Talk:List of West Midlands railway stations

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[edit] References

References will be added tomorrow - had trouble perfecting the syntax to fit into the table. Think I've figured it out now but i'm out of time for tonight. TicketMan - Talk - contribs 23:01, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Working on adding refs now. If editing, please note the unconventional syntax for refs and notes - this is necessary to fit into the table headings - I've done the rest the same way for the sake of consistency. If anyone else knows of a better way to do it, feel free to change it. TicketMan - Talk - contribs 16:54, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
I like the idea of using [a], [b], [c] etc for the notes, but I would have thought it would be possible to use the standard <ref>/</ref> tags for the actual references. This has the advantage of providing a link-back from the ref to the note, and also removed the need to renumber if a new ref is inserted. I'll see what I can do with this tonight. – Tivedshambo (talk) 08:22, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Layout

Hi, do not know if this a problem with the new parser or not but the layout of the page is now unusable under Firefox 2.0.0.11. The images appear in front of the tables so the end columns cannot be seen, the tables used to fit around the images. Can some one else check this out to see if they have problems? Keith D (talk) 00:03, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Try it now. Tivedshambo (talk) 00:09, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks that works OK, though leaves lots of white space. Keith D (talk) 00:14, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Righty then - I've merged the individual tables into one, and made it sortable, which I think makes it more useful as it enables sorting by pax volume etc. I've got rid of the redundant code column, and changed the TOC to fit the new layout. Attempting now to place the pics to the right of the table. TicketMan - Talk - contribs 14:49, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article title

At the risk of rocking the stability required for Feature list, it occurs to me that for consistency with the other lists mentioned in the see also section, this should be renamed List of railway stations in the West Midlands. Any comments? Tivedshambo (talk) 23:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

There is much inconsistency among similar lists. For example, see List of London railway stations and List of closed railway stations in London. A decision on consistent titling is needed, but it will not be limited to this one article... --Orlady (talk) 05:01, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Fair enough. Leave it as it is then. Tivedshambo (talk) 08:48, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
Perhaps a redirect wouldn't go amiss though - any thoughts? TicketMan - Talk - contribs 12:07, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
That said, 'in the West Midlands' suggests that the list covers an area expanding beyond the boundaries of the county, which,apart from the two documented examples, it does not. 'In West Midlands' just sounds wrong, which is why I chose the current title. TicketMan - Talk - contribs 12:11, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Local authorities

Does anyone think that it would be valuable to add a column listing the local authority area that each station is within, or would it be unnecessary? Fingerpuppet (talk) 19:55, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Willing to give it a go. Would need a map though (I think I've seen one somewhere). Anyone got anything to add? If no objections I'll make a start on it this evening, and see how it looks. --TicketMan - Talk - contribs 10:38, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
If in doubt, the majority are listed with their own article, or in the "Railway Stations in X" categories. Fingerpuppet (talk) 13:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
I'll make a start in a bit - just need to make sure I can provide a source first. --TicketMan - Talk - contribs 15:04, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
YesY Altered table to include local authority. Also added footnote with a numbered map.