Adopt a Train

Lownen May 13, 2008

  1. Lownen

    Lownen TrainBoard Member

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    My blog post today is an appeal to railfans and model railroaders to adopt a named passenger train on Wikipedia that is, as yet, undocumented on that site. The post isn't exactly brief, so I won't duplicate it all here. But the gist of it is that there are many, perhaps hundreds, of named passenger trains on Wikipedia's list that haven't had a page written about them yet. If enough railfans adopt one train from their favorite railroad and contribute a couple of paragraphs, this will help keep these trains from being forgotten by future generations.

    Best!
     
  2. slambo

    slambo TrainBoard Member

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    Lownen has touched on this point in his blog post, but anyone that chooses to contribute needs to keep in mind that all contributions to Wikipedia must follow the established policies and guidelines. Please don't just copy/paste text from another website as it will be deleted as a copyright violation. Please cite your sources. Please be aware that text you submit to Wikipedia is released under GFDL and can and will be edited by others, which means that you do not own the text you submit to Wikipedia. If you'd like to continue contributing to Wikipedia, please consider joining WikiProject Trains where we coordinate and collaborate on articles pertaining to rail transport worldwide.

    I'm an admin on Wikipedia (I'm Slambo there), so I can be used as a resource for further questions.
     

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