Explain edit

Consider the following:

  • One of Wiki's strengths is to provide useful crossferences, wherever they can be found.
  • "Railway stations in Such-and-such country" exist for many countries.
  • These railway station pages list country maps that show railways, where they can be found.
  • There are usually many other maps that do not show railways at all.
  • The maps that show railways, mostly do not show detail.
  • The railway station lists list many stations.
  • You can click on the town name, and click on the {{coord}} button, which offers a choice of 100 maps. Which one(s) of these maps shows railways? Well the list of maps doesn't say. (It did once, but this was deleted with an unscientific tidy-up).
  • An alternative way of going from Railway stations in Such-and-such to a town map that shows railways, in as few steps as possible, is to access the one or two suitable maps in the "External links" heading, usually at the bottom of the page.
  • The {{coord}} button remains untouched to access the other maps.
  • Therefore the link to MSN Map in Mendoza, Argentina should not have been deleted and should be restored.


Tabletop (talk) 04:11, 14 June 2010 (UTC)