Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Hydrochloric acid

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[edit] Hydrochloric acid

This wikipage has been on the Peer Review for nearly two months, with active contributions of many people. Please read on the review page all discussions. Now, after all open issues have been finalized, and the new page is stable, I humbly propose it for Featured article status, where I hope it will be an asset to the Science section. Please support, everybody. Wim van Dorst 21:04, 2005 Apr 3 (UTC)

• comment I really like this article. I just did some copyediting. I'll support it if someone puts in in-line references (like footnotes) and adds a bit more to the "living organisms" section (I'm a bio geek). Dave 23:51, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)

I can expand the "living organisms" section slightly. H Padleckas 01:36, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Finished expanding "Hydrochloric acid and living organisms" section slightly as mentioned above.,H Padleckas 23:15, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Very cool. Support

• Support. Very well-written article. --Carnildo 01:13, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Conditional support. I'd still like to fact-check this article, but I'm happy to support if everything checks out. Mgm|^(talk) 07:36, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
• Support well-written with extensive coverage of the subject JoJan 07:46, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Support. And great effort during the peer review process. Your effort to implement good suggestions and discuss others really made the commenting worthwhile which is why you got so many. - Taxman 14:04, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
• Support - I made some comments early on in peer review, and have been very impressed at the subsequent expansion and improvements. Great work everyone, a very interesting read. Worldtraveller 17:17, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Support -- informative  =Nichalp (talk • contribs)= 18:39, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
• Support. I added links to gastric acid. JFW | T@lk 19:34, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Support. JYolkowski 21:56, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Support - An outstanding article covering both technical and applications aspects of a fundamental chemical used extensively in our society. It has been peer-reviewed in detail by a number of Wikipedia's best chemistry experts. History, chemistry and properties, production, applications, biological aspects, and hazards/safety are all covered for a well-rounded approach. It has good length for a Wikipedia feature article, long enough to cover virtually all significant aspects of this subject without becoming excessively technical or dwelling excessively on any minor sub-topic. However, it is not so long that it reaches 30 kB, an apparent Wikipedia article length warning limit. The article is well-referenced, has good internal and external links, has well-formatted finished tables of properties, and enough images to make the article picturesque, without jamming an excessive number of pictures in. H Padleckas 23:15, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Support - Vsmith 02:21, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Gladly support --jag123 05:05, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Comment: could the comment about HCl being used in titrations and the picture about it be moved closer together? Maybe a duplicate mention of titration in the section about neutralization of bases? Mgm|^(talk) 09:20, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)

The image hasn't been moved yet, but it can be done by moving the image "text" to just before the paragraph starting with "Monoprotic acids have one ........" in the Chemistry section. If the pic is moved, I would recommend keeping the image on the left side of the page. Maybe then the removed gelatin pic can take its old place. H Padleckas 11:57, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC). Agree. Done. Wim van Dorst 19:57, 2005 Apr 5 (UTC).

Sofar the hydrochloric acid page has been given a dozen of Supports in merely two days! May I pass on this best and greatest thanks to all the other people who have contributed to our wikipage. Wim van Dorst 20:07, 2005 Apr 5 (UTC)

• Support. The article would benefit from one or two photos truely related to hydrochloric acid (and from removing images of shoes and desserts...). Maybe an image of HCl production or its use in industry. Wim? Cacycle 21:39, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, Cacycle, I only have highly copyrighted material there: not for public use. I recommended my successor to be strict on my/his scant photo material, and he has learned well :-). I even asked, nonetheless, but got what I expected. But perhaps others? Please? Wim van Dorst 21:57, 2005 Apr 5 (UTC)

Perhaps a picture relating to ion exchangers, steel pickling or industry, or wastewater treatment, even an ion exchanger diagram might be available in Wikipedia or somewhere? Just suggestions. H Padleckas 04:53, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC) I looked in Wikipedia for these kind of pictures, but I didn't find any.
H Padleckas 10:00, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Good picture for Production section is up now. I'm still looking for the Application section. Wim van Dorst 23:53, 2005 Apr 7 (UTC).

Moved proposal to schedule the by now Featured Article on the wikipedia:Main Page to the proper discussion page for it. Wim van Dorst 19:46, 2005 Apr 8 (UTC).