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Bikini: Trikini

I have started a section on the trikini. But, I couldn't find and image to go with it. The original meaning says it should be something like this flickr image, i.e. consisting three separate parts. Can you help me find a fitting image? Aditya(talk • contribs) 02:48, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

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Portishead Rilway page - template

Hi Matt,

Something is wrong with Portishead Railway template, take a look at Portishead Railway, the last reference in Template:Portishead Railway is displaying at top of the railwayarticle. I can't work out what the problem is. Jezhotwells (talk) 23:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Ah fixed it it was missing hyphens in ISBN, you learn something everyday. Jezhotwells (talk) 23:32, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Still screwed up for me, but that's probably cache issues, and I don't think it was a missing hyphen. I think that when I added the last ref I forgot to remove the previous noinclude tag. -mattbuck (Talk) 23:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

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commons section?

Hi Mattbuck,

You posted over on the Signpost talk page about carrying updates about Commons.. I think that's a great idea and I'd be happy to put them in News & Notes (or maybe a dedicated Commons story every so often)? The only problem is ... it would need an author :) I don't follow Commons myself... would you be interested in doing such a thing? -- phoebe / (talk to me) 04:23, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi Phoebe. Yeah, I meant to do it myself, then got sidetracked with various things - not had a good year so far. I'll see if I can put something together over the next week or so. -mattbuck (Talk) 20:11, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

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Brislington East

Hi mattbuck,

Please check the Brislington East boundary map HERE and you'll see that the image I added to the page WAS Brislington East, not West, whereas the image you've added belongs most deffinately in the west, not east!

Cheers Weirdoldhattie (talk) 15:50, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm sorry, you're right. I appear to have got east and west brislington reversed on my google earth labelling. Sorry. I'll fix it here and on commons. -mattbuck (Talk) 17:38, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Matt. I could have changed the pages back myself but didn't want you to think I was some sort of noob starting some kind of editing war, so thought best to ask for your help and take it from there. :) Weirdoldhattie (talk) 16:08, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

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Falling Hare

Why is it that ONLY ONE image is being challenged, while IIRC three others from "Falling Hare"--at least two of which ALSO include Bugs Bunny--were all marked as public domain? You're targeting the image at the head of the Bugs Bunny article for attacks while ignoring the others; IMO that's non-NPOV.

I think you're also confusing copyrights and trademarks. It is *NOT* illegal to accurately reproduce a public-domain image (i.e., a screenshot from a Bugs Bunny cartoon that is now PD), even if it includes a trademark (i.e., the Bugs Bunny character itself). Wonder how the companies that sell DVDs of PD cartoons get the images for the cover? Simple--they copy them from the cartoons themselves. As long as there's no misrepresentation or likelihood of confusion with respect to a legitimate Warner Bros. product (a concept of trademark law--NOT copyright law), that kind of copying is perfectly legal.

Using a PD image of Bugs Bunny in an encyclopedia article about Bugs Bunny does *NOT* require permission from Warner Bros. under either copyright or trademark law. Case closed! --RBBrittain (talk) 00:40, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I only challenged the one image because I didn't know of any others. It's not POV, nor would it be even if I had known of the existence of the others. If I had known of the existence of the others it would be sloppy, but that's it.
As for your comment about public domain issues and trademarks, I am fully aware of the difference between a trademark and a copyright. However, I followed the Commons guidelines on this - the cartoon is without doubt PD. The frame is without doubt PD. But the character is not PD, and thus since this particular frame is mostly of a copyrighted character it fails the de minimis test, and so is unfree. If you drew a picture of Bugs Bunny, that would be non-free because the character is not PD. Same principle. I'd welcome bringing this up in a wider forum, but I took a straw poll of commons admins before I originally nominated it for PUI, and consensus was non-free. -mattbuck (Talk) 01:11, 12 March 2009 (UTC)


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A bit of image war has started on the article on Whale tail‎. Can you take a look at the situation? Aditya(talk • contribs) 04:23, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

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Dursley and Midland Junction Railway

Hi Matt. Thanks for putting a map on this: I've never got the hang of doing maps myself. I wondered whether you could tweak it a little to make it clearer that Coaley was the junction station, rather than Cam and Dursley: unlike the arrangement at Stonehouse (Bristol Road), where there were, in effect, two separate but linked stations, one on the main line and the other on the Nailsworth line, Coaley was very definitely a single station, with an unusual station building at right angles to the main line and serving passengers on both the branch and the Bristol-bound trains. Thanks. Johnlp (talk) 22:28, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Done. Is that better? I found the wording of the article unclear when I did the map, so just made a guess. -mattbuck (Talk) 23:19, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Yes, thanks, I think that's right. Please change the wording of the article if unclear: clarity is everything! Johnlp (talk) 08:24, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

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A quick look, please?

Can you, please, spare a moment to take a look at the debate around File:Monokini.jpg? As far as I can see this is the most encyclopedic image the article on Monokini has right now. I'd prefer to have just this image over the rest anytime (well, one more of image may be). Please, take a look. I don't know who else I can turn to. Aditya(talk • contribs) 13:38, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

I reckon the licence should be {{attribution}}, but OTRS permission would be nice. -mattbuck (Talk) 17:12, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

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I see you point...

This is about File:Monokini.jpg again. I was under the impression that Wikipedia does allow a few NFCCs, under very strict conditions, of course. Those conditions, probably do not necessarily involve an OTRS ticket. I may be wrong on this though. Please advise. Aditya(talk • contribs) 03:50, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

The OTRS ticket is nothing to do with it being non-free. If it's non-free, then you can't use it, as non-free images used on wikipedia must not be replaceable - there cannot be any chance of getting a free replacement - and that is clearly not the case for this image. The written permission provided sounded like {{attribution}} to me, but I'm suspicious - we have no proof that the uploader has the rights to release this, so we want an OTRS ticket so that we have a paper trail in case somneone wants to sue us. -mattbuck (Talk) 09:53, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

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Removal of map from Portbury Railway station

Fair enough - do you think I should make a N Somerset (and S Gloucs) map(s). Jezhotwells (talk) 23:29, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Not a bad idea. I only removed it because it was actually off the edge of the map, so it seemed pointless to include it. -mattbuck (Talk) 23:35, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

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Yes I did thanks. I should mark the page accordingly. Lamberhurst (talk) 14:29, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Swindon area railway map/map

Sorry about that, I've never seen a map done that way before and when I clicked e in v-d-e from Hayes Knoll I arrived at the sub-map rather than the real map. Scillystuff (talk) 19:57, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem, it's a messy solution that I'm not happy with, but I couldn't be bothered to mess with conditional clauses at the time. I'll see if I can make it work better. -mattbuck (Talk) 20:00, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
Found a better solution now. It can now be edited from the main page and made collapsible using {{Swindon railway map|collapse=yes}}. -mattbuck (Talk) 21:07, 4 July 2009 (UTC)


Wye Valley Railway Map

Thank you very much for the map Mattbuck, it's great! The only problem was the spelling of Brockweir but I have corrected that. Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 08:50, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, I was basing it on a map that said brook, the article said brock and the map now says brok... Still, glad to help. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:13, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
I think that it is spelt wrong on the map, it comes up as Brockweir on Google Maps.
Also Mattbuck, your always welcome to make a map for the Coleford Branch! Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 15:52, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for all your maps! Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 10:20, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the Coleford Railway map. I have added Wyesham Junction to the Coleford map, you have got Wyesham Junction in the wrong place the Wye Valley Railway map. The Severn & Wye Railway map looks fab as well! Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 08:28, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Duly noted and fixed. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:52, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Thankyou! Keep this up and you could get another cookie... Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 12:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
The Gloucester to Newport Line map needs redoing, so that's next for me. Probably. Oh, and would you be able to merge Severn and Wye Railway with Severn & Wye Railway - I figure you're more of an expert on it than I am. -mattbuck (Talk) 12:54, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
What do you mean by that? Do you mean merge the maps or articles. If it's the articles I don't know how to merge them (You would probably have to show me how) and if it's the maps I could take some time because I've never made a map before.
Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 15:15, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
The articles. Just find any relevant info from Severn & Wye Railway, put it in Severn and Wye Railway, and change the & article to a redirect. -mattbuck (Talk) 15:38, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Got that, thanks!
Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 15:54, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Done...
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Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway Map

Hello again, please could you do a map for the CUMPR it would be much appreciated!

P.S. On your Severn and Wye Railway Map, you have Parkend and Whitecroft the wrong way round, Parkend comes after Whitecroft from Lydney.

Wye Valley Railway Mad (talk) 15:13, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

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Wye Valley Railway Map - Tintern Abbey

That's a good question - I had to have another coffee before answering! I think just ARCH because the icon is for places of interest and although no longer an abbey it is still that. Then I went on to think, well, it has not been an abbey for the whole life of the railway but has been an interesting building for that time. And given a straight choice I find the darker version of the icon easier to see anyway. Hope this helps. Britmax (talk) 11:14, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Tintern Wireworks

Sorry to bother you again but the Wireworks Branch on the Wye Valley Railway crosses the river at Tintern, could you fix that?

WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 12:53, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Sure. -mattbuck (Talk) 12:55, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Culture of Bristol

Thanks, Matt, yours was the more elegant solution. I will expand that stub a little more when the new article start reaching a better shape. Jezhotwells (talk) 22:45, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem. That being said, I don't really see sport as culture... -mattbuck (Talk) 00:13, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Ross and Monmouth Railway map

I have just created the Ross and Monmouth Railway map, what do you think of it? Any mistakes, problems, corrections?

By the way, where is the move button?

WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 11:53, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

I changed the top, so that it was only 3 cells wide rather than 4. The move button is at the top, 3 to the right of edit. -mattbuck (Talk) 12:09, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Severn and Wye Railway

So you're saying the Wye isn't relevant to the Severn and what railway? Britmax (talk) 12:33, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

I suppose you have somewhat of a point there, but the way I see it, the railway terminates at Lydbrook Junction, so showing anything beyond that seems a bit pointless. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:55, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Back again for help

Looks like we are pretty muddled over the use of File:Jaynemansfield.jpg, and I really am not sure what to do. Please, take a look at the image, the rationale, the article and the discussion... and give a solution. I'll stick to whatever you suggest. I know it's a lot to ask for, but I really don't know anyone else I can turn to for a neutral opinion. Aditya(talk • contribs) 11:02, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

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Severn and Wye Railway

Hi Mattbuck, I wondered what you think of the Severn and Wye Railway Map? Should the Forest of Dean Central Railway be included or should there just be continue arrows. (see below)

I'd go for using LUECKEs. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:01, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
Do you mean like this?
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Not quite - make them connect up. It implies the track connects, but the exact plan is outside the scope of the map. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:33, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Oh, and don't add maps to a page that doesn't feature on the map. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:37, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll make sure I don't do that from now on. Also, will I have to do the map like this, with a normal Junction because the are no junction LUECKEs.
WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 10:29, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
I'll make a request for someone to create some LUECKE curves. -mattbuck (Talk) 13:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
Should the Bicslade tramroad be shown as a light railway (or Metro) or a normal railway? I could also add the Lydney Canal to the routemap because the Severn and Wye Railway built it, do you think I should?
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Canal sounds like a good idea, don't know about the tramway, I guess it makes sense. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
About the LUECKEs, should I include Howbeach Colleiry or remove it because it is on a different railway. The tramway I know about because I bought a walk guide on the Bicslade Tramroad by the Forest of Dean Local History Society.
WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 09:14, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
I'd personally remove it, but I admit I have mixed feelings - on one side I don't want people believing that it's part of the SWR, but on the other hand I like to have complete maps, as my Bristol map shows (Template:Bristol Railway Map).
I guess in the end, it comes down to what seems sensible. I included the Gloucester to Newport line on the map because it connected at two points and wasn't a big imposition, and it wasn't too hard to work out which bit was which. The FoDCR is a bit more tricky in that regard. -mattbuck (Talk) 09:38, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Unless you could get a LUECKE leading up to a goods depot symbol (which might be worth requesting), I think it should be removed. Canal:  Done.
WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 10:04, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
LUECKE leading up to a goods depot? Why not use kBSTq (or whatever depot is)|LUECKEq ? -mattbuck (Talk) 10:11, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
What do you mean by that?
WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 10:26, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
I mean why not use the goods depot icon and a LUECKE as 2 distinct icons... -mattbuck (Talk) 11:09, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
I have redirected Template:Severn and Wye Railway to Template:Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Co. so the template fits its name. I have also added the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal but it doesn't look that good, do you think I should remove it?
WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 17:43, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Howbeach Colliery removed, I don't think its worth working out how to fit it in. I have kept it on the other map in case you want to try and fiddle with it to get it in.
WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 17:55, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
May want to redo the Severn using canal icons, for continuity. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:51, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Have converted the Severn. Howbeach Quarry could be added if you changed this icon (see below).
ABZ3lf_LUECKE Icon
WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 08:50, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
 Done. -mattbuck (Talk) 15:33, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, I have added the Colliery back onto map with new icon.
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Wye Valley Railway Map

I have created a improved version of the map, what do you think? Talk:Wye Valley Railway.

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Talk page comments

I won't edit your comments but swearing is out of place in polite company, please refrain from using it unless necessary. It makes you look bad. Wlindley (talk) 13:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm quite aware how it looks, and I would kindly request that you find something more constructive to do that stalking talk pages to remove instances of the word fuck. -mattbuck (Talk) 15:21, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

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New Icon

Hello Mattbuck, could you make a railway icon eWBRÜCKE-ELEVa or xWBRÜCKE-ELEVa or exWBRÜCKE-ELEVa for Template:Severn Bridge Railway, (a closed bridge end over water).

WBRÜCKE-ELEVa Icon

Thanks, I didn't know who else to go to - WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 12:40, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

 Done -mattbuck (Talk) 12:18, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I've converted the river into navigable water so I can't use the Icon. Oh well! Other people can use it. WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 12:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Perrygrove Raiway Map

Hi there, I have created a version of Template:Perrygrove Railway in my sandbox with footpath icons. I would like to know what you think of it and if it is worth replacing the current map with it.

WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 13:50, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

I can;t say I personally see the point unless the footpaths are especially important to the article. -mattbuck (Talk) 14:10, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Even though the footpaths around the railway make up a large part of the attraction, I think the original map looks better, so I am going to leave the map as it is.

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Creating Icons

Hi Mattbuck, how do you create new icons? All I want to do is fill in the gaps of icons already there, (like making symbols with closed lines rather than the ones with open lines), I guess you just use a dropper tool, copy the colour and fill the line. But how do you do the rest and what programs do you use?

Thanks, WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 18:58, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Use Inkscape, which is free to use. As for colours, yes, eyedropper / AlisonW's list. Creating the things to begin with.... god knows. I can;t be bothered to learn how to do things in inkscape really, I know enough to edit what's there, but that's all. -mattbuck (Talk) 00:11, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

re:archiving

Hi, yes, I just got an edit conflict with you on that one - I was just looking for the best template for an archive box. I don't suppose you know how to create one like this (i.e. not too big and distracting) do you? Thanks. Bob talk 23:49, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Don't worry, it just needed the Template:talkheader adding. Bob talk 23:59, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Severn Railway Bridge

Hello Mattbuck, recently, you removed the 'The White Elephant' from the page infobox because it was uncited. The reason it is so is because I got the information from The Rise and Fall of the Severn Bridge Railway by Ron Huxely, this is already cited in the references as a bullet point so I thought I couldn't directly cite from there. Also, the 'White Elephant' was the bridge's nickname,[1] and I presumed 'native name' ment an unofficial name, am I wrong? As User:Old Moonraker said in the talk page, the 'White Elephant' doesn't appear in any of the text, I'll add it in soon. Please let me know what you think!

Thanks, WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 09:33, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Sure, fine. -mattbuck (Talk) 00:05, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion declined: Maoism Third Worldism

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Editor Review

Hi Mattbuck, please could have a look at my editor review at Wikipedia:Editor review/WVRMad.

Thanks, WVRMAD•Talk •Guestbook 09:27, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Galleries

Hi. Thanks for the message. I can confirm that I have done this with the Class 313. With regards to the Class 313, I have featured silverlink and FCC samples, as I am not keen on the London Overground samples, due to the fact that logos on the sides and patches where the silverlink logos used to be look in a terrible state. For your information, I have installed galleries on the following pages:

  • Class 315
  • Class 317
  • Class 319
  • Class 321
  • Class 365

Finally I will be visiting Hornsey Train Maintenance Depot on Wednesday 23RD September to take photographs of the First Capital Connect refreshed Class 321.

I hope that all of the above is helpful and interesting to you.

Thanks again for the message!

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not vandal

how exactly was that vandalism? --Arkelweis (talk) 00:42, 24 September 2009 (UTC)

You're right, I did miss the comment tag - but the tone was rather abusive so I just figured it was vandalism. -mattbuck (Talk) 10:37, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
heh, guess I should stop trying to make my points with sarcasm, as text-only communication doesn't differentiate sarcasm vs. abusiveness very well. either way, be a tad less quick to rvv in future please, tho no harm done ;-) --Arkelweis (talk) 15:18, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Alliance

I have just thought of an idea that could help to improve your WikiProject (Nottinghamshire). I have looked at the counties in the East Midlands and Compared them to the amount of those counties with WikiProjects, they are Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We all share a common purpose, that is to work on the articles of our county's which includes local history, geography and biographies.

Therefore to help us share methods of research and many other needs (basically 'constructive collaboration' as I call it) I am proposing that we form an alliance, NOT a Merger. I believe an alliance allows us to be independent just as before but in collaboration as well. This could really benefit our WikiProjects and I feel we might be the first in Wikipedia's history. I am a member of WikiProject Lincolnshire, I have founded WP:Latin and have already proposed the idea with relatively positive feedback still coming in and have placed a notice in WikiProject England. 95jb14 (talk) 17:55, 24 September 2009 (UTC).

Er... this is a user talk page - what are you on about? -mattbuck (Talk) 23:53, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
Well, without being to blunt you are a member of WikiProject Nottinghamshire and seeing as I posted a message on the talk page of that WP on 10 June 2009 saying pretty much what I said above and I have had no response despite other (later) messages being left I decided to contact the members. As you can tell I am slightly annoyed with the WP, all I wanted was an answer even if it was a 'NO'. I just felt that as you are a member you might have been able to do something about it, if you really don't have a clue and don't really do much with the project then take your name off! 95jb14 (talk) 18:08, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

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Magnius. Let me make this clear. I reverted it once. That is ONE revert. Now, where I live, one is less than three. So please, get off my back. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:15, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

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British Rail Class 313

I changed the infobox photograph as it has not been changed for a while. Also it the page does look a mess when you place images showing only the front carriage of the train. I have created a gallery below and used images showing all three carriages. I would appericate it if you did not ignore me and change the settings. What is wrong with using different images for a change?

--Peter Skuce (talk) 17:08, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

First off, it's irrelevant whether images have been changed recently, it's about what's better. As for galleries, they are generally discouraged unless there's a really good reason for them - galleries should be on Wikimedia Commons. See WP:IG for more reasoning. As for the infobox image, the one you used is dreadful - it's underexposed, messy, and most of the train is in shadow. I grant you that the one I had in the infobox is not perfect, but it is a technically better picture. With the other images in the article, you complain about there only being the front of trains - that's generally because photographs look better that way, you can see it's a train, whereas it's much less of a context if you can't see the front. But having images in the text allows people to see what the trains look like in their various guises without leaving where they're reading, and also help break up the next. Huge blocks of text can be daunting, and intermediate images add colour to the page, which is a good thing. What's more, they're informative about what the adjacent text describes - you'll find this in almost every article on Wikipedia. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:42, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
How dare you call my work dreadful - I am a disabled public transport enthusiast who spends many hours correcting information on Wikipedia - you could at least acknowledge my hard work instead of being ignorant --Peter Skuce (talk) 19:03, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
OK, let's deconstruct that. You're disabled - I'm very sorry for you, but that's totally irrelevant to this discussion. If that was your photo, then that's all very well (and similarly irrelevant), but it's not a good one. As for your hard work, I am very grateful for your effort, but just because you did it doesn't mean it can't be improved - as the text below the edit box says, If you do not want your writing to be edited, used, and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here. I am not removing all your work, nor am I dismissing it, I am trying to make the article better and more informative. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:16, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
Since this has descended into an edit war, I'll post a note on the talk page and bring it up at the Wikiproject talk. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:19, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Sudbury democratic schools

Thanks for the support regarding the school violence section.Iss246 (talk) 04:05, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Sudbury schools again. I don't know what to make of the paragraph on the Sudbury schools added to the teacher entry. I thought perhaps you could look at it. I thought it was a little improved over past incarnations. What I don't like was that it was entered by someone who did not join Wikipedia. I'm mistrustful of people who make significant additions without joining. Iss246 (talk) 23:27, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

It does seem to be a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure it's really relevant to the teacher page. Maybe something to ask about on ANI or RFC or something like that. -mattbuck (Talk) 00:42, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

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  1. ^ Ron Huxley, The rise and fall of the Severn Bridge Railway, 1984, ISBN 978-1-84868-033-3
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