Talk:Container

Requested moves

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The result of the move request was: moved. DrKay (talk) 09:07, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

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• Draft:Container → Container
• Container → Container (disambiguation)

– I have drafted this WP:PRIMARY TOPIC article to replace the current largely WP:DABCONCEPT disambiguation page. The container, conceptually, is one of the most important inventions in all of human history, making it possible to store and transport food. This is up there with fire and the wheel. Containers are ubiquitous, but so ingrained in our in our lives that we barely notice or think of their importance. This article addresses the need for recognition of the basic concept. Since there are a few meanings of "container" that are unrelated to physical objects made for containing other physical objects, the disambiguation page will continue to exist at the "(disambiguation)" title. bd2412 T 20:14, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

• Strong support and a pat on the back!! Red Slash 17:27, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
  • Ooh, and nominate it for WP:DYK once you're done! Red Slash 17:29, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
• Strong support, will may need about tag re physical containers with link to other uses at disambiguation page. Primary topic from primal times. Gregkaye (talk) 00:41, 25 August 2014 (UTC) edited
• Support: Makes sense to me, go for it. — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 13:57, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

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RM

There is currently a proposed move at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Containers to have the project moved from WikiProject Containers to WikiProject Containers and Storages. - Jerium (talk) 18:36, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Shipping container into Container

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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wide overlap, including pictures. fgnievinski (talk) 16:28, 9 December 2025 (UTC) fgnievinski (talk) 16:28, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Fgnievinski, this has been open for about a month now without objection, you should be good to carry out a WP:BOLDMERGE if this is something you're still interested in. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 18:07, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Shipping containers are very different things from jars, boxes and so on. And there are separate Wikipedia articles on jar, box, etc, with no proposals that they should be merged here. The amount of material on shipping containers in this article is excessive in my view—a few sentences and a link would be sufficient. Most of the overlapping material should be deleted from here. The only explanation for wanting to merge Shipping container here, is the use of the word container. If we talked about glass containers and wooden containers instead of jars and boxes, I suppose they would be merged, and with more justification. This article would best take the form of a brief summary of the topic, with links to articles on the various types of container. ~2026-28513-5 (talk) 13:02, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

• Do not merge This has been discussed previously. Container is a broad term for consumer use, storage, or transport. Even the term Shipping container has many options. Please keep this page separate. Pkgx (talk) 14:02, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

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