Talk:Own goal

=Proposal for change of name= I wish to request consensus for a change of name for this article. I wish to change the name from “Own goal” to “Own point”, because for the NBA, it is points, not goals. A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 01:25, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The common NBA score is officially a "field goal," so "own goal" isn't really incorrect. Now, as to whether an "own free throw" can occur . . . WHPratt (talk) 18:19, 14 December 2011 (UTC)


 * + in all other games it's called a goal, and not a point. The intro even mentions the metaphorical use of "own goal", which would make little sense in an "own point" article. Making this article NBA-specific would serve no purpose, just redirect from "own point" if it's really necessary. 84.114.214.144 (talk) 17:59, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Removal of "limoges" as a Canadian hockey-specific term for own goal
I've removed the following from the end of the "Ice Hockey" section:
 * '' In some parts of Canada, an own goal is referred to as a limoges. The term is believed to have originated in New Brunswick (approximately 1970) and became more common in the greater Toronto region starting in the 1990s.

'' These are my reasons:
 * 1) No citation is currently given. There was once a citation with a link to a Yahoo! Answers site, but that's not a primary source, and that site doesn't exist anymore.
 * 2) I can't find any of the information in the claim online
 * 3) A term limited to New Brunswick and Toronto doesn't rise to encyclopedic information

To me, it's more likely that it's vandalism intended to insult someone named Limoges than factual.

FWIW, here's | the revision it first appeared in. Atkinson (talk) 07:26, 1 May 2024 (UTC)