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DYK for Citywide Ferry Service
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Times Square Track Map
Thanks again for adding the track map info boxes. On the Times Square IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line box, I think you should include the connection to Track 4 of the 42nd Street Shuttle. I haven't had time to learn the coding for that yet. Thanks.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 17:19, 5 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the message. I'll add the connection, which I completely forgot about. You seemed to leave a duplicate message, so I've removed one of them. epicgenius (talk) 17:39, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Reminder to work on
Category:Chinese-American culture in New York City. Don't forget that. epicgenius (talk) 01:03, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

WikiProject "Chinese in New York City"
Hi epicgenius, hope you're doing well. Just wanted to inquire about the status of this WikiProject. Best, Castncoot (talk) 15:51, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I hope you are fine as well. I am thinking about creating a WikiProject Chinese in New York City banner. It will look like the below. I'm also going to sort all the articles in Category:Chinese-American culture in New York City and put them in the new template. Regards, epicgenius (talk) 21:47, 1 October 2016 (UTC)


 * This obviously requires some category pages to be created, but this can be based off of existing wikiprojects. I am thinking about either making this a task force instead or making the template so that the WikiProject Chinese in New York City is automatically in the WikiProject New York City. epicgenius (talk) 21:47, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Wow. This is fantastic! I wish I had the know-how and ability to create something like this! Castncoot (talk) 01:03, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. But as I said, this requires some category pages to be created and the categories to be populated before I can move this to main template space. epicgenius (talk) 02:12, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * OK. Just to clarify, is this something you're asking my help for or is it something you can do on your own? Castncoot (talk) 15:33, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * If you want to have this wikiproject up ASAP, I would really appreciate your help. If I do it myself, it could take until at least November for me to create the relevant wikiproject structures. epicgenius (talk) 15:36, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't believe there is an ASAP urgency. That being said, it certainly shouldn't take an indefinite amount of time. I'm just not confident about doing this correctly myself. How about we do this - take your time over the next few weeks and see what you're able to get done. At that point, if after you've scoped out the landscape, it looks like two people will be needed, I'll be glad to step in and help. Would that be reasonable to you? Castncoot (talk) 15:46, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Epicgenius, I've started a new Category:Chinese in New York City page. Hope this kickstarts our effort here! Best, Castncoot (talk) 18:10, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * What the heck, a bot just moved it into Category:Chinese-American culture in New York City after I put all that work into creating it. Castncoot (talk) 18:15, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I re-created the category page but titled it Category:Chinatowns of New York City instead. Let see if the bot does something to this page. Do you know why the bot may have interfered with the first attempted cat page titled Category:Chinatowns in New York City? Castncoot (talk) 18:44, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I see my error there. My message to you contained the wrong link. I meant to say that I had created Category:Chinatowns in New York City, not Category:Chinese in New York City. Oh well, now the article pages are all under Category:Chinatowns of New York City. Hope this is a good start! Castncoot (talk) 18:48, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I appreciate all the hard work you've just done. Thank you very much for creating the category pages. I'll go on and fill them up more, probably later this week. epicgenius (talk) 00:31, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, my thanks did not go through due to faulty pings. Anyway, thank you for the category pages. epicgenius (talk) 13:42, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
 * It was my pleasure. Look forward to your contributions as well. Best, Castncoot (talk) 01:52, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually you may have noticed, the articles are all back under the category page Category:Chinatowns in New York City. Sorry for the back and forth confusion. :) Castncoot (talk) 02:50, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Wow, that's confusing. I need to sleep now, but I'll look at it tomorrow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epicgenius (talk • contribs) 04:03, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Another user had moved the three major borough Chinatown articles back under the cat page Chinatowns in New York City, and therefore that necessitated my moving the rest of the articles back as well. Sorry again for the confusion. Castncoot (talk) 03:16, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

It's all right, I'm not confused. If anything I understand why the categories might have been moved back (though that action might have muddied the difference between Chinatowns of New York City, i.e. significant Chinese populations of each borough, and Chinatowns in New York City, i.e. significant enclaves within each population). epicgenius (talk) 11:13, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Good point, epicgenius. Castncoot (talk) 22:05, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * It turns out that the editor also arranged Category:Chinese-American culture in New York City to be a parent cat of Category:Chinatowns in New York City. While this is not unreasonable on its own merit, feel free from my standpoint to uncouple the two categories if you need, as having them uncoupled would also be reasonable. Best, Castncoot (talk) 02:21, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I see. I'll work on reorganizing this. In the meantime, I converted into a temporary category redirect to  until I could work on it later. epicgenius (talk) 02:30, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a good idea. Castncoot (talk) 02:32, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Station layout diagrams
I noticed you've added a few NYCS station layout Routemaps recently. Should they be changed to match the style of the existing ones in these lists (and my sandbox), or is it fine for them to be inconsistent? Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125; to reply to me 15:26, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

Also, regarding stations such as (was already in my sandbox), three tracks shouldn't share a single switch. (See OpenStreetMap.) Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125; to reply to me 15:36, 30 September 2016 (UTC)


 * I think the station articles' track maps should be kept in a different style than the list articles' maps. The former is more complex and requires more vertical space (for instance, see DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line)). Also, I put three tracks on a single switch in articles like Wakefield–241st Street for two reasons: I got my info from (more recent than ), and I'm (probably) too lazy to add the more complex details. epicgenius (talk) 16:00, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

to reply to me 16:17, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I think I was being a bit confusing there; I meant to refer mainly to my sandbox, which uses more complicated diagrams than the two lists (hence why it's been a year since the TfD for Vcohen's templates closed and I'm still a quarter of the way through replacing them). Mostly it's just the spacing between the tracks, whether to use tunnel/bridge icons, continuation arrows/icons, and orientation (to match the horizontal originals which I've been replacing). Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125;


 * I see what you mean now. My track maps are simpler than yours (e.g. generally, they don't distinguish between elevated/underground, except for Church Avenue (IND Culver Line), nor do they show track curves). I tend to show these tracks based on railroad direction, the major exception being Myrtle Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line) and Marcy Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line). epicgenius (talk) 16:23, 30 September 2016 (UTC)


 * With respect to “style of the existing”, the word “to” [destination] is not normally capitalized. Useddenim (talk) 22:15, 30 September 2016 (UTC)


 * I used "continuation to" [destination] at first, but "to" [destination] is shorter. I just saw your message now, and I think it's a good suggestion to keep in mind. epicgenius (talk) 01:21, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

to reply to me 03:47, 1 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I still think it'd be better to unify the styles, because otherwise we'd be making 50 duplicates. (I'm not sure how necessary it is to use elevated formations or tunnels, and the continuation style is a bit weird if you don't use fades or CONT arrows. ?) Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125;


 * Agree. In a case like this (extract from a larger diagram), fades are probably preferable to s. Useddenim (talk) 03:51, 1 October 2016 (UTC)


 * I only used and  because I was copying the initial diagrams from articles about Shanghai Metro stations' track layouts on Chinese Wikipedia.  wasn't used there, so when I copied the diagrams, I didn't use it here either. But you're both right, FADEs are better. epicgenius (talk) 22:06, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Well, I finally finished adding track maps to every single interlocking in the system that is on a revenue track (I don't know if the lower level of 75th Avenue counts). I guess we can use the BS-templates in the station articles to replace the station layouts in Jc's sandbox that haven't been replaced with BS-templates yet. epicgenius (talk) 15:56, 7 October 2016 (UTC) to reply to me 16:00, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a good idea. Should the bridge formations and tunnels (in the 15 or so of my sandbox's diagrams) be retained or should those be replaced with plain tracks? Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125;
 * I don't know; you can choose. The bridges and tunnels are omitted in my station diagrams for simplicity, but you can add them if you feel that it adds detail to the article about the terminals. I personally would advise removing the bridges and tunnels, however. The structures of the stations aren't mentioned anywhere in the terminal article. epicgenius (talk) 17:24, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Since you are all comfortable with the syntax, why not use Routemap instead of BS-map? Useddenim (talk) 18:15, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The station articles already all use routemap to reduce template load. I don't know about Jc's sandbox, but if they are BS-maps then these are literally one easy edit from BS-map to {{routemap}}. epicgenius (talk) 18:26, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:List of awards and nominations received by Game of Thrones
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Just thanks for your valued help!
Thanks so much for the rapid help in fixing the links on the Dakota article. It is most appreciated. As I’ve been a voracious reader since childhood, I think I’m an asset to Wikipedia. Unfortunately (perhaps), I was born too long ago to ever be a full fledged member of the tech generation. So I require assistance from time to time. I still don't understand how Time and Again had been overlooked as it was a major novel by a major author. (On a side note, its long awaited sequel by the novel’s myriad fans was a big disappointment, at least in my estimation and that of others I've read.)  As I said, the building is prominently a part of the novel and there are even photographs of it. Indeed, I think the building is almost as well known for the novel as for the tragic death of Mr. Lennon. Anyway, thanks again!HistoryBuff14 (talk) 18:55, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I see you've been editing wiki for a few years now. Let me know if you need any more help. Regards, epicgenius (talk) 19:00, 13 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks again. That's most kind and generous of you.  Best regards, alwaysHistoryBuff14 (talk) 22:33, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * Thank you for the message. I didn't know this needed proper attribution in the edit summary if I copied from one page to another. I'll remember that next time. epicgenius - (talk) 15:04, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

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DYK for Brownsville, Brooklyn
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Chinese in New York City WikiProject
Hi Epicgenius, hope you're doing well. Have you had a chance to work on this WikiProject? Best, Castncoot (talk) 03:12, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I hope you are well too. No, I will not have much time until at least November 1. I promise to do the project after then. Regards, epicgenius - (talk) 13:34, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
 * OK thanks, and sounds great! Best, Castncoot (talk) 13:39, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

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See the section above

 * Bulleted list item —epicgenius - (talk) 21:58, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

W Line Restoration Page Update
Hey, long time no see! So, as we know the (W)'s returning Nov 7. This means we need to reupdate all of the current subway line information boxes and station layouts to reinclude the (W) as well as shifting over the (N) to the express tracks and not the local stations south of 34 St. Another thing, since Kew Gardens edited in all the second av line pages that the (N) would be a rush hour extension to 96 St, then why don't we say that the (W) also has a rush hour extension to Gravesend-86 St? Thanks, AahdTahar (talk) 01:28, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * It's good to see you too. Maybe we can include the W extension. One question: Is the W running local or express in Brooklyn? I'll definitely include it. epicgenius - (talk) 02:19, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * That's the thing, I think it's going to be modified. Manhattan bound (W) trains will start at Coney Island since 86 St is unavailable to use, or they probably will just start at Bay Parkway. Brooklyn bound (W) trains will end at 86 St. AahdTahar (talk) 16:32, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I meant, is the W running all local on the Fourth Avenue Line, or is it running express? epicgenius - (talk) 16:35, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, Fourth Av express. The only time it runs local is if it's heading to Bay Ridge.
 * OK, that makes sense. I'll have to include this, then. Thanks. epicgenius - (talk) 20:38, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * By the way, do you think we should update the Sea beach line stations to reflect the actual service pattern? It says that N trains stop here at all times, but in reality it's actually only Coney Island bound N trains stopping here. This is a mockup of what I mean,

Fort Hamilton Parkway is a local station on the BMT Sea Beach Line of the New York City Subway, located in Brooklyn at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62nd Street. It is served by the Coney Island bound N train at all times as the manhattan bound N train skips this station due to the Sea Beach rehabilitation.

Thoughts? AahdTahar (talk) 22:39, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Maybe this rehabilitation should be mentioned as a note in the bottom, e.g.

"From mid-2016 to early 2017, Manhattan-bound N trains skip this station due to a rehabilitation of the Sea Beach Line."

epicgenius - (talk) 23:58, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

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Some baklava for you!
Thanks for the baklava! I really appreciate it. epicgenius - (talk) 12:31, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK review
Hello, I was wondering if you would be interested in doing a review for me for Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Nahaolelua for the TBD review for your nomination. Usually I don't ask other users to review my nominations but I'm interested in getting it ready before November in time for the main page on Election Day. Thanks! --KAVEBEAR (talk) 16:32, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure. I guess I'll review it if someone isn't on this already. I don't know about co-reviews, but I think it's possible. epicgenius - (talk) 17:09, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Notability?
Hey, Epicgenius - you're famous! Congratulations on the recognition. You probably don't qualify for your own article quite yet, but you could add this template to your userpage if you want.... 0;-D --MelanieN (talk) 21:26, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the link. I guess I'll look at it later, but right now I apparently have to research about Chinese drug trafficking. (Homework assignment.) epicgenius - (talk) 21:40, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, you're at the right place. There's this thing called the Internet... --MelanieN (talk) 21:51, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Ooh, I found it, Illegal drug trade in China. Yeah. Interesting. Sounds more like a background you'd see in a Model United Nations conference. But anyway... epicgenius - (talk) 21:57, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Just remember the writer's golden rule: if you copy from one source, it's plagiarism. If you copy from several sources, it's research. 0;-D That's also the secret of success in mathematics. --MelanieN (talk) 22:18, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah. Don't mention this to anybody, but I once "plagiarized" myself. Yes, that's a thing, and yes, I copied from myself (without official permission) by unofficially giving permission to myself. Weird, but things happen. epicgenius - (talk) 23:57, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Your secret is safe with me. And the 163 people who watchlist your talk page. --MelanieN (talk) 01:33, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh no... 163 people? What— Now I'm probably wiki-famous. epicgenius - (talk) 02:45, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * You have 4.7 centijimbos. Not bad. --MelanieN (talk) 17:45, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * How many is a jimbo, anyway? Wait, let me guess... 3,469? epicgenius - (talk) 18:22, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

There's more coverage of you, Ryan (if I can call you that):  They seem to be just rehashings of the Washington Post story, so they don't count as independent sources towards your notability. Still, congratulations! Everymorning (talk) 04:20, 29 October 2016 (UTC) to reply to me 06:50, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh no... Well, thanks anyway. epicgenius - (talk) 04:21, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * (By the way, I meant "Oh no" as "Oh no, I'm famous!" You can call me Ryan, but I think going by my username would reduce confusion elsewhere on wiki.) epicgenius - (talk) 04:30, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * (talk page stalker) you plagiarized someone on Wikipedia?! scandalous Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125;
 * Oh, no! I may need to undergo a CCI. Once they figure I plagiarized myself, I'll be indeffed! epicgenius - (talk) 12:58, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 72nd, 86th, 96th Streets (Second Avenue Subway)
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DYK for New York City Board of Transportation
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DYK for 370 Jay Street
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Track diagrams
Just a minor nitpick: could you use the  syntax for adding platform numbers instead of the  icons (see Routemap documentation)? The num icons tend to be rendered badly at the RDT-size resolution. Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125; to reply to me 14:36, 31 October 2016 (UTC) to reply to me 14:46, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, sure. Sorry, I didn't know about this  syntax. epicgenius - (talk) 14:38, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * It's fine – given that I basically made it up and stuck it into Module:Routemap two months ago without putting it in WP:RDT, I'd actually be a bit surprised if someone else were using it. (To clarify, parameters like  can be added after   for overlays and   for cells without overlays or at the end of a stack of overlays.) Jc86035 (talk) Use &#123;&#123;re&#124;Jc86035&#125;&#125;
 * Well, another thing I'll have to learn when I'm not in school. Thanks for the explanation, though. epicgenius - (talk) 14:57, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Question from reporter
Hey Ryan, I'm a reporter with NY Post. I'd love to have a quick chat about your work on Wikipedia. It's amazing that you've done so many edits, considering your age! Can you give me a call? Or shoot me an e-mail ? Thanks, Natalie O'Neill — Preceding unsigned comment added by Inkonthepad (talk • contribs) 15:38, 31 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi Natalie. I'll have to check my schedule, but I may be able to schedule a little time for a short e-mail chat. Regards, epicgenius - (talk) 15:40, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Tech News: 2016-10
 Latest news from the Wikimedia Collaboration team, about Notifications, Flow and Edit Review Improvements. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you.

What's new?

The Collaboration team is delighted to publish its first newsletter! Your feedback is welcome.

This quarter the team will focus on improving Special:RecentChanges and create a ReviewStream, a new feed designed to improve the edit-review process. Both are part of the new Edit Review Improvements project.

Notifications [ More information · Help pages ]

Recent changes
 * Translation icon cropped.svg Documentation concerning Notifications types has been updated. That page is ready for translations.
 * Octicons-tools.svg For developers, how to create a new Notification type has been updated.
 * Tools owners will be notified when OAuth app changes state.
 * When you edit text and mention a new username they are notified if you add your signature. Before this only happened under certain conditions.
 * Users are notified if they are mentioned in a section where you add your own signature even if you edit more than one section. Before, users were not notified if you edited more than one section in one edit.
 * Sometimes when you mention another user they don't get a notification. Now you can get a notification when you successfully send out a mention to someone or be told if they did not get a notification. This is an opt-in option in your preferences.
 * On Notifications, the badge is colored if you have some notifications. If you see these notifications, the badge will turn grey on all wikis instead of just the local one.

Problems
 * For some users, cross-wiki notifications haven't been working properly. The count has been wrong when only cross-wiki notifications were present. The cross-wiki bundle has been showing only the names of wikis and not the actual notifications. It has been fixed.
 * When a title was created with some wikitext inside of it, Notifications were not linking that title when they were mentioned. This is now fixed.
 * Translation icon cropped.svg Some Notifications messages were not supporting . This is now fixed.

Future changes
 * On Special:Notifications, pages and counts related to disabled notification types will not be shown anymore.

Flow [ More information · Help pages ]

Recent changes
 * Flow is available as a Beta feature on Greek Wikipedia.
 * A satisfaction survey was conducted concerning Flow in September 2016. Results will be published in December 2016.
 * Wikitext interface for Flow is now using a monospaced font.
 * It is now possible to moderate a Flow topic that have been resolved without re-opening it.
 * It is now possible to watch and unwatch topics directly from the Notification panel.

Problems
 * It is not possible to enable or disable Flow as a Beta feature on wikis where that option is available. This is under investigation.
 * Translation icon cropped.svg Some Flow messages were not supporting . This is now fixed.

Future changes
 * Communities that have Flow enabled manually on user talk pages will be asked to move on to a Beta feature activation to simplify the process.
 * Notifications related to Flow will be grouped on your Notifications preferences. It will be easier to choose which Notifications you want to have from Flow.

Edit Review Improvements [ More information ]

Recent changes
 * Translation icon cropped.svg Informations about Edit Review Improvements project have been published. That page is ready for translations.
 * Octicons-tools.svg ReviewStream feed product description is available. ReviewStream is a machine-readable feed that’s designed to be used by a variety of edit-review tools.

Future changes
 * Some improvements will be done to Special:RecentChanges, by adding new filters based on ORES.
 * Some tests are done with users to refine the design of those filters. You can volunteer for such tests.
 * Communities that already have ORES  and   filters enabled will be contacted to try that change as a Beta feature.

Miscellaneous
 * On that newsletter, some particular items are highlighted by an icon, to ease reading. The Translation icon cropped.svg icon highlights items that may interest volunteer translators and the Octicons-tools.svg icon highlights items that are relevant for readers with technical knowledge.

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