Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/London station group/archive1
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The list was promoted by The Rambling Man via FACBot (talk) 00:31, 13 April 2018 (UTC) [1].[reply]
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- Nominator(s): Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:08, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
After the behemoth that was Wikipedia:Featured topics/List of London Monopoly locations, it was time for another "mega-project" and this time it's London termini. As it's another good topic, we're going to need another featured list to tie everything together, and that's why this is here. London is full of terminal stations, and there are more of them than you might realise. Some are big, like Waterloo, some are not-quite-so-big like Marylebone, and some like Old Street just invite people to scream "what is this doing on this list?" Still, there's a well-defined set with a finite amount of entries, so it makes sense to create an appropriate list around it, add some general history of London terminal stations as a whole, and see if it meets the FL criteria. Your thoughts, please. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:08, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from Mattximus
[edit]- Comments Just a few quick ones:
- Why is the list repeated twice? Once in group members and repeated again in the table? I think only once is sufficient.
- It was like that when I first got to the article, so I've got no strong opinions, except the list includes the four former entries while the table doesn't. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 23:41, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Well I would remove the repeated ones, and keep the former stations under it's current heading. No need to list all stations twice right beside each other. Mattximus (talk) 04:56, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Some notes begin with capitals, others do not. Need to be consistent.
- What do the categories mean? Should there be a note beside it saying what A means, what C means? Or am I missing this somewhere?
- Categories are defined in United Kingdom railway station categories (and the individual entries should be verifiable in the "stations made easy" National Rail Enquiries pages, unless I've screwed things up) - there is a link to the article in the column header, but it might not be obvious. We could summarise that in a footnote if it would help? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 23:41, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- To quote the 2009 doc "Better Rail Stations", part A, section 2.1 "The stations were classified into six categories (A – F) at rail privatisation in 1996 on the basis of passenger footfall and annual income." --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 01:13, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Categories are defined in United Kingdom railway station categories (and the individual entries should be verifiable in the "stations made easy" National Rail Enquiries pages, unless I've screwed things up) - there is a link to the article in the column header, but it might not be obvious. We could summarise that in a footnote if it would help? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 23:41, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Yep a note to that effect would be advisable. Even with specifics as to what the six categories actually mean. Otherwise it's quite mysterious.
- Why is the list repeated twice? Once in group members and repeated again in the table? I think only once is sufficient.
Mattximus (talk) 23:20, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- @Mattximus: Okay, I've merged the sections, fleshing out the former terminals to give them a list too, and dropped the footnote in - hopefully that should sort things out. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 21:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- @Mattximus: I've addressed the above issues - have your concerns been resolved? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:17, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Mattximus will be returning to confirm your concerns have been addressed? If not, I'll simply go ahead in the good faith understanding that Ritchie has fixed the issues you raised. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:24, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Yep Looks like my issues have been addressed support. Mattximus (talk) 22:36, 11 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from DavidCane
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- Support--DavidCane (talk) 23:44, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comments from Epicgenius
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Comments from Epicgenius:
Otherwise, this seems like a great list. epicgenius (talk) 15:59, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comments from The Rambling Man
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Joint Committee]]" broken...
The Rambling Man (talk) 10:34, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Comments from Hassocks5489
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Comment: Ritchie333, The Rambling Man, Epicgenius: over the next few days I can deal with sourcing and, if necessary, improving the ticketing side of this article (including the Kensington Olympia anomaly, definition of reasonable/permitted routes and so on), as this is one of my specialisms and I have various sources. I don't want to overload the article with too much intricate detail, though, so I might draft something and put it here for consideration. Separately, I created and uploaded the non-free image File:APTIS Tickets x6 - Variations on LONDON.jpg many years ago; it was my first and only attempt at writing a non-free rationale, so I don't know if it needs improving or even whether it is appropriate to retain the image in the article ... one for the image specialists to comment on, I suppose. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:16, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
OK, so as not to overload the main WP:FLC page with notes and references, I've posted a suggested revision of the "Definition" paragraph at the following user subpage: User:Hassocks5489/Images. The wording is a rough first draft, so please suggest/make improvements. I've tried to cover all points discussed above without going into too much unnecessary detail, and have tried to find suitable references for everything. Some points:
Hope that helps. Ping me with any questions. @Ritchie333:, @The Rambling Man:, @Epicgenius: Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 22:59, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies, I wasn't around on WP for a few days. I have made some tweaks to the paragraph at User:Hassocks5489/Images. Shall I go ahead and update the "Definition" section accordingly? Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 22:27, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Support, although note I have contributed to this list ("Definition") paragraph. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 20:15, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Intermezzo
[edit]This review appears to have fizzled to a halt. There has been a lot of constructive comments, particularly from David, and the article is in a better shape, but I'm not sure if there's consensus or not to promote as an FL. Any other thoughts? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:02, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Ritchie333 well we'd normally be looking for three or more supports and all open comments to be resolved before promoting. Perhaps you could chase up the reviewers to see how we stand. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:08, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Okay, Mattximus, DavidCane, Epicgenius, Hassocks5489 - can you either close your comments or say what additional problems are present, so we can move this forward. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:00, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Ritchie333 now we're getting there... The Rambling Man (talk) 20:18, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Hey, that was British Rail's slogan! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:57, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Ritchie333 now we're getting there... The Rambling Man (talk) 20:18, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Okay, Mattximus, DavidCane, Epicgenius, Hassocks5489 - can you either close your comments or say what additional problems are present, so we can move this forward. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:00, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comments by Rodw
[edit]I have just seen this as I have not looked at FLC for a while. I found the article interesting, well written and suitably referenced. A few minor comments:
- In the current stations list if you sort by "Annual entry/exit" the numbers sort appropriately but the green or red triangles are interspaced. I think I know what these mean (that it was an increase or decrease on the preceding year) but I can't see this explained anywhere.
- It's an increase / decrease on the previous year - I've dropped a footnote in. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:22, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, I thought that was the meaning.— Rod talk 20:51, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- It's an increase / decrease on the previous year - I've dropped a footnote in. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:22, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- In the "Background" section it is mentioned that St Pancras is a Grade I listed building, but I believe many of the others are also listed and these are not mentioned (probably not vital but might be worth mentioning).
- I've dropped in a sentence saying that King's Cross and Paddington are also Grade I listed, so we've got all them. (I don't think any others are Grade I are they?) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:34, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- No I think that is all the GI's.— Rod talk 20:51, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- I've dropped in a sentence saying that King's Cross and Paddington are also Grade I listed, so we've got all them. (I don't think any others are Grade I are they?) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:34, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- I did wonder about the copyright status of File:APTIS Tickets x6 - Variations on LONDON.jpg but seems to be explained & OK.
- Hassocks did that bit - to be honest, it's mostly text, the only possible thing that takes it over the threshold of originally in my view is the colours and the BR logo, but file copyrights aren't my speciality. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:22, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Generally looking good.— Rod talk 18:20, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the feedback! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:35, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the tweaks. I can now support this as meeting the criteria.— Rod talk 20:51, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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