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Per the commercial that is running on Sci-Fi channel, the correct spelling is Frak. Thatguy820 ( talk) 21:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC) I believe the title of this article should be 'Frakk,' not 'Frack,' as this was the spelling in the original medium in which it was created. What do others think?stemperm 19:25, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Took out the phrase, "Probably stolen from Farscape. Farscape had the word Frell as a curse word" as it was in the wrong place in the page, unverified, speculative, and had no sources (i.e. not something that belongs in the article). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.70.100 ( talk) 03:11, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Someone also needs to find more information on the phrase, "In the PC First Person Shooter( FPS)gaming world there is a famous player know as MotherFracker. He is especially known in the Battlefield series, and Call of Duty series games." It has no sources and is not really relevant to the article. We can't list every FPS player with the word 'frack' in their name, so unless this player is extraordinary to the degree that he deserves to me mentioned in the article, we should just remove this phrase. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.70.100 ( talk) 03:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move. JPG-GR ( talk) 03:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Frack → Frak (expletive) — I've hardly ever seen it in its 5-letter form, always in its four letter forms. People searching for the word will also be expecting as a four letter word, so per COMMONNAME... — Sceptre ( talk) 23:49, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
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It does, it's been used several times in the Commissar Cain books - as well as other's I haven't read, most possibly - and can probably be judged as a canonical cussword, probably similar to Zog. -- Amras Calmacil ( talk) 17:32, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Here's a new article dedicated to the word and its historyp [1] Rklawton ( talk) 18:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Cnn.com: The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created 216.125.49.252 ( talk) 22:58, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Reference #1 referring to an Associated Press article is now a broken link to an sfgate.com page. Perhaps a new link to the same article?
Having recently again worked at reading something printed in Fraktur type, and cursing thereby, I'd love to know if any of the original writers had had to take Deutsch back when... The association with expletives would have remained even if unconsciously. Shenme ( talk) 23:32, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_dictionary My intuition in this case is that this is not an encyclopedia article. It's a definition with some usage and etymology, which is perfect for Wiktionary. Rm999 ( talk) 09:32, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Interesting contribution to the history of the term (re: Chris Talbott article "he did something truly amazing and subversive, up there with what Steven Bochco gets credit for, with 'frak,'") the subversive nature of the made up curse has gotten the attention of censors. Initially the KFC sweepstakes attached to the show was termed the "Frak Pack" sweepstakes (source: http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/sweepstakes/rules.pdf - March 2nd '09), but it has been renamed the "Can't-Say-That-Word-On-TV" Sweepstakes (source: http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/sweepstakes/ - March 2nd '09).
Editors: feel free to re-file as news / blather / WP:NOR etc. I gave my sources. 216.229.170.65 ( talk) 00:30, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
There is a lot of repitition in the 'other uses' section on the fact that Frack/Frak/Frakk means coat, could this not be condenced to one sentance, or better yet removed altogether as irrelevant? 81.23.54.142 ( talk) 16:20, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
The 1960 Warner Brothers cartoon From Hare to Heir featured Yosemite Sam shouting out phrases such as “Rackin’ Frackin’ Varmint Rabbit”. Does this invalidate the claim that the expletive "frack" was first used in the original Battlestar Galactica series? Traal ( talk) 00:58, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing or "Fracking" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.189.181.249 ( talk) 00:34, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
About 15 minutes in to the film, when the scene changes to the USS Enterprise with voice over, then goes to the bridge with Scotty conducting repairs, he seems to say "It's Frakked" just before rising. If someone could please confirm this, I think it's existance should be added to the main page. Thank you. Scaith ( talk) 04:32, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
This article belongs in a fanzine, not an encyclopedia. I have no idea what a "fictional version" of a word is. Beyond that dubious claim, the article is largely a collection of trivia based on spotting examples of the word. Jack Garfield ( talk) 08:46, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
The referances #1 is now a dead link and should should be updated or removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quarak ( talk • contribs) 00:05, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason the author of this section chose to nearly word for word steal the "Uses of the word 'Fuck'" video / audio / joke that has been on the internet for nearly 15 years?
Not very funny, even given that this is a made up word...
In fact, it's tiresome, poorly copied and a played out cliche.
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– Clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for the word. WP:SMALLDETAILS says Frak! should not be considered here - it can still be the primary topic for the version with an exclamation point. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ ( ᴛ) 23:30, 12 March 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:54, 20 March 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal ( talk) 03:42, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
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Per the commercial that is running on Sci-Fi channel, the correct spelling is Frak. Thatguy820 ( talk) 21:32, 1 April 2008 (UTC) I believe the title of this article should be 'Frakk,' not 'Frack,' as this was the spelling in the original medium in which it was created. What do others think?stemperm 19:25, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Took out the phrase, "Probably stolen from Farscape. Farscape had the word Frell as a curse word" as it was in the wrong place in the page, unverified, speculative, and had no sources (i.e. not something that belongs in the article). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.70.100 ( talk) 03:11, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Someone also needs to find more information on the phrase, "In the PC First Person Shooter( FPS)gaming world there is a famous player know as MotherFracker. He is especially known in the Battlefield series, and Call of Duty series games." It has no sources and is not really relevant to the article. We can't list every FPS player with the word 'frack' in their name, so unless this player is extraordinary to the degree that he deserves to me mentioned in the article, we should just remove this phrase. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.70.100 ( talk) 03:15, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move. JPG-GR ( talk) 03:22, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Frack → Frak (expletive) — I've hardly ever seen it in its 5-letter form, always in its four letter forms. People searching for the word will also be expecting as a four letter word, so per COMMONNAME... — Sceptre ( talk) 23:49, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
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Wikipedia's naming conventions.http://forum.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=3423314#3423314 <- Does this mean the word also appears in the Warhammer 40,000 universe? Can anyone verify it? -- DocumentN ( talk) 01:38, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
It does, it's been used several times in the Commissar Cain books - as well as other's I haven't read, most possibly - and can probably be judged as a canonical cussword, probably similar to Zog. -- Amras Calmacil ( talk) 17:32, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Here's a new article dedicated to the word and its historyp [1] Rklawton ( talk) 18:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Cnn.com: The curse word 'Battlestar Galactica' created 216.125.49.252 ( talk) 22:58, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Reference #1 referring to an Associated Press article is now a broken link to an sfgate.com page. Perhaps a new link to the same article?
Having recently again worked at reading something printed in Fraktur type, and cursing thereby, I'd love to know if any of the original writers had had to take Deutsch back when... The association with expletives would have remained even if unconsciously. Shenme ( talk) 23:32, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_dictionary My intuition in this case is that this is not an encyclopedia article. It's a definition with some usage and etymology, which is perfect for Wiktionary. Rm999 ( talk) 09:32, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
Interesting contribution to the history of the term (re: Chris Talbott article "he did something truly amazing and subversive, up there with what Steven Bochco gets credit for, with 'frak,'") the subversive nature of the made up curse has gotten the attention of censors. Initially the KFC sweepstakes attached to the show was termed the "Frak Pack" sweepstakes (source: http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/sweepstakes/rules.pdf - March 2nd '09), but it has been renamed the "Can't-Say-That-Word-On-TV" Sweepstakes (source: http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/sweepstakes/ - March 2nd '09).
Editors: feel free to re-file as news / blather / WP:NOR etc. I gave my sources. 216.229.170.65 ( talk) 00:30, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
There is a lot of repitition in the 'other uses' section on the fact that Frack/Frak/Frakk means coat, could this not be condenced to one sentance, or better yet removed altogether as irrelevant? 81.23.54.142 ( talk) 16:20, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
The 1960 Warner Brothers cartoon From Hare to Heir featured Yosemite Sam shouting out phrases such as “Rackin’ Frackin’ Varmint Rabbit”. Does this invalidate the claim that the expletive "frack" was first used in the original Battlestar Galactica series? Traal ( talk) 00:58, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing or "Fracking" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.189.181.249 ( talk) 00:34, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
About 15 minutes in to the film, when the scene changes to the USS Enterprise with voice over, then goes to the bridge with Scotty conducting repairs, he seems to say "It's Frakked" just before rising. If someone could please confirm this, I think it's existance should be added to the main page. Thank you. Scaith ( talk) 04:32, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
This article belongs in a fanzine, not an encyclopedia. I have no idea what a "fictional version" of a word is. Beyond that dubious claim, the article is largely a collection of trivia based on spotting examples of the word. Jack Garfield ( talk) 08:46, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
The referances #1 is now a dead link and should should be updated or removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quarak ( talk • contribs) 00:05, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason the author of this section chose to nearly word for word steal the "Uses of the word 'Fuck'" video / audio / joke that has been on the internet for nearly 15 years?
Not very funny, even given that this is a made up word...
In fact, it's tiresome, poorly copied and a played out cliche.
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The result of the move request was: not moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 08:29, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
– Clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for the word. WP:SMALLDETAILS says Frak! should not be considered here - it can still be the primary topic for the version with an exclamation point. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ ( ᴛ) 23:30, 12 March 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. — Shibbolethink ( ♔ ♕) 13:54, 20 March 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. BilledMammal ( talk) 03:42, 29 March 2023 (UTC)