Talk:Mountbatten pink

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Review: July 10, 2013. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Mountbatten pink appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 July 2004. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Louis Mountbatten invented Mountbatten Pink, a camouflage paint used during World War II?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2004/July.

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Contradiction?[edit]

This article states both that Mountbatten Pink works best at dawn and dusk and that it is conspicuous at sunrise and sunset; surely this is a contradiction? Driller thriller 14:28, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a contradiction. The author of the article said that Mountbatten was convinced that the color helped camoflauge the ship at dawn and dusk. It seems it was later proved that Mountbatten was incorrect. (JL)

That may be the case, however the article suggests a contradiction because this is not acknowledged in the text, while the terminology used is different at the two points (dawn and dusk & sunrise and sunset). I'm going to leave up the tag until someone who knows for sure contributes and that last paragraph is rewritten. Driller thriller 15:30, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It could be that the color was abolished as part of a standardization, and also because toward the end of the war, radar made camouflage painting less important, at least as far as ships were concerned. CDaMama 04:32, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is no contradiction. The camouflage works before the sun is visible, but not after the sun is visible. Both of these are during sunset and sunrise, and the article states the difference. I'm removing the tag.demo 09:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Umm, well, there was an apparent contradiction in the way the page was previously written; it has since been clarified, as mentioned below. You were right to remove the tag; I should've been more on the ball considering I posed the query. Driller thriller 14:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The difference[edit]

Driller was right: the difference is whether or not the sun is up - at dawn and dusk, when the sun is not visible, the horizon is often a light-pink (which is what the mountbatten pink took advantage of) while at sunrise and sunset the sun is visible.JW 10:46, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

colour[edit]

"medium lavender mauve grey". i think this is an overly confusing colour description. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 22:45, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Retrolord (talk · contribs) 18:56, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to review this. ★★Retro Lord ★★ 18:56, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, much appreciated. Superflat Monogram 20:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, our article lists this guy as "Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG GCB OM GCSI GCIE GCVO DSO PC FRS". But then goes on to say informally he is reffered to as "Lord Mountbatten". Is Louis Mountbatten the most appropriate name for this guy, in this article? ★★Retro Lord ★★ 20:23, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Changed; Lord indicates his position better. Superflat Monogram 21:52, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

" it was judged by experts to be equivalent to neutral greys at best and would make ships with the colour more obvious at worst." But then you go on to mention only an Admiralty Handbook? ★★Retro Lord ★★ 10:06, 3 July 2013 (UTC) Silly me. ★★Retro Lord ★★ 10:09, 3 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"#997A8D" Can you ref this please? ★★Retro Lord ★★ 07:18, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I was unable to find any reliable sources for the hex code. Additionally, it appears the Color WikiProject holds issue with the way these hex codes are generated and questions their accuracy and verifiability. I'm not against removing it, but I do wish there were a way to represent the color. Superflat Monogram 18:53, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. I'm pretty happy with the article regardless of hex code technicalities, expect this to be passed later. Thanks for your work, ★★Retro Lord ★★ 01:01, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Superflat Monogram 02:31, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]