They said no and were courteous enough to explain why, so persisting is unlikely to change their mind. The best thing to do would be to abandon the idea, but if you feel strongly about it at least wait a few months before trying again.
Nev1
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.ukwrote:
I've blogged about this here:
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/transport-scotland-scotrail-plaque-jordanhill-st...
On 19 January 2012 12:16, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
On 17 December 2011 00:06, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk
wrote:
I learned today that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhill_railway_station was the one-millionth English Wikipedia article so I've boldly written to Transport Scotland to see if they'd be interested in putting a (blue) plaque on the station, noting that fact, and featuring a QRpedia code
- after all, the article has 22 other-language versions.
I have at long last received a reply from Transport Scotland. It's a splendid example of bureaucracy in action:
I have discussed with ScotRail your proposal to install a plaque at the station to mark the one-millionth article on Wikipedia about Jordanhill. We do not wish to take this forward.
ScotRail has been delivering a comprehensive station re-branding programme which began in 2008 and will be complete in 2014. There are Brand Guidelines in place for this programme which aims to simplify and unify all station branding and this includes the removal of information from third parties.
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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