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List of bus routes in the Bronx
editIn the Bronx bus route article (and all of the others, for that matter), I honestly believe it is unnecessary and redundant to Wiki-link neighborhoods more than once. It just gets repetitive after a while. Other Side One (talk) 20:51, 7 February 2013 (
- I have an idea why it's being done like that. And, it seems like these are the only articles where this takes place. I agree that most articles have no need for duplicate links. Thanks for your feedback! --SkipperRipper (talk) 04:07, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
- Based on this vague response, and the recent revert of that article, it's obvious that you didn't consider my suggestion. Your reason ("it's what is done on the other articles") doesn't hold much weight. There is really no need for overuse of wiki-links in these bus route entries, or any other articles for that matter. This is common sense. If an article is linked twice I can understand, but three, four, even five times? That's overkill. Other Side One (talk) 17:39, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
- I did consider your suggestion. But, because these links are in a table, and there is so much info already in the table, having those links does no harm, and I insist (like in all my edit summaries) that the links make for a better experience for the page reader; it is terrible trying to go back "up the page" trying to find a neighborhood link that could be in over 100 locations. Now, I will grant you that in a "regularly typed" (paragraph-style) part of an article, that duplicate links are unnecessary and redundant, and I never duplicate them there. Note that most(?) of the bus articles have always had all the terminals' locales linked since the day the page was created. Did you not read my the response I left on your page last time? Your talk page's section I added. Always check your own talk page also when you think a page is being mis-edited. If you undo my changes again, I will definitely get an admin involved. I said this before, obviously you didn't read your talk page, so consider the message on your talk page from two or so weeks ago a "freebie". Reading your talk page, it would appear to me that you wouldn't want to deal with an admin again, so think a little before you edit, and check similar pages out. --SkipperRipper (talk) 04:14, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
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Ten-pin bowling perfect game
editSorry to remove the link. I did not look for the right article. I guess I pressumed it did not exist without thinking about it. Glad you fixed it. XFEM Skier (talk) 19:18, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks and no worries, go figure that was the first time I used that Main template too. -SkipperRipper (talk) 02:36, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
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List of Bus Routes in Nassau County
editThe n55 never goes to amityville, why'd you change it? RES2773 (talk) 01:44, 16 June 2015 (UTC)RES2773
- It only doesn't go to Amityville Sundays. First page of schedule is incorrect, and on page 2 it is stated that n55 extended to Amityville LIRR Mon-Sat. Timetable is correct. Shame on NICE's PDF person for multiple fails on the schedule PDFs. --SkipperRipper (talk) 03:42, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
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Do you think it is appropriate to merge the articles now and just have a redirect from both former articles? RES2773 (talk) 13:49, 9 February 2016 (UTC)RES2773
- I'd wait until it happens. I am gonna hazard a guess and say they merge when the new DTC opens sometime this year. --SkipperRipper (talk) 01:11, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
- UPDATE: The merger may have to go to a new page, the new company might not have the word "Authority" in it. --SkipperRipper (talk) 03:11, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
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Hey, just letting you know I emailed Green Mountain Transit to ask for expressed consent to upload their logo to Wikipedia. The page feels a little empty without it. Also, remember this? Oh, the good old days lol. RES2773 (talk) 02:56, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
- Hey, where ya been? Yeah, and I need to add the other (areas) routes to the page too. That's coming soon. It'll be a straight copy at first, I am unsure if these routes will need a table like the CCTA's former routes. Thanks for asking them about the logo! --SkipperRipper (talk) 06:02, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
- @SkipperRipper: They just got back to me, and I uploaded it and put the logo on the page. Good lick with the routes. RES2773 (talk) 00:35, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
- @RES2773: Thanks kindly! --SkipperRipper (talk) 03:56, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
- @SkipperRipper: They just got back to me, and I uploaded it and put the logo on the page. Good lick with the routes. RES2773 (talk) 00:35, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
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editI have made a post at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Bowling#Expansion_of_the_glossary. I guess that you, as a participant of WikiProject Bowling, might be interested in this. Utfor (talk) 13:39, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
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editI found a source on then proposed service reductions from 2003 for Long Island Bus that you might find of interest. Keep up the great work.--Kew Gardens 613 (talk) 20:35, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
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