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Steam ship

Let's be clear: steam ships without sails, do not "sail." Saying they sailed is both incorrect and unencyclopedic. The Dissident Aggressor 02:13, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is a general encyclopedia, not a maritime industry encylopedia. I'm not gonna revert, but as a mariner I think trying to stick the verb "steam" in there looks more like an editor is just trying to show off instead of communicate in a clear way. It is obvious that the ship was not using wind propulsion, so that is not going to be confused. The verb "sail" is a universally-understood general term for when a ship of any kind travels. The infobox and article make it clear what form of propulsion she has, so it's not necessary to specify that MV Wiki Glory motors, SS Wiki Patriot steams, and the sailing vessel Wiki Pioneer sails. 81.85.69.212 (talk) 13:58, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Non-free image in infobox

I noticed someone had uploaded a non-free photograph from the shipping company's press kit. I propose replacing this by a free alternative by contacting the photographers at ShipSpotting and asking if someone could release one of the 19 photographs there under a Creative Commons license. Tupsumato (talk) 05:16, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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 Let's be clear: steam ships without sails, do not "sail."  Saying they sailed is both incorrect and unencyclopedic.  [[User Talk:DissidentAggressor|The Dissident Aggressor]] 02:13, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
+This is a general encyclopedia, not a maritime industry encylopedia.  I'm not gonna revert, but as a mariner I think trying to stick the verb "steam" in there looks more like an editor is just trying to show off instead of communicate in a clear way.  It is obvious that the ship was not using wind propulsion, so that is not going to be confused.  The verb "sail" is a universally-understood general term for when a ship of any kind travels.  The infobox and article make it clear what form of propulsion she has, so it's not necessary to specify that MV Wiki Glory motors, SS Wiki Patriot steams, and the sailing vessel Wiki Pioneer sails.  [[Special:Contributions/81.85.69.212|81.85.69.212]] ([[User talk:81.85.69.212|talk]]) 13:58, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
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