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7:36 AM

@Hotnitricacid(HNQ) I guess you didn't notice that I posted that question earlier than you by 8 hours. Anyway thanks! From next time onwards, I'll leave it to you to post my question here :P

M.A.R.

@GuruVishnu Questions enter the HNQ after 8 hours with the current formula

Guru Vishnu

@M.A.R. I'm honoured by your reply. I think I read that on the main meta a long time ago. Now I remember nothing about it. Just know it gives a good reputation boost :-)

M.A.R.

I'm honored you're honored

Honor all the way

Guru Vishnu

7:51 AM

In Physics.SE, I got a nice reply for a preformatted comment:

M.A.R.

o.o

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Hot nitric acid (HNQ)

9:54 AM

Q: m-CPBA Selectivity between Baeyer Villiger Oxidation and Epoxidation?

If both a ketone and an alkene are present in a molecule and you add one equivalent of m-CPBA, what are the factors that determine which group will be oxidized, the ketone through Baeyer-Villiger oxidation or the alkene through concerted epoxidation? Is one of the reactions particularly faster an...

1,3-feeds

10:27 AM

Q: Reviewers changing the original question

Even I had this question in my mind., while searching I found out that someone has already asked, it has got 11k views but no proper answer yet, so I decided to improve the question and add my points as Bounty, But someone just edited the question in such a way that it changes the meaning of qu...

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M.A.R.

11:53 AM

@1,3-feeds What's happening there. I'm too distracted to check thoroughly

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Mithoron

2:26 PM

@M.A.R. Meh, not important.

@GuruVishnu Umm, thing is you need to be careful for "standard" comments to be OK - if comment is used a lot of times, there's no excuse if something isn't OK with it, and this one isn't good.

Guru Vishnu

@Mithoron That was from a mod's post. I just copied them to auto review comments. If it's not good, can you please tell what to improve in that? At least, I can make a local change. And indeed I use it a lot of times.

For reference: physics.meta.stackexchange.com/a/10485/238167

But in this case it suited really well. This question was quite funny HW: physics.stackexchange.com/q/554951/238167

Mithoron

2:45 PM

Yeah, get that a HW-comment was needed, but for a mod with huge rep this guy used rather poor wording

While I can't say I like HW, comments needs to say only about policy, closing of questions etc. Physics didn't ban HW didn't they? So comment needs to say what is exact consensus no what some think

Guru Vishnu

Conceptual HWs with sufficient research are allowed. Apart from that those simply asking for calculations, answers without any effort are closed.

Other than that, for borderline cases, I wouldn't actually VTC. I'll ignore it.

Mithoron

Well, so policy is similar to that on Chem.SE

Guru Vishnu

Yes of course. But I find, asking HW questions here is comparatively easier :-)

Mithoron

And comment shouldn't say which questions are preferred, just that without compliance to policy, they're gonna be closed

@GuruVishnu Huh? Why easier?

Guru Vishnu

@Mithoron Hm. Yes. They're anyway going to be on the close banner. Sounds reasonable.

@Mithoron It's not only necessary to show efforts in approaching the question, but it must be a conceptual one. Asking for "where did I go wrong" is off-topic there.

For eg, the effective resistance in series is 8+2=10; if one comes and says I get 8+2=11 but my book says it's 10; then we'd close it.

I'll join you afterwards, need to have my dinner. Bye.

Mithoron

3:01 PM

@GuruVishnu I'm multitasking with dinner ;)

Q: Comment Templates

Guidance is pretty important, and I'm going to write a meta post in some other meta about it soon. Long story short, if it weren't about guiding users, I wouldn't be writing this and you wouldn't be reading it. There are some things that are happening often enough in the main site, such as welco...

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Guru Vishnu

@Mithoron Cool! Do you have your dinner at 5 p.m.?

Technically shouldn't that be a lunch?

Mithoron

Huh? isn't lunch earlier then dinner?

Guru Vishnu

Yes. Then what would you have around 8 p.m.?

Mithoron

supper?

Guru Vishnu

Maybe some regional variations. So breakfast (here) = lunch (there)?

Mithoron

3:14 PM

We don't have much of a lunch concept in Poland

Guru Vishnu

I see. I never knew that :P

@Mithoron Thanks! It's already on my bookmarks though I don't know which one to store; there are multiple sources to copy. Which one do you use?

Mithoron

Nowadays none of them. I think users have a "period" of using these templates

Early phase mod helpers do. I'm old grumpy mod helper

Just downvote and CV :>

Guru Vishnu

I don't have that privilege here yet. I just flag obvious HWs.

I have been using this only for two weeks.

Don't know when I'll get bored with auto.

Mithoron

Well, earlier it was flag and downvote :D

Guru Vishnu

Fine. Do you use Gaurang's markdown shortcuts?

Mithoron

3:22 PM

I only rarely format these days, maybe 'cause I dunno about shortcuts :D

Guru Vishnu

Ctrl+Alt+R for dollarify and \mathrm, produces a small \circ as a subscript. I want to ensure whether it's a problem on my end or not.

@Mithoron Fine :)

That seems to be a good time saver, although I'm getting used to it.

Mithoron

Q: Introducing: Markdown Shortcuts for StackExchange

Inserting Mathjax and making posts look nice is rewarding, but it can often be, well, repetitive and boring :( Well, not any more. I have been testing and improving this userscript for quite some time now, and here it is in its first release! :D Markdown Shortcuts for StackExchange Because text...

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Huh, I guess I missed that o.O

Or rather forgot later...

M.A.R.

@Mithoron Now you're getting it

Guru Vishnu

@M.A.R, your oxidation number post was nice. I read it only today. During your next update will you remove that extra space near the beginning "oxidation s tates"?

Though if it's the only edit, it might look superfluous.

M.A.R.

Darn.

You should edit it yourself

Hot nitric acid (HNQ)

3:34 PM

Q: Electrolytic Refining of Silver Nitrate

I read that the electrolytic refining of Silver is done using dilute silver nitrate as an electrolyte and a small percentage of free $\ce{HNO3}$. The following reactions are possible at the anode: $$\ce{Ag ->Ag+ + e-}$$ $$\ce{ OH- -> 1/4O2 + 1/2H2O + e-}$$ But the second reaction has $E^\circ =...