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Bad Date

This date is wrong, Quote: Oak Island Tours eventually dissolved, and in February 2019, it was announced that a new partnership had been formed with a company called the "Michigan Group".[17]

If you look at reference 17, it does indeed give February 2019 as the date that the web page was posted. But the change in partnership had to be much older. It should be noted that the current website is a reconstruction of a previously expired and lost website. The TV show first aired in 2014 at which point the new partnership was fully formed and active. Also reference 17 says Quote: The treasure trove licence is in Mr. Tobias’ name, but the new group will be looking to transfer the licence, which is valid until July of 2008. <<< This strongly implies that the change in partnership happened prior to 2008. During a quick look I was unable to determine the correct date, so did not make any changes to the article. (too lazy to login, old codger). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.17.129.190 (talk) 09:21, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Vibe check

What’s a vibe check you ask?......

Let me Telepathically text you to see if your worthy.

           .........

Well you passed the vibe check! Haha you had no idea I was actually tricking you by vibe Checking you! Now you know what it is :)(: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.249.64.108 (talk) 02:38, 25 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Documented discoveries

Some mention needs to be made of several discoveries that add to the "mystery" of Oak Iasland. Here is a partial list of items that should be mentioned: 1. Discovery of European and Middle Eastern human bones from core drillings obtained below 90 foot depth. 2. Determination that the Triangle Swamp is historically young...about 400 years old, and contains within it several human constructed cobble stone paved areas. 3. Discovery of buried wood works at Smithe's Cove that pre-date any documented human activity. 4. Need commentary about the kind of workforce required to carry out the above mentioned discoveries.

~~Larry Kipp~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C5E:537F:4292:D41B:A4D8:5D33:2672 (talk) 03:18, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

Oak Island is a 57-hectare (140-acre) privately owned island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level. The island is located 200 metres (660 feet) from shore and connected to the mainland by a causeway and gate. The nearest community is the rural community of Western Shore which faces the island, while the nearest village is Chester. The island is best known for various theories about buried treasure or historical artifacts, and the associated attempts to explore the site.

I am moving this here for now for the record as the measurements are not sourced. Feel free to add these bits into the article's body if you can find the WP:RS for them. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 14:42, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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-== early history section ==
-With regard to the early history of the money pit, it is important to note that there is no history or sources prior to the 1850s. Further, that many of the pre-1890's sources tell different or even conflicting stories. It is important, however it is done, that the voice of Wikipedia NOT be used to make authoritative statements with regard to the early history of the money pit. The article can say that the sources conflict with each other, the article can cite what specific sources have said in the past. But the article should be careful not to draw conclusions or to suggest that a particular statement is true. Its better to err on the side of neutrality rather than claiming that particular undocumented early accounts are true or false. [[Special:Contributions/12.12.144.130|12.12.144.130]] ([[User talk:12.12.144.130|talk]]) 19:28, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
-: Stop adding disclaimers in the form of [[WP:OR|Original Research]]. What specific sentences do you find problematic? [[User:GigglesnortHotel|GigglesnortHotel]] ([[User talk:GigglesnortHotel|talk]]) 21:30, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
-::Before tonight's edits the article stated the 1795 date as fact, which we shouldn't do. We can report what the sources say but obviously not go beyond them. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 18:26, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
-:::The entire section was problematic. The disclaimers were added because the entire section itself was somewhat [[WP:OR|Original Research]] constructed by cherry-picking from multiple different inconsistent accounts of events from different time periods. I've tried to address the problems in a new way by sticking strictly to what the early sources said and when they said them. [[Special:Contributions/12.12.144.130|12.12.144.130]] ([[User talk:12.12.144.130|talk]]) 18:33, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
-:::: Fine. [[User:GigglesnortHotel|GigglesnortHotel]] ([[User talk:GigglesnortHotel|talk]]) 16:36, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
-==Split==
+==Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment==
-This article should be split into two seperate articles, one which talks about the Island in general, and one that focuses solely on the mystery/alleged treasure. If there are no objections, I plan on creating [[Oak Island mystery]] or [[Oak Island treasure]] to focus on this aspect. - [[User:Knowledgekid87|Knowledgekid87]] ([[User talk:Knowledgekid87|talk]]) 17:29, 23 February 2017 (UTC)
+[[File:Sciences humaines.svg|40px]] This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-24">24 January 2021</span> and <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-05-21">21 May 2021</span>. Further details are available [[Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/College_of_DuPage/English_1102_NET_55_(Spring_2021)|on the course page]]. Student editor(s): [[User:Xzones15|Xzones15]].
+{{small|Above undated message substituted from [[Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment]] by [[User:PrimeBOT|PrimeBOT]] ([[User talk:PrimeBOT|talk]]) 05:31, 17 January 2022 (UTC)}}
-:If the article is split, the oak island article is going to have about ten lines in it. I don't really care one way or the other but its worth thinking about how little is going to be left after a split. But I would strongly suggest not calling the split article by a title like "Oak Island Treasure". I think "Oak Island Treasure Hunt" or mystery or anything that didn't imply a conclusion about the island is better. [[Special:Contributions/75.17.127.43|75.17.127.43]] ([[User talk:75.17.127.43|talk]]) 01:32, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
+== Bad Date ==
+This date is wrong, Quote:  ''Oak Island Tours eventually dissolved, and in '''February 2019''', it was announced that a new partnership had been formed with a company called the "Michigan Group".[17]''
-==[[Frederick G. Nolan]]==
+If you look at reference 17, it does indeed give February 2019 as the date that the web page was posted.  But the change in partnership had to be much older.  It should be noted that the current website is a reconstruction of a previously expired and lost website.  The TV show first aired in 2014 at which point the new partnership was fully formed and active.  Also reference 17 says Quote: ''The treasure trove licence is in Mr. Tobias’ name, but the new group will be looking to transfer the licence, which is valid until '''July of 2008'''.''  <<<  This strongly implies that the change in partnership happened prior to 2008.  During a quick look I was unable to determine the correct date, so did not make any changes to the article.  (too lazy to login, old codger).  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.17.129.190|24.17.129.190]] ([[User talk:24.17.129.190#top|talk]]) 09:21, 4 October 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-Fred is best known for hos role with Oak Island, beyond that there isn't really enough notability for a stand alone article. For this reason I am proposing that the article be merged here. - [[User:Knowledgekid87|Knowledgekid87]] ([[User talk:Knowledgekid87|talk]]) 22:44, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
-*'''support''' doesn't really have his own notability -- [[user:aunva6|Aunva6]]<sup>[[user talk:aunva6|talk]] - [[Special:Contributions/Aunva6|contribs]]</sup>  05:02, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
-*'''Against''' If there is any merge, it makes more sense to merge and redirect to [[The Curse of Oak Island]], not this article. [[User:Govvy|Govvy]] ([[User talk:Govvy|talk]]) 09:47, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
-:Closing, due to the uncontested opposition. [[User:Klbrain|Klbrain]] ([[User talk:Klbrain|talk]]) 16:12, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
-{{resolved}}
-== locations images in infobox ==
+== Vibe check ==
+What’s a vibe check you ask?......
-I think there needs to another image for the location, specifically of North America-Canada region to show readers exactly where in the world that the current image is located. [[User:Govvy|Govvy]] ([[User talk:Govvy|talk]]) 09:44, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
+Let me Telepathically text you to see if your worthy.
-== Drain tunnels ==
+            .........
+Well you passed the vibe check!
-The drains on Oak Islands were built by British engineers. The used the Chain which was 66 feet as the 1836 article mentioned. I was trained as a BC Land Surveyor and this unit was used all across Canada.
+Haha you had no idea I was actually tricking you by vibe
+Checking you!
+Now you know what it is :)(:  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/216.249.64.108|216.249.64.108]] ([[User talk:216.249.64.108#top|talk]]) 02:38, 25 January 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+== Documented discoveries ==
-Ken Murray Silverton BC  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/104.160.220.15|104.160.220.15]] ([[User talk:104.160.220.15#top|talk]]) 02:15, 29 January 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+Some mention needs to be made of several discoveries that add to the "mystery" of Oak Iasland.  Here is a partial list of items that should be mentioned:
-:Your theory is interesting, but without a reliable source we cant state this in the article [[Oak Island mystery]]. There are also many other theories on Oak Island that involve constellations to the supernatural. We would go with the mainstream theories first while the secondary ones would be outside of the main text (example: "Other theories"). - [[User:Knowledgekid87|Knowledgekid87]] ([[User talk:Knowledgekid87|talk]]) 02:40, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
+. Discovery of European and Middle Eastern human bones from core drillings obtained below 90 foot depth.
+. Determination that the Triangle Swamp is historically young...about 400 years old, and contains within it several human constructed cobble stone paved areas.
+. Discovery of buried wood works at Smithe's Cove that pre-date any documented human activity.
+. Need commentary about the kind of workforce required to carry out the above mentioned discoveries.
+~~Larry Kipp~~  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2600:6C5E:537F:4292:D41B:A4D8:5D33:2672|2600:6C5E:537F:4292:D41B:A4D8:5D33:2672]] ([[User talk:2600:6C5E:537F:4292:D41B:A4D8:5D33:2672#top|talk]]) 03:18, 10 February 2021 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-== Inaccurate reporting ==
+==Lead==
-This article is inaccurate in content, speaking as a Daniel McGinnis descendent! [[User:RMorholt|RMorholt]] ([[User talk:RMorholt|talk]]) 19:36, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
+:'''Oak Island''' is a {{convert|57|hectare|adj=on}} privately owned island in [[Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia|Lunenburg County]] on the south shore of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in [[Mahone Bay]] and rises to a maximum of {{convert|11|metres|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level. The island is located {{convert|200|metres|ft|abbr=off}} from shore and connected to the mainland by a [[causeway]] and gate. The nearest community is the rural community of [[Western Shore, Nova Scotia|Western Shore]] which faces the island, while the nearest village is [[Chester, Nova Scotia|Chester]]. The island is best known for various theories about buried treasure or historical artifacts, and the associated attempts to explore the site.
-:Hi [[User:RMorholt|RMorholt]], welcome to Wikipedia. What specifically about the content of this article do you feel is inaccurate? [[User:Nikkimaria|Nikkimaria]] ([[User talk:Nikkimaria|talk]]) 20:13, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
+I am moving this here for now for the record as the measurements are not sourced. Feel free to add these bits into the article's body if you can find the [[WP:RS]] for them. - [[User:Knowledgekid87|Knowledgekid87]] ([[User talk:Knowledgekid87|talk]]) 14:42, 18 November 2022 (UTC)