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March 2014 edit

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Oklahoma Highway 33

I'm curious if you're on the ground in the Sapulpa area, since the END 33 sign is on the same sign tree announcing the junction for OK 117A, near Sapulpa City Hall, indicating that OK 33 ends at OK 117A (en:Mission street, mus:Yugheea Yusten) where OK 117A ends and OK 66; US Historic 66 turns north at that that traffic light. OK 33 signage similarly picks up east of 97 and west of 117A, cosigned with 66, going westbound. BalooUriza (talk) 04:27, 26 April 2014 (UTC)Reply

Draft:List of state highways in Utah edit

 

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Request for comment edit

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Self promotion edit

it doesnt matter whether you have personal financial interest or not. Spielo as the sole source promoting the fact that Spielo has done something is inappropriate. (see WP:SPS "unduly self serving")-- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 01:24, 1 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

If anyone else cared, there would be coverage elsewhere that we could use. That nobody else cared means that we have no reason to care either. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 02:13, 1 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

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Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 64 in Oklahoma edit

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Your GA nomination of U.S. Route 64 in Oklahoma edit

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Precious edit

Oklahoma turnpikes
Thank you, Scott, for quality articles on Oklahoma roads, highways and turnpikes, such as the Creek Turnpike and Oklahoma State Highway 9, for maps, assessments and handling images, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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A year ago, you were the 956th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:47, 28 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Today: Chickasaw Turnpike, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:52, 18 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

Five years ago, you were recipient no. 956 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:34, 28 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Proposed deletion of John Kilpatrick (politician) edit

 

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MfD nomination of Draft:List of state highways in Utah edit

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 18, 2016 edit

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A new user right for New Page Patrollers edit

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Wikiproject Spoken Wikipedia Revival edit

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File:Three-point_turn.svg edit

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Nomination for deletion of Template:USRD-wrongdir edit

 Template:USRD-wrongdir has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Lojbanist remove cattle from stage 02:43, 10 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

It appears I based my nomination on an outdated understanding of the WP:STALEDRAFT policy. I have therefore withdrawn my nomination, and am notifying you in case you wish to reconsider your position. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:02, 20 June 2018 (UTC)Reply

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Invite to Join WikiProject for Spoken Wikipedia edit

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Precious anniversary edit

Precious
 
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Deletion of Charles M. McClain? edit

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US 56 Temporary edit

I have added all the special routes to the US-56 article, including the former temporary route in Oklahoma. You know more about the Oklahoma roads than I do... I was wondering what year shields should be used in the Temporary route major intersections section? Also was SH-114 ever signed? -420Traveler (talk) 01:24, 10 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Precious anniversary edit

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Clt edit

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New administrator activity requirement edit

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Seventeenth anniversary on Wikipedia! edit

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Locations on Major intersections/Exit list edit

Over a decade ago you added the phrase "if the junction lies in unincorporated territory", then the location should be left blank to the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Road junction lists. Can you help this editor understand why unincorporated communities, and particularly census-designate places (CDP), should not be included? While this editor concurs that indeterminable locations should be left blank (or "none"), clearly "determinable" unincorporated communities should be included, particularly CDPs (as they have defined boundaries). Is it not the purpose of the location column to help the user (reader) know where the junction is located? By having a hard guideline against the use of the aforementioned, this often leaves limited information (other than the counties) for many roads. An Errant Knight (talk) 23:47, 26 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

Nomination for deletion of Template:Okhighways edit

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Nomination of List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas (1–99) for deletion edit

 
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"Redistrict" listed at Redirects for discussion edit

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Happy First Edit Day! edit

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Administrative permissions and inactivity reminder edit

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