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Hi Andy

You may remember some years ago (2015?) we had a conversation about the correct title for Rolls-Royce C type diesels - "Range" or "Series". I did mange to find a photo on the www of an RR engine makes plate. This shows that they are "C Range". You can find the photo on the following page: https://www.trms.org.au/rm_engine_frame.htm

Regards

Bruce

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Look, we don't want to start an edit war over the "bogie" wikilinks in the articles SNCF 2D2 5500 and SNCF 2D2 9100, but should we make a consensus to have the wikilinks lead to "Bogie" or de-link them altogether, but not to "Bogie (locomotive)". The word "bogie" is just an ordinary railway term that even a normal person might understand its definition. EditorGirlAL07 (talk) 23:15, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

: Yes, bogie is a familiar railway term. And the article at bogie adds nothing to this. It's useless here. There are too many meanings and contexts to 'bogie' and this article mixes them all together.

: Also, see WP:REDLINK. Andy Dingley (talk) 23:29, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

::Should we agree to de-link the "bogie" wikilinks altogether on both the SNCF 2D2 5500 and SNCF 2D2 9100 as generic railway terms, and in the meantime, you may add a cleanup tag (e.g. {{tl|Cleanup}}) to the "Bogie" article if optional. EditorGirlAL07 (talk) 23:49, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

::: No, see WP:REDLINK. We need an article at bogie (locomotive) to cover the powered bogies widely used for diesel and electric locomotives. It's a clearly notable topic, it has a defined scope that is distinct from the morass at bogie and even from railway bogies specifically (as most are unpowered bogies under carriages and freight wagons).

::: Again, see WP:REDLINK for why a redlink is an appropriate state until such time as we get a decent article there. It's not an 'error' to be fixed. Andy Dingley (talk) 23:58, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

::::I see your reasoning, although that redlinked title would likely be named "Locomotive bogie", given that it is little more natural-sounding and concise according to WP:TITLE. Certainty notable, if only backed-up by reliable sources, which there are plenty to find, such as in the Internet Archive or in libaries. EditorGirlAL07 (talk) 00:19, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Andy, I've been doing some editing around Ian Rankin's books, including the Mortal Causes page, and I'm trying to add enough citations to take down the single-source template there. But some of your more anecdotal additions (the joke, etc), though really interesting, seem unverifiable. Do you happen to have links to where you found this info? I know Rankin has done various radio interviews, etc. but so far I'm struggling to find anything. Any help on this would be very much appreciated. ArthurTheGardener (talk) 09:48, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mortal_Causes&diff=1252367942&oldid=1231512139] Nope, that's classic OR, which is why I tagged it as needing citations. I didn't write any of the squid joke stuff. I think you'd have to find someone who knows more Rankin than I do (I'm not a fan) and follows his own blogging / talks at signings etc. The text change is trivial, but follows what I can best source as the most common phrasing of the joke. (Google text matching counts are seen as gold-standard evidence on WP, just ask DickLyon!)

: The revolver stuff I would see as "sky is blue" territory. The model identification is in the book, and the rest is self-evident to those skilled in the arts, and covered by the source I added. This is one of the reasons I don't rate the Rebus novels highly: Rankin writes a very good Edinburgh, but Rebus seems like a careless copper and not at all a credible soldier. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:00, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Andy! You recently made some noteworthy edits on Tendai M. Shaba, some changes have been made! You may kindly review it. Regards Paxromana69 (talk) 09:19, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

: I'll take a look. Thanks for doing this, it's good to get some biography articles here that aren't just white western men. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:29, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

::{{Re|Andy Dingley}} And thank for your suggestions. Edits have been made, you may now review Tendai M. Shaba :-) Paxromana69 (talk) 19:27, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi Andy! I'm a student writing a paper on the Battersea power station and saw you own the book Our generation by E Royston Pike, is there a way you could scan the foreward and send it to me? It would be much appreciated! 128.179.138.178 (talk) 08:29, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

: Sorry, but I don't know where my copy of it is at present. Some scans are at :Commons:Category:Scans from 'Our Generation', 1938, but that's all I have. Andy Dingley (talk) 11:49, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

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:Thanks for the clarification on Wikipedia:NOPRIMARY applying here - I updated the page to reflect that Ivey (talk - contribs) 20:36, 11 May 2025 (UTC)