K-101 (Kansas highway) GA review
SounderBruce, I noticed you opened a new GA review at the beginning of this week. I wanted to remind you that you had previously opened K-101 (Kansas highway) for review, and haven't started it yet. I hope you'll give it priority over the newer one, assuming you still wish to pursue it. (If not, let me know, and I'll be happy to arrange to put the nomination back into the pool of unreviewed nominations.) Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:18, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- @BlueMoonset: I do intend to get to those GA reviews in the order that they were picked up, but real life has thrown some major interruptions in the past few days for me. SounderBruce 07:10, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- Real life has a way of doing that. Hope all is well, and I'm sure the nominators will be happy when the reviews begin. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:23, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- SounderBruce, it's been another four weeks, and this and the other nominations haven't been edited (though you did a quickfail recently). There is a GAN backlog drive ongoing, and an excellent chance that Talk:Letchworth/GA1 would be taken up pretty quickly since it's been over 90 days since the review was opened (and therefore worth 1.5 points to a participant), and reasonable chances for Talk:K-101 (Kansas highway)/GA1 and Talk:Morristown, Tennessee/GA1. I hope you'll consider releasing one or more of these to other reviewers; for Letchworth, the nominator has been waiting since May 1 for a response. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- @BlueMoonset: I've released Letchworth and will wrap up the others this week. Been fighting some post-travel fatigue and other annoyances, but those are finally out of the way. SounderBruce 04:29, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- SounderBruce, it's been another four weeks, and this and the other nominations haven't been edited (though you did a quickfail recently). There is a GAN backlog drive ongoing, and an excellent chance that Talk:Letchworth/GA1 would be taken up pretty quickly since it's been over 90 days since the review was opened (and therefore worth 1.5 points to a participant), and reasonable chances for Talk:K-101 (Kansas highway)/GA1 and Talk:Morristown, Tennessee/GA1. I hope you'll consider releasing one or more of these to other reviewers; for Letchworth, the nominator has been waiting since May 1 for a response. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:51, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- Real life has a way of doing that. Hope all is well, and I'm sure the nominators will be happy when the reviews begin. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:23, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
Want any aerial photos of Seattle places or Olympic National Park area?
Hiya SounderBruce! I'm heading out to the Seattle Area, as well as Olympic National Park. A lot of my amateur photography is on my good ol' DJI Mini 2, and I was wondering if you wanted any places in the Seattle area aerially photographed? I can't legally fly in the national park, but I'm heading to areas such as Forks, Washington and Port Angeles, Washington, which are outside of the NP boundaries, so I can legally fly there. Here's my current list for Seattle: Climate Pledge Arena, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Amazon Spheres, T-Mobile Park, Lumen Field, and a random view of the Port of Seattle. Port Angeles has some weird DJI drone restrictions that make it almost impossible to fly in, so I'm not sure about there. Finally, I have nothing to get a photo of in Forks other than a aerial view of downtown. If you have anyplace in specific you want photographed, just reply! I'd love to help out the Seattle area Wikipedia pages. Cheers! Sea Cow (talk) 23:58, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Sea Cow: I've been thinking about acquiring a drone of my own, so I have a list of places that would fit the bill:
- Either of the floating bridges, especially the west side of the SR 520 bridge over the arboretum (where there's a new approach under construction) and the center of the I-90 bridge (where there's light rail construction)
- The West Seattle Bridge, which is currently under reconstruction for emergency repairs. Fairly close to the Port.
- Colman Dock, the city's main ferry terminal that is also under reconstruction and close to the Port.
- If you're able to get out to the Eastside, there's a few interesting spots I think would be worth the time:
- The Microsoft Redmond campus, which is undergoing a major rebuilding
- Bellevue's Spring District neighborhood, which is a leading example of transit-oriented development
- As for Seqium, depending on the timing of your arrival you might be able to get some good shots of the lavender fields in bloom. There's also Dungeness Spit, famed for its connection to the crab of the same name, but it might be too close to the restricted zone (which is used for submarine testing). Cheers and enjoy the trip. SounderBruce 19:32, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- Welp, as obvious, I'm back from the trip. Thanks for cleaning up the large amounts of issues and MOS whoopsies I had. Uploading 50 something images in the middle of the night doesn't exactly make me be on point with my editing skills. I got a lot of great photos, but my plans to the photograph Redmond and the Bridges fell through due to good ol' Pacific Northwest rainy weather. You can expect more photos and a lot of video to be uploaded over the next few days (mostly gopro stuff). Brace yourself...???? Anyways, it was a great trip and it was a beautiful area. Thank you again. Cheers! Sea Cow (talk) 05:40, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Sea Cow: The images alone are a great contribution and are much appreciated. I don't mind tidying up, as it's a good warm-up as I return to normal editing after my own long road trip whilst procrastinating on photo editing. Apologies for the rain, this spring has been the wettest since 1948 and is only just letting up. SounderBruce 05:42, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
- Welp, as obvious, I'm back from the trip. Thanks for cleaning up the large amounts of issues and MOS whoopsies I had. Uploading 50 something images in the middle of the night doesn't exactly make me be on point with my editing skills. I got a lot of great photos, but my plans to the photograph Redmond and the Bridges fell through due to good ol' Pacific Northwest rainy weather. You can expect more photos and a lot of video to be uploaded over the next few days (mostly gopro stuff). Brace yourself...???? Anyways, it was a great trip and it was a beautiful area. Thank you again. Cheers! Sea Cow (talk) 05:40, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Burke Museum logo.svg
![⚠ ⚠](https://web.archive.org/web/20220705021134im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Ambox_warning_blue.svg/35px-Ambox_warning_blue.svg.png)
Thanks for uploading File:Burke Museum logo.svg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 13:12, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Feedback request
Hey Bruce! Hope all is well with you. I wanted to get your feedback on a sort of beta test on a new project: Template:American transit ridership.
As you know, trying to keep the daily and annual ridership updated on most agency pages is a game of wack-a-mole. Some pages get a lot of love and are regularly updated, some may go years between updates. My thought is that putting all of that data in one central location will allow for one page to be updated, and have that trickle down to all agency pages at one times.
So... I've added my proposed changes to the Seattle Streetcar and Trolleybuses in Seattle pages because they provide a good idea of the functionality I am trying to include.
I would love to get your thoughts on any changes/features you'd like to see before I start using this on more pages. RickyCourtney (talk) 17:25, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)
Black Diamond - Master Planned Development Section Deletion
Hi SounderBruce,
The updates made to the Black Diamond, WA page outlining the signification of the First Master Planned Development on the City of Black Diamond were removed on the grounds of:
- Try to cut down on information about specific developments unless they are covered by major regional news sources.
- Far too much detail on development and far too many subsections.
I agree history should be neutral, non-bias, fact driven, with factual sources referenced.
Question: Given the below (impact of the Master Planned Development; structure and content used by other cities pages), how do we outline the significance of how the First Master Planned Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond, within the city of Black Diamonds wiki page?
How the First Master Planned Development Is Neutral And Black Diamond's Rebirth
In the late 1800, the City of Black Diamond was originally named due to the coal (black diamonds) the locals mined for a living.
In the mid 1900's, coal mining died off, with the dying off of coal mining, so did the lively hoods, and the future of the City of Black Diamond.
Fast forward to 1990, in 1990 a new Black Diamond City Planner had an opportunity to create something that had never been created before in the state of WA, that being a Master Planned Development (source).
The significance of the first Master Planned Development for the City of Black Diamond has been covered by major news sources such as KUOW (source), Seattle Times (source), and many others.
The First Master Planned Development and has gone on public record to be the largest Master Planned Development in all of King County (the same county Seattle is in)(source).
Due to the sheer size (156 acres; largest Master Planned Development in King County) the Master Planned Development is not only part of Black Diamonds history, it is literally reshaping the city and everything around it; more over, what is odd is most people are not aware this reshaping is part of a master planning going all the back to 1996.
Just like the or coal mining, or the depression, the implementation of a Master Planed Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond into something historically and significantly different -- all by design.
What We Are Trying To Do - Help People Understand Current History, And Reshaping of Black Diamond, likend to Seattle's Wikipedia page
The inspiration we took in crafting the Black Diamond information was from the Seattle and San Francisco pages:
|
|
Restating The Question: Given the above (impact of the Master Planned Development; structure and content used by other cities pages), how do we outline the significance of how the First Master Planned Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond, within the city of Black Diamonds wiki page?
Regards,
NateJ.Wiki (talk) 21:07, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
- @NateJ.Wiki: Subsections are only necessary when a main section is long enough to justify a split. As for the rest, please try to keep to summary style and not dive too deep into the details, as they aren't interesting to readers and are not under the scope of a general encyclopedia. Devoting so much prose to each development while neglecting the other elements of the city is a sign of bias. SounderBruce 00:56, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- Part of what is historic about Black Diamond, is the establishment and birth of a concept called "Master Planned Development".
- There is an assumption made that the "Master Planned Development" does not address all aspects of the city -- of which the Master Planned Development does (impacts all aspect of the city); which is in part why the concept is historic, informative and information residents within the City of Black Diamond are very much interested in understanding more about -- especially newer residents to Black Diamond, and/or those looking to relocate to Black Diamond.
- This Master Planned Development concept is in no way affiliated with a single neighborhood, or commercial organization -- which is part of the point of the Master Planned Development.
- A "Master Planned Development" is not something you buy or sell. It is a thing that has a legal definition and is being used by the City of Black Diamond to rebuild itself into something new.
- In sticking the the non-bias theme is why I created a "Master Planned Developments (MPD)" section to enabling the house of any other MPD the City of Black Diamond may choice to create in the future.
- I am on trying to be obstinate here. What I am trying to do is help to inform people of historic information that has shaped, and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond.
- How do you recommend I proceed forward? NateJ.Wiki (talk) 01:38, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)"how do we outline the significance of how the First Master Planned Development has and is reshaping the City of Black Diamond, within the city of Black Diamonds wiki page?" Who is "we"? --Orange Mike | Talk 01:04, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- The "we" is a reference to residents of Black Diamond, whom I have spoken with, and include myself in. NateJ.Wiki (talk) 01:40, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
Maple Valley, Washington
I don't mean this in a rude or angry way and I hope it doesn't come off as such, I'm just curious. I hope I didn't break any rules when I added the info, I just thought that it would be interesting to note it on the wiki page with how popular Homestuck is/was and that the address John lived in was actually real and findable on Google Maps. Hope you have a great rest of your day.
--Anethea (talk) 23:45, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) Not answering for SounderBruce, but I noticed your edit and his revert. Anethea, did you see that your source says "Dr. David Brinner" lives in Maple Valley, not John Egbert? And Brinner isn't even important enough of a character to be listed in List of Homestuck characters. Schazjmd (talk) 23:56, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
- @Anethea: All lists of people living in X city must be backed up with a reliable source, of which none was provided. For a fictional character, it needs to be a significant plot point or setting that warrants real-world coverage in a secondary source, not a passing mention that can be brushed off. As far as I can tell, this situation does not meet either of these criteria. SounderBruce 06:16, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:United States bus rapid transit succession templates by state
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220705021134im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Ambox_warning_pn.svg/48px-Ambox_warning_pn.svg.png)
A tag has been placed on Category:United States bus rapid transit succession templates by state indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Gonnym (talk) 08:56, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
WikiCup 2022 July newsletter
The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.
Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk) MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)