User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2017/Oct

IRT Flushing Line

I love what you have done with the IRT Flushing Line article. There is tons of information on the history of the line that is not on the page, and this is a project that I have wanted to tackle for some time. I am starting to rewrite some sections of the article, and add information here: User:Kew Gardens 613/sandbox 6. A large section should be written about its impact on the development of Queens, more information should be included on its relation to the Dual Contracts, more background information on the Steinway Tunnels should be looked into, and more details and citations for modern developments would also be nice. This article definitely has GA potential. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, --Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 01:09, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. I agree, it can and should probably be improved to GA. There is info on the early development of that section of Queens in the Queensboro Corporation article. I'll help when I can. epicgenius 01:14, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

I have never seen that article. Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 01:21, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of AirTrain JFK

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article AirTrain JFK 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 Legobot, on behalf of AmericanAir88 -- AmericanAir88 (talk) 00:20, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Continuation of the Good Article Nomination of AirTrainJFK

EpicGenius,

3 days ago I started a review on your good article nominee "AirTrain JFK". You have not responded at all to anything I have written on the article or seemed to acknowledge that the review has been started.

I hope we can get back to the review soon. I look forward to the review. Please participate. AmericanAir88 (talk) 19:34, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

@AmericanAir88: Sorry, it's been a long weekend with relatively little access to the internet. I will respond to the issues soon. epicgenius 19:36, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

• Thank you, I appreciate it.

• You're welcome. epicgenius 20:26, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of AirTrain JFK

The article AirTrain JFK you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:AirTrain JFK 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 AmericanAir88 -- AmericanAir88 (talk) 21:02, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

To do item

Page numbers for references in Jacob Riis Park. epicgenius (talk) 16:22, 11 September 2017 (UTC) Bumping thread for 30 days. epicgenius (talk) 16:22, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Cortlandt Street update will be in September 2017 MTA CPOC. epicgenius (talk) 18:43, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

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Bronx Victory Column

I tweaked your redirect as the "the" seemed to break the anchor. See if it works for you now? StarM 03:13, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

@Star Mississippi: Yes, that seems to work now. Thanks for the fix. epicgenius 15:06, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

NP. Wasn't sure if it was an issue on my end or with the actual redirect but glad it works universally now. StarM 16:23, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:White

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Your GA nomination of Interstate 295 (New York)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Interstate 295 (New York) 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 Legobot, on behalf of Codyorb -- Codyorb (talk) 21:40, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Interstate 295 (New York)

The article Interstate 295 (New York) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Interstate 295 (New York) 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 Codyorb -- Codyorb (talk) 22:02, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

Empire State Building

Hi Epicgenius. Did you really mean to remove the entire "In popular culture" section? Some of that content seems quite noteworthy. Among other things, the removal has stranded mentions of Fay Wray and King Kong, leaving them devoid of context. Some of the other film and literature mentions also seem worth keeping. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 15:58, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

@Rivertorch: I split these off to Empire State Building in popular culture. I'll add a condensed version back (maybe a 1-2 paragraph summary), because I am cleaning up the article greatly and want to improve it to GA or FA status soon. epicgenius 16:01, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

I see. That's cool. I thought that might be it, but couldn't figure out why the whole section is gone. Were you thinking about putting the summary in its own section with one of those "main article" links? That would make the link to Empire State Building in popular culture more prominent. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 16:27, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

@Rivertorch: Yes. In fact, I'm working on adding back the section. It should be up by tomorrow. epicgenius 16:49, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!

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Requesting pushpin maps of places

I'd like for someone to make pushpin maps of Houston and the surrounding counties. Where do I go to have them created?

Many thanks! WhisperToMe (talk) 22:42, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

@WhisperToMe: WT:Maps is a good place to start. You can also ask Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop, which makes the location maps but isn't very active. epicgenius 00:07, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Van Cortlandt Park

Nice work! DetroitWheels74 (talk) 02:14, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

@DetroitWheels74: Thanks! epicgenius 04:01, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for AirTrain JFK

On 27 October 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article AirTrain JFK, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that AirTrain JFK (vehicle pictured), an airport rail link in New York City, took almost 30 years to plan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/AirTrain JFK. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, AirTrain JFK), 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) 00:04, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fordham Plaza, Bronx

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Fordham Plaza, Bronx 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 Legobot, on behalf of Drown Soda -- Drown Soda (talk) 22:21, 31 October 2017 (UTC)