Talk:Deck railing

I feel that this was a very well researched article with multiple resources. I have removed the external links section. It was a remnant of the citation lists. Thank you Unsigned comment by

Multiple issues In contrast to the above comment, I see an article with multiple issues, even after the reworking I just gave it. It's full of unsupported claims about what is "typical", "most common" and "popular". The claims about typical requirements of building codes require appear to be original research and apply only to the USA (assumption that government is ordered national, state, county, municipal; specification in inches and lb/sq ft). Presumably, the statements about what kinds of railing are most common are also based on the author's experience in the USA. Dricherby (talk) 08:45, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Well-Researched Article
It is unfortunate that you feel that way. Also, instead of subtracting from the discussion, why not add something to it? If you have data and citations to disprove or otherwise disagree with the content in the article, why are these not included? If you can add information to the article that is specific to other countries, please do so. For example, if you had done some research you would be aware that building codes in the USA are based on those created by the International Code Council, and would not have flagged this article for not representing a worldwide view.

I feel that you lack an understanding of the subject. For example, you removed the word "typically" in regards to types of cable rail installations. If this word is removed, the subject is over-generalized. That is, there are many different ways to install a cable rail system. This article presented a reference to cable railing as a type of deck railing. Saying "Cable railings use s.s. cables strung horizontally." is entirely different than saying "Cable railings TYPICALLY use..." as this is just one of many possible configurations. Additionally, architects often use the word "typically" abbreviated "typ" on building plans to indicate that they realize that there is variation among and between building material. This is another area in which you are mistaken. ""Removed category "building materials": these aren't building materials but something that's built from them."" Deck railings are "building materials": material used in a building.

In the future, please add to the knowledge base instead of subtracting from it. Thanks.

Connieb8745 (talk) 03:39, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

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