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:::The UK [[Ordnance Survey National Grid]] originated in 1935 and is based on a grid of 1 kilometre squares. [[User:Alansplodge|Alansplodge]] ([[User talk:Alansplodge|talk]]) 11:53, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
:::The UK [[Ordnance Survey National Grid]] originated in 1935 and is based on a grid of 1 kilometre squares. [[User:Alansplodge|Alansplodge]] ([[User talk:Alansplodge|talk]]) 11:53, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
::::The UK is actually a lot more metric than you think. It is, however, quite stubborn in a few areas, such as roads, and beer, where things are still measured the old fashioned way. [[User:Pablothepenguin|Pablothepenguin]] ([[User talk:Pablothepenguin|talk]]) 14:21, 25 February 2024 (UTC)


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February 12

trendsi dropship

why is their no article on these guys? can u add trendsi to the cite? tu 2600:6C5E:10F0:B9A0:A07A:C7D4:2EEE:5B55 (talk) 15:07, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

They have a website [1] much like other online wholesale warehouses. However Wikipedia is not an online directory.Philvoids (talk) 16:44, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The most likely explanation for a company not having an article is generally a lack of notability.  --Lambiam 01:37, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Presidential" curiosity

If Hillary Clinton had won in 2016, during the swearing-in the following January 20, how would Justice John Roberts have concluded the oath itself: would he have changed the form to "Congratulations, Madame President?" Thank you. 2.45.62.222 (talk) 21:43, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Almost certainly. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 01:22, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here Biden is recorded as using "Madame Vice President". But the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the US Department of State prefers a different spelling: "The salutation for an in-person greeting is: Mr./Madam President."[2]  --Lambiam 10:26, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 13

Lighthouses

Are there any lighthouses in freshwater lakes in Eurasia? Are there still lighthouses in Lake Ladoga, in Russia? --40bus (talk) 14:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One example: Lindau Lighthouse in Lake Constance. --Wrongfilter (talk) 14:40, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There's a light at the head of the Neva River in Shlisselburg on Lake Lagoda, but that's little more than a mast. --Wrongfilter (talk) 19:10, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Stavoren Lighthouse, Urk Lighthouse, the Paard van Marken and nl:Oud Kraggenburg, all in the Netherlands, were build along the sea in the 19th century, but as the sea was dammed off in 1933, it was turned into a freshwater lake. That wasn't the end for Oud Kraggenburg: another dam and some pumping stations drained the water around it completely in 1942, so it's now an inland lighthouse. PiusImpavidus (talk) 10:22, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Danish waters

Why most online interactive sea map softwares (such as Navionics and C-Map) do not show territorial waters of Denmark and its dependencies? Are there any similar services that show them, including Faroe Islands and Greenland? --40bus (talk) 18:50, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Metric units

  1. Is there any country that prices jewellery by grams, rather than karates?
  2. Is there any country that measures display screen sizes of TVs and computers in centimeters, rather than inches?
  3. Why airport elevation is measured in feet in Sweden but in meters in Finland?

--40bus (talk) 20:29, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1. Yes, all of them. To name two off the top of my head - the UK and USA. Karat is a measurement of gold purity, not weight. Do you instead mean Carat (mass)? If you do, then that is a measurement where 1 carat is equal to 200 milligrams. Nanonic (talk) 22:13, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The only thing I can think of that's measured in karates is chops. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:12, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

3. According to this,[3] altitude in feet is the standard, which would make Finland the outlier. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:38, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(3) Several other Eastern European countries, such as Russia, measure airport elevation in meters. --40bus (talk) 17:29, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Europe, except the UK and Ireland, has been fully metric since before the Wright brothers took off, so naturally European aviation started off in metric units. Only after World War 2, when the European aviation industry (except UK and Soviet Union) was destroyed and the UK and US dumped their surplus military transport planes on the civilian market, they managed to force those alien units on us. And naturally, the Soviet Union managed to resist and stayed on sensible metric units. Finland wanted to remain neutral during the Cold War and I suppose that was a factor for them to remain partially on metric units for aviation. PiusImpavidus (talk) 10:52, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(2) When I look at Amazon.co.uk, the TVs are shown with cm measurements. RudolfRed (talk) 05:54, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(2) I went to Amazon.co.uk and entered TV into the search bar. All screen sizes are in inches, although some also give cm as an alternative. See this example. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 09:55, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not to be snarky, but the Finns are outliers in many ways (and I greatly respect them for it, in general!) IrlSmith (talk) 14:15, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The Finns were obliged to keep one foot in the Soviet camp by the Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948; my impression from visiting the country in the 1970s was that the Finns were far from happy about it, but preferred it to the perceived alternative which was another Winter War. Alansplodge (talk) 12:02, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question 4

Is there any country that has formely been a British colony that was first metricated before 1950? Was there anything that was measured in metric in 1950 in UK or Australia? --40bus (talk) 15:37, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Mauritius metricated in 1876 (see Mauritian units of measurement). Metrication in the United Kingdom describes the process of adoption in the UK, before 1950, the metric Centimetre–gram–second system of units was widely used in scientific research, and before 1950 there were some other uses, such as the adoption of a metric National Grid. Warofdreams talk 00:22, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Of course decimalisation of the UK currency started in 1849 with the introduction of the florin (2/-, 10p), though it did take until 1971 to complete! 122 years seems a reasonable time frame for government. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 11:26, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The UK Ordnance Survey National Grid originated in 1935 and is based on a grid of 1 kilometre squares. Alansplodge (talk) 11:53, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The UK is actually a lot more metric than you think. It is, however, quite stubborn in a few areas, such as roads, and beer, where things are still measured the old fashioned way. Pablothepenguin (talk) 14:21, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 14

Operation of small-craft marine toilet

The page for "Marine Toilet" redirects to a page with nothing about the operation of a manual pump toilet as found on small and medium-sized watercraft. The excellent article "Toilet" covers just about all other types, but not that one. Please provide something about how these devices work. I think it would be pretty interesting. IrlSmith (talk) 14:12, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, IrlSmith. A request like yours translates to "Would one of the busy volunteers work on this idea of mine please?" It is possible that somebody will see it and be moved to do so, but not very likely.
Three possibilities suggest themselves. One is to post on one of the talk pages, either Talk:Toilet or Talk:Head (watercraft) - they will at least probably be seen by people with some interest. Another is to post at WT:WikiProject Ships, for the same reason. A third possibility is to try to write it yourself. Since it would probably be an extension to one of those articles, rather than a stand-alone article, this is not quite so challenging as creating an article from scratch; but you would still need to base whatever you wrote on reliable published sources, rather than on your own knowledge. ColinFine (talk) 15:21, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
actually, the third alinea of the Design section mentions the (hand operated) pump and valve system. In my experience with the vacuum type toilet, it is usually a membrane pump with a rubber flap valve on one side and a trileaflet valve on the other side, but different ones probably exist. Rmvandijk (talk) 14:11, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidence of Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day

Today is both Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day. This coincidence last occurred in 2018 and will next occur in 2029. Those two years (2018 and 2029) along with the current year 2024 are the only three coincidences in the 21st century.

In the following nine centuries of the third millennium, this coincidence will occur in the following years:

  • 22nd century: 2170, 2176, 2181
  • 23rd century: 2238, 2244, 2249
  • 24th century: 2306, 2312, 2317, 2396
  • 25th century: 2401, 2480, 2485
  • 26th century: 2548, 2553
  • 27th century: 2610, 2616, 2621, 2700
  • 28th century: 2762, 2768, 2773
  • 29th century: 2852, 2857, 2863
  • 30th century: 2920, 2925

In general, for this coincidence to occur, Easter must be on April 1 in a common year (possibly a century year, as it will be the case in 2700, for example) or March 31 in a leap year.

As one could see, this coincidence could occur two, three, or four times in a single century. Is it also possible for this coincidence to occur just once or five or more times in a single century (assuming 01 to 00 as usual)?

GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 16:27, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If the calendar is never modified, seven coincidences are even possible: not true; see below
  • 129th century: 12801, 12812, 12863, 12874, 12880, 12885, 12896
  • 2109th century: 210801, 210812, 210863, 210874, 210880, 210885, 210896
  • 2945th century: 294401, 294412, 294463, 294474, 294480, 294485, 294496
  • 4385th century: 438401, 438412, 438463, 438474, 438480, 438485, 438496
  • 5221st century: 522001, 522012, 522063, 522074, 522080, 522085, 522096
  • 6365th century: 636401, 636412, 636463, 636474, 636480, 636485, 636496
  • 7201st century: 720001, 720012, 720063, 720074, 720080, 720085, 720096
  • 8641st century: 864001, 864012, 864063, 864074, 864080, 864085, 864096
  • 9477th century: 947601, 947612, 947663, 947674, 947680, 947685, 947696
 --Lambiam 18:36, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The year wrongifies by 13 days every ~43,200 years, if they don't fix by then then G*d damn. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 00:57, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
9 days every 29,000 years is a better approximation of the deviation of the mean Gregorian year with the current mean tropical year. However, the latter is not constant. 43,200 years into the future the deviation will be closer to 1 day every 1800 years.  --Lambiam 13:57, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Unless man ends leap seconds forever. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 18:12, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Alternatively, we can develop the technology to speed up the rotation of the Earth by about 0.000085% to match the length of the tropical year to the calendar year. The speeding up can be spread over many centuries. Or we can move the Earth to a slightly higher orbit, increasing the major axis by about 85 km. Or use a combination of the two.  --Lambiam 14:11, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The percent and kilometers increases over time because days per year declines as friction mostly tidal slows the rotation. I learned the length of the year and Gregorian error from books as the 1900.0 sum 365.242199 and 26 seconds short they copied Newcomb's Tables of the Sun or something long after 1900.0 was replaced by 1950.0 or 2000.0 it's now 365.24218-something. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 15:02, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Lambiam: The years ending in 12 or 96 in your list do not actually work, as they are leap years with Easter on April 1 (like 2040, 2108, 2192, etc.), so Ash Wednesday would be on February 15 (not February 14), and the centuries in your list would actually only have five coincidences of Ash Wednesday with Valentine's Day. But in fact, there are already examples of such centuries in the fifth and sixth millennia. Namely, the first century to have five such coincidences will be the 46th century, with coincidences in 4503, 4514, 4576, 4587, and 4598; while after that, another five coincidences will occur in the 58th century, in 5703, 5714, 5725, 5787, and 5798. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 01:28, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There was a bug in my program. After fixing it, the maximum number of coincidences in any century reported is 5. The first three are:
  • 46th century: 4503, 4514, 4576, 4587, 4598
  • 52th century: 5100, 5106, 5168, 5179, 5190
  • 58th century: 5703, 5714, 5725, 5787, 5798
  • 110th century: 10903, 10914, 10976, 10987, 10998
 --Lambiam 21:29, 18 February 2024 (UTC) [edited 16:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC)][reply]
The above answers the case where there are at least five coincidences within a single century. However, the "just once" case has not been answered yet. Is there also a century that has just one Ash Wednesday/Valentine's Day coincidence, or no such coincidences at all? GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 03:48, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My program (now hopefully bug-free) does not find any outside the range of 2 to 5.  --Lambiam 10:45, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think the pattern repeats every 57000 centuries. Easter in year 5700000 + Y is on the same day as Easter in the year Y, so Easter 5702024 is again on March 31st.  --Lambiam 19:24, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 15

What do experts say about Guns, Germs, and Steels' "war speeds tech level rise" idea?

I could cherrypick and say look at maglevs, war is bad for tech. Or look at NASA budget and time to next aircraft carrier class, war is good for tech. Or look at Moore's Law, war has little effect either way. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 00:52, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an expert, but this is kind of a common-sense thing. Turning potentially useful results of basic science into mature technology that can serve a larger market is in many cases a costly complicated process marked by failed attempts and other setbacks. Progress is slow, mainly coming from university labs and small startups not capable of siphoning lots of money to the efforts. Private companies capable of navigating the trajectory successfully, financing it from their own coffers, are rare. More importantly, their shareholders may be less than happy with the company undertaking such ventures. This situation changes dramatically if the cost is largely borne by public funds, which is normally a no-no but becomes normal in war times.  --Lambiam 13:18, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The effect of war on the average tech level of society is a net sum of various speeding and delaying effects that's a bit less obvious. Sure much was invented sooner i.e. iron warships, microwave ovens and practical jets but WW2 really fucked NY's transportation system for one. I have details if you want. Do we not have fusion yet cause we had one world war too many or one or two too few? I don't know. I bet we'd have more cool space and upper atmosphere tech with a Hot Cold War that stayed non-nuclear through great luck though. Horrible but true. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 19:17, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 16

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Notes and queries

I received a Scottish banknote in change this afternoon. I thought at first it was a new King Charles one as the motif is similar to those on the new coins. When are these (and the new Bank of England notes) going to be put into circulation? 2A02:C7B:121:5300:C504:8E46:1D4D:6584 (talk) 18:55, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

According to the Bank of England mid-2024. Mikenorton (talk) 19:05, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 18

Calendar forum

Is there any Internet forum that discusses calendar (primarily real-world), timekeeping and dates of events like Easter etc.? --40bus (talk) 19:48, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any particularly burning questions? Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 23:08, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I was once on a calendar mailing list, which probably died with Yahoogroups. It discussed calendars on Mars, among other things. Thomas Gangale was active on that list and might be able to answer your question. —Tamfang (talk) 00:32, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 21

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Three bob

The Sun on Sunday of 4 February reports that a charity worker found an "1813 silver 15 pence from New South Wales" in a donation. This is expected to sell for around seven thousand pounds as "Few examples have survived as most were melted down in the 1840s." I assume there was a mint in Sydney (there was one in Perth - don't know if it's still functioning) and if they did strike three shilling coins, why did they do it only to melt them down shortly after? 2A00:23D0:CC2:801:417D:F1D9:7A87:BF7D (talk) 10:17, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"After gold was discovered in Australia, the Royal Mint opened branches in Australia. The Sydney Mint opened in 1854 and issued half sovereigns and sovereigns, with the Melbourne Mint beginning production in 1872." See History of Australian currency. So I doubt they we minted in Australia. (EDIT) The Perth Mint opened in 1899. 41.23.55.195 (talk) 10:41, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In fact they were not minted in the normal sense. They were "drops" punched out of Spanish silver dollars. They were demonetized in 1829 and I would guess that their relative purity (.903) lead to their melting. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces17316.html 41.23.55.195 (talk) 10:57, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I thought this was just reporting by a journalist too young to remember pre-decimal currency. They're talking about fifteen old pennies, but that sum of money was never described as anything other than "one shilling and threepence" - or so I thought. Looking at the link, the narrative is indeed "one shilling and threepence", but the coin actually says "FIFTEEN PENCE", no doubt because it's easier to punch "FIFTEEN PENCE" than it is to punch "ONE SHILLING AND THREEPENCE." 95.144.174.15 (talk) 13:47, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, more commonly "one and three", the shillings and pence being understood. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 14:30, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, but but on a coin you must necessarily be precise - you wouldn't want to tender one of these and have the shopkeeper tell you it's only worth one and three farthings (1 3/4d) ! 2A00:23C7:2B14:A201:A8E3:4FF1:EAA2:29F9 (talk) 14:43, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 22

Detail

Hello. The link below shows a summary of a knockout match of the old Champions Cup 1982-83, between Olympiakos and Hamburg, result 4-0 for the Germans then winners of the competition. The images are not of good quality, the scoreboard then never being framed. But is it possible that the team names and scorers were written on the scoreboard in English, and not in Greek, as this competition (like others of this calibre) was international? Thank you very much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01gAnZ3KMg&t=52s 2.32.203.113 (talk) 15:46, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The venue of Olympiacos F.C. is Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (rebuilt in 2004), Piraeus. The videoed game in 1982 followed a crowding tragedy with 21 victims in 1981. I have not found an image of the old stadium scoreboard of 1982 but would expect that the game was relayed via the Eurovision (network) to other countries e.g. Germany where names and scores could be superimposed by a local broadcaster. Philvoids (talk) 21:58, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It seems to me that the question is about the physical scoreboard in the stadium; what did people see who were present in the stadium?  --Lambiam 22:31, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It was a match of the old Champions Cup (today's European Champions League) played at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Yes, the question is about the scoreboard: I think that since it was an international match, the names of the teams and the scorers were transcribed on the scoreboard in English language.
There may have been enough room for displaying the name in both the Greek and the Latin alphabet:
HAMBURG           OLYMPIAKOS
         1 : 0
ΑΜΒΟΥΡΓΟ          ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ
--Lambiam  --Lambiam 12:57, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think the OPs wording "team names and scorers asks to see the names both of the teams and of individual scoring players. Updating a display of so much information, probably also showing match time, referee calls and timeouts is the work of a dedicated commentator and would be limited by the display technology of 40 years ago, probably paid for by prominent advertising. Philvoids (talk) 13:41, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This was just the time when such technology became available; see Scoreboard § Technology.  --Lambiam 23:19, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 23

Do you know what the former company “Oswego” is?

Hello. There is a former company named “Oswego” in a small town in Texas (part of the county where Sugar Bend is, Fort Bend). Does anyone who live in its county seat or internationally have some information? Any answers are highly appreciated. 2.103.231.248 (talk) 19:20, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean Sugar Land? Our article on Richmond, Texas, contains the unsourced cryptic sentence: "It is home to the founders of the former company Oswego, Nick Mide and Trace." Using this as a basis for a further Google search gives many hits, which, however, are all exact or paraphrased repetitions of this one sentence. When the statement was added in June 2022 by an anonymous IP, the formulation was, "it is home of the legendary Oswego owners Nick and mide". This unsourced addition was forthwith reverted, but re-added in the next edit in the form "it is home of the legendary founders of the former company Oswego, Nick Trace and Mide" by another anonymous IP, geolocating to almost the same spot as the first one. Again immediately reverted, the second IP then inserted the claim in its present form. As far as I could determine this, the repetitions on other web sites date from after this insertion. It does not smell good.  --Lambiam 22:27, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Try look up the both IP’s location in this and check their edit history. That might help. (please don’t look up my IP, only look up the 2 IPs that made that claim). When you finish looking up both of them, let me know. 2.103.231.248 (talk) 10:38, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Any answers? 2.103.231.248 (talk) 13:04, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Give us time, IP. We're all volunteers here, and actually there is no 'here' – we all do this in moments snatched from our Real Lives. Check back in a day or two. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 176.24.45.226 (talk) 13:20, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
OK I will. I will check bay in a day or two to see if someone had looked up both of the IPs that made that (what I claim fictional) “former” company Oswego. Also that I claim fictional is the founders’ names, which are “Nick Trace and Mide” These 2 IPs made it according to the reply made by Lambian. Maybe try contacting Snopes. after you looked up those IP locations (link in earlier reply, also please do not look up my IP!) and looked up their edit history. 2.103.231.248 (talk) 15:52, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
What is it exactly that you're wanting us to do? The IPs in question didn't make any other edits. The minor bit of vandalism that was missed for quite some time has now been reverted. Thank you for bringing attention to it. --Onorem (talk) 17:25, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The IPs geolocate to the USA. Don't you think the House Oversight Committee should open an investigation? They have the power to subpoena Comcast Cable to produce more information. No one is above the law; with a dogged determination and some luck the malfeasants can be brought to justice so that they will not escape their deserved punishment.  --Lambiam 17:46, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You checked their edit history. You checked their geolocation. I found their geolocation is Houston and Rosenberg. Before you contact Snopes, block those 2 IPs and choose your reason. Now try contacting Snopes if the claim is real or not. 2.103.231.248 (talk) 19:05, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The edits are 2 years old. Blocking now would be as pointless as this conversation is. There is also no need to 'contact Snopes.' If someone tries to add it again in the future, they'll either have a reliable source or they won't. If they don't, hopefully it will be caught and deleted more quickly this time. --Onorem (talk) 19:25, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Did they notice it on the administrators noticeboard? Or any other source from Wikipedia, such as the help desk, Teahouse and so on? 2.103.231.248 (talk) 19:58, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is no ongoing problem. Why are you so determined that we should waste time pursuing what appears to be a 2-year old minor prank? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 176.24.45.226 (talk) 21:44, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 24

Khattan

Hello geographers: can anyone help settle what province Khattan is in, and maybe help improve the article? Please see the recent history for the dispute. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 14:32, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Google maps places it firmly in the Punjab province of Pakistan, almost on the border with India, hundreds of miles distant from Balochistan. OpenStreetMap concurs,  --Lambiam 17:34, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Lambiam, can you please look at what SheriffIsInTown wrote on User talk:Prof.Nasir Jamal, and comment? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 21:19, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Google Maps remained incomplete, with the feature to add places being discontinued. Notably, there exists a Khattan in Kachhi District of Balochistan province as well. You can refer to the census data for Kachhi District here. Additionally, I am currently in the process of crafting an article for Khattan in Punjab. This endeavor will require thorough research to ensure the article's completeness, as I am committed to avoiding incomplete articles. I am also available to enhance the existing Khattan article. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 21:35, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So there are several populated places named Khattan in Pakistan. The Punjabi one is listed in the census data for Bahawalnagar District here. There appears to also be a village Khattan, Chhatroo tehsil, Kishtwar District, Jammu division. Quite possibly there are even more places that go by that name. Rather than edit-warring about which is the true Khattan, we can have separate articles on these places and a disambiguation page.  --Lambiam 04:31, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That is the solution, we are opting for. The editor engaged in edit warring believed that their Khattan was the only one, and thus, the article contained incorrect information. Sheriff | ☎ 911 | 05:14, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

February 25