Dailynetworks

About Me

Some people like to hide their identity on Wikipedia. I see in the news it has caused a lot of controversy. Not me. I am who I am. My intention is not to vandalize, not to victimize, and not to fictionalize. If I write it I am fairly certain it is accurate and I try to include my sources. I tend to avoid controversy. While I am not sure I agree with all the bureaucracy forming within Wikipedia I still believe we need to preserve history for future generations. The debate for me is where to place the archive. My blog certainly doesn’t seem to qualify. So for now, with all of Wikipedia’s imperfections and my good intentions, I will preserve history here.

I cannot lie. I am somewhat concerned about over zealous administrators. But, maybe the pendulum will swing again. I do understand my opinion is not the only opinion when it comes to value.

And now, without further adieu, I present the real me, my qualifications, and my philosophy in sharing what little I know.

General

Dailynetworks is the name of my hobby website. Feel free to call me Mark. Please be patient as I learn. I work in spurts (I think I am ADD). You will find me wandering around Wiki as I am a trivia nut and enjoy the information I learn here. I decided to start contributing when I discovered I knew some things about Alabama history that I thought would be interesting. My mother has written numerous history books about North Alabama, specifically the Shoals Area.

Residency

• Bell Buckle, Tennessee (Actually on the Rutherford County side of the county line).

• Previous Residency (not in chronological order):

"Home Sweet Home"

• • Alabama
    • Auburn
    • Cherokee - My hometown!
    • Muscle Shoals
    • Opelika
      • The Bottle
  • Georgia
    • Duluth
    • Fayetteville
    • LaGrange
  • Illinois
    • Chapin
    • Jacksonville
  • North Carolina
    • Stoneville
  • Ohio
    • Galion

Education

• Cherokee Elementary School
• Cherokee Middle School
• Cherokee High School: Academic Diploma
• Auburn University: BEE (Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering)
• University of North Alabama: Undergraduate and Graduate Work
• Rockingham Community College: Microsoft Networking

Philosophy

"Keep him down boys. We got him where we want him."

The goal of my participation is to preserve history for future generations, especially about my hometown. Too often the actual significance each of our ancestors played into making the world what it is today is forgotten and only the politically connected are remembered. To compound the problem the politically connected often have the ability to whitewash their own mistakes.

I despise vandals who don’t value the significance of preserving our past so we can learn for the future. I despise overzealous administrators who see the chance to build their own ego through a power rush and hide behind anonymity. I praise editors and administrators who are willing to open a conversation BEFORE creating a conflict. I am unsure about my feelings for Wikipedia as an organization. I am always unsure of any organization who claims tax exemption but seems to find a way to profit from their efforts.

Personally I don’t think everything you can add of historical significance can be freely sourced. Therefore I support the concept of fair use. I support the idea of copyrighting material but I think material can be referenced and attributed to its source without damaging the overall profitability of the entire works if only a minor portion is used for historical purposes.

Favorites - Heavy POV

Nikola Tesla - one of the greatest Electrical Engineers

• Nikola Tesla - beat Thomas Edison hands down! The greatest electrical engineer that ever lived.
• Topsy the Elephant - shows how desperately Thomas Edison wanted to discredit Tesla.
• Mary the Elephant - they finally hung an elephant (sad and sadistic).
• Sweet Home Alabama - they're singing about my home!
• My Home's in Alabama - I don't care what you think about the article. The song says it all.
• Undercover Angel - shhhh. Just enjoy the song. I don't care if you think I'm crazy.
• Lexx - Best science fiction ever made. And you get to watch this. End of discussion.
• Cheryl Tiegs - taught the rest how to model.
• Olivia Newton-John - set the record straight on Aussie women. They can sing!
• Nicole Kidman - set the record straight on Aussie women. They look good. Sorry Tom, you lost.
• Disc Jockey - fun job but I couldn't make money. So now I must program computers for a living.
• President Bill Clinton - the best president in recent history. (In contrast to George W. Bush who will go down in history as one of the worst.)
• Denise Richards - terrible picture on Wikipedia. Made a terrible decision to marry Charlie. What was she thinking? But she once was a fantasy girl.
• An Inconvenient Truth - Should we ignore it and let our grandchildren deal with it?

Mark's Wikipedia Projects

I know you are curious. Just what am I up to? Well you can click here to find out on English Wikipedia and you can click here to find out on Commons. OH NO. These links don't work now!

I quit keeping up with all the stuff below. Too much going on. So if you click above you can find out another way.

Some Articles I Created

Please be patient. I am learning.

• Category:Wikipedians who like Lexx
• Cherokee High School (Alabama)
• Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard
• Ivy Green
• Category:Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area
• Redirect for Florence State College
• Redirect for Florence State University
• Redirect for Bobby Denton
• Redirect for Rock City Gardens
• Barton Hall
• Northwest Shoals Community College
• Redirect for NWSCC
• Cherokee Middle School
• Category:Muscle Shoals Music
• Redirect for PDP-11/70

Some Existing Articles In My Contribution Scope

• Cherokee, Alabama - hometown
  • Desire to add history section discussing the town and its relationship to the Chickasaw Native Americans.
  • Desire to add section on the churches in Cherokee.
  • Desire to add photos and more details.
• Colbert County, Alabama
  • Desire to add history section.
  • Desire to discuss Henry Ford's relationship to Colbert County, Muscle Shoals, and Wilson Dam.
  • Desire to add details about the Chickasaw Nation's relationship to Colbert County and North Alabama.
• Tennessee River
  • Want to add additional information about the Tennessee River and the American Civil War.
• Wilson Dam
  • Want to add information about Henry Ford's desired lease of the dam for building a factory.
• U.S. Route 72
  • Want to add some pictures and road side information about the Colbert County section, specifically the Bear Creek crossing.
• Alternate U.S. Route 72
  • Need to clean up major intersections to include Lawrence County and Colbert County.
• Natchez Trace Parkway
  • Want to add the Colbert family history and relationship to the Natchez Trace.
  • Want to add information about additional road stops in the Alabama section of the trace.
• Howell Heflin
• Bobby E. Denton
• Holiday Inn
• Memphis and Charleston Railroad

Some Userboxes Created By Me

• Userboxes for all 50 States and DC to indicate states visited.
• Fan of LEXX
• Thinks Xev is Hot!
• Electrical Engineer (modified)
• Controls Engineer That Programs PLCs
• Southerners Know Poke Salad and like grits
• Global Warming is Reality
• Independent Voter
• Is Relocating Soon
• worked for WEGL
• WEGL FM 91.1

Some Future Articles I Wish to Create

• Riverton Rose Trail / Riverton, Alabama
• Mountain Mills
• Cherokee Nitrogen
• George Colbert - Colbert's Ferry across the Tennessee River.
• Freedom Hills (in Colbert County)
• Rockingham Theatre
  • Historical significance as this theatre was designed by Western Electric in 1929, completed just before the stock market crashed.
  • I want to be careful to not make it an advertising project and stick to historical significance. I hate to see old theatres die.

Some Future Userboxes I Wish to Create

• This user is a first generation Ford Festiva driver.
• This user is a Drive-In Theatre Fan.

Some Original (by me) Images Submitted

• 
  PECO II in Galion, Ohio
• 
  The Natchez Trace Parkway crossing the Tennessee River
• 
  The main square in Jacksonville, Illinois
• 
  Eli Ferris Wheel in Jacksonville, Illinois
• 
  2004 Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival Parade
• 
  Galion High School
• 
  Wilson Dam Main Lock in 1982
• 
  Auburn University Chapel in 1982
• 
  Wilson Dam Auxiliary Locks in 1982
• 
  Middle Tennessee State University - Kirskey Old Main
• 
  Middle Tennessee State University - Walnut Grove
• 
  I-70 / I-71 in Columbus, Ohio

Userboxes I Display

Wikipedia Related

These userboxes identify Wikipedia membership, status, and editing style.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Alabama. This user contributes to Wikimedia Commons. This user has a userpage on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki.

This user maintains a strict policy advising against all personal attacks. This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues. This user thinks deletion discussions should follow this advice.

This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice. This user assumes good faith. This user is interested in history.

This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles.

Location

These userboxes display certain knowledge characteristics based on location.

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

Professional / Career / Education / Qualifications

These userboxes represent the education obtained and thus the qualifications related to education

This user attends or attended Auburn University This user is a Controls Engineer who programs PLCs This user is an Electrical Engineer

CHS This user attends or attended Cherokee High School.

Heritage

These userboxes represent an interest in Wikipedia editing based on personal heritage and can also represent knowledge in those areas. It does not represent any POV for this user.

SoE-nThis person is a native speaker of Southern American English (Southern bah the grace o' God) Éireannach This user is Irish. This user lives in the U.S. State of Alabama.

States Visited

These userboxes display certain knowledge characteristics based on experiences in travel.

Links to the entire collection of "states visited" userboxes created by me can be found on my Userbox list page.

This user has visited Alabama. This user has visited Arizona. This user has visited Arkansas.

This user has visited California. This user has visited Delaware. This user has visited the District of Columbia.

This user has visited Florida. This user has visited Georgia. This user has visited Illinois.

This user has visited Indiana. This user has visited Iowa. This user has visited Kansas.

This user has visited Kentucky. This user has visited Louisiana. This user has visited Maryland.

This user has visited Massachusetts. This user has visited Michigan. This user has visited Minnesota.

This user has visited Mississippi. This user has visited Missouri. This user has visited Montana.

This user has visited New Jersey. This user has visited New York. This user has visited North Carolina.

This user has visited Ohio. This user has visited Oklahoma. This user has visited Pennsylvania.

This user has visited South Carolina. This user has visited South Dakota. This user has visited Tennessee.

This user has visited Texas. This user has visited Utah. This user has visited Virginia.

This user has visited West Virginia. This user has visited Wisconsin.

Other / Non-Encyclopedic / POV

These userboxes are displayed under the idea that userpages can use userboxes to share a little more details about the user. Any relationship to representing qualifications would be purely coincidental.

This user can remember yellow stop signs. This user knows the Ultimate Answer. This user is an independent voter who doesn't like partisan politics.

BThis user keeps a weblog at Blogger as Another Point of View. This user is a fan of Lexx. XEV ZEVThis user thinks Zev/Xev is the hottest babe in the two universes.

This user knows global warming is a reality we are facing. WEGL FMThis user works for or has worked at WEGL FM 91.1, Auburn, AL. WEGLThis user listens / listened to college radio and WEGLFM 91.1

This user prefers warm weather. This user thinks you aren't able to claim Southern heritage unless you know about Poke Salad and like grits. This user is a native Appalachian.

This user was born during the Kennedy administration. Boom !This user is a member of the Baby Boomer generation. This user plays the tuba.

hscThis user plays the harpsichord. This user is a Latin rite Catholic. KofCThis user is a member of the Knights of Columbus. Vivat Iesus!

This user believes that evolution doesn't have to conflict with Christianity. This user has a profile on MySpace. This user maintains a Facebook profile.

"Mission Accomplished"This user knows today is the 7869th day since the declaration of Mission Accomplished in Iraq. According to The Political Compass this user is: Economic Left (−6.12) and Social Libertarian (−2.36) DON'T PANICThis user attempts not to panic with the aid of several towels.

Subpages

• General Subpages
  • Userbox Subpage - contains links to the userboxes I created. Each userbox page includes instructions on how to include the userbox.
  • Personal Sandbox - my goofing around spot. I "steal" ideas and try them out here.
  • Links for Me - I'm still learning so I insert links / reminders for me to go find out information. Maybe you will find them usefull too.
  • Current Wikipedia Information / Status
  • Image Links for My Use
  • Article Links for My Use
• Templates / Transclusions for My Use - You will find these pages included on my user pages as an easy way to repeat an important message about the information contained on a user page.
  • Discussion Message - Personal template
  • UBX Usage example - Personal template
  • How to Discuss with Me - Personal template
  • Taking a Break - Personal template
  • Accounts on other Wiki Projects - Personal template
  • Pictures I've Submitted

Identity

My small attempt at preventing identity theft. Although I seriously doubt anybody would really want to use my identity to edit Wikipedia, I can now offer some cryptic proof of my actual identity. But please understand that I cannot offer autographed pictures at this time, as I expect future fame may make such autographs an object of great opportunity on eBay.

Committed identity: e7771bef130bc49c8f0796725aebf897ac222af3a911ff8cd6fff5727768fa532299268efae691e71f1723e49e3fba0cce472f171029fc241bae06f0a2dfb657

is  a SHA-512 commitment to this user's real-life identity.