Talk:Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Article neutrality

This article reads like a brochure or press release. I'm sure that they do fine work, but the article's tone needs to be a bit more neutral. -Rglovejoy 1 August 2006

I concur with the previous comment by Rglovejoy. This article does not appear to be neutral. Maybe someone with a more intimate knowledge of the centre could correct that. Wiki4androo (talk) 01:00, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

I work for the Danforth Center. Pbowey (talk) 23:02, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Tag removal

Please remove the tags only after fixing the issues. Thank you. Wperdue (talk) 03:33, 12 May 2009 (UTC)wperdue

Edits Made

Edits have been made to remove the press release nature of the work, hopefully to willperdue's approval.Luolong (talk) 03:42, 12 May 2009 (UTC)Luolong

Much better. Thank you. Wperdue (talk) 04:23, 12 May 2009 (UTC)wperdue

I feel like this still reads like a mission/history brochure. Jadeddissonance (talk) 18:09, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

They're creeping back in again. WP:PEACOCK, WP:WEASEL, and other throw-away fluff makes this article pretty poor. Is this consensus that the prose changes of this edit are not appropriate? DMacks (talk) 21:22, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

The peacock terms and fluff are being added at the same time the tags are removed without explanation. This entry is getting worse, not better. Wperdue (talk) 03:19, 25 June 2009 (UTC)wperdue

I've attempted to remove "fluffy" language with more neutral scientific language. Research has been linked to other science pages when possible, not couched in completely generic terms. -Matt, Sept 25 2009

Link related to CABS is broken (CABS project has ended) and ERAC Institute link is not relevant: it is an Enterprise page, but not related to research at the center. (I work at the center, but do not want to edit the page directly.) 65.254.111.233 (talk) 22:32, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

I decided to revert back to how it was before my edits, due to my COI. Having familiarized myself with Wikipedia's policies, I don’t believe I should be making any significant contributions to the page, as I work for the organization. I might just propose some changes to the page in the future. Pbowey (talk) 14:46, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

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Removal of unnecessary

Hi @Mean as custard: I think mostly your edit removed puffery however this one part

The Center's mission is to improve the human condition through plant science: to feed the hungry and improve human health; to preserve and renew the environment; and to enhance the St. Louis region as a world center for plant science.

is just repeating their motto from their website. That part seems ok to leave in. Do you still want it out? Invasive Spices (talk) 18:52, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

I would leave it out. It is unreferenced and promotional. . . Mean as custard (talk) 21:37, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Some Proposed Changes

I have a conflict of interest as an employee of the Danforth Center. I am sharing a few suggested edits with updated information to improve the accuracy of this page.

• Update 25 principal investigators to 30 principal investigators
• References supporting change: https://www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/principal-investigators/

• Update “James C. Carrington is the current president” to “James C. Carrington is the current president and chief executive officer”
• References supporting change: https://www.danforthcenter.org/about-us/people/james-c-carrington/

Mzawicki (talk) 19:26, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Mzawicki: Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Signed, I Am Chaos (talk) 20:19, 21 October 2021 (UTC)