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Producing some great articles! Can I interest you in contributing to the new

@Dr. Blofeld: Sure. I'll be happy to participate in this. epicgenius - (talk) 12:26, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

That's great. Would be good to get a contest running for the US in the new year. Something like Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon would work for US and Canadian states/provinces.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:29, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

Cool. Maybe I'll join it, if I have free time. epicgenius - (talk) 12:30, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

The new W train timetable is up [1], and it explicitly mentions the trains to and from 86th Street. The new R train timetable is also up [2]. No Q yet. I don't know how to fix the NYCT CONST template.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 22:21, 3 November 2016 (UTC) They just literally updated the Q.

@Kew Gardens 613: I fixed it. Also, the N will be updated soon if it hasn't already, so I fixed that too. epicgenius - (talk) 00:06, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

I don't know about the W timetable. It still lists the Q train as a possible transfer in 49th Street, and still shows the R train as only running part-time to Whitehall St. epicgenius - (talk) 00:08, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

I am not going to undo everything you just did, but it starts on November 5.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 18:05, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Oops. Well, then, I don't think we need to undo it, because we'll have to un-undo it within a day. If we make too many edits to the pages, it will overload the Wikipedia server. So I think we should leave it for now. epicgenius - (talk) 18:23, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

It is ok. We might as well do all of them now. I was about to change the List of the NYC Subway services page.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 20:01, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

I finished updating everything. All of the articles, except New York City Subway (and {{New York City Subway}}) have been updated, are or in the process of doing so. epicgenius - (talk) 20:17, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

I need help with the W line page, could you check it over? I have no clue how to leave discounitnued and reinstated in the W box so I just removed the discountied section from the main box. 71.167.191.16 (talk) 00:57, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

I fixed it. Thanks for the notification. epicgenius - (talk) 21:54, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Only East Rail + East Tsim Sha Tsui are 12-car (~260m). DRL (and SIL?) are ~90m, future NSC platforms are ~200m, all others are ~180m. Jc86035 (talk) Use {{re|Jc86035}}
to reply to me 04:26, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

@Jc86035: Thanks for telling me about that. I guess 1 box of platform equals 65m in real life. I guess we should start trimming down the DRL and SIL (E) platforms to 2 lines each. epicgenius - (talk) 21:54, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

@Sameboat: Is there really a need to have two Kwun Tong Line S-line rows for most of the stations in the middle of the Kwun Tong Line (Mong Kok/Yau Ma Tei to Kwun Tong)? Except Yau Ma Tei, all the adjacent stations are the same. Jc86035 (talk) Use {{re|Jc86035}}
to reply to me 09:32, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

@Jc86035: I don't even thing Yau Ma Tei needs it either. The "former service" S-line entries as I see in most UK stations articles are only added when that former service was not simply extended to form another existing service but has a large pprtion of the alignment changed. In this case, It's acceptable to denote the Eastern Habour Tunnel realignment of Kwun Ting Line in the S-line templates in Lam Tin, Quarry Bay and North Point stations (c.f. Holborn tube station) but not the other stations. Modified Initial System is another story in which I am neutral whether we add the former service S-line entry or not. -- Sameboat - 同舟 (talk · contri.) 10:30, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

@Sameboat and Jc86035: The reason I added these extra s-lines is because neither of the terminals are the same. The old line is from Yau Ma Tei to North Point. The new line is from Whampoa to Tiu Keng Leng, which is an almost completely different alignment at the east end and an extension of service at the west end (compared to the pre-2002 line). -- epicgenius - (talk) 13:53, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: I still think it's best to remove if all adjacent stations are the same. If you had this for, say, the West Coast Main Line, if the line was extended by one station at both ends would you add another row for every station? (Akc1902, for some reason, has removed your additions but added superfluous NIL/EWC templates anyway.) Jc86035 (talk) Use {{re|Jc86035}}
to reply to me 04:39, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

I concur with Jc. Those intermediate stations should get rid of the former service because they are less relevant to and just clutter the article when there are already so many infobox templates (basic info, S-line, track layout RDT and platform/floor layout). -- Sameboat - 同舟 (talk · contri.) 17:03, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

OK, so if my additions have been reverted, do I do anything? Or do I just not make this mistake in the future? epicgenius - (talk) 22:08, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Probably the latter; it's not really a big deal Jc86035 (talk) Use {{re|Jc86035}}
to reply to me 05:35, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

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@Curly Turkey: Please consider why exactly I changed it. The reason is because {{sfn}} is another link you don't need to click, if you can just go to the reference directly, as the footnotes do after my edit. Thanks. epicgenius – (talk) 21:44, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

We all have our opinions. For example, consider how difficult it is to edit the text when interspersed with the full citations. Regardless, please read

WP:CITEVAR. Curly "the jerk" Turkey 🍁 ¡gobble!

21:47, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

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list-defined references can also help solve the problem. epicgenius – (talk

) 22:06, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

As an article grows, the cites get more and more unwieldy, especially when it starts to mix print and web sources. Set up the article with {{sfn}}s from the start and it saves headaches in the long run. It's best to keep the long-form cites in one place (and alphabetized), rather than some in one section and others in another based on arbitrary criteria. Curly "the jerk" Turkey 🍁 ¡gobble! 23:20, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

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Hey there, I've renamed my AWB-based script to JWB (Javascript Wiki Browser) as per this request by Reedy. I just wanted to let you know, since you made the script to open it from the toolbar. The way I handled the moving of the settings pages is as follows:

I made every import of User:Joeytje50/AWB.js/load.js use the user's /AWB-settings.js page, and every import of the new name's location, User:Joeytje50/JWB.js/load.js, uses the user's /JWB-settings.js page. Since your toolbar button loads the script by its old name, could you perhaps make a duplicate page at User:Epicgenius/JWB script toolbar.js which would use the updated load script, so that anyone installing your script now will use the updated name?

Alternatively, I could also make the toolbar link a default feature in my script, which would remove the need for your separate script, but I'll only do that if you're okay with it. Joeytje50 (talk) 04:43, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

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User:Epicgenius/AWB script toolbar.js to User:Epicgenius/JWB script toolbar.js. I'm okay with you integrating the toolbar link in your script, since I only did that as a work-around so I didn't have to type in the entire script name every time I wanted to run JWB script. epicgenius (talk

) 13:22, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

@Epicgenius: Okay, I've just added it to my User:Joeytje50/JWB.js/load.js. If you want you could remove that part of the code from your script (to prevent duplicate links). I've also credited you in a //comment on there for the idea.Joeytje50 (talk) 13:38, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

@Joeytje50: Thanks, I appreciate it (and I'm sure so do other users using your script). I'll redirect my script to yours shortly. epicgenius (talk) 13:44, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

16:32, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Epcigenius, hope you're doing well. Have you had a chance to approach synthesizing this? Best,

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Castncoot: Yes, actually. I have thought about putting the Wikiproject Chinese in NYC banner on these pages that we categorized. I am going to have to do this tomorrow, though, since it's so late right now. epicgenius - (talk

) 05:19, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Wonderful, thank you! Best,

Castncoot (talk

) 17:09, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Epicgenius, hope you're doing well. Just wanted to follow up with you on this. Would it be possible for you to create this in the next few days? Best,

Castncoot (talk

) 01:23, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, sure. I'll create a banner. I forgot where I put it. After I do my homework I'll definitely create it, and no more putting off the banner this time. epicgenius (talk) 01:36, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Sounds great, thank you! Best,

Castncoot (talk

) 14:02, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Epic. Just a thought - if you get the banner done today, you can get it over with before the bustle of the workweek. And really, it doesn't have to be perfected today, but rather merely a starting point which I'm sure will lead to further creative evolution. Again, just an observation. Certainly I respect your busy schedule. Best,

Castncoot (talk

) 14:26, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Sounds like a good plan. I'm going to do that after my real-life work. Thanks, epicgenius (talk) 21:11, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Hi Epicgenius, hope you're doing well. Just wondering what the status is regarding the banner. Do you need the help of other editors or do you feel comfortable creating a banner yourself? As you know, I created the Category:Chinatowns in New York City page, but I am not facile beyond that, unfortunately. Best,

Castncoot (talk

) 16:47, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

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Castncoot: I apologize that I haven't been able to make the banner yet. I promised to make it, and I will. However, there is just a lot of real-life work, and I probably won't have much spare time until the weekend. After that, I will create the banner and place it on the appropriate talk pages. Thanks, epicgenius (talk

) 17:26, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

OK thanks, Epic. Sorry for the bother. Best,

Castncoot (talk

) 18:00, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

http://www.bulletmap.info/ epicgenius (talk) 03:18, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Cool. (Note to myself: Add this somewhere.) epicgenius (talk) 03:19, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

Bumping thread. epicgenius (talk) 03:19, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

While we're on that topic:

https://www.fastcompany.com/3045892/new-york-city-subway-wireless-network

M23 epicgenius (talk

) 03:18, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

http://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subways-buses-brought-together-on-one-map-1.12477047 Bumping thread. epicgenius - (talk) 02:09, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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