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Article promoted by Ian Rose (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 16:07, 4 February 2017 (UTC) « Return to A-Class review list[reply]

Nominator(s): Hawkeye7 (talk)

Dayton Project (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

One of the Manhattan Project's more minor projects, but critical to the building of the atomic bomb. Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:20, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comments. As always, feel free to revert my copyediting. - Dank (push to talk)

Support: just a few minor suggestions: AustralianRupert (talk) 08:53, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support Comments by Sturmvogel_66

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  • The Talbotts were among the heirs of the Delco company, which was by then a part of General Motors.[7] This fortune had come in large part from profits made during World War I on airplanes that never flew. While it's interesting that Thomas was sort of self-dealing with his wife's family property, this bit really isn't relevant to the article.
    I think it is very important. Especially in view of what happens later in the article. It explains why the property was chosen. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • 0.2 to 0.3 milligrams (0.0031 to 0.0046 gr) What the hell's a gr? A grain? If so link the unit in the template on first use as I'd expect that most people also wouldn't know what that was.
     Done It's the American customary unit. In fact, it is the default conversion of the {{convert}} template. The conversion is mainly for Americans, as everyone else knows metric, and they are familiar with grains, since they own firearms. Linked. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    <Western drawl>I'm afraid that you're under a bit of a misapprehension, son; the only ones really familiar with grains are the reloaders, and they're a pretty small proportion of the American public, as the rest of us are content to buy our ammo as God intended.</drawl>
  • 32 to 83 curies (1.2 to 3.1 TBq) TBq = teraBequerels? Link this one as well.
  • And PBq.
     Done Curies and becquerels are linked on first use. 1 Ci = 37 GBq Hawkeye7 (talk) 05:03, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Historical Resume of Monsanto's Operation of the Dayton Project Sites-Unites I, II, Ill, IV and Others Fix the spellings here.
     Done Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • And be consistent with the date format in the references.
     Done Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nicely done.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:55, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Consideration was given to using Unit II in December 1946, but was rejected in favor of erecting a Quonset Hut at Unit III. Missed this earlier. What's this in reference to?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:46, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
     Done Moved up two paragraphs to the Unit II discussion. Hawkeye7 (talk) 05:03, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.