User talk:Wjohns19

January 2022

Hello, I'm 747pilot. An edit you recently made to East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, the sandbox is the best place to do so. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. 747pilot (talk) 02:41, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

East Broad Top Railroad edits

I am an EBT fan who is very knowledgeable about the railroad in Robertsdale PA

Hello Wjohns19, I'm Blue Riband. I reverted your locomotive additions to the East Broad Top Railroad article because they were what we call "unsourced". Verifiability is an important policy of Wikipedia. While you may know the motive power of the EBT very well through your personal involvement and expertise, other editors need to be able to verify that content through independent reference sources such as published references or historical association websites. In this case that would include books written about the EBT or Baldwin's locomotive output as well as websites from historical preservation groups. You may fine the page WP:REFB helpful. Your deleted content is preserved in the page history for EBT and you are welcome to restore it when you can add references. If you have any questions I will have your talk page on watch and you can reply below. Blue Riband► 15:00, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

I got that from an engineering drawing that I am not allowed to publish the image of, that is why i didn't include a source, it was the drawing from Edmund Collins from the railroad museum of Pennsylvania

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wjohns19 (talk • contribs) In this case an engineering drawing would be a verifiable Reliable Source when it contains both the information that is reported in the article and considered reliable for that information. It's not available online but a person could visit the office and ask to see it? I don't know if it's a Baldwin drawing or something generated by EBT's staff. Wikipedia doesn't have a citation template for something like this but I made up an example that you could use below. Between the two "ref" symbols 1) describe the drawing, 2) where it is located, and 3) when you last looked at it:

<ref>Baldwin Locomotive Works engineering drawing of the 4-6-2 K4 Locomotive prototype, 1912. East Broad Top maintenance office. Accessed December 2021</ref>

Remember to sign your comments by typing four tildes (~) at the end.Blue Riband► 14:26, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Wjohns19, you'll have to be lot more specific. Is Edmund Collins an archivist at the Railroad Museum or was he a historic motive power engineer at EBT or Baldwin? Does the drawing have a title? Are you able to describe what exactly it represents? "Engineering drawing on file at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania" it too vague. An editor who wants to add something to an article has the burden of providing a reliable source to support that information.Blue Riband► 01:27, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Edmund Collins was a guy, before the railroad got strict, made measurements by hand of the locos and made that drawing and donated the rights in his will when he died to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania archives.

I moved your answer down to keep the talk in chronological order here. So he's was with the EBT and when he passed on willed his drawings to the RRMP archives but he - or they - won't allow photographic reproduction. Is that it in a nutshell? Then if I understand this right the drawing can be referenced this way:

<ref>Edmund Collins East Broad Top Railroad Locomotive engineering drawing. Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania archives. Accessed December 2021</ref>

Does it contain a date anywhere? An archive record or call number would really help. I just went to the museum's Library and Collections online search but "Collins" didn't turn up anything related to the EBT.Blue Riband► 04:02, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

I will send you the permalink, you need to put in the online research site "Edmund Collins"

Here is the permalink from that file in RRMP archives online : https://rrmuseumpa.andornot.com/permalink/archives221859

Great, that's exactly the type of information that is needed. Wikipedia has no specific template for referencing engineering drawings but you can use this:

<ref>Side Elevation, East Broad Top and Coal Co. 2-8-2 LOCOMOTIVE NO. 12,  Edmund Collins III Collection, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.  
Permalink= https://rrmuseumpa.andornot.com/permalink/archives221859 </ref>

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at the end of your comment. This will automatically insert a signature with your username and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when. Blue Riband► 02:22, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Welcome!

I got that from an engineering drawing that I am not allowed to publish the image of, that is why i didn't include a souce

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Happy editing! 747pilot (talk) 21:35, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Everett Railroad Original 11 moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Everett Railroad Original 11, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Bruxton (talk) 01:56, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

I personally have helped cosmetically restored this engine, this is an ongoing project about the engine's history

I spent over a year working on this engine so far, and I have personally installed to repro builders plates on the engine, so therefore, I do not need to cite it since i did it Wjohns19 (talk) 18:10, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Everett Railroad Original 11 (September 13)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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KylieTastic (talk) 18:14, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Wjohns19! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! KylieTastic (talk) 18:14, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

I personally have helped cosmetically restored this engine, this is an ongoing project about the engine's history

I spent over a year working on this engine so far, and I have personally installed to repro builders plates on the engine, so therefore, I do not need to cite it since i did it Wjohns19 (talk) 18:17, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Everett Railroad 11

Hello, Wjohns19. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Everett Railroad 11, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 07:01, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Everett Railroad 11

Hello, Wjohns19. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Everett Railroad 11".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:36, 30 October 2023 (UTC)