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In Roman Britain, with the exception of two modern fields,"the Romans were exploiting coals in all the major coalfields in England and Wales by the end of the second century AD".
Yet in the very next paragraph, still under History, I see this:
No evidence exists of the product being of great importance in Britain before about AD 1000, the High Middle Ages.[31]
These two statements seem to contradict each other. Or was use by the Romans from about 200 on unimportant? I don't know.
I don't see the contradiction. Coal could have been exploited as a marginal activity, not being of great importance until the year 1000 --Ita140188 (talk) 14:31, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I understand why many Wikipedia editors don’t like coal, I don’t either, but the suggestion that it isn’t economical (and the citations supplied to support this assertion) aren’t serious and greatly diminish the quality of the rest of the article. The article is also incorrect to suggest that new coal isn’t being developed, Japan alone is constructing 22 coal power plants as of 2023 https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/yokosuka-coal-fired-power-plant/2600:8801:204:CC00:E5CF:2985:6F37:1F38 (talk) 13:45, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's only economical if you ignore externalities, which is the point the cited sources are making - and on Wikipedia, we follow the cited sources. MrOllie (talk) 13:54, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Who chooses the external factors and gives weight to them? So many variables and opinions as to become meaningless, it approaches faith. 2A00:23C6:F680:2C01:ADCA:1417:790C:605A (talk) 15:14, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Include complete information for reference 49. Missing preface changes certainty of information.
“Although no authentic record is available, coal from the Fushun mine in northeastern China may have been employed to smelt copper as early as 1000 BCE” 76.66.147.250 (talk) 00:08, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —Paper9oll(🔔 • 📝) 06:23, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jamedeus (talk) 21:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
level-3 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Done --Pinchme123 (talk) 18:26, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 06:23, 12 August 2023 (UTC)