User:Tysto

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Tysto [TISS toe] is Derek Jensen (September 1, 1967 (1967-09-01) (age 44)), a professional writer, training and communication consultant, frequent business traveler, and avid amateur photographer with an interest in architecture. I am the operator of Tysto.com, a web magazine where my articles and photos can be found, including those I freely upload to Wikimedia Commons as well as WhiteHouseMuseum.org.

Although I feel my primary value to Wikipedia is in providing high-quality, high-resolution photographs of interesting places, I also like helping to keep Wikipedia concise, relevant, and encyclopedic in tone. I frequently edit articles for spelling, tone, flow, and point of view rather than to add information. I have an imaginary child named Æþöñéß.

I am a devoted enemy of fan zeal, television minutia, band vanity, lists for the sake of lists, infotisements, transportation nerdery, and all ephemera. I believe that the purpose of an encyclopedia is to document everything that is notable, not everything that is true. I believe that non-notable articles hurt Wikipedia's performance, confuse casual users, and make it harder for people to find genuinely valuable information.

Check out the photos I've taken and contributed to Wikimedia Commons: commons:Category:Tysto
I'm documenting as many cities and towns as possible from the air. Check out my progress. (Halted again now that I am no longer flying.)
I'm a part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Indiana and have contributed many photographs of towns and cities in Indiana and Ohio.
I'm currently documenting rooms in the White House, altho I've now created the website WhiteHouseMuseum.org to do it properly.

[edit] Some Wikipedia articles where my pictures appear

South Bend, Indiana
Coveleski Stadium
Studebaker National Museum
College Football Hall of Fame
Notre Dame
Mishawaka, Indiana
Bremen, Indiana
A number of other small towns in Indiana
Vermilion, Ohio
Elyria, Ohio

[edit] Wikipedia articles I've started or made substantial contributions to

Tyler Davidson Fountain (started)
Flying pig (started)
Coveleski Stadium (started)
Bremen, Indiana (contributed Commerce and History sections)
Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia (wrote based on discussion)
Missing white woman syndrome (contributed News Cycle section)
Mini-bar (started)
Studebaker National Museum (started)
Conner Prairie living history museum (started)
Digital clock (started)
Wyatt, Indiana (started)
Split-rail fence (started)
Great Hanshin earthquake (expanded)
Rule of three (writing) (started)
Novelty architecture (started)
Jaws (film) (revised and expanded synopsis)
Sam Walton (revised and expanded early career)
Sequel (added section on titling of sequels)
Media franchise (started)
Bear in the woods (started)
Morning in America (started)
Caster (started)
Feiler Faster Thesis (started)
Flue (started)
Exploitation fiction (started)
Business consultant
Blue Room (greatly expanded)
Red Room (started)
Green Room (started)
State Dininig Room (started)
Cross Hall (started)
Map Room (started)
White House Library (started)
Vermeil Room (started)
China Room (started)

[edit] Some of my photos on Wikimedia Commons

[edit] My home town of Bremen, Indiana

Bremen from the east; you can see my house from here!
Old Bremen water tower
Bremen town hall
Typical extended US Midwestern family

[edit] South Bend

[edit] Cincinnati

[edit] New Jersey

Newark Broad Street
Jersey City Chase Bank building
Exchange Place subway platform
News media outside Prudential Financial headquarters

[edit] Liberty Park

Statue of Liberty from below, front (the pic that got chosen for the ACLU userbox)
Statue from her front left
Liberty Park main building
Ellis Island main building