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Golden Horseshoe Roads Project Update
- Hey again, I've returned from vacation. And I had fun in San Francisco. I see there is a new member in our WikiProject. I have made the new crests for York Regional Roads 24 and 48. Sorry I haven't been getting to the roadway articles lately, but I've been busy with CPTs and exams, but I promise I will try my best to find some time to work on the articles. I should be untied academically after the end of January.
Ilovevancouver90909 16:38EST, 15 January 2007 (EST)
Don Mills Road
Hey, sorry for placing my comment here. I am a new wikipedia user and am not yet familiar. I made an edit to the don mills road page. Don mills ends at John street not steeles. I was giving my friends directions to my house and got them lost by making this mistake. Later on I drove to the intersection and Don Mills continues north of steels. I was wondering if you knew how to find out any information on huntington park drive, thornhill. see you.
reply from Stephy100
Hey Smcafirst!
I will glad to be your new Wikifriend! check my userpage,please!!!!!!! please reply! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stephy100 (talk • contribs) 05:56, 1 January 2007 (UTC).
hey
hi,
--Stephy100--A person who loves music! 05:57, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Happy New Year!!!
My competition
I am pleased to invite you and every person on Wikipedia to participate in my story writing competition. To read more about this click on the question mark in my name.
Littleghostboo[ talk ] 07:36, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Simcoe County road signs
Thanks for setting up Simcoe County road number sign images. But in keeping with what's seen throughout Ontario, wouldn't the wording on the actual road signs be all uppercase ("SIMCOE" and "COUNTY") rather than mixed case ("Simcoe" and "County") as shown on the images? thx Dl2000 19:42, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Roads in Orillia
Sure, you can recreate the category once it has some content. It was deleted under category c1 (empty for at least four days). 13:44, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Welcome!
Welcome to the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject! Our Wikiproject is dedicated to high standards for writing articles about tropical cyclones, and as such our work has been mentioned by scholars and news reports from around the world. There are numerous ongoing projects occurring within the project, including maintaining and updating current seasons and adding new articles to notable older storms, though recently our primary goal has been bettering existing articles to Good article or Featured status, primarily retired tropical cyclones. The next two items are template-form information letters to tropical cyclone participants. First is the ideal format for a tropical cyclone article, which we strongly encourage users to abide by due to our prominence as a leading area in information for tropical cyclones.
Dear Tropical cyclone editor,
As a member of the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject, you are receiving this message to describe how you can better tropical cyclone articles. There are hundreds of tropical cyclone articles, though many of them are poorly organized and lacking in information. Using the existing featured articles as a guide line, here is the basic format for the ideal tropical cyclone article.
- Infobox- Whenever possible, the infobox should have a picture for the tropical cyclone. The picture can be any uploaded picture about the storm, though ideally it should be a satellite shot of the system. If that is not available, damage pictures, either during the storm or after the storm, are suitable. In the area that says Formed, indicate the date on which the storm first developed into a tropical depression. In the area that says Dissipated, indicate the date on which the storm lost its tropical characteristics. This includes when the storm became extratropical, or if it dissipated. If the storm dissipated and reformed, include the original start date and the final end date. Highest winds should be the local unit of measurement for speed (mph in non-metric countries, km/h in metric countries), with the other unit in parenthesis. The lowest pressure should be in mbars. Damages should, when available, be in the year of impact, then the present year. The unit of currency can be at your discretion, though typically it should be in USD. Fatalities indicate direct deaths first, then indirect deaths. Areas affected should only be major areas of impact. Specific islands or cities should only be mentioned if majority of the cyclone's effects occurred there.
- Intro- The intro for every article should be, at a minimum, 2 paragraphs. For more impacting hurricanes, it should be 3. The first should describe the storm in general, including a link to the seasonal article, its number in the season, and other statistics. The second should include a brief storm history, while the third should be impact.
- Storm history- The storm history should be a decent length, relatively proportional to the longevity of the storm. Generally speaking, the first paragraph should be the origins of the storm, leading to the system reaching tropical storm status. The second should be the storm reaching its peak. The third should be post-peak until landfall and dissipation. This section is very flexable, depending on meteorological conditions, but it should generally be around 3. Storm histories can be longer than three paragraphs, though they should be less than five. Anything more becomes excessive. Remember, all storm impacts, preparations, and records can go elsewhere. Additional pictures are useful here. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its peak, use a landfall picture in the storm history. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its landfall, use the peak. If the landfall is its peak, use a secondary peak, or even a random point in the storm's history.
- Preparations- The preparations section can be any length, depending on the amount of preparations taken by people for the storm. Hurricane watches and warnings need to be mentioned here, as well as the number of people evacuated from the coast. Include numbers of shelters, and other info you can find on how people prepared for the storm.
- Impact- For landfalling storms, the impact section should be the majority of the article. First, if the storm caused deaths in multiple areas, a death table would work well in the top level impact section. A paragraph of the general effects of the storm is also needed. After the intro paragraph, impact should be broken up by each major area. It depends on the information, but sections should be at least one paragraph, if not more. In the major impact areas, the first paragraph should be devoted to meteorological statistics, including rainfall totals, peak wind gusts on land, storm surge, wave heights, beach erosion, and tornadoes. The second should be actual damage. Possible additional paragraphs could be detailed information on crop damage or specifics. Death and damage tolls should be at the end. Pictures are needed, as well. Ideally, there would be at least one picture for each sub-section in the impact, though this sometimes can't happen. For storms that impact the United States or United States territories, this site can be used for rainfall data, including an image of rainfall totals.
- Aftermath- The aftermath section should describe foreign aid, national aid, reconstruction, short-term and long-term environmental effects, and disease. Also, the storm's retirement information, whether it happened or not, should be mentioned here.
- Records- This is optional, but can't hurt to be included.
- Other- The ideal article should have inline sourcing, with the {{cite web}} formatting being preferable. Always double check your writing and make sure it makes sense.
Good luck with future writing, and if you have a question about the above, don't hesitate to ask.
Here's a copy of our latest monthly newsletter.
Number 6, November 5, 2006
The Hurricane Herald
This is the monthly newsletter of WikiProject Tropical Cyclones. The Hurricane Herald aims to give a summary, both of the activities of the WikiProject and global tropical cyclone activity. If you wish to change how you receive this newsletter, or no longer wish to receive it, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list. The WikiProject has its own IRC channel.
Storm of the month
Typhoon Xangsane, known as Typhoon Milenyo in the Philippines was a destructive typhoon that affected the Philippines and Indochina. The storm caused severe flooding and landslides in the regions it affected and was responsible for at least 279 deaths and $747 million (USD) in damage, mostly in the Philippines and Vietnam. Xangsane formed to the east of the Philippines and rapidly intensified, striking Samar Island as a Category 4 typhoon. It weakened over the Philippines, but again reached Category 4 strength in the South China Sea. After its landfall in Vietnam, the typhoon dissipated, with its remnant crossing Indochina and entering the Bay of Bengal.
Other tropical cyclone activity
- Hurricane Isaac, which formed in September, hit Newfoundland with minimal effects on October 2. It was the only Atlantic storm in October.
- One hurricane, Hurricane Paul, formed in the eastern Pacific and hit Mexico. There were also two tropical storms, Norman and Olivia, and two tropical depressions in the basin.
- In addition to Typhoon Xangsane, two further typhoons and two tropical storms developed in the west Pacific. Typhoon Soulik and Tropical Storms Bebinca and Rumbia both stayed clear of land, whilst Typhoon Cimaron hit the Philippines killing at least 19 people there, before it dissipated in the South China Sea.
- The North Indian Ocean saw one storm, Cyclonic Storm Ogni form in the Bay of Bengal.
- The 2006-2007 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season got underway, with Tropical Cyclone Xavier forming to the west of Fiji. There were two further tropical depressions in the South Pacific and a tropical disturbance in the South Indian Ocean.
New articles and improvements wanted
- Articles are wanted for Hurricane Flossy (1956), Tropical Storm Debbie (1965) and Tropical Storm Beryl (1994).
- The articles on the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres, such as those on the NHC, JMA and CPHC, all need work.
- Likewise the articles on meteorologists such as Lixion Avila are poor.
Member of the month
The October Member of the Month is Coredesat. Coredesat joined the WikiProject in March and has contributed to many diverse areas within the project. He has written two featured articles on Atlantic storms and a number of good articles on current typhoons. However, the article he is most proud of is a disambiguation page, a sorely neglected portion of the project.
Main Page content
- Global tropical cyclone tracks appeared on the Main Page as Today's Featured Picture on October 3.
- Entries from Hurricane Alberto (2000), Typhoon Xangsane (2006), Tropical Storm Bertha (2002) and Hurricane Bob (1985) appeared on the Main Page in the Did you know column during October.
New and improved articles
- New storm articles include: Hurricane Alberto (2000), Tropical Depression Nine (2003), Hurricane Paul (2006) and Tropical Storm Peter (2003).
- A non-storm article was made on Pacific hurricane.
- New featured content: List of Delaware hurricanes, 2004 Atlantic hurricane season and 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
- Significantly improved articles include: Hurricane Erika (2003) (A), Hurricane Linda (1997) (GA), Hurricane Ophelia (2005) (GA), Subtropical Storm Nicole (2004) (GA) and Hurricane Danny (2003).
Storm article statistics
| Grade | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 FA
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16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
 A
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6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
 GA
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24 | 28 | 33 | 48 |
| B | 77 | 79 | 84 | 83 |
| Start | 191 | 200 | 201 | 210 |
| Stub | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| Total | 322 | 337 | 352 | 375 |
| percentage ≥;Less than B |
61.8 | 61.7 | 60.8 | 58.9 |
Tropical cyclone scales
The various agencies which report on tropical cyclones use a variety of different scales to measure the storms strength. The most familiar of these is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and this is the de facto standard in the project and should be used everywhere. However, as it is only official in the Atlantic and East Pacific, other local scales should be used when discussing storms in other regions and given primacy over the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The Saffir-Simpson scale is based on 1-minute averages, but other scales are generally based upon 10-minute averages, which are approximately 15% lower.
This table provides a useful-at-a-glance comparison of the various scales currently in use. Further complications arise due to the fact different agencies obtain different estimates for the same storm at the same time, so be careful to use the most appropriate source agency.
Have fun with future contributions, and if you have any questions feel free to ask me. If you don't mind me asking, what area or time period do you plan on working on? See you around. Hurricanehink (talk) 00:40, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Re: 407 logo
Hey,
I got it from the 407 website. I figured it was usable since it is a corporate logo used for the promotion of the company.
Snickerdo 03:56, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Tropical cyclones WikiProject Newsletter #8
The January issue of the WikiProject Tropical cyclones newsletter is now available. If you wish to receive the full newsletter or no longer be informed of the release of future editions, please add your username to the appropriate section on the mailing list.--Nilfanion (talk) 23:34, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Cut-and-paste moves
Please, please, please don't move pages with cut-and-paste as you did with the pages listed here. It's a bad idea, as it ruins our GFDL compliance, and it always has to be undone. Please read Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page and Wikipedia:How to fix cut and paste moves for more details (or feel free to talk to me, of course). Additionally, please don't move pages in such quantities without discussion, as you seem to have done, as mass page moves take a lot of work to do and undo if the new titles aren't the ideal ones. Thank you very much, and please absolutely come to my talk page with any questions. Cheers, Snoutwood 21:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
- Hi Snoutwood,
- I am deeply sorry for performing copy-and-paste editing. A little bit about myself, I am Smcafirst, and I recently joined Wikipedia in September 2006, and became active in November 2006. (Check Wanna Be Kate for details) A few policies in Wikipedia, I am not very familiar with, such as copy-and-pasting. From a wikiproject, something like copyeditting (I forgot), I miss understood its name. I would want to move pages, but I do not know how, please teach me so. Thank you!
- --Smcafirst or Nick • Sign Here • Chit-Chat • Contribs at 21:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
- P.S. Also, could you please tell me whether this signature is valid for WP:SIG or not. I think it is, many think it is not. I would like one more piece of advise.
- One more thing, if convenient, please give advise for List of Municipalities in the Golden Horseshoe, thank you.
- No worries! For how to move pages, you can read Wikipedia:How to rename (move) a page for details, but the short of it is that you click on the "move" tab at the top of the page to the right of the "edit this page" and "history" buttons. Then, fill in the fields on that form, check whether or not you want to move the talk page or watch the page, and then hit "move page!" That's all there is to it.
- As for your sig, a lot of people think that signatures should be short and consist of just your username (like mine) or with only very discreet links to your talk page, log, or contribs. The reason for this is that long sigs, like yours, make following discussions and especially editing long discussions more difficult. Personally, I think that short sigs are a very good idea, but there's no policy preventing you from having a long one (just etiquette). I would recommend shortening it to something like just your username (thus: Smcafirst), or something short and simple, like "Smcafirst (talk)." Remember the point of a signature: it's only to help people follow who said what in conversations. That's it! When you use complicated code, it's harder to see what's happening when you're in the edit box. If you keep that in mind, you should do fine. You can always use your userpage to express yourself instead of your signature.
- As for List of Municipalities in the Golden Horseshoe, since I'm not familiar with that stuff I would read Wikipedia:What is a featured list? and follow the information there to make the best possible article. The Wikipedia:List guidelines may also be helpful. Then, once you've done the best you can, take it to Wikipedia:Peer review and that'll give you information that will put you well on your way to a featured list.
- Hope that helps: do you have any other questions? If there's anything else, don't hesitate to ask. Snoutwood 22:02, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Littleghostboo's Userpage
Care to come to see my newly created Userpage? It's pretty nice (I really don't wanna boast, but please give me comments on my talk page and sign my signiture book please!)... And the competition has changed a bit already...Littleghostboo[ talk ] 09:14, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
new friend
Can we be friends? Qmwnebrvtcyxuz 14:37, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Okay, i joined the WikiProject you suggested to me. Qmwnebrvtcyxuz 15:49, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for adding the template, but i suggest that if you want to add any more Userboxes to my page in the near future, please add them here. I had to take away the template and put it back there (and if your wondering where i put it in that section, look at the very bottom.) Qmwnebrvtcyxuz 00:13, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Need help
I guess I am willing to offer my help on the subject of roads in York and Durham Regions. Please feel free to contact me. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fat pig73 (talk • contribs) 05:23, 26 January 2007 (UTC).
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