User talk:Marcnut1996

This is Marcnut1996's talk page, where you can send him messages and comments.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Archives: 1, 2

ITN recognition for Jim Molan

On 23 January 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jim Molan, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 17:49, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kiribati dollars

Coins’ emission of a very small quantity of Kiribati dollars, nearly interrupted since 1989 (for the 10th anniversary of the Republic) is entirely made and organised by Australian authorities as the Kiribati dollar doesn’t exist as a separate currency, but only as a pegged currency to Australian dollar. So if you got any source, it will be interesting to support your recent contributions. thanks for your help. Arorae (talk) 10:59, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rail operators in Victoria

I noticed you have been fixing the Bayside, Hillside and M>Train references of Metro services. I have put together the following table to help explain the train and tram operators in Victoria.

Operators: government-owned & onwards
1st government-owned Pre 1983	Metropolitan/State Transport Authority (MTA/STA) 1983–1989	Public Transport Corporation (PTC) 1989–1999		Privatisation & onwards Post 1999
Victorian Railways (VR): 1856–1974 VR as VicRail: 1974–1983	STA as V/Line: 1983–1989	PTC as The Met: 1989–1997 PTC as V/Line: 1989–1995 PTC as V/Line Passenger: 1995–1997 PTC as V/Line Freight: 1995–1997	V/Line Passenger 1997–1999	National Express as V/Line Passenger: 1999–2002	V/Line Passenger 2002–Current
	STA as V/Line: 1983–1989		V/Line Freight 1997–1999	Freight Victoria 1999–2000	Freight Australia 2000–2004	Pacific National 2004–Current
	MTA as The Met: 1983–1989		Bayside Trains 1997–1999	National Express as M>Train: 2000–2004	Connex Melbourne 2004–2009	Metro Trains Melbourne 2009–Current
			Hillside Trains: 1997–1999	Connex Melbourne 2000–2004	Connex Melbourne 2004–2009	Metro Trains Melbourne 2009–Current
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1919–1983			Swanston Trams 1997–1999	National Express as M>Tram: 2000–2004	TransdevTSL as Yarra Trams: 2004–2009	Keolis Downer as Yarra Trams: 2009–Current
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1919–1983			Yarra Trams 1997–1999	TransdevTSL as Yarra Trams: 1999–2004	TransdevTSL as Yarra Trams: 2004–2009	Keolis Downer as Yarra Trams: 2009–Current

-- ThylacineHunter (talk) 10:52, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Although, the name Bayside Trains was kept until October 2000 and Hillside Trains changed name in July 2000. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 11:00, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@ThylacineHunter: Thanks for providing these info. I am aware that the name change did not occur until 2000, which is why I put "(government operator)" within those operator tables to distinguish from the post-privatisation entities. It also appears that PTC was only split into those operations on 1 July 1998 as opposed to the October 1997 date that was used across Wikipedia. See this report from the Institue of Public Affairs. Marcnut1996 (talk) 11:12, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Second reference: [1]. Marcnut1996 (talk) 11:19, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks you for those, I was unaware of those. I also didn't know the the Met ones were a year later than V/Line ones. I'll do some more research into this, but I'm happy to change it to 1998 as those documents are reliable.

Also, was Stony Point operated by Bayside Trains? I didn't think they took non-electric lines. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 11:31, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You will also need to double check the operators listed in the top infobox. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 11:33, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@ThylacineHunter: Now that I know that PTC was split up on 1 July 1998 and not October 1997, this meant Bayside Trains did not operate Stony Point at all (I previously thought they operated it between October 1997 and July 1998 but this was not possible). And yes the operator list in infobox needs to be fixed too. Marcnut1996 (talk) 11:34, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am consulting a friend at the railway archives.

I have a published book saying the trams were rebranded in 1997, but it may be incorrect if it is based on the incorrect info from here.

The Bayside / Hillside, Connex / M>Train, & Swanston (and later M>Tram) / Yarra eras are all very lacking in reference material, and even their split network maps from that time are hard to find. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 12:08, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, the lack of reference material could mean the dates are all wrong. I am also struggling with finding out the detailed history of Connex Melbourne and what is the ownership composition of it. Marcnut1996 (talk) 12:13, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to ping you @ThylacineHunter:. Marcnut1996 (talk) 13:06, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I may have found something relating to the split of the trams: Yarra Trams article. "Met Tram 1" and "Met Tram 2" may be the names from 1997 to 1998. If so, I'd guess at "Met Train 1" and "Met Train 2" as potential names for Bayside / Hillside. I will nee to head into the railway library to have a look at some publications from 1997/98.

I'll also have a look for Railway Digest September 1998 for that reference re Stony Point. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 04:13, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have just acquired some 1997/1998 Newsrail magazines. Here is when the following became seperate corporations:

V/Line Freight, Victorian Rial Track Corporation (VRT) (trading as Vic Track Access) was on 1 July 1997
V/Line Passenger, Hillside, Bayside, Swanston and Yarra was on 1 July 1998

Newsrail September 1998, page 270, article title: Privatisation of Victorian Rial, by Sid Brown.

Hope this helps. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 00:41, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @ThylacineHunter:, that seems consistent to what we just learnt last week. Any information on who operated Stony Point? Marcnut1996 (talk) 00:55, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not yet. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 06:28, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Turns out Stony Point was also covered in Newsrail September 1998. "On 1 July 1998, operation of the Stony Point line passed from V/Line to Bayside Trains" taken from Newsrail September 1998, page 266, article title: Change in Management of Stony Point Service, by C Banger.

I have updated the relevant articles with correct dates (we are still in the process of updating the North Melbourne group of lines, and I'll change them as we get to their pages in the coming week or 2). -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 10:32, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for April 2

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited 2023 Aston by-election, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page TNL.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:11, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject you may be interested in

Hi, there is currently a proposal for an Australian Transport WikiProject. I thought you may be interested due to your edits and interests in transport in Australia. The proposal can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Australian Transport. If you are interested, add yourself to the Support section of the page. Thank you! Fork99 (talk) 21:20, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for July 1

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages City of Liverpool and City of Campbelltown.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:07, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Liberal Democratic Party Australia 2022 Logo.png

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Liberal Democratic Party Australia 2022 Logo.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image 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 images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:29, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Center Line: Fall 2023

Volume 10, Issue 1 • Fall 2023 • About the Newsletter

Features

• A New Future for Road Articles Online

Archives • Newsroom • Full Issue • Shortcut: WP:USRD/NEWS

—delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of Imzadi 1979 → on 19:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on Melbourne tram classification

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Melbourne tram classification, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

A "bare URL and missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
A "missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
A "bare URL" error. References show this error when one of the URL-containing parameters cannot be paired with an associated title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 11:55, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 11 December 2023. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2023 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:42, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Logo of the Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division).gif

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Logo of the Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division).gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image 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 images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:16, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Logo of National Party of Australia – Queensland.gif

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Logo of National Party of Australia – Queensland.gif. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image 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 images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 00:22, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:National Anti-Corruption Commission (Australia) logo.svg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:National Anti-Corruption Commission (Australia) logo.svg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image 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 images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for July 28

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Albanese ministry, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Josh Wilson and Patrick Gorman.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 09:46, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Minister for Cities" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Minister for Cities has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 29 § Minister for Cities until a consensus is reached. Fork99 (talk) 02:29, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Draft of T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line Article

I've started separating the Bankstown Line and Liverpool & Inner West Line articles to better reflect their distinct operational status. A Liverpool & Inner West Line article draft is available for review in my sandbox. I welcome any changes you think it should have on the current draft before removing the redirect and publishing the new article.

GarbageKarate (talk) 09:36, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]