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Lynnwood Times newspaper

Hello: How are you? How can I get the Lynnwood Times added to the Lynnwood, Washington Wikipedia page?

In reviewing the rules I noted the following:

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1. Avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors; - I added the name of my newspaper because it covers Lynnwood. If I can't do it, would you? - I notice that if editors choose to add material to an article on behalf of a COI or paid editor, they must provide attribution for the text in the edit summary. The edit summary should include the name of the COI or paid editor, a link to the draft or edit request, and that the edit contains a COI or paid contribution. For example: "Text inserted on behalf of paid editor User:X; copied from Draft:Paid draft." This transparency helps editors and readers to determine the extent of COI influence on the article. It also complies with copyright requirements.

2.Propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template); - I am attempting to use the talk pages to resolve.

3. Disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI); - It was disclosed in my notice board to the admins

4. Avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam#External link spamming); - Well, this was unintentional. Another admin being helpful removed the link and said to use a citation instead.

Mlotmore (talk) 06:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mlotmore: This should be posted to the article talk page (Talk:Lynnwood, Washington), not on a user talk page. You have been warned several times for reverting edits without adhering to the COI policy, so please do not try to continue edit warring. Unless there are independent sources to back all of the claims, then there is nothing to add to the article. Sounder Bruce 06:09, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SounderBruce: I was only warned and reported by you after you consistently changed it and removed it after other editor said it was ok. You never warned me prior that any rules was being violated as I only signed up yesterday. You have a COI as you are contributor to a competitor. I am going to report you as you are unfairly discriminating against me.

Mlotmore (talk) 06:24, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I accidently deleted your response.

Mlotmore (talk) 06:26, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Assume good faith; I am merely trying to maintain the verifiability of the article based on the rules here. Your additions were removed and explained properly by myself and other editors, but you insist on re-adding it without trying to build consensus on the talk page. Sounder Bruce 06:29, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestions on Gateway Pacific Terminal?

I didn't see any suggestions on the talk page, so removed the cleanup tag. Please say here or there what you had in mind; that will be a more effective way to provoke an improvement. Thanks for the maplink, but it wasn't showing a map at all for me, so I fiddled with it until it did, and set a zoom level that has some recognizable context including Bellingham. Dicklyon (talk) 17:52, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Tokio, Washington for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Tokio, Washington is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tokio, Washington until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

Mangoe (talk) 21:13, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Olympia, Washington

I respectfully disagree with your revert of the age edit to the Olympia, Washington article. Many other cities, towns and villages use the {{start_date_and_age}} template for when they were settled, founded and incorporated. Some examples: New York City, Melbourne, Boston, and many others. A city's age may not be necessary (as you say) but for consistency with other articles, it makes sense to include it, and the Wikipedia community has been doing that. Would you please reconsider your revert. Truthanado (talk) 18:28, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Truthanado: The uses in the articles you've linked have been added recently (in the past few weeks, without diving into specific diffs) and aren't in line with WP:USCITIES standards. The template is meant for events with specific durations, not single points in time (such as establishment dates). Sounder Bruce 03:49, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Request for help w/potential FLC

Hi Bruce - I hope you don't mind me coming to you with this request! I saw that you're both local to Washington and have worked on several featured articles and lists in the past. I've been working on revamping List of Washington ballot measures on and off for the past few months and am hoping to nominate it at FLC fairly soon, but I know that right now the lead and background could use some work. Would you be able to take a quick look? I don't need in-depth feedback or anything like that, but it would be awesome if you notice any glaring issues. ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 23:23, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is terrific! I merged the old List of Washington initiatives to the legislature and List of Washington initiatives to the people last year into this and am glad to see it so well improved! Some issues that could be added: why organizers may prefer an initiative to the people vs to the legislature, pass/fail rates, and measures that are later overturned. Could go into further detail about initiatives to the legislature, since this doesn't mention that amendments mean voters can choose the original or the amended version. History of direct democracy in the United States isn't a great article, but this should touch on some history of this dating to the progressive era, and perhaps also that it's allowed Washington to lead the nation in some areas like marijuana and same-sex marriage. This also lacks that constitutional amendments need 2/3 vote in both houses. I know you probably already know most of these, but I look forward to seeing it at FLC! The tables are pretty good! Nothing standing out too much as a problem. Reywas92^Talk 00:08, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! I'll spend some time in those areas (and it looks like there's a couple decent sources in the direct democracy article). ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 00:52, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@ThadeusOfNazereth: So far it looks very promising. I would try to use more secondary sources and add to the pre-table sections to describe the impact of significant ballot measures and perhaps prolific filers (such as Tim Eyman). Also, Ballotpedia may not be considered a reliable source, certainly at the FL level. Sounder Bruce 05:51, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks as well! Great catch re: Ballotpedia - I think I added that during my first crack at it last year and missed it when I returned this year. And yes, I'll prioritize secondary sourcing in the pre-table sections. ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 11:05, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MLS Conference Championship

I was just curious on why Wikipedia doesn't consider the MLS Conference Championships a major honor? I'm coming to you just trying to understand. It confuses me a little considering all other major sports consider conference titlesa major honor. Eerie Holiday (talk) 00:44, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Eerie Holiday: It can be listed on player pages and the like, but it really does not belong in a navbox. It would just make things more cluttered and add to the maintenance burden. Sounder Bruce 04:28, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@SounderBruce: Thank you Eerie Holiday (talk) 10:46, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bneu2013 -- Bneu2013 (talk) 06:20, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Interstate 90

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Interstate 90 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Imzadi1979 -- Imzadi1979 (talk) 15:20, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Local newspaper interview request

Dear Bruce Englehardt,

   My name is Eric Schucht and I'm a journalist with The Everett Daily Herald. Do you still live in Snohomish County? If yes, then I was wondering if you'd be interested in doing an interview for the next issue of our quarterly magazine, Washington North Coast Magazine? I'd like to write about your work with Wikipedia, all the articles you've created/worked on and your motivation. Are you free to meet for an interview anytime in the next few weeks? My deadline is Dec. 31.

Thanks, -- Eric Schucht (talk) 22:05, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for MLS Cup 2021

On 11 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article MLS Cup 2021, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that today's MLS Cup 2021 will mark the seventh consecutive final to feature either the Portland Timbers or Seattle Sounders FC? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/MLS Cup 2021. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, MLS Cup 2021), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 13:19, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 5,869 views (546.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2021 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 01:32, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Interstate H-2

On 12 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Interstate H-2, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the construction of Interstate H-2 in Hawaii unearthed a chapel built by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Interstate H-2. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Interstate H-2), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:02, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Interstate 90

The article Interstate 90 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Interstate 90 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Imzadi1979 -- Imzadi1979 (talk) 15:00, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Interstate 182

On 13 December 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Interstate 182, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Interstate 182 was created as a compromise for the states of Washington and Oregon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Interstate 182. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Interstate 182), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:12, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 4,998 views (422.4 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of December 2021 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 02:55, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Interstate 90

The article Interstate 90 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Interstate 90 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Imzadi1979 -- Imzadi1979 (talk) 04:21, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:SeattleMonorail color

Template:SeattleMonorail color has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:SeattleMonorail lines

Template:SeattleMonorail lines has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:SeattleMonorail stations

Template:SeattleMonorail stations has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)

The article Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Bneu2013 -- Bneu2013 (talk) 11:01, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 113

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Washington State Route 113 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Elli -- Elli (talk) 06:40, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 113

The article Washington State Route 113 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Washington State Route 113 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Elli -- Elli (talk) 21:41, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, SounderBruce!

Happy New Year!

SounderBruce,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
Abishe (talk) 17:32, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Railway stations scheduled to open in 2021

A tag has been placed on Category:Railway stations scheduled to open in 2021 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. Qwerfjkl talk 17:39, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GAN Backlog Drive – January 2022

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DYK for Interstate 90

On 4 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Interstate 90, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Interstate 90 is the longest freeway in the United States, at 3,020 miles (4,860 km)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Interstate 90. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Interstate 90), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:02, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 8,940 views (745.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 03:17, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the 2022 WikiCup!

Happy New Year and Happy New WikiCup! The 2022 competition has just begun and all article creators, expanders, improvers and reviewers are welcome to take part. Even if you are a novice editor you should be able to advance to at least the second round, improving your editing skills as you go. If you have already signed up, your submissions page can be found here. If you have not yet signed up, you can add your name here and the judges will set up your submissions page. Any questions on the rules or on anything else should be directed to one of the judges, or posted to the WikiCup talk page. Signups will close at the end of January, and the first round will end on 26 February; the 64 highest scorers at that time will move on to round 2. The judges for the WikiCup this year are: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs · email) and Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs · email). Good luck! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:02, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)

On 7 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the completion of Interstate 205 in Oregon was delayed to mitigate air and noise pollution for a jail that closed a few months later? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Belltown, Seattle contributions

Sounderbruce,

You restored a prior version of the Belltown, Seattle Wikipedia page that contains inaccurate information. Let's figure out how to get the version that I edited and published back online since it corrects a number of inaccuracies. Please list your concerns so that they can be addressed.

Regarding Ellensburg, Washington

Hello SounderBruce,

Thank you for pointing out that what I added to the page for Ellensburg, Washington was unnecessary trivia. I just happened to come across some election data for Kittitas County on a town and precinct level and thought that the people reading the page might find it interesting.

My apologies for wasting your time if I did.

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 304

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Washington State Route 304 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Skarmory -- Skarmory (talk) 04:20, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Washington State Route 304

The article Washington State Route 304 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Washington State Route 304 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Skarmory -- Skarmory (talk) 13:21, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Interstate 229 (South Dakota)

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Your GA nomination of Interstate H-2

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Your GA nomination of Interstate H-2

The article Interstate H-2 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Interstate H-2 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Usernameunique -- Usernameunique (talk) 00:40, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Interstate H-2

The article Interstate H-2 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Interstate H-2 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Usernameunique -- Usernameunique (talk) 05:41, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Flag of Marysville, Washington.png

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Your GA nomination of Interstate 229 (South Dakota)

The article Interstate 229 (South Dakota) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Interstate 229 (South Dakota) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Nova Crystallis -- Nova Crystallis (talk) 08:21, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Interstate 229 (South Dakota)

Hello! Your submission of Interstate 229 (South Dakota) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Dylan620 in public/on mobile (he/him · talk) 16:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Washington State Route 304

On 27 January 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Washington State Route 304, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Washington State Route 304 was accidentally removed from the state highway system by the Washington State Legislature for two years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Washington State Route 304. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Washington State Route 304), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

SoundTransit adjacent stations migration

The migration is mostly done at this point; I based the information for the Ballard/West Seattle extensions on the EIS that just came out. No doubt that will continue to fluctuate. Mackensen (talk) 02:07, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Mackensen: Thanks! I think the general names and ordering shouldn't change too much until construction actually begins around 2026. Is there any way to get the Sounder logo added automatically in the header instead of requiring the current workaround? Sounder Bruce 06:04, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if there's a version of {{rail color box}} that displays the icon and line name but without the redundant colored box, I'd like to know. List of Link light rail stations looks really awful with those extra boxes. Sounder Bruce 06:14, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I just used {{line link}} instead. It's from the same family of templates, and there's no need to use rail color box when the icon is hard-coded into the name. Mackensen (talk) 11:56, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/STLinkLR left/2

Template:S-line/STLinkLR left/2 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:09, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/STLinkLR right/2

Template:S-line/STLinkLR right/2 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:10, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Interstate 229 (South Dakota)

On 2 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Interstate 229 (South Dakota), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Interstate 229 once ended at a gravel road? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Interstate 229 (South Dakota). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Interstate 229 (South Dakota)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 12:03, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RapidRide

I noticed that there is an s-line template for RapidRide on Bellevue Transit Center, but elsewhere (such as Tukwila International Boulevard station) it's just treated as a connection, so there's just the one transclusion. Would it be better to build these out more, or just replace the one usage on Bellevue with an entry in the infobox under connections? Mackensen (talk) 11:50, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Mackensen: It'd be fine to move it to Connections, as I don't think we'll have articles on individual RapidRide stops (compared to Stride or even Swift). Sounder Bruce 21:56, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of Interstate 182

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Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/RapidRide right/B

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Your GA nomination of Nutty Narrows Bridge

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Your GA nomination of Nutty Narrows Bridge

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Swift Orange Line

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WP:AFC Helper News

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Concern regarding Draft:2021 Leagues Cup Final

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STLink templates

Hey, there are a group of STLink templates such as Template:S-line/STLinkLR left/Lynnwood, and Template:S-line/STLinkLR left/East that are used only on your user pages of User:SounderBruce/Sandbox/Buses, User:SounderBruce/Sandbox/Link and User:SounderBruce/Sandbox/Tacoma Link. Are those pages still needed? If so, can you please update them to use Module:Adjacent stations/Sound Transit? Gonnym (talk) 07:47, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym: Working on it, but the modules for Swift and RapidRide haven't been set up and it seems to be beyond my current Lua ability to try for those. I'm not particularly fond of the switch to the modules system, as it seems to be overly complicated and not user friendly. Sounder Bruce 22:52, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2022 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
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GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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WikiCup 2022 March newsletter

And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:

Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.

These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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A kitten for you!

Thank you for the guidance on the non-notability of the list of past administrators on the Connell, Washington page. I especially appreciate the style guidance you linked. The article had listed a previous administrator, and I wasn't sure whether it made more sense to add other administrators or remove the listed past one. The WP:NOT page helped me understand. Thanks for making Wikipedia a better resource!

If you have the time and interest, I have another question about the Connell, Washington page. After seeing other cities with more governance information in the infobox, I added the mayor and city administrator to the infobox. With that information being in the infobox, should it be removed from the body of the article or kept in both places?

William Rehtworc (talk) 16:38, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@William Rehtworc: No problem. The current mayor and administrator should be listed in the infobox without a citation and repeated in the body with a citation, preferably from a secondary source (such as a newspaper). Sounder Bruce 21:43, 6 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

mayors

why did you do that? its been up for months and it took a lot of work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsjustjody (talk • contribs) 23:49, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

there's a list of mayors for ft wayne which is my template. please put it back up or explain why ft. wayne's stays and seymours does not.

--Itsjustjody (talk) 23:52, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Itsjustjody: Wikipedia is not a directory, and a list of mayors for a small town is certainly not notable on its own. If a city has several mayors with their own articles that all meet the general notability guideline and specific notability guidelines for politicians, then it's worth keeping. I would suggest looking at newer FAs and GAs, since Fort Wayne's is over 7 years old. Sounder Bruce 23:56, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

that was the example that was suggested to me. And, the some of the mayors I have listed should probably have their own pages but I am only one person. I'll get there eventually. you haven't explain the difference between seymour and ft. wayne to justify your edit after 2 months of work. I seem to be subject to thousand of editors and their respective whims. you're taking the fun out of this project.

--Itsjustjody (talk) 00:01, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Itsjustjody: Seymour has one-tenth of the population (not to mention not anchoring a larger metro area), so things aren't going to scale exactly with Fort Wayne. Adjust your expectations of what the article is going to cover, as Wikipedia is not meant to cover every aspect of a small town; I've written several articles on towns of the same size (and smaller), and it takes work to keep it from bloating with too many details that aren't suitable to the project as a whole. Sounder Bruce 00:05, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would prefer you put the mayors back for now

--Itsjustjody (talk) 00:11, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

and ft. wayne to seymour isn't simply a size comparison. how many books have been written about ft. wayne?

--Itsjustjody (talk) 00:12, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Itsjustjody: Start a talk page discussion and find consensus to do so. That's the BRD process. Sounder Bruce 00:13, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

you start a talk page about taking the information down

--Itsjustjody (talk) 00:14, 12 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:STLinkLR bullet

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Promotion of List of Interstate Highways in Washington

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Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:17, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you today for Seattle Center Monorail, introduced: "This is my second attempt at bringing Seattle's other space age icon to FA status. What's not to love about a functional monorail with only one stop in each direction, using the original 1960s trains, and prone to accidents every now and then?" - I love it when I know who wrote a TFA just by title and looks! - Prayer for Ukraine: three names on the same Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:59, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats on ...

the article in the Herald [1]. We'll probably put a paragraph into next week's WP:Post and/or you could write an article about yourself or your favorite topic for a Signpost article later this spring or summer. All the best. Smallbones_(smalltalk)

@Smallbones: Thank you. I am currently in the middle of a roadtrip, so I won't be able to add much for a bit. Let me know if you need anything for the blurb. Sounder Bruce 03:57, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds positive. Why don't we wait until the last week in April and you can write up an article on your editing, or really anything you want related to Wikipedia? Smallbones_(smalltalk) 12:13, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Very cool and well deserved recognition! Congrats! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 13:51, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats, you represented Wikipedians well in the article! We should have a userbox for "'pedians featured in newspaper/magazine articles" :) ☆ Bri (talk) 14:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And main page FA

Seattle Center Monorail on the main page too; good work on that! ☆ Bri (talk) 15:42, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

+1! Saw this appearance and assumed you were the reason. :) ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:46, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

😀 Bluerasberry (talk) 21:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]