Template talk:Stains

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Order of stains

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Is there any particular rhyme or reason as to the order of stains? Certainly there are some stains that are more commonly used than others, but wouldn't alphabetical be considerably more systematic and ordered? --Qwerty Binary (talk) 13:40, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-08-11T13:40:00.000Z","author":"Qwerty Binary","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Qwerty_Binary-2012-08-11T13:40:00.000Z-Order_of_stains","replies":[]}}-->

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Missing links

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Is there a reason why Melzer's reagent and Lugol's iodine are not included here? Ypna (talk) 06:31, 17 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2019-09-17T06:31:00.000Z","author":"Ypna","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Ypna-2019-09-17T06:31:00.000Z-Missing_links","replies":[]}}-->

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Weigert's elastic stain

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Does Weigert's elastic stain belong in this template? Peaceray (talk) 20:59, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220717205900","author":"Peaceray","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Peaceray-20220717205900-Weigert's_elastic_stain","replies":[]}}-->