User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2016/Jan

Happy New Year, Epicgenius!

Happy New Year!

Epicgenius,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 00:06, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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By the way, did you know that this edit (made by you!) was the last edit made in 2015, and this is the first edit of 2016? (Times in UTC, of course). —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 00:06, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

@K6ka: (Must be a quirk of time. Cool.) Anyway, thanks for the holiday message, and a happy New Year to you too. epicgenius (talk) 00:12, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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@Northamerica1000: Thanks! A Happy New Year to you too! epicgenius (talk) 00:56, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Epicgenius!

Happy New Year!

Epicgenius,
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Pomona station in California

Hey, Epicgenius! Now that you've "won" the Pomona (Manchester) Metrolink station WP:RM discussion, do you have any interest in moving the Downtown Pomona station article?! Personally, I find the current title to be very unintiative, esp. because Metrolink (Southern California) seems to use this name for the station inconsistently. I think it would be much better if the article were moved to Ponoma station (California) (which is closer to what Amtrak calls the station), so I'm tempted to start a WP:RM discussion on that basis. Thoughts?... (And hope you had a good break!) --IJBall (contribs • talk) 07:24, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

@IJBall: Yes, I think a RM should be conducted. The title of the article is confusing, though, because Metrolink and Amtrak each refer to the station differently. "Downtown Pomona station" is not the right title, but Amtrak has one station in Pomona as opposed to Metrolink's two, so we need a disambiguator that sufficiently distinguishes the article. (And I did have a good break. Thanks for the thought!) epicgenius (talk) 13:02, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, my answer to that part is to leave Pomona (North) station where it is... OK, I'll get on a WP:RM request soon. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 17:09, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

 Done – requested move discussion for Downtown Pomona station has been started. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 17:36, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Template:LIRR stations navbox

How do you feel about making the Template:LIRR stations navbox collapsible for each line, just like Template:NYCS stations navbox? ---------User:DanTD (talk) 23:24, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

@DanTD: Collapsing {{LIRR stations navbox}} would be preferable, but then there are fewer links to each article. I separated the stations for each line in {{NYCS stations navbox}} because each NYC Subway line had its own category for its stations. The LIRR, however, has no category for each of its lines, so it is not easy for me to put parameters on {{LIRR stations navbox}}. I could place these parameters in {{LIRR stations navbox}} if you want, though. epicgenius (talk) 03:22, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Two years ago ...

welcome
... you were recipient no. 718 of Precious, a prize of QAI!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Your Edit on 22 September 2015.

You removed the bulwark of an entire section on the Vehicle Registration Plates in the US article on 22 September.

1. Your edit doesn't make sense; the section was fine
2. You moved it to another article, where it doesn't fit well.
3. Your edits, though probably well intended, are possibly vandalism.
4. You didn't discuss the move on either article. Please go to the talk page and do this the right way.

Thanks! --71.178.217.251 (talk) 17:40, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

In response: 1) I explained on the talk page why it makes sense. 2) See previous sentence. 3) See WP:Vandalism, this is not vandalism at all, as it still makes sense. 4) See WP:Bold; I am obligated, but not required to discuss the change. Thanks. epicgenius (talk) 17:42, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Line vs. route/service

Does this sound familiar? Useddenim (talk) 13:44, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

@Useddenim: Yes, this looks like a situation that I have dealt with before. Is there anything I should do? epicgenius (talk) 16:19, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Only if you have an opinion. From this distance I'm leaning towards Tafeax’ opinion, but I don’t know enough about the system(s). Useddenim (talk) 17:34, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

@Useddenim: Well, it looks like the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines share a trunk route, which Tafeax calls a "system." Anyway, I am inclined to agree with them as well. epicgenius (talk) 17:38, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

And ya gotta love the IP’s claim of “undivulgeable inside information”. Useddenim (talk) 20:32, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

As the saying goes, when you don't have a source, make one up. ;) epicgenius (talk) 23:04, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Train stations

Thanks for the cleanup on some Amtrak stations. For many of your recent article moves I wonder why you have chosen the very awkwardly suffixed "XYZ (SEPTA and Amtrak station)" title and similar? They could simply be "XYZ station" since neither train operator uses any disambiguation. Secondarywaltz (talk) 17:26, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@Secondarywaltz: No problem. And come to think of it, "station" would be a more concise suffix, but if I moved the article multiple times in a day, the redirect bot would not have time to clean up all these redirects. I only chose that sufix because the Ardmore (SEPTA and Amtrak station) article was already at that title, so basically, it was for consistency. epicgenius (talk) 18:09, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

So, are in general agreement with Naming conventions (US stations) where simply adding "station" is preferred? The reason I have asked is because I would not want to disrupt your work if you were using something else. Secondarywaltz (talk) 21:18, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@Secondarywaltz: Yeah, I guess. epicgenius (talk) 03:48, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Notice of Neutral point of view noticeboard discussion

Hello, Epicgenius. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The discussion is about the topic South of the Border (attraction). Thank you. --Labattblueboy (talk) 16:17, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Strip Map Systems

Hey EpicGenius thanks for the edit on the R142 page, but there is a specific piece you left out. When a 5 train set is being used by the 2 line, almost all of the time the conductor forgets to turn off the map, causing all of the lights on the 5 map to light up. This can be confusing since on the original 5 strip map, you would have Eastchester - Dyre Av before Nereid Av, and when the 2 is using a 5 map, it shows that the 5 is going to Eastchester THEN to Neried Av since all the dots are lit up. Shouldn't this be added? AahdTahar (talk) 18:28, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

@AahdTahar: Yeah, I guess, but most of the time, people don't really look because the "Not in service" text is lit up. epicgenius (talk) 19:05, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Your half right there, if the conductor dosen't turn off the map manually, then NOT IN SERVICE won't light up. The system is going to continue thinking it's a 2 map.

I think people will look at the outside display to see which train it is... epicgenius (talk) 19:19, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Legobot (talk) 00:11, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Koreatown, Long Island

Hi, Epicgenius. Would it be possible for you to take and upload some Koreatown pictures from Flushing (Union Avenue), for this article? The paucity of appropriate images is striking. Best, Castncoot (talk) 20:00, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

@Castncoot: Do you mean Union Street? Anyway, I might be able to take some pictures, but do you mean views of storefronts like this? Depending on the circumstances, I may not be able to go to the area for a while. epicgenius (talk) 20:15, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Union Street, my apologies, you are correct. And yes, exactly like that picture!! Of course, at your convenience! Best, Castncoot (talk) 01:25, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Manhattan

Thanks for the good compromise changes to Manhattan. I like that you balanced what I added with what you thought was important and also tightened up the prose. Particularly the sentence on skyscrapers + bridges + parks. Nice editing and the article looks better already. CaseyPenk (talk) 02:19, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

@CaseyPenk: No problem. And my apologies for assuming that you were removing good information at the beginning. I didn't see that it was irrelevant at first. epicgenius (talk) 02:21, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

My apologies as well, the instinct sometimes is to revert the revert but that isn't productive. I've noticed mentions of the National Register in the lead of many articles where the status is of questionable relevance to the lead (isn't it obvious that Faneuil Hall or the White House or the Lincoln Memorial or what have you are designated landmarks?) so it's always good to give it a second look. Lead words are precious and people should have a nice relevant summary to peruse. The tying together of Chinese + LGBT culture + history was also clever. What other articles do you work on? I've edited World Trade Center and I see from above you've documented Koreatown. CaseyPenk (talk) 02:30, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

@CaseyPenk: I guess I edit a lot of articles. Recently I've been working on NYC-related or train-related articles, and right now I am doing a project to bring railway station articles to compliance with WP:USSTATION, which includes rewording a whole bunch of leads. epicgenius (talk) 02:59, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

The stations in NYC are awesome. Lots of good stuff on all 469 and always more to add. I actually think NYC is one of the better-documented things on the Wiki. Have you been to any of the NYC meetups? I see there are several going on. CaseyPenk (talk) 03:05, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

@CaseyPenk: Honestly, I haven't had time to go to any of the NYC meetups because of a lot of stuff going on in real life. I might go in a couple years, though. How about you? You seem like you've been around Wikipedia a bit. epicgenius (talk) 03:08, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Sometimes it's easy to edit here and there when you have some time, isn't it? I haven't been to any but I'd be curious to meet other railfans for instance. I have been editing for quite some time. 8 years on different accounts. I bet we'll wind up editing some of the same articles in the not-too-distant future. Keep up the good work! CaseyPenk (talk) 03:11, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! You, too. epicgenius (talk) 03:13, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Template:MNRR stations navbox

Considering the fact that you made the Template:LIRR stations navbox, are you considering one for Metro-North Railroad too? ---------User:DanTD (talk) 19:26, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

@DanTD: Yes, I am also going to do that in the future. I don't think I can insert collapsible parameters for either navbox until the stations are categorized by line, though. epicgenius (talk) 19:27, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Oh, well. I'll live without that if necessary. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 00:22, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Nice, but a lot of those former stations were never with Metro-North. I'm going to have to find a way to convert them to "Foo (NYC station)", "Foo (NHRR station)" and "Foo (Erie Railroad station)." ---------User:DanTD (talk) 17:35, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

I put these stations there since they were on the stations list for the corresponding lines' articles. So even if they were never with Metro-North, these are still noted as closed stations on open lines. epicgenius (talk) 17:37, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

I understand. In the meantime, I had to add an incorrect suffix to Castleton (NYC station) because it keeps leading to Castleton (Amtrak station) in Vermont. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 18:33, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

Template:NJT stations navbox

Could you possibly also make a template for New Jersey Transit? Thanks so much! --Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 00:19, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: Sure. It'll just take the same amount of time as the other two navboxes, so please be patient. epicgenius (talk) 01:31, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

I will be patient. Thanks so much! --Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 01:33, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Some hot chocolate for your help

	A relaxing cup of hot chocolate
	Many thanks for all your help copyediting and keeping up with the "blizzard" of edits during this snowstorm! ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 02:43, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

@Cyclonebiskit: Thanks, much appreciated! (I actually got caught up in the real snowstorm, unlucky for me. So I really do appreciate your hot chocolate! ) epicgenius (talk) 02:53, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

EB1911

On 15 October 2015 you changed a template from

• {{Wikisource1911Enc|Flushing (Queens)}}

to

• *{{Wikisource1911Enc citation|Flushing (Queens)}}

Both are templates are deprecated (and are redirects). The template {{Wikisource1911Enc}} redirects to {{EB1911 poster}} and places a box to the right of the window. {{Wikisource1911Enc citation}} redirects to {{cite EB1911}}

Along with all the other poster templates, the first unnamed parameter links to the appropriate page on wikisource. However {{cite EB1911}} should not be used with unamed parameters. Instead use "wstitle=" if the article is on Wikiource and "title=" if the EB1911 article is yet to be created on Wikisource. ie:

• {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Flushing (Queens)}}
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Flushing (Queens)" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

While poster take the parameter and appears in a box on the right:

• {{EB1911 poster|Flushing (Queens)}}

-- PBS (talk) 14:36, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

@PBS: Thanks for the notification, but I don't understand, why is poster used? epicgenius (talk) 20:00, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

It is not so much a question of why is it used, but that it was in use before you changed it (which is why I mentioned it). Whether or not one chooses to use a poster in the external links section is a matter of taste, but many people do particularly this one: {{commons category}}. -- PBS (talk) 20:07, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

@PBS: OK, I guess I should have not changed it. Thank you for the explanation. epicgenius (talk) 20:25, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

NJT Stations Template

Hi, Epicgenius, could you help me fix some things, and deal with the River Line stations? Thanks. --Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 20:45, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: Sure. epicgenius (talk) 13:38, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

I think that the River Line stations should actually be put into a separate template as it is not part of the NJT Rail division, but is instead light rail. It should be put into a template with Newark and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 21:29, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: OK, though it is part of the NJT Rail division... kind of. epicgenius (talk) 21:31, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Here it is on a separate list.[1]

CATA

Hold off on your edits of the new East Lansing train station. I was right in the middle of editing it. This is literally the second time this morning this has happened. If someone wants to tweek what I right, they can, but my update is better arranged and has a lot more citations. If you could revert your edits that would be great. --Criticalthinker (talk) 16:08, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

I'll give you another half an hour, and then I'll revert the edits. --Criticalthinker (talk) 16:22, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

 Done. epicgenius (talk) 17:16, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Epicgenius

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Adding signature here to get archived. epicgenius (talk) 17:21, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Westerly

What's the problem with that citation exactly as it was? Links to Commons should not be done with a url - that's the entire reason why direct interwiki links are possible. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:32, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

@Pi.1415926535: I put the link in an un-templated citation, and it worked. I did it in the URL format with cite template, and it still worked. However, if I put it in a link format with cite template, it may contain format errors with the pipe character, unless {{!}} is added. epicgenius (talk) 21:35, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't follow, and I don't see this error. Where does the pipe character cause the error? How is a non-templated citation that doesn't produce an hcard, or one with an unnecessary external link, possible better than a templated citation with a properly formatted internal link? Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

I thought there was an error if the pipe character was used in a template and not used to delineate a parameter. I checked, and I guess I was wrong. epicgenius (talk) 21:49, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

I think that used to be a problem, but I've not seen an issue with it since they swapped over to Lua. There really ought to be a dedicated citation template for items on Commons; the one problem with putting the interwiki link in the title parameter is that the hcard produces a slightly odd value for the title. I might work on that sometime. In the meantime, is it okay if I put it back to the previous style? Pi.1415926535 (talk) 21:56, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, sure. epicgenius (talk) 21:56, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

Good Article New York City Subway?

Hi epicgenius, could you please review the article to help it become a good article. If it is not even close, the review would still help fix some problems with the article. Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 14:24, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: Sorry, but I can't actually review this article, like I did the Staten Island Railway article, because I have significantly edited the NYCS article, and significant contributors cannot be reviewers. However, there are a couple of citations that may need to be added to parts of this article. epicgenius (talk) 15:33, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Could you suggest where the citations need to be added? Thanks.

@Kew Gardens 613: Citations should be added to any paragraph or section that does not have references. epicgenius (talk) 20:19, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

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