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File:Neptunian system size comparison.svg

Latest comment: 11 days ago8 comments3 people in discussion

Hi! Can anybody add this file i made?

Fred1000000000 (talk) 16:29, 5 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

This image looks good, I will help you add it Homlos is my planet (message me bro) 08:29, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

done Homlos is my planet (message me bro) 08:36, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! Fred1000000000 (talk) 09:58, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi, I have a quick question about the figure. I was wondering why you used Neptune’s radius instead of its diameter. Is there a particular reason for that?

Best regards,

Poseidon PoseidonN2 (talk) 13:18, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Oh, sorry, that was a mistake! Fixing that now. Fred1000000000 (talk) 15:20, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done. Fred1000000000 (talk) 15:28, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

All good. Perfect :) PoseidonN2 (talk) 18:00, 6 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

MOS:Sandwich

Latest comment: 8 days ago3 comments2 people in discussion

On October 8, Anonymsiy (talk · contribs) posted a cleanup template on this article stating that, "MOS:SANDWICH in several places, incl between infobox and image". I'm migrating the topic here because it is a format problem rather than a serious quality issue and I thought it could use some discussion. Frankly I'm not seeing a significant problem: the article is already using one of the stated resolutions. But perhaps other disagree? Praemonitus (talk) 03:41, 9 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

A format problem is still a serious quality issue. - anonymsiy.user - (talk) 06:41, 9 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Well we all have our priorities, I suppose. The number of images in astronomy articles does tend to increase over time, so issues like this can sometimes arise. However, the multiple image block in the discovery section have been there for a long time without complaint. But I suppose it can be converted into a horizontal alignment and moved down the page. Praemonitus (talk) 15:10, 9 October 2026 (UTC)Reply