User:Tysto

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Tysto in 2007
Tysto in 2004

Tysto [TISS toe] is Derek Jensen, 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.

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 am a devoted enemy of fan zeal, television minutia, band vanity, lists for the sake of lists, infotisements, transportation nerdery, and all ephemera. I am a card-carrying member of the Association of Deletionist Wikipedians. 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: Category:Tysto
  • I have documented many cities and towns in Indiana and Ohio from the air. Check out my progress.

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[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 area

College Football Hall of Fame

South Bend Regional Airport

Coveleski Stadium

University of Notre Dame

[edit] Cincinnati

Tyler Davidson Fountain, Cincinnati, Ohio

Roebling Suspension Bridge

Paul Brown Stadium

Fifth Third Bank building

[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

Statue from her front left

Liberty Park main building

Ellis Island main building

[edit] New York City

WTC 2004 memorial

WTC post-9/11 train station

David Nederlander Theatre

Chinatown

[edit] Miami

Miami downtown, day

Miami downtown, night

[edit] Miscellaneous

Doric columns

Ionic columns

Corinthian columns

Fire escapes

[edit] Some Wikipedia articles where my pictures appear

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

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