User talk:Richard Harvey

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Towns and villages of the Peak District

Hi - the current definition is at the top of the category: "Towns and villages in the Peak District area, whether falling within the boundary of the National Park or not". There's certainly room for discussion, and in some respects, limiting it to places within the National Park would make sense, but this would exclude places such as Buxton or Matlock which are closely associated with the Peak District.

Using the current definition, I would say that it definitely included Meltham (I didn't realise you'd removed it from the cat, or I would have discussed this first). Holmfirth could be included, but the case is less clear-cut.

With regard to a category for Holmfirth, does Category:Holmfirth & the Holme Valley cover this, or do you mean something more specific to the town itself? Warofdreams talk 01:13, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I didn't realise that this discussion was ongoing on your talk page; I've been putting comments on the Holmfirth talk. I've just reinstated Holmfirth according to the recent discussions on the Peak District talk page, though I do agree it's rather marginal. Perhaps you'd care to weigh in at the general discussion on the Peak District talk page, so that we can attempt to come to a consensus on where the boundary of the broader Peak District should be drawn. Thanks. Espresso Addict 15:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

33rd Regiment of Foot

Please see the article's talk page --Awiseman 14:02, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I like the Guilford Courthouse part! I fixed a couple of links but otherwise I agree. Thanks. --Awiseman 18:33, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yorkshire Ambulance Service

Working in medicine, do you know anything about the Yorkshire Ambulance Service? Since ambulance services were included in Template:Infobox England place everywhere in the YAS's area of responsibility has a red link in its infobox. I hoped you might know enough to start the article... Yorkshire Phoenix God's own county 07:35, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yorky! It is not a subject of which I am sufficiently knowledgable, other than having used their services a number of times both as a patient and as a nurse in casualty. However there is effectively no 'Yorkshire Ambulance Service' as the various NHS ambulance services are split up into regions, see:- List of ambulance services in the United Kingdom. For an example the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Service, known as WYMAS, also covers part of North Yorkshire, see:- WYMAS Website. Richard Harvey 07:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you saying that these regional services, such as the YAS, supposedly formed on 1 July 2006 only exist in theory? Yorkshire Phoenix

God's own county 08:14, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well this goes to prove my comment; that "It is not a subject of which I am sufficiently knowledgable". I was totally unaware of Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust, to give it its full title, having been formed until your question was mooted. Then again its a few years since I retired from Nursing, so I don't follow their activities to much. However an amble through the NHS website relating to the Trust Yorkshire Ambulance Service National Health Service Trust shows very little information on the subject. I am aware that the ambulances stations and vehicles in my area of West Yorkshire still sport the WYMAS Logo and Name. and the NHS website, as noted in my last message to you, still refer to the seperate regions and names. Possibly they are not included in the trust as neither of the ambulance stations at Marsh, in Huddersfield, or the one in Honley, near Holmfirth, are named on the list of sites from which they operate, on their website, see:- here. Obviously I will not therefore be starting an article on them. Richard Harvey 13:37, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough: I knew you'd retired from the army but didn't realise you'd retired from nursing as well. I've noticed we still have Two Shires ambulances in Northants, but this is covered by the East Midlands Ambulance Service article: I expect a similar situation exists in the west of Yorkshire, but writing that in an article would be pure speculation. Yorkshire Phoenix

God's own county 13:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Its worth noting that I am now 'fully retired from everything' (No I don't have a bus pass) my work with the Duke of Wellington's Regimental archives being on a Voluntary basis! It does seem the matter of NHS trusts is very complex, a trip through a minefield would be comparable to getting it right, just in time for it to be changed again, as further merges and aquisitions take place. There are seperate trusts for Hospitals, Primary Care and Ambulance services, Some of which are independant of government control. The Huddersfield and Calderdale Hospital trust also includes what is probably the largest specialist medicine production unit, at Huddersfield, in the NHS. So it is a subject that requires a lot of knowledge and research. Which is not something I have the time to do anymore. Richard Harvey 14:24, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Spammy stuff

Morning Richard (nice to talk to someone in my time zone!)

The trouble is catching him I guess - I know from past experience IP reports to AIV won't get much done if they are not "currently" offending. The Peak page is on my watch list anyway (hence the revert and the previous ones) and I'll hope to get lucky. Having done a spam4im a block should be granted if I can catch it happening. Enjoy the day --Nigel ^(Talk) 08:32, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

& read the top of the page after posting - sorry! --Nigel ^(Talk) 08:33, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Commercial Link

Thanks for trying to keep Wikipedia free of commercial links, but would you please try to find a new source so the information in Manta ray can be preserved? --Gray Porpoise 22:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Victoria Tower Castle

Hi - thanks for your message; it does look rather odd to me, but I am no expert on images. You might be better off raising this at talk:Huddersfield, or even at the Wikipedia:Help desk. Warofdreams talk 17:25, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright violations

Thanks for your message on my talk page. After you posted at the Help Desk, I investigated that image and a number of others uploaded by Usman_uk. He removed the "no source" tag from several of them, indicated the source of some (which despite the assertion of PD, GFDL, or CC status, appear to be infringements), and ignored others. I appreciate your finding the original of Image:Castle hill.jpg and it can then be processed and deleted as a copyvio. Best, --MCB 20:41, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fresh water

Hi there, I notice you redirected the List of fresh water islands in Scotland. It's a triviality, but this came about 24 hrs after I had persuaded RobotG to amend the category I had created to Category:Freshwater islands of Scotland to be consistent with the page Freshwater and the above list. I don't pretend to any specialist knowledge of the subject, and I don't think it is vital, but for the record was the difference simply 'adjective' rather than 'noun'. Ben MacDui 13:31, 1 November 2006 (UTC) (Pls reply below).[reply]

Hi! Funny how things work out? I had just spotted the query on User talk:DeLargeafter following up something else. I took a look at the initial post on User talk:MCB then took a look at the relevant pages and figured that it was possibly some US editors that were not to sure about the strange language known as 'British English'. I then went through the related articles and category, amending things to match. As the wording Freshwater is a more descriptive phrase of Fresh water, within freshwater lochs and rivers, as opposed to sea lochs and river estuaries, I believe it is an adjective. The Oxford dictionary also describes it as such. Adjectives and nouns can be strange, take a look at Eats, Shoots & Leaves for a stress relieving break. Richard Harvey 20:34, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I was admiring your image of the Upper Holme Valley today and somewhat automatically thought it to be of the Holmbridge area. However, upon closer inspection it appears to show my house — albeit just the roof! Tell me, was the photo taken from the footpath that is above the small hamlet of Meltham House?