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Timeline - is that necessary?

What do people think about killing the timeline, and incorporating the material into next as necessary? Much of its material is already mentioned in the article - it seems clumsy and duplicative (if that's a word). - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:20, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's a good idea. Better to just have a single chronology, using standard paragraphs. --Ken Gallager (talk) 19:49, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I personally happen to like the timeline as it is a great snapshot of the full history that is easily readable. Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 21:05, 20 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I just came to the talk page to see if anyone had said this - I agree wholeheartedly. It seems both congested and unnecessary. I recommend that it's removed, and the information is simply reintegrated to the article. BakedintheHole (talk) 23:12, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How about a normal photo?

I have two proposals, we should choose one: (1) all around wikipedia, if anybody is deceased, we should display a composite image that shows them as a semi transparent ghost so nobody mistakenly will think that they are alive (2) leave the rest of wikipedia alone, and restore a picture of actual Old Man of the Mountain to this page, and let people know in text that it no longer exists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.65.224.172 (talk) 00:46, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would say that the image used depicts the article topic very well. No need for change. Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 01:16, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - it's an unusual composite but it's informative and useful. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 12:06, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Simpsons parody

The Simpsons have parodied virtually everything at some point in their endless trajectory - very brief mentions in one show (not a recurring joke) could be placed in hundreds of wikipedia articles without informing the reader of anything about the article topics. This mention is particularly weak because it doesn't even name Old Man of the Mountain, so you have to assume this is the subject. I am removing it again - DavidWBrooks (talk) 18:39, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]