Talk:Fire

Article Checklist for "Fire"

Workgroup category or categories	Science Workgroup [Categories OK]
Article status	Stub: no more than a few sentences
Underlinked article?	No
Basic cleanup done?	No
Checklist last edited by	--Robert W King 12:42, 7 August 2007 (CDT)

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Work in progress

Wip. --Robert W King 12:42, 7 August 2007 (CDT)

Developmental/Evolutionary

"The harnessing of fire is said to have been a pivotal event in mankind's developmental history."

While I officially (in the context of this project) do not take a stance on either evolution or creation (I leave my personal politics out of here), I think that using "evolutionary" might imply a pro-evolution stance; but I could be mistaken.--Robert W King 07:47, 12 August 2007 (CDT)

Not hard to say what the better style is

Hayford: "difficult to determine" is no more exact than "hard to say." The latter is easier to read, more inviting, and in short perfectly acceptable for CZ. I'm opposed to making language sound formal for its own sake, or preferring Latin-based words, and that sort of thing. Like Strunk and White, I prefer punchy, Anglo-Saxon words, which are usually shorter, more colorful, and, since they are often less formal-sounding, also more appropriate for a readable introduction to a topic. Cf. CZ:Article Mechanics. (Can you tell that you touched a nerve there?  ;-) ) --Larry Sanger 11:03, 12 August 2007 (CDT)

Back down there on the farm we useda strike up a buncha logs with some lightin' fuel and matches. When the fire got a-roarin we'd put sticks in there until they were on fire. We'd bash 'em out on tree stumps and watch the sparks fly!--Robert W King 11:06, 12 August 2007 (CDT)