# Talk:United States Numbered Highway System

I don't like how the second example of a U.S. highway three digit in the detailed overview section is US-201. It's like the first one ever, sorting by parent highway. Could we change it to US-264 to match the initial example in the opening sentences? 2601:C6:D200:E9B0:8857:6C16:2EB:A264 (talk) 23:55, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Is something broken? If not, the example is arbitrary and perfectly fine without being changed. If anything, it's good to include an example based off a single-digit parent so that readers know that there's a zero inserted to make three digits. Imzadi 1979 →  01:54, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
I'll still change it, however. 2601:C6:D200:E9B0:8857:6C16:2EB:A264 (talk) 02:43, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
It has now been changed, although I also re-added the original U.S. 201 example. 2601:C6:D200:E9B0:8857:6C16:2EB:A264 (talk) 02:50, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
Please stop changing examples just to change examples. It is not an improvement and just clutters the watchlists of those trying to maintain the content. Imzadi 1979 →  05:33, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
If we change it again, would we let us leave it like that just for once? So will you let me add the US 264 example back? 2601:C6:D200:E9B0:8857:6C16:2EB:A264 (talk) 19:01, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
Please stop this. Unless there is a concrete reason why the examples should be changed, they should be left alone. Changing something just for the sake of changing it is not an improvement, and because some random editor likes a different example better without a specific reason why is not an improvement. Imzadi 1979 →  19:56, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
I have changed it to US 302, as it would be better to use an example based on a 1-digit parent. 2601:C6:D200:E9B0:20A6:DF5F:9592:BC25 (talk) 04:00, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
You changed US 201 to US 302. Your rationale rings false because US 201 has a one-digit parent. So again I ask: why are you just changing arbitrary examples for the sake of changing them? Why can't you just leave them alone? Imzadi 1979 →  04:03, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
US 302 also has a one-digit parent. Can we leave the page like that? 2601:C6:D200:E9B0:20A6:DF5F:9592:BC25 (talk) 06:34, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
Again, why did it need to be changed? In short, it didn't.
This looks exactly like a "I didn't like it, so we have to change it" situation, which isn't really a valid reason to change things. Changing from one arbitrary example to an equivalent arbitrary example is not an improvement to the article.
Not when someone else will want to do the same thing in six months. Then we have no stability in our articles. Imzadi 1979 →  21:34, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
The map of the present U.S. Highway Network is confusing. Interstates appear to be gray for me, not orange, and there are unexplained green roads. What is the matter with it? Indium13 (talk) 01:21, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

yeah, same for me. And it's an astoundingly slow .svg to render, at least on Firefox. --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 01:24, 4 September 2025 (UTC)