Template:Did you know nominations/Washington State Route 546

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:22, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

Washington State Route 546

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... that the predecessor to Washington State Route 546 was deleted from the state's highway system before being restored several years later? Source: Washington State Legislature

Note: The DYK check tool incorrectly determines that this wasn't a five-fold expansion. The prior version was 945 characters, while the current is 4,801 characters.
Reviewed: Athletic Bilbao in European football

5x expanded by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 07:35, 14 September 2018 (UTC).

The article was expanded 5x on Sept 14, prose is plenty long enough, and the article is within policy. The hook is under 200 characters and is interesting to a broad audience. SounderBruce, just let me know when the QPQ is done. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:03, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007: QPQ added above. Sorry about the delay. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SounderBruce (talk • contribs) 21:35, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

looks good now with the QPQ. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 02:56, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

@SounderBruce: Honestly I don't really see how this hook is interesting: is it considered unusual for a discontinued highway route to be restored later on? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 12:18, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Narutolovehinata5, it's an 8 mile long highway, I don't know how much more interesting it can get. Do you have an alt you want to propose? If not, as the reviewer, I believe that the hook meets the guidelines and the green check mark should be restored. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:28, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007 and SounderBruce: Perhaps some discussion as to why it was first deleted and then why it was later restored could make for a better hook? Without context it just doesn't seem that interesting in my opinion. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:08, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

The "why" isn't all that interesting (basically being a component of a relocated route, then given its own branch designation later). I won't be able to write up a new hook for a day or two, as I'm in the middle of traveling. Sounder Bruce 12:06, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Alt1: that... Washington State Route 546 runs east–west for eight miles near the Canadian border, connecting Lynden to Nooksack? Szzuk (talk) 21:54, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

This ALT isn't interesting at all, given that it's a simple description that can be applied to any road. If we're going this route, then something like this would have some amount of interest.

ALT2: ... that despite being only eight miles (13 km) long, Washington State Route 546 is considered a major freight highway due to its connections to Interstate 5 and the Canadian border? Source: WSDOT

I still greatly prefer the ALT0, which is something that makes this highway unique. Sounder Bruce 03:00, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

As already noted - it has no context. Szzuk (talk) 07:22, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

We're going to run out of interesting (if any) things to talk about soon... Nova Crystallis (Talk) 17:24, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
- ALT 3 ... that during the construction of a roundabout on Washington State Route 546, road traffic had to be restricted to alternating, one way patterns? Source: Bellingham Herald

ALT3 looks fine to me; ALT2 as well although less so. @Gonzo fan2007: thoughts? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 13:53, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Alt0, Alt2, Alt3, and then Alt1 in that order. Alt1 is a simple descriptor and Alt3 is pretty common traffic management. I still like Alt0, but Alt2 would be fine with me as well. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:01, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

If we're going down the roundabout route, then the number (for such a short American highway) is probably more interesting than the alternating traffic. ALT1 is wholly unsuitable and ALT3 is boring. Sounder Bruce 21:35, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

Based on the discussion above, it appears that ALT2 can work as a compromise hook, as both the nominator and the reviwers are fine with it. ALT2 is approved. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:01, 29 October 2018 (UTC)