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Title: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: JMoses24 on August 04, 2014, 07:00:26 PM
I brought this up in the "Pull-through" thread on the Traffic Control board...and wanted to bring it here.

Would a glossary of commonly used roadgeek terms be a good idea to have here? The above cited thread cannot be the only example of a term that confuses someone who's new to the community. I think such a list of terms, whether as a thread or a subforum with a thread for each word/phrase would be a good thing.

Thoughts?
Title: Re: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: Alps on August 04, 2014, 08:01:11 PM
I maintain a glossary at www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html (http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html), and I'll be happy to add to the list as people note. I just checked, and "Pull-through" is on there.
Title: Re: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: JMoses24 on August 05, 2014, 02:49:23 AM
Quote from: Alps on August 04, 2014, 08:01:11 PM
I maintain a glossary at www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html (http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html), and I'll be happy to add to the list as people note. I just checked, and "Pull-through" is on there.

Awesome. Maybe have a link to that from the National Boards section, then. Just so it's easily accessible without having to search for it. :)
Title: Re: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: cpzilliacus on September 26, 2014, 09:27:51 PM
Quote from: Alps on August 04, 2014, 08:01:11 PM
I maintain a glossary at www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html (http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html), and I'll be happy to add to the list as people note. I just checked, and "Pull-through" is on there.

Never seen that before.  Excellent resource.

Have you considered adding an entry for "motorway" as a synonym for "freeway"?
Title: Re: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: adventurernumber1 on September 26, 2014, 10:50:24 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on September 26, 2014, 09:27:51 PM
Have you considered adding an entry for "motorway" as a synonym for "freeway"?

For each term there could be something that says "synonyms", and then have all possible synonyms listed!
Title: Re: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: Alps on September 26, 2014, 11:38:44 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on September 26, 2014, 09:27:51 PM
Quote from: Alps on August 04, 2014, 08:01:11 PM
I maintain a glossary at www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html (http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/faq.html), and I'll be happy to add to the list as people note. I just checked, and "Pull-through" is on there.

Never seen that before.  Excellent resource.

Have you considered adding an entry for "motorway" as a synonym for "freeway"?
It's more for my own site, so right now there are no "motorways" on there. That's going to change with Australia, so I may as well prepare.
Title: Re: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: Pete from Boston on September 27, 2014, 07:24:48 AM

Quote from: adventurernumber1 on September 26, 2014, 10:50:24 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on September 26, 2014, 09:27:51 PM
Have you considered adding an entry for "motorway" as a synonym for "freeway"?

For each term there could be something that says "synonyms", and then have all possible synonyms listed!

That would be a roadgeek thesaurus.
Title: Re: Glossary Of Roadgeek Terms?
Post by: adventurernumber1 on September 29, 2014, 12:53:26 AM
Quote from: Pete from Boston on September 27, 2014, 07:24:48 AM

Quote from: adventurernumber1 on September 26, 2014, 10:50:24 PM
Quote from: cpzilliacus on September 26, 2014, 09:27:51 PM
Have you considered adding an entry for "motorway" as a synonym for "freeway"?

For each term there could be something that says "synonyms", and then have all possible synonyms listed!

That would be a roadgeek thesaurus.

Lol, ignore my lack of knowledge on all that stuff I learned in Literacy  :-D but a Roadgeek thesarus would be good as well