User talk:Andrew Davidson/Going places

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Brandywell, Isle of Man[edit]

Hi, I notice your edit at Brandywell, Isle of Man, which reverted an edit of mine which had reverted an edit or edits by Agljones. I would be happy if you would look into the content of this article and try to do a better job of it. I believe, though, that it consists of tendentious assertions by that editor, trying to fabricate that Brandywell is an area of moorland, when in fact they are constructing that. As they did at Windy Corner, Isle of Man, an article that went through a lot of contention including AFDs and/or RFCs, and which now redirects to List of named corners of the Snaefell Mountain Course, a list-article that I created to try to cut down the contention (and which they contended against, of course). For Windy Corner, during its AFD or RFC I ordered and received a book that was key in this editor's assertions that it was an area of moorland, and what they had asserted was in the book simply was not.

If you would look at some sources and try to manage the Brandywell article, I would be glad of it. Did you participate at Talk:Brandywell, Isle of Man? I'll check there next. --do ncr am 23:29, 29 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cycling associations[edit]

[1] Please help me: whereas it is accepted that automobile club and automobile association are two different things, you appear to be of the opinion that this is not the case for the realm of bicycles, correct? Please do at least try to give an explanation why, before undoing my work. If you have a reason, I will listen. -- Kku (talk) 15:31, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Both of those titles are redirects, not article titles, and none of those titles use the word "organization" which is quite a vague term in English. As for cars, in England the Royal Automobile Club and the Automobile Association are much the same thing -- mainly concerned with breakdown services and other membership benefits. Anyway, the matter is best discussed on the article talk page, as others seem to contest your view too. Andrew D. (talk) 16:01, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Club" appears to indicate something quite small and endearing (DIY and Sunday trips to the countryside). An "association" in this context (if you like that better) may have a political motivation and some social thrust behind it. I may be mislead by the general usage of those terms vs. historically evolved naming conventions in the cycling world. -- Kku (talk) 09:31, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Duncorn Hill[edit]

I put a note on User talk:Colonel Warden before being told that this is your current account.

Hi, You kindly added a reference to Duncorn Hill citing Title of article in The Journal of the South Eastern Agricultural College, University of London (41-44): 191–195, 1938. I was wondering if you had the title of the paper concerned?— Rod ^talk 18:52, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm more active under my real name nowadays. I have fleshed out the citation in question. Andrew D. (talk) 18:59, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks.— Rod ^talk 19:02, 29 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]