Talk:EMD E2
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Trains, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to rail transport on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. See also: WikiProject Trains to do list |
| Start | This article has been rated as start-Class on the quality scale. (assessment comments) |
| ??? | This article has not yet received a rating on the importance scale within the Trains WikiProject. |
 |
This article is within the scope of the Locomotives task force. |
[edit] VfD
Hoary has withdrawn his request for Vfd.
The vote was 14 to nothing in favor of keeping.
So is it now safe to remove the unsightly Vfd tag?
— DV 14:05, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- Safety aside, I believe it's not proper to do so. I've said I'd like it removed and I've even contacted a moderator to see if it could be pulled off quickly. The answer was that it was better not to do so. I suppose it would be different if some naughty child of mine had stuck it on without my knowledge while I was out of the room, or if I'd been drunk at the time; but however I may now regret adding the Vfd notice I can't pretend that it was added illicitly or accidentally. Without bothering to count the days, I think it will anyway only last a little longer, and in the meantime it's a valuable lesson in humility to me and perhaps others, and (as illustrated by you) it may help to bring new people to the article. -- Hoary 02:24, 2004 Dec 25 (UTC)
-
- In the long view—in my opinion, the best way to view the work in progress that is Wikipedia—the VFD listing got the article a lot more attention and improvement than they would otherwise have gotten. In this way, a VFD listing is a positive for any article that needs 'something' to be worthwhile. —Morven 04:01, Dec 25, 2004 (UTC)
Seeing this discussion now, I'm reminded of a saying I once heard: the best way to get an answer on the internet is not to post a question, but is to post a falsehood. I have no idea who first said it. Slambo (Speak) 17:47, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Builder
Just a historian's note here, but all GM locomotives built prior to 1941 were built by the Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC). The Electro-Motive Division (EMD) was formed on January 1, 1941 with the merger of the Winton Engine Company with EMC.
[edit] Archived deletion debate
For the archived deletion debate for this article see Talk:EMD E2/delete -- Graham ☺ | Talk 21:58, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
