Talk:Wattle Glen railway station, Melbourne
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[edit] Naming
Renamed the page to make Wattleglen one word, which is correct for the station. (See VICNAMES, click on Find>Find a place>, enter place name "wattle*", enter municipality NILLUMBIK SHIRE, and click Find. You will notice that the entry marked RSTA (railway station) is one word, even though the other three entries are two words.)
- Nevertheless, the name used by Connex is Wattle Glen - that may be an error on their part, but the two-word name is the one presented to the public - on maps, in the street directory, even on the platforms. If the official name isn't actually in popular use, and exists only in some arcane database, should we use it? It seems a case of two conflicting "official" names, that used by the Geographic Place Names Register, and another used by the relevant transport authorities/companies. Which would take precedence? T.P.K. 11:07, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- The correct name has been drawn to the attention of Connex' marketing department, and I think you may find that the next published timetables have the correct name. Connex do use the correct name on at least some internal documents. Philip J. Rayment 11:42, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- The station name is still given as two words in all the timetables on the Connex site, so four years on, I think this page should be called Wattle Glen, even if the area isn't. WillE (talk) 12:09, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- The reference to the VICNAMES site should be enough. The suburb is Wattle Glen, but the station is Wattleglen. Check the VICNAMES website.Supt. of Printing (talk) 14:51, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- No matter what the name is, a mention should be made about how the official name differs from that in use by various groups. Wongm (talk) 04:08, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- The train timetables ALL says Wattle Glen. I think the train timetables, produced by the train company, for passenger train usage from train company owned stations should hold more sway than VICNAMES. That siad, if you feel so strongly that you wany inconsitsency, be my guest. 164.36.38.240 (talk) 11:51, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- No matter what the name is, a mention should be made about how the official name differs from that in use by various groups. Wongm (talk) 04:08, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
- If people were using this site to plan their rail travel, I might agree with you, but the site is to give general and historic information about the station for educational purposes, so it needs to be accurate. Supt. of Printing (talk) 12:28, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- Ridiculous. It IS accurate to call the STATION "Wattle Glen" - in that Connex has a different view to what the vaunted VICNAMES says. Stand in front of the sign for a few years if you like. If it suddenly changes to "Wattleglen", I'll accept your argument.WillE (talk) 14:55, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
- The reference to the VICNAMES site should be enough. The suburb is Wattle Glen, but the station is Wattleglen. Check the VICNAMES website.Supt. of Printing (talk) 14:51, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- The station name is still given as two words in all the timetables on the Connex site, so four years on, I think this page should be called Wattle Glen, even if the area isn't. WillE (talk) 12:09, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
