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Overall, I found this page was easy to read and understand. I did not find any overt spelling or grammar mistakes, which lends itself to your credibility as authors. Additionally, I think the format of the page looks swell. The pictures and table make it aesthetically interesting. However, I do wonder about copyright issues with the diagram from the book. You mentioned the source, but maybe there should be a citation below the picture/ are you allowed to reproduce this image on Appropedia without consent from the author? The second picture of CCAT's composting toilet provided a great illustration, but should have been labeled more clearly. What kind of composting toilet is it?

Under the design section, it would have been nice to see a bit more detail about the variety of composting toilets. Also, after reading your page I have several questions, namely: How many people can a composting toilet generally accommodate? (Especially in the context of the eco hostel project, this seems important to clarify.) Where are composting toilets usually installed? (i.e. out house style or always on the first floor of a building, sunlight or no sunlight, maybe it doesn't matter at all...) And finally, what is the general consensus about the smell issue? Are these toilets really odorless?

I didn't really know anything about composting toilets before reading your Appropedia page, and now I definitely feel more informed. I especially appreciate your metrics on water use; they are very persuasive. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

--Cdm50 16:46, 29 September 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey Guys, I think your page on composting toilets looks great. the page flows nicely and is easy to follow.

Here are a couple things i noticed while looking over the page that you may want to give some attention to:

-I really like the Human nutrient cycle picture and think it would be nice if it was large enough to read without opening it in a separate page. i don't know too much about photo formatting in wiki but i think it can be done; either way though it works well. also make sure you have permission to use the photo, I'm not positive how the entire image copyright thing works but as always its a good thing to double check to make sure your allowed to use the photo. (personally i don't see why not, i think anyone should be stoked if you used their photo on your page to promote awareness on the subject...) -Also i noticed this sentence was a little funny, just in the way it flows and the use of non-descriptive words like "they". a potential reader might be wondering who "they" are (not so much in this sentence but jsut whenever you use 'they' or 'it' or words like 'that'), so its probably a good idea to be explicit. also its a good idea to just go through and make sure there are not other non-descriptive words or phrase that could be confusing. oh yeah, the sentence is: "Using a balance between oxygen, moisture, heat and aerobic bacteria, they create a product from human waste that is essentially the same as your own garden compost." i might write it as "Oxygen, moisture, heat and aerobic bacteria interact to..." or something. play around with the wording a little. again either way i think its no big deal.

i was wondering if when you say every time we flush the toilet 5-6 gallons goes to waste, is this using the older toilets or does this happen with 1.6GPF toilets too?

these are just some small things i noticed and could easily go unchanged. again, the page is awesome and super informative, i didn't even know you could do that-- that's crazy and cool!

-Timothy

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