Talk:Own goal

Proposal for change of name

I wish to request consensus for a change of name for this article. I wish to change the name from “Own goal” to “Own point”, because for the NBA, it is points, not goals. A person who has been editing Wikipedia since October 28, 2010. (talk) 01:25, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

The common NBA score is officially a "field goal," so "own goal" isn't really incorrect. Now, as to whether an "own free throw" can occur . . . WHPratt (talk) 18:19, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

+ in all other games it's called a goal, and not a point. The intro even mentions the metaphorical use of "own goal", which would make little sense in an "own point" article. Making this article NBA-specific would serve no purpose, just redirect from "own point" if it's really necessary. 84.114.214.144 (talk) 17:59, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Removal of "limoges" as a Canadian hockey-specific term for own goal

I've removed the following from the end of the "Ice Hockey" section:

In some parts of Canada, an own goal is referred to as a limoges. The term is believed to have originated in New Brunswick (approximately 1970) and became more common in the greater Toronto region starting in the 1990s.

These are my reasons:

1. No citation is currently given. There was once a citation with a link to a Yahoo! Answers site, but that's not a primary source, and that site doesn't exist anymore.
2. I can't find any of the information in the claim online
3. A term limited to New Brunswick and Toronto doesn't rise to encyclopedic information

To me, it's more likely that it's vandalism intended to insult someone named Limoges than factual.

FWIW, here's the revision it first appeared in. Atkinson (talk) 07:26, 1 May 2024 (UTC)