Talk:Syncline

Expand please
For such a common geological term, this article seems too short. It needs to be expanded, including a discussion about why synclines are important. Compare Anticline, which includes a (too short) discussion of the economic significance.Verne Equinox 12:58, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Anticline Image
I removed the photograph of an anticline because five photographs and one drawing of synclines seem like enough, and because even though you can see a little bit of syncline at the edge of the photograph, the picture is of an anticline and belongs in (and IS in) the anticline article. -Ddawn23 (talk) 03:38, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Factually Useless
I'll double check, but I'm pretty sure this article is pile of shite. It doesn't know the difference between a syncline and synform.188.222.176.193 (talk) 13:39, 24 October 2010 (UTC)


 * It's not that bad, it just doesn't mention synforms, despite that term redirecting here. I'll see what I can do to improve it a bit - I've never been sure that there was need for a separate article, it mainly repeats what is already in the fold (geology) article. Mikenorton (talk) 13:57, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Well, the article had mostly grasped the right end of the stick, but it was laying down formally incorrect definitions... Which is not okay. Synclines are nearly always synform but don't confuse the two. It's the first time I've needed to fix Wikipedia for factual errors. Given that I'm the one who hit the ceiling when I saw it I'm very happy to patch the article up, I might even find some pictures with a SCALE on them (eg. person/hammer/coin) - What ARE they teaching american geologists :P? (Given that most of the pics are US-based).188.222.176.193 (talk) 15:28, 24 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Most of the pictures are not taken by trained geologists, but I know what you mean. Thanks for making a start. I'll try to add something as well. Mikenorton (talk) 16:48, 24 October 2010 (UTC)