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The Preceding station and Following station thing, for instance, says Driftwood (station), rather than Driftwood (stop). I have no idea how the hell this thing works and im just posting so someone smart can fix it. Humulator ( talk) 15:40, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
All the reliable sources currently say that Line 6 Finch West will not open until Q4 2024. If anyone decides to add a specific day or a specific month to the opening, please provide a new reliable source that says so. Thanks. Johnny Au ( talk/ contributions) 14:26, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
Recently I added an interactive map of Line 6 Finch West to the article using the maplink-road template. It was removed under "Undid revision 1223384821 by Commotatoes (talk) 1) not an improvement imo 2) not a minor edit WP:MINOR".
The minor edit tag was my fault. I was unaware. However, I believe that adding the maplink map is an improvement to the article. I would like to outline my arguments for this.
Many people have a better sense of where things are on a map, rather than the names of the places. Thus, it may be hard for these people to get a grasp on where the line is.
I think the addition of a map will help people better locate how close they are to the line, and the places around the line. While a system map indicates which stops are on the line, it does not show the area around the stop, including parks, roads, major landmarks, neighbourhoods, buildings, public buildings, etc.
A map also provides a visual reference for how long the line is. System maps do not indicate this, and some people find that placing the route on a map provides a far better representation for how long it is, rather than a number.
If people are biking or walking to the line, they can determine the path to it from a map. System maps, again, do not represent the roads around them.
This is also generally standard across metros from what I can gather. Interactive route maps are on Line 1 Yonge–University, Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, Line 4 Sheppard, Toronto subway, Frankfurt U-Bahn, and S6 (ZVV). Non-interactive, but geographically accurate maps are also present on most metro lines. This line is an exception in the case it does not have a geographically accurate map anywhere on its page, interactive or non-interactive.
I hope I have properly outlined my arguments as to why I think that adding a geographically accurate map in the form of a maplink would be an improvement to the article. Thank you for reading.
Tagging @ Turini2 (reverter) as he requested I discuss this here rather than his talk page. Commotatoes ( talk) 19:24, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
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The Preceding station and Following station thing, for instance, says Driftwood (station), rather than Driftwood (stop). I have no idea how the hell this thing works and im just posting so someone smart can fix it. Humulator ( talk) 15:40, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
All the reliable sources currently say that Line 6 Finch West will not open until Q4 2024. If anyone decides to add a specific day or a specific month to the opening, please provide a new reliable source that says so. Thanks. Johnny Au ( talk/ contributions) 14:26, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
Recently I added an interactive map of Line 6 Finch West to the article using the maplink-road template. It was removed under "Undid revision 1223384821 by Commotatoes (talk) 1) not an improvement imo 2) not a minor edit WP:MINOR".
The minor edit tag was my fault. I was unaware. However, I believe that adding the maplink map is an improvement to the article. I would like to outline my arguments for this.
Many people have a better sense of where things are on a map, rather than the names of the places. Thus, it may be hard for these people to get a grasp on where the line is.
I think the addition of a map will help people better locate how close they are to the line, and the places around the line. While a system map indicates which stops are on the line, it does not show the area around the stop, including parks, roads, major landmarks, neighbourhoods, buildings, public buildings, etc.
A map also provides a visual reference for how long the line is. System maps do not indicate this, and some people find that placing the route on a map provides a far better representation for how long it is, rather than a number.
If people are biking or walking to the line, they can determine the path to it from a map. System maps, again, do not represent the roads around them.
This is also generally standard across metros from what I can gather. Interactive route maps are on Line 1 Yonge–University, Line 2 Bloor–Danforth, Line 4 Sheppard, Toronto subway, Frankfurt U-Bahn, and S6 (ZVV). Non-interactive, but geographically accurate maps are also present on most metro lines. This line is an exception in the case it does not have a geographically accurate map anywhere on its page, interactive or non-interactive.
I hope I have properly outlined my arguments as to why I think that adding a geographically accurate map in the form of a maplink would be an improvement to the article. Thank you for reading.
Tagging @ Turini2 (reverter) as he requested I discuss this here rather than his talk page. Commotatoes ( talk) 19:24, 15 May 2024 (UTC)