User talk:Wondabyne

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Zone=Opal
I'm not sure that "Opal" is meaningful for Infobox station, eg this edit. Does NSW have "zones" as other states do? https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal/fares-payments suggests not. Mitch Ames (talk) 02:35, 2 March 2024 (UTC)


 * It is meaningful because it tells people what card to use. Wondabyne (talk) 02:38, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * "Card" is not the same as "fare zone". They are two different concepts: "card" is how you pay; "zone" determines you pay (eg Vic, WA). Note that you do not need to use an Opal card to pay for your trip in NSW. (If you consider "Opal" to be the entire fare collection system, then it is still not a "zone".)
 * So far as I can tell, there are no "fare zones" in NSW; fares are calculated by distance travelled, not zone boundaries crossed. Mitch Ames (talk) 03:07, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree with Mitch Ames. "Opal" is not really a fare zone. NSW uses distance-based fares and not fare zones, so that infobox parameter should be left blank. Steelkamp (talk) 04:06, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Bulk time zone of incorrect data
I notice that you changed a large number of articles about Australian places to insert a timezone of EAST(UTC+10). The problem is that this is wrong. Entire states observe Daylight Saving Time ("summer time") for much of the year, including right now. I have asked at the Help Desk about how to do a bulk reversion of these changes. In future, please discuss before launching into making mass changes like this, so people can agree that it is appropriate. Gronk Oz (talk) 05:29, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * On looking closer, I notice that (at least some of) these articles also have a DST time zone recorded, which is fine. So rather than go through them all individually, can I ask you the question: did you check each article you updated to be sure it had both time zones specified?--Gronk Oz (talk) 05:36, 2 March 2024 (UTC)