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Your draft article, Draft:Radisys

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 (talk) 23:32, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Talk:North Carolina Highway 13 (1935-1951)/GA1

in case you didn't know, I replied to your comments at the page above. PhilrocMy contribs 19:50, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

It's in my watchlist, I'll get to it. –Fredddie™ 22:59, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Getting my first article to B class - European route E233

Hello Fredddie,

I don't know if you remember be me, but I was quite active making kml maps and converting junction lists to jct about 2 years ago. Back then I also already created articles about Dutch and European high ways, with one problem, I had trouble finding sources. Recently, I've come across a whole range of treaties, mileage data, and other references. That's why I have returned to Wikipedia a few weeks/months ago to continue editing European route articles. In the last few days I have contributed to European route E233, it's fully referenced and quite complete. Do you think, if I do some checks on my grammar, improve the references and write the route description in a little more detail, that I, with these references (I really think there aren't any better), could bring this article to B class?

Kind regards, TheWombatGuru (talk) 14:40, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Ja, ik herken je. I think E233 is coming along nicely, especially compared to other European route articles. Why stop at B-Class? The Good Article Criteria are much lower than they seem, so you could foreseeably get a Good Article out of it. If you're going to rewrite the route description, I would make it three paragraphs. I like to split up the RD into sections of equal highway length, and since the Dutch section is almost 45 km, that makes the math easy. Doing it this way, you could talk about the Dutch section in one paragraph and the German part in two and each paragraph should be about the same size. Does that make sense?

I would, at minimum, double the size of the history section. That's always the hardest part with U.S. articles. Have you checked newspaper archives? They're pretty invaluable here, but I've found that you have to wade hundreds of car accidents before you find anything worth using. Do these couple of things, tighten up the references (Imzadi1979 might have some tips for that) and you'll likely have a Good Article instead of a B. –Fredddie™ 16:09, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

It's become a bit of one of my specialties to polish the format of citations, so just let me know where I could be of service. Imzadi 1979 → 17:17, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the replies. I'll just continue editing on the article and see where I'll end up. Dividing the route description into paragraphs of equal highway length is a good idea, I had already planned putting the Dutch and German sections in different paragraphs, but this makes more sense to me. I have not checked newspaper archives about accidents or anything but road extensions/improvements/realignments. I will do that after I've written the history part about the underlying German roads. I found this article a few minutes ago about the entire German part of the route getting a possible upgrade to two lanes in each direction (http://www.strassenbau.niedersachsen.de/projekte/bundesstrassen/vierspuriger-ausbau-der-europastrae-233-im-westlichen-niedersachsen-78680.html). And if I think I've accumulated all necessary references, I'll let you check it @Imzadi1979:.TheWombatGuru (talk) 12:53, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
Unfortunately my German is not as good as I hoped it was. TheWombatGuru (talk) 12:57, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

AZ directional shields

I think your attempt would work if directions are passed to the shield generator function. I don't think they are at the moment. Chinissai (talk) 17:50, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

I couldn't remember if they were or not. It was worth a shot. –Fredddie™ 17:54, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
There were a few states that did something similar, so it might not be a bad thing to add. –Fredddie™ 17:55, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Anchors when changing section header

Heads up that when you and others change "Bannered routes" to "Special routes" on US route articles' section headings for example like this you tend to break links to those section headings. Consider using Rdcheck when changing section anchors to check you're not breaking any, and if neccessary fix them if doing so either by changing the redirects or anchorring. This month alone U.S. Route 14 in Wisconsin#Bannered routes, U.S. Route 165#Bannered routes, U.S. Route 201#Bannered routes, U.S. Route 264#Bannered routes, U.S. Route 441 in North Carolina#Bannered routes, U.S. Route 84 in Georgia#Bannered routes and U.S. Route 92#Bannered routes have all not been updated with the section title. Massachusetts Route 127 and Georgia State Route 20 have also had similar problems, though not this month. Banak (talk) 01:36, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of U.S. Route 20 in Idaho

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[1] Although you have to admit, that acronym is catchy. =-) Dave (talk) 03:36, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

I pronounce it as "duh-density". –Fredddie™ 10:44, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

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U.S. Route 67 in Missouri

U.S. Route 67 in Missouri has been promoted from draftspace to mainspace as requested. –Grondemar 02:07, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. –Fredddie™ 02:13, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

The Center Line: Spring 2017

The Center Line
Volume 9, Issue 1 • Spring 2017 • About the Newsletter

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thanks

tendency in talk page tagging is to always expect all templates to be the same - thanks for fixing my misinterpretation !!! JarrahTree 00:33, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

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@TenPoundHammer and RickinBaltimore: How is this a test? --Rschen7754 18:13, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
A blank template that isn't linked and had not been edited since creation last week? What else is it? RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:17, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
Perhaps you should have asked the (experienced, might I add) creator before you deleted it? Also, see the list of pages at Template:Jctint/doc/suite. --Rschen7754 18:26, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
Sheesh. If it's going to be that big of a pain in everyone's ass, delete it. I don't care. –Fredddie™ 22:06, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
Also, whatever happened to WP:DTTR? –Fredddie™ 22:06, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
You are interested in Interstate Highways!! Hooray!! robManueltrophy 21:09, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 34 in Iowa

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RE:U.S. Route 460

Yeah, go ahead and place the attribution summary on my edit. ToThAc (talk) 16:51, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

U.S. Route 35

Hey, I appreciate the help, but could you please not edit this article for a bit? I got edit-conflicted and couldn't figure out how to resolve it -- thus, lost a bunch. Thanks. --Chaswmsday (talk) 00:13, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Shit. Sincere apologies. –Fredddie™ 00:15, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

Should you really be changing logs?

In this edit you changed the entry for Interstate 87 on September 19, 2015 in Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Capital District articles by quality log to match today's version of the article. Should you really be re-writing history like that? -- DanielPenfield (talk) 07:42, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Change it back. You're not going to hurt my feelings. –Fredddie™ 09:52, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

United Lands

Also from my research it shows that none of the United Lands Routes that this company maintains are roads, I'm still looking for more info but it seems to be hiking trails that are numbered. Thanks so much for your concern though! Bacardi379 (talk) 04:45, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

@Bacardi379: that's problematic. If you're researching it, why aren't you using these sources for the articles. WP:V requires anything in the encyclopedia to be verifiable to a reliable source, but if you're not giving us sources, we can't double check. –Fredddie™ 14:32, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Corridor sign picture

I understand what your saying but this is a sign that was purchased and then I took a picture of it, I didn't copy the image from a website and it isn't a copyrighted sign, is it still a copyright violation? Also instead of having a picture how do I add a request to have someone create a shield? Thanks for your time. Bacardi379 (talk) 01:35, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

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Todd (talk) 22:18, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

@Monosodium23: Can I help you? –Fredddie™ 22:56, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

Yes Todd (talk) 22:31, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Interstate 35W (Texas)

The hatnote to Interstate 35W (Minnesota) is not advised per WP:HATNOTE. A link in the lead will suffice. 100.12.206.41 (talk) 16:48, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Could you point to the specific section that mentions this? I perused the page and I couldn't find it. –Fredddie™ 17:01, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
It's under WP:NAMB: "In many cases it is preferable not to have a hatnote when the name of the article is not ambiguous." The I-35 in TX article already has a parenthetical qualifier, so I think it counts. 100.12.206.41 (talk) 17:24, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Georgia SR 704 Loop shield on Commons

This is a minor thing. I was just looking at the category on Commons for the 1960 Georgia shields. In it, the shield for SR 704 Loop is missing the "Loop" word on the shield. Charlotte Allison (Morriswa) (talk) 21:58, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

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Hi Fredddie! thanks for replying about the Appalachian Trail shield. The icon I used has the source identified as the US National Park Service, so its licensing should be listed as PD-USGov-Interior-NPS instead of non-free. I'll try to make that correction to the file description as soon I figure out how. --novanglusva 21:38, 16 December 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Novanglusva (talk • contribs)

Other locations with {{Jctint}}-based templates

I want to add countries where {{Jctint}}-based templates are used on Template:Jctint/doc/suite, but I cannot add them myself because the abbreviation parameter only supports state abbreviations. Can you add those to that list, such as {{NLDint}} (for the Netherlands), {{PHLint}} (for the Philippines), {{TWNint}} (for Taiwan), and {{JPNint}} (for Japan). TagaSanPedroAko (talk) 05:35, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

These four are good to go now. –Fredddie™ 12:40, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Re-template for Mexican state highways?

Would it be possible to redraw the template for the Mexican *state* highway shields like you did for the federal highways?

ftp://soporte.uson.mx/PUBLICO/04_INGENIERIA%20CIVIL/2015-2+Urbanizaci%F3n/ManualesSe%F1alamiento/CAPITULO_III_SE%D1ALES_INFORMATIVAS.pdf has the guide in case you misplaced your link.

Sonora has the only state highways with shields on the encyclopedia, but I need a State of Mexico 5D for the Circuito Exterior Mexiquense and the template could use a redraw.

That page also has the elusive Rural shield, which I think I saw once on Street View but cannot find now. Raymie (t • c) 07:49, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

You mean like this? File:Mexican_state_highway_template.svg? –Fredddie™ 11:17, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
I'll give the rural shield a look sometime, but that one will be tricky. –Fredddie™ 11:27, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
Aha, you had redrawn it! Did not know that. By the way, List of Mexican Federal Highways got its update. I also found some other designations subsumed into other numbers, notably Mexican Federal Highway 8 as just a spur of 2. I also cleaned house on some totally unused designations, prodding a number of pages. Raymie (t • c) 17:37, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
Speaking of which, if you got Highway 8 to GA status, it would connect with another GA, Arizona State Route 85. Just putting it out there. --Rschen7754 18:24, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
That'd be great if the designation hadn't just been subsumed by Mexican Federal Highway 2. There's been a real decline in the number of unique numbered designations as routes get renumbered as spurs of larger connecting routes. This has especially happened in Nayarit and Campeche. That said, I did just make a bunch of new articles on Mexican toll roads, including a few DYKs. Raymie (t • c) 19:07, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
@Raymie: If you give us a list of states that use the standard shield, we can get them going. I know a few states have their own design, but I couldn't tell you what states they were. I plan on creating a set of generic state highway shields as well since the state abbreviation will be hard to read at 20 pixels high. –Fredddie™ 21:07, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
I believe all of them are. I was confusing the Monterrey local shields for state ones. BC used to have some blue and yellow ones, but they seem to have been used for promotion by the state government and their set is now black and white.
My initial shopping list is MEX 5D, A-7D and A-10D (these are used both hyphenated and not, Edomex highway site is down because of the veda electoral and won't return until June); PUE 438D; CHIH 7D and 56D; NAY 78; the Sonora shields which can simply be replaced with revamped versions; SLP 80D; NL 1; TAM 1; SIN 1D; JAL 225. I also want to note I don't know of any highways in Mexico City that use the "DF" shield (and that abbreviation might be replaced with "CDMX" at the next revision of the standards). Raymie (t • c) 21:45, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
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