diff --git a/core/views/survex.py b/core/views/survex.py
index e91d228..edc3b1f 100644
--- a/core/views/survex.py
+++ b/core/views/survex.py
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
             svxblocks = []
         try:
             svxblocksall = svxfile.survexblock_set.all()
+            svxlength = 0.0
+            for b in svxblocksall:
+                svxlength += b.legslength
+                print(svxlength,b)
         except AttributeError: # some survexfiles just *include files and have no blocks themselves
             svxblocksall = []
     else:
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ def svx(request, survex_file):
         "warning": warning,
         "has_3d": (Path(survexdatasetpath) / Path(survex_file + ".3d")).is_file(),
         "title": survex_file,
+        "svxlength": svxlength,
         "svxblocks": svxblocks,
         "svxincludes": svxincludes,
         "difflist": difflist,
diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index d91eabe..6cff3e5 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -497,9 +497,10 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
 
     def LoadSurvexAlias(self, survexblock, line):
         # *alias station - ..
-        splayalias = re.match("(?i)station\s*\-\s*\.\.\s*$", line)
+        splayalias = re.match("(?i)\s*station\s*\-\s*\.\.\s*$", line)
         if splayalias:
             self.flagsstar["splayalias"] = True
+            print(line)
         else:
             message = f"! Bad *ALIAS: '{line}' ({survexblock}) {survexblock.survexfile.path}"
             print(self.insp + message)
@@ -696,7 +697,13 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
         survexleg = SurvexLeg()
 
         # skip all splay legs
-        try:
+        try:        
+            if "splayalias" in self.flagsstar:
+                if ls[datastar["from"]] == "-" or ls[datastar["to"]] == "-":
+                    if debugprint:
+                        print("Aliased splay in ", survexblock.survexfile.path)
+                    return
+                    
             if ls[datastar["from"]] == ".." or ls[datastar["from"]] == ".":
                 if debugprint:
                     print("Splay in ", survexblock.survexfile.path)
@@ -705,15 +712,14 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
                 if debugprint:
                     print("Splay in ", survexblock.survexfile.path)
                 return
-            if self.flagsstar["splayalias"]:
-                if ls[datastar["from"]] == "-":
-                    if debugprint:
-                        print("Aliased splay in ", survexblock.survexfile.path)
-                    return
-                if ls[datastar["to"]] == "-":
-                    if debugprint:
-                        print("Aliased splay in ", survexblock.survexfile.path)
-                    return
+                
+            if ls[datastar["to"]] == "-": 
+                message = f" ! Suspected splay, not declared, in line {ls} in {survexblock.survexfile.path}"
+                print(self.insp + message)
+                stash_data_issue(
+                    parser="survexleg", message=message, url=None, sb=(survexblock.survexfile.path)
+                )
+                return    
         except:
             message = f" ! datastar parsing from/to incorrect in line {ls} in {survexblock.survexfile.path}"
             print(self.insp + message)
diff --git a/templates/onthisdate.html b/templates/onthisdate.html
index e2f44d1..eea001b 100644
--- a/templates/onthisdate.html
+++ b/templates/onthisdate.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         {% if svxothers %}<u>Survex files</u> on this date:<br>
                 <span style="font-size: 70%; ">
                 {% for item in svxothers %}
-                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="/survexfile/{{item.path}}">{{item.path|safe}}</a><br/>
+                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="/survexfile/{{item.path}}">{{item.path|safe}}</a> <br/>
                 {% empty %}
                 <em>None found for this date.</em><br>
                 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/personexpedition.html b/templates/personexpedition.html
index ea26088..365c812 100644
--- a/templates/personexpedition.html
+++ b/templates/personexpedition.html
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% block title %}Person {{personexpedition.person}} for {{personexpedition.expedition}}{% endblock %}
-<!-- I am removing 'role' as a thing that troggle cares about.
-This will remove the Class Role (but keep PersonRole)
-and 1 foreign key role
-If anyone really cares, they can always look in the original survex file 
--->
 
 {% block content %}
 <h1>
@@ -13,7 +8,7 @@ If anyone really cares, they can always look in the original survex file
 </h1>
 
 <p>{{message}}</p>
-<p>{{personexpedition.surveyedleglength|stringformat:".1f"}} m surveyed this year.</p>
+<p>{{personexpedition.surveyedleglength|floatformat:1}} m surveyed this year.</p>
 
 <p><b>Other years:&nbsp;</b>
 {% for otherpersonexpedition in personexpedition.person.personexpedition_set.all %}
@@ -31,8 +26,6 @@ If anyone really cares, they can always look in the original survex file
 <h3>Table of all trips and surveys aligned by date</h3>
 <div>
 <table class="survexcontibutions">
-<!--
-<tr><th>Date</th><th colspan="2">Trips</th><th colspan="3">Surveys</th></tr> Remove 'role'  -->
 <tr><th>Date</th><th colspan="2">Trips</th><th colspan="2">Surveys</th></tr>
 {% for persondate in personchronology %}
 <tr>
@@ -47,14 +40,9 @@ If anyone really cares, they can always look in the original survex file
 
   {% if persondate.2 %}
     <td class="survexblock"><a href="{% url "svx" persondate.2.survexfile.path %}">{{persondate.2.name}}</a></td>
-                                    {%comment%}
-                                    <td class="roles" style="padding-right: 3px; text-align:right">
-                                    {% for survexpersonrole in persondate.2.survexpersonrole_set.all %}
-                                      {{survexpersonrole.nrole}}
-                                    {% endfor %}
-                                    </td>{%endcomment%}
+                                   
     <td style="text-align:right">
-    {{persondate.2.legslength|stringformat:".1f"}} m
+    {{persondate.2.legslength|floatformat:1}} m
     </td>
   {% else %}
     <td colspan="3"> </td>
diff --git a/templates/statistics.html b/templates/statistics.html
index 67a895d..9439fdc 100644
--- a/templates/statistics.html
+++ b/templates/statistics.html
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ Total length: {{addupsurvexlength|stringformat:".1f"}} km adding up the total fo
 
 <p>These are uncorrected tape lengths which include pitches and duplicates but exclude splays or surface-surveys. 
 <p>
-This is work in progress (Feb.2023). 
+This is work in progress (March 2023): the last column is floatng point numbers, the 3rd column appears to be strings.. 
 <p>This includes ARGE and other surveys currently. It will be changed to only include lengths surveyed by valid Expo-attendees.
 
 <table>
-<tr><th>Year</th><th>Survex<br>Survey<br>Blocks</th><th>Survex<br>Survey Legs</th><th>Total length<br>(m)</th></tr>
+<tr><th>Year</th><th>Survex<br>Survey<br>Blocks</th><th>Survex<br>Survey Legs</th><th>Total length<br>(m)</th><th>Total length<br>(m)</th></tr>
 {% for legs in legsbyexpo %}
 <tr>
   <td style="text-align:center"><a href="{{ legs.0.get_absolute_url }}">{{legs.0}}</a></td>
   <td style="text-align:center">{{legs.0.survexblock_set.all|length}}</td>
   <td style="text-align:center">{{legs.1.nsurvexlegs|rjust:"10"}} </td>
   <td style="text-align:right">{{legs.1.survexleglength}}</td>
+  <td style="text-align:right">{{legs.1.survexleglength|floatformat:0}}</td>
 </tr>
 {% endfor %}
 </table>
diff --git a/templates/svxfile.html b/templates/svxfile.html
index 22abaf6..ca35cde 100644
--- a/templates/svxfile.html
+++ b/templates/svxfile.html
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ LOGMESSAGES
     -->
 {% endif %}
 </div>
+survey length: {{svxlength|floatformat:2}} metres
 <span style="font-family: monospace;  font-size: 130%; ">
 {% for sb in svxblocks %}
 {% empty %}