Talk:Jock

message: This looks like more of a dictionary entry. . . .Plus I don't totally agree with it.  Like most Scotsman, I'm often nicknamed Jock by non-Scots English speakers who don't know me or my name but are trying to be friendly.  It's never sounded offensive to me. -- Derek Ross
*I agree that it looks like a dictionary entry.  IMHO it is a fine line to cross between dictionary and encyclopedia.  I have an Encyclopedic Dictionary at home, not sure where that one fits in.  The problem with racial offensive remarks is they are only offensive if taken so by the recipient. -- User:Jim McKeeth
**It all depends on the underlying meaning. When I lived in England, I used to get very upset if anyone called me "Jock". Unfortunately, an old school friend of mine, also living in England, would refer to us as "Jocks". Made me cringe every time I heard it. I considered the modern meaning to imply that I was some kind of yokel - the british version of a hill-billy, if you will.Surely an additional item should be added to this? Jock is also a slang term for a radio DJ.
***I suggest that you add further meanings to the Wiktionary article for this word. Uncle G 12:22, 2005 May 1 (UTC)
**Actually, it's a pretty straightforward distinction.  The dictionary takes articles about words (their pronunciations, etymologies, meanings, inflections, relations to other words, translations, usages, and so forth), and the encyclopaedia takes articles about concepts, people, places, and things.  If this were an article about a concept/person/place/thing named jock, then it would be an encyclopaedia article.  But it's an article about the meanings of the word "jock" (which Wiktionary has, as usual, managed to do a better job of in days than Wikipedia has done in years).  This should be turned into a disambiguation article. Uncle G 12:22, 2005 May 1 (UTC)
"the name Jock being a common male name in Scotland" No it isn't. I've never heard of anyone here called Jock.Calmac1991 (talk) 16:45, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
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message: I see no point in keeping the main page. It doesn't even read as an article. Heck, it doesn't look like one either. Anyways, "jock" is a slang word and it's offensive. I've been athletic and very involved in sports throughout my entire life and being referred by others as "a jock" is insulting. The word jock implies we athletic guys are incapable of having a brain. I know many others would agree. Caden S (talk) 21:13, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Jock is a disambiguation page not an article. The article about the jock you are referring to is at Jock (athlete). Regardless of weather or not a word is offensive does not matter because we do not censor on Wikipedia.R00m c (talk) 03:32, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
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message: Each entry among the following should, when an article is written for it, be copied to the accompanying Dab page, and the copy struck thru.--Jerzy•t 06:03, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
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