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Response to individual NOLA streetcar articles
To answer your question, I felt it was time that the NOLA streetcar system had individual articles devoted to the individual lines. IMHO I have noticed for years that the Streetcars in New Orleans article has been left unchanged, and due to the lengthy descriptions of each line, I felt an article for each line was way overdue, although I noticed some have been redirected for sometime. I am open to making corrections and adjustments as necessary to each article, especially on the infoboxes. As for redundancy concerns, I have modified the list of lines column from the lengthy portions (which have been moved) to the basic descriptions to combat this. GETONERD84 (talk) 20:37, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

Citing sources
HGFriedman:

I never mentioned your identity, but I did ask for opinions about specific Wikipedia policies on citations. One editor figured out I was talking about you and the Streetcars of New Orleans article. Nobody has said anything disparaging about you; in fact, that editor was defending your position. However, as a matter of fairness and Wikipedia policy, I am notifying you that your identity has come up in this discussion Wikipedia talk:Citing sources. Cheers, Oldsanfelipe (talk) 16:25, 19 June 2018 (UTC) edited once by Oldsanfelipe (talk) 16:26, 19 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes, I read the article in talk:Citing sources‬. I noticed his mention of my name, and your discretion in not mentioning it.  Thanks for that.


 * However, you all but accused me earlier of trying to claim ownership of the N. O. article, against WP policy. I assure you, I had and have no such intention.  But having originated a lot of that text, I'm interested (understandably, I think) in changes made to it.  I welcome additions and changes that improve the article, and in fact, several editors have made improvements since I began work on it.  All to the good.HGFriedman (talk) 18:17, 19 June 2018 (UTC)


 * It really did look like ownership. Anyone can edit any non-protected article and it's first-come, first-served. If you don't understand my response, please re-read your initial comment and ask yourself what the most obvious interpretations are. However, if you would like, this can all be forgotten. I have no illusions about my knowledge about S-cars of NOLA compared to you. I don't even know many of the street names and much of the topology of NOLA, so I am a slow reader while comparing it to online maps. But I can still be helpful. Truce? Cheers, Oldsanfelipe (talk) 18:59, 19 June 2018 (UTC)


 * I think I understand your comments, and if I have given a bad impression, I apologize. I think we can both made good contributions.  Truce!  HGFriedman (talk) 19:16, 19 June 2018 (UTC)


 * And I escalated it. Please forgive me. Truce! Two people who are nerdy enough to care about this must find common ground. Happy editing, Oldsanfelipe (talk) 19:36, 19 June 2018 (UTC)


 * LOL! HGFriedman (talk) 20:21, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

A new trick
HGFriedman: I learned a new trick to avoid edit conflicts. Please see Knights of Pythias Temple (Dallas, Texas). I will be taking down the notice in a few hours. Cheers, Oldsanfelipe (talk) 19:42, 1 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Ah, I see. Nice.  Thanks.  HGFriedman (talk) 19:47, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

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