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Thank you for the barnstar ... but

I very much appreciate the barnstar you gave me; given that I live about 50 miles or so to the west it is not easy to go to Danbury and take pictures (many of the ones I have taken came during a period when my son liked to go to the station there and watch a train or two come in). So, yes, a fair amount of work on my part was involved in expanding that.

However, that said—I had to revert both of the edits you made to that article. Since you clearly intended them as improvements, you are owed my explanation as to why:

• Moving most of the lead into the history section: Per MOS:INTRO the lead section should "briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it can stand on its own as a concise version of the article ... Consideration should be given to creating interest in the article." For this reason that one paragraph is too little. Since the history section takes up the bulk of the article, it needs to be summarized there. A reader interested in learning more can and will scroll down.

• Moving that image to the top of the section: I agree it looks better that way, but per MOS:IMAGELOCATION " try not to place an image 'too early' i.e. far ahead of the point in the text discussing what the image illustrates, if this will puzzle the reader" For that reason I think the image belongs closer to what it illustrates, as long as it doesn't drop down too far into the see-also and references sections below. (The best thing to do, especially now that I have a better camera than I had then, would be to get back to Danbury (which I am actually able to do somewhat more often than I think) some nice upcoming spring/summer day and shoot pictures of all those contributing properties not otherwise depicted in the article so we have a nice group to choose from, sort of like I have done at Delaware and Hudson Canal).

I hope this did not come across as ownership ... I certainly did not intend it that way. Happy editing! Daniel Case (talk) 19:42, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

@Daniel Case: Yeah, the reason of the moving of the lead was due to the fact it looked a little to lengthy for the article, but that seems fine. The image situation was basically what you explained earlier. Thanks for taking your time and explaining this to me. —JJBers 19:52, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. I have no problem with being pinged; situations like this are what it's for. Daniel Case (talk) 19:55, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

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