Talk:Hallux

Untitled[edit]

Technically, Big toe should redirect to hallux and not vice-versa, since hallux is the biological term for any big toe (digit I).

This might be the artist in me talking, but I think there could be a lot more discussion of its place in other creatures. Theropod dinosaurs with their just below the ankle hallux, american Godzilla with his as the fourth toe, bizarrely... Hallux on cats.. etc.

But it's not the common term, and wikipedia naming guidelines are pretty clear that's the appropriate criteria. Alai 07:43, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FOP[edit]

I changed the sentence about fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, as it seemed to imply that having the disease causes a person to have short big toes — my big toe is shorter than the rest, and I'm pretty sure I don't have it... — riana_dzasta • t • c • 13:34, 13 July 2006 (UTC) [reply]

When the article is restructured I think this this reference should be moved further down. The intro isn't the best place to bring up a fact relating to an unbelievably rare disease. cyclosarin (talk) 02:53, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shorter hallux for most people[edit]

The article says "In humans and non-human primates, the hallux is shorter than the second or pointer toe for a majority of people;" Is this true? Where does it come from? I thought it was the opposite, at least in Spain. Most of us have the hallux equal or bigger to the next toe. Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton%27s_toe it says that only 10% of population has longer second toe.

Mine's over two centimetres longer! 217.17.117.181 10:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Little Piggy[edit]

"The Hallux or Big Toe often serves as the little piggy who went to the market. (This has fueled speculation that the roast beef consumed by the third piggy was actually purchased by the first)"

Is this a joke (I mostly refer to the second part)? What 'speculation'?LaFoiblesse 13:01, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stub[edit]

This Troper finds it amusing that an article about toes is a stub. Is this wrong of me? - AJ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.167.14 (talk) 11:17, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Only from the point of view that the comment does little to improve the article - see WP:TALK. _Talk Islander 16:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image[edit]

OK, I see that someone doesn't like the image, and I uploaded a new version. Here are two versions side by side:

New version

Take your pick. Kayau Wuthering Heights VANITY FAIR paradise lost 04:15, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vote[edit]

Should we move this page to Big Toe? Let's vote. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Us441 (talk • contribs) 14:34, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - it's a little colloquial. Kayau Voting IS evil 02:37, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - it's fine as a separate article, IMO. But, I haven't seen any reasons given *why* anyone thinks it's necessary to move it...any one voting to merge have any persuading arguments? --SkagitRiverQueen (talk) 02:43, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Per WP:COMMONNAME which is the applicable guideline in this case: "The most common name for a subject, as determined by its prevalence in reliable English-language sources, is often used as a title because it is recognizable and natural." Google Books search results in English:
"Big toe" - 519,000 results

"Great toe" - 502,000 results

"Hallux" - 386,000 results

Big toe wins. Kaldari (talk) 23:18, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dominant/Recessive[edit]

"This is an inherited trait in humans, where the dominant gene causes a longer second toe ("Morton's toe") while the homozygous recessive genotype presents with the more common trait: a longer hallux.[1]"

Since when is a homozygous recessive allele? That makes no sense. I assume the writer got it backwards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.15.229.59 (talk) 02:00, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]