Talk:I, Pencil

Fair use rationale for Image:Ipencil.JPG
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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:30, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Picture
How about a picture of a pencil?Larklight (talk) 19:33, 11 February 2008 (UTC)


 * How about this one? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PENCILWI.JPG 78.144.219.142 (talk) 14:40, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

How about another picture, of a pencil NOT made in China! I don't think the current Chinese system is very representative of the Ideals espoused in the Essay the picture is intended to represent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.52.37.204 (talk) 19:14, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Invisible hand
In the quotation in the article, the phrase "invisible hand" is used twice. It has been wikilinked to the article Invisible hand, which is about "a term used by Adam Smith to describe the unintended social benefits of individual self-interested actions".

But here in the quotation, it seems to be linked to the idea of the hand of God, rather than Adam Smith's usage, "Instead, we find the invisible hand at work. ... Since only God can make a tree, I insist that only God could make me."

Therefore, I will remove the wikilink for "invisible hand". Hope this is agreeable. Pete unseth (talk) 16:19, 23 May 2017 (UTC)


 * I disagree. He is clearly talking about the same concept. Relating it to God does not change its basic meaning. I'm restoring the wikilink. 2620:0:1045:F:7081:C6E1:DB3E:B37A (talk) 11:18, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Template:Wikisource
What do you think about moving the Template:Wikisource into the body the article, just below the picture of the pencil? On one hand, the essay itself is a reference on the other hand, this article is about the this essay, thus my thinking there would be value in making it more discoverable to readers. Stussll (talk) 02:14, 15 December 2019 (UTC)