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Standalone article for Auburndale, Queens

I have census data for Auburndale, Queens, which was turned into a redirect in this edit. Would you support recreating the article as a standalone with the addition of demographic data? What should be done with NYC Department of Planning data from the census where multiple neighborhoods are combined? Any thoughts?

My thanks for all of your New York City edits. Alansohn (talk) 14:48, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

@Alansohn: Sure, let's split the article about Auburndale. I think it has enough info to be a standalone article. Also, you've done good work with adding references to the "Notable people" and "Demographics" sections of NYC articles, so thank you for that. epicgenius (talk) 17:39, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Can you help me make IND Queens Boulevard Line a good article?

I have nominated the article for good article status. Could you help me with this? Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 01:24, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: Okay. But you need a few more sources for the article to be passed. For example, the "Route" and "Service" sections are largely unsourced, so a Good Article reviewer would decline based solely on this. But hey, if we can find sources for these sections, then the article will pass easily. epicgenius (talk) 01:27, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

REMINDER TO MYSELF: CREATE Citywide Ferry Service or something

I've left a comment on my Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at User:Epicgenius/sandbox/2. Thanks! epicgenius (talk) 14:57, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Bumping thread. epicgenius (talk) 02:26, 18 May 2016 (UTC) 

epicgenius (talk) 02:25, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Bumping thread. Kylo, Rey, & Finn Consortium (talk) 02:11, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
About time I did that again. Kylo, Rey, & Finn Consortium (talk) 02:11, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Bumping thread. Kylo Ren (talk) 19:08, 8 July 2016 (UTC) Again Kylo Ren (talk) 19:08, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

N trains to 96th Street

Hi epicgenius. I know for a fact that those Ns will go to 96th as I spoke to someone who works for operations planning. I thought that I would leave it unsourced until it is confirmed, but could I hide the text for now? Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 19:22, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: Sure, you can hide the text. I just removed it only because unsourced statements cannot be present in a Good Article. But I think the N train schedule will be updated to reflect this, anyway. epicgenius (talk) 13:48, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

capped Lines?

On 63rd Street Lines you undid my downcasing of lines, arguing that it is somehow part of a proper name? I realize that IND 63rd Street Line and BMT 63rd Street Line are treated as proper names for consistency with outer NY subway lines, but this is not that case, but rather the generic lines on 63rd Street. Sources cap it about half the time, suggesting that caps are not necessary; WP's MOS:CAPS says we avoid caps where they are unnecessary. So let's downcase this, yes? Dicklyon (talk) 03:55, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

@Dicklyon: I think we should hold a requested move discussion on the talk page, to ask for more consensus. It is still the two individual lines, "IND 63rd Street Line" and "BMT 63rd Street Line," thus the 63rd Street "Lines." But if the sources half-capitalize it and half-lowercase it, then a RM would be the best way forward. epicgenius (talk) 13:48, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Miami area riderships

I remain confused as to the annual riderships of Florida Transit systems. It would be ridiculous to go by fiscal year, as they do, and it would be disingenuous in the case of Miami Metrorail, where it only gives one year per average figure, suggesting calendar year. However, going by Miami Dade ridership technical reports, the number for 2014 was quickly found to be wrong by a thousand or so. I got 73,550 by adding up the CY 2014 monthly weekday ridership reports (http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/ridership-technical-reports.asp) and dividing by 12, yet the chart gives 74,600 is there any better way? I haven't manually checked any others but this is annoying and unacceptable, I don't think I got an answer from a previous editor who the history showed added some of the ridership stats. B137 (talk) 05:34, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

@B137: Hmm, this is complicated. It seems that the fiscal year 2015 is actually October 2015 through September 2016. So instead, to get actual year 2015's ridership, you should just start from the FY2015 figure, subtract the October through December 2014 figures, and add October through December 2015 figures to get the AY2015 figure.
Now, it seems like the ridership is released a month or so after these riders actually patronize the system (e.g. June 2016 was released either this month or last month), so you probably would need to wait until February of the following year to get this year's total yearly ridership. However, by adding all the weekday riderships and dividing by 12, I don't think you'll get an accurate figure because this does not account for events with higher ridership, or even for weekdays with riderships higher or lower than normal. epicgenius (talk) 13:27, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
I should do that for all the years where the online reports are available, and go by calendar year of course, redoing the garbage that's there. For average ridership, adding up monthly weekday and dividing by 12 is exactly appropriate for this chart. The exceptions such as heat parades and opening say are listed elsewhere. B137 (talk) 15:14, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
I agree that the "dividing by 12" calculations would be good for average weekday riderships. epicgenius (talk) 16:01, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Elizabeth Dilling

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Elizabeth Dilling. Legobot (talk) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line)

On 14 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the New York City Subway stations of Flushing–Main Street and Norwood–205th Street both have provisions for unbuilt subway extensions? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line)), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line)

On 14 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the New York City Subway stations of Flushing–Main Street and Norwood–205th Street both have provisions for unbuilt subway extensions? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Norwood–205th Street (IND Concourse Line)), 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.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Grand Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line)

The article Grand Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) 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:Grand Street (IND Sixth Avenue Line) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Miyagawa -- Miyagawa (talk) 10:01, 14 August 2016 (UTC)

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August 17: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday Auugust 17, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly "WikiWednesday" evening salon (7-9pm) and knowledge-sharing workshop at Babycastles gallery by 14th Street / Union Square in Manhattan.

Featuring special guest presentations on WikiVerse and Bringing Wikipedia to the Last Mile.

We will include a look at the organization and planning for our chapter, and expanding volunteer roles for both regular Wikipedia editors and new participants.

We will also follow up on plans for recent (UN Women!) and upcoming edit-a-thons, and other outreach activities.

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After the main meeting, pizza/chicken/vegetables and refreshments and video games in the gallery!

7:00pm - 9:00 pm at Babycastles gallery, 137 West 14th Street

We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our roster, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! --Pharos (talk) 23:20, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

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Replaceable fair use File:Liberty Park, Manhattan 1.jpg

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@Marchjuly: I don't object to its deletion. I've removed the image from any page it is used on. Can it be speedily deleted? epicgenius (talk) 16:05, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
If you want to speed up the process I believe you can tag the file for deletion per WP:G7. Otherwise, it will eventually be deleted per WP:F5 (if no one adds it to an article) or WP:F7 (if no one is able to show that it satisfies WP:NFCC#1). -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:10, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
@Marchjuly: Thanks for the advice. I've tagged it now. epicgenius (talk) 22:11, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Employee Timetable B Division as a source

[1] I have found this link, and I have used to cite that the N train's short-turns will be extended to 96th, and to write that the W is internally part of the N. This could be used for all other B Division routes.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 20:38, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: Good catch. Thanks for the link. We can now write that the W train will be reinstated on November 6. epicgenius (talk) 20:41, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Station renaming

Your recent edits to station names don't seem to agree with WP:USSTATION. An operator name should only be used for disambiguation, when multiple stations in the same geographic area (like a within a city) have the same name. Otherwise, using an operator name as a dismabiguator in the article title is strongly discouraged. Remember, the article name and all links will have to be changed again if the operator name changes or if another operator starts using the station, both of which happen pretty often. When a station disambiguator is needed, it should be a geographic place name in nearly every case. Lexlex (talk) 13:43, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

@Lexlex: I'm sorry, but I'm confused as to what you are talking about. Can you give some examples? Thanks in advance. (Also, I probably won't be able to respond for a few weeks. I have limited internet right now, as I am on real life vacation.) epicgenius (talk) 01:14, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

pageswap script for convenience

Hi Epicgenius! I've noticed that at some point, you performed a round-robin page move. I have several times before I thought the current move form was tedious. Anyway, I've written a script here (js) that semi-automates page swaps for convenience, and thought you may want to try it out. You'd simply click "Swap" and enter a page destination, the script performs the 3 moves as necessary (saves time having to manually go through the move form 3 times). (It doesn't correct redirects afterwards, that's still manual)

Anyway feel free to adapt this script as you see fit, cheers, and happy moving. :) — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 02:23, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

@Andy M. Wang: Thanks for the link to the script. I will check it out later. epicgenius (talk) 19:33, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Chinese presence in New York City project

Hi, Epicgenius. If or when you get some time, would you be willing to start a "Chinese presence in New York City" (or simply "Chinese in New York City") project? I think this would be a good way to unite all of the New York Chinatowns and Chinese population-related articles under one quasi-official umbrella, and I think you'd be the perfect person for this. I think that these articles are already pretty well structured and connected, so I don't believe that it would require that much additional work. Please give it some consideration. Best, Castncoot (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

@Castncoot: Sounds like a good idea to me. epicgenius (talk) 19:32, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
Great! When you find some time, perhaps you could start a Category page as such, and then put all applicable articles under it? That would probably be a good way to start, would be my thought. Castncoot (talk) 23:54, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
All right, when I get time, I will work on it. epicgenius (talk) 19:40, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
Wonderful! I look forward to seeing the creative end result of your high quality work on this. Best, Castncoot (talk) 18:15, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Toronto_rapid_transit#Requested_move_25_August_2016

The discussion on the name of this article has been reopened. Ground Zero | t 17:27, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

@Ground Zero: Ok. Thanks for notifying me. I will look at that later. epicgenius (talk) 18:05, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
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