User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2023/Feb

DYK for The Brooklyn Tower

On 2 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Brooklyn Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Brooklyn Tower, the first supertall building in Brooklyn, was described as the "Empire State Building of Brooklyn"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Brooklyn Tower. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Brooklyn Tower), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 108 Leonard

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 108 Leonard you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Shawn Teller -- Shawn Teller (talk) 04:23, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

DCGAR

Epicgenius, the effort at User:Iazyges/Doug GA Rewrite Claims had to be archived, as not everyone was following instructions, as you had. Could you have a look at the now more complete information and FAQ at Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023, with new instructions and a new place to post intent ? Thanks, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up @SandyGeorgia. I'll take a look at the GAR page shortly. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:40, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Thx so much; unwatching here now. Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:48, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 280 Broadway

The article 280 Broadway you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:280 Broadway for comments about the article, and Talk:280 Broadway/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 22:23, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 108 Leonard

The article 108 Leonard you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:108 Leonard for comments about the article, and Talk:108 Leonard/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Shawn Teller -- Shawn Teller (talk) 23:43, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903)

On 4 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the construction of Coney Island's Luna Park (pictured), its owners electrocuted Topsy the elephant? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Luna Park (Coney Island, 1903)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

Feb 15: WikiWednesday Salon in Brooklyn

Feb 15: WikiWednesday @ BPL + on Zoom

WikiWednesday is back in-person, pizza included! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Brooklyn Public Library by Grand Army Plaza, in the Central Library's Info Commons Lab, as well as an online-based participation option. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! We are proud to announce that monthly PIZZA has returned! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Brooklyn Public Library encourages the wearing of masks when indoors, and especially be mindful of those in your proximity. Wednesday February 15 WikiWednesday @ BPL (RSVP on-wiki). 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn) Also online via Zoom

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Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment

You are receiving this message because you were a Good article reviewer on at least one article that is part of Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 or you signed up for messages. An AN discussion closed with consensus to delist this group of Good articles for copyright and other problems, unless a reviewer opens an independent Good article reassessment and can vouch for/verify content of all sources. Please review Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023 for further information. A list of the GA reviewers can be found here. Questions or comments can be made at the project talk page. You can opt in or out of further messages at this page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:20, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

23 Wall Street

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 30 March 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/March 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 15:12, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of John M Wolfson -- John M Wolfson (talk) 03:23, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line)

The article Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line) for comments about the article, and Talk:Mets–Willets Point station (IRT Flushing Line)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of John M Wolfson -- John M Wolfson (talk) 01:01, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

SubwayNut

The malware issue on the site should be gone. Jeremiah Cox has used the opportunity to slowly update/rebuild the site. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 17:20, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613, thanks for the heads up. Malwarebytes still marks the site as having malware, so I didn't want to risk going to the SubwayNut website, but if the malware issue is resolved, then that's good. – Epicgenius (talk) 00:05, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

When I have a chance, I can email Jeremiah to see what is up. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 13:44, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Congrats on the Mets–Willets Point GA

The work you have done on that article is very impressive. Congrats! Sorry I couldn't find time to help more with that. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 13:40, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613, thank you very much. Sorry, I did not see this until now. It's fine - if there's additional information that you think may be useful, feel free to add it. – Epicgenius (talk) 21:56, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

In appreciation

		The Reviewers Award
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of the thorough, detailed and actionable reviews you have carried out at FAC. This work is very much appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:02, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Royalton Hotel

On 17 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Royalton Hotel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the lobby of the Royalton Hotel was once compared to an ocean liner? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Royalton Hotel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Royalton Hotel), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of The Normandy

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Normandy you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hoary -- Hoary (talk) 08:20, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

I'm a Luddite & tech-avoider, need some help using a script...

Don't laugh... I just installed the GAR-helper script in advance of working on my GARs on 2 DC articles - Thomas Johnston (engraver) and Ramsdell Theatre. But, ummm...how do I actually access/use it? I'm not sure where to find it. See, I told you not to laugh... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 18:41, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

YAY! I just now found it all by myself....read the instructions *again*, under the MORE drop-down... Shearonink (talk) 18:47, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

@Shearonink, sounds good. I was going to say that you have to go to the talk page of each article, i.e. Talk:Thomas Johnston (engraver) and Talk:Ramsdell Theatre. The GAR-helper script is under the "More" dropdown at the top of the page. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:48, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK for The Chatwal New York

On 21 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Chatwal New York, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ethel Barrymore and Luisa Tetrazzini reportedly visited the Lambs Club Building even though women were not allowed to access the clubhouse's upper floors? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Chatwal New York. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Chatwal New York), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Editing news 2023 #1

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This newsletter includes two key updates about the Editing team's work:

1. The Editing team will finish adding new features to the Talk pages project and deploy it.
2. They are beginning a new project, Edit check.

Talk pages project

Some of the upcoming changes

The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Discussion tools.

It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Add topic" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.

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An A/B test for Discussion tools on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Discussion tools. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.

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The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Publish changes". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.

–Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Bike/Ped/Micromobility

Was stuff from this report ever added to articles? Thanks. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 23:50, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613, not that I'm aware of. – Epicgenius (talk) 02:01, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Liberty Theatre

On 23 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Liberty Theatre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although the Liberty Theatre was built in 1904 to host the Rogers Brothers' musicals, the brothers made their last appearance there three years later? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Liberty Theatre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Liberty Theatre), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 07:52, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

GAN

May I suggest that you try to review a number of articles for each one you nominate for GA? You've nominated 450+ GAs in total, but have only reviewed 46. It could really help with the backlog. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:22, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

@AirshipJungleman29, I've been trying to review one article per nomination since the beginning of this year. It would be infeasible for me to conduct 400 reviews without nominating anything, however, but I've been trying to increase the number of reviews I've done. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:44, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	For all the great work you do on so many articles including the one you help me on Jibreel23 (talk) 20:07, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK for New York Marriott East Side

On 24 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article New York Marriott East Side, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 1970s, the Shelton Hotel avoided demolition after seven elderly residents and a secretary refused to move out? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/New York Marriott East Side. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, New York Marriott East Side), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Apostrophe MOS

Hi Epicgenius, hope you are well. As you know, the ‘ apostrophe set has been replaced by the ' configuration per WP:MOS. The problem is that I’ve been copy-pasting the new configuration from the lede of an article in order to use it elsewhere in the article. How can I get this font directly from my keyboard? Best, Castncoot (talk) 04:33, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

@Castncoot, thanks, and likewise I hope you're well. Are you using an Apple device? If so, you may need to turn off Smart Punctuation, as that option automatically changes straight apostrophes to curly apostrophes.

If you are not using an Apple device, or if you don't have Smart Punctuation enabled, you may need to install a user script like User:DemonDays64/Scripts/Dumb quotes or User:GorillaWarfare/script/curlies to convert curly apostrophes to straight ones. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:49, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much Epicgenius. Castncoot (talk) 06:17, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

The Normandy

Bump! -- Hoary (talk) 04:46, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

@Hoary, thanks for the ping. I've had limited internet access during the past week - sorry about my lack of response. – Epicgenius (talk) 22:19, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Lackawanna Cutoff

This has bothered me for some time-so many of these articles are so insanely specific-for specific embankments, and the article on the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project has many issues. Wikipedia shouldn't include remaining work. The author of the work is one of the big boosters for the project, and has a major conflict of interest, writing about one of his groups here. Most of these articles should be deleted with the project one scaled back, but this person will passionately push back about it. Given this, I would appreciate your help in proposing to delete many of the smaller articles. Thanks. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 20:57, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613, thanks for the heads up. I agree that the article may be overly detailed - for example, stuff like In November 1979, Amtrak operated an inspection train between Hoboken and Scranton to investigate intercity rail service between the two cities. Dubbed the "Pocono Mountain Special", the train left Hoboken and ran west on the Morristown Line on November 13, 1979, reaching Port Morris shortly after 9 a.m. With the main line severed at Port Morris Junction, the special train detoured through Port Morris Yard, ran over Port Morris Wye, and then rolled onto the Cut-Off. The train ran to Scranton, where it was met by a group of political dignitaries. It was the last passenger train in the twentieth century—and the only Amtrak train—to operate over the entire route may be condensed into a single sentence.

I think this may also be of interest to @Trainsandotherthings, who has been instrumental in removing rail-related cruft over the past two years. – Epicgenius (talk) 21:56, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Damn, that is really excessive. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a project report or a railfan novel. Normally I cut stuff that's unsourced or original research, where my removal is objectively and unambiguously supported by policy. Removing stuff that has citations but is otherwise unfit for the encyclopedia is more challenging. That said, the North Jersey Rail Commuter Association should be deleted entirely, and the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project article needs massive trimming. Honestly this could easily be taken to COIN if attempting to reason with this user fails. Applying COI templates to the relevant articles would also be appropriate here. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 14:57, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Also, that insane gallery at Lackawanna Cut-Off needs to go. Wikipedia isn't a picture book, either. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 15:04, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

I agree and have removed the gallery. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:13, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Lexington Hotel (New York City)

On 28 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lexington Hotel (New York City), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Lexington Hotel banned tipping when it opened? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Lexington Hotel NYC. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lexington Hotel (New York City)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

Mar 8: WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central

The gathering is in the vicinity of Grand Central Terminal. You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central, in-person at Convene 101 Park Avenue in the vicinity of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome! This is somewhat of a sequel to last year's Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Brunch in terms of the participants, though this time it is an evening event in a different borough. We may leaven the event with a few impromptu lightning talks, a Wiki-fashion show (yes, really!), and likely an afterparty tour. All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Wednesday March 8 WikiWednesday Salon by Grand Central (RSVP off-wiki at Eventbrite to attend in-person). 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Convene 101 Park Avenue, near Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal)

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New Amsterdam Theatre

February songs

Congratulations to your latest FA! - today: two women whose birthday we celebrate today, 99 and 90! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Thanks! I appreciate it. My own birthday was just a few days ago, so this is a welcome surprise. – Epicgenius (talk) 16:11, 28 February 2023 (UTC)