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On 1 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gershwin Theatre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first show at the Gershwin Theatre was also the first Broadway show to lose US$1 million? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gershwin Theatre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gershwin Theatre), 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) 00:02, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

) 22:50, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Low Memorial Library

Hello, Epicgenius. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Low Memorial Library at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 04:23, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

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The article 1540 Broadway you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1540 Broadway 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 Sammi Brie -- Sammi Brie (talk) 18:21, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

I just noticed an issue with the infobox, Q is a northbound-only service at this station, but it's only listed as southbound in the station succession. Cards84664 17:50, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

That is weird. I think the Sea Beach service pattern may have to be split into northbound and southbound templates, similar to what was done for Template:NYCS Second northbound and Template:NYCS Second southbound. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:11, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

And for the Fourth south express as well? Cards84664 18:21, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Everything should be handled now. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:37, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Cards84664 18:41, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

On

American Airlines Theatre could pay US$75,000 for their name on a bathroom? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/American Airlines Theatre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, American Airlines Theatre), 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

.

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Do we have enough info for

There might be. I haven't looked into it in depth, but I recall the H&M was extensively described in railroad and electrical journals of the time. – Epicgenius (talk) 01:26, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

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Hello, Epicgenius,

I can't believe you created a poop icon. You were a different type of editor in 2013, weren't you?! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:42, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

@

WP:NOTHERE'd out of existence back then... – Epicgenius (talk

) 03:13, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

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Template:NYCS Platform Layout Terminal Station/color has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 23:03, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

I need some clarification so that I can understand. Exactly what does this maintenance template mean?

This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (March 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message).

Any information that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Saved by God's grace (talk) 09:16, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

@

WP:TONE elaborates a bit more on this: Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, textbook, or scientific journal. Articles and other encyclopedic content should be written in a formal tone. Standards for formal tone vary a bit depending upon the subject matter but should usually match the style used in Featured- and Good-class articles in the same category. Encyclopedic writing has a fairly academic approach, while remaining clear and understandable. Formal tone means that the article should not be written using argot, slang, colloquialisms, doublespeak, legalese, or jargon that is unintelligible to an average reader; it means that the English language should be used in a businesslike manner.

For my part, I'm not seeing any of these tone issues, so I have removed the template. An anonymous editor added it without giving explanation on the talk page. If they had explained on the talk page, perhaps it would be clearer what the issue is. – Epicgenius (talk

) 15:11, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

On 21 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Times Square Theater, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Times Square Theater (pictured), proposed for redevelopment since 1990, remained empty three decades later? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Times Square Theater. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Times Square Theater), 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.

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		Hook update
		Your hook reached 8,052 views (671.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 04:02, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

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And @Kew Gardens 613: when you have a bit (a lot) of spare time, can you review my first draft of NYCS's module at
User:Cards84664/NYCS 1, /NYCS 2, /NYCS 3, /NYCS 4, /NYCS 5, /NYCS 6, /NYCS 7, /NYCS 8? Thanks. Cards84664 12:20, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Sure, I can check it later. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:22, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Are there any issues with how it's designed? Also worth noting that this will eliminate all the article redirects currently present. Cards84664 23:54, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

So far, I don't see anything that's really problematic. There might be a little controversy with using trunk colors for non-trunk lines (e.g. red for New Lots Line stations) but I don't think they're necessarily bad. – Epicgenius (talk) 01:54, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Mainly, it's to reflect the service color of the primary service. Also, with User:Cards84664/NYCS_6#Chauncey Street for example, I had time 2 invoked directly, since that Z template currently doesn't exist outside of Z skip. Do you think additional services NYCS templates should be created for those Jamaica stations or is it fine as is? Cards84664 02:18, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

That is weird. Yes, additional service templates should be created for the Jamaica service patterns. – Epicgenius (talk) 03:13, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

I've got something that'll work:

I'll split

J 

),

Z ). Cards84664

04:52, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Cards84664 06:33, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

And finally, with User:Cards84664/NYCS_8, the shuttles are listed out by name for disambiguation. Anything else that looks odd or do you think it's ready to implement? Cards84664 13:16, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
Just noticed that service and services are too similar in the NYCS infobox parameters, should services be station_succession or adjacent_stations? Cards84664 13:24, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

I think services would be more intuitive if it were renamed adjacent_stations. Everything else looks good to me. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:26, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

@Cards84664: Great work. The part-time E service pattern at 75th Avenue is missing.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 19:32, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

@Kew Gardens 613: It's there in the left and right notes, F is the regular daytime service in this example. Cards84664 19:53, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

 Done Cards84664 22:20, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

@Cards84664, another editor mentioned to me off-wiki that some of the templates may have been incorrect or may have omitted information. For instance, the station succession for the 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal station did not show that the C/E split at 50th Street (it only showed the C and nighttime A, the E wasn't mentioned at all). Apparently, we both overlooked this, but there may be more errors of this sort. – Epicgenius (talk) 00:58, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

That was my mistake not to update the NYCS template, not Adjacent stations, see corrections here and here. I'm also keeping User:Cards84664/NYCS 1, /NYCS 2, /NYCS 3, /NYCS 4, /NYCS 5, /NYCS 6, /NYCS 7, /NYCS 8 up to date for easy error spotting if you want to check there. I've also traced every service to ensure that there are no mis-linked articles as well. Cards84664 01:18, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure on adding termini for rush services, since templates such as the one at Eighth Avenue station (BMT Sea Beach Line) would bloat with limited termini because of the rush Q for example. Cards84664 01:41, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
How about this? Cards84664 01:47, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

That works. I only added the A's northern terminal for the Rockaway Park branch because this branch was listed on the official subway map, unlike the other peak variants. – Epicgenius (talk) 12:56, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

On 24 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Village East by Angelika, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Village East by Angelika (pictured) is the only remaining Yiddish theater building in what was once the center of New York City's Yiddish Theatre District? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Village East by Angelika. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Village East by Angelika), 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.

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The article Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998) 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 Golden -- Golden (talk) 11:21, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

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It's great to see this article as TFA at the moment. I really enjoyed reading and reviewing it at the FAC, and understanding why my sister dragged me to see it when we visited NYC from Australia in 2009! Regards, Nick-D (talk) 08:41, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

@Nick-D, thanks! I'm glad you like it. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:20, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

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Hi, Epicgenius! Wayback in 2017, you marked Spuyten Duyvil Bridge as Category:Pedestrian bridges in New York City with the es: "Cat-a-lot: Copying from Category:Bridges in New York City to Category:Pedestrian bridges in New York City)."

I'm not an expert, but I'm under the impression this is a rail bridge not a pedestrian bridge, and even if it somehow supports pedestrians, I think pedestrians would need to trespass on the railroad right-of-way to get there.

It sounds like you were just doing a mass category change, but I'm still not sure how this came about. Do you have anything to support that category on that page, or do you think it merits a discussion on the article's talk page, rather than summary removal? Thanks! jhawkinson (talk) 02:36, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

@Jhawkinson, yeah that was a simple mistake. I was, indeed, changing categories en masse. It is not a pedestrian bridge - never has been, probably never will. I'll remove that category now. – Epicgenius (talk) 04:38, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Hey Epic, is it okay if you take a look at this nomination? I'm a bit torn on what hook to approve and I would ask for some advice. In addition, I want to explain about how most readers aren't knowledgeable in opera and that the hook should ideally not assume too much from our audience, but I don't know how to say so in words. Perhaps you can explain the point better than I can? Thanks! Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:53, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

My point of view, however, is to not "assume" anything, but feed our readers interesting unique specific information which they hopefully have not heard before, and let them decide if they want to know more - which links provide - or not. - sorry forgot to sign, but who else (doesn't want to leave readers alone with trivia) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:34, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

I can take a look at this nomination in a bit. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

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On 20 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paramount Plaza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 48-story Uris Building went into foreclosure just two and a half years after it was completed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paramount Plaza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Paramount Plaza), 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) 00:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 6,322 views (526.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of May 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 03:13, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

May songs

Thank you for New York New York! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:27, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

... more specifically today for the iconic Seagram Building, "about a landmark International-style skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, erected in the 1950s. As the name suggests, the building was erected for the Seagram Company and designed by several architects, most notably Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This building's development was influenced by Phyllis Lambert, the daughter of Seagram's CEO at the time, who pushed for the building to be a New York City landmark in the 1970s and 1980s, and who even today maintains a connection with the building, over 60 years after its completion. It's been called one of "New York's most copied buildings" and, even before it became an official New York City landmark in 1989, had a large influence on other International style buildings."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt, thanks! I really appreciate it. – Epicgenius (talk) 22:29, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:33, 31 May 2022 (UTC)