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[edit] 407

Nice info on the 407, where'd you get the 108 km info? Fizscy46

Opps. I don't know where that error re the Canadian Privy Council came from, especially as I had a copy of the British North America Act in front of me at the time. Well spotted. FearÉIREANN 04:04, 28 Sep 2003 (UTC)

I noticed that you separated "Legislative Branch" out of Legislature, which may be a good idea. There was however an earlier article existing at "Legislative branch", which was redirected to Legislature. I restored that entry and moved text there. The two texts still needs merging however at Legislative branch. -- Mic 09:05, Mar 3, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] 409

The article DOES reflect that the 409 is owned by the GTAA west of the 427, as, if you had read my alterations, I added the sentence: "The portion of Highway 409 west of Highway 427 is owned and operated by the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, though it is still signed as Highway 409."

In the future, please sign your comments on people's talk pages (by using ~~~~), especially if you expect a response. Darkcore 22:49, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)

It's not really the same thing. Park Lawn Road was a QEW exit, but is now a Gardiner Expressway exit as a result of the downloading, so if there was a Park Lawn exit listing in a QEW article, it would just be moved to the Gardiner article. That section of the 409 is still called the 409, even if it is no longer owned by the provincial government, so they are still "409" exits even if, officially, they are not part of the 409. Darkcore 23:00, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Great maps!

Just wanted to note that I really appreciate your 400-Series Highway maps. Very well-made and illustrative. Radagast 13:47, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)


[edit] RIRO expressway

From what I can tell, the original article at [[low-budget freeway]] was intended to cover more than just freeways with RIRO ramps, but also super-2s with normal interchanges. I'm not all that sure that that article should exist, so maybe it should be moved to RIRO and talk specifically about those ramps.

I moved super-2 expressway back to super-2, as that term is always used, but whether to add freeway or expressway on the end is a regional thing. A super-2 expressway can refer to a two-lane surface road built to high standards. I also readded the part about the possibility of a median barrier; some super-2s like RI 78 have them. --SPUI (talk) 03:37, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

It may be inconsistent, but the term super-2 is used for divided two-lane freeways. --SPUI (talk) 03:42, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I've seen roads like I-93 through Franconia Notch and RI 78 called super-2s; both have a Jersey barrier with one lane on each side. --SPUI (talk) 03:52, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Digital AMPS

You added a claim to the Digital AMPS page stating that: Rogers Wireless removed all 1900 MHz IS-136 in 2003, and is slowly doing the same with their 800 MHz spectrum as the equipment fails. It is not unusual for a Rogers D-AMPS customer to have coverage in a specific location one day, and then none in that same area the next. I was wondering what you had based this second sentence on? I'm an 800 MHz TDMA user and find the coverage to be really good. But then my phone is also AMPS capable, so perhaps I'm switching over to old analog sites. Anyways, I'm just wondering if you can substantiate this claim in any way, it seems like POV to me but if it's true then perhaps it just needs to be reworded. Musser 21:15, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] OHIP

Wiki policy is to name an article after what it is commonly refered to, not the legal name necessarily. -- Spinboy 03:52, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] User Categorisation

You were listed on the Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Ontario page as living in or being associated with Ontario. As part of the Wikipedia:User categorisation project, these lists are being replaced with user categories. If you would like to add yourself to the category that is replacing the page, please visit Category:Wikipedians in Ontario for instructions.--Rmky87 04:34, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedians in Niagara?

Hey there,

I noticed you categorised yourself as a Wikipedian in St. Catharines. Instead of me just making Wikipedians in Welland, Ontario for myself, would you be interested in creating a more broad Wikipedians in Niagara category, much like Wikipedians in Toronto did?

--qviri 16:14, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

OK, I made Category:Wikipedians in Niagara, hopefully I didn't mess up too much. 'tis my first time creating a category... --qviri 13:21, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NVIDIA VANTA

Care to provide a reference to support your claim it was not based on the TNT2 core? The NVIDIA press release and another I found both clearly stated VANTA 'Leveraging the RIVA TNT2 core.' 83.67.18.218 22:07, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Strategic Counsel polls

Thanks for adding the Strategic Counsel polls to Opinion polling in the Canadian federal election, 2006. Can you use the date the polling was completed though, rather than the release date? I'm assuming that what you just added was January 10th, as the January 9th report came out yesterday (and got to SC's website today), and it can't be January 11th, as it's was only just after 10 pm Eastern, 7 pm Pacific when you posted, so they will still be on the phone doing the polling. Nfitz 03:33, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Canadian federal election, 2006

I have started a poll on using full party names or short forms on this template. Please vote at Talk:Canadian federal election, 2006. Thanks. Ground Zero | t 23:38, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimedia Canada

Hi there! I'd like to invite you to explore Wikimedia Canada, and create a list of people interested in forming a local chapter for our nation. A local chapter will help promote and improve the organization, within our great nation. We'd also like to encourage everyone to suggest projects for our national chapter to participate in. Hope to see you there!--DarkEvil 17:11, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Honorific prefix

Hi there. I noticed you added "Hon." to Emerson's name in the David Emerson page. The Wikipedia manual of style, which is generally followed for other ministers, suggests this not be used (presumably to reduce clutter). For example, there are no honorifics at the beginning of the articles on Tony Clement, Stephen Harper, or Paul Martin. Nevermind, I was confused (someone else did this, but what you added was an image, which is fine). Sorry about that. --Saforrest 18:15, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Colouring on Image:StCatsOntario.png

Hey, I'm wondering if there's any particular reason as to why the Town of Grimsby and Township of West Lincoln are coloured in with a different colour than the other municipality in Image:StCatsOntario.png? It also seems like Wainfleet's colour is slightly different... I'm just curious. --Qviri (talk) 21:05, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] St. Catharines article

Glad to see your time and effort put into the article, it's encouraging for me and pays off large! (Trappy 08:09, 16 April 2006 (UTC))

Hey man, I was thinking the exact thing about the Facer article, I plan to get out and take some pictures this week, as I would love images of the church you have mentioned, the Mary Shrine off Garnet Street, plus some images of commercial signs in polish, italian etc...if you ever have a suggestion for photos, just let me know as I would be happy to take them.

Hey there, I spent an hour today walking around the Facer street area, and took quite a number of photographs; images of churchs, stores, signs etc.. I hope to add a few of them to the page, I also took a photo of the St.Cyril & Methodus church which provided for some beautiful colours ( I took it at 1pm when the sun was bright). In speaking with a woman that works at the ABC daycare on Facer, she mentioned graffiti being a HUGE problem in that area and indeed I noticed...so i took some pictures of graffiti too, perhaps we can include a graffiti problem section to the article. I should be uploading the pictures sometime late tonight, let me know what you think. Trappy 18:52, 20 April 2006 (UTC)::: I added a photograph to the Facer article, however I found the Wiki Commons very frustrating for uploading photographs, I managed to upload only one picture of the Sts. Cyril Methodius Church but didn't bother uploading the others I have of storefronts and signs, check it out --Trappy 05:29, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Hey man. I just wanted your personal opinion on the changes I recently made to the article. I felt that the Notable Figures section was getting a bit too long and taking up too much valuable space, so I moved it to its own article like many of the major city articles have been doing. I also revamped the Shopping Section because much of the information I had originally typed up was simply repeated in the individual mall articles. I just deleted the information I had typed on Lincoln Mall because I dont really think it was that important to begin with. But if you recommend I put the information back, I'll just give Lincoln Mall its own page (though I don't think its worthy of one). Should there be links as to where each retail destination is located within the city? Let me know Trappy 22:08, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Canadian City

Instead of just reverting, you could tell me what you think is broken with my edits, then we could work together to fix it, instead of just going back and forth. ed g2s • talk 10:11, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Can you be more specific. I didn't see any problems, which page was broken? ed g2s • talk 19:39, 4 May 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Facer St.

Hey, I'm wondering if you would be able to snap some photographs of the Facer St. area during the World Cup Italy-France match this Sunday. Apparently, there is going to be a big celebration (and possibly street closure) with large scale displays of Italian patriotism. I would do it myself, but I am going to be in Ottawa all weekend...I thought it would be great for the Facer article. Trappy 00:44, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] St. Catharines Ward Map

You've done a great deal of work on the St. Catharines page - THANKS! - The ward map you created has a minor, though significant error. You've exchanged St. Andrews' and St.Patricks' wards on your map. St. Andrews contains Brock and sits south of the 406, whereas St. Patricks is the Ward in the Downtown / Martindale Area.

Doh, you're right. I'll fix that ASAP. Snickerdo 22:56, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ontario Shields

An unexpected real-life issue is delaying my uploading the shields. When I get the time, I will upload them all at once. At the same time, I am preparing a template for Saskatchewan shields but am awaiting copyright status on the shields. —WhosAsking 11:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:400-series-network-future.png

Nice map...but could you fix the spelling of "Pettawawa" to Petawawa when you get a chance? Thanks. Bearcat 05:46, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merritton on St. Catharines maps

Hey,

two of your maps, Image:St. Catharines Communities Correct.png and Image:St.-Catharines-Wards.png have the name of Merritton misspelled as Merriton. Just fyi. --user:Qviri 22:59, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] new RFC

You may be interested to know that an RFC has recently been initiated regarding Fair use images of Canadian politicians. Many images of Canadian public figures are about to be deleted, including ones you have uploaded. Please feel free to participate. - Mcasey666 04:26, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] St. Catharines

Hello,

I've decided to become preposterously meticulous with the information I'm providing on the Rick Dykstra page. If you have the means, could you please tell me whom the other Ward Four councillor was before Dykstra was elected (apart from Jackie Phelan)? CJCurrie 05:11, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Radiator Explosion

Holy crap dude, how did it explode? What kinda car was it? That musta been *painful* --CableModem^_^ 21:02, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GGH

Hi. Please look at Chapter 6 of this pdf file from the Ontario government. It lists the definitions of which Census divisions are included in the Inner Ring and Outer Ring. Thanks. --Polaron | Talk 02:26, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tim Rigby

Do you know if Rigby has been appointed to the Niagara Regional Council yet? CJCurrie 09:53, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Logo pictures

Hi Snickerdo,

I want to drop by and ask you a question, kindly. Where did you get the 407 Logo from? Did you create it yourself, or copy from the internet? (Don't worry, I am not here to prosecute you or something). I am just curious, and whether or not I should do the same thing.

PLEASE reply as soon as possible.

P.S. If convenient, may I add you as my Wikifriend? And may you please sign my Autograph book. Thank you. Please let me know your decision as soon as possible.

--Smcafirst or Nick • Sign • Chit-Chat • I give at 21:35, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Canadian Passport

Hi Nicholas,

I noticed you posted your passport biodata page on wiki. However, Canadian Passports belong to the Government of Canada at all times and therefore, you can not release the copyright even though it's your own passport.

Under Canadian Passport Order

3 (c) shall at all times remain the property of Her Majesty in right of Canada[1]

--Cahk 22:45, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rigby page

Snickerdo,

Wasn't Partington a St. Catharines Representative on the Regional Council in the brief period before he was re-elected as chair? I don't want to get into an edit war over something this trivial, but I think it's technically correct to list him as Rigby's predecessor. CJCurrie 01:55, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Okay, that clears it up. Thanks. CJCurrie 02:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Response to AMA Request

Hello Snickerdo, I'm Dfrg.msc (talk • contribs) and I'll be your Advocate for your case: Wikipedia:Association of Members' Advocates/Requests/January 2007/Snickerdo. It is apparent that the user that you have been involved in conflict Yankees76 (talk • contribs) has launched a counter-AMA Case Wikipedia:Association of Members' Advocates/Requests/January 2007/Yankees76. I will find a resolution to this, hoverer, you must be patient and civil. You have done the right thing in requesting an Advocate.


If you have any questions, just ask me at my talk page. Regards, Dfrg.msc 06:30, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

No problems at all, it may take me a few days to get started though, there is a huge amount of information to trawl though. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 06:15, 4 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Official Response

Thankyou for your patience. It seems a case of the classic, incivil edit war, although yours was more of a skirmish. I understand the amount of work you have done. Quite a lot, you are to be congratulated on that.

Perhaps Yankees76's choice of template was not suitable or that he though you were a vandal. It seems his intentions were to get you to stop you deleting content he added.

The only point of conflict that remains is is:

  • Does Yankees76 still want the information in the Article? If so, then we will find a solution and compromise as to where to put it and how to put it in there. Yankees76 has a point, no-one owns pages, and we all have a say in what goes into them, if the information is true and relevant, there should be no reason to omit it.

It is true that you were:

  • In-civil
  • Offensive
  • Un-cooperative
  • Irrational

However, it is good that you have realized and acknowledged your mistakes and actions and are seeking to make a means, and if you (and it appears you already are) adopt a new style of editing based around civility and co-operation, no further action should be taken against you and we can forget your discrepancies.

It would be a great show of good faith is you apologized to Yankees76 for your personal attacks. Regards, Dfrg.msc 07:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Right, as it seems you have found a solution I am officially declaring this case closed. Reagards, Dfrg.msc 04:45, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
No problem Snickerdo, I'm happy to do it. I'm sure those involved have already forgotten about it. Your a good editor, and if you need anything, just ask. Cheers, Dfrg.msc 21:51, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Highway 401

I've brought this to arbitration. RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk 20:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, i'm just avoiding that section of the article until things are resolved. I'll still fix things up like exit lists and so on. RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk 20:59, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
Do you think this has potential as a candidate for WP:LAME? *laughs* RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk 21:08, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Krill and NE2 have been reverting the page to Sonysnob's pages, and he's grown silent. I think they're just using him as a sockpuppet. I'm reverting Highway 401 to my old version. RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk 03:53, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:NichoR.jpg

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[edit] About Boomburb

Snickerdo, don't hold your breath about any lack of edit wars with Trorov. If you've looked through the history of the boomburb Wikipedia entry, you will see how long the war has gone on, back and forth. For weeks, if not months. I support your changes 100% and have always undone Trorov's edits if he undoes mine.

Phil Pwu2005 11:09 PM, 13 March 2007 (CST)

[edit] Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2007-03-14 List of metropolitan areas by population

Please see that ;). —— Eagle101 Need help? 06:16, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] You are invited to a WikiProject!

Hi Snickerdo,

I, hereby represent the whole team of WP:GHR, invite you to join us at WP:GHR! I had reviewed your contributions and have found that you are extremely proficient of Niagara Region! We are in need of users like that since we have none in our team. Before I forget, I have to mention the scope of the project. Well, WP:GHR is a project where we are trying to include all important roads (the regional roads, and the arteries, and the historically-significant ones) in the Golden Horseshoe (both inner ring and outer ring), that is, the area east to Peterborough, west to Kitchener Waterloo, south to Port Colborne, and north to Gravenhurst. Well, you might think we are pretty boring because we are just creating articles for roads. Well, the truth is, we are not! We are currently expanding the project, so that we will no just include roads, but buildings, landmarks, communities, and et cetera. Nhl4hamilton is doing a good example of that. Also, we set up some Outreach department, and we are starting to work on newsletter, and template. Don't forget, the project is very young, only 3 months old!

As a part of WP:GHR, WE REALLY WANT YOU TO JOIN US!

--> Please place your reply at User talk:Smcafirst Thank you!

 Smcafirst | Chit-Chat  posted at 21:27, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Golden Horseshoe Roads (and soon everything else); Outreach department

[edit] Image:Noël Kinsella.jpg

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