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Re:Re: Hey Thomasfan,
Oh, OK. I thought there were too many magazine stories, but I wasn't sure. Thanks! :)  ZEM  talk to me!   05:44, July 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, everytime I sign in here, there are loads of magazine story articles being worked on. You guys are doing an awesome job with the wiki! :D  ZEM  talk to me!   20:26, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

Incorrect Image
This is actually from the Runaway, i can tell from Annies Cameo TEngine 15:29, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

Cool Video
I think you should see this video about the restored differences from Season 1. Also, why do things like Henry backing down only to leave happen? It's like they re-do the whole thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ky5CdVLMs.


 * Did you also see season 2 restored differences? Old Iron one is weird. Thomasisthebest 20:18, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

Restored Episodes
Here on this Youtube Channel are some restored episodes, Inlcuding Thomas gets Bumped http://www.youtube.com/user/123456780028 They could help for the Gallery Page TEngine 21:51, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Re:Re:Re: Hey Thomasfan,
Yeah, I know what you mean. I kind of got this wiki under control and heading in the right direction when it was abandoned and I only have under 8,000 edits and mostly do minor maintenance. It is loads of fun though to have a part in it. :) BTW, take a look at what I've done to improve my talk page archives and let me know if you'd like me to do it for yours, as I'd love to do that. :D  ZEM  talk to me!   22:26, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

Posting Ducks Magical Adventure with a better idea.
So can I post my Story with these kinda of lines like these examples (-) or )####), so that that eleminate the need for me to only allow a certain age to read it. So what do you think? Duck &amp; Lady Fan 01:13, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

Talk page archives complete!
I finished improving all of your talk page archives with nav boxes, and the archived user pages (which were red links before) are now redirects to your page. :)  ZEM  talk to me!   05:52, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

Can you do please...
Upload this image for me? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/THOMAS-TANK-ENGINE-10-STORIES-VHS-VIDEO-VGC-/280527219458?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Movies_Movies_TV_Shows&hash=item4150b9ab02 I can't seem too, to get a screenshot from ebay press printscreen and edit it in paint TEngine 21:12, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

Buzz Books
I've realized that lately I've been littering the episode pages with WAY too much with Buzz Book and Ladybird pictures. So I think its better to move the pictures to their respective Buzz Book pages. If it isn't a good idea, feel free to move them back. :)


 * BTW, would it be OK to make Ladybird book pages like the Buzz Books have? Tender Engines 02:24, July 3, 2010 (UTC)

Cars/Trucks problem?
Just an observation -- in many of the later Thomas and Friends episodes (starting with Season 5, I think), Alec Baldwin and Michael Brandon begin calling the freight cars Troublesome Trucks. "Trucks" is a Brittish term, while "Freight Cars" is an American term. They should be properly called by the latter and "Foolish Freight Cars". Once again, just an observation if any of you have noticed.

Blocking
Thomasfan how long do you block an anonymous user who has/hasn't got an account? --PNR 01:02, July 4, 2010 (UTC)


 * Ok Thank you. :)--PNR 04:43, July 4, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Double Feature
Sorry about that but I wasn't aware of it :( I think we should keep the page, however, but make it into a page for all the Double Features DVDs, how does that sound? SteamTeam 14:23, July 4, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm glad you approve :) SteamTeam 14:33, July 4, 2010 (UTC)

Duncan
i put in the old wooden duncan model to update the duncan page why did you delete itMariomario678910 13:35, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

Episode summaries
Hey Thomasfan, I remember awhile back you made sure all of the episode pages had short descriptions rather than longer summaries and I meant to discuss that with you but never got the chance. As a wiki devoted to the subject of Thomas the Tank Engine, we should have detailed summaries, as that is one distingushing factors from Wikipedia. Though, from looking at other Wikis, I have also determined that a short description at the top of each article is also a good thing. So, in short, I am suggesting that we expand our episode pages. Please share your thoughts,  ZEM  talk to me!   02:07, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure it was you. Oh well, it doesn't really matter... :)  ZEM  talk to me!   05:44, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Page Locking
Here are some important pages that might need protecting. Tom Tipper, Clive Spong, and Britt Allcroft. Thomasisthebest 06:11, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Main Page
What do you think of the changes I've made to the main page? I think that it looks better this way. I plan on uploading specially cropped images for the main page Steam Team template so that they are all the same size. :)  ZEM  talk to me!   16:54, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know how to write a new article
I do need help, Thomasfan.

New Poll
Cool new poll on the main page! I like it. I voted Duke, as he was my favorite engine when I was little. :)  ZEM  talk to me!   16:49, July 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * OK, that's cool. I'll tell him what a cool job he did too then! :)  ZEM  talk to me!   18:20, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

What I meant.
If you go to the UK tomy website it says that they no longer have trackmaster. Now the old tomica a brand that was around before thomas motor road and rail is back like how it is in japan with the old blue track and everything. Except like japan the roadway has changed so you can't run bertie, bulgy, or any other of the road characters. Sidekickjason 22:54, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Define "Mature References"
I read through the rules, and simply want to know what I should avoid adding to the pages. I'm used to more "adult" wikis, namely that of Team Fortress 2 and Command & Conquer.

Basically, I want to know if I can/should edit the page on the Engine Himself to include the somewhat-tacky pun of dropping "engine" from his name, and coloring a military tank in his livery. RedShocktrooper 09:57, July 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * Floating about the internet is an image of a tank (the kind with a cannon and treads) edited in such a way so that it appears to be painted blue, with Thomas's face often painted onto the prow. It's a pretty low-blow pun. RedShocktrooper 01:22, July 11, 2010 (UTC)

Trying to identify a book
I'm hoping you can help me identify a Thomas book I had years and years ago. It was actually 2 Thomas books that were packaged in a cardboard slipcase. Both the cover of the books and the slipcase were coloured like red bricks and had an image relating to the story in the centre. I can't remember the names of the stories contained. Was this possibly part of a series of Thomas books?

I had a very similar Captain Pugwash set, 2 books in a slipcase, almost identically packaged. Any idea who may have published these books or the name of the series?

RE: Why?
Sorry! I didn't know you'd deleted it already! - SkarloeyRailway ...you will find two little engines called Skarloey and Rhaneas... 23:30, July 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * No... - SkarloeyRailway...you will find two little engines called Skarloey and Rhaneas... 00:09, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

Okay Im editing out the bad words. Give me some time to do it
Hang on. Duck &amp; Lady Fan 01:06, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

Its done editing, Do you like it now or sould I still make some changes? Duck &amp; Lady Fan 02:08, July 12, 2010 (UTC)9:06PM 7/11/2010

Adjusting Magazine Stories Templates
Hi, some Thomas & Friends UK magazines have themes which the stories are based around. Can you include a 'theme' section on the Magazine Story templates please? SteamTeam 14:46, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) SteamTeam 16:19, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

why?
why did u move my comment from Misty Island Rescue? Diesel 10 Fan (Talk)

So how do you like Ducks Magical Adventure? :)
Do you like it so far? Duck &amp; Lady Fan 01:23, July 13, 2010 (UTC)

Only Seven Engines?
I have just seen "Thomas and the Special Letter". In both the television series and the books, it is shown that Thomas, Percy, Gordon, Henry, Toby, Duck, James and Edward go to England. However only seven engines are seen filling in for them. Shouldn't there have been another engine to do Duck's work?


 * Yes. I know that you're only an admin here. I'm sorry. I didn't know that I might've offended you.

Super Rare video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evc613jwHl4. Rare Duke clips. Thomasisthebest 19:29, July 13, 2010 (UTC)

Season 14 music video
Judging by your userpage pic, I guess you saw the new music video "All You Need" (which BTW is very strange since Season 13 hasn't even aired in America yet!). Anyway, a lot of the footage looks like Season 14. I can tell which ones are from Season 13 episodes, but perhaps we can conclude who else will appear in Season 14. CGI-isn&#39;t-bad 03:22, July 14, 2010 (UTC)

Galleries?
What's happened to the galleries. They've gone weird :( SteamTeam 14:45, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, is that what it is? I didn't know you were meaning to put that writing in the galleries, sorry if I undid any edits :( SteamTeam 15:05, July 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for being so understanding. I think they're looking better now (after you've edited them) at least you can see each picture clearly without having to enlarge them. I still think wikia should of left them the way they were though. SteamTeam 15:13, July 14, 2010 (UTC)

Screenshots
Thomasfan, do you like the screenshots I'm taking of Jack Jumps In? Oliverandtoad13 19:50, July 14, 2010 (UTC)

Other Songs?
Thomasfan these songs were heard in Thomas and the Magic Railroad but these songs were not made by Junior Campbell and Mike O'Donnell. Should these songs be included in the wiki too? --PNR 02:27, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * Shining Time by Hummie Mann
 * I Know How the Moon Must Feel by Hummie Mann
 * Some Things Never Leave You by Joe Henry
 * Summer Sunday by Ben Wright
 * The Locomotion by Gerry Goffin and Carole King


 * You mean make a category under the title other songs? --PNR 02:38, July 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * OK I see right now I'm still learning the lyrics :) --PNR 02:52, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

King James I
Hey, that pic on its page is not King James I, It's actually King George V, also known as "The Bell." Damocles178 and I were just discussing those two engines. King James was scapped in December of 1962. We'll need a proper pic of King James and to change the info in the article to avoid any confusion. ;) Jim 19:43, July 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * As well as Sodorproductions suggestion about the image; King James I was actually scrapped in 1962 and that would make him just about the only real engine to be mentioned in the Railways Series that was actually scrapped in Real Life; so in Railways Series canon the engine would sadly have met the cutters torch. He would've been scrapped just six years before Enterprising Engines took place; only three of the Class 6000 or GWR King Class actually made it into preservation, they are King George V (Number 6000), King Edward I (6023) and King Edward II (6024) - (Damocles178 20:04, July 15, 2010 (UTC))


 * Damocles found a pic of the engine right here: http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/images/Img0012.jpg Jim 21:12, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

HiT's Favorites
I hope you like the new HiT Favorites page. It isn't quite finished yet :) SteamTeam 18:54, July 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * I thought if the Double Features deserve their own page so did the HiT Favorites. That's the why I originally had it (with the pics as plain thumbs) but I found they didn't quite match up. But it appears fine now. It actually looks better Thanks :) SteamTeam 21:40, July 16, 2010 (UTC)

Santa
Should there be a page a page for Santa Claus? He's appeared at various points. What about world records. I know Thomas-related stuff has broken many records like longest model layout and largest model train (James) Thomasisthebest 03:02, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

Template
Thomasfan have you created a template for the Snowdon Railway? Because I think you should make one for the Snowdon Engines. --PNR 21:08, July 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * Also why don't you like to put the photos of the engines on the Ravenglass and Eskdale railway to be out into the infobox? --PNR 21:13, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

New idea for Poll
I have an idea for a new poll, but I'm not sure if I am allowed to submit one, so I just thought I'd see what you thought of it.

Many times, characters want to take-over The Island of Sodor, so I came up with the following characters that would want to "rid of the railway" (if you get my drift):
 * Diesel
 * Diesel 10
 * George the Steamroller
 * Bulgy
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Spencer

This is all I have for now. If you allow this poll to be added, or if you think it needs improvising, I am more than happy to take your thoughts on this.


 * thanks for the response, Thomasfan, but that's all I have for now

Template
Should there be a template for each Railway Series book saying previous/next, like episodes. Thomasisthebest 23:23, July 19, 2010 (UTC)

My pictures
Can you please not delete my pictures for the littler ones, please because, as you know, I'm working on making them all bigger, besides, mine is better colour quality. SteamTeam 14:41, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's the point. I'm deleting pictures like that one because of the thinness and replacing them with bigger and squarer images and I thought you knew that :( I am going to be doing it for all of the smaller images including the ones on Duncan's Bluff and so on but if you really don't think mine are better quality then I won't bother and I'll abandon my project. I don't mind, so what do you think. SteamTeam 15:18, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, only if you agree that you won't replace any more of my pics with the little thin ones :P Thanks :) I will begin my project again soon. I just found a heap of Thomas magazines that's why I've been concentrating on them for a while. :) SteamTeam 15:28, July 21, 2010 (UTC)

I'll remind you if I do. Thanks it takes a while to get the colour balance just right :) SteamTeam 15:33, July 21, 2010 (UTC)

Adding Images
How do you add images to a galley that arn't the most recent uploads? - SkarloeyRailway ...you will find two little engines called Skarloey and Rhaneas... 16:35, July 21, 2010 (UTC)

This is what my options are. There is no previous. ("This page" link is blank)

ither upload a photo from your computer Upload button Or click to choose photos from: this page | most recent uploads

What I meant.
Yes. I think Fisher Price is picking up the range in the UK but its not confirmed yet. Sidekickjason 22:50, July 22, 2010 (UTC)

Photo help?
Well, I decided to take up photo uploading here, and I started with "Missing Cars/Trucks" since I felt that page needed some pictures. I was able to take the pictures using Windows Movie Maker 2.6, but can you give me tips on what to do after uploading them? CGI-isn&#39;t-bad 04:22, July 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * Ok, so SteamTeam beat me to the episode photos, but I could still use some help just in case. CGI-isn&#39;t-bad 14:38, July 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * Let me rephrase it. So I want to upload some photos, and I can take them using Windows Movie Maker 2.6, but could you give me some tips and/or recommendations on what to do so afterward? CGI-isn&#39;t-bad 17:06, July 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * More like, how I put them on the pages. I can probably figure out the uploading part. CGI-isn&#39;t-bad 18:33, July 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * See, what happened during the "Hide and Peep" photos was that the way my station aired them, it wasn't fully-sized. So I had to crop the photo carefully. CGI-isn&#39;t-bad 16:10, July 24, 2010 (UTC)

I thought
A Take N Play and Bachmann Thomas would of been useful for the Thomas Page TEngine 06:49, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

Bulstrode
I'm glad you like the images of faceless Bulstrode and kept them. I wonder why his face is missing, but he has it at Drayton Manor. Thomasisthebest 17:59, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

video
Have you seen this?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbK5MFC50ks&feature=related Thomasisthebest 18:38, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

Re:Rules
It's okay but I doubt I will be able to stick to it :P I usually upload my images in groups of four (unless I'm distracted by something elsewhere e.g. ZEM's forum). I like to see what the images look like in the galleries and if there are any duplicates. The main reason I don't upload them all at once is because of edit conflicts. I agree with the rule in theory but (for me, at least) it isn't very practical. SteamTeam 16:18, July 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * I know, but I'm afraid that I probably won't be able to stick to it. I'll tell you now so that you know for future references. I'll try to upload more at a time, but I'm not promising anything :) By the way, I agree with the message that Thomasisthebest has left below. That should be in the rules. SteamTeam 18:33, July 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll try my hardest to. Perhaps you should tell Oliverandtoad13 this rule, too. SteamTeam 18:43, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

Image title
About the image rules, it should be something like "In an episode has a different US title, us the UK title instead, like MissingTrucks12345 instead of MissingCars12345." -Thank you, Thomasisthebest 17:11, July 26, 2010 (UTC)

Question
Excuse me, Thomafan. Could you please give me permission to edit Bowled Out? I know I goof in the episode that's not on the article, and I would like to share it.

Re: New Image Rules
OK then, from now on I'll take them all, then upload them all at once, so that way I can abide by the rules. Thanks for the reminder! :) Oliverandtoad13 07:19, July 27, 2010 (UTC)

James and the Express
I don't mean to rant but can you not keep editing James and the Express when you know I'm uploading pictures. That's the very reason I don't agree with that rule, because that's twice my edits have been conflicted and I've lost it all. Can you please stop, thank you SteamTeam 16:59, July 28, 2010 (UTC)

Day of the Diesels
As far as I can tell, this is a genuine special! :)  ZEM  talk to me!   03:02, July 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry I didn't tell you yet, :( but I had some of this info for a couple days now, but I couldn't share it with anyone until I asked Chris Tomson, but I didn't ask yet, and now he's gone public... :)  ZEM  talk to me!   03:08, July 29, 2010 (UTC)