Talk:Freebord

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Freebord or Freeboard[edit]

I thought that Freeboard was the generic name for this type of BOARDsport, and that "Freebord" is a brand with it also being a slang way of spelling it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FairfaxMoresby (talk • contribs) 20:10, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Freebord: kept . `'mikka (t) 02:28, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Note this close was reverted. - brenneman ^{L} 07:02, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Im going to explain about the two names in the article to prevent any confusion. FairfaxMoresby (talk) 21:16, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion[edit]

this is not just an AD for "one companies skate board" its actually a snowboard simualtor on land, and as such deserves a page,

the persection that its just an advert is due to the the fact that it is a new board system and it looks very similar to a longboard. i suggest that this article needs imporving but taking this off wiki pedia would be silly. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.40.136.20 (talk • contribs) .

freestyle vs freeride[edit]

can someone elaborate on the difference between freestyle and freeride and why the two different board sizes are desierable for each?

Freeride, as the name suggests, is simple and plain riding. Just going down the slopes, focusing on the way down. A bigger board gives you more balance allowing to go faster.

Freestyle is more about doing tricks like spinning, grinding rails, jumping, etc. The smaller boards are lighter, making all those tricks easier.

"Lame" tricks[edit]

I am removing the following since it is blatantly POV (emphasis mine):

Although there has been a recent trend away from slide related tricks and lame moves such as the 'tommy gun,' the best riders are now looking to move the ride more in the direction of snowboard freestyle.

Furthermore, there is no source for this statement. 24.18.245.76 (talk) 00:19, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this a specific brand or a generic term?[edit]

I'm not sure what's going on, is this an article for a specific style of board manufactured by one company or for a generic type of board manufactured by any of several companies? And then what's up with the Freeboard article? Should they be merged? Should the generic information from this article be moved to the Freeboard article? Also, this article reads like one big advertisement for Freebord and why is there only one inline citation? What's the point of all the other references if they're not being used to support various claims in the article? Is there anyone around who knows enough about this stuff to get fix the citation problem? SQGibbon (talk) 08:30, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As this article does not seem to be about the company/product, I'd say it should be merged to the generic term. Yworo (talk) 00:16, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Freebord is a company and it looks like that they might have invented this style of skateboard. It's entirely possible that as a company they are notable and might warrant their own article. Some of the content currently in the article appears to refer specifically to the product made by Freebord. The generic information in this article could be moved to the freeboard article and then this article could be expanded to focus more on the company and less on the specifics of their products. SQGibbon (talk) 01:26, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The company that makes Freebord is called Freebord Mfg. and does not currently have their own article. The term 'Freebord' is a patented brand name for the specific board made by Freebord Mfg. and no one else. The term 'freeboard' is a misspelling of the brand name. The two articles should not be merged. Jahjahw (talk) 21:12, 19 July 2011 (UTC)Jahjahw[reply]