Talk:USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Latest comment: 2 months ago by 2600:1002:B024:BD38:793B:28AC:50BD:6717 in topic Dry Dock and Refurbishing
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I added something to the article but it got removed. Why?
In all probability, what you added was unsourced information or information cited to an unreliable source; such information is usually removed quickly because of the article's Featured Status. Featured Articles on Wikipedia require reliable sources for an independent verification of the facts presented, consequently any information added to a Featured Article without a reliable source is subject to removal from the article at any Wikipedian's discretion. I see information in the article that has no source. What should I do?
This sources used in this article are cited at the end of each paragraph (known on Wikipedia as "per paragraph citation") so a check of the numbered note at the end of the paragraph should provide the source for the information. If this does not work, then add {{cn}} to the suspicious information to draw attention to information that may not be cited by a source. Alternatively, you may add reliable sources to the uncited information by using ref tabs (<ref></ref>). If you do add a source to the article consider using one of the citation template(s) to ensure that you add all necessary information from your source to the article. The entire article makes reference to the ship as "she", shouldn't the battleship be referenced as "it"?
This is an issue that has come up repeatedly, and the consensus of the editors for the Military history WikiProject and its contributors is that ship articles on Wikipedia may use an all "she/her" format or an all "it" format, but the article may not alternate between the two forms of reference. The primary source of U.S. ship articles is the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS), which refers to all ships as "she" or "her"; as a result, is it easier for some members to simply carry that format through the rest of the article. Something in the lead section doesn't have a footnote. I'm going to put a {{fact}} tag on it right now.
This article (like many others) uses the approach of putting no citations in the lead section. This is because everything in the lead is also found in the body of the article along with its citation, as the lead functions as a summary of the entire article. I added pop culture reference(s) to this article, but they were removed. Why?
The pop culture reference(s) were removed in accordance with the Military history project's guidelines governing the inclusion of popular culture material in military history articles. Although we are aware that the Iowa-class battleships have appeared in a number of books, games, and movies, a conscience decision was made to eliminate all pop cultural references from the individual battleships articles and consolidate them into a single section in the Iowa-class battleship article. Before adding an pop culture reference to the class article though you should read the FAQ located on the Iowa-class battleship talk page and the hidden note located in the pop culture section on the class page, both of which outline very specific guidelines for the inclusion of pop culture material. This article is long!
Yes, it is. In part due to its length, general and specific characteristics have been split: general information on the class history can be found on the article Iowa class battleship, info on the weapons used by the battleship can be found at Armament of the Iowa class battleship, and the history of each ship can be found on that ship's individual page. |
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Re-commission vs. 2nd commission edit
There is a debate over which term should be used, and since this article uses one of those terms please read and comment at --> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
A 10 fireplane (talk) 19:27, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Description and sourcing edit
See this discussion and Wikipedia:Featured article review/USS Missouri (BB-63)/archive1, where it has been suggested that a more detail description of ship characteristics would be helpful, as well as using some of the vast literature on the Iowa class to reduce the reliance on DANFS. Hopefully this one can avoid FAR. Hog Farm Talk 15:45, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Question edit
How far offshore was the New Jersey in Vietnam? 2603:8001:2A00:3ACC:3D85:5300:D992:F7D9 (talk) 18:35, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
- Is this in regard to a change you'd like to see made in the article? - wolf 19:44, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Dry Dock and Refurbishing edit
Can anyone expand on the multimillion dollar dry dock and refurbishing plans that are scheduled for this ship? 2600:1002:B024:BD38:793B:28AC:50BD:6717 (talk) 03:35, 2 March 2024 (UTC)