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YRT bus connection info for subway stations was better originally!
I see you keep editing the bus connection for YRT in the subway station articles. The formatting was far better before as, for one thing, Viva and regular YRT buses are both operated by YRT, and so can be included in the same collapsible list. Also, the logos are linked (and include specific Viva route icons) so using the full system names is unnecessary. Your formatting particularly butchered the look of the infobox for the Don Mills station article as the logo and text overlapped the clickable "show".
And the subway station name doesn't need to be linked in the regional terminal infoboxes as it's the same article as the station--and it's pointless to link back to the same article, which doesn't work in any case! Transportfan70 (talk) 02:44, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Transportfan70:While YRT and VIVA are both operated by YRT, whether they were grouped together across Wikipedia is inconsistent. I chose to keep them separate, as I think it's a useful distinction. I now see the problem with the text and "show" overlap, I'll fix that on the Don Mills article, and do let me know of any other articles where I've created a similar issue. Thanks! Blue jays (talk)
- With regards to the infoboxes for YRT terminal, the reason I had moved the lists to bus operators and not bus routes section is that Template:infobox station shows that the bus routes paramater is only supposed to be for the number of routes at the station. I decided to put the lists under operators instead. However, you're right in saying that that makes less intuitive sense, so I'm not completely sure what to do. Blue jays (talk)
- The earlier formatting (mine) matches that of the TTC connections format and thus is the most appropriate I'd say, even if only for appearance. I've started discussions at the Template:Ttcs talk page Transportfan70 (talk) 03:30, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
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USports Draft
Curious to hear what you think about adding an "eligibility" column to the draft table. It's unique in the CPL will give players an opportunity to return to their USports teams if not signed and can re-enter the draft. --Coppercanuck (talk) 17:57, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Coppercanuck: What would the eligibility column indicate? All the players signed to developmental contracts remain eligible for their U Sports teams; maybe something to indicate if they signed a developmental contract or went unsigned? UmpireRay (talk) 18:24, 13 November 2018 (UTC)
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I need to ask why the manual of style isn't updated on the WP:Footy page? Also why not show the drafted players with the note that they are not signed? (I must say it's a pain to go through the manuals to research how this should be edited to only have it wiped out) --Coppercanuck (talk) 17:48, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Coppercanuck: I had edited from an earlier revision so I think that's why your edit was wiped out, and I apologize for that. However, the template you used is inconsistent with MOS:FLAG, as the flag should be accompanied by the country's name. I used Template:Fs player2 in part because it is consistent with MOS:FLAG. As for the draft picks, I'm not sure if they should be on the team pages, but that's a discussion for the section you added in Talk:Canadian_Premier_League#Adding_players_to_team_pages, where I will add my thoughts shortly. UmpireRay (talk) 18:01, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
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Draft:Analena Jentsch
Hey man, just wondering how I could improve Draft:Analena Jentsch so it can be a real page. Thanks! TracyFleuryFan (talk) 23:08, 7 April 2019 (UTC)
- @TracyFleuryFan: From the reviewer's comments, it seems that the issue is notability. The article does meet WP:NCURL guidelines, but it still would be helpful to add a couple more references to independent reliable sources (such as the Spiegel article you have referenced). A google search should help you find some (I found this National Post article mentioning her and her team, this 2012 article from Curling Canada, and this from CurlingZone). You could also look through her German Wikipedia page for additional info. I would also highly recommend properly formatting the citations (with the help of a template such as Template:Cite web) in this and all other articles (per Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Avoid_embedded_links). It will make the references section look cleaner and more professional. I hope that helps. UmpireRay (talk) 02:35, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- @UmpireRay: Thanks for the help! Could you go check to make sure all is good? Thanks! TracyFleuryFan 11:06, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- @UmpireRay: Can I move it out of draft space it does someone else have to TracyFleuryFan 02:18, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
- @TracyFleuryFan: Normally, you can move it out of the draft space into the article space on your own. It is currently in the AfC process, but I see no reason you can't just cancel the AfC by removing the templates and moving it yourself. It seems fine to me. UmpireRay (talk) 20:21, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
- @UmpireRay: Thanks for your help! TracyFleuryFan 22:12, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
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1052 have been confirmed by whom?
{{2019–20 coronavirus pandemic data/Canada medical cases chart}} The source given in the template confirms 1087. --Igor Yalovecky (talk) 02:46, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
- @Igor Yalovecky: I didn't realize the source in the template had been changed, but as the citation needed template indicates, it is not a reliable one. I have added the official government source. As the federal government source isn't always up-to-date, the math from each individual province can be seen Template:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic data/Canada medical cases. UmpireRay (talk) 02:54, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
Do you have a source for this edit? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3A2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic_data%2FCanada_medical_cases&type=revision&diff=946714264&oldid=946710856
I can't find anything that says MB reduced it's covid count.