Talk:Commieblock

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Actually it should be 'COMMUNIST' not 'COMMUNAL'.

[edit] Term invented here?

Searching the Web I do not find many references to this term (and of those quite a few coming from Wikipedia), but perhaps it is part of architects jargon. I put {{verify}}.

Content of this article and Panelak (details on Czechoslovakia) should be merged into geneal overview article with leaf articles for individual countries. Pavel Vozenilek 22:15, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

The term has been introduced several years ago on the world's largest urban community ssc by merging old common known term Commie Block into one word. However part Commieblock in the new word was setted as shorter from communal. Now the term is common for urbanity fans and many profs. Elk Salmon 13:59, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Do you think that it might be better putting this in a subsection of the Tower block article describing different names? - FrancisTyers 14:59, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I think there should be one article for all commieblocks. But I think main article should be called commieblock because currently most active variant. With redirections from many other forms. Like Tower block, Panel house etc.

So all this articles should be merged into one Tower block, Prefabrication, Panel house, Plattenbau etc, if some more exist. And i think words that first were built in UK should be removed. It's really difficult to say were was built first. Elk Salmon 16:35, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Do you have a source for saying that commieblock is the most active variant. Also a source for saying how it differs from a Tower block? From searching google, commieblock appears in much less search results than tower block. Perhaps there is an official planning term for this type of construction? high density housing perhaps. Google images search for tower block brings up pretty much the same stuff as commieblock, but 100 times the results. - FrancisTyers 17:12, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Commieblock is just 1,5 years old term. You can go around ssc and ssp and to see what people are using. Commieblock is indeed special term introduced by fans, while tower block are two common english words. That's why you see so much results in google. The priginal thread about term discussing has been pruned long time ago. But there is section for commieblocks at ssc. Can't provide link to this section. SSC is down for maintanance right now. I don't think anyhow tower block differs from commieblock, but commieblock stressed to be serial designed. Commieblock was defined into versions. 1.x - absolute serial design. 2.x - serial design with elements of unique architecture. subversions was meaning existence of betterments. Don't remember them exactly. Afair - 1.5 was supposed to has balconies.

Official terms of course differs in every country. In Moscow we call it Municipal Houses or in past Panel houses, when was building them from panels. Elk Salmon 20:04, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, I searched for the concordance "tower block", not tower and block separately and the result was still skewed highly the other way. It seems that "tower block" is the de facto term used. So I propose a merge into that article. - FrancisTyers 20:06, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Of course there is term Tower block, which using in some countries as local term. Like UK and sometimes in USA. Commieblock is modern young term using by people from around the world... Elk Salmon 21:57, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't see any reasons why the letter Commieblock should be removed. May be you can tell at least one. Plus I don't see why on tower block (in ee we never call them towers, because those are mostly too wide to be towers) so many pictures should be left. Tower block statement should be stated as local UK name. It is not international term and never been. Elk Salmon 16:46, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi, first of all, please don't remove the AfD notice. If you want to express your opinion you can express it here. Second of all, this is an English language Wikipedia. Tower block is not a UK only name, this name is also used in the ROI, I'm pretty sure its used in Australia and New Zealand too. Can you give me a more widely used international name in the English language? I understand your point regarding width, the same applies to places all over eastern europe (not just Estonia), see for example Ballymun Flats in the ROI. - FrancisTyers 16:58, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Just to clarify. The idea of this AfD is to Merge and Redirect, not to delete the article completely. - FrancisTyers 17:01, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

If it will left redirect than ok. But I did it already, what for it was need to restore? Back to tower block. You reedited it and it looks like commieblock it is tower block with another name, while tower block is like subtype of commieblocks. urban dictonary btw did approved it do dictonary Elk Salmon 17:08, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Urbandictionary is hardly encyclopaedic. ;) I restored it because now I've started the AfD process, it needs to go full circle. We should take this discussion to Talk:Tower block. - FrancisTyers 17:25, 18 January 2006 (UTC)