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| == Largs and unnecessary accuracy == | == Largs and unnecessary accuracy == | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 23 February 2017
Largs and unnecessary accuracy
There was an invalid parameter in the infobox for Largs see Template:Infobox UK place for details. I removed this, which you then reverted. I have removed it again. Stop reverting it. All you are doing is creating extra work for me.
I have reduced all the the coordinates to four decimal places, which is about 10 metres accuracy. The original figures were about 10 centimetres accuracy which is unnecessary in an article about settlemesnts. Twiceuponatime (talk) 10:36, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
- The sovereign state is the United Kingdom!{Springchickensoup (talk) 11:14, 23 February 2017 (UTC)}