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Welcome to the archives of Paul Robinson's talk page for 2020.
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All of 2020 plus one entry in January 2021 that is part of the prior thread. That entry appears both here and in 2021

Portal:Area code

Hey PR, I think this portal page (and any subpages) should be located in the Draft: namespace while you are working on it/getting consensus for its creation. If you don't have any strong objections, I will move it to the Draft namespace. Best, UnitedStatesian (talk) 07:42, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hearing nothing back (and seeing you seem now to be on a WikiBreak) I have moved the portal to draftspace, where it is located at Draft:Portal:Area codes. UnitedStatesian (talk) 17:18, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reply Re:Portal

@UnitedStatesian:

Acknowledge your move of the page to draft. I guess you could say I was doing an (involuntaey) WikiBreak; my vision problems have come back with a vengeance, and right now my vision is so bad I'd probably be classified as legally blind! (Fortunately Windows 10 includes Screen Magnifier.)

A few notes (and to allow me to clarify my own thoughts):

What I read about Portals did not give any indication advance permission or prior consensus was required, I had the impression it was essentially the same as a regular article, that if you felt a portal on a subject was needed or useful you could just create it. Nor was there any mention of a place to discuss it.
Part of my reason for creating the portal was that the subject of North American telephone area codes is huge. There are now hundreds in existence serving 22 countries and more are bound to be created.
The issue of the future of area codes might also be discussed. How will they be expanded? Do we
- Allow area codes to start wiith 0 and/or 1 (probably not good for technical reasons and is only a short-term fix).
- Have NANPA release the reserved middle digit of 9 for new area codes.(Again, is only a short-term fix.)
- Bite the bullet and increase the size of telepone numbers from 3+7 to 4+7, 3+8 or 4+8. Any of these will increase the number of available phone numbers by millions. Only problems are which and how long to implement. IPV6 has been available for use on the Internet for more than ten years but consumer grade routers don't support it yet. There is a hell of a lot of telephony equipment that will break if more digits are added to phone numbers. How long do we give people to upgrade or replace equipment?
I felt the way Area code pages are implemented needs a little more structure: a map on every page; maps to be svg format; maps should include neighboring areas/states/provinces, maps should use CSS to make them easieer to maintain, etc.
Creating the portal allowed me to clarify my thoughts.
I did not even know about the drafts namespace. It would have helped when I was designing templates.
After I started and before I could work on it my vision went bad (again). If I didn't have a hihg-visibility keyboard - a separate illness caused my left hand to severely curl making touch-typing impossible - plus using HIGH contrast and magnification - I'd be unable to even write this reply.

So, presuming my vision does come back I'll work in the DRAFTS namespace until the TODO items are cleared, then I'll relaonch. Any suggestions are welcomed. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) (talk) 23:59, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Area codes OH.svg

Could you please modify this file to add overlay area code 326 to area code 937. Thanks a lot! --Chaswmsday (talk) 17:32, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your message. It is only by people like you, who notice when resources are old, or out of date (especially since I live in Virginia) and report them so they can be fixed and brought up to date, can we keep Wikipedia an accurate resource. Per your request, I have updated and replaced this map so that the new map shows the two area codes in that reagon. Again, thank you for notifying me so I could fix this. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) (talk) 19:07, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Do you know how long it will take to show up in WP? --Chaswmsday (talk) 07:08, 4 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

When I said I replaced the map, I meant that I had uploaded the new version to Wikipedia. Except for potential cashing issues - like where the old image is being loaded instead of the new one because the last edit on a page shows it has not been changed - it should be available immediately once replaced. Try hitting the 'reload' button on your browser when visiting an area code page using it, and the new map should show up right away. I had checked the map image on Commons itself, I didn't check the Area Code pages that use it. I went to Area codes 937 and 326 which I have not visited in a while, and the new map shows up fine. Advise me if there are still problems after reloading. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) (talk) 22:34, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It *was* a cache problem on my end. Thanks again! --Chaswmsday (talk) 22:51, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Area code bot

This is to memorialize my creation. I have chosen you as my owner, whether you like it or not. I am Area coder bot, and i am in control. Muahhhah. Area code bot (talk) 11:16, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Try again, buddy. You're just a mindless automaton. I am in charge. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) (talk) 12:13, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Paul, why are you talking to yourself?
-- "I'm Area code bot, and I approve this message!" (Let's talk) 12:18, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Portal:Area codes

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 06:09, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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(RFD response)

Concur and fix - I wrote the redirection for this eight years ago and have both no memory of having done it or why. My guess is either I saw a mention of the show or a reference, went to look it up, couldn't find it, and when I did find it, realized other people would probably be looking for it as well. Since that show has been off the air for all this time, I agree this should redirect to the disambiguation page (as I probably did not know about it then). As I created the original redirect, I'll change it to go to the disambiguation page, and as there is no longer an issue to litigate as there is no disagreement between the parties involved, I'll consider this issue closed as this grants the proponent all the relief he wanted and I have no objection. Thank you. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) (talk) 11:36, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(Copied from his page)

I read your reasons in Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 November 17#The One Man Army for wanting this redirect changed, and as I stated there, I agree with them. As I am the person who originally created the redirect, and the TV show it refers to has been off the air for 8 years, having it go to the disambig page makes more sense. As there is no dispute, I have made the changes you asked for, granting your request, and asked the ticket be closed. Thank you for advising me and asking me first. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) (talk) 11:31, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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