Talk:Soy ink

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I have some suggestions for formatting. It may be beneficial to break your article into sections like:

Initial definition (doesn’t need a heading)

History of soy ink

How soy ink is made

Who uses soy ink

Benefits and disadvantages of soy ink

Benefits (Soy vs. other inks)

is more environmentally friendly

is available in brighter colors

improves the lifespan of newspaper printers

makes recycling paper easier

more economic in the long run http://www.soyink.com/inkqanda.html

Disadvantages

can not replace the ink for everyday household items like pens and ink cartridges “Soy ink is available in several formulations, including news, sheet-fed, heat-set, cold-set, business forms and some flexographic. It is not available for ballpoint pens or laser printer and photocopier ink cartridges. There is limited use in the gravure and screen-printing markets” http://www.soyink.com/inkqanda.html.

(others you already listed)

I would also suggest that you make internal links throughout your article—especially for words like pigment, resin, wax, etc.

Uploading a graphic like the “printed with soy ink” (http://www.soyink.com/soyseal.html) logo would also be a nice touch.

Hope this was helpful!

Shanghaidlily 04:13, 24 July 2005 (UTC)Shanghaidlily


Hello:

I really liked the idea about breaking up my paper into sections! I believe it will make the content more accessible.

I also liked the additional information you provided for me.

You had suggested that I should make internal links for some of the common terms, but I was not really sure what you meant. For example, the words pigment, resin, and wax are used in several of my sources. I looked at some of our other peers pages and I did observe them making internal links. This is why I choose not to.

I really appreciate your help!

Good luck to you on your paper!

-Chrissy

[edit] GM soy?

Are there any figures for what proportion of soy inks are derived from gm-soy sources? according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soybean#Genetic_Modification in 2006 89% of US produced soy beans for the commercial market are genetically modified. - This is important and controversial as it raises questions about how 'environmentally friendly' soy ink actually is...

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