Nice-looking station! Where is it?

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Station X-Ray - last call

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Well, this one has been going longer than a Liz Truss premiership. Any other takers for station X-Ray, or shall I finally put the lettuce out for composting?
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Get on with it.
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tubeguru wrote: 12 Jun 2024, 19:09Get on with it.
I thought you might be entering first…?
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Well I did look at it, and should be able to work it out, but I can't be bothered any more ...
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That’s the spirit! :D

I’ve left this one run longer than usual to try to get a feel for when it’s time to halt “Nice Looking stations” for now. I thought maybe after Yankee and Zulu, but now may be the time.

I will try to find time to answer X-ray properly in the next few days. In the meantime, I am pretty sure the hint narrows it down to one station…
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Well, I actually like them, but they run for so long that people might be losing interest. You're hardly getting hundreds of entries are you? :lol:
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Not hundreds. Thousands… :?

I’ve generally related speed to demand. Perhaps I should press on but with no frills - suspend the bonus perhaps. Then I can speed up. (It takes time to come up with a bonus which isn’t a hint in its own right.)
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RobbieM wrote: 13 Jun 2024, 15:20 Not hundreds. Thousands… :?

I’ve generally related speed to demand. Perhaps I should press on but with no frills - suspend the bonus perhaps. Then I can speed up. (It takes time to come up with a bonus which isn’t a hint in its own right.)
Yeah, just set a fixed time limit for each one (two or three weeks?) and just go through them. I don't think letting them run longer will encourage more people to enter. It's always the same people anyway :lol:
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tubeguru wrote: 14 Jun 2024, 09:59 It's always the same people anyway :lol:
And even some of them are falling by the wayside. Let’s see if I can pick them up…
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RobbieM wrote: 14 Jun 2024, 11:50
tubeguru wrote: 14 Jun 2024, 09:59 It's always the same people anyway :lol:
And even some of them are falling by the wayside. Let’s see if I can pick them up…
You may find that the long time limit for entries might be dissuading people. Hence why I say just set it to a fixed limit for each one, and then they'll roll through more quickly, and people will notice them more.
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I’ll see what I can do. In the meantime, go on, give X-ray another go… :)

Will answer when I can access my main PC (and have the spare time).

I’m pretty sure I have narrowed it to one station, for anyone who knows anything about rolling stock etc.
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RobbieM wrote: 14 Jun 2024, 13:20 I’ll see what I can do. In the meantime, go on, give X-ray another go… :)

Will answer when I can access my main PC (and have the spare time).

I’m pretty sure I have narrowed it to one station, for anyone who knows anything about rolling stock etc.
Is it Headbolt Lane, platform 2? Can't be bothered to PM you :lol:
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