Talk:Race to the Sea

message: Somebody really needs to clean up this article. It has little to no structure and the information is clouded and it does not flow.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.168.19.196 (talk) 10:00, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Clean Up

message: Was the natural obstacle the sea or Antwerp? --Gbleem 14:35, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The sea. Missaeagle (talk) 17:45, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  natural obstacle 

message: Would this article benefit from a list of battles, or a similar treatment of chronology? LordAmeth 09:09, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: Added some gleanings from Doughty and Foley and began assembly of a casualty section, which I will add to as I discover sources.Keith-264 (talk) 10:05, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: the First Battle of Artois (27 September – 10 October) title doesn't match the datesKeith-264 (talk) 22:54, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Finished the re-edit and expansion but it could do with a fresh pair of eyes casting over it.Keith-264 (talk) 17:04, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits 

message: Have begun to move the detail on here to specific pages so will prune the overwritten sections accordingly to 1-2 paragraphs.Keith-264 (talk) 08:00, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Have pruned the battle sections of material transferred to the specific pages and made sure each section has a link.Keith-264 (talk) 11:51, 7 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Associated pages 

message: Is it true that the Germans opened the dykes, and that's where all the mud came from? Valetude (talk) 12:22, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: No, the Belgians did that to stop the Germans, see here Battle of the Yser.Keith-264 (talk) 13:42, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mud 

message: The Background section while all correct and very well written is vastly too long. It comprises practically the entire history of WWI to that point which is just an overload of detail. I believe that the background should be slimmed down to something more like in the First Battle of the Marne. Mztourist (talk) 05:09, 25 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Background too long 

message: Re this edit: On my screen, because you've nowrapped both to and from dates in one template, on my screen that forces the whole thing to go to the next line, leaving a bunch of whitespace at the end of one line. It looks something like this:
The Race to the Sea took place from about 17 September – 19 October 1914, after the Battle of the Frontiers (7 August – 13 September) and the German advance 
into France, which had been stopped at the First Battle of the Marne (5–12 September) and was followed by the First Battle of the Aisne 
(13 September – 28 September), a Franco-British counter-offensive.[a] The term describes reciprocal attempts by the Franco-British and German armies to envelop the
By changing the formatting, the "(13 September –" part fills in that area.
The Race to the Sea took place from about 17 September – 19 October 1914, after the Battle of the Frontiers (7 August – 13 September) and the German advance 
into France, which had been stopped at the First Battle of the Marne (5–12 September) and was followed by the First Battle of the Aisne (13 September – 
28 September), a Franco-British counter-offensive.[a] The term describes reciprocal attempts by the Franco-British and German armies to envelop the northern flank of
Thus, the change. If you really prefer having that blank area, I won't argue about it but IMHO it looks bad. —howcheng  {chat} 20:42, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesn't look like that on my screen but I won't spoil it for yours. Regards. Keith-264 (talk) 20:55, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  nowrap 

message: @Abductive  left question on milhist talk page re coords. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 08:08, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coords Comment 

message: I've just checked and Krause isn't in the references so the post 1914 tactical revolution isn't in the text. Apols must have forgotten to finish the re-edit. Keith-264 (talk) 22:03, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits