User talk:Epicgenius/Archive/2019/Dec

DYK for Lord & Taylor Building
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Million Awards

 * I back dated these to January to December from the year before they were promoted, which only affected Rockfeller Center.--- C &amp; C  (Coffeeandcrumbs) 02:55, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , wow, that was fast! Thank you. epicgenius (talk) 02:59, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Congrats!--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 11:14, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Updating demographic data for places in The Bronx (and elsewhere in New York City) with better sources
I had seen the edits to various places in The Bronx to "update" demographic data. While I recognize that the sources that had been added in the past (and are still in the articles) are imperfect, especially in regard to combined neighborhoods, the changes made today seemed to me to be problematic; It seems that you felt the same based on your subsequent edits. But the question remains that there may be sources of neighborhood demographics that are more granular than the sources I had added. Do you see any alternate sources? Alansohn (talk) 15:47, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
 * According to NYC.gov's website, the American Community Survey collects estimates about once per year, but it is only accurate to the level of a neighborhood tabulation area, none of which are less than 15,000 people. The other source of data is the U.S. Census, which only happens every 10 years but is accurate down to the census tract (which is about 4,000 people on average). So either we go with the broader estimates that are available now, or wait until next year to get really detailed data. epicgenius (talk) 17:39, 29 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I suggest sticking with the more widely known and reliable Census data--unless there is an area that is very rapidly expanding or declining, in which case a supplementary note can be added. YMMV. Bellagio99 (talk) 22:40, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Surprised you changed "bodegas" to past tense in NY dialect page
"have often been called"--should remain "are often called" ?? Bellagio99 (talk) 22:38, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , these are both present tense. The first is present perfect continuous, the second is simple present. epicgenius (talk) 00:41, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Medium-Sized Trouble in Rapidly Declining Little Chinatown
User:68.195.237.122's edits to articles related to Chinatowns in New York City have largely consisted of ungrammatical and often nonencyclopedic claims of rises and falls of Chinatowns in different parts of the city, based on original search with some crystal ball claims mixed in. Many of these articles are largely based on content that violates WP:OR and / or WP:CRYSTAL. Are you seeing this as I am? Alansohn (talk) 14:54, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , yes, I've reverted some of them as unsourced. I think I left a message on their page a month ago, but with no response. The grammar could always be improved - this user seems to go on tangents and use hyperbole when writing about Chinatowns - but the lack of sources is a bigger problem to me. epicgenius (talk) 15:00, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * This edit's claim about "rapidly immense declination" just might be the world's worst example of the hyperbole you mention in the history of the Universe. Grammar is reparable. It's the lack of sources for those claims that might be valid and crystal-ball claims about predicted changes that are the real issue. Alansohn (talk) 15:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Now with the rapidly immense declination of the Fuzhou enclave in Manhattan's Chinatown and with Brooklyn's Sunset Park Fuzhou enclave still increasingly growing large, it is leading to the high likelihood that Brooklyn's Little Fuzhou will be the only large Fuzhou enclave in New York City to remain in the future. Yep that's bad. I agree that the lack of sources is a bigger issue than the grammar, though. I think their unsourced additions to the Chinatowns' articles should be cut back. epicgenius (talk) 15:38, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Grand Central Terminal
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DYK for Graybar Building
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Consolidated Edison Building
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

Der Ring in Minden
... finally appeared today, - thank you for participating in finding the best hook, "... to listen to the music at the end" which would be a good motto ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:26, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for 14th Regiment Armory
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DYK for 13th Regiment Armory
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DYK for 23rd Regiment Armory
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Your GA nomination of History of Grand Central Terminal
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DYK for Fort Washington Park (Manhattan)
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BMT Franklin Avenue Line edits
I would like to discuss some of the changes you made to my recent edit of BMT Franklin Avenue Line. As a start, I am curious about the shortening of the quote.

(I hadn't initially realized you merely shortened it, this is an edit of my initial comment). I feel providing the context helps to clarify the confusion ... esp. since the first "standard" day of the run was in fact on July 2. Fabrickator (talk) 23:29, 11 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the note. I was merely trying to standardize all of the references, and in doing so, wanted to cut out any part of the quote that wasn't relevant. In general, regular service doesn't start exactly on the day of opening, so I thought it was unnecessary. However, feel free to restore the quote if you wish. Otherwise, your edit was helpful and I didn't modify anything else. epicgenius (talk) 01:48, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Brooklyn Bridge
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Your GA nomination of Governors Island
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Your GA nomination of Grand Central Terminal
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Your GA nomination of Steeplechase Park
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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style
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DYK for Concert Grove
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Your GA nomination of Brooklyn Bridge
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Your GA nomination of Brooklyn Bridge
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More Million Awards

 * Thanks again! Appreciate it. epicgenius (talk) 14:14, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Tweed Courthouse
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DYK for Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse
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Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of Chinese in New York City has been nominated for discussion
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Seneca Village copy edit complete
Thanks for the opportunity to read this fascinating bit of history. I have walked over this site during a visit to Central Park, and I did not know anything about it. If you have any questions about my edits, or if I made any mistakes, let me know. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:52, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Governors Island
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Copy edit notes for Barren Island
Some notes on my copy edit of Barren Island, Brooklyn: Hope this is of help! Please ping me if you have any questions. Happy editing! – Reidgreg (talk) 18:41, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I reoranized the lead a bit. I wanted the first paragraph to describe its current state, but being a former island felt it was necessary to address that as well.  This also gets a bit tricky in the Geography section, because the geography has changed considerably along with the events described in History.  I feel that the Geography section ought to at least mention some of the other modifications, first the dredging of canals and later the infilling of the interior marshlands for the airfield. Hopefully there isn't too much redundancy with the history section; the objective should be to give enough context so the reader can understand the material as they progress through the article.
 * I created a redirect to the article from South Flatlands, and added that to the lead.
 * Originally, Rockaway Beach was located to Barren Island's east, and the two islands' tips were aligned. I added "southern" before "tips", is that right?
 * By the late 1920s, the now-1,300-acre (530 ha) Barren Island's eastern side. This construction is a little weird.  I moved the 1,300 acres down a bit.
 * By 1918, the island processed 600 horse carcasses per year; it had once processed the same number of corpses in 12 days. Would it be better to say, "three percent" or "one-thirtieth of its former production/capacity"?
 * I tweaked some of the convert templates to state small numbers in words (but numerals for the secondary abbreviated units). Feel free to revert.
 * No trace of the island remains &rarr; No trace of the community remains
 * When you're going for FAC, please ensure that all images have alt text. Map of the Gateway National Recreation Area's Jamaica Bay unit merely repeats the caption; the alt text should describe the encyclopedic content of the image for those who can't see it.  For the lead image, I might use "A bay with grasses and sedges on the foreground shore, a marina toward the far shore, and a large bridge in the distant background".  That describes the image while the caption "View of Barren Island from Dead Horse Bay" provides context.
 * I feel that the article could use a brief treatment of the current recreational/conservation use, summarizing relevant parts of Gateway National Recreation Area.
 * , thanks, I appreciate the comments and the copy edit. epicgenius (talk) 18:45, 20 December 2019 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/WWIZ (Lorain, Ohio)
Please see note on your DYK review. Yoninah (talk) 23:51, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , Sorry, I did not realize how large the copied text was. I was under the assumption that only a few sentences or so were copied. However, because 2,000 bytes of the article were brand-new, would the nomination still theoretically have been eligible if the copied text were taken out? epicgenius (talk) 23:54, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, we would just have been evaluating a new, 2000-word article. Do you want to suggest that on the discussion at Template:Did you know nominations/WXTV (Ohio). Yoninah (talk) 23:56, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , I think that may be an option (not the most palatable one though). I have suggested that. epicgenius (talk) 23:58, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK for Alku and Alku Toinen
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Template:Did you know nominations/Epstein didn't kill himself
Hi, here again we have a nominator helping us out by mentioning he copied text from another article. (Otherwise, we'd have to find it ourselves when checking the article history.) I have asked the nominator to clarify the size and date of that addition so we can see if this article qualifies under Rule A5. Best, Yoninah (talk) 18:07, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , thanks. I will also check this out. epicgenius (talk) 18:12, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Hearst Castle
If you're ready to put some work into a worthy article, the Hearst Castle peer review has been underway for a month and could use some more topic experts. Binksternet (talk) 00:55, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the notice. I think I will take a look later. epicgenius (talk) 01:04, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Parsons Boulevard station
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May interest you
Hi epicgenius, given your FAC review of David Hillhouse Buel (priest), I thought you might be interested to know that I've nominated Samuel Mulledy, another Jesuit and president of Georgetown University for FAC (link). If you're so inclined, your comments would be appreciated.  Ergo Sum  03:15, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the heads up, I'll take a look later. Congrats on the successful FA! I am surprised it was promoted so quickly. epicgenius (talk) 04:02, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

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L Project?
and : Do you think it's a good idea if I created the L Project article which about L train closure reconstruction. -- Happypillsjr ✉ 17:32, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , no, because we already have an article about that, which you just linked. epicgenius (talk) 17:35, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Parsons Boulevard station
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DYK for TMNT Shellraiser
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DYK for Howard Colored Orphan Asylum
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Fresh Meadows, Queens
Sorry for the edit conflicts on the Fresh Meadows, Queens page. I'm done for now. Thanks for the help on the page! ~ Quacks Like a Duck (talk) 02:19, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * , no problem. Thanks for the heads up! I really appreciate your edits to this page, and think these additions are helpful. epicgenius (talk) 03:07, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * We make a good team! ~ Quacks Like a Duck (talk) 21:07, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Shia Wong Hip
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DYK for Parsons Boulevard station
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