User talk:MrHarman

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[edit] U.S. 35 Map

Thanks for the kudos. I have modified the map per your suggestion and I agree with you. Have a look. Stratosphere 05:13, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

The map should stay in the infobox if you're going to use it on the U.S. Route 35 page. People can click it to make it larger, but all of the U.S. Route articles will have the map in the infobox. As far as other pages aside from the U.S. Route 35, feel free to use it however you please. Stratosphere 02:16, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I use GIS data which includes all the Major Roads in the country. I then run an extraction query on whatever route I want and use that data to make the red line. I do all of this in ArcMap, which is part of the ArcGIS 9 suite developed by ESRI. Website here. The software is pretty expensive ($1500 I think) but I have access to it at my University since I'm studying GIS there. Stratosphere 02:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo - a reply

Compare Fun Spot with Conneaut Lake Park. Both have the same number of adult rides (17; although Fun Spot actually has more roller coasters). True, Blue Streak (Conneaut Lake) is a roller coaster with considerable historical significance, but I think having the only looping roller coaster in the state of Indiana is also noteworthy. Fun Spot isn't the oldest operating park in Indiana, but it misses that distinction by only a couple of years (see www.rcdb.com). The fact that it has an attached zoo also makes it noteworthy. As for the redirect from Fun Spot, I do see your point. I just put it in because I felt it was the only notable location with Fun Spot in the title. Most everything else in the google results was little more than a mini-golf or go-kart place. Best, Irongargoyle 13:29, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for filling me in. Knowing Fun Spot, I just can't see that it qualifies for an encyclopedia article, but I'll take your word for it. I am going to remove mention of Fun Spot from the lead paragraph in Angola, Indiana article since it's not in Angola, and few would think that Fun Spot would top a "known for" or "home of" list. MrHarman 04:23, 14 July 2006 (UTC)