Talk:Walt Disney World Monorail System/Archive 3

message: I think the statement about how "the monorail has traveled the equivalent distance of twenty-one trips around the world" may be inaccurate or out of date. The mean circumference of Earth is about 40,075 km or 24,900 miles. 21 times that is 522900 miles. As the system has been operating essentially every day since October 1971 it would only have had to have logged about 40 miles a day to be at 522900 miles. I actually can't find a citation for the length of the any of the monorail tracks, but I imagine that three or four round trips on the EPCOT loop would cover 40 miles by about 8 a.m. each morning. This unofficial Disney trivia site states that the system had logged ten million miles by 1989. I know that Walt Disney had the evil gene and all that, but I'm a geek for Disney trivia and behind the scenes stuff. PurpleChez 00:57, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think you have a good (albeit admittedly geeky ;) point.  I have tagged the statement.--MrFishGo Fish 21:31, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Around the World

message: Stop replacing my image with this SVG crap.  every image in this article is jpg so don't hand me that "It's preferred" crap. if it was such a big deal every image would be converted. HeadMouse 21:10, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: SVG is an image format used mainly for drawings and diagrams, where instead of telling the computer what pixels go where, you actually tell the computer how to draw the image.  It's much smaller than JPEG, which was originally intended only for photographs.   Photographs can't be converted to SVG, but the track route diagram could be, for example.  We always use SVG images where possible; they look identical, and one is a smaller file, so what's the trouble? ➪HiDrNick! 21:25, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  the problem is when you change the image it removes it from my contributions list. and then the image eventually becomes tagged for deletion.  I did not create the image to have it changed, re=hosted and my original deleted. HeadMouse 02:49, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  SVG 

message: The correct capitalization for the section is "Guest relations", per the Wikipedia Manual of Style.  If that section talked about the Guest Relations department at WDW, then both words would be correctly capitalized.  This is not the case, though, as the section is talking about how the monorail cast members relate to the guests at their attraction.  Guest Relations Cast Members would only involve themselves in the operation of the monorail to assist in emergencies, certainly not on a day-to-day basis.  I hope this helps.  ➪HiDrNick! 21:25, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you show us where in the archives that was decided upon?  Because I tend to agree with HiDrNick's point.  It's not used as the department in this sense...it's used as a general term for relations with guests.  It's not "The Walt Disney World Guest Relations Department" which would require the capitalized R.  Metros 02:57, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it can always be changed back to "Rider Tips" which makes better sense. HeadMouse 13:10, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Even though we told you 36 times that changing it to "Rider Tips" is inappropriate because this isn't a travel guide?  It should stay as Guest relations because this is about the general term...not about the specific department at Disney.  Metros 19:10, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: To re-iterate what Metros said, the section cannot be called "Rider Tips" as that would violate Wikipedia's official policy on WP:NOT#GUIDE.  Likewise, it cannot be titled "Guest Relations" because the WP:MOSHEAD guideline states that only the first lettre of a heading is capitalized.  Additionally your claim of "read the archives" is disingenuous at best as you are the lone dissenter to consensus.  --Kralizec! (talk) 19:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

text: If it can't be caps then it needs to be re titled. Rider Tips is more appropriate but no, this is not a travel agency, so the next best thing is Guest Relations. Since that is not working maybe it should be "Helpful tips" HeadMouse 21:18, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: HeadMouse, refrain from any further violations of WP:MOS.  You have been warned over and over again about this.  --Yamla 21:27, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

text:  Yamla, learn how to be more understanding. Gees you could have simply fixed the mistake and THEN if I capt it again you could say I was in violation. but since it was a whole new title it was a simple mistake. see the comment above it's lower case "t" for tips. HeadMouse 21:31, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: HeadMouse, you have a long history of violating WP:MOS (and WP:OWN) after being told repeatedly about the policies or guidelines in question.  --Yamla 21:33, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

text:  WTF??? I am trying to find a way to correct your so-called problem. You don't want to capitalize a word that should be, and you don't want to use any other forms of titles. I mean damn. why don't you just remove the entire article. and again I DO NOT CLAIM TO OWN THIS ARTICLE,I DO NOT CLAIM TO OWN THIS ARTICLE,I DO NOT CLAIM TO OWN THIS ARTICLE,I DO NOT CLAIM TO OWN THIS ARTICLE. GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!!!!!  Yamla You have  along history of harassing me and undoing every little thing I do.HeadMouse 01:36, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: HeadMouse, take a look at WP:CIVIL for a bit, thanks.  Also, your claim is wrong, the word should not be capitalized.  You have been told this many times and have no proof from this "archive" that you keep claiming.  If we were talking about the department, it would be Guest Relations.  But we're not.  We're talking about general guest relations.  We could easily change that term to customer service.  Because of this, only the first letter of the first word needs to be capitalized in Wikipedia headers.  Metros 01:47, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Guest relations" 

message: The reason the "known for" part needs a citation because the question "well who knows it for that?" needs to be answered.  It is not enough to say that people know it for that without actually showing that proof through sources.  Metros 02:22, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: So it's not the "around the word"   so-called fact? HeadMouse 02:23, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: no, the citation needed reflects that entire line about "known for".  Metros 02:24, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Removed until it can be reworded or cited. HeadMouse 02:25, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Known for" line 

message: Agreed "These bus bars are similar to the electrified or "third" rail of a subway train and they are incredibly dangerous."
WTF?  How are they incredibly dangerous?  Are they radioactive?  Can they suddenly explode into shards of glowing hot metal?   Do they fall off the beams hitting people's head below?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.45.30.94 (talk) 03:58, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yet, each instance of this "issue" that you have with the article centers around your actions.  Why is that?  Do you think that eventually you'll catch on to the fact that there are all these issues because you don't want to work with people or listen to advice or follow guidelines and policies?  Metros 02:43, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: HeadMouse has now been blocked for six months for repeated edit-warring, incivility, unwillingness to work with other editors, and severe WP:OWN issues.  If this editor continues to edit this article while blocked, please report the violation of WP:SOCK and WP:BLOCK to me.  Hopefully this time will give HeadMouse a chance to become familiar with our policies and guidelines and he or she can return and become a productive editor.  --Yamla 17:17, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like HeadMouse didnt cool down when I was gone.  6 Month block well deserved for his actions. —treyomg he's back 21:34, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gone to hell again