Talk:Thomas the Tank Engine
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[edit] best known?
This doesn't need a citation, it needs to be removed. It's not verifiable and adds nothing to this article Rtphokie
- I think his world-wide recognition does indeed add a lot to the article, so I've changed the wording slightly to reflect this. Gonzerelli 13:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] More then 3 Links, some not needed?
At the botom of the page, there are a number of links. Wikipedia articles in general should only have three links, and should try to stick to offical sites, or very informative and factual sites that offer more information. Obviously the "Thomas the Tank Engine .com Official website" link needs to be kept, but with no disrecpect, I'm concern that the "Criticism Talking Pictures" sites and "iRail" do not seem offer a informative and factual view of the series itself, and are more concerned about a unrelated topic (though both do cover the series.) The fourth link "http://thomas-the-tank-engine.idlebanter.co.uk/" seems to offer very little information, so I would like to suggest that only the fullying links are used...
The Real Thomas - http://www.semg.org.uk/steam/e2_class.html Offical Website - http://www.hitentertainment.com/thomasandfriends/official_thomas_the_tank_engine_website.htm Thomas Blog - http://thomas-train.blogspot.com/
I am not sure about using a blog, but as it is dedicated to Thomas the Tankengine and stays informative it seems acceptable?
[edit] Roving Thomas
I don't know which railroad does it, but one of the U.S. railroads has a Thomas the Tank Engine that tours the country for festivals and other special events. --Tim4christ17 22:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
- I added some information on this subject. Thomas can only appear as part of a licensed Day Out with Thomas event. n2xjk 21:01, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Excellent, thanks for that. Gonzerelli 05:59, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Missing Origins?
In the section 'Thomas in the Railway Series' it talks about Thomas being rebuilt. The paragraph ended with the cryptic line:
- For the reasons behind this, see 'Origins of Thomas'.
This wasn't a link to another page, and there's nothing in the current page that this corresponds to so I've cut it. If someone knows what it should be referring to they can put it back. --Xurble 15:37, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Fictional Hero"??
An unregistered user has been continually adding the Category:Fictional heroes to the bottom of this article.
You could hardly call Thomas a "hero", no more than you could call Gordon a "hero". A protagonist, possibly, still not quite appropriate but more accurate.
This category has been removed, and will continue to be removed if added incessantly. Gonzerelli 01:59, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] original
i have a question,I am wondering which of the Thomas the tank engine series are the original ones ( the ones in the 80's narrated by Ringo Starr). i can not find this/
- Firstly, this information is available on the page for the TV Series itself (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends).
- The first two seasons of the Series were narrated by Ringo Starr. These two seasons have their own articles:- Season 1, Season 2.
- Gonzerelli 06:06, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
