User talk:Ning-ning

The List of windmills in Shropshire has been created. I've added those I couldn't find references for to the talk page. If you can provide reliable refs please feel free to add them to the list. Need to search for photos too. Mjroots (talk) 06:51, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

PS, no idea on the mill photos yet. May have a card of the watermill but not sure.

The OS maps are definitely a RS. OK, they sometimes show mills that weren't standing at the time of publication, but that's inevitable with differences in survey dates and publishing dates. By all means add the maps to the lists if you can. Mjroots (talk) 19:57, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's decision time, see

Thanks for sharing your insight into the technical aspects of the SECR N class article, which is now FA. Regards, --Bulleid Pacific (talk) 20:22, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks- I'm glad to have participated in a small way in the article's progress. Ning-ning (talk) 21:37, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you fancy giving us a hand with this article? It's just passed GA, but I'm sure there's a bit more that can be added to the article prior to submittal for peer review, especially if you are any good at looking at prose. A good check for glaring fctual errors would also come in handy... Cheers, --Bulleid Pacific (talk) 22:43, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes- thanks for the invite! Ning-ning (talk) 05:35, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help so far, the article is beginning to improve even further. If there is anything else you can add/improve, please do so (I haven't been able to reply as I've just got back from a railtour behind 70013 Oliver Cromwell over the Devon Banks. She managed to complete the return leg between Plymouth and Exeter in 58 minutes, which is a staggering performance, and well within the top five of recent years!)! Regards, --Bulleid Pacific (talk) 18:32, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I should have more to add in a day or so (I move a lot slower than Oliver Cromwell!), mostly from Holcroft's two books. Holcroft's conjugated valve gear patents are available on the net [[1]] is the 1921 patent. Ning-ning (talk) 21:12, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that I have now done a second railtour through the Surrey Hills behind 34067 Tangmere (crested Gomshall Bank at 42MPH), and have a bit of work to do prior to continuing my push for an MA, I have somewhat neglected this article of late. However, I feel it prudent to wait for EdJogg to return before carrying on, as it is better if we have three people working on the article. What do you think? --Bulleid Pacific (talk) 18:33, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fine-I've been pretty busy myself of late, and have been feeling guilty about not doing anything! Ning-ning (talk) 19:20, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sticking my nose in others people businiess, I thought you might like to know about this website. It's not ideal as a source itself but the person who compiled the website seems to have included what seems like every journal article or entry in a book about each castle. If you are interested in more information about the castle, after a quick glance at the books for Worcester Castle I wouldn't recommend searching for them as they appear to be mostly tangential mentions but the book on urban castles might be useful. Of the journal articles they too look a bit vague, but the 1968-9 Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society might have some useful information (although only a couple of pages). Happy editing,

Hi, thanks. Looks a pretty useful site. I'd never heard of Worcester Castle till it turned up as a redlink in Urse d'Abetot, mentioned in the context of the Bishop's curse. The layout is interesting- a motte next to the river with the baileys bisected by the town wall so that (it appears) the castle was half in and half out of the town. Ning-ning (talk) 22:09, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was surprised to see that it's a redlink. Since Worcester was an urban castle and built in the aftermath of the Norman invasion it's a very important castle (I could add some stuff about urban castles when you move the article into the mainspace). There's a little info here that would be useful for making an infobox with a map such as that in the article on

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I was going to mention Leicester Castle, but I wasn't sure about its relationship to the wall. I'll try and get the article done this week... Ning-ning (talk) 22:30, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A phone call call for Peter Perez Burdett? I can't believe there are two of them. Was this a phone call at work? Is there someone who has changed their name to mirror this just notable person from history? Is it a call from "beyond the grave"??? Wow I am intrigued. Victuallers (talk) 15:54, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It was a phone call at home- 1.46 according to my phone. I misheard the name as Peter Perez Burnett -n rather than d. Called out to a friend that I'd just got a call for Peter Perez Burnett and I realised the name sounded familiar. I distinctly remembered the "Perez" bit. Wish I'd been quicker on the uptake. Either a strange auditory hallucination, or my phone number's somehow got attached to the subject of an article I made minor edits to in June 2008! Ning-ning (talk) 21:21, 25 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to thank you for your improving edits in Skanderbeg and also for those in Vangjel Meksi. I don't forget, :-). I am little by little trying to get Skanderbeg to GA and am asking Malleus and you if you find too many things which are wrong before I bring it to GA in December. I merged some paragraphs today to make it flow chronologically, and also wrote the long lede, but I am aware that some references are still missing, or are from encyclopedias, in addition wording is far from perfect. Still I would like you to just spend a couple of minutes and tell me what do you see wrong with the article. Thank you for your precious time. --Sulmuesi (talk) 01:06, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message re RAF Weston-super-Mare. Take a look at this forum which seems to relate to the bus incident.— Rod ^talk 21:33, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes- that's it. I was on a double decker bus in the early 1970s when a twin-engined aircraft came in to land. I think it cleared the top of the bus by about 10 feet. I also remember a glider coming in across the road and just clearing the hedge, with the instructor shouting "Pull her up! Pull her up!". The other accident the field's famous for is a mid-air collision between two biplanes at an air display- this was non-fatal and photographed. Ning-ning (talk) 21:49, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mid-air collision. is a link to a blog post by one of the pilots involved. Ning-ning (talk) 22:07, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks in advance! If you do get the photo, please let me know :) WhisperToMe (talk) 19:08, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! I'm now going to post it in various Wikipedia articles WhisperToMe (talk) 23:07, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your image is now on the Commons at File:JackWalkerHouseExeter.jpg WhisperToMe (talk) 00:33, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And your image is being used at

Exeter International Airport, and East Devon on EN. It will also be used on other language Wikipedias. WhisperToMe (talk) 00:35, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply

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I support your pruning here (although maybe the narrow gauge / express aspect warrants coverage?). See also Special:Contributions/114.79.22.126. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:50, 17 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Think the IP was a registered editor who forgot to log in, as the stuff they added was similar to some previous additions. Ning-ning (talk) 21:59, 17 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi NN, hope to see you at Derby Museum on the 9th. Do sign up as good to meet. Victuallers (talk) 19:37, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi V, thanks very much for the invite- haven't signed up yet as I'm unsure at the moment whether I will be in the Midlands on that date. Hopefully I'll be able to make it. Ning-ning (talk) 20:33, 23 March 2011 (UTC) That would be superb. We have some good surprises Victuallers (talk) Almost final programme now available. Last chance for some time to record the history in the silk mill and the 95,000 items they don't show? Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 3 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That was the funniest edit I've read in a long time. Thank you so much. I'm still trying to recover from reading Gillian McKeith. It's all my nightmares rolled up into one! --Epipelagic (talk) 09:12, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I recommend a dose of Mark Crislip's podcasts as a good antidote! Ning-ning (talk) 21:00, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Great NN! Ive been looking for such a picture. It is relevant to Exeter House page and Samuel Ward (taster). I really need some local help with the "Wright Challenge". We have mavellous gearing at the moment. If anyone write anything about Derby Museum then it will ber in 3-10 languages in 3-10 days. So any contribution in next 12 weeks are extra vaulable. Victuallers (talk) 10:04, 17 June 2011 (UTC) Thanks for article expansion - it looks very good. If you get bored then the best version of George Sorogold is in Finnish .... seriously! ....aand it has water wheels! Victuallers (talk) 07:36, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Sir, Best you do not remove people’s names from pages simply because you decide their mention is unimportant. Having worked tirelessly with my husband to write and produce a highly regarded international publication for many years, I was quite unimpressed to be deleted by you from our page, we have had people calling us to ask if I had died!!! If you do this again I will be contacting Wikipedia itself for further explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GPRGPR (talk • contribs) 12:23, 10 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I see you're engaged in a minor reversal feud regaring this article, namely the factoid that Gail Parker is a co-author in the magazine. Please be aware that while Wikipedia guidelines do not encourage edits by contributors who may have a conflict of interest, they don't prohibit them either. In this case, we're simply dealing with a factual statement, and as long as it's correct, a potential conflict of interest is irrelevant, as it does not add any bias. Frankly, I don't feel this is anything worth pursuing, so I'll just ask you not to revert the current edit. Thanks! Asav (talk) 22:03, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome, thanks. Exactly what we need for each county to find the missing houses.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:26, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Ning-ning (talk) 22:02, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've issued a uw-npa3 for that. The IP has made no other edits. Mjroots (talk) 11:19, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

THANKS, guys for taking care of the mis-guided attack on my talk page with such swift action. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 14:17, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For your efforts to remove vandalism, and the overall prevention of fraud herein, I award you this Barnstar. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 15:46, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou for creating

Thankyou, Motacilla (talk) 22:21, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll do that- most likely way will be scanning the old map and overlaying it on a modern map to get the co-ordinates. Ning-ning (talk) 07:11, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Err... the cited source says "...for the class of 1923 - the P-4s, which wer to become celebrated..." American source, American railroad, use "P-4s" not "Ps-4" which is incorrect per the source. Please revert. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:29, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done it- looks to me through a web search that the cited source is incorrect- no mention of a P-4 class even on Wikipedia.Ning-ning (talk) 21:38, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect it's an "internal to the railroad" class name, personally. Can only go with what the source states though. Thanks! (I'm also fine with just saying "Pacific" and leaving the class "name" out also ...) Ealdgyth - Talk 21:44, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Found a web page with information derived from Southern locomotive diagrams. I think (though the writers don't say this) that the 's' stands for 'superheated'- some locos were upgraded from class P-1 to class Ps-2 by the addition of superheaters. Ning-ning (talk) 21:54, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, definitely WAY too much information for the article on Harrison. I'm about to dig into my father's files on railroads (he was a huge railfan) looking for information on the two named passenger trains, but I'm betting I turn up nothing. He was more interested in logging railroads than passenger trains... Ealdgyth - Talk 21:58, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(outdent) Dad had an undated Railroad Magazine article in his files titled "Locomotives of the Southern Railway" - and it listed all the Pacifics with various internal class names - including Ps4, P4, etc. This would seem to indicate that it's an internal class listing, and we're best off following the cited source or just stating something like "...one class of the Pacific locomotives became...."

I bet you could use those files to get Shay locomotive to an FA! Ning-ning (talk) 06:24, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking care of the personal attack directed at me last night. I was in bed sleeping at the time; a necessary evil. BTW, the User:Drindl has been blocked and was a sockpuppet for banned User:Wiki brah. Cheers, Kierzek (talk) 03:37, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Took me a while to make sense of what was going on! Ning-ning (talk) 07:05, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou for participating in my request for adminship. Now I've got lots of extra buttons to try and avoid pressing by mistake... Redrose64 (talk) 15:00, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]