Talk:Mold

message: This should prbly be a disambiguation page instead
Also its a little short and we should decide on a spelling (not that i can talk!) --Davelane 23:09, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article "does not" belong here ie it's filed under the title "kitchen gadgets" ... I linked to this article expecting to view information concerning "food" molds ... not "bacteria" molds ...
Thanks for your efforts ... 
24.108.71.105 (talk) 16:00, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is not with this article but with the link you followed.  I've fixed the link at Kitchen gadget to point to Molding (process), which I think is the closest article Wikipedia has to what you're looking for.  Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 16:59, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link 

message: Issues regarding Toxic mold, human health are now discussed in Mold health issues.  For this reason I moved the EPA and NPIC links to Mold health issues.  I also moved health discussion items to Talk:Mold health issues. Repliedthemockturtle 20:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mold and Human Health (allergies, toxic mold) 

message: For issues regarding killing of mold, ec, refer to Mold growth, assessment, and remediation. For discussion of these issues go to Talk:Mold growth, assessment, and remediation. Repliedthemockturtle 20:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mold removal, killing mold  

message: Think back like 10 years ago..please, the name of this game has been haunting me for years! I remember playing it on the Mac but it could have been on the PC too. You could name and choose 4 different characters from a selection of different palettes(man, woman, and I think there were animals too). You were stuck in this dungeon, where you found many things lying around like weapons such as a morning star, throwing knives, swords, potions, spell scrolls. You could even pick up MOLD and eat it to restore your health. You could click on an 'eye' to rest your characters too. Yet there were giant ants, spiders, and plants that would attack you not only as you moved but if you were just waiting in an area.
There were also locked doors, a large map, and many other things you could search and throw in your inventory. The game was a DEMO that let you buy the full version too. PLEASE HELP!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeydo (talk • contribs) 21:53, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mold in games 

message: People are always calling into Car Talk and asking what they can do to remove the moldy smell.  They always say that if there's mold (the type that will grow on your auto carpets anyway), you can only really kill it with two things, sunlight (intense and long term) and bleach.  While the Toxic mold article mentions some ways of generally killing mold, some of the remedies listed only shrink the colony (like ventilation) and won't actually kill it.  So I came to this article to see if what those two lunkheads was true (since there's usually a lot of mold in their heads).  O how I'd like a mycologist to come here and add some good stuff to this article!  What definitely kills mold?? 82.93.133.130 06:16, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Killing mold

message: i think that the history of mold should be in this topic.everyone knows what it is and what it does,but no one knows how it came to be. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.82.157.80 (talk) 01:12, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  History of mold. 

message: At the top of the page it lists three different types of mold ("Molds do not form a specific taxonomic or phylogenetic grouping, but can be found in the divisions Zygomycota, Deuteromycota and Ascomycota.").  Is there a way to summarize the differences? 
Maddog4 19:29, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mold Divisions ??? 

message: "(1) Spores: Both our indoor and outdoor environment have mold spores present. There is no such thing as a mold free environment."
Does the moon count?  Is there mold in the far reaches of space?  What about volcanoes and nuclear reactors?  Hate to be picky, but maybe a qualifier is in order.  Here's a suggestion:
"(1) Spores: Both our indoor and outdoor environment have mold spores present. There is no such thing as a mold free environment in Earth's biosphere." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.152.208.1 (talk) 02:14, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mold-free environments 

message: Someone's spamming this page.
189.192.127.140 (talk) 05:07, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, that was vandalism (), since repaired. You're welcome to be bold and fix such things yourself. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 05:44, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spam 

message: It looks like an unbearable face  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sasuke487 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The front picture 

message: This article deals with mold in specific environments and would be best kept separate.--Felix Folio Secundus (talk) 20:08, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Mold prevention]]  

message: Is 'Mold' the correct US spelling? It is certainly wrong in England. Moreover it creates ambiguities with 'Mold' (which is a town).
If 'Mold' is the only US spelling then I agree we have a problem - but otherwise can it please be moved to "Mould" as I want to be able to recommend Wikipedia to students
(Are there other Wikipedia items which have similar properties?)
Aa42john (talk) 18:01, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, "mold" is correct US spelling.  Please see WP:ENGVAR for Wikipedia's guideline on national varieties of spelling.  Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 18:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Put under "Mould" - correct English spelling

message: Does mo(u)ld have any natural predators? 160.39.56.119 (talk) 00:57, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: At the very least there are mold mites that graze on mold as a cow grazes on grass.  They're currently only in this article as a See also dot point, so there's room for expansion. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 02:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Natural predators? 

message: With so many different kinds of mold, shouldn't the line: 'Mold has a musty odor.' be 'Most common molds have a musty odor.)?   
It seems improbable that every mold has a musty odor, but maybe they do! Zipzip50 (talk) 01:27, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I know one strain of mold that smells pleasant, like coconuts!  I actually doubt that most molds do smell musty - the musty odor is associated with molds that grow in houses, but they're a tiny proportion of all the mold species in the world.  I'd suggest just removing that sentence entirely.  Any information about musty odor really belongs in Mold growth, assessment, and remediation.  Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 07:04, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Disagree. Descriptions of characteristics of molds belongs in this article. David Spector (talk) 15:42, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Odor of mold 

message: I am removing the gallery of photographs of various different items covered in moulds. The reason for the removal is that Wikipedia is not a repository for images (try Wikimedia Commons for that) and galleries are generally [[ not considered to be a useful addition to a WP page.Jimjamjak (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery 

message: i think that mould is not that toxic .. you konow we eat it on cheeze right  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.80.102.59 (talk) 19:45, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Mold is not a single species. Some molds are toxic, some are not. Cheese molds are not. David Spector (talk) 15:46, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Toxicity

message: I've changed this article's importance level to reflect the fact that mold is one of the significant fungi-related topics. If there are any questions about this, feel free to ask. --Sbluen (talk) 01:27, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change in Importance 

message: In Canada it should be "mould", not "mold", so I made the change to the beginning to the article. Any government of Canada article you see online uses the spelling "mould" so I think it is fair enough that it should be stated that mould is the spelling for UK, NZ, AU, and CA. That, and growing up, it was always "mould."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.215.87.30 (talk) 05:07, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the suggestion, but the practice at Wikipedia is to avoid changing established spellings except in certain circumstances, as described at MOS:RETAIN. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 11:28, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

text: @24.215.87.30 The guideline says to retain the US only spelling but I think there is an argument that an article that begins with alternate spellings and lists numerous countries that spell it differently to the title warrants an exception. 2001:8003:20AA:1800:501F:70A7:D3A6:67E3 (talk) 11:25, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modification to Regional Spelling 

message: I added what I thought is a good section to the mold article.  It was about the use of mold in art.  Here is the text of what I added, except I didn't place the "Citation needed" notes:  "Various artists have used molds in artistic fashion.  Daniele Del Nero creates creepy, decaying architectural models of houses that are mold-covered. Antoine Bridier-Nahmias deliberately grows molds in Petri dishes that grows symmetrically and with somewhat attractive colors, and places photos on the blog Magical Contamination." However, another user deleted the section, mentioning lack of notability.  It may be that the particular artists I mention are not notable, but it seems that the concept of using mold in art is notable and germane to the article, and that mentioning particular artists fleshes out the concept.  What does the community think?  Should the section be re-instated?69.230.179.59 (talk) 16:49, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should section have been deleted? 

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message: I live in Canada, I spell it as mold, and so does everyone else I know. Maybe people also say mould, but it should be put as both. Alex of Canada (talk) 01:30, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: @Alex of Canada I fully agree and think the article should be renamed to Mould as it is the most common spelling. The first part of the article even lists anglosphere countries that use the mould spelling and they are both more numerous in numbers and population. 2001:8003:20AA:1800:501F:70A7:D3A6:67E3 (talk) 11:21, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  mold vs mould for Canada 

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thread_title:  Move discussion in progress 

message: These are questions that I was hoping I could find answers to on the wiki:
Is mold a living organism?
What is the lifespan or timeframe for a particular molds' existence?
Where does mold come from; how does it originate?
Is mold mutually exclusive to the molecular/cellular structure it forms on or is it always present in some form or another?
--Ball4376 (talk) 18:17, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Basic questions regarding the existence of mold 

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thread_title:  Move discussion in progress 

message: They do extracellular digestion. 103.80.172.165 (talk) 12:50, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  I want to add a text.