Talk:Tile

message: This is an interesting place where anyone can be an editor or a writer. 
However, I encounter the word "tile' in my studnts' homework when we are studying Kinship (family relatives). Accordingly the assignments, my students are asked to "fill in relative Tile" which was family tree grown evenly on both sided (mom and dad)...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.128.51.138 (talk) 23:21, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: That article has some useful information on the methods of laying tile.  I think it should become a disambig between this article and tessellation. --Smack (talk) 17:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge from [[Tiling]] 

message: I added an external link about installing glass mosaic tile.  However, I've hidden it because I am the author.  If someone happens across it and thinks it is of use, please un-hide it.  uriah923(talk) 19:57, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Glass mosaic tile installation 

message: Does anyone else feel that roof tiles should be separated, after all they are a different type of tile? Max naylor 14:23, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I rather agree it does not show the shape of the 'beaver tail' tile or the layout. I have looked on Commons and the image
seems to illustrate the shape of individual complete tiles and their layout rather well. I propose it should  be used to replace the current image on the page. SovalValtos (talk) 22:05, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

text: I think the article should be split into Tile and Roof tile (:fr:Tuile). The Spanish interwiki of Tile — :es:Baldosa refer to non-roof tiles, especially to the floor tiles. —  Ark25  (talk) 16:17, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Roof tiles

message: Can tiles be generally classifed as hardware - is there a website that can confirm this.
Urgently needed
196.25.255.246 12:34, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Classification of tiles 

message: Hello all. A couple of points aboit "Some plastic tiles can be 100% curbside recycled."
*What does it mean? I'm sure I am not the only one who doesn't understand it.
*Shouldn't it have a suporting citation.
ThanxTheriac 19:10, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Curbside recycled

message: I just reverted an edit which added an ad for "maerimceramic.com" to external links. Then I thought I'd check the other external links. As far as I can see, while all but the link for "Historic Review of Housing Tile" (which, btw, I think should be re-titled to "Ceramic Tile History", this being the title of the linked page) are also ads, two of the links no longer work, and one is to an Italian language page. I would've gone right ahead and deleted all but the one worthwhile link identified above, but felt that reducing the number of external links from 8 down to 1 would raise some eyebrows, so I'm raising it here first. Having said that, I am talking about advertising within WP, so I think I might only wait a few hours for a response or alternative view here. Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 09:31, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: looks like spam to me too... go ahead. Teapotgeorge (talk) 12:31, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Under the circumstances, I think one response in agreement is enough, so thanks! I'll delete 7 of the 8 external links now, and change the title of the remaining one. Nortonius (talk) 12:43, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spam 

message: I removed the below text as it is way too specific for the lead, and probably is more detail than required for the article as a whole. Anyone who disagrees can incorporate some of the text to the article, but please don't just paste it back into the lead as it does not belong there. The Seeker 4 Talk 18:46, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Shortening of Lead

message: I notice clarification and citation tags have been added to a part of the article that I had never looked at before, i.e. the section on "Ceiling tiles".
Looking into it, I found that the bulk of this section was added from 01:42 to 20:06 on 6 August 2006, and, of eight edits made that day, six were made by editors "Ed@empirewest.com" and "Empirewest". Then I found the "GreenGuard Institute" via a web search: while it presents itself as a certifying body for products which are designed to improve the quality of "indoor air", it also acts as a market-place for certified products. Looking there, I saw that "Empire West" just happens to be the manufacturer of the tile in the image which I have copied below from the "Ceiling tiles" section of the article, marketed under the "Ceilume" brand, and the image was created and added by none other than the editor "Empirewest": the same image appears on this GreenGuard page, which is essentially an advertisement for an Empire West product.
Looking at the user contributions for Ed@empirewest.com and Empirewest, they have all been concerned with this and related items. Ed@empirewest.com's contributions are solely most of the text in the "Ceiling tiles" section here, added in 2006, and the addition in January 2010 of external links to videos on YouTube, mostly in the "Dropped ceiling" article, but also in the "Faux ceiling tiles" article: these are advertisements for "Ceilume" ceiling tiles, in the form of "how to" videos, and were all promptly removed - though the one which was added first seems no longer to exist. Empirewest's contributions were concerned solely with the creation, addition and positioning of the image mentioned earlier, until their last edit, when they went so far as to bump the section up the page.
So, it looks pretty clear to me that the Tile article has been carrying advertising for Empire West/Ceilume products since 2006, in the "Ceiling tiles" section. Indeed, as far as I can see, the whole "Ceiling tiles" section is virtually unchanged since this advertising was added. Therefore I have taken the drastic step of reverting that section to essentially how it stood nearly four years ago, prior to Ed@empirewest.com and Empirewest's contributions. If you feel that anything is lost thereby, then by all means, add it back in an appropriate form. Nortonius (talk) 11:18, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ceiling tiles & the "GreenGuard Institute" 

message: The two templates  and
 seem to be appropiate to me, but other editors may have some advice.--DThomsen8 (talk) 21:28, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject Architecture|class=start|importance=low and WikiProject Home living|class=start|importance=low 

message: It seems to me that this article should mention all aspects relating to the word tile (two that are missing at this time are flue and drain tiles) and substantial subjects, possibly by material such as ceramic tile, porcelain tile, or by use such as roof, wall and floor tile, could have there own articles. Currently this article touches on some and goes into detail on others. Jim Derby (talk) 18:15, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: A further application not touched on, is the use of heat resistant tiles for spacecraft re-entry vehicles. Should a small section be added to the page?SovalValtos (talk) 18:48, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that this article is overbroad.  I would like to see it split up according to the various functions to which tiles are put.  The head article (which should be renamed "Ceramic tile") could treat of the common features of all ceramic tile, then have brief treatments of specific uses, with wikilinks to main articles such as "Roofing tile", "Ceiling tile", "Decorative tile", "Mosaic", etc.  Non-ceramic tile (all I can think of is parquet flooring, if that counts as a kind of tile--porcelain is a kind of ceramic) should have one or more separate articles.  I'm not knowledgeable enough to undertake the job myself, but I support the proposal.  J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 20:05, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broad article 

message: "Glazed tile" deals with a Chinese variety of roofing tiles, which I don't think are so distinctive as to require their own separate article.  This present article has a section on roofing tiles with which "Glazed tile" should be merged.  The section on roofing tiles should then be split out into its own article. J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 20:20, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:   Wouldn't that be taken care of by my suggestion that, after merger, the section on roofing tiles be split out into its own article?  The Chinese sort is only one type of roofing tile.  Is it so different from other roofing tile as to require a separate article?  J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 14:43, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it is actually. Note that other types of roof tile have their own articles. Imbrex and tegula, Pantile, Dutch roof tiles Shibi (roof tile) and antefix for example. The Chinese style is very distinctive and significant, not least because of the elaborate Shibi-like decorative features at the edges. You are making very heavy weather of this I think. But non-Western material should certainly be added to this article, which at the moment is Tiles in the Western world. Roof shingle is a questionable article I think.  Johnbod (talk) 14:54, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

text: It should go to the "roof" section, not a "glazed" one, as the nom suggested. Johnbod (talk) 16:41, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposal:  Merge "Glazed tile" with this article 

message: Is it not about time there was some discussion on talk concerning the recent reverts? SovalValtos (talk) 14:41, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: No, per WP:RBI. See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/David_Beals. --NeilN talk to me 14:44, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry. I just could not understand why one editor was doing so many reverts in such a short time. I might have some edits if things stabilize.SovalValtos (talk) 14:56, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I completely understand. The first time I encountered one of Beals' sockupuppets he just seemed like a clueless editor. Then someone pointed me towards the sockpuppet report and it became obvious that cluelessness was actually trolling. --NeilN talk to me 19:41, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  5 March 2015 

message: Moved section Tile#Roof tiles to article Roof tiles, created summary in summary style, and added Main article hatnote.  Moving the section to its own article has been based on prior discussions between multiple editors, size of the section (it supports its own article), and subject matter.  Cheers Gmcbjames (talk) 23:34, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Roof tiles section moved to article Roof tiles 

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thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion 

message: Hi  - welcome to Wikipedia. You've added "tiles Art" to the list of patterns that tiles can be arranged in - can you explain what you mean by that? (I also don't think that Art should be capitalised, unless I'm missing something?) Thanks GirthSummit (blether) 11:53, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tiles art? 

message: I wanted to get more information as to why you reverted my recent change. I see it marked as "unsourced"; however, there are two sources in the change to the ISO and ANSI definitions of "Porcelain tiles" to substantiate the claim that the term is now used more globally. Please let me know what additional information would be needed in order to re-add my prior text. cancan101 (talk) 17:31, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't find any evidence that it is a US term. Certainly the term is used more globally as they are, and have been, made in many parts of the world. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 18:38, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  "I can't find any evidence that it is a US term." Right, so why did you revert my change, which I thought fixed this claim? The current article states "This is a US term" and I had updated the article to no longer state that including references to the ISO's (international standards body) definition of "Porcelain tiles". cancan101 (talk) 20:41, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Porcelain tiles" as a US term