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[edit] Rename

I wonder, whether [the article entitled "Dioxin" as of Oct. 16, 2007] should be renamed to Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin, and a disambiguation page be created under its current [as of Oct. 16, 2007] name Dioxin, with the following contents:

The name Dioxin can describe several diferent chemical substances:

• Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin (in short PCDD)
• Polybrominated dibenzodioxin
• 1,2-Dioxin
• 1,4-Dioxin
• Dibenzodioxin
• 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlordibenzodioxin (also known as Sevesodioxin)

What do you think?--77.234.80.83 13:37, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Maybe, but I'm not sure that we need a disambiguation page when only one of the possible substances has an existing article. --Itub 09:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

As there is no particular enthusiasm for a disambiguation page I have edited Description, and Chemical structure to include 1,4-Dioxin. Pages will be created for this and for Dibenzodioxin, which is currently redirected to Dioxin without any information of its properties on that page. The redirection will have to be removed. LouisBB 03:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Maybe change the article name to Polyhalogenated dibenzodioxin with Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin and Polybrominated dibenzodioxin as REDIRECTS going to this article. H Padleckas 21:13, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I do not currently see anything in this article about polybrominated dibenzodioxins, and I doubt they are discussed anywhere else in Wikipedia. Therefore, I think we need not bother making a Polyhalogenated dibenzodioxin article or a Polybrominated dibenzodioxin REDIRECT. Moving this article to Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin would be good enough. H Padleckas 06:57, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Both LouisBB and I (H Padleckas) have been working on the introductory section of this article to inform the Wikipedia-reading public that dioxins originally and most correctly still refer to the two compounds with the following structures:

and that most if not all "popular" mentions of dioxins are simplifications that should more correctly say polychlorinated dibenzodioxins or something similar. My recommendation is as follows: (1) Move this current article to Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins with appropriate simplification of the introductory section. (2) Recreate the "Dioxin" article with the current introductory section and a link to the Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins article. If nobody does this or objects, I might just do this myself in a few days. H Padleckas 07:18, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I support your proposal, good idea.

Ben 15:11, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Happy to agree LouisBB 15:17, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I started working offline on the above-proposed Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins intro section. H Padleckas 21:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I just made the move I proposed based on the concurrence of User:Benjah-bmm27 and User:LouisBB. Also as I proposed, I re-created this short Dioxin article from the previous intro section of the former unmoved "Dioxin" article. The Talk page has been moved too, and this Talk page will be has been simplified to include only this Section relevant to the re-creation of this Dioxin article. H Padleckas 01:31, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Added Infobox with info gathered from the German WP on 1,4-dioxin. Needs checking and expanding, eg by hazard signs. LouisBB 05:00, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I have added the disambig alert as an early warning for the reader, but admit that the article could now be better structured. LouisBB 05:23, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I am currently working on this article offline, trying to restructure it.
H Padleckas 17:50, 27 October 2007 (UTC)