User talk:Slambo/Archives/2013/June

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Alco FA page
Slambo: Another editor and I disagree on the facts, likely our sources disagree. Is writing out my set of facts on the talk page the best way to disarm this feud?

Ed in Kentucky--SSW9389 15:39, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * The article's talk page is the best place to discuss the details, especially when there are conflicting sources. I took a quick scan through the edit history from the last few days. I'm glad to see things still appear civil. The other step that I would make would be to send the other editor a personal note inviting him/her to join the discussion on the talk page. The discussions that I've seen of this manner usually resolve to including all of the conflicting information in the article with comments like "according to X[1] and Y,[2] this happened, but Z[3] notes the event happened this other way" with the complete citations listed in the footnotes.
 * Slambo (Speak) 17:12, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

Mississippi Riverboats -- apparent lack of any articles
Slambo -- It has been years since I was known as Simesa here -- Now I've spotted a major problem. I can't find anything in Wikipedia on "Mississippi riverboats" or any similarly-named topic. I've explored a fair amount, and I can find a tiny article on "Riverboat casinos" and a couple on now-defunct modern steamboat replicas, but none on the core topic. Do you know who here would like to start such a massive thread of articles? 68.80.191.1 (talk) 12:54, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
 * My first thought would be to check in with the folks at WikiProject Ships. If they aren't the right editors for this, they will be able to find someone who can help. My only experience with that type of vessel is riding the riverboat ride at Disneyland. Slambo (Speak) 11:04, 26 June 2013 (UTC)