Talk:Scarborough station (Metro-North)

Comment
I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but the information on the track and platform configuration is wrong. The station was recently re-done and this information is outdated.

Bassoon Man The Freak (talk) 06:47, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Introduction
I have been removing travel times and frequencies from the lead, along with distance from stations, from multiple articles. The former two vary from timetable to timetable, and Wikipedia is not a guide. The distance from GCT is a trivial fact-someone could check Google Maps if they were curious. There is no reason to specify that EMUs use the station. This info overall makes Wikipedia seem like a guidebook, which it is not. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 15:51, 12 February 2023 (UTC)


 * As an aside, I don't think this article warrants being GA, given multiple citation issues, lack of information on the station layout, irrelevant details, etc. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 15:55, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Kew Gardens 613, I don't think this article necessarily fails the GA criteria. I do agree that the station layout does need a little work, but I also think the article meets GA criteria for the most part.Were I a reviewer, I'd recommend trimming the paragraph that begins In April 1931, Siamese King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambai Barni traveled from Bangkok[13] to Ophir Hall (currently Reid Hall of Manhattanville College).. That can probably be cut down into two sentences and be moved to the "Notable passengers" section. I'd also recommend updating the ridership, as rider statistics from as recently as 2018 are available. – Epicgenius (talk) 16:04, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * It isn't far, far away, but there are several issues with it that would need to be resolved, and I think there is more research that could be done on the history section outside of notable people using it. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 16:06, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The main issue I have, and which is why I do more work than is likely strictly necessary for articles I nominate, is that I interpret the "Broad in its coverage" criterion more strictly. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 16:13, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Kew Gardens 613, I think the issue is with broadness vs. comprehensiveness. Broad in coverage just means that the article addresses the main aspects of the topic [and] stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail. This article does do that, covering all major changes and renovations. All main aspects of the topic are covered here. What you're aiming for is comprehensiveness, which is an WP:FACR criterion: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context. In that sense, the article may need a little work, unless nothing of note happened between 1909 and 1961. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:02, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Kew Gardens 613, that sounds good to me. Distance from GCT sounds like it would violate WP:NOTGUIDE. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:55, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nine big paragraphs for a tiny station in a tiny town isn't enough? I scoured the far reaches of the internet at the time, I don't think there's more to find, and I think it has a remarkably long/well-documented history for such a tiny little place. I would be surprised if you could find a longer, better-referenced article on a station serving 8,000 or less. ɱ  (talk) 16:23, 12 February 2023 (UTC)


 * We may agree to disagree. Omitting all of this info means this article will just tell me the building's history and what service you can get from it. I think knowing the distance from the overwhelmingly main destination is important, as is knowing a general travel time. A rough estimate doesn't hurt, and doesn't even change much over the decades to century. As well, I think it's an important aspect that stations in the more urban areas use electricity, while rural, further-out stations need to rely on diesel locomotives. This station is within the radius of the former scenario. Cutting geographical and operational information just alienates the reader from fully understanding the subject. ɱ  (talk) 15:56, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Travel time might overall be the same, but we would be making our own calculations, and again, that is not something that I see fits being in an encyclopedia. A paragraph or mention in the history section could be added to note the date of the line's electrification through the station. As an aside, the stations further out also aren't rural. Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 15:59, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

And - ec- Kew Gardens 613 - GAs only require one reviewer, and it passed their standards at that time. Information on the station layout is there, what citation issues exist, what details do you find irrelevant? As someone who lived in the area, these details were all pertinent historical/geographical details. You may just need to have the context of the area. ɱ (talk) 15:58, 12 February 2023 (UTC)