Template talk:CASREF

Brackets
What is the purpose of the square brackets? In the right context they might make sense, but I think usually they look weird. It's definitely the wrong look for when this template gets used by Template:SMILESCAS. What am I missing? Ntsimp (talk) 21:13, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The CAS number standard is displayed between two square brackets, I hope this explains. --Dirk Beetstra T  C 21:31, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The article CAS registry number neither mentions nor uses this convention, although a web search shows it is common in papers. I think it would be better to leave the brackets out of the template and let editors bracket if they choose. What do you think? Ntsimp (talk) 21:49, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmm, could be, indeed. Though then it should be added in the document as [] and not as  (as the former does have as a possibility to use the number as a parameter in a (external) link, whereas the former gives problems there.  Having the square brackets added by the template does make them all the same.  However, most CAS-numbers are in chembox new anyway, which does the same.  But it is food for thought.  --Dirk Beetstra T  C 09:26, 15 August 2008 (UTC)