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Talk:Enantiomeric excess

message: My impression is that ee is being supplamented by er, which has a more direct thermodynamic meaning and is now recommended by organic chemistry community.--Smokefoot (talk) 03:22, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Which community? I think I missed the memo. ;-) I still see plenty of papers using ee in 2007, and I don't remember ever seeing one using er. Just because someone wrote and article criticizing ee, doesn't mean that people will actually stop using it. There is a lot of inertia and network effects, not to mention the relatively little gain with the change. --Itub (talk) 16:43, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

text: You're right, not many people do this. The er thing was just something that stuck in my mind.  And I have zero interest in fighting inertia or becoming a reformer of the way it should be" which we see too much of already in these pages.--Smokefoot (talk) 18:26, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ER vs ee

message: I was looking to see what "optically pure" means and was redirected to this article. Unfortunately I'm am no clearer than I was before as the article is totally incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't studied chemistry. According to wp:what wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, or textbook 
"A Wikipedia article should not be presented on the assumption that the reader is well versed in the topic's field. Introductory language in the lead and initial sections of the article should be written in plain terms and concepts that can be understood by any literate reader of Wikipedia without any knowledge in the given field before advancing to more detailed explanations of the topic. While wikilinks should be provided for advanced terms and concepts in that field, articles should be written on the assumption that the reader will not follow these links, instead attempting to infer their meaning from the text."
I realise that this is a fairly technical subject but could someone please add a lead paragraph that explains what the article is about in layman's terms, and a simple explanation of what is mean't by the term "optically pure"? Richerman (talk) 15:55, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not suggesting explaining the concept of chemistry, but restructuring the article slightly, and giving some more explanations, to make it more accessible. I've had a go at it myself - see what you think. Richerman (talk) 13:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I have read your edit but I still disagree. basically you are establishing again what exactly an enantiomer is while this already is taken care of at the enantiomer page. Duplication of information should be avoided V8rik (talk) 18:05, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd like to suggest including this page somewhere, its a very useful guide and the least confusing I've found http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/Carey5th/useful/optpure.html  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.150.242.10 (talk) 14:21, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too technical
Talk:Giuseppe Musolino

message: — Assignment last updated by Outcasts&Outlaws (talk) 21:21, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Outcasts and Outlaws - The History of Othering in Modern Europe

message: Added some brief pieces of info about Musolino's second trial and capture, and the accusations levied against him for said trial WUSTLWikiWarrior (talk) 20:37, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits 

message: I just began transferring some of my work on a full draft for this article from my sandbox; there will be some substantial changes/additions WUSTLWikiWarrior (talk) 01:35, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transferring from Sandbox 

message: I've finished transferring everything over from my sandbox draft. Most of the existing article was retained, with some parts being reworded. Please let me know of any suggestions or comments you may have! WUSTLWikiWarrior (talk) 02:55, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Finished transfers 

message: I mentioned in my edits that Cesare Lombroso specifically mentioned "Albanian and Greek" heritage as being prominent in Calabria, which he said may have led to a hereditary/cultural disposition in Musolino to act violently. Those were his direct words in "L'Ultimo Brigante", which you can read here (the specific line is around the middle of what is listed in the book as being age 513): https://archive.org/details/sim_nuova-antologia-revista-di-lettere-scienze-ed-arti_1902-02_181/page/512/mode/2up?view=theater.
An IP editor keeps changing this to "Greek and Sicilian" without any sources; even if you personally feel that this may have been more historically accurate, I am simply using Lombroso's words from his 1902 article about Musolino. Barring the presentation of an actual source, to not use Lombroso's words would be to formulate an original claim/argument, which isn't what this website is for. 
If you have a source that directly states that Lombroso attributed Musolino's behavior to "Greek and Sicilian" heritage, please reply to this post with the link. WUSTLWikiWarrior (talk) 19:00, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Countries mentioned by Lombroso
Talk:Laboratory sample tube

message: This article would do better to stand alone than merging with the general laboratory glassware article. Glassware is glass; however, it is possible for laboratory tubes to be plastic or metal. The glassware article was cleaned out about three years ago because authors were trying to include every type of glassware which made the article a mess.  Instead of merging this article with glassware, there is an alternative.  The examples of glassware has a link to test tubes.  This link can be switched with the laboratory tube since a test tube is a type of laboratory tube.
Consolidating all types of laboratory tubes into a single article is a good idea.
Agriculturist50 (talk) 19:53, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  April 2020
Talk:Bahag (garment)

message: Is there a better picture out there of Lapu-Lapu's sculpture? One that can show more distinctly what he is wearing?  Also, are there any pictures out there of Igorots in Bahag? These would be appreciated. I intend to bring this article up from stub to Start class, using Scott as a main reference.  Anybody else out there wanna help? Alternativity 06:30, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Category talk:Jerusalem Governorate

message: Please see related discussion at 
*Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive818#Edit warring and POV pushing Category:Jerusalem. --Timeshifter 06:35, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Discussion is now archived here: . It lists many examples of this still-ongoing POV campaign. --Timeshifter 17:57, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:ANI]]
Talk:Ourang Medan

message: The text from this is quoted (in English) in the German Wikipedia here.Alekksandr (talk) 23:23, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council

message: Estelle Hargraves at skittish library has debunked this 'mystery': http://skittishlibrary.co.uk/the-myth-of-the-ourang-medan-ghost-ship-1940/ . Reddit discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/3z5713/pretty_sure_ive_solved_the_mystery_of_the_ourang/?st=iqnpsxc6&sh=fb6e145e
Silvio Scherli has likely fabricated the February 1948 story in The Locomotive, or De locomotief: Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad, loosely based on true (and far less mysterious) events in November 1940.
Shouldn't someone put the above into the article? Wikipedia is not about prolonging hoaxes? Sjoerd22 (talk) 15:51, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Debunked hoax
Talk:Homoeoid

message: This needs to be transwikied to wikitionary. No assertion of notability and no sources BTW.--Cronholm144 06:51, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

message: As far as I can determine, the 3D image is not actually an image of a homoeoid, but is a transected image of half a homoeoid that shows both the inner and outer shells. An image of a homoeoid would look like somewhat an oblate sphere. I propose labelling the image as "Half a homoeoid, in 3D", or "A transected view of a 3D homoeoid", or something similar. Chalky2 (talk) 06:30, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  3D picture label
Talk:Tim Taylor (character)

message: Would he be classifiable as a Mad Scientist? Corrupt one (talk) 07:40, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mad Scientist 

message: Why is Tim bisexuall? Gruß,  BobaCartman  18:49, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bisexuall 

message: In "My Son, the Driver", Tim mentions that all Taylor men (except Marty) have always gotten their driver's license on the first try. 
Should this be added to the page, or is it minor enough to leave out? (Until next time... Anon e Mouse Jr.) Anon e Mouse Jr. (talk) 01:16, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character detail 

message: That character was a total idiot on the show. He couldn't remember the simplest things that wilson told him. (at least not in the correct form)
How did Tim pass college, or even school?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.73.132.14 (talk) 15:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why was he so dumb? 

message: Much of what is covered in this article is replicated in List of Home Improvement characters#Tim Taylor.  I suggest the material here should be merged there and this article should become REDIRECT to the List of Home Improvement characters article.—QuicksilverT @ 18:41, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely merge. Everything that should be said about the character should be said in the main article to avoid a bloated fancruft article. TurtleMelody (talk) 01:17, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I would go for a merge, but the sources in Jill Taylor lead me to believe that sources could exist for Tim. I found this, which basically says that the show is the worst thing Tim Allen has done, but doesn't really do much for the character. Blake (Talk·Edits) 19:32, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: In what field is Tim Taylor a doctor? There is no data on that on the article nor in the mirror article of home improvement wiki...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.43.100.138 (talk) 07:07, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doctor
Talk:Philip Rahv

message: Shouldn't this mention his division of U.S. novelists into "palefaces" and "redskins"? Not very PC by current standards, but one of the things for which Rahv is most remembered. - Jmabel | Talk 07:09, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Palefaces" and "redskins"

message: Along with the lack of references, this article makes use of peacock words (Wikipedia:Avoid peacock words).  There are unreferenced claims that Rahv was "a beacon" of the New York intelligentsia, "noted" (by whom?) for his role in founding Partisan Review, and that the Partisan Review became "the most influential literary journal of the period."  96.35.172.222 (talk) 16:46, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peacock terms
Talk:Schizencephaly

message: Are schizencephaly and schizophrenia correlated? --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 13:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Schizo? 

message: From the article: "It is thought that normal neuron migration during the second trimester of intrauterine development, when primitive neuron precursors (germinal matrix) migrate from just beneath the ventricular ependyma to the peripheral hemispheres where they form the cortical grey matter."
Notice the lack of a verb? Should that read, "It is thought that the normal neuron migration during the second trimester of uterine development ... is disrupted"?
IAmNitpicking (talk) 20:46, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing predicate 

message: In the Causes section, I tried to fix the confusing wording, however I'm not sure what to do here. It listed an infarction and an in utero stroke as a cause. However, infarction is not very specific and is also a kind of stroke. I'm not sure what infarction was supposed to mean? A heart attack? Pear1020 (talk) 17:57, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Any ideas on how to fix Causes
Talk:Skinny pig

message: According to the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR),  athymic immunodeficient rodents cannot survive outside of specific controlled sterile environments which do not normally exist in the homes of pet owners/breeders.
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2119&page=R1  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nacktetatsachen (talk • contribs) 02:39, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 

message: I have removed reference to melanoma in the article because as of this date there are only two (one reported and one documented) cases of melanoma in Skinny pigs worldwide.  This is very rare and does not represent the breed as a whole.
Nacktetatsachen (talk) 05:17, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Melanoma 

message: From the phenotype it sounds like Foxn1, but has that been shown? I can't find anything on Pubmed. Sad mouse 15:36, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is the gene defect behind this known? 

message: I wholesale reverted the recent major changes to the article for several reasons. First off, per the Manual of Style articles should have a lead section, and any header for it is undesirable. Second, the editor added unrefenced and controversial claims about the subject. The test for inclusion of material in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. The reliable sources we have now have show the genesis of the breed to be from where the article says it is, so that is what we should go with. If you have more reliable sources that contradict that origin, then we can acknowledge neutrally that the source material gives multiple stories. But do not add your own opinion without sourcing. Last, and most importantly, the editor added an image that is to be speedily deleted because it is a copyright violation. Please do not add unfree images without a proper fair-use rationale. Thank you, VanTucky Talk 21:45, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent changes 

message: Skinny pig eye issues: 
This source https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/vop.12709 suggests significant finding in eye issues in skinny pigs, even more than the traditional guinea pig. I intend to add this information after the section on Skinny pig skin and skincare.
I also intend to add information about the skinny pig not being a part of the 13 recognized cavy breeds by the ACBA.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiUsr1111 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: E100 - Spring 2022
Talk:Monochromatic chess

message: If the knight can never move, how is king side castling possible? :P  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.61.50.164 (talk) 18:35, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: According the Encyclopedia of Chess Variants, the knight makes a double jump.  This is in contrast to what the article says - I'll work on it.  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 18:53, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The king's knight could have gotten captured on its home square, say by an opposing bishop which then moves away. Of course, one would wonder why the king's rook (which must still be on its home square if castling is to follow) did not recapture the invading bishop. Thus it would seem to make castling legal, though peculiar, which is sufficient for a problem scenario. WHPratt (talk) 14:23, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

text: Becaue Rh1xg1 changes colour. ;) Double sharp (talk) 15:01, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right. It was a safe capture. I guess I let conventional logic slip in! ;) WHPratt (talk) 17:10, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction 

message: Can a player escape checkmate by blocking or capturing the attacking piece(s) with a non-king piece (provided that that piece's move meets the monochromatic restriction)?  Emurphy42 (talk) 03:11, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: By definition, checkmate is inescapable. But check can indeed be escaped in the way you suggest. Double sharp (talk) 04:20, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  checkmate 

message: I'm guessing that most reading this find the idea of monochromatic chess trivial and/or ridiculous.  
I'd just point out that Smulyan was trying to make a popular science out of retrograde analysis, wherein one reconstructs a chess position by determining the moves that created it. This has some -- limited -- value in conventional chess problems.  
I believe that the idea originated in a book of his which had none other than Sherlock Holmes continually dropping in on an 1890s scene with a chessboard, and enerringly telling everyone just who had played just what moves.  
However, by assuming that a given game was "monochromatic," Smulyan was able to backtrack an analysis to a far earlier point in time than one would think possible.  So, one character or the other would confess (with just twelve pieces remaining on the board) that they had been making wild and reckless moves, but at no point had anyone moved from a white square to a black one or vice-versa.  This enabled Holmes to state than "Ah!  Then obviously you, Sir Herbie, began as White with the Queen's Bishop's Pawn, after which Colonel Dorkster brought out his kingside knight* . . . ," something like that.  And, of course, Holmes had an explanation for everything.
It was all in fun! 
(Had to log in again to get the sig correct.) WHPratt (talk) 02:55, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why? 

message: The pawn on g3 can be white, it could have started on h2 and captured a piece on g3 VanZa39 (talk) 19:07, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: But then the king could not have gotten out to b4. Double sharp (talk) 15:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Chess problem
Talk:Kevington, Victoria

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) -- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH) 19:42, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Kevington →  – Is the pop 43 place really primary? Though it gets more views most Google and Books results are for the London one but the 1st is probably due to my location. Images is mixed though. This one could be named after the London one suggesting it has more long-term significance. Suggest creating a DAB at the base name. Crouch, Swale (talk)  18:02, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 16 April 2023
Talk:Deep River (song)

message: Can anyone throw light on "campground" in the lyrics of Deep River.
:I've been wondering about that too.  I heard this sung at a recent memorial service, and kept expecting to hear, "I want to cross over into Canaan" (that is, the Promised Land across the Jordan River).  Is "campground" an error, either as misunderstood by the author(s) of the lyrics, or by some later transcriber?  Is it possible that this spiritual was sung by escaping slaves on the trail to freedom, and refers to a literal campground while alluding to Canaan?  That last is just speculation, but I'd like to know. Moxfyre (ǝɹʎℲxoɯ | contrib) 02:23, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The word "campground" has been used by Protestants to refer to an outdoor religious gathering place since at least around 1800, the time of the  Second Great Awakening. It is where a "camp meeting" takes place (that Wikipedia article contains the word in a number of places). For other examples of this early use, see this link at Google books: https://www.google.com/search?q=campground&num=100&safe=off&biw=1207&bih=645&source=lnt&tbs=sbd%3A1%2Ccdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F1700%2Ccd_max%3A12%2F31%2F1850&tbm=bks Almost all the references before 1846 are to a religious context.David Couch (talk) 07:24, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: You might want to add Marian Anderson to your list of recordings. She sings a stunning version which may be found on YouTube. 
G3NCR42Y (talk) 12:16, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  MARIAN ANDERSON VERSION 

message: I'm researching marian Anderson for my schools black history museum soon! ValenciaIyona13 (talk) 19:06, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marian Anderson
Talk:Comedy Central (German TV channel)

message: The current frequency is 10773. --Tilman (talk) 20:55, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  frequency 
Talk:Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow

message: What was the system used when the station went electronic? The BBC used 405 lines and the USA 525 lines. Fletcherbrian (talk) 04:00, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The Fernsehsender used a 180 line system at the beginning (1935-38), based on mechanical scanning from intermediate film. They briefly experimented with an electronic 375 line system in 1936 and switched to an electronic 441 line system in 1938. 185.125.2.163 (talk) 19:23, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which electronic broadcasting system?  

message: The infobox claimed the service was available Nationally but the article indicates it was only available in/near Berlin. There were plans for a relay transmitter on Brocken mountain to distribute the programming to other cities but these plans were never realised due to the war.  185.236.42.33 (talk) 18:37, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Availability 

message: is there no archive.org or some other site link to the tapes of this show that were found? surely they have no copyright at this point. they gotta on the web somewhere? 2600:1700:DF50:A1F0:6C7A:EB6:34D:D21C (talk) 23:55, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  no link to found tapes?
Talk:Compassion Canada

message: The article currently reads like a brochure for the organization rather than an encyclopedia article.  Some of the language is in the first person, there is a lot of puffery and claims are made without any substantiation.  The article really needs gutting and rewriting but it's unclear what to replace the content with since there are no independent sources.  An organization this size ought to have some reputable, independent press coverage at least.  I'm having difficulty finding any that I can access in order to write anything more encyclopedic, the ones I've found just seem to be fairly trivial community pieces about people raising money for them.  -- SiobhanHansa 08:18, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tone
Talk:Elizabeth: The Golden Age

message: During the final battle with the Spanish, a character called "Drake" --almost certainly intended to be Francis Drake-- appears in several scenes, apparently in a command role of the English fleet. Despite having several lines of dialogue, the role does not appear in the film credits, and the actor is not identified. The Curtis Brown talent agency CV for actor Malcolm Storry claims he played the role, which seems authoritative enough that I'm adding it to this page. But does anyone have any further information about this? It would be nice to have something from the production company backing this up, and moreso it would be valuable to include some information on why this small but important part went uncredited. Mr Subtlety (talk) 15:53, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Francis Drake as portrayed in the film
Talk:N-tv

message: sorry for writing it here, but i don't know where to put it otherwise.  this week n-tv showed life in new york city seen for a camera perspective i have not seen before.  the billionairs and millionairs life and have comfort in flats in and around new york "down"-town.  maybe it's on youtube.  new york girl (women) power for banksters.
so long, have a look, "the truth is out there" 79.250.177.57 (talk) 17:09, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  doku-soap beautiful women of new york 