DiasBenjaminE

Re: Penicillin

Hi Benjamin, my concern wasn't that your edit was on behalf of Kraft. It was that the source you used was written on behalf of that company, and I felt that your edit may have overstated the importance of that event. Wikipedia prefers to use third-pparty sources, where possible. Graham87 13:20, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi Graham, Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Wanted to let you know that I will be re-editing, including an additional reference. Also wanted to let you know that I do not think I fully explained the importance of the event as I understand it. Turns out the British were having problems producing large quantities of penicillin. They approached the US government for their help in producing large quantities of the penicillin. At that time the priority of the project was second only to the "Manhattan Project". Dr. Stein selected strains, and developed a media that could be used for producing higher levels of penicillin. This as any industrial microbiologist will testify to is huge!! Many compounds can be produced in very small quantities, but producing them in practically useful levels is what matters, and Dr stein was able to come up with ways to do this. As a result of this, significant quantities of Penicillin were produced that enabled a clinical trial proving the effectiveness of Penicillin. (DiasBenjaminE (talk) 23:46, 27 April 2015 (UTC))

• However, your topic may not be notable as there is a policy against original research. I'm not sure if it is original research so I removed the content for now. The Snowager-is awake 00:14, 28 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi Snowager- please see and review the refrences I cited. Information is available via google books. Regards (DiasBenjaminE (talk) 17:01, 28 April 2015 (UTC))

DiasBenjaminE, I reverted this edit again because it does not seem notable in a short history of Penicillin. You are citing sources on the history of Kraft, not on the history of Penicillin. That introduces what seems to be a skew in the narrative. This story does not seem to show in the WWII history of Penicillin[1][2]. You would need to show prominence in history of Penicillin sources to add this. Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 19:35, 28 April 2015 (UTC)