User talk:DanTD

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Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail

Have you started to work on Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail, or would you like me to start it off? I think I would work on it in my Sandbox area before launching it in the directory. Gamweb (talk) 19:18, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Check out the Biketoberfest section on Daytona Beach Bike Week. I had a vague recollection about the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail having its origins here. Finally found some references while doing an unrelated search. Gamweb (talk) 13:02, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

I found a rather lengthy history on Ormond Beach, Florida page, where you may be able to glean something. Gamweb (talk) 18:33, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

List of county roads in Volusia County, Florida

FYI, User:Admrboltz left a tag on List of county roads in Volusia County, Florida labelled "Lead too short." I asked him to show me an example of a list page with a satisfactory lead so I could get some ideas. He pointed me to List of state highways in Utah as an example. So I looked it over, converted/rechewed etc. to come up with a new lead on the Volusia County page. I think it turned out pretty well. Gamweb (talk) 07:12, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

I noticed the guys in Brevard County have an expanded list page (different style): List of county roads in Brevard County, Florida. What do you think? I could try to do one for Volusia County. Gamweb (talk) 18:52, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Volusia County Road 4011

I thought you may be interested in AfD. SEE: County Road 4011 (Volusia County, Florida), Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/County Road 4011 (Volusia County, Florida). Gamweb (talk) 17:22, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) - Just so you know any article tagged with {{USRD}} will show any new deletion requests at our Article Alerts page WP:USRD/AA so you do not need to keep messaging users. --Admrboltz (talk) 20:29, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

List of all County Maps by Florida DOT

BINGO! I figured there had to be a listing of County Maps ~somewhere~ and I finally ran across the right page today. (I realize they are not always 100% accurate, but its the best reference point we have for citations.) Notice they are available in Large, Medium, and Small sizes. I have no idea what a "DGN" file is, but the others are PDFs. Gamweb (talk) 05:02, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

FDOT: Surveying & Mapping Office - Online County Maps

BART problems

Hey DanTD,

I was trying to create a different s-rail terminus here that has the different timing. I also created a link in {{BART stations}} much like the southern Northeast Regional terminal. But the right terminus appears as a big red link and I don't know what to do. (e.g. Richmond Station) Can you figure out what's wrong?

Thank you, →♠Gƒoley↔Four♣← 04:34, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Mets-Willet Pont

Hey Dan,

It may be difference in hardware or browsers, then. With the image left aligned, I get the references pushed down further on the page, creating a large chunk of whitespace directly below the infobox. Apparently, it renders differently on you screen. I wonder if moving the image up further would help eliminate it for both of us. But I don't know how that would play out for others. We may have to experiment to find a generally workable layout. oknazevad (talk) 23:52, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Oakdale Merge

The article Oakdale Merge has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable interchange

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Dough4872 01:03, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

From what I saw on Google Maps, the Oakdale Merge does not look any more special than any other interchange on a suburban highway as it is just a couple ramps off of NY 27 to the parallel Montauk Highway. I hardly believe of such an interchange of deserving an article. In order for an interchange to be worthy of an article, it should typically serve as the junction of multiple major highways, have a unique ramp pattern, and coverage in multiple sources. In addition, this is a SPS and is not the best source to back up notability for the interchange. Dough4872 01:22, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Any pertinent information pertaining to the problems of this interchange can easily be mentioned in the NY 27 article, the interchange does not need a standalone article. Dough4872 01:38, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

If you want to, feel free to merge the Oakdale Merge information into NY 27. Dough4872 01:48, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

I would seriously recommend trimming the information about the Oakdale Merge in the NY 27 article. I would also recommend cleaning up the entire NY 27 article. Currently, the article is poorly structured and needs a lot of work. See New York State Route 28 for an example of what a NY road article should look like. Dough4872 02:20, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

I think some of the information regarding the interchanges are too discriminate for the article as most readers are not too interested in past interchange configurations. I also don't think the Prospect Expressway needs an entire section as the information can easily be integrated in this article. If you would like more feedback in how to improve this article, I would suggest taking this article to Wikipedia:WikiProject Highways/Peer review. With some improvements, this article can potentially become a GA someday. Dough4872 02:36, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

There are a few select interchanges, such as Can of Worms (interchange), which have enough notability to retain a separate article. Oakdale Merge, however, is not one of those interchanges. Dough4872 15:09, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

As I explained earlier "it is just a couple ramps off of NY 27 to the parallel Montauk Highway." I can think of other examples of interchanges with similar (but not exact) configurations, such as this interchange between US 202 and PA 252 that do not have articles. The condensed mention of the Oakdale Merge in the NY 27 article is fine. It is just not fine as a standalone article. Dough4872 15:27, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

No, it doesn't. Dough4872 15:41, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Station pictures...

Hey Dan,

Why did you remove Fulton Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) and Jay Street – MetroTech (IND Fulton Street Line) from the station pictures needed page? Both are still showing pictures that include their former names (Bwy–Nassau and Jay St–Borough Hall). Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:50, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Did they have these images before the stations were renamed? Whether they did or not, we can always add captions to the images mentioning that these are the old names. ----DanTD (talk) 17:02, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Yes they did. I added them to the stations needing pictures because their names had changed. Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:18, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Well, I just added a caption tot the Fulton Street IND Eighth Avenue Line infobox. This should be an adequate substitute until the new images replace them. If you feel like reviving them, a note on this would be a good idea. ----DanTD (talk) 17:21, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

AMC Concord

I have removed your addition to the AMC Concord article because of the WP:WPACT conventions pertaining to "pop-culture references". These entries "should be strictly limited to cases where the fact of that reference influenced the sales, design or other tangible aspect of the vehicle." The act of two stupid girls smashing windows of a car is not worthy of mention in an encyclopedia article. Thanks! CZmarlin (talk) 04:07, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

The identity of the car may be noteworthy and should be identified in the article about the television program that used it, but not in the one about the particular automobile! Such is the case with the vehicles that have appeared in articles about shows such as Pimp My Ride. They are Wikilinked in those, but they are not described as being "pimped" in the car articles themselves. On the other hand, when the vehicles were part of "product placement" for marketing purposes in movies or TV shows, that is significant to mention in the car's history. I hope that helps explain the WP guidelines. CZmarlin (talk) 04:27, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Glen Ellyn Station

You've got a reply at WP:TWP :-) --Rontombontom (talk) 19:48, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

Re: Englewood, 47th, 63rd, Dearborn

Sources I haven't finished adding. Patience sir. ;) - As for the map, its useful, but not that great.Mitch32^{(Erie Railroad Information Hog)} 04:35, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Englewood-Chicago (Erie Railroad station)

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• I've retargeted it back to it's origional target. Lavalamp from Mars (talk) 12:18, 13 February 2011 (UTC)