User talk:RickyCourtney

Hi. Another user and I removed a bunch of Shinkansen transfers that you added to the articles for the Tōhoku, Jōetsu, and Hokuriku Shinkansens. There's very little point in transferring between those lines except at the branch points because they all share the same stops on the shared sections. Adding them just clutters the tables even further without any real upside. Astro.furball (talk) 06:51, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

That’s fine. However, the same could be said for any line with repeated transfers. RickyCourtney (talk) 15:20, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Mostly not actually. Conventional lines stop at a lot more stations and are significantly slower than the Shinkansen. That creates sensible transfer points wherever they intersect. The only exception I can spot is the Utsunomiya/Takasaki line which also has no stops between Ueno and Tokyo and also terminates at Tokyo. Astro.furball (talk) 15:42, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, per WP:CIRCULAR Wikipedia itself is not a reliable source. Having a wikilink to another article is not itself a reliable source - claims made in an article need their own reliable sources, we can't rely on sources in other articles. If, as you say, the content is cited in the linked article, than that citation can be copied into the location where the content is being added. Danners430 _{tweaks made} 19:24, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

The speed with which you revert edits and reply with terse responses suggests you are not assuming good faith. I have edited Wikipedia for more than 20 years and have a long record of constructive contributions.

In my experience, other airline infoboxes have not required this level of detailed referencing, so the request here seems inconsistent.

That said, to resolve the issue and avoid further reversions, I will add a citation that is already used elsewhere on the article and on the fleet page. RickyCourtney (talk) 19:48, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Most airline articles have the fleet section in the article - it's uncommon for the fleet to be split into a standalone article. And where sources are given elsewhere in the article, yes citations aren't required in the infobox. But in this case those sources aren't elsewhere in the article, so that exemption doesn't apply.

It's also worth reminding you that accusing someone else of assuming bad faith is… well… doing exactly that yourself. I'd advise stopping with the accusations. Danners430 _{tweaks made} 21:17, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have standalone fleet articles with no reference in the main infobox and that has been the steady state for some time now (years?). RickyCourtney (talk) 21:40, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

It's worth noting that just because something has always been done one way, doesn't mean it's correct per our policies. Could well be we simply need a CN tag on them. Danners430 _{tweaks made} 21:47, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

In fact looking more closely, both of them have excerpts from the dedicated article in the main article, so that figure is indeed sourced elsewhere in those articles Danners430 _{tweaks made} 21:49, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

If that's acceptable to you, that's an easy change to make for the Alaska page. RickyCourtney (talk) 22:11, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Well, citations aren't required in the infobox if the sources are elsewhere in the article - at Delta and AA they are so that's satisfied. Danners430 _{tweaks made} 22:16, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Ricky, You and I seem to have a difference of opinion on the inclusion of the phrase "Perley Thomas replica streetcars" in the description of the 2000 and 457 series streetcars. I think it is important to include it, just as one would include the phrase "Perley Thomas" in the decription of the 900 series cars. I ask you to leave the phrase in place. George Friedman HGFriedman (talk) 15:45, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

George, I appreciate your point, but I respectfully disagree. While it is appropriate to describe these cars in the prose as replicas of the 900 series built by Perley Thomas, the infobox is intended to be concise. As previously worded, “Perley Thomas replica streetcars” risks implying that the cars were replica streetcars built by Perley Thomas, which is not the case. As a compromise, I suggest keeping the infobox wording brief and linking “2000 series” to the Current rolling stock section of the Streetcars in New Orleans article, where the full historical and technical context is provided. RickyCourtney (talk) 16:45, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Sigh. I disagree, but I will accept your compromise. I will be interested to see how you code that. HGFriedman (talk) 16:56, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Done. RickyCourtney (talk) 18:06, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

No one ever made a mention that the person who merged the Disney Cruise Line fleet page would do so. In addition, the person who did so was an anonymous user. Just wanted to come to you to see if you agree with the idea or not. If not I’ll restore everything to as it was previously. Davidng913 (talk) 17:55, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

My first knee jerk reaction was to revert it all... but I don't hate it. That page felt very repetitive and in the weeds. RickyCourtney (talk) 18:01, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

Aight, I’ll leave it as is for now. Davidng913 (talk) 21:45, 20 March 2026 (UTC)