User talk:Oxonhutch

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Waldron J.
Thanks for that - I wondered about that one myself.  A u l a T P N 21:14, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Winterbrook Bridge
I've followed your suggestion here. Sciencebloke 19:10, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Grimsargh Station
No doubt you noticed I have recently been updating the Preston and Longridge Railway and its stations, so your article on the Whittingham Hospital Railway couldn't have been timed better! One question &mdash; your description of the track layout at Grimsargh isn't 100% clear to me. Would the diagram above right be a fair representation? Or, I suppose, to be pedantic, below right? Or do you think that the existing diagram within the Preston and Longridge Railway article is good enough? --Dr Greg 11:53, 24 July 2007 (UTC)


 * There is a diagram in Biddle (1989) that shows the connection between the WHR and the P&L and you have the direction correct on your diagram. Your representation bottom right best approximates the arrangement as there were two stations at Grimsargh (on diagonally opposite sides of the level crossing) which opened and closed at different times.  I presume the dates shown on the P&L station are passenger opening dates as the station remained opened for goods and parcel traffic until 1967 I think.  I'll need to check Biddle (1989), p. 40 on that one.  Best regards Oxonhutch 13:15, 24 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, I'm using dates for passenger traffic only. Thanks for your reply, I will modify the diagram accordingly. The line to Longridge was certainly open to goods until 1967 so I expect Grimsargh station was too. --Dr Greg 17:09, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Final closures (Biddle, 1989):-
 * Grimsargh 9 November 1967
 * Longridge 16 October 1967. Oxonhutch 17:16, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Greenford Branch Line
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 * Ah. You're back! Please be so kind as to sign your talk contributions.  Oxonhutch 15:18, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the note re book on the Greenford Branch subject. I'll get to it when I can. Britmax 17:35, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

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Manx Northern Railway
Hi, I've seen your comments on the talk page and replied there. Suggestion - would the article be better with more references in the actual article? Mjroots (talk) 15:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi again, I've taken on board your suggestions about Harvard referencing and duly made changes to the article Foxdale Railway. Now someone has put the cite templates back again! Doh!! Wouldn't it be better to have wiki guidelines or rules about citations and reference presentation rather than perpetrate an edit war? (I'm pretty sure that the edits weren't done maliciously though). Where can one raise this sort of thing? Best Witchwooder (talk) 12:42, 16 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi Witchwooder, Citation templates are a contentious issue and their application or abolition should be undertaken only with great caution. Look up FN and CITE for guidelines on citation templates.  On only one issue is there consensus in that there be uniformity and that change should not be made in any direction without consensus.  I sympathise with your attempt but fear that in this case, the die is cast unless you can achieve consensus to move to template-less editing.  The rendition of the IOM Tourist Board reference with the bracketed date leading is an example of what I dislike about citation templates and that is why I discourage them where ever I feel able. Even though you added the original refernces, your initial use of templates has apparently set the stage and the reverting editor is probably one of the pro-template fraterinity.  Templates are a bit like Marmite!  As a tip: try adding to the IOM TB reference the line ... author = Anon.| ... That will at least shield the naked date.


 * On the positive side, I feel the MNR article is evolving well – I have commissioned, through a related wikipedian, a drawing of the MNR crest and hope to be able to include coloured engineering drawings of both No. 2 Northern and No. 4 Caledonia shortly. A Foxdale Railway crest might also see the light of day.
 * Best regards Oxonhutch (talk) 15:16, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Teddy Hall Logo
Hi Hutch! Well I think this is just another example of what I like to term an "Assbot". Basically the pointless creation of a nitpicking editor obsessed with policing and enforcing Wiki's excessively anal policy regarding fair-use images. (You can tell I've got a bee in my bonnet about this one right?!). I propose a sneaky alternative solution, why not use File:SEHCrest.jpg or File:SEHCrestClose.jpg? These are photos which I took of the shield above the Porters' Lodge and as such I am technically the copyright holder!  A u l a T P N 18:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Oxford Newspaper Clipping1934.pdf
I have restored it. Thank you for alerting me.  bibliomaniac 1  5  22:02, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

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 * This may be my own stupidity, but why does that make them public domain? Could you please replace the GFDL tag with the appropriate public domain tag? J Milburn (talk) 11:41, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I have replaced the tag with as the original images were published anonymously in the UK (EU) more than 70 years ago.  Oxonhutch (talk) 11:57, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm happy to accept that, as it seems to be the case. However, I don't think the images are PD within the U.S., and I'm not actually sure where policy falls on that issue, so be aware the issue may be raised again at some point. Thanks for dealing with this issue. J Milburn (talk) 12:05, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Talyllyn Railway
Good find - well done! —  Tivedshambo   (t/c) 23:13, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

North Union Railway
What is the problem with the 3 references I added to North Union Railway? They look OK to me. --Dr Greg (talk) 21:58, 9 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi Dr G, There was nothing wrong per se with the refs you added, it was just their format and where they were placed. They appeared to be general references but were formatted as in-line refs - so they rendered as part of the notes which this article already had (regarding the LNWR and LYR merger). I REM-ed them (but did not reverted them) because I believed that the rendered format was not your original intension.


 * To fit with the original style of the article, with its free-format general references, I have looked up those you added on COPAC and added them alphabetically to the Reference list. I hope that you agree with this edit. Regards Oxonhutch (talk) 08:48, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


 * OK, I see what you mean. The point was that those 3 refs referred specifically to the whole of the "Stations" section but nothing else. I've now added Harvard-style refs instead and hope you'll find that acceptable. --Dr Greg (talk) 10:59, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks Dr G. - that looks good. 11:58, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

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 * user:Polly Check the raw one please. Oxonhutch (talk) 21:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

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 * Reply posted on Possibly unfree files . The photograph predates ownership of the locomotive by the LMS - please read caption.  The LMS was created in 1923 - photos produced before this time are in the public domain within the US.  An extra tag to that effect has been added to the image page.  Oxonhutch (talk) 13:27, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

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 * Thanks to your comments on my talk page and the discussion, the above was the WRONG message,

If it's Creative Commons, tag it as such... Although that said, some signatures may have other rights besides copyrights. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 19:18, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Tags are templates for those who might not read - the text is definative. What do you mean by your phrase "Although that said, some signatures may have other rights besides copyrights" ? That statement is unclear. Regards Oxonhutch (talk) 20:31, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

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Sand Hutton
Hi, the following link at the bottom of the Sand Hutton page, no longer works. Is there any way to still view this pdf? Robkam (talk) 15:52, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * 'Voyageur' (1914) "The Sand Hutton Railway", Railway Magazine, 34, p. 229-236
 * Hi Robkam, I used to host the article online but not anymore. I have it; it's a pdf about 3MB. You are welcome to a copy. Oxonhutch (talk) 17:45, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Oxonhutch, that would be great. At my user page there is a userbox to get in contact by email. Robkam (talk) 18:11, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
 * bump Robkam (talk) 19:52, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

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 * Did you create the artwork for the packaaging? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 15:27, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * No I did not. That however is not relevant in this case. I did not create the design for my car but if I photograph my car, I own the copyright of the photograph - under both British and US law.  Oxonhutch (talk) 15:43, 10 November 2013 (UTC)

Stan, We have a jar of fish - please follow. Thanks. Oxonhutch (talk)

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