User talk:Edgar181/Archive11

Moving chem articles
You probably want to move 1-testosterone to fix the name as well. Apparently you have to be and admin to do that, so I couldn't do it.

Also should 7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone have capital M? I was planning to start an article about it. Xasodfuih (talk) 17:12, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I have moved the 1-testosterone article. And, yes, the title of the other article is best as 7α-Methyl-19-nortestosterone.  Thanks for creating those articles!  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:19, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

War Against Islam
Could you provide us with a little information on the weasel words, etc. that earned the article this tag? --BoogaLouie (talk) 20:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I haven't had any involvement in that page except to semi-protect it earlier today due to the disruptive editing of multiple IPs. The template indicating issues with the article was added by User:OttoTheFish, so it's probably best to ask him.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:41, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Pharmacology: Article categorization
Would you care to participate in this discussion: WT:PHARM:CAT

See also Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pharmacology and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pharmacology. Cheers --ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 15:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I have left a brief comment there. Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:52, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


 * There has been a significant about of discussion on the categorization of pharmacology articles at WT:PHARM:CAT, and, if available, would love your input. kilbad (talk) 00:13, 14 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I've read through that page and the current proposals seem quite reasonable. But, to be honest, I don't have much interest in the details, so I don't think I have anything more to add to the discussion.  Thanks for letting me know though.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:56, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Acetophenone
I have been messing around on acetophenone (ACP), particular dueling with my own miscues (new keyboard) today. But I wanted to let you know that I reverted your repair of some persistent anonymous editor. The article is in pretty okay shape, the mystery editor insists that ACP is used as a precursor to styrene via hydride reduciton, etc, and lo it turns out that significant amts of styrene are made from ACP, blah, blah, blah. My main message was that things are semi-ok.--Smokefoot (talk) 23:47, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking care of it. -- Ed (Edgar181) 01:24, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Note
Hi Edgar. The same (or almost) is true for my case now. --Leyo 19:51, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You are a good candidate for Commons administrator and I have voiced my support. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:16, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi
Hello Ed. i received a message from you that I removed content from page Niacin, but I am afraid that is not true. i never even visited this page. Please reverify. Thanks. 209.99.19.8 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.99.19.8 (talk) 22:32, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I left that message back in 2006 on the talk page for the IP address you are using because someone using that IP did in fact remove content from niacin.  You may create an account or log in to avoid future confusion with other users of that IP address.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

School IP
Hi. I see you have blocked my School's IP adress so we can't edit. Probably a good thing seeing as a lot of people here would vandalise pages. BlueGoat (talk) 14:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Sundae Morning
Hello Mister Edgar, Can yo send me the stuffs I posted here. It was deleted but I know the reason. I will not post here again with those kinds of messages. I am really sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sundae Morning (talk • contribs) 01:17, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem.  I just need an email address to send it to.  You can click the "E-mail this user" button on the left to send me an email, and I'll reply with the deleted info.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:00, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

User:Pgagnon999 deleted on purpose?
He said he was going on a 1-week wikibreak, so I'm really surprised that you deleted his user page. Perhaps there was an error? hike395 (talk) 08:21, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Pgagnon999 requested that his own user page be deleted by adding the db-u1 template to it. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. That's too bad. I hope it wasn't vandalism or account break-in hike395 (talk) 15:35, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It appears that he has exercised his right to vanish. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:38, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

cutepongki
Sorry if I'm wrong to do this. I'm a member in RTVG and my wiki was deleted because of it against the rules here about hosting game. You said that I can ask you to send everything back to me but I can't find where to contact you by e-mail. So I ask you here, sorry if i shouldn't do like this but this is the only way I can think of now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.64.44.88 (talk) 19:03, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If you're logged in, you can click the "E-mail this user" button on the left when you're viewing my user pages. Click it to send me an email, and I'll reply with the deleted info..  Alternately, you can just give me an email address here.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:05, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism
User talk:24.39.160.64 Perhaps another block on this one is in order? --JimmyButler (talk) 16:35, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, plenty of vandalism from that IP address today. It is now blocked again.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:42, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thank you for doing those clean-up deletes in my talk space. Much appreciated! Hipocrite (talk) 16:51, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:51, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

User:Joyful-janner
Hi, thanks for the quick block. Would you look at his contributions and see if he is a sock of the recently blocked socks whose IP page he edited? DuncanHill (talk) 13:12, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. Without checkuser there is no way to be sure, but it certainly looks like the same editor.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:15, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I've added him to the RFCU. DuncanHill (talk) 13:27, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * They may not act on it because the user is already blocked, but it's a good idea to have the user listed there for the record. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:20, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

File:Hexobarbital.png‎
Hi Ed. This image needs a chemist admin (see history). Thanks. --Leyo 17:15, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I deleted the local image to let the higher quality version on Commons be displayed instead. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:47, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Calcium stearate
Hi, can you make a diagram for Calcium stearate? Badagnani (talk) 08:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, done. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:52, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

Kittsee the info murderer
Hello Edgar, My name is Lillian Shields, You just recently deleted a page that was posted by a kittsee.They had the information from my web page all wrong, They vandalized my information, calling it the diniosis disease as i recall it.They lied and I am truely gratefull that you terminated the article! Thanks so much, be carefull of them, they managed to hack into my web page and rewrite the whole thing, just a heads up. Also I was wondering if they posted any other articles that maybe off my former site?

-Lillian Shields —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.116.12.113 (talk) 22:30, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to hear about your website. All the articles created by User:Kittsee here at Wikipedia were quickly deleted.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:04, 17 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much,I would hate to have people told gibberish! Thank you again! I will come to you if I have anymore issues with Kittsee -Lillian Shields  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lillian Shields (talk • contribs) 00:57, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

question
here is a question i asked with an edit. mind commenting? thank you. -Shootbamboo (talk) 19:44, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think an article on sulfonyl halides would be a good idea. There is already the recently created article sulfonyl chloride, which could be merged into a new sulfonyl halide article.
 * Done. Can I "mop-up" the effectively merged (but really copied) content by just "clearing" with a redirect? Thanks again. -Shootbamboo (talk) 20:41, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That seems like the best thing to do, so I've made the redirect. Thanks for creating the article.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:51, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Vera Ducas
I was suprised that my article on Vera Ducas was so speedly deleted. Perhaps the life and death of one Jewish woman is not of interest. I was hoping to expand the article by including the names of two other Jews and the reports of a further three un-named who where killed by the underground in Palestine/Israel during 1948. Or is this not suitabled for the wikipedia? Padres Hana (talk) 22:02, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * As it stood, the article met criteria for speedy deletion because it lacked an assertion of notability of the subject. However, if you think Vera Ducas meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion outlined at Notability (people), and you would like to write a more thorough article, please feel free to do so.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 01:55, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I just realized the article I deleted was titled Eva Ducas, not Vera Ducas. Are we talking about the same article?  -- Ed (Edgar181) 01:58, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

208.68.153.177
It looks like you performed the most recent block of this school IP. That was back in April. Every month since, except for July-August, 208.68.153.177's talk page has at least one complaint or warning about its vandalism. The warnings look rather silly when they don't lead to any action for well over half a year. Time for a new (and longer!) block? Thanks, - Hordaland (talk) 00:16, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It looks like every edit for the last six months from that IP address has been vandalism, so I have re-blocked. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:36, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks! - Hordaland (talk) 16:26, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Williamson Tea
it looks like you have been regularly deleting the above refferenced despite the efforts that i have made to make it as legal as possible. I am a student attatched to the company and as an effort to fill in the information gap i did create the above. please inform me what considerations were violated prior to the last deletion user: shadychiri —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shadychiri (talk • contribs) 15:41, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Williamson Tea was deleted by . You should talk to him about his reasons for deletion.  I only deleted Williams tea (different capitalization), which was simply a useless redirect to the already deleted article.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:47, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Stibophen
Just a quick note, per this edit -- I don't think the Drugbox supports antimony. (But as always, I very much appreciate all the work you do on the drug pages.) --Arcadian (talk) 18:36, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching that. I didn't realize the drugbox couldn't handle it.  I'll have to try to remember if I have made that type of change in other drugs containing unusual elements.  (And I appreciate the work you do in creating the pages in the first place.)  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:42, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

IP indef block
Hey there - I noticed you blocked indefinitely. While racist vandalism such as that may deserve a block without warning, per Blocking IP addresses, IP addresses should almost never be indefinitely blocked. From my understanding consensus is that this means something like a WP:OFFICE or OTRS action. Personally, I rarely treat that type of vandalism differently in terms of block lengths, and would have only given 24 hours as the IP has never being blocked previously, although I can understand a longer block. Do you have a problem with unblocking and/or reblocking for a set period of time? Thanks, VegaDark (talk) 06:43, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * For racist vandalism, I generally don't wait for warnings before blocking; but, wow, I have no idea why that wasn't a 24 hour block. All I can say is that it was inadvertent -   I have never intentionally blocked an IP address indef.   I have unblocked the address now.  Thanks for catching the error and letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:39, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and FYI, there's another indef IP block under your name at Database reports/Indefinitely-blocked IPs in case you wanted to deal with that one as well. VegaDark (talk) 17:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

New article deletion
I just began a new article about a group of several hundred folks doing good work in Yellowstone Park, Yellowstone Loons, and you deleted for no apparent reason. Kind of hair-triggerish of you to delete something before it has a chance to be developed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kgbj69 (talk • contribs) 00:22, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * As it stood, the article Yellowstone loon met criteria for speedy deletion because it lacked any assertion of notability of the subject. However, if you think Yellowstone Loons meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion outlined at WP:ORG, and you would like to write a more thorough article, please feel free to do so. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:18, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

question?
Can you explain, from one PhD to another why you deleted the "Yellowstone Loon" entry? That makes no sense at all, it is a prevelent group that can add to the conversation on Wiki...and you just arbitrarily delete it because it is not important to you, talk about ego! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.160.6.186 (talk) 23:58, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * As it stood, the article met criteria for speedy deletion because it lacked any assertion of notability of the subject. However, if you think Yellowstone Loon meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion outlined at WP:ORG, and you would like to write a more thorough article, please feel free to do so. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:18, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Question
Hey Edgar181, I was wondering if you and any other Wikipedia Administrators get paid / make a living off editing for Wikipedia. It seems that you guys (or girls for that matter) have a lot of time on your hands to edit Wikipedia and was wondering if you get compensation for that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.235.174.147 (talk) 14:07, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia administrators are volunteers. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:56, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

talk page response
Oops, I look like an idiot! I'm using a different computer so it hasn't logged me into my account, hence I saw the title page in red and presumed it was blocked. Thanks for getting back to me though. 90.215.234.18 (talk) 17:59, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:00, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

This may be of interest
Hello. Since you deleted Brothsux's article on Perfection (tv series) we have moved the article onto Uncyclopedia where they actually like the idea. You are now a character on the show! I know it is childish but we like the idea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by McStargirl (talk • contribs) 21:02, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, it is childish, but I find it amusing and uncyclopedia is just the place for that kind of thing. Calling Edgar181 a "baddie" just isn't good enough though. ;)  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:21, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Question on protocol
Hi Ed,

I represent ActiveCause. We help nonprofits raise money. We are currently assisting 70 organizations raise money through corporate partnerships. One of our staff members apparently created a page early last year which was deleted due to guidelines. I have no knowledge of what that article looked like. But we would like to create a new article that follows appropriate guidelines.

My question is - do we recreate a new article or send it to you for review first? I wanted to verify with you before I invest the time. We have plenty of objective 3rd party/ verifiable sources that we will include. Thanks for your time.

Craig

CraigNYC (talk) 22:20, 8 February 2009 (UTC)


 * You can look at Notability (organizations and companies) and see if you think your organization meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. To create the article, you do not need anyone's prior approval or review first.  Just keep in mind that if any editor feels the organization does not meet inclusion criteria, they may nominate it for deletion.  Alternately, you may also create a draft of the article on a user subpage (see Subpages), and then ask me or any other editor to take a look and see what they think.  It can then be moved to a proper article title at a later time.  Finally, you may want to take a look at Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines first, though.  I hope this helps.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:31, 8 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Craig CraigNYC (talk) 23:22, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

UAA concern
I knew you were a regular there, so can you review 'TheChangeGroup' at the bottom of the page? I'm not quite sure what to do at this point. Ceran →// forge 01:54, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I've left a comment there. The username is clearly promotional, so if he does not request a username change and continues to edit the article about his company, I will probably temporarily block until he is willing to change the username.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:28, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Page move for Talk:Rangsit Prayurasakdi
Hi. I recently tagged Talk:Rangsit Prayurasakdi for speedy deletion, which you've done, but I've lost track of the previous redirect target to be moved into its place. Could you check the deleted page's history for the specified page and perform the move? Thank you. --Paul_012 (talk) 08:36, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The talk page to be moved was Talk:Prince Rangsit Prayurasakdi of Siam, Prince of Chainat. I've completed the move (I think).  Can you please check that everything looks right to you now?  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:01, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's fine. thanks a lot. --Paul_012 (talk) 13:58, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Pharmacology article categorization
I have posted a new draft and would appreciate some feedback if you are available. kilbad (talk) 22:07, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I have left a couple of comments there. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:19, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Online admin
Hi. Could you take a peep at this, which I think needs some urgent attention, but I've got to go out now? Thanks, sorry to bother! ╟─ Treasury Tag ► contribs ─╢ 14:33, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see anything that requires administrator attention here. Is there perhaps some miscommunication? -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:40, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Consep
Hello,

I created the wiki Consep page - but this has been deleted. I would like to enter some kind of discussion about this, to understand why it is being deleted. Looking at wiki guidelines, the page seems relevant to me - the organisation is a Social Enterprise, and free open-source publisher in this sector. consepconsulting.com Furthemore, other, more commercial organisations have wiki pages that remain - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Sustainability_Consulting -

I would appreciate your help with this. Many thanks, M

the content that was deleted:

Consep Consulting is a Social Enterprise in the United Kingdom which acts to improve the environmental and sustainability performance of organisations.

As well as giving free advice to business, Consep offers specific and in-depth consultation. Sustainability services include sustainability planning, supply chain management, sustainability reporting and disclosure, and stakeholder engagement; environmental services include environmental management system implementation, strategy development, and marketing development.

Consep acts as an open-source publishing house for articles in the environmental and sustainability sector – articles are edited and published freely online

Masterthomas (talk) 12:43, 16 February 2009 (UTC)


 * The article has been deleted three times by different administrators, each time because the article did not make any assertion of notability. You can take a look at Notability (organizations and companies) to see Wikipedia's guidelines for inclusion.  If you can write an article about Consep that demonstartes that the organization meets these criteria (such as having significant coverage in reliable independent sources), the article will be kept.  As for other articles, if you feel they do not meet Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, you are free to nominate them for deletion.  I hope this helps.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:38, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Wulff Dotz
Hi!

I made the mistake of saying originally that when R(L) and R(S) are phenyl it makes an indane/indene. This could be tough because they are suppose to be alkynes attached to R(L) and R(S). Although theoretically one could use benzyne for this reaction. Usually CO just does not insert making the product. I would like to fix this mistake if that is ok. Or if you had some other corrections.
 * I understand now. I didn't realize at the time that there was a mistake in what was being removed.  Please feel free to make whatever corrections you think are necessary.  Sorry for the confusion.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:38, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Polidocanol
Hi Ed. Can you please check the CAS number in the CAS database? The article in de-WP has 9002-92-0 additionally. Thanks in advance. --Leyo 16:45, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * According to CAS, 3055-99-0 has the structure that matches File:Polidocanol.png (8 ethoxy groups) and 9002-92-0 has an unspecified number n ethoxy groups. "Polidocanol" is listed by CAS as a synonym of 9002-92-0, but not of 3055-99-0.  PubChem lists two structures with the synonym "polidocol".  One with 8 ethoxy groups, one with 1 ethoxy group (but PubChem is prone to errors).  Just looking through Google results, it seems most chemical suppliers match the CAS# 3055-99-0, the synonym "policanol", and the structure File:Polidocanol.png (for example Chemspider or |SIGMA&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO|BRAND_KEY&F=SPEC Sigma-Aldrich).  My guess is that varying production/purification methods for polidocanol lead to mixtures of structures centered around 8 ethoxy groups, with the highest quality product being entirely 8 ethoxy groups.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:34, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the detailed reply. As far as I see, also the entries in ESIS (3055-99-0, 9002-92-0) are consistent with that. I added a note in the de-WP article. --Leyo 19:01, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Is chrysolaminarin a glucan?
Hi Edgar181. The chrysolaminarin article was recently tagged as an orphan and I was wondering if it should be added to the list in the glucan article. The article is on my watch list because I created it, even though it's far from my area of expertise. I'd appreciate your thoughts. --DJIndica (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, based on the description in the article, it is a glucan. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:43, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've added it to the list. --DJIndica (talk) 22:07, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Club Crackers
How do I find the old page?

It doesn't seem right that the brand is not even mentioned under Keebler.

I'm going to work on it. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 18:50, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If you are asking about a version of Club Cracker that I deleted last year, it was just vandalism. If you want to add something about Club Crackers to Wikipedia, probably the best thing to do is to just add info to the Keebler Company article which is fairly short. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:49, 19 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I can't believe it's so impossible to find ANYTHING about any of these brands that don't have their own article. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 20:49, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If it's so hard to find information about the product, perhaps that's good indication that Wikipedia doesn't need an article about it. -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:57, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Barn+Star=BARNSTAR!

 * Thank you! -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:32, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Acyl chloride
Hey Ed

Made some changes recently. Could you comment, please? Thanks! --Rifleman 82 (talk) 14:27, 20 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Very nicely done. I made a few minor copyedits, but that's it.  Thanks for taking the time upgrade the article! -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:39, 20 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Hey Ed, thanks for the kind words, and thank you for the barnstar! No issue with the Appel reaction. It seemed to make sense, but I wasn't sure. I thought the logical next step might be to edit alkyl and aryl chlorides, since their synthesis is very similar. But organochloride seems a little broad for that. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 14:55, 20 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I removed the image showing the mechanism with PCl5 as well (File:Action of phosphorus pentachloride on carboxylic acid.png), because there seems to be quite a bit of mechanisms on this page already. Do you think we should leave it off? --Rifleman 82 (talk) 15:03, 20 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Now that you mention it, perhaps it doesn't contribute too much to the article, considering its similarity to the SOCl2 mechanism. Also, File:Action of thionyl chloride on carboxylic acid.png could (should?) be simplified by removal of the middle line (loss of HCl followed by addition of HCl to the same location).  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:28, 20 February 2009 (UTC)

Femoxetine
please tell me where you got the structure of Femoxetine. Is that actually the correct structure for the compound with that name? --Nuklear (talk) 08:42, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * The image File:Femoxetine.png has the correct structure of femoxetine, according to Chemical Abstracts. Do you think there is a problem with it?  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:32, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

CMC Markets page
Hi there,

Thanks for reviewing the CMC Markets Wikipedia page. Apologies for the violations I have incurred as a result. As (I hope) you can see, I have tried to keep the article to factual information only and there is no inducement or sales message within.

My reasons for inclusion of the page are that CMC Markets is a global organisation and a market leader in it's field. There are references to our company on Wikepedia within a number of articles and I feel that the page can help to legitimise our business on the site.

Would you be able to give me a steer as to how the entry can be improved perhaps to a full company entry? I am happy to provide whatever content is necessary to ensure that the page is fully compliant with the governing rules. My experience with the Wikipedia site amounts only to this effort so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance —Preceding unsigned comment added by NotaDestination (talk • contribs) 15:08, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * You can have a look at related articles to see how that are formatted and what types of information they contain. At first, the article did come across as promotional to me, but it looks like another editor has already removed some of the promotional-sounding material.  If you could include additional (reliable and independent) references to support information in the article, that would be helpful.  You can have a look at Notability (organizations and companies) to get an idea of Wikipedia's inclusion criteria for organizations and then add referenced information that shows how CMC Markets meets these criteria.  Also you might want to take a look at Wikipedia's guidelines on conflicts of interest, which seem to apply here.  If you feel you have addressed the concerns expressed in the boxes at the top of the article, feel free to remove them.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:13, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Deletion
why did you delete my article it was good and informative on a not very well known book? thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bushey001 (talk • contribs) 16:40, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If you want to know why I deleted an article, you have to let me know what article you are referring to. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:58, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Block for 131.94.22.236
Hi, thanks for blocking Special:Contributions/131.94.22.236, it would be great if you could consider Special:Contributions/131.94.22.39, which has the exact same edit pattern. Although, it seems as though this won't stop the problem considering this threat and the edit history:
 * Actually, just after blocking 131.94.22.236, I saw the threat and I decided to rangeblock 131.94.22.xxx for a month, which includes all the above IPs. If you notice other IPs, or if the problem recurs after a month, please just let me know and I'll see what else can be done.  Thanks for helping to stop the vandalism.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, just after blocking 131.94.22.236, I saw the threat and I decided to rangeblock 131.94.22.xxx for a month, which includes all the above IPs. If you notice other IPs, or if the problem recurs after a month, please just let me know and I'll see what else can be done.  Thanks for helping to stop the vandalism.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user page!! Macromonkey (talk) 19:27, 25 February 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:28, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

re William Holden Hutton Thank you
The site is very slow tonight and I must have made a slight mistake uploading my new page. It is not, as you so rightly deduced "patent nonsense". Having been reading about him all evening he seems a most distinguished gentleman and worthy of a Wikipedia article Bashereyre (talk) 20:42, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like the patent nonsense template was the work of an over-zealous new-page patroller. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:47, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

IP 204.128.70.65: Thanks
Thank you for blocking my school's IP address. Now I shouldn't have to worry about nonsense vandalism from apathetic students for another year or so. It is appreciated.
 * — Dromioofephesus (talk) 15:10, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. It looks like it may be an annual event.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:12, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * : -) — Dromioofephesus (talk) 17:44, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Deletion
what was the point in deleting my article, i want to my views on racism and my beliefs. if you don't like it don't read it..im also related to ijaz butt so i should have my own page. like my article said concentrate on your own life and don't affect others. :@ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabii ox (talk • contribs) 20:01, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. If you want to publicize your personal views, there are other better websites for that.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:23, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Deletion
Hi, I am wondering why the article on Damian Carrasco Zanini was deleted? I found it to be very interesting and personally motivating. Considering the trials and tribulations of a second generation American. Please do not quash this type of free speech and creative expression.

Thanks,

Diego —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.26.244.253 (talk) 14:54, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * There is no right to free speech on Wikipedia and it is not an appropriate place for creative writing. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia.  There are criteria for inclusion of biographies which you can read about at Notability (people).  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:23, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Unblock request from User:R.T123456
User:R.T123456 has requested unblocking, claiming that "someone from his school hacked his account". Since he has no substantive edits I've suggested he create a new account, keep the password secret this time, and use the new one to edit constructively. As the blocking admin, have you any objection to my removing "prevent account creation" from his block? Tonywalton Talk 20:40, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you're asking. Only a block on an IP address will have a "prevent account creation" setting.  The March 4th block on R.T123456 would have had a 24 hour autoblock, but he should be able create another account by now.  In any case, please feel free to do whatever you deem is appropriate.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:09, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I'm dim, but the log entry seems to have "(account creation blocked)" on there. Maybe the blocking system was over-eager! Either way, I'll explicitly change the block to an indef with account creation allowed. Frankly I have little hope that this editor will create wonders, but I'll WP:AGF. Cheers, 00:57, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, not your fault - what I wrote wasn't what I meant to say. Changing the account creation setting shouldn't make any difference since the autoblock doesn't have any effect after 24 hours. Perhaps the user was also using an IP address that is blocked from creating new accounts.  Anyway, thanks for taking care of it.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:31, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

How much of a chemical is a drug?
Hi Ed

I recall you are quite active in drug articles. Would you like to weigh in here? --Rifleman 82 (talk) 14:33, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I left a comment there. Thanks for letting me know about it. -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:34, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

The work of deleting IP vandalism on chem element pages
Since you're involved, I wonder if you'd like to comment on this discussion on semi-protection for element articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Elements Thanks! S B Harris 00:07, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I left a comment there. Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:35, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

3-(p-Fluorobenzoyloxy)tropane
Hi Edgar. I seem to have made the embarrassing mistake of creating the page for this compound under the wrong name! Turns out that both 3-(p-Fluorobenzoyl)tropane and 3-(p-Fluorobenzoyloxy)tropane are known compounds with defined (but quite different) activity. So I moved the page to the correct name and posted a structure under the new name, but this still leaves the original page as a redirect and the original (incorrect) structure on wikimedia commons, does this matter? Apart from anything else I don't think the original name should be a redirect as they are not synonyms, they are two different compounds! Meodipt (talk) 01:55, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No problem, it's an easy mistake to make. I have deleted the redirect and fixed links from the old name to the new one.  If you want the old structure deleted on Commons, you can simply mark it with the template  and it will be speedily deleted (or just let me know and I'll delete it).   -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:30, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Deleting Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl chloride
Hi Ed,

Can you clarify what needs to be changed.

Also why was the additional image deleted? It was referenced from the site from which it was used. I understand changing the words (despite the fact that they were given a source reference).

Thanks,

Bof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ScienceBoffin (talk • contribs) 13:48, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The text that I removed from the article was copied word-for-word from a website which is copyrighted. Wikipedia simply cannot accept such material.  Please see Copyright violations for details.  Also, the image I deleted was taken from the same website.  If you would like to add text to Wikipedia, please write it in your own words.  If you would like to upload images, please create them yourself.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:03, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for your speedy action regarding the IP vandal at Elonka Dunin. I was going to file a report and ask someone to look into it, but you've put a stop to it quite neatly. Your efforts are appreciated :) Doc   Tropics  14:01, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:13, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Phantom Family Tree
Any specific reason why you have deleted the Phantom's family tree from Phantom's page. It was a nice family tree and my kids were quite fond of it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.178.38.113 (talk) 14:22, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I have never made an edit to Phantom, so I assume you're asking about a different article, but I don't know which one. Can you please specify the exact title of the article you are referring to?  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:32, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

TV3 Medford page
Hi Ed,

TV3 Medford is currently undergoing an "evaluation" and was audited by the firm of Melanson Heath.

The individuals who refuse to let go of the TV station have posted multiple changes to the TV 3 Wikipedia page utilizing it like their own personal webpage, which isn't the intent of Wikipedia.

They have Dan Sarno - ISP #70.88.213.234 - posting the names of the self-appointed president, Frank Pilleri, along with other "board members" on the page promoting their propaganda. This is not a fair use of Wikipedia, is highly misleading, and they are deleting legitimate links to articles from the press in regards to the audit and the evaluation. They list themselves and control the Wikipedia page

TV3 Medford's staff promoting their agenda on Wikipedia

Please note that their webmaster, ZappTV, has also attempted to post the non-profit's authorized information and not objective information regarding the embattled station's history in Medford.

Shell Kinney did a decent edit previously that they changed.

Can you monitor the situtation?

Thank you. Petition (talk) 22:48, 15 March 2009 (UTC)petitionPetition (talk) 22:48, 15 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I realize this is something I've looked into before, and I have taken some administrative actions, but at this point I think it would be better handled through Wikipedia's Open-source Ticket Request System. You can find details at OTRS.  OTRS will be better suited to dealing with this type of situation.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 23:01, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

NowCommons: File:Isobutane1.png
File:Isobutane1.png is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Commons:File:Isobutane4.png. This is a repository of free media that can be used on all Wikimedia wikis. The image will be deleted from Wikipedia, but this doesn't mean it can't be used anymore. You can embed an image uploaded to Commons like you would an image uploaded to Wikipedia, in this case:. Note that this is an automated message to inform you about the move. This bot did not copy the image itself. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 12:11, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

User: Beanbuff
Hi Edgar, I'm a novice user who has an interest in coffee and fairtrade in general. However I have edited very little and the one article I created I put together on my user page and got feed back before putting it up. I was doing the same thing with another until Canton nominated my user page for deletion as "blatant advertising". I understand some people might take issue with many aspects of the article (I'm new, lots of mistakes) which is why I didn't just make the article. Having said all this, why delete my user page? It would have been a good article. Your and cantons criticism would surely have made it better. Thanks!Beanbuff (talk) 23:00, 16 March 2009 (UTC) 23:00, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Usually, your user page is reserved for information about you (see WP:USER). When someone puts information about a company or organization there, it can come across as an attempt at advertising.   It's probably best to use a subpage (see WP:SUBPAGE) for articles that you are working on.  I've copied the material that was on your user page and put it at User:Beanbuff/sandbox.  I hope this helps, and sorry about the misunderstanding.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:15, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

2009 Spanish Grand Prix
Is it worth undeleting this (and the related other race pages?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.212.201 (talk) 17:31, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sure, I have now undeleted 2009 Spanish Grand Prix. If you or someone else could verify and/or expand it, that would be helpful.  Also, just give me a list of "the related other race pages" if there are similar ones to be undeleted.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:57, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
 * From what I can tell as of now the other races have simply not been created, rather than deleted. I think there was one other, but this may have been dealt with in the interim. Thanks for your timely input. 78.151.212.201 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:59, 18 March 2009 (UTC).

Imazalil
Hi, can you help fill out imazalil? I think this chemical has many synonyms, but I'm not sure if "imazalil" is a brand/trade name, or what our article title should be. Badagnani (talk) 17:12, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It's the same as enilconazole, which I created a stub for and then merged imazalil into it. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:40, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Sodium o-phenylphenate
Hi, do we have an article on sodium o-phenylphenate, under some other name? Badagnani (talk) 17:12, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
 * For chemistry articles we normally have salt forms (as is the case here) redirect to the parent compound, so I have redirected to the existing article at 2-Phenylphenol. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:40, 19 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for all of the above. I added this name, which is used in the citrus trade, in that article. What does the "o" mean? Badagnani (talk) 18:27, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The "o" is short for "ortho", which denotes a certain geometric relationship between various parts of the molecule. It means the same as the "2" in 2-phenylphenol.  The article arene substitution patterns has details if you're interested.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:30, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

82.76.128.81 blocking philosophy
Hello and thanks for issuing a block; i was wondering, though, what is the philosophy behind blocking a person for a day who seems to exhibit a trend of bad behaviour once every day or two and they've already performed today. ? Thanks in advance. Quaeler (talk) 11:30, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * My preference (and common practice among other admins) is to give short blocks at first, then to give longer blocks if the user continues the inappropriate behavior thereafter. Most people seem to get the idea after the first block, and often turn into more productive contributors.  If you notice that the user continues the spamming after the block expires, please just let me know and I'll block again.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:11, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Alrighty - seems like a plausible strategy. Thanks much for the reply. Quaeler (talk) 16:17, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Problem with Linolein Picture (Linolein.png)
Hi Ed, I think the diagram of Linolein has a carbon missing from the left linoleic group —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.33.52.101 (talk) 23:47, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You're right, there is a missing carbon atom. Thanks for catching the error and letting me know.  I'll fix it by tomorrow.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:44, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed now. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:09, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Chlorogenic acid
Hi, Ed:

Chlogenic acid should not use the number system of quinic acid, right? Caffic acid wiht OH should higher piority than rest of OH group, so, 3- instead of 5- should be reasonable, as in HMDB, Pubmed, and so on. 6-posion (no matter what number system) has no OH group, how it can have 6-Isomerisation as you have edited? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.52.50.233 (talk) 18:22, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * It didn't seem right to me at the time, but now that I look more closely, I think you're right. I've restored your edits.  Sorry about the confusion.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:09, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

File:Theophilline.png
Hi Ed. Can you (as a en-WP admin) restore the image that is lost on Commons locally? --Leyo 14:42, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I've restored the image on Commons from a local copy, if I have understood the problem correctly. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:14, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. As I see now, the quality of the image was not really worth doing so… --Leyo 15:59, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Robert Ryder
THe Robert Ryder thread was not harmful, why was it deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WanderingStarMeteorites (talk • contribs) 22:38, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The entire contents of the article were disparaging of its subject. This is simply not permitted on Wikipedia (see WP:BLP and WP:CSD).  -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:43, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Happy Edgar181's Day!
Thank you! -- Ed (Edgar181) 09:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Beau Kazer
Hello, I recently created a page for the actor Beau Kazer, which I noted had previously existed on wikipedia and which you deleted in February 2008. I couldn't tell what the page had said in its previous existence, so I hope I haven't spent time recreating an article on a non-notable person. If you wouldn't mind providing me with some feedback (either on my talk page or the article's), I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 21:54, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I deleted the previous version of the article because it was a copyright violation. It was copied word-for-word from another website.  Recreating the article (well written and in your own words) was the right thing to do.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 09:46, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the information, Ed, and for the kind words as well. Zephyrnthesky (talk) 19:18, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Greco Deletion
Can you please tell me why the page on Joseph Greco was deleted? I tried to find your deletion log entry, which I assume would explain it, but couldn't. I've never done this before, so maybe I'm doing it wrong. Thanks.

Bbb23 (talk) 19:47, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I deleted the article Joseph Greco nearly three years ago because it met speedy deletion criteria A7 (it made no assertion of notability). The log can be found here. -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. I found that entry, but it didn't say why you deleted it, so I assumed I hadn't found the complete entry. The link you provide to A7 (explaining speedy deletion) takes me to a project about the military. I think Wikipedia is great for information, but I find it extraordinarily difficult to navigate and understand once you go underneath the covers (like here).

Bbb23 (talk) 16:52, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the wrong link. I have fixed it now.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:10, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Chlorotoluene
Thank you for moving the images into the table, this improved the appearance of the article greatly. Also my coding is not the best, so I am glad you fixed that as well. Let me know if there is any more information you think should be added. Cheers. Gabethenerd (talk) 21:14, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for expanding the article. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:11, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Edgar181Revenge
Hope that wasn't you. :) – Juliancolton  | Talk 00:25, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Nope, not me. I get these now and then.  They amuse me.  Thanks for blocking.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:31, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Aromatic ethers can be linear...
Hi Edgar181,

You have tagged quite a few of my structures with "Methoxy groups should not be linear". I had explained this earlier to another user somewhere. Aromatic methoxy groups and other aromatic ethers are always oriented perpendicular to the aromatic ring for steric reasons. If you look at the model from above the aromatic plane, the methoxies appear straight. I am a big proponent of retaining as many 3D structural features in 2D as possible without sacrificing clarity and correctness. We cannot use the straight orientation for carbon chains as this obscures the center carbon in skeletal structures, but I do not see a reason not to do this for aromatic ethers and I am not aware of any general rule not to do so. Maybe you can rethink your tags... :-) Cacycle (talk) 23:39, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't recall tagging images with that comment. Can you give me an example?  I did find one that I commented "An ether is preferably drawn with a 120° angle" (File:Duloxetine chemical structure.png).  In any case, please feel free to remove any image-quality tag I've added that you disagree with.  I certainly won't object.  I guess different chemists have different concerns about how best to draw a 2D structure.  For example, I wouldn't mark images such as File:Acetyldihydrocodeine.svg as having the "wrong use of hashed bonds".  But I see your point about aryl ethers, and I'll take your advice and refrain from tagging images with 180° ether groups.  Thanks for the comment.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I saw Duloxetine and all the trimethoxyamphetamine SVG images (I just noticed that they were actually not made by me). As for the hashed/wedged bonds, there are explicit IUPAC recommendations :-) Cacycle (talk) 12:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Those guidelines say the style used in Acetyldihydrocodeine.svg is "acceptable". -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

“I had explained this earlier to another user somewhere.” → User talk:Cacycle/Archive 07 --Leyo 14:00, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * All atoms in anisole (methoxybenzene) are in the same plane. Does the effect you describe appear with two or just three or more neighboring methoxy groups? --Leyo 14:13, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I have no doubt that the lowest energy conformation of methoxy-aryl groups is going to vary depending on other structural features. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)