User talk:Jwill99

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you.--Loodog (talk) 01:55, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Best, epicAdam^(talk) 18:37, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mr. Malouff, we have a difference of opinion. I am of the opinion that you are vandalizing said page by reverting my edits, and you are of the opinion that I am vandalizing the page by making such edits. I propose a compromise. You stop telling me what to do, and I will stop telling you what to do. We will both continue to edit or rollback any page we see fit. I am no more interested in your opinion than you are in mine.

NYC Route length vs. track length

Dear Jwill99. Thank you for posting the note on my talk page re: List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership. I now understand the reasoning behind your edits. You're absolutely correct; the NYC subway has 656 miles of track. However, the article does not list the total amount of track, it lists the total route miles. Route miles is the total number of miles that is spanned by transit system. It does not include combined mileage due to multiple tracks within a single line or by overlapping lines, just the total geographic distance between two terminal stations. NYC has many miles of redundant tracks (e.g. express tracks), which is why the total track miles is so much higher than the route miles. Route miles are used, however, because they provide uniform data with which to compare other rapid transit systems. I hope this explains the reasoning for the 242 figure. Best, epicAdam^(talk) 03:19, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]