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That said, why did you remove my explanation of the caption from Aesop? DS (talk) 16:41, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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"why did you remove my explanation of the caption from Aesop? DS (talk) 16:41, 7 December 2009 (UTC)"

My apologies if you feel that I "damaged" your text. I removed it because the second sentence is irrelevant, being merely standard typographic form of the period, and potentially misleading: "Esopus" can hardly be considered an "alternate" (i.e. alternative) spelling for use today, merely a medieval form.

How about writing

Note the medieval spelling "Esopus", with a long s and truncated 'p'.               (Gpeterw (talk) 13:46, 14 December 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Good enough; recommended change has been implemented. DS (talk) 17:44, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Currently it says "The old main entrance to the Promenade Hospital", and it should say "The old main entrance to the Southport Hospital" ? Is that it? DS (talk) 16:43, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's for the map just below "missing operand" Gpeterw (talk) 12:38, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Many thanks. I used to have no difficulty editing Wiki, but with age . . . I just could not find where to put the bibliography entry. And then fatigue took over. gpeterw (talk) 09:30, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]