User talk:Atreya The Brain

Hi, it's pleasing to see another editor join us. But could you briefly explain why you reverted my edit to Kolbe electrolysis? Thanks and best regards. Tony (talk) 15:21, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Hey, it seemed like a few of the page numbers in the References were messed up by accident. I'm sorry if I took off other edits, I'm still getting used to editing. -Atreya

Not at all. It's not unusual to use only two digits for a closing range (one is often regarded as too few, and while there's nothing wrong with four, I like the brevity. Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not a chemist)—isn't the R a minus R? Kolbe–Schmitt, unless it's a single double-barrelled name, needs an en dash by en.WP rules (and those of many other style guides). Tony (talk) 14:42, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Yeah I'm mistaken, do I have to undo the changes I made, or can anyone change them? And I'm not highly knowledgeable in the subject either...I'm just a student.

I'll take a look. Just a student? You're the people we need. Tony (talk) 02:20, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

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