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Burlington and Lamoille Railroad

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I've looked over Edward Lewis' book Vermont's Covered Bridge Road for mention of operations out of Cambridge Junction, but didn't find anything more than than this mention of the junction (on pages 34 & 36) and a few photos of the station at that location: By 1938 the passenger train was running from St. Johnsbury only as far west as Cambridge Junction where passengers could change to a Central Vermont Railroad (successor to the Burlington & Lamoille Railroad) train and continue on to Burlington. I'm sorry for the delayed response, but Lewis' book has no index; so I had the not unpleasant task of re-reading the text. Thewellman (talk) 01:28, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Thewellman thanks for checking all the same, I really appreciate it. Mackensen (talk) 10:33, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mackensen

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I found an article about Anoop Trevedi who's article is may not meet the notability guidlines of Wikipeida. You may decide what to do.Knowledgegatherer23 (talk) 23:49, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 17: WikiWednesday Salon + Queering Wikipedia

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May 17: WikiWednesday + Queering Wikipedia @ BPL + on Zoom
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Is it time to close?

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We've had six commentators on my Hank Williams sourcing question at the RS noticeboard. I don't know exactly how many it takes to reach a consensus, but I doubt we're gonna get any more. Tom Reedy (talk) 15:46, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/DB-ICE left/10

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Template:S-line/DB-ICE left/10 has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Gonnym (talk) 18:56, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/DB-ICE left/20

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Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/DB-ICE right/10

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Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/DB-ICE right/20

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Nomination for deletion of Template:S-line/DB-ICE right/22

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Empire Builder crossing Lake Pend Oreille

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Another fun puzzle: File:Empire Builder crossing Lake Pend Oreille, June 2005.jpg. It's unquestionably an eastbound (albeit physically headed northwest) on the Lake Pend Orielle bridge near Sandpoint. But four things don't make sense:

  • The photo is dated June 2005, and since it's in an entire album of a single vacation, I'm inclined to believe it. But didn't Amtrak stop running head-end cars in 2004?
  • I'm not aware of Amtrak ever running TOFC, rather than roadrailers
  • Four Superliners is awfully short for the Empire Builder
  • The Empire Builder was scheduled to hit Sandpoint in the dead of night. The sun angle here suggests afternoon.

Could this be a freight that happens to be moving Superliners for some reason? Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:35, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Pi.1415926535 I agree that a non-revenue move makes the most sense. Four Superliners is plausible for the Portland section, but it's in the wrong place for that, and as you say the light is all wrong. That said, I was on a dreadfully late westbound Empire Builder in 2009 and crossed that bridge in daylight. Amtrak had roadrailers but not TOFC, not that I'm aware of. Mackensen (talk) 20:27, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

June 21: WikiWednesday Salon back in Manhattan!

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Nomination for deletion of Template:DB-ICE stations

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Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan

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Somewhat by accident, I ended up rewriting the history of the Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan. At this point I might as well go for GA - adding a station list, RDT, route description, and map should be pretty easy. However, I'm short on sources for equipment; Classic American Streamliners doesn't have anything of note. Would you mind a quick perusal through your collection? It looks like you were the one to add the Wayner source.

Side note: I doubt it'll be necessary for this purpose, but should you ever want them, this title mentioned in this edit, as well as this title, seem to be available in person near you. Cheers, Pi.1415926535 (talk) 23:28, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Pi.1415926535 looks like I added that reference when I wrote the Big Dome article; Wayner should have more on the initial equipment sets. I also own Reed's book. I have Wayner and Hough, Santa Fe passenger train consists, January 10, 1937, which is too old, and Passenger Train Consists; 1923-1973, which didn't sample either train. Yenne's Santa Fe Chiefs is another potential source. I can also check the Trains and Classic Trains archives. Mackensen (talk) 23:36, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal

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EMD page comment issue

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"undo removal of my comment, which you ignored anyway" I recall getting "edit conflict" as I was trying to put in my own comment, so the removal of your comment was not intentional. Please assume good faith. I noticed you removed mine too, although maybe it was under similar circumstances. Cheers, Graywalls (talk) 23:44, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Graywalls I thought it would be reasonable to let you decide if your comment was still relevant, given that I addressed part of your argument. Mackensen (talk) 23:49, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Former Kansas City Southern Railway stations

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July 19 WikiWednesday + New York Botanical Garden Edit-a-thon (July 29)

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"Venturan" listed at Redirects for discussion

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Tyrol S-Bahn colors

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Hey, I was looking at the S# colors at Module:Adjacent stations/Tyrol S-Bahn and noticed that they were different than those at Tyrol S-Bahn. Which one uses the correct ones? Gonnym (talk) 06:06, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym the module; it's based on https://www.oebb.at/dam/jcr:dca525b7-241b-424e-be99-de42a9c3bb62/liniennetz-tirol.pdf. Mackensen (talk) 13:01, 15 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Grosser Eisenbahn-Atlas Schweiz

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Template:Grosser Eisenbahn-Atlas Schweiz has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:53, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Charles III requested move discussion

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There is a new requested move discussion in progress for the Charles III article. Since you participated in the previous discussion, I thought you might like to know about this one. Cheers. Rreagan007 (talk) 07:22, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail

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Hello, Mackensen. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.Pete (talk) 22:07, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for reaching out. I acknowledge your concern and I think you're reading a meaning that isn't there, though I could be wrong. Mackensen (talk) 22:16, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:Cook-Western Maryland

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WikiWednesday (Aug 23) and Governors Island Wiki-Picnic (Sun Aug 27)

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Template:Davies-MidiPOLocoList

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Hey, do you know if Template:Davies-MidiPOLocoList is needed? It is currently unused. Gonnym (talk) 20:23, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym Unused and presently unusable--I did a few searches to see if the source is used in the text. I checked on the French Wikipedia, and the only citation to any of Davies books appears to be on fr:P8 ex-Prusse, and it's not to the book in question. Mackensen (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I'll send it to TfD then. Gonnym (talk) 20:44, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sunday: NYC Wiki-Picnic @ Gov Island

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Fixing Lua error: Coordinates must be specified on Wikidata or in |coord=.

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Hia @Mackensen, I noticed you fixed another similar error on a rail station back in May, I was wondering if you could do the same for Beliaghata Metro Station please? Qcne (talk) 16:40, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Qcne Done. The fix is to connect the article with the Wikidata item, where the coordinations are defined (Beliaghata metro station (Q109968614)). Mackensen (talk) 16:58, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Always precious

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Proposed deletion of Mörel railway station

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Railway guides

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FYI, I've created User:Pi.1415926535/US Railway Guides as an index of the various guides. I'm focusing on the 1850s to 1880s for individual links, since the external indexes at the bottom are fairly comprehensive from the 1880s on. Feel free to add any others you find, especially early ones.

Sounds good to me. My interest is primarily before 1880 - after that, there's pretty good map coverage for the areas that interest me - but you're welcome to make it suit your needs as well. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 03:16, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Winnipeg–Churchill train routemap

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Hi, I recently edited this template to hide minor stops, much like what I had done with The Canadian. I still don't quite understand the markup though - the line does not quite match up at Gladstone station. Your help is appreciated - thanks! 162 etc. (talk) 16:36, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@162 etc. I find the collapsible markup tricky myself; I took a stab and couldn't get it to come out right. Mackensen (talk) 16:57, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Tidal railway station" listed at Redirects for discussion

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611fan2001

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Just to give you a heads up, I wasn’t the one that started the issue, 611fan2001 was the one that caused it. I was only trying to follow the policy and to prevent the article from being vandalized. He’s been doing this for four years already, when ever he sees and edit he doesn’t like, he would go to their talk page and send the user a rude and nasty message very aggressively. When users try to reason with him over his aggressive behavior, he will not accept criticism. But don’t get me wrong. I know yelling at someone and attacking them on their talk page is not ok. Because he still hasn’t been warned yet abd it still baffles my mind that you guys haven’t warn him about his behavior yet, because attacking users on their talk page is not ok and it’s against Wikipedia’s policy to do so. 199.180.167.20 (talk) 19:41, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You should explain on the article talk page why your edits are correct. Mackensen (talk) 19:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

First off, you didn’t even acknowledge what I wrote and said about 611fan2001. He’s been doing this for four years already, he still hasn’t warned yet over his aggressive behavior. He literally attacks users on their talk page and tells what to do and what not to do, as I stated, he won’t take criticism whenever users try to reason with him. Because attacking users on their talk pages is not ok. 199.180.167.20 (talk) 19:54, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You're making assertions without diffs. There's nothing for me to respond to. For me, the important thing is you're making a change that doesn't have consensus on the talk page of the article. That's what really matters. People don't agree with your reading of the sources. That's where you should focus your efforts. Mackensen (talk) 19:57, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This has nothing to do with the article changes, again, it’s 611fan2001 that needs to disciplined for his aggressive behavior. This behavior of his is not ok, I don’t have a problem of him following the Wikipedia policy, that I’m fine with, it’s his aggressive behavior that needs to be changed. Because it’s not ok to talk aggressive to users on their talk pages. 199.180.167.20 (talk) 20:50, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've asked you for diffs in a few places; you're not willing to provide any. I've suggested that you engage on the talk page; you're reverting instead. This won't get you anywhere. Mackensen (talk) 21:23, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for standing up for me. He’s still the same self-absorbed user for not listening to a word that I just said from late 2022. 🤦‍♂️ 611fan2001 (talk) 22:38, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Oregon station (disambiguation)

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Thu Feb 8 NYC Hacking Night + Feb 21 WikiWednesday

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February 8: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

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February 21: WikiWednesday Salon @ Prime Produce

WikiWednesday is back this month! You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Wikipedia requested images of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority stations

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A tag has been placed on Category:Wikipedia requested images of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority stations indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. GunnarBonk (talk) 01:45, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oskar von dem Hagen discussion

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Why did you reopen the discussion. A concensus has been reached, so I closed the discussion. Antny08 (talk) 13:13, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Antny08 Please have a look at WP:CLOSEAFD. If I were closing the discussion, I would say that a consensus had been reached to delete, not redirect. As a participant in the discussion, it wouldn't be proper for me to close it. You're both a participant and the primary author of the article, so it's not proper for you to close it either. Deletion discussions typically run for seven days. Be patient. Mackensen (talk) 14:02, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don’t want to lose my edits though, because if they get deleted then they don’t account when applying for administratorship. Antny08 (talk) 14:38, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fandom

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Hey do you do editing on Fandom as well because if you do I want you to make a few edits for me since I can’t do it anymore. I’ve been permanently blocked Max the Media Fan (talk) 17:38, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tue March 5: Wiki Gala NYC

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March 5: Wiki Gala @ Prime Produce
Wiki-fashion show at last year's event

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community and visitors from the global Wikimedia Foundation for our Wiki Gala at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. All are welcome!

This is a sequel to the March 2023 Grand Central Salon and the March 2022 Wiki-Tent Brunch.

The event will feature lightning talks and a Wiki-fashion show, for which you are encouraged to dress in your finest Wikimedia clothing and accessories (bags, buttons, even books), or clothing connected to the topics you edit on wiki projects.

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WikiNYC: 3/14 Hacking Night + 3/16 Queens Name Explorer

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March 14: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce

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March 16: Queens Name Explorer @ QPL Tech Lab

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Self-outing advice

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Hi Mackensen, I came over here because you're already interacting with an individual who's been trying to contact Amanda duPont - they're using the accounts User:Sikobuhle and User:Mavela buhle as well as an IP. At one point, they added their name [1]. Since Canterbury Tail had a theory they could be a minor I did a quick Google and although they are an adult, it appears they may have some intellectual difficulties. To me it feels like the self-outing should probably be revdel'd if this is the case; I didn't want to post on AN/I because of how visible it is, hence this comment. If this isn't revdel-worthy, sorry for taking up your time! StartGrammarTime (talk) 04:27, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@StartGrammarTime I think you make a good case, and I've referred it to the Oversight team. Mackensen (talk) 10:03, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Mackensen, I appreciate it. StartGrammarTime (talk) 02:45, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I

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Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review is now no longer accepting new proposals. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving RfA's structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

  • Proposal 2, initiated by HouseBlaster, provides for the addition of a text box at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
  • Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
  • Proposal 5, initiated by SilkTork, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
  • Proposals 6c and 6d, initiated by BilledMammal, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
  • Proposal 7, initiated by Lee Vilenski, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
  • Proposal 9b, initiated by Reaper Eternal, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
  • Proposals 12c, 21, and 21b, initiated by City of Silver, Ritchie333, and HouseBlaster, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
  • Proposal 13, initiated by Novem Lingaue, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
  • Proposal 14, initiated by Kusma, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
  • Proposals 16 and 16c, initiated by Thebiguglyalien and Soni, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the administrators' noticeboard; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
  • Proposal 16e, initiated by BilledMammal, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
  • Proposal 17, initiated by SchroCat, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
  • Proposal 18, initiated by theleekycauldron, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
  • Proposal 24, initiated by SportingFlyer, provides for a more robust alternate version of the optional candidate poll.
  • Proposal 25, initiated by Femke, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
  • Proposal 27, initiated by WereSpielChequers, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
  • Proposal 28, initiated by HouseBlaster, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! theleekycauldron (talk • she/her), via:

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:53, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Icons in |zone= parameter of Infobox station

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Hey, should icons be used in the |zone= parameter of {{Infobox station}} like in Mammendorf station or regular links? Gonnym (talk) 09:48, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonnym I don't think there's consensus one way or the other. I haven't seen icons used very often for fare zones, though we likely have them for Central European tariff associations. Certainly they should be smaller. Mackensen (talk) 12:24, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Glencoe station diagram

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Hello, I noticed your deletion of the station diagram for Glencoe station today, and while I noticed some errors with the diagram and your reasoning was justified, I do not fully agree with it but was wondering if a proposition was possible.

I understand that Wikipedia is not a guide, but the intention was to show a top-down layout of the station and immediate surrounding area, similar to the photograph(s) shown on many other station pages. The diagram and others like it are not intended to provide wayfinding.

Additionally, you had a valid point in that a station with two tracks does not need such detail, but one notable caveat with this line is that it is left-hand running, and may be a notable quirk for those that visit the page.

Finally, when I looked at the most recent version of the diagram prior to deletion, I noticed some problems with what got published. There are no excuses for that and I will have to polish it up, but the main question is… considering the points I made, and if I ironed out its errors and made it collapsed by default, could I restore it to the page?

I suppose I am making a mountain out of a molehill, but I wanted to give my side of the problem and hear yours before adding it back, or conceding and not adding it back.

Thank you for your time, sorry for the long read at a late hour, and I hope to hear from you soon. Thank you. Hotdog with ketchup (talk) 04:05, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hotdog with ketchup thank you for your kind and detailed note. I'm guided by the 2020 RfC on station layouts, which was skeptical about diagrams in certain cases: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Trains/Archive: 2020#Closure of 2019 station layout RFC. I wasn't concerned about potential errors in the diagram--I don't know the area well and wouldn't have spotted them--but simply that a two-tracked station doesn't need an explanatory diagram. I agree that left-hand running is a notable quirk of the ex-CNW lines, and can and should be explained in text, but I don't know that a diagram is necessary to convey that information. Whether that takes us into trivial territory is another matter. I don't think it does, because that is unusual in the US.
I don't feel strongly on the question of including the diagram; if you would like to restore it I won't revert. Mackensen (talk) 09:42, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you ...

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... for using language like "impassioned rhetoric" here rather than language like "hysterical histrionics" which 2-3 contributors to that discussion seem to want to keep repeating to no end! Sincetely, SergeWoodzing (talk) 13:07, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, and I hope you'll consider my advice. Mackensen (talk) 13:39, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely! Your wording did the trick. You noticed, I hope, that further up I had apologized sincerely for the text formatting? --SergeWoodzing (talk) 13:59, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WikiWednesday (April 10) and City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (April 11)

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April 10: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce
Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our WikiWednesday Salon, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

Among the topics, we'll be covering the newly-released drafts of the Movement Charter for Wikimedia global governance.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

April 11: City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon
New York City College of Technology

Additionally, you are invited to City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon at the New York City College of Technology Library in Downtown Brooklyn! Join us in person on April 11th to learn about these great new materials at City Tech Library; to learn about editing Wikipedia; and to help increase representation of LGBTQIA individuals and issues online. All are welcome, new and experienced!

Interested in attending, but not a CUNY student or faculty? Please get in touch; we'll help you navigate City Tech building security. Email Jen: jennifer.hoyer18 (at) citytech.cuny.edu.

  • Thursday, April 11 City Tech Library LGBTQIA edit-a-thon (RSVP on-wiki).
    12:30 pm – 3:30 pm (come by any time!)
    4:00 pm – 5:00 pm (reception to celebrate the library's LGBTQIA collection)
    City Tech Library Multimedia Screening and Meeting Space, 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY

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Thu April 25: WikiNYC Hacking Night

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April 25: Hacking Night @ Prime Produce
Past event at Prime Produce.

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for NYC Hacking Night at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well!

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A barnstar for you!

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The Original Barnstar
For your outstanding work converting Beloit and Madison Railroad from a stub into a proper article, saving it at AfD. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 01:15, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Mackensen (talk) 01:55, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. Please help translate to other languages.

Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because you previously participated in the UCoC process.

This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 23:09, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User page libraries

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Hi, I noticed a while ago that you had a subpage for the books that you can help reference, so I shamelessly did the same. I was just made aware of Wikipedia:WikiProject Resource Exchange/Shared Resources and just wanted to let you know of it as well if you weren't aware. Cheers, Fork99 (talk) 02:36, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins

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Hi there! Phase I of the Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

See the project page for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. theleekycauldron (talk), via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

May 8: WikiWednesday Salon with new Executive Director

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May 8: WikiWednesday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly WikiWednesday Salon at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, with an online-based participation option also available. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This special WikiWednesday will feature a welcome session and beginning of a listening tour by the newly appointed executive director of Wikimedia NYC, the first staff member leading our local non-profit.

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Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad

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I just created this article and I see that you have access to offline sources, so I think those should be added. Cyber the tiger (talk) 14:23, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@CyberTheTiger I've started a discussion at Draft talk:Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad (1886–1903). Mackensen (talk) 01:40, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A fox for you!

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Your contributions are just amazing! Thank you for all of the information!!! :)

Iceypurple (talk) 06:05, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oregon (town), Wisconsin

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i just added content to this article and know you have access to offline sources. Cyber the tiger (talk) 15:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@CyberTheTiger There are plenty of decent online sources as well; especially for modern railroads. I believe the line in Oregon is actually owned by the city and isn't abandoned. Mackensen (talk) 21:44, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trans-Siberian Railway

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Hello, I noticed that you reverted my edit on Template:Trans-Siberian Railway. Your revert was justified and I will only be going back to fix one particular row, but I will add that collapsible sections within diagrams are very finicky, and almost never line up, especially between browsers and/or devices. Both before and after my edit, the end station was about half a space off when viewing the template, and a full space in the article (using Safari on an iPhone.)

I will leave the spacing as-is, but I encourage you to look at the same diagram with a different device, as it may look completely different. It is why I avoid working with collapsible diagrams.

Thank you for your hard work, cheers. Hotdog with ketchup (talk) 12:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hotdog with ketchup I agree completely regarding collapsible sections. I'm not a fan of them in general and never use them with diagrams that I've started. The Trans-Siberian, admittedly, is a special case. My involvement there was limited to migrating it to the routemap style, and IIRC I had a hell of a time getting the spacing to line up as well as it does now. Cheers, Mackensen (talk) 13:28, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 2: Hacking Sunday (+preview of June 8 Wiknic)

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June 2: Hacking Sunday @ Prime Produce

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Hacking Sunday at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. It is intended primarily for technical contributors, though newcomers are welcome as well! The event runs for the whole day, though you are welcome to come by for as little or as long as you'd like.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct and Wikimedia's Technical Code of Conduct.

A documentary filmmaker will be in attendance, working on Rabbit Hole, which aims to document Wikipedia's community to showcase how our network tackles important questions about how history is recorded. They will be in attendance to film snippets of this gathering for the documentary. It is completely optional to be a part of the film and there will be protocols in place if you wish to not be filmed. If there are any questions about the filming please reach out to the filmmaker, Meg Vatterott (meg.vatterott@gmail.com).

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Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad

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I'm starting this article. Cyber the tiger (talk) 20:08, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Rome Braves players has been nominated for renaming

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Category:Rome Braves players has been nominated for renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. BullDawg2021 (talk) 21:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sat June 8: Governors Island Wiknic

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June 8: Wiknic @ Governors Island
2023 Wiknic group photo

You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Governors Island, at 403 Colonels Row by the ArtCrawl Harlem house.

This is a sequel event to the 2023 Governors Island Wiknic and will feature a workshop led by AfroCrowd at the ArtCrawl Harlem house. We'll also encourage collaboration for wiki-coverage of ArtCrawl Harlem's current exhibition at Governors Island. All are welcome, new and experienced!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide sandwiches for everyone, and maybe some NYC pizza too, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at Wikipedia:Meetup/LA/Wiknic2024.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Governors Island (RSVP on-wiki)

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Proposed deletion of Henri Gouraud (disambiguation)

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Notice

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad

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Template:Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. DB1729talk 23:46, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

TfD for Template:Warsaw central stations

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Any thoughts about the use of {{enlarge}} there and in other RDTs? (Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 June 19#Template:Warsaw central stations.) Useddenim (talk) 04:01, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Useddenim I think Gonnym has a point. It seems unlikely that a reader would follow such a small symbol to view the more detailed template. If by chance they do so, they're no longer in the article space and might have some difficult getting back, and the template page itself doesn't have all the article context. In paper maps, you'd indicate a inset with a bounding box and such, but that's not really feasible here. An RfC may well be called for; I don't think there's ever been a broad discussion about this pattern. Mackensen (talk) 09:36, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

EMD SD9E

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You may have noticed that the disruptive PROD on this article references the Australian Railroad IP. The IP address geolocates to Melbourne, one of the two Australian cities this editor frequents. This is pretty clearly that editor evading their block yet again and telling on themselves in the process. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 13:53, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Trainsandotherthings yep. I'm suspicious of the sourcing on EMD SD9E; I have an ILL request open for the Diesel Era article. We'll probably wind up redirecting it. Mackensen (talk) 16:58, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

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June 26: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC
Welcome to Wikimedia New York City!

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Online-Only WikiWednesday Salon on Zoom. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!

This special online-only WikiWednesday will be dedicated to the Wikimedia Movement Charter referendum, and also to exploring future options of other online-centric events for our Wikimedia NYC chapter.

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Fri July 19: Wikicurious in NYC, Editing Wikipedia for Beginners

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July 19: Wikicurious: Editing Wikipedia for Beginners @ Civic Hall

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the inaugural event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Civic Hall! All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend.

Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

The Wikicurious series at Civic Hall is supported by Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Wikimedia NYC is an official affiliate and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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Apologies for forgetting that you fix Ambiguous rail links when I turned off automated reports in my retirement tidy-up. The simplistic query throws up a few false positives. Links from portals are often in an automated "new pages of interest" section aimed at editors and will go away after a while. A few genuine but non-rail targets like Fashion line appear. Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links/Guide#Railway stations has some hints on fixing the problems; you probably knew everything in there but may be able to improve it. Thanks for continuing the good work, Certes (talk) 23:23, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Daylight Limited (disambiguation)

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Notice

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An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Saratoga and North Creek Railway, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Times-Union.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 08:01, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymous user mass reverting your edits

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Hi. I've wanted to let you know that I've noticed an anonnymous IP user is mass reverting a lot of your edits without giving any proper rationale. It seems as if this particular IP is targeting you specifically, and I'm not sure why this is the case, but it is clear to me that it is a vandalism-only account. I noticed this while I was editing some articles on the VTA light rail in particular, some of their reverts have restored station layout diagrams with red links due to the deletion of these templates. OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 07:17, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering why I had 67 notifications this morning. Thanks for the heads-up. Mackensen (talk) 10:59, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sat August 24: Roosevelt Island Wiknic

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August 24: Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island
2019 Wiknic group photo, last time we held it on Roosevelt Island

You are invited to the picnic anyone can edit on Roosevelt Island, at Southpoint Park.

Following up on this month's Wikimania in Poland, this Wiknic will have as guest of honor User:DerHexer, the 2024 Wikimedia Laureate of the Year, marking his triumphant North American tour!

Bring a picnic blanket and some potluck, as well as some sunscreen! We'll also provide a little something for everyone, but we encourage you to bring your own favorite dishes to share, especially for those food cultural topics you would like to improve on Wikipedia.

We'll also do a portal thing for a bit with West Coast friends at the WikiLA ocean life edit-a-thon.

All are welcome, new and experienced!

Saturday, August 24, 2024 NYC Wiknic @ Roosevelt Island (RSVP on-wiki)

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Policy for RDTs

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Has there ever been a discussion that clearly established that having RDTs in template space is acceptable? There's yet another RDT at TfD with the usual single-use argument. At some point, it's probably necessary to have WP:TG explicitly allow RDTs. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:18, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not aware of any actual discussion; it's just convention and the outcome of previous TfDs. RDTs as implemented cut against existing guidelines: hiding content from users, storing article content in the template namespace. Divorcing that content from the article itself creates situations where the two diverge, and also the phenomenon of RDTs that don't have associated articles. I don't know, I'm coming around to the idea that maybe RDTs should move back into their articles. What are the arguments against? Mackensen (talk) 18:41, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The main thing is editability - it's much easier to edit (and debug) the RDT on a separate page than when surrounded by the rest of the wikitext, and vastly easier to edit an article without dozens of lines of code that's very different from any other kind of wikitext. It also decreases the chance that a careless search-and-replace or Visual Editor bug messes up the RDT. RDTs (even those not as templates) don't tend to be edited much by newer editors simply because of their complex nature, so I doubt it actually discourages anyone who would otherwise make constructive edits to RDTs. I consider it akin to hosting images (even those highly unlikely to be used anywhere except a single article) on Commons, with the information and image file stored separately from any articles it's used in.
I don't know if it's any less likely for RDTs to diverge if they're directly in the article. It's not going to be any less tricky for newer editors to figure out the RDT code if it's in the article, while experienced editors tend to be aware that RDTs need updated.
At this point, there is also an argument simply from inertia: what tangible benefit would it make to subst all 6,000+ RDTs? Aside from the attribution issues you brought up, there doesn't seem to be any major benefit to editors or readers that would justify the work. Compare to conversion to routemap which greater improved RDT display, or to adjacent stations which greatly simplified the backend. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 19:40, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day!

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Happy First Edit Day!

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Happy First Edit Day!

Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

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Sep 25: Wikimedia NYC Annual Election Meeting (plus Latin music event on Sep 21!)

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September 25: Annual Election & Members Meeting

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our Annual Election & Members Meeting, with in-person at Prime Produce in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, as well as an online-based participation option.

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We will also focus on the Wikimedia NYC Strategic Plan, our Financial Report, and Annual and Monthly event teams for the coming year.

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Sep 21: Wikicurious for Latin Music: Editing to the Beat ♫

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Sat Sep 21: Wikicurious - Editing to the Beat ♫ @ Lehman College

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for the "Editing to the Beat" event of the beginner-focused Wikicurious series at Lehman College. This is the second event of the series, following the inaugural event at Civic Hall in July. Led by a 9-person live band demonstrating Caribbean and Latin musical genres, we'll engage with efforts such as WikiProject Latin Music, and will encourage editing on both English and Spanish Wikipedia. All are welcome, and newcomers and aspiring editors are especially encouraged to attend. Registration via Eventbrite is required for building entry, and is also encouraged on the event page on Meta.

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Asking for feedback

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Given your experience on Wikipedia and the areas around it, I'd like to hear you out, because I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here and I must be missing something. If you or I were to leave someone a message in good faith, and they were to reply that you suffer from delusion, you're mindless, you're an inexperienced, overconfident, careless editor, you're turning articles to shit, and you're incompetent (among other things), surely letting that go on is a liability for the project? In my mind, if it chases away a single potentially productive editor, failing to address it makes us just as responsible for losing the thousands of contributions that productive editor would have otherwise made. And I think it would be naive to say that tolerance of a toxic environment has only chased away one potential editor. For what it's worth, I agree with your stance on civility restrictions; I intended it as a WP:ROPE for him and a compromise for those hesitant about indeffs. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:32, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Thebiguglyalien No, you're not taking crazy pills. It's hard problem and there aren't good solutions. I agree with all you say about the problems of toxicity and editor retention and I've made that point myself in the past. There were a few things about this situation in particular that guided my response:
  1. Keystone18 isn't a new editor. They have ~120K edits since 2018. They and EEng have interacted before. This isn't a case of a senior editor being over-the-top rude to a new editor.
  2. It's arguable that it was in good faith. The two have been involved in some back-and-forth on articles, and one comes to the other's talk page to explain to them how they ought to edit. That does not justify EEng's tone.
  3. The discussion on EEng's talk page included multiple editors who thought that Keystone18 was the last person to be lecturing EEng about how to edit. This was reinforced on the ANI discussion, with at least one other uninvolved editor bringing up Keystone18's use of edit summaries.
  4. The discussion on EEng's talk page hadn't broken down to the point that admin intervention was useful. As I said, I don't think civility restrictions work. An interaction ban would have felt premature, especially since neither party was asking for one.
Enforcing civility shouldn't depend on which editor is "right" on the merits, but if often does and would in this case. I wish I had a useful suggestion because I agree that the problem you've identified exists and we as a project aren't doing a good job addressing it. Mackensen (talk) 02:04, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. While I believe there are a few good solutions, the community doesn't seem to agree, so what you're saying is entirely reasonable. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 02:10, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • More than anything else, competence consists in knowing one's own limitations. Some editors have extensive skills, others limited, but they're all equally competent so long as each recognizes in what areas he or she lacks skill, and steers clear of those areas. Keystone, despite the efforts of many editors, stubbornly refuses to restrict themself to doing things they have the skills to do, and they are therefore incompetent. The result is the inevitable result when a self-confident incompetent is left unchecked: they destroy stuff.
    Your sweetness-and-light talk of losing the thousands of contributions that productive editor would have otherwise made is belied by the facts. I can't speak for what Keystone does to articles off my watchlist, but of articles on my watchlist, there's not a single one that they touched that they didn't turn into complete, unreadable crap strewn with gibberish "sentences", reversals of meaning in the course of pointless "copyediting", and utterly screwed-up formatting. For the sake of the articles themselves, instead of simply mass-reverting I went through every one of Keystone's edits looking for anything that might be useful; out of 500+ edits by Keystone, I found maybe five that were helpful, mostly addition of links. Everything else they did was, literally, at best useless and usually destructive. So save the tears. EEng 14:43, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(Realized in the shower that I forgot this point ...) And, Mackensen, you're mistaken that Keystone and I have been involved in some back-and-forth on articles. For ten days Keystone completely ignored all attempts at communication (including reversion edit summaries, talk-page messages, and pings) and then had the temerity to suddenly appear on my talk page to lecture me with delusional (yes, that's the word, given that other editors had several times tried to set him straight) ideas such as that images must all be on the right, and all the same size, and that hidden comments aren't allowed, and then topped it off by telling me to Open yourself to collaboration with other editors, and consider their input. So, no "back and forth", just one editor wandering around the landscape fucking things up and spouting hypocritical platitudes, while others with better things to do clean up his messes. EEng 19:27, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't meaning to imply that Keystone18 had been responsive; I know that they weren't. My point was simply that Keystone18 wasn't a well-meaning uninvolved editor swinging by to offer disinterested advice. I leave open the question of what kind of reception such a hypothetical editor might expect. Mackensen (talk) 19:37, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I understand. And now we know Mr. alien understands too. I'm sick and tired of them sticking their bigugly defender-of-the-indefensible nose into things that don't concern them. "I intended it as a WP:ROPE for him" indeed -- that'll be the day. See [2]. Meanwhile, the loose cannon at the root of all this has a super-bad case of ANI flu [3]. There's someone who needs some goddam rope. EEng 04:59, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Tram stops in Cenon

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A tag has been placed on Category:Tram stops in Cenon indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. ✗plicit 14:47, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Tram stops in Le Bouscat

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A tag has been placed on Category:Tram stops in Le Bouscat indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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Category:Tram stops in Switzerland by municipality has been nominated for merging

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Category:Tram stops in Switzerland by municipality has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Marcocapelle (talk) 07:35, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Floridian train

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Hey quick question should the new Floridian train be under "Floridian (Amtrak train)" or "Floridian (train)" as the title? Thanks. Traintrak (talk) 19:21, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Traintrak I think using the existing name makes sense. There aren't any non-Amtrak trains. Mackensen (talk) 19:33, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Alright got it Traintrak (talk) 19:45, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Tram stops in Talence

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A tag has been placed on Category:Tram stops in Talence indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review

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Hi there! The trial of the RfA discussion-only period passed at WP:RFA2024 has concluded, and after open discussion, the RfC is now considering whether to retain, modify, or discontinue it. You are invited to participate at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period. Cheers, and happy editing! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Tram stops in Switzerland

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A tag has been placed on Category:Tram stops in Switzerland indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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V/Line redirects

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You got 2 wrong, should be Warrnambool line NOT Warrnambool line (service) and Gippsland line NOT Gippsland line (service) -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 03:45, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ThylacineHunter no, that's deliberate. In both cases they'd be ambiguous with the physical railway line of the same name. This discussion is better had at the move discussion itself, where I explained my rationale. Mackensen (talk) 03:46, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have been informed multiple time when trying to remove this type of ambiguity in the past that WP:COMMONNAME is more important than confusing article names. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 04:01, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't match my experience with how article titles and disambiguation are handled. Mackensen (talk) 04:03, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm also not 100% sure whether or not the common name of the physical line has been confused with the service name on these (and also the Serviceton/Ararat railway line. -- ThylacineHunter (talk) 04:09, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oct 26: Wikidata Day NYC

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October 26: Wikidata Day in New York City
2024 Wikidata Day NYC flyer

You are invited to Wikidata Day in New York City at Pratt Institute School of Information in Manhattan, in celebration of Wikidata's 12th birthday. This event, held by our chapter in collaboration with Pratt and Girls Who Code, will be our third annual celebration of Wikidata Day. It will feature spotlight sessions, lightning talks, and the customary Wiki-cake, while those unable to attend in person will be able to watch a livestream.

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Advice or feedback

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Hello. I’m currently trying to rewrite and expand the history section of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway page, since for some reason, quite a few important parts of the company’s history were omitted from it. So far, I just completed this section. Since you you have a lot of experience in Wikipedia, I’d like to ask, do you have any advice for me in this regard? I just don’t want to accidentally make it fall under the same trap as the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway page did with copyright issues. Someone who likes train writing (talk) 17:33, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, one thing happened is that a user substantially rewrote the history section about a decade ago, and that in turn had to be entirely removed (by me) as a massive copyright violation in 2015: Talk:New_York,_Susquehanna_and_Western_Railway#Copyright_problem_removed. That's never healthy for an article.
I find it helpful to nail down the corporate history and be clear about which company built what, and when. The ICC valuation reports are invaluable (see Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad) for pre-1930 history, which captures most construction and subsequent changes pre-abandonment. You can still keep everything in one article, but it's good to identify precursors. A separate section identifying the main line and branches can be usefully separated out from the history section. If there's a good modern history that can guide structure, but as you say you don't want to follow it too closely. Mohowski's book published by JHU seems like a good candidate, though I haven't read it.
Organization is tough. One-sentence paragraphs aren't great; ten-sentence paragraphs aren't great either. I did a rewrite on Chicago and Tomah Railroad this May that I'm pretty happy with. Admittedly the topic is much narrower in scope. The longest paragraph is about 130 words; if the History section had a fourth paragraph I would have considered sub-headings. Mackensen (talk) 00:07, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for that. I hadn’t actually looked at the Susquehanna talk page, so I should probably give it a full read to find out what not to do. I am primarily using a Morning Sun Books source by Paul Tupaczewski, but I am trying to find other sources from Newspapers.com as well, and for when I reach the Delaware Otsego section, I also have some magazine articles to use.
I am normally used to rewriting pages about individual steam locomotives, so fleshing out company history is sort of new territory for me. I have added some sourced information to company pages before, like the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, but I think the Susquehanna page is my first time fixing the majority of a company page, if you get what I’m saying. Someone who likes train writing (talk) 02:47, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) That book looks somewhat helpful, but it also seems more focused on photography. There's a book out there from 2003 [4] which seems more focused on the railroad's history and is likely the most comprehensive source out there. In my research on various railroads, I've found a lot of useful sources on Google books, such as old reports by state railroad commissions or old trade publications (examples [5], [6], [7]). Google books will also have newspaper articles such as [8].
The most comprehensive articles I've written on railroads are my FAs, particularly Wood River Branch Railroad and Providence and Worcester Railroad. Hopefully those give you an idea of the sources out there, a mix of books, magazine articles, and newspaper archives primarily. Finding books dedicated to the subject has been key for me in getting articles fully fleshed out, you can see how heavily Wood River Branch Railroad relies on a book published on its history, and a similar story at Narragansett Pier Railroad which unfortunately was unsuccessful at FAC this year. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 21:24, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have been thinking about getting a physical copy of Robert Mohowski’s book, but it is pretty expensive, so I might wait until my next paycheck comes in. And yes, Tupaczewski’s book does mostly focus on photography, but a lot of its pages contain information that I couldn’t find anywhere else. I have also already ordered a copy of that 1991 book by Ed Crist and John Krause. Plus, there’s the Susquehanna Reflector magazine run by the Susquehanna Technical and Historical Society, which can be accessed for free here, and I think that’s fair play.
I will also give those pages you provided a read tomorrow, just to take notes. Thank you for the tips Someone who likes train writing (talk) 02:48, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mackensen Hello again. I have an update about that NYS&W page; I’ve completely expanded a significant portion the history section, with a lot of it being sourced by newspaper and book sources. I haven’t started working on the Delaware Otsego section yet, but before I do, would you like to look it over and tell me what you think of what I’ve done so far? Someone who likes train writing (talk) 01:06, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Someone who likes train writing first thing I'd suggest is citation standardization and cleanup; there are multiple styles in use right now. My personal preference is {{sfnp}}, which is one of those present. I find it easier to work with since you can dispense with the ref tags when referencing books. Do you have a preference? Mackensen (talk) 02:06, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mackensen Everytime I reference a book or a magazine in a page, I always use the {{harvp}} template. Any other templates used to reference a book in that page may have already been there when I started fixing it. I never actually thought there has been more than one way of doing this. Someone who likes train writing (talk) 03:25, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mackensen Any other suggestions that come to mind? Someone who likes train writing (talk) 16:16, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm continuing to work on citations. I notice that a lot of the newspapers.com citations don't have linked clippings. Mackensen (talk) 00:51, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The newspapers.com sources I added don’t have links, because I really don’t know how to add links to article clips on that website Someone who likes train writing (talk) 02:09, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There are pretty good instructions at Wikipedia:Newspapers.com#Using the "Clipping" function. Mackensen (talk) 11:31, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I never noticed that before. Thank you. Someone who likes train writing (talk) 15:55, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Invitation to participate in a research

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Incentive per diem

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Hi Mackensen,

I just created an article today on the incentive per diem boxcar craze that I thought might be of interest to you. Right now it pretty heavily relies on one source. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 22:30, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Trainsandotherthings oh fascinating, thank you. My later grandfather was a car accountant for the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad; he no doubt had opinions on the subject! Mackensen (talk) 22:55, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Went to read that article and promptly found at least some of the images in the gallery are copyright violations. Editing never ends. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 01:18, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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