User talk:MRSC

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[edit] Archived talk

  1. /Archive 1 (1 September 2004 - 9 May 2005)
  2. /Archive 2 (20 June 2005 - 8 December 2005)
  3. /Archive 3 (12 December 2005 - 5 June 2006)
  4. /Archive 4 (6 June 2006 - 31 August 2006)
  5. /Archive 5 (1 September 2006 - 3 November 2006)

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[edit] Tulse Hill

Hi! Sorry to bother you, but I wondered if you wouldn't mind poping over to Tulse Hill where there is a danger of an edit war developing. I noticed you have been involed in Wikipedia:WikiProject London and have been active on other London pages. The dicussion is shown on Talk:Tulse Hill and I think a third party perspective may be of some help. Many thanks. Regan123 00:46, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Please do not vandalise the article entitled "Tulse Hill" Alec - U.K. 07:11, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Asking not vandalise the article entitled "Tulse Hill" was neither a warning nor a threat but I felt that I ought to object to the message from Regan123 of 00:46, 4 November 2006, which seemed to me to be encouraging you to vandalise it. Alec - U.K. 07:19, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wigan

Hello, just to ask your opinion. User:Generic Character has redirected Wigan to Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and moved the contents there. I'm sure that this is not in line with the de facto convention of Town/district articles. What are your views? G-Man * 19:46, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Puppet Master

I'm increasingly concerned with User:Bailrigg. This user is an emerging Naming conventions/historic county offender.

As well as the sockpuppetry, vote rigging and breaches of the naming conventions, I feel that this user is not prepared to edit towards the establised consenus/policy. this misleading edit following multiple warnings demonstrates this.

I've left some stern words (again) at their talk page, as I do not believe they are editting in good faith. I wanted to contact a few of the editing community for support and advise. Jhamez84 23:14, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Replied to stern words at User_talk:Jhamez84 Bailrigg 23:28, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

I'd keep an eye on other comparable accounts as I am too - a user by the name of Selnec has just appeared with a similar editing agenda and, it seems, a comparable/high level of experience in editing. It seems the Greater Manchester coat of arms motto has never been so appropriate! I am concerned however. Jhamez84 22:23, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
What I was trying to imply is the possibility (given the histories and seemingly new found co-operation) that these two accounts are but one. The editing style is infact, exact. Jhamez84 22:34, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wrong string puller

As to User:Selnec, you may be interested to look at the logfile. Jhamez84 00:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Support?

Apologies... any change of some support about Bailrigg - he's contravened 3RR and is making unnatural edits. I've left comments at his Talk page, but he's unwilling to engage in debate.

I've been patient, but think the next step such as WP:3O may curb his agenda. Jhamez84 17:16, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Hello. Sorry to butt in - I'd rather not have to. However, I must say I have replied to all of Jhamez84 's messages today so I don't know how that can be taken as being unwilling to engage in debate. As for 3RR I have replied at User talk:Jhamez84Bailrigg 17:25, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Closed railway terminals

While I accept that Holborn Viaduct can legitimately be included on the London railway station list, I think it's taking it a bit far to include Bishopsgate and Minories, since they were replaced by existing stations, not to mention the fact that there is no living memory of either of them. Taking that view, I think then that there is a case for including both Holborn Viaduct and Broad Street on the template {{Railway stations of London}}. Hammersfan 08/11/06, 12.35 GMT

[edit] UK School Boards

The ILEA seemed similar to the NYCDOE. The thing is that the ILEA doesn't exist anymore. BTW, all of New York City is more or less one municipality, while London is split between several "boroughs" WhisperToMe 22:23, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GOBLIN

I hope this doesn't go into an edit war. I see that over a year ago you reverted Our Phellap's move of the Gospel Oak to Barking line. May i ask why? Simply south 13:57, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

I think it does as most lines in the UK use this capitalisation. I don't think i'm just going along with just consistency. Simply south 14:05, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Crystal Palace

Hello again. I was just looking at Crystal Palace, London but there seems to be something oddly familiar about the editing style going on. Maybe it is just me but would appreciate your thoughts. Regan123 22:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed change to UK stations infobox

See Template talk:Infobox UK station#Bilngual station names for my proposed way to standardise the formatting of stations that have names in more than one language (e.g. English and Welsh names). Thryduulf 22:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Need advice on UK railway stations

Please see my recent post in Template talk:Infobox UK station --ArmadilloFromHell 04:50, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Football problems

Your user page was blanked and there seems to be a tag team in action, I think the articles they are creating are hoaxes. I have to go off, so if you are online, you may want to watch them.

[edit] Categories

If a category has subcategories, it is not empty and does not meet criteria for speedy deletion. KillerChihuahua?!? 23:06, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Natives of Berkshire (before 1974)

I do not think this category should be created. Has there been some discussion on this that I've missed? Almost everyone listed under Category:Natives of Berkshire are pre-1974 natives. If they are natives of the Vale of the White Horse or the western Thameside bank of South Oxfordshire, they get categorised as Category:Natives of Oxfordshire too. So they can be found all ways round. Similarly for Slough and Buckinghamshire and other places. Pre-1974 is rather meaningless. What about pre-1911, pre-1895 or pre-1844, etc? Boundary changes happened in all these years. I have added a 'see also' to Category:Natives of Berkshire to link to Category:People from Abingdon, Oxfordshire. I hope this is helpful. Verica Atrebatum 11:13, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Since the introduction of the settlement sub-categories the people from/natives of categories in general are a bit of a mess with inconsistency in how they are categorised. Where boundaries have changed, some have both the old and new county, some have the old, and some have the new. If the articles about people all get recategorised by settlement rather than by county it will become at least a little clearer. MRSC • Talk 11:53, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Has there been some discussion on how this tidy up is to be achieved? I would liked to give some input. Personally, I like the county categories. Settlement categories are only really useful for large towns. I try to keep the Berkshire categories tidy and it seems to work OK. Verica Atrebatum 17:57, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
I've just realised the category scheme you have been using for Oxfordshire is towns instead of local government districts. We have been using districts elsewhere as they create larger, more viable geographic divisions as categories. Would you be interested in a move to district-based sub categories? MRSC • Talk 07:33, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Are we still talking about 'People from...' categories? The only one I've created is 'People from Abingdon, Oxfordshire'. I think I based this on the Berkshire ones, 'People of Reading, Berkshire', 'People of Windsor, Berkshire', etc. Local government districts sounds sensible to me. That would ensure the whole country was covered. I can fix them if you like and put in a redirect. However, might these not be moving to 'Natives of...' anyway? Verica Atrebatum 08:36, 5 December 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Metropolitan Borough of Wigan

Please explain why you consider my additions to Wigan article are 'nonsense'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.192.242.187 (talk • contribs) .

Again, could you please point out a reason why you consider any facts that I have submitted, to the Wigan article, are, as you say 'nonesense'. I consider Wikipedia, if the articles on the areas where I live are anything to go by, is already full of 'nonesense'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.192.242.187 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Lancashire

Could you please give some proof that the statement referred to is false. I would be grateful if you could, as I have believed it to be true since reading the statement several times on different Lancashire sites. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.192.242.187 (talk • contribs) .

Further to stating that my Lancashire quote is 'nonesense', you referred me to the article on Lancashire. Included in the article on Lancashire is 'Lancashire County Cricket Club', which is in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and 'Wigan Athletic Football Club', which is in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Why, then, do you consider it nonesense for the Wigan article to state that Wigan is in Lancashire, even though sports teams based in Greater Manchester are clearly being included in the Lancashire article. ????? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.192.242.187 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Zone 1 etc...

As you created the Categories, this may be of interest... Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_November_20#Transport_in_London Regan123 14:53, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Irate

Right IP, right pattern of behaviour. Not much point blocking right at this second, though. Morwen - Talk 16:55, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Richmond (not) London

Sorry, but I must disagree totally with you on this move. It might be part of Greater London but the town of Richmond is not in one of it's postal districts. Zir 00:44, 29 November 2006 (UTC) see Talk:Richmond

[edit] The IP

Im sorry but I do not know enough about the regions he is editing in to know that the data is false, as it certain doesnt appear out of place.

To assist I need specific diffs and the explantion of what he is up to. Thanks!  Glen  14:58, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] People from by settlement

I have also put a note onto the template page, but thought you might be interested in this as you have been doing the majority of the updates;

Wikipedia:Categories_for_deletion/Log/2006_December_10#Category:People_from_Stoke-on-Trent_by_settlement

Cheers, Regan123 21:33, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

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