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This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2014)

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I was just letting the people know why your friend Ryulong was blocked to begin with. The reason may have nothing to do with Shuffle, but it's important to know why it happened to him. 71.172.99.38 (talk) 15:07, 19 July 2014 (UTC)

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New Merrimack Co. maps

Hi - nice job on the new maps of towns and CDPs in Merrimack County. I found a few with errors, which I was hoping you could redo. First, the Franklin, New Hampshire map had Concord rather than Franklin highlighted in red. The remaining problems all had to do with CDPs that cross town boundaries. The Suncook, New Hampshire CDP is in both Pembroke and Allenstown: the CDP map showed it only in Pembroke, the Pembroke map didn't shade the Suncook part of Pembroke, and the Allenstown map shaded the Pembroke part of Suncook. The Tilton Northfield CDP map is correct, but the town of Northfield map only shaded the part of the town outside the CDP. I hope all of that is not too confusing. (I use the Census Bureau's TIGERweb to get the definitive view on boundaries.) Thanks again for updating the maps! --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:24, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

For the Franklin map, the problem was that the wrong map had been inserted: Concord and not Franklin; I have now corrected this. As for the rest of the maps, I will not be able to look until tomorrow afternoon but will do my best to amend them. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (parlez) @ 20:02, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

@Ken Gallager: Maps updated. They should be correct now. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (chatter) @ 18:23, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Looking good. Thank you very much! While we're on the subject, would you mind sharing what software or website you're using to create the maps? I work on various towns around the U.S. and have wanted to produce the kind of map you've been doing when necessary. I've just been putting in pushpin maps in the meantime. --Ken Gallager (talk) 12:16, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

No, it's a complete secret. Especially on a talkpage as public as this one; I think about 30 people watch it. Anyway, if you ever need me to do a particular county just ask and I will prioritise it. I was working on doing state capitals at the moment, hence Merrimack Co. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (parlez) @ 16:12, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

I checked - 120 watchers! Oh dear... Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (orate) @ 10:16, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

Clark County, Nevada map

Maybe I'm blind, but I don't see a place listed for numbers 8 and 25. I think 8 is the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, but I'm not sure about 25. I did not check to see if all of the other number are listed in the text. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:32, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

25 must be the Indian Reservation, as the article says it is along the Colorado River. I don't know what 8 is, and number 2 doesn't seem to be listed either. These must be former CDPs, but I can't find 2 or 8 highlighted in this category. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (message) @ 13:41, 27 July 2014 (UTC)

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Template:Open curly bracket TFD

I closed that discussion as redirect because it appeared to have unanimous support to redirect. You objected to the template existing because it only had a single transclusion, but you never responded to any comments about redirecting to the already existing template. I also assumed that you would keep a discussion you started on your watch list, and that thus your silence implied consent. If this is correct, we can let all's well that ends well, but, if it is not, please feel free to contest my closure and continue the debate. moluɐɯ 13:13, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

I was watching the discussion, and don't have any problem with a redirect being created. So your closure is fine. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (chat) @ 13:20, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

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Hey, don't take all my roads to make KMLs for! :P You also missed half of Highway 7 and included a part that was removed in 1997. Thanks for making them either way though, but don't take Hwy 6 cause I'm halfway done that one (as I was with Highway 7). - Floydian ^τ _¢ 16:58, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Well, I had completed Highway 11 and then you jumped in and nicked my 46 points, annoyed me a bit this morning. Hwy 7 was complicated as I wasn't sure which parts were historical and which weren't. I won't be doing Ontario mostly, so don't worry. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (babble) @ 17:01, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

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Hi mate, you'll get a ping from me for a post at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure. I've asked that Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gary Tedman be closed for a number of reasons. You (quite appropriately) re-listed it and I would ordinarily just ask you to close it but you have the same tool belt as me. Nothing for you to do really, just FYI. Cheers mate, St★lwart¹¹¹ 09:19, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

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US Counties

Why do some county maps in some states that you created don't have county subdivisions/townships unlike other county maps, which shows lines for each county subdivision? For example, the county maps in Delaware and Kentucky don't have county subdivision lines, but Wisconsin and New York still shows them. MuppetHammer26II (talk) 06:21, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

It depends on whether the state uses its Minor Civil Divisions as a level of local government, or not. In states such as New York, Wisconsin, and in New England, town(ship)s are important subdivisions even though they are unincorporated. However, in most states, the government steps directly from county to municipality, meaning that I don't need to draw any townships on. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (message) @ 07:28, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

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Misleading map captions

Just to pick one of your recent edits, for Pitman, New Jersey, the map caption you have added is misleading, if not incorrect. The previous caption before your edit said that the map showed "Pitman highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in the State of New Jersey", which is what the map shows; Pitman within Gloucester in the main map on the left and Gloucester within New Jersey in the inset on the right. Your caption reads "Location within Gloucester County and the state of New Jersey." For the main map on the left that would be correct, but the map on the right is not the location of Pitman in New Jersey, it's the location of Gloucester County in New Jersey. Nor is it clear to the reader which map is which. Can I please ask you to correct this error in the dozens of articles that you have changed to avoid any needless confusion and can I ask you to leave the captions unchanged in any future edits unless there is some prior discussion of the issue and consensus for a change. Alansohn (talk) 13:40, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

This format of map caption is not my own invention. If you look at the infoboxes for towns anywhere, from Star, Idaho to Hampton, Florida you'll see that that is the caption used, which I would think demonstrates some kind of nationwide consensus. And really, the caption does not need to be too long and wordy, explaining the inset, as the reader can see that the shape of the county is within the state without being explicitly told. Can you show any consensus for your preferred caption? Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (indicate) @ 14:58, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

The status quo ante is the consensus, and it actually accomplishes the purpose of a caption. Imposing misleading and erroneous wording simply because it's used elsewhere accomplishes nothing other than perpetuating an error. There was nothing wrong with the caption and there was no reason to waste your time to change to a caption that confuses readers. If you can point to some requirement that the caption not be useful I'd be happy to keep it, but without a demonstration that there is some such policy your changes should be reverted. Alansohn (talk) 16:53, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

The caption I added is standard for the type of map. It's what I add to places of all states and nobody else has complained. If you want to have the captions your way, you should change them, because there's no consensus to say it's my responsibility. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (banter) @ 17:36, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Your maps

Hi again Rcsprinter,

Could you tell me what data you use for maps, specifically for this file? It's part of an article being reviewed for FA class, and the reviewers want each image to be well documented, and graphics to list the source of their data. On a side note, as a general rule, it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to put where you found the data in the description boxes of any future maps you make.

Thanks.--ɱ (talk) 10:49, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

@Ɱ: I've replied on the FAC page. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (yak) @ 11:44, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

FC

Hi, Rc. FC looks good. Will Adam be completing it?

Wikiproject report: what are your plans for this? Could be this week, next week? Tony (talk) 03:46, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

@Tony1: I just did my best with FC, and I suppose it's good. I thought it looked quite sparse and needed expansion on my widescreen PC but on the iPad it looked fine and full, although any "completion" by Adam or anyone is still welcome.

WikiProject Report I have just kind of taken over; WP Anatomy interview lined up for this week and WP Check Wikipedia for the week after. I guess I'll carry it on after that; do you know why Mabeenot has become inactive?

Thanks for your message. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (gas) @ 11:39, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

I don't know why he's become inactive; but it's great that you can take over. Tony (talk) 11:57, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, he got much busier in real life, so much so that he was forced to drop Wikipedia quite suddenly. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 15:48, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Relisting

Before relisting an article for a third time, please read this carefully. You should not relist an article for a third time if the consensus is clear and should only be done if both the sides (delete/keep !voters) have good arguments refering to potential policies and guidelines. Cheers, Jim Carter (from public cyber) 11:02, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

I see. I seem to have had three in my head as the upper limit when in fact it is two. Thank you. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (chatter) @ 11:46, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

BTW I noticed your signature, the characters inside the bracket is changing everytime you sign. Is it because you change your signature everytime after using it once or do you use a script for that?? Jim Carter (from public cyber) 18:40, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

@Jim Carter - Public: I use a variable function at User:Rcsprinter123/sig to change the text; edit that page to see how. In the signature section of My Preferences, it is set to {{subst:User:Rcsprinter123/sig}} rather than the signature directly, so that when I place my four tildes, it places a substitution of that subpage which contains the changing 'talk' link. I think I got the idea from TreasuryTag. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (state the obvious) @ 19:29, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Your experience with Adopt-a-user

Hello Rcsprinter123,

I am working on a project to support the development of current and future newcomer mentorship programs on Wikipedia.

Because you recently participated in Adopt-a-user, I would like to interview you about your experience in this program.

If you are interested, please email me at gmugar [at] syr.edu and hopefully we can find a convenient time to conduct an interview via Skype or Google hangout.

Thanks,

Gabrielm199 (talk) 15:02, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

Category:Booker Prize

Category:Booker Prize, which you created, has been nominated for possible renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:03, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

FC report

Looks pretty good. I compacted the repeating bit and added a bit more detail to bulk things up, and tweaked images to try and keep the image at the bottom from being shoved down too much. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 06:23, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Adam and RC, Pine just asked me to finish it. Is this good news (that it's done)?! Tony (talk) 07:19, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

@Tony1: Yes, although saying that now is probably a little late. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 12:04, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

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Montana secondary highway KMLs

If you're willing, it'd be great if there were one massive KML for all of the Montana secondary highways. I've been slowly working on the list (read: haven't touched it in 6 months) and eventually, I'd like them to all redirect to that list. There is a comprehensive list here, though the MDT website seems to be down (as of 15:00 UTC). –Fredddie™ 15:07, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

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SP

Would you be interested in getting back into Signposting? Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 18:52, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

@The ed17: I'm not much of a journalist, and I'm unlikely to have much spare time in a few months from now, so I can't see myself rejoining it as a permanent writer. I'm always happy to do the odd article here and there, though, if you ever need it. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (speak) @ 10:05, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Well, at the least, I'd appreciate any help you can give over the next couple weeks. Please see this lovely development. Could you perhaps write blurbs for "featured content"? It doesn't take much time and only requires a little wit, not journalism. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 05:51, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

@The ed17: I guess I could have a go at featured content. I sent Adam Cuerden an email explaining. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (lecture) @ 09:29, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Hey,I haven't heard from either of you, so I just wanted to quickly see how this is working out. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 05:35, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

@The ed17: Well, Adam never replied to me, and SchroCat appears to have made a start on FC for this week. So, I don't really know how I can help. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (push) @ 07:34, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Well, that's surprising. I apologize. Are you interested in starting to contribute next week? All that's required is taking the articles listed at WP:GO (make sure you have the right week) and summarize them, sometimes in humorous form, other times with interesting facts, perhaps with an opinion from the nominator in the FAC. We can use any help you're willing to give! Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 18:44, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

@The ed17: Sure. I've left a note in the Newsroom announcing my intention to go to FC next week. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (shout) @ 20:41, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I've left a quick reply there for you. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 21:09, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Nice job with this coming week's WikiProject report! Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 16:40, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. It's the first time I've published something which includes six instances of "vagina", that's for sure. I've also got WP Check Wikipedia set for next week's report, so it'll be a bit cleaner. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (notify) @ 16:43, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Great, thank you! If you're interested in or planning to do it regularly, let me know if weekly is too much. Biweekly will work just as well, as long as we can stagger it to avoid "Recent research" (that is, when RR is normally published; this month is an oddity). Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 16:50, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

I can probably do weekly, but why does it have to avoid Recent research? The two reports are unrelated. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (yak) @ 18:10, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, I wasn't very clear, was I! I was saying that if you did it biweekly, I'd like to schedule it opposite that section in an effort to make sure we have relatively even amounts of content each week (I try to avoid doing eight sections in one week if means that we'll be down to three in the week after). Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 18:30, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

@The ed17: We'll make it work. One thing I need to note, though, is that in two issues' time (Sep 17th) we need to publish on the Wednesday and not later, because I have WP Scotland doing an interview and their referendum is the day after (18th) and as I have included a question about it, it would look a little silly to be asking about the future if it is published when the vote is in the past. Surely everbody should be able to get their act together. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (whisper) @ 09:13, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

It's less getting an act together and more we're extremely busy in real life. For example, I just started grad school and am staring at a stack of books that already numbers above 30 and will probably triple that by the end of the semester! Can you move it up to next week, just to be sure? Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 03:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

I can't put anything for next week until I have people doing the interview. So while there are none yet, it can't be scheduled for this week. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (drawl) @ 16:09, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

No worries. I've talked with the other contributors and we should be able to get it out on the 17th. The only hitch is if there is a large FC that week, but we'll deal with that when the time comes. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 15:48, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject Report for the Signpost

Hi there!

I was just wondering if you could have a report on WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup for the Signpost. We are launching the GA Cup on October 1 and having a report that focuses on questions regarding the backlog and the purpose of the GA Cup would help a lot in terms of spreading the word! Thanks!--Dom497 (talk) 02:16, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

That would be excellent; I'd be delighted to feature the cup. The next weeks available on the report are September 24th or 31st. Were there any particular users you were thinking of including in it, and if so please say who they are. Also, you may wish to write the questions (use here) so that it has all the elements you want. Thanks for asking. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (collogue) @ 15:38, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! Me, Figureskatingfan, and maybe (I haven't asked them yet) TheQ Editor and NickGibson3900. I was also thinking of going for the 24th and then having a sidebar notification saying the GA Cup is about to begin on the 31st. Good with that?--Dom497 (talk) 18:58, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

That all sounds great. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (tell me stuff) @ 21:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

@Dom497: I've made a start on the report at this page. You can alter any of the parts you need. After the interview has been conducted at this page (see my 15:38, 9/09 message), it will be added to the article before the publication date on the 24th. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (drawl) @ 20:08, 10 September 2014 (UTC)

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Declined Redirect Requests

On 2014-09-25, you declined two redirect requests I made (Quantum jitters and Internal space), asking for a source suggesting usage of the terms. Was the source I provided for each not good enough? If not, how? 67.161.69.249 (talk) 17:56, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

@67.161.69.249: I see now that I view the e-book, those terms are indeed used, and the book's author is certainly a credible source. I've created the redirects for you. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (consult) @ 18:09, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Awesome. Thank you. 67.161.69.249 (talk) 04:04, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

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I have a request for you...

I'm making a bot called Roccerbot to put {{User sandbox}} on user sandboxes that don't have them. I found all the user sandboxes with an advanced search, and I need your help putting all of them into a category so my bot can use it. Can you help me? Thanks! Philroc^{My contribs} 14:54, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Have you saved the advanced search results? The only way to put them all into a category would be to add it to them manually (or AWB). I can do this if you need, but is there to way to skip the category step and run your bot directly off the list? Also, you need to file a BRfA before you can test it. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (announce) @ 17:08, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

I'd like you to do it, please. Philroc^{My contribs} 23:48, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Right, but give me the list. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (confabulate) @ 06:40, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&search=intitle%3A+%2Fsandbox&fulltext=Search&ns2=1&profile=advanced Philroc^{My contribs} 11:46, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

@Philroc: Here's where I've got to with this - using this search, I have loaded the list of pages onto AWB. This means that effectively I've got my category without having to actually create one and add them to it. It also means I can add the {{user sandbox}} easily, and use that as the bot. Running this script however regularly (weekly or whatever) means the bot is created. Unfortunately, I'm the one who's got it, which means I would have to file a BRfA and run the bot. Do you want that? If so, I don't mind whether I use RscprinterBot or Roccerbot. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (post) @ 19:22, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

It's still my bot, because I was the one who did the code, and you just helped me with something. I could add you as a maintainer for my bot, and we could work together. By the way (I might sound stupid for this, but please don't judge me), how do you start up a bot in pywikibot? Thanks! Philroc^{My contribs} 19:32, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

I don't know, I can't code Python. I just worked out an easy way to run your task. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (confess) @ 21:11, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

And no, I don't want you to make a BRfA. Philroc^{My contribs} 21:47, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

@Philroc: To let you know, I don't think it would be wise to proceed with this task because the people at Wikipedia:Bot requests/Archive 61#User Sandbox Tag-o-bot have voiced objections to a bot adding the tag to their sandbox. I wouldn't want it personally either. So, you should get consensus (there is none) before attempting to make a bot for it. Rcsprinter₁₂₃ (tell) @ 18:23, 6 October 2014 (UTC)