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Ok, sorry about that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.89.233.19 (talk) 17:53, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad

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Providence/Worcester

Hi, I noticed you reverted my change and noticed other trends in your editing. I've got some old docs (track charts) with information add, but given your patterns of removing added information, I refuse to add it to Wikipedia. I'm not going work in vain. Wikipedia is not about getting "approvals" from peers as long as the information comes from legitimate sources. Cheers. Solar Apex (talk) 20:05, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Solarapex: It seems that PWX was delisted from NASDAQ in 2016^[1][2], so the link you added doesn't work anymore, hence the removal, which just appears like a misunderstanding to me. eviolite (talk) 20:18, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I don't mind to keeping it there as long as it has the note it's delisted. Otherwise, it appears as outdated information. Solar Apex (talk) 20:40, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

@Solarapex: You added a stock ticker that doesn't even exist (per above), and you're angry that I reverted it? I put lots of effort into improving the article with far more prose and referencing than existed previously, I honestly don't understand what you're upset about. I'm more than happy to collaborate with other editors, but if you have some chip on your shoulder and don't want to help, that's entirely your choice, we are all volunteers. Again, I'm not even sure what exactly you're upset about, but you're not helping anything by posting vague complaints on my talk page. If you have an issue with a specific edit I made, I'm happy to discuss it, but if you're just here to complain, you're wasting both your and my time. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:20, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

I'm not angry at all, but really don't want to add anything if it's going to be reverted anyway. Not really complaining either. Solar Apex (talk) 20:40, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

You showed up at my talk page and immediately assumed bad faith on my part. Believe it or not, I don't go around reverting people all day for fun, and I don't make any claims of owning articles or demanding edits meet my approval. My goal is to improve the encyclopedia, and if someone changes my edits to make them better, that's fine by me. You are more than welcome to add more information to the P&W article, but considering you've been an editor for over a decade, you should know by now that anyone's edits may be rewritten or reverted by other editors. That's just how Wikipedia is, and it's happened to me plenty of times. Your edit added a stock ticker link that didn't work, and I did not see the point of including a broken link which would confuse readers, so I reverted it. If you ask me, the stock ticker makes more sense included in the infobox, but that's just my opinion. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:48, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

@Trainsandotherthings: Jeez! I'd like to apologize. All my fault. I though you reverted the removal, while it was me, who added it. Sorry, for misunderstanding. Having said this, I'd appreciate a more welcoming tone to other editors. Thank you for your continuing contributions. Solar Apex (talk) 20:55, 26 November 2021 (UTC)

Dolley Madison

Please identify what part of the edits was untrue. Ghgfrujbftjtf (talk) 02:22, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Again, your edits were a complete violation of WP:NPOV which is a core Wikipedia policy. That something is "true" is not by itself sufficient reason to include it. Your edit was written in non-neutral language and not appropriate for Wikipedia, which is why I reverted it.Trainsandotherthings (talk) 02:29, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

The version you just added is much better, it conveys the same points without violating NPOV. Thank you. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 02:33, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Ok. The edits appear to have been removed again though. Is that the case? The article as-is in inaccurate, even per the citations already referenced in it. Ghgfrujbftjtf (talk) 02:52, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

That revert wasn't by me, you'd have to take it up with the user who made that revert. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 03:06, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

👍 Ghgfrujbftjtf (talk) 04:10, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

A dispute resolution has been opened regarding this here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Dolley_Madison — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ghgfrujbftjtf (talk • contribs) 01:05, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Branford Steam Railroad

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A Purple barnstar for you!

		The Purple Star
		Just spreading a little kindness and purple is one of my favorite colors so it seemed appropriate. Thank you for all your many contributions, whether they are great or small. Every one of them matter. Please accept this barnstar as a symbol of peace, wikilove and true gratefulness. ARoseWolf 21:43, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, I appreciate it! :) Trainsandotherthings (talk) 01:22, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

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Gulf of Maine

See Nova Scotia or, for a different example, Florida, the Gulf of Mexivo is part of the Atlantic Ocean as well. Esszet (talk) 23:48, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

@Esszet: Nova Scotia only says that because you also inserted the same material into that article on November 10th (and improperly marked the edit as minor, as you did on Massachusetts). To quote for you from Help:Minor edit: "Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if the edit concerns a single word, and it is improper to mark such an edit as minor." You should not be marking such edits as minor. The Gulf of Mexico is a significantly more well known and larger body than the Gulf of Maine, hence why neither Maine, New Hampshire, or Massachusetts had such language until you inserted it into all three articles this past week. From my perspective, your edits are only causing confusion for readers. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 00:00, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, I forgot about that, and no, I inserted it into New Hampshire 2 1/2 weeks ago. It may not be especially well-known, but it's 3 1/2 times bigger than the state of Massachusetts itself, so it should be included in the lede. Esszet (talk) 00:26, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

@Esszet: I mentioned this on the IP's talk page as well, but I'm not happy you immediately accused me of LOUTsocking. Once again, I live in Connecticut, while this IP is in India. And I never LOUTsock, as a matter of principle. Please retract your false allegation.

Regarding the content dispute, I'm again not interested in litigating it further. You reverted me, and honestly it's not a huge deal. If other editors object to it, that's their business, but I have made no edits to the page since you reverted me with an edit summary, and will not make any other edits regarding the Gulf of Maine name. You need to try and assume good faith instead of immediately accusing others of socking. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 04:04, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Socratic Barnstar
		Taking a featured article to AfD is no easy task, especially when it's already survived once before. Props for successfully persuading others to upmerge to a more encyclopedic level! {{u|Sdkb}} talk 00:34, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! Trainsandotherthings (talk) 00:31, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Providence and Worcester Railroad

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DYK for Branford Steam Railroad

On 22 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Branford Steam Railroad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that despite its name, the Branford Steam Railroad has not used steam locomotives since 1960? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Branford Steam Railroad. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Branford Steam Railroad), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 00:04, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy Holidays!

Hello Trainsandotherthings: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 21:06, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

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Happy Holidays

	Happy Holidays
	Happy Holidays TAOT, and happy new year! Carry the great editing to 2022! DirkJandeGeer (щи) 00:01, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad

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Canadian Pacific Kansas City

This is what "futureforfreight.com" says about the proposed headquarters of the merged company.

Board, Management, and Headquarters

Following STB approval of the CP’s control of KCS, Mr. Creel will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the combined company. The combined entity will be named Canadian Pacific Kansas City (“CPKC”).

Calgary will be the global headquarters of CPKC, and Kansas City, Missouri will be the U.S. headquarters. The Mexico headquarters will remain in Mexico City and Monterrey. CP’s current U.S. headquarters in Minneapolis-St. Paul will remain an important base of operations.

Four KCS Directors will join CP’s expanded Board at the appropriate time, bringing their experience and expertise in overseeing KCS’ multinational operations

https://futureforfreight.com/canadian-pacific-and-kansas-city-southern-execute-agreement-to-combine-creating-first-single-line-rail-network-linking-u-s-mexico-canada/ Wmulder (talk) 12:19, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Branford Steam Railroad

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Your GA nomination of Branford Steam Railroad

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Discord - vital project

TaoT, It looks like I missed your message at the Signpost suggestions page. If you can get a draft to me before Christmas on the Vital articles project, or get a very good draft to me (by email) here, then we should be able to make the next issue. Thanks. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 18:34, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

@Smallbones: Sorry for the delayed reply, I've been discussing on Discord with some Team-B-Vital participants about how to proceed with the article. I've gotten a general consensus from participants that they'd be ok with an article, so I will begin drafting one up today, I should have it ready by the 17th at the latest. As I've never written anything for the Signpost before, is there anything in particular I should keep in mind while writing, or any pages you could point me to for pointers? Thanks. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 18:53, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

• Most of it is straightforward. Say 500 -1500 words. If you want a specific number, 903 is as good as any. The Wikipedia rules are: it's just like a talk page - no BLP violations, no personal attacks, but WP:OR doesn't apply (it's expected most of the time!). We will edit it, but the final write-up is your decision (the publishing decision, along with the headline and blurb is the editor's choice, but I've only seen one story where the author and editor couldn't agree).
• As far as style - it's up to you, but here are some pointers. You don't need citations - in fact these used to be discouraged. Anything really controversial though I'll recommend in line external links. *Be able to* document quotes (i.e. by e-mails). It's not a Wikipedia mainspace article - just relax and tell your story. Using a couple of medium-short examples here might work well, or 4-5 shorter examples. It should have a bit of structure (e.g. use an outline), but don't be too formal about it. Somehow, I usual outline it when I'm almost done - then sometimes I move a sentence or 2 (but everybody is different). The hardest part for me is writing the lede (first sentence or 2) - which I'll start with and maybe change a couple of times as the story progresses (it keeps the focus on the same topic) Make the lede grab the reader and guide him right down the track of the whole article. Quotes from other editors are encouraged - sometimes even very long ones. Some editors just like to write about their own feelings - which is usually a mistake. The story is usually not about you. If it is an opinion piece - you need a whole lot of facts to back up those opinions! Other than the lede, the only other spot that sometimes needs special work is the conclusion. It doesn't need to be labeled, sometimes it just glides down to a smooth landing when you've finished what you want to say. Sometimes though the subject is complicated enough that you have to recap, summarize, and formally conclude. It depends on the story.
• Sorry if I'm rambling, but the point is that it's up to you. The editor is there to help you do it your way. Relax and work on the lede every once in a while. Smallbones_(smalltalk) 04:39, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

• @Smallbones: I realized I should give you an update on the draft. It is sitting at User:Trainsandotherthings/sandbox, but I have not had much time or energy to work on it recently, and I'm still attempting to get team B vital participants to give me some quotes to use. Hopefully I can have this done for next month's Signpost. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:13, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

RFA 2021 Completed

The 2021 re-examination of RFA has been completed. 23 (plus 2 variants) ideas were proposed. Over 200 editors participated in this final phase. Three changes gained consensus and two proposals were identified by the closers as having the potential to gain consensus with some further discussion and iteration. Thanks to all who helped to close the discussion, and in particular Primefac, Lee Vilenski, and Ymblanter for closing the most difficult conversations and for TonyBallioni for closing the review of one of the closes.

The following proposals gained consensus and have all been implemented:

1. Revision of standard question 1 to Why are you interested in becoming an administrator? Special thanks to xaosflux for help with implementation.
2. A new process, Administrative Action Review (XRV) designed to review if an editor's specific use of an advanced permission, including the admin tools, is consistent with policy in a process similar to that of deletion review and move review. Thanks to all the editors who contributed (and are continuing to contribute) to the discussion of how to implement this proposal.
3. Removal of autopatrol from the administrator's toolkit. Special thanks to Wugapodes and Seddon for their help with implementation.

The following proposals were identified by the closers as having the potential to gain consensus with some further discussion and iteration:

1. An option for people to run for temporary adminship (proposal, discussion, & close)
2. An optional election process (proposal & discussion and close review & re-close)

Editors who wish to discuss these ideas or other ideas on how to try to address any of the six issues identified during phase 1 for which no proposal gained are encouraged to do so at RFA's talk page or an appropriate village pump.

A final and huge thanks all those who participated in this effort to improve our RFA process over the last 4 months.

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This is the final update with no further talk page messages planned.

01:47, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

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Your GA nomination of Nashua and Lowell Railroad

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Your GA nomination of Nashua and Lowell Railroad

The article Nashua and Lowell Railroad you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Nashua and Lowell Railroad for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bungle -- Bungle (talk) 20:01, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

GAN

Hello. I came here because I thought you could help me with reviewing good article nominees. I have never done this before, so it’s always good to use some help. I want to do one with you, and then do some more and check with you or others and see if it’s good. Thanks for helping correct my mistake. I will try to do better next time. Cheers! BubbaDaAmogus (talk) 22:41, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

@BubbaDaAmogus: Thanks for the message, but I'm afraid I'm busy with other things onwiki at the moment and I am unable to directly supervise a GAN with you. You could ask at WT:GAN for assistance, but what I recommend is to do a review and then request a second opinion. What you did wrong was changing the articles to say they were GAs before actually doing the reviews. Have you read through Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Instructions#Reviewing? You can use one of the review templates to help you work through your review. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 23:00, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Baseball Barnstar
		Thank you so much for your GA review of Ronald Torreyes! I know that it can be difficult reviewing articles that aren't exactly in your wheelhouse, especially ones that have been sitting in the slush pile for a while, so I commend you for taking it on. And I'll finish my FAC review tonight! — GhostRiver 18:19, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the barnstar! I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your review. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:01, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

bonus points

	bonus points
	well done for reviewing that really long article! DirkJandeGeer (щи) 19:28, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hartford and New Haven Railroad

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Your GA nomination of Hartford and New Haven Railroad

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Your GA nomination of Hartford and New Haven Railroad

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Best wishes for the New Year and an apology

Best wishes for the New Year and an apology

I hope the New Year brings you nothing but the best. I wanted to thank you for teaching me something I was not aware of prior. These days I mainly do recent changes patrolling; occasionally there are reports to AIV that administrators use the canned reply that ANI would be a better referral. When I has an issue with you, that I could not resolve, I brought it there. I had no idea what a toxic experience that was. It is my greatest regret to date here; there were a plethora of other avenues that I know now would have been less confrontational and dramatic. I am sorry for initiating that. Ifnord (talk) 21:49, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

@Ifnord: Thanks for the message, and I accept your apology. I also want to offer you an apology of my own, I am not proud of how I acted at ANI towards you and other editors. I was frustrated, but I did not handle the situation appropriately, and said things I shouldn't have. I hope we can work together productively in the future. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 23:47, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Providence and Worcester Railroad

On 8 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Providence and Worcester Railroad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Providence and Worcester Railroad (train pictured) became independent in 1973 after 85 years of being leased? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Providence and Worcester Railroad. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Providence and Worcester Railroad), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

"Chew-Chew Baby" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Someone who likes train writing's compliment for you

I just want to tell you that you seem like a very mature person for what you do to these pages, and I actually like that. I don’t want to be one of those people who think what you do is questionable or bad. In fact, if you want to improve the pages I’ve written over the months, I wouldn’t mind at all. If it wasn’t for you, I would’ve never realized that railpictures.net doesn’t qualify as a good Wikipedia source, nor would I have known that you have to ask permission or create a talk page before you redirect an article. I really think you deserve a higher ranking as an editor or publisher on Wikipedia. Someone who likes train writing (talk) 03:23, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

@Someone who likes train writing: Thanks for the message, what you said is very kind. I've noticed you around and I've always considered you to be a good editor. One thing I do want to clarify is that you don't necessarily have to leave a message on a talk page before redirecting an article. It depends on the circumstances. I have unilaterally redirected or merged articles when it made sense to do so. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 00:31, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

I stand corrected. Thank you for the clarification and for your kind words to me. Someone who likes train writing (talk) 19:26, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Providence and Worcester Railroad

The article Providence and Worcester Railroad you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Providence and Worcester Railroad for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of Whiteguru -- Whiteguru (talk) 05:41, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad

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Your GA nomination of Train

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Train 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 Mark83 -- Mark83 (talk) 21:00, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi. I've taken a first pass at the review. Please don't be put off by a lot of comments - I have quick failed some GA nominations recently because they were so far off. I think this article is good and not far off promotion at all. Happy to discuss any of my comments. And I'll finish up the other sections ASAP. Mark83 (talk) 18:31, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

@Mark83: Glad to hear it's close to GA status. I was typing up some responses, but I'm going to wait until you're finished with the other sections so I don't edit conflict with you (already happened once). Trainsandotherthings (talk) 18:40, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

I'll leave it alone and let you reply. That will give me time to spend time on the other sections and I can type that up when you're done? Mark83 (talk) 18:44, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

@Mark83: I probably won't get to everything right away (am planning and packing things for a move two hours away from my current location today and the next week and a half), but I've left a few comments just now. I will work on the ones I replied to, so feel free to do the rest of the review and then I'll respond to more things. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 18:51, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I know a rough guideline is 7 days to finish a nomination, but there's no need for you to feel pressure when you've other things on. Happy to be relaxed about timelines when we both know we're working on this. Mark83 (talk) 18:56, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

GA table

Hey. I’m sorry. That’s making it more complicated. Feel free to respond below instead. I’ll work it out. I’ll finish comments tomorrow. Mark83 (talk) 20:01, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

If I need to add links in my replies, I'll reply here. That seems to be what makes the table eat entire sections. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:26, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of GE 25-ton switcher

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article GE 25-ton switcher 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 Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:41, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of GE 25-ton switcher

The article GE 25-ton switcher you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:GE 25-ton switcher for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 19:01, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Nashua and Lowell Railroad

On 23 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nashua and Lowell Railroad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Nashua and Lowell Railroad was the first railroad built in the state of New Hampshire? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nashua and Lowell Railroad. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nashua and Lowell Railroad), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of GE 25-ton switcher

The article GE 25-ton switcher you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:GE 25-ton switcher for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 15:01, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks

		The Original Barnstar
		I really appreciated your opinions and ideas. Thanks for making your voice be heard. Rlink2 (talk) 15:49, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hartford and New Haven Railroad

On 26 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hartford and New Haven Railroad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1848, the Hartford and New Haven Railroad was "regularly run with greater speed than any other railroad in the United States"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hartford and New Haven Railroad. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hartford and New Haven Railroad), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 01:26, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Connecticut Valley Railroad

On 2 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Connecticut Valley Railroad, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Connecticut Valley Railroad successfully fooled the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad into purchasing it by pretending that it planned to expand northwards? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Connecticut Valley Railroad. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Connecticut Valley Railroad), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Happy Chinese New Year!

	恭喜发财！
Happy Chinese New Year!

🐯🐯🐯 — Mhawk10 (talk) 02:12, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nashua and Lowell Railroad

The article Nashua and Lowell Railroad you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nashua and Lowell Railroad for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of Bungle -- Bungle (talk) 19:01, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Statement on GAN Backlog Drive

Hi,

I saw the comment that you left on the GAN Backlog Drive about my review on the History of Palm Beach County, Florida. Would you have any suggestions on reviewing articles for GA nominations? That was (unlike what the page says) my 2nd review for GA nominations, and I would love to get any suggestion for improving my reviews. I did try to do a thorough search on the references and the article (however it was very long), however I know I didn't leave many comments. I would love any suggestions or comments, since you seem a bit more experienced than me! | Remember, Imurmate (talk) 01:17, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

@I'ma editor2022: Hi, thanks for the message. The reason I marked your review with a red x is that according to the rules of the backlog drive, reviews must be of a minimum length to get credit. As your review did not meet that requirement (basically meant to ensure reviews are thorough, because it's extremely rare a good article nominee needs zero changes to achieve GA status), you will not receive credit for it towards the drive. That doesn't mean your review is invalid, it just means you won't have it counted for the purposes of the competition. There's more information about this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/GAN Backlog Drives/January 2022#Review length, I recommend giving that discussion a read, myself and some of the other coords discussed this.

By design, the GAN review process is somewhat subjective; you are given a fair amount of latitude to review the article compared to the GA criteria and make suggestions and recommendations which you believe will help the article meet those criteria. No article is ever perfect, so when experienced editors see a review with no suggestions at all, that jumps out as meaning the review was likely not as thorough as it could have been. There are several hundred GA reviews you can look at on the drive page to get an idea of what experienced reviewers look for. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 17:26, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Ok, thank you for the suggestions, I actually read that rule before, but I forgot about it. Do you have any suggestions for tools to measure a review's length? At a glance there seems to not be any default tools on the left side on the page, labelled "Tools", to see the character size. Or did you mean byte size in the discussion that you linked?

P.S Could you do a quick glance at the article,History of Palm Beach County, Florida, for any possible problems that I looked over for me? Like I stated before, this was only my second review, and in my first review my mentor showed me some problems that I overlooked.

Thanks, | Remember, Imurmate (talk) 20:32, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

@I'ma editor2022: Hi again! I agree with what Trainsandotherthings has said above; it is very rare for an article to be so perfect that it'll need no comments on prose. On a quick glance, I see some issues, which while are not reasons for failing it, but certainly worth asking. Like why is 'Historical Society of Palm Beach County' overused in references. Not saying that it is not reliable, but using it 77 of the 185 citations is lot. Inconsistency in "63 miles (101 kilometres)" v. "100 mph (155 km/h)"—both units in full form v. both in abbreviation, etc. Though the final decision to pass/fail a GAN should be made on basis of the criteria and very limited MOS guidelines, there is not harm in asking/suggesting any thing or issue you face while reviewing. Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:15, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

@Kavyansh.Singh Thank you for helping me again, and responding so quickly! I suppose I can suggest these suggestions to the reviewer and discuss it with them. | Remember, Imurmate (talk) 22:05, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for your contributions, and congrats on Editor of the Week!

🐶 EpicPupper ^{(he/him | talk)} 04:22, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad

The article Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eviolite -- Eviolite (talk) 03:00, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad

The article Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of Eviolite -- Eviolite (talk) 16:41, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Train

The article Train you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Train for comments about the article. 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 Legobot, on behalf of Mark83 -- Mark83 (talk) 17:41, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

	The Quarter Million Award
	For your contributions to bring Train (estimated annual readership: 455,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! {{u|Sdkb}} talk 18:35, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Slightly below the 500,000k mark, but as a level 4 vital article, you definitely deserve some bling for this on top of the normal green plus Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 18:36, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Editor of the Week

		Editor of the Week
		Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:Gwennie-nyan submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

I would like to nominate Trainsandotherthings for their dedication to rail-related articles and over-all splendid content creation. Having only started their account in July of 2021, this editor has created over a dozen articles and has contributed to scores more. I feel they are dedicated and deserve commendation for their service to the project, especially considering they are a newbie. User:Theleekycauldron seconded the nomination with the comment. "Trainsandotherthings always has remarkably interesting DYKs about trains (and other things); reading his articles and promoting his hooks is always a joy".

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Trainsandotherthings

Editor of the Week for the week beginning January30, 2022

Dedicated to rail-related articles and varied content creation. Editing since July, 2021 has created over a dozen articles and contributed to scores more. Deserved commendation is due for their service to the project, especially considering they are a newbie. Creates remarkably interesting DYKs about trains (and other things); reading his articles and promoting his hooks is always a joy.

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Thanks again for your efforts! ―Buster7 ☎ 17:40, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

I thought this was a prank at first! This is such an honor, I am very thankful to @Gwennie-nyan: and @Theleekycauldron: for their kind words. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 22:08, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Congrats! You destroy and create in equal amounts; both for the bettering of Wikipedia :) Sennecaster (Chat) 18:51, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Congrats! Great accomplishment! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:17, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

I did not even notice this! :pog: 1234 kb of .rar files (is this dangerous?) 02:27, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello Trainsetc

I happened to see your comment in another talk section (regarding Matt Chamberlain) and was intrigued by your name. For this reason: One of my "crowning achievements" here at Wikipedia is the List of train songs, and based on your handle, I thought you might enjoy 800+ songs about trains and the folks who did them. It's not my only foray in these parts, I'm actually prouder of Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, but it sure did take a lot of time to look all this stuff up. Oh, and your picture popping up on your user page is a riot. Allreet (talk) 19:22, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

@Allreet: Thanks for the message! I actually linked to List of train songs as part of my effort to rewrite Train, I was happy to see such an article existed. I took a closer look just now, and WOW, over 800 references! That's very impressive work and you should definitely be proud of it (and Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition). I haven't really edited in the area much, but one of the "other things" I'm interested in is alternative rock; Garbage is one of my favorite bands. One day I plan to get that article to GA. I appended "and other things" to my name because I didn't want to come across as a single-purpose account. I love trains, but there are also other areas I am interested in. As for the picture (that's Jimmy Wales), I stole that from User:Susmuffin. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 19:46, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

@Trainsandotherthings: Thanks for the "comps". Apologies for the late response, just catching up with things. Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales? That's a riot. I have a Wikipedia bouncing ball gif that I borrowed from somewhere and keep on one of my user sub-pages. Different ways to keep amused. Another way was completing the List of Child Ballads. Only 100 were completed so I tackled the other 200. Not for kids, this is actually "higher level" scholarship, though I have no pretensions. Allreet (talk) 10:52, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
	You recently left a note on my talk page, thank you for letting me know, I just recently got into editing and I really enjoy it. Thanks also for mopping up the citations, I have wrote myself a sticky note to remind me of the proper syntax. Happy Editing! Trey Wainman (talk) 15:43, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Trey Wainman:, I'm glad my suggestion was helpful! Happy editing. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 00:10, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

WikiCup 2022 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

• Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
• AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
• Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
• GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
• Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
• SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
• Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:07, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Connecticut River

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Connecticut River § "Only" state capital. {{u|Bsoyka}} ^talk 03:25, 4 March 2022 (UTC)