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January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects

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You are invited to join Stanford's WikiProject!

As a current or past contributor to a related article, I thought I'd let you know about WikiProject Stanford University, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Stanford University. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks and related articles. Thanks!

ralphamale (talk) 22:10, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

erstwhile dead link (revived once, by Mxn) now dead again -- (I think)

This is in reference to the episode mentioned at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Mxn/2011#living-or-DEAD-tude_of_link.2C_may_depend_upon_user_privileges

I think the link that you revived (see your comments here) may have (? recently?) had another heart attack or something. I am not sure the link is dead, but if you try footnote no. [1] at SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory I would be surprised if it still works.

Fortunately, footnote no. [2] was provided with a webcite "backup" URL -- (which was apparently not done for [1]). If anyone (you? maybe?) ever gets [1] working again, then I would like to be notified, -- so I could [maybe] modify [1] to provide it with a webcite "backup" URL.

Thanks for your help (in the past), and maybe in the future, Mike Schwartz (talk) 02:13, 27 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See User talk:Mike Schwartz.

Thanks for notifying me that the revived link, after dying a second time, was revived a second time.

> so I could [maybe] modify [1] to provide it with a webcite "backup" URL.

I have now provided footnote [1] (which WORKS again now -- thanks to you!) with a "backup" URL (that is, an "archive" URL), using Webcite.

Resolved

I guess it would not "hurt" if (in the future), someone were to try to keep "alive" the "url" field of footnote [1]. (Kinda like what you have done, twice "so far"). The "url" field of footnote [1] corresponds to the link address for (the hyper-link of) the words "the original" in the part of the footnote that says "Archived from the original on 2012-01-29."

Fortunately now (IMHO), it does not matter "as much" whether that happens or not. Since footnote [1] now has an "archive" URL, thanks to Webcite, if the link in the "url" field of footnote [1] should die again, then the other link, (which goes by the "archiveurl" field, and corresponds to the link address at the very beginning of the footnote as "displayed") should still work OK. (as long as the Webcite web site is still OK, etc. etc.)

By the way, it was actually still 2012-01-28 in "my" time zone ["MST"] (= UTC -0700) when the ["original"] web page accessed via the newly revived link got "Archived from the original". But I decided to use "2012-01-29" as the nominal "archivedate", since that is the date that was shown in the confirmation e-mail message ("Your WebCite archive request was successful") that I received from (("The WebCite Consortium" <do-not-reply@webcitation.org>)).

That reminds me, it seems that the part of footnote [1] that said "|accessdate=2008-10-16" has not been changed. Maybe that is OK. (Is that correct?) (Is it OK for the "accessdate" to be [WAY!] before the "archivedate"?) Whatever...

Thanks again for your help. It is OK with me if you do not answer my questions, (not a big deal); and -- (see above for why this other thing is optional, now!) -- it is also OK with me if, (in the future), no one steps up to keep "alive" the "url" field of footnote [1]. --Mike Schwartz (talk) 07:18, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See User talk:Mike Schwartz.

Smile!

A smile for you

You’ve just received a random act of kindness! 66.87.0.87 (talk) 21:32, 1 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Request to photograph Comair headquarters

Hello! I have contacted you because you are in the category "Wikipedians in Cincinnati." While your page says you are currently in the Bay Area, I am not sure if you are going to be visiting the Cincinnati area anytime soon.

I would like for someone to photograph the corporate office buildings, including the Comair General Office Building, the Comair corporate headquarters at 77 Comair Boulevard, and the building at 82 Comair Boulevard, both in Erlanger, KY, at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Regional Airport. Since Comair is shutting down on September 29, 2012, I would like for someone to take this photo as soon as possible. I do not want for the Comair markings to be taken off of the buildings. If you want to, please photograph the Comair buildings. Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 04:40, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ohio County Roads

I changed {{Infobox road/OH/link CR}} so that it will only display a link if an article exists. This is what we've done in Michigan, so there isn't a need to add |nolink1=yes or the equivalent to articles in {{jct}}. Imzadi 1979 → 07:15, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, we typically keep to one standard abbreviation format per state for consistency and clarity. CR followed by a number is pretty much standard for a county road or a county route in the US. Second, we normally don't include CRs in junction lists unless they're the termini. The reason behind that is that they aren't normally marked on the standard state highway maps nor are they "major" in the sense that they're a lesser classification of roadway than the state highways. Some states have a statewide CR system, like the CDHs in Michigan or the 500-series in New Jersey that would be an exception. Imzadi 1979 → 08:44, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's nothing standard about county routes in Ohio. Just look at the variety of county route shield designs in use. While I understand the need to keep things simple, my main motivation for adding per-county abbreviations here is to match the articles that are transcluding this template via {{jct}}. "CR", "C-", and "CH" are all equally common in Ohio. In fact, many counties use ODOT's three-letter county abbreviations instead, e.g. "CLI 2" in Clinton County.

That said, I probably went overboard in adding all those county routes to the junction tables. In my opinion, some do belong there, because they're marked on overhead guide signs (with the pentagon or black-on-white shield specified in the Ohio MUTCD) or appear at at-grade intersections along the state route.

– Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 08:54, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Since Ohio's county roads don't have articles at the moment, there's little need to "match' articles in jct. The only county roads that are generally listed in junction/exit list tables are a) termini, b) interchanges/exits along freeways, or c) the few exceptions for statewide systems. At-grade intersections with CRs aren't generally notable enough to warrant inclusion. As for the variety of abbreviations, you're going to confuse readers by having as many as four possible formats for what are essentially the same "class" of article. I looked through a spot check of articles, and none of them are defining the various abbreviations in the prose.

A best practice is to spell out the name of a roadway in full the very first time one of that class is mentioned. Then the abbreviation should follow in parentheses, even if that's the only time it appears in the prose. The reasoning is that if you spell out "County Road 492 (CR 492)" in the prose, then the reader is aware of the convention when he reads "CR 492" in the infobox or junction list table. Also, you have to keep in mind that not all of the readers of an article will be from Ohio nor the US, so they won't be aware of the idiosyncrasies of the counties there, yet as I said, "CR #" is pretty much standard in the US for the states that have numbered county roads or county routes. Imzadi 1979 → 09:08, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here are two articles that use "Co. Rd.": SR 621 and SR 799. But you're right that non-standard abbreviations could be confusing, especially in the absence of county route articles, so I'm fine with using "CR" alone. Sorry for being stubborn! :^) I think the practice of signing county routes on highway guide signs is limited to one or two of ODOT's districts, probably just in southeastern Ohio. These happen to be some of the only counties that sign their routes in the first place. So feel free to revert any of my recent changes to the state route articles, except for probably expressways or freeways. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 09:25, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited

Date Saturday, December 8, 2012
Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104
Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand.
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cà rốt

Cà rốt is pronounced /kaː˧˩ zot˦˥/, /kaː˧˩ rot˦˥/ or /kaː˧˩ ɹot˦˥/ ? Fête (talk) 20:02, 14 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I have never heard /kaː˧˩ zot˦˥/. Fête (talk) 14:50, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you record the pronunciation of the word "cà rốt" please ? Fête (talk) 22:03, 16 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Can you remove the pronunciation /ka˧˨ zot˦˥/ please ? Because I have never heard this pronunciation. Fête (talk) 02:03, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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mayonnaise

How to say mayonnaise in Vietnamese ? Fête (talk) 13:35, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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garage

How to say garage in Vietnamese ? Fête (talk) 12:07, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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R

Northern Vietnamese people pronounce the "r" as /z/ except in loan words. Fête (talk) 12:33, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Listen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63nQGt57Js4, it's a northern Vietnamese who pronounce "d", "gi" and "r" as /z/ but he pronounce /ka˨˩ ɹot˥/ for the word cà rốt. Fête (talk) 12:50, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

cherry

How to say cherry in Vietnamese ? Fête (talk) 12:59, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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radio

Vietnamese people pronounce /ɹaː˧ jo˧/ for the word radio ? Fête (talk) 02:22, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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xe buýt

Xe buýt is pronounced /sɛ˧ ɓwit˥/ or /sɛ˧ ɓit˥/ ? Fête (talk) 12:52, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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pronunciation

Vietnamese people are mispronounced the words Washington, Los Angeles and Pizza. Washington should be pronounced "oá-sinh-tần, Los Angeles should be pronounced lọt én-chờ-lầt and pizza should be pronounced "pít-chà". Fête (talk) 17:19, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Cà rốt should be "ca hót", xúc xích should be "xô xít", bifteck should be "bíp tếch", cao bồi should be "kháo bòi", xá xíu should be "chá xíu" etc. Fête (talk) 23:25, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Media:Fr-Normandie-Thanksgiving.ogg

Here is a French people who is mispronounced the word Thanksgiving. Fête (talk) 00:02, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

fête

Do you believe the word fête is pronounced "fight" in Quebec French ? Fête (talk) 01:09, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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xǎng

Vietnamese people are sometimes remove one syllable. Xăng (gas) should be "ê xǎng". Fête (talk) 02:40, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The French word is essence. Fête (talk) 12:54, 24 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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