Talk:Stadiametric rangefinding

Latest comment: 10 years ago by !jim in topic Poor introduction

Stadia are the lines in an instrument's reticle, but in the context of military firearms, this is called stadiametric range-finding. Is there a better title for this article? Michael Z. 2006-01-26 01:20 Z

another page that talks about the title topic without explaining what it is or how it works

Copyrighted content?

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This edit by an anonymous user appears to have grabbed a bunch of potentially copyrighted, and certainly out-of-context data. I'm going to revert back to the previous version; if the information is worth saving, then it can be re-integrated back in after verifying the copyright status, and formatting to fit the article. scot 17:03, 20 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Plagiarism

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There is tons of plagiarism in this article. A few of the paragraphs are taken directly from this site: Nation Master. The other scenario is that Nation Master is the guilty party here. Someone should investigate. Berrypioneering (talk) 17:47, 5 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

They're mirroring the Wikipedia article, which according to NationMaster is not uncommon there. Looking at the article history here, it can be seen to grow gradually, which is a strong indicator that Wikipedia is the original source. The fact that I wrote a good chunk of the article, including portions I also see at NationMaster, makes me even more certain this is the original source... scot (talk) 18:47, 5 November 2008 (UTC)Reply
Yeah, the bottom of that page actually credits Wikipedia: “The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL”. No one is guilty. Michael Z. 2008-11-05 21:45 z

Poor introduction

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This page does a terrible job explaining the topic. The introduction only explains the history and context, not touching on the subject at all. The principle section gets a little closer, but even then only in rather technical language, and falls just short of actually explaining how it works. User:!jimtalk contribs 03:43, 11 February 2014 (UTC) A good point is made above. I was looking to understand the fine details of the sides of the triangles being referred to-- an actual graphical layout for how the milliradian subtends the angle from the eye to the target. --Beschreib77 (talk) 20:03, 14 September 2018 (UTC)Reply