User talk:Redrose64/suggestions

Railways
Hey. I saw the message you posted on Talk:Verney Junction railway station. You seem to be knowledgable on railways in that area and was wondering if you may be able to help in the writing of this article I've been working on, Railways in Buckinghamshire. I've done the history up to about 1906, but my knowledge of the post-grouping era is a little lacking, so any additions you could make would be well appreciated. If this doesn't interest you, don't worry. Thanks.  Oliver Fury, Esq. message  •  contributions  20:32, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You certainly have a huge number of railway related books, maps and publications! I only have 2...! Anyway thanks for your help. Feel free to add stuff to article itself!
 * I noticed you are living in Didcot. Have you ever thought of writing a 'Railways of Berkshire/Oxfordshire' article? Cheers.  Oliver Fury, Esq. message  •  contributions  18:12, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Route box direction
From what I've been led to believe the direction should be up to London (i.e. north - south). I remember reading something to this effect many moons ago by User:AlisonW but can't for the life of me find it again. Lamberhurst (talk) 10:33, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
 * About the Oxfordshire disused stations template, I won't get around to this until I get my copy of Cobb's atlas back in mid-August, so if you want to make a start, feel free and I'll chip in later. I also see that you're in Didcot, I've been meaning to get the DN&SR article into shape at some point. Lamberhurst (talk) 11:38, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

County railway templates
Hi. I am compiling a list of all English templates here, where I've just added Oxfordshire which you recently created. If you make any more, please add them alphabetically to that list! The same goes for any city station templates. Cheers.   Oliver Fury  message  • contributions  07:55, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Is there a similar list for closed stations templates? I did also create Closed stations Oxfordshire, but it's not complete; reasoning is given in its talk. I did also put some messages on User talk:Lamberhurst inviting comment about both, which I now see you've noticed. Unless I get complaints by the time I get back from the shops, I'll continue! --Redrose64 (talk) 09:14, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Cite formats
Two citation formats are available here User:Jeepday/Cite Jeepday (talk) 13:12, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I am familiar with cite book, cite episode, cite journal, cite map and cite web, also with, , which might mean re-setting the existing refs to suit.
 * If there are none at all, I'm likely to use a slightly different two-stage method, which uses, as I did at Reading Southern railway station and Hinksey Halt railway station. The advantage of that over  shows when you reference the same page in two different places. Consider this:
 * which shows as:
 * Statement A. Statement B.
 * Statement A. Statement B.


 * if you remove the first reference, it breaks the second. Now consider this:
 * which also shows as:
 * Statement A. Statement B.
 * Statement A. Statement B.


 * but here, you can remove either reference, and the other won't get broken in the process. -- Red rose64 (talk) 23:37, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * By "in this way", I just meant are you going to reference other tube station articles, as there are so few which have proper referencing at the moment. The format of the referencing is not a problem at all. Personally, I format using the Harvard style as well.
 * Cyril Harris's What's in a name?, p. 60. (ISBN 1-85414-241-0). gives the source of the name as the "Royal Oak" pub, although he says it now called the "Railway Tap". Not sure if this has since been renamed "the Porchester" as the article states.--DavidCane (talk) 23:52, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * My original intention was to clean up the Oxfordshire station articles, then I broadened this to Ox/Berks/Bucks; then I decided to cover the GCR main line all the way from Woodford Halse or Rugby in to Marylebone, and the GWR lines in Middlesex. Having recently acquired Butt, I decided that the logical thing to do would be Paddington first, and work out from there on a clockwise basis. So, Padd, then Royal Oak, Westbourne Park and so on to Hammersmith; then Acton out to Slough and so on. I could throw in the earlier parts of the Met too. Then the later parts. Then the District. I think you'll need to wait and see; if I get a job I'll need to cut back again.
 * The most comprehensive source for Underground openings, renamings and closures is Rose (which I have only added to Westbourne Park).
 * I clean forgot Harris, I bought the 4th ed but it's not on my railway shelves - for some reason (its size perhaps?) it got mixed in with some paperback novels. Do you think that Terry Pratchett might cover the problems of excavating deep-level tube railways on a world which is not spherical? -- Red rose64 (talk) 09:59, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've added Harrow Weald to the for Harris. Please could you also fill in the edition? Mine is 4th edition, but dated 2001: your 2006 edition might be either 5th or 6th ed. -- Red rose64 (talk) 10:08, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Mine is also the fourth edition, but the 2006 reprint, which is indicated as having "some updating". --DavidCane (talk) 15:21, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Carmarthenshire categories
I've left you a note at User talk:Enaidmawr which you may find helpful. Skinsmoke (talk) 09:20, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, seen it: I have the "Add pages I edit to my watchlist" setting enabled. -- Red rose64 (talk) 11:17, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Girl Illustrated
Glad to hear you found some reliable sources for this. But you didn't add them to the article ... Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 21:00, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes I did... . -- Red rose64 (talk) 21:03, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, our edits overlapped. Unfortunately at least two of the sources are not reliable, and all three relate only to one particular person.  To establish notability of the magazine, we need reliable sources that discuss the magazine itself, not just mentioning it in passing.  Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 21:20, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * More searching... and it's nearly bedtime. I'd like to keep the page, it's notable to a Doctor Who fan, just count the number of DW forum/blog sites carrying questions of the general form "What was the magazine that Katy Manning posed nude for?". -- Red rose64 (talk) 21:25, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

IRC invitation
Because I have noticed you commenting at the current RfC regarding Pending Changes, I wanted to invite you to the IRC channel for pending changes. If you are not customarily logged into the IRC, use this link. This under used resource can allow real time discussion at this particularly timely venture of the trial known as Pending Changes. Even if nothing can come from debating points there, at least this invitation is delivered with the best of intentions and good faith expectations. Kind regards.  My 76 Strat  09:21, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Link to Project discussion
Hi Redrose64, I brought the issue or coordinates up in Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Geographical coordinates in case you wish to participate or simply keep track of. Cheers. Hoverfish Talk 20:23, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, watching it already - notice that I posted in the thread immediately above. -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:25, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Reading Wikimeet 2
Hi, I create the page on Meta for 18 Nov (3rd mid Jan?). Could you add the geonotice at the appropriate time? Thanks. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:09, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Sure. Besides yourself, Geni, Mattgirling, John of Reading, Dsergeant, Marek69 and myself, was anybody else there? I've a feeling that there were eight of us but don't recall all the names. -- Red rose64 (talk) 22:13, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I thought it was eight too but can only remember seven and no additional names. Philafrenzy (talk) 22:18, 23 September 2012 (UTC)