Talk:Imbrex and tegula
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[edit] GA Thoughts
This article could use another copy edit: it has sentence fragments ("Consequently, when they were employed in the construction of the greatest temples, such as that of Jupiter at Olympia[3], the Parthenon at Athens, and the Serapeium at Puteoli.") , and a large number of very difficult to understand passages, such as "Tiles were originally made perfectly flat, or with nothing more than the hook or nozzle underneath the upper border, which fulfilled the purpose of fixing them upon the rafters. They were afterwards formed with a raised border on each side. In order that the lower edge of any tile might overlap the upper edge of that which came next below it, its two sides were made to converge downwards." - this is extremely hard to follow, and it's hard to quite see what the "raised border" section is used for - is it to hold the imbrex in place?
In short, I'm afraid the article is too poorly organised and not well-written enough to be of GA quality yet. Still, it's clearly well-researched, so it's probably not too far off. HAve another go at it then resubmit! Adam Cuerden talk 07:30, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Questions about the uses of these roofing tiles
I was reviewing the article since it's listed on the good article review list, and I'm wondering about a few things. The answers to these questions might give a little more depth to the article:
- Were the imbrices and tegulae used on ordinary people's homes, or just on the homes of the well-to-do, or just on public buildings?
- Was any sort of waterproofing used in the joints, so water couldn't seep in? I know they didn't have silicone sealer back in those days, but maybe they put pitch, tar, or mortar in the joints.
- Some kind of labeling in the image would be useful to point out the parts.
I wouldn't fail the article on its GA nomination just on these criteria, but I think it would be useful to add a little more background on their use. --Elkman - (Elkspeak) 20:12, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] GA promotion
Nicely done! I have one suggestion. Although the article is short so that it does not really need a lead section, it would be better to have one anyway (perhaps one paragraph length). This is to keep with the style of the rest of Wikipedia. RelHistBuff 13:37, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
