User contributions for Fred Hsu

8 December 2024

• 04:0204:02, 8 December 2024 diff hist 17 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: renamed the nickname for the abridged patent compilation from 1672 to 1866. This is because I found a the volume 23 covering 1893 to 1896 to be even more plentiful in covering roller skates. More reference incoming. current Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:2303:23, 8 December 2024 diff hist −2 m Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: copy editing Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:1603:16, 8 December 2024 diff hist 258 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: further document the 1880-1910 club skate craze Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:4502:45, 8 December 2024 diff hist 216 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: enhance existing reference on Richardson. Cite new museum book. Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:1502:15, 8 December 2024 diff hist 188 List of museums in Nebraska →Museums: briefly describe the Museum of Roller Skating, and replaced the dead link with its current link current Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:0902:09, 8 December 2024 diff hist 57 Inline skates →Development of wheeled skates: document the illustrations expected from the museum book Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:5801:58, 8 December 2024 diff hist 83 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: Use the museum's official book to support additional aspects of skating history Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:4601:46, 8 December 2024 diff hist 159 Inline skates →Development of wheeled skates: Use the museum's official book to support additional aspects of skating history Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:3301:33, 8 December 2024 diff hist 933 Inline skates →Development of wheeled skates: Added two more references for Merlin. Introduce the excellent book "History of Roller Skating" from the museum of roller skating. Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:0101:01, 8 December 2024 diff hist 222 Roller skating →History: link to Museum's own page for getting a copy of History of Roller Skating at just $15. Elsewhere it's extremely hard to find this book to buy. At Amazon and elsewhere it's often at 3x markup price. Yes, I know. I just received my copy from the Museum today, for rewriting inline skates .This is one of the best books for a Wikipedian. Watch me use it for inline skates. current Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 00:5000:50, 8 December 2024 diff hist 1,063 Talk:Roller skates →This article can use some of the new sources I dug up for Inline skates: new section current Tag: New topic
• 00:5000:50, 8 December 2024 diff hist 453 Talk:Roller skating →This article can use some of the new sources I dug up for Inline skates: more current
• 00:4600:46, 8 December 2024 diff hist 16 Talk:Roller skates Added talk page header Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 00:4400:44, 8 December 2024 diff hist 609 Talk:Roller skating →This article can use some of the new sources I dug up for Inline skates: new section Tag: New topic
• 00:3900:39, 8 December 2024 diff hist 17 Talk:Roller skating →top: added a talk-page header Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

6 December 2024

• 03:5903:59, 6 December 2024 diff hist −947 Inline skates →Development of inline skates: removed Mettoy paragraph and image - I can't get right's owner to confirm cc-by-sa. This paragraph is not useful without an image. I'll find a replacement. Parking this paragraph on Talk page for now. Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:2303:23, 6 December 2024 diff hist −604 Chopsticks Undid revision 1261309413 by Hashi4life (talk) - I left this new commercial user account a message on the talk page about why this edit was not right. And how it can be added back with proper references under the right sections. Tag: Undo
• 03:2103:21, 6 December 2024 diff hist 654 N User talk:Hashi4life →Your addition to chopsticks: new section current Tag: New topic

5 December 2024

• 00:0000:00, 5 December 2024 diff hist 84 Inline skates →Gallery: moving the figure skate image into the gallery temporarily Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 00:0000:00, 5 December 2024 diff hist −94 Inline skates →Parts: moved figure skate image out (to be added to the gallery for now). I'll use these when I add a whole "types of skates" section Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

4 December 2024

• 23:1223:12, 4 December 2024 diff hist 0 m Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: adjust image sizes Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 23:0723:07, 4 December 2024 diff hist 162 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: added patent drawing from Richardson 1884 Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 23:0023:00, 4 December 2024 diff hist 195 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: added patent drawing ball bearing race from Hughes Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 22:5122:51, 4 December 2024 diff hist 1 m Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: I need new-line chars to make things readable Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 22:4922:49, 4 December 2024 diff hist 312 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: cite patent publications with drawings for Bown 1876 and Hughes 1877 Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 04:3004:30, 4 December 2024 diff hist 151 Talk:Inline skates →Rewriting this article: progress update current Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:4703:47, 4 December 2024 diff hist 382 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: paraphrase The Engineer on Rinkomania Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:2603:26, 4 December 2024 diff hist 324 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: reference to Rinkomania from The Engineer 1876 Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:5202:52, 4 December 2024 diff hist 4 m Inline skates →Development of roller skates: copy editing Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:4602:46, 4 December 2024 diff hist 155 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: add patent drawing from Plimpton Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:3402:34, 4 December 2024 diff hist 324 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: new reference: introduce Engineer's entire page devoted to the Plimpton skate Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:1802:18, 4 December 2024 diff hist 143 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: added patent drawing from Pennie Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:0602:06, 4 December 2024 diff hist 162 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: added patent drawing for Anderson's two-wheel skate Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:5101:51, 4 December 2024 diff hist 325 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: provide additional Engineer references for Anderson and Pennie skates. Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:3501:35, 4 December 2024 diff hist 140 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: add patent drawing for Shaler skate Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:0501:05, 4 December 2024 diff hist 323 Inline skates →Development of roller skates: cite Engineer article No. 2 for Shaler skate Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 00:3500:35, 4 December 2024 diff hist −13 m Inline skates →History: copy editing Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 00:2600:26, 4 December 2024 diff hist 0 m Inline skates →Development of wheeled skates: copy editing Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

3 December 2024

• 03:5603:56, 3 December 2024 diff hist 117 Talk:Inline skates →Rewriting this article: progress update Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:5403:54, 3 December 2024 diff hist 172 Inline skates →Development of wheeled skates: explain the Henry Pennie reference for asserting that wheeled skates prior to 1960 had a single row of wheels. Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:4603:46, 3 December 2024 diff hist 358 Inline skates →Development of wheeled skates: add another Volito patent drawing reference Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:3103:31, 3 December 2024 diff hist 5 Inline skates →History: copy editing Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 03:2803:28, 3 December 2024 diff hist 137 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: added an image of Gidman patent drawings showing roller bearings Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 02:4802:48, 3 December 2024 diff hist 126 Inline skates →History: Added patent drawing for Volito Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:3901:39, 3 December 2024 diff hist 7 m Inline skates →History: copy editing Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:3601:36, 3 December 2024 diff hist 214 Inline skates →History: Moved Engineer article-01 up for sharing with Tyers Volito. Added a definition for "stock" which was consistently used in all past patents up until modern-day one-piece boots. Renamed previous "platform" to "stock" instead. Apparently folks have been calling wheel mounting plates a "frame" since 1820s. Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:0301:03, 3 December 2024 diff hist 15 Inline skates →Adoption of ball bearings: finally I grasp the true nature of The Engineer and how valuable its 11-installments on the history of roller skates means to this article Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

2 December 2024

• 01:3201:32, 2 December 2024 diff hist 155 Inline skates →top: Added two new high-quality skate images to the lead section Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• 01:2901:29, 2 December 2024 diff hist 42 Inline skates →Gallery: moved previous lead image to gallery - it will be replaced by a higher-quality image Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

1 December 2024

• 19:0019:00, 1 December 2024 diff hist 94 Inline skates →Development of inline skates: comparing 1969 skeeler frames to Shaler's from a century before Tag: 2017 wikitext editor