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From this article: "When Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, the Union government implicated Davis, and a bounty of $100,000 (equivalent to $3,600,000 in 2023) was put on his head."
Also from this article: "After two years of imprisonment, Davis was released at Richmond on May 13, 1867, on bail of $100,000 (~$1.79 million in 2023)"
My quick search shows $100,000 in 1965 would be about $1.9 million today (2024). So the 3,600,000 number seems to be the one needing correcting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.47.251.0 (talk) 07:07, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done There was a typo in the conversion template. The two numbers still won't match up, as one is for 1865 dollars and one for 1867 dollars, but the difference is much smaller. Wtfiv (talk) 03:50, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@LesbianTiamat We cannot state that Davis committed treason in wiki-voice because he was never convicted of the crime. We are not allowed to make claims of fact based on our interpretation of events, laws etc. See WP:SYNTH. The most that can be done is to note that some sources have labeled his actions as treasonous with appropriate citations. -Ad Orientem (talk) 14:50, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's total nonsense. Does the sun revolve around the Earth because Galileo was convicted? Get real.
@LesbianTiamat No, it's not nonsense. It's how we operate. We don't get to convict people of crimes no matter how strongly we may feel they are guilty. To state as a matter of fact that he was guilty of treason, a defined criminal act, he would have had to been convicted of that crime. Again, the most that can be done is to note that some persons/entities have described his actions as treasonous. As for Galileo, please see WP:NOTTRUTH. You are not required to agree with all of our policies and guidelines. There are some that I disagree with quite strongly. But we are not free to ignore them. In short; "themz the rules, until they aren't." -Ad Orientem (talk) 16:59, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you wish to make a WP:IAR argument that Wikipedia should hold Davis guilty of treason, you are free to open a discussion or WP:RfC and make your case. Speaking as an experienced editor I don't think that would fly. But introducing such claims, absent a very strong consensus, would IMO be disruptive. I would point out that when Fidel Castro died the community had a massive discussion over whether or not we could call him a dictator in wiki-voice. There were scores of reliable sources that had used that term in reference to Castro, in addition to commonsense. But the community said we could not do so because he was not universally described as such. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:21, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
level-5 vital article is rated FA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Done There was a typo in the conversion template. The two numbers still won't match up, as one is for 1865 dollars and one for 1867 dollars, but the difference is much smaller. Wtfiv (talk) 03:50, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
