User talk:Mikemusson

Welcome
Hello. Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for the contributions you've made so far. I had a look at some of your edits, and decided to give you a few words of friendly advice.

Take a look at the Manual of Style and the policy on external links: it's generally not a good idea to put external links at the top of an article (especially in the opening words containing the article's title!). In the case of this edit to Berkswell railway station, for instance, it would be better to include that as an external link at the bottom of the article. (Have a look at what I've done to it here for an idea.)

Regarding "historic counties", this is a very touchy subject on Wikipedia (some people get incredibly worked up about it!), and is best avoided if possible. The history of what county Berkswell station has been in probably belong in the articles about Berkswell and Balsall Common rather than in the station article. The priority should be given to where something is now, rather than where it used to be!

Finally, when you make an edit to a page, write a short note in the "Edit summary" box just above the "Save page" button: that way, people can tell quickly what you've done to a page. Something like "added external link", "spelling" or "expanded (blah) section" is fine.

Anyway, keep up the good work. If you're interested, you might like to think about joining WikiProject UK Railways. --RFBailey 15:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Warwickshire railways
Dear Mike, thanks for the message on my talk page. I'm afraid I don't think I'd be much use to your site: my railway knowledge is more about the present than the past, and isn't particularly Warwickshire-related! --RFBailey 10:18, 19 July 2006 (UTC)