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Even though we've just moved the article, I would like to move the article again to something that does not refer to planking as a "fad". The term isn't very descriptive, POV, and crystal-balling. How about Planking (activity) or Planking (game) ? Barrylb ( talk) 05:44, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
2. something done as an action or a movement
The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
3. something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion. Quilting can be a fun activity.
1. (countable) A pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment. In many games, the objective is to win by defeating the other player or players or being the first to reach a specified goal, while in others, role-playing or cooperation is emphasized.
Shall we play a game?
2. (sports) A contest between two individuals or teams. A game may refer to the entire encounter between the two (e.g. a basketball game), or to just one contest of several required to win (e.g. a tennis game).
1. A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
"Fad" fills the bill. An editor objected to "fad" on the grounds that "there is a degree of POV because using 'fad' characterizes the activity as a temporary phenomenon". But it *is* a temporary phenomenon so far. Right? Unless someone can find evidence it was brought back to Europe by the crusaders or something, it has a very short lifespan *so far* and has 100% of the characteristics of a fad and 0% of the characteristics of anything else, such as an organized sport or a long-term sea change in leisure activity or whatever. If and when that becomes no longer true -- when formal planking competitions are organized, when planking results are reported on the newspaper, when parents start to pass their planking tips and gear on to their children, when kids are sent to planking camp, or whatever -- we can change the article title then.
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The article has now been moved to Planking (meme) by User:InverseHypercube. Basically, two options had some consensus here: fad and activity. Meme was not discussed, yet that's where the article is now. I don't think that's right. Puchiko ( Talk- email) 18:40, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Perhaps we need to have another discussion about moving something that has been referred to in numerous places as the lying down game [1] [2] [3] [4] to planking, seemingly because very recently it's become well known in australia as planking? Although perhaps I've just missed the boat on that one- maybe planking is the more common term worldwide now. I've not seen the discussion.
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More to the point, referring to something which seems to have been going on fairly continuously for around 4 years showing no sign of stopping as a "fad" just because "we can't yet show it will last" (paraphrase of Herostratus) certainly seems to violate both WP:NPOV and WP:CBALL to me. Even if the lying down game was an activity which swept the world for 6 months in 1973 it wouldn't be encyclopedic to refer to it as a fad unless a reliable source had called dubbed it as such, and even then it would be very hard to ever argue the use of "fad" in an article title. On the contrary, that is not the case, it's a current activity with at least 2 years of popularity globally of which only time will tell of it's longevity. If you feel that the lying down game is a fad, and a great deal of external sources back you up, then consider an addition to the main body of the article- not the title of the article itself... Or, are you also in favour of moving Albert Einstein to Albert Einstein (non-swimmer)? -- 88.104.33.54 ( talk) 23:20, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Alright, let's do a quick test. I Google "planking" and the first result I come up with (after this article) is "Planking Craze". I like "craze" and think it has more cachet than "fad". But that's a YouTube page, so, ignoring sites such as YouTube, blogs, and other unreliable sources and taking just the reputable-source Google results in order, as defined by the criteria "Herostratus has heard of them and knows them as reputable journalistic sources", and not including instances where "planking" is used with no descriptive adjective:
Well, that's ten, and by now we're getting thick into the demimonde of actual planking sites and so forth and I am becoming frightened, so we'll stop there. So what do we have? Well, there are some terms that are used only once and have other problems: "tactic" and "adventure" just won't do (I think most will agree) and "term" and "thing" don't really make proper article titles (although Planking (thing) might be an interesting compromise article title). Terms that are OK but are only used once are "phenomenon", "trend", "prank", "hobby" and "extreme sport". We have to thin the field somehow so absent further research let's put those aside for now and see what's left.
Counting only the number of articles, and not giving weight to how many time the adjective appears in the article nor whether its in the title, the body, or elsewhere, we get:
Hmmm, even the most common adjective appears in fewer than half the articles, so there clearly is no one right answer. But, you know, we have to call the article something. "Craze" is the most common, but certainly not by a statistically significant margin.. But since "craze" 1) comes up first in this sample and 2) has no pejorative connotations, let's call it Planking (craze) and put this to bed, shall we? Herostratus ( talk) 03:27, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
I think planking (craze) is more neutral than planking (fad) certainly, altough it's still not a very encyclopedic title. I'd rather see planking (activity) as an activity is simply anything you do, and seems a little more sensible a thing to call an article, but craze fits the bill MUCH more than fad. -- Veggieburgerfish ( talk) 10:45, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
Can we get this article protected for good? Every time the protection expires it attracts a huge number of spammers and vandalism. NS39340 ( talk) 06:03, 25 July 2011 (UTC) Done - but not long-term; normally pages are not fully-protected long-term initially. However, if after the first fully protect the spamming & vandalism reoccur, please re-list at WP:RFPP. Thanks :) Skier Dude ( talk) 02:10, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
How do you invent planking? I am more than certain that, 'playing dead' or lying face down has been around for a long long time. Possibly since we climbed down from the trees. I don't know but giving two people credit for 'inventing' planking is pretty far fetch I reckon. YuMaNuMa ( talk) 07:13, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Didn't Kids in the Hall have a sketch featuring planking on their show? I remember the sketch but am unable to find it. Their show was 1988-1994 so it would most likely predate all other claims listed if I'm correct. DeMyztikX ( talk) 05:18, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
The article Owling (game) was subject to an AfD discussion in which the consensus was to merge it to Planking (fad). Owling (internet meme) is on the same topic as Owling (game), however the article was not created after the AfD, so is not subject to WP:G4. The sources are slightly better than Owling (game) had, though they do discuss owling in relation to planking. A merge of Owling (internet meme) to Planking_(fad)#Owling seems appropriate as planking and owling appear to be related activities, and it would be appropriate to discuss one in relation to the other, so having them in the same place will aid editors build the article, and aid readers who do not have to switch from one article to the other, reading duplicated material in the process. SilkTork ✔Tea time 08:42, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
This video is older than the video mentioned in the article, which is locked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OrC7C3YCeU -- Username2038532 ( talk) 04:25, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
- That video has to be 1990-1992 because that is when Organized Rhyme, Tom Green's group, came out. Marty2Hotty ( talk) 05:05, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
After "North East England"; article locked. 76.167.253.199 ( talk) 03:18, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Where is the history for the article when it was known as lying down game? It had hisroy going all the way back to 2009 I think but all I can find on the planking article is a history that goes back to may 2011... There are 2 parallel content forks here- but it's important that the history of both is preserved, especially as one goes back years further than the other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veggieburgerfish ( talk • contribs) 10:52, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Favonian ( talk) 15:15, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Planking (fad) → Planking (craze) – A more detailed description of my research is above at Talk:Planking (fad)#Is it a "fad"? in the "Some research" subsection, but the short version is:
We have to call the article something and "craze" is a perfectly suitable adjective with a long history of describing these sort of things, isn't potentially pejorative, and does appear more than any other term in the literature, as far as I can tell. One objection to both "fad" and "craze" is that (unlike, say, activity or game) they imply a short life, which we can't be certain will be true forever. However, it's true now so OK for now, I would say.
I am not going to removed the entry on 2nd August but is that really notable? I am fairly certain most celebrities have heard of planking and most have probably tried it or condemned it. YuMaNuMa ( talk) 11:39, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
I didnt know planking on a police vehicle was a criminal offence.. -Matt — Preceding
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While the people in Thailand were lying down in protest, they were not planking. They weren't taking pictures of themselves in an unusual location and posting it online. There's a difference. Nowhere in the article does it mention planking, they were simply lying down to protest. Also, the paragraph wasn't even in proper English and didn't read well. NS39340 ( talk) 20:44, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
If horsemaning is supposed to be in reference to a/the horseman, it should be spelled horsemanning. Otherwise it suggests some connection to a horse's mane. -- 109.193.211.159 ( talk) 15:21, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
I do believe that this is referred to more properly as "Lying Down Game", my source: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lying-down-game-- Mr. Nile ( talk) 19:32, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
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This is an edit request to add a variation to 'Planking' - "Gargoyling" is a variation in which the person perches like a gargoyle on either a small object over three feet in height, or in a place in which there could be a gargoyle statue. The gargoyle position is squatting with arms on ground in between legs, with their fingers gripping over the edge of the surface the person is on (dark expression is optional). It was started on August 6,2011 by Natalie Caskey and Kasey Kasket in St. Petersburg, Florida. A picture was originally posted on Facebook with the title.
Kaseykasket ( talk) 16:02, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
Hey, I'm new to wikipedia but I believe ostriching should be included with the other variations. It has gained some notoriety on the web and it was first done on my website tryingonpants.com as a joke. http://tryingonpants.com/2011/07/02/plankers/ It has since become a legitimate variation.-- Tryingonpants ( talk) 02:54, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
here is a reliable source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ostriching&defid=5976142 -- Tryingonpants ( talk) 03:00, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
What does this:
mean? Does it simply mean that the whole body is straight, resting on supports at the ends, suspended in the middle? Ccrrccrr ( talk) 21:53, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Meme, as per Wiktionary:
meme (plural memes)
1. (philosophy) Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods and terms such as race, culture, and ethnicity.
2. (philosophy) A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).
3. (Internet, slang) A quiz or survey that is copied from one webpage or online journal to another, each participant filling in his or her personal answers. [quotations ▼]
4. (Internet, slang) Something, such as a funny event or story, song, video, photo, or catchphrase, that becomes viral (spreads rapidly between users).
I'd say that planking falls pretty well under #4.
Fad, as per Wiktionary:
Noun fad (plural fads) A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
I'd say fad is less descriptive than meme, and that "very short time" could, as other editors have pointed out potentially give the wrong impression (i.e. is biased).
As such, I recommend that Planking (fad) be moved to Planking (meme) Aero-Plex ( talk) 02:30, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
Planking is much older than shown on this page. I created some will known photographs of Devo in 1977 Planking, and they called it Planking then! I am Richard Alden Peterson, and those photos will be in museum and museum related exhibits in 2013. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.8.22.35 ( talk) 06:27, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
where'd the 'planking the streetlamps' photo go? i liked that. though, it DID need to be corrected from its sideways orientation. can anyone flip it and return it please? (sorry it is beyond my capability.) surely there are a few more photos that could be added. we're currently down to two. Cramyourspam ( talk) 03:18, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
There are many differences between playing dead and planking, whilst they connected I would suggest they are separate activities. The main difference is in planking one position is used where the body is generally rigid. Where as in playing dead the body can be rigid or in any other position, the objective is to look dead, often suggesting the cause of death in the photo. have a look at http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lying-down-game
-- Mrjohncummings ( talk) 21:46, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
In addition they also have different origins:
Playing dead is a reference to (or maybe people just the idea from) Crayon Shin-chan, where the main character plays the game, which became popular in South Korea.
Planking has arguable creators of western origins
-- Mrjohncummings ( talk) 21:52, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
fad (plural fads)
Meme
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It was popular for only a short time. That is already in the past. It was transient. If it were "persisting", the graph would look very different. IMO it clearly satisfies the definition of fad. How long will we have to wait without further change for you to change your mind?-- 99of9 ( talk) 11:39, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
the only source for this addition is apparently the publicity-seeking company's own twitter site and the section is about a practice happening at that company. i'd say it should be cut until someone finds enough outside RS coverage to demonstrate an actual notable meme underway. Cramyourspam ( talk) 16:34, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
User, FinallyEditingWithAUsername moved the article from Planking(fad) to Planking(activity) which is an extremely broad category and would also be appropriate for the article on planking as an exercise. All controversial moves, which obviously includes this one as it has been discussed and debated on numerous occasions should be brought to the talk page before being undertaken. I request that an admin move the article back to the previous title and start a discussion about the validity of the title, "Planking (activity)". YuMa NuMa Contrib 02:18, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved by Jenks24. BDD ( talk) 20:18, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Planking (activity) → Planking (fad) – Unilaterally moving this article was not called for, since previous moves have involved heavy discussion. (The editor making the move may not have been aware of the extensive previous discussions about the proper title for this article.) It's disputed, and I second the disputation, on the merits and also because the procedure was not followed. Please restore the status quo ante, and if a name other than "Planking (fad)" is desire, let an editor suggest this, post a requested-move template, and make his case. Herostratus ( talk) 04:39, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Yesterday, Loridep ( talk · contribs) began editing this page, while adding unsourced commentary at first, but now started making writing essay-style edits with some unreliable sources. Zappa O Mati 23:16, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
This is probably too early, but if the Variations section grows too large, would a variations of planking (now a redirect) be a decent page idea? NFLisAwesome ( ZappaOMati's alternate account) 01:42, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
actually in england (bristol) planking was a little bit before than 2011. cause i my self didint know about anything like that and i was doing pictures with face down which i called later as FaceDown at may or june 2010 and i still got them with dates on my facebook portfolio :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mankeyno1 ( talk • contribs) 15:11, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
Contributors to this article might be interested in helping to expand the gallon smashing article, which includes a comparison to planking. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:17, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
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The following claim to the "first" occurence of the activity, ascribed to Amy and Marshall, in the following sentence, turns out to be solely sourced to a discontinued written by Marshall:
A planking-like activity – called face dancing by its participants – was initiated in 1984 in Edmonds, Washington, by Scott Amy and Joel Marshall. [1] The two high school age boys were walking in a park when they came upon a baseball game. They decided to lie face down in right field to see if anyone would react.
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Even though we've just moved the article, I would like to move the article again to something that does not refer to planking as a "fad". The term isn't very descriptive, POV, and crystal-balling. How about Planking (activity) or Planking (game) ? Barrylb ( talk) 05:44, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
2. something done as an action or a movement
The activity for the morning was a walk to the store.
3. something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion. Quilting can be a fun activity.
1. (countable) A pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment. In many games, the objective is to win by defeating the other player or players or being the first to reach a specified goal, while in others, role-playing or cooperation is emphasized.
Shall we play a game?
2. (sports) A contest between two individuals or teams. A game may refer to the entire encounter between the two (e.g. a basketball game), or to just one contest of several required to win (e.g. a tennis game).
1. A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
"Fad" fills the bill. An editor objected to "fad" on the grounds that "there is a degree of POV because using 'fad' characterizes the activity as a temporary phenomenon". But it *is* a temporary phenomenon so far. Right? Unless someone can find evidence it was brought back to Europe by the crusaders or something, it has a very short lifespan *so far* and has 100% of the characteristics of a fad and 0% of the characteristics of anything else, such as an organized sport or a long-term sea change in leisure activity or whatever. If and when that becomes no longer true -- when formal planking competitions are organized, when planking results are reported on the newspaper, when parents start to pass their planking tips and gear on to their children, when kids are sent to planking camp, or whatever -- we can change the article title then.
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The article has now been moved to Planking (meme) by User:InverseHypercube. Basically, two options had some consensus here: fad and activity. Meme was not discussed, yet that's where the article is now. I don't think that's right. Puchiko ( Talk- email) 18:40, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Perhaps we need to have another discussion about moving something that has been referred to in numerous places as the lying down game [1] [2] [3] [4] to planking, seemingly because very recently it's become well known in australia as planking? Although perhaps I've just missed the boat on that one- maybe planking is the more common term worldwide now. I've not seen the discussion.
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More to the point, referring to something which seems to have been going on fairly continuously for around 4 years showing no sign of stopping as a "fad" just because "we can't yet show it will last" (paraphrase of Herostratus) certainly seems to violate both WP:NPOV and WP:CBALL to me. Even if the lying down game was an activity which swept the world for 6 months in 1973 it wouldn't be encyclopedic to refer to it as a fad unless a reliable source had called dubbed it as such, and even then it would be very hard to ever argue the use of "fad" in an article title. On the contrary, that is not the case, it's a current activity with at least 2 years of popularity globally of which only time will tell of it's longevity. If you feel that the lying down game is a fad, and a great deal of external sources back you up, then consider an addition to the main body of the article- not the title of the article itself... Or, are you also in favour of moving Albert Einstein to Albert Einstein (non-swimmer)? -- 88.104.33.54 ( talk) 23:20, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
Alright, let's do a quick test. I Google "planking" and the first result I come up with (after this article) is "Planking Craze". I like "craze" and think it has more cachet than "fad". But that's a YouTube page, so, ignoring sites such as YouTube, blogs, and other unreliable sources and taking just the reputable-source Google results in order, as defined by the criteria "Herostratus has heard of them and knows them as reputable journalistic sources", and not including instances where "planking" is used with no descriptive adjective:
Well, that's ten, and by now we're getting thick into the demimonde of actual planking sites and so forth and I am becoming frightened, so we'll stop there. So what do we have? Well, there are some terms that are used only once and have other problems: "tactic" and "adventure" just won't do (I think most will agree) and "term" and "thing" don't really make proper article titles (although Planking (thing) might be an interesting compromise article title). Terms that are OK but are only used once are "phenomenon", "trend", "prank", "hobby" and "extreme sport". We have to thin the field somehow so absent further research let's put those aside for now and see what's left.
Counting only the number of articles, and not giving weight to how many time the adjective appears in the article nor whether its in the title, the body, or elsewhere, we get:
Hmmm, even the most common adjective appears in fewer than half the articles, so there clearly is no one right answer. But, you know, we have to call the article something. "Craze" is the most common, but certainly not by a statistically significant margin.. But since "craze" 1) comes up first in this sample and 2) has no pejorative connotations, let's call it Planking (craze) and put this to bed, shall we? Herostratus ( talk) 03:27, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
I think planking (craze) is more neutral than planking (fad) certainly, altough it's still not a very encyclopedic title. I'd rather see planking (activity) as an activity is simply anything you do, and seems a little more sensible a thing to call an article, but craze fits the bill MUCH more than fad. -- Veggieburgerfish ( talk) 10:45, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
Can we get this article protected for good? Every time the protection expires it attracts a huge number of spammers and vandalism. NS39340 ( talk) 06:03, 25 July 2011 (UTC) Done - but not long-term; normally pages are not fully-protected long-term initially. However, if after the first fully protect the spamming & vandalism reoccur, please re-list at WP:RFPP. Thanks :) Skier Dude ( talk) 02:10, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
How do you invent planking? I am more than certain that, 'playing dead' or lying face down has been around for a long long time. Possibly since we climbed down from the trees. I don't know but giving two people credit for 'inventing' planking is pretty far fetch I reckon. YuMaNuMa ( talk) 07:13, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
Didn't Kids in the Hall have a sketch featuring planking on their show? I remember the sketch but am unable to find it. Their show was 1988-1994 so it would most likely predate all other claims listed if I'm correct. DeMyztikX ( talk) 05:18, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
The article Owling (game) was subject to an AfD discussion in which the consensus was to merge it to Planking (fad). Owling (internet meme) is on the same topic as Owling (game), however the article was not created after the AfD, so is not subject to WP:G4. The sources are slightly better than Owling (game) had, though they do discuss owling in relation to planking. A merge of Owling (internet meme) to Planking_(fad)#Owling seems appropriate as planking and owling appear to be related activities, and it would be appropriate to discuss one in relation to the other, so having them in the same place will aid editors build the article, and aid readers who do not have to switch from one article to the other, reading duplicated material in the process. SilkTork ✔Tea time 08:42, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
This video is older than the video mentioned in the article, which is locked: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OrC7C3YCeU -- Username2038532 ( talk) 04:25, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
- That video has to be 1990-1992 because that is when Organized Rhyme, Tom Green's group, came out. Marty2Hotty ( talk) 05:05, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
After "North East England"; article locked. 76.167.253.199 ( talk) 03:18, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Where is the history for the article when it was known as lying down game? It had hisroy going all the way back to 2009 I think but all I can find on the planking article is a history that goes back to may 2011... There are 2 parallel content forks here- but it's important that the history of both is preserved, especially as one goes back years further than the other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Veggieburgerfish ( talk • contribs) 10:52, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. Favonian ( talk) 15:15, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
Planking (fad) → Planking (craze) – A more detailed description of my research is above at Talk:Planking (fad)#Is it a "fad"? in the "Some research" subsection, but the short version is:
We have to call the article something and "craze" is a perfectly suitable adjective with a long history of describing these sort of things, isn't potentially pejorative, and does appear more than any other term in the literature, as far as I can tell. One objection to both "fad" and "craze" is that (unlike, say, activity or game) they imply a short life, which we can't be certain will be true forever. However, it's true now so OK for now, I would say.
I am not going to removed the entry on 2nd August but is that really notable? I am fairly certain most celebrities have heard of planking and most have probably tried it or condemned it. YuMaNuMa ( talk) 11:39, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
I didnt know planking on a police vehicle was a criminal offence.. -Matt — Preceding
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While the people in Thailand were lying down in protest, they were not planking. They weren't taking pictures of themselves in an unusual location and posting it online. There's a difference. Nowhere in the article does it mention planking, they were simply lying down to protest. Also, the paragraph wasn't even in proper English and didn't read well. NS39340 ( talk) 20:44, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
If horsemaning is supposed to be in reference to a/the horseman, it should be spelled horsemanning. Otherwise it suggests some connection to a horse's mane. -- 109.193.211.159 ( talk) 15:21, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
I do believe that this is referred to more properly as "Lying Down Game", my source: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lying-down-game-- Mr. Nile ( talk) 19:32, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
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This is an edit request to add a variation to 'Planking' - "Gargoyling" is a variation in which the person perches like a gargoyle on either a small object over three feet in height, or in a place in which there could be a gargoyle statue. The gargoyle position is squatting with arms on ground in between legs, with their fingers gripping over the edge of the surface the person is on (dark expression is optional). It was started on August 6,2011 by Natalie Caskey and Kasey Kasket in St. Petersburg, Florida. A picture was originally posted on Facebook with the title.
Kaseykasket ( talk) 16:02, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
Hey, I'm new to wikipedia but I believe ostriching should be included with the other variations. It has gained some notoriety on the web and it was first done on my website tryingonpants.com as a joke. http://tryingonpants.com/2011/07/02/plankers/ It has since become a legitimate variation.-- Tryingonpants ( talk) 02:54, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
here is a reliable source: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ostriching&defid=5976142 -- Tryingonpants ( talk) 03:00, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
What does this:
mean? Does it simply mean that the whole body is straight, resting on supports at the ends, suspended in the middle? Ccrrccrr ( talk) 21:53, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Meme, as per Wiktionary:
meme (plural memes)
1. (philosophy) Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods and terms such as race, culture, and ethnicity.
2. (philosophy) A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).
3. (Internet, slang) A quiz or survey that is copied from one webpage or online journal to another, each participant filling in his or her personal answers. [quotations ▼]
4. (Internet, slang) Something, such as a funny event or story, song, video, photo, or catchphrase, that becomes viral (spreads rapidly between users).
I'd say that planking falls pretty well under #4.
Fad, as per Wiktionary:
Noun fad (plural fads) A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
I'd say fad is less descriptive than meme, and that "very short time" could, as other editors have pointed out potentially give the wrong impression (i.e. is biased).
As such, I recommend that Planking (fad) be moved to Planking (meme) Aero-Plex ( talk) 02:30, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
Planking is much older than shown on this page. I created some will known photographs of Devo in 1977 Planking, and they called it Planking then! I am Richard Alden Peterson, and those photos will be in museum and museum related exhibits in 2013. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.8.22.35 ( talk) 06:27, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
where'd the 'planking the streetlamps' photo go? i liked that. though, it DID need to be corrected from its sideways orientation. can anyone flip it and return it please? (sorry it is beyond my capability.) surely there are a few more photos that could be added. we're currently down to two. Cramyourspam ( talk) 03:18, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
There are many differences between playing dead and planking, whilst they connected I would suggest they are separate activities. The main difference is in planking one position is used where the body is generally rigid. Where as in playing dead the body can be rigid or in any other position, the objective is to look dead, often suggesting the cause of death in the photo. have a look at http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lying-down-game
-- Mrjohncummings ( talk) 21:46, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
In addition they also have different origins:
Playing dead is a reference to (or maybe people just the idea from) Crayon Shin-chan, where the main character plays the game, which became popular in South Korea.
Planking has arguable creators of western origins
-- Mrjohncummings ( talk) 21:52, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
fad (plural fads)
Meme
or,
Activity
It was popular for only a short time. That is already in the past. It was transient. If it were "persisting", the graph would look very different. IMO it clearly satisfies the definition of fad. How long will we have to wait without further change for you to change your mind?-- 99of9 ( talk) 11:39, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
the only source for this addition is apparently the publicity-seeking company's own twitter site and the section is about a practice happening at that company. i'd say it should be cut until someone finds enough outside RS coverage to demonstrate an actual notable meme underway. Cramyourspam ( talk) 16:34, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
User, FinallyEditingWithAUsername moved the article from Planking(fad) to Planking(activity) which is an extremely broad category and would also be appropriate for the article on planking as an exercise. All controversial moves, which obviously includes this one as it has been discussed and debated on numerous occasions should be brought to the talk page before being undertaken. I request that an admin move the article back to the previous title and start a discussion about the validity of the title, "Planking (activity)". YuMa NuMa Contrib 02:18, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved by Jenks24. BDD ( talk) 20:18, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Planking (activity) → Planking (fad) – Unilaterally moving this article was not called for, since previous moves have involved heavy discussion. (The editor making the move may not have been aware of the extensive previous discussions about the proper title for this article.) It's disputed, and I second the disputation, on the merits and also because the procedure was not followed. Please restore the status quo ante, and if a name other than "Planking (fad)" is desire, let an editor suggest this, post a requested-move template, and make his case. Herostratus ( talk) 04:39, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Yesterday, Loridep ( talk · contribs) began editing this page, while adding unsourced commentary at first, but now started making writing essay-style edits with some unreliable sources. Zappa O Mati 23:16, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
This is probably too early, but if the Variations section grows too large, would a variations of planking (now a redirect) be a decent page idea? NFLisAwesome ( ZappaOMati's alternate account) 01:42, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
actually in england (bristol) planking was a little bit before than 2011. cause i my self didint know about anything like that and i was doing pictures with face down which i called later as FaceDown at may or june 2010 and i still got them with dates on my facebook portfolio :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mankeyno1 ( talk • contribs) 15:11, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
Contributors to this article might be interested in helping to expand the gallon smashing article, which includes a comparison to planking. -- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:17, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
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The following claim to the "first" occurence of the activity, ascribed to Amy and Marshall, in the following sentence, turns out to be solely sourced to a discontinued written by Marshall:
A planking-like activity – called face dancing by its participants – was initiated in 1984 in Edmonds, Washington, by Scott Amy and Joel Marshall. [1] The two high school age boys were walking in a park when they came upon a baseball game. They decided to lie face down in right field to see if anyone would react.
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The trace to Joel Marshall as MrMyth is based on ICANN whois lookup. See here. For this reason, until the event is sourced independently from the individual claiming credit, the text is moved here, as inappropriate as encyclopedic content.
Cheers, Le Prof 73.210.155.96 ( talk) 20:38, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
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