The Big H 2014

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TransLink B-Line change timing

Regarding Template:TransLink Major Route Diagram 2017 and Template:TransLink Services 2017, just so you know, as per the latest Buzzer entry, the 95 B-Line won't go into service until Dec 19, so 17 days after Evergreen launches. So it might be good to have interim versions to put up Dec 2. Or it could be no one minds for the transition. Always hard to tell with wikipedia. 😀 Anyway, thanks for your work on these (and other TransLink-related stuff). Joeyconnick (talk) 20:14, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Yup, I'm definitely aware of the time difference. I'm thinking I'll just put my versions up and put a note at the bottom of the route diagram (which I'll remove on the 19th). And I must say thanks to you too, @Joeyconnick, as your work is much appreciated as well. sweetnhappy (talk) 22:10, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! And yeah, that sounds good. Joeyconnick (talk) 22:28, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Bus loop notability

Hi there, I noticed you've been working on overhauling some of the TransLink related articles - good for you, that's no easy undertaking. However, I am not so sure that all of the bus loops in Metro Vancouver are notable enough to warrant their own articles. Especially at this point, where you have not referenced any of the new articles you created with reliable secondary sources. I specifically noticed that TransLink doesn't even mention Blanca Loop on their system map. I would be in favour of redirecting Blanca Loop, Stanley Park Loop, and Matthews Exchange to List of transit exchanges in Greater Vancouver. To be honest, most of the exchanges probably don't deserve to have their own articles, but I singled out those 3 as particularly run-of-the-mill bus stops. What are your thoughts? "Pepper" @ 19:02, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

Hi Pepper, the primary reason behind creating these new articles was to provide completion for the TransLink Services Template (Bus routes and transit exchanges section) and the List of transit exchanges in Greater Vancouver (which corresponds to TransLink's Bus Loop and Exchange Maps list). While I agree that some of the loops/exchanges (like those you mentioned) may not warrant their own articles, they are still listed at the link above which I feel entitles them to some more than a simple redirect (the previous redirect on the Blanca Loop sent you to the List of bus routes in Greater Vancouver, which has no mention of it whatsoever).

And while I can appreciate the need for secondary sources, I must point out that while putting these articles together I came across a few stub articles that had even less detail, no references, and/or would warrant much higher scrutiny. Examples include: Boundary Bay, British Columbia and Dundarave (West Vancouver). Since you pointed it out, I will endeavor to find and add appropriate secondary sources to the articles.

If I may, I'd like to open up this discussion to other recent contributors to TransLink articles including Cganuelas, Jc86035, Joeyconnick, Northwest, and Secondarywaltz to find out what they think about the new bus loop and exchange articles. Sweetnhappy (talk) 02:05, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

I am in favour of these new articles, but I don't think they should be singled out. There are 22 exchanges/loops listed on the TransLink Services Template, only 5 articles (Carvolth Exchange, Lonsdale Quay, South Surrey Park and Ride, Stanley Park Loop*, UBC Loop) have secondary sources. *Sweetnhappy has added a secondary source for the Stanley Park Loop since their last post. Northwest (talk) 08:14, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into those articles and mentioning that. I had not even thought to check the other ones.

On a side note, I am a bit puzzled by the fact that my searches for secondary sources netted me almost no results. The results were either primary sources (TransLink), tertiary sources (other wikis), or otherwise unusable sources. I can understand this with the Blanca Loop (considering its size) but not with the other loops and exchanges. For instance, Park Royal Shopping Centre's site does not even include any references to TransLink or West Vancouver Blue Bus and only names 4 bus routes that serve the mall (connecting to Horseshoe Bay and/or Vancouver) while excluding any other local routes. Sweetnhappy (talk) 08:48, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

That's surprising about Park Royal, I only tried looking for sources regarding Matthews Exchange. There's almost nothing in the area, but I checked the website for a nearby retirement home and it only mentions to use the TransLink Trip Planner. Northwest (talk) 11:06, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

That's the thing about sources - sometimes they're out there even if they're not linked from the article, sometimes they're not. In this case, I don't believe that the sourcing is out there for a lot of these bus loops. Even the source you added to Stanley Park Loop doesn't do much for me, as the web page is clearly about Stanley Park, with only a passing mention of the bus loop. Compare this with South Surrey Park and Ride, which references a news article and a presentation which are both distinctly about the transit exchange itself. For some of these, it would make sense to merge to a primary topic, such as Park Royal Exchange to Park Royal Shopping Centre or Dunbar Loop to Dunbar Street, but others like Blanca Loop would be better off redirected to List of transit exchanges in Greater Vancouver IMO. "Pepper" @ 01:40, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Account renamed

I have renamed your account from "Sweetnhappy" to "The Big H 2014". JBW (talk) 21:10, 1 November 2023 (UTC)