Talk:Butt joint
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Regarding SilentC's comments here, I do think this article is better than B class. The only thing missing in it is outside references: I can see the article is accurate so I odn't want to add a "needs references" template, but it does need a few notes for where the info comes from. With that added I suspect it would easily pass a Good Article review, and I wonder if it would take much more to get it to Featured Article level... I've never worked on an FA so I don't know.
Looking at WP:WIAGA, all this is missing is number 2. This is very strong in all other points. Erk|Talk -- I like traffic lights -- 04:37, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- The references thing is a constant problem for me. Naturally I have read about butt joints (amongst other more interesting topics) in various places. I know they exist, and have even made few ;). I'm aware of the methods for making them and their potential uses, however this is all from my own memory, which is patently not a reliable source. I have a couple of books on joinery, one a very good one by Gary Ragowski called "The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery" which discusses various butt joints, but with a focus on how to make them. I guess what I am saying is that this book verfies (or at least I hope it does) what I have written but it wasn't the direct source of the information. So do I reference it so that we get a tick in the box? SilentC 05:23, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
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- I know where you are coming from. References are a pain. However, with Wikipedia it is much easier than with "real" academic work: you can use something that just verifies your info as a reference, like your Ragowski book, rather than having to use a source you actually used as a ref. while writing. And if the reference thing is too much of a pain, it's not like you have to do it, you're a volunteer ;) you can always leave it to someone more concerned with that kind of stuff. Erk|Talk -- I like traffic lights -- 05:38, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- Discussion continued at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Woodworking#Referencing Erk|Talk -- I like traffic lights -- 22:39, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- I know where you are coming from. References are a pain. However, with Wikipedia it is much easier than with "real" academic work: you can use something that just verifies your info as a reference, like your Ragowski book, rather than having to use a source you actually used as a ref. while writing. And if the reference thing is too much of a pain, it's not like you have to do it, you're a volunteer ;) you can always leave it to someone more concerned with that kind of stuff. Erk|Talk -- I like traffic lights -- 05:38, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
