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I represent the Dunedin History Museum and the city historian. The reference link(s) to the first land grant and the incorporation of the city is from an old incorrect city of Dunedin page. The dates 1852 and 1925 are incorrect for the first land grant and the founding of the city.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.96.115.241 (talk • contribs) 15:10 4 August 2021 (UTC)
In fact that editor has repeatedly refused to advise me of what the problem is. I'm surprised to hear that editor is an experienced editor as I had not seen need to check. Right off attempting to inject FRINGE political bias and going on to repeatedly demand I debate positions I don't hold is strange for an experienced editor. I have said several times that we can remove and change any parts of my added text and asked how he wants to do that: He still refuses to reply instead insisting on these debates. Invasive Spices (talk) 31 January 2022 (UTC)
The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)
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Howdy! I appreciate your courteous assistance. I'm assuming the revert was due to my mentioning of the "Accumulated Cyclone Energy" total for the season. I thought - after recently looking into WP:RS - that since the information was easily accessible / provable via going to the linked Wikipedia, it was acceptable. If that's not the case, should I source the needed sources from the other page? Best regards, Uhdebbie19:19, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250105191900","author":"Uhdebbie","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Uhdebbie-20250105191900-About_1851_Atlantic_hurricane_season_revert","replies":["c-Donald_Albury-20250105230100-Uhdebbie-20250105191900"]}}-->
Per WP:USERG, Wikipedia is not a reliable source. That means, cite any reliable source with thye content, do not rely of a source being cited in another article. Also, given how uncertain ACE totals are for 19th-century hurricane seasons, I don't see the utility of including them, but that is not something I'll fight over. Donald Albury23:01, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250105230100","author":"Donald Albury","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Donald_Albury-20250105230100-Uhdebbie-20250105191900","replies":["c-Uhdebbie-20250106012700-Donald_Albury-20250105230100"]}}-->
I understand, and it was a confusion on my part. ACE totals are indeed quite inaccurate prior to the advent of the Satellite era. Should our community decide to reference these figures, I will ensure to note their inaccuracies. With all said, I believe this conversation is ready for clearing. In gratitude, Uhdebbie (talk) 01:27, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20250106012700","author":"Uhdebbie","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Uhdebbie-20250106012700-Donald_Albury-20250105230100","replies":[]}}-->
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