Talk:1877 U.S. Patent Office fire
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See also section
editI removed a see also that is linked directly above. Is there a reason to go against MOS here? Thank you. --131.109.47.185 (talk) 16:58, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
- You are correct. Excuse me. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:01, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
- No problem.--131.109.47.185 (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Geocoordinates and Geocoordinates missing
editThey are
|latitude = 38.89778 |longitude = -77.022936
That being said, this infobox does not recognize them. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:10, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- Should it be: this infobox does not recognize them?--Doug Coldwell talk 21:22, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- That what I meant. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:38, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- Ask the Help Desk and they can probably fix it. Tell them the coordinates are misssing.--Doug Coldwell talk 22:22, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Done They are not in the infobox, but elsewhere. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:02, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- Ask the Help Desk and they can probably fix it. Tell them the coordinates are misssing.--Doug Coldwell talk 22:22, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- That what I meant. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:38, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
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