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Common types of benches do not include....

A spanking bench?! Is this such a common type of bench that it warrants a picture on the page? It's encyclopedically valid, but I'd challenge its prominence here. Eeblet ( talk) 04:09, 1 May 2008 (UTC) reply

  • I agree so I removed the photo. Perhaps if another image is needed a swing bench would do? -- KGBarnett ( talk) 21:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC) reply

Promotional external links

I just noticed that the three links seem promotional and barely relevant: the first has nothing to do with benches, the second seems to be a photographer's self-promotion, and the third seems to be a bench manufacturer's self-promotion. I've removed the external link section for now, but if anyone has links to general information about the construction or history of benches, that would be super. Eeblet ( talk) 01:33, 3 June 2008 (UTC) reply

Virtually Identical To Bench?

I don't see: bench seat, garden benches, picnic tables, church pews, etc. -- NeilN talkcontribs 21:04, 28 June 2008 (UTC) reply

Inappropriate caption

The image file Curvy_autumn_bench.jpg is, in my opinion, not captioned from a neutral point of view. The caption "Now, that's a bench!" seems somewhat editorialised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.18.16.30 ( talk) 21:23, 7 February 2017 (UTC) reply

how so? -- Roman Dog Bird ( talk) 04:53, 22 March 2017 (UTC) reply

Merge with Social Sofa

I propose to merge Social Sofa into this article. This just is a neologism for a park bench. Park benches already come in all kinds of shapes and styles, and this is just another design. Nothing particular about this bench, maybe just a redirect may be in order. -- P 1 9 9   17:30, 22 June 2018 (UTC) reply

  • Redirected it. Nothing substantial to merge (the Social Sofa article was more like a promotional piece for the artist). -- P 1 9 9   13:58, 30 July 2018 (UTC) reply

Why does it say this

What does it mean when it says that some benches can be sat on both sides? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rocksok ( talkcontribs) 17:16, 16 February 2022 (UTC) reply

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Common types of benches do not include....

A spanking bench?! Is this such a common type of bench that it warrants a picture on the page? It's encyclopedically valid, but I'd challenge its prominence here. Eeblet ( talk) 04:09, 1 May 2008 (UTC) reply

  • I agree so I removed the photo. Perhaps if another image is needed a swing bench would do? -- KGBarnett ( talk) 21:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC) reply

Promotional external links

I just noticed that the three links seem promotional and barely relevant: the first has nothing to do with benches, the second seems to be a photographer's self-promotion, and the third seems to be a bench manufacturer's self-promotion. I've removed the external link section for now, but if anyone has links to general information about the construction or history of benches, that would be super. Eeblet ( talk) 01:33, 3 June 2008 (UTC) reply

Virtually Identical To Bench?

I don't see: bench seat, garden benches, picnic tables, church pews, etc. -- NeilN talkcontribs 21:04, 28 June 2008 (UTC) reply

Inappropriate caption

The image file Curvy_autumn_bench.jpg is, in my opinion, not captioned from a neutral point of view. The caption "Now, that's a bench!" seems somewhat editorialised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.18.16.30 ( talk) 21:23, 7 February 2017 (UTC) reply

how so? -- Roman Dog Bird ( talk) 04:53, 22 March 2017 (UTC) reply

Merge with Social Sofa

I propose to merge Social Sofa into this article. This just is a neologism for a park bench. Park benches already come in all kinds of shapes and styles, and this is just another design. Nothing particular about this bench, maybe just a redirect may be in order. -- P 1 9 9   17:30, 22 June 2018 (UTC) reply

  • Redirected it. Nothing substantial to merge (the Social Sofa article was more like a promotional piece for the artist). -- P 1 9 9   13:58, 30 July 2018 (UTC) reply

Why does it say this

What does it mean when it says that some benches can be sat on both sides? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rocksok ( talkcontribs) 17:16, 16 February 2022 (UTC) reply

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. — Community Tech bot ( talk) 14:22, 6 February 2023 (UTC) reply


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