User talk:Alex Sims
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[edit] Welcome
Hey Softgrow,
Welcome and enjoy Wikipedia. Your edits are much appreciated.
These links might help you with your contributions:
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Also, assuming you're an Adelaidean, have you considered participating in WikiProject Adelaide? We need all the help we can get!
Again, welcome.--Cyberjunkie 04:41, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Blocked IP
Hi, I got your message. I don't see your IP address among the ones that are currently blocked. If you still can't log in, can you post the exact block message you're seeing? That will help me track down the problem. Sorry about the inconvenience. --MarkSweep✍ 02:20, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] RE: Suburb Co-ordinates
Hi Softgrow. I used Geoscience Australia as the standard for all suburbs. See North Adelaide. You're welcome to revert the change.--Cyberjunkie | Talk 11:42, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Yamanote Line
Hi. I knew about the Japanese version of the template for train lines, and have been using its format for the other lines that were made so far. Making a template template is nice, and it will save some time. Thanks for creating it, and I see you started to convert some of the existing lines already. Great! I'll use it for some lines I have the stations all ready for... and I also am happy I found your User:Softgrow/Railway_line_WIP page of colors.
One reason that I didn't copy the Japanese template/template exactly was because of an idea I have been formulating regarding the mapping of GIS data for the stations into a miniature map graphic on the side of the template, to give an idea of the train line's geography. (That is a major WIP of mine when I'm not distracted with other stuff) Also, I like some of the recent edits to Template:Sendai-Subway (the logo in the corners). I wasn't sure if the mini-map would work well in the template/template or not, and now I don't know about the logo either. And, since everything has an exception (or two), lines like Template:Tohoku Main Line and Template:Tohoku Shinkansen need different ways to deal with their branches and overall length.
As for the circle on the Yamanote line, I like the circle better, which is why I deviated from the pattern of the other lines that I made earlier. I've also seen a few comments from others who liked it. I agree that the space taken up by all of the templates is an issue, but there may be other ways to solve it. For the time being, I'd like to revert it back -- I'll remove the colored background, and give it a border instead. When I do that, I'll also put my reasons/preferences for the revert in the talk page of the template, where I'd like to move this discussion about the case for/against the circle and maybe discuss other alternatives to shrink this particular template size down (and the others as well).
- Neier 11:40, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] speed bumps
I was a bit surprised at your removal of my bit about bicycles. As a cyclist I can tell you that what I wrote was a fact - speed bumps don't inconvenience cyclists. It appears that it's been reinserted in modified form, so no matter. Gwaka Lumpa 12:52, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Railways
Hello Softgrow. I see you have been editing the railways section in Adelaide. Heaps good. For the Finsbury railway station, I have it marked Finsbury on a UBD wallpaper map I have - unfortunately the wall map doesn't have anything about the year of publication at all(I suspect sometime in the 70s). Also, as I was the only editor to that page, feel free to contact me directly, it is more likely to be noticed and I would be pleased (not indignant) to reply to your query. Also my map doesn't have the Semaphore and Exeter train stations, so could you please go to Semaphore, South Australia and Exeter, South Australia and describe the previous location and presence of the railway line and stations in the suburb as I have done in Woodville North, South Australia as I feel that this is an important and relevant historical aspect of the suburb. Also you could describe where exactly the line was as I have done on Finsbury railway line, Adelaide as people no longer have maps which will tell them such information about the geography of the railway line and its neighbourhood. Happy editing.Blnguyen 00:29, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Speed limit archives
Hey, I noticed that you resurrected a mis-linked speed limit archives. I did more digging, and I found that the one I originally created had a lower-cased L on "limit." That explans the red link.
I appreciate what you did, but I think it may be best to stick with the original one so that nobody gets suspicious when looking at the history tab. I fixed that link to use a lower-case l on "limit." This page also has some text that is supposedly Wikipedia-compliant for archives.
If you agree, could you flag Talk:Speed_Limit/Archive01 for speedy delete?
Thanks, Novasource 21:07, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Agreed, I've applied a {{Db-author}} tag. Softgrow 22:41, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Adelaide Railway Station
Having each template is excessive, which is why I intend to replace them with station adjacency templates. The complete line information could be retained for use in each line article.--cj | talk 06:28, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gawler Line!
I used Adobe photoshop, I took a screenshot of the map from the Metro Adelaide website. :) Empty2005 02:26, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Nationals colour
The colour in use was near-black, when the party, ABC and most other political sources use forest green to represent it. The Tom 06:31, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Please continue discussion at Template talk:Australian politics/party colours/Nationals Softgrow 06:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Speed limit articles I've removed from my watchlist
This is on my talk page so you are welcome to comment. I've just removed:
from my watchlist. I'm finding it a waste of my time to continually edit articles where other editors wish to pursue liberterian views about speed limits instead of producing a great encyclopedia. I've now got a watchlist that isn't nearly as active and time consuming. Softgrow 10:52, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- I think this is a mistake. Collaboration between editors with opposing views is a way to build a great encyclopaedia - walking away and letting POV pushers have their way is not! Just zis Guy you know? 11:27, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
- I'm finding the continual use of the Burden of proof (logical fallacy) a bit wearing. Something silly get's inserted and then I need to find a reference that disproves it. The sillier it is the less likely I'll find a reference.
- I would disagree about the collaboration. The articles above have very few redeeming features. In some cases (Speed limit) yes there is collaboration to a degree, here I don't think so. You would never find an article like the ones listed in Encyclopædia Britannica.Softgrow 12:06, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
I don't blame you for this. Some of those articles are just awful -- so many people are pushing the cameras are bad POV and will include any link from local papers or whatever to push that POV. It gets wearing setting published research against reports in various local rags. Thanks for removing "thenewspaper" links -- I'd been wanting to do that but was worried it would seem like I was pushing my own POV. --Richard Clegg 12:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thank you
Hey Softgrow, thanks for expressing interest in WikiProject Trains in Japan! Quite frankly, I'm surprised so many people have signed up in such a short period of time. I hope we can get enough people to start it soon. Meanwhile, I'll be looking around for more interested people, so if you know someone who might, please tell them about the Project! Cheers, Tangotango 10:25, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
- We now have 5 people interested in the project, and I've created the project page at Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains in Japan, shortcut WP:TJ. For now the page is a bit disorganized, but I hope we can improve that soon. Well, hope to see you on the project page! (Please add your name to the Participants list). Cheers, Tangotango 02:29, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Survey of Wikipedian engineers
Just a note to say that I responded to your comment on User talk:Mbeychok/MRB's Survey of Wikipedian Engineers. mbeychok 19:36, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Portal:Australia/Anniversaries
Hi Softgrow. I have started a proposal at Portal talk:Australia for an inclusion of an anniversary/on this day section to be displayed on the portal. If you are interested in this making this happen, you can comment there or go to the anniversary pages and adding in things that you consider to be notable. Regards, Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 07:39, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Barnstar
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The Barnstar of Diligence | |
| I award you this Barnstar of Diligence for being bold and planning the first Adelaide Wikimeetup! Unfortunately, i can't make it, but I'm sure everyone else from Adelaide will have great time, all due to your organisation. Killfest2—Daniel.Bryant 00:08, 8 August 2006 (UTC) |
[edit] Meetup on 24th August 2006
Apologies if you're already aware of this, but the Inaugural Adelaide Meetup will take place on Thursday 24th of August at Brougham Place Uniting Church, thanks to Alex Sims. Please indicate if you will attend or not.
This message left by May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) on behalf of [ælfəks], 10:11, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- Hi there, have you been organising this? That's really great of you! Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to make it, as I don't finish lectures 'til 9PM on a Thursday; also, having only lived in Adelaide for about 7 months, I still find myself on the verge of cardiac arrest everytime I try to drive to the city from Bedford Park :p So, I'm really sorry, but I don't think I'll be able to make it there. However, I am very interested in what you guys will talk about, and I'll keep an eye out for your minutes. Hope you have a good time there, — riana_dzasta • t • c • e • ER • 10:18, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Meetup
I am disappointed that I didn't make it to the meetup last time, and am very thankful that someone took the time to organise it - any chance you could have a go again? :) It seemed like the perfect time and location, really. michael talk 08:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks and a Question
Alex, thanks for organising the meetup - great to meet people offline at last !
Could you point me to the converstation with Tony re: transparency and proxies ? I forgot about it until, yet again, my IP's proxy is blocked and I have to edit via the slooooow secure server link - Peripitus (Talk) 10:20, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Countries I have been too
I found this site a while back that proved a great means of showing the countries you have been too
[edit] Speed bumps
Not sure you're correctly attributing parts to ABD. While they certainly do talk about the issues, it's normally because someone else has already pointed out the problems with these bumps etc. Therefore, I'd suggest changing from criticisms made by ABD to some highlighted by ABD. At least two points in that part were brought up by Auto Express magazine, with tests to show that noise and fuel consumption were significantly greater when in speed bumped areas.
[edit] London congestion charge - Criticisms of the charge - rv POV image designed by an editor (or is original research?))
hi alex. perhaps because i am a new contributor, i don't understand "rv POV image designed by an editor (or is original research?)". please tell me why you removed my original image. it is a legitimate illustration of the equipment installed to facilitate the congestion charge and of criticisms related to it. cheers, rob
