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From WP:NOTSEEALSO "As a general rule, the "See also" section should not repeat links that appear in the article's body or its navigation boxes." Editor2020, Talk 22:51, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

Fair enough, thanks.--MarlinespikeMate (talk) 23:00, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

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Unreliable sources tag

When you put this on an article you need to post to the talk page your specific issues. I've removed it from Atacama skeleton because I can't tell which of the 3 you mean, and none of them pop out as obviously unreliabe. Doug Weller (talk) 10:32, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

I thought it was obvious. The Huffington post is not a source, rather a aggregator of sources, so the original source from that citation is not known to be reliable unless it is posted as something reliable.MarlinespikeMate (talk) 00:25, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Not referring to the specific link, there's nothing inherently unreliable about The Huffington Post and it is used as a source in a number of articles. You might search WP:RSN to see where it's discussed. Doug Weller (talk) 21:50, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

After searching through WP:RSN, the Huffington Post discussion is far from proving itself as a concrete or reliable source. In fact, the blog was black listed on wikipedia for awhile. The tag did not refer to a specific source, but a general theme lacking of solid sources, with a request to add more reputable sources. I could see the HP being supportive, but with only three dubious references, I believe the tag was representational.MarlinespikeMate (talk) 00:25, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

SS El Faro

Regarding the change of course... I didn't see anything else in the article that indicated they changed course (except after they'd lost power... at which point they wouldn't be "steaming straight ahead"). Phrases like "continued to head directly into the storm" also aided my thinking. Certainly no expert on the story, but if it did alter course before propulsion failed can you please expand upon that in the article and give references? Thanks! JeopardyTempest (talk) 11:28, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

That is understandable, but take a look at the normal shipping route, or the most direct route from A to B, and you will see quite a deviation to the south to avoid the hurricane. http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/15/elfaro/, http://www.reuters.com/subjects/elfaro, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3266077/Doomed-El-Faro-cargo-shop-inexplicably-sailed-speed-path-Hurricane-Joaquin-tracking-data-revealed.html, http://www.professionalmariner.com/December-January-2016/El-Faro-disappearance-is-the-worst-US-flag-disaster-in-35-years/ Other pages like G-captain shows this, which is a USMM run page, but blacklisted for some reason on wiki.

Perhaps information needs to be added to show the change in the route. As we can see, with the islands to the south, and the hurricane to the north, there wasn't much of an option except to turn around or hit the "bail out" point cutting between the islands, which is talked about in some of the articles. A wrong assumption perhaps left them not quite far enough out of the way, and a loss of the only boiler compounded this issue, stranding them in the path. This wikipedia page however is lacking an adequate description. --MarlinespikeMate (talk) 23:49, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

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