Freestyle-69

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Stable carbene

Freestyle-69

Thanks for spotting the typo.

I did work making stable carbenes during my PhD, but am not doing so anymore ...

Do you isolate carbenes, or are you sticking them straight on metals?

I would like to add a photo of a stable carbene to this page if possible. I know they are boring white solids, but none the less it would help prove that they are "stable" and can be isolated.

If you happen to isolate any in the near future maybe you can take a photo?

If not, no probs.

I use to isolate my carbenes by sublimation:

Thanks - keep up the editing!

QG

FS-69 - thanks for getting back to me so soon.

I say first get the photo of the carbene in a Schhlenk tube, then worry about how to upload it!!!!!!

However, that said, the best place to upload it is http://commons.wikimedia.org, as wiki-commons shares images with all other language wikipedias. I tend to release all rights in to the public domain, but that is up to you ...

It is quite easy to upload an image, you just need to select prior to upload (from a drop down menu) some sort of licence option, else an overly efficient admin will delete the image as a suspect copyright infringement. All other details can be added later.

I've never made the IMes carbene, however, I suspect it will sublime as a white-ish solid. Can I ask are you making it by deprotonation, if so have you tried K-HMDS or Na-HMDS as a base, a nicer reaction than LDA, cleaner and you tend to get a nice precipitate salt by-product which can be filtered away. Are you using the chloride?

If you are having problems cleaning up the salt, have you ever tried an ion exchange with NH4.PF6 (add salt, water and NH4.PF6, more often than not the product will ppt as a solid white PF6 product from water - however PF6 precursor salts can cause other problems so might not suit your needs). If it is all a bit top secret, then do not feel the need to comment on any of the above ....

PS - is the above sublimation diagram clear ~ you don't often get feedback on these things from the "target audience".

QG

Great I look forward to seeing the photo. Please correct away. Everyone gets their words reworked in some form, at some point, that is what a wiki is all about in the end! Cheers Quantockgoblin (talk) 08:19, 26 March 2008 (UTC) <-- see I remembered to sign it this time!

Freestyle-69, great photos, thanks for taking and uploading them. You can see I've already used one on the stable carbene page.

I did the first major rewrite, but I think the article is soarly in need of a really good copy-edit and partial re-write. It probably needs a new pair of eyes to read over it and take it apart as necessary.

My view is that if you are about to do anything to improve the article then Be Bold! and go for it. The people who edit on this page will not care what style it is in as long as you are improving it (I think)!!! I say shoot first, ask questions later! Me, I'm a Brit so your edits will suit me !!!

However, if you want to play it with a straight bat, it seems that V8rik has the first edit on the page, so you could ask him what style he wants it in.

Finally this article is already at “good status” without really trying to steer it that way. A really good rewrite might get it close to "feature article" status, which would be wonderful !!

Thanks again for the photos - Quantockgoblin (talk) 16:31, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I've got onto V8rik so I'll see how it goes. Being bold is fine but I like to be diplo if I can. Freestyle-69 (talk) 06:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Carbene Photo

FS - I noticed that your carbene photos do not have a liecense. If you do not add a liecense soon, they will be deleted!

For example if you wish to release all rights into the public domain you can add the tag:

== Licensing == {{PD-self}}

There are also other licensing options - see: Copyright_tags

-- Quantockgoblin (talk) 23:17, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Yup, done it a couple of days ago, I think anyway. I got some nastygrams from the Powers That Be Freestyle-69 (talk) 23:54, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Freestyle-69, I've repiled on my page to keep the flow together: see here -- Quantockgoblin (talk) 11:42, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

sorry, i'm not an admin

but i agree, trojancowboy isn't interested in writing an encyclopedia...Anastrophe (talk) 02:20, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

crystal field splitting

Yep you begin to see the same old "face" around here after a while ...

I didn't make the images, I found them on wikicommons. If you want one of these rotated I'd try User:Benjah-bmm27 as he drew them. There may even be a rotate function on the "image" tag (never tried!). Also see VSEPR theory for more images -- 'ears Quantockgoblin (talk) 09:25, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Cylindrospermopsin

Nice job with the cylindrospermopsin edit, very clear and easy to read, nice balance of chemistry and background. I figured you for a carbene boy, but now a big edit on a natural product ... you got me a bit puzzeled, is there a link? I think readers like a little colour, maybe a picture of an algae bloom could be added? - Quantockgoblin (talk) 22:44, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Surprise... I had a bit of a chem-direction change a little while ago. And who said I was a boy? :) Don't worry, I did the same for you- must be the way we write? Usernames are often non-gender-specific but I still seem to assume one way or the other!

Yup, I'd like a pic of the algae itself (microscope shot)- I have one but it's not free... guess I can search on WP? A shot of a bloom would be good too, good idea. I'll have a look. I stuggled with the layout, I would have liked the text to wrap with the diagrams a bit better but I'm way too tech-numpty (or too lazy to find out) to sort that. Freestyle-69 (talk) 22:53, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

You could look under the Algal blooms category: i.e. [[1]] or Algae category i.e. [[2]] for a free pic on wiki commons. Formatting pages is not my strong point, I've just pick a few things up here and there. You can get a bit more control with "|left" and "|right" tags in your images. All the best in a completely non-gender specific way :P -- Quantockgoblin (talk) 23:24, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Cheers- I was browsing rather fuddledly for pics when I saw your note, but I had already found the bloom photo (on algal bloom, funnily enough) :) and it's the best one I think. The Anabaena one isn't ideal (that one's non-toxic) but ya get that... All ready for your viewing pleasure! Freestyle-69 (talk) 23:40, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

PNG -> SVG

Hi Freestyle,

First the bad news: Unfortunately, you can't just convert png to svg. The problem is that svg is a set of instructions (shapes, curves, etc.) and that png is a representation of a block of pixels.

The good news is that there is software that can do a good job of tracing pngs, especially if they have a limited number of colours and shapes. Inkscape, for example, has a potrace plugin which can give pretty nice results.

I've started a description of how to do this at User:Slashme/To SVG, and I'll ask the Graphic Lab people to comment.

Hope this helps. --Slashme (talk) 08:53, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

By the way, what is "QG"? --Slashme (talk) 05:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Ah, -that- goblin. By the way, I re-drew his diagrams from scratch, but re-used parts of one diagram to help with the next. Line-art like that should in theory be quite easy to trace, but the tools I've seen so far don't make a distinction between lines and areas of colour: they just render lines as long thin shapes. --Slashme (talk) 09:53, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

My pointy little ears are burnin! Quantockgoblin (talk) 18:16, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Rollbacker

Here you go: rollback rights [3]. Check out Wikipedia:New_admin_school/Rollback to learn how to use it. Do step carefully when you first begin, though. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 12:18, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Copyedit

Thanks for the offer to help out. Suggestions:

• Solubility seems to have redundancies and be unclear.
• Atrazine is a controversial topic (for good reason), thus the article merits greater coherency.
• If you wish to avoid controversies but wish to help with important content, you can review items on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Organization, focusing on those that are < A-grade.

Recurring content problems (IMHO) with many chem articles, aside from the need to copy editing the English (i) some articles verge on being a how-to manual (a no-no), (ii) the safety sections are often bloated because any idiot (woops, I mean any editor) can get beaucoup info from Googling but most experienced editor prefer concise summaries while steering readers toward MSDSs, (iii) some editors use articles to promote people and institutions vs describing the topic at hand.

With best wishes,--Smokefoot (talk) 05:04, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

I both hear you and feel your pain :) Due to time restrictions (and not apathy) I'll stay out of the fights, but I'll look at both those articles anyway. After that I'll hit the list starting with those that request copyediting or the like. Cheers Freestyle-69 (talk) 06:52, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Another article that could use some copy editing is noble gas. Luckily, this one is not such a controversial topic, and is a candidate for becoming a Good Article™. --Itub (talk) 09:56, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Noble_gas#Copyedit All done :) Gary King (talk) 05:10, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Noble_gas#Bonding_section Gary King (talk) 05:02, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Angkor Wat

Hi, Are you sure there's something wrong with the Khmer name on the Angkor Wat page? I can't read it myself because a) my computer doesn't show Khmer script, and b) I can't read Khmer anyway, but we should have it there for those who can. Henry^Flower 08:14, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I installed some Khmer fonts just to check, and it seems it is right - at least, it's the same as what's on the Khmer language article. :) Henry^Flower 10:06, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Deleted subpage

Hiya.. just wanted to let you know that page is deleted. Not sure if you got to see my message before the page was nuked, so in the future if you want something in your userspace deleted, just tag it with {{db-u1}}. That's the speedy delete tag for pages in your userspace. Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 07:48, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Tagged the page; should have noticed I had tagged a Talk. Durrr. Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 07:59, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

All gone. Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 08:23, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Iridium

Hi, would you be interested in copyediting iridium? The article is nearly complete in terms of content but could use a fresh set of eyes for clarity, style, grammar, etc. --Itub (talk) 06:53, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey Itub, no worries. I'll get to it today or tomorrow (DownUnder time). Cheers, Freestyle-69 (talk) 21:52, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh, mi badz

Sorry about that, got carried away. Thanks for pointing it out II MusLiM HyBRiD II 00:35, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

NaOH

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Re: User:Onesspite

Don't worry, he's being dealt with. He's a regular with way too much free time. :) -- lucasbfr ^talk 07:53, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Ethanol fuel

This diff. Feel free to remove it if you want. I removed his 1st attempt because I thought it was just marketing. He came back with some sources, so I let it stand. Not really sure if it's worthy of inclusion or not, but it didn't appear to be marketing, so I left it for somebody with an interest in the subject. --GraemeL ^(talk) 02:08, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey Graeme, yeah as an afterthought I checked the IP's talk and saw your comment, and I agree. I was a bit quick on the "Fire" button I reckon :) It may well be marketing, but I guess it is notable in a way. No biggie really, it'll get a whole lot messier and then at some stage someone will do a major cleanup and sort it out. Thanks for the note. Freestyle-69 (talk) 02:23, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Denatonium

Thanks for catching my editing mistake. How I came to delete a whole section is a total mystery to me. However, the other changes you reverted were deliberate.
Basic taste just redirects to Taste, so might as well go there directly.
The nbsp that I deleted was preceded by an ordinary space, which completely negated the intended effect of the nbsp, and caused an extra visible space in front of the dash. Looking at newspapers that use a spaced em dash, they allow breaks in front of the dash, and it appears visually acceptable.
Hgrosser (talk) 05:44, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

Ah, all good- I just reverted as I noted, and then thought to separate the links as was your intent, but I should have looked a bit deeper! Cheers, Freestyle-69 (talk) 03:21, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Potassium hydroxide

Yes, I did go a bit overboard, I suppose. Thanks for the acknowledgment as well as the advice. --Preston McConkie ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:12, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

re nice

Thank you for the kind words. Obviously with a variable IPA I can't get credibility, except with people who remember me as 70.137.x.x and who have worked with me for a long time. I understand that "newcomers" are taken on with a lot of skepticism. And with a numeric IPA you are a newcomer forever, seemingly, even if you are not. If I call myself an electrician one day and a mathematician the other day, this is really fishy! And if then I explain, how this is possible I get an answer like "compressed for my sanity, and don't leave a message on my talk page every hour". Thats not nice. Besides most people don't even bother to respond to an anon contributor, as he is a newcomer forever. So you are right, probably I should get a user name. The regulars sometimes have an enormous amount of self confidence, to say the least. I agree that my response to get an education and a facial and move out from his mother wasn't nice either, but my a$$ was boiling over by then. So I thank you again for soothing my nerves by kindness. The tragedy is that it is not even possible to sell my resume to young HR people, so I am maybe idiosyncratic myself by now. Its a conflict of generations and I start to feel my age like a 200 years. 70.137.173.82 (talk) 23:15, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Yup. Honestly, a username gives people something to identify with. I've seen quite a few users take things waaaaaaay too personally; sometimes they have a right to feel aggrieved, and other times they are probably a bit too sensitive, but in any case it never helps. I have found that "more senior" users struggle sometimes with the detachment of anonymity and the lack of respect that they might get. In any case, those people that can swallow their pride, open up a little personal can of Harden Up and get on with it, prosper. Other valuable people fall by the wayside and their input is lost, which is a shame. I've found that humility is a very valuable trait to have on this wonderful place we (including yourself) collectively own. I'm amazed and proud that I can contribute to potentially millions, and when I get a few things out of my hair I'll hopefully be much more active. Your point has been made and a valid concern noted- please push (gently) through and you'll fit right in. Freestyle-69 (talk) 00:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

NaF

On the talk page it seems your comments would have been better suited on Neurolanis' talk page. Also, the length of an article should more be an approximate function of the # of reliable secondary sources, instead of toxicity... sigh... -Shootbamboo (talk) 03:52, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Sulfuric Acid

Hey, no problem. I know you were trying to do the right thing. --MartinezMD (talk) 07:21, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Bisphenol A

Speaking of trying to keep Bisphenol A under control, you might be interest in this discussion: User_talk:Yilloslime#Bisphenol_A_link. Yilloslime ^T_C 19:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Agree with your comments, and thanks for the note. Guess that's a dilemma for many- when not to include a seemingly reliable source as a link. "Less is more"? Cheers, Freestyle-69 (talk) 21:50, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Port Pirie

Is that now progressing to your satisfaction?
If at any time you want help, don't hesitate to "drop me a line" (in the first instance on my talk page).
Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 12:44, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Ya, that tidied the problem. Hopefully the individual won't be back. Was just browsing the town and saw the comment... some people :) Thanks, Freestyle-69 (talk) 03:52, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Of Bisphenol A and fruitloops

Re [4]: in the blighted land on the opposite side of the globe, they're a breakfast cereal and are actually spelled Froot Loops, which is perfectly reasonable since they contain no fruit. (Scientists disagree over whether they contain froot, although the majority of peer-reviewed studies to date suggest a growing consensus that they do.) In all seriousness, there have indeed been some ridiculous edits from scaremongers, but there have been equally ridiculous ones from some head-in-the-sand types who act as if they're doing paid work for the plastics industry. I thought Yilloslime might have redacted that portion of you all's conversation (note the regional personal possessive atrocity), which was perfectly appropriate for user talk but a bit incendiary for article talk.

Cheers (and watch out for billabongs),
Rivertorch (talk) 14:49, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

huh... when i re-posted that thread from my talkpage to talk:BPA, i hadn't considered that the "frootloop" comment might not go over so well. it just hadn't crossed my mind. so anyways, sorry about that. i should've redacted that comment or simply not posted your response to my reply. my point in posting the exchange was basically just to re-use something i'd already articulated (rather than type up something from scratch), and thought that for the sake of transparency i ought to include all the context, i.e. your initial question and then reply. so, sorry if i got you into hot water. i'll be more careful in the future. Yilloslime ^T_C 15:12, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Not to worry, Yillo. And it was only tepid water from me; I was at least as amused as I was worried. We Wikipedians are all wonderfully reasonable, thick-skinned people, immune to petty grievances, edit wars, wikidrama, and the like . . . except when we aren't! And unfortunately, "when we aren't" comes all too often for my taste. Rivertorch (talk) 17:27, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Yah, I try to stay PC most of the time, esp on article pages; sometimes my personality (optional, I know- not everyone has one apparently) comes out on user talk pages :) I agree about the "head-in-the-sand" comment though- I couldn't be a scientist if I wasn't interested in new ideas. The joys of achieving a balance. Now, I'll just have to see if I can go get involved in some "petty grievances, edit wars, wikidrama, and the like" after I finish my breakfast of Frootloops :P

Yillo, feel free to paraphrase that quote on the article talk page if you like; I wouldn't want to incur the wrath of a breakfast cereal :)
Cheers, Freestyle-69 (talk) 21:40, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

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