Talk:Drawbridge mentality

Latest comment: 17 days ago by Thanuhrei in topic Sub-par description

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I have removed the stub article since it is an article of appropriate length. Alan Liefting 01:48, 26 July 2005 (UTC)Reply

"more unspoiled communities" - changed to the grammatically simpler 'less spoiled'. --duncan 20:20, 11 April 2006 (UTC)Reply

Actually, "more unspoiled" and "less spoiled" don't necessarily mean the same thing. The former (in context) means "more pristine" or "more corrupted" (i.e. by civilization), whereas the latter means "less pampered". I'm switching it back, because it makes more sense in context. Aaronak 00:34, 12 December 2006 (UTC)Reply

How do you have more of un-______? ie: "This unspoiled nature is great, but it needs more nature." Doesn't make sense.68.180.38.41 (talk) 10:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

How does Cul-de-sac become a "see also" on this article?

I wondered the same thing.68.180.38.41 (talk) 10:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC)Reply


The article doesn't really explain the main metaphorical implication of the term, that they want to pull up the drawbridge behind them as they enter the castle... AnonMoos 00:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

"I like this place the way the way it is. Nobody else is allowed to move here."68.180.38.41 (talk) 10:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC)Reply


I still continue to not understand how Wikipedia editors can tag articles for lack of references, and then not spend 30 seconds to search for a reference. Here is one, should anyone bother to format it correctly. http://www.orangecoastmagazine.com/article.aspx?id=594 Of course, I am not bothering to correct the article, just complain about it. 12.210.40.181 (talk) 12:37, 30 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sub-par description edit

As with many minor, politics-related articles, this article does a poor job of explaining what the term actually means, instead discussing the political context it is used in and some case studies where the term was used. I don't know enough about the topic at hand to change it, but the opening paragraph should explain what the phrase "draw-bridge" actually means here. Thanuhrei (talk) 19:39, 7 May 2024 (UTC)Reply