Talk:Glass brick

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[edit] No Original Research

Hello.

I wonder why anyone placed NOR-notie in the introduction of the article where the author only mentioned facts that actualy don't need any evidence.

"Glass brick, also known as glass block, is often used as an architectural element in underground parking garages[original research?],..." - Okay, there isn't in every underground parking garage a glass brick wall, but it obviously is an architectural element.

"...washrooms[original research?], municipal swimming baths[original research?],..." - I asume the person who placed this note here hasn't ever been in school or in a municipal swimming bath, because glass bricks are nearly in every public washroom, for example in schools, or in swimming baths.

"...and other areas where privacy or visual obscuration is desired[original research?], while admitting light." - This is definitly fact. Glass bricks let light and brightness pass but not the views of a curious neighbour.

So please erase these notes and check the rest of the article because this was only the introduction... (precedecing unsigned comments by 79.217.108.138)

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and as such some of the things we strive for are: a detached professional tone, completeness and accuracy, and properly-cited credible references. I added the citation-request and no-original-research tags to various parts of the article which made un-cited assertions. There are many statements in the article which (a) do not sound professional, and (b) sound empirical in nature. The fact that you feel "glass brick is often used as an architectural element in underground parking garages" is an opinion. Just because you think it's a good opinion (i.e. you agree with it) doesn't mean we can forgo Wikipedia policy and leave it un-cited. The fact that you see something often, or think that something belongs in a certain place, or like how something looks -- these are not professional, neutral bases for making assertions. There is no place for opinions on Wikipedia, or in any professional document. If the assertions made in the article aren't sourced soon, I will be removing them. The tags have been up for a while. Mr. P. S. Phillips (talk) 06:19, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Another issue is that, even if this building material happens to be common in 79.217.208.138's locality, it is unlikely that this material is equally commonly used throughout the world. I'm pretty sure I've been in plenty of school washrooms that didn't have any glass brick, perhaps due to budgetary restrictions. JNW2 (talk) 03:46, 19 March 2008 (UTC)