User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2015/Oct

Technical Move Assistance requested

I had to request a non-controversial technical move request in order to move your main article on the program over the redirect to a shorter section in the history. You and I should watch for non-controversial administrator action. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:25, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon: Thanks for that. ;-) I was about to request such a move myself. Epic Genius (talk) 18:28, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Disputed non-free use rationale for File:SAS 1972 tunnel.jpg

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In response to your comment on my talk page (about this file)

No worries. In fact, for me, doing work in the "File:" namespace is a new field for me altogether, but I hope that I'm doing "okay". :) Anyways, I'd still worry that the file's placement in Second Avenue Subway since its placement in that article was actually why I placed the tag, given that it is rather unclear by its placement location what its purpose is to illustrate to readers that cannot be sufficiently represented by text (specifically WP:NFCCP point 8, and WP:NFCI point 9 are my main concerns.) Steel1943 (talk) 19:46, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

@Steel1943: The point of the image in that article, actually, is to show what the tunnel segments look like, since there aren't any reliable sources that describe that tunnel in detail. It's described as simply a "tunnel". With the image, you can see that there are beams in the walls and that the walls are flat (as opposed to round) for example. Epic Genius (talk) 20:23, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Why U Undo My Edits to Panphobia?!

I'm not making joke edits. I'm seriously surprised at how someone can be afraid of everything, so I'm making fun of the phobia itself because, how to panphobes even live? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hydra Virus (talk • contribs) 20:14, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

@Hydra Virus: I'm also surprised about the phobia itself, and I can't believe that even exists. However, Wikipedia is not the place for opinions like this. Everything has to be absolutely 99.99999...% unbiased. I don't like it either, but well.
However, if there is proof that a lot of people are surprised about the existence of panphobes, you can add a statement saying so, as well as a reliable source to support it. Epic Genius (talk) 02:09, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
Hydra Virus In addition to what Epic Genius noted above, we are not interested in your personal observations, quips, queries, ruminations, musings, etc. Statements like "and we don't know how these people even live" are completely useless from an academic perspective. Just because you don't understand something doesn't grant you license to wonder aloud in an academic article. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 02:32, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

You know what? F*CK PANPHOBES!!!! I can talk sh*t about them if I want! This place is a lie, anyway. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hydra Virus (talk • contribs) 22:12, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Oh well, it was worth a shot. Epic Genius (talk) 22:16, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Your nomination for new WTC

Hi Epic; You appear to want to nominate the new WTC page for GA assessment. When I read through the page I noticed that one of the sections in the article was just marked as being unfinished. Also, after reading the recent article about World Trade Center Transportation Hub dealing with Calatrava and cost over-runs in New York Magazine recently, it appears that there is no separate section in the article discussing the Spiraling costs, which continue to grow. Does this sound like something you are interested in looking at? MusicAngels (talk) 19:41, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

@MusicAngels: Yes, an addition like that would be interesting. Thank you for your feedback. I've withdrawn the GAN for now, but I'll re-add it once the appropriate text is added. Epic Genius (talk) 19:43, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

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New York City

Thanks for your edits over the past 24 hours. I couldn't figure out what was going on there (the boroughs table was placed in duplicate, if you had noticed!) amidst the mess, so I had reverted back to status quo, but these subsequent edits make much more sense. Best, Castncoot (talk) 16:46, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

@Castncoot: No problem. This weird layout came about because @Facts707 wanted the boro navbox on top. It looked weird there, so I placed it on the bottom (of course, I didn't know the boro navbox was duplicated). Anyway, thank you, as well, for your assumption of good faith. Epic Genius (talk) 16:50, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
Yes, I figured as much, thank you. Castncoot (talk) 00:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

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Hey

Hi. I hate to be disagreeable with such an agreeable person as you, EG. I am not a regular "badger" of oppose votes, but it deeply offends my sense of honor and fair play when an administrator engages in a calculated "hit" on an RfA candidate, making exaggerated claims of racism and racial insensitivity, as well as alleging violations and ignorance of policies and guidelines by the candidate that they themselves misrepresent, misunderstand or ignore. The fact that the chief oppose voter engaged in impermissible canvassing (and arguably personal attacks, too) in order to achieve his preferred outcome in a page move discussion, and then attempted to blame the RfA candidate for ignorance of policy and a failure to accept a slim "consensus" obtained by canvassing is really among the most egregious RfA misconduct I have witnessed in my 6+ years on-wiki. I don't know any of the parties, but I am genuinely angry that this type of gamesmanship is still considered to be acceptable conduct at RfA. And it's worse because two administrators are at the heart of it, and worse yet because it works. At some point, the scorched-earth RfA tactics need to stop, and people who attempt them need to be held publicly accountable. My 2 cents worth.

I hope we cross paths under happier circumstances next time. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 18:45, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your comment, Dirtlawyer1. I don't think we were particularly in disagreement on this RfA, but it's just that we may have had different opinions on the RfA opponents, which is allowed. FWIW, I share some of your sentiments about these oppose comments in particular. Regards, Epic Genius (talk) 19:08, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
We all need to endeavor to be better at disagreeing without being disagreeable, but it's damn difficult to do when someone else is willing to take a metaphorical meat cleaver to an RfA candidate who can't really defend themselves. This one's on me, and I sincerely apologize for any offense given. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 19:13, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
None taken. (And this is why I don't keep meat cleavers. (Couldn't resist. )) Epic Genius (talk) 19:16, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

Thursday October 15: Women in Architecture Edit-a-thon @ Guggenheim (drop-in any time, noon-8pm!)

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Taipei 101 GA Reassessment

Epicgenius, would you mind taking a look at the Taipei 101 article and my individual reassessment at Talk:Taipei 101/GA1? I am asking for your advice because of your work with architecture articles. sst✈ 10:21, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

@SSTflyer: I'll try to take a look at it later. Epic Genius (talk) 12:25, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Queens, New York

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll respond in a bit, once I formulate a proper response, but I don't especially object to the use of the phrasing "Queens, New York", hence my moves. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 16:43, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

@Ser Amantio di Nicolao: Thank you for your note. I take it that you support the status quo? Epic Genius (talk) 23:55, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
I think so, yes. It's not perfect, but I've been mulling it over, and I can't see any other option that I think is better. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:37, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
Alright, cool, thanks. Epic Genius (talk) 12:42, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Search parameters

Please see my reply in response to your comment, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise.

One simply has to alter the search parameters and not just only search for the exact specific name, but also related keywords.

Thank you,

— Cirt (talk) 17:50, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

@Cirt: Thanks for your note. I'll look there. In addition, thank you for your work on the article. Epic Genius (talk) 17:51, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
I admit that it is a bit frustrating to find that some folks have difficulty changing their opinions after the amount of research I've put into it. And the amount of secondary sources call it "best of all time", etc. And that they feel the need to reply in threaded responses, multiple times, to people voting opposite from their view, again and again. It is a bit disconcerting, especially in the face of the sheer volume of research I've attempted to carry out. I hope you can understand? — Cirt (talk) 17:53, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
Yeah, I do. You carry out all this research, and then some people want to delete it anyway. I can see. Epic Genius (talk) 17:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you. Let me know if you want help verifying my research, JSTOR, etc. Your kind words are most appreciated, — Cirt (talk) 17:59, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Or if you have any ideas, perhaps, of anything else I can do at this point in time after this amount of research to further address notability? Have I done that already? Have I done enough research and expansion and writing and Quality improvement efforts to demonstrate that? Do I have to do more? — Cirt (talk) 18:03, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

@Cirt: I don't know, exactly, what you can do right now, other than wait for the AFD to conclude so you can get your good article nomination reviewed. (Have you checked other repositories like HighBeam Research?) Epic Genius (talk) 20:21, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
Yes, thank you, I've checked HighBeam and added more information. Like Shatner saying he preferred Belushi's impression of himself -- to his own later one that he did on SNL. I've also added a new subsection, Impact on Star Trek, on how the sketch itself later affected the cast and crew. — Cirt (talk) 20:23, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
Cool. Is there anything else I can do to help? Epic Genius (talk) 20:26, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
No idea. I'm quite confused as to how to persuade a couple people this is notable -- especially after all the research I've already done to demonstrate that effectively by improving the article, itself. If you've got any ideas, I'm all ears. — Cirt (talk) 20:37, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
In the future, I highly suggest taking up an interest in Star Wars and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert instead of Star Trek and SNL. Yes?
(But in all seriousness, it looks like the snowball clause applies here and that the AFD will probably close as "snow keep." Epic Genius (talk) 20:45, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
Snow would be nice. But also it would be nice to allow it to run the full length of time as normal, so that there will be a final definitive decision and it hopefully would never have to go to AFD again in the future. I happen to like both Star Wars and Star Trek, and all things Colbert. ;) — Cirt (talk) 20:53, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
I think if it runs the full length, most people will probably !vote to keep anyway. Also, me too. I love Star Wars and Stephen Colbert. Epic Genius (talk) 22:19, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Update: I've posted a 2nd Update at the bottom of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise -- does that seem to make things clearer? — Cirt (talk) 22:21, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, it does. That post really helps future !voters understand the current context of the AFD. Epic Genius (talk) 22:23, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
I hope so. :) — Cirt (talk) 22:25, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-Protection for Amos Yee

In addition, I will be telling that we are going to have Semi Protection for Amos Yee to prevent from vandalism. This is to cause him not to get upset.

Please use Semi-Protection instead of Full Protection so easier for User accounts to update.

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@119.74.47.12: I am not an admin. The request is supposed to be made at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection. Epic Genius (talk) 14:34, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Atlantic Av L Closure

Hi, I think you made a mistake with something. If you go on the MTA webpage and click future dates, you can see the information saying that Atlantic AV is closed. As for the information, if you take a look at the Van Sicklen Av page, the author has written exactly what I wrote, although his information wasn't removed. As for the Broadway Junction page, Atlantic AV needs to be put in as "CLOSED". Sutter AV needs to be put as the next stop. AahdTahar (talk) 20:56, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

@AahdTahar: Whoever wrote the text at Van Siclen Avenue (IRT New Lots Line) supported their claim with a reference; did not add "alternate routes"; and did not add "Closed" to this stop. Anyway, this closure is not so important that it warrants removal on the adjacent stations (unlike at Cortlandt Street (IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line), where the closure is occurring for a very long time).
Also, I don't see anything here. Epic Genius (talk) 21:01, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
@Epicgenius: Here is the link for the information, http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/routeStatusResult.aspx?tag=ALL&date=10/13/2015&time=&method=getstatus4, can I add back the station closed information? AahdTahar (talk) 22:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
First of all, that's not my name. Second, I think that's a good source, but we should only put it in when the station actually closes (there will be a press release for that). Epic Genius (talk) 00:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
@Kew Gardens 613: Thank you for fixing my username, but I think AahdTahar needs to know how my name is really spelled ;) Epic Genius (talk) 01:33, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks

I had only meant to revert his other edit, not that one. Good catch. --Tenebrae (talk) 13:26, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Made three edits today at Manhattan Valley which I think are noncontroversial, but you've done such extensive good work on the piece that I wanted to give a specific head's up. Fun fact: I lived there from 1995 to 2008! --Tenebrae (talk) 17:43, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
@Tenebrae: Thanks for your edits to that article. Also, it's pretty cool that you lived there for 13 years. I hope you didn't meet any drug dealers or anything ;) (Fun fact: Never been there in my life.) Epic Genius (talk) 18:16, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

October 2015

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@MSGJ: I'd never thought I say this, but thank you for the block. It really helped me understand what not to do in the future if I get into editing disputes. epic genius (talk) 13:32, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

J/Z Rolling Stock

Hey, sorry to bother you again :p. I was wondering why the J/Z page doesn't have the R143 listed as a current rolling stock, since R143's operate almost all of the time on the J/Z. AahdTahar (talk) 15:31, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

@AahdTahar: There isn't a source for the R143s according to thejoekorner.com. Also, maybe the R143s are only used on off peak hours? epic genius (talk) 13:32, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Missing references in Death of Marilyn Monroe

Hi,

You recently reformatted the references in Death of Marilyn Monroe. I appreciate this a lot, but it seems that in the process several footnotes have gone missing. Would you be so kind as to restore them? TrueHeartSusie3 (talk) 19:36, 20 October 2015 (UTC)TrueHeartSusie3

@TrueHeartSusie3: Thanks for your note. I just combined the references so that there is a reference for every two statements rather than for every statement if the references for the adjacent sentences are the same. I will restore them if you want, though. Are you sure you want me to restore the references? epic genius (talk) 13:32, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Yes, because at the moment it looks like the page contains unsourced claims, which is definitely not the case. It would be great if you could restore the footnotes where they are missing; however, it's of course not preferable to go back to the old reference style, so I don't mean you should completely undo your edits. TrueHeartSusie3 (talk) 13:41, 21 October 2015 (UTC)TrueHeartSusie3
OK, thanks. I will change them later today, when I have time. epic genius (talk) 13:43, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you! TrueHeartSusie3 (talk) 13:49, 21 October 2015 (UTC)TrueHeartSusie3

A kitten for you!

Thank you for your kind words about my Quality improvement efforts to Wikipedia, in your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise.

A couple updates:

1. The discussion closed as Keep.

2. The Wikipedia article The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise is now rated Good Article quality.

Thanks again ever so much for acknowledging my efforts to improve the Quality of articles on Wikipedia in this manner.

— Cirt (talk) 03:21, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

@Cirt: Congratulations on your successful GA! I hope you can take it to FA status in the future. And thanks for the cute kitten! epic genius (talk) 03:22, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
You're most welcome ! I hope to do so. It's quite fun taking something from WP:AFD --> WP:GA --> WP:FA. :) Hopefully I'll have time to take it there, — Cirt (talk) 03:23, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Cool. Let me know if I can help. And good luck on your quest to improve the article to FA. epic genius (talk) 03:25, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello, I have apparently been notified by User:Bagumba that you or another editor objects to my proposed edit for the Brooklyn Nets article. I am proposing to change the link in the |location= field from New York City, New York to New York City, New York. I am trying to reach consensus with other editors as to the link in that particular field of the infobox in the article. Specifically, I am requesting to find out what can happen to reach WP:CONSENSUS. Charlesaaronthompson (talk) 07:42, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

@Charlesaaronthompson: I would be happy to weight in so we can reach consensus. By the way, I don;t object to your edits; I personally prefer New York City, New York, but apparently others object under other grounds. epic genius (talk) 12:31, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Oct 28: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

Wednesday October 28, 7pm: WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share NYC

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R160

There's this guy who keeps trying to argue with me on the R160 page, and I cant seem to get to his talk page. The whole point of the R179 order is to replace the R32 and R42 cars right, which means the (C) (J) AND (Z) will get R179's, yet he thinks that the R179's are going to the (J) only. Help? AahdTahar (talk) 12:45, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

@AahdTahar: I will reword it. But actually, we don't know where the R179s will go yet, or even if the C/J/Z are getting them in the first place. It may very well go to the M train because of CBTC installation. epic genius (talk) 13:16, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Station layouts

Just out of curiosity, why have you been moving all New York City Subway station layouts near the tops of each article? ---------User:DanTD (talk) 02:10, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

@DanTD: Actually, I moved the text down so the table of the station's layout and the actual information about the station are in the same place. Also, I've been working on refining the image layouts and time legends for each article, and updating nycsubway.org's dead links. epic genius (talk) 02:34, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

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@Robert McClenon: Cool, thanks. epic genius (talk) 01:58, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Updating R110A Page

Hey, my bad for bothering you again. I wanted to update the R110A page to reflect which cars are pump trains and which cars are still non-converted, like this:

The unconverted R110A A-cars, 8001, 8005-8006, and 8010, are stored in 207 Street Yard. Plans for these cars are unknown; however, it is known that 8005 has had its interior completely stripped of parts, while 8001 and 8006 are missing various components, leaving only one R110A car intact, which is 8010. [1]

The current known status of various cars are below:

  • 8001 - Missing various components, remains in 207 St Yard.
  • 8002-8004 - Converted to Pump Trains and renamed P8002-P8004. It is currently stored at 207 St Yard.
  • 8005 - Completely stripped of parts, remains in 207 St Yard. Future plans for this car are unknown.
  • 8006 - Missing various components, remains in 207 St Yard.
  • 8007-8009 - Converted to Pump Trains and renamed P8007-P8009. It is currently stored at 207 St Yard.
  • 8010 - Remains in its original condition in 207 St Yard, future plans for this car are unknown.

And also, I believe that a new sub section should be added to the R110A page on their conversions, like this:

Conversions & Status

The R110A's remained in service until 1999, where they were transported back and forth between yards and stored until 2013, when the MTA decided to convert the B-cars to Pump/Reach cars. Cars 8002-8004 were converted to pump cars in 2013 until summer 2014, while 8007-8009 were converted in the fall 2014. This displaced 8001, 8005-8006, and 8010 throughout 207 St Yard. 8005 was completely stripped of parts to become a pump train as well, however, the conversion process was stopped sometime in 2014, and 8005 remains stripped of parts in 207 St Yard. The plans for this car are unknown as of October 2015. 8001 and 8006 are missing various components for them to run correctly, and are currently stored in 207 St Yard. The seats from 8002-8004 and 8007-8009 were sold off on the MTA collectibles website in 2014.

File:R110A8002in207StYard.JPG
Converted 8002-8004 in 207 St Yard in 2015.
Sample references

References

  1. ^ http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?145429. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Comments

What do you think? (And the picture I haven't uploaded yet) AahdTahar (talk) 14:41, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

@AahdTahar: I think this would be an OK addition if you have the references. epic genius (talk) 15:15, 29 October 2015 (UTC) epic genius (talk) 18:21, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

A pie for you!

Apologies for the undiscussed page move; I did not realize that the disambiguation is necessary. Fixed the mess now. sst✈discuss 00:00, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
@sst: It's OK. And thanks for the pie! ;) epic genius (talk) 00:02, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
And to anyone else who happens to be reading: the page in question is Dollar vans in the New York metropolitan area. epic genius (talk) 00:03, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

VisualEditor News #5—2015

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Did you know?
You can use the visual editor on smartphones and tablets.

Screenshot showing the menu for switching from the wikitext editor to VisualEditor

Click the pencil icon to open the editor for a page. Inside that, use the gear menu in the upper right corner to "Switch to visual editing".

The editing button will remember which editing environment you used last time, and give you the same one next time. The desktop site will be switching to a system similar to this one in the coming months.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has fixed many bugs, added new features, and made some small design changes. They post weekly status reports on mediawiki.org. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for languages like Japanese and Arabic, making it easier to edit on mobile devices, and providing rich-media tools for formulæ, charts, galleries and uploading.

Recent improvements

Educational features: The first time you use the visual editor, it now draws your attention to the Link and ⧼visualeditor-toolbar-cite-label⧽ tools. When you click on the tools, it explains why you should use them. (T108620) Alongside this, the welcome message for new users has been simplified to make editing more welcoming. (T112354) More in-software educational features are planned.

Links:  It is now easier to understand when you are adding text to a link and when you are typing plain text next to it. (T74108, T91285) The editor now fully supports ISBN, PMID or RFC numbers. (T109498, T110347, T63558)  These "magic links" use a custom link editing tool.

Uploads:  Registered editors can now upload images and other media to Commons while editing. Click the new tab in the "Insert Images and media" tool. You will be guided through the process without having to leave your edit. At the end, the image will be inserted. This tool is limited to one file at a time, owned by the user, and licensed under Commons's standard license. For more complex situations, the tool links to more advanced upload tools. You can also drag the image into the editor. This will be available in the wikitext editor later.

Mobile:  Previously, the visual editor was available on the mobile Wikipedia site only on tablets. Now, editors can use the visual editor on any size of device. (T85630)  Edit conflicts were previously broken on the mobile website. Edit conflicts can now be resolved in both wikitext and visual editors. (T111894) Sometimes templates and similar items could not be deleted on the mobile website. Selecting them caused the on-screen keyboard to hide with some browsers. Now there is a new "Delete" button, so that these things can be removed if the keyboard hides. (T62110) You can also edit table cells in mobile now.

Rich editing tools:  You can now add and edit sheet music in the visual editor. (T112925)  There are separate tabs for advanced options, such as MIDI and Ogg audio files. (T114227 and T113354)  When editing formulæ and other blocks, errors are shown as you edit. It is also possible to edit some types of graphs; adding new ones, and support for new types, will be coming.

On the English Wikipedia, the visual editor is now automatically available to anyone who creates an account. The preference switch was moved to the normal location, under Special:Preferences.

Future changes

You will soon be able to switch from the wikitext to the visual editor after you start editing. (T49779) Previously, you could only switch from the visual editor to the wikitext editor. Bi-directional switching will make possible a single edit tab. (T102398) This project will combine the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab, similar to the system already used on the mobile website. The "Edit" tab will open whichever editing environment you used last time.

Let's work together

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— Whatamidoing (WMF) 04:16, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

MTA Bus Depots page

Hey, so, there's a user who keeps editing Bus depots of MTA Regional Bus Operations, I believe in good faith. But, he/she/it for what ever reason keeps removing/moving references and citations, and adding images that have been deemed copyright infringement (or just not fair use). So, i'm not sure what to do; I had to cumbersomely rework the page last night / this morning, and I kinda don't want to do that again. Tdorante10 (talk) 08:39, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

@Tdorante10: I'll probably warn the user later today. But I think what you should do is to revert to the revision before the user's edits. You go to the history, click on the "diff" of the revision before the user's edits, click "edit" on the left side, and save the page. epic genius (talk) 11:10, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita

I don't understand the motive for reverting these edits. Jolly Ω Janner 21:23, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

@Jolly Janner: It looks like a mistake; I will revert it. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. epic genius (talk) 21:38, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
The reason for that edit is that http://tobaccoatlas.org/uploads/Images/PDFs/TA4_pdf_world_tables.pdf produces a "404 Not Found" error. 87.102.44.18 (talk) 00:11, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
Fair enough. The article exists on Internet Archive, though. epic genius (talk) 00:18, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
No problem. Glad it's cleared up. Jolly Ω Janner 00:25, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

NRHP segment of 149th Street-Grand Concourse infobox

Just out of curiosity, why have you been hiding the National Register of Historic Places parameters in the infobox of the IRT White Plains Road Line platforms section of 149th Street – Grand Concourse (New York City Subway) station article? That section is on the NRHP. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 23:46, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

@DanTD: It looks like the addition of the station service legend had broken the code. In any case, I've fixed it. My apologies for any misunderstanding. epic genius (talk) 23:50, 31 October 2015 (UTC)