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==LogoSVR Unofficial Forum and National Preservation links (March 2018, updated February 2024) ==Would There are many links to these sources but both have moved, viz:*All requests to access the forum via https://forum.svra.org.uk should automatically be forwarded onto https://forum.svr-online.org.uk. However, please update any Bookmarks you may have and start using the new address. EDIT: February 2024, use https://web.archive.org/web/20230524021410/https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/ *<nowiki>http://railway.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-photo-guide.5590/</nowiki> is now https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-photo-guide.5590/Are there any tools that can be run which at least changes the root? Or any clever ideas?:Maybe the SVR Wiki Bot could hunt for those links and edit as appropriate? One for Dan?--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 14:48, 4 March 2018 (UTC)::The bot probably is the simplest answer - I'd usually just run a search-and-replace on the text, but it 's all squirreled away in a database, which is a little more difficult! This also happens to be the first I've heard of the change, given that the old link is inaccessible for me due to the security configuration of the old forum address being incorrect. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 10:12, 5 March 2018 (UTC):::Turns out the bot comes with a good idea script for text replacement included - I guess it's not that surprising! It's currently working its way through the wiki. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 19:35, 7 March 2018 (UTC):::I've managed to have get the SVRA forum ones, but the only match the bot is finding for the NatPres link given is this page. Could someone link a suitable SVR image or logo on page where the link is used so I can see what I've got wrong? --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 19:59, 7 March 2018 (UTC)::::[[The Waterman Railway Heritage Trust]], reference 5 for example. It normally appears in references rather than the main pagebody text if that makes a difference. For --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 20:06, 7 March 2018 (UTC):::::Aha, there's a visitor seeing change at the page start of the link (railways.national-preservation vs. www.national-preservation) - I'd only noticed the addition of the number after the thread name. Hence I'd been searching for "www.national-preservation[...]" and only finding the first timenew, corrected link above. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 12:15, 8 March 2018 (UTC)::::::...having actually done it would give them some idea what it was , the only references to railways.national-preservation.com are on this talk page and the one you linked. I can't find any references to the SVR photo guide forum thread that aren't on this page, and all aboutother nat-pres links I can find (by directly searching through a text dump of the whole wiki) look like they should work. Yes--[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 12:24, 8 March 2018 (UTC):::I know it noticed that SVRLive links should also be obviousHTTPS, butalthough again they were forwarding automatically. Having decided to do a manual search, hopefully all Nat-Pres, SVR-Online forum and SVRLive links in the Wiki are now HTTPS.:February 2024: the history of the SVR forum can be accessed via the Wayback internet archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20230524021410/https://forum.svr-online.org. uk/ --[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 15:50, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

I've been thinking the same (I just mentioned it in one This comes up periodically. There is no published guide of the forum publicly available photo locations. There is an old thread at http://www.national-preservation.com/threads)/svr-photo-guide.5590/page-2 with quite a lot of info and a thread around Pacific Power. I guess the main question is whether the SVR 'm not a photographer but a guide would be happy with us using its logo - useful. It would need some thought though, so as initial suggestions what it's starting might include:Work north to sound like we'll need to get SouthLocation nameGPSOS referenceMeans of accessParticular restrictionsTips - better in contact with the office at some point on a few of these things. If they decide not, does someone feel suitably arty?afternoon than morning type thingExample photo

--[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] Also a does and don'ts section ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 09:23, 13 January 2015 (UTCtrespass etc.)

Perhaps Thoughts?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 10:55, 19 December 2016 (UTC):I'd erred away from doing one in the meanwhile we should've adopted past, in case the SVR Online logo. Also; starting considered it to be encouraging people to add headings here photograph from lineside (even in legitimate viewing locations) rather than paying to separate topicsvisit the railway. I hope you're all OK with this However the SVR itself gave a number of possible viewing locations for Pacific Power, so maybe not considered an issue? If we do add one, your suggestions would be a good start. --[[User:BoldfordRobin|BoldfordRobin]] ([[User talk:BoldfordRobin|talk]]) 0915:3959, 1 February 2015 29 December 2016 (UTC)

I emailed marketing@svrliveOfficial response from Lewis Maddox: "Great idea, if you need any photos let me know.com on 16th January " So, going back to ask permission to use the official SVR logo. I haven't heard back yetoriginal post, so Iwhat've gone and used s the best way of setting it up? Does it anywayneed a table with the headings I suggested. If I get Is there a better way? This might be one where a threatening letter little thought and input from their solicitors, I'll change it back againphotographers is worthwhile... --[[User:Graham Phillips 110Patrick Hearn|Graham Phillips 110Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 0713:5606, 2 February 2015 4 January 2017 (UTC)

==Location==We'll probably spend a lot of time providing info :Just while thinking about it, on the SVR[[Current events on the Severn Valley Railway]] page, but we also need I put a comment relating to show where it SVR Live that "Information which is publicly accessible for people who come across this wiki & decide the railway might be worth a visit. Soenthusiasts includes Traffic Notices, Working Timetables, for those arty people amongst us'''lineside photography policy and application forms''', how about finding a suitable size image of the UK that and so on." However I can be used, with a highlighted area showing exactly where 't see photography policy on the Railway isnew version, then showing an enlargement of or on the area alongside the UK image with the main stations highlighted and the course of the railwaySVR website either. Any idea where they would be found these days?--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:50, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

::When I looked earlier this year, the lineside photography information available on the old site seemed to be horribly out of date, and upon enquiring directly with the SVR on Facebook, the response I got gave me the impression they were only interested in direct inquiries, rather than advertising it online? --[[User:SharpoDanny252|SharpoDanny252]] ([[User talk:SharpoDanny252|talk]]) 1109:3952, 13 5 January 2015 2017 (UTC)

On the subject :In terms of mapssetting it up, I've adapted the map at [https://enunofficial WSR site WSR.wikipediaORG.org/wiki/Template:Severn_Valley_Railway_map] to only show as much of the SVR as is currently in use. It works OK on UK has a photography section [httpshttp://enwww.wikipediawsr.org/wiki/User:Graham_Phillips_110/sandbox my sandbox], but not here http://www.svrwiki.comuk/Mapr-photters.<br>I gather I need to import the template that the map is based on, but I can't find instructions on how to do thathtm here].<br>I was going There may be some good ideas to duplicate the full GWR/SVR map and create a more detailed map, showing more features as wellbe had from it.<br>Is it worth persevering, or would it just be easier to create the maps some other way?--[[User:Graham Phillips 110Robin|Graham Phillips 110Robin]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Robin|talk]]) 1016:4255, 14 4 January 2015 2017 (UTC)

I was looking on the internet yesterday ::Thank you. A job for suitable maps & saw that very same page, then thought when I would do a tracing from a map & then create my own simple map from that have some time :)-- then scan & upload it. It was then I realised I was spending time on this instead of doing other things!! In answer to your question, I don't know how to edit that template to how you want it. May be better to draw a new version? [[User:SharpoPatrick Hearn|SharpoPatrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:SharpoPatrick Hearn|talk]]) 1112:0028, 14 18 January 2015 2017 (UTC)

:::As a low grade entry point I think have added to the main issue is that the map requires [[Bewdley International Airport|Bewdley Airport]] page some basic details with an idea to add a standard set of images simple [[From The Window]] type guide page when locations are populated. What do people think?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] (about 3000![[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) that exist on Wikipedia10:55, which you can tile together to show the layout 11 February 2018 (e.g. plain track, station, disused station, and so onUTC), as well as all the templates it pulls in. It might be possible to copy it over, but I don't know if it would be a good idea to pick and choose the bits we want, or alternatively to copy the whole lot over with a lot of redundant bits, but with the flexibility to make more in future.

::::Looks good. I've added some directions. It would be good to illustrate each page with a photo taken from that location as well. --[[User:Danny252Graham Phillips 110|Danny252Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Danny252Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 1210:1534, 14 January 2015 12 February 2018 (UTC)

I was hoping it would be possible ==Locomotives hired to import or visiting other railways==We have sections for locos coming in, are there equivalents for SVR-resident locos going the template and just those icons used as itother way? I can's a handy way t find any. TIA--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 12:28, 18 January 2017 (UTC): Off the top of linking directly to stations my head, no section exists yet. The exception would be for [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line directly from |main line excursions]], which are listed on the map.linked locomotive pages, but not many of those happen these days! --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 13:09, 18 January 2017 (UTC)I was then going ::Some individual loco pages also mention longer term hires to create other railways, but you're right in that there is no equivalent section for gala appearances elsewhere. No reason we couldn't have such a page, but it would be a more detailed map showing all major exercise to backfill the bridges etchistory.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:50, 18 January 2017 (UTC):::Thanks both. Do you think we should we start one with a link 2017 galas out as an incomplete page, and allow people to eachbackfill? Or let it ride?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 02:43, 19 January 2017 (UTC)::::If you're eager, go ahead - just look how the [http://www.svrwiki.com/version1241/index.Maybe php?title=Steam_Locomotives_visiting_the_SVR_for_galas&oldid=1151 gala visitors] page started! I have to admit I don't really know where to find historical information; the SVR News sometimes mentions locos going off on hire, but I don't know if this is comprehensive? Then again, I'm asking too much sure Robin will find all the information about 7714's visit to the Little Piddling and Nowhere Railway's 1976 gala... --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 10:44, 19 January 2017 (UTC):::::It must have been there as a static exhibit - according to the SVR Wiki it would be best to stick to a normal image file of a mapwasn't steamed until 1992.--[[User:Graham Phillips 110Robin|Graham Phillips 110Robin]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Robin|talk]]) 1213:5510, 14 19 January 2015 2017 (UTC)

==Bug reports=====Navbox error===I remember years ago using some free software that allowed me to add links from a word or words pasted into an image 'm seeing <nowiki>{{#invoke:Navbox|navbox}}</nowiki> instead of Navboxes appearing on my sitethe carriage and loco pages. There may be Anyone else? Can one of the administrators have a look please? --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC):It was something similar for a wiki if you have time I did without realising by altering parser settings while trying to convert page names to try & search for itdates and vice versa. It should be working again now. This was the sort of thing I just found after a search--[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 16:48, but not within a wiki - http16 May 2017 (UTC):://wwwYes fixed.onextrapixelBelated thanks.com/examples/image-map/-[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:18, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

Back again===On this day refresh error===Another oddity. When I first access the home page without being logged in, the "On this day" link shows May 18. As soon as I log in, just found an example it refreshes correctly. Any ideas? Is it some sort of caching issue? --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:18, 24 May 2017 (UTC):I was getting that as well. It was caused by <nowiki>{{#time:}} using "the time the page was last rendered into HTML" rather than the current time. For some reason, it would always default to May 18, even immediately after logging out after displaying the correct date while logged in. I've changed it now to read {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} and {{CURRENTDAY}} which do exactly what their names suggest.</nowiki> It seems to have solved the problem on a the wikiitself, although I don't know if there may still be a caching problem for individual users. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 00:56, 25 May 2017 (UTC)::I'm aware that it is an image where you can click still not working as it should. Editing the page also updates the displayed date, so the error doesn't show up until a day later, which makes it a slow job fixing it by trial and error. I've asked for help on the different people you can see. http[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ExtensionTopic:ImageMapTraumjses54rw4ao Mediawiki Project Support Desk]--[[User:SharpoGraham Phillips 110|SharpoGraham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:SharpoGraham Phillips 110|talk]]) 08:58, 27 May 2017 (UTC):::I think it's working now. If you want an explanation...The various Time and Date functions use the time the page was last rendered in to HTML. For a logged in user, that will be their current session, for a non-logged in user, it is the time the page was last modified, as shown at the bottom of every page. By linking to the internal On This Day page as if it was an external link, it seems to be creating the link using the real current time, even when logged out.--[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 22:52, 28 May 2017 (UTC)::::Another minor bug fixed. As the wiki was seeing the On This Day page as an external link, it was opening in a new tab, rather than the same tab like all other internal links. I couldn't fix it properly, so the external link is now displayed as a single full stop right at the bottom of the page, I couldn't make it completely invisible. Just having the link somewhere on the page forces all dates to work correctly, so now the internal link works as it should. There's another minor bug in that the wiki is set to GMT and is not adjusting for BST. I might look in to that one at some point as well. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 07:25, 29 May 2017 (UTC):::I really think I've got it this time. What was confusing me was the random image on the Main Page Test page which was causing that page to refresh every time it was viewed, whether logged in or not, which the proper Main Page wasn't doing. I've now set up the Main Page to automatically refresh every time. I thought this might slow down loading, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. What was slowing everything down was fetching nine individual images from Wikimedia Commons for the schematic map. I've now duplicated these locally, so not only does the page load a lot faster, logging in is a lot quicker as well.--[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 14:55, 2 June 2017 (UTC)::::Thanks for spending the time on it! It would be an idea to update the pre-1963 map page to use local icons as well; it can be very hit and miss loading at times. (Not meant as a request, happy to do it myself when time permits). ::::Probably a bit late to ask this as were are closing in on 100 individual Day pages, but is there anything in them which could be better handled in a template called to each page, rather than the block of text we copy and paste each time?--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:0932, 2 June 2017 (UTC):::I'd already started on the other maps when you replied. Consider it done. Yes, now I know how easy it is to create and call a template, that would be a better way of getting the forward and back dates. I did wonder if it might be better if the links just said "Previous" and "Next" rather than the date, but that would mean going back and altering all the existing ones for consistency.--[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 16:49, 14 January 2015 2 June 2017 (UTC)

Wow, took me a few hours to understand :I thought ithad been working fine, but I have learnt how today it is linking to create more than one link from within an image within June 20 when not logged in, even though a wikipage exists for June 25. My own wiki test included 2 locos in Not sure if it is a photo & moving coincidence, but the cursor to either of home page was last edited on June 20. Has anything changed in the locos would give a link for that loco. back end, apart from switching Lingo back on? --[[User:SharpoRobin|SharpoRobin]] ([[User talk:SharpoRobin|talk]]) 2119:4058, 14 January 2015 25 June 2017 (UTC)

I::Another oddity with 've been spending far too long on On this as well, but Iday in history've finally got there.<br>Click on When logged out, the town names next and previous page links on the [[Map | Map]] 'August 4' and other days works fine.<br>It takes When I log in they stop working, replaced by a bit of trial and error to get the grey box coordinates with a dash in . Not sure how long it has been happening - anyone else getting the right place, but I think this is a better than the standard route map as it allows linking of nearby features of interestsame and if so, such as the Engine House. any idea why? --[[User:Graham Phillips 110Robin|Graham Phillips 110Robin]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Robin|talk]]) 0114:4637, 15 January 2015 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Some good :::It took a bit of trial and error, but I've finally got the Previous & Next links working. It turns out it needs spaces either side of the + & - signs when searching for Pagename + 1 day etc. I've got no idea why it worked when logged out, but not when logged in, or why it used to work thereand then stopped working, but it works now. I'm still stuck on the out of date On This Day link though. The main thing now is It looks like we need a bot to get a suitable map - automatically edit the OS maps will presumably somewhat awkwardpage at 00:01 every day, given that but creating a bot is beyond me at the "Kidderminster" label is nearer to Bewdley Station than Kidder! moment.--[[User:Danny252Graham Phillips 110|Danny252Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Danny252Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 1009:1444, 15 January 2015 6 August 2017 (UTC)

::::Thanks - I'll keep manually updating if I like the map on the front pageremember and nobody else beats me to it. Would it be worth putting on each of the station pages to show their positioning on the SVR?--[[User:Brick60000Robin|Brick60000Robin]] ([[User talk:Brick60000Robin|talk]]) 1605:1751, 16 January 2015 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Up to nowAs of today it's bringing up the page for February 28th, in error --[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 15:24, everyone7 March 2022 (UTC):It's been making changes without consulting anyone elsebroken for a while now. There havenDanny't been any disputes yets Wikibot seems to stop working after about 6 months, but should we be putting things to and once it does then the 'on this day' link only refreshes (as far as logged out users are concerned) when there is a vote first?<br>Minor edits change saved on the home page (ie usually every Monday when I update the article of text should be OK, but what about more conspicuous changes like adding the maps and logo? week link!) I just went ahead don't know to restart the Wikibot - it needs someone with access to the back end and did ita bit of knowledge. Should we have discussed it first? I can easily undo it.<br>Should we Maybe Graham or Will could have a picture on the front pagelook at some point? How do we pick one?<br>--[[User:Graham Phillips 110Robin|Graham Phillips 110Robin]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Robin|talk]]) 0815:4337, 31 January 2015 7 March 2022 (UTC)

If you decide ===Pages loading incorrectly when logged out===I'm finding a few pages which aren't loading correctly when not logged in, for example [[GWR 80684 Ballast Wagon]]. It reports part of the content being not secure and is referring to have a picture on something in version 1241 which was the version before the front pagehttps upgrade. Happens in both Chrome and IE. It loads fine when logged in, keep so I assume it interesting by changing it every weekmay be another caching issue. OtherwiseDid we have a back end utility for refreshing all the pages and if so, once this wiki nears completion (if that is ever likely to happen) people aren't likely to look at could one of the admins run it very often. ? --[[User:SharpoRobin|SharpoRobin]] ([[User talk:SharpoRobin|talk]]) 1317:4653, 31 January 2015 15 December 2017 (UTC)

:My 10p worth is so long as you think it is an improvementI wasn't getting a secure content warning, carry on and add/edit as necessary which is but the idea of a Wiki; stopping page wasn't loading correctly for votes just delays thingsme either. Worth adding a note in the summary if comment is requiredI can't say I understand where these odd little issues come from! I've fixed that page manually, eg if and I think I had found a better logo (which script I don’t!) I would upload it can set to run every so often to clear the whole cache - did you identify any other pages, and say “shall we try this insteadif so, can you check them now?”.--[[User:RobinDanny252|RobinDanny252]] ([[User talk:RobinDanny252|talk]]) 1716:3227, 31 January 2015 16 December 2017 (UTC)

::I selected about 10 other Wagons pages at random and found these - [[BR General Goods Containers]] / [[BR 993898 'Shark' Ballast Plough Brake]] / [[GWR 125059 Covered Goods Van (body only)]]. There may be others, although I've not noticed any other than wagons pages thus far. Not a lot I can add on the diagnostices, except:::*IE shows a text only page, and it includes a line saying for example ''<nowiki>Retrieved from ‘http://www.svrwiki.com/version1241/index.php?title=BR_General_Goods_Containers&oldid=8055’</nowiki>''. Clicking the link takes you to the old page on the non-secure site. It also shows a box at the bottom "protectedOnly secure content displayed." ::*Chrome does the same but without the pop up box. ::--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 22:00, 16 December 2017 (UTC) :::I get the same text-only page displayed as you get with IE. The fact they're still showing like that at least means that my attempted fixes so far didn't work! The "retrieved from" is apparently not the error itself - the text is usually hidden by the front pagestyle, logo and maps the fact the page isn't loading the style (or any pictures) is why that occurs. I've reset some more of the cache settings, which seems to prevent any malicious editshave fixed it. We havenI don't had much spam yetunderstand some of this dark voodoo... --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 18:24, but there was 18 December 2017 (UTC) ===Loss of session data===In the possibility last few weeks I've noticed that someone could alter from time to time the Wiki is logging me off in mid-edit. With a normal log in, my status is changed to logged out (ie the top right button reverts to 'Log in') and of course I can't save the front page to something unwanted. If anyone wants I have selected "stay logged in" when logging in, the top right button is still showing 'Log out' but I get the message ''Sorry! We could not process your edit due to make a genuine loss of session data. You might have been logged out.'' Abandoning the editand restarting it then works fine without actually needing to log out and in again. Is there anything unusual happening at the server back end?--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:20, they 9 September 2018 (UTC) ===Missing Signature button===Prompted by Patrick's comments "''(can put 't find the date stamp)''" in several posts in [[Query Corner#Santa services|Query Corner]], it appears that recent versions of MediaWiki have removed the signature button that used to be shown when editing 'normal' pages; it still appears when editing Discussion pages. There is a '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgExtraSignatureNamespaces configuration variable available here on ]''' which allows the Talk page and button to be added back in specific pages. Could one of the administrators admins see if it is possible to add this configuration variable so the button can do itbe put back in Query Corner? --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 20:58, 29 November 2018 (UTC):Done. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 10:00, 30 November 2018 (UTC)::Thanks. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 17:53, 30 November 2018 (UTC) ===Service Unavailable message===While I'm in the Bug reports page, I'm seeing a message from time to time as follows:  Service Unavailable<br> The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.<br> Additionally, a 503 Service Unavailable error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. It is usually when requesting a special page like 'recent changes' but occasionally when accessing a normal page. Been happening for a couple of months now. Another one for Graham or Will to have a look at if possible? --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:41, 7 March 2022 (UTC) == User permissions == I created 've modified the logo in Paint on my PC user permissions so that new users can create articles and thought talk pages without being marked "trustworthy". I found it a bit odd that having created a new user, Icouldn'd got t edit my own user page... Given that spambots are a reasonably good match for non-issue now, hopefully we'll be ok. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 09:25, 9 October 2017 (UTC) == Wiki bot == I'm playing around with making an "svrwikibot", mainly to do the front page update that Robin currently does. I've gone with the chocolate & cream[https://www.mediawiki. The cream looks org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot Pywikibot] framework, because a bit beige now on my chromebook) I can code Python and b) it works.  If anyonehas other ideas for things we could get the bot to do, let me know. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 09:27, 9 October 2017 (UTC): Alright, hold your breath - if it's got working, the bot will now update the correct colour codesmain page comment at 5am BST (4am GMT) daily... --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 10:01, 9 October 2017 (UTC) ::If there was a 'like' button on here, I'll do a new oned press it! I'm not sure about other functions for it to carry out.Most of the bot edits I come across on Wikipedia tend to be formatting and housekeeping, things like stripping leading and trailing spaces in tables, changing links and references separated by <nowiki><br></nowiki> to bullet format and so on. Not a particular priority here in my view. One of them moves references after closing punctuation, which would cause a problem on here because of our formatting issue (see my [[User:Robin|user page]]), which I think is caused by the conflict with the terminology add-on (whose name I forget). Presumably we haven't got anywhere with resolving that one? --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 14:10, 10 October 2017 (UTC) ::: The addon in question is "Lingo". I donremember hoping/expecting the software update earlier this year would fix it. However, it didn't know , and at the time I did put in a report about the issue still being present. Looking back at the bug report, there's been no response or fix yet. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 08:38, 12 October 2017 (UTC) ::::Thanks, I thought it was a short name like that. It's not a showstopper, I'll just keep putting references inside punctuation at the end of formatted paragraphs pending developments. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 13:53, 12 October 2017 (UTC) ::A small update to say that the bot seems to be working away quite happily, and on the few occasions I've checked, the "On this day" link has been correct. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 14:04, 30 October 2017 (UTC) :Page history suggests the bot last updated on 7 April? --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 23:34, 11 April 2018 (UTC) ::Indeed! It seems I might have to occasionally re-confirm the login details, or else that it somehow forgot how to login. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 09:29, 12 April 2018 (UTC) :Message for Graham in Dan's absence. Just noticed the Bot stopped working again on 9 October 2018 so if a picture as well as you are not logged in, the On this day link goes to the last day the page was updated rather than the two maps would current day. It may be too much thougha coincidence but both times it seems to have stopped after 6 months. Could you have a look please?<br>TIA. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 10:42, 1 April 2020 (UTC)  ===Railway Heritage Register links update===The Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey and Wagon Survey have historically been hosted on vintagecarriagestrust.org, but are permanently moving to a new host on 9 April. From a quick test today, the record numbers within URLs are the same on the old and new host, therefore all that is needed in the links is to update the host address. Thereis a second problem in that the text within the link normally takes the form of 's ... on vintagecarriagestrust.org' which also needs updating (for simplicity and clarity I suggest using '... on Railway Heritage Register On-Line' for both Carriages and Wagons). It would be a random image extension great help if these changes could be done by the bot. The 'search and replace' involved is:*Step 1: replace '''cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org''' by '''cs.rhrp.org.uk'''*Step 2: replace '''ws.vintagecarriagestrust.org''' by '''ws.rhrp.org.uk'''*Step 3: replace '''on vintagecarriagestrust.org''' by '''on Railway Heritage Register On-Line'''Steps 1 and 2 should fix the relevant URLs, and step 3 the link wording for at least the majority of links. There are links in a number of different areas including current and former carriages and wagons etc.Hope that is possible.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 17:23, 27 February 2019 (UTC) == Mobile view ==:I don't think this has cropped up before. I have just noticed that Navboxes do not appear in Mobile view. This is apparently deliberate, as detailed in [https://phabricator.wikimedia .org/T124168 this article]. In most cases they are probably a 'nice to have' rather than essential to navigation, but in [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation]] they are currently the only method of navigating to other history pages. It should be possible to create the same links in a table instead of a Navbox which can may be installedthe answer in that instance. Something to bear in mind as we create future pages, particularly as mobile devices are increasingly used for browsing. Any thoughts or suggestions welcome.<br>--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:03, 13 April 2018 (UTC)One idea ::Update; I had was duly added a long thin picture of table rather than a full train Navbox which works OK in profileMobile view. We just have to remember to update that table at the same time as updating the Template:TimelineNavbox.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 22:35, taking up the full width of 31 December 2019 (UTC)  :Something else I found that appears not to work in Mobile view. The [[Unsuccessful proposals for railways in the Severn Valley]] page, but only has a couple statement <nowiki><div class="toclimit-2">__TOC__</div></nowiki> to limit the number of lines worth items in the table of depthcontents. The picture could level 3 headings should be selected at random from one of each carriage setsuppressed but appear in Mobile view. Worth Not a try?<br>major issue, but annoying!--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 22:35, 31 December 2019 (UTC)::Problem solved, thanks to help from the Mediawiki Project:Suport Desk --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 22:37, 2 January 2020 (UTC):::Thanks. I see in their response that we're due a MediaWiki version update - good luck! --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 23:17, 2 January 2020 (UTC) == Featured article == I'll be busy for much of the next few weeks with moving, a honeymoon, and whatever else I've forgotten - if someone else wants to have a go at doing featured articles for a few weeks, feel free! --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 10:43, 29 May 2018 (UTC):Best of luck with everything! An open invitation at any time for anyone to pick an article they would like to feature, either by adding it themselves or by letting me know and I'll add it. There is a [[:Category:Featured articles|Category page]] which lists the articles already featured. If nobody else does choose an article, I'll try to keep updating them on a weekly basis. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:13, 29 May 2018 (UTC)  == Schematic Map == I've created a copy of Graham's original schematic map changing "Eardington Halt (Disused)" to "Eardington" (the name as consistently used in SVR gala publications etc). I don't have the correct font to add any new text, ie "(Limited use)", but I think on balance it's better as changed. The station icon is still in 'disused' colour which suggests something different and the linked page gives the operational status. I might have a go at creating a completely new file at some point with the additional text, unless Graham happens to read this and gets there first. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 09:2758, 21 April 2024 (UTC):On the [[List of stations]] page I've minor edited the schematic to remove '(disused)' and change the icon colour for the station (look on the 'changes' to see what changes I made). How this might help I'm not sure, as that page doesn't use a .png file?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 22:22, 1 February 2015 26 April 2024 (UTC)