nostalgia 102 #1 Posted November 4, 2012 There should be a more descriptive title for MTA employees on this site. Train Conductor could mean LIRR, Amtrak, etc. Train Conductor is just like Member for a title. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IRT Bronx Express 357 #2 Posted November 4, 2012 It used to be like that when this forum was vBulletin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Via Garibaldi 8 8,590 #3 Posted November 4, 2012 Maybe it was done like this on purpose... Some folks may not want all of their beeswax out there... Just saying... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checkmatechamp13 2,272 #4 Posted November 5, 2012 Maybe it was done like this on purpose... Some folks may not want all of their beeswax out there... Just saying... By now, I think most of them have made it known what division of the MTA they work for. It's just the way they programmed the software. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Via Garibaldi 8 8,590 #5 Posted November 5, 2012 By now, I think most of them have made it known what division of the MTA they work for. It's just the way they programmed the software. IIRC that's right, but still. I don't think it's that important either way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nostalgia 102 #6 Posted November 5, 2012 By now, I think most of them have made it known what division of the MTA they work for. It's just the way they programmed the software. But sometimes, members with a bus occupation post in the subway forum and a members with a subway occupation post in the bus forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Via Garibaldi 8 8,590 #7 Posted November 5, 2012 But sometimes, members with a bus occupation post in the subway forum and a members with a subway occupation post in the bus forum. Well one thing is evident about you... You care about details... DETAILS!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ttcsubwayfan 2,060 #8 Posted November 5, 2012 But sometimes, members with a bus occupation post in the subway forum and a members with a subway occupation post in the bus forum. So? Nobody's going to be confused if a person with the title of 'Train Operator' posts in a bus forum. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nostalgia 102 #9 Posted November 5, 2012 So? Nobody's going to be confused if a person with the title of 'Train Operator' posts in a bus forum. 'Train Operator" posting in the bus forum has less significance than "Bus operator" posting in the bus forum. Well one thing is evident about you... You care about details... DETAILS!! Based on the work I did for the US government, EVERYTHING was DETAILS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
checkmatechamp13 2,272 #10 Posted November 5, 2012 'Train Operator" posting in the bus forum has less significance than "Bus operator" posting in the bus forum. I'm not seeing what you're saying. For the most part, we can figure out where the B/Os are from. At one point or another, most B/Os & T/Os have mentioned that they work for NYCT, MTAB, NJT, etc, and a lot have mentioned which depot they work out of or which routes they've operated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East New York 4,046 #11 Posted November 5, 2012 It doesn't need to be anymore specific than it is really. On the old forum platform, yes we did have logos for each agency that people work for. However, seeing that 90% of our transit personnel work for MTA, it's not really needed. With the exception of Bus Operator (because we have lots from different agencies), it's pretty self explanatory who they all work for. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nostalgia 102 #12 Posted November 5, 2012 I'm not seeing what you're saying. For the most part, we can figure out where the B/Os are from. At one point or another, most B/Os & T/Os have mentioned that they work for NYCT, MTAB, NJT, etc, and a lot have mentioned which depot they work out of or which routes they've operated. Now I can better explain the source of my confusion. There's a logo for the bus depots but no logo for subway. A lot of people talk about the subway but there's no way to know who works for the . Again, there's nothing apparent about the titles to somebody who is new to the forum. Most of the time, I don't even pay attention to the occupation because it's the information that's important, not the occupation. But when there's contradictory information, how am I supposed to know who works for the . Are employees right 100% of the time? I'm sure it's close to 100%, but I don't believe it's 100%. It would help if this forum had a glossary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East New York 4,046 #13 Posted November 5, 2012 Again, you know who works for the MTA because all Train Conductors, all Train Operators, Train Service Supervisors, and most all Bus Operators work for the MTA. Most all new members know that immediately. What exactly do you think this glossary should have in it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Via Garibaldi 8 8,590 #14 Posted November 5, 2012 Glossary=Crystal ball... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nostalgia 102 #15 Posted November 5, 2012 A MTA conductor can work for the LIRR, Metro North, and SIRT. Train conductor is not restricted to the subway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nostalgia 102 #16 Posted November 6, 2012 Glossary=Crystal ball... Look into your crystal ball and see if you're going to get a refund on Metrocard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Via Garibaldi 8 8,590 #17 Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Look into your crystal ball and see if you're going to get a refund on Metrocard. LOL... I did... It's called my account and the credit was there this morning. All of that hard work means a nice lunch for me today... Since we're talking about occupation titles, mine should be Asset Recovery Specialist. Edited November 6, 2012 by Via Garibaldi 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry 1,076 #18 Posted November 6, 2012 There are software limitations that weren't present with the old platform that are present on this one but I am looking into this. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
