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Contents 1 RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 2 WikiProject roller coasters 3 Re: NoLimits (software) 4 RCT3 Custom Scenery 5 WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, December 2007 6 WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, January 2008 7 WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, February 2008 8 WikiProject Germany Invitation 9 VMK? 10 Sources of roller coaster data

[edit] RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Why did you undo the addition to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Railwayfan2005 (talk • contribs) 17:45, August 22, 2007 (UTC).

see WP:WWIN and WP:NPOV -- Valerius Myotis 20:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Which parts of WP:WWIN? I'll accept that spectacular is my POV. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Railwayfan2005 (talk • contribs) 18:03, August 23, 2007 (UTC).

[edit] WikiProject roller coasters

Hi there, just to let you know that WP:ROCO has been given an overhaul. As you are listed as a participant, I just thought I'd let you know that there's a new to-do section and much clearer guidelines for roller coaster articles. Hope to see you over there! Seaserpent⁸⁵_Talk 09:48, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: NoLimits (software)

Hi there, of course that's fine! No need to ask anyone first, this is wiki after all :) Maybe you could make a new subcategory under Category:Roller coasters such as Category:Roller coaster games and simulators which could include software such as this and RCT etc. Just a thought! Seaserpent⁸⁵_Talk 16:53, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RCT3 Custom Scenery

Search in Google "RCT3 custom scenery" and you'll get TONS of answers, all showing that Custom Scenery DOES exist!

See Ya', tfullwood 16:33, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

I know that custom scenery exists, but phrases like ...you can create "Custom Scenery". should be rather avoided. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style. But the sentence you've added is not relevant for the article. -- Valerius Myotis 18:34, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, December 2007

The Roller Coaster WikiProject Newsletter
The WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter Issue I - December 2007 Got any suggestions? - Add them here
Welcome! Welcome to the new WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter! Until now, in spite of a decent number of members signed up to the WikiProject, we have had no regular progress updates or information as to how much of a difference our contributions are making. This monthly newsletter aims to provide an overview of all the work that is being done behind the scenes and to celebrate the successes that would otherwise pass by unseen. Any suggestions for future additions and general help with the newsletter will be greatly appreciated.
Articles and Assessment As can be seen on the assessment page, we are so close to finishing off assessment. If all current members of the WikiProject assessed just 2 articles, the backlog of unassessed-quality articles would be eliminated. The vast majority of articles are currently assessed as stubs, which is probably to be expected as many contain an infobox and nothing else. Getting these up to start-class is incredibly easy, many simply need references and tidying up. Even if you have very little knowledge on the article subject, this task should be fairly straightforward and is the first step in raising overall article quality. The following articles reached B-class quality during November: Speed Monster
Amusement Park Portal The Amusement Park Portal is now automatically linked to from the roller coaster infoboxes. It's important to remember that we need to integrate our articles with those covered by the Amusement Park WikiProject. When working on a roller coaster article, it's always a good idea to ensure that there is a wikilink from the relevant amusement park article, otherwise no-one will even know the article exists!
Membership News During November the WikiProject was joined by 3 new members, bringing the total number up to 49. The to do list continues to serve as a place for flagging up articles in need of attention, review or comments.
B-class Drive Just to get the idea out there, I'd like to propose a monthly article drive. With the poor state of most of the articles, it's unreasonable to suggest even a GA-drive, so a B-class drive would be more realistic. Any suggestions for January's article can be brought up on the WikiProject Talk Page. Suggested articles should be presently at start or stub class and have sufficient reliable sources available to work from.
...and finally... Thanks for reading, any feedback would be hugely appreciated! Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Delivered 12th December, 2007 by Seaserpent85. If you would rather not receive this newsletter, please place a * after your username on the members page. Seaserpent⁸⁵ 23:04, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, January 2008

The Roller Coaster WikiProject Newsletter
The WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter Issue II - January 2008 Got any suggestions? - Add them here
Welcome! Welcome to the second WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter! December has seen some real progress in terms of bringing up the quality of roller coaster related articles on Wikipedia. Assessment and tagging of articles is almost completely done and efforts are now being focussed on quality and improving articles. This month also sees the start of the new B-class drive, a brilliant way to get involved with the WikiProject and achieve something together.
Articles and Assessment As far as assessment goes, the backlog from last month was cleared almost immediately after the last newsletter went out, almost single-handedly by Alton! A progress chart can be seen on the assessment page that shows we are slowly dragging up the quality of the articles covered by the WikiProject. The following articles reached B-class quality during December: Griffon (roller coaster)  • Magnum XL-200  • Maverick (roller coaster)  • Nemesis (roller coaster)  • SheiKra
Amusement Parks Portal The Amusement Parks Portal has been significantly expanded over the past month and is currently a candidate for featured portal. Any suggestions for featured articles and pictures can be put forward on their respective sections.
Membership News During December the WikiProject was joined by 2 new members, bringing the total number up to 49 after 2 inactive users were removed from the member list. The to do list continues to serve as a place for flagging up articles in need of attention, review or comments.
B-class Drive This month's B-class Drive: Arrow Dynamics So here is the first article improvement drive for the WikiProject, Arrow Dynamics. There isn't a huge amount that needs doing apart from the addition of references, formatting and a copyedit. For any outstanding contributions there are barnstars available which can be given to and by anyone! Any suggestions for February's B-class Drive can be brought up on the talk page, so if there's a particular article you feel could benefit from more input then feel free to suggest it.
...and finally... Once again, thanks for reading! As always suggestions and offers of help are much appreciated.

Seaserpent⁸⁵ 14:42, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter, February 2008

The Roller Coaster WikiProject Newsletter
The WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter Issue III - February 2008 Got any suggestions? - Add them here
Welcome! Welcome to the WikiProject Roller Coasters Newsletter! January has seen a number of milestones being passed in the WikiProject. We've achieved our first good article, brought a portal up to featured portal status and successfully collaborated together on the first Article Improvement Drive, amongst other achievements. Let's carry on with the good work and continue bringing up the standard of all articles covered by the WikiProject!
Articles and Assessment We hit a milestone in January with our first GA-class article, Speed Monster! This shows just how easy it is improve articles by including references and increasing readability. Collaboration has got off to a good start, with the first chosen article, Arrow Dynamics, improving enough to reach B-class. The following articles reached GA-class or B-class quality during January: Speed Monster  • Arrow Dynamics  • Bolliger & Mabillard
Amusement Parks Portal The Amusement Parks Portal reached featured portal status during January! You can still nominate articles for the selected content sections on the portal.
Membership News During January the WikiProject was joined by 6 new members, bringing the total number up to 55. A very warm welcome to Etf, CPGACoast, RickMarkestein, Emackert, Onewayroad2home and Suttna08. The to do list continues to serve as a place for flagging up articles in need of attention, review or comments. A discussion is taking place regarding the best way to organise information about roller coaster records and the history of roller coasters. All members' opinions are welcomed; the discussion can be found here.
Article Improvement Drive This month's Article Improvement Drive: Roller coaster Why not start at the top?! The main article is already at B class and, with a little help, isn't too far away from GA class. Please see the collaboration page for further information. Any suggestions for March's Article Improvement Drive can be brought up on the talk page, so if there's a particular article you feel could benefit from more input then feel free to suggest it.
...and finally... Once again, thanks for reading! As always suggestions and offers of help are much appreciated.

Seaserpent⁸⁵ 20:53, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Germany Invitation

Hello, Valerius Myotis! I'd like to call your attention to the WikiProject Germany and the German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board. I hope their links, sub-projects and discussions are interesting and even helpful to you. If not, I hope that new ones will be. Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany | watch Wikipedia:German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board | watch

--Zeitgespenst (talk) 02:52, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] VMK?

Hello! Just wanted to ask: why was the article Vmk temporarily deleted?--Listen to your Princess, dear Wikipedians. (talk) 21:28, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sources of roller coaster data

I'd normally ask the head of the roller coaster wikiproject this, but he's on a long wikibreak. I've seen you around quite a bit, so maybe you'll have some insight on my question.

Currently, we use RCDB as a reliable source for roller coaster data. But what if a coaster's data on RCDB doesn't match up with its data on the park's official website? I've seen this happen in several cases. Which should be used as a more reliable source?

Perhaps the park that owns the coaster would know best -- then again, their website might be more concerned with marketing and "round numbers" than accuracy.

I know RCDB is concerned with accuracy, but there are probably still mistakes if they've acquired numbers second-hand: their site says, "The rcdb's data was compiled from a plethora of sources: Usenet, Internet, amusement parks, roller coaster manufacturers and enthusiasts."

Is there a consensus on this? Please reply on my talk page. I've posed the same question to a few other active editors of coaster articles, so I can get several people's input and not just one.

Thanks!

-- Skylights76 (talk) 00:05, 31 May 2008 (UTC)