User talk:Flying Stag

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Proposed deletion of Inter City

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Not likely to meet notability guideline. Also, the book that's referenced may not even exist.

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Cofton Hackett

--Kudpung (talk) 04:40, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Levett colours

I can categorically state that I am not the person "toggling" with you, I have only ever edited logged in. I know that the colour has previously been brown, quite when it changed to white I am not sure, most certainly it has been white for this millenium. I am friends with several people still working at KES and their end of year photographs (on facebook) clearly show Levett's colour being white at the end of the last term. While that may be a tiny bit of OR, it would seem to confirm the status quo. Regards, Woody (talk) 11:36, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments on my talk page. I'm sorry that this reply will be a little rushed and could benefit from me checking out the wikipedia policies I am calling in aid of my point.

Having said all that, I'm afraid that my view is that house colours have no place in a wikipedia article. Not only are there problems with sourcing the information - as you seem to acknowledge, a source availale to the general public does not seem to exist - but I would ask you to consider whether an encyclopaedia is the right place for the information. My view (and I think there is a policy that supports this but as above lack of time means that I am failing to point you to it) is that an encyclopaedia is not designed to contain every possible piece of information about a subject - but all the information that a non expert would find useful about a subject. If I am right in that view, I would respectfully suggest that a non expert on KE would not find it useful to know about the history of house colours.

Again, my apologies for the somewhat terse nature of this reply. Potatoes only take so long to boil! Grblundell (talk) 18:20, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Wedmore

Unless we can find a reference specifically linking Dominic Dromgoole to Wedmore I would leave it out. I'm not quite sure who you mean by Patrick (? Dominic's father) then if there are enough reliable sources about the person you could always start an article. Did you also spot my question on the talk page about whether the chemist & pharmacist mentioned are in fact the same building? I came across both of these while working through the Somerset wikiproject cleanup list as both were tagged with citation needed.— Rod ^talk 21:05, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

I've put a reply on your talk page.Flying Stag (talk) 21:36, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Edward Elgar

In re your note on my talk page, your proposed rewording looks reasonable. The main thing is to eschew your earlier POV phrases such as "possibly surpassing all these", "should not be overlooked", and "such massive themes". Thank you for adding references; however, you do not need four references for this one entry. I recommend dropping the blog (blogs are not WP:RS) and also Mr Rudkin's own website (for the same reason), and rolling the other two into a single citation, remembering to add the authors' names, article title and either publication or access date - see e.g. reference 33 for how to do this. I can do this for you if you have any difficulty.

I saw the play on the television at the time, and thought it quite good, though I remember being irritated at one point by what seemed to me a disrespectful use of a phrase from Gerontius. Tim riley (talk) 09:07, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Lattice girder

I disagree with your definition of a lattice girder vs a truss bridge. I do agree that there is likely a better example than the Braunstone Bridge.

To me, a truss bridge will be determinate in its individual members. And a lattice girder will not be. This is because the diagonals cross over other members--either other diagonals or vertical members, as is the case for the Braunstone Bridge. Also, because it is acting as a whole (indeterminate for individual members) it bends like a girder and the top and bottom are like the flanges of a girder. No bending there per se, but bending as a whole.

This reference here shows examples in figures 116 and 117 of lattice girders both with and without vertical members. Also, on page 259 it says "lattice girders usually have vertical members situated at certain intervals along the girder.

Also, this reference here defines a bowstring lattice girder which does not have parallel top and bottom members.

In the end, it is not how you or I would define a lattice girder, but how published material does it. Certainly, the Lattice girder patented by Ithiel Town is of the type you describe--no verticals and an easily recognized lattice. 

In summary, it is often hard to classify a bridge simply by a picture. For the Braunstone bridge, references have been added which define it as a bowstring lattice girder. If you can find references which say differently, that's a discussion to have on the article talk page. - ¢Spender1983 (talk) 03:13, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Here is a reference that indicates that the terms "lattice truss" and "lattice girder" were used interchangeably. - ¢Spender1983 (talk) 06:00, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of List of lattice truss bridges in the United Kingdom

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Bennerley Viaduct

Dear Flying Stag I live near Bennerley Viaduct which is why I wrote the original article when I found that it did not have one. I will check the references I used in its writing and get back to you soon. Yours Sincerely Tina Tina Cordon (talk)

Yale University

Hi. The name of Yale University is taken from its benefactor Elihu Yale. The place to add anything about Elihu Yale's name or background is on his bio entry, not that of the university. Elihu Yale's entry has quite a bit about the family in Wales, including a drawing of the family home that I placed there recently. Regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 18:31, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

reply for you

Hello, Flying Stag. You have new messages at Hpvpp's talk page.
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March 2012

Thank you for your recent contributions, such as Coelbren Junction railway station. Getting started creating new articles on Wikipedia can be tricky, and you might like to try creating a draft version first, which you can then ask for feedback on if necessary, with less risk of speedy deletion. Do make sure you also read help available to you, including Your First Article and the Tutorial. You might also like to try the Article Wizard, which has an option to create a draft version. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 22:42, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Coelbren Junction railway station, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Eeekster (talk) 22:44, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Neath and Brecon Railway

Thank you for your contributions. The category I added to Neath and Brecon Railway was Category:1867 establishments in Wales. This has no relation to the events of 1922 or 1877. So, I have no objections to any edits you may make concerning the latter two years. Coyets (talk) 09:19, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

King Edward's School

In response to your query. The entry is about the school, not about the authors. The simple fact that it is mentioned or referred to is enough for an encyclopaedic entry. I think you are getting into features of the books (e.g. being about Birmingham), not the school, and in addition giving too much interpretation rather than just citing a source. This is my understanding of Wiki style. Chemical Engineer (talk) 09:17, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

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