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This article [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Metro&oldid=100719158 currently] exists in a language fog. "Metro" is a name for specific mass transit systems, such as Paris or D.C. It is not as correct to say the "Bay Area Metro" or the "London Metro" as it is to say "Bay Area Rapid Transit" or "London Underground." Even NYC's transit system which has the word "Metropolitan" in its official title isn't known as a "metro" but is called the "transit authority" or "MTA" ("metro-card" notwithstanding). The current direction of this article does not resolve this ambiguity, preferring to call a "metro" any urban mass transit system regardless of whether or not it is in fact called a "metro." I'd suggest that the article either talk about the systems that are actually called "metros" or rename this article [[Urban Mass Transit]]. [[User:Russell D. Jones|Russell D. Jones]] 23:40, 10 October 2010 (UTC) | |||
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Language fog
This article currently exists in a language fog. "Metro" is a name for specific mass transit systems, such as Paris or D.C. It is not as correct to say the "Bay Area Metro" or the "London Metro" as it is to say "Bay Area Rapid Transit" or "London Underground." Even NYC's transit system which has the word "Metropolitan" in its official title isn't known as a "metro" but is called the "transit authority" or "MTA" ("metro-card" notwithstanding). The current direction of this article does not resolve this ambiguity, preferring to call a "metro" any urban mass transit system regardless of whether or not it is in fact called a "metro." I'd suggest that the article either talk about the systems that are actually called "metros" or rename this article Urban Mass Transit. Russell D. Jones 23:40, 10 October 2010 (UTC)