Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Canada Roads

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[edit] Naming Conventions

For file names in this wikiproject, which example shall we go by:

  1. Ontario Provincial Highway 3
  2. Ontario Kings Highway 3
  3. Ontario Highway 3
  4. Highway 3 (Ontario)
  5. Kings Highway 3 (Ontario)?

The official and legal designation is "Kings Highway" in Ontario, but this discussion applies to every other highway in canada.

I'd prefer "Ontario Highway 3", since it's unambiguous, the most concise and uses terminology everyone knows. Kirjtc2 20:57, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
Sounds reasonable enough... Possibly with starting off the article with that title, with "(Kings Highway)" in brackets, as shown? User:Raccoon Fox • Talk 01:30, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
  1. 5 is good to me. I think it probably fits better.HurricaneCraze32 23:18, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
Ontario Provincial Highway 3. the word "provincial" to differentiate from "secondary". Also a redirect from Kings Highway if that isn't a disambig. --Qyd 02:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
We should use (State Name) (Type) xx. A similar poll in the U.S. decided upon this principle. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 02:10, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userbox naming conventions

All of the userboxes listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Canada_Roads#Userboxes, with the exception of one that I just changed, should be renamed to be "Template:User ...". Userboxes begin with that prefix. I've moved Template:Northwest Territories to {{User Northwest Territories Roads Wikiproject}} as an example of what needs to be done. --Durin 18:57, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Provincial roads (descendant) wikiprojects

It looks like overkill. At least for now. Those wikiproject pages are just generic, nor even adapted to their specific object. I believe that just one wikiproject (this one, WikiProject Canada Roads), would suffice for the subject, with different users covering diferent regions. Having projects for each province-roads is just un-necessary fragmentation in my opinion. Thoughts? --Qyd 01:57, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I disagree. WP:USRD has a similar setup that works perfectly. The provinces have vastly different highway systems. Someone does need to fix the WP pages though. --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 02:10, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
I have been busy on the hurricanes but i'll work on them.Mitchazenia(8000+edits) 23:12, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nabox templates listed for deletion

{{AB Expressways}} has been listed for deletion (tfd) by KelvSYC (talk • contribs). Templates {{MB Expressways}} and {{BC Expressways}} have also been mentioned. Please share you opinion at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion/Log/2006 September 21. --Qyd 11:41, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Project directory

Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T2 22:37, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge banners?

There are two banners used by this project: {{CANPR}} and {{Canada Roads WikiProject}}, they are very similar. I propose to merge them, or even better redirect {{CANPR}} to {{Canada Roads WikiProject}}. --66.82.9.85 18:48, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article for Deletion

I just tried to split up the Highway 401 (Ontario) entry, for a separate List of exits on Highway 401 (Ontario), and was hit with a Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of exits on Highway 401 (Ontario) while in progress; Moderators!!!

  • (Help?)

Bacl-presby 19:52, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards

Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 15:52, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

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