Talk:MTR/Archive 2

message: :*image* *image* image* *image*...
This page is chock-full with images! Needa some urgent clean-ups. Let's give a big hand to Mailer diablo, who have been working hard on this insurmountably annoying drudgery! *clap* :-D
I have taken some photos recently, and I hope they would be useful. :)
Btw, could the images be much smaller in size? Though I'm not suffering from megalophobia, i.e. fear of large things, my heart would strike like mad if my eyes get contact with these goliath-sized pictures! ;P -- Jerry Crimson Mann 18:39, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  LOL! =D Most are useful, especially those ones on individual stations which can be used in individual station articles. Anyway, Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)'s next on my worklist! ;) - Mailer Diablo 19:09, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: I must say that the rearrangement is a mess. Serious disruption is found upon textual arrangement. I don't like the changes at all. -- Jerry Crimson Mann 06:04, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess I finally get it - we are using different screen resolutions. I'm using 800×600, while you, PZFUN, and perhaps the others are using 1024×768, or something even larger. I'm really sorry for the mess. Riddle | Talk 06:35, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: I've rearranged some of the images yet again with trial and error. To abate monotony, some have been staggered. Feel free to improve further. Mission9801 09:40, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: Seems it's one of the main sources of MTRC's income...could anyone write something about it? :) -- Jerry Crimson Mann 12:20, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertisement 

message: I have noticed that a lot of the station articles have been changed recently so their opening paragraphs read different from each article. I propose that we create a standard as follows: Station name (Chinese character, Chinese pronunciation) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR located in Neighbourhood name. It is located between Station 1 and Station 2 on the . The station's livery is colour.
Any objections? - PZFUN 02:17, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
:Very considerate. :-D --Jerry Crimson Mann 04:02, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Standards 

message: When I try to correct 53 station to 52 station. Someone (may be admin) change back it.
from the websutes MTRC
"We are currently operating a railway network of 90.9 kilometres route with 52 stations.
With a daily patronage of over 2.4 million passengers, our system is one of the most 
ntensively utilized systems in the world."
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/railway/railway_details.html#quality
Please edit it with the correct datas.
--Mmlcs36 19:31, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The 53rd station is AsiaWorld-Expo, opening late 2005. --Xavier Fung 18:34, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why it is 53 stations? 

message: I have found out that the page has grown over 40K. I read the page Wikipedia:Article_size and they suggest of keeping it below 32K to enhance readability. I think the part for History is already too lengthy so I suggest spilting the detail history part into a new article. A brief summary could be a rewrite of the overview section. I get an idea to briefly present the history by means of a table or a list in chronological order.
Any ideas from all of you? --Xavier Fung 20:45, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page is now 40K+, ideas to split something up? 

message: As interesting as the image is, it's missing some information already in the article, namely the missing West and South Island lines, and the Tung Chung Line extension to Fortress kill will have new stations, namely Tamar Station and HKCEC Station. Victoria Park Station will depend on which alignment they decide to use. Jonathan Stanley 15:33, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks to the anonymous person whom updated the map... :D Though on another note, if Fortress Hill a dual line interchange as show, or should it be a triple interchange (Tung Chung Line)? I've looked at the plans from the MTR and it actually doesn't seem clear... Jonathan Stanley 15:56, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Future MTR System Map image? 

message: The requested move to Mass Transit Railway was unsuccessful. The discussion can be found here. I note that I voted in this discussion, but consensus was definitely to keep the article at the current location, with only one supporting vote. enochlau (talk) 01:24, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: Just like the M-Train, I think it's time for the article to receive a bit of refurbishment. Basically at this time, there are two immediate issues I can think of :
* Revised reference format, i.e. new 'Notes' section. I'm referring to In-line citations. That'd be great.
* Revised prose for smaller and newer sections.
What do you guys think? :)
- Mailer Diablo 05:25, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It sounds great to me, at the same time, implying lotsa drudgery... :-/ -- Jerry Crimson Mann 06:23, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article "Modernisation" 

message: I've noticed that the info on platform 2 at Hong Kong MTR station is missing (not on this page, but no one is reading the other page). Even if this platform doesn't exist, can someone put in some information on why this is the case?
*There actually "is" a platform 2 of Hong Kong station, but it is not open and no tracks were laid. P2 of Hong Kong station uses as the arrival platform of Airport Express, then the trains will reverse its direction in the turnback siding next to the station to platform 1 for departure. Since the turnback siding  lies in the area of Central Reclamation Phase III, it is not built at the same time as Airport Express. Now the reclamation is undergoing and there's still no plan to build the siding and restore platform 2 for daily operation. --Xavier Fung 20:46, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Platform 2 @ Hong Kong station

message: Could we use this template on all the MTR stations, instead of just only interchange stations. This one is neater than the previous version. I suggest we should make it into a template. Look at Oxford Circus tube station and Marble Arch tube station on how to make the box. We don't need to be exactly the same as them though, just using the template style. Any suggestions or comments? --Terence Ong (恭喜发财) 11:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be a good idea, great for navigation. See also what we do with Sydney's CityRail stations: e.g. Redfern railway station, Sydney. enochlau (talk) 12:27, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That is the one which is also used on MTR stations. Maybe the London Underground one will be a better example and LU is a featured article too. I just dislike the colour parade on the boxes, quite hard to see. Hope I don't sound too bias here. --Terence Ong (恭喜发财) 15:01, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I am running short of time to update all. Here are the updated examples: Sheung Wan, Tsim Sha Tsui and Ma On Shan. All stations on KCR East Rail & Ma On Shan Rail has been updated with the new neighbour box, but not all the MTR stations :-) --Xavier Fung 09:12, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Could some one help me fix  and . Thanks. And use it instead of the current one, I prefer templates (for this neighbouring stations box) than the whole code on the page itself. As you just need to add the line, colour, and stations. --Terence Ong 03:52, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm not quite sure where you're heading with those templates. Could you give me an example of how you would use the template, so I'll have some idea on what the parameters should be? enochlau (talk) 08:12, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

text: I took this code from  and . I'm planning to put it on all stations as the neighbouring stations box. --Terence Ong 15:41, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have one problem and one suggestion. The problem is that any choice to adjust specific box after applying templates? I found some station names are quite long (e.g. Tsueng Kwan O South) which wraps off the box, and some interchange stations are linked by subways (Central - Hong Kong). Both types need specific adjustments. The suggestion is: make the box universal to suit all railway lines, not MTR lines only. --Xavier Fung 16:15, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neighbouring stations box 

message: Is it really true that the government has approved MTR's proposal for the Shatin to Central Link? The person who added the information did not provide any sources, and there is no mention of it in the MTR website.
--Kylohk 18:41, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shatin to Central Link 

message: The article has been converted to the new in-line citation format, in accordance to the standards set out in Featured Articles. Also the future of the MTR section has been summarised and split into a separate article, as the size has just grown too large to be managable. - Mailer Diablo 17:14, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks :-). I would suggest moving the History part to a new article if they are not moved into the history section of the line pages. Xavier Fung 04:36, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good stuff. enochlau (talk) 09:13, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Cite Format