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Washington, DC neighborhoods

There was an extended discussion about this a while back at Talk:Georgetown_(Washington,_D.C.)#Proposed_move, resulting in no consensus - I don't remember the details at the moment, but before you continue with your en masse edits, can you take a quick look at it? I'll do likewise. Thanks. JohnInDC (talk) 00:08, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@JohnInDC: Sure, I'll take a look. Thanks for alerting me to this. epicgenius (talk) 00:09, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@JohnInDC: Just had a quick skim. It looks like there were different opinions. Some were for the comma (mostly for the sake of consistency) and others were for parentheses (because Washington, D.C. isn't really a "natural disambiguator" and possibly, I assume, because it has a comma already). Maybe I should create a new RM discussion to deal with the consistency issue. No opinion either way on comma or parenthetical disambiguation, but I just think there should be a consistent naming convention. epicgenius (talk) 00:14, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. There were indeed a variety of views, and I know I came down on the parenthetical side. I'm going through it all a bit more carefully to see how I feel about it today. I do agree re consistency within DC neighborhoods, if nothing else. Thanks for thinking about this, and if you open up a new discussion, let me know! JohnInDC (talk) 00:21, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@JohnInDC: No problem. I'll probably make a new discussion in a few days, probably at the Georgetown article so people could also see the last move discussion. And I'll definitely let you know. epicgenius (talk) 00:28, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

@JohnInDC: I haven't forgotten about this, but I've been a bit busy for the past week. I will make an RM discussion soon. epicgenius (talk) 14:54, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Bumping thread for 30 days. epicgenius (talk) 14:54, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

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23rd Street reopening in question

Under planned service changes, the date was reverted to December, so I don't know how we should deal with this.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 17:57, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, I actually just passed by the station and it was closed. I think we should revert the edits until the opening is confirmed. epicgenius (talk) 21:16, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

I've reverted the edits. The walls were down, and the screens, glass fare control, and platform edges were all installed. But for some reason there was a "Exit" sign leaning against the wall. From the looks of it, it seems like they might be ready next week or something. There aren't any pictures, unfortunately, or I would've posted it on NYC Transit Forums, even though I don't really post that often. epicgenius (talk) 21:39, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Penn Station Numbers

The article stated that 630,000 passengers use Penn Station.

And we already know the following: LIRR - 233,340 NJT - 93,305 Amtrak - 28,487 Subway - 200,000 = 555,132

Since 630,000 passengers use Penn station, 630,000-555,132 = gives us about 75,000 passengers who arrive and depart Penn station not using any of the above means. Which means they arrive by the only remaining way which are Buses. Mercenary2k (talk) 14:44, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

@Mercenary2k: I see, thanks. However, I think ride share and taxis are also included in this total. In any case, I think we should only include the LIRR, NJ Transit, and Amtrak ridership because the subway stations are not actually part of Penn Station, but rather, are connected to it. We can include the subway ridership as a note, but they aren't part of the railroad component of Penn Station (i.e. they don't use the 11 platforms and 21 tracks for commuter/intercity rail, and they each have their own fare collection areas). epicgenius (talk) 14:48, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

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Grand Central

Hey, also, I'm going to Grand Central on January 7th to take a massive amount of photos; you're welcome to join too if you'll be nearby. I received a permit from the terminal and everything. ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 15:54, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

@Ɱ: Great! I'll check my calendar to see if I will be free on that date. My workplace is located near Grand Central so I can probably drop by. I'm also planning to take some pictures next week, as my school (Baruch College) is also located near Grand Central. epicgenius (talk) 16:00, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Also, I didn't know you needed a permit to take photos. That's interesting... epicgenius (talk) 16:01, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Only for if you're using a tripod and other equipment like that. Can I PM you somehow with more details about the shoot? ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 16:31, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Sure, feel free to email me. Or message me if you're on the Wikipedia Discord channel. epicgenius (talk) 16:34, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Ɱ: Hey, just saw this. Is there some central city office to contact for this kind of permit, or does it require tracking down the operations staff (or whoever) for each location? — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 16:50, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

I'm not sure; I was just browsing the terminal's website and found this form. Best, ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 17:26, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Industry City

Saw you nominated it for GA. Just FYI if there's a particular picture you want for the article, I'm there on a semi-regular basis. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 16:48, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

@Rhododendrites: Thanks for the offer. I went there on Tuesday, and now that I think of it, there are some things that still need to be photographed or require better photos. I only got a grainy exterior shot of the newly opened Japan Village on Third Avenue between 35th and 36th, and I didn't get any interior shots at all. By the way, there are some warehouses between 1st and 2nd Avenue south of 39th Street that I didn't get to. (These are technically part of NYCEDC's Bush Terminal though, and not Industry City, so it's fine if you don't want to photograph that.) Anyway, just some photo suggestions which are by no means necessary. epicgenius (talk) 17:37, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Editor of the Week

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User:Dmartin969 submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

I nominate epicgenius to be Editor of the Week for tirelessly contributing to articles, especially regarding New York City and related topics, creating new countless number of redirects (for which he has earned a barnstar), among thousands of other edits, all of which led to him becoming a member of the prestigious Category:Wikipedians who spend way too much time editing Wikipedia.

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