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Mmccalpin, you provided a citation in support of the statement that
But it is to a book, Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety at page 46, to which you obviously have access. What, exactly, does that book say the distance was? Is it like this one here, saying "180 miles (290 km)"? I doubt it.
I think this is still dubious, unless you can provide a quote from the book which either gives that distance in kilometers, else gives that distance in miles which are clearly identified, with no ambiguity. Can you do so?
And, if they are indeed statute miles as the 290 km implies, they need to be specifically identified as such, in accordance with common sense (and for once it is something for which the guidance Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) uses common sense—"Use nautical mile or statute mile rather than mile in nautical and aeronautical contexts."). If they are not, they need to be properly converted to 330 km, not 290 km, and should still be specifically identified for clarity. Gene Nygaard ( talk) 05:02, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
The Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was refitted again in 1958 at a cost of A$800,000.
How can this be? The Australian dollar didn't exist before 1966. Was it A£400,000 (the dollar was introduced at 2 to the Australian Pound), or A£800,000 perhaps? --
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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 17:01, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
Mmccalpin, you provided a citation in support of the statement that
But it is to a book, Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety at page 46, to which you obviously have access. What, exactly, does that book say the distance was? Is it like this one here, saying "180 miles (290 km)"? I doubt it.
I think this is still dubious, unless you can provide a quote from the book which either gives that distance in kilometers, else gives that distance in miles which are clearly identified, with no ambiguity. Can you do so?
And, if they are indeed statute miles as the 290 km implies, they need to be specifically identified as such, in accordance with common sense (and for once it is something for which the guidance Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers) uses common sense—"Use nautical mile or statute mile rather than mile in nautical and aeronautical contexts."). If they are not, they need to be properly converted to 330 km, not 290 km, and should still be specifically identified for clarity. Gene Nygaard ( talk) 05:02, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
The Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was refitted again in 1958 at a cost of A$800,000.
How can this be? The Australian dollar didn't exist before 1966. Was it A£400,000 (the dollar was introduced at 2 to the Australian Pound), or A£800,000 perhaps? --
Arwel Parry
(talk)
18:09, 19 December 2016 (UTC)
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:
Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. — Community Tech bot ( talk) 12:52, 31 August 2019 (UTC)