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smoots are not appropriate on wikipedia. this encyclopedia is written for a general audience. please convert the units to SI. thanks. — ptk✰ fgs 17:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Looks like someone has a problem with the Smoots again. How can we clarify this situation such that people will understand that there are exceptions to rules? The "tone" of the article is fine, so that banner should be removed as well. - Denimadept 18:25, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
This article points out that the smoots were measured erroneously but I would offer that since the smoots were measured before the bridge was rebuilt that it's the reinstatement of the smoots that was done erroneously. azulita 18:15, 6 July 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.212.225 ( talk)
I just almost went crazy adding {{ convert}} to Smoots to every length measurement. Would that have been too much? - Denimadept ( talk) 08:18, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
On the pamorama one of the Cambridge building looks like it on fire. This winter the building in back of that building had a fire. both buildings are residential and office space buildings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.72.24.235 ( talk) 02:14, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
There are four digits of smoot precision! Depending on the length of "and one ear", I'm not sure how you can round up a whole 5 decimeters, and call it only 3 digits of precision for that matter. Are you saying Mr. Smoot has big ears? Or are you saying that MIT students don't know how to measure precisely? Does anyone know how big Mr. Smoot's ears are? Or how drunk frat boys at MIT could get in 1958? Denimadept 14:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm working on an expansion/reworking of this article. See User:Denimadept/Harvard Bridge for details, and please feel free to make suggestions. As I'm keeping an off-line copy, please note that changes to the user page could be lost if I'm not aware of them. I'll try to merge changes here into my copy, or let you know if there's a conflict. - Denimadept ( talk) 15:33, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Update. I've effectively finished my expansion. I'm still trying to get my hands on some older images of the bridge via eBay. Assuming those happen, I'll add them when I get them. - Denimadept ( talk) 06:37, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm trying to resolve the lack of citations. Given that this is a "story", there may be no way to resolve it as such. I'd prefer to maintain the concept, but in a way that's sustainable. Suggestions? - Denimadept ( talk) 17:14, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I just replaced the old Jet Lowe bridge image (which also appears later in the article) in the Infobox with a new image hot off the "press". I'm not sure I like it, though it does put the bridge in context. What say y'all? - Denimadept ( talk) 07:46, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
At Oliver_R._Smoot and its talk page, I've challenged the phrase "364.4 smoots plus or minus one ear" based on strong sources which support "364.4 + 1 ear".
Walter Nissen 2010-07-10 01:11 01:11, 10 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Walter Nissen ( talk • contribs)
I'd really appreciate it if y'all would help me fix this per the review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Harvard Bridge/archive2. I'm especially having problems substantiating the "longest bridge over the Charles" claim. I've sent a query to MassDOT. - Denimadept ( talk) 08:43, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
The three sources at the end of this section https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Harvard_Bridge&oldid=629898196#2014_Lighting_Upgrade can both be used to expand that section, and the rest of this article. — Lentower ( talk) 20:38, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
I think this article would be better if we used {{ sfn}}. Any thoughts? - Denimadept ( talk) 20:22, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
I really don't agree with your removal of this. There are people who specifically look for this, and changing it the way you have makes it both harder to find and less interesting. - Denimadept ( talk) 21:46, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
Is this bridge often referred to as the "Smoot bridge"? My friend who lives nearby calls it that. Rua ( mew) 14:53, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
The caption for the panorama photo at the bottom of the article does not fit with the reality of the photo. The Longfellow Bridge may start at the extreme right of the photo, but it is not in the middle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevewaller ( talk • contribs) 16:18, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
![]() | Harvard Bridge received a peer review by Wikipedia editors, which is now archived. It may contain ideas you can use to improve this article. |
![]() | Harvard Bridge received a peer review by Wikipedia editors, which is now archived. It may contain ideas you can use to improve this article. |
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smoots are not appropriate on wikipedia. this encyclopedia is written for a general audience. please convert the units to SI. thanks. — ptk✰ fgs 17:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Looks like someone has a problem with the Smoots again. How can we clarify this situation such that people will understand that there are exceptions to rules? The "tone" of the article is fine, so that banner should be removed as well. - Denimadept 18:25, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
This article points out that the smoots were measured erroneously but I would offer that since the smoots were measured before the bridge was rebuilt that it's the reinstatement of the smoots that was done erroneously. azulita 18:15, 6 July 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.212.225 ( talk)
I just almost went crazy adding {{ convert}} to Smoots to every length measurement. Would that have been too much? - Denimadept ( talk) 08:18, 16 June 2016 (UTC)
On the pamorama one of the Cambridge building looks like it on fire. This winter the building in back of that building had a fire. both buildings are residential and office space buildings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.72.24.235 ( talk) 02:14, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
There are four digits of smoot precision! Depending on the length of "and one ear", I'm not sure how you can round up a whole 5 decimeters, and call it only 3 digits of precision for that matter. Are you saying Mr. Smoot has big ears? Or are you saying that MIT students don't know how to measure precisely? Does anyone know how big Mr. Smoot's ears are? Or how drunk frat boys at MIT could get in 1958? Denimadept 14:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
I'm working on an expansion/reworking of this article. See User:Denimadept/Harvard Bridge for details, and please feel free to make suggestions. As I'm keeping an off-line copy, please note that changes to the user page could be lost if I'm not aware of them. I'll try to merge changes here into my copy, or let you know if there's a conflict. - Denimadept ( talk) 15:33, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
Update. I've effectively finished my expansion. I'm still trying to get my hands on some older images of the bridge via eBay. Assuming those happen, I'll add them when I get them. - Denimadept ( talk) 06:37, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm trying to resolve the lack of citations. Given that this is a "story", there may be no way to resolve it as such. I'd prefer to maintain the concept, but in a way that's sustainable. Suggestions? - Denimadept ( talk) 17:14, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
I just replaced the old Jet Lowe bridge image (which also appears later in the article) in the Infobox with a new image hot off the "press". I'm not sure I like it, though it does put the bridge in context. What say y'all? - Denimadept ( talk) 07:46, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
At Oliver_R._Smoot and its talk page, I've challenged the phrase "364.4 smoots plus or minus one ear" based on strong sources which support "364.4 + 1 ear".
Walter Nissen 2010-07-10 01:11 01:11, 10 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Walter Nissen ( talk • contribs)
I'd really appreciate it if y'all would help me fix this per the review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Harvard Bridge/archive2. I'm especially having problems substantiating the "longest bridge over the Charles" claim. I've sent a query to MassDOT. - Denimadept ( talk) 08:43, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
The three sources at the end of this section https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Harvard_Bridge&oldid=629898196#2014_Lighting_Upgrade can both be used to expand that section, and the rest of this article. — Lentower ( talk) 20:38, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
I think this article would be better if we used {{ sfn}}. Any thoughts? - Denimadept ( talk) 20:22, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
I really don't agree with your removal of this. There are people who specifically look for this, and changing it the way you have makes it both harder to find and less interesting. - Denimadept ( talk) 21:46, 9 July 2017 (UTC)
Is this bridge often referred to as the "Smoot bridge"? My friend who lives nearby calls it that. Rua ( mew) 14:53, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
The caption for the panorama photo at the bottom of the article does not fit with the reality of the photo. The Longfellow Bridge may start at the extreme right of the photo, but it is not in the middle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevewaller ( talk • contribs) 16:18, 8 March 2022 (UTC)