User talk:Floydian

Onel5969
Hello

I was wondering what you wanted to do regarding Onel5969 as I could see you were having a debate on their userpage. As six editors (myself, yourself, Fredddie, Imzadi1979, Rschen7754 & Chils Kemptonian) all disagree, do you think it would be necessary to take them to WP:ANI?

Thanks Roads4117 (talk) 06:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I would suggest waiting if/until there is another revert. --Rschen7754 06:37, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Rschen7754 Will do. Roads4117 (talk) 14:24, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Rschen7754 As per the content on Onel's talk page (User talk:Onel5969), maybe we do put them on WP:ANI now (reason - cyberbullying/abusive behaviour over cherry picking). From Roads4117 (talk) 14:41, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Rschen7754 - they is continuing to do this - not on road articles, but now on the following articles; Yoon Seok-hyun, Alex F. Yaworski, Gilera CBA, Guyana National Rifle Association and Mariano Llinás - definitely going to WP:ANI, as I am fed up of them doing this... Roads4117 (talk) 15:14, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * FWIW, I don't edit 24/7 and I don't need a ping for every response. I think this was premature, but well the discussion is there now. --Rschen7754 18:12, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

@Rschen7754 Sorry for overreacting Roads4117 (talk) 16:51, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Residential school change
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_gravesites Why did you revert changes? Your comment is unclear Ccvegso (talk) 21:02, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * So normally we don't put citations in the introduction of an article (the stuff before the table of contents), with the exception of quotes (WP:CITELEAD). In the case of "Bodies, unmarked graves, and potential burial sites have been identified near residential school sites across Canada since the 1970s, mainly using ground-penetrating radar." - this content is covered and sourced under the individual schools farther down the article. The claim that no bodies have been found is incorrect, as numerous were found before the hysteria that followed the Kamloops discovery last year; even still, the article repeatedly states that the recent discoveries are suspected or presumed graves. Hope this clears it up, but feel free to ask more if you're unsure. - Floydian τ ¢ 22:33, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ah i see. clearly im a wiki rookie. But it appears there are citation in that article in the introduction that aren't quotes? (ie the 2nd sentence).
 * In regards to the unsourced content in the intro...that seems confusing to cite it farther into the article. I would assume the average wiki reader only reads the intro to an article. Wouldn't that be the most appropriate place to put a reference? Ccvegso (talk) 06:08, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I can't speak to the other reference (or two I think) in the lead, but they're probably unnecessary as well. The problem with citing the lead is that it is meant to summarize the article, and it would quickly become overwhelming/unreadable to have dozens of citations in those couple paragraphs.
 * And hey, we were all rookies at some point! It can be a steep learning curve at first, so feel free to ask me any questions you have along your journey! - Floydian τ ¢ 13:13, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Citation needed tags on GANs
Hi Floydian, I was looking through a list of GA nominees with citation needed templates and saw three of yours on there: Ontario Highway 41 (1957 assumption of highway stretch by the DHO), Ontario Highway 5 (1978 and 1991 downloads), and Ontario Highway 6 (Little Current Swing Bridge-related facts). You might want to resolve these before a reviewer takes a look at those pages. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 23:54, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 11A
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GA barnstar
Thank you very much :) After the past few months it's nice to hear some kind words of encouragement! - Floydian τ ¢ 16:26, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 15
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Good article nominations
Hi Floydian, thank you for your assistance in reviewing at WP:Good article nominations. When you pass a nomination, please remember to add it to the appropriate list of Good articles. All steps that should be taken are listed at WP:GAN/I. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, CMD (talk) 06:53, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

I-81 in Tennessee
Hello, in response to you statement at Talk:Interstate 81 in Tennessee/GA1, I do have access to the Wikipedia Library and Newspapers.com, but not ProQuest. If you'd like to do some relevant research, I would greatly appreciate that; however, I haven't found anything that seems to indicate that an alternate alignment of I-81 in Tennessee was anything more than talk. I would like to confirm this, however, and have reached out to the editor that initially added the source that mentions this. Bneu2013 (talk) 04:27, 29 January 2023 (UTC)


 * @Bneu2013, sorry for the delay, haven't been editing much the past couple months. Can you narrow it down to a city where this alternate alignment was supposed to be? - Floydian τ ¢ 16:59, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 15
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 11
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 11
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Nomination for deletion of Template:On-former browse
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 16
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Maps RFC
Please strike this comment. WP:CIVIL. --Licks-rocks (talk) 09:32, 20 March 2023 (UTC)


 * No. This user has a history of trying to sway RfCs by using terrible examples, and I'm calling them out on it. Consider "ass" as short for "asinine". - Floydian τ ¢ 15:39, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 98
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 98
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 11
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 11
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 37
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 76
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76 and 37
Hey Floydian, just a gentle reminder that I've finished my reviews of Ontario Highway 37 and Ontario Highway 76, and I'm just waiting for some minor changes to be made. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 14:17, 16 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I've also finished mine of 16. Bneu2013 (talk) 06:06, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 37
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FAC discussion
Hello, I saw your comment at Featured article candidates/Interstate 40 in Tennessee/archive2. This discussion currently has two reviewers, and I think is pretty close to being able to be promoted; however, they are threatening to archive the discussion in a few days if it doesn't pick up a support. I do object to this decision, but would still like to move on with this nomination. That being said, I see that you have a good bit of experience in getting highway articles to FA status. Would you be open to reviewing this nomination? Thanks. Bneu2013 (talk) 06:09, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 76
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Highway 16
Just a friendly reminder that there are two more outlying issues that need to be addressed with Ontario Highway 16 before I can promote to GA. Bneu2013 (talk) 20:49, 26 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Just so you know, I haven't forgotten. Had to abruptly move last week, but I'll get those last couple items dealt with shortly. - Floydian τ ¢ 04:10, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 41
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 53
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 6
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 6
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 41
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 124
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 169
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 * Hi @Floydian, my thought was that I would go through all three reviews simultaneously. I'm optimistic that there won't be any major issues and they should go pretty quickly. However, if you are busy at the moment and not able to respond to issues on three reviews simultaneously (which would be understandable), let me know and I'll process them sequentially instead. —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:25, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * May as well do them simultaneously. Most of the issues that have cropped up in my last ~20 GANs have been fairly similar: a map source to duplicate a Google maps link, the dead links for official road maps since the government broke all the links. - Floydian τ ¢ 17:17, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, I'll get going on those reviews soon. —Ganesha811 (talk) 18:04, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 53
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 16
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 41
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 169
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Your GA nomination of Ontario Highway 124
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A memoir for you.
I doubt you will read this at all, but in my heart, you inspired me a lot. Possibly for a lot of people, I don't even know. The number highway articles you got up to FA, GA, and DYK are outstanding. The heart you had for highways will be something we will never, ever forget. I hereby declare you as the "WikiKnight of all highways" (A silly name, but whatever). I will miss you. We all will.

With regards,

TheCorvetteZR1(The Garage) 02:34, 2 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the swan song. Feel free to take over where I left off, use my articles as templates, or do what you need to make things better. I still check in once a month, but I'm not editing or reverting anymore. The highways projects have found a more welcoming venue. - Floydian τ ¢ 21:15, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

File:1938 map of Highway 29.png
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Attached KML/Ontario Highway 110
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Ontario highway transfer lists - 1997 and 1998
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