Richard J. wrote:

it's not part of Ealing Common, John, as your thread title
suggests).

My thread title suggests nothing of the sort. In this newsgroup, "Ealing
Common" is the name of a station and a depot more than a green space. Had I
posted a message about Boddington Gardens under the title "Ealing Common" in
uk.rec.gardening.open-spaces, your comment would be reasonable. I didn't, so
it isn't.

My previous message wasn't suggesting that a station was being built in the
middle of a harbour, either.