Talk:History of the hot tub

I am the author of the article on that site - should I paraphrase my artcle for wiki? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rwricker (talk • contribs)


 * Now that you've released that content under the GFDL on your website, it's all good! As another editor mentioned, we should edit the language to be the more formal encyclopedia-sounding tone of other WP articles.  I can help you with that if you need any, just let me know.   delldot   &nabla;.  15:39, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Note: the following paragraphs:

"The early Irish considered baths a major part of hospitality, and to not offer a guest the opportunity to bathe, or at least wash hands and feet, was an insult. Irish baths were filled with cold water and then heated by dropping rocks, heated in a fire, into the water. There are some suggestions that such heated rocks may have been used to heat saunas. Bathing in tubs was done in private homes, in monasteries, and in communal bath-houses, which were very common in cities. In the late 13th century, bathhouses in Paris employed criers to announce when the water was hot. In Gasawa Poland, Duke Henryk the Bearded and Duke Leszek Bialy were attacked in the baths in 1227. By the 15th and 16th centuries, bath-houses in Western Europe had mixed clientele, and by the end of our period of study, the 'stews' had the unsavory reputation as houses of ill-repute we remember.[11]

Couple bathing as a prelude to intimacy is depicted in 14th through 16th century illustrations. Legal history suggests that ordinary public bath-houses were often segregated by gender, or different times or days were restricted for each gender. Private bath-rooms in castles, such as the one at Leeds, could often accommodate multiple bathers as well. There are many illustrations depicting groups or individuals (such as Bathsheba or Judith) bathing in fountains or spring-pools. It is hard to tell whether these are artistic fantasies, or interpretations of a common practice. [Similar illustrations show such water sources being used to wash clothes and cool wine, among other domestic chores.] Examples of such illustrations can be found in Frank Crisp's Medieval Gardens ( New York, Hacker Art Books, 1966).[12]"

are lifted basically verbatim from http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/herbs/baths.html, my site. Should I edit them, or what? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.206.48.217 (talk) 15:36, 15 July 2010 (UTC)  I'm jenne.heise@gmail.com

Virtually Incomprehensible
"Although as everyone knows, the therapeutic and hygienic practices of the Roman public bath slowly lost ground to the social and gatherings of ill repute as the Roman morality went on the decline in the later years."

Who wrote this?
Somebody needs to stand up and take credit for this assault on the English language. --99.180.72.167 (talk) 04:55, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

109.157.80.102 (talk) Hear, hear! —Preceding undated comment added 07:42, 25 March 2012 (UTC).

Propose overhaul of the article

 * Everything that is not actually related to the title of the article, namely "History of the hot tub", should be deleted (if unreferenced) or moved to Spa or Bathing.--Cornellier (talk) 01:35, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Consider that "spa" commonly refers to a resort, as does the WP article spa, although in regional vernacular, I agree it CAN mean "hot tub". Withall, spa is a better article. Kortoso (talk)
 * On second thought, this should be merged with Hot Tub. Duh. Kortoso (talk)