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This page has just been archived. Use the box at right to access the old discussions. —Scott5114 ↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 08:39, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Nice work on Pichilemu (but please finish it). Continue this way. MisterWiki talk contribs 03:01, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:TPIR Rainbow Wheel.jpg

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DYK for South Dakota Highway 87

Hi, could you please have a look at the Did you know nomination for South Dakota Highway 87? Thanks, Ucucha 22:18, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I left another comment there. Ucucha 12:57, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for South Dakota Highway 87

On December 24, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article South Dakota Highway 87, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Wikiproject: Did you know? 19:42, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

From your pal,
CG

– ĈĠ, Super Sounders Fan (help line|§|sign here) 04:21, 25 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WP:USRDCUP postponed

Unfortunately, due to the low number of participants in this year's contest, I have decided to postpone the contest until we get more people interested. I will let you know when the contest will be. Thanks! --Rs chen 7754 03:02, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ping

I have sent you an e-mail. --Tenmei (talk) 23:47, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Scott5114! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 2 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 121 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

Syd Vinnedge - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Mortimer L. Downey - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 23:37, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Ibus

Template:Ibus has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 08:27, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

February 2010

I see you have destroyed all my pages that are county routes "R" in Riverside. Why did you do this if other county routes have their own pages, while this "R" has to have only one page? For example, you would put all county routes "S", that is S1, S2, S3, S4, .....S80 into one article. Pzoxicuvybtnrm 19:36, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We already decided to do this at WT:USRD a while back, and you agreed to it. --Rs chen 7754 21:16, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I was just a little sad because I put a lot of work in those articles.Pzoxicuvybtnrm 04:05, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Shouldn't important county routes like S80 continue to exist? Pzoxicuvybtnrm 05:11, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Under the discussion raised at WT:USRD, the remaining articles are planned to be merged together. Of course, in merging it into the list, there's no reason a {{main}} template can't be used with a summary of the article in that place. The article then doesn't need to be redirected into the list. See how F-41 or H-58 are set up with List of Michigan County-Designated Highways. I think the only one that had some agreement to keep separate was S18, because it is a Good Article. Re-read the discussion again if you don't remember what the consensus was.

Look, if these articles were B-Class or better, I'd say they could be separate from a list. After all, I un-merged M-28 Business (Ishpeming–Negaunee, Michigan) from M-28 (Michigan highway). Both are FAs. The other two, now former, business loops are GAs or A-Class. Concerning U.S. Route 41 in Michigan, the one former business loop does not have a separate article. That article title redirects to the parent article. The other two business loops, which in fairness, were also co-designated BUS M-28, do have separate articles. Imzadi1979 (talk) 06:32, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Usban

Template:Usban has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Join the WP:USRDCUP 2010!

We're going to go ahead and try this again! The contest will begin April 1. It is a contest to encourage editors to improve teh quality of WP:USRD articles and participate in USRD. Precautions will be taken to make sure that people do not "game the system" and bring article quality down. Please sign up ASAP! Announcements regarding the contest will be made at WP:USRDCUP, Twitter, and/or IRC. --Rs chen 7754 06:51, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

signature

Making my signature look like a road sign was my own idea. I was inspired by your use of the arrow...and borrowed it obviously. ;-) -- LJ ↗ 06:01, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oklahoma State Highway 32

What makes that first source reliable? Just curious. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 15:51, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Google Maps ref is broken; you forgot to put the URL in. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 15:46, 3 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WIKIPROJECT OKLAHOMA

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WikiProject U.S. Roads in the Signpost

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April 2010 USRD newsletter


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Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox Oklahoma Highway

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox Oklahoma Highway 2

Template:Infobox Oklahoma Highway 2 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. WOSlinker (talk) 09:40, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Infobox Arkansas Highway multiple

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Broken/Infobox road/OK/abbrev

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Broken/Infobox road/OK/link

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Broken/Infobox road/OK/shield

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Template:Infobox road and how it pertains to Mexican Federal Highway articles

Hi, I know you're quite knowledgeable about highways and how to add things like highway route images to Wikipedia articles. I've studied Template:Infobox road intensely and can't figure out why it doesn't seem to want to display a highway image I uploaded for the article Mexican Federal Highway 3. The file I uploded is in PNG format (hopefully someone will later upload an SVG file instead). The template shows "|country=MEX|type=FH |route=3" so I assumed that (given a specific file name for the highway sign image) the image I uploaded would appear but it hasn't. Any insight you could give on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Bumm13 (talk) 21:23, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'm a total dork...the highway article page just needed to revised again for the image(s) to show up =p Sorry for bothering you. Bumm13 (talk) 22:44, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Interstate 64 in Missouri

I am confused by your reason for protecting Interstate 64 in Missouri. There is no recurring vandalism on the page, at least not within any reasonable time frame. The last time the kind of vandalism you reverted occurred was over 6 months ago and the time before that was another 6 months. --Millbrooky (talk) 14:46, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm familiar with the "St. Louis Signer" having done battle with the user along with yourself back in the day. But, unless I'm missing something, the article in question hasn't been page protected since 1 January 2009. Since that time, there have been only 6 relevant reversions to the article. Page protection just seems like overkill, in my opinion. --Millbrooky (talk) 15:30, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty much. It's easy to hit the rollback button for the occasional vandalism. Besides, in the past year and a half, there have been significantly more helpful IP edits on the I-64 in MO article than there have been edits by vandals. I know its annoying to revert the same vandalism over and over, but at the current rate of vandalism, semi-protection is just not needed. --Millbrooky (talk) 19:34, 15 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can you whip up one of your assessment roundups for us and paste it into Vol 3: Issue 2? Imzadi 1979 → 03:22, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How far did you get into UT? (Too bad we can't just get Dave to do it.) --Rs chen 7754 06:59, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Got about halfway through the B's...I think what makes it so hard is Utah has a bunch of those less-than-50-mile routes and a lot of empty space, so it's hard to judge how much content is "good enough" for B. —Scott5114 ↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 14:33, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think you'll be able to finish, or should we ask Dave to do it? --Rs chen 7754 17:11, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Won't have much time until Monday because of work...so it might be best for someone else to perform the audit. —Scott5114 ↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 04:29, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Audit's been done - can you do the leaderboard so the newsletter can get sent out? --Rs chen 7754 02:25, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done —Scott5114 ↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 07:17, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Summer 2010 USRD newsletter


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— JCbot (talk) 02:14, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Secret pages 2

Because you participated in Wikipedia talk:User pages/Archive 7#Secret pages: Ok or not?, you may be interested in Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Secret pages 2. Cunard (talk) 07:13, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Syd Vinnedge for deletion

A discussion has begun about whether the article Syd Vinnedge, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

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USRD Leaderboard for October newsletter

Just pinging you since it's the first of the month in a new quarter, we need a witty Scott5114-style leaderboard update for the newsletter. Imzadi 1979 → 06:08, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And new USRD/A graphs. --Rs chen 7754 07:18, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cough cough... --Rs chen 7754 01:43, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paging Scott, come in Scott. Leaderboard? Imzadi 1979 → 01:43, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fall 2010 USRD newsletter


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— JCbot (talk) 01:22, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject U.S. Roads Triple Crown

Your Majesty, I am pleased to award this special edition triple crown to WikiProject U.S. Roads and its hardworking volunteers. – **SMasters** (talk) 09:21, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vroom, vroom... Thank you for all your hard work. May you wear the crowns well, and may the crown sign lead you on the highway to more outstanding articles. – SMasters (talk) 09:21, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hogback Road at I-44

Scott,

I have added postmiles to the JKT and Turner Turnpike pages. I drove the Turner last week and saw that a partial interchange at Hogback Road in Oklahoma County [1] is under construction, so I added this to the exit list (and noted that it is under construction) but did not include an exit number because I did not want to speculate. I attempted to add the "future roads" template to the page but it seems to have been deleted. If there is a replacement, could you point it out or add it to the Turner Turnpike page? Thanks. KJBurns (talk) 03:30, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:TPIRGameTimeline

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Old US-27 (between Grayling, MI and Indian River, MI) listed at Redirects for discussion

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Nomination of Trilon (disambiguation) for deletion

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—Rschen7754bot (talk) 02:20, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of List of HOT and ETL lanes in the United States

The article List of HOT and ETL lanes in the United States has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Trivial cruft best suited for leaving in the specific articles rather than attempting to collate into a single list.

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Nomination of Eggcrate display for deletion

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Nomination of Cliff Hangers for deletion

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Suggestion for WikiProject United States to Support WikiProject Oklahoma and Tulsa

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If you're back...

... do you feel up to a leaderboard update for the newsletter? I'm aiming for a publication deadline of Halloween, but if we get enough pieces in place, I'll publish sooner. Imzadi 1979 → 23:27, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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—JCbot (talk) 01:23, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

Christmas, Michigan, is a small town along M-28 in the Upper Peninsula	Merry Christmas
	Here's wishing you and yours safe travels, full gas tanks and good writing in the new year! Imzadi1979 (talk) 22:38, 25 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! —Scott5114 ↗ [EXACT CHANGE ONLY] 23:17, 25 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Microformats

You may also be interested in Wikipedia:Microformats. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:36, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject Oklahoma

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Argolin (talk) 04:37, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
	For your excellent proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Highways, I hereby award you this barnstar. There is little doubt in my mind that this approach will soon change the way the world interfaces with thousands of articles in our project. Thank you for stepping up to articulate it. — C M B J 05:07, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

External data sources

As an addendum to the above, I see that OSM shapefile data can be acquired pretty easily. Do you think that it would be plausible for us to create an end-user tool (or perhaps a bot) capable of assisting users by tapping into that (or a similar) resource? — C M B J 05:35, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Very nice; KML looks like a perfect fit. Would something like this then be harnessable? — C M B J 06:00, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

USRD WikiProject Newsletter, Winter 2012


Volume 5, Issue 1 • Winter 2011 • About the Newsletter
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—Imzadi 1979 → 22:15, 4 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Clinch Template

I saw your Clinch Template, and I think it is cool. However, I was wondering: Do you have one that covers U.S. Highways? What about state routes? Allen (talk) 23:01, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MSU Interview

Dear Scott5114,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 20:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary

Wishing Scott5114 a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Armbrust, B.Ed. ^{Let's talk}_{about my edits?} 01:40, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

USRD WikiProject Newsletter, Spring 2012


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—Imzadi 1979 → 00:01, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Macdonald

Hi Scott5114, Sorry for the tardy reply to your note about MacDonald--I've been away for a bit. Anyhow, I relied on Swift's excellent "Big Roads" which I had read very recently. The book covers his long career in some detail, and I was led to believe that he was indeed a very important figure in the development of the interstate highway system. I enjoyed reading about his data based approach to such engineering problems as the proper coloring, fonts, etc. of the signage which we still see on our interstates today. Looking at your editing history, you certainly have a much broader base of detailed knowledge of the history of the interstates than I will ever have, and so I should probably defer to you in any edits on this. Cheers. DonSiano (talk) 15:06, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

God Forgives, I Don't

Hi, idk if you do this kinda thing or if you could direct me to someone who could, but the God Forgives, I Don't page keeps getting vandalized, mainly by IP addresses. They keep adding fake info to the album. I was wondering if you or someone could lock it. As someone that has pretty much made that page, it really irks me to see it vandalized. Please reply & thanks RickyRozay (talk) 23:15, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

USRD Summer 2012 Newsletter


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—Imzadi 1979 → 23:02, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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