Talk:Stopwatch
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[edit] Accuracy
hello!
What about accuracy of stopwatches, this information would be useful if anybody had something on it.
[edit] External Links
I removed the link for the online stopwatch, because it's obviously not accurate.
- I added the link to the online stopwatch back in. -- The link has been aproved by google, and I tested it against the other stopwatch on here. Removing the link to the free stopwatch, makes me think you own the site which sells downloadable stopwatch -- which is not allowed on wikipedia. I will contact a mod to check the sites listed.
- Approved by Google? Google is not a standards institute that offers up 'approvals'. I'm going to go with a harsh reading of WP:EL and remove all the external links. None of the links are notable in that they add anything to the article. I could see a link to a page detailing a history or collection of stopwatches, but assorted stopwatch fascimilies just doesn't seem notable to me. It seems spammy, and I'm anti-spam. --Mdwyer 05:44, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
- "Google is not a standards institute that offers up 'approvals'" -- And you are? You decide that links should be removed because they look "spammy" -- people are obviously using the external links, they are not being tricked into clicking them. - Every link lead to what it described. Maybe you should read your WP:EL There is no reason to remove 5 links to relevant information. I will not add the links back in, as it will only result in a "back and forth" of link adding/removing. I will suggest a catogry on DMOZ (if they do not already have one, then add that here) -- but do not spoil good external links for people just because you want to brag that you've "racked up over 800 edits " try slowing down and only making worthwhile ones.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.127.18.103 (talk) 17:28, 13 January 2007 (UTC).
[edit] 1/100 Minute Stopwatches
I have a number of 1/100 minute stopwatches, all made by Meylan. A full circle of the second hand is 60s long, but the dial is marked from 0 to 100. Who uses these 'metric' stopwatches?
- maybe it can measure centiseconds?
