Talk:Argentium sterling silver

Notability

I'm not convinced that this subject is yet notable enough for its own article, especially since most of the references seem on the promotional side. Are there any references which prove that this material has attained any kind of third-party fame, per the guidelines at WP:CORP? If not, this article should possibly be deleted or merged into something else. --Elonka 20:56, 28 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Important to silverworking

I understand your concerns and it in particular I see why this item's significance may not be immediately obvious. Within the community of silver workers, jewelry makers and manufacturers Argentium sterling silver is a hot topic because it does not tarnish like regular silver (as well as a variety of other technical adavantages over standard sterling silver). Major manufactures are producing Argentium goods and as such the general public will soon be looking for information on it too.

For instance Orchid (http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/index.htm) is an international mailing list of over 5000 jewelry workers and Argentium is much discussed there including dozens of detailed technical discussions totalling hundreds of individual contributions from around the world. Articles on Argentium have been published in JEWELRY ARTS AND LAPIDARY JOURNAL (http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/) on at least three separate occasions. Technical papers on Argentium have been presented at most of the major metalworking symposiums in the US.

While Argentium is a trademarked product it is having a serious impact on the silverworkers community because it dramatically changes the way in which sterling silver is and can be worked. For these reasons I think the Wikipedia notability requirements are adequately met. I will add the citations mentioned above to the wiki article ASAP.