Talk:Superfest

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Redirects to this article should be created on Ceverit and CV-Glas. I'm not doing them myself because of all the silly fuss and overgrown requirements involved (careful, people, because decline might be round the corner... I honestly hope it isn't). Regards. -90.167.255.113 (talk) 17:54, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Silly question: how do I buy a similar modern glass?

I really wonder what *traits* do I need to look for to get a glass of a similar durability. 2A00:1370:81A2:4024:2D1F:3918:251D:A474 (talk) 20:07, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

This glass got popular with YouTubers

This very glass have been featured in several videos in my feed lately. Context: I hadnct been looking for a glass lately, so I think it's "the algorithm" promoting this rarity as a topic of interest. Guess this article will be made larger soon. 2A00:1370:81A2:4024:2D1F:3918:251D:A474 (talk) 20:09, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by Narutolovehinata5 talk 10:07, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that East Germany made almost unbreakable glass?

• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/06/superfest-unbreakable-drinking-glasses-east-germany

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Created by Allied Panzer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Allied Panzer (talk) 14:19, 12 September 2024 (UTC).

• Hi Allied Panzer, thanks for your nomination. Unfortunately Superfest is not currently eligible to appear in the Did You Know section. You can read our requirements for nominations at Wikipedia:Did you know/Guidelines. For this to be eligible it would need to be a new article; significantly expanded (by more than 5x) or be recently promoted to WP:Good article status. Additionally Superfest has been tagged as requiring additional citations, this would need to be addressed before a mainpage appearance. If you have any questions about the process I am more than happy to answer them. Thanks and all the best - Dumelow (talk) 14:34, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Actually, since this article far too old for DYK (not created, expanded 5x or promoted to GA status within 7 days), I am giving it the 'rejected' status and someone can safely close this nomination since there's no way to improve this to DYK eligibility other than to (as said earlier) 5x expand or improve to GA, both of which would take an enormous amount of work. JuniperChill (talk) 20:27, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Can we edit out the opinion in this article?

it claims the reason why the glassware didn't sell as export was because it was too hard to break. Considering the incredible success of Pyrex and other hardened glasses under capitalism in the same period, it seems wildly unlikely that "it was so good that they weren't interested" which is what the article implies. ~2026-31192-95 (talk) 22:00, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

 Not done That is not what the article articulates. It does state that potential buyers regarded the idea of long-life glassware as detrimental to their ability to sell replacements. It also has a citation:

Despite efforts made at multiple trade fairs, however, international interest in the tough glassware was minimal. Speaking to ZEITMagazin in 2020, Pook noted the flat response from potential customers. “We built a wall where we stacked the glasses… Look at it, it’s unbreakable!” says Pook, translated from the original German. “No reaction.” He was told that the material’s strength was also a great weakness from a sales perspective. “At Coca Cola, for example, they said, why should we use a glass that doesn’t break, we make money with our glasses,” he explained. “The dealers understandably said, who would cut off the branch they’re sitting on?”

One cannot argue that manufacturers always have correct foresight. Peaceray (talk) 02:55, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

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