User talk:Sidewalkingcrab

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Tokelau
I notice that you added an explanation of changes to telephone numbers in Tokelau, and later removed it. Did you remove it because you decided the information was incorrect, or because you felt it was insufficiently appropriate in this particular article? I ask because I have since copied the information into the highly appropriate Telephone numbers in Tokelau, and if it's incorrect I will revert myself. You can use edit summaries to explain your intention with each edit.- gadfium 05:20, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your message Gadfium. My research at the time indicated that Tokelau numbers had been prefixed by "2" in November 2015 and therefore were of the format 22xxx, 23xxx or 24xxx.

I just saw the ITU document however which confirms that a change took place on 27 November 2015, but contradicts this as the Tokelau telephone company's number is given as 4 digits +690 3101, when I would have expected this to be +690 23101. I must admit I reacted on impulse a little and thought I would remove the information I had added as I wasn't sure of its accuracy.

There is one surefire way to find out though and that is to email Teletok and ask them if that should be +690 23101 and the numbers are indeed 5 digits.

Let me know what you think and I will email Teletok if necessary https://www.itu.int/oth/T02020000D2/en --Sidewalkingcrab (talk) 15:04, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * if you are happy to follow up with Teletok on this, it would be appreciated.- gadfium 19:01, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

I did some further research and established that the change to 5 digits by prefixing with 2 is correct, a resident of Tokelau confirms this herself in a Facebook post and I am completely satisfied it is correct. I have reinstated the informationSidewalkingcrab (talk) 22:21, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks!- gadfium 04:19, 15 June 2016 (UTC)