Talk:1,10-Decanediol

A fact from 1,10-Decanediol appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 January 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that 1,10-decanediol could potentially hamper the production of nitrite in soil?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 23:27, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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3D model of 1,10-Decanediol

... that 1,10-Decanediol could function as an inhibitor of soil nitrification?

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20220413003658/https://patents.google.com/patent/CN105439782A/en?q=%221,10-Decanediol+synthesis%22&oq=%221,10-Decanediol+synthesis%22

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Created by 金色黎明 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

金色黎明 (talk) 12:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hey 金色黎明, so nice see you here on enwiki! First, the DYK hooks should follow the same format as on zhwiki and wrap the eligible article in bold markup. I have made those adjustments for you and added a link to nitrification, so no worries there. Most of the sources are offline academic references, and I will AGF regarding them. Image is freely licensed. The Google Patents source backs the hook fact, although I am not a 100% sure if it is a reliable source. It is also just moderately interesting imo, but since the rest of the article is much more technical, I do not believe a better hook can be formulated, so I will get it a pass. This is your second DYK nomination, so no QPQ is needed. Good to go! —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 13:09, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

金色黎明, as Prince of Erebor notes, this hook is only moderately interesting; perhaps it could be made more interesting if it goes into more detail about what inhibiting soil nitrification does. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:54, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@金色黎明: The nomination will be marked for closure if you do not respond to the above concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:43, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I really don't know how to make it more funny--金色黎明 (talk) 04:26, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AirshipJungleman29: Maybe you have your own ideas? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:26, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As a specific chemical compound, we can hardly expect the hook to be of interest to a broad audience. The hook is adequate IMO. Moreover, if the hook already conforms to all the requirements, the DYK should not be held up any further. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 21:15, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe ALT0a ... that 1,10-Decanediol could potentially hamper the production of nitrite in soil?

@Prince of Erebor, AirshipJungleman29, and P199: Maybe this is more layperson-friendly? It does lose the link to nitrification, but that could be solved by piping "production of nitrite." Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:04, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, ALT0a is a better hook. (Losing the link to nitrification is a non-issue.) -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 02:59, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I also agree that Narutolovehinata5's proposed hook is much better. I do not think a link to nitrification is necessary though, as we are trying to simplify the technical aspects to appeal to a broader audience. Adding a pipelink to another technical term does not seem to make it more interesting. —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 06:17, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Probably best. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:04, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]