User talk:Risk Engineer

Copy edit
Hello, greetings. Have rewritten Indian National Congress article but it became very lengthy. Need grammatical review. Will you please help me. Thank you. 25 CENTS VICTORIOUS ☣ 15:28, 21 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello back to you... thanks for the offer but I have to decline. I know nothing about the project you're working on and my learning curve on this matter would be very steep. I have a lot I am working on in my areas without getting into a new area such as foreign political parties. BTW: I read your user page and I concur with your observations about technical articles. My regrets I can't help you on this article. Many thanks, Risk Engineer (talk) 19:03, 24 June 2014 (UTC)


 * To request copy editing, add the template at the top of articles like Ando Cloisonné Company, or use Twinkle with a reason for copyediting, or place a request for an article to be copyediting at WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests.--Dthomsen8 (talk) 14:08, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

The Great American Wiknic and other events in July


I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Article Edits on Frederick and Pennsylvania Line and Little Pipe Creek bridge
Hi. Your contributions to the Wikipedia articles are appreciated. However, there are a number of style and formatting policies and principles that apply to Wiki articles generally, and there are some that have evolved more specifically in the railroad articles. There is information in the Wiki Help section on these points, e.g. MOS:IMAGES. I will try to address your specific questions here, but I encourage you to look at the Wiki Manual of Style and some other railroad-related articles for examples.

"c/e" is an abbreviation for copyedit.

The railroad infobox is a quick summary of a railroad company or rail line particulars. It may include an image (common practice is to use a photo of a station or locomotive) and a map. There being no other photographs or illustrations yet available, it was practical to place the letterhead graphic there. It is not common practice to place a large banner-type image at the top of an article, and certainly not if it is merely a letterhead graphic. (Even in an article such as the Grand Canyon, where the use of a wide photo is appropriate, there is a right-justified photo in an infobox at the top of the article. Wider, panoramic photos appear further down in that article.)

Regarding images and the PRR letterhead. The PRR had hundreds of predecessor and subsidiary companies. It's not appropriate or useful to have images about the PRR on all of its subsidiary pages. An article about a subsidiary should talk mainly about that subsidiary, and have images that depict the subsidiary. The article can include an explanation of the subsidiary's relationship to the parent company; i.e., when it was bought and sold, how it was operated, etc. (I made some edits to the bridge article in this regard.) The images on the F&PL page should depict the F&PL directly, i.e. illustrations of photos of rolling stock, depots, junctions, maps, documents, etc. The current images of the F&PL documents, although somewhat obscure, are on topic. The photo of the B&O iron rail, while interesting, has nothing to do the with F&PL. It could be posted on the B&O page, or in an article about iron rail manufacturing, perhaps.

Material that's directly about the PRR, such as a logo, would be placed on the main PRR page itself. The PRR was, for many years, the largest US railroad, and accordingly it has a long article with many images, which has been edited by many knowledgable people. You could try adding the letterhead image there, but you may find that other editors do not concur on its importance.

The rules about the standard sections at the bottom of the article are laid out in the Manual of Style. The "See also" section contains only links to other Wikipedia articles (internal links). References that directly support the article go in the "References" section, preferably with in-line citations. Links to other related material goes in the "External links" section, each with a brief label.

Thanks for your interest and best of luck with your editing. Caseyjonz (talk) 04:07, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!




Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.
 * Show the Internet who is the better editor.
 * Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
 * Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
 * Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon
The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room. When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:25, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups
Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
 * A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
 * Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
 * Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
 * Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
 * Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
 * Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
 * Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
 * Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

The wonderful annual meeting! And more!




Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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End-of-the-year meetups


Hello,

You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Museum hacks and museum edits
 Hello there!

Upcoming events:


 * February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
 * February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
 * February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.hare@undefinedwikimediadc.org.

See you there! – James Hare

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!
 Hello again!

Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:


 * Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
 * Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
 * Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
 * Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.

Regards,

James Hare

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Editing for Women's History in March
 Hello,

I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:


 * Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
 * An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup (or just show up!)
 * Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
 * In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
 * Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
 * Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup

Hope you can make it to an event! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Thanks,

James Hare

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Upcoming attractions in DC
 Hello!

Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:


 * Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
 * See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
 * Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
 * Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
 * Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
 * Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
 * Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
 * An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

Hope to see you at these events! If you have any questions or require any special accommodations, please let me know.

Cheers,

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Frederick Wiknic 2015
In one of the previous years you either attended or expressed interest in attending the Frederick Wiknic. I'd like to invite you to come to this year's Wiknic, which will be held on Sunday 2 August 2015 at 12:00 PM at Baker Park in Frederick, Maryland. You can find more information on the events meetup page. Zell Faze (talk) 22:53, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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February events and meetups in DC
Greetings from  Wikimedia DC !

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:
 * On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
 * On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
 * On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
 * On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.  In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at [mailto:info@wikimediadc.org info@wikimediadc.org] !

Kirill Lokshin (talk) 16:41, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

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March events and meetups in DC
Greetings from  Wikimedia DC !

Looking for something to do in DC in March? We have a series of great events planned for the month:
 * On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
 * On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
 * On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

Can't make it to an event? Most of our edit-a-thons allow virtual participation; see the guide for more details.

Do you have an idea for a future event? Please write to us at [mailto:info@wikimediadc.org info@wikimediadc.org] !

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References in FPL Article
Greetings,

I was at the library the other day looking through their microfilm, and I was unable to locate these two articles. Would you happen to have another copy of them? The links went bad.

Fpl-dmatzrott (talk) 20:00, 21 March 2016 (UTC)


 * The second the reference is actually from the first of March as far as I can tell too. There was no Feb 29 day that year, but that issue does correspond to the March 1 issue of that year. Fpl-dmatzrott (talk) 20:03, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad Museum Conflict of Interest
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 * when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
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Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. Fpl-dmatzrott (talk) 14:58, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

Ways to improve Henry R Campbell
Hi, I'm Pmaccabe. Risk Engineer, thanks for creating Henry R Campbell!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Without reliable sources to indicate the inventions and accomplishments referenced the article may not meet verifiability and notability guidelines. He sounds like an interesting person, I hope you can find some better sources to show it.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Phil (talk) 14:58, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I was able to find the patent he filed on Feb 5, 1836 and moved a reference over from the 4-4-0 article that talks about it, which is where I found the date. Both are now linked in the article, you could even take a picture of the patent page and upload it to Wikipedia Commons if you wanted, it might be nice to include on both pages. Phil (talk) 16:45, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks fro the help... Campbell was linked to a number of influential persons in that period...Haupt studied him ..Campbell may have been the actual person behind horseshoe curve...not Haupt... his Gettysburg railroad location possibly had the first horseshoe curve crossing of the Alleghenies some 15 years before the PRR...
 * Risk Engineer (talk) 16:50, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

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 * I believe I have corrected the issue ...Thanks   Risk Engineer (talk) 19:07, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for the comment ...fixed the link... Risk Engineer (talk) 19:16, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

Sources for recent additions to Timeline of pre-statehood Montana history?
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 * Done! ...thanks for the comment ... Risk Engineer (talk) 13:09, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for the info,I had wondered about this and when I read the recent changes in terms of service saw the material on attributing to other wiki articles... I will go back to some of the articles I have written and do this ...Risk Engineer (talk) 13:08, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

4-4-0
Hi Risk Engineer, I have restored the generic drawing of the American wheel arrangement in the article 4-4-0, in keeping with the layout followed in nearly all the steam wheel arrangement articles, to replace the dimensional drawing of a specific and identifiable locomotive model which you inserted at the head of the article. Since the particular locomotive class in File:4-4-0 diagram.png can be identified, that diagram should rather be used in a section dealing with that particular engine. André Kritzinger (talk) 12:09, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Risk Engineer (talk) 16:17, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

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Hello
Yes, How is it going? My students are really struggling with Wikipedia. Any advice? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drathen (talk • contribs) 13:53, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll let you know how its going over the next week ... so far so good though ... Risk Engineer (talk) 14:24, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Grand Challenges
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Heading levels on your user page
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 * Many thanks for the changes ... I believe I made all the edits you suggested. did this work for you ... again thanks Risk Engineer (talk) 16:07, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks, all good here now. Graham 87 16:15, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

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Hi Risk Engineer, I see you thanked me for a previous edit, and after reading your user page I realized that you might be a good person to reach out to about an article I recently created. It’s an article about legal commentator Solomon Wisenberg. He is notable in that he was Ken Starr’s Deputy Independent Counsel and the one questioning Bill Clinton when he gave the infamous “what the definition of is is” response. He has made dozens of television appearances in the last 18 months to provide insight into how these investigations work. Given your focus on public policy articles, I would love to have your feedback on the article. I have a list of reason I believe the article to be justified, I’d rather be brief here but I can share them if you like. Thanks and any feedback will be appreciated. SBCornelius (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:32, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

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joint artificial inteligance center (JAIC) draft
Hello Risk Engineer Risk Engineer I'm trying to add my draft to WikiProject United States Government but by typing (without spaces of course) but it's not working. I'm also trying to find someone who will review my article.By the way I'm new to wikipedia. -thank you
 * Hi User:RJJ4y7, I read the talk page for user name about the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). I am pretty busy right now so I can't do it myself. What were you thinking about improving your draft? What about all the spell checkers and grammar programs such as "Grammarly"? Cheers Risk Engineer (talk) 19:17, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

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Charles Ellet Jr. Bibliography Sources
Thanks for the note on Charles Ellet Jr. Bibliography google books vs Haithi. I'm not as familiar with Haithi but I see you can access the full text which is nice. I'll stop making these changes.Dwkaminski (talk) 17:59, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Civil engineering articles on Wikipedia
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Fracture critical bridge
Given the currency of the topic and a lack of a detailed article on WP, I've started a draft at User:Acroterion/Fracture critical bridge. While I have a general knowledge of the subject and can work out an outline, I'm not a structural engineer. Please feel free to jump in and improve, well, everything, I'd greatly appreciate it.  Acroterion   (talk)   03:35, 29 March 2024 (UTC)


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