User talk:Jlam9/sandbox

Group 12
Review #1:

The Chembox is a good start, but besides the CAS Number, molecular weight, and formula, there is still a lot more information that could be added. It may just be my computer, but clicking the CAS link led to no results. However, there are plenty of other directories that probably have the chemical listed, and could give quite a bit of basic information to spruce up the Chembox. If you are having trouble finding content for the main part of the page, or just haven't started yet, I would recommend SciFinder. There are tons of journal articles, research papers, etc. that talk about compounds, and you can glean some properties or applications from them. It's what I used for my chemical.

There is still a lot to improve on, but it will not take much to make the page great.

Sjkelly2 (talk) 02:27, 3 November 2012 (UTC) Sean Kelly

Review #2:

This page has had little done so far. Look through SciFinder for articles on your compound. Also look at Chemspider, PubChem or other similar websites for properties and hazards for this compound. If these websites aren't good enough just google your molecule and I'm sure something will show up. To fill the main parts of this page SciFinder is a great source. SciFinder has a lot of great sources that can help you fill this page quickly. If you dont remember your sign in for SciFinder google articles can also be a good play to start. These will give you all the sources you need. Make sure to find 6 sources to get the maximum amount of points for that section!

Kolmodi2 (talk) 04:48, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Review #3:

This page is lacking some information. The ChemBox could use a picture and some more data on the chemical. Try updating it with the hazards, the various properties, and synonyms for its name. Try adding a good bit of information to the various sections. The organizational setup is good, and it leaves a lot of room for improvement. Use SciFinder. You will find that it is fairly easy to find research articles on your compound. Use those and you will get countless sources. They will contain applications and reactions that your molecule is in. Also, you can use Google Scholar to find fantastic articles. Good luck, you can do it for sure.

Kramer2172 (talk) 06:40, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

External review
--Stone (talk) 22:22, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The whole thing lacks wikilinks
 * Margueritte, Sourdeval, Mond, Readman these people have full names and most likely wikiartikles
 * Why on earth was it produced? (Could there be a secret most important point of the whole article?)
 * Why on earth do you hydrolyse it to cyanamide?
 * The drawing is very bad, it is not a molecule but a crystall.
 * There is no problem to use the sub and sup from the wikisyntax for chemical subscript and superscript
 * Electroplating: Interesting ! I never saw a barium coated thingi!
 * Wikipedia is not a source for wikiarticles! so metallurgy and electroplating are unreferenced.



--Stone (talk) 20:26, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Awful work
I am sure that this exercise was good for the young students, but the instructor is either completely incompetent or nonparticipating in the editorial process. Until your teacher gets involved, I recommend against uploading this student essay into the regular part of Wikipedia. Weblinks are fine for students, but Wikipedia expects good articles to be built around WP:SECONDARY. What is the structure of this material?--Smokefoot (talk) 15:57, 1 December 2012 (UTC)