Talk:Sneaker (footwear)

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Someone removed "Unlike some other footwear, sneakers do not make noise whilst the wearer is walking in them." Seemed harmless enough, in this already rather slender stub. Was it a violation of NPOV or something? The expression "sneaker" must have some history to tell. Is this all Wikipedia has on sneakers? Any links to Puma or Nike etc? --Wetman 07:38, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Not sure you guys will like my reformatting, change if necessary. HallofMirrors 03:37, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Squeak!

The term "sneaker" itself was first used in 1916 by the US Rubber Company for the Keds brand, because rubber soles made the shoes less squeaky. ... less squeaky than what? --Abdull 12:59, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Trainers

Sneakers are NOT called trainers in the UK, and I have removed this suggestion. The illustration shows what is called a plimsoll in the UK. Trainers are completely different. Unfortunately trainer redirects to this page. --Shantavira 14:18, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pervertible

I am removing the "pervertible" section added by Fastifex (talk). Do other contributors think this material belongs in the Sneaker (footwear) article? If I am wrong in deleting it, please correct me. Thanks! --Michael Geary 18:04, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

no, I do not think it belonged here. 82.45.248.177 23:27, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Another question: Fastifex added a "see also" to Slippering (the punishment). Does that belong here? (Personally I don't think so, but I don't want to be too hasty about it.) --Michael Geary 15:46, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

If there's Slippering, I can see an obvious relation to the topic of Slipper due to the name, and a (short) reference to the proper article is only fair. At Sneaker, however, it's more than a stretch to claim any encyclopedic relevance of one to the other. How many types of shoes are there which should also get a link then? Femto 17:48, 23 July 2006 (UTC)