User talk:Bidgee

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Olympic photos

Hi Bidgee. I have another nag for you.... select the most appropriate photos. Link in my sig YellowMonkey (choose Australia's next top model) 08:47, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mitsubishi Challenger

I think you were right to revert the removal of a citation from this page. I noticed the anon editor returned and removed it again, so I've restored the previous info. The issue was discussed on the article's talk page previously, and the argument in favour of keeping the info was never refuted. Thanks for the previous edits. --DeLarge (talk) 09:29, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Award

		CVU Anti-Vandalism Award
		Thanks for reverting the vandalism on my user-talk page [1] --Flewis^(talk) 10:48, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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I don't understand this edit

This one. Marco and all Hurricane, Typhoons, and Tropical Storms are Tropical Cyclones. Tropical Cyclone is the overarching term that describes all of these phenomenon. Plasticup ^T/C 03:11, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly, a tropical storm is a tropical cyclone, the NHC doesn't need to state it broke a record in order to break a record. If Marco had TS force winds extending only 10 miles, it beat Tracy by 20 miles and thus making it the smallest TC on record. Emarsee ^{(Talk • Contribs)} 22:20, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that anyone is disputing that Marco will beat Tracy if proven - but as good wikipedians we need to await an official confirmation before stating this to be a fact. Patience will prove this point and until then I have adjusted the comment at Marco and removed the suggested of fact arising at Tracy. I have also added comments at the talk pages. Best wishes. --VS ^talk 03:36, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Protected

I've applied temporary semiprotection on this talkpage for a while, due to the level of personal attacks. I'll keep an eye on it and reaply if they creep up again. Gazimoff 01:53, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (Image:Woolworths Logo 2008.png)

Thanks for uploading Image:Woolworths Logo 2008.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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Image Title - Locomotive NF5 (possibly NF2)

Under the Whyte system of wheel notation used for the classification of steam locomotives, only the locomotive wheels are counted, tender wheels are not.

If you check the images at (truncated) comrails.railpage.org.au/cr_locos/r_nf, you'll see that the 2-6-0 locomotive is coupled to a four wheel tender.

A further clue is that these locos were catalogued by Beyer Peacock as 'Colonial Moguls', 'Mogul' being the common designator for 2-6-0 type locos.

It's a little more involved than just counting the visble wheels and multiplying by 2, and anyone knowing anything about the subject would concur. Maybe you'd like to correct your incorrect 'correction' and eliminate your misinformation.

Mvjs RfA

Hi Bidgee. As someone who's known he as an editor basically since my start on Wikipedia, I'd appreciate your input at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Mvjs. Mvjs (talk) 07:27, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the userpage cleanup

Somebody opened the idiot jar this morning I think :) -- Longhair\^talk 09:14, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah well you might retire every month with bugles - but hey i consider literally walking away in total silence when i come across some articles and edits :) Satu Suro 12:15, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

idiot jar notwithstanding - over there cultural imperialism, and vacuous bad english stubs in the indonesian project sometimes leaving me gasping for air :) - exercise would kill i suspect :( Satu Suro 12:21, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heheh there are some very very obscure talk items from about 18 months ago on talk pages of self and others that are sufficiently impervious as to leave most readers grabbing glasses of water to throw over their computer screens in depseration :0 Satu Suro

All too late - the baskets and the cases are so confused [2] - it would very diff for the medicos to work out the anatomy and what is what unfortunately :( Satu Suro 12:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Qantas Flight 72

Hi, you made a comment regarding my request for the recreation of this article on MBisanz's talk page. This has now gone to a deletion review at his request. Please feel free to share your comments there if you wish. -- Rob.au (talk) 10:50, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! -- Rob.au (talk) 12:08, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfD nomination of Macquarie Southern Cross Media Radio Stations

Can you look at my document, and advise?

Could you look at THIS and advise if I am preparing it correctly, as I have never done such before. Thank you. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 17:40, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Warning

There's no need for that. Please do not post to my talk page if I asked people not to. JRG (talk) 11:59, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Win TV

I know that but it is available via the mystar box, I never said it was broadcast by Austar...I was pointing out that Austar (a major Pay TV provider) has made it available. and also if Win has nothing to do with Nine why is WIN Television the sole Nine Network affiliate and On 30 January 2006 the station relaunched its logo to coincide with the Nine Network's fiftieth year of broadcasting and it also says that Despite the station's ownership of Nine Perth, plus The regional affiliate for Channel 9 is WIN TV......need I go on. Thanks Thuringowacityrep (talk) 12:34, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Coat of Arms

Since you're obviously watching several articles that I am watching, I thought I'd clarify some edits that I've just made. Image:Australian Coat of Arms.png and Image:Australian coat of arms 1912 edit.png are essentially the same image. However, the second image is a bit darker than the first and the detail doesn't seem to show up as well in the reduced size it becomes in infoboxes and thumbnails so I changed some instances of the second image to the first image. It seems more consistent to use one image rather than two different versions of the same image. Obviously, both of these images are far superior to the svg version that they keep getting replaced with. The changes I made to the infoboxes were just minor formattting changes. --AussieLegend (talk) 22:11, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Campdraft

My issue isn't who took the photos, it's the tendency of these things to become an endless gallery of "here is that event in my location" -- For example, Show jumping is a mess that way, though better than it used to be. The point is, if you can caption the photo to explain how it fits with an article about campdrafting (i.e. "horse must move the cow in given direction" or something), that it one thing, but to add an image that seems to show nothing more than "people campdraft in Queensland too" photo is just making a gallery. If you have something that this photo illustrates that the others don't caption it accordingly. Otherwise, you are just creating a gallery, and galleries are discouraged on wikipedia. Montanabw^(talk) 23:57, 22 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your photo is a bad example, as the horse is out of position in regard to the beast and not watching it. There is only 40 seconds to complete the course! Cgoodwin (talk) 01:23, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Alphanumeric State Route Markers

While you're at it, you may as well do A12 and A19 ... Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 05:16, 25 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Launceston Air View

Can the photo be used now as the restrictions have been changed? Aaroncrick (talk) 06:41, 26 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Griffith "Plane-on-a-stick"

Uploaded my photo and found a better one already uploaded. Hope one or both are useful. Cheers, Mattinbgn\^talk 06:58, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Koppen climate classification map

What do you think the best map is for the Koppen climate classification article? Press olive, win oil (talk) 21:38, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adelaide

Tut tut. (Even though I agree that it should be Mediterranean), a google search doesn't prove anything. (In fact, I'm not altogether sure how you would "prove" such a thing.) Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 05:27, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I agree CSIRO should be a reliable source. However, it still doesn't "prove" it. Don't worry - I'm just being pedantic about use of words. i.e. I'd rather you use softer phrases than "prove", but I'm probably in a minority, so ignore me. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 05:44, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You have an "admirer"

See User talk:Bidgee2. Given that he's making the edits you got another user blocked for, I'm suspecting a vandalism account, rather than another account for you. Fun. Jclemens (talk) 07:33, 9 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you have time and/or interest

Hi Bidgee, as the result of a gentle rollback I performed on the article Galah, Victoria a friendly discussion has ensued here. Whilst it may not ultimately be the best location for such a communication to fully develop, for now, if you have the time and/or interest, can you provide your thoughts also? With thanks. --VS ^talk 09:35, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yellow Simian

Good job. Thanks - I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates your effort. Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:42, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User and talk page seems to be fixed.

I just fixed a move made by User:Jazzmand who moved your user and talkpage to I am an Asshole but I have since reverted to how it should be and have reported them to AN/I. Bidgee (talk) 11:35, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help. YellowMonkey (click here to choose Australia's next top model) 03:17, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Launceston Tourism

The Cataract Gorge, a natural wonder of Tasmania and only five minutes walk from the city is Launceston's largest tourist attraction.. If you don't like the sentence, have you got any suggestions on how it could be improved? Aaroncrick (talk) 11:17, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OC500LE

Here is an official news report to the fire that occurred on the 21st of July 2008 to confirm the information reported by the TWU page Perth Now. In my personal opinion, I find a newspaper report to be far more bias and uninformative when compared to a TWU investigation. With six engine compartment fires on Transperth O 500LE units and one engine fire on a recently delivered STA O 500LE unit, I believe that it is fair to include this in the page as there is clearly some concern as to the O 500LE's safety when being powered from natural gas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.126.103 (talk) 01:27, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Numerous engine fires related to the overheating of the O 500LE's turbocharger have also occurred in Sydney and Perth which has further lessened the chassis reputation, particularly in relation to its natural gas powered operation" must also be in the source which it really isn't. The TWU's report states this "However, we are told that this is the sixth gas bus fire." doesn't mean that it's fact 6 and isn't reliable nor does it state the cause. Same goes for the Perth Now report. The source must fit the content which none of them do. Bidgee (talk) 01:35, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Many news sources have now gone offline as they have archived older articles which makes the process difficult, just because a source detailing the entire incident can not be found does not mean that the events did not occur. I am sure many reports and documents related to the fires can be found in Transperth's offices, however as I have stated, it is extremely difficult to make them accessible online. In my opinion I believe that the fires should be mentioned in the page, worded to your approval, as there is photographic evidence as well reports from drivers to support the fact that fires had occurred in both Transperth and Sydney Buses O500LE units which have presented safety concerns. This is in contrast to the claim in the article that "Most consider the O 500LE to be inferior to the O 405" which is far more opinionated than the claim which I am suggesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.126.103 (talk) 01:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't have to be online. If you can give me the articles name and from what Newspaper/Service it's from then I can check and then use themas a source if it has the information needed. Your opinions are welcome on my talk page but Wikipedia has a Neutral Point of View policy. Bidgee (talk) 02:07, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please leave the Griffith Central entry alone - it contains factual, harmless information that the locals (and others) need to be aware of. There is no valid reason to keep cutting the text. Thank you, TomTom33