User talk:Haljackey

ACCESS, while I agree that conforming to something used by less than a percentage of a our readers, when doing so is detrimental at times to the other 99% is ludicrous, we are required to make things compatible with 800x600. WikiProject_Usability/Sizing_examples specifies that 592 pixels works best under that resolution. I'm going to try and find a way of making it scale to the screen size. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  16:21, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

I'm working on it... you might like the finished product! Haljackey (talk) 16:24, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

I got it down to 662 pixels. Resizing it to 592 looks ok. I put it in the sandbox here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ontario_Highway_401/sandbox#Collector-Express_System


 * this is what it looks like, which is kind of weird. When its below the TOC, it makes a constant left margin. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  17:03, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * Ok, never mind with that then :P. Haljackey (talk) 17:07, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Given the limited amount of information that could ever be available for a specific city, I don't think it's necessary to have headers beyond South-western / Eastern Ontario and the GTA. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  20:07, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

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Gary Sinise FPC
I am wondering if you are still on the fence on this FPC having watched recent responses.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:16, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure at this point. Still on the fence I guess. Haljackey (talk) 23:49, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/Gary Sinise on stage
Since you voiced an opinion at the unsuccessful WP:FPC nomination, I thought you might consider the Valued picture candidates/Gary Sinise on stage nomination.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:48, 26 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Sure, why not, I'll support ya. Haljackey (talk) 01:27, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

May 2010
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Hi there, I fixed the problem. I was adding a new section to an existing section. I see the possible confusion that may have made. I have since fixed that by leaving him a new message. Haljackey (talk) 04:10, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Featured picture candidates/Evacuated Highway

 * Hey, saw your note on the nomination page. Unfortunately, August 10 is already reserved: Template:POTD/2010-08-10. Maybe the day before would work. Like Nautica said, inquire with Howcheng. Thanks again for your contributions to FPC!  Jujutacular  T · C 20:06, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

VPC
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The 401 photo you uploaded
I'm not going to get into details, but I think you know that uploading it on flickr doesn't make it yours, unfortunately. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  05:50, 15 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I've got the ok from the creator of the image, but he doesn't know how to get it on here. I was thinking that was the best way to get it on for now. I'll edit the details as I get more info. Guess I'll revert the image until I have it. Haljackey (talk) 14:58, 15 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Send them the fill out form available here, and email it to , preferably from an email address on the same domain as the image is hosted. Let me know if you need a hand with it or anything, I'd really love to see that image used. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  15:42, 15 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Will do. Oh and by the way, he also has it up on Flickr (but in a different shade) but its under all rights reserved (link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/redroom_studios/1440036557/). If that was changed to some rights reserved would it be ok to use or does he still have to go and fill out that form? Haljackey (talk) 17:15, 15 September 2010 (UTC)


 * If he changes it to attributed and/or share-alike, then you could upload it and link the flikr url as the source. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  22:44, 15 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Awesome, I'll see what I can do. Haljackey (talk) 02:22, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * lol, turns out the photo isn't his either. Any ideas from here? Haljackey (talk) 00:12, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I figured that would be the case. I'm pretty sure it was taken by the MTO for one of their many reports (I have seen the picture on one of the older reports. 2007 SHP if I remember correctly). So really it's a case of trying some more to get a better picture and replacing the current photo once that is found, or giving up and only mentioning it in text. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  00:51, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I'll keep trying lol. It's the widest stretch of the 401, and one of the widest in the world, so it's a powerful photo to use.


 * Speaking of photos, I'll have access to a good Digital SLR camera over the next little bit. Any photos you want from the London area? I'm willing to go as far as the 401/403 split in Woodstock. I could also retake some shots I took with my camera for better quality. Haljackey (talk) 02:55, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually, some shots of Highway 4 and 402 would be really useful (and 3 if you're willing to go south that far). If you can get the 401/402 split or the 401/403 split, they'd be useful as well. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  τ ¢  05:38, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Highway 4 is just a regular road around here, not much to set itself apart. I already got the 401-402 split in one of my shots. There is an overpass closer to the split, but it doesn't have sidewalks so it would be really difficult to do. As for the 401/403, not sure if there is a good place to get a shot of it. I got a great place where I can get a shot of Highway 3 in St. Thomas (the expressway part). I'll be heading there anyway on Sunday so it should be easy to get, but I won't have access to a digital SLR then. Haljackey (talk) 13:07, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Any shot is good. Even a nice shot of 4 disappearing into the rural horizon would be ok. As it is though, there's no photo for it at all. Doesn't matter if you don't have the DSLR, it's not like your normal camera takes crappy pictures :p A picture from one of the overpasses showing the width of the trench vs. the two lane "expressway" would be awesome. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  <sup style="color:#3AAA3A;">τ <sub style="color:#3AAA3A;">¢  15:20, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Didn't get a chance to take a photo of the Saint Thomas Expressway (it was raining) but I did manage to get two half-decent pictures of Highway 4. They're in the article now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Highway_4 Haljackey (talk) 00:36, 20 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Took a DSLR for a spin yesterday. Got 6 good pictures of the 401 in London. They'll be up on the commons page later today. Haljackey (talk) 01:41, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

An Invite to join the Highways WikiProject
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WP:CRWP/RC
I reverted your addition to the page. If I didn't, the bot would on its next update anyway. The only way to get something listed on the RC page is to tag that article/file/etc as part of the project, which I have done as well. Now the bot will add the photo it its standard formatting, and the manual addition won't be reverted. (The caption is not part of that format, btw.) <span style="background:#006B54; padding:2px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" > Imzadi  1979   →  07:13, 28 December 2010 (UTC)


 * All right, it's no big deal. I saw pictures in the US section, so I thought I may as well add one for Canada. If you don't want it it's fine. Haljackey (talk) 15:55, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think you can add the caption since its automated. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  <sup style="color:#3AAA3A;">τ <sub style="color:#3AAA3A;">¢  16:10, 28 December 2010 (UTC)


 * (edit conflict) NO! I do want it. I just know that any manual editing of that page will be reverted by the bot the next time it edits. I copied the template from the USRD page for the CRWP, UKRD and HWY pages to set them up. They will all have any featured photos inserted in the pages by the bot. The problem is that the bot uses the banner template transclusions to determine what to include. File talk:Evacuated Highway 401 Color.jpg wasn't created with the CRWP tag, so the bot didn't know to include it. The bot made an update which not only added the photo, but added the newest GA New Brunswick Route 95 and added the DYK dates. (Since that's a relatively new option to display and even sort DYKs by the Main Page date that I added to the template.) In short, just like the Article Alerts page, the Recognized content page can't be manually edited, or the appropriate bot will overwrite your changes every time it updates. <span style="background:#006B54; padding:2px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" > Imzadi  1979   →  16:17, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

London Roads
Hey don't know if you've noticed the stub removal drive I've had at WP:ONRD. I was wondering if you'd be ok with, or interested in merging the multiple stub articles on the arterials in London into a list format similar to List of Ontario Tourist Routes or the sandbox version of List of roads in Toronto that I'm working on? It would help cut down the amount of work that needs to be done and any of the more substantial articles can always be left separate. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  <sup style="color:#3AAA3A;">τ <sub style="color:#3AAA3A;">¢  02:24, 24 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm ok with it. The road articles for London are incomplete to say the least. Feel free to remove any stubs you see fit. Haljackey (talk) 02:38, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

3RR
I have tried to state this as simply as possible. Use WP:BRD cycle, now you are edit warring, have violated WP:3RR, and risk being blocked from editing. UrbanNerd (talk) 05:07, 5 April 2011 (UTC)


 * How have I done this? Aren't you the one who's changing the edits? I took action and followed this WP:BRD thing you later brought up by discussing it on your talk page. Should this have been done on the article's talk page instead? If yes then my bad. I have never had a problem on this site and I would prefer to work together on this issue rather than bicker at this. I have helped make both the London and 401 articles GAs (good articles) and work with others to make the articles better. If you are going to constantly swap my photo without giving reason (which you did until earlier today) then I felt the only option left to me was to delete my photo. Haljackey (talk) 05:19, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The "screw you guys, I'm goin' home" approach isn't the friendliest option to choose from. WP:BRD is not a binding policy at all, and it itself says not to use it as an excuse for edit warring. -  ʄɭoʏɗiaɲ  <sup style="color:#3AAA3A;">τ <sub style="color:#3AAA3A;">¢  05:38, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

I modified your comment on a Talk page
Hi Haljackey

A courtesy note to let you know that I moved your photo on the Motorway Talk Page to the top of your article. I beleive that it is better ther as it lines up with your text. (Mine follows). Martinvl (talk) 21:09, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Not-so-controlled-access highways
Hello Haljackey,

Thanks for writing ''Good work. I support this.'' at 05:44, 17 June 2011 (UTC) on Floydian's talk page, in relation to a merger proposal. Would you be so kind to add your supporting message in the merger discussion on the talk page of the article in question? Here: Talk:Limited-access road. Thanks. Nankai (talk) 04:40, 21 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Consider it done. Haljackey (talk) 00:41, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Expressway redirect
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London Ontario Sister City
Hi Haljackey - I note you reversed this edit by an IP editor who wiped out the sister city listed in London, Ontario. I saw that person's edit as well, but I left it because I can't find evidence that London and Nanjing are still sister cities. Have you been able to find a reference for this?  PK T (alk)  16:45, 1 November 2011 (UTC)


 * The London to China website states that we have a sister city, and do did a recent article in the London Free Press. I'll try to source those to back it up. Haljackey (talk) 18:05, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

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Ontario Highway 401 is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario stretching from Windsor to the Quebec border. The segment of Highway 401 passing through Toronto is the busiest highway in North America, and one of the widest and busiest in the world. Together with Quebec Autoroute 20, it forms the transportation backbone of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, along which over half of Canada's population resides. The entire route is maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario and patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police. The posted speed limit is 100 km/h throughout its length. In 2011 construction began on a westward extension of Highway 401. This new route will generally follow, but not replace, former Highway 3 between the current end of the freeway and the E. C. Row Expressway, at which point it will turn and follow that route to a new border crossing. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:02, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

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Hwy 401 video
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 * Interesting... I'll consider it. My video program cannot make Ogg format, guess I'll need to find a program and a tutorial for it. I'll see what I can do to get free music, if not I'll leave it blank. Haljackey (talk) 20:33, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Permission for Photos?
Hi there. I Saw a picture of your London Ontario Morning Building Raise photo. Is it okay that I use this photo for our website's banner? We are building a non-profit website for London Ontario. - Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FireTricker (talk • contribs) 18:13, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Haljackey, I have not seen your feedback yet? I was hoping it would be okay.


 * Oh it should be fine as long as it's credited. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner! What is your website? Haljackey (talk) 19:57, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

--- Haljackey is there any other way I can contact you more privately? My email is philip20000 at gmail .com. I have wrote on the photo by Mathew Campbell (wikipedia) on the photo and hope this will be enough. Thanks really appreciate your time and effort.

Sure, send me an email at haljackey@gmail.com Haljackey (talk) 14:51, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

uploading image: http://i.imgur.com/GSJj1cb.jpg
Upload it (http://i.imgur.com/GSJj1cb.jpg) and I will crop it, thanks.--Jd.101 (talk) 22:29, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. Here you go: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Winnipeg_from_above.jpg Haljackey (talk) 15:23, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

New Pictures
Those are some sexy new images you uploaded before the weekend! Some are definitely jumping out at me as considerations for another featured picture. Namely, File:Highway_403_End.jpg and File:Highway_410_Start.jpg. Nice work! -  Floydian  <sup style="color:#3AAA3A;">τ <sub style="color:#3AAA3A;">¢  17:05, 24 June 2013 (UTC)


 * lol, thanks! I took a flight from London to Toronto and it flew pretty low since it was a old propeller plane. Sadly, they didn't allow any carry-ons so they are from my cell phone rather than my camera. If you want to see some others, you can find them here: http://imgur.com/a/Ce6j6#0 Haljackey (talk) 17:27, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

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