User talk:SounderBruce/Archive 44

Latest comment: 1 month ago by Ganesha811 in topic DYK for U.S. Route 101
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Reverting Start date and in articles

Wondering why you reverted all of the edits to Empire Builder railway stations that were updated to use the "Start date and age" template.

That template clearly states in its Usage section ... "This template is most often used in infoboxes in articles about buildings or organizations, identifying when they were started/founded/opened or dissolved/ended/closed."

It is being used in railway station articles all over the world, by a wide variety of editors. Its usage has been discussed with several Wikipedia editors with the net result being that it's useful to let our readers know how old a railway station is.

With all due respect, would you please consider reverting your reverts?

Thanks, Truthanado (talk) 18:32, 20 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Truthanado: There is no consensus to add that template en masse to infoboxes, and frankly it just isn't needed for buildings in general despite what the Usage sections says. Note that the Usage section is not a guideline, merely a suggestion, and not enforceable across a wide swath of pages. The GA reviews and FACs for these station articles did not object to the absence of such a template, so others also don't see it as absolutely necessary. SounderBruce 20:25, 20 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
I understand that it is not necessary, but doesn't it help our readers understand the information in the article when they are told (without having to do complicated math) how old a building (train station in particular) is? Truthanado (talk) 00:42, 22 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Further, including the age of a building is analogous to including the age of a person in its article's infobox, which is universally done in every Wikipedia article about an individual. Truthanado (talk) 01:02, 22 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

WP:Footy

Hey. Hope you're good. Do you have a link or quote from the WikiProject Footy article regarding piping (or not) US club names? Not disputing, but I couldn't find it after a cursory search and I've been editing for over a decade and have aleays used, and seen other experienced users use, piped club names in articles. UncleTupelo1 (talk) 23:37, 4 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

@UncleTupelo1: I believe the most recent FOOTY discussion on the issue was Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football/Archive 129#American teams and FC, SC, AFC, etc., but I do know there were earlier discussions where some sort of consensus was reached. I've just been following what has been established in use around non-player MLS articles and am expanding it out to maintain some consistency. SounderBruce 01:22, 5 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
"there were earlier discussions where some sort of consensus was reached" doesn't sound exactly like consensus was 100% reached? I'm not 100% convinced. Happy to edit to this standard when there was some official WP:Footy consensus. Appreciate your general updates though. UncleTupelo1 (talk) 20:08, 22 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Your GA nomination of South Bellevue station

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article South Bellevue station 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Grk1011 -- Grk1011 (talk) 15:40, 23 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Promotion of List of Seattle Storm seasons

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The list you nominated, List of Seattle Storm seasons, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best lists on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.
This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured list. Keep up the great work! Cheers, PresN (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 24 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

DYK nomination of Swift Orange Line

  Hello! Your submission of Swift Orange Line 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 at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Oh, and a second QPQ review is needed these days, apparently Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 11:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Your GA nomination of South Bellevue station

The article South Bellevue station 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:South Bellevue station and Talk:South Bellevue station/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grk1011 -- Grk1011 (talk) 14:02, 27 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Your GA nomination of South Bellevue station

The article South Bellevue station you nominated as a good article has passed  ; see Talk:South Bellevue station for comments about the article, and Talk:South Bellevue station/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Grk1011 -- Grk1011 (talk) 15:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

DYK for U.S. Route 101

On 29 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article U.S. Route 101, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a former section of U.S. Route 101 was nicknamed the "Bloody Bayshore" for its frequent collisions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/U.S. Route 101. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, U.S. Route 101), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 29 March 2024 (UTC)Reply