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==Stourport SVR Unofficial Forum and Tenbury branchesNational Preservation links (March 2018, updated February 2024) ==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 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 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 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 body text if that makes a difference. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 20:06, 7 March 2018 (UTC):::::Aha, there's a change at the 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 new, corrected link above. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 12:15, 8 March 2018 (UTC)::::::...having actually done it, 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 other nat-pres links I can find (by directly searching through a text dump of the whole wiki) look like they should work. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 12:24, 8 March 2018 (UTC):::I noticed that SVRLive links should also be HTTPS, although 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)

==Logo==Would it be Also a good idea to have a suitable SVR image or logo on the main page. For a visitor seeing the page for the first time, it would give them some idea what it was all about. Yes, I know it should be obvious, but.....does and don'ts section (trespass etc. )

Thoughts?--[[User:SharpoPatrick Hearn|SharpoPatrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:SharpoPatrick Hearn|talk]]) 0010:0955, 13 January 2015 19 December 2016 (UTC):I'd erred away from doing one in the past, in case the SVR considered it to be encouraging people to photograph from lineside (even in legitimate viewing locations) rather than paying to visit the railway. 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:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:59, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

IOfficial response from Lewis Maddox: "Great idea, if you need any photos let me know." So, going back to the original post, what've been thinking s the same (I just mentioned best way of setting it in one of the forum threads). I guess the main question is whether the SVR would be happy with us using its logo - up? Does it's starting to sound like we'll need to get in contact a table with the office at some point on headings I suggested. Is there a better way? This might be one where a few of these thingslittle thought and input from photographers is worthwhile... If they decide not--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 13:06, does someone feel suitably arty?4 January 2017 (UTC)

:Just while thinking about it, on the [[Current events on the Severn Valley Railway]] page, I put a comment relating to SVR Live that "Information which is publicly accessible for enthusiasts includes Traffic Notices, Working Timetables, '''lineside photography policy and application forms''', and so on." However I can't see photography policy on the new version, or on the SVR website either. Any idea where they would be found these days?--[[User:Danny252Robin|Danny252Robin]] ([[User talk:Danny252Robin|talk]]) 0916:2350, 13 4 January 2015 2017 (UTC)

Perhaps in ::When I looked earlier this year, the meanwhile we should've adopted lineside photography information available on the old site seemed to be horribly out of date, and upon enquiring directly with the SVR Online logo. Also; starting to add headings here to separate topics. on Facebook, the response I hope you're all OK with this. got gave me the impression they were only interested in direct inquiries, rather than advertising it online? --[[User:BoldfordDanny252|BoldfordDanny252]] ([[User talk:BoldfordDanny252|talk]]) 09:3952, 1 February 2015 5 January 2017 (UTC)

I emailed marketing@svrlive.com on 16th January to ask permission to use :In terms of setting it up, the official SVR logounofficial WSR site WSR. I haven't heard back yet, so I've gone and used it anywayORG. If I get UK has a threatening letter photography section [http://www.wsr.org.uk/r-photters.htm here]. There may be some good ideas to be had from their solicitors, I'll change it back again. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110Robin|Graham Phillips 110Robin]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Robin|talk]]) 0716:5655, 2 February 2015 4 January 2017 (UTC)

That logo looks much better! ::Thank you. A job for when I have some time :)--[[User:SharpoPatrick Hearn|SharpoPatrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:SharpoPatrick Hearn|talk]]) 0812:0528, 2 February 2015 18 January 2017 (UTC)

==Location==We'll probably spend :::As a lot of time providing info about low grade entry point I have added to the SVR, but we also need [[Bewdley International Airport|Bewdley Airport]] page some basic details with an idea to show where it is for people who come across this wiki & decide the railway might be worth add a visitsimple [[From The Window]] type guide page when locations are populated. So, for those arty What do people amongst us, how about finding a suitable size image of the UK that can be used, with a highlighted area showing exactly where the Railway isthink?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 10:55, then showing an enlargement of the area alongside the UK image with the main stations highlighted and the course of the railway.11 February 2018 (UTC)

::::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:SharpoGraham Phillips 110|SharpoGraham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:SharpoGraham Phillips 110|talk]]) 1110:3934, 13 January 2015 12 February 2018 (UTC)

On ==Locomotives hired to or visiting other railways==We have sections for locos coming in, are there equivalents for SVR-resident locos going the subject other way? I can't find any. TIA--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 12:28, 18 January 2017 (UTC): Off the top of mapsmy head, no section exists yet. The exception would be for [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line|main line excursions]], I've adapted which are listed on the map at linked locomotive pages, but not many of those happen these days! --[https[User://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TemplateDanny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Severn_Valley_Railway_mapDanny252|talk] ]) 13:09, 18 January 2017 (UTC)::Some individual loco pages also mention longer term hires to 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 major exercise to only show as much of backfill the SVR as is currently in usehistory. It works OK on --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[httpsUser talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:50, 18 January 2017 (UTC)://en::Thanks both.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do you think we should we start one with 2017 galas out as an incomplete page, and allow people to backfill? Or let it ride?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[Usertalk:Graham_Phillips_110/sandbox my sandboxPatrick Hearn|talk]]) 02:43, but not here 19 January 2017 (UTC)::::If you're eager, go ahead - just look how the [http://www.svrwiki.com/Mapversion1241/index.<br>php?title=Steam_Locomotives_visiting_the_SVR_for_galas&oldid=1151 gala visitors] page started! I gather have to admit I need don't really know where to import find historical information; the template that the map is based SVR News sometimes mentions locos going off onhire, but I candon't know if this is comprehensive? Then again, I'm sure Robin will find instructions on how all the information about 7714's visit to do thatthe Little Piddling and Nowhere Railway's 1976 gala...<br>--[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 10:44, 19 January 2017 (UTC)I was going :::::It must have been there as a static exhibit - according to duplicate the full GWR/SVR map and create a more detailed map, showing more features as wellWiki it wasn't steamed until 1992.<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]]) 13:10:42, 14 19 January 2015 2017 (UTC)

==Bug reports=====Navbox error===I was looking 'm seeing <nowiki>{{#invoke:Navbox|navbox}}</nowiki> instead of Navboxes appearing on the internet yesterday for suitable maps & saw that very same page, then thought I would do carriage and loco pages. Anyone else? Can one of the administrators have a tracing from a map & then create my own simple map from that look please? -- then scan & upload it. [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC):It was then something I realised I was spending time on this instead of doing other things!! In answer did without realising by altering parser settings while trying to your question, I don't know how convert page names to edit that template to how you want itdates and vice versa. It should be working again now. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 16:48, 16 May be better to draw a new version? 2017 (UTC)::Yes fixed. Belated thanks.--[[User:SharpoRobin|SharpoRobin]] ([[User talk:SharpoRobin|talk]]) 1116:0018, 14 January 2015 24 May 2017 (UTC)

===On this day refresh error===Another oddity. When I think first access the home page without being logged in, the main "On this day" link shows May 18. As soon as I log in, it refreshes correctly. Any ideas? Is it some sort of caching issue is ? --[[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 map requires 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 the wiki itself, although I don't know if there may still be a standard set of images caching problem for individual users. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 00:56, 25 May 2017 (about 3000!UTC) ::I'm aware that exist on Wikipediait is 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 you can tile together to show makes it a slow job fixing it by trial and error. I've asked for help on the layout [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Traumjses54rw4ao Mediawiki Project Support Desk]--[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 08:58, 27 May 2017 (eUTC):::I think it's working now. If you want an explanation.g. plain track.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, stationfor a non-logged in user, disused stationit is the time the page was last modified, and so onas 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 well 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 templates internal link works as it pulls should. There's another minor bug inthat the wiki is set to GMT and is not adjusting for BST. It I might be possible 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 copy refresh every time it overwas 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 don't know if 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 a good an idea to pick update the pre-1963 map page to use local icons as well; it can be very hit and choose 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 bits block of text we wantcopy and paste each time?--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 15:32, 2 June 2017 (UTC):::I'd already started on the other maps when you replied. Consider it done. Yes, or alternatively now I know how easy it is to copy the whole lot over with create and call a template, that would be a lot better way of redundant bitsgetting 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 with that would mean going back and altering all the flexibility to make more in futureexisting ones for consistency. --[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 16:49, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

:I thought it had been working fine, but today it is linking to June 20 when not logged in, even though a page exists for June 25. Not sure if it is a coincidence, but the home page was last edited on June 20. Has anything changed in the back end, apart from switching Lingo back on? --[[User:Danny252Robin|Danny252Robin]] ([[User talk:Danny252Robin|talk]]) 1219:1558, 14 January 2015 25 June 2017 (UTC)

I was hoping it would be possible to import ::Another oddity with 'On this day in history'. When logged out, the template next and just those icons used as itprevious page links on 'August 4's a handy way of linking directly to stations on the line directly from the mapand other days works fine. When I was then going to create log in they stop working, replaced by a more detailed map showing all the bridges etc. grey box with a link to eachdash in.Maybe I'm asking too much Not sure how long it has been happening - anyone else getting the same and it would be best to stick to a normal image file of a map.if so, any idea why? --[[User:Graham Phillips 110Robin|Graham Phillips 110Robin]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Robin|talk]]) 1214:5537, 14 January 2015 4 August 2017 (UTC)

:::It took a bit of trial and error, but I remember years ago using some free software that allowed me to add 've finally got the Previous & Next links from a word or words pasted into an image on my siteworking. There may be something similar It turns out it needs spaces either side of the + & - signs when searching for a wiki if you have time 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 try & search for work and then stopped working, but itworks now. This was I'm still stuck on the sort out of thing I just found after date On This Day link though. It looks like we need a searchbot to automatically edit the page at 00:01 every day, but not within creating a wiki bot is beyond me at the moment.- http-[[User://www.onextrapixel.com/examples/image-map/Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 09:44, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Back again, just found an example on a wiki, there is an image where you can click on the different people you can see. http://www.mediawiki:::Thanks - I'll keep manually updating if I remember and nobody else beats me to it.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap--[[User:SharpoRobin|SharpoRobin]] ([[User talk:SharpoRobin|talk]]) 1505:0951, 14 January 2015 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Wow: For completeness, took me a few hours to understand it, but I have learnt how to create more than one link from within an image within a wiki. My own wiki test included 2 locos in a photo & moving this issue has been "solved" through the cursor to either use of the locos would give a link for that loco. Svrwikibot, per Graham's suggestion --[[User:SharpoDanny252|SharpoDanny252]] ([[User talk:SharpoDanny252|talk]]) 2114:4007, 14 January 2015 30 October 2017 (UTC)

IAs of today it've been spending far too long on this as wells bringing up the page for February 28th, but I've finally got there.<br>Click on the town names on the in error --[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[Map User talk:Patrick Hearn| Maptalk]] .<br>) 15:24, 7 March 2022 (UTC):It takes 's been broken for a bit of trial while now. Danny's Wikibot seems to stop working after about 6 months, and error to get once it does then the box coordinates in the right place, but I think 'on this day' link only refreshes (as far as logged out users are concerned) when there is a better than change saved on the home page (ie usually every Monday when I update the standard route map as article of the week link!) I don't know to restart the Wikibot - it allows linking needs someone with access to the back end and a bit of nearby features of interest, such as the Engine Houseknowledge. Maybe Graham or Will could have a look at some point? --[[User:Graham Phillips 110Robin|Graham Phillips 110Robin]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Robin|talk]]) 0115:4637, 15 January 2015 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Some good work there===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]]. The main thing now It reports part of the content being not secure and is referring to get something in version 1241 which was the version before the https upgrade. Happens in both Chrome and IE. It loads fine when logged in, so I assume it may be another caching issue. Did we have a suitable map - back end utility for refreshing all the OS maps will presumably somewhat awkwardpages and if so, given that could one of the "Kidderminster" label is nearer to Bewdley Station than Kidder! admins run it? --[[User:Danny252Robin|Danny252Robin]] ([[User talk:Danny252Robin|talk]]) 1017:1453, 15 January 2015 December 2017 (UTC)

: I like wasn't getting a secure content warning, but the map on the front pagewasn't loading correctly for me either. Would it be worth putting on each of I can't say I understand where these odd little issues come from! I've fixed that page manually, and I think I found a script I can set to run every so often to clear the station whole cache - did you identify any other pages to show their positioning on the SVR, and if so, can you check them now?--[[User:Brick60000Danny252|Brick60000Danny252]] ([[User talk:Brick60000Danny252|talk]]) 16:1727, 16 January 2015 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=Making changes==8055’</nowiki>''. Clicking the link takes you to the old page on the non-secure site. It also shows a box at the bottom "Only 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)

Up to now, everyone:::I get the same text-only page displayed as you get with IE. The fact they's been making changes without consulting anyone else. There havenre still showing like that at least means that my attempted fixes so far didn't been any disputes yet, but should we be putting things to a vote first?<br>Minor edits of work! The "retrieved from" is apparently not the error itself - the text should be OKis usually hidden by the page style, but what about and the fact the page isn't loading the style (or any pictures) is why that occurs. I've reset some more conspicuous changes like adding of the maps and logo? I just went ahead and did cache settings, which seems to have fixed it. Should we have discussed it first? I can easily undo itdon't understand some of this dark voodoo...<br>Should we have a picture on the front page? How do we pick one?<br>--[[User:Graham Phillips 110Danny252|Graham Phillips 110Danny252]] ([[User talk:Graham Phillips 110Danny252|talk]]) 0818:4324, 31 January 2015 18 December 2017 (UTC)

If you decide ===Loss of session data===In the last few weeks I've noticed that from time to have a picture on time the front page, keep it interesting by changing it every weekWiki is logging me off in mid-edit. OtherwiseWith a normal log in, once this wiki nears completion my status is changed to logged out (if that is ever likely ie the top right button reverts to happen'Log in') people arenand of course I can't likely save the page. If 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 look at a loss of session data. You might have been logged out.'' Abandoning the edit and restarting it very oftenthen works fine without actually needing to log out and in again. Is there anything unusual happening at the server back end?--[[User:SharpoRobin|SharpoRobin]] ([[User talk:SharpoRobin|talk]]) 1316:4620, 31 January 2015 9 September 2018 (UTC)

:My 10p worth is so long as you think ===Missing Signature button===Prompted by Patrick's comments "''(can'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 an improvement, carry on and adda '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/edit as necessary Manual:$wgExtraSignatureNamespaces configuration variable available here]''' which is allows the idea button to be added back in specific pages. Could one of a Wiki; stopping for votes just delays things. Worth adding a note in the summary admins see if comment it is requiredpossible to add this configuration variable so the button can be 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, eg if I had a better logo 30 November 2018 (which I don’t!UTC) I would upload it and say “shall we try this instead?”::Thanks.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 17:3253, 31 January 2015 30 November 2018 (UTC)

===Service Unavailable message===While I've "protected" the front page, logo and maps to prevent any malicious edits. We haven't had much spam yet, but there was the possibility that someone could alter m in the front Bug reports page to something unwanted. If anyone wants to make a genuine edit, they can put it here on the Talk page and one of the administrators can do it.<br>I created the logo in Paint on my PC and thought I'd got m seeing a reasonably good match for the chocolate & cream. The cream looks a bit beige now on my chromebook. If anyone's got the correct colour codes, I'll do a new one.<br>I don't know if a picture message from time to time as well as the two maps would be too much though?<br>There's a random image extension for wikimedia which can be installed.<br>One idea I had was a long thin picture of a full train in profile, taking up the full width of the page, but only a couple of lines worth of depth. The picture could be selected at random from one of each carriage set. Worth a try?<br>--[[User:Graham Phillips 110|Graham Phillips 110]] ([[User talkfollows:Graham Phillips 110|talk]]) 09:27, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

A couple of thoughts on pictures, following a revisit to Festipedia. Service Unavailable<br>:They have a picture of the month on the front page. Would that be a reasonable frequency The server is temporarily unable to adopt, especially as the mods would presumably have service your request due to change it?:They also have a lot of historical photos 'from the collection', especially on the loco pagesmaintenance downtime or capacity problems. Does the SVR have a similar collection (Kidderminster Railway Museum?) and if so, is anyone on speaking terms with the owner(s) who could broach the subject of adding some here? Particularly the SVR in GWR days and SVR locos in original service (did any of our current locos definitely work on the original SVR?), and also early days of the SVR in preservationPlease try again later.<br>--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 12:52 Additionally, 2 February 2015 (UTC)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've modified the user permissions so that new users can create articles and talk pages without being marked "trustworthy". I found it a bit odd that having created a new user, I couldn't edit my own user page... Given that spambots are a non-issue now, hopefully we'll be ok. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 09:25, 9 October 2017 (UTC) ==Changes needed pleaseWiki 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 [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot Pywikibot] framework, because a) I can code Python and b) it works. If anyone has 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 working, the bot will now update the main 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'd 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 remember hoping/expecting the software update earlier this year would fix it. However, it didn't, 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 section 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 note any amendments needed 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 you are not logged in, the On this day link goes to the last day the page was updated rather than the current day. It may be a coincidence but both times it seems to have stopped after 6 months. Could you have a look please? 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. There is a second problem in that the text within the link normally takes the form of '... 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 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 attention 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 administratorsonly method of navigating to other history pages. Suggest It should be possible to create the same links in a table instead of a Navbox which may be the answer in that instance. Something to bear in mind as we delete create future pages, particularly as mobile devices are increasingly used for browsing. Any thoughts or suggestions welcome. --[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:03, 13 April 2018 (UTC)::Update; I duly added a table rather than a Navbox which works OK in Mobile 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, 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 has a statement <nowiki><div class="toclimit-2">__TOC__</div></nowiki> to limit the number of items when done in the table of contents. The level 3 headings should be suppressed but appear in Mobile view. Not a 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 list currentname 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]]) 09:58, 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, 26 April 2024 (UTC)::Helps greatly thanks - I hadn't realised how Graham created the original .png file until now. I've added '(Limited use)' which is in the correct font and created a new .png file from a screen grab, tweaking the size to match the original. I could use other wording such as 'Galas only' rather than 'Limited use' if preferred.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 09:11, 28 April 2024 (UTC)