Talk:Migratory insertion

This page needs major work

Wow this is shocking, how can we add this page to the (inorganic?) Chemistry Portal. I should get to work on this Spuddddddd Feb08

"The mechanism for alkene and hydride migratory insertion is shown below" huh? -holyone2 Mar10 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.102.254.124 (talk) 12:18, 15 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

redirect of insertions reactions

Hi,

I am surprised by the rude change to redirect Insertion Reactions to Migratory Insertion reactions. There are many different insertion reactions, not just migratory insertion reactions. The page on insertion reactions was carefully drafted by students who have worked hard all semester on finding numerous resources and have made images to clearly depict the concepts. These students have also written to the community claiming that Migratory Insertion reactions should be merged with Insertion Reactions, not the other way around.

However, you have inadvertently failed to listen to these students and disregarded their hard work because they have perhaps made it inconvenient for you. A large article that is well cited and well written should not be any more discredited than small chunks added. These pages have been peer reviewed and add a significant amount of well researched content, greatly improving the page. If you and your collegues would give more substantial and constructive feedback specifically on the content in question (instead of a blanket comment about logistics and policies of Wikipedia), it goes without saying that such comments are welcomed wholeheartedly. The students will happily address those comments Or feel free to change some of the content yourself.

However, abusing the blocking capabilities is not an encouraging way to welcome new editors nor allow for them to understand what it is that they have done wrong. It only makes these students fell that they cannot contribute to the page, making Wikipedia not hold up to its claim of anyone being able to edit. It seems as though these actions indicate that only a select elite are capable of editing and this is a hazardous path for Wikipedia to take, especially for topics as important for the general public to understand as pages on science.

Please revert the changes on redirecting Insertion Reactions to Migratory Insertion and unblock the students of chem507f10grp3. Thank you.

MichChemGSI (talk) 15:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Revert Changes: Seconded

I agree that these students have improved upon the page substantially. The existing page which is limited in focus to migratory insertion reactions should be folded into the page thay have created which addresses the general topic of insertion reactions. The page they have created is in general, much more detailed and better cited, and should not be so easily dismissed.

Formatting issues can easily be resolved, and should not stand in the way of this page being significantly improved. --Tycarter (talk) 16:03, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Revert Changes: Vote 3

I completely concur with the above arguments. A general topic should not be tunneled into one particular example when there is much more involved. Please delete the redirect and allow progress to be made. Klsyking (talk) 16:47, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]