Talk:Ice circle

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Suggest merge from ice disc
I started adding to the ice disc article a couple of months ago, not being able to find this one. I think merge from that to this one is in order to consolidate the two. However, the name "ice disc" appears to be just as common as "ice circle". --Donama (talk) 23:12, 19 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I totally agree, with a redirect from "ice disc" to "ice circle", and a mention of the alternative name. I always thought that "ice circle" was the more common name, and a Google search reveals twice as many entries for "ice circle" than "ice disc/k". I would go for it.  Hogyn Lleol (talk) 15:31, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Notes on merge from ice disc
Two key things that have been altered in my attempt to do the merge.
 * 1) The bits of ice in the picture look like ice *pans* so I changed the caption. Please correct if I am wrong. It's hard to figure out the intricacies of this from limited scientific information.
 * 2) I changed most instances of "ice circle" to "ice disc" because I think this is the more specific term to separate that phenomenon from ice pans. Presumably "ice circle" is a generic term referring to any circle of ice. I suspect this is why, as was pointed out in the merge discussion, that there were more google hits for "ice circle". Not wishing to be pushy with this. If wrong please correct this.

The other thing is that I'm still unsure whether this should be at ice circle or ice disc. If we later decide to put it at 'ice disc' then we can just do a move. Trying to keep that discussion out of the detail of merging the two for now though. Cheers, Donama (talk) 01:30, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Why is there a (fully written out) reference link in the middle of the page, instead of in the References tab?
Just wondering. 83.83.21.167 (talk) 19:37, 5 February 2014 (UTC) "Credit: Daniel Ostler http://my.news.yahoo.com/video/rare-sighting-ice-disk-idaho-104748782.html[1]" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.83.21.167 (talk) 19:38, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Info about ice disk in Westbrook, Maine should be added
It's about 300 feet across and has received a lot of attention. (Has now stopped spinning). Here's one of the numerous articles about it:

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/aliens-didn-t-create-weird-swirling-disk-maine-river-here-ncna959521

VickiMeagher (talk) 15:50, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

Organizational Edits
Hello, I just wanted to give y'all a heads-up that I am planning on editing this article for the next couple weeks, so if you see a lot of new edits start popping up, just know that it's me. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to leave me a message; I'm just a beginner, so I'm still trying to get a handle on Wikipedia editing. I intend to reformat the article's organization, reword the paragraphs, and possibly even bring in some additional information from credible sources. If y'all have any suggestions on other things that should be edited, I would love to hear your advice! UnfoldingWords (talk) 15:56, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi y'all, here's a list of some of the specific things I plan to implement in this article:
 * Creating a "Types" section for the various kinds of ice circles.
 * Create a "Formation" section to explain how ice circles form.
 * Rename the "Examples" section to "Notable Examples."
 * Possibly rewrite the lead section to improve clarity.


 * If y'all have any questions or concerns, just let me know. I'd be happy to take them into consideration!UnfoldingWords (talk) 01:26, 6 March 2019 (UTC)