Talk:Inro

Balance of images vs. text
All 3 images lined up to me makes the article looks unbalanced given how much text there currently is. I created a Commons category for Inro and linked to it (this is the {{Commonscat} ) tag) so all inro images can be viewed. Commons images do not get deleted without reason (found to be a copyvio, etc.) even if no project uses them.  If readers want to find further examples the link points them to this resource.  If the article expands further then additional images can be added back in.  I personally do not believe that a gallery belongs in this article (or for any article for that matter) if the images in it are duplicative of Commons content since galleries can be set up there and also linked to.   Broken Sphere Msg me 19:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you're right. If and when I or someone else adds substantially to the article, perhaps it will be appropriate to put those images back in. Cshapiro (talk) 13:06, 7 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I didn't previously know about inro until I saw them in a museum earlier this year. It would be good if the article can be expanded.  -- Broken Sphere Msg me 14:50, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Requested move 8 May 2020

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) – Ammarpad (talk) 10:44, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Inrō → Inro – WP:COMMONNAME in English-language sources. Present in English dictionaries: OED, Merriam-Webster, Collins, etc. Opencooper (talk) 22:23, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Weakly support because as per WP:DICTIONARIES they are generally preferred as secondary sources in support of articles in Wikipedia but are WP:RS in nature. ~Amkgp ( ✉ ) 02:36, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
 * The point of listing dictionaries was to show that the term has entered the English lexicon. If a term is in an English dictionary, it is no longer considered a foreign term, and you'll often see it take on characteristics like adapting to native phonetics (in this case the dropping of the long vowel) and plural forms (OED lists "inros" as one, while normally native Japanese terms don't get -s added for plurals).
 * You're right that for article sources dictionaries would not be the the best, but they're relevant when deciding article titles. As far as other sources, the term is most commonly used by museums and antique sellers, e.g.: Victoria & Albert Museum, Antiques Roadshow, etc. Opencooper (talk) 04:54, 9 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Support per nom. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 06:33, 17 May 2020 (UTC)


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Description of bag made of cloth or leather and bamboo basket
It is inappropriate to describe a general bag-shaped container made of cloth or bamboo baskets in relation to inro, and descriptions are unnatural.--SLIMHANNYA (talk) 05:48, 7 October 2020 (UTC)