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This discussion is going around in circles. The fundamental complaint is lack of verifiable sources. Ok, I understand that, so there is no need to keep going on about it - though the RSSB is an official source. Give me a few weeks to get more official sources sorted out. These things take time and in the meantime, adding more and more links is just giving credibility to the article and thus the argument for deletion slowly diminishes. You may say that quantity of links means nothing, only the quality of those links, but to the average Wikipedia reader a long list of links is more impressive than just a couple, which might not be how Wikipedia works but how the human mind works. It is also having the ironic effect of even more people outside of SimSig becoming interested and involved! Once I get those "verifiable" sources then everyone can be happy. Until then let's stop wasting our time debating each and every link. Geoffmayo (talk) 16:20, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
There seems to be a fundamental disconnect here between a genuine desire to enter something of interest to a substantial body of interested spectators and a doctrinaire adherence to standards which may or may not have any relevance in the real world. After all, we already know from earlier postings that "to put it bluntly, truth has no sway here".
The question therefore becomes "Why should a volunteer operation waste a significant number of hours and effort in jumping through artificial hoops presented by people who wish to preserve a spurious adherence to "verifiable" sources, which could be as "verifiable" as a re-hashed press release?".
While I am not a programmer or developer of the Simsig software, I have been a hugely satisfied player on the simulations for 2 years. As part of that playing has been in multi-user sessions, I would suggest that this level of user involvement justifies an entry on a public repository of knowledge as that brings a substantial level of the "verifiability" that is demanded by the keepers of the Wikipedia integrity.
If Simsig is deemed unable to cross artificial barriers erected by the artificial barrier keepers, then I don't see any reason why the authors/creators/proponents of Simsig should waste their valuable time in making attempt after attempt to meet each new barrier after clearing the previous hurdle. For example, Geoffmayo has asked for patience while "verifiable" attributions are collected which is immediately rebutted by knee-jerk reactions.
The question then becomes "Would Wikipedia be a greater or a lesser repository on knowledge if the Simsig entry was removed because its proponents were unable to meet doctrinaire (and in terms of Simsig) irrelevant standards?". My own view is that Wikipedia would be a lesser resource without the Simsig entry, but why should the volunteers who need to invest their time have to fight a running battle in order to benefit the Wikipedia institution?
Postalmag (talk) 00:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Hear-hear- if prefessional signalmen are not reliable sources when discussing signlling then nothing is. Ballymoss9018 (talk) 07:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Firstly, the MD of TRE has agreed to put a history of TRE section on their website which will specifically reference SimSig. Seeing as several pages are out of date, I don't know how long that will take to come to fruition!
Secondly, the IRSE are looking at SimSig with regard to mentioning it in their publications.
No actual proof yet, but progress nonetheless. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Geoffmayo (talk • contribs) 20:08, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
--212.57.240.49 (talk) 09:54, 13 January 2009 (UTC)Further to your suggestion, we would be pleased to receive and assist you with an article about your product and its benefits to the railway industry. This article would ideally appear around the May/June time this year within IRSE NEWS, so there is suitable time to prepare it with specific detail.
This section does still appear to be advertising the SimSig forum. ZoeL (talk) 15:15, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
This is a good start as an article, but there is still a good ways for it to go. Namely you need to expand it, citing reliable sources to build areas such as development and reception. Scour the internet and add that information to the article. At this time, this will remain Start-class.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 03:47, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
I may be a little touchy at this time of the (UK) morning, but I have to confess I feel just a tad patronised after I read the comments above considering the work that has gone into developing the entry and the constant battle against the Wikipedia hierarchy. Good manners forbids me from expanding on and citing the reliable source (from my point of view) under the heading "Why bother" in this discussion. Postalmag (talk) 08:37, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
SimSig has finally been published in the IRSE News. Is everybody happy now? Can we remove the "nominated for deletion" banner which, as we all know, was unjustified in the first place, and which now serves more as an insult? 86.146.137.12 (talk) 10:17, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
I have just looked at another page on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craster) and there is at least one external link that is blatant commercial advertising. Why has this page had to suffer so much grief in regards to "advertising" of a non-profit-making, non-commercial co-operative when other sites can carry blatant commercial advertising without any comment whatsoever?
Postalmag (talk) 00:24, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
Article may have WP:COI issues as one or more of the main editors of the article may be closely connected to the subject. User:Jezhotwells and User:Postalmag are two of the main editors of the article, and both usernames are very similar to two usernames that are very heavily involved on the SimSig forums - Jezhotwells and Postal respectively. The article therefore may not conform to COI guidelines and should be edited by someone unconnected to the subject. Osarius Talk 00:42, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
So? Who are these people and organisations? - why did they comment and more importantly WHAT did they say? That sentance is practically meaningless.SimSig has been commented on by Professor Jörn Pachl of University of Braunschweig - Institute of Technology, the Rail Safety and Standards Board, the North London Society of Model Engineers and the National Model Railroad Association of the USA.
The Wikipedia COI page states "Editors with COIs are strongly encouraged—but not actually required—to declare their interests, both on their user pages and on the talk page of the related article they are editing, particularly if those edits may be contested.". Why has my disclaimer been removed from the article by Osarius?Postalmag (talk) 20:02, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
I removed it again. No offence meant: you/WP:COI said it yourself: "...on the TALK page". Not in the actual article. I've moved it to here, and took the liberty of pruning off the last sentence. No WP:EW please! OrbiterSpacethingy (talk) 16:04, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
No problems with the edit and no wish to get involved in any WP:EW - and thanks for the way it has been done. However, my paranoia has now kicked in and I can't help but think that the level of investigation required to cause previous moderator intervention can only have been driven by a hidden agenda.Postalmag (talk) 00:00, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
Semantics! Once you are paranoid it doesn't really matter whether someone is tagged as moderator or editor, they are still out to get you. Postalmag (talk) 23:48, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
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