Thomas Dalton wrote:
Even if we aren't worried about the consequences
of giving incorrect
advice (which we should be), that guideline is still a good one for
the reasons it gives - such information is not encyclopaedic. Someone
using Wikipedia for its intended purpose should have no need for the
dosage information.
I agree with the first part (serious consequences of incorrect
information), but I don't see how why dosage information is
unencyclopedic. Information on typical quantities used for any chemical
compound with practical applications is a perfectly expected thing to
include in an article. I certainly find it a conceptually interesting
distinction whether some industrial acid is usually used in 10 mL or 100
L quantities, and similarly whether some drug is usually used in 10 mg
or 100 g quantities; that's especially true if different quantities of a
chemical have different applications.
-Mark