, however well cited.  Maybe I'm missing some cardinal wikipedia rule, that anything you find online can be cited as fact?  (And, equally, copy and pasted?) 74.64.120.57 (talk) 03:47, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of the chair 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: "Seat" is one taxonomic rank below "furniture," and below "seat" on one single rank are the different types of seats—stools, benches, fixed seats, thrones, settees, sofas, love seats, etc., and chairs. Thus not all seats are chairs; a piece of furniture that is not free-standing with a back, a seat, and legs or other free support is not a chair.  I therefore removed from the opening section all mention of seats that are not chairs.Wordwright (talk) 23:37, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not all seats are chairs 

message: From Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone from Black Mesa can edit!   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.4.20.172 (talk) 02:47, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I love it when people have their fun on talk pages rather than on live articles when they're featured in popular media. Compared to the way fans of HLVR:AI have been treating the page for All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, this is unintrusive and kinda cute. —FrostyBeep 22:57, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Talk pages should be used for this stuff, instead of articles. Slambo 312 (talk) 15:49, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  HELLO GORDON 

message: Gordon Feetman dies on a 1937 wooden rocking chair.
-Benrey    :) 65.117.211.99 (talk) 04:11, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 05:20, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 31 August 2020 

message: Please remove the "Cockfighting chair" subsection/paragraph. I've added an entry to the list of chairs based on this section and its sources. The section in this article is out of place, and even if it was to remain it would need reworking to avoid both plagiarizing a source and stating things unsupported by the sources. Chaz smith (talk) 00:46, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 5 November 2020 

message: Old one was funnier and more informative, maybe fit it with teh new one?
A chair is a piece of furniture with a raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back;[1][2] however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape.[3] A chair without a back or arm rests is a stool,[4] or when raised up, a bar stool.[5] A chair with arms is an armchair[6] and with folding action and inclining footrest, a recliner.[7] A permanently fixed chair in a train or theater is a seat[8] or, in an airplane, airline seat;[9] when riding, it is a saddle[10] and bicycle saddle,[11] and for an automobile, a car seat[12] or infant car seat.[13] With wheels it is a wheelchair[14] and when hung from above, a swing.[15] A chair for more than one person is a couch, sofa, settee, or "loveseat";[16] or a bench.[17] A separate footrest for a chair is known as an ottoman,[18] hassock[19] or pouffe.[20]
The chair is known for its antiquity and simplicity, although for many centuries it was an article of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use. "The chair" is still extensively used as the emblem of authority in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom[21] and Canada,[22] and in many other settings. 222.164.64.91 (talk) 01:03, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Ben ❯❯❯ Talk 01:16, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2021 

message: A chair is a piece of furniture with a raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape.
A chair without a back or arm rests is a stool, or when raised up, a bar stool. A chair with arms is an armchair and with folding action and inclining footrest, a recliner. A permanently fixed chair in a train or theater is a seat or, in an airplane, airline seat; when riding, it is a saddle and bicycle saddle, and for an automobile, a car seat or infant car seat. With wheels it is a wheelchair and when hung from above, a swing.
A chair for more than one person is a couch, sofa, settee, or "loveseat"; or a bench. A separate footrest for a chair is known as an ottoman, hassock or pouffe. DONTFCKWITHTHESCIENCETEAM (talk) 13:21, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:28, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

text: I see that username. Oh boy. It's All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 all over again. Slambo 312 (talk) 13:30, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

text: Hello, Gordon! Swirvl (talk) 01:17, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 September 2021 

message: Jayesharjun (talk) 13:49, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:17, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2021 

message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :Chair toss and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 15#Chair toss until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  Steel1943 (talk) 17:05, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Chair toss" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Current: chairs may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials
Possible change:  chairs may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials (e.g plastic) Rocksok (talk) 13:34, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible edit 

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message: 2A02:C7F:5096:CE00:CD0F:1A9:579A:F8A1 (talk) 20:24, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2023 

message: A chair is a piece of furniture with a raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back;[1][2] however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape.[3] A chair without a back or arm rests is a stool,[4] or when raised up, a bar stool.[5] A chair with arms is an armchair[6] and with folding action and inclining footrest, a recliner.[7] A permanently fixed chair in a train or theater is a seat[8] or, in an airplane, airline seat;[9] when riding, it is a saddle[10] and bicycle saddle,[11] and for an automobile, a car seat[12] or infant car seat.[13] With wheels it is a wheelchair[14] and when hung from above, a swing.[15] A chair for more than one person is a couch, sofa, settee, or "loveseat";[16] or a bench.[17] A separate footrest for a chair is known as an ottoman,[18] hassock[19] or pouffe.[20]
The chair is known for its antiquity and simplicity, although for many centuries it was an article of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use. "The chair" is still extensively used as the emblem of authority in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom[21] and Canada,[22] and in many other settings. Swirvl (talk) 01:14, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Deauthorized. (talk) 01:53, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 July 2023 

message: Slight typo in the history section.
"Thomas Edward Bowdich visited the main Palace of the Ashanti Empire in 1819, and observed chairs engrossed with gold in the empire.[14] In the 1880s, chairs became more common in American households and usually there was a chair provided for every family member to sit down to dinner. By the 1830s, factory-manufactured “fancy chairs” like those by Sears, Roebuck, and Co. allowed families to purchase machined sets. With the Industrial Revolution, chairs became much more available.[13]"
1880s should be changed to 1820s. Tr1x13P0ny (talk) 01:51, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Geardona (talk to me?) 01:53, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

text: "From Benches to Barstools" writes it as "From the 1800s..." and so I've changed it as such. Reconrabbit 16:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2024 

message: Hello,
I'm interested in contributing to the article on Chair, particularly regarding the section titled "As sculptural and art forms." I noticed that there's a request for expansion, specifically regarding works earlier than the 21st century. I'd like to offer my assistance in fulfilling this request by adding relevant content and examples predating the 21st century.
My proposed edits include:
Researching and adding information about historical chairs that have significance as sculptural or artistic pieces.
Providing descriptions and context for these chairs to enhance readers' understanding of their artistic value.
Citing reliable sources to support the added information and ensure accuracy.
I believe these edits will help enrich the article and provide a more comprehensive overview of chairs as sculptural and art forms throughout history.
Thank you for considering my request. I'm eager to contribute to the improvement of the article.
Sincerely, Hello Gordon!
Furni Scripter Furni Scripter (talk) 08:15, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Liu1126 (talk) 11:24, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2024