User talk:Squawk7700
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A lot of stuff has come up in my personal life and I just have to prioritize for the moment - I hope I'll be able to return.
A lot of stuff has come up in my personal life and I just have to prioritize for the moment - I hope I'll be able to return.
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Train staff
[edit]Hi, I have reverted your edit to Train staff.
It refers to a physical object used to control access to a railway line.
From the Token (railway signalling): "For convenience in passing it from hand to hand, the token was often in the form of a staff, typically 800 mm (31 in) long and 40 mm (1.6 in) diameter, and is referred to as a train staff."
Madfly2 (talk) 13:03, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
- Hi Madfly2, thanks for letting me know. I see that that use-case is absolutely justified, I think there might be an ambiguity problem, meaning that not all users typing "Train staff" will be looking for the physical object. What do you think? Kind Regards Squawk7700 (talk) 13:19, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
- I agree that it could be confusing. I've added a hatnote to help explain. Hopefully this helps.
- Madfly2 (talk) 19:16, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
Wu ling
[edit]Thankyou for that, I didn't think it was live. Will add references and clean it up today. Thanks again Foristslow (talk) 21:45, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
- No worries, that's what we're here for. Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with. Kind regards Squawk7700 (talk) 22:45, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
- Actually some help would be well received, I am wanting to upload a photo for the page, Do I need to upload it to a specific wiki page first beforehand. Thankyou in advance. Foristslow (talk) 22:56, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
- Hey! There's an excellent tutorial here: c:Commons:First steps. Have a look at it and tell me if there's anything unclear remaining. Best, Squawk7700 (talk) 23:17, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
- 🙏🏼 Foristslow (talk) 00:18, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
- i have added the references for the page and about to publish it. Thanks again. 🙏🏼 Foristslow (talk) 00:20, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
- Hey! There's an excellent tutorial here: c:Commons:First steps. Have a look at it and tell me if there's anything unclear remaining. Best, Squawk7700 (talk) 23:17, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
- Actually some help would be well received, I am wanting to upload a photo for the page, Do I need to upload it to a specific wiki page first beforehand. Thankyou in advance. Foristslow (talk) 22:56, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
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