Talk:Spite fence

Clean up and citation request

 * Kulick's book is not properly cited. The article does not explain how the fence harmed the builder.  As the book is not availabel to all readers, I suggest more attention needs to be paid to explain the assertion, as well as a proper reference.--Matilda talk 17:40, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll look for page and quotation(s). The author pointed out that the wall set the team apart from the neighborhood, and thus harmed the both of them. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 17:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, can you alos calrify the cite for the Waldorf Astoria too please. It is good information :-) --Matilda talk 18:01, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The author has several pages on the subject. The extra rooftop visitors brought additional revenue into the neighborhood. When Mack built the fence, he thus contributed to the decline of the neighborhood, and also made people less willing and able to go to games; and with less revenue the team also went into decline, and eventually left the city, after the 1954 season. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 18:04, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The Waldorf Astoria was built next door to the Astor mansion, with a solid wall facing the mansion, a woman the builder didn't like. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 18:05, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The section on San Fransisco needs a rewrite to explain the fence in the linked illustrations--Matilda talk 17:40, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * It looks like the citation for the car fence is outdated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.185.121.133 (talk) 18:09, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I have serious doubts about the notability of [[Redneck Stonehenge. However, instead of going through any sort of deletion process, it would make much more sense to merge it into spite fence, seeing as the former is just a specific example of the latter. The spit fence article has several sub-sections which are merely examples of these fences, so I don't see why not.  bahamut0013 ♠  ♣   04:27, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It's obviously a type of spite fence, albeit a funny one, and the uniqueness of it along with how little information there is indicates it could easily be Merged into this article, with a redirect from the other article to this one. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 06:50, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Clear merge. Mycroft7 (talk) 12:17, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Dubious long term notability from the start. Benea (talk) 14:02, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Since there was unanimous agreement, I've merged the article into this one. Benea (talk) 20:08, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Philadelphia
While other ballparks had short-lived spite fences, the one at Philadelphia lasted over 35 years and is typically specifically called a "spite fence" in books that discuss ballparks. The ones at West Side Park and Wrigley Field and Bennett Park only lasted a short while. Tall fences at many of the old ballparks (Fenway being the last survivor) definitely obstructed exterior views, but they also served the purpose of reducing home runs, or at least that was the theory. Shibe Park had an ample outfield and had no such need to curb homers. It was 100 percent for "spite". Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 11:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

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Proposed merge with Spite wall
These concepts seem identical in spirit, just made from different materials. Lord Belbury (talk) 13:04, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree. I think that the Spite Wall material can be very easily merged into the spite fence. What's the procedure for making it happen?Smasongarrison (talk) 03:06, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Klbrain (talk) 21:57, 30 June 2019 (UTC)