User talk:LRG5784/Archive 2

En dashes

Wikipedia:Naming conventions recommends hyphens but does allow for dashes (with redirects left, etc.) I figured that the dashes were more semantically correct, but I'm not really attached to them. If you really want the hyphens back, I wouldn't object. Larry V (talk | contribs) 05:05, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

The end of this section seems to indicate that there's no problem with using dashes for greater precision. *shrug* Larry V (talk | contribs) 00:44, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Seventh Avenue

I've been aware for years that Seventh Avenue is shared by the IND Sixth Avenue Line and the IND Queens Boulevard Line. However, I strongly disagree with over-relying on Template:Otheruses4 to differentiate between stations. While using "New York City Subway" is the general idea for shared-line stations, I strongly disagree with using it if there is another station with the same name. If Canal Street remains as a single complex, I cannot think of a better name for the article. However, Seventh Avenue station emergency exit signs say "IND Queens Boulevard Line," so it is not inappopriate to use that in the article name. If it said "IND Sixth Avenue Line," I would suggest using that; the point is, there is a place where the station is "assigned" to one line. As long as the actual duality is made clear in the article, I don't see a problem with it. The same dilemma comes up with DeKalb Avenue (BMT Broadway Line), which can be argued to be on the BMT Broadway Line, the BMT Fourth Avenue Line, or the BMT Brighton Line. The emergency exit signs say Broadway, so why not use it? There is another station with the same name (DeKalb Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)), so it is optimal to avoid using "New York City Subway," which implies that the former station is somehow the "real" subway station, and the other is somehow lesser. Bring it up further on WT:NYCPT if you wish. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 05:19, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I'll bring it up if you don't want to. Discussion is always best, not edit summary explanations :) Larry V (talk | e-mail) 06:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Category:New York City Subway transfer-points

Please do not remove deletion tags; I have restored it. --NE2 02:56, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Delancey-Essey Streets

*shrug* Okay. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 01:04, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

E Service

This is the way I see it. The A pretty much splits its regular service evenly between Lefferts Boulevard and Far Rockaway, and has enough rush hour service to/from Rockaway Park that it's shown on The Map and noted in schedules. The same situation applies to 5 rush-hour service to Nereid Avenue; there's quite enough service that it merits display on The Map and schedules. This isn't the case with the E to 179th Street. If I recall correctly, Jamaica Center station is unable to turn E trains quickly enough to keep up with the required schedule; thus, three E trains start at 179th Street during the morning rush hour, while three trains terminate there during the evening rush. Frankly, this very limited service doesn't deserve a separate section in the E service table. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 02:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, the problem really isn't the "size" of the terminal stations. The real issue at Jamaica Center is the placement of the scissors crossover that allows terminal operations. This crossover is unusually far from Jamaica Center station; it's almost midway to Sutphin Boulevard, in fact. Naturally, the greater the distance between the crossover and the terminal, the more time trains take to switch back to the appropriate track, and the lower the capacity. The problem on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line isn't really Flatbush Avenue, it's the unusual Rogers Avenue junction on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line. The switch layout here causes trains diverging to/converging from Nostrand Avenue to interfere with through traffic on Eastern Parkway. This limits capacity on both Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway. To minimize the effects, some 2 and 5 trains bypass the junction and continue to Utica or New Lots. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 03:30, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Of course I've seen the junctions, I own this. *smiles* It's a wonderful resource, albeit expensive ($40). I bought mine at Posman Books in Grand Central Terminal, during Christmas break. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 03:43, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

MTA response time

I know, I'm joking :P Larry V (talk | e-mail) 21:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Your edits to IRT Lexington Avenue Line and IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line

Please do not remove tags without providing a citation to a reliable source. Thank you. --NE2 13:13, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia:Verifiability: "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth." --NE2 13:51, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

BWCNY

I saw your edit to that users talk page, as a heads up, he is competing in a urinary olympic (G rated form of a type of argument) with another user... You should have seen it last night... His talk page at the moment is best left blank... Rob110178 11:20, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Template:NYCS

Are you planning to make this template produce New York City Subway? This seems more of a "sign of laziness" than not wishing to add "service" every time you want to link to a service. --NE2 23:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Where is the consensus to use template:NYCS service rather than to do the same thing using template:NYCS? --NE2 00:05, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Nothing there says that NYCS service is a better name than NYCS, just that the functionality that NYCS service provided was preferred. But now that NYCS is unused, what's wrong with using it for that purpose? --NE2 00:48, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually your removing of the tfd tags is much closer to vandalism than my nomination of them. Please read Wikipedia:Vandalism and desist. Thank you. --NE2 01:37, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

The point of the TFD is to determine consensus. If you continually remove them, you will be blocked. --NE2 01:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Look. The TFD is where consensus is gauged. Stop it. --NE2 01:55, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I can't find the page that specifically addresses this, but try reading Wikipedia:Deletion process. --NE2 02:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Please read Wikipedia:Vandalism. A nomination for deletion is not vandalism. --NE2 02:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

En dashes, again

There shouldn't be a problem, since the redirects are still there. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 01:57, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Redirects aren't the worst thing in the world; they exist for a reason, one of which is to reroute typed queries to the properly-named article, which may use strange characters (such as dashes or diacritical marks). If you're concerned about strain on the servers, there's no need to be; redirects hardly use any resources at all (less than templates do, for sure). One operation that is far more harmful, for example, is going through articles and "correcting" redirects—i.e., replacing links to redirects with "direct" links. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 19:50, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

Please read Wikipedia:Vandalism and stop using the word to stop describing what is not vandalism. Thank you. --NE2 02:48, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I really think you should read Wikipedia:Vandalism. --NE2 02:55, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I realize that NE2 is being consistently impolite towards you. Unfortunately, it's not a violation of any Wikipedia rules. Sorry about that. alphachimp 03:26, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

AIV report removed. We're not going to resolve your dispute by blocking NE2. Sorry. alphachimp 03:32, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't have a personal beef with you, and am certainly willing to work together. That's why I've given you advice, and will continue to do so: you should read Wikipedia:Vandalism, since you have been using the term to describe edits that were nowhere near vandalism. Vandalism is essentially a deliberate bad-faith attempt to hurt the encyclopedia. --NE2 03:45, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I just wanted to say that, while we have had our disagreements, I have noticed that you do good work in articles, and I do not wish you gone. --NE2 03:50, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

RfC for BWCNY

Good Evening. An RfC has been initiated for the actions of BWCNY at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/BWCNY. I noticed that you have attempted to help this user, I would like for you to be aware of this and please provide input on this RfC. Rob110178 00:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Double redirects

When you make a page, please fix all double redirects. Thank you. --NE2 06:10, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Follow the directions on Wikipedia:Double redirects. An example of one is 103rd Street (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line station). --NE2 06:12, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Additionally, when you move a page, the message tells you to fix double redirects and gives you a link to "what links here" to find them. --NE2 06:14, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

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Please join the Talk:R68 (New York City Subway car) discussion.

I've posted a prompt for consensus editing and cooperation on the talk page, please join and try to work towards a solution. ThuranX 03:44, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Reporting WP:3RR violations

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8th avenue stations

Hello, Noticed you reverting some of the external links, eg 81st and 86th. Was wondering why, since the links Bigrene put in were specific to the station in question; seemed reasonable to me. The link to which you reverted, when I looked, seemed more of a generic 8th Ave thing. (Actually seems to show an A on what's now the local track, which is curious!) Appreciate your thoughts. --AndrewHowse 21:39, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment. I agree that deleting the link title isn't helpful, but the actual link is different and more specific. I'll put the old title on the new link; take a look and see what you think. --AndrewHowse 22:02, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks - good outcome I think. --AndrewHowse 00:44, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

1 (New York City Subway service)

[1] is not a reliable source. --NE2 17:12, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

None of those are valid sources. If you want to find sources, go to your local library and search the New York Times archive. --NE2 17:32, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Either people believed that they were or they figured an unreliable source is better than no source. --NE2 17:55, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

If you have to use IAR as an explanation, you've probably lost. You should read the section of WP:RS about self-published sources. --NE2 18:31, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

"Drastic decisions"

It's called being bold. The borough parameter is unnecessarily redundant, since that information belongs in the introduction to the article. As for the bold, "Use boldface for the first (and only the first) appearance of the title and any important synonyms (including acronyms)." and "Avoid other uses of boldface in the first paragraph, so the reader will not confuse the text with synonyms." --NE2 02:21, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

It means that we should unless we have a good reason not to. --NE2 09:20, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm not suggesting you type [[Q (New York City Subway service)|]]; [[Q (NYCS)|]] is nice and short, and more importantly does not break in cases like the HH and K, where the templates offer no method of disambiguating. --NE2 09:39, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

By the way, what I'm doing right now is fixing instances where we use parameters like {{NYCS|J/Z|J}}. Since you substed the {{NYCS J}} templates, these will take a lot longer to fix if the article is split into separate ones on the J and Z. --NE2 09:43, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

You gave examples like the A-C and F-V. The J and Z and closer than those, but the MTA may decide to separate them, maybe by sending one up Chrystie. I gave a reason to avoid the templates: linking "does not break in cases like the HH and K, where the templates offer no method of disambiguating." --NE2 10:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I thought that was what we had back in the day, but we changed to the current simpler method. What would you be switching, anyway? --NE2 22:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

That is the one place when redirects are bad - in templates where they should show up in bold on the page. Anywhere else, a redirect is great. --NE2 22:11, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Please do not revert my edits. Thank you. --NE2 22:17, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I am very glad to join, WP:NYCPT!

I a still continuing to categorize NYC Subway Trains by types. I realy want to make something great to our WIKI project.

• By the way, today is 15 year as I live in America.
• I came in America, just 3 monthes, and 4 days after you were born.

GK tramrunner 03:52, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Blocked

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 10 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for 3RR rule violation on B Division (New York City Subway). Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. John Reaves (talk) 14:34, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

John Reaves (talk) 14:34, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

unblock reviewed|1=I only reverted his edits in good faith. I never meant to breach 3RR, but I tried to revert his edits, so he could be contact people to see what they think. He refuses to have a consensus with other people, so I reverted his edits. Can someone please take this accordingly? --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 14:37, 24 March 2007 (UTC)|decline=This was already factored in to your block. You clearly knew about 3RR before this, as your talk page shows, and first blocks are often for 24 hours. — Yamla 16:09, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the unblock review template in order to delete this request and review from the RFU category, as the block has expired by time. This is not a comment on the merits of the block (my personal opinion is that a warning would probably have been sufficient for a long-time user with no prior block history). Newyorkbrad 02:10, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Bye!

It has been a pleasure working with you too. While I still participated in WP:NYCPT, I was really impressed by the volume and depth of your contributions. I completely understand your sentiments about Wikipedia. Obviously, I'd encourage you to come back. Don't let the trolls drive you away. Have a great day... alphachimp 15:08, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Oh yeah, also I fixed it from "leaf of absence" to "leave of absence". I wasn't sure if you intended a play on words, but I fixed it in case you didn't. alphachimp 15:09, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Template:NYCS

See Template talk:NYCS, and also Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York City Public Transportation about the station names. --NE2 13:10, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

You moved Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) to Grand Army Plaza–Prospect Park (IRT Eastern Parkway Line), saying that "schedules depict this name". Which schedules are you using? The 2, 3, and 4 schedules all use "Grand Army Plaza" only. --NE2 13:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Ah, there it is. Why do you think that's more up-to-date than the line information, map, and signs? --NE2 13:42, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

I see enough room on the map to include "Prospect Park". --NE2 14:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

You are questioning them, and assuming that various publications of them are more correct than others. --NE2 14:09, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Could you please move this discussion to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York City Public Transportation? Although it is currently a two-way discussion, it is a discussion that can have a great consequence on the WikiProject. Tinlinkin 14:15, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

You should note Gravesend–86th Street as a case where the schedule is outdated: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York City Public Transportation#Issues/exceptions --NE2 16:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Template:NYCS time

Please do not substitute this. It is the perfect example of what transclusion is for, since what is now at List of New York City Subway services#Time periods may be moved elsewhere in the future. --NE2 21:42, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

The bullets don't work properly when you're using multiple templates in a row, since only some services then have bullets between them. It's easy enough to interpret "A C E" as three services; we don't need anything in between. --NE2 21:53, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Then you have to change all the articles to use the dots. This doesn't improve the way the article looks. --NE2 22:17, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Bryant Park

See the talk page; both comments supported that they're two stations with separate names joined by a passageway. Show me why "42nd Street-Fifth Avenue-Bryant Park" is not a neologism. --NE2 20:53, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

You will not split it. Please read Wikipedia:avoid neologisms. --NE2 20:57, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I do know how consensus works. You seem to be the one here that likes to keep reverting while a discussion is ongoing. --NE2 21:01, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

What are these "official mini-maps" and why are they not subject to the space considerations of "the map"? --NE2 21:02, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

That diagram is why you keep moving the stations back, right? --NE2 21:05, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

It's funny how you keep telling me to work as a team, when what it really sounds like is that I should consult you before editing anything. --NE2 21:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

En dashes, again

*shrug* Do as you'd like. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 19:55, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Double redirects

Again, please fix double redirects when you move a page. --NE2 03:11, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Template:NYCS/doc

You don't understand. If you had substituted {{NYCS 1}} back in the day, before the 9 was eliminated, we'd now have a lot of links to 1-9 (New York City Subway service) that would have to be fixed one at a time. By using a redirect (which you should really listen to people about... redirects are often useful) we don't have that problem. --NE2 14:51, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it can be done with AWB. I've used it, and repeatedly hitting save gets annoying. With redirects, you don't have to do any "clean up". --NE2 15:39, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

This work you're talking about does not have to be done at all with redirects. Please read Wikipedia:Don't worry about performance. Anyway, why does that part of Template:NYCS/doc even exist any more? Template:NYCS J and Template:NYCS Z are only used on one page. --NE2 15:47, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

That's not right at all; fixing a few double redirects is nothing compared to cleaning up links to disambiguation pages. --NE2 15:49, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Skip-stop stations and double redirects

I started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York City Public Transportation#Skip-stop in infoboxes about the J-Z infoboxes.

Also, please fix double redirects. When you moved 21st Street-Queensbridge (IND 63rd Street Line), you did not fix 21st Street-Queensbridge (IND 63rd Street Line station). --NE2 04:56, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Comments on ANI

Those comments were in violation of WP:CIVIL, specifically the section I called out in my response on ANI.

Please deal with problems in a mature and responsible manner. Georgewilliamherbert 05:28, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Retaliatory Page Moves

Please stop moving pages immediately. This is not an appropriate response to your conflict with NE2. alphachimp 06:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Go to bed. We'll work on sorting this out tomorrow. And please, stop thinking about this. It isn't going to do any good. alphachimp 06:26, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

In response to the leader comment, there's a big difference between leading and simply being more pushy than anyone else. alphachimp 06:27, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

User:NE2

I noticed you and him always get into disagreements about New York City Subway related articles. I added some sources about what subway car each line uses and he removed them, citing them as "unacceptable" (there were photos taken from www.nycsubway.org). I suggest you take a look at each subway line article's edit history to learn more about what is going on. The Legendary Ranger 19:06, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Bolded templates

They are not only used in infoboxes and tables, and, even if there were, that wouldn't be a reason to bold them. --NE2 22:19, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Seventh Avenue subway station, Manhattan

I'm still in low editing mode for a couple of weeks, so I apologize for the delay in reply. If you still disagree with the article title, I could support a change to Seventh Avenue (IND), with a link to "{{for}} the IND subway station in Brooklyn, see Seventh Avenue (IND Culver Line)". You may bring it up on the project talk page. Tinlinkin 17:56, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Time periods icons

I posted a response to your message to NE2 regarding time period icons and text on NE2's talk page. Tinlinkin 06:26, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

User:NE2/testing

I was seeing if there were problems with template limits. --NE2 00:02, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Village Pump (policy)

Please be careful not to refractor or delete other people's discussion posts, as occurred on the Village Pump (policy). CASCADIA^Howl/_Trail 16:31, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Transfers

You might be interested in List of New York City Subway transfers, which I have rewritten and expanded to include all transfer points and their history. This is essentially what you were doing with a category, but with more information. --NE2 18:06, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Service History

thanks a lot, I worked really hard on it, but I suggest keep an eye on those pages making sure no one (especially NE:2 or vandals) does anything stupid to it.The Legendary Ranger 16:37, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Well wishes

Thank you for your get well message on my talk page. You didn't have to write one and I did not expect one, but I appreciate it nonetheless. I feel much better now, though I now have lingering allergies. In the near future, I will not be editing as regularly as I did (only once or twice a week for most of my edits) due to changing priorities in life and a desire to curb a mild case of Wikipediholicism. So thanks again for your concern, and take care. Tinlinkin 11:34, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Template barnstar

Wow! Thanks. Don't know what else to say...  :) [There is no icon for "O".] Tinlinkin 13:43, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Newspaper articles

You got the email, right? --NE2 02:43, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Yup, I have them. --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 13:05, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

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Your dispute with NE2

WP:GAC is on my watchlist, and I saw part of your debate with NE2 pop up there. I took a cursory look at your correspondence with each other, and I believe that your best option is to try filing a case at request for comment, under "Request comment on users". This might be the way to resolve your dispute peacefully. Don't feel under any obligation to take this advice, I just thought I'd suggest it. Thanks. Green451 16:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1 (New York City Subway service)

The article 1 (New York City Subway service) you nominated as a good article has failed , see Talk:1 (New York City Subway service) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of said article. If you oppose this decision, you may ask for a review. --Xiaphias 20:00, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

1 Service

I'll do my best to fix the problem. I don't why NE2 complaining that article having proseline. I see nothing wrong with that and I don't appreciate having him editing recklessly. The Legendary Ranger 22:00, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

I totally agree The Legendary Ranger 22:20, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Re:Question on ISA image you created

No problem, I will give you the SVG asap. --Jacklau96 00:48, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

You mean a red 1? and do you need a background? --Jacklau96 00:54, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually I traced the object in Inkscape by hand. Then I delete the object and there it is, the svg version of it. Maybe there is an easier way of doing it... I am also a beginner.

PS:Reading in forums about SVGs are good for you. --Jacklau96 00:57, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Imdanumber1, what filename should I call it? And I will let you know if I have finish the request or not. --Jacklau96 01:03, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Request done.Image:No._1_red_logo.svg --Jacklau96 01:13, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Template:NYCS time 2

Feel free to copy what I wrote on WT:NYPT. --NE2 12:34, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Examples where we use signage over official names

Sixth Avenue (not Avenue of the Americas), West Side Highway (Joe DiMaggio Highway), Belt Parkway (many names) --NE2 17:07, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Your RfA

I have deleted your RfA from the main RfA page and added it to the list of unsuccessful candidacies. I see you put up a retirement box on your user page. Let me just add that I believe I can understand that you may right now feel "rejected by the community" - I'm not sure, as I never tried it myself and I don't plan on doing so - ever (frankly, it's partly a popularity contest and I'm not popular). However, we don't need the tools to be working on the encyclopedia - so take a break to recover from the wikistress and please do return whenever you feel ready. All the best, —AldeBaer 17:26, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Your edit to 1 (NYCS)

Please follow Wikipedia:Redirect#Don't fix links to redirects that aren't broken. The links you created to IRT Eastern Parkway Line and New Lots Line are especially bad, since, if that page is split, all links to it need to be fixed. --NE2 22:11, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

If I have done that without changing what is displayed, I apologize. --NE2 22:15, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't think ignoring guidelines for no good reason makes you a better Wikipedian than me. Please cut the rhetoric. --NE2 22:35, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

You have yet to explain any reason for bypassing the redirects. Please do or desist. --NE2 22:42, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

I understand your good will, but there is no need to fix what is not broken. Guidelines do not have to be followed explicitly - policies do. It puts more strain on the servers by putting additional versions onto the server, rather than a couple of processing cycles to redirect a user to another article. x42bn6 Talk Mess 22:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm not really bothered about the conduct of other users - yes, you do appear to have some sort of history with User:NE2 but this doesn't matter - this is about bypassing redirects. Issues with other users can go to different channels but shouldn't be a reason to throw out a user's complaint when legitimate. x42bn6 Talk Mess 00:04, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Ummm... please actually read Wikipedia:Redirect#Don't fix links to redirects that aren't broken. "One exception where it is preferable to fix redirected links is in series templates, such as those found at the bottom of many articles." This is a very similar case. --NE2 16:23, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

sock reporting

thanks for understanding. he was already confirmed as a sock as well. YoSoyGuapo 02:20, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

Your dispute with NE2

I'm sorry to see two Wikipedians arguing incessantly. I've put some thoughts on my talk page. Although I've retired from editing, perhaps I can help find a middle ground. I'm putting the identical note on both of your talk pages. Should you care to continue the dialog, please do so on my talk page, as I won't be checking anywhere else. Marc Shepherd 00:53, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

3RR & Civility Reminder

Please refresh yourself with Wikipedia policies on WP:3RR, WP:NPA, & WP:CIVIL. Your recent edit war on 1 (New York City Subway service) has brought you into conflict with all three of these policies. I have protected the article to stop further edit waring on both sides. Please discuss your position on the talk page and reach consensus. If consensus cannot be reached, then seek dispute resolution. Thanks. -- JLaTondre 14:31, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

• Be advised the post that brought Joel into the above action attracted me. I could give spit for the NYC subway system being in the Boston Area (A non-native, and proud of it! <G>), so am willing to informally mediate for you two as per [[

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:NE2#NYC_Subway exchange] and the section above. Please do check out the links I dropped on the trivial edit I did make.

If you two can agree to forget revert as a tool, I'm sure I can get the article unlocked by Mr. LaTondre if you and NE2 agree. I've stated my view as well that one problem that jumps out is the articles are overlinked, and a lot of this would probably vanish as an issue if the articles were copy edited for links, AND clear language. Best regards // FrankB 22:30, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

huh?

I thought you said you were retiring from Wikipedia? The Legendary Ranger 21:19, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia New York Meet-Up

Howdy! Please come to the First Annual New York Wikipedian Central Park Picnic. R.S.V.P. @ Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC --David Shankbone 14:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Your Edit War

Have you solved it on the 1 train? I'm looking on the service history and it does not look right. I think we should revert it back to the way I had before you and NE2 got into this fight. The Legendary Ranger 16:54, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

so when can we start editing the article again?The Legendary Ranger 17:36, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Leaving the project?

No. Of course not. My computer just isn't working and I have really no idea when it will get fixed. It could take a couple of weeks or more likely never. Knowing my parents, it's closer to never. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pacific Coast Highway (talk • contribs)

I'm sure it's never. But. eh, maybe something will finally click. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pacific Coast Highway (talk • contribs)

Okay, maybe things did click. Now, I get to click. Pacific Coast Highway ^{{talk • contribs}} 14:31, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Q (New York City Subway service)

Please read the discussion at User talk:Marc Shepherd#Imdanumber1 & NE2; consensus is against you. --NE2 19:51, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Look, I think it's okay to have redirects, particularly on the Q traina article because the QJ did exist at that time, but the J/Z did not. The Legendary Ranger 16:56, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

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Dashes in page names

There is a misconception that en-dashes are prohibited in Wikipedia article names. This is incorrect. See guideline.

A while back, Larry V moved many of the NYCS article names to their "en-dash" equivalents. As you know, Larry is both a highly seasoned Wikipedian, as well as an admin. He knows his stuff. There is no reason for these pages to be moved back.

Most editors seem to agree that the en-dash is typographically appropriate, which is why you generally see the en-dash in the main text of the articles. There are still quite a few articles with en-dashes in their names, i.e., those that Larry had renamed that are still intact.

They do not need to be moved, and should not be moved. Marc Shepherd 15:39, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Strange - this was just changed: Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (dashes)#Proposal for three substantive alterations. There's also a question of whether the en dash is appropriate: Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Major new sections implemented. --NE2 23:37, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

1 (New York City Subway service)

Good article review is for those disputing decisions regarding the listing and delisting of Good articles. In this case, it has been over two months since the last fail. Because there have been significant improvements to the article, you can either request a peer review or renominate the article at WP:GAC.

Your nomination at GA/R has been archived and can now be found here. Good luck and best regards, Lara♥Love 14:06, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Fair use violation

In regards to your edit you reverted on User:Imdanumber1/Sandbox:

1. I don't need consent to edit your userspace.
2. It's not vandalism, and blantant misidentifying something under WP:V and reverting and placing warnings on users talk pages is a blockable offense on your part.
3. That edit to your userspace is to remove a blatant violation of the policy portion of the WP:NONFREE content guideline. Reverting and readding fair use images is also blockable if you continue to reinsert them into your userspace.

Regards, — Moe ε 15:19, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Imdanumber1's stuff is just fine. I've reverted back to his last version. Marc Shepherd 15:38, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

No it does not. WP:NONFREE images cannot be placed on the userspace, it violates first off our non-free content guideline and policy, and two U.S. copyright laws. — Moe ε 15:43, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

You are making indiscriminate edits to the page. Sharpen your razor before you come back. Marc Shepherd 15:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

See WP:NONFREE. Number 9: Restrictions on location. Non-free content is used only in the article namespace; it is never used on templates (including stub templates and navigation boxes) or on user pages. (To prevent an image category from displaying thumbnails, add __NOGALLERY__ to it; images are linked, not inlined, from talk pages when they are a topic of discussion.)

RfArb

I'm pretty sure that arbitration request you filed will be quickly rejected by the arbcom. I suggest that if you really want this resolved, you might try an RfC in which you provide solid evidence of the disputed conduct. Viridae^Talk 03:39, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Please see the "clerk note" I have posted to the request for arbitration and address the matters raised. Thanks, Newyorkbrad 03:44, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

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New York City Meetup

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday November 3rd, Brooklyn Museum area Last: 8/12/2007

The agenda for the next meetup includes the formation of a Wikimedia New York City local chapter. Hope to see you there!

1 (New York City Subway service)

can you care to explain to me why you believe the history section of that page should be broken down in subsections? There is not a lot on the service and I don't find it that confusing. i can understand why subsections are used on other pages such as the J or Q because they have long service histories and need to be broken down to further understand it, but why do that for the 1? The Legendary Ranger 13:20, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the welcome, although I'm not really back. I'm doing more edits here and there, but overall I'm still being eaten by school work, so I'll be contributing on-and-off, depending on what's going on here in the real world.

MacBook Pro? Good choice. I have a MacBook myself. :)

Larry V (talk | e-mail) 01:31, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

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Happy Birthday!

Just wanted to wish you an early happy birthday and hope you have a good holiday, my friend. The Legendary Ranger (talk) 23:45, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

SIRT

Is Image:SIRT map.svg good? --NE2 20:24, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Bigrene and Bigrene2

Not sure if you remember, but that person was using two different accounts to add information on many articles that were considered vandalism last spring. Here is the talk page for one of them and the contributions for both of them [2] [3]. I managed to find her on YouTube. I asked her if she was vandalizing some Wikipedia pages and she said she did some edits, but did not vandalized anything. I have not told her I have a Wikipedia account. So if you want, you can talk to her on YouTube via your account about the edits she made. The Legendary Ranger (talk) 19:09, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

AMNH tour

We need to get a preliminary head-count for the AMNH tour happening before the meet-up. If you think you would like to go, please sign up at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#AMHN tour sign-up. Thanks! ScienceApologist (talk) 03:05, 24 December 2007 (UTC)