User talk:TobytheTramEngine

TobytheTramEngine, welcome to Train Spotting World

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TtTE&F Videos ++

Welcome! Now you're here you can do pretty much what you like with the video pages. Currently we have Thomas and Friends video releases, which was deleted from WP ages ago. I suggest you do split it into two, or more, new pages, with the current page providing links to the UK release page, the US release page, Calling All Engines, etc, etc

There is a Thomas and Friends Portal, which has a link from the Main Page, which will allow you to find everything easily. The other pages will be familiar to you, as they were copied from WP either in February (some) or (remainder) June 2007. What will not be familiar to you are the 'Fan Fic' pages, which have been introduced here in order to channel enthusiastic editors appropriately...

EdJogg 10:51, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi again. I have added an introduction to Thomas and Friends video releases indicating that there are two new pages in existence. Obviously you absolutely do not have to do what I say, but may I suggest that you use this page as a 'parent' and link to all the other video pages from it (I presume Calling All Engines, etc count as video releases, and hence should be linked from the parent). As you do so, I suggest you remove content from the parent page to avoid unnecessary duplication, which just creates maintenance headaches.

EdJogg 22:11, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

The fact that you have created new pages to replace the single page is not a problem. You do not need to apologise! I'm just making you aware of what's here! Please just relax and go about your editing!!

EdJogg 09:21, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Copying from external sources such as Wikipedia

When copying from Wikipedia, know that the licence there allows such copies, provided they are acknowledged. Look at {{From Wikipedia}} and simply add that to the head of relevant talk pages. This whole project started out as a copy of relevant WP pages, licenced correctly (example at Talk:Georgia Midland Railway), and is diverging rapidly. You are doing fine :) Tim Trent 21:03, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

As you see, we are fanatical about copyright, but the freedoms here are enormous. I'm sure the community here will create its own rules, but I very much hope they will be far simpler than those "elsewhere", where editing is somehow not always fun. Tim Trent 21:12, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

What shall we call our new Village Pump?

Hello TobytheTramEngine!

Your input would be greatly appreciated on what to call our new Village Pump! Click [[1]] to have a look!

Thanks,

Bluegoblin7 17:35, 17 November 2007 (UTC)