Talk:Steel square
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What's with the red letters?
just playing with colors. I thought it would it highlight the breakdown of the Steel square. --Johnalden 01:11, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
It doesn't follow the style guide of Wikipedia... Wikipedia pages should all have consistent formatting.
Ok, I can change that to all bold black. What else specifically needs to be redone? What parts are not clear. Are more images needed? I need to know what exactly is confusing to other readers in order to fix the problem. --Johnalden 11:25, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
Alot of work has gone into this page. I think if the text was all in the proper format, to conform to the style guide of Wikipedia that would help. Some of the images are a little confusing if you don't already know about framing, or using a rafter square.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:NOT#INDISCRIMINATE
Johnalden, I think we should make the roof section more like the format of the stair section. Instead of referencing images by 1 2 3 a b c, just have the caption describe what the image is about. That way the reader can skim by the page, see the caption, and have a good idea without reading the entire article. Do you agree? Dlarrivee 04:34, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Dlarrive I appeciate the specific feedback. I agree with you. It seems to make more sense to keep the article more uniform and readable. I will try that. Should the caption be more concise and detailed than the existing captions? We need to figure out how to eliminate the texbook and a how to do tone in the article. --Johnalden 21:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
John the page looks better already! Elimate the textbook? In my opinion, the captions should basically be their own little info tidbits. You should be able to look at the image, read the caption, and have learned something about 'steel squares' in this instance, without reading the entire article. You're a carpenter for a living right? Dlarrivee 01:49, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Dlarrivee, Thanks for the positive feedback. Check out the link above # 6, this explains the textbook tone. I eliminated the how to do tone and I am not completely clear if there is a textbook tone remaining in the article. I need to work on the captions a little more also. Yes, I am a full time carpenter and that is relevant to the subject matter. I would appreciate any edits that you could introduce to improve the article. --Johnalden 12:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
