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using maps as sources was called into question. Since then, we initiated an RfC to clarify if there was support for long-standing citation practices, namely could we continue to cite maps as sources in our articles? The results of that RfC were mixed. While chatting amongst ourselves online, it became clear that continuing to hope that another RfC or deletion discussion would go our way was an exercise in futility. In the background to all of this, other categories of articles were on the chopping block. First it was articles on
Olympic athletes, and then it was cricket and area code articles.
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provide maps in infoboxes and elsewhere on the wiki. Knowledge (XXG)'s road articles included OSM-based maps too, but we've migrated from
Wikimedia Maps to the newer OSM Americana, which are fully interactive in the infobox itself, allowing readers to pan and zoom without entering a full screen map. They can even be rotated! These maps also dynamically overlay highway markers on the base map. Americana is still a work in progress, and we'll be working closely with them to polish the maps over the coming months.
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Since August 2022, our project has faced several external challenges that made several members question the viability of editing on
Knowledge (XXG) in ways that Covid-19 didn't. The notability of highway articles in general became a focus of New Page Patrollers. Additionally, the ability to continue
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The project members are not abandoning the ideals of
Knowledge (XXG) the the open knowledge community. Many of us will continue to edit on the site in other topic areas. We will continue to upload photos to Wikimedia Commons. We've partnered with OpenStreetMap's North American mapping community to
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was founded on June 15, 2023. In the months since, we've imported over 15,000 articles from the
English Knowledge (XXG) covering the the U.S. Roads and Canada Roads wikiprojects along with the collection of templates needed to support them. The international roads articles from the other roads
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to be published on the
English Knowledge (XXG). While USRD will continue to exist, much of its editor activity is leaving. The newsletter will be transferred to a new home on the AARoads Wiki for future issues. All Knowledge (XXG) editors interested in roads and highways are welcome to
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Knowledge (XXG) today some serious news. A core group of U.S. Roads editors have taken the important steps to fork the project to its own wiki. Hosted as part of the AARoads family of websites, the new
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Featured Articles to the project since the last issue. The project has updated a number of templates. We created a standard format for the tables in list articles, like
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