User talk:Tinlinkin/Archive 2

Reliable source schmeliable source
You don't trust my psychic powers? :-) Robert K S 05:46, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Template:AI4ElimHist
I just immitate the American Idol Season 5 Template, but I liked it in the Season 4 article. - ApprenticeFan 11/17/06 09:42 am Manila time

Category:Categories named after television series
Sorry about that. I was checking to make sure the articles were placed into the cats as well, but I guess I missed this one. I've added the missing cats to America's Got Talent. --musicpvm 03:16, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Tournament dates and prizes
If you're interested in filling in dates and prizes for the tournaments onto their respective Wikipedia pages, you may want to check out this link: prizes Robert K S 15:32, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Controversy section in Norman Vincent Peale article
Hi. You might (or might not) be interested in the new "Controversy" section in the Norman Vincent Peale article that was added by an anonymous user in early December. I found it very POV, OR, very long, and hard to understand. I tried to edit it down to something appropriate, but the original author has reverted. I don't want to get into an edit war, but the material is really not suitable. Anyway, FYI. Thanks! Bob schwartz 18:48, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

A guideline or an essay?
What do you mean by an "essay"? I've not heard of an essay. Thesmothete 13:59, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject New York City Public Transportation
You may be interested in helping this project, which has recently grown from the subway to other transit, including the LIRR. --NE2 06:08, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Priestfield tram stop
May I ask why you changed Priestfield tram stop from prod to AfD?  L.J.Skinner WOT?|CONTRIBS 21:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Thankyou for your explanation. I see what you're saying.   L.J.Skinner WOT?|CONTRIBS 21:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

My bad
Sorry for my really dumb edit ; I should know better anyway; I just said to myself, "There are only two MN stops in Manhattan, GCT and 125th St," totally forgetting about the little area on the Bronx side which is in New York County. Thanks for fixing it. --Chris 17:24, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Proposal for deciding which bus connections to list
Please comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York City Public Transportation if you care to. Thank you. --NE2 08:49, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

NYCPT templates for deletion
No problem, I've just added Template:Tfd-inline to all of the templates. Thanks for reminding me, I'd forgotten about that part :) Larry V (talk &#124; e-mail) 01:29, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Hartz Mountain Industries
Hi. Are you sure that this link, which User: 68.17.236.32 added to the Hartz Mountain article (the only contribution listed for him on his User Page), is appropriate for inclusion as an External link? Thanks. Nightscream 03:38, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Vote on move request
You should vote on your proposed move at Talk:Mario López. I'm not sure the nominator is necessarily counted otherwise. —  AjaxSmack     06:56, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Jeopardy! audition process AfD
I'm sure you have your reasons, but it seems strange to me that you labeled your contribution "comment" when it sounds closer to a "keep". Thanks, BTW, for the wonderful template. I only wish we had it before the disastrous closer of the Jeopardy! in popular culture AfD. I added Jay Stewart to the list of announcers--he performed one Trebek pilot. Robert K S 08:49, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Shortening The Amazing Race--Reply from Aranho
Sorry for not repling earlier cause I've been busy the entire week due to school project work. After reading your proposal, I will support your plan cause I find your plan better than mind. I really like your User:Tinlinkin/The Amazing Race US as it is short and sweet, like The Amazing Race Asia. Each version of The Amazing Race (e.g. The Amazing Race Asia, The Amazing Race Central Europe & User:Aranho/The Amazing Race Singapore * ) should have its own article as it will not only shorten the article, it will also make the article more understanding.

* This is a fictional reality game show and do not get confuse with other versions of The Amazing Race

Aranho 10:42, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

DYK

 * You are welcome! :) and thanks for creating the article. - KNM Talk 21:35, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

US
Well, normally this isn't a problem because anything with "US" or "U.S." in the title usually redirects to one with "United States" (US Dollar and U.S. Dollar for example). I hold no personal opinion, but in text, "United States" is always shortened to "U.S.", so I don't see why titles shouldn't be at "U.S." rather than "US" either. If you feel the need to, then please go ahead and revert the move, although I do agree it's best that something be agreed on, no matter what the final result is. I do not intend to take part in any such discussion, however, and only did the move based on conventions within articles. – Chacor 05:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Astoria-Hoyt
This was one of the few where I wasn't sure, since Hoyt Avenue is much smaller on the signs. What do you think is best? --NE2 07:17, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Subway station list
The times periods are now displayed. I think it might be best to leave the default sorting as-is, since there is no way to make the stations display in order along the lines using the sorting. --NE2 12:20, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Seventh Avenue subway station, Manhattan
Hey, TLK (Tinlinkin for short). I noticed that from a past discussion at WT:NYCPT, I never really responded to one of your comments. Although it may be a little too late, I'd like to respond now. You wrote:

My concern is not about the classification of shared-line stations (DeKalb & Flatbush, 7th Avenue & 53rd Street, etc.), but the station articles as a primary topic and Wikipedia naming conventions. As I said, is used for disambiguation when the article that the template is used in is the primary topic or the parent of a group of articles (emphasized for the basis of my argument). A page like 96th Street (New York City Subway) has no problems being a disambig page as each station can be considered as a target for the reader, and there is no hierarchy of importance. But if, say, Seventh Avenue (New York City Subway) takes on the contents of Seventh Avenue (IND Queens Boulevard Line), even if is used, we are forced to assume that the 7th/53rd station is more important or notable than the others. I doubt that is the case. I would strictly oppose a move and others similar on this basis.

I noticed that you moved 50th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) to 50th Street (New York City Subway) (which was reverted). With that move, we are forced to assume the 8th Avenue station is somehow more notable than the 7th (or maybe the 6th). That is a bad judgment. The chaining issues remain, but do all sides need be addressed in the article name? I'm leaning towards no. The location and orientation of a station (foremost) along with which is the primary service should determine the article name, in my opinion for these cases. I also disagree with the current state of Canal Street (New York City Subway). I hope there is a better name for the Canal Street Broadway/Lexington/Nassau complex. If there is not, then I may settle on the Canal Street complex as the more notable than the 2 other stations and support the current arrangement. I still need to examine other examples like that. Do we accommodate all information on chaining in an article name? If that accommodation is made using (New York City Subway) as part of the name, I cannot agree with that.

I'm sorry I cannot be briefer with my explanation above.

Now that I think about it, the more you are right. It is very hard to assume one subway station is more important than another when they have the same name. While I cannot hold a full discussion right now, we could move the discussion at WT:NYCPT while we are discussing naming conventions. --User: (talk • contribs) 16:22, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Requested move
I apologize if this is canvassing, but you recently said that you preferred to use the common name, whether it is what signs say or what the schedules say, for subway stations. You might be interested in Talk:Grand Army Plaza-Prospect Park (IRT Eastern Parkway Line). --NE2 16:15, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Get well soon
Sorry to hear that you're sick. I hope that you will get better and come back soon, but in the meantime, your health is the most important issue right now. Hope to see you when you get better. --User: (talk • contribs) 21:24, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

TeckWiz's RFA
Hey Tinlinkin. Thanks for commenting on my unsuccessful RFA last month under my old name, TeckWiz. I'm now known simply as User:R. I've been very busy lately which is why you're getting now. I will use your comment to help improve, and I hope to keep helping and improving Wikipedia alongside you. I would also like to thank you for explaining you opinion, while staying civil. Get well soon. -- TeckWiz is now R Parlate Contribs@(Let's go Yankees!) 16:35, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

Identifying Territories or countries
OK, what I'm do is refer to the past season, e.g. Season 2 when they visit Hong Kong (People's Republic of China), than I'm edit. The changes only can make when more people agree, so sorry if I'm make mistake, but that's the way I'm do something. Thank you. --Aleen f 1 06:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks --Aleen f 1 06:32, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Template:NYCS time 2
I fixed it with some use of #switch. It should be fine unless we add a few more cases or the Subway absorbs PATH and SIRT and builds several new lines. --NE2 20:14, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

America's Got Talent
Sure I'll take a look. Guessing it has the same fancruft type problems that the AI articles have? --WoohookittyWoohoo! 01:55, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia New York Meet-Up
Good day, TLK! There is a First Annual New York Wikipedian Central Park Picnic. R.S.V.P. @ Meetup/NYC. Thanks, –User: (talk • contribs • email) 14:41, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Subway Station Stubs
Sorry for the late respond. I had so many things to do the past few days that I did not have time to check Wikipedia. Anyway, I removed the "stubs" from all the subway stations because the information worth mentioning about those stations are already on the articles. There is really nothing more we can add. If you can find more information that is worth mentioning, then by all means, add it to the articles. The Legendary Ranger 16:51, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia New York Meet-Up
Howdy! Please come to the First Annual New York Wikipedian Central Park Picnic. R.S.V.P. @ Meetup/NYC --David Shankbone 18:36, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Fulton/Broadway-Nassau
Sorry for the mistake. It was simple incompetence on my part. Marc Shepherd 14:43, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Jeopardy! in popular culture
...is up for AfD again. Robert K S 01:55, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

AGT contestants
I appreciate that. Still not sure if I'm going to re-watchlist the articles though. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 13:38, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * But if you feel like if I'm not there, you won't be able to get done what you want to get done, I'll certainly come back. Just feels like a lost cause to me. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 14:52, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I really appreciate that. Most would be sore. It just feels like a losing battle. Consensus is wonderful but one bad side product of it is that if you get a bunch of fans of a particular show together, it's sometimes hard to get anything encyclopedic into an article. There's just no reason to list every auditioner. It's very fansite-ish. Anyway. If you need my support to get the eliminated auditioners off of the article permanently, let me know. --WoohookittyWoohoo! 06:02, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Subway
To answer the last question first, the debate (as well as the entire WikiProject) is open to anyone who wishes to join it, which is a fundamental principle of Wikipedia. Most wikiprojects do move their MOS pages to some title resembling "Wikipedia:Manual of Style (blah)" as an indication thereof. As for the first question, it's mostly a matter of perception. The page (or rather, the editors thereof) need to move in the direction of "this is a page with best practices, and we'd be happy to discuss other practices as well" and away from "we voted on this and therefore everybody Must Do This now until someone officially repeals it". Judged by the talk page there are a few people with the latter in mind, and, well, Wikipedia doesn't work that way.  &gt; R a d i a n t &lt;  11:45, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * (and wrt your other question, because I'm not online 24/7)  &gt; R a d i a n t &lt;  11:46, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

T-Rex
Hey Man,

I don't know if I'm asking this in the right place. I want to get your input on how a successful multimodal implementation shouldn't be considered as a benefit especially in the planning process. Maybe I need to put it in another place, but I guess the point I'm trying to make is that in Colroado we didn't have to raise taxes or start charging tolls.

Just curious on your viewpoint, feel free to shoot an email so I can understand this wiki thing more! I want to contribute but in the right way.

Thanks, and very confused about it all... Transportation Expansion Project (Denver) IronChef 07:14, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

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 * Hi Tinlinkin, Thanks for the note. I'd prefer to stay away from email also.   I agree with your ascertation that large metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, NYC and London where it seems any change to existing infrastructure is fighting an uphill battle.  Good planning is the key to any success-- If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.  And especially in New York, it's difficult to say any solution will provide an economical benefit.  Some cities for one reason or another don't explore other viable options, and Seattle is one of them.  The Multi-modal along with the design build methodology really worked well in Denver and may be something that is a viable option.

WikiProject New York City Transportation article on Andrew Saul
Just a heads up that Andrew Saul (vice-Chairman of the MTA) has been nominated for featured article status here. Any input, comment and suggestions would be greatly appreciated, there is not that much info on him as it relates to the MTA, and being an !expert, I'm not quite sure how well I can flesh it out. Please feel free to comment and/or improve the article. Thanks! Mrprada911 21:23, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Mineola Station's South Platform
I noticed this one quote here on your article on Mineola (LIRR station);

"There are two side platforms, though the south platform is configured to accommodate an island platform if a third track on the Main Line is constructed."

Are you sure this was configured to handle the former LIRR line between Mineola & West Hempstead (LIRR station)? I've been through the station, and know about that aspect of it's history, but never got a good look at the platform you're talking about. DanTD 17:04, 10 October 2007 (UTC)