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::{{template|Part of this article was copied from [[Citizendium]] but the copied text was originally written by me, RJJensen (under the name Richard Jensen) and does not include alterations made by others on that site.||category=Copied Articles}} [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:15, 13 June 2009 (EDT) | ::{{template|Part of this article was copied from [[Citizendium]] but the copied text was originally written by me, RJJensen (under the name Richard Jensen) and does not include alterations made by others on that site.||category=Copied Articles}} [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 17:15, 13 June 2009 (EDT) | ||
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| + | ==Merging== | ||
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| + | The lede doesn't quite clarify that Tokyo existed way before the 19th century, or that it was renamed in 1868. Not that you can't pry out this info by careful scrutiny, but the redirect was premature. The idea that Edo was renamed to Tokyo in 1868 could be expressed a little more smoothly. | ||
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| + | Have another try, please. :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:16, 14 April 2011 (EDT) | ||
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| + | ==Population== | ||
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| + | I found only one source that makes the million-man claim: | ||
| + | * http://world-geography.org/cities/671-tokyo.html | ||
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| + | But it looks more like a blog or link farm than an authoritative source. Please find something trustworthy, or leave it 'fact-tagged'. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:24, 14 April 2011 (EDT) | ||
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Merging
The lede doesn't quite clarify that Tokyo existed way before the 19th century, or that it was renamed in 1868. Not that you can't pry out this info by careful scrutiny, but the redirect was premature. The idea that Edo was renamed to Tokyo in 1868 could be expressed a little more smoothly.
Have another try, please. :-) --Ed Poor Talk 11:16, 14 April 2011 (EDT)
Population
I found only one source that makes the million-man claim:
But it looks more like a blog or link farm than an authoritative source. Please find something trustworthy, or leave it 'fact-tagged'. --Ed Poor Talk 17:24, 14 April 2011 (EDT)