Talk:Gift/Archives/2013

Clementia?
Why does this page contain the apparently irrelevant sentence:


 * In Roman mythology, Clementia was the goddess of forgiveness and mercy.

, and why (in a related question) does Clementia redirect to this page, instead of simply containing the previous sentence as a stub? -- Jmabel 06:19, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Gift of insult
a gift doesn't have to be for happiness, it can be an intended gift of insult. --&#31354;&#21521; 02:23, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)

Other meanings
shouldn't this page at least point to other possible meanings? typing on wikipedia search box gives this, but I was looking for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GiFT but I'm relatively new, so I don't know what's the proper way of dealing with this —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drini (talk • contribs) 01:13, 26 April 2005


 * I've added the appropriate notice to the top of the article. -- Jmabel | Talk 05:18, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)

In Dublin, Ireland the term "Gift" can also mean something that is really good or for example... we beat the other team by 20 points, Gift ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.17.129.251 (talk • contribs) 12:58, 3 June 2005


 * Worth adding to the Wiktionary, but really not relevant for an encyclopedia article on gifts. -- Jmabel | Talk 22:28, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)


 * How do I add a kind of   notice to pages named "Something (disambiguation)"? mikka (t) 23:34, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Found an answer myself. Example: . mikka (t) 19:25, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Citation removed by anon user
Notinasnaid seems to be working for bellaonline.com, keeps adding the spam link back to them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.49.158.189 (talk • contribs) 23:16, 21 February 2007


 * This edit and accusation appears to relate to this edit where I reinstated the removal of a citation. I take the view that removing citations is wrong unless the citation is invalid, or the sourced content is also removed. I invite other editors to decide whether to complete the removal of the affected content, or to reinstate the citation, find a different one, or do something else. Notinasnaid 00:07, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The sourced content has been removed. Incidentally your twice working on this change is very suspicious. Why such an insistence on a trivial and tangential bit of information? Do you work for bellaonline or not? rickbender1940 19:43, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I do not. Are you the same editor who posted above and removed the citation the first time? Notinasnaid 19:56, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Merge Regifting into Kinds of gifts section of this page
The debate/vote is taking place here: Talk:Reuse JetheroTalk 20:26, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Link exchange for the query 'gifts'
For gifts, please visit www.YoursToCherish.com and enter promo code "NEW" for 25% off your total order.

Honorarium
In Australia an honorarium is a payment made to a person for their servicecs in a volunteer capacity. This is used by groups such as schools to pay coaches for their transport costs. An example of this are the payments made by South Australian schools to their sporting coaches. They are ostensibly receiving reimbursement for their costs in their voluntary role as coach. The concept of an honorarium has a tax implication. Recipients of these funds make a tax decalaration (known as the hobbiest form) to the tax office and therefore do not have to include this money in their annual tax return. Ozdaren 01:19, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I've created a page for honorarium Ozdaren 02:02, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Suicide gifting
Should this article include gifts given before attempting suicide? Mike 05:07, 15 November 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slxpluvs (talk • contribs)

Spam links
A lot of anonymous editors (and some with user accounts) have been adding spam links to this article. Might it be worth semi-protecting? Robin S (talk) 12:37, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

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"Meant to be free"?
According to whom? Marcel Mauss and Mary Douglas would argue that there are no free gifts, or that a "free gift" is not really a true gift. Disputed? Non-NPOV? Added "whom?" tag for discussion. Nickenge (talk) 21:05, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Regarding the very first sentence
I quote, "A gift or a present is the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return." Are you SURE ? I am thinking of at least one, realistically quite frequent, possibility that the person offering the gift is really, possibly deeper-down, maybe not even always consciously acknowledged, after feeling themselves also better in their relationship with the giftee !

I wish to suggest, as a possibly more realistic and also possibly more encompassing alternative, the simpler definition from Merriam Webster's Learning Dictionary: http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/present, I quote, "something that you give to someone especially as a way of showing affection or thanks"

Rudolph Aspirant Oct. 16, 2011 14:27, Oslo time 84.210.21.34 (talk) 12:27, 16 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.210.21.34 (talk) 12:18, 16 October 2011 (UTC)

Culturally-specific Occasions
Although Chinese gifts, and Japanese gifts are mentioned, it still feels that a Western view of gifts predominates this article. Christmas tree at the top, overwhelming Christian/Western Occasions in the Occasions section. What is the best way to neutralize this cultural bias? Maximilianklein (talk) 20:00, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

This article could also list the social/religious/cultral OCCASSIONS that gifts are often exchanged or given. The tradition of birthday gifts, name-day gifts, mothers & fathers day, graduation gifts etc etc and the nature of these gifts would be useful too.

Disambuiguation for the term "Gifted" - for someone having a special ability/talent - would also be useful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.170.98.208 (talk) 09:42, 29 October 2012 (UTC)