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Wrong zero line?

I note that you deleted a graph in United States energy independence for having a "wrong zero line." Could you explain what was wrong with it? Thanks. Plazak (talk) 21:49, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

@Plazak: Yes: The vertical (y) axis of the chart should start at "0" and not below, like it is currently at File:US Net Gas Imports.svg.--DCKH (talk) 22:40, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

The below zero part of the graph shows the current situation of net exports. It is neither inaccurate nor illogical. Again, in what sense is it "wrong"? And how would you construct the graph? Regards. Plazak (talk) 12:53, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

@Plazak: Ok, I've just noticed that the "Total Net Imports" can be both negative and positive so my complaint is pointless. Would you allow me to rename "Total Net Imports" into a more accurate "Trade balance"? If exports > imports the calculation "imports - exports" no longer yields net imports. Regards, --DCKH (talk) 23:32, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

Renaming the graph "Trade Balance" is an excellent suggestion to avoid confusion. Thanks. Plazak (talk) 13:43, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Soviet integrated circuit designation

The designation uses the Cyrillic alphabet which sometimes leads to confusion where a Cyrillic letter has the same appearance as a Latin letter but is romanized as a different letter. Furthermore, for some Cyrillic letters the Romanization is ambiguous. - Why would you consider this statement unencyclopaedic? The designation certainly does use the cyrillic alphabet. There are numerous examples on the web and even here in the English Wikipedia where people mistake a cyrillic glyph for the identical-looking latin glyph (KP580BM80A instead of KR580VM80A). In my mind this justifies a clarification. Cheers, Drahtlos (talk) 13:53, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

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