Talk:U.S. Route 50 in Nevada

message: While I realize that U.S. routes are typically sorted into the "mid" category, I think that this article should be "high" importance, due to U.S. 50 in Nevada's prominence as "the loneliest road in America". It's been featured in numerous articles, has an association formed specifically about it, and has survival guides and certificates as proof you really did clinch it. —Scott5114↗ 20:37, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Rationale for "high" importance

message: WP:MOS makes it clear the prose is preferred over lists. The route description section of this article is currently mostly in list format. Two editors (myself and Mm555) have tried and apparently given up on trying to write this in prose. The problem is there's so much named, but relatively unknown stuff along this highway. Interstate 80 in Nevada is much easier, even though it's the same length of highway. Roughly half I-80's length can be summarized by "follows the Humboldt river". But US 50 doesn't follow anything. More of a seemingly unending series of mountains and desert basins broken up by an occasional town. Could some prose expert give us a hand here? What should we do? Any assistance would be most appriciatedDavemeistermoab (talk) 22:34, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: On the whole, I think that following the guidelines is a good idea to ensure consistent and professional articles. However, this particular issue seems to be difficult enough that two editors have tried and not come up with something that they liked. In that case, perhaps leaving it as a list is the best thing to do. In the end, clarity is the most important thing. I've resorted to lists in other articles before I saw your comment. I felt that prose, in those particular circumstances, made the information needlessly difficult to follow and uninteresting. There's no point in that. Pcp125 (talk) 21:51, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the feedback. Davemeistermoab (talk) 04:52, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prose or list? 

message: Because of the list content here for cities, passes and points of interest - plus the lack of a junction list, I am very skeptical about giving this a B-class rating.  A second opinion is requested.  — master sonT - C 04:17, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind, I retract my request. As mentioned above, I am requesting help to convert the list into prose. I'm willing to do it, but need some suggestions. I've tried myself and given up.Davemeistermoab (talk) 06:49, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: Links for SR-2 redirect to US-50. While the two share a common history for some sections, one section of SR-2 was never part of US-50. Adding references to SR-2's history will probably make the history of US-50 long and confusing. Referring to the part that never was US-50 doesn't make sense. I suggest creating a separate page for SR-2 and cross-referencing it with US-50. I can supply the information for SR-2. That will allow both routes to be properly addressed without making either one needlessly long or confusing. Opinions? Pcp125 (talk) 18:32, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I would be opposed to creating a separate article for SR2. They are about 85% the same. My opinion would be to get the US 50 in Nevada article into shape first (it's come a long way, but still needs a lot of work). Then, if the article is deemed good but long, break off a section into SR2. The Nevada Highways project has WAY to many stub articles to be considering splitting articles at this time. IMO.Davemeistermoab (talk) 22:19, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestion for History

message: Back in August of 1995 I was a truck driver and broke down out between Ruth and that next little town, and had to wait 8 hours for a tow truck to come from Carson City. During my wait one truck and two cars passed by where I sat. I took a pic of my truck sitting on the side of the road, from behind, with safety triangles laid out, and the empty desert all around: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/akqj9/us50breakdownaug95.jpg  I don't want to just stick it in the article because I'm new around here and not aware of all the related policies. 
That pic is rather low res, but I can rescan if needed. Might also need to be brightened which I'm not really qualified to do. Anyway, if it's wanted let me know. Truckerbomb (talk) 22:06, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Truckerbomb,
What you can do is create an account on Wikimedia Commons (just use your same name as you use for Wikipedia is fine). Upload the image there. Be sure you state the terms of you giving this photo to wikimedia (i.e. giving it away to public domain, attribution required, etc.) Then don't forget to link it to the :category:U.S. Route 50. Then it will be accessible not only to the english wikipedia, but the French, German, etc. You can use this as a guide:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Loniestroad.jpg
Davemeistermoab (talk) 22:11, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: I have a picture you all might want

message: How navigable is this road under adverse weather conditions these days?  Does it get regular attention and repair from the DOT?  Is it safe to travel during the snowstorms common in Winter (does it get regularly cleared, etc.), or does it shut down whenever there's heavy snow until it melts?  The Jade Knight (talk) 23:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: RE: US 50 near Lake Tahoe - As the only four-lane highway in Nevada that leads to Lake Tahoe, NDOT generally puts high emphasis on keeping US 50 cleared as much as possible during snowstorms.  It often sees chain controls, but usually doesn't close unless it's a really bad storm.  The other routes leading to the lake (SR 208 & SR 431) are two-lane roads passing higher peaks, and thus tend to close more often than US 50 during inclement weather. --Ljthefro (talk) 11:05, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Condition/Safety 

message: The information from Cave Rock Tunnel can easily be covered in this article. Dough4872 02:05, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Here is a replacement source that could be used (as well as could be used to expand the article, this has more detail)  Dave (talk) 05:48, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merging Cave Rock Tunnel 

message: The Shoe Tree lives!  I have a photo of the new sign "New Shoe Tree" and of the tree.
Joan McHale (talk) 04:22, 3 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Welcome to Wikipedia, . It appears that ClueBot undid your edits because you left working notes in the article.  I know you meant well, but US 50 in Nevada is a Featured article, which means it's among the best articles on Wikipedia.  Lots of editors and bots keep a close eye on the FAs, so when something like "add General Molly and Salt Tower text.............." is added to a FA, you can be sure it will be removed.  However, don't lose hope!  If you have an updated population for Eureka and can cite it, please correct it! –Fredddie™ 00:43, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

text: Not sure why you are having that issue. That warning is usually invoked when accidentally clicking a link that would direct you away from the page you are editing. But if this is on a mobile browser it could be anything. The safest thing to do is to copy the sections you would like to modify to your userpage (or any sandbox page), make your changes there, and once ready, copy that text back to this article. As Fredddie says, because this article has been reviewed and ranked as part of the featured article process, there will be more scrutiny applied than, say some random state highway article. Cheers, Dave (talk) 04:39, 4 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: September 2014

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