[WikiEN-l] Docs look to Wikipedia for condition info: Manhattan Research

[Delirium]

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