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Your GA nomination of Nailsea and Backwell railway station

The article Nailsea and Backwell railway station you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Nailsea and Backwell railway station for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:57, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Matt, might I politely suggest that you archive your talk page as it is rather long with many out of date posts? Jezhotwells (talk) 18:59, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
Hm, 125, shows I don't care about en.wp so much. Will do. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:49, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Yatton railway station

The article Yatton railway station you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Yatton railway station for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:34, 1 July 2012 (UTC)


Your GA nomination of Redland railway station

The article Redland railway station you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needed to be addressed. If these are fixed within seven days, the article will pass, otherwise it will fail. See Talk:Redland railway station for things which need to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 20:18, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Nailsea and Backwell railway station

Could you please specify exactly where it says in WP:OVERLINK that "refs should all be linked or none linked"? -- Alarics (talk) 16:41, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

I said WT:OVERLINK, the talk page, where I asked advice on the matter. -mattbuck (Talk) 16:49, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Ah, I see. Well, I actually don't think Masem meant quite exactly what you have taken him or her to mean. Either way, I completely disagree. See my comment there. -- Alarics (talk) 18:16, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
There appears to be a view here that not linking in every section is somehow "depriving" readers of the opportunity of visiting another article. I won't bother to rebut that (it shouldn't need rebutting). Please note that past a certain rather strict rationing of high-value links, extra wikilinks are likely to degrade the functionality of the system just through dilution; there's also the issue that text strewn with lots of blue is harder to read and looks messy. These are large parts of the reason for the overlink restrictions. I don't mind the repeat linking of ref publications in the ref list at the bottom, since it's minimally disruptive to readers. Another thing to watch (I'm correcting in InterCity 125 is overcapitalisation. Thank you. Tony (talk) 02:47, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
And having looked at another recent entry on your contribs list, could I ask that you watch out for not only continually repeated links to companies and places in the main text of an article, but links to common terms. I found strawberries, amalgamation, learning disabilities and the like wikilinked in Yatton railway station. Your cooperation would be much appreciated. I must ask whether you work for the First Great Western company, or are otherwise affiliated with them. Withdrawing query given Alarics's comment below. Tony (talk) 03:07, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
While I welcome the support of so esteemed and senior an editor as Tony1 on the overlinking issue, may I dissociate myself from his final sentence, which strikes me as bizarre. Plainly, Mattbuck is a railway enthusiast from the West of England and as such could not possibly avoid mentioning First Great Western, which has a near-monopoly of railway services in that region, at frequent intervals. I see no evidence of COI at all. (And he says he is studying for a PhD at university, so he is hardly likely to be working for a railway operator at the same time.) -- Alarics (talk) 07:01, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Incorrect capitalisation? No, simply your inability to accept the capitalisation EVEN IN FUCKING LINKS. You changed [[21st Century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line|... to remove the capital C all over Yatton railway station BUT IT'S THE FUCKING TITLE OF THE ARTICLE. YOUR EDIT BROKE THE LINKS. Also why do you keep adding {{fact}} tags to the lead? EVERYTHING is fully supported, and I got slapped down last time I dared to actually put a citation there.
You lot make me sick, with your slavish devotion to rules over the actual content of an article. -mattbuck (Talk) 09:34, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
  • Swearing at other editors is unacceptable on en.WP. Please read WP:CIVIL before you get blocked. Did you not notice that I corrected the errant cap in the article title? Tony (talk) 07:47, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
    Yes, I am aware of the civility rules, and I would like to apologise. I was having a really bad day, but that is no excuse. I should have known better, and taken my frustrations out elsewhere. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:14, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Apology gladly accepted, in so far as your remarks ("you lot") were aimed at me. -- Alarics (talk) 11:40, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

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Sgt. Pepper straw poll

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Pansexuality article

You used to watch over this article. Well, there's a user there now who continues to edit the article and articles related to it in a biased way -- User:Trans4life. The user should clearly be reported, having WP:Edit warred across several articles and having changed solidly sourced definitions to biased, poorly-sourced definitions using the bisexualindex.org.uk as one source. This source clearly does not trump scholarly sources or even GLAAD sources. Yes, pansexuality is generally subsumed under bisexuality, but that does not mean that a user should edit Wikipedia articles to impose his or her views that there is no validity in distinguishing the terms. I've reverted the editor on a few articles, but I don't believe that the user is likely going to stop this type of editing. 41.219.180.202 (talk) 01:40, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

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Template:Reading to Taunton Line diagram

It's the same line, so should be   (LUECKE), not   (CONTf). Useddenim (talk) 15:12, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

First off, one is listed as GWML, the other as B2E, so it's not the same line. Even if it were, LUECKE is for bits that aren't relevant for some reason, but is a continuous line. They should be complete and at maximum about 5 long. Any longer, use arrows. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:32, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
Is there some Wikipedia policy about LUECKEs, or is that merely your opinion? Useddenim (talk) 20:07, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
It has been the way I've seen things done over the past several years, and it's a way that makes sense. Note how the LUECKE's ends are in the middle of circles - it's not meant to be be "line continues in this direction", it's meant to indicate "this section is beyond the purview of this diagram, but has some relevance". The LUECKE between Paddington and Reading is a perfect example of this - it explains the 0 point of the line, but that section is not actually part of the line and so is ignored, but the link is shown. -mattbuck (Talk) 22:08, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
Template:Argyle Line, Template:Cumbernauld Line, Template:Dalry and North Johnstone Line and Template:Metromover are some examples to the contrary. I think it's a matter of context, not a hard and fast rule. Useddenim (talk) 10:45, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
I agree, there are no real rules about it, but to me it makes more sense this way. -mattbuck (Talk) 18:06, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
The convention that I've been following is that if a line/route diverges from the subject of the RDT and then rejoins, then I use LUECKE, otherwise CONT. On the Reading to Taunton RDT it specifically calls out "Great Western Main Line to Taunton via Bristol" and "Bristol to Exeter Line" – both of which are main lines that connect end-to-end in a major city – and IMHO was significant enough to be connected with   (LUECKE). (But then, I should probably ask, "Which is the main route between Paddington and Taunton? Via Reading or Bristol?") Admittedly, this is a boderline case, but that's why I made the choice in this particular instance . Useddenim (talk)
The convention I've kept to with all the line maps I create is that LUECKE is for short stretches of irrelevant but connected track, where you don't want to include features. Maybe we should take this to WT:UKRAIL oir something. -mattbuck (Talk) 20:37, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Copied to commons:Talk:BSicon#Use of LUECKE.

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Your GA nomination of Montpelier railway station

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CrossCountry

Have a look at Talk:CrossCountry - it's being discussed, with evidence of error. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:07, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I think the point is that some CrossCountry services don't go through New Street at all. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:19, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
Crosscountry has 6 routes which they serve, all of which go through Birmingham. Yes, there are a few positioning moves at the beginning and end of the day, but they are far and away the minority. -mattbuck (Talk) 15:46, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

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over/underlinking

Could you take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Linking#What_generally_should_not_be_linked_can_we_bring_this_to_closure

The "one link" rule/enforcement has gotten out of hand, I'm trying to get something closer to rationality. You observe the obvious on the link talk page: "I think that guideline forgets that unlike a story where you start at the beginning and work forwards, an encyclopaedia is a reference work, and so people will skip the bits which don't interest them.." I agree with you -- the point of links is function, not some aversion to black-and-blue.

I'd appreciate any refinements to the proposal that is pending on the links/talk page. If it comes to something you'd support, I'd appreciate your stating the support on the talk page. Thanks Boundlessly (talk) 23:09, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

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Hello

Hi Matt,

I’ve moved on from SU politics as I’ve graduated :-)

However, I think the motion is an excellent idea.

I’d recommend a licence that is something less than public domain that allows us to attribute pictures to people. It might be an idea to do a very short PPT outlining exactly what the licence (CC-BY-SA perhaps?) would mean. There is a good image here you could use explaining the different licences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Upload/Flickr I think the wording of the motion is fine but there has be something to tell Councillors in very basic terms what the motion is doing.

Let me know how it goes.

Emphasise it would be very good publicity if we could ever get the UoNSU article featured on the main page!


Dan

Francium12 (talk) 09:45, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Something along those lines, yes - CC-BY-SA-3.0 would be good IMO, and yes, I will need to do a presentation showing the different licences. That's in the pipeline to be worked on, I want to get the motion right for now. Thanks for your suggestion. -mattbuck (Talk) 11:33, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

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Tygwyn railway station

See here Llywelyn2000 (talk) 07:22, 19 November 2012 (UTC) Message left. Thanks. Llywelyn2000 (talk) 06:55, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

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Holly Valance

Hi Mattbuck. I saw your contributions here. Since you have dealt with the article, your comments Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Holly Valance would be helpful. Thanks. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 11:06, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

My talk page

Hi - - Don't come to my talk page and raise disruption with all that wiki lawyering nonsense ..... escalating disputes - diff - Youreallycan 22:08, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

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Bristol railway map

I think that we need to do something about {{Bristol railway map}}. Whenever I make an amendment to an article which uses this, it takes ages to attempt the save. The save attempt often throws an error message like this. Sometimes, when that happens, the save hasn't gone through at all; but sometimes it has gone through, but the server's timed out when rerendering the updated page to send back to me.

How can we reduce the size of this RDT? --Redrose64 (talk) 21:39, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

Beyond cutting it back to the grey area (city boundary, which I oppose doing on grounds of the map covers the Bristol area, not just the city), nothing. The place has had a lot of stations. -mattbuck (Talk) 22:00, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

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Nottingham railway station picture

Hello Matt, following the image renaming, the Nottingham railway station article how shows a somewhat obscure shot of the western approach tracks and the back of the courts and an NCP car-park, rather than the station. Is this what was intended? —Sladen (talk) 21:55, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Hm, oops, fixed. Though not sure that's the image that was there before. -mattbuck (Talk) 22:30, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
It was definitely vertical format, and I'm pretty sure it was one of the street-level archways, so most likely this image, or something very similar. --Redrose64 (talk) 00:03, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

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Metropolitan

What is dead about the Metropolitan? Simply south...... eating shoes for just 7 years 15:09, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

There doesn't appear to have been any actual content for quite a while. -mattbuck (Talk) 16:40, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
A lot of stuff does stay the same and a lot of sections change. Probably the most frequently changed sections are the gallery, the alerts, the discussion topics and the transport news (mainly TfL headlines). I assure you that each edition is different. Simply south...... eating shoes for just 7 years 17:06, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

'Tilting Pendolino at Milton Keynes Central'

I would like to say I agree with your choice of MK for this pic, but unfortunately I can't. The tilt there is minimal. Any chance you could get a pic at e.g. Wolverton just up the line, where there is a serious bend? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 19:22, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I don't see a particular need for the infobox image to be tilting. And it's not my photo, just a nice one I found. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:29, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

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Victoria Centre

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Hello Matt!

Hello, Just doing a bit of work on the UoNSU article. One day it might be on the main page!. Did the SU ever agree to a CC licence for their images? Dan Francium12 (talk) 11:31, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

We spoke and they agreed they'd work towards it. -mattbuck (Talk) 00:53, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

I know it has to go through the Lords, but I think we can safely include this now in the events page. The topic has been in the news for the past several weeks, and tonight's vote was seen as a key stage in the process. If the Lords attempt to modify or chuck it out we can mention that too. Paul MacDermott (talk) 21:14, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Just don't say it "paves the way", when it can still be blocked. -mattbuck (Talk) 21:38, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
No probs. I'll change to "in an important step towards" or something like that. I suspect it's all over bar the shouting. Of course the Lords can object, but the government can always make it happen by using the Parliament Acts. Paul MacDermott (talk) 21:56, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

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London Underground

Wow, thanks for undoing all that. The lead is back to being all over the place, talking about Travelcards in one sentence, then the 150th anniversary in the next, then upgrades in the next; and containing unnecessary information like "TfL is run by a board and a commissioner" and "The Victoria line was opened 1968–71 and the Jubilee line in 1979, and the Jubilee was extended in 1999", why not state when all the lines were opened? Thanks so much for reverting all my changes carte-blanche. I won't bother in future. --TBM10 (talk) 19:39, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Fine, just get rid of the stuff about deepest, busiest, etc. It's trivia which is irrelevant to the lead. -mattbuck (Talk) 20:23, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

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You have deleted my own works my photos!Dont you want to correct your mistake?!!!

I see you cant see how angri I am!!! Asshole — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khortan (talk • contribs)

Well, I'm not an admin here so I can't delete your photos. I assume you must mean on Commons, where I don't seem to have had any contact with you as best I can see from a cursory look, but your photos were deleted as while they are your own work the buildings are not - see commons:COM:FOP#Azerbaijan. -mattbuck (Talk) 17:34, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

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The Stig

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Filton Bank

Well is is referred to as a railway commonly so it seemed to make sense to call it this. Simply south...... fighting ovens for just 7 years 19:41, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

I think we should probably go with COMMONNAME, since it is not a "line", it is part of a larger line. -mattbuck (Talk) 19:50, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
There have been complaints on some talk pages (over some years) that "Wikipedia has invented a lot of names for railway lines". I've started a thread at Talk:Filton Bank Line#Name. --Redrose64 (talk) 06:24, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

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Bristol Parkway

Hi I did have a quick read through of your changes earlier in fact as I had noticed you have done a lot of work on the article. I think you have done a good job of the rewrite and just looking at it I cant see or think of anything else to add. So I'd go for it. Mark999 (talk) 19:51, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

I've left a message on the article talk page. The problem with the article, for me, is that it presents a single perspective, about its role in relation to the rail network, with little or nothing about its role or history in the context of the wider development of the surrounding area - which needs to be covered. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:29, 30 September 2013 (UTC) (Also ex-Nottingham Uni =)
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