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Welcome!

Hello, Dividing, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome!  — Homefryes Say•Do 19:16, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Ohio State Highways WikiProject

Hello. Thanks for your contributions on Ohio state route articles. Please stop by Ohio State Highways WikiProject to learn about the article standards, and to sign up to be a part of the project, if you'd like. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact me. — Homefryes Say•Do 19:18, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Ohio State Route Articles

Hey, there – while your contributions are very much appreciated as far as starting articles, I have been following behind and doing a lot of simple clean-up items that you should be aware of:

  • Shield sizes: if 1- or 2-digit shields, they should be 20px wide; 3-digit shields are 25px wide. This is in reference to the Infoboxes.
  • Categorization: please include [[Category:Ohio state highways|XXX]] (where XXX is the route number, including leading zeros for anything below 100) at the bottom of each article. This links back to and populates the Category page.
  • Redirects: all Ohio state route articles have a redirect to them, titled State Route X (Ohio). Start the page with this title, then type the name of the article you're redirecting to in the edit box (Ohio State Route X); highlight the text you just typed; then click the #R button above the edit box.
  • Talk page: click on the discussion tab after you have created the article, and enter the following in the edit box: {{Template:Ohio State Highways WikiProject}}.
  • Plagarism: most importantly, direct yourself to the text immediately below the Save page button below the edit box! It states, "Do not copy text from other websites without permission. It will be deleted." You need to paraphrase, unless you, of course, have permission to copy it verbatim.

I don't want to come down on you, as it's really nice to see all of these "red links" go away. But there are simple things you can do to keep in line with Wikipedia's rules and with the Ohio State Highways WikiProject standards. I hope you'll take all of this constructively...and take a look at the WikiProject's standards for Ohio route articles. I'd be happy to offer any further assistance you might need. Please direct all questions to my talk page.

Regards — Homefryes Say•Do 13:07, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Akron Roads

Heard you were from the Akron area. I was wondering what State Route articles you've worked on. You're doing a great job, keep it up! --UltraSkuzzi 00:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Ohio Highways

I started the articles on Ohio State Route 314 and Ohio State Route 546.---Ohioan 23:28, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

"Original state routes"

Hi; just a quick note...if Simpson's page states that a route is an "original state highway," then it was certified in 1924. This information can be found at Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson. Just a little tidbit for ya! Happy editing! — Homefryes Say•Do 13:45, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Special Ohio Routes

This was discussed briefly at the OHSH page, and I will post my answer to your question there for open debate. — Homefryes Say•Do 13:22, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

WP:USRD Newsletter Issue 1

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1 10 February 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features:
Project News Notability of state highways is challenged
Important deletion debates
Featured subproject
Featured member
From the editor
Archives  |  Newsroom   Shortcut : WP:USRD/N
Want to help on next month's newsletter? Don't want to receive these in future? Don't want it subst'd next time? – It's all here.  V60 VTalk · VDemolitions 20:27, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

OH 10C

Thanks for the move, it needed to be done. Einstine85 16:21, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

U.S. Roads Newsletter Issue #2

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 2 24 February 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features:
Project News Notability of state highways is upheld
Deletion debates Kansas Turnpike is now a Good Article
Featured subproject U.S. Roads IRC channel created
Featured member Infoboxes and Navigation subproject started
From the editors
Archives  |  Newsroom   Shortcut : WP:USRD/NEWS
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Apologies for the late delivery. Filling in for Vishwin60: Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 05:10, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 3

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 3 10 March 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features:
Project news Inactivity?
Deletion debates Article Improvement Drive
Featured subproject Good and Featured Articles
Featured member
From the editors
Archives  |  Newsroom   Shortcut : WP:USRD/NEWS
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Active user verification

Hello, Dividing. Due to the high number of inactive users at WP:USRD, we are asking that you verify that you are still an active contributor of the project. To do so, please add an asterisk (*) after your name on Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Newsletter/List. Users without one by the next issue in 2 weeks will be removed off the list and off the respective road projects as well. If you have any questions, please contact me on my talk page. Thanks.  V60 VTalk · VDemolitions 20:21, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

U.S. Roads Inactivity notification

You have been declared an inactive user and your name will be removed from the newsletter distribution and the projects you were a member of. If this is in error, please contact me on my talk page. Do not restore your name to the list. Regards, Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 21:07, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 5

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 5 5-8 April 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features:
Project news Good and Featured Articles are promoted
Deletion debates Interstate 238 revert war
Featured subproject IRC discussion comes to light
Featured member
From the editors
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My new username notification

I just wanted to let you know that I had my username changed from Ohioan to my new username OHWiki. -OHWiki 05:46, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 6

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 6 21 April 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features:
Project news Canada highway WikiProjects deleted
Deletion debates
Featured member
From the editors
Archives  |  Newsroom   Shortcut : WP:USRD/NEWS
Want to help on next month's newsletter? Don't want to receive these in future? Don't want it subst'd next time? – It's all here. —Rschen7754bot 22:10, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 7

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 7 21 April 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features: State updates
Project news April 27 IRC meeting California
Deletion debates MacArthur Maze Fire Illinois
Featured member Circular route shields Pennsylvania
From the editors
Archives  |  Newsroom   Shortcut : WP:USRD/NEWS
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USRD Newsletter - Issue 8

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 8 19 May 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features: State updates
Project news USRD members assist Canada project California
Deletion debates Two debates at USRD Illinois
Featured member A new GA Oklahoma
From the editors Pennsylvania
From the editors Washington
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Columbus Metro Parks

Milktaco,

You recently created the page Columbus Metro Parks. There was an existing page on the same subject, Metro Parks (Columbus, Ohio), with what appears to be the same information. I have changed your page to a redirect. Please let me know if you believe any content was lost due to the redirect. Thanks for your work on Ohio subjects. Derek Balsam(talk) 02:35, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

FYI, I have a number of photographs of most of the Metro Parks in Columbus which I have been taking over the last 12 or so months. I plan on uploading a couple good shots to Commons when I get around to it. I will probably choose one or two to illustrate the Metro Parks article. Cheers, Derek Balsam(talk) 19:48, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 9

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 9 9 June 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features: State updates
Project news Highways notability guideline? California
Deletion debates Portal debate Maryland
Featured member Three new GAs
From the editors Exit list debates
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Ohio State Route 657

Please do not copy text from other sources, as you did here. This is copyright infringement. Instead, use that source as a reference, but write the facts in your own words. Thank you. --NE2 04:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

That is false. Facts cannot be copyrighted, but the expression of them is copyrighted by default. --NE2 05:00, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
You should reference his site so others know where the information is from. (However, his site does not seem to be a reliable source; I believe ODOT has old maps online that you can use as better references.) The main problem was that you were copying the text rather than writing the facts in your own words. --NE2 05:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
That's on the line, but possibly acceptable. However, bulleted lists like that should be avoided; see Wikipedia:Proseline. --NE2 05:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
I get the fact, it all makes since because the information that you find on web sites should not be copyed on to Wikipedia articles. If you do use that information, it should be used in your own words. I'm glad that I found this stuff out on the Ohio Highway articles that I'm helping you out on with. I will try to get to work again on some of these state highway articles.--OHWiki 01:56, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Smile!

WarthogDemon has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

-WarthogDemon 04:01, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 10

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 10 7 July 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features: State updates
Project news Kentucky subproject promoted California
Deletion debates AID restructuring Maryland
Featured member GA status Pennsylvania
From the editors Notability discussion currently collecting dust
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An important letter

Dear roads editor,

You may have noticed some changes at WP:USRD lately. Some of them, like the cleanup templates and the stub templates, have been astounding and great. Unfortunately, others have been disturbing.

This has become evidenced by the departure of a few prominent editors at USRD, a few RFC's, and much fighting among USRD editors.

After the second RFC, many of us found the opportunity to take a step away from Wikipedia for a while--as a self-imposed wikibreak, or possibly on vacation.

The result of such introspection was that many of us were placing ourselves in a "walled garden" and on a self-imposed pedestal of authority over the roads department. Also, we were being hostile to a few users who were not agreeing with us.

In fact, IRC has been the main incarnation of this "walled garden." Decisions have been made there to conduct grudges and prejudices against a few valued USRD users with poor justification.

For this, we have come to apologize. We have come to ask your forgiveness.

In addition to this, we hope to work as one USRD team from now on and to encourage cooperation instead of the promotion of interests.

All users are welcome to collaborate on IRC, the newsletter, or anywhere else at USRD.

In the future, please feel free to approach us about any issues you may have.

Regards,

Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 17:06, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

List of highways numbered 186

I don't see how this could possibly be a useful topic for an article. Is there something I'm missing? Friday (talk) 19:00, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

USRD Newsletter - Issue 11

The U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 11 18 August 2007 About the Newsletter
Departments: Features: State and national updates
Project news Cleanup system revamped Assessment
Deletion debates Stubs renamed New York
Featured member IRC channel goes global
From the editors Minnesota bridge collapses
One year after SRNC: A reflection
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