User talk:NReitzel

Greetings and compliments

Your editing of chem articles is noticed and very welcome. I am impressed by your industrial chemical knowledge, such as the cracking of limonene to give isoprene. In general, smaller, detailed edits such as yours are the most valuable. Chemical editors discuss technical and style themes at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemicals, in case you have questions.--Smokefoot (talk) 00:24, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Info

I'm glad to be of help.

NReitzel (talk) 14:39, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fluoridation

I saw your inquiry about adding comments on the fluoridation controversy - User:Rifleman 82 gave some useful advice. The most rancorous topics have "controversy sites," that provide a forum (or dumping ground, depending on your perspective) for these hot topics. You will discover that Wikipedia is a favored trans-national platform for controversy "enthusiasts," as well as a handful of troll-like fanatics and chemo-phobic whackos who want to rant about various phenomena. So feel no urgency to discuss controversies (Water fluoridation opposition, cold fusion, Water-fuelled cars, polywater, intelligent design): others will do that for you! Of course, these views are from just one editor. You do what you want, but given your knowledge, I hope that you continue to contribute to the facts on how stuff is made and what its good for. Others less technically knowledgebale will always fill in the drama. They keep us in line, to some extent, by reminding us of cultural relevancy, and we keep them in line, by reminding them of the facts. For example, what exactly is H₂SiF₆? Probably not a molecule, but the article does not discuss its real nature. Cheers,--Smokefoot (talk) 17:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats on the crystal. I would check the Karlsruhe database (vs Cambridge which only has C-H containing things), the Karlsruhe one has pure inorganics. If this structure has not been reported, it would clearly be notable. It would be worth looking for reference H₂MF₆ compounds M = Te?, Pt?. The Seppelt group (FU-Berlin) could give some useful background. I dont even know if the structures are known for HBF₄ and HPF₆, did you look for a structure of the etherate (I need to do this). --Smokefoot (talk) 18:58, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikichickens?

Greetings, Dr. Harris. I too edit with my real name, Norm Reitzel. I came across your comments in an article on Lithium, and was surprised, but not too much, to find you here. Congrats on your 10Kth edit. Norm Reitzel (talk) 14:42, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Norm. I think the place would be vastly improved if everybody was connected to their real-life identity and rep, here. There's be a lot less need for WP:CIVIL and far fewer edit wars. And a lot less wasting of time while anonymous people tried to sniff out each other's academic credentials or knowledge (or lack thereof).

Was the article on lithium the one here on Wikipedia, or someplace else? That IS your bar of ultrapure fuelrod zirconium which still sits proudly on my display shelf, right? Anyway, hi. I really am going to have to finish the Wikichickens essay, just for the benefit of the many people who are using the specter of being stalked as an admin, not to come out from behind the mask. In the history of Wikipedia, it is a fact that all the very worst administrators have been anonymous ones, and my own education here started with my being blocked by Essjay. We don't let judges, policemen (and policewomen) or politicians remain anonymous in the real world. When we do allow this (as in the CIA's interrogation of prisoners) we wish we hadn't. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said, “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” S B H arris 01:35, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Lake Nyos

... was one of my first thoughts, too, when I heard of some of the carbon sequestration schemes. It's certainly relevant, but I'm afraid I have too little appetite for Wikipedia wars to offer much in the way of concrete support. Norman Yarvin (talk) 01:54, 10 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Apologies

Tom harrison (talk · contribs) has kindly pointed out and reverted an edit I apparently made that resulted in a revert of your support comment on the RfC over at WT:V. Somehow, I must have touched the screen on my iPhone by accident. Thanks for your patience. Viriditas (talk) 00:36, 3 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Not a problem. All uploaded images have been superseded afaik. Norm Reitzel (talk) 00:54, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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