User talk:Icocci

This user is a student editor in The_University_of_British_Columbia/CHEM_300_(Fall_2023) .

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:11, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with upload of File:Sodium cyanoborohydride image.webp

Thanks for uploading File:Sodium cyanoborohydride image.webp. You don't seem to have said where the image came from, who created it, or what the copyright status is. We require this information to verify that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia, and because most image licenses require giving credit to the image's creator.

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Lots of evidence points to this having been found on the web, and not even being known authentic NaBH3CN. I recommend taking a step back and re-reading your training materials to make sure you are following your academic and wikipedia policies. DMacks (talk) 07:59, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with upload of File:Sodiumcyano.jpg

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Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 03:30, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

Sodium cyanoborohydride is certainly an important chemical! Lots of companies have worked on producing it or developing uses for it, and companies love to patent their work. But interestingly, patents are generally not acceptable as sources in Wikipedia articles because they are solely what the applicant claims themselves. It's not like a refereed article in a research journal or a secondary-source review in a reputable publication. They therefore usually do not meet the WP:RS standard. DMacks (talk) 05:08, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]