User talk:FLWfan
Please do not make content-less articles like Minnesota State Highway 54. --SPUI (T - C) 02:40, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Since SPUI didn't do it:
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Note that the current consensus for titles is "Minnesota State Highway x", although there has been a vocal movement to change that convention. That is why I'm no longer on the highway project.
--Elkman - (Elkspeak) 01:54, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
Please refrain from undoing other people's edits repeatedly. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia under the three-revert rule, which states that nobody may revert a single page more than three times in 24 hours. (Note: this also means editing the page to reinsert an old edit. If the effect of your actions is to revert back, it qualifies as a revert.) Thank you.
Also please explain your edits on the talk page. --SPUI (T - C) 19:12, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Please use talk pages to explain what you are doing, which, from what I can see, is using names that are not in common use. See also Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Highways#Controversial moves and Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Highways#Enforcement of moves without consensus. If you continue you may be blocked. --SPUI (T - C) 19:20, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't understand. I'm using names for road articles that seem to be most common. Only a few were not named that way.
- Use common names says that one should use the names that are most common outside Wikipedia; the fact that other articles are named incorrectly does not mean you should do the same for correctly-named articles. In addition, the name of the article does not specify what should be bolded; Las Vegas, Nevada for instance only bolds Las Vegas. --SPUI (T - C) 20:35, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
The second paragraph of the page you sent me to says: "When choosing a name for a page ask yourself: What word would the average user of the Wikipedia put into the search engine?" If I were going to search for Nevada State Route 123, that's exactly what I would type in. When I created a few dozen articles on Minnesota highways, I used the format "Minnesota State Highway 123" because that was how all the others were named. I think Nevada uses route and Minnesota uses highway. Are you saying all those pages are named wrong?
- I'd think the average user would be more likely to type simply State Route 28 or Route 28. In any case, even if that part can be disputed, it's pretty clear that the actualy name is "State Route 28", and text should read "State Route 28", not "Nevada State Route 28". Placing it at State Route 28 (Nevada) makes it easier to link to, given the existence of the pipe trick. --SPUI (T - C) 22:34, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Highway articles in general[edit]
You've probably noticed that User:SPUI has very rigorous standards for highway articles, and that anyone who violates his expectations incurs his wrath. I found that out the hard way with Highway 33. Boy, did I ever find that out the hard way.
As a result of previous warring over highway articles, though, there is a prohibition against moving (renaming) highway articles to any other name. That's been decided by the Arbitration Committee already, and isn't changeable.
I'd advise editing highway articles very carefully. Better yet, maybe working on articles about historic places would be more rewarding. At least I personally haven't gotten any of those names wrong yet. (Well, except for the Ford Parkway bridge, but that's another story.) --Elkman - (Elkspeak) 22:08, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
I'd like to create more articles for buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright
Garfield[edit]
Why did you revert a bunch of my reference formatting? You should at least provide some sort of edit summary. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 02:17, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry, I didn't mean to.
- No problem, but you should remember to use edit summaries. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 02:29, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Moving pages[edit]
Hi, per [1], road articles should not be moved right now. Please don't move any more until this has been settled. Thanks! --JoanneB 17:33, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Rutgers' alma mater[edit]
Please do not add unofficial lyrics to the alma mater. Until the University recognizes such lyrics official, it behooves me to remove such additions. Further edits in this fashion will be reported as vandalism. —ExplorerCDT 23:29, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- Second warning. —ExplorerCDT 17:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, as you did to Rutgers University, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. ExplorerCDT 17:44, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Please cease changing the alma mater such that it differs from the cited reference. That's dishonest and not in accordance with Wikipedia's policies regarding verifiablity and cited sources. If the information is outdate or incorrect, please find another source and cite it. Continuing to engage in a revert war without even trying to participate in discussion is nonproductive and noncollegial. --ElKevbo 21:54, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Rutgers University protected[edit]
Hello, I requested and received full protection on the Rutgers University article because of the recent edit warring regarding the alma mater. Please bring discussion to the talk page of the article at Talk:Rutgers University. The protecting admin said:
- Protected Rutgers University: Users engaging in edit warring. And everyone, please don't call everything "vandalism". Voice of All.
So please take this to the talk page and hopefully both sides can have a positive discussion. Thanks, Metros232 23:05, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
Minnesota meetup[edit]
A meetup of Wikipedians in Minnesota is proposed: please stop by the discussion page if interested. Jonathunder 04:53, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
- Reminder: Meetup October 29, one o'clock, Mall of America. Jonathunder 16:26, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
AfD nomination of Minnesota State Highway 127[edit]
I've nominated Minnesota State Highway 127, an article you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but in this particular case I do not feel that Minnesota State Highway 127 satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion; I have explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Minnesota State Highway 127 and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Minnesota State Highway 127 during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Inkpaduta 16:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
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Minnesota Meetup[edit]
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Nomination of Minnesota State Highway 91 for deletion[edit]
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