Talk:Horse rings in Portland, Oregon/Archive 1

Commons category
I have uploaded several images to Commons of tethered and untethered horse rings in Portland. Once the title of this article is certain, I will create a Commons category for these and future images. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:50, 11 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Tethered

Title move?
Would anyone object to moving this article to simply Horse rings and perhaps expanding it a wee bit to incorporate the general concept? All the Portland material can stay, but this is an interesting topic and presumably these exist elsewhere? Montanabw (talk) 16:26, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you think there would be enough material to warrant a separate article specifically about horse rings? I've been debating whether a Portland-specific article is necessary, or if perhaps a general article re: horse rings should exist and this one should be moved to Horse Project...? I am open to suggestions and look forward to a conversation. Had to start somewhere... -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:30, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: See Steven Walling's contribution to the discussion here. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:33, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * We have enough for mounting block and a lot of other topics, so yes. I'd love to see more, these have got to not be unique to Portland, much as Portland is a cool place.  Though if they ARE, that's even more interesting, I suppose.   Montanabw (talk) 17:01, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Horse rings are not unique to Portland, but I imagine the local government ordinance preserving the rings and the art installations are unique to the city. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:51, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps the most appropriate first step would be to collect sources with information about horse rings. That could determine whether there is enough information available to support a general article about Horse rings. Almost all of the information in the Portland article is about... Portland, not the history of horse rings, their distribution worldwide, etc. (apart from a short background sentence or two). -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:55, 11 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree. Going to drop a couple notes to some of the Brits and at WPEQ to see if we get any bites.   Montanabw (talk) 18:48, 11 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I found a Seattle PI article that is relevant, and a 1978 article about Portland's horse rings that suggests not all of them may be so old. Steven Walling &bull; talk   04:22, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Great finds, Steven. I have gone ahead and incorporated content into this article--feel free to discuss if these edits are nonconstructive or sway opinion either way re: Portland-specific vs. general horse rings article. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:44, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm OK with current focus until or unless we find substantive evidence of these existing elsewhere. This thread indicates some exist in Italy, but more data needed. Montanabw (talk) 18:35, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

I have to say, I am not finding much additional information online about Portland or worldwide ring use, which isn't to say additional information does not exist. I am happy to wait a while longer if additional time for research by others is needed, but I am tempted to nominate this Portland-specific article for GA status. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:40, 12 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I'll support if you put in more cute model horsies! (grin)  Montanabw (talk) 19:30, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd love to add more images to the article, but it's short length is a limiting factor. The above images are all currently at Commons, so I will create a category at Commons with a link on the Wikipedia article. This will allow readers to view additional images. I have not created a category thus far because I was uncertain whether or not the title of the article was most appropriate. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:54, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Time for a related article about Bronies in Portland, Montanabw? tedder (talk) 20:02, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * What on earth?! Just read a hilarious article in The Oregonian about bronies in Portland. We need a lot more quirky, Portland-oriented articles. I love this city. -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:11, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm glad to corrupt you. I wouldn't have known about Bronies except I got My Little Pony checks a few years ago, mostly as a protest against having to write checks. I then found out about bronies. tedder (talk) 20:21, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I feel so old. Montanabw (talk) 23:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Update: Commons category added! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:06, 13 June 2012 (UTC)