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Your GA nomination of Master Apartments

The article Master Apartments 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:Master Apartments for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Carbrera -- Carbrera (talk) 05:01, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of North Shore Branch

Hello! Your submission of North Shore Branch at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 01:48, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I will do a QPQ for that as soon as possible. Thanks for reminding me. epicgenius (talk) 15:43, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

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W to 86th Street Circus

Alright, I'm going to ask you this since your the most sane person I know on here. Should we not include the W to 86th Street on its page EVEN THOUGH we include that some N trains run to 96th Street? Apparently the reason why somebody told me was because it's not on the service guide, we'll neither is the N to 96th. I'm stuck here. AahdTahar (talk) 13:42, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

@AahdTahar: I don't think the W should be listed as going to 86th St. There are more N trains going to 96th during rush hours (12 in each direction vs. 3 W's to 86th). I will post a more detailed explanation later. epicgenius (talk) 01:32, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
@AahdTahar: It looks like Imdanumber1 re-added the material about southern terminal. I guess the N to 96th and the W to 86th have the same unlisted status here, so I think it seems reasonable. epicgenius (talk) 12:52, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
@Epicgenius: Good. Now I have enough votes from two members to restore the W to 86th Street on it's page. However, do we need to update the Fourth Avenue and Sea Beach stations to include the W? AahdTahar (talk) 14:33, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
@Epicgenius: Can you add in the W for the stations along Fourth Avenue, I can't seem to figure out how to do it. And also, can you look over the Sea Beach edits I did, I improved some things. AahdTahar (talk) 03:30, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
I will add it later. epicgenius (talk) 00:00, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Got a notification that I was mentioned on someone's talk page. I understand how mind-boggling all of this back and forth edits must be about the extent of the services, but you can't disagree that it wasn't unexpected. If the information is there to include, whether it comes from the timetables, the service guide on the map, or the GTFS data, or even the system pick schedules, why not include it? It's notable to include, it's relatively permanent, and despite only having a fig-leaf of information, it still makes it notable to include. I will wait until more editors weigh in before making any more changes, and from there if anyone needs help with the templates I'll be glad to help out in any shape or form. —Imdanumber1 (talk · contribs · email) 13:54, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. I'd like to see one or two more editors agree before we re add it though. epicgenius (talk) 00:00, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
@Epicgenius: Thanks for doing it as I was busy. I agree with Imdanumber1, so I say we leave the Sea Beach line station pages as they are now, and if another editor upvotes it, we will readd the W to the station header. AahdTahar (talk) 15:16, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Appropriate symbol for limited service?

I was wondering what was your take as to what symbol would be appropriate for the use of the limited rush hour subway services, the rush hour only symbol of the rush hour peak direction symbol. I'm leaning towards the peak symbol. —Imdanumber1 (talk · contribs · email) 12:41, 4 April 2017 (UTC) P.S. AahdTahar what's your take?

@Imdanumber1: If all the limited rush hour service is in the peak direction, use the rush-peak symbol. Otherwise, if it's in both directions or in the anti-peak direction (e.g. the Brooklyn-bound B train in the Bronx during the afternoon), use the regular rush-only symbol. epicgenius (talk) 12:56, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Fair enough, but what if it's a strange case like the E, in which there's trains that leave 179 in the morning and afternoon but only arrive at 179 in the afternoon and not the evening? Same for the W, there's only trains that leave 86th Street in the morning and none that leave in the afternoon. —Imdanumber1 (talk · contribs · email) 14:02, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
I think we can use the rush-only designation since it is not exclusively peak service. epicgenius (talk) 14:28, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Fair enough, thank you. —Imdanumber1 (talk · contribs · email) 14:36, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Master Apartments

The article Master Apartments you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Master Apartments 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 Carbrera -- Carbrera (talk) 03:01, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)

On 6 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue is the New York City Subway's first solar-powered subway station? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue (New York City Subway)), 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.

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Awesome!!! —Imdanumber1 (talk · contribs · email) 00:40, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

A quick thanks

Just wanted to say thanks for your hard work with the limited service updates. I've been in the same boat helping other people new to the WikiProject in the past when I used to be a frequent editor, and I guess the tables have turned now, so I know what it's like to be cleaning up after others.

We'll be fine for the next two months before the system pick for the trains updates come June 25th, but the worst is over for now and we can relax until then. I have other concerns I would like to bring up to the WikiProject but in due time I'll get to it. Thank you again! —Imdanumber1 (talk · contribs · email) 00:46, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

You're welcome. And welcome back to the NYC Public Transportation WikiProject! I just saw your message on the talk page. epicgenius (talk) 02:20, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Several weeks ago you left a couple of comments for the featured list candidate nomination for this article here: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts/archive1. So far you have been the only person to do so and due to inactivity for the nomination, they are going to archive it unless there is more activity soon. I think one of the main things needed is for people to type Support or Oppose in the nomination to get it closed, so when you have a moment, please indicate officially whether you support the nomination on that page. Thanks. Jackdude101 (Talk) 12:52, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
At United Airlines, for your civil and polite demeanor in collaboration with other editors.

For your efforts to contribute to WP:NPOV on the encyclopedia.

And for your efforts to improve sourcing and your due diligence research.

Thank you for these efforts and for the professional and civil way in which you comport yourself.

I hope that others will see you as a role model and improve their own behavior patterns based upon your example. Sagecandor (talk) 19:22, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

@Sagecandor: Thanks! I really appreciate it. epicgenius (talk) 19:25, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

You are most welcome. Clearly there are two ways to act: collaboratively with good talk page demeanor, or not. You espouse the former. Thank you again. Sagecandor (talk) 19:26, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

The Center Line: Spring 2017

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April 19: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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DYK for North Shore Branch

On 16 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article North Shore Branch, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that passenger service on the Staten Island Railway's North Shore Branch was discontinued 16 years after it was rebuilt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/North Shore Branch. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, North Shore Branch), 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.

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IRT Manhattan Main Line KML file issue

The routing shown in this template is incorrect, it shows the line operating under Montague Street, when it is supposed to be operating under Joralemon Street. Imdanumber1 (talk) 20:39, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out the error. I'll fix it. epicgenius (talk) 01:51, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

File:An A Train in R46 Service at Inwood-207th Street.jpg

If you can do so, please nominate the following file to Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An_A_Train_in_R46_Service_at_Inwood-207th_Street.jpg

--Davidng913 (talk) 17:10, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

 Done Moved to commons. The file on Wikipedia has been nominated for deletion since it is duplicated on commons. epicgenius (talk) 17:37, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

PATH font

Is there an official font for PATH? because I've seen both fonts used in stations. Cards84664 (talk) 13:24, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

@Cards84664: As far as I am aware, I think there is an official font, but it's just not made public. However, I've replaced it with the Lucida Grande font, since it is the main font seen at station entrances. The true font is actually not Lucida Grande, but is in a very similar font family that is not used on Wikipedia. epicgenius (talk) 13:33, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
From what I've seen on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UOhE9EC4mY The fonts mainly used on platforms are split between the two. Cards84664 (talk) 13:35, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
All new signs are in the Frutiger font. Only the older signs are in Helvetica, so we should use Lucida Grande instead since it's close to Frutiger. (We could use Frutiger, but apparently it doesn't exist on Wikipedia and is replaced by the next font in the <span></span> tags that are used.) epicgenius (talk) 13:36, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
One thing I noticed just now is that Lucida Grande displays differently between mac and pc. Is there a way to fix that? Cards84664 (talk) 14:18, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
Sorry, I don't know how to change it. epicgenius (talk) 00:37, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

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Select Bus Service

This statement on the SBS article might be outdated.

An eighth Select Bus Service route was planned in the 2014–2017 Financial Plan; this new SBS corridor is to be determined. http://web.mta.info/mta/budget/pdf/Adopted_Budget_February_Financial_Plan_2014-2017.pdf

Do you know if this route that was being referred to was the M86? Surely this route has already been implemented? Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 19:43, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

I'm not quite sure. It may refer to the M86, since that was the eighth corridor and it was started in 2015 after the report was published. Anyhow, there are 12 corridors, so we can simply update this. epicgenius (talk) 22:28, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
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