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Length

The article says the trail is 470 km long, but other sources say that it is 449 km long,^[1] and another has 435 km long.^[2] I know these might not be reliable sources, but the length in the article has no source at all. Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 22:58, 29 March 2025 (UTC) Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 22:58, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Balsam Cottonwood, thanks for bringing this up. tourismpei seems like it should be a reliable source, so why not go with that one? Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 01:38, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 02:05, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I just noticed that tourismpei has 273 km. Biketripper.net, which probably isn't so reliable, has 449. I'll just change 270 to 273 and add a source. Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 02:13, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Use Canadian English?

Should we put a "Use Canadian English" template there, since it's a Canadian location? Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 02:17, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Balsam Cottonwood, I tend not to worry much about Engvar, but it's not a bad idea. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 18:27, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Meeting on August 3, 1989

I found a reference for this — but when I hit "Publish," a notice came up saying that an automated filter had detected that the source might be unreliable, which it might be. The reference is https://peihistory.blogspot.com/2019/. Could someone please find out if it is reliable enough to use or not? Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 03:15, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Balsam Cottonwood, it's likely the fact that blogspot is a blog site—blogs are not generally considered to be reliable. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 18:28, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It seems reliable enough to me, at least for the date; the author of the blog article seems connected to the subject. The only other source seems to be https://islandtrails.ca/en/about-us.php (source #8 in the Wikipedia article on Donald Deacon), but that link is dead, at least it was when I tried it. Could we make an exception for this source? 🌳 Balsam Cottonwood (talk) ♰ 02:53, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Balsam Cottonwood, if you feel confident that the blog is reliable, then go for it. I've done that myself once or twice ;) Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 03:01, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Someone can remove it if they want or replace it with a better source if there is one availble. 🌳 Balsam Cottonwood (talk) ♰ 03:08, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Update

I updated the Completed section; please review my edit to make sure I didn't do anything wrong. Does this mean we can remove that "needs updating" template? Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 03:45, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Balsam Cottonwood, yes, thanks for all the updates, and I've removed the template. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 18:29, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Source

Here's a source, if anyone would like to use it; I might, next time I edit the article.

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/publications/recommendations_confederation_trail.pdf

Balsam Cottonwood (talk) 🌳 08:52, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Confederation Trail | Tourism PEI". www.tourismpei.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
^ Toolkit, Web Experience (2015-07-07). "Hiking and Cycling on the Confederation Trail". www.princeedwardisland.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-29.

[1] "Confederation Trail | Tourism PEI". www.tourismpei.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.

[2] Toolkit, Web Experience (2015-07-07). "Hiking and Cycling on the Confederation Trail". www.princeedwardisland.ca. Retrieved 2025-03-29.

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