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Sierra Highway

Rschen, I _FINALLY_ finished the re-write of Sierra Highway, a stepping stone to get both U.S. Route 395 and California State Route 14 up to GA. Would you mind giving this a quick overview to see if I missed anything. As this took about 50 times longer than I expected, i'd like to get a DYK out of it =-). Also, I think I might nominate this for GA also, I would argue this should not have a major intersections table, as this is more talking about a historical highway whose modern definition isn't 100% clear. do you concur? (if it does need a major intersectins table, I'll drop work and not nominate it for GA, i've improved it enough to meet my needs). Dave (talk) 08:47, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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AN/I notice

Hello, Rschen7754. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. --KP Botany (talk) 23:31, 5 January 2009 (UTC) Hello - Im new to Wikipedia and wanted to know how my deleted article (blatent advertising) is any different that any of the similar articles found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Racing_schools I look forward to a reply - JKF0021 re: FAASST Performance Driving School Article —Preceding unsigned comment added by FPDS21 (talk • contribs) 19:16, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:SPAM. --Rschen7754 (T

OK if that is the case, then please delete the other WP:SPAM here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Racing_schools You did not answer my question which was "how is our article any different than these"?? If you delete one, you must delete all of them. Correct? FPDS21 (talk) 02:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)jkf0021[reply]

Feel free to AFD them. --Rschen7754 (T C) 03:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RE: WikiCup question

This is close to what we used. Garden. 20:55, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the USRD-CRWP Cup

Hello, Rschen7754, and welcome to the USRD-CRWP Cup. This is just a reminder that the contest will start at 00:00 UTC on Saturday (about 4 PM Pacific and about 7 PM Eastern on Friday). Nominations must be made after that time to count for the contest.

Currently, there is only one pool for contestants. Please feel free to invite any Wikipedia user to join. We need a few more users to get another pool.

It is unknown when the first round will end; however, it will last at least 3 weeks.

Regards, Rschen7754 (T C) 01:15, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

USRD cup

Sure, Done –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 01:43, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Cup

You should have asked me during my more active days! :) Sorry though, I just don't have the time to involve myself back to Wikipedia, at least for the time being. It definitely is a good idea, and you've got a good amount of editors already signed up. Good luck with the Cup! Hope it brings more activity to our project. C L — 03:36, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not a problem... there's many times when real life just gets too busy. --Rschen7754 (T C) 03:49, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

USRD-CRWP Cup

Thanks for the note. Will see what I can pop off about roads and highways. Probably no pictures though its like minus 20 here, unless we get a chinook. Kind regards SriMesh | talk 04:11, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: The Cup!

Maybe, but probably not. The edits I might make will require significant map-based research for maps from 1917. At least they exist now! —Rob (talk) 21:44, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in the same boat... lame California :P Though I cannot win the competition as judge... --Rschen7754 (T C) 21:46, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another question about the Cup. You're watching Commons to see when we upload shields, correct? I haven't uploaded any yet, but I have a bunch that I will be uploading. --Fredddie ™ 22:41, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Shoot. I probably should be. I'll start doing that in the next update. --Rschen7754 (T C) 22:42, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey dude, One more: assisted edits count (awb, huggle) and anti-vandal activity count, right? It's definitely not cheating. Right?Synchronism (talk) 10:28, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but they are minor edits (worth only 0.01 per edit). --Rschen7754 (T C) 18:40, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In the scoring explanation, could you add the abbreviations from the standings next to what they stand for? I find myself having to scroll up to see what all of them mean. --Fredddie ™ 02:32, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to remember to do that next time I update. --Rschen7754 (T C) 05:49, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, just wondering - how often will you be updating the Cup statistics on the charts? Jamie^☆S93 21:33, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to update once around 4 PM Pacific every day. That being said, I probably will miss quite a few days during the contest. --Rschen7754 (T C) 21:44, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art

First off, I apologize for the spam. You are receiving this message because you have indicated that you are in Southern California or interested in Southern California topics (either via category or WikiProject).

I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

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Thank you and I hope to see you there! howcheng {chat} 00:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Saskatchewan Highways commons media

File:25StETrafficLights.jpg just because there were only two images in the Canadian Traffic signal category.
File:UBridge.jpg ‎ on route of Highway 5
File:25StEUniversityBridge.jpg ‎ on route of Highway 5
File:SkHwy5TurnsNorth.jpg ‎ on route of Highway 5
File:PedestrianWalkDontWalk.jpg ‎ just a clear shot of pedestrian signage
File:SkHwy5Ends.jpg ‎actual road sign for Saskatchewan Highway 5 article and used thus
File:Fairbanks-MorseWarehouse.jpg on route of Saskatchewan Highway 5 as a heritage site
File:SkHwy5Begins.jpg actual road sign for Saskatchewan Highway 5 article and used thus

That is all. I have to still smoosh the Saskatchewan Highway 5 article to see which old and which new photos along the route will go into the actual text. Kind Regards SriMesh | talk 00:55, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; I'll work that into the next score update. --Rschen7754 (T C) 00:58, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Highway coordinates

Thanks for bringing my attention to the highway edits. I'll roll back those edits, if you like, which I believe to be all those containing the words "route", "highway" or "interstate", other than Route Twisk: this will also roll back all such edits to similarly-named road articles in Canada. You'll need to unblock the bot for me to do that. If you know any other name patterns for articles that should be rolled back, please let me know. -- The Anome (talk) 21:23, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think that I got them all. I may have missed one or two here or there. --Rschen7754 (T C) 21:20, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry to have put you to all that trouble. I'm very happy to fix the bot's errors, including fixing them programattically in bulk. If you see any similar problems in future, please don't hesitate to ask, and I'll fix them myself. -- The Anome (talk) 21:26, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I think the edits to the Chinese "X Road" articles might be OK, since they generally refer to very short roads. Would you mind if I filtered these by latitude/longitude, and put them back? -- The Anome (talk) 21:29, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently a discussion on geotagging roads - I think the options were south or west terminus or midpoint. The problem with the road edits was that the center of the Google Map citation was being tagged - which probably was not the south or west terminus or midpoint. I would wait until the resolution of that discussion first before tagging any roads. --Rschen7754 (T C) 21:33, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re:USRD cup inquiry

I am uploading images I have taken of roads months ago, way before this competition began. I usually like to take a LOT of pictures of the roads I travel on. As for the competition, you could probably give points for the images I have placed onto Wikipedia articles as well as a select few that could possibly be used in other articles. Dough4872 (talk) 17:50, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, but which ones are these? It's already taking me about 40 minutes a day to score these and I can't go through all those images and try to figure it out. Could you give me a list? --Rschen7754 (T C) 18:40, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a list of images you can score:

File:DE 92 WB past DE 261.JPG used in Delaware Route 92 article
File:US 202 SB at Cleveland Avenue Wilmington.JPG used in U.S. Route 202 in Delaware article
File:DE 141 SB at William Penn High School.JPG used in Delaware Route 141 article
File:DE 141 SB approaching S. James Street-Old Airport Road.JPG used in Delaware Route 141 article
File:DE 141 SB approaching Alapocas Drive.JPG used in Delaware Route 141 article
File:DE 9 NB-DE 273 EB at 6th Street.JPG shows end sign at eastern terminus of Delaware Route 273
File:DE 9 NB at I-295 NB-US 40 EB exit.JPG shows an important interchange on Delaware Route 9
File:DE 9 NB approaching Moore Avenue.JPG shows a picture of Delaware Route 9 with reasurance shield
File:DE 141 SB between DE 34 and DE 2.JPG shows construction on Delaware Route 141 (could be used in history section)
File:DE 141 SB DE 2 EB-Centerville Road ramp 2.JPG shows a ramp to Delaware Route 2 (one of only two images in that article's Commons category)
File:DE 100-DE 141 SB at Old Barley Mill Road.JPG shows an image of Delaware Route 100 and Delaware Route 141 (could be used in Delaware Route 100 article)
File:Delaware Route 141 SB at DE 9-DE 273.JPG shows end sign at southern terminus of Delaware Route 141
File:US 202-DE 141 SB at US 13 NB-US 40 EB exit.JPG shows southern terminus of U.S. Route 202 Dough4872 (talk) 18:59, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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RE: USRDCRWPCup

Please let me know:

1) if it is too late to jump in to the competition, and

2) if maps such as found at Massachusetts Route 88 are definitely MTF compliant. I am confident this and the dozens of others I have done in this Commons category are OK, I would simply like confirmation before continuing to contribute using this style.

Thanks -- Sswonk (talk) 13:38, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll go ahead and add you. I would take the MTF questions to WT:USRD/MTF as I don't really follow map standards. --Rschen7754 (T C) 19:06, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CA 46 GA review

Hey, I've finished reviewing California State Route 46. Let me know on the review page if you've made changes to the article or if you need clarification. Thanks. --Polaron | Talk 23:10, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CA 78 FAC

Per our discussion in IRC, you have my permission to renominate it on the FAC, even though renominating so soon is something we normally discourage. Raul654 (talk) 21:00, 17 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Commas

As a professional proofreader/copyeditor, I know that I am right on putting commas after city/state names. WillC (talk) 01:58, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not after every single occurrence of one. If you have any questions take it to WT:MOS. --Rschen7754 (T C) 03:07, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you have alot of time on your hands because I already put commas where they belong on every county entry in the country and many other geographical lists...and might I say, there were many more my way than the way you are suggesting. WillC (talk) 23:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I only took care of the road articles - other people can deal with that, or perhaps you might like to revert that yourself. By the way, when I brought this up on IRC, your use of commas was criticized. --Rschen7754 (T C) 23:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So are you saying the rules of punctuation are different on wikipedia than they are in real life? i am trying to understand why you took the time to make all of those reverts when formal media dictates my commas be there. so far the only source you cite to say they do not belong there is wikipedia. WillC (talk) 00:09, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Commas never go there, not even in real life. --Rschen7754 (T C) 01:10, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have 30 years in journalism as evidence that says wikipedia is wrong about this. Whatever. WillC (talk) 01:12, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Drive by vandal

It looks like User:CapOneCHGO vandalized my userpage again, right after your warning. Another editor fixed it promptly; I only noticed either event because my userpage is in my watchlist, so no real harm. LotLE×talk 22:11, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked - especially due to possible BLP issues. --Rschen7754 (T C) 22:17, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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It's called stressing a point

Nothing personal to the writers of the article. It doesn't belong, but people are blinded by poor sources and some clever writing. --GroundhogTheater (talk) 18:54, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You didn't have to use ALL CAPS and ridicule his article to state that. --Rschen7754 (T C) 20:30, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relax, people are way to sensitive on Wikipedia. --GroundhogTheater (talk) 21:02, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, it wasn't my article that you sent to AFD, and that even seemed a bit rude to me. --Rschen7754 (T C) 21:20, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did he curse or call anyone out by name? He didn't belittle any writers. He was making his point for wanting the article deleted. People will disagree. --BurpTheBaby (Talk) 22:28, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason this account makes no edits from 7 November until 26 January, just to oppose a FAC and then comment on my talk page. I find this very interesting; one has to admit it looks suspicious. --Rschen7754 (T C) 23:29, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiquette violation? You've crossed the line. No one says you can't disagree with your stance on NY 382, but I would expect the same respect in return. It is very immature to start tattling on people who disagree. Last I checked, Wikipedia is a collective effort. Not just for those who have 40,000+ edits. --GroundhogTheater (talk) 01:06, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]