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SchroCat, you asked for comments. I haven't many, but such as they are, here goes:
That's my lot. A really fascinating article. One rather shares the judge's reluctant admiration. – Tim riley talk
More soon. Cassianto Talk 18:08, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
I'll have another read tomorrow with clearer eyes, but it all reads quite wonderfully for now. This was very enjoyable, made all the more fun with visions of Holloway and Guinness running down the Eiffel Tower laughing inanely. Cassianto Talk 20:48, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
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It's my recollection that the gold shipment had some connection with the Crimean War: funding it or subsidizing some aspect of it. Am I delusional, or should this be mentioned? -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 21:57, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi SchroCat, two questions...
@ SchroCat, would it be good for me to crop the lead image a tad to reduce the margin on the print? It's also a few degrees askew, which further reduces the readability of the text at presentation size. Remsense 诉 01:59, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
"These were three-feet (0.91 m) square"
Is this the area or the length of the side? It's not clear from context. Both 3 square feet and 3x3=9 square feet are less than 0.91 square meters. IvicaInsomniac ( talk) 05:39, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
The text states that 224 pounds = 102 kg. (Ignoring the technicality that pound is a force unit and kilogram is a mass unit...) gold is typically measured in troy units. 224 avoirdupois pounds do equal 101.6 kg; but 224 troy pounds only equals 83.6 kg. Is there a source that confirms which unit was referenced? — Eoghanacht talk 14:31, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Am I missing something or does the article really omit a mention of the sentencing of the main perpetrator? Rontombontom ( talk) 18:02, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
I am failing to see how I introduced grammatical errors to the article. I was actually fixing grammatical errors, simplifying sentences, and otherwise being a good steward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Great_Gold_Robbery&diff=1223984951&oldid=1223984614
@ SchroCat can you explain? 71.11.5.2 ( talk) 15:45, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
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SchroCat, you asked for comments. I haven't many, but such as they are, here goes:
That's my lot. A really fascinating article. One rather shares the judge's reluctant admiration. – Tim riley talk
More soon. Cassianto Talk 18:08, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
I'll have another read tomorrow with clearer eyes, but it all reads quite wonderfully for now. This was very enjoyable, made all the more fun with visions of Holloway and Guinness running down the Eiffel Tower laughing inanely. Cassianto Talk 20:48, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:
Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. — Community Tech bot ( talk) 23:23, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
It's my recollection that the gold shipment had some connection with the Crimean War: funding it or subsidizing some aspect of it. Am I delusional, or should this be mentioned? -- Piledhigheranddeeper ( talk) 21:57, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi SchroCat, two questions...
@ SchroCat, would it be good for me to crop the lead image a tad to reduce the margin on the print? It's also a few degrees askew, which further reduces the readability of the text at presentation size. Remsense 诉 01:59, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
"These were three-feet (0.91 m) square"
Is this the area or the length of the side? It's not clear from context. Both 3 square feet and 3x3=9 square feet are less than 0.91 square meters. IvicaInsomniac ( talk) 05:39, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
The text states that 224 pounds = 102 kg. (Ignoring the technicality that pound is a force unit and kilogram is a mass unit...) gold is typically measured in troy units. 224 avoirdupois pounds do equal 101.6 kg; but 224 troy pounds only equals 83.6 kg. Is there a source that confirms which unit was referenced? — Eoghanacht talk 14:31, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Am I missing something or does the article really omit a mention of the sentencing of the main perpetrator? Rontombontom ( talk) 18:02, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
I am failing to see how I introduced grammatical errors to the article. I was actually fixing grammatical errors, simplifying sentences, and otherwise being a good steward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Great_Gold_Robbery&diff=1223984951&oldid=1223984614
@ SchroCat can you explain? 71.11.5.2 ( talk) 15:45, 15 May 2024 (UTC)