Talk:Karl Barry Sharpless

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Remove the rumors?

Latest comment: 20 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

I am submitting a suggestion that the unsubstantiated rumors be removed from the entry. Although they may add to the KBS legend, such content is not appropriate for an encyclopedia. If I do not observe any objections from this page after a week, I will edit the entry. 16 October 2005

Do it immediately, if not sooner!
put it under a unsubstantiated rumors heading, I do not pretend to know where Wiki is going but I would be dissapointed if it would look just like any ordinary encyclopedia. A biography is not complete without a description of character, and are the 400 articles on the Simpsons appropiate content?. V8rik 17:05, 17 October 2005 (UTC) PS 4 tildes in a row makes a name and date in wikiReply

Now I have a name. Although I think that a separate heading is an excellent suggestion if the content remains, I am having trouble understanding how such rumors fit into the official Wikipedia policy of verifiability, WP:V. I am, obviously, new and therefore seeking advice. --Nosyl 04:39, 19 October 2005 (UTC)Reply

There are published or at least written reports out there that could be referenced, especially regarding the condensation of liquid oxygen in an NMR tude. --Nosyl 05:12, 24 October 2005 (UTC)Reply

strange

i would suspect this is an article written by a TSRI student for the purposes of fluffing his mentor. the prose switches aren't nice either

The last two paragraphs are indeed a little bit strange and probably unverifiable. Everyking 01:07, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)

not strange

Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This talk was given in munich germany on his eurpean tour. And I never met him before!

As far I remember, he is Kristopher Barry Sharpless and not Karl —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.126.113.137 (talk) 15:08, 11 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

Remove the rumors?

strange

not strange