User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2018/Jul

Your GA nomination of Gowanus Canal

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DYK for Pelham Bay Park

On 2 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Pelham Bay Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that with an area of 2,772 acres (1,122 ha), Pelham Bay Park is the largest public park in New York City? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pelham Bay Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Pelham Bay Park), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of World Trade Center station (PATH)

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82nd Street-Jackson Heights

Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I have more sources for the rename processes, but it's too hot for me to put the energy right now into doing them.

Also, the italics look just so weird there. I'd probably go with quotation marks and regular text. Usually the lead only uses bold. Mitch32^{(My ambition is to hit .400 and talk 1.000.)} 22:33, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

@Mitchazenia: I appreciate your edits to add the sources for the renaming. I have also just added quotations instead of italics. epicgenius (talk) 23:29, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your quick edits on the 63rd Street Lines article. While you were editing that, I was at the SAS CIC. I got some interesting info. The EA will come out in a few weeks, and the final design will arrive in 60-90 days. I learned more about the provisions, options evaluated, and that the MTA sees an extension to the Bronx as a priority. Nothing I can use here though.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 00:40, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

You're welcome. And thanks for the SAS update. I'm guessing everything that you saw at the CIC is either already on Wikipedia, or is not worthy of inclusion. I really hope the MTA reconsidered the idea of tearing down the entire tunnel around 116th Street, since it would probably be easier just to create two side platforms with no crossover. epicgenius (talk) 00:46, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

That was evaluated, but it was determined that the side platforms would have extend past the bounds of the street above-Second Avenue. There are things I would want to mention, such as reduced cost by half a billion, to $6 billion, but I can't cite a conversation.

@Kew Gardens 613: $6 billion Well, that sucks. I wonder if they will have enough money for Phase 3, but I think this is better discussed elsewhere, like in person. epicgenius (talk) 23:30, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Station Neighborhood maps

On the new mta website, for which I am manually saving each link into the webarchive, I found new neighborhood maps for each station. These have similar titles and could possibly be inserted as an external link into every station article through a template. There are some errors such as the pelham parkway 5 stop in the Bronx, and the lack of a map for Van Cortlandt Park, but I contacted them about that.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 23:17, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: Thanks. This reminds me of this map of Elmhurst with an error. There isn't even a map for Elmhurst Avenue (IND Queens Boulevard Line). I hope they fix that. epicgenius (talk) 23:29, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

By the way, it looks like the Rockaway Park Shuttle and Franklin Avenue Shuttle got new S^R and S^F icons, according to https://new.mta.info/. I'm still trying to figure out how to create SVG files for these bullets. epicgenius (talk) 23:35, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Wakefield–241st

Does the 5 train even go to Wakefield anymore? I noticed that an ip was removing all references to it in the 2 line template, but I couldn't find a mention of it in the latest timetable. Cards84664 (talk) 02:40, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

@Cards84664: I don't think so. It seems that even the limited rush trips have been canceled according to the 5 train timetable. epicgenius (talk) 17:24, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of World Trade Center station (PATH)

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NYCS RDT formatting

Lines
Express station local station river intersecting line connecting line

Since you do a pretty good job of policing the templates, I wanted to run this by you:
It seems that this → is the generally-accepted format for lines;

Services
interchange station other service Lines used by the Other services sharing tracks with the Unused lines, connections, or service patterns  S  Termini of services Cross-platform interchange Platforms on different levels

and → has been accepted for services. However, recently there appears to be some “style drift” occurring. (See Template:2 (New York City Subway service) for example), where bolding is being introduced, color-coding is being ignored, and excessive detail being added for other services. Your thoughts? Useddenim (talk) 00:11, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

@Useddenim: Thanks for posting here. This reminds me, I should update the 2 template. It was correct up until June 24, when it did run to South Ferry & Dyre Ave. (So much for my policing skills... ) Otherwise, the templates you mentioned above are in the correct format. I suppose bolding the express stops is fine as long as it's mentioned on the official NYC subway map as an express stop. epicgenius (talk) 02:58, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

I guess I wasn't specific enough: C16sh (talk · contribs) was arbitrarily bolding only termini and ignoring other stops. Useddenim (talk) 12:19, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

@Useddenim: There are several ways this can be addressed. If it's the terminus of that particular service, it could be bolded. Otherwise, it shouldn't be bolded. Alternatively, the bolding can be removed entirely, but I don't think it's ideal. epicgenius (talk) 12:36, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel

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Your GA nomination of Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel

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Your GA nomination of Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel

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Advice

Hello, you might remember me from your various GA reviews.

I am writing this to ask for advice on C (New York City Subway service). You are a fantastic editor and your work on NY articles are impressive. I want to nominate the C train to GA just like I am doing with the R (New York City Subway service). Any advice before I nominate the C train? (My goal is to get a featured topic of all subway services). AmericanAir88 (talk) 18:08, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

@AmericanAir88: I'd be happy to help. The C train article, there might need to be a little expansion of the "Maintenance and rider issues" section. I guess you could add other sections, such as "Controversies" or "Improvements". (Based on the G (New York City Subway service) article, which is already a Good Article.)

Right now, I can't help all that much because I'm busy working over the summer. However, I could suggest that you work on the A (New York City Subway service) and F (New York City Subway service) articles next. Like the C and G trains , the F train and A train also have "full-line reviews, which were conducted by the MTA and can be used as sources. epicgenius (talk) 00:03, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Minetta Creek

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Your GA nomination of Congestion pricing in New York City

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The SAS EA is out

It is [here http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_docs/ea_phase2.htm]. It was put up earlier today. This and ridership today. So much to do! Stay well. I started an internship earlier this week.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 02:00, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, and you too. Good luck on your internship. I guess we're both busy over the summer, but I'll try to find time to fit this in. (And also update the ridership, and the Staten Island express buses.) epicgenius (talk) 02:36, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:Milwaukee Bucks

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DYK for 63rd Street Lines

On 20 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 63rd Street Lines, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 63rd Street Line, a three-station subway line in New York City, was initially described as a "tunnel to nowhere" because it had no connections to other subway lines in the borough of Queens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/63rd Street Lines. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, 63rd Street Lines), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Congestion pricing in New York City

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Your GA nomination of Minetta Creek

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DYK for Gowanus Canal

On 24 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gowanus Canal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Gowanus Canal is so heavily polluted that Enterococcus, which is found in human fecal matter, has been detected at more than 100 times above safe levels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gowanus Canal. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gowanus Canal), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Casliber 00:02, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Q60 (New York City bus)

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Your GA nomination of Q60 (New York City bus)

The article Q60 (New York City bus) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Q60 (New York City bus) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Courcelles -- Courcelles (talk) 01:21, 27 July 2018 (UTC)