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The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was not promoted by User:The Rambling Man 10:07, 16 July 2008 [1].

List of U.S. Routes in Washington[edit]

I am nominating this list because it has many references (63) and is very factual. This list has already been on WP:DYK and is currently being peer reviewed. --CG was here. 21:04, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment Close the Peer Review, per FLC instructions. Gary King (talk) 22:49, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Done --CG was here. 00:34, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments Just a few for now

  • You should write what U.S. Routes are in the lead, and why they are different to Interstates and State Routes.
  • What is an "Auxiliary route"?
  • Why is US 12's shield in the infobox?
  • Sorting needs fixing in the first column on both tables. 97 -> 2 -> 12 -> 101 and 10 -> 295 -> 410 -> 830 -> 95 -> 99
  • Why are the US 30's and 90's auxiliary tables sortable, with only one entry in each?
  • In firefox, the 2 reference columns are squashed because of {{Washington highways}}. Can it be moved above or below?

Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 05:25, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here are my responses to your comments:

  • I will add a new paragraph about U.S. routes using the United States Numbered Highways article as a base.
  • An auxiliary route is a spur or connecting route, for example, US 197 connects US 97 in Oregon to SR 14 east.
  • US 12's shield is in the infobox because it is the longest U.S. route in Washington.
  • I will sort the route numbers in the tables.
  • Are you refering to US 30 and US 95? I do not know why there are sortable.
  • I am moving the template to the top of the page. --CG was here. 17:36, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I am finished with all of the items and I fixed the sorting on the tables. --CG was here. 17:51, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Highways of Washington" is not a reliable source. --NE2 23:26, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'll find some other sources that are more reliable like... a state map made by WSDOT. --CG was here. 15:34, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • I replaced the current routes with the WSDOT map lowering the number of references to 56. I am looking for a website that will replace the deleted routes, and I don't think there is another website or WSDOT PDF document that will tell about former U.S. Routes. --CG was here. 15:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comments
    • Any reason why km has one decimal places and miles have two?
    • The opening sentence should be reworded - articles don't start "This is an article about ..." so why should lists start that way?
    • "Washington actually began" actually is redundant.
    • "2-laned" two-laned?
    • "at least 2 states" two states.
    • "Six U.S. Routes have been moved or deleted" you can "delete" a route? Reads odd, I think I know what you mean but it's unclear.
    • "US 97 continuies north " typo
    • Shame Megler is a redlink, consider a stub?
    • Highway column doesn't sort correctly. Try {{sort}} here.
    • Length column doesn't either. Try {{nts}} here.
    • Avoid links in section headings. Write a line or two of prose so that you can link to the relevant route.
    • Can you fix the col widths of the last three tables so they're the consistent?

The Rambling Man (talk) 10:59, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have fixed some of the problems and here are the answers to your questions and the other problems that can't be fixed.
    • I do not know why the km has one decimal and the miles has two. Check {{convert}}.
    • I am currently developing a stub about Megler, Washington.
    • When I sorted the auxiliary routes, the images and links would not show. the same with all the lengths.
    • I don't know how to fix the col width.

--CG was here. (T - C - S - E) 17:26, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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