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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Porthysek (talk | contribs) at 08:15, 27 November 2019 (→‎Should WikiProject Water Sports/RNLI Task Force become it's own WikiProject?: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Substitution templates

As I'm rapidly wearing out my keyboard, I've created three templates to help when writing articles. Two are for linking to lifeboat class articles and one for linking to lifeboat station articles. You just need to add a short parameter to avoid three-quarters of your typing.

  • {{Lbb}} – Lifeboat, for example {{Lbb|Severn}} will be read as [[Severn class lifeboat|Severn]] and so display as Severn.
  • {{Lbc}} – Lifeboat Class, for example {{Lbb|E}} will be read as [[E class lifeboat|E Class]] and so display as E-class.
  • {{Lbs}} – Lifeboat Station, for example {{Lbs|Fowey}} will be read as [[Fowey Lifeboat Station|Fowey]] and so display as Fowey.

Enjoy! Geof Sheppard (talk) 14:47, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Huh?

Why is this part of WPWATERSPORTS? Lifeboat service is not a watersport, and rescuing fishermen is not concerned with watersports. Wouldn't it be better to be part of WP:TRANSPORT or a new WPEMERGENCY project; or WP:UK? (or WP:MED/EMS) -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 01:01, 4 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Former RNLI stations

There are quite a few former RNLI lifeboat stations that were closed. Some reopened as independents but some did not and may not be mentioned at all on WP. If interested editors think there many be a significant number of these, is it worth starting an article on this topic, do you think? If so, I would be happy to take it on if I was notified of any applicable stations. Tony Holkham (talk) 12:47, 9 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Help with RNLI information

Hi, I'm Luke from the social media team at the RNLI - if there is any information you'd like from our archives, please do get in touch and I'll do my best to source it from our heritage team - social@rnli.org.uk, here or on my talk page.

Where I've spotted amends to our pages (ie incorrect boat names) I've worked with HappySailor to get these updated, inline with wikipedia principles - I'm also working to get a webpage added to our site to act as a verifiable source for such information.

Alukeonlife (talk) 10:45, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

To editor Alukeonlife: Hi Luke, good to know you're keen on RNLI input, as am I. There's still a lot to be done, and some lifeboat stations, each with their own fascinating history, still don't have pages on their own. I've been working on some Welsh ones, as well as the main RNLI article. There's a rich vein of information about former RNLI stations (see above), too, which should be tapped sometime. Best wishes, Tony Holkham (Talk) 11:04, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Should WikiProject Water Sports/RNLI Task Force become it's own WikiProject?

I was reading some articles under the scope of the RNLI Task Force, and noticed that they are not really related to WikiProject Water Sports. As there is a growing community of people who are supporting RNLI and creating and maintaining RNLI pages, we should create our own WikiProject.

Please comment with suggestions to make this possible.

Member of the RNLI task force

Porthysek (talk) 08:15, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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