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Option to upload photos denied until a certain status achieved, so the comment "photo available" was to alert the entry compiler to the fact that a photo could be attached. This appears to have worked for a number of entries when I revisited. I have hundreds of speedway related photos from 1974 to 1978 that I wish to make available to any compiler of entries on Speedway riders. Lawson Speedway (talk) 10:40, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Additionally, the majority of speedway rider entries have their talk takend externally to a motorcycling organisation, which means my message may get lost among countless general forum commentaries. I regretably do not have loads of time to devote to the task so am taking shortcuts ultimately to improve entries in WikipediaLawson Speedway (talk) 10:42, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
The learning curve is not so steep now :-) Successfully adding photos to entries. thanks. Lawson Speedway (talk) 15:30, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Sorted out my loading and editing problems (misunderstandings). Have successfully added dozens of photos to speedway riders plus Infoboxes where lacking, for uniformity. I have many more photos and negatives to scan and if the later photos are in better condition, I will replace earlier ones while still loading to blanks for other riders of the 1970s.Lawson Speedway (talk) 12:11, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
Any Long Eaton Speedway photographs? --palmiped | Talk 17:48, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
None that I have found in my files (or that I can recollect as likely to find). Photo period in speedway started in 1974 and was finished really in 1977 (but I did have an occasional sorty in 1978).Lawson Speedway (talk) 10:06, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Looks like I was active during the "down" years of Long Eaton. That would explain why I have no photos.Lawson Speedway (talk) 10:37, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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Hi! Is John Dews supposed to be a redirect to John Dews (speedway rider), or an attempt to rename the latter? lavender|(formerlyHMSSolent|lambast 08:18, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
A slip up trying to work out how to do links :-( Lawson Speedway
I've created a page for John Dews (speedway rider) and got asked for stuff by Wiki that I had no idea about. I am happy with the full page and that is all I want to survive. Lawson Speedway
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Could you look at the changes made to Steve Holden. They show some syntax changes you need to make when you add new articles. For example, the photo is done wrong in the infobox. "df=yes" (stands for day first) needs to be added or those crazy Brit editors go bonkers because the date is in the wrong format. Dates are never wikilinked. Bgwhite (talk) 05:44, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
Lawson Speedway, better use the "Preview" button before saving. This will save us all time and effort. Thanks, Magioladitis (talk) 07:24, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
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Hi, please see WP:INFOBOXIMAGE as images in the infobox have a different, simplified format to other images, thanks Atlantic306 (talk) 19:33, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
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