User talk:Andy Dingley

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Template:Post boxes by county

Would you please edit the template "Post boxes by county" so that there are no more overcategorizations? For instance, if "Post boxes in $COUNTY" is already a subcategory of "Objects in $COUNTY", then "Red post boxes in $County" need not be another subcategory of "Objects in $COUNTY", but only of "Post boxes in $COUNTY" and of "Red objects in $COUNTY" (if the latter exists). Likewise for the subcategories by reign and type. --Schlosser67 (talk) 11:17, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

It has nothing to do with 'objects in' or 'red objects in'. So I'm not sure what you're asking here? Andy Dingley (talk) 12:10, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

It has got to do with the transcluded categories, as far as I understand it. Perhaps the object categories were a bad example. But look e.g. at Post boxes in West Yorkshire. There are subcategories for types, reigns, and locations. So far, so good. But there are also categories like King Edward VII red wall-mounted post boxes in West Yorkshire using your template which should be moved into some of these subcategories, and should not appear in the main category any more (which is overcategorization). With your template, however, this overcategorization is forced. Does that clarify the issue?

I believe it would be a pity to remove the template from these categories, but as it is, I find building proper category trees difficult with it.

Now that I am writing this, may I also recommend adding Type C, Type K, Penfold (pillar), and Franked Mail and Parcel post boxes to the list of types? --Schlosser67 (talk) 08:24, 9 September 2025 (UTC)

Your template introduces a whole lot of overcategorisation (which is frowned upon in the Wikimedia Commons universe) and on occasion also completely wrong categories. Please repair it so that we can (re-)establish proper category trees! --Schlosser67 (talk) 11:16, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

So what is this 'overcategorization' ? Andy Dingley (talk) 12:21, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

See Commons:Categories#Over-categorization - a file or a subcategory should not be both in a category and its parent. Everything should only be in the most specific category. Example: if something is in Post boxes in West Yorkshire by reign, it need not be in Post boxes in West Yorkshire, too. I hope it is clearer now.

As for an example of wrong categories, if your template is used, Type K post boxes in West Yorkshire ends up as a subcategory of Post boxes in West Yorkshire by reign which does not make sense - there may be such post boxes with different cyphers at least in the future. --Schlosser67 (talk) 13:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Notification about possible deletion

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Affected:

• File:Account, face (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg

And also:

• File:Account, reverse (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg
• File:Extension to supply (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg
• File:Schedule of charges, page 1 (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg
• File:Schedule of charges, page 2 (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg
• File:Schedule of charges, page 3 (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg
• File:Schedule of charges, page 4 (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg
• File:War surcharge (West Gloucestershire Power Company).jpg

Yours sincerely, .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:14, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Reverts

Hi, I've reverted all cat on Locomotives by manufacturer, I'll handle the sub-cats later this evening and tomorrow.

Should railcars/MU categories use the same format MANUFACTURER TYPE OF ROLLING STOCK as some categories also used to have the "TYPE OF ROLLING STOCK manufactured by MANUFACTURER " format ?

Could I have your opinion on rolling stock categories? I've had the same experience with people renaming categories from COMPANY TYPE OF ROLLING STOCK, for example: SNCV diesel locomotives to Diesel locomotives of SNCV. Is the latter correct or should the former be used instead ? Arflhn (talk) 09:32, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

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Hello @Andy Dingley and sorry to bother you. I am writing simply to inform you that I have mentioned you in this message because I have appealed the decision made in this case, in which you expressed an opinion. Thank you for your attention. Olga Rithme (talk) 15:04, 7 November 2025 (UTC)

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