Talk:Seawater desalination in Australia

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Hello,

I would like to know in which part there is the "essay /original research" issue since just posting this issue by itself without saying anything does not help a lot.

Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alfonso.miguel (talk • contribs)

Your article reads more like a conference paper than an encyclopedia article. It takes a particular side in the topic, argues for certain remedies, and draws conclusions. This is not the purpose of an encyclopedia article, and is consider original research. Certainly your facts are referenced with proper citations, but it is written in a tone that is intended to convince readers of a particular conclusion. I have already contacted you on your talk page with the suggestion that this article duplicates the content of desalination and List of desalination plants in Australia, but with no response. Please reconsider. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:18, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would be careful merging a long article about one system (like this one) into a general article that briefly describes many different systems. Otherwise this might tend to "overrule" the general aspects of the general article. It seems better to re-work the current article to remove all undesired aspects, and place a link to it at an appropriate place in the general article.

~~HHahn (Talk) 15:39, 24 May 2010 (UTC)~~[reply]

Sorry, moved to correct paragraph #Merge proposal. HHahn (Talk) 15:42, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal[edit]

Given the concerns expressed above, I propose that this article be merged with Desalination. Explanations of technologies and comparative costs should be incorporated in the main article, as their presence here represents a content fork. The rest of the article can be merged to List of desalination plants in Australia. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 20:24, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would be careful merging a long article about one system (like this one) into a general article that briefly describes many different systems. Otherwise this might tend to "overrule" the general aspects of the general article. It seems better to re-work the current article to remove all undesired aspects, and place a link to it at an appropriate place in the general article.

HHahn (Talk) 15:39, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Although the two articles have overlapping content I feel that there so much information in this article that it would be unwise to merge it with the other. Johnny C. Morse (talk) 02:25, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite[edit]

I am currently rewriting the entire article to comply with guidelines.

Removing all non-Australia material. This can be taken from page history and merged to Desalination.
Rewriting for WP:NPOV. A412 (Talk * C) 01:52, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Heron Island Disalination Plant was built in the late 1970's[edit]

My father built the first reverse osmosis disalination plant on Heron Island off the coast of Gladstone, Queesland Australia in the late 1970's. It made big new as it was the first plant to be built in the souther hemisphere. I remember very clearly being there as he built it and he explained how human hair was actually being used in the system. You can contact me on Messenger if you have any questions 2001:8003:E1DC:FA01:501C:A4AA:33F1:396B (talk) 02:51, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]