Talk:Underground home

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[edit] explanation of edits

I re-wrote the article due to a lack of souces and seemingly arbitrary numbers. I removed the links:

because they do not actually talk about underground houses except the last one perhaps. they all seem to be people who fancy themselves to be hobbits. also a section on folklore and the like would be suiting. I also propose this article be merged with yaodong and renamed 'Subterranean dwellings' as this would allow a slightly broader definition. If there are any code wizards out there who would be kind enough to set up the redirecting. I will try to do more as I have time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Craobh sidhe (talk • contribs) 19:21, 1 May 2008

Thanks for the rewrite. On the whole, it's an improvement. Concerning the links, I do feel that the dwellings they describe qualify as underground homes. They are homes that are under the ground, therefore they are underground homes. I've re-added the links accordingly, though it may come to pass that they fail WP:EL for other reasons.
I agree that a section on folklore could be suitable. I think I remember something about the fey living beneath the hills in Celtic mythology, which appears to be borne out by Fairy#Sources_of_beliefs.
As for merging with yaodong, I think yaodong is a large enough article to not need a merge. Perhaps though it could be given its own section with a short description, linking to the Yaodong article, like this:

[edit] Yaodong

Main article: Yaodong

A yaodong (窰洞) is a dugout used as an abode or shelter in China. Yaodongs are common in north China, especially on the Loess Plateau. The history of yaodongs goes back to time immemorial, and continues today.

This article seems to have a lot of overlap with Underground living, so if there needs to be a merge, I think that's probably where it should be.
I think "subterranean dwelling" is just a fancier way of saying "underground home", so I don't see the need to move it. But I wouldn't object to it. -kotra (talk) 21:03, 1 May 2008 (UTC)