User talk:Slambo/Archive 0506

blocking a vandal[edit]

Can you help me with how to block a vandal who is on a roll? Of course, it's an IP address, and I realize it will only be temporay. Several other users who are not admins (which i am) haver requested help. I have routinely chased and reverted vandals, but never blocked one. Thanks, Mark in Richmond. Vaoverland 20:39, May 6, 2005 (UTC)

This has been handled. Vaoverland 08:28, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

circus train wreck June 22, 1918[edit]

You might be interested in the new article Alonzo Sargent, who fell asleep and caused one of the worst circus train accidents in U.S. history. He was operating on the Michigan Central Railroad. Mark in Richmond. Vaoverland 08:27, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

Hammond circus train wreck[edit]

I took your advice and wrote a new article Hammond circus train wreck to contain most of the details from the Alonzo Sargent article. I cannot figure a way to link the ICC report, which is good reading when you have time. I also started a stub for Michigan Central Railroad, but have little detailed information to add. My Mom is 87, and I am glad to have her for Mother's Day. Hope yours goes well. Mark in Richmond. Vaoverland 23:56, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

Trains?[edit]

Hey, I don't know anything about trains, but I'm trying to find someone that does. You see, many of the most requested articles are British Rail Class articles and EMD locomotives articles. To see the long list of wanted aricles, go to User:Gkhan/Mostwanted#British_Rail_Classes. I just noticed that you seem to have contributed to lots of rail-related articles, so I hope you could help out with these. Anyway, thanks for any help you can offer! --Dmcdevit 05:01, 10 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I kinda figured :P Gkhan 18:27, May 10, 2005 (UTC)

Hey, yeah, I kind of vaguely suspected they were inflated figures. But I think it's a wee bit ugly to look at a template that has mostly reds. Plus, my philosophy is that creating a small article, even if you think it is inadequate, may be enough to get someone else interested and have it take off. Anyway, It also skews and clogs the Mostwanted list, so I just thought I'd extend to you a cordial invitation, in case you were unaware of the list. And also, in case you haven't gotten any praise recently, I can see you've been doing mounds of good work, so keep it up! :) --Dmcdevit 02:38, 11 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Historical sizes of railroads[edit]

Thanks for linkifying the Historical sizes of railroads table. I have been meaning to do that but never got around to it... Hilmar 20:56, 12 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry[edit]

Sorry... --213.138.128.13 13:16, 16 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Trains Wikiportal[edit]

Your work on Wikipedia:Wikiportal/Trains today was amazing. Thanks! -- Fingers-of-Pyrex 01:35, 2005 May 17 (UTC)

radio show about open source[edit]

Hello-

My name is Robin Amer and I'm a radio producer with Open Source, a new public radio show in Cambridge, Mass. (which you can check out at www.radioopensource.org) I'm contacting you becasue we're working on a show about wikipedia, and another wiki user recommended you as a good person to talk to. I would be very interested in speaking with you by phone to hear a little bit more about your involvment, interest, and thoughts about the site.

If you're interested in speaking with me, please give me a call at 617 497 8096, or email me at robinamer@riseup.net and send me your phone number.

thanks so much! i look forward to hearing from you.

best, Robin

radio show about Wikipedia[edit]

Hello-

My name is Robin Amer and I'm a radio producer with Open Source, a new public radio show in Cambridge, Mass. (which you can check out at www.radioopensource.org) I'm contacting you becasue we're working on a show about wikipedia, and another wiki user recommended you as a good person to talk to. I would be very interested in speaking with you by phone to hear a little bit more about your involvment, interest, and thoughts about the site.

If you're interested in speaking with me, please give me a call at 617 497 8096, or email me at robinamer@riseup.net and send me your phone number.

thanks so much! i look forward to hearing from you.

best, Robin

Did you know?[edit]

Did you know has been updated

and a fact from the article Iowa Interstate Railroad, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you have another interesting fact to submit, then please suggest it at the section's talk page.

A.B. Rogers[edit]

Hi Sean, if you look back at old versions of the rogers article (from before RL Kennedy pitched a fit about the pass being discovered in 81 or 82), you'll see the date given is the 29th, which is correct based on Roger's diary and Berton's book — I think Glenbow got it wrong. Fawcett5 03:06, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]