Talk:Los Angeles County Metro Rail
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For the ease of editors templates have been created.
Typing in the usual template format LACMTA- along with the name of the rail line will spur the name of the line with the specific color.
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[edit] Metro Rail, rather
Just wanted to alert everyone that the true name of this service is Metro Rail, not MetroRail or Metrorail. This is made abundantly clear on the Metro home page.
- Quite right. I've corrected it this time. Next time you see an error, be bold and fix it yourself! Thanks for pointing this one out. Cheers, -Willmcw 03:10, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
- Alas, insufficient privileges. But one day!
[edit] More Templates!
Typing {{LACMTA Station}} adds this nifty guide.
| The Los Angeles Metro Rail | ||||
| Next station ({{{direction1}}}) {{{station1}}} |
[[LACMTA {{{line_name}}} Line|{{{line_name}}} Line]] | Next station ({{{direction2}}}) {{{station2}}} |
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Just fill in where applicable. Happy editing! Pacific Coast Highway 15:45, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC) (11:45AM Brooklyn, NY time)
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- Cool. I wish I could display all that better on my PalmPilot - It'd be a great guide. Thanks! Cheers, -Willmcw 19:55, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] On second thought..
I'm having problems wiht it. In the meantime, just use edit, copy the technical jargon that makes the chart, and replace where applicable.
{| border=1 align="center" |- align="center" |width="35%"|Next station (Insert Direction):<br>'''[[Insert Station Name (LACMTA Station)|Insert Station Name]]''' |width="20%"|[[Los Angeles County MetroRail|Los Angeles Metro Rail]]:<br>{{LACMTA-Insert Line Name}} line station |width="35%"|Next station (Insert Opposite Direction):<br>'''[[Insert Station Name (LACMTA Station)|Insert Station Name]]''' |}
[edit] I fixed the template
- I fixed the template! See Template talk:LACMTA Station for details. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 1 July 2005 14:59 (UTC)
- Looks like I have to create a second template called Template:LACMTA Transfer Station to deal with 7th St/Metro Center and other transfer stations. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 1 July 2005 14:59 (UTC)
[edit] Naming conventions?
I have a question about some of the station pages.
- The full name of Pico is Pico-Chick Hearn, but that seems rather obscure; even the signs on the station itself only say "Pico" (this could be because it was probably named Chick Hearn after his passing, and that was only three years ago).
- Likewise, 7th St/Metro Center full title is 7th St/Metro Center/Julian Dixon, but again, I just refer to it as 7th St/Metro Center
- On Imperial/Wilmington, the Metro Blue Line site says that the name is Imperial/Wilmington/Rosa Parks, but i"ve seen it written with a dash (Imperial/Wilmington-Rosa Parks
There a couple of questions I'm trying to get at. The first is whether the person name should be included in all articles - Chick Hearn, Rosa Parks, Julian Dixon, Kenneth Hahan, etc. The second is if they should be included as a dash or as a slash. It seems kind of stupid, but I want to know before I go on a naming rampage. - Hbdragon88 04:24, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Purple, Aqua, Expo
Is the future "Purple Line" mentioned on this page (under Expansion/Official/Red:) the same as the LACMTA_Expo_Line? -70.145.102.253 04:19, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
- It refers to the Wilshire portion of the existing Red line. Possible extension to Santa Monica, but under study (zero funding). --Pelladon 19:03, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
