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Psychology, physiology of the elderly
I'd like to see more about the psychological changes that take place in old age. Also, it would be nice to see more of why their "regenerative" abilities diminish. Basically I think this article should explain which factors (other than time) make aged people the way they are. AdamBiswanger1 21:58, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
Blog and Wiki for Seniors
Since the topic is old age, why shouldn't there be external links to senior blogs and wikis that offer insight into this topic? seniorcitizen.com and seniorcitizens.com deal with nothing but old age and its problems. Sacredhands
- Mostly because Wikipedia tries to avoid external links in general. WP:EL says that "[external links] should be kept to a minimum of those that are meritable, accessible and appropriate to the article." I, personally, am against this link because WP:EL "Links to be avoided" guidelines 3, 5 and 12, plus a little concern about a conflict of interest. --Mdwyer 03:39, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
What is Let Life In doing there then? this is clearly a commercial blog. Confused...Sacredhands
- WP:SPAM says "Inclusion of one spam link is not a reason to include another". Still, I can see your point. Being a commercial blog isn't enough to disqualify it. I think guidelines 6 and 10 might apply, though. Actually, when I look at the links there, most of them seem kind of spammy. So, I removed all except the top three to the list below. If anyone thinks these links should be there, as per WP:EL, let us know! --Mdwyer 02:54, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
- A thorough resource to promote Healthy Living of Seniors globally
- Articles and information for our Senior Citizens and their families
- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) A nonprofit that engages, trains, and supports older adults in using technology.
- The Myth of Old Age Old age viewed as a central issue in life.
- Concerning Aging - A source of information about aging including nursing homes, nutrition, health, fraud and other topics concerning aging.
- Let life In Senior, Boomer, and 50+ issues and concerns.
The term 'Elderly' as a euphenism
I'm not sure whether the term 'elderly' is considered as a euphenism outside the United Kingdom, but here in the UK it most definitely is not. As this article has been flagged as American-centric maybe this 'euphenism' needs attention. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.193.186.234 (talk) 21:42, August 20, 2007 (UTC)
Needs Work
This page -really- needs cleaned up, its a major topic with a childish and very limited entry. RickO5 20:21, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
BLACK WHITE its all the same —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.67.38 (talk) 20:00, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Confusion about the introduction of the term 'ageism'
The page currently reads the following:
As occurs with almost any definable group of humanity, some people will hold a prejudice against others; in this case, against older people. This is one form of ageism.
This assumes that term "the elderly" is a reference to a type of ageism. which is certainly not the case. as was previously stated, this isn't the only part of this page that needs work.--75.83.15.201 (talk) 00:00, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Gallery
Why is there a gallery section? It seems a bit unnecessary. NS Zakeruga (talk) 21:37, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
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