Talk:Manners

People have written huge books about manners (Emily Post and Miss Manners). Surely there's enough content for an article? 54653..20157 6743651.0.363224685412468743521 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.90.217.135 (talk) 02:03, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion Request

This article should be expanded. Some suggestion for possible areas to cover include:

Table Manners
Differences in what constitutes proper manners in different parts of the world such as Western societies, Middle East, Asia, etc.
Changes in what constitutes good manners throughout history. Increasingly laxity in following certain traditional good manners such as "No elbows on the table" or "Not wearing a hat indoors".
Famous newspaper Columns and authors devoted to proper manners such as Miss Manners.
Statistics on manners.

--Cab88 11:26, 3 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion Request Continued

According to The Atlantic Monthly (July 1924) article "Law and Manners" by The Right Honorable Lord Moulton, 'manners' is the domain that inhabits the space between what a person 'can do' and what a person 'may do.'
Quoting the article,

Between 'can do' and 'may do' ought to exist the whole realm which recognizes the sway of duty, fairness, sympathy, taste, and all the other things that make life beautiful and society possible.

'Manners' are not enforceable by law, but include all things a person would impose upon themselves.
'Manners' is a term broader than 'duty' and 'morals,' but one that might include both.
How does 'manners' differ from 'etiquette'? 'Etiquette' describes definable situations and gives rules and specific behaviors for those occasions. 'Manners' are more ambiguous. 'Manners' refers to those situations in which no law inexorably determines our course, and yet we feel we are not free to choose as we would.
'Manners' is the civil area between Positive Law and Personal Freedom. This is the area that is not legislated, and yet individuals behave in a way that is mindful to how their actions and choices affect the overall dynamic.
In Lord Moulton's words, 'manners' is "obedience to the unenforceable.'
How is 'manners' related to 'civility' and to Wikipedia Civility?

Melissajmills3 (talk) 14:12, 16 July 2012 (UTC) Melissajmills3 (talk) 14:04, 16 July 2012 (UTC) Melissajmills3 (talk) 14:00, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Last paragraph

The last paragraph reads like it was written by Miss Manners--perchance was it cribbed from one of her books or columns? Even if not a copyvio; the tone of the paragraph isn't very encyclopedic. --EngineerScotty 05:14, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i agree; it's not encyclorific, so nuke it.203.213.90.41 (talk) 01:10, 14 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]