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Undated

Look what I found!

http://www.dot.ga.gov/maps/Pages/StateMaps.aspx --Rschen7754 08:16, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, but I already know about that page. That is how I was able to add the "established" dates and "History" sections for the Georgia State Route articles I expanded in the 2013 USRD Cup, Round 1.
I appreciate that you are trying to help me with external links, etc. Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 14:18, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 01 April 2013

  • Special report: Who reads which Wikipedia?
    The Wikimedia Foundation has released its latest report card for the movement's hundreds of sites. The WMF has published statistics about the sites since 2009, but only recently have these been expanded in scope and depth to provide a rich source of data for investigating the movement and the world it serves. Dutch-born Erik Zachte is the driver of the WMF's statistical output, and he writes that the report card and accompanying traffic statistics comprise "enough tables, bar charts and plots to keep you busy for a while".
  • WikiProject report: Special: FAQs
    This week's Report is dedicated to answering our readers' questions about WikiProjects. The following Frequently Asked Questions came from feedback at the WikiProject Report's talk page, the WikiProject Council's talk page, and from previous lists of FAQs.
  • Featured content: What the ?
    The Signpost interviewed prolific featured content creator and former Signpost "featured content" report writer Crisco 1492 about ? and Indonesian cinema. ? was the "Today's featured article" for 1 April 2013. 1 April is popularly known as April Fools' Day in many countries.
  • Arbitration report: Three open cases
    A case brought by Lecen involves several articles about former Argentinian president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).

The Signpost: 08 April 2013

  • Wikizine: WMF scales back feature after outcry
    Numerous Wikimedia Commons editors have chimed in on the Wikimedia Foundation's deployment of a new feature to its mobile website. Allowing anonymous users to register and upload pictures for use in an article, the feature was placed prominently at the top of Wikipedia articles in multiple languages.
  • WikiProject report: Earthshattering WikiProject Earthquakes
    This week, we felt the world tremble in the presence of WikiProject Earthquakes. The project was started in May 2008 to deal with articles about earthquakes, aftershocks, seismology, seismologists, plate tectonics, and related articles. While the project has seen success building 14 Featured Articles, one A-class Article, and 21 Good Articles, a fairly heavy workload remains, with a relative WikiWork rating of 4.94. WikiProject Earthquakes maintains a portal, a list of open tasks, a popular pages listing, and an article alerts watchlist.
  • News and notes: French intelligence agents threaten Wikimedia volunteer
    Last Friday, the Wikimedia movement awoke to news that one of their number—Rémi Mathis, a French volunteer editor—had been summoned to the offices of the interior intelligence service DCRI and threatened with criminal charges and fines if he did not delete an article on the French Wikipedia about a radio station used by the French military.
  • Arbitration report: Subject experts needed for Argentine History
    The arbitration committee is looking for expertise in Argentina and the Spanish language for a case involving former Argentinean president Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793–1877).
  • Featured content: Wikipedia loves poetry
    Four articles and two pictures were promoted to "featured" status on the English Wikipedia this week.
  • Technology report: Testing week
    The deployment of phase 2 of Wikidata to the English Wikipedia, originally scheduled for 8 April but delayed due to technical problems, may be rescheduled again as the result of community resistance.

Nomination of Oz and the Wicked Witches for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Oz and the Wicked Witches is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Oz and the Wicked Witches until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. ~ Jedi94 (talk) 22:04, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 April 2013

  • Op-ed: How do we fix RfA inactivity?
    The RfA process is widely discussed here on the English Wikipedia and it has been well documented that less and less new Requests for adminship are being filed. There are an abundance of bytes devoted to the discussion and analysis of this situation and plenty of hands have been wrung over the matter. Various RfCs have attempted to find a way to fix the problem. Many proposals have been made offering solutions, some more potentially drastic than others, with the goal of making the changes necessary to kick–start RfA back into regular action. However, Wikipedia operates based on consensus and, to this point, there are have simply been too many disagreeing views for us to reach a consensus on how to increase RfA activity.
  • WikiProject report: Unity in Diversity: South Africa
    This week, we ventured to WikiProject South Africa. The project was started in February 2005 and is home to thirteen pieces of featured material, two A-class articles, and twenty-one good articles.
  • News and notes: Another admin reform attempt flops
    The most recent move to reform the requests for adminship process on the English Wikipedia has failed, after a complex and drawn-out three-step procedure for community input was subject to decreasing participation as time wore on and came up with no clear consensus.

Re: Bannered routes

I've also got some sandboxes for Bannered routes of U.S. Route 460 and Bannered routes of U.S. Route 501, not to mention plans for nearly several others. Right now, I'd like to be able to sort them out from south to north and west to east, and in the case of US 441 I'm interested in getting all the details taken care of, primarily for the Florida routes. I'm not sure what I'd do differently for your new version of the List of Bannered US Routes, but one thing I'd like to be able to do is add supplemental bannered route lists of auxiliary routes in navboxes, i.e.; in the navbox for US 1 where you see the Bannered routes, you'd have a link to bannered routes of US 301/501/601 in smaller type and parentheses. -------User:DanTD (talk) 17:39, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

I noticed those, as well. I think that most, if not every, highway should have a "Bannered routes of . . ." page (well, at least those with at least 2 bannered routes). As for my reformatting of the "List" page, I have been re-sorting them alphabetically by location. I just hope that you and the others at USRD can help out with the reformatting (after I finish, that is). Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 00:35, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
What exactly are you trying to do with the list in your sandbox? Outside of alphabetizing the list, I don't see how it's any different than what is there already. –Fredddie™ 02:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
If you haven't noticed, I have been adding routes that are missing and correcting locations of those that aren't. I have noticed that most of the routes' links (even redirects) don't even exist. Most of the ones I have added were either from the "Bannered routes of U.S. Route . . ." page, the "U.S. Route . . ." page, the "U.S. Route in <state>" pages, or were on Rand McNally's Road Atlas (or their mapping site). Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 10:47, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
Freddie, I've been looking to do something similar, but I want to add much more detail than what's available. Admittedly though, I haven't looked at Rand McNally's website as a source, although their own maps can come in handy. -------User:DanTD (talk) 03:26, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 April 2013

  • WikiProject report: WikiProject Editor Retention
    This week, we spent some time with a project that develops tools and methods for improving the user experience in the hope that new users will continue editing the encyclopedia. The project was started in July 2012 and has grown to include 124 members. The project's members partner with the Teahouse and the Welcoming Committee to spread WikiLove, welcome new users, encourage civility, and other related activities.
  • News and notes: Milan conference a mixed bag
    The Wikimedia Conference is an annual meeting of the chapters to discuss their status and the organisational development of the Wikimedia movement. For the first time it included groups that wish to be considered for WMF affiliation as thematic organisations and one of the three groups that was recently affiliated as a user group. The conference was also attended by members of the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) Board of Trustees, the Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC), the WMF Affiliations Committee, and a representative of the Wikivoyage Association.
  • Featured content: Batfish in the Red Sea
    Nine articles, four lists, eight pictures, and one topic were promoted to "featured" status this week on the English Wikipedia.
  • Technology report: A flurry of deployments
    On Monday, the English Wikipedia became the 12th wiki to be able to pull data from the central Wikidata.org repository, with other wikis scheduled to receive the update on Wednesday.

The USRD newsletter needs your help!

We could definitely use your help at the USRD newsroom. We're looking for state updates! If you could write a short snippet about a paragraph or so long for how you've improved many of Georgia's articles during the USRD Cup, we would greatly appreciate it. With your help, the newsletter should be out in a few days. Cheers! TCN7JM 04:00, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Could you specify exactly what you had in mind? I would be willing to help, but writing is not my strong point (more mathematically-minded). I appreciate it. Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 04:52, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
Three sentences about what you did to improve Georgia's articles. You did find a map archive, right? Mention that. –Fredddie™ 04:54, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
"Map archive"? If you are talking about GDOT's list of state maps, then yes, I did. Other than that, I don't know what you are talking about. Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 11:54, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
What you posted was fine, but it was in the wrong spot. I got it straightened out, though. –Fredddie™ 13:40, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks. Should I add/edit anything (links, extra details, etc.)? Thank you for offering to add some input from me into the newsletter!
Also, should any information be added to the state improvement section for Georgia? Allen (Morriswa) (talk) 18:20, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

The Center Line: Spring 2013

Volume 6, Issue 2 • Spring 2013 • About the Newsletter
Departments
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State and national updates
Archives • Newsroom • Full Issue • Shortcut: WP:USRD/NEWS
—EdwardsBot (talk) 22:23, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Category:Georgia county highway navigational boxes

I have added a wrinkle to the templates at Category:Georgia county highway navigational boxes. Please try to incorporate it on the rest of the templates. If this is a problem ping me.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:06, 30 April 2013 (UTC)