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Revision as of 08:14, 25 March 2004 by Golbez (talk | contribs) (New table)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)So, there's not been much work on this in a while. Is this the proper place to make suggestions?
- A list of notable places near the station, perhaps crosslinked back from those places.
- The address or intersection of the station
Any other suggestions? The project as it exists now is pretty bare bones.
I just made some large changes to the template page, I hope I did this all correctly. --Golbez 05:27, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
This looks good. I'll look over my contributions thus far to follow this. Unfortunately, I don't know the table markup, but I'll do what I can. --Meelar 05:32, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Here's a proposal for the footer table:
Single line:
| Washington Metro (List) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines | Previous Station | Current Station | Next Station |
| Red Line | Rockville | Twinbrook | White Flint |
Multiple lines:
| Line | Previous Station | Current Station | Next Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Line | Arlington Cemetery | Rosslyn | Foggy Bottom-GWU |
| Orange Line | Court House | McPherson Square |
Everything would be wikified except current station. In fact, I could see this being used to link systems together, as in this (fictitious) example
| Line | Previous Station | Current Station | Next Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Line | Judiciary Sq | Union Station | Rhode Island Ave |
| Amtrak Northeast Corridor | Baltimore | Richmond |
A style note - should the 'previous', 'next' be West-East or East-West? Usual notation is to do East-West, but I've always envisioned the Washington Metro as going West to East. ;) Maybe it should be on a per-system basis, or abandoned altogether?
Also, do you have any comment on my naming proposal?
EDIT: Added a color to the first one, just to see how it works. And now even more color! Just to see how it works. May render things unreadable. --Golbez 06:51, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
The naming convention makes more sense your way; I've already moved Tenleytown-AU and Metro Center to reflect it. I usually think of it as West-to-East, because that's the way I'm usually headed; but I think it's up to us on this one. Meelar 06:55, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Current table draft:
| Washington Metro (List) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line | Previous Station | Current Station | Next Station |
| Blue Line | Rosslyn | Foggy Bottom-GWU | Farragut West |
| Orange Line | Court House | Farragut West | |
I got rid of the line colors; blue on blue would be unreadable. I also hard-coded the width, since it makes it a little more attractive.
This doesn't specifically belong here, but since I linked the lines, might as well mention it, and taking a cue from existing pages Blue Line (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) and Circle Line. Personally, I like the former format better, and makes me wonder if we shouldn't use a similar format for stations? (I hate waffling like this...) like, "Foggy Bottom-GWU (Washington Metro station)"? I dunno. But as for line names, I like the parenthetical form better, because 'Blue Line' is pretty generic, yet I can't think of a way to incorporate the description; "Blue Line of the Washington Metro"? Seems a bit long winded. I think I prefer "Blue Line (Washington Metro)". --Golbez 07:49, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
How about this table? Looking for comment here. Is anyone still reading this, or have I bored you to death :)
| Rosslyn | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous station: Arlington Cemetery |
Washington Metro Blue Line |
Next station: Farragut West |
| Previous station: Court House |
Washington Metro Orange Line |
Next station: Farragut West |
Whatcha think? Might be better without the header.
Here's a general question: How much detail is too fine detail? OK, we're doing subway stops. What about general rail stations? Or ferry stations? Or bus stations, for that matter? Not that I'm doing a call to arms, I'm just curious how specific y'all think this here Misplaced Pages should be. --Golbez 08:14, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)