Talk:Sulfates as climate forcing agents

Certainly possible to merge it with sulfate. However, I am not sure how large it is going to become and didn't want to swamp that page with climate related stuff. The other possibility is to make it just a redirect to Global dimming. I have asked User:William M. Connolley to consider this as he is a suitable expert and active on wikipedia. crandles 19:07, 26 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, Sulfate is barely more than a stub as it is and could definitely use some information about the biological and (as here) environmental aspects of sulfates. If the section in Sulfate gets really long it can be split out into another article and summarized in the main article, but this article is currently nothing more than a summary anyway. —Keenan Pepper 19:13, 26 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Hmm, shame you couldn't spell, though you got it right in the text :-). I've expanded it a bit. I would say it doesn't really belong in sulfate which is all about the chemical. It might belong in radiative forcing instead? William M. Connolley 20:53, 26 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Take a look at Nitrate for an example of a better article about an ion. It has sections about the use of nitrates in agriculture, explosives, food, and medicine, as well as "effects on aquatic life". I can't imagine how such an article could become featured with only information about the chemical properties, so that extra information is not only appropriate but necessary. —Keenan Pepper 22:02, 26 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree at, it's current length, it would be better in sulfate. (BTW I hate the spelling with an f but I presume the audience is more American than British so I reluctantly accept the need for conformity overides my desire to see ph.) I will merger it soon unless someone else beats me to it or there are more objections. I don't really agree with putting it radiative forcing. crandles 13:52, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

If the merge is done, is there any point keeping this page? Its not a likely search term... William M. Connolley 18:28, 29 May 2006 (UTC)