Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Newsletter/Newsroom/Issue2-4

Issue 4 (04/19/2008)
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Introduction

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Feature 1

 * Editor: Imzadi1979

ArbCom is over!

That's the biggest news affection USRD over the last several months. The case was closed 2008-04-07 with no formal enforcement measures enacted. The Arbitration Committee's decision was enacted, "in light of the hope that editors will act of their own volition and take with them a more in-depth understanding of the issues, principles, and the disputes themselves, for future benefit and to avoid the need for more formal responses."

The case was requested by several parties after 3 Requests for Comment about user NE2 and at least one rejected attempt at mediation through the Mediation Cabal. The unresolved issues from these RFCs centered around consensus debates concerning the issues discussed at WP:USRD. The largest issue cited was the debate over the usage of words for former highways and highway designations. Issues from the ArbCom also impacted WP:Good Articles. A temporary injunction was put in place to bar editing of the USRD project page beyond normal usage. Until the resolution of the case, USRD project scope was to remain fixed and project tags were not to be removed from disputed articles. Evidence was provided and debated throughout the course of the case, even during the voting phase.

A motion was offered at one point to dismiss the case during voting, however the Arbitration Committee did reach a number of findings concerning the usage of consensus and the nature of wikiprojects. The proposed remedies passed by the Committee were limited to counseling editors over editorial conflicts and establishing previous consensus. The closing of the case removed the restrictions on the project page and project tags.

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Feature 2

 * Editor: DanTheMan474

The Road to Chicago

All WP:USRD editors are invited to join roads enthusiasts from around North America for the first ever Chicagoland Roads Gathering, a two-day event taking place on Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14, 2008. The base of operations for the weekend will be the Downers Grove area (JCT I-355 and I-88). Events will be taking place starting at around 10:00 AM CDT each day in this area. We will be taking a couple of tours over the weekend, highlighting a number of projects that have been completed or are in progress throughout the Chicagoland vicinity, including the I-355 extension, the Dan Ryan Expressway (re-build completed in fall 2007), the I-80/94/294/IL 394 interchange (reconstruction completed in the first half of 2007) and much more! The Newberry Library, and its extensive map collection, will be featured. Saturday will feature a trip up to Milwaukee to see the Marquette Interchange, which is nearing completion after several years, and other road tidbits from southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. The evenings will include stops at some Chicago staples like Navy Pier and Ed Debevec's.

Gatherings of roads enthusiasts have been taking place for nearly a decade now, and this is the first one to take place in the Windy City. For those of you who might be interested in attending, whether for both days, or one or the other, there are several lodging options in the Downers Grove area that might be worth a look. Efforts are being made to ensure maximum enjoyment, while keeping any associated costs minimized. If you would be interested in learning more about the Chicagoland Roads Gathering, or if you would like to RSVP for the event, place contact editor DanTheMan474. So there can be a general headcount for specific events within the weekend, interested people are asked to contact DanTheMan474 by May 31. DanTheMan474 (talk) 04:39, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Feature 3

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New standards page --Rschen7754 (T C) 01:53, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Project news
Probably can be reused, just proofread.

State updates
Write the updates below. If signatures are present, remove them before adding to the newsletter.

WP:AZSH Although there is not a specific subproject dedicated to Arizona highways, the state has had all of its articles expanded beyond stubs. It also has Interstate 15 in Arizona at A-Class review, and Interstate 40 in Arizona is currently nominated to become a Good Article.

WP:MISH Michigan recently completed stub expansion. With a few articles left to create, there are no current stubs. There is a proposal to create WP:MICH, Michigan County Highways as a task force devoted to the county-designated highway system and any notable county roads like Brockway Mountain Drive. Two articles have been expanded out of the List of Michigan County-Designated Highways for C-66 and H-58 as examples for the MICH proposal.

WP:NVSH U.S. Route 50 in Nevada became the project's first GA, passing on April 12th. (Is this also the first GA for the U.S. Auto Trails task force?????????)

WP:NYSR New York State Route 174 became the project's first Featured Article, passing on April 19th. NY is now the first project to have 30 articles reach Good Article status, with #30, New York State Route 210, passing on April 20.

WP:TXSH Interstate 37 became the project's first "A-Class" article and Texas State Highway 211 became the projects third good article in addition to the aforementioned Interstate 37 and Texas State Highway 151.

WP:UTSH Interstate 70 in Utah became the project's first "A-class" article on April 1st. This article is also being discussed at WP:FAC and if passed will become the project's first Featured Article. Utah State Route 128 became the project's second GA passing on March 30th. Also, repromotion of the project is up for debate at the USRD Subprojects page.

Leaderboard

 * Editor: Scott5114

Deletion debates

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Coming and going

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Featured member

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Nomination for current member

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the proposal was Support. --Rschen7754 (T C) 00:58, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Davemeistermoab
This user has made great contributions to UT highways and is responsible for a few GAs and 1 ACR that has gone to FAC. Also, this is a user who is actually willing to work on NV highways. --Rschen7754 (T C) 01:56, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I whole-heartedly second the nomination. Not only does he do all of that, but he's been an active reviewer at ACRs and even some informal reviews as requested. He helps all over USRD as needed. Imzadi1979 (talk) 03:58, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Not sure if I can contribute to this discussion since I'm not involved in the newsletter, but Davemeistermoab has helped me immensely ever since I've joined Wikipedia, and I've seen him expand numerous UTSH artciles and bring SR-128 to GA status. All in all, a great editor who deserves the award. CountyLemonade (talk) 05:44, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.