Hey, Epicgenius! So here's the thing about dyk: if you haven't created preps, you have no idea what prep-setters and admins at dyk do or what challenges they face. Many editors who are regular nominators and reviewers think they'd be willing to admin, but have never filled preps, and when they become admins and start moving preps to queues, they quickly realize they didn't know what they were volunteering for. A prep-setter doesn't just create a balanced set. They also do a quick re-review on many of the hooks; you get to know whose hooks you don't have to review too heavily, but you always have to at least go check for a recent edit war or tags. If the nominator or the reviewer are new or known to be sloppy, you'll have to do a full re-review of that hook. Often prep-setters have questions they have to ask at the hook, and they deal with pushback from noms/reviewers/passersby for that. Then once you've finished a prep you have to deal with fallout at DYK talk and ERRORS. Admins do the exact same thing -- a re-review, because prep-setters miss things too, then the move (fairly simple), posting questions at DYK talk and pinging involved parties, dealing with pushback from them, and finally any fallout at ERRORS when someone finds an error you missed. So if you think you would be willing to admin at dyk, definitely go fill preps for a while to see if you like it or not. Some people love it -- I did, and I like adminning there -- but not everyone is cut out for it. It's a high-visibility job. People catch your mistakes, and the only way to prevent that is to catch other people's mistakes first.—valereee (talk)15:20, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Valereee, thanks for the advice. That is good to know. I think this sort of stuff should be enjoyable for me, even if a bit difficult. I just read the project page on prep areas, and it seems a bit difficult to get a good balance on hooks.epicgenius (talk)15:23, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That's one of the most fun parts of setting preps. The thing to do for your first prep is pick the bottom empty set (which right now gives you three days to fill it but normally six days.) Count to figure out whether the image hook needs a bio or a non-bio (it alternates by day). Go find one, vet it, and transfer it. That'll let the other prep setters know you'll fill that set. Not that they or an admin won't move stuff in and out if they need it or think another set is better for that hook, but in general one prep-setter works on a set. Then start putting the puzzle together -- no more than four bios (alternating in the set with non-bio), no more than one music/science/military/whatever subject. Not too many from any one country, though 2 - 4 USA hooks will be necessary. A balance of geographical area, not all from English-speaking countries. A balance of long and short. And of course a quirky. It's an art. Don't be afraid to trim or tweak hooks, but read the nom first if you do, as there may have already been discussion. Keep on top of talk in case someone asks a question about one of the hooks in that set, because some people won't realize they need to ping you as the promoter. :) Ping me any time, and Yoninah will often leave pointers on how to improve at your talk. When she stops, you know you're getting near the point of competence. :)—valereee (talk)15:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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@Kew Gardens 613, the pleasure is mine. I do agree that theClark Street Tunnel should get its own page in the future. I've also noticed that there's a lot more that can be said about the Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, especially its construction, and will have to work on it gradually. The biggest mess, though, is the Canal Street article - there are a lot of details about the BMT station that are just not mentioned at the moment, and the article in general needs more refs.As for the Union Square station, the article already mentions both the 9/11 memorial and the post-it wall (the second paragraph of14th Street–Union Square station#Artwork). I thought one paragraph would be sufficient, seeing as how the artwork was not sanctioned by the MTA but seems to be covered by multiple reliable sources. –Epicgenius (talk)14:38, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I fully agree. I missed it somehow. Don't forget theStantec studies, like the one that found makingClark Street accessible was infeasible, and which provides some sourcing for station layout (i.e. platform length/width).Kew Gardens 613 (talk)15:17, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree and can get around to that soon. In the meantime, I was looking at the study for Union Square, which says:This technology does not meet ADA standards, and since there is currently no technology that does, there is no fully accessible solution for the southbound platform. We are including an option for providing elevator service to this platform in this report with the understanding that this will not provide a fully accessible solution at this time. So I suppose this means the southbound platformcan get an elevator, it just won't be ADA-accessible because gap fillers, by their very nature, are ADA-inaccessible. –Epicgenius (talk)15:47, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah. Also, unrelated, but the 1990 Clark Street Tunnel fire was very notable, and there were major reports done on fire safety/communication, etc. in its aftermath. It would warrant an article of its own.Kew Gardens 613 (talk)16:06, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Also-the provisions in the Eastern Parkway Line used for the Clark Street Tunnel connection were initially intended for a line over the Manhattan Bridge.Kew Gardens 613 (talk)14:27, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That is interesting. If we can find a reliable source for this, I could add it to the Borough Hall or Eastern Parkway Line articles. –Epicgenius (talk)14:35, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have seen reliable sources for this-if you cannot find them, I can look for them after I get my final paper for the semester done today.Kew Gardens 613 (talk)14:49, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. I've noticed quite a bit of info about how Canal Street's proximity to the old Collect Pond contributed to tons of water problems there. I can add these sources in later. –Epicgenius (talk)18:04, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That's very interesting. I might have to look through this journal to, um, shore up some architectural articles as well. That Canal Street article was really detailed, and I expect the others will be no different. –Epicgenius (talk)18:46, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you today for270 Park Avenue (1960–2021), "about a former skyscraper in New York City, known for its main tenants: the chemical company Union Carbide, and the financial firm Manufacturers Hanover (now JPMorgan Chase). It was never the tallest or most famous, but it became the tallest building to be demolished by its owners in 2019. Aside from that, it was once the world's tallest building that was mainly designed by a woman. The tower may not have looked unusual, but it was built above the tracks leading into Grand Central Terminal, requiring some interesting modifications to its structure."! --Gerda Arendt (talk)08:58, 13 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have three biographies on the main page today, missa fourth one, nominated a fifth, that means little time for other matters. If you have ten minutes, you might take a look at the four questions open from my last FAC (see above), and if you have only five minutes, question 3 about a book source would interest me most. My places now includeLa Scala, - see music, Verdi three times, and twice inmy story! --Gerda Arendt (talk)16:35, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Congratulations: first-edit-day and a theatre 100 years old on the main page! - To celebrate, look attoday's image, -she "portrayed" herself with her husband at the end of the table, - would have been good for Thanksgiving ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk)21:09, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Gerda! I didn't even realize the theatre was on the main page, much less that it was the 100th anniversary of the theatre's opening. Pretty interesting image - it indeed gives me a Thanksgiving vibe. –Epicgenius (talk)21:41, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Welp, I missed myself that those edits weren't by the anonymous user but by someone else in good faith. I should not have called it out in the comment. Apologies for the misunderstanding.Astro.furball (talk)18:08, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They are reason why they are future lines, right because that is going to happen in the future not completely right now, but some of them are going to be made and that is the M4 lines expansion and some expansions of some of the old lines and also some new lines. And the new M5 line as well starting in 2030 or maybe before.
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New explanations: Tuborg Havn -Svanemøllen - Poul Henningsens Plads -Østerport - Holmen - Amagerbro - Amagerbrogade Syd - Gyldenrisvej - Sigræsvej - Copenhagen Airport
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@~2025-32726-56, it's not intended as an attack. When your edit is reverted multiple times by several different editors, you need to discuss on the talk page. Continuing to revert the information back into the article constitutesedit warring even if you think you're in the right. To discuss this topic, please open a new thread onTalk:Copenhagen Metro.Epicgenius (talk)22:55, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This is a user talk page, not an article talk page. My point is that you should discuss this on the article talk page. I'm going to collapse the table now because it's getting pretty huge.Epicgenius (talk)23:18, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On22 November 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the article685 First Avenue, which you recently nominated. The fact was... that, althoughRichard Meier mostly designed white buildings, he used a black facade for685 First Avenue(pictured) because of his close relationship with its developer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/685 First Avenue. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,685 First Avenue), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free tonominate it.
Hey there :) I am coming to you because I would appreciate a little bit of help on something that you can probably assist with, since it is about a NYC building article. I want to do serious work on33 Thomas Street (ultimately to GA, though for now I have mostly removed rather than added to the article), but since I am not familiar with this kind of article yet I am not sure where best to look for sources about the history and architecture of the building. I do not want the article to be overwhelmed by the "sensational" stuff (even though it is for sure part of why the building is notable), but because it has made a lot of noise in the last ten years it muddles a bit the search for good refs. Would you have suggestions other than the classic newspaper archives and such? Thanks,Choucas0 🐦⬛⋅📬⋅📜13:52, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Choucas0, thanks for the question. Besides ProQuest and newspapers.com, I would check and see if there are anything inWikipedia:WikiProject New York City/Sources that could help. The following book has some information on 33 Thomas (and nearly all major NYC buildings constructed during the same time):
A look at page 1230 (footnote 54) digs up some additional sources from the Architectural Record, Architectural Forum, and Progressive Architecture. Many of these are publicly viewable athttps://www.usmodernist.org/library.htm. You can use the US Modernist website to search for additional sources that may mention the Long Lines Building (its original name), or really any architecturally significant building.I'd also search for sources under the building's original name, or using a combination of both the name and one of the streets it's located on. A lot of older sources about the building refer to it by its original name. –Epicgenius (talk)14:50, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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