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Central line - earliest section

Leyton to Loughton opened as early as 1856, by the Eastern Counties Railway, according to London Railway Atlas, Ian Allan, 2009, and Colonel Michael Cobb's excellent The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas. best, Sunil060902 (talk) 20:50, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

A note explaining that would be needed, otherwise it seems to make no sense to the average reader. Could you not put the source in a footnote? -- Alarics (talk) 23:00, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

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New Year Metro

Sorry its late and happy new year. Simply south...... having large explosions for 5 years 23:12, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

February Metro

Simply south...... having large explosions for 5 years 23:00, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Train Operating Companies

Would very much like to help you with this if I can be of any assistance, I am a newbie but one who is willing to learn. LongRobin79(talk) 20:24, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Input request

You have contributed to article The Really Big Show (formerly Rizzo on the Radio). This article is currently being considered for deletion. Please consider providing input at the article's discussion page: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/The_Really_Big_Show.  Levdr1lostpassword  (talk) 22:34, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

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School deletions

I agree with your comments on the WPSchools page. There has been a whole spate of school articles up for deletion recently, often on the flimsiest of nominations. I note that you've added a comment on the Edgeborough School AfD page. It's entirely up to you but if you want your comment to count you should also add a vote in the usual formatting style, though I understand that decisions are made not on a tally of votes but more on policy issues. Dahliarose (talk) 16:05, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

 Done -- Alarics (talk) 16:16, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

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Civility

Thank you for your remarks on civility, and I agree with your comment I never understand why some people seem so keen to delete stuff that is not doing any harm. Yes, we have legalistic links to various WikiPedia policies, hair-splitting claims, when the whole AfD was not justified anyway. There are junk articles, but not nearly as many as some people need to pursue. --DThomsen8 (talk) 14:06, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. It does seem to me odd that people have trouble accepting an article about a long-established and respectable school but apparently there is no difficulty about articles on say, Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together (a single episode of a TV cartoon series!), or Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011. -- Alarics (talk) 17:17, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

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OK. Seriously. Sto pit.

If you continue to revert other people's reverts you will have problems with other users on Wikipedia. I mean it. Pdiddyjr (talk) 19:06, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

What on earth are you on about? -- Alarics (talk) 19:08, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

You reverted my revert on the West of England Main Line article, which could easily spiral off to an edit war. Wikipedia's policy says that "users who participate in edit wars risk being blocked or even banned". So don't revert my reverts. Either add sources or the template . Pdiddyjr (talk) 19:13, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

So, you introduce an unsourced claim into an article and then expect somebody else to find a source for it? I suggest you learn a little more about how Wikipedia works before you start throwing your weight around. You might like to start by reading Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. -- Alarics (talk) 19:32, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Deutsche Bahn

My mistake, Sorry. -- Colt9033 (talk) 21:53, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

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Class 458

No. Seriously. They are using spare carriages for class 458s or class 460s, not the class 460 carriages already in use. The class 460s are operating as a separate project. I told you that you'd have problems with the other users on Wikipedia! Pdiddyjr (talk) 14:24, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Where is your evidence for that? I have explained on your talk page what is being done. I have carefully cited sources in the piece I added to the article, explaining on the article's talk page the detailed arithmetic that shows the class 460s cannot be a separate project, a fact which is also very clear from Ian Walmsley's article in February's Modern Railways. I suggest you go to the library and read it. What contrary sources do you have? And what do you mean by "the class 460 carriages already in use"? As far as I am aware, they are all currently in store. -- Alarics (talk) 16:20, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

The Metropolitan - March

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Eton College

(Copied from Iloveandrea's talk page): Have you read the comments below the Tablet article? It is quite clear that there was no anti-Jewish admissions policy at Eton. I have removed your sentence again from the Eton article. Please don't put it back without discussion. As for the other stuff, I have left it there for now, but it is hardly surprising if there was anti-semitism in mediaeval times and the 18th century at Eton, as everywhere else in England at the time, and more recently without doubt amongst the English aristocracy, who always made up so many of Eton's students. That is quite a different thing from saying there was an official policy to ban Jewish boys from attending, which is plainly not true. -- Alarics (talk) 20:12, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

The article claims that there was an imperfect, semi-official exclusionary policy via a condition on the pupil's father (I guess the same condition placed on the mother, while 'better', would have been too obvious; I'm assuming they assumed there were very low rates of Jewish intermarriage, so a condition on the father was good enough). I've no idea if this unofficial policy ever actually existed; I've Googled about and am limply trailing through various histories to attempt confirmation, but nothing so far. One of the other additions I made to the article (if it's still there) is complete nonsense, again for reasons of irritation: the "illiterate Jew of Eton" bit—no attribution is provided by the source for the statement, so it's an antisemitic description that's perhaps got nothing to do with Eton itself (not unless "the illiterate Jew" was how Rous was generally known at the place, though the "of Eton" part makes me doubt it). The Apocalypse: ditto to what you said—just a piece of trivia, really. Partially more seriously, I will start, though I may well not be tossed enough to finish, the briefest of synopses of Eton and minority groups. Regards and ? ~ Iloveandrea (talk) 20:47, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I must say I don't understand why you put the sentence back in if you "have no idea if this unofficial policy ever actually existed". I had already pointed out on the article's talk page two fairly plausible-looking comments underneath the Tablet article that said it didn't, but you still put the sentence back in. And now you say that one of the other additions you made to the article is, in your own words, "complete nonsense". I shall delete the whole section, and I am henceforth disinclined to take any of your WP edits seriously. -- Alarics (talk) 22:00, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

A bit of mud-slinging on Wikipedia at such a ghastly institution, the pre-eminent bastion of power and privilege? It's all good from my point of view; I will sleep soundly tonight. I added the article back just to irritate, just as I put in the "illiterate Jew of Eton" to irritate—irritate anyone who loves the god-awful place, that is. Someone like you, it seems! My other Wikipedia edits are usually less frivolous. Anyway! So long! ~ Iloveandrea (talk) 22:53, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

I hold no brief whatever for Eton College, but my personal opinion is not relevant to maintaining a good encyclopaedia article about it, and neither should yours be. -- Alarics (talk) 06:53, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

See the Eton talk page. I've put a link to Amazon that will enable you to read the relevant pages of the book, pp. 270–1, for yourself. And the Tablet article was clearly OK along, though it is now superfluous; an obvious possibility is that the Tablet journalist has read the same Ayer biography. Quite why you are so desperate to minimise and, where possible, eliminate all mention of antisemitism at Eton is a question to which only you know the answer. People tend to underestimate their own level of prejudice—maybe something to think about...
~ Iloveandrea (talk) 15:14, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

_You_ see the Eton talk page. I have already said there that your Amazon link to the specific page doesn't work. I have always hated anti-semitism and your insinuation is disgraceful. I am not trying to "minimise or eliminate" anything except your disruptive editing. I am just trying to get the article right so that it is fair and neutral according to Wikipedia rules, something you obviously don't care about. -- Alarics (talk) 15:27, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

• @Iloveandrea: Please read up on one of our policy (WP:Verifiability#Burden of evidence) before commenting any further, also your insinuation here on the talk page of a fellow editor is disgraceful and is nothing less than you making a personal attack. Note that should this happen one more time, I will report you to the Administrators for sanctioning measures, is that understood? --Dave ^{????™?1185©??®} 16:45, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Biodiversity of New Caledonia, paleobotany forgotten

Hello, could you to work on this article, please? Biodiversity of New Caledonia. It is a very important archaic species group in Paleobotany and evolution.85.251.99.49 (talk) 08:20, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, it's not one of my subject areas. -- Alarics (talk) 08:38, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Hwa Chong Institution

Dear Alarics, just in the spirit of fun, since the edits are not harmful (no defamation or personal attacks whatsoever) mind letting the edits linger around for about a day for April Fools? Greatly appreciated and thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.255.1.137 (talk) 22:51, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Time to archive?

• Dear Alarics, methink its about time you start to archive your talk page as it takes a tad too long to load in any of my browsers, even the fastest Chrome can lag to kingdom come~! Thoughts? --Dave ^{????™?1185©??®} 11:32, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

 Done -- Alarics (talk) 12:29, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

• Done? FYI, the page is still very big at 84KB... even though you've archived away about 100KB+ of old messages. Apologies for being so anal but I really can't help it! --Dave ^{????™?1185©??®} 02:08, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

OK I have now archived a further year's worth. -- Alarics (talk) 08:11, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

April Metro

Issue 40: April 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

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Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular 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Simply south...... going on editing sprees for just 6 years (as of 28/03/2006) 21:50, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Reflinks

thanks for your message, i don't think one can adjust date format. one major benefit is that it adds the syntax e.g. accessdate=|date=, it also saves a lot of editing time by bringing up all the date info and titles automatically. it doesn't change any existing dates in the article. it does add cite news on a second use of reflinks. Tom B (talk) 12:09, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

2nd Straw Poll

There is a Straw Poll taking place here, and your input would be appreciated. — GabeMc (talk) 00:45, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Request for adminship

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May Metro

Issue 41: May 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News May Emergency gas works cause temporary diversion of route 50 From Tuesday 8 May some long term, but temporary, changes will be made to local traffic arrangements in the North Woolwich area to enable Crossrail works to take place, some lasting 18 months April TfL's High Court injunction prevents Addison Lee from instructing its drivers to use bus lanes Shortlisted bidders for the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade project announced Londoners urged to plan ahead for Games-time travel as full and final Tube and rail 'hotspot' data released Private hire vehicle drivers could be liable to personal criminal prosecution if they break traffic regulations, including by driving in bus lanes New strengthening cables installed within Hammersmith Flyover New entrance to West Croydon station provides better access for all All the world's poets on the Tube Major resurfacing works to take place along Victoria Embankment across Easter Bank Holiday weekend Temporary changes to bus services during London 2012 Games test event in Woolwich. Capital's rogue limousines targeted Out-of-hours deliveries to be encouraged during London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games MUMS-to-be travelling by Tube can get a baby on board badge so passengers know they may need to sit down Project News Articles 1910 London to Manchester air race, appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 9th March Baker Street and Waterloo Railway appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 10th March, the 106th anniversary of the line's opening List of London Underground stations appeared as Today's Featured List on the Main Page on 30th April British Airways underwent a successful Good Article Reassessment Metropolitan Railway has been promoted to Good Article The Good Article History of British Airways was added to the project Herne Hill railway station and Bow Back Rivers have been promoted to Good Articles, Herne Hill has subsequently been nominated as a Featured Article Candidate Project discussions Within the project, discussions included how two project articles appeared on TFA in quick succession, a RfC on inclusion of particular viewpoint on future lengthening of certain trainsets on British Rail Class 458 and assessment of London Underground's electric locomotives Within other related projects, a relevant discussion included was on canal bridges and speeds of trains and rail routes Requests If you want to post a request for help with an article, finding a photograph or seeking reference material, contact the editor Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : Lists of articles needing cleanup Expand : These top 10 favourite articles to Good Article: J. P. Morgan  · Heathrow Airport  · River Thames  · London Bridge  · London Underground  · London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)  · Gatwick Airport  · London Congestion Charge  · Tube map  · Tower Bridge These top importance articles to Good Article: 7 July 2005 London bombings  · Buses in London  · Crossrail  · London Passenger Transport Board  · London Transport (brand)  · London Transport Museum  · Transport for London  · Transport in London Good article nominations : Oxted line Photo : Upload your non-copyrighted London transportation images to Wikimedia Commons Stubs : Improve a stub article Update : London low emission zone, London congestion charge Other : Suggest: A Did You Know...? fact here or an Anniversary fact here. Patrol: Recent changes Join: Become a member of WikiProject London Transport or encourage others Membership Number of participants is 82. Recent Activity of Project participants Editorial Editor: Simply south Special thanks to DavidCane for the new, simpler, fresher look We hope you like the new fresher look, styled to coordinate with the Portal page All suggestions for improvements to the newsletter are welcome at feedback page or Simply south Best Articles Featured articles (34) 1910 London to Manchester air race • Albert Bridge, London • Aldwych tube station • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Baker Street and Waterloo Railway • Battersea Bridge • Brill Tramway • Brill railway station • Central London Railway • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway • Chelsea Bridge • City and South London Railway • Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway • Great Western Railway War Memorial • Green Park tube station • Herne Hill railway station • Charles Holden • London Necropolis Company • London and North Western Railway War Memorial • Marchioness disaster • Metropolitan Railway • Moorgate tube crash • RAF Northolt • Frank Pick • Sinking of SS Princess Alice • Quainton Road railway station • Richmond Bridge, London • Underground Electric Railways Company of London • Vauxhall Bridge • Waddesdon Road railway station • Wandsworth Bridge • Westcott railway station • Wood Siding railway station • Wotton railway station (Brill Tramway) Featured lists (6) List of former and unopened London Underground stations • List of London Underground stations • List of London Monopoly locations • List of works by Charles Holden • London station group • Timeline of the London Underground Featured topics (2) Brill Tramway • Underground Electric Railways Company of London Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Good topics (1) Wikipedia:Good topics/List of London Monopoly locations Featured Portal (1) Portal:London Transport Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Promotions or Assessments none Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics none Recently Assessed Good Articles History of British Airways Bow Back Rivers Herne Hill railway station Featured Article and Good Article candidates Herne Hill railway station Gallery Selected by Portal:London Wikipedia ads file info – #137 If you want to unsubscribe from this newsletter or, if you are visiting this user page and want to sign-up, then please visit this page. 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Simply south...... going on editing sprees for just 6 years (as of 28/03/2006) 23:09, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

You're not going to like this

Thought you should be aware. --Redrose64 (talk) 09:48, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

June Metro

Issue 42: June 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News June First stations named for London Underground WiFi launch May Transport for London welcomes RMT acceptance of Olympics recognition proposals Crime on London's transport network at eight year low London 2012 Games first: TfL officials to provide live travel advice to businesses on Twitter London Underground showcases proposals to boost Bank's capacity TfL launches London 2012 Games 'Temporary Road Changes' planning tool and urges road users to plan ahead Daily weekday River Bus services to treble between Putney and Blackfriars Staff recognised at Dial-a-Ride Awards 2012 Medically trained BTP officers deployed on the Tube New Oyster online accounts help customers keep track of their travel Olympic legends compete to be the fastest to cross London Tracey Emin unveils personal version of the Tube Map Wembley Central becomes the 65th step-free Tube station Vital investment and reliability programme result in record year of Tube performance Emirates Air Line flying high as all 34 cabins undergo rigorous safety testing Hammersmith Flyover to fully reopen to traffic on 30 May TfL issues travel advice to enable London to celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Buses diversions in Bromley town centre for Diamond Jubilee celebrations Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail are encouraging those travelling during Games-time to make short journeys on foot as Living Streets' Walk to Work Week launches Who is Community? - a new artwork by Bob and Roberta Smith and Tim Newton running from 15 May 2012 through 2013 on display at Stratford station Transport for London (TfL), the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) and Cubic Transportation Systems have picked up top honours at the 2012 International Transport Forum for their joint work on introducing Oyster onto the National Rail network in London Emergency gas works cause temporary diversion of route 50 From Tuesday 8 May some long term, but temporary, changes will be made to local traffic arrangements in the North Woolwich area to enable Crossrail works to take place, some lasting 18 months Project News Articles 1910 London to Manchester air race, appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 9th March Baker Street and Waterloo Railway appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 10th March, the 106th anniversary of the line's opening List of London Underground stations appeared as Today's Featured List on the Main Page on 30th April British Airways underwent a successful Good Article Reassessment Metropolitan Railway has been promoted to Good Article The Good Article History of British Airways was added to the project Herne Hill railway station and Bow Back Rivers have been promoted to Good Articles, Herne Hill has subsequently been promoted to Featured Article status Project discussions Within the project, discussions included how two project articles appeared on TFA in quick succession, a RfC on inclusion of particular viewpoint on future lengthening of certain trainsets on British Rail Class 458 and assessment of London Underground's electric locomotives Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on the expansion and promotion of Herne Hill railway station, the existence of the Sutton Loop, Midland Main Line vs Gret Central Main Line and WikiProject London in Signpost Requests If you want to post a request for help with an article, finding a photograph or seeking reference material, contact the editor Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : Lists of articles needing cleanup Expand : These top 10 favourite articles to Good Article: J. P. Morgan  · Heathrow Airport  · River Thames  · London Bridge  · London Underground  · London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)  · Gatwick Airport  · London Congestion Charge  · Tube map  · Tower Bridge These top importance articles to Good Article: 7 July 2005 London bombings  · Buses in London  · Crossrail  · London Passenger Transport Board  · London Transport (brand)  · London Transport Museum  · Transport for London  · Transport in London Good article nominations : Oxted line Photo : Upload your non-copyrighted London transportation images to Wikimedia Commons Stubs : Improve a stub article Update : London low emission zone, London congestion charge Other : Suggest: A Did You Know...? fact here or an Anniversary fact here. Patrol: Recent changes Join: Become a member of WikiProject London Transport or encourage others Membership Number of participants is 82. Recent Activity of Project participants Editorial Editor: Simply south Special thanks to founders Unisouth (talk · contribs) and Bluegoblin7 (talk · contribs) for setting up the newsletter Also special thanks to DavidCane for the new, simpler, fresher look We hope you like the new fresher look, styled to coordinate with the Portal page All suggestions for improvements to the newsletter are welcome at feedback page or Simply south Best Articles Featured articles (34) 1910 London to Manchester air race • Albert Bridge, London • Aldwych tube station • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Baker Street and Waterloo Railway • Battersea Bridge • Brill Tramway • Brill railway station • Central London Railway • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway • Chelsea Bridge • City and South London Railway • Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway • Great Western Railway War Memorial • Green Park tube station • Herne Hill railway station • Charles Holden • London Necropolis Company • London and North Western Railway War Memorial • Marchioness disaster • Metropolitan Railway • Moorgate tube crash • RAF Northolt • Frank Pick • Sinking of SS Princess Alice • Quainton Road railway station • Richmond Bridge, London • Underground Electric Railways Company of London • Vauxhall Bridge • Waddesdon Road railway station • Wandsworth Bridge • Westcott railway station • Wood Siding railway station • Wotton railway station (Brill Tramway) Featured lists (6) List of former and unopened London Underground stations • List of London Underground stations • List of London Monopoly locations • List of works by Charles Holden • London station group • Timeline of the London Underground Featured topics (2) Brill Tramway • Underground Electric Railways Company of London Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Good topics (1) Wikipedia:Good topics/List of London Monopoly locations Featured Portal (1) Portal:London Transport Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Promotions or Assessments none Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics Herne Hill railway station Recently Assessed Good Articles History of British Airways Bow Back Rivers Herne Hill railway station Featured Article and Good Article candidates none Gallery Selected by Portal:London Wikipedia ads file info – #137 If you want to unsubscribe from this newsletter or, if you are visiting this user page and want to sign-up, then please visit this page. 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On time for once! Simply south...... always punctual, no matter how late for just 6 years 21:37, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

East London Line Extension

[transferred to talk page of the article concerned]

The Shard

Well, well. Look at the front page today. Top of ITN is the Shard being named as the tallest building in Europe. Who could have foreseen that? Oh, me, before your incorrect reversion of my edit to the Shard article on the 26th February. Thanks for that. danno_uk 21:53, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Only for a few months, as the Mercury City Tower in Moscow that is nearly finished will be taller. The Shard's is therefore a very temporary accolade. On the other hand, the Shard will remain for some time the tallest building in the EU, as correctly stated in the text that I restored after your reversion. -- Alarics (talk) 05:10, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

July Metro

Issue 43: July 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News July 300th hybrid bus introduced to London's fleet, helping to improve air quality Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy CBE takes to Twitter to answer questions about transport at Games-time Traffic through Kingsway Tunnel to be reversed from this weekend as part of build and preparations for the Olympic Route Network Mind the app! WiFi arrives at over 40 London Underground stations TfL offers to share any additional bus revenue from London 2012 Games with bus staff Sporting legend Iwan Thomas warms up commuters to help them avoid Games-time travel disruptions June 40,000 households and businesses updated on proposed Northern line extension Olympic Route Network road markings introduced in London this weekend, but no operation and enforcement until 25 July Mayor's plan to plough more than £100m into big improvements to London's suburban rail services London 2012 Games handbook to help taxi drivers and private hire operators make the most of the Games New figures show progress continues to be made in making London's roads safer Passenger satisfaction in London Overground continues to soar since being taken over by the Mayor Boarding passes ready as first Emirates Air Line flight takes off 'White van man' turned Olympian urges van drivers not to get caught out by failing to plan for Games-time Benchmarking report makes case for continued Tube investment Mayor welcomes major step forward for proposed Silvertown Tunnel New night bus N113 links Mill Hill, Watford Way and Hendon Way with central London Latest figures show TfL maintains Tube reliability achievements Road users urged to plan their Games travel now as final version of planning tool released Passengers to benefit from improvements at Paddington station More trams more often in massive upgrade of Croydon tram services Strike occurs TfL sets out plans and important travel advice for London 2012 Games Road Events Businesses - and their employees - offered London 2012 Games travel advice live on Twitter London bus staff recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours TfL advises road users to avoid The Mall and surrounding roads as LOCOG begins construction of London 2012 Games venues Emirates Air Line to open to passengers from end of June BBC Radio 1 star shares top tips to avoid travelling home at the busiest times during the Games Services on some of the Capital's busiest bus routes will be enhanced and some routes will be placed on diversion during the London 2012 Games. Team GB hockey hopeful Simon Mantell leads the way in encouraging Londoners to swap to cycling this summer Join in the celebrations across the capital this summer with a limited edition Summer Oyster card TfL sets out plans to implement Olympic Route Network and begin operation on 25 July Green light for London to charge utility companies who dig at the busiest times and cause congestion Transport for London (TfL) has published its draft Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012 Daily weekday River Bus services to treble between Putney and Blackfriars New Big Ben artwork for Gloucester Road Tube station Transport for London issues Countdown 'Live Bus Arrivals' API to the TfL Developers' Area and London Data Store London's business leaders urged to check that their staff are acting on Games-time travel plans First stations named for London Underground WiFi launch Project News Articles 1910 London to Manchester air race, appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 9th March Baker Street and Waterloo Railway appeared as Today's Featured Article on the Main Page on 10th March, the 106th anniversary of the line's opening List of London Underground stations appeared as Today's Featured List on the Main Page on 30th April British Airways underwent a successful Good Article Reassessment Metropolitan Railway has been promoted to Good Article and was subsequently nominated as a Featured Article Candidate The Good Article History of British Airways was added to the project Herne Hill railway station and Bow Back Rivers have been promoted to Good Articles, Herne Hill has subsequently been promoted to Featured Article status Midland District Railway, Emirates Air Line (cable car) and London Underground S Stock have been WP:RMrequested for moving Project discussions Within the project, discussions included how two project articles appeared on TFA in quick succession, a RfC on inclusion of particular viewpoint on future lengthening of certain trainsets on British Rail Class 458,assessment of London Underground's electric locomotives and the Hammersmith & City line navbox Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on major railway stations in Britain, a new London train wiki and the notability of railway magazines Requests If you want to post a request for help with an article, finding a photograph or seeking reference material, contact the editor Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : Lists of articles needing cleanup Expand : These top 10 favourite articles to Good Article: J. P. Morgan  · Heathrow Airport  · River Thames  · London Bridge  · London Underground  · London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)  · Gatwick Airport  · London Congestion Charge  · Tube map  · Tower Bridge These top importance articles to Good Article: 7 July 2005 London bombings  · Buses in London  · Crossrail  · London Passenger Transport Board  · London Transport (brand)  · London Transport Museum  · Transport for London  · Transport in London Good article nominations : Oxted line Photo : Upload your non-copyrighted London transportation images to Wikimedia Commons Stubs : Improve a stub article Update : London low emission zone, London congestion charge Other : Suggest: A Did You Know...? fact here or an Anniversary fact here. Patrol: Recent changes Join: Become a member of WikiProject London Transport or encourage others Membership Number of participants is 82. Recent Activity of Project participants Editorial Editor: Simply south Special thanks to founders Unisouth (talk · contribs) and Bluegoblin7 (talk · contribs) for setting up the newsletter Also special thanks to DavidCane for the new, simpler, fresher look We hope you like the new fresher look, styled to coordinate with the Portal page All suggestions for improvements to the newsletter are welcome at feedback page or Simply south Best Articles Featured articles (34) 1910 London to Manchester air race • Albert Bridge, London • Aldwych tube station • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Baker Street and Waterloo Railway • Battersea Bridge • Brill Tramway • Brill railway station • Central London Railway • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway • Chelsea Bridge • City and South London Railway • Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway • Great Western Railway War Memorial • Green Park tube station • Herne Hill railway station • Charles Holden • London Necropolis Company • London and North Western Railway War Memorial • Marchioness disaster • Metropolitan Railway • Moorgate tube crash • RAF Northolt • Frank Pick • Sinking of SS Princess Alice • Quainton Road railway station • Richmond Bridge, London • Underground Electric Railways Company of London • Vauxhall Bridge • Waddesdon Road railway station • Wandsworth Bridge • Westcott railway station • Wood Siding railway station • Wotton railway station (Brill Tramway) Featured lists (6) List of former and unopened London Underground stations • List of London Underground stations • List of London Monopoly locations • List of works by Charles Holden • London station group • Timeline of the London Underground Featured topics (2) Brill Tramway • Underground Electric Railways Company of London Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Good topics (1) Wikipedia:Good topics/List of London Monopoly locations Featured Portal (1) Portal:London Transport Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Promotions or Assessments none Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics Herne Hill railway station Recently Assessed Good Articles History of British Airways Bow Back Rivers Herne Hill railway station Metropolitan Railway Featured Article and Good Article candidates Metropolitan Railway Gallery Selected by Simply south (talk · contribs) Wikipedia ads file info – #137 If you want to unsubscribe from this newsletter or, if you are visiting this user page and want to sign-up, then please visit this page. 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Simply south...... always punctual, no matter how late for just 6 years 22:39, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Sgt. Pepper straw poll

There is a straw poll taking place here, and your input would be appreciated. ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 23:07, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Metrication of British Transport (vote)

Hi. You have been involved in editing MoBT in the last few weeks. There is a vote going on about what to do with the ERTMS section. If you wish to cast an opinion, the vote runs until Monday. Steve Hosgood (talk) 16:05, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

August Metro

Issue 44: August 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News August Half a million passengers take off in first six weeks of Emirates Air Line Mayor announces another day of record ridership on Tube and DLR as Olympic success bring crowds into the city London 2012 Games bring busiest days in Tube's history TfL Advisory: Alterations to Olympic Route Network Announcement about access to Westfield Stratford City July First weekday of the Olympic Games: Avoid London Bridge TfL unveils new plans to increase Tube escalator reliability Huge crowds expected on Capital's streets as Team GB's Tour de France heroes go for gold Race to the finish line as green-fingered Tube staff grow for gold TfL announces beat the heat plan for summer 2012 Olympic Flame takes historic journey with long-serving London Underground employee in advance of public transport Games TfL announces range of innovative measures and new proposed Action Plan to further improve road safety across London Mayor's Roads Task Force gets started Less than one week to Opening Ceremony: Time to plan your travel and 'Get Ahead of the Games' - Monday, 23 July 2012 Final works on London's roads begin to ensure the Olympic Route Network is ready for operation on Wednesday 25 July Mayor outlines plans to deliver further 30 per cent reduction in Tube delays Work on further improvements to major junctions in the Capital begins this autumn Drivers reminded that final preparatory works on the Olympic Route Network will begin on Friday night, to have it ready for operation from 25 July New look London Bridge bus station unveiled in time for the London 2012 Games and beyond Mayor and TfL to provide military personnel with free travel during London 2012 Games TfL welcomes resolution of Unite bus workers pay dispute Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 Tube station fit for 2012 Games and beyond TfL carries out final preparatory works on the Olympic Route Network to have it ready for operation from 25 July Mayor of London and Transport Secretary visit 2012 Transport Coordination Centre and declare London and UK ready to welcome the world TfL harnesses social media to share real-time travel information during the Games New Barclays Cycle Hire leisure routes for summer in the city Weekend upgrade works paused as Tube gets match-fit for Games time TfL urges 'don't get caught out' as it sets out plans and travel advice for Olympic Torch Relay and first days of Olympic Games High Court rejects Addison Lee's call for minicabs to use bus lanes Businesses stocking up: London's firms take steps to reduce deliveries during Games-time Farringdon becomes the 66th step-free Tube station Traffic through Kingsway Tunnel to be reversed from this weekend as part of build and preparations for the Olympic Route Network Green wall installed at The Mermaid to help trap harmful pollutants 300th hybrid bus introduced to London's fleet, helping to improve air quality Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy CBE takes to Twitter to answer questions about transport at Games-time Traffic through Kingsway Tunnel to be reversed from this weekend as part of build and preparations for the Olympic Route Network Mind the app! WiFi arrives at over 40 London Underground stations TfL offers to share any additional bus revenue from London 2012 Games with bus staff Sporting legend Iwan Thomas warms up commuters to help them avoid Games-time travel disruptions Project News Articles British Airways underwent a successful Good Article Reassessment Metropolitan Railway has been promoted to Good Article and was subsequently nominated as a Featured Article Candidate The Good Article History of British Airways was added to the project Herne Hill railway station and Bow Back Rivers have been promoted to Good Articles, Herne Hill has subsequently been promoted to Featured Article status Jane Harrison (GC) has been requested for moving District Railway was nominated as a Good Article candidate in July Project discussions Within the project, discussions included the Hammersmith & City line navbox, the deletion of Template:London Underground Tube Stations & Rolling Stock and links to London Underground usage data figures not working Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on the Olympics, notability of railway magzines, various railway templates, waterways become active routes on Google Maps, bus station categories and notability of a bus type and a bus builder. Requests If you want to post a request for help with an article, finding a photograph or seeking reference material, contact the editor Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : Lists of articles needing cleanup Expand : These top 10 favourite articles to Good Article: J. P. Morgan  · Heathrow Airport  · River Thames  · London Bridge  · London Underground  · London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)  · Gatwick Airport  · London Congestion Charge  · Tube map  · Tower Bridge These top importance articles to Good Article: 7 July 2005 London bombings  · Buses in London  · Crossrail  · London Passenger Transport Board  · London Transport (brand)  · London Transport Museum  · Transport for London  · Transport in London Good article nominations : Oxted line Photo : Upload your non-copyrighted London transportation images to Wikimedia Commons Stubs : Improve a stub article Update : London low emission zone, London congestion charge Other : Suggest: A Did You Know...? fact here or an Anniversary fact here. Patrol: Recent changes Join: Become a member of WikiProject London Transport or encourage others Membership Rsrikanth05 (talk · contribs) joined in June, bringing the number of participants is 83. Welcome to them. Recent Activity of Project participants Editorial Editor: Simply south Special thanks to founders Unisouth (talk · contribs) and Bluegoblin7 (talk · contribs) for setting up the newsletter Also special thanks to DavidCane for the new, simpler, fresher look We hope you like the new fresher look, styled to coordinate with the Portal page All suggestions for improvements to the newsletter are welcome at feedback page or Simply south Best Articles Featured articles (34) 1910 London to Manchester air race • Albert Bridge, London • Aldwych tube station • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Baker Street and Waterloo Railway • Battersea Bridge • Brill Tramway • Brill railway station • Central London Railway • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway • Chelsea Bridge • City and South London Railway • Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway • Great Western Railway War Memorial • Green Park tube station • Herne Hill railway station • Charles Holden • London Necropolis Company • London and North Western Railway War Memorial • Marchioness disaster • Metropolitan Railway • Moorgate tube crash • RAF Northolt • Frank Pick • Sinking of SS Princess Alice • Quainton Road railway station • Richmond Bridge, London • Underground Electric Railways Company of London • Vauxhall Bridge • Waddesdon Road railway station • Wandsworth Bridge • Westcott railway station • Wood Siding railway station • Wotton railway station (Brill Tramway) Featured lists (6) List of former and unopened London Underground stations • List of London Underground stations • List of London Monopoly locations • List of works by Charles Holden • London station group • Timeline of the London Underground Featured topics (2) Brill Tramway • Underground Electric Railways Company of London Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Good topics (1) Wikipedia:Good topics/List of London Monopoly locations Featured Portal (1) Portal:London Transport Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Promotions or Assessments none Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics Herne Hill railway station Recently Assessed Good Articles History of British Airways Bow Back Rivers Herne Hill railway station Metropolitan Railway Featured Article and Good Article candidates Metropolitan Railway District Railway Gallery Selected by Simply south (talk · contribs) Wikipedia ads file info – #137 If you want to unsubscribe from this newsletter or, if you are visiting this user page and want to sign-up, then please visit this page. 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Simply south...... flapping wings into buildings for just 6 years 22:37, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

August 2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. At least one of your recent edits did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at the welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make some test edits, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you.--John (talk) 10:06, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

"Welcome to Wikipedia"? I have been here for over three years! I am quite familiar with the policies and guidelines, as must be obvious from a glance at my edit record. It was your own edit that was not constructive. You deleted material that was perfectly reasonable and properly sourced. I merely reverted your unconstructive edit. -- Alarics (talk) 10:35, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks very much for helping out with our coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Your work is appreciated! Evanh2008 (talk|contribs) 02:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

October Metro

Issue 45: October 2012 Previous edition · Next edition

London Transport News October Don't take the risk with an unbooked minicab, TfL warns new students Mayor restores free travel for 60-year-old Londoners with the 60+ London Oyster photocard Network Rail works affecting London Bridge bus station September Changes to operating times of bus route 236 Tube gardening competition celebrates its tenth year Last working day for the oldest train in town as roll out as new state-of-the-art fleet is completed Londoners encouraged to 'make a small switch' to curb engine emissions Route U4 provides transport links to ProLogis Park for the first time Restored Crystal Palace ticket hall to re-open London Overground makes room for Peace Wall TfL publishes annual complaints data as part of ongoing drive to improve customer service Mayor welcomes full production of new bus for London Work begins to double the size of the south ticket hall at Victoria Underground Station TfL signs partnership with VisitBritain for international distribution of the Visitor Oyster card Mayor sets out plans for flagship Barclays Cycle Hire expansion to south west London Vital Tube upgrade work resumes with effect of closures reduced by ten per cent compared to last year Manual boarding ramps to be retained at key Tube stations after the Games Transport for London celebrates Team GB's Olympic success with limited edition Tube map TfL advice to drivers affected by Thames Water burst water main on A406 at Brent Cross High flying Emirates Air Line celebrates one million passenger journeys August Upward trend continues as TfL publish latest Tube performance figures DLR celebrates 25th birthday by fulfilling Olympian task TfL sets out plans to implement the Paralympic Route Network, which begins operation on the day of the Games Opening Ceremony New guidance for bus drivers to help improve journeys for wheelchair and mobility scooter users London and UK ready to welcome the world for best ever Paralympic Games with most accessible transport network Tube power network contract restructure to bring savings and greater operational flexibility Record numbers carried on the transport network during London's unforgettable Olympics London Underground carries a phenomenal 47 million in first 12 days of the 2012 Olympic Games Half a million passengers take off in first six weeks of Emirates Air Line Mayor announces another day of record ridership on Tube and DLR as Olympic success bring crowds into the city London 2012 Games bring busiest days in Tube's history TfL Advisory: Alterations to Olympic Route Network Announcement about access to Westfield Stratford City Project News Articles Herne Hill railway station appeared as today's Featured Article on 25th August, 2012 Metropolitan Railway was promoted to Featured Article status in August District Railway was promoted to Good Article status in September Underground Electric Railways Company of London became at Featured Topic candidate in September Category:Water transport in London has been requested for moving Frank Pick was nominated as a Featured Article candidate in October Project discussions Within the project, discussions included links to London Underground usage data figures not working, Herne Hill station appearing on the main page and Docklands Light Railway usage now being available Within other related projects, relevant discussions included were on the Olympics, notability of railway magzines, various railway templates, waterways become active routes on Google Maps, bus station categories and notability of a bus type and a bus builder. Requests If you want to post a request for help with an article, finding a photograph or seeking reference material, contact the editor Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : Lists of articles needing cleanup Expand : These top 10 favourite articles to Good Article: J. P. Morgan  · Heathrow Airport  · River Thames  · London Bridge  · London Underground  · London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)  · Gatwick Airport  · London Congestion Charge  · Tube map  · Tower Bridge These top importance articles to Good Article: 7 July 2005 London bombings  · Buses in London  · Crossrail  · London Passenger Transport Board  · London Transport (brand)  · London Transport Museum  · Transport for London  · Transport in London Good article nominations : Oxted line Photo : Upload your non-copyrighted London transportation images to Wikimedia Commons Stubs : Improve a stub article Update : London low emission zone, London congestion charge Other : Suggest: A Did You Know...? fact here or an Anniversary fact here. Patrol: Recent changes Join: Become a member of WikiProject London Transport or encourage others Membership ThunderingTyphoons! (talk · contribs) and Nick-D (talk · contribs) joined in August, bringing the number of participants to 84. Welcome to them. Recent Activity of Project participants Editorial Editor: Simply south Special thanks to founders Unisouth (talk · contribs) and Bluegoblin7 (talk · contribs) for setting up the newsletter Apologies again for missing September as I was busy with work. Hope you enjoy this month's. All suggestions for improvements to the newsletter are welcome at feedback page or Simply south Best Articles Featured articles (34) 1910 London to Manchester air race • Albert Bridge, London • Aldwych tube station • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Baker Street and Waterloo Railway • Battersea Bridge • Brill Tramway • Brill railway station • Central London Railway • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway • Chelsea Bridge • City and South London Railway • Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway • Great Western Railway War Memorial • Green Park tube station • Herne Hill railway station • Charles Holden • London Necropolis Company • London and North Western Railway War Memorial • Marchioness disaster • Metropolitan Railway • Moorgate tube crash • RAF Northolt • Frank Pick • Sinking of SS Princess Alice • Quainton Road railway station • Richmond Bridge, London • Underground Electric Railways Company of London • Vauxhall Bridge • Waddesdon Road railway station • Wandsworth Bridge • Westcott railway station • Wood Siding railway station • Wotton railway station (Brill Tramway) Featured lists (6) List of former and unopened London Underground stations • List of London Underground stations • List of London Monopoly locations • List of works by Charles Holden • London station group • Timeline of the London Underground Featured topics (2) Brill Tramway • Underground Electric Railways Company of London Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Good topics (1) Wikipedia:Good topics/List of London Monopoly locations Featured Portal (1) Portal:London Transport Good articles (111) A1 in London • M25 motorway • A215 road • Acton Town tube station • Angel tube station • Arnos Grove tube station • William Henry Barlow • Becontree tube station • Blackfriars station • Blackwall Tunnel • BOAC Flight 712 • Bond Street • Boston Manor tube station • Bow Back Rivers • Bow Street • Infrastructure of the Brill Tramway • British Airways • British Rail Class 700 • Broad Street railway station (England) • Cannon Street station • Charing Cross railway station • Chesham branch • Chiswick Bridge • City Thameslink railway station • Coventry Street • 2016 Croydon tram derailment • Dartford Crossing • Denmark Street • District Railway • Down Street tube station • Earl's Court tube station • East Finchley tube station • Elephant & Castle tube station • Embankment tube station • Euston Road • Euston railway station • Euston tube station • Fenchurch Street railway station • Finchley Central tube station • Fleet Street • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Gants Hill tube station • Gloucester Road tube station • Great Marlborough Street • Hammersmith & City line • Hammerton's Ferry • High Speed 1 • Highgate tube station • History of British Airways • Holborn Viaduct railway station • Holborn tube station • Hounslow West tube station • Kennington tube station • Kensington (Olympia) station • Kilburn tube station • King's Cross Thameslink railway station • King's Cross St Pancras tube station • Leicester Square • Murder of Deborah Linsley • Liverpool Street station • London Bridge station • London Country North East • London King's Cross railway station • London Necropolis Railway • London Necropolis railway station • London Paddington station • London Ringways • London Underground departmental stock • London Victoria station • London Waterloo station • M11 link road protest • Marylebone station • Moorgate station • Morden tube station • Newbury Park tube station • North Circular Road • Northern line extension to Battersea • Northumberland Avenue • Old Kent Road • Old Street station • Oxford Circus • Oxford Circus tube station • Oxford Street • Paddington tube station (Bakerloo, Circle and District lines) • Paddington tube station (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) • Pall Mall, London • Park Lane • Charles Pearson • Pentonville Road • Piccadilly • Piccadilly line • Pimlico tube station • Regent Street • St Pancras railway station • South Circular Road, London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Promotions or Assessments none Recently Promoted Featured Articles, Lists or Topics Herne Hill railway station Metropolitan Railway Recently Assessed Good Articles History of British Airways Bow Back Rivers Herne Hill railway station District Railway Good Article and Featured candidates Frank Pick Underground Electric Railways of London Gallery Selected by Simply south (talk · contribs) Wikipedia ads file info – #137 If you want to unsubscribe from this newsletter or, if you are visiting this user page and want to sign-up, then please visit this page. You may also like to provide your opinions on this newsletter by visiting The Metropolitan's feedback page or the project's discussion page. Any other issues with this, don't be afraid to drop a line at Simply south's talkpage.

I'm sorry I missed September but I was rather busy. Enjoy. Simply south...... wearing fish for just 6 years 23:09, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Citation reduction

Greetings Alarics. Thank you for your edits. I seem to recall after a previous occasion some months back I researched the available WP MOS and guidelines and I was not able to location anything in the WP:MOS, WP:CITEHOW or WP:CITET that was explicitly supportive of the position for reducing extant accurate information in citations. Would you be able to share the basis on which you would like to see such[1] changes[2] made? —Sladen (talk) 14:55, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

It is not really a question of "reducing extant information" because the name of the publisher simply is not normally included when citing well-established newspapers, either in Wikipedia or elsewhere. Papers like the Sunderland Echo, the Huddersfield Daily Examiner and The Journal (Newcastle) are not "small-time local papers" as you called them but very long-established daily organs, each of which dominates its area. The publishers can change as different conglomerates buy and sell them over the years (Trinity Mirror did not even exist as the owner of local newspapers until the 1990s and has already since then sold some of the titles it acquired on to other media groups). Conversely, the title and the city of publication are typically constant over many decades. To distinguish such a paper from any other with a similar name, it is the city of publication that is key, not the name of the publisher, and that is the standard practice (obviously not necessary when the city name is included in the newspaper title).

For instance, the Sunderland Echo has existed since 1873. Its present owner, Johnston Press, has owned it only since 1999.

Likewise The Press (York) was founded (as the Yorkshire Evening Press) in 1882. It has belonged to Newsquest only since 1996.

WP:CITEHOW#Newspaper_articles does not mention the publisher in its list of the items that citations of newspapers articles typically include.

Template:Cite_news#Publisher says that the "publisher" parameter is normally left blank for periodicals. This text used to explain - or maybe this is explained somewhere else in WP - that "publisher" is useful only in the case of obscure or transient (or perhaps long-dead) publications where there might otherwise be doubt as to which publication is meant. -- Alarics (talk) 13:11, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. The exemplar minimum given in WP:CITEHOW#Newspaper articles does not appear to be required maximum. If the example were a required maximum, we'd all be hurrying around deleting url=, accessdate=, format= and numerous other parameters. Template:Cite news#Publisher states normally, but again, that is not not appear to be a limit. If it were a requirement, we could easily enforce it in the template (ignore or not display the publisher= parameter, or even ERROR on it).

I'm at ease with an editor not wishing to add lots of parameters such as first=, last=, authorlink=, …= and the aforementioned publisher= when entering their own citations; it doesn't look good, but it's up to them and how much time they might wish to spend formatting their citations.

AFAICT, I've hunted, you've hunted, and neither of us has come up with anything requiring the deleting of such parameters, (bar some possibly obscure/transient/long-dead memory of a sentence somewhere that neither us can source right now). If publisher= were disallowed, we have better ways of doing that: by (a) having a WP:MOS or guideline, (b) implementing the templates to enforce the WP:MOS guideline, and (c) throwing bot tasks at it to enforce the requirement. Please let me know if you find something. —Sladen (talk) 15:21, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Here is a discussion from 18 months ago where it was proposed to delete the "publisher" parameter from "cite news".

This was not agreed, but the discussion may be of some relevance.

Meanwhile, we cannot speak of a "requirement" not to use the "publisher" parameter where it is superfluous, as in the case of the Huddersfield Examiner and so on, but the guidelines should (in my view) strongly recommend this. I believe they used to do. The fact that a parameter exists does not mean that it is desirable to use it if not otherwise stated. It simply is not normal, in the real world, to mention the publisher in an ordinary mainstream news citation, and it looks very odd. What is normal is to mention the city of publication, where not already included in the title of the organ. This is nearly always the only disambiguation needed.

I would point out that WP:CITEHOW -- referring to references with or without the use of templates -- gives the information that is "typically" included in a reference, and notes that "other details may be added as necessary", which to me means that they should not be added when they are not necessary, as in the case in point. -- Alarics (talk) 18:30, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green

thanks for fixing those refs. Decora (talk) 00:28, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

You're welcome! -- Alarics (talk) 07:52, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

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Question

I have asked a question which you should probably be aware of. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scallywag_(magazine)#Recent_news_coverage I don't know whether or not it is good WP practice for you to answer that question before the Article's main contributors have had a chance to do so. I am just making you aware that it has been asked.

I hope not to confine my WP activities to this single issue, by the way. The interest which brought me to the Talk pages is the need to protect anybody whose purpose is to keep a historical record. I felt that the issue which you found me discussing last week is an important test of that, hence that is where I have started on WP. I shall move on.Alrewas (talk) 00:54, 23 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I trust that the brief and general manner in which I have logged this matter on my Talk page meets with your general approval. Being new here, I have found your advice conducive to my awareness of WP Policies and where to find them. Have moved on to less contentious issues.Alrewas (talk) 19:44, 23 December 2012 (UTC)