Talk:Peg leg

Famous peg leg wearers:
'Famous peg leg wearers:' belongs before 'Historical', because it applies to both 'Historical' and 'Fictional'. Bejnar 19:39, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Removed

 * Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (1907-1998), tap dancer
 * removed because there are no Wikipedia links, and notability was not established. Sites like "Peg Leg Bates" Bear Systems and "Honoree December 1991 Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates" South Carolina African-American History Online Bell South may provide enough information for a stub, and book research might create a full article.  However, he will also need to have links established from appropriate entertainment links, if he is notable. --Bejnar 02:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * It is not necessary for a person to have a Wikipedia article for them to appear in a list of notable people. They must, of course, be notable and verifiable but there may not be enough material to write a full article or maybe no one has got around to writing it.  Sp in ni ng  Spark  07:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * As I said, notability has not been established for Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates. --Bejnar (talk) 17:58, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Incorrect Photo?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the featured photo of a generic prosthetic leg and not specifically a "peg leg"? As I understand it, "peg legs" are a specific type of artificial leg that are essentially a solid rod, usually tapering to a blunt end or other rounded cap at the bottom. There would be no bending "knee" featured and I would assume the bottom end would ordinarily not be sculpted into the shape of a foot. In fact, the entirety of the "leg" would be purely functional and thus would not be aesthetically carved to resemble a natural leg in any way (i.e. no thigh, hamstring, knee, shin, calf, ankle, foot, heel, sole, instep, toes, etc.). It would be as the name suggests, a basic "peg" leg. It is a "leg" only in function, not in appearance. The reading of the text of the article appears to confirm my understanding of the definition of "peg leg," though I'll admit there may be some ambiguity. Perhaps I have been brainwashed by the images of the cartoon pirates of my youth. Admittedly, dictionary definitions do not specify shape, merely defining "peg leg" as "artificial leg," which technically would include prosthetics carved or molded into a more natural, human leg-shape. However, the lack of specificity does not necessarily imply human leg-shaped prosthetics are included in a broadened definition of "peg leg." Would someone with more knowledge of this subject please clarify the distinction in the article and/or change the image if I am indeed correct in my assumption that "peg legs" are not the same as human leg-shaped prosthetics that feature bending "knees." Thank you66.91.36.8 (talk) 04:24, 8 July 2023 (UTC)