Talk:Matkot

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Emblem of the association[edit]

Hi, i have uploaded the emblem of the association, however i am not great with working with images. Clearly the jpeg i created does not efficiently use the space properly. If someone could edit the image so that it does, this would be good. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Faito (talk • contribs) 06:50, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It took me many attempts, as i am a bit wiki-illiterate, but i finally got that picture edited and uploaded. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Faito (talk • contribs) 04:32, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No major edits (deletions) without discussion[edit]

To the person who deleted the whole article, why? Did you find evidence that the information was inaccurate? Please could you tell me what Matkot club you play at?

I suggest in accordance with wiki policy, all major changes are discussed first. Thanks. 220.235.135.50 00:54, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed dubious info[edit]

I removed two dubious sections:

The section about International Matkot Association. I have never heard of it, i can't find it on Google, and its Hebrew name is written with a blatant spelling mistake. Looks like a hoax to me.
The section about "Matkot and the Zionist Psyche". It's very interesting, but completely sourceless.

Please correct me if i'm wrong. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 13:57, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology of "Kadima"[edit]

What is the etymology of "Kadima"? Badagnani (talk) 18:44, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Kadima" means "forward". There is no clever etymology beyond that.

It also happens to be a name of a political party. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 20:39, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's the first time that I hear about the name Kadima. I know just about Matkot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.228.234.237 (talk) 17:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gameplay?[edit]

Why are the actual rules not covered at all in this article? Someone should definitely add them.69.141.14.51 (talk) 20:00, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are no rules. This is just a recreational beach activity like playing catch or building a sandcastle. —Mrwojo (talk) 22:26, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

International popularity[edit]

The article indicates that the sport has "developed a moderate level of popularity outside of Israel" and is "highly popular" in Brazil and "widespread" in Italy, yet this article in Haaretz (currently the only reference in the article) includes a claim that matkot "has so far not been a big hit anywhere other than here [in Israel]". Can a source be offered to support the claims that are in the article? If the claims cannot be attribued to a reliable source, then they should be removed. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 04:33, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]