Talk:List of visual mnemonics

Is this some Vandalism :

The beginning of the section Biochemistry is like this: Visual mnemonics are among the best ways to learn biochemical cycles (i.e. www.wikinem.org). ... Is www.wikinem.org some kind of vandalism?Valchemishnu^ʘ 16:43, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

A reasonable speculation. The topic of this article certainly strikes me as important; I find mnemonics very helpful because I have a vile memory, particularly when it comes to recalling lists. However, to confuse the functions of mnemonics with "learning", which in any systematic or scientific field is ultimately a function of understanding, is to my mind harmful to anyone foolish enough to learn the mnemonic before mastering the comprehension, let alone regarding the mnemonic as a substitute for the understanding.

I have removed and edited some of the offending text, but frankly, I think this article needs rewriting. JonRichfield (talk) 08:08, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Incoherence

"A visual mnemonic for the drug hydralazine..." made an unsupported statement concerning nitrous oxide in a context that suggests that the intention is NO. It followed that with a remark on nitric oxide that suggested that the author either did not know what he was talking about, or was referring to material not referenced in the text. The original text seems to have been inserted into the article at its creation. I have edited the text to remove those anomalies, but am not certain that the result is satisfactory. Will anyone with helpful refs please see whether they can improve the situation. JonRichfield (talk) 08:08, 27 August 2012 (UTC)