Talk:Law of triviality/Archives/2014

Correct source book cited?

My recollection is that the bicycle shed example occurs in chapter 1 of Parkinson's The Law and the Profits, not in Parkinson's Law. Unfortunately I cannot lay my hands on either book just now. Could somebody please check? Onkelringelhuth (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:32, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Ooh, it's not in my copy of Parkinson's Law - David Gerard (talk) 14:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

I'm quite sure to have read a Norwegian translation with the name Parkinsons lov stating that bureaucracy grows unrelated to what it's set to administer, but also including the description of the political meeting doing decisions on nuclear reactors and sheds. 2001:840:F000:4250:C0FF:E000:0:2 (talk) 13:27, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

So...

What's a bicycle shed? DAVilla (talk) 09:35, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

A shed into which one may put a bicycle. The redirect is in place because I presume that no one would be searching for encyclopedia content on bicycle sheds without intending to find this rule so associated with the concept. Blue Rasberry (talk) 00:49, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

I'll bet a building to park bicycles gets 100 times more internet searches than this. The redirect is really awful and presumptuous. I think whoever added it probably uses this phrase in their personal circle of friends, without realizing that to most people, including software developers, a bike shed is a place where people park, and this article is about the Law of Triviality. 76.105.216.34 (talk) 19:39, 26 April 2014 (UTC)