User talk:SounderBruce

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Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome SounderBruce! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

CactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:55, 1 February 2024 UTC [refresh]via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)

Your GA nomination of Bothell, Washington

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Your GA nomination of Bothell, Washington

The article Bothell, Washington you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bothell, Washington for comments about the article, and Talk:Bothell, Washington/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 MagentaCat1 -- MagentaCat1 (talk) 05:03, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of MLS Cup 2022

Congratulations, SounderBruce! The article you nominated, MLS Cup 2022, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles 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 The nomination discussion has been archived.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 article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, David Fuchs (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 2024 MLS All-Star Game

On 26 August 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2024 MLS All-Star Game, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez were picked for the 2024 MLS All-Star Game but unable to play? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2024 MLS All-Star Game. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2024 MLS All-Star Game), 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.

Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Walking distance source

Hi, I saw that this sentence in Yonkers, New York needs a citation:

Southeast Yonkers is within walking distance of the Woodlawn and Wakefieldneighborhoods of the Bronx.

I'm not sure what source to use for it. Do you know of any good source I can use for this sentence? The Cadillac Ranger (talk) 02:59, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Cadillac Ranger: Citing a newspaper that states that outright or a map with a proper scale would be the best course of action. Otherwise, it must be removed along with other uncited sections per the GA guidelines. Sounder Bruce 04:39, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I'm looking and so far I found this one. Do you think this would work as a source? The Cadillac Ranger (talk) 17:12, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Cadillac Ranger: That is a poor quality source and not up to GA standards. Sounder Bruce 20:48, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. 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 for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

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Washington (state)

I see you also reverted the edit at Washington (state). These have been added to every US state. My concern is the unbalanced level of detail. I started a discussion at Talk:Utah#Native tribes. Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:27, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SR 20 route description

I just wanted to say thank you for the route description on the SR 20 article, but also ask (in the best way possible), are you insane?? Like that is a level of detail I wouldn’t expect most would even want to read let alone type multiple paragraphs about haha. Have a good day and uhh don’t get carpel tunnel! - bugs Thebuggygamer (talk) 04:46, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Link Connections

Why are some connections allowed to be on the route page, but not bus connections? Where even in the station articles would something like this go? Other metro systems (Beijing for one) list all connections on the main route page. 2601:601:A501:1B41:5811:780C:8722:E812 (talk) 20:52, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are Service sections in each of the station articles that already describe the general areas served by buses from that station; per WP:NOTGUIDE, we should not be going too far into the specifics, and practically the number of route changes makes it difficult to maintain if we get too detailed. Other metro systems should not be used as templates as the 1 Line article is a featured article and is held to a higher standard. Sounder Bruce 20:59, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So it is not acceptable to help people out and list what bus connections are at each stop? Then why are things like the street cars, Sounder train, or RapidRide Lines (ref 2Line) included in the connections table? 2601:601:A501:1B41:5811:780C:8722:E812 (talk) 21:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

More stable forms of transit are acceptable to list out; ST reflects this in what they include on maps (symbols for the ferries, Sounder/Amtrak, and RapidRide, but not for the local buses). Sounder Bruce 21:03, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not seeing anything in the WP:NOTGUIDE that precludes bus connections from being provided. Also, per the ST website https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/stations/link-light-rail-stations, it does not appear that KCM's RapidRide is included on their maps. Neither is CT's Swift, which connects at Lynnwood. 2601:601:A501:1B41:5811:780C:8722:E812 (talk) 21:06, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]