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My primary areas of interest are the ], mid-nineteenth century British politics, railway networks, and the intellectual history of the ''Kaiserreich'' army. These days I mainly edit articles relating to railroads, professional baseball and college football. 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.
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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 ].
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.


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 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:
*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 ]
*32,000th edit (17 May 2008): Fixed a formatting issue on ]
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With five years of editing approaching things seem to have come full circle--I'm back to straight article editing and taking no share in the administration of the project. That aspect stopped being fun a long time ago; eventually I decided that I didn't owe anyone. Four years as a sysop, two years doing checkuser, a year as an arbitrator--ought to be enough for anyone. In five years you see a lot of people come and go. I've lost count of the people I considered friends (perhaps colleague is a better word) who left and did not return, whether they were fed up with vandalism, sick of arguing with people, tired of the incessant trivial bickering, disillusioned with the project's purpose or management, or simply no longer able to devote the time that this project demands (if you've drunk the Kool-Aid).


== Places I've been ==
I suspect many editors have a come-to-Jesus moment in which they ask just why they spend their off-hours plugging away at this Sisyphean task. By my count I've had three. Each time I changed the way I interact with the project; usually this meant withdrawing from administration and focusing on <s>good works</s> editing. I can look at my contributions and see periods of intense administrative activity; there are websites proffering statistics which prove I've been a major contributor on various noticeboards. There's also a malicious (and true) rumor that I used to read wikien-l, and at times send mail to that list. This all seems very alien now. Does this mean that in six months I'll recover my fighting spirit and throw my hat in the ring for Arbcom, or run for bureaucrat again, or push some major policy change?
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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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