Talk:Invisible ink
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No, invisible ink pens do tend to have two tips, one for encoding and one for decoding. I think the cover message is typically done with another pen. --Daniel C. Boyer 16:38 22 Jul 2003 (UTC)
IUPAC spelling
Multiple changes of sulphate to sulfate are a BE to AE conversion, which WP discourages. WP policy is to let BE and AE flourish. Probably should be reverted. ww 15:57, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- No, it's a conversion from the old, archaic spelling, to the spelling recommended by the IUPAC.
- Darrien 00:13, 2004 Jul 20 (UTC)
- And colour -> color? Never mind ;-) — Matt 00:32, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Considering colour redirects to color and the MoS says: "Each article should have uniform spelling and not a haphazard mix of different spellings (it can be jarring to the reader). In particular, for individual words and word-endings. For example, don't use center (American) in one place and fibre (British) in another".
- Darrien 01:40, 2004 Jul 20 (UTC)
- Oops, I was just joking about "colour" -> "color"; sorry to have put you to the effort of digging out the Manual of Style ;-) I'm curious; is using IUPAC names now official policy on WP? — Matt 02:07, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- It's not an "official" policy, yet. It's more of an unwritten rule that anyone who contributes to chemistry related articles uses the IUPAC spelling. We've never had a problem with it yet, though I'm going to suggest it become an official policy to avoid disputes.
- Darrien 05:13, 2004 Jul 20 (UTC)