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Welcome!
Hello, Hkelly1, 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!
~ clearthought 17:29, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A Warm Welcome...
Greetings. I would like to personally thank you for your contributions to New York State Route 111, New York State Route 112 and New York State Route 114. Perhaps you would be interested in joining WP:NYSR? If you would like to join, please visit the project page, where you can sign up. As Cafzal said above, welcome to Wikipedia! --TMF T - C 16:13, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Final state highway naming conventions debate
Hkelly1, your participation is welcome in the Wikipedia:State route naming conventions poll. Please give your input as to the process by 23:59 UTC on August 8.
Regards, Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 22:47, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] NYSR-NYCR Newsletter - Issue 1
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The New York State and County Route WikiProjects Newsletter
Issue 001 – December 2006
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- Intro Issue
The Beatles WikiProject has been running a newsletter for some time now to great success, and, after some consideration, I've decided to launch a similar effort for the New York County Routes and New York State Routes WikiProjects. This could prove to be a very effective medium of communication between the members of the groups, and with increased communication comes the possibility of increased production. For the most part, this first issue will be a "dry run" of sorts, to work out any bugs in the system. The first serious issue with permanent sections will most likely be January's issue.
Nothing as elaborate as the Wikipedia Signpost is planned, but the amount of information that will be found here will more than make up for the lack of framework.
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- From the Editor
This is a work-in-progress and likely will be for some time. As we get settled with a format, I'll begin to make some improvements to the barebones structure and give a little more life to this page.
Your feedback on the content and format of this newsletter is greatly desired. With your help, we can make the newsletter better and more informative! Don't be afraid to comment!
Lastly, remember that this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue (Issue 002 – January 2007). Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
Happy holidays to everyone, regardless of how you celebrate.
- Contributor to this Issue
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- DOT Beat
- Plans to reroute New York State Route 63 in Peoria, Covington, Wyoming County (15 miles southeast of Batavia) were unveiled on December 6. The project will eliminate a sharp curve present in the center of the hamlet, rerouting NY 63 along a new alignment to the north. Details will be finalized by Summer 2007 and construction will commence in Summer 2008.
- New York State Route 23A, closed from Palenville to Haines Falls since June when record rains caused a retaining wall to collapse and give way to a mudslide, was reopened on November 22. During the time that the road was closed, numerous upgrades were made, including the replacement of culverts, upgrading of drainage systems along the road and the repair of both the collapsed wall as well as the existing retaining walls.
- Project News
- Articles needing cleanup can always be found at Category:New York State articles needing work. Both state and county routes needing cleanup are fed into this category.
- Likewise, articles on county routes are also being made in impressive numbers. When writing these articles, be sure to abide by the guidelines on the project page, to maintain a consistent feel across all of the articles. Missing shields for county routes? See TwinsMetsFan or Northenglish.
- County routes in New York was recently created. Pictures of actual county route shields are greatly desired and needed. Also, if possible, some additional text and history about county routes in New York State would be welcome.
- New York State Route 52 was, unfortunately, not qualified enough for Good Article status due to a lack of references (full report). Any references that can be added to the article, particularly the history section, are greatly appreciated.
- Member News
- One month ago today, Fwgoebel came on board to the project and, in the time since, has contributed over 50 new articles on touring routes and has added to dozens more, including helping in the effort (along with JB82 and TwinsMetsFan) to convert all usages of Template:NYSRInt to {{NYint}}. It may be belated, but welcome!
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[edit] NYSR-NYCR Newsletter - Issue 2
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[edit] NYSR-NYCR Newsletter - Issue 3
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[edit] U.S. Roads Newsletter Issue #2
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Apologies for the late delivery. Filling in for Vishwin60: Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 05:07, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 3
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[edit] Active user verification
Hello, Hkelly1. 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 20:19, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 4
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 5
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 6
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 7
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 8
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[edit] NY 27-Suffolk CR 111 Interchange
Since I haven't been back on Long Island in over a year, and anywhere near the Hamptons for a longer time, did the New York State Department of Transportation convert the interchange with New York State Route 27 and County Route 111 (Suffolk County, New York) into the cloverleaf interchange with collective-distributor roads that it was originally intended to have? If not, then that interchange is not complete. ---- DanTD 03:12, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 9
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 10
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[edit] 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) 17:08, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 11
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 12
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 13
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[edit] USRD Inactivity check and news report
Hello, Hkelly1. We had a few urgent matters to communicate to you:
- Please update your information at Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Participants, our new centralized participant list. Those who have not done so by October 20th will be removed.
- There are important discussions taking place at WT:USRD relating to whether WP:USRD, WP:HWY, or the state projects should hold the "power" in the roads projects.
Regards, Rschen7754 (T C) 23:20, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 14
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[edit] USRD inactivity notification
You have been declared inactive at USRD. If this is in error, feel free to restore yourself to the list, but only if you are truly active at USRD. Regards, Rschen7754 (T C) 21:18, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 15
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 16
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Volume 1, Issue 17
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[edit] Re: Suffolk CR 25 realignment
You could try some pre-1982 Hagstroms maps and atlases. I'm sure the library at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead has quite a few of them. ----DanTD (talk) 02:49, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] U.S. Roads Newsletter, Issue 1
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 2
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[edit] USRD Newsletter - Issue 3
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You say you didn't see any type of business operating out of the old Speonk (LIRR station) house, let alone a snack shop? Well, maybe there isn't any now, but a lot of the info I've gathered showed that there was at one time. ----DanTD (talk) 04:37, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] USRD Newsletter, Issue 4
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