Talk:Vagabond (person)

Underoath

The "In Music" section lists the same Underoath song twice. I'm not one of you fancy pants wiki-editor geeks, so I figured I'd just tell you. Have at it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.249.180.184 (talk) 19:05, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Vagabonds = Hobos?

This page says that vagabonds can be hobos, then says they can not be "bums (see hobos)". Which is it?

Sorta. A vagabond is more like a freeloader when a hobo does everything for themselves. Correct me if I'm wrong.

(Response:Vagabonds normally take on small jobs wherever they end up to make ends meet, and then move on. Rarely freeloading as this is thievery! Hobos and bums doesnt take on to the working thing to good and resort to freeloading!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.103.116.88 (talk) 20:09, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

The important thing is that the job is only temporary or is done for a short period of time. If its a pernament job, especially if they have somewhere to live, then the person is not a vagabond. 80.2.192.179 (talk) 14:04, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Vagabonds - legal category?

What about the sort of historic "legal category" - I think you could be imprisoned for being a "vagabond" in some historic periods. What categorised someone as a "vagabond"? 87.116.137.69 18:17, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Ragnarok Online?

I heard that there is a wolf character called Vagabond on the Ragnarok Online game series. Not sure if this is true though... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.129.47.154 (talk) 08:00, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

There is. See for the monster Vagabond Wolf in the game Ragnarok Online. Sensitive to wind and resistant to fire. In Ragnarok Online 2 there are Vagabond accessories and clothes. Belts, shirts, sandals, breeches and a shield called Vagabond Guard. Although according to one website particular website (where you can see what class you should get, some ads on it) there is the selection if you are a royalty or a vagabond. Perhaps this is a common classification in Ragnarok but I do not play myself. Maybe someone else can clarify. Martbhell (talk) 00:32, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Orwell not a vagabond as he had jobs

I've decided to delete this:

" George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London is a memoir of his experiences as a vagabond in these two cities. "

He did have badly-paid jobs and hence stayed in one place, and as far as I recall had somewhere to live, so for all of these reasons could not be classified as a vagabond.

I have added Autobiography Of A Supertramp and Woodie Guthrie.

80.2.192.179 (talk) 13:46, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

Deleted real world comment

I've deleted the following bulleted comment under "In Television."

   * In the tv series the Real World A member refers to others housemates as vagabonds.

"A member" referring to "other housemates" is not encyclopedia format knowledge. Who is this member? What housemates were they referring to? Not to mention the fact that even if this person did refer to other members as vagabonds, the word probably wasn't used correctly, as the Real World itself involves members living in a house, and not wandering around as the word vagabond implies. If the word was used incorrectly, the information doesn't belong in this article, and even if it was, I'm still not convinced it belongs in this article, unless we're going to start running through every TV program finding every casual use of the word vagabond and listing it here. Kronos o (talk) 10:23, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

It should definitely go. And how did this article become basically a list of vagabonds? I hate that. But yes, the thing about the Real World is really stretching it. Belasted (talk) 14:20, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

This article is awful

I don't understand what this large list of things that barely mention vagabonds is of any use in this article. 22:00 23 March 2009

I don't think that this is appropriate.

Vagabonds are not bums, as bums are not known for travelling, preferring to stay in one location. This sentence seems to be a bit off Wikipedia policy. --116.14.26.124 (talk) 09:37, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. Isn't the term "bum" slang? I think it is also more of an American word. I believe British slang for homeless people is "tramp". But anyway, I think for the sake of this article, the term "homeless person" should be used. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.251.142.91 (talk) 13:02, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

In Media

The section 'In Media' is weirdly incomplete, as it contains nothing but references to anime ronin. . . to make it complete would be impossible, but certainly would have to include the western media portrayals of vagabonds. . . I'm not even sure the anime ronin qualify, but if they do they are hardly the strongest examples.

The random listing of songs containing the word vagabond seems pointless as well.

I do think that some discussion of context, and the historical legal idea of vagabonds would improve this article. that was actually what I came looking for. Whozatmac (talk) 05:51, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Consolidation recommended: this is not a dictionary.

There are too many encyclopedic entries for items which are near-synonymbs. Prove me wrong with a vast detailed and distinct encyclopedic article on seeming near synonyms... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brothercanyouspareadime (talk • contribs) 02:46, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Merge

Please explain your reverts in the article. The content was merged to the synonym article, which is much larger and better. - Altenmann >t 01:39, 24 September 2012 (UTC)