User talk:Bruce Brayne

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Apologies Bruce - I attributed the changes in 121 to you in error - its Ed Harris. I thought of you as you have done a "bit" of work on it in reality!!!

Again - sorry Keith 23:45, 8 March 2007

start up comment

copied the base for this page from one that Stewart set up 

- its useful - If its a one line quick message, use the top bit - if it grows then shift it down the page +
- - You can delete/edit anything you want on these pages - they are yours to "moderate"

Carriage 19

Bruce

Are you sure you want your new Carriage 19 picture of today to have that sort of licence indicated on the upload?

Am only asking on the grounds that that particular licence means it can be used by anyone, as long as they attribute to you.

Personally, I go with the licence that allows use only on the wiki, and therefore allows for further use, only if they approach you first.

As said - personal choice --Keith 14:35, 11 March 2007

Hi Keith,

Changed the licence - still learning about all this new wiki bussiness.

Cheers Bruce_Brayne

user account

Bruce sent message to you via normal email - maybe to an old account - please contact me --Keith (talk) 21:59, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi Keith,

Started updating the wiki again and thought I'd better sort my account - have now allocated my true email address to this account and will use this from now on.

Bruce

Alright, no prob, just an offer to help. Keith

Palmerston updating

Hi Bruce

I knew you'd eventually get round to putting the 'standard' formatting box on the Englands. I put their story deliberately to add all the necessary information. The box adds nothing, but is the 'standard' si I suppose I shall have to give up something of nmy former formatting. However can you put it above all the text as I have done on Palmerston? If I could see it I would add the contents box alongside it (but I cant see where it comes from.

Let me know what you think

Chrisjones (talk) 11:46, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

sorry to interject but I think the __TOC__ command is what you wanted - put it in best place I can think fits Chris's comment --Keith (talk) 12:11, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Chris/Keith,

Not sure what you've moved or changed - the box was appearing top right on all the pages I had added it to! As regards it's purpose - it is a useful formatting aid and also provides current information (such as in traffic). For the less well read, and more causal visitors to the wiki it provides a useful résumé of each locomotive.

Also my personal opinion is that the purpose of the wiki should be a working dynamic record - it's advantage over printed format is the ability to change and update along with the locomotive - the previous format was very much that of a printed format (like a book!) and I do not believe that the wiki should follow such a rigid format. The other advantage of course is the ability to go into greater detail that would be possible in printed medium - something the Palmerston article does very well - but Palmerston is a working artefact and it's continuing history needs to be recorded here too.

Hope you agree --Bruce Brayne (talk) 14:44, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Short explanation. As of Chris's last update at 2011-06-20T12:42:00, the display had a large space on the left HS, with the infobox on the right. Then the "Click here for more pics", followed by a Table of Contents box (TOC).

The TOC box is either a) manually set / b) disabled / or c) automatically produced. At this time option c) was in force.

To achieve what Chris wanted, I forced it (option a), and placed it would take the blank space up. Also removed a forced break (the SQUA) to make it flow easier. --Keith (talk) 17:12, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Pictorial Views

Bruce

Sorry but the idea of the Pictorial view pages was for pictures not used on the article page, but related to it, not duplicating those already used in it as well. --Keith (talk) 13:14, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Okay Keith - will bare that in mind in future.

--Bruce Brayne (talk) 14:46, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Use of photograph

I supplied for use on Festipedia a picture of Jatibarang No.9 while it was still in Java. I am now editting my own website and woulkd like to use the picture of No.9 at Porthmadog. Is this acceptable (with credit)

David Longman (david.longman@ntlworld.com)