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The article continues to grow - I don't have the word count tool, but it's up about 20% since January, or about 20k words. I suggest breaking out the construction into a separate article - that will be the most stable unless/until they start a new stage. After that, as noted above, a separate history article makes sense. I do not have time to start now, but if no one else does, can jump in later this season. Jd2718 (talk) 01:34, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The article is only 17,687 words, so I don't know where you got the 20k figure from. In any case, I oppose a full split because it's unnecessary, but maybe the historic-proposals section could be split, with some context about the current-construction section. I say "maybe" because I am planning to make this a good topic, with the main SAS article being a good or featured article, and I'd rather not have a page split lead to this article's degradation or even demotion. epicgenius (talk) 14:52, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Technically it was never part of the IND since that company was merged with the BMT and IRT in 1951. But it is an IND division line as per its chaining code (seen on the red track-layout signs at the end of each station platform, like the red plaque in the middle of this picture). A former MTA employee provided these codes listing "S" as the chaining code for the Second Avenue Line. It's also in the NYC Trackbook for 2016. One thing I can say for sure is that this is an internal designation only. epicgenius (talk) 17:04, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that is my understanding as well, internal only -- so it really shouldn't be listed as such in a document meant for the general public. Or "officially" should be replaced with "internally". Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:46, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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You changed it back without pressing the revert button, and used an abbreviation that has no common meaning, so why wouldn't I? Also, please link me to the long-standing discussion, I have not seen such. Cards84664(talk)17:15, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm the user who uploaded File:NYCS-line-trans-2nd-QT.svg (although it is not in use on this article, the upload of this image led to the placement of the Q/T infobox images that are there today). It was a result of this discussion on December 18, 2016, when PrecipiceofDuck created File:NYCS-line-trans-2nd-future.svg to signify the N, Q, and future T bullets. He had said, I thought the N/Q bullets and the T bullets should be displayed separately since the T is only a proposed service. I think it was changed to show only Q/T at a later date. Personally, I think it should be N, Q, R, and T, like the IRT New Lots Line article with the 2, 3, 4, and 5, even though only the 3 stops there during the daytime."LGV" means "last good version", by the way. It is listed in Wikipedia:Edit summary legend. epicgenius (talk) 18:29, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I'm the one that started that discussion and which was followed up by discussion at the wikiproject talk page (though I don't have a specific archive link handy). I'll say now what I said then: a handful of oddball variant runs that aren't even deemed significant enough to show on station signage shouldn't be in the infobox, as they're relatively minor, could confuse readers, and, because of how our infoboxes are formatted, essentially create ficticious signage. Including the R at the very top of the article because of one short-turn run (which doesn't even appear in the current official timetable, btw) is questionable. The half dozen N trains aren't anymore significant. Noting them in the services section is enough (though the bullets there are also questionable; why do we have redundant and frankly purely decorative images there in the first place?) oknazevad (talk) 18:51, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
They aren't really decorative. In all of the other subway line articles except for this one, all the services that use the line are listed in the infobox, regardless of whether they are full-time, part-time, or a few rush-hour runs only. I would point out the IRT New Lots Line article as an example. On the other hand, this article displays a service that doesn't exist yet (the T) and doesn't display the services that do use the line (the N and R). But I think we can reword the infobox so the image caption also mentions that very few N and R trains stop here. epicgenius (talk) 20:15, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Well, they're decorative in the sense that we already have illustrative bullets at the top of the articles. As for the second part, instead of adding the bullets for a handful of rush hour runs here, we really ought to be taking them out of the other articles for the same reasons as I listed above. Including them rises to the same level of trivial detail as counting rivets on a R38 subway car. Mention them in body text, don't treat them as eqvluivalent to the regular primary services on the line that appear on the map or station signage, as it creates fictitious signage here. oknazevad (talk) 02:35, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
"Counting rivets" is funny. I like it. On the other hand, maybe we can remove the service bullets from the line articles' infoboxes if they don't primarily serve the line, since we already do this in the stations' articles. epicgenius (talk) 15:53, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I think these would look better as full sentences, or at least sentence fragments (row 2 of this table). Or else we can drop unnecessary details (row 3). epicgenius (talk) 00:38, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The Second Avenue Line is served by the Q. Limited service is also provided by the N and R. The T will serve the line in the future.
IRT New Lots Line
The New Lots Line is normally served by the 3. Limited service is also provided by the 2, 4, and 5.
I like the third version too. Enough detail without overwhelming the reader with unimportant factoids, while not giving false impressions of the extent of the services. oknazevad (talk) 02:11, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good to me. One last thing, though: we still need to explain why the colors are there in the infobox. Especially for the Second Avenue Subway, which is technically "turquoise" but obviously the Q is yellow. So which version shall it be? epicgenius (talk) 14:14, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Second Avenue Subway
The Second Avenue Line is served by the Q. Limited service is also provided by the N and R. The T will serve the full line in the future, and will be colored turquoise since it will use the line through Midtown Manhattan.
Second Avenue Subway
The Second Avenue Line is served by the Q. Limited service is also provided by the N and R. The T will serve the full line in the future, and will be colored turquoise.
Second Avenue (turquoise) is served by the Q. Limited service is also provided by the N and R. The T will serve the full line in the future.
The M train has been running up on the 2nd Avenue line on weekends and will do so nights/weekends during the impending L train shutdown. Is this worth adding to the service description?
The New York Times
@Kew Gardens 613:@Epicgenius: I just saw your article from The New York Times, It was featured on the front page of Wikipedia's news on Google. I have added the media template to this talk page, due to its mention in the NYT article. Congrats! Cards84664(talk)13:27, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]