User talk:CBessert

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I'm gonna guess that you might be Chris Bessert of Michigan Highways. I'm very happy if that's the case. Michigan Highways is a great site and has been a valuable resource for several articles I've edited. Happy editting. older≠wiser 22:11, May 6, 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Old BL I-96 (Farmington, MI)

Hi, I had a few questions about what might simply be a typo at the Michigan Highways site. While I would never put anything past "official" sources, I find it difficult to understand how the former BL route through Farmington could be internally designated as "Old I-96". I could easily understand "Old BL I-96" though. older≠wiser 02:51, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

I've made a couple modifications to the I-96 listing on the Michigan Highways site (thanks for the heads-up!) and added my thoughts to the "OLD BL I-96 (Farmington, MI)" discussion page. CBessert 04:45, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)

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Christopher Bessert? is that you? I have been visiting your Michiganhighways website quite frequently. You can help contribute to Wikipedia by dumping info from your site. --SuperDude 06:06, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I am the same Chris Bessert from the Michigan Highways site. I have actually been contributing here for over a year, mostly to Michigan highway-related pages, however I don't feel "dumping info from my site" is appropriate for many reasons. First, it has taken me a LONG time, a LOT of research and even a great deal of my own MONEY to assemble the website you visit frequently. Yes, it's a labor of love and I don't mind sharing the information with everyone, but to simply "dump" info from there would be a disservice to all involved. Second, I have, unfortunately, found quite a bit of data directly copied from my site and pasted here without anyone asking first or even being cited as a source. I provide my site as a public service, free of charge, and find it very frustrating when people simply copy-and-paste my hard work over here without even asking or citing. I *will* keep contributing, but only as I have the time, as I am still working hard on my own sites. I also try to check back here every so often to correct the most egregious errors I find. CBessert 23:09, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Next time, when you reply to somebody's message, don't write it in your own talk page. Lots of people have performed this mistake.

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--SuperDude 01:26, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Please contribute to Wikibooks

Since you know alot about Michigan's highway system, you should describe the features of Michigan's road signs in Wikibooks. --SuperDude 04:18, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

Michigan State Highway Shields

I notice that there are no shields on Wikipedia for Michigan State Highways. Like we have for the Interstates, perhaps larger images (PNG images, similar to this File:Interstate15.png and others, provided by Kamlung) of these signs could be made, which can be scaled down as needed. The 120x120 markers on your page here are also quite good. -- Fogger 02:22, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Clarification

Hi, Chris. Just wanted to clarify the reason I put the webmaster's name by the webpage I bookmarked was so I wouldn't be accused of copyright infringement. Have a good day. (unsigned comment from Igo4U)