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Hi, I'm Mackensen. My real name is Charles. I have been a Wikipedian since ], ], and an ] since ], ]. I have served as a ] and ] and have twice served on the ]. I served one term on the ]'s ] (2007&ndash;2009). I was also a founding member of the ].
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|valign="top" rowspan="4" style="border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-color: #DFDFDF; padding-right: 8px;"|I have been a Wikipedian since ], ], and a ] since ], ]. I was elected an ] on ], ], but I resigned this post on ], ]. On ], ], I was entrusted with ] access. In late June of ] I gained ] permissions as well. On ], ], I was to the Arbitration Committee; this appointment concludes ], ]. On ], ], I was to the ]'s ]. For the duration of that appointment I will not fulfill local checkuser requests.


These days I edit articles about railways and college football. I can be found here, on ], and on ]. I do a lot with European railway lines and stations, including reconciling data issues between the three projects. I have access to the Schweers + Wall railway atlases for Switzerland, Germany (2020 edition), Austria, Italy + Slovenia, and France (volume I), and also the 2010 edition of ''Schienennetz Schweiz''. See ] for a reasonably complete list of railroad books that I own. I'm happy to help with reference verification.
My primary areas of interest are the ], mid-nineteenth century British politics, railway networks, and the intellectual history of the ''Kaiserreich'' army. Sometimes I upload pictures that I've taken while travelling abroad; I've included a few at right. I've also been known to clear up the random Star Wars-related article that floats my way.


== Places I've been ==
I have an abiding love for the idea of open encyclopedia edited by everyone. To me, it aims at the heights envisioned by ] and ]; total knowledge based upon the foundation of as many voices as possible. If that is your goal then you are my ally in this endeavour.
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File:The Alps from Piz Gloria.jpg|The view from ]
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== Links ==
My real name is Charles and I graduated from ] in ]. I'm married, employed, and a loyal fan of the ] (next year!) Further details are not forthcoming because my private existence is utterly boring and unimportant (really, it is, and I defy anyone to prove otherwise).
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Editing milestones:
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*First edit (23 August 2003): Uploaded the image ]
*First new article (25 August 2003): ]
*First known reversion (26 February 2004): ]
*1,000th edit (11 May 2004): Discussed policy on ] at ]
*2,000th edit (9 November 2004): Voted to oppose {{user|Pumpie}} for adminship
*4,000th edit (8 May 2005): Quarreled over whether {{admin|Slrubenstein}} was justified in breaking the ]
*8,000th edit (26 February 2006): Reverted a vandal at ]
*16,000th edit (16 December 2006): Upgraded a template at ]
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Yes, I'm ] on meta.
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 4 March 2023

Hi, I'm Mackensen. My real name is Charles. I have been a Wikipedian since August 24, 2003, and an administrator since September 30, 2004. I have served as a CheckUser and Oversighter and have twice served on the Arbitration Committee. I served one term on the Wikimedia Foundation's Ombudsman commission (2007–2009). I was also a founding member of the Audit Subcommittee.

These days I edit articles about railways and college football. I can be found here, on Commons, and on Wikidata. I do a lot with European railway lines and stations, including reconciling data issues between the three projects. I have access to the Schweers + Wall railway atlases for Switzerland, Germany (2020 edition), Austria, Italy + Slovenia, and France (volume I), and also the 2010 edition of Schienennetz Schweiz. See User:Mackensen/Library for a reasonably complete list of railroad books that I own. I'm happy to help with reference verification.

Places I've been

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