Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Singaporean places

message: I just managed to do up the Wikipedia:WikiProject Singaporean places page, although it needs refining coz I wrote it in like 15 minutes or less? :D Feel free to look through, edit and comment. I am loking for folks to join me in the project of coz! ;) --Huaiwei 11:17, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, I'm joining in! Although I'm currently "out-of-state" and don't have much resources. However, I have prepared some maps (see Wikipedia:WikiProject Singaporean places/Maps), originally intended for Singapore general election, 2001, but may also be useful here. The maps are very much in drafting stage, also cannot vow for its precision (Spore's land keeps changing anyway). The map is derived primarily from URA Development Guide plans for planning areas, but has been significantly modified and augmented with other maps; therefore should be safe for use. Unless better maps are available, we can build the locator maps from these: first need to select the color scheme and double-check the boundaries, etc. Some places seem odd to me, but I may have been away for too long  ;-) --  Vsion 01:43, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh my god...finally someone does it!! :D But one issue, and that is it is using a very old base map, and shows reclaimation plans which are no longer accurate now. See  for an example of current reclamation profiles, although some small changes are neccesary on the Tekong side thanks to the recent Malaysia-Singapore land reclamation dispute resolution agreements....I am so sorry if this means you have to rework it. Or can you show us how you did this? We need maps for new towns as well! :D --Huaiwei 06:41, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm just using simple tool from ACDSee (similar to photoshop) and Windows Paint (no kidding), using alot of "fill" and contrast-control operations. I just uploaded the outline-map of "concept plan 2001" for comparison (see Wikipedia:WikiProject Singaporean places/Maps). Major differences in Tuas and Changi sides. I'm totally ignorant of these plans; was seriously wondering why there is an island along East Coast; and Tekong is beyond recognition. Is there any map/description about the foresee change in Tekong side? It shouldn't take long to make these changes. For the new towns, what are the good reference maps available online? -- Vsion 08:11, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I didnt know you are not even in Singapire. Not bad! ;) I might have to end up manually tracing the maps on my pc, to help you in this one, and yeah, I do believe in the power of the numble Microsoft Paint as well. ;) (Heck, I might end up using Microsoft Powerpoint to do the MRT system map!). For Tekong, we have to wait a while more, because the last time I saw the changes was in an ST article, and I might have to either dig it up, or we have to wait for the next country map to be produced by the authorities. Btw, these plans do indicate profiles which are pending reclamation, such as the one at Pulau Ubin, which was delayed thanks to Chek Jawa. The profile off Pasir Panjang may be changed too, as I saw plans to reconfigure the port outline. Man...this is just irritating! :D As for new town maps, how about the (low quality) ones in  (page 87)? Oh btw, shall I move this discussion to Wikipedia:WikiProject Singaporean places?--Huaiwei 09:38, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, please move the discussion, but leave some portion here. When I google-image "Singapore Map", every map looks different, and really the Land is alive and growing. As I haven't found a decent-looking map of the current land, I actually prefer the map from "concept plan 2001". We should be forward looking anyway, also the map seems less distorted (URA won't get it wrong, right?); but not sure if there will be any objection to include the future reclaimed lands. Hopefully there will be consensus on which base-map to use, but if we do need to use different maps for different projects; at least the maps should be rectified to each other, so that we can combine different data, (e.g. MRT lines with New Towns , etc). I have some idea how to do the rectification (Affine_transformation). For the MRT map itself, it is really tough and not sure if Powerpoint is the correct tool. But I'm not familiar with vector drawing tools and can't really give any suggestion now. -- Vsion 19:50, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject setup

message: If you see from here, I lamented about some of the confusion I had in organising the places and articles. However, what I plan to do is eventually create a new template for Singapore's places that eventually breaks down into sections. What I propose is Region => Planning Area => Town (if its the Central Area, this would include the subdivision)...this would especially resolve the fact that Little India, Singapore and Chinatown, Singapore, Raffles Place and Kampong Glam are not specifically referenced in both Districts and places in Singapore and List of neighbourhoods in Singapore - they are districts within those towns. After some extensive research, I'm assuming the Downtown Core is the former European Town of Singapore, west of the Singapore River, and Kampong Glam is part of Rochor, while Chinatown is in Outram, west of the Singapore River, but they are all part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. Gah, all the different historical names! It reminds me of Huaiwei finding out that Kent Ridge used to be Pasir Panjang Ridge! ;-)
The New Towns of Singapore seems quite specific, so I will leave that as a specific thing to be referenced in a higher template, rather than placing it under a hierarchy. Any idea on how to incorporate this, especially into the main Singapore article, as taxonomical breakdown and mention of urban planning I think is highly important? -- Natalinasmpf 05:50, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  hierarchial organisation 

message: Apparantly this wikiproject has become sort of dominant after some time. Any collective interest in igniting work on it once again?--Huaiwei 12:23, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Dormant?

message: The old one I gave Vsion seems to have been broken: I restore it now: http://spring.ura.gov.sg/dcd/eservices/sop/main.cfm?view=mpview....might have a tad of trouble in Firefox where ActiveX isn't enabled, but might work for Konqueror users in Linux et al. -- Natalinasmpf 21:59, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  new link for master plan 

message: Looks like we need to revive this inactive WikiProject. --Terence Ong 11:05, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: We should just reform it into a task force, eh? Ariedartin JECJY Talk 02:44, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revival 

message: Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory.  This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.  B2T2 15:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Project directory 

message: Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 20:45, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia Day Awards 

message: Hello all. If you haven't noticed, the last discussion ended a year ago. I think this WikiProject should be revived. Indeed, there are still some places in Singapore without an article.
I think one way of reviving this WikiProject is to invite people from the Sgpedian's notice board. What are your comments on this? Angcr (talk) 14:47, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revival of WikiProject 

message: :1 Location
:2 History
:3 Features
:4 Facilities
:5 Infrastructure
::5.1 Public Services
::5.2 Education
::5.3 Recreation			  
:6 See also
:7 References
:8 External links
Template suggestion for content. Feel free to comment/suggest Xaiver0510 (talk) 01:13, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  template suggestion 

message: Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comment on the WikiProject X proposal 

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thread_title:  WikiProject X is live!