Talk:Clydesdale horse

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March 12, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed

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"Mom.me" is not a RS for horse articles, nor are blogs. Montanabw^(talk) 00:22, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reference format

i'm thinking of trying to do something about this page – adding a good number of solid references and copy-editing based on what they say. If I do so I'll change the current mishmash of references to one consistent list-defined system. Unless anyone has any objection, I'll probably do this in a day or two. If anyone does object I will of course leave the page alone. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:11, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Citations

@Justlettersandnumbers: I'm not sure why you reverted my updated citations formatted with Template:Cite book to change them back into an older version and older format, removing some information I had added including some page numbers, links to Open Library, author links, updated ISBNs, etc. A few weeks ago I had checked every last one of those references either through a copy available at Open Library, google books, or from an actual paper book I had in my possession from the library. Specifically, I had checked Dutson, Edwards, Edwards2, and Rousseau. The ISBNs matched the version of the book I was using to check for page numbers.

The change you made reverted my verified citations while re-introducing some of the older errors I had corrected (my edits: here, here, here, and here). The links to Open Library were valid on the day I made those edits. Some don't appear to be available today through OL, and I have no idea why not; I have seen that behavior with Open Library in the past... the "borrow" button disappearing.

I have changed them back. Please don't change citations from Template:Cite book format to a more basic citation format (WP:CITEFOOT), especially if you are removing page numbers or changing vital things like ISBN (which indicates the version the page numbers were taken from). ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 07:23, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Height and weight

The height and weight listed in the infobox doesn't match what's in the body of the article, however both appear to be sourced. Which one is correct? Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 19:30, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there's enough of a difference to worry about it. Another suggestion would be to take the tallest and shortest, heaviest and lightest, from the two sources and go with those figures. I checked both sources (Porter and Dutson) and what's in the article matches the sources. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 21:28, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]