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Realkyhick 00:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think you misunderstood. We need sources that are NOT primary sources. The term "primary source" in this case would refer to web pages and such created by those directly involved with the Miracle, such as the class association, although that is a borderline call. What we need are sources like articles in sailing magazines, newspaper particles, and the like. They do not have to be found online, but that certainly helps so that other editors can verify the information. Read up on WP:CITE for more info on this. As for the list in the template at the bottom of the page, I can fix that (it's a spelling issue in the link). Realkyhick 23:03, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I found some online sources myself and added them. I then removed the primary-sources warning tag. Realkyhick 23:11, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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