User talk:Slambo/Archives/2009/January

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of railway pioneers
Sean, I just translated what I hope is the start of a useful list on key railway figures, only to have it flagged for deletion ('too subjective'). I accept the definition of who to include or not should be tighter, but don't think deletion is the answer. Grateful for your views and also whether we can flag this up to project members to comment (or improve the article!) Cheers. Bermicourt (talk) 18:22, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I just took a look. The AFD was already closed as speedy keep.  I see great potential for such a list, especially since it avoids systemic bias by listing a number of people from countries other than the UK/US regions.  I have a few other items I'm working on right now (including a number of original research railroad history articles for my personal website) and school is about to start up for me on Monday, but I intend to come back to this and hopefully contribute further on this list. Slambo (Speak)  11:34, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Art
First off, I apologize for the spam. You are receiving this message because you have indicated that you are in Southern California or interested in Southern California topics (either via category or WikiProject).

I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

If you don't like art, why not come just to meet your fellow Wikipedians. Apparently, we haven't had a meetup in this area since June 2006!

If you are interested in attending, please add your name to Wikipedia Loves Art. Please make a note if you are traveling to the area (train or plane) and need transportation, which can probably be arranged via carpool, but we need time to coordinate. Lodging is as of right now out of scope, but we could discuss that if enough people are interested.

Thank you and I hope to see you there!  howcheng  {chat} 00:26, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

US rail lines schematic maps.
I am interested in producing articles on US rail lines using the schematic diagrams used widely on UK rail articles. I have two problems. Firstly I cannot see how these diagrams are inserted into articles, and secondly I cannot seem to find the diagram on an edit page of an existing article. (I was going to copy and edit an existing diagram rather than start from first principles until I got the hang of it.) There must be a tutorial but poking around I have been unable to find it. Thanks for your help.--Wickifrank (talk) 14:10, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


 * replied. Slambo (Speak) 11:56, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the advice. I will no doubt be asking for further help in due course.--Wickifrank (talk) 18:54, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

RailDriver
A tag has been placed on RailDriver, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add  on the top of RailDriver and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from independent reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Jezhotwells (talk) 16:39, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

WP:TWP
I just thought quickly because of the massive scope this covers, it should have a more suitable name. See WT:TWP. Simply south not SS, sorry 00:23, 20 January 2009 (UTC)