Talk:Cultural depictions of spiders

message: This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of October 20, 2007, compares against the  six good article criteria:
:1. Well written?: See points in GA review above
:2. Factually accurate?: Needs additional references
:3. Broad in coverage?: Not balanced still, see above GA review
:4. Neutral point of view?: Ok
:5. Article stability? Ok
:6. Images?: See above (particularly why no Spider-man cover over Batman)
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thread_title: Failed "good article" nomination

message: I note someone placed a tag here on this. i thought it was a good idea, no reason why rpg matierial should be hived off from other cultural material. cheers,  Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:33, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I proposed the merge following this discussion. We can create a new section or subsection named In games or In video games. But subsections are not needed for each game. -- Cenarium (talk) 21:42, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  merging giant spider into here 

message: * In Ingmar Bergman's film Through a Glass Darkly the psychotic Karin believes she has an encounter with God in the form of a spider.
* In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Svidrigailov suggests that the afterlife may contain only spiders: "But what if there are only spiders there, or something like that?"
Admittedly the fact these references are to spiders (as opposed to, say, rats) is only secondary to the main plots of the works. But they are clearly two of the most culturally important references to spiders in film and literature and illustrate the darker side that is culturally associated with spiders. I can't see that Dostoevsky is any less important than Harry Potter. 87.113.14.219 (talk) 22:27, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, feel free to make the edit yourself. I mentioned Through a Glass Darkly, but I have not been able to find sources for Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel. Cenarium (talk) 16:07, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: For even more sources, see here, particularly this book.  Best, --Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 05:22, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two rather more heavyweight cultural depictions of spiders 

message: Should this article still fail GA, please put it on hold and post problems here or my talk page.--Lenticel (talk) 10:09, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Renomination for GA

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* Lead says "Spiders are pervasive throughout folklore and mythology.  Spinning and binding is evident in the etymologies of the terms religion, yoga, tantra and wyrd." I see no other info in the article ellaborating this point.
removed uncited text (only tantra seem to have "weave" as the root word) and replaced with cited one.--Lenticel (talk) 06:12, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GAN review 

message: Hi there. Just saw the article, and wondered if you might be interested in adding more to the Navajo portion. Canyon de Chelly National Monument (pr. Canyon d-shay) is the home of Spider Rock (very nice picture on the very sad Canyon de Chelly article), where Spider Woman was born. Spider Woman taught the Navajo how to weave, according to their creation stories. You can read it here. --Moni3 (talk) 13:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that this source would be more helpful in the Spider Grandmother article.--Lenticel (talk) 13:43, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dine depiction of spider woman 

message: This article has recently undergone a major expansion, re-structuring, etc. - Should there be a new GA review?  There are still a few things that should be done, most notably, citations should be found for a few things, especially related to folklore and oral traditions.  While attempting to source some of the previous material, most of what I found came from children's books or websites which didn't source their content. ~Thanks for your attention on this matter, any assistance appreciated, ~Eric F 74.60.29.141 (talk) 05:54, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overhaul 

message: Pavuchky (little spiders) and spider webs are common ornaments for the yalynka (Christmas tree) in the Ukraine.  There is a traditional story (with many variations) explaining this.  A brief mention could provide a good addition to this article; (I would WP:DIY, but I have since "retired" from Wikipedia).  If some helpful editor would like to add something about this, it would be appreciated.    ~Thanks, Eric F:71.20.250.51 (talk) 00:51, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: See new article: Legend of the Christmas Spider (Thanks to User:Obsidian Soul)  ~E:71.20.250.51 (talk) 08:02, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ukrainian Christmas spider 

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message: Hi everyone, chaptered up article to make it easier to read on a mobile phone. But as I'm editing on a mobile phone I may of made a hash of it. Could someone review my edits. Ta Johnscotaus (talk) 10:12, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chaptered up article 

message: On my phone Samsung S8 the quote in philosophy section doesn't display the whole text, ends of each line missing.
Easy fix could be to put image above text instead of beside it.
Otherwise possibly problem with template? Howard.noble323 (talk) 15:14, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
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