User talk:Thehalford

Welcome!

Hello, Thehalford, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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WP:AFL[edit]

Hi mate, I suggest you take a look at WikiProject AFL if you love your footy, and also Category:VFL/AFL players. Drop us a line with any questions mate. Cheers,R o gerthat ^Talk 07:58, 29 March 2006 (UTC) 23:14, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Let me just take the time to welcome you to the project Half, hopefully with the season about to kick off we'll start to see some results on this site. R o gerthat ^Talk 09:11, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

AFL season article naming convention[edit]

As a participant of WikiProject AFL I thought you might be interested in this. I have started a vote to get a consensus on the naming convention for AFL season articles. You can participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject AFL#AFL season article naming convention. Cheers. Remy B 13:28, 16 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your {{helpme}}[edit]

Could you please state your query here on your talk page and readd the {{helpme}} tag, cos we can't help ya if we don't know what you want help with (Wikipedia stuff only ;)) --NigelJ ^talk 03:13, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, sorry. How do you go about creating a WikiProject? Thehalford 04:04, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I guess what you are looking for would be Wikipedia:WikiProject.

P.S> What type of wikiproject are you thinking of? --NigelJ ^talk 11:13, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was planning on starting a WikiProject for Thomas the Tank Engine pages to try to stop the vandalism/poor spelling and grammar that is found all too often in them. Thehalford 22:21, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like it could be a neat one, the kiddies don't want to see a load of garbage, hope you are able to do it. --NigelJ ^talk 22:31, 4 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

disambiguating Scottish[edit]

I'm working on all the Scottish links as they lead to a disambiguation page, hence the edit I made yesterday - I must admit that I think that 'Scottish English|scottish' is the best choice for an accent in the series but would you be happier with 'Scots language|Scottish' let me know what you think Argyll Lassie 12:44, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

still on-going. Finavon (talk) 18:51, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas pages[edit]

Hello - I came across a few pages you had edited, namely The Policeman and The Pump Car. You blanked the contents of these article and indicated that they should be speedily deleted. Please note that the proper process to nominate an article for speedy deletion is outlined on WP:CSD. Please do not blank pages in the future, if your intention is to nominate them for deletion. Thanks! --cholmes75 (chit chat) 22:00, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism[edit]

Hey, I saw your talk addressed to 222.153.34.35 and thought you might like to know that whomever's behind that IP hit the Cars (film) page on July 1 as well.

Speedy of articles moved into Minor Characters (The Railway Series)[edit]

Greetings. As far as I can see, deleting articles that have been merged into other articles isn't grounds for speedy deletion. I converted the two pages to redirects instead. IceKarma ॐ 10:00, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Heeeeelllllp![edit]

I've been asking questions on the discussion articles in the George Shrinks article, and no one seems to be answering...could you please alert a few people?Ohyeh 14:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

TUGS[edit]

I was tryimng to access the new TUGS forums, but it wouldn't let me! It said "only Admins can make accounts".... erm, what??

Speedboy Salesman My talk page 19:24, May 14, 2024 (UTC).

New Project[edit]

Hello I am Driveus and I was wondering if you would like to join the Wikipedia:WikiProject TUGS. It is about protecting TUGS I hope you are interested.

WP:THOMAS fair-use image crisis[edit]

Hi there, long time no hear...

You may be aware of the current push towards the effective elimination of non-free images within WP, especially from pages using multiple images. This has a potentially huge impact on the 'Thomas' pages, considering almost all the pictures are 'fair use'. So far, only List of Railway Series Books has been de-imaged (see its talk page for important initial discussions), but the bots are roaming about and delete-warning messages concerning screenshot images are already appearing on talk pages.

As I feel rather on my own at present, Project-wise, I have posted this here hoping for some moral(e) support (initially) and editing help (in the near future). I have posted a (probably too-) lengthy cry for help at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content#WikiProject Thomas and use of non-free images asking for guidance, since there are only three likely outcomes:

Non-free images are not allowed on 'list' pages: Current pages remain as they are, but without images. (only tidying required)
Non-free images ARE allowed on 'list' pages, but only in limited numbers: current character pages sub-divided into a greater number of smaller pages (lots of work, especially with redirects -- time for a bot!!)
Non-free screenshots/book covers ARE allowed, but only one-per-page: character pages to be split up as per main characters (humungous amount of work)

It is a sad state of affairs, but I think that the first of these is the only really likely outcome, since to retain the existing set of images also requires the application of individual 'fair use rationales' to all of the images. There's too much work for even two people, and I'm feeling pretty dis-spirited now.

I am going to drop a copy of this message on the talk pages for all the Project founders, and also drop a note on the Project talk page, where we should probably continue the discussion.

Regards -- EdJogg 12:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Thomas and Friends video releases[edit]

Thomas and Friends video releases, an article you created, has been nominated for deletion. We appreciate your contributions. However, an editor does not feel that Thomas and Friends video releases satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas and Friends video releases and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Thomas and Friends video releases during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. i ^said 00:16, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

TUGS & Thomas[edit]

Just wondering, what ever happened to the TUGS forum? I was a member there a long time ago, and i can't remember the link. Can't find it on Google either. I remember seeing your name a couple of times in posts (I went by murraytugs, or murray_tugs, had quite a few posts at one time).
I also registered for the Sodor Island Forums, but i'm still waiting on acceptance from Admins. Are you a part of that?

Good seeing you again :P --SteelersFan UK06 00:18, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Arlesdale Railway and others under threat[edit]

Hi. As noted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arlesdale Railway an editor has slated a swathe of Railway Series articles for deletion. Your assistance would be welcome!

EdJogg (talk) 02:36, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AFD has been closed as 'Speedy Keep', since nominator was found to be a sockpuppet...

EdJogg (talk) 23:43, 29 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs[edit]

Hello Thehalford! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 938 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

Gordon Collis - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 01:30, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PBSKIDS[edit]

Hello Thehalford, thank you for your contributions on articles related to PBS Kids. I'd like to invite you to become a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject PBSKids, a WikiProject aimed at improving the quality of PBS Kids articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page for more information. Thanks!

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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Nomination of Minor characters in The Railway Series for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Minor characters in The Railway Series is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minor characters in The Railway Series until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Sandstein 16:37, 18 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]