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[edit] Notice regarding "open_month_day" and "open_year"

The two date parameters open_month_day and open_year have been deprecated by the open_date parameter. open_date provides much more flexibility and is not substantially more difficult to use and understand than the two previous parameters. The infobox has been coded so that infoboxes still using the deprecated parameters will not be broken; however, in the future please use open_date rather than open_month_day and open_year. Keep in mind that open_date requires that links be inserted manually using double brackets; it will not automatically link the month/day and year as the deprecated parameters did.

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[edit] Adding NYCSUBWAY to infobox

I was thinking about adding a link to the station's page on [nycsubway.org], since every station on the subway has a station there. I'm bad with template syntax so I wondered if anyone could help me with it. Thanks! Geoking66 01:37, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Nearly every station article already links to the station's nycsubway.org page in "External links." Your proposal, therefore, would involve updating several hundred station articles, merely to shift that information from "External links" up to the Infobox.
I think a better priority is to focus on creating better articles, rather than making structural changes that would involve no net improvement. Marc Shepherd 12:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accessibility

I propose moving the accessibility icon to the "Other" section. Are there any objections? Tinlinkin 07:41, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't feel strong about it either way. It goes fine underneath the name although it is not the best choice when there isn't a name in the infobox, particularly in complexes. But I guess it can go in the "Other" section since it has nothing to do with the name altogether. --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 21:52, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't think the two sections are necessary. --NE2 01:19, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
NE2, we are discussing where the accessibility icon belongs, not about the infobox features. Save that issue for another discussion. --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 01:52, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
It's perfectly relevant to question whether the sections are needed when we discuss which section to put something in. --NE2 03:17, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
The station info row is necessary because it describes the characteristics of the station, such as the lines served by it, services, platforms and tracks. The "Other" row is necessary because it shows "other" information (respectively), such as when the station opened and if it closed. So I would say the station info row describes physical characteristics, and the other row describes history of the station and others.
All in all, I would support TLK's move for the accessibility icon to the other section. --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 21:23, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Template:Infobox Station uses the sections "Station statistics" and "Other information". In order to be consistent with that infobox, this infobox should have two sections as well. Judging from the feeling that the Infobox Station template seems to be standardizing all rail station infoboxes, and from the template's discussion, we were granted an exception here to keep this infobox. Tinlinkin 07:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ADA icon

I propose that we use the Image:International Symbol of Access.svg icon to replace the current icon in the infobox. The reason I propose this is because there are no such thing as free replacements for the ISA icon. I have read this from a fairly verbose discussion at a section of the village pump, and it truly makes no sense to use a symbol that hardly anyone will recognize in the public, therefore, using the symbol that does, as there is a lot of subway and bus vehicles and stations that use the decal. Any thoughts? --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 22:05, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

No. --NE2 06:54, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Yeah, I was going to say: Has there been a resolution (consensus reached) on that issue? The last I heard, that image was non-free and has not been transcluded on any articles except the one that can justify its inclusion. I am not involved in the debate, but I believe the issue is still contentious. Tinlinkin 06:57, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't believe there is any such free image that can replace the "official" one. All the other iimages are made up. Image:Wheelchair.svg is made up. And made up stuff on WP is a huge no-no. --Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs) 14:30, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Take it to Wikipedia talk:Non-free content, not here. --NE2 15:21, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cross platform

I have added the "cross_platform" parameter ("Cross-platform wheelchair access available") based on the recent format of the V. See Forest Hills–71st Avenue (IND Queens Boulevard Line) for usage and appearance. I don't want to be the one to add this to all necessary stations. And I am not completely sure if this is even necessary. Tinlinkin 07:26, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

The source to use is [1]. Tinlinkin 07:34, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ridership information

I've recently found a link that contains ridership figures for every station including 2006. Is there a way that we can incorporate the same style of Infobox Station's passenger information row and put it in this template? I'm pretty bad with template syntax. Geoking66talk 03:22, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Documentation

Has the documentation for this template been kept up-to-date? Larry V (talk | e-mail) 00:07, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

I don't think it has. Marc Shepherd (talk) 13:02, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
I guess I'll update it. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 00:29, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Staten Island Railway stations

How can we made this template usable for the Staten Island Railway stations? Can you give me an example put putting the template on one of the stations. The Legendary Ranger (talk) 22:34, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

At the moment, the template is not quite ready to be used for SIR station pages. Some of the information it demands is not really relevant when discussing the SIR (for instance, "Line" or "Service"). However, it could be easily updated to make these optional. I will work on this in the next few days, and make an example of the Saint George article. Larry V (talk | e-mail) 00:37, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
I think that the SIR stations should receive their own infoboxes and we should create a separate one called "Infobox SIR". I'll ask Larry to see what he can do because I don't know a lot about infobox syntax. —Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs • email) 15:54, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
What's wrong with {{infobox station}}? --NE2 17:57, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
I guess this infobox can work. I'm surprised I didn't know about this before. I would suggest that we can make our own infobox for the SIR that matches the NYCS infobox. But I think the one you suggested could work as well. I also contacted Larry to see what he can do about making a SIR infobox because he knows more about template infobox syntax more than I do. —Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs • email) 19:22, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
What's the rationale for creating a whole new template? Larry V (talk | e-mail) 06:09, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
I think it would be better to use a separate infobox for the SIR rather than modify this infobox for another use. This is the NYCS infobox after all. —Imdanumber1 (talk • contribs • email) 16:49, 16 February 2008 (UTC)