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== Nomination for deletion of Template:Lochaber narrow gauge railway == |
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[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[Template:Lochaber narrow gauge railway]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2015 March 11#Template:Lochaber narrow gauge railway|the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page]].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> All the best: ''[[User:Rich Farmbrough|Rich]] [[User talk:Rich Farmbrough|Farmbrough]]'', <small>03:16, 11 March 2015 (UTC).</small><br /> |
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== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest|WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest]] == |
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Hi. This month [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest|The Women in Red World Contest]] is being held to try to produce new articles for as many countries worldwide and occupations as possible. There is over £3000 in prizes to win, including Amazon vouchers and paid subscriptions. Wikimedia UK is putting up £250 specifically for editors who produce the most quality new women bios for British women, with special consideration given to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Missing articles by dictionary/ODNB|missing notable biographies]] from the Oxford Dictionary of Biography and Welsh Dictionary of Biography. If you're not interested in prize money yourself but are willing to participate independently this is also fine, but please add any articles created to the bottom of the main contest page even if not competing. Your participation in the contest and contributing articles on British women from your area or wherever would we much appreciated. Thanks. |
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== [[:Template:Historical Welsh railway companies]] == |
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== Nomination for deletion of [[:Template:Kilmarnock and Troon Railway (Map)]] == |
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Hi Pencefn, I saw your new template on Historical Welsh railway companies. Its looks like an interesting and ambitious project. I have started adding the narrow gauge railway that have Wikipedia articles. I have a couple of questions for you though. First, I'm not sure which railways should be included. What defines a "historical" Welsh railway, as opposed to any other kind? |
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[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[:Template:Kilmarnock and Troon Railway (Map)]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2022 March 10#Template:Kilmarnock and Troon Railway (Map)|the entry on the Templates for discussion page]].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> [[User:Nigej|Nigej]] ([[User talk:Nigej|talk]]) 16:19, 10 March 2022 (UTC) |
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== Nomination for deletion of [[:Template:Rail-header]] == |
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Second, I'm concerned that the list is going to get very large. Even if we restricted it to railways that have Wikipedia articles, I suspect there are several hundred articles to add. If we added all the Welsh railways, there may be upwards of a thousand railways, I'd guess. The template will be larger than many articles, and could well take up the entire screen for some users. It might be worth thinking about how to deal with this. One simple solution would be to default the template to being closed. |
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[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[:Template:Rail-header]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2023 June 13#Template:Rail-header|'''the entry on the Templates for discussion page''']].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> [[User:Izno|Izno]] ([[User talk:Izno|talk]]) 01:22, 13 June 2023 (UTC) |
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Also, I removed the template from a couple of categories, since in general categories should contains articles and other categories, but not templates. Best, [[User:Gwernol|Gwernol]] 23:26, 19 June 2008 (UTC) |
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:Our messages crossed :-) Regarding the CM&DRT, I'm afraid this is an example of Awdry being wrong. The CM&DRT became the Corris Railway in 1864. The CR wasn't acquired by the GWR until 1930. The CM&DRT was never owned by the GWR. This is covered (with sources) in the [[Corris Railway]] article. Best, [[User:Gwernol|Gwernol]] 23:30, 19 June 2008 (UTC) |
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::Wow, that Scottish template is huge :-) Okay, I guess we have a way to go to match that. I'd certainly support having this closed by default, that seems sensible. I think it would be useful to put the definition of "historical" into the template, in the noinclude section. This would prevent any future potential confusion. Best, [[User:Gwernol|Gwernol]] 00:00, 20 June 2008 (UTC) |
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:::I'm going to keep working on this for a while. I have quite an extensive library covering Welsh railways, so I ought to be able to fill in a lot of the template from that. I'm also finding a number of missing articles on the early railway companies, which I think I can at least create as astubs to help this along. Thanks for starting this and getting me a new project to work on :-) Best, [[User:Gwernol|Gwernol]] 15:10, 20 June 2008 (UTC) |
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::::I'm sorry i'm wandering into your conversation but i was wondering now maybe we should have one for England (possibly including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) and one for Northern Ireland, although for the latter, it might have to include ROI as well. [[User:Simply south|Simply south]] ([[User talk:Simply south|talk]]) 23:43, 15 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== Bellahouston station == |
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Hi Stewart. Thanks for spotting that. I've replied on my talkpage.[[User:Pyrotec|Pyrotec]] ([[User talk:Pyrotec|talk]]) 16:35, 27 June 2008 (UTC) |
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== Answer about an image on Commons == |
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Hello, you've got an answer on [[:commons:Image talk:Class 303 at Wemyss Bay (April 1984).jpg]]. Regards, ''[[User talk:Spiritia|→]][[User:Spiritia|<span class='autocomment'>Spiritia</span>]]'' 15:58, 30 June 2008 (UTC) |
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: Hello again. I saw your edit stating [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Class_303_at_Wemyss_Bay_%28April_1984%29.jpg&curid=4296397&diff=12535870&oldid=12529489 "for use on English Wikipedia only"] and I'd like to again explain to you that this is a non-sense and I reverted your edit. |
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: Ten months ago, on 1 September 2007 you chose to release this image under free license GFDL + CC-BY-SA. This release is irrevocable and lasts forever. Consciously or not (seemingly not), you have granted rights to everybody to use your work, to make copies and modifications, to publish it elsewhere. Now, any attempts to restrict the usage of this image are impossible, what's given for free remains free forever. I'd advise you to learn more about free licenses and carefully decide for the future which licenses would suit you best, if any. For already uploaded images however you may only relicense them in the direction to a make them freer, and NOT more restrictive than before. For instance if you have once chosen to license a work under [[GFDL]] (reserving some rights like copyleft and attribution), you MAY now decide to relicense it to [[public domain]] (thus giving up even these rights). But you MAY NOT go the other way round because this will infringe the freedoms of potential content reusers who have made use of your works in the meanwhile, aware that they use a free content. Please, make sure that you understand [[:freedomdefined:Definition|the meaning of free content]]. |
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: Have in mind that if you want to contribute to Wikipedia with personally produced illustrative content, only a free license is option. You may chose among several available free licenses, and the major decision making and mindset forming criteria are listed here: [[:freedomdefined:Licenses#Criteria for choosing a license]]. But you must forget of statements like "for educational purposes", "for Wikipedia only", these are a huge irrelevancy. On every page that you open for editing, is written ''If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others, do not submit it.'' Same holds for images, as well. I do hope that after reading the links which I gave you, you'd end up with a clearer vision what can and what cannot be done in the situation. Because this will apply also to all your uploads made up-to-date and maybe will influence your personal licensing policy for the future. By the way, the multiple license GFDL + CC-BY-SA that you have chosen (or hitted by chance :-) ) is one of the best licensing options as for you as a copyright holder, as well as for all other downstream users of your content. |
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: Should you have further questions, feel free to contact me again. ''[[User talk:Spiritia|→]][[User:Spiritia|<span class='autocomment'>Spiritia</span>]]'' 07:17, 1 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== [[Ffestiniog Railway rolling stock]] == |
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Can you check your reversion of the use of the <nowiki>{{Whyte}}</nowiki> template? The template uses <nowiki> </nowiki> so the types are not able to wrap across lines. I have tried the page at various window widths and don't see any wrapping occurring as a result of the use of the template, down to page widths around 200 pixels. Which entries are you seeing wrap? Thanks, [[User:Gwernol|Gwernol]] 19:15, 5 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== [[Far North Line]] == |
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::''For full discussion see [[User talk:Soarhead77#Far North Line]]'' |
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== Far North Line == |
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I wasn't familiar with the Video 125 productions! I've done a rework of that section now, I think it covers all the bases. |
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[[User:Soarhead77|Soarhead77]] ([[User talk:Soarhead77|talk]]) 10:26, 16 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Stewart, |
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'''The problem:''' Your signature contains a syntax error or obsolete HTML tags. |
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Given that as I say, from map information (only - and standto be corrected), it appears to only have existed around the 1930's to 1950's, and under GWR/BR, I cannot understand why you have made the Original Company AWCR in the info box. |
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Neither they (AWCR) nor Cambrian had an interest in the specific location - (line yes - halt no), so I would think the use or mention of either there, would, technically, be invalid??? |
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Keith |
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Lochaber narrow gauge railway[edit]
Template:Lochaber narrow gauge railway has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 03:16, 11 March 2015 (UTC).
Hi. This month The Women in Red World Contest is being held to try to produce new articles for as many countries worldwide and occupations as possible. There is over £3000 in prizes to win, including Amazon vouchers and paid subscriptions. Wikimedia UK is putting up £250 specifically for editors who produce the most quality new women bios for British women, with special consideration given to missing notable biographies from the Oxford Dictionary of Biography and Welsh Dictionary of Biography. If you're not interested in prize money yourself but are willing to participate independently this is also fine, but please add any articles created to the bottom of the main contest page even if not competing. Your participation in the contest and contributing articles on British women from your area or wherever would we much appreciated. Thanks.
Nomination for deletion of Template:Kilmarnock and Troon Railway (Map)[edit]
Template:Kilmarnock and Troon Railway (Map) has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Nigej (talk) 16:19, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:Rail-header[edit]
Template:Rail-header has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Izno (talk) 01:22, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
Custom signature fix needed[edit]
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