Talk:Kerchief

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(EDIT) My mistake - this image in question is gone, and my image is current. Pacian 19:14, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cowboys don't wear kerchiefs

The word Bandanna should be categorized under the Category:Western wear. Linking Kerchiefs to Western Wear is weird. Anyone object to an un-redirect, with referencing links between the two articles? The Editrix 18:32, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with you on splitting out a Bandanna article, though you do raise a good point about the whole terminology thing. I would have no problem requesting a move to place the article on Bandanna and make Kerchief the redirect, but I also believe that some of the issue is how the article is written, particularly in the first little bit. Perhaps a rewrite of some of the early material would rectify this? SchuminWeb (Talk) 08:08, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm happy with Bandanna being the main article. Anyone else wanna weigh in? The Editrix 19:24, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

If the distinction in the intro is real, this should not be moved. I suspect, furthermore, that this is another Anglo-American usage difference, and in that case, moving it is against policy. Septentrionalis 23:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

See above. I'm proposing UNcombining the two articles because 1. Bandanna needs to be listed under Category:Western wear and 2. the word Kerchief implies a lacy bit of fluff that is not implied by the word Bandanna. Schuminweb suggests reversing the redirect to address problem number 1. I proposed separate articles to fix problem number 2, but acknowledge that S's solution fixes both problems. Do you have a solution, Septentrionalis, that better addresses these concerns? The Editrix 17:06, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

The OED confirms that this is an Anglo-Anerican dispute; pursuing which is contrary to policy; and that Kerchief is the general term. (Definition of "Bandanna": A richly coloured silk handkerchief, with spots left white or yellow by the process described above. The name is now applied to cotton handkerchiefs also, and the pattern is produced by chemical agency.)

The way to fix Cat:Western wear is to move the cat, which I shall now do. Septentrionalis 17:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Problem solved. Thank you. The Editrix 17:39, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Works for me, too. I didn't think you could place a category on a redirect. I learned something today... SchuminWeb (Talk) 09:24, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

It was requested that this article be renamed but there was no consensus for it be moved. Kimchi.sg 16:32, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bandanas.jpg being changed to red_and_blue_bandannas.jpg

I uploaded this yesterday, and now the file name has been changed, although a "red_and_blue_bandannas.jpg" no longer exists, and is a broken image. I tried uploading the same file from before to the new file name, but I received the message "this image already exists in the wikipedia commons" so now the original, helpful image, is gone. I need someone to either A.) Reupload or B.) Revert. Mirth

I was the one who moved it. It's better to put free license images on Wikimedia Commons rather than directly on the English Wikipedia because this makes it available to all Wikimedia projects - not just this one. Also, I don't know why it's not showing up correctly. All was properly uploaded, and I even verified the location, and it's all correct. Perhaps we discovered a bug in the MediaWiki software, but that's beyond my expertise. So that's the rationale behind it. I did it, as Commons is where it should be. Why it didn't show up right, though, is beyond me. SchuminWeb (Talk) 04:35, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Well it's showing up now, for whatever reason. Thanks to whoever or whatever made it display properly! Mirth

Like I said, I think it was likely a glitch somewhere, since I did everything I've always done for moving images to Commons, and this time it did something weird. Of course, Wikipedia looks a little different tonight, so they must have made some changes to the system... SchuminWeb (Talk) 01:22, 14 October 2006 (UTC)