User talk:Mdecoy

Welcome and 1916 shark attacks
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 * Yes, I'm the main editor of the article, but I'm not a "fanatic." I saw a documentary about the attacks on the History Channel several years ago and read Fernicola's book. I looked in all my sources. The New York Times and Fernicola report that Dunn was 12, but Allen's Shadows in the Sea reported him at 14. I couldn't find an age in Capuzzo's Close to Shore. I did make a note of the age discrepancy in note 18. Dmoon1 23:15, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I've updated the page accordingly, with a note in the citations about the discrepancy in the sources between Dunn's age and a link to your site. Dmoon1 17:41, 1 September 2007 (UTC)