Talk:Rust
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Rust is understood by most English speakers as what scientists call iron oxide. Few people are familar with the fungus.This is the dominant meaning of the term. Just because more than one thing share the same name doesn't mean that we disambiguate all the terms. --mav
- as a gardener I disagree- if I'd clicked on the link from, say, comfrey expecting an article on rust the fungal disease but found an article about rust(iron oxide) I wouldn't be very pleased- they are two completely different things... quercus robur
- Look at 'what links here'. And as a gardener you are in the unique position of being familiar with the fungus. Most English speakers don't know it exists and if they do most would probably expect what is commonly known as iron oxide to be at rust (given our naming convention for using common names). Do create a disambiguation block at the top of this article so that other gardeners can be directed to the correct place though. --mav
- Disamb block created :-) mav's right on the relative frequencies. Rust, the fungus sounds familiar, but if I'd been asked to list meanings of the word rust I don't think I'd have remembered it -- Tarquin
- OK Cheers tarquin. It would have been a hassle creating the disambig page then moving all the links anyway. quercus robur 21:15 Dec 17, 2002 (UTC)
I've heard that sometimes in shipyards, big iron things that can't be readily rustproofed will be temporarily electrified in order to prevent rust from forming. This usally involves leaking a small current into the surrounding water. I'm not a shipyard person though so I don't know. --dikaiopolis
- Look up Cathodic_protection