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Narrow gauge slate railways
Please see Talk:British narrow gauge slate railways. I opened a formal move discussion, and assume you want to comment. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 03:07, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

can we sort something out
hey Railfan23 (talk) this addition that i put up is just a fun reference for an australian radio show. i am going to put it up again and can you please just leave it up for at least 4-5 hours. the radio show starts in about 30 minutes and it is just a small experiment to see if i win something. after about 4-5 hours you can delete the post and i will never bother you again.

please just hear me out
hello Railfan23 (talk) can you please leave this post up for 2 hours, realistically who is going to visit the yucca plant page in the next two hours. i can put up a disclaimer if you wish but it is just a bit of fun as well. i dont think it is unreasonable to put a bit of fun on a website for two hours on a page where not many people will visit. i will put a disclaimer on the post but please just let it be on the site for two hours. also if the radio show sees it people around australia will have a laugh and they will probably send me some merchandise. please dont be that one person who doesnt want a bit of fun on website for a little bit of time so people cant have a laugh

Galleries in articles
Hi, I see that in some articles, such as Corris Railway and Mawddwy Railway, you have moved the images into galleries. Please don't do that, the relevant policy is WP:IG. Also, please try to keep images to a reasonable size (see MOS:IMGSIZE) - some of those at Corris Railway are over 300px wide, one of them (File:Grand Tour Charabancs.jpg) is 475px wide, which is excessive. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 10:15, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I've reverted the use of galleries in the Corris and Mawddwy Railway articles. It's a pity to lose them, as they make it possible include some important photos of the railways that otherwise won't fit - especially in the Corris article. I also don't read the Galleries policy the same way that you do. I agree that the sizes needed work, but that's fixable within galleries and is not itself a reason not to use galleries. Railfan23 (talk) 14:05, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean that you should remove all the pictures - just spread them out into relevant sections. If people want to see more, we can still have the box at the bottom. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 18:55, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

amy firehoof
I gave her want amounts to a final warning for disruption. All her edits are like that. If she starts up again, you might want to bring it to WP:AN/I. Or Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring. Thanks for your hard work fixing her mess.Dlohcierekim (talk) 05:23, 17 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes, this user seems to have a persistent bias against Wales and the Welsh language. I agree this would warrant a report if it resumes. Thanks for your help. Railfan23 (talk) 05:39, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

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Track pan Typo
Thanks for cleaning up Track pan after my typo!--217.155.32.221 (talk) 20:22, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Happy to help. That's a particularly easy one to make. Railfan23 (talk) 20:46, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Can you help me out please?
I want to help Wikipedia but I'm not sure what to do. Is there like a 'Getting started' page or anything? thanks. KAGfan17 (Talk) 16:12, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

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Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest
As you say, Manchester's book states that Winston Churchill inherited from Lord Herbert, who was his father's first cousin. However, Lord Herbert's will makes no mention of Churchill - he leaves bequests to his sister Viscountess Allendale, his cousin Francis Vane Tempest, Captain Fortesque RN, Marcus Milner of the Turf Club, Hon. H Stonor, Lucas (sic), and various servants, with the residuary legatee being his nephew, the 7th Marquess of Londonderry (who was also his executor). No mention of Churchill at all. Unless the 7th Marquess decided to pass on some of the inheritance it seems Manchester was wrong. Unfortunately he is no longer alive to query the information. RGCorris (talk) 13:04, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
 * It's an interesting question. Margaret Foster's biography of the 7th. Duchess of Marlborough, seems to be relevant. See this page. It appears that her bequest to her grandsons (including Herbert) meant that he had to give the money from her to Winston. Railfan23 (talk) 16:25, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
 * She was Herbert's aunt, not his grandmother. I wonder if there was a trust fund involved ? RGCorris (talk) 16:49, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Foster states that a trust was set up by Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry, Herbert's grandmother, to benefit her four grandsons who were not due to inherit titles, and their male offspring. Winston inherited in lieu of his father after Herbert's death. RGCorris (talk) 14:31, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Herbert Vivian
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DYK for Herbert Vivian
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 * Many thanks, that's terrific! Railfan23 (talk) 22:22, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
 * No worries. Incidentally, I've found that both Willans (who was misspelled on the High Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire list) and Walton have pre-existing Wikidata entries due to DNB entries; I've linked to them. I've cited Walton's ODNB entry (it's written by Gillian Cookson, who looks pretty qualified). I don't have access to it right now but it's worth noting that since she says born 1802 or 3 it looks like she doesn't trust his obituaries. I've cited it. Blythwood (talk) 22:32, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

no such thing as a locality
Quite so. This user's been at it for ages, all over the place. I've caught quite a few of them. They're also the one who persistently adds the typo "is a distinct in" to articles about London. I'm keeping an eye on it, but they edit from quite a few IPs. Pinkbeast (talk) 10:29, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Pret a manger
You said on my talk page that there was more than one article that said Hyman was the founder of Pret. Please try not to be facetious. What i am trying to say is that there is a wealth of information (700+) citing metcalfe and beecham as founders. There are probably no more than 3 articles that state Hyman is the founder. One is his obituary, the other is an article on the website of a company he founded, and the the other is a metro article written about the pret advertising story in 2018 taken almost word for word form the pret wikipedia page. I dont understand how a user who have edited so many good articles can reach such a strange and nonsensical conclusion. If the grocer published an article tomorrow saying jeff bezos bought the name amazon from my lemonade stand would you police the Amazon ltd page and relentlessly battle to list me as founder of Amazon? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cos02125 (talk • contribs) 21:33, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

Hi Railfan, it seems there is some confusion on the pret a manger page. From what i can see Metcalfe and beecham founded the company Pret a manger incoperated in 1986, that is famous today. Hyman founded the first pret a manger which was liquidated in 1985 and sold its name to Metcalfe and beecham. It is clear Hyman founded the first pret a manger, but listing him on this page as founder could be confusing him as founder of the current Pret. It would also be wrong to list metcalfe and beecham as they could be confused vice vera. I think tis best therefore to leave the founder section blank and decicate the page to both companies, and let the history section describe the complicated scenario. Dunmore.hi.4 (talk) 22:47, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
 * It's not a complicated situation. There are two sets of founders. Let's list all three of them, okay? Please stop repeating the already refuted claim that Hyman only sold the name to Metcalfe and Beecham. That is untrue. Railfan23 (talk) 23:03, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

False accusation of disruptive editing (15 March 2019) (RESOLVED)
Revision 885992835 of Doctor Who (series 11) article was a correction of an incorrect date. I have not in any way violated Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and I request that you retract your false accusation. You may be referring to subsequent and reverted edits by DerekDraven. See https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doctor_Who_(series_11)&action=history. To see my exact change: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doctor_Who_%28series_11%29&type=revision&diff=885992835&oldid=885386203. 78.146.249.198 (talk) 16:22, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

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A kitten for you!
You are welcome.

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Is this really vandalism?
Hi, I'm the one who made an edit about "Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party" on the HG Wells page. (No, I don't have an account. I should get on that.) I was a bit confused when I saw that you'd reverted my edit due to "vandalism." If the series isn't notable enough to warrant mention, that's fine, but it is a real series in which a fictionalized version of Wells appears, so I thought I'd add it to the list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:510:FC50:904F:D992:4CC4:BB85 (talk) 01:21, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I did not call your edit vandalism. I described it as spam. Which seems like a perfectly reasonable description to me. Railfan23 (talk) 02:45, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
You made an edit today that replaced the generic Narrow gauge railways category with the more specific Narrow gauge railroads in the United States category, which I reverted. There are several examples of narrow gauge railways operating in Disney Parks outside the US. Jackdude 101 talk cont 17:41, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

The Matrix
Somehow I got accuse of violating wikipedia's "neutral point of view" policy just for pointing out that Christianity was one of the central religious themes in that movie along with Buddhism, and for eliminating feminism (which was never a theme in The Matrix to begin with). Wikipedia is hardly neutral at all (especially when certain entries are locked). No wonder people get an F for citing it in school. User:Biosaber — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:14E:0:1290:25CC:C4F9:4168:49E8 (talk) 17:09, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * the sentence you edited was taken directly from the sourced article. By changing the list, you not only misrepresented the source - see WP:V - but you also inserted your personal interpretation of The Matrix's themes for those of the source - see WP:NPOV. You don't get to do that. Please don't do it again. Also if you really are User:Biosaber as you claim, sign into your account. Railfan23 (talk) 17:46, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

Catch Me Who Can
I have put a rewrite template on this article. Please do not take this as a criticism of your valiant work in cleaning up the exuberent dross. Unfortunately it still remains full of dubious assertions, and some simple errors. Globbet (talk) 21:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Cloud Atlas
I can see that "innovative" is NPOV. Can you please tell me what other edits at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cloud_Atlas_(film)&diff=894008186&oldid=894003214 are NPOV? I know some are correct and helpful. There is the whole issue of Plot vs Story and I've heard there might be a MOS for calling the story as a "plot" on wikipedia articles for films, do you know if that is true? Thank you for explaining why the revert to me on my talk page. 2601:647:CB02:5034:B587:41FD:6DEB:7B51 (talk) 00:57, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * There is an issue with The Wachowskis over @ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wachowskis&action=history and my change of "The" to "the" was reverted. 2601:647:CB02:5034:B587:41FD:6DEB:7B51 (talk) 01:24, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Also the article on plot must be edited to reflect its use on Wikipedia and other erroneous common misusage. 2601:647:CB02:5034:B587:41FD:6DEB:7B51 (talk) 01:30, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Unsigned signature thingys
FYI: Recently on User talk:Shesaplumper you signed an unsigned post. I am not sure what template you used but the signature ended up not having a time-date stamp and was also mangled. I always use  user name or IP  - this template (when properly filled-out) formats the missing signature and also adds a time-stamp. Assuming an archiving bot might be instituted on the user's talkpage at some point, posts that don't have a time-date stamp will be ignored and left behind on the talkpage by the bots. Shearonink (talk) 07:04, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * thanks for fixing that. I think I forgot to subst the unsigned template. I'll try to remember that in the future! Best, Railfan23 (talk) 16:42, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Esgairgeiliog
You stated that "..a new road was driven between the village and Aberangell". Looking at the OS map it is difficult to work out what route such a road could have taken, although the area is criss-crossed by forestry tracks. Does the source provide any details of the route ? RGCorris (talk) 10:57, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... I went back to the source and it's actually ambiguous about the road construction. A closer read makes me think its talking about the road from Aberllefenni to Aberangell. So I've taken that bit out of the Esgairgeiliog article. Thanks for spotting that. Railfan23 (talk) 16:25, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Stoke City
The Birmingham Post article of 9 December 1868 quite clearly states 'The Ramblers is a new club, only started this season'. This is a contemporary report, so much more reliable than articles written decades later Kivo (talk) 18:06, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * see my message on your talk page, which I posted as you were posting here. Railfan23 (talk) 18:07, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

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