Talk:Glass fiber/GA1

GA Reassessment

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GA Sweeps: On hold

As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing Sweeps to determine if the article should remain a Good article. I believe the article currently meets the majority of the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. However, in reviewing the article, I have found there are several issues that needs to be addressed.

Needs citations:

1. "Owens-Corning is still the major fiberglass producer in the market today."

   Done. DMacks (talk) 08:56, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

2. "E-glass has good insulation properties and it will maintain its properties up to 1500° F (816° C). S-glass has a high tensile strength and is stiffer than E-glass."

   Got a couple of refs for the key advantage of each (E==electrical use, S==strength). The main refs for this whole article are books that would take some time to track down. If there are any specific values that you feel block GA status, please tag them and give me a few days to make a library trip. DMacks (talk) 08:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

   That's sufficient for now, but it would be beneficial if the book sources can be added down the line when it's convenient for you. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:39, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

3. "A recent trend in the industry is to reduce or eliminate the boron content in the glass fibers." Also, how recent?

   I can't find a direct secondary source for this, but there are several patents since 2000 for low-boron glass that claim that boron from non-low-B filters in cleanrooms leads to B contamination (targetted to semiconductor industry). Also some HEPA filters advertise low-B for similar "reduce contamination" applications. Given this is just one sentence in the article, I have removed it. DMacks (talk) 09:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

   I think I caught about 10% of that, but thanks for the explanation. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:39, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

   Boron volatizes out of the glass melt necessitating scrubbers to keep boron emissions below the limits set by the EPA (this is especially true for the EU). Therefore, boron free E-glass is considered "environmentally friendly", and has the added value of increased corrosion resistance. Although the dominant commodity fiber glass contains boron, zero boron formulations are being agressively marketed by some manufacturers.--NMRInsect (talk) 23:51, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

4. The "Glass-reinforced plastic" and "Uses" sections are unsourced.

 Done--Afluegel (talk - WP Glass) 06:11, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Other issues:

1. Some of the measurements have conversions, and other don't. Make sure it is uniform throughout the article.

   Think I got them all (except for in the context of a quoted sentence). DMacks (talk) 09:23, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

2. This isn't required for GA, but I tagged File:Glass tetrahedon.png to be moved to Wikimedia Commons. If you have an account consider moving the image so other language Wikipedias can use it.
3. There are a few dabs that need to be fixed.

   Fixed two. The third, insulation, really refers to all sorts of insulation (i.e., the various specific pages listed on that DAB page), and later in the article are links to each specific type. Please advise...should this term here be unlinked, or is it appropriate to link to the DAB given the context? DMacks (talk) 09:36, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

4. The citations need to include more parameters. For example, they should include author, date, title, publisher, access date, etc. The citation templates at WP:CITET can help with formatting.

 Done I hope the new reference (Ullmann's Encyclopedia) has sufficient parameters.--Afluegel (talk - WP Glass) 20:09, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

This article covers the topic well. I will leave the article on hold for seven days, but if progress is being made and an extension is needed, one may be given. If no progress is made, the article may be delisted, which can then later be renominated at WP:GAN. I'll contact all of the main contributors and related WikiProjects so the workload can be shared. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 23:30, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Good work addressing many of the the issues so far. I will leave the article on hold for one more week for the remaining issues to be addressed. If there are any questions, let me know. Keep it up with the improvements. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 19:04, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps: Kept

I believe the article currently meets the criteria and should remain listed as a Good Article. Continue to improve the article making sure all new information is properly sourced and neutral. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I have updated the article history to reflect this review. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:33, 28 July 2009 (UTC)