Talk:Dipstick

Meaning

under "Dipstick" it states as a footnote that a person of inferior intellect is also known as a dipstick. I think this is not accurate as the word dipstick, when used as a derogatory term, more properly applies to people of reasonable intellect that do something stupid, as in your example, a referee would be expected to have a reasonable level of intelligence so the term would refer to his refereeing. When calling him a dipstick, the inference is that someone of his intelligence should not have made such inferior decisions. Someone adding salt to his coffee in a cafe would be referred to as a dipstick. Thus it generally refers to a one off action or mode of behaviour rather than to the person themselves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.20.11.177 (talk • contribs) 08:46, 30 October 2005

I have met plenty of people who add salt to their coffee. I have even met people who add lemon to their coffee, and in one case I saw a person add horseradish. Yes, those are unusual practices, but they are not grounds for insult. 67.212.23.195 (talk) 21:17, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Localized usage might vary. In one region it might usually mean a smart person acting stupidly, in another a stupid person acting stupidly. A claim for variation according to dialect should be backed up with a citation, but the general meaning of the term when used as an insult is, simply, "a stupid person" or "a fool". If you really need a citation, pick any well known dictionary you like.Zip-x (talk) 14:29, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Claim of advertisement

I vigorously disagree with the assertion that the text cited constitutes an advertisement. Every material statement is supported by independent authorities in this field - 11 of them - and is carefully footnoted as such. Those authorities include the US Federal Highway Administration, the World Bank and the only standards organizations in their fields (such as ASTM and PIARC). This article reports accurate, historic information on the creation of the primary flatness/levelness indices now used for billions of dollars of concrete floor slab and pavement construction each year. These indices were established since the late 1980s and based on data which could have only been collected with the Dipstick (invented just a few years earlier), according to those independent authorities at the time. Wikipedia's mission is to provide objective information on matters of importance. That mission is not to conceal information because disseminating objective truth might prove beneficial to someone. I request that this "advertisement" assertion be removed. Ruedetocqueville (talk) 19:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

As no one responded to this post for more than a month, the "advertisement" language has been removed.24.240.139.15 (talk) 11:41, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

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