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* INFOBOXES: The "replaced"/"replaced by" sections in infoboxes is meant to be used for relocations; if a store (i.e. Kmart 4413) moves to a new location/is replaced by another store (i.e. Kmart 3891), this info goes into one of those sections. If you are adding information regarding the most recent tenant before or the next tenant/occupant following a business, use the "previous"/"next" sections in the infobox (i.e. [[The Bicycle Shoppe (1813 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming)|The Bicycle Shoppe]] was the ''next tenant'' that followed in the location of [[Sears (1813 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming)|Cheyenne's original Sears location]].
* INFOBOXES: The "replaced"/"replaced by" sections in infoboxes is meant to be used for relocations; if a store (i.e. Kmart 4413) moves to a new location/is replaced by another store (i.e. Kmart 3891), this info goes into one of those sections. If you are adding information regarding the most recent tenant before or the next tenant/occupant following a business, use the "previous"/"next" sections in the infobox (i.e. [[The Bicycle Shoppe (1813 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming)|The Bicycle Shoppe]] was the ''next tenant'' that followed in the location of [[Sears (1813 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming)|Cheyenne's original Sears location]].
* PAGE CREATION: You can create a page by searching exactly what you want the URL to be (i.e. [[Sears (1813 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming)]] or [[Dillard's 999 (West)|Dillard's 999 (West) (Cheyenne, Wyoming)]] as existing examples), then create the page from there. You can also just visit the link you want to create (i.e. https://www.bluepageswiki.org/wiki/Sears_(1813_Carey_Avenue,_Cheyenne,_Wyoming) or https://www.bluepageswiki.org/wiki/Dillard%27s_999_(West)_(Cheyenne,_Wyoming)<nowiki/>) and create the page from there. If you have an account with Bluepages, one way I like to do it is create the link in my user page, save the edit, then visit the new red link and create the page. P.S. Please do not use theOptopolis user page (this page you are on right now) to create these pages.
* PAGE CREATION: You can create a page by searching exactly what you want the URL to be (i.e. [[Sears (1813 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming)]] or [[Dillard's 999 (West)|Dillard's 999 (West) (Cheyenne, Wyoming)]] as existing examples), then create the page from there. You can also just visit the link you want to create (i.e. https://www.bluepageswiki.org/wiki/Sears_(1813_Carey_Avenue,_Cheyenne,_Wyoming) or https://www.bluepageswiki.org/wiki/Dillard%27s_999_(West)_(Cheyenne,_Wyoming)<nowiki/>) and create the page from there. If you have an account with Bluepages, one way I like to do it is create the link in my user page, save the edit, then visit the new red link and create the page. P.S. Please do not use theOptopolis user page (this page you are on right now) to create these pages.
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== Locations lists ==
== Locations lists ==

Revision as of 17:52, 29 March 2024

My name's Optopolis... or at least, that's what I typically go by on the web. I document history of the urban environment, especially regarding retail in the areas of Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska. My connection to Bluepages goes back to when it was mainly made up of a couple of Google sheets listing Kmart and Sears stores across the country. If you'd like to contact me with questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to me on my talk page.

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