Talk:Saggar fired pottery

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Started this page 1-27-05. Will work on it. Advice welcome. -W

Needs to include why saggars were used in the first place ... to protect ware from open flames Regards, Andy

[edit] Re-word

Hi WBardwin, everyone. The article would benefit from a reword of the following "The revival and alteration of saggar firing methods by modern artists" as revival suggests that saggar firing had stopped. But given the paragraph above it I suggest the last sentence of the article be removed, and maybe replaced by "See also" with appopraite internal links. ThanxTheriac 18:56, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Raku & salt glaze

This article is about saggar fired pottery. This is not raku, it is not salt glazed pottery. Both have their own articles. (posted by anon.......)

The purpose of articles on Wikipedia is, first, to provide a strong overview of their subject, second, to provide notes and references for additional research, and third, to provide links and information to lead our reader to related articles. No article here stands in isolation. All of these articles talk about production and firing methods for pottery ware, they are all related and could be of interest to our readers......even if they are not of interest to you. I would suggest that your work with other editors, striving for concensus, rather than making deletions and demands. WBardwin 01:01, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
And I would suggest you stop accusing me of "making demands" when I celarly have not done so. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.44.81.7 (talk)

[edit] Unconnected

The article is about saggars and saggar firing. The following is not: The revival and alteration of saggar firing methods by modern artists is echoed in the use of other traditional pottery processes, including low-temperature pit firing, the Asian technique of raku and the use of salt as a glaze element. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.88.117 (talk) 21:01, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

I am not a deletionist. Whenever possible I save material that is in articles by doing research and rewriting. You, if I'm not mistaken, under various IP numbers, have been trying to delete this material for some time. As to your argument, a secondary purpose of Wikipedia articles is to guide the reader to other related material to allow them to see an expanded view of the topic. One way of doing this referencing is through categories. Editors also use a "See Also" section. And another way, used here, is to include these side references withing the text. All are acceptable here.
I would suggest that you sign in to Wikipedia, establish an ID, and try and build a reputation as a good editor before making these persistent deletions. Establishing a working relationship with other editors on articles of interest is the best way to be taken seriously as a contributor. This is especially true, for me, for people who delete and criticize but do not contribute. WBardwin (talk) 21:06, 27 April 2008 (UTC)