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Hi there,
I placed a comment on your recently-posted Request for Adminship, suggesting that you withdraw the request until you have some more editing experience here. Rather than just leave it at that, I thought I should explain what I mean in some more detail:
Most people that regularly vote on RfAs have some criteria that they like to see in candidates before they decide to support them, such as: that the candidate has made a certain number of edits, that they have experience that would help them as an admin, and so on. The bottom line is that people need to feel comfortable that a user needs the administrator tools, and that they wouldn't misuse them (as an innocent mistake, or out of malice). Unfortunately, while your editing record is a good one, most users are very demanding about RfA candidates.
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Cheers, and good luck in the future. --RandyWang (raves/rants) 08:43, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There are periods during which you have not been on for one or more weeks. For example, the most recent example is your absence from June 5-30. While I sympathize with your desire to do more, you need to be active far more regularly. Administrators are also expected to make much larger contributions than several posts per day-it's a large job. You have fewer than 500 posts, and that is what many administrators achieve during one week performing administrative duties. I don't see how you would be able to do that as of now. I would recommend withdrawing and being far more involved in the future, submitting your name once more after an extended period. Michael 09:22, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I was one of the people who suggested that Tom withdraw his nomination (mostly due to the WP:SNOW effect with no change in sight) but I feel the need to disagree on two points. First, I believe that he should be able to blank this RFA page if he wants to, although there is probably some sort of precedent which does not allow that to happen. Second, I think the wording "the history of the existing page will still be displayed and the issue may be brought up against you at a new nomination" is just a bit too harsh and over the top. Used against him? For wanting to contribute more of his own spare time to a non-profit organization? Come on. Silensor 17:04, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you both for your concern - once I have built up my editing backlog a bit more and taken part in the Wikiproject I recently joined more (without computer failure striking again) I will re-run my RfA with a little more going for me. In the time before and during that (which will probably be a couple of months) I will welcome if not need the help Phaedriel is kindly offering me in order to be more ready and maybe even successful. Thanks once more, as for the page, I will leave it in place so that when I do run a second RfA I won't get someone going "ang on he's done one already and 'asnt told anyone". I will make it clear at the time that that is my second attempt also. Tom walker 14:03 GMT 23 July 2006.
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You've been doing some great edits. But I think maybe you forgot to finish this sentence? "Up until 2004 Bow Brickhill was unique on the line for having staggered platforms. The purpose of this is so that road traffic on the level crossing is not held up by trains standing still in the platform. However recently a number of other stations including Aspley Guise." What about them? --Concrete Cowboy 12:25, 25 July 2006 (UTC
Oops!! That's a little embarrasing. I have now completed the line, thanks for pointing that out. Tom Walker 14:23 GMT 25 July 2006
really isn't notable enough to have its own article. I've merged it into Central Milton Keynes. --Concrete Cowboy 17:13, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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It would be great if you could give the whole article a good spring-clean. I wrote it with the info available at the time but the final strategy has invalidated a lot of what I wrote. It really needs a re-write based on the formal strategy. --Concrete Cowboy 10:43, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think we should call it Xscape (building) and change the current Xscape article into a disambig. This is the style used for all other articles. It also leaves open the option to have an Xscape (company) article if something dramatic happens. I'll do that. --Concrete Cowboy 16:42, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What's a "binliner freight train"? See talk:Varsity Line. --Concrete Cowboy 12:10, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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This is a barnstar for all your work on stations, trains and other articles, well done LordHarris 19:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply] |
Hi mate. Sorry about the message its just initally I saw the page history and saw on the changes that you said cutting down these already exist eleswhere so you can see why I thought this. ON looking at the merged articles I can see now that no changes have been made. Thankyou. It's just that I but quite a bit of work into merging them and drawing up the main henchman page so you can see why I don't want my work deleted. I think they look a lot better on the same page because they put them in the film context rather than isolated stubs. Forgive me for my haste!. Ernst Stavro Blofeld 17:45, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for cleaning up, is my first attempted new article not to be deleted! Probably because I copy, pasted, and edited your V6 Grafton Street article. I was amazed to still see it the next morning!
Tractakid 21:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am just puttin Category:Milton Keynes Road network for speedy renaming. Simply south 16:20, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for changing the units to include miles! I personally think that km should be in brackets, as the UK uses Imperial units for distance (esp on the railways). Metric signage is illegal on roads and railways. Maybe the article should be changed to reflect this? What do you think?
Thanks, Dewarw (talk) 13:42, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have gone all the way and converted the whole page into miles/yards only. There is only one mention of a metric unit at the beginning. Please check what I have done, and keep alert of pro metric people changing it back! Remember, in the UK we use mi/yds, not m/km. Dewarw (talk) 16:28, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The next line I want miles on is High Speed One aka Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Dewarw (talk) 19:21, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oh no, don't get me wrong. I know that the CTRL is metric, but I want Imperial equivalents put up- not a demimation! I never knew that about the T&W- at that time I suppose the gov assumed we would become metric. Luckily we have not. What about the Glasgow Subway, is that metric? Dewarw (talk) 20:11, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Gosh, what a mess (dual speed limits in T&W). If they have any sense they should switch to mph! As for the Metro being faster- the pacers need all the speed they can get! Anyway, the CEO of Apple Computers described the new iPod as having a 3 inch screen, and beig less than 3 mm thick!
I am opposed to metrification on roads and rails- money better spent on modernisation (electrification, new rolling stock (ie no Pacers/Sprinters),, new high speed lines). Yes, when all the trains run on time, are not overcrowded, are fast etc. etc. Then, and only then, should the gov even think about metrification! I am also opposed to metric as Imperial is better in everyday life. I'm not sure why, but it just is. I use metric for scientific calculations, but Imperial for recipes, my weight, height etc. I hope that an enforcement does not happen while I am still alive.
Sorry for the rant! Dewarw (talk) 20:36, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Quite agree! Mass electrification has come to a stop now. However, I think that the Scots are going to electrify the Glas- Edin line.
They then need to electrify up to Aberdeen, so GNER/NXEC trains do not have to be HSTs just because of the last leg! Dewarw (talk) 20:49, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Snow Hill lines in B'ham! The Cross Country Lines. The list goes on and on! Dewarw (talk) 20:53, 27 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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I have only recently started watching Babylon 5 and enjoy it very much.
While reading the articles on Babylon 5 that are displayed within the Wikipedia I noticed a lack of factual information contained in many of them. I noticed that fiction based sites like B5tech are referenced a lot but things like B5scrolls are not referenced at all.
I like to know if there is a reason for that?
I have asked others working on Wikipedia Babylon 5 pages same ting today, no to be rude but better chance of getting reply that way :-) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Minsk59 (talk • contribs) 23:53, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There is a new source in the site B5scrolls, it is more or less nothing but original new quotes and artwork from the likes of Luc Mayrand, Ron Thornton, Steve Burg and a whole pile of people who worked on the show.
But yes I agree, having more or less only 15 years of jms quotes and the show as a resource does limit what can be put together. Do you know how many people are actively interested in "fixing" the wikipedia entries so they are a bit more fact based? Minsk59 (talk) 17:26, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers I might do that, as it would be interesting to see what "active" interest there is on the subject. Minsk59 (talk) 18:08, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi
As you made the cardinal error of replying to something I sent earlier. ;)
I’ve put something togther (very roughtly) here User:Minsk59/Sandbox concerning the Omega destroyer seen on B5, I've also opened up the discussion page for the screen, any comments you (or anyone else reading this) might have would be greatly appreciated. I'll also put a note in the B5 groups screen and hopefully someone might link in from there. Minsk59 (talk) 01:54, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Whatever Devon may be called now, it was most definitely known as Devonshire when Robert Falcon Scott was born in 1868. Lots of counties have changed their names since then. One tends to use the name of the time, e.g. you wouldn't use modern county names such as Avon, Cumbria etc. Also, Cornwall was never known as "Cornwallshire". Brianboulton (talk) 09:58, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Just out of interest, are you by any chance the same Tom Walker who maintains this website?Mpvide65 (talk) 17:42, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
If you're interested, check out the UKMA blog and comment on it. I once did so, but there are very few imperialist comments to state the anti-metric cause. Mpvide65 (talk) 19:01, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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I've noticed this page when reverting vandalism (I reverted the most recent edits, but the page has been edited by several other IP addresses, I don't know if they are vandalism or not). As you don't appear to have edited it since 2006, it appears to be abandoned, also an article about Burnt Face Man has been deleted on several occasions so is probably not notable. Do you intend to continue editing it or can it be deleted? —Snigbrook 22:21, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well done for getting it done. I'm not sure about the River Ouzel though. Can it be used for boating? If it can be used as a means of transport, that's fine. I have also removed two canal branches you left in when you copied the Bucks template. Thanks. Oliver Fury, Esq. message • contributions 13:10, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I noticed you took the photo that is currently on the Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station article. Whilst the platform is good, I was wondering if you could possibly take a photo of the buildings, which opened today if you ever get the chance. Please don't go out of your way just because of me, but it would be appreciated. If not possible, I'll take on myself when I get the time. Thanks. Oliver Fury, Esq. message • contributions 19:41, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks for taking this photo- I never got round to taking a picture myself :) Oliver Fury, Esq. message • contributions 19:13, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Do you have my talk page on your watchlist? Oliver Fury, Esq. message • contributions 21:37, 11 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Afternoon, I noticed that you added to the Great Linford railway station article I created. I'm in the process of filling any missing disused stations. As my knowledge about the station relies on what I can find on the web, perhaps your local knowledge would allow for similar additions to the other stations on the line.
Rsloch (talk) 16:35, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. That article sounds like a good idea, but I don't agree with the idea of splitting Template:Transport in Buckinghamshire like you suggested. Instead, like Leeds, I think it'd be better if a Template:Milton Keynes was created, a la Template:Leeds which could have links to all the MK topics. I'm really not keen on splitting the main transport template at all. Thanks. Oliver Fury, Esq. message • contributions 01:01, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. I have created a list of railway stations by county templates here, where I've added the one you just created for Northants. If you want to make some more, please do! It'd be great if there was one for every geographic county in England. Cheers. Oliver Fury, Esq. message • contributions 23:00, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey. It's me again! If you want to link to an image without displaying it, add a colon before the file title. For example, [[:File:Example.jpg]] displays File:Example.jpg. Hope that helps! Oliver Fury, Esq. message • contributions 18:50, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for point out the error. I have now fixed the position of Milton Keynes. PeterEastern (talk) 06:37, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thanks for that picture of the MK skyline. I'm just wondering if you have any others? - I've always wanted to take a good picture of the new skyline but I can't find a good vantage point and I'm not much of a photographer. Lfh (talk) 20:17, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Updated as requested. (and if you update Open Street Map, I'm curious as to why some of the older towns, NP and SS for example, aren't coloured. In both cases, High St, Wolverton Rd (and St Johns St) are retail, everthing else is housing). --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 19:58, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm reluctant to revert you because your edits have been consistently good. But I really can't see how it is useful to give the trains per hour as per the Jan 10 timetable. These will change [see for example http://www.mkrailusers.org.uk/%3Cb%3ECA%3C-b%3Empaign---.php #Potential London Midland Service Cuts] and it is not reasonable to expect the data to be maintained in your absence. In any case, IMHO, it contravenes WP:Wikipedia is not under Not a direectory and Not a travel guide. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 18:28, 10 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I have made a start at reactivating WikiProject Buckinghamshire after a short break. I am in the process of working on the front page at User:Roleplayer/Sandbox to make it more attractive and easier to navigate. My aim is to make the project a reference point for editors creating or working on Buckinghamshire-related articles.
A couple of days ago I moved anyone who hadn't edited the project in a while from the current members listtoan inactive members list, and this includes you. If you are still interested in the project, or are still regularly updating Buckinghamshire articles then please move your name back to the current list (remembering to keep entries in alphabetic order). If you are no longer interested in this project, then you needn't do anything further.
Cheers!
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Hi. You added StarhyketoCategory:Space adventure series. This series is new for me. Can I ask; in this series, visit crew some planet, except Earth? Thanks. --Zipacna1 (talk) 21:25, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, Tom May I suggest that you replace the (ugly) pic of the Point with one of Bletchley Park, which definitely should be included whether or which. Ta. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 21:07, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
one? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 21:32, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, re this edit - please note correct spelling is "their". --Redrose64 (talk) 22:29, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Tom, based on the estimates, you are right – but the only reliable data we have is the 2001 census. All the settlement articles had been using the census data, but fairly recently people have been putting in LA estimates that are less reliable. It seems to me that the best way to express this is to write "As of the 2001 Census, the population of the town was M and of the Urban Area was N". The and only then would it be appropriate to say that "More recent (2010) Council estimates suggest that these figures have risen/fallen to X and Y". It's all about reliable sources. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:04, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Surprisingly, they don't! Just visit Special:MergeAccount and follow the prompts. It'll enable you to use this username on all WMF Wikis. The Cavalry (Message me) 15:18, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Just spotted [1], and thought I should mention that your Wikipedia username and password will also work on WMUK's wiki so long as it's SUL-enabled, although you might not be logged in automatically... Mike Peel (talk) 16:11, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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I know that WP is not a directory, but I wonder if you agree that the article would read better with the history last rather than first? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 12:37, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Just a spell check: is it -en or -an? (You wrote -en).
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I've never seen the name - I wouldn't want to look to closely at what IMO is the ugliest building in MK. That green alternately opaque / clear is the worst of the 70s style for cheap public sector buildings. EP/MKP committed some terrible travesties in their time. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 20:28, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Tom, in architects jargon, 'profile' means how a building looks externally - height, width, shape [eg The Shard v The Gherkin) - though I see what you mean about media usage of the term.
Density (also as used by planners) means 'dwellings per hectare' [which would include tower blocks]. I guess for hotels and offices there must be some kind of derivation of that. Central London is high density because it has lots of buildings packed into a limited space. So density is definitely wrong.
Can you come up with a word that has the same meaning as profile without the non-technical associations? Maybe we should just say 'a return to the original height maximum'?--John Maynard Friedman (talk) 15:36, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
It is superfluous to state that a train from Euston runs "via Rugby", when all trains running more than 80 miles must necessarily pass through Rugby, even those calling at Northampton. The line divides at Roade, with the slow lines running via Northampton and the fast lines via Weedon. They recombine at Hillmorton Junction, one mile before Rugby. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:30, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The buses article alone is already large - combine that with roads, rail and canal and we end up with an unwieldy monster. What we could do is have a 'set of articles' like the Buddhist series (see the peace pagoda). That would give a more obvious linkage than a simple 'cat', without bogging down the specific articles. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:34, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Will you please see my proposal at talk:light rail?
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Hi Tom, I'm new to Wikipedia and I'm 'studying' (of sorts) to become an editor to lead on a Wiki Edit-a-thon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day (9 October). I'm looking for a fellow Wikipedian based in Milton Keynes who would be willing to sit for a couple of hours with me to teach me the ropes. I would gladly pay in pizza and beer or any other libation of choice :) Would you be available to do this? Sorry if this is an unusual request, I'm still quite analogue. Vbenguiat girlscode (talk) 14:17, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Hello, I'm working to get Milton Keynes up to GA standard (help welcome, by the way). Looking at the criteria listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements#Lead image, we fail at the first hurdle because the provenance of the images that make up your montage is not given. I can't find them on Commons. Suggestions? --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 20:02, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Tom Walker. I am currently working on an article about the above railway engineer, who was part of the team which electrified the UK's mainline rail system in the 1960s. He received an MBE for his efforts. You can see the article in progress here. I can knock out a general biography OK, but what I can't do is to expand the article with technical details from the sources, since I have no understanding of the rail system or of its electrification as described in Claxton's rather impressive paper here. Would you be interested in helping to expand the article in that way? I am currently corresponding with ICE and IET in the hope that they might have a picture of him or a biographical note about him, but they haven't had time to reply yet.
If you are interested in cooperating with this article, I should be most grateful. Storye book (talk) 18:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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To replace a ridiculous choice of picture for MK at List of cities in the United Kingdom, I did a quick'n'dirty crop of your file:MK Montage.jpg. You might (a) prefer to replace it [on Commons] with your original pic or (b) replace it with a new pic, since it is 12 years out of date (I think?).
Good to see you are still active, we havn't crossed paths in a while. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:49, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Tom, I see you haven't edited for a while, so I hope you get this. Can you remember where you were when you too this pic? It would be good to have a pic showing the same view but the new track if the opportunity arises. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:30, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]