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[edit] List of circulating currencies
This list is well organized and eye pleasing. It holds a comprehensive set of related and connected information. Joe I 10:41, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
ConditionalStrong support,ifnow that referencesarehave been added. —Nightstallion (?)10:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)16:33, 3 July 2006 (UTC)Oppose; notes layout currently ugly and unwieldy; use {{ref label}} and {{note label}}. That would link straight to the correct bit of the notes section. smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 14:07, 20 June 2006 (UTC)- Support; lovely! smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 17:06, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Can you give me an example where this is done, I never can figure things out from instructions. :) Joe I 14:48, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Look at Nuclear power by country, specifically Lithuania and North Korea. For your list, at British Virgin Islands for example, put a label like {{ref label||Mills|17|17}} (to match your current numbering system) and in the notes section, put at note 17 "{{note label|Mills|17|17}} 1 cent equals 10 mills (mill singular, also spelled mil)." smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 15:06, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Can you give me an example where this is done, I never can figure things out from instructions. :) Joe I 14:48, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Support Very nice. Only thing is that this kind of a list can and will change frequently so it will need to be kept up to date. --Nebular110 17:34, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- It shouldn't need that much updating, but yes, when it does, I'll be all over it :) Joe I 18:39, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Comment - I think double lines could be avoided if you shrink the "Fractional Monetary Unit" and "Number to Basic" columns. Its just a formatting thing, but I think it would look better. Along with that, and before Renata shows up, I think you should use {{cite web}} when citing sources (List of municipalities of Portugal#References for an example). Apart from that, the list meets the criteria. Afonso Silva 18:03, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Width of columns - done
- Will {{cite web}} work with {{note label}} and {{ref label}}?Joe I 18:39, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Perhaps it doesn't work. However, you can transclude the text that would appear with the template and include it in the notes. Check Nuclear power by country. Afonso Silva 18:50, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
Comment/Question - Do I need to keep all the notes that say what a specified money splits into? Such as 1 jiao equals 10 fen. and 1 piaster equals 10 fils., since the appropiate denomination page should have that info. Joe I 19:03, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
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- I would say yes. It makes it easier for people needing just the basic information. That's just my opinion though, removing the column wouldn't change my vote. --Nebular110 20:01, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Support - It looks very good now. About the subdivisions of fractional monetary units, I would keep the notes, they don't make the article ugly, or something like that, and represent interesting information. Afonso Silva 22:08, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Support - An interesting and well presented article.Abcdefghijklm 19:44, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
Oppose for now. The real references (i.e. where the list is from) are presented as "external resources". Also two different footnote systems are used: now there are two notes numbered 1. Renata 13:34, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- Placed ISO and Worldbank in references. The numbering is thrown off, not sure how to fix that. I didn't see the two "1" you refered to. Joe I 13:47, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
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- I think I understand what you are saying. Would you rather have the notes be identified with letters instead of numbers? – Zntrip 02:57, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
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- I have changed the first set of notes to letters and the references are still numbers. – Zntrip 04:37, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
- Support — I think it is a great list. – Zntrip 20:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
- Strong oppose - Western Sahara needs to be sorted out. It's currently listed as a de facto state, which is just about the only thing I've never heard it referred to as! It is often described as the precise opposite - a de lege state with extremely limited de facto existence. Certainly it has strong international recognition and is a member state of international organizations, including the African Union. But the government has only very limited control of any territory (only a very small portion of the territory it is generally recognized as possessing) and basically governs over a couple of (large) refugee camps in Algeria. Classifying it in the same way as Somaliland (an unrecognized de facto state) is simply incorrect. Further, if unrecognized states like Somaliland are included, where is the line being drawn? Was the choice of the unrecognized states listed basically arbitrary? Or simply that these are the world's more successful unrecognized states, and the only ones stable or effective enough to manage their own currencies? TheGrappler 01:29, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- Well, since Western Sahara is on List of countries, should I just unbold it? Joe I 04:02, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- Western Sahara is on this page because it is considered a “sovereign state”. Somaliland is on this page because it has its own currency. Both states have a de facto existence because they lack full international recognition. So I don't understand what the problem is. – Zntrip 19:31, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
- I don't see the problem either. The list is titled "List of circulating currencies." I take that to mean that the list will include all distinct currencies whether the state is recognized as independent or not. --Nebular110 19:55, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
