Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Roads/West Virginia/Archive 1

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User:Seicer
If there is no objection, I would like to nominate Seicer as either co-leader or vice-leader or something of this project. He or she is "da man" when it comes to WVR articles.  young  american (ahoy hoy) 12:28, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


 * No objections here. =) -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 15:05, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I'll accept the nomination :) I think my research within WVDOH and my partnerships I've made with many within should be noted. Now if someone can light a fire under my ass, I'll scan in some photos I have from WVDOH.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 21:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

WV TPK Exit Guide
I revamped the West Virginia Turnpike Exit Guide, but how should I go about adding in the toll plaza, service plaza, and rest area information? Perhaps an amendment can be made to the exit guide template? But I'm not sure on how to go about doing that.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 16:11, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, the WVint templates weren't coded for the purpose of being used to design exit lists - only junction lists (believe me, when I came up with the now-standard coding, I attempted to add exit list functionality into it, but it failed miserably). For the exit lists, we should probably use WP:IH/ELG instead. Even though this is the guide for Interstates, some states (NJ and NY, and possibly more) use it as well. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 20:34, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Ugh. It looks ugly at New Circle Road too. I think that I'll revert the WVTPK page back to the way it was... and use that template for other interstate pages within my range? It looked really nice.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 21:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, the template was designed for state routes only, but I suppose it can be used for interstate pages in select spots. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 23:05, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I reverted and updated the list. It looks MUCH nicer in this manner, so perhaps someone can make a template out of it for use elsewhere? I think that a convention and ruleset would need to be agreed upon.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 00:55, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Exit list format
I think that this would be good to standarise as a template and use on other pages. Here is the sample: WV TPK Exit Guide.

It's split between Exit, Road, Destination, and Notes. For non-mileage-based exit states, perhaps a note such as: "This state does not conform to MUTCD exit signage standard. Exit numbers are sequential with the milepost indicated beneath it in italics." This way, another column that introduces clutter solely for milepost would not be needed since it would be duplication for the vast majority of pages.

Blue: Rest areas/service plazas Lgt red: Toll plazas Bright red: Restrictions Yellow: Information

Tell me what you think. Feel free to amend the pages as seen fit.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 01:34, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Not bad. A note though: this would not apply to Interstates, as those use the exit list guide prescribed by WP:IH. For state highways, this format could work, although I'm not sure if I, or with the help of others, can create a template flexible yet concise enough to serve this purpose. Can't hurt to try, though... -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 02:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh shoot, I forgot about that. My minds been diverting elsewhere...  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 02:16, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Attack on Roads of Charleston, West Virginia.. again
See: Roads of Charleston, West Virginia. Not satisfied with screwing up the redirects to it, the IPuser is suggesting it be merged. Can you imagine the page of roads being squished into an already lengthy city page? I left him a warning on his user page about his redirect screwup, but let's nip this one in the bud and vote to decline.  Seicer  (talk) (contribs) 00:59, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I've left my $.02 on the page, opposing the merge of course. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 21:08, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Routes missing shields
When I created SVGs for every state route, I used WV Highways to determine what state routes existed and, thus, needed shields. I have since realized that the template was incomplete and that a number of routes are still missing shields. If anyone comes across any routes missing shields, please post a message either here or on my talk page. Thanks. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 21:10, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Using the List of primary state highways in West Virginia as a reference, I have made all of the missing shields, so we should be good to go when it comes to signage. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 00:48, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Length sources
Does anyone know where I can find some sources for the route lengths? I've looked all over, only to come up empty. Any ideas? -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 23:28, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The WV highway map put out by the state has segment lengths (usually distances between cities or intersections). It can be tedious, but you should be able to consider it oficial. Plus, I am pretty sure that simple addition does not count as WP:OR.  young  american  (ahoy hoy) 00:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, it appears that WV does not offer their maps free online; instead, they charge a few bucks for each map. If anyone else here wants to purchase the map, please do so. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 16:51, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day Awards
Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 16:10, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

To be bold or to not be bold...
...and yes, my English class just read Hamlet. As of right now, using the WVint subtemplates (WVint/WV, etc) results in a boldface link being produced. This was a carryover from WP:NYSR, where the boldface was introduced to make reading the-then list in the infobox (Routeboxny, not infobox road) easier. After seeing the table be constructed on West Virginia Route 114 without boldfaced links, it makes me wonder if the boldface text is still necessary. After all, the boldface isn't used in exit lists. Thoughts? -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 22:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

TfD nomination of All USRD Clean-up Templates
All of the USRD Clean-up Templates have been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you.  master son T - C 16:50, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Reminder from USRD
In response to a few issues that came up, we are giving a reminder to all state highway wikiprojects and task forces:


 * 1) Each project needs to remain aware of developments at WT:USRD and subpages to ensure that each project is aware of decisions / discussions that affect that project. It is impossible to notify every single project about every single discussion that may affect it. Therefore, it is the state highway wikiproject's responsiblity to monitor discussions.
 * 2) If a project does not remain aware of such developments and complains later, then there is most likely nothing USRD can do about it.
 * 3) USRD, in most to nearly all cases, will not interfere with a properly functioning state highway wikiproject. All projects currently existing are "properly functioning" for the purposes mentioned here. All task forces currently existing are not "properly functioning" (that is why they are task forces). Departments of USRD (for example, MTF, shields, assessment, INNA) may have specific requirements for the state highway wikiprojects, but complaints regarding those need to be taken up with those departments.
 * 4) However, this is a reminder that USRD standards need to be followed by the state highway wikiprojects, regardless of the age of the wikiproject.

Regards, Rschen7754 (T C) 05:13, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

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RFC on coordinates in highway articles
There is currently a discussion taking place at WT:HWY regarding the potential use of coordinates in highway articles. Your input is welcomed. --Rschen7754 02:02, 26 December 2011 (UTC)