User talk:Michael Barera/archives/2017

DYK for Train of Tomorrow
— Maile (talk) 00:51, 5 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Maile! Michael Barera (talk) 05:08, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Turboliners
Turboliner is on the main page tomorrow (2/20), and File:Ann Arbor AMTK May 1975 5-30.jpg is the featured image which will appear on the main page. Best, Mackensen (talk) 13:46, 19 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Wow, Mackensen, that is awesome! Thanks so much for the heads-up. My father will be absolutely thrilled! Michael Barera (talk) 14:43, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Silver Slipper
I've found a PD photo of the train: Leaving it here so you can decide where you want it. The photo came with a nice article describing the train, so clipped it for you. all from Newspapers.com, BTW. ;-) We hope (talk) 21:45, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * File:Texas and Pacific Sliver Slipper at Budd factory 1933.jpg
 * part 1
 * part 2


 * Wonderful! Thanks so much, We hope! Michael Barera (talk) 01:01, 6 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Not sure you either need or want another photo of this, but one turned up while I was working at Newspapers.com, and the scan is a fairly good one. Another good clipping about the train too. ;) File:Texas and Pacific Silver Slipper close up.jpg We hope (talk) 23:32, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ace of Clubs House
Mifter (talk) 12:01, 12 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Mifter! Michael Barera (talk) 18:37, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Request from librarian in Arlington, TX
Michael, I got pinged about this on a talk page. This is not in my geo area, and not in my field of knowledge. You are the only one I can think of who might remotely be in that neck of Texas and have the kind of knowledge to assist. If you are available, please contact. — Maile (talk) 11:56, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Michael. I got an email related to the special collections folks at the University of Texas at Arlington: so it might fit very well within your interests/skills. They want someone to come speak/workshop about exposing their content and filling in gaps related to their collection. Astinson (WMF) (talk) 12:52, 15 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much, and ! Yes, please put me in contact with special collections at UT Arlington; you may either give them my personal e-mail, which is the one attached to this account, or (perhaps more appropriately, considering the request and the fact that I work in a university special collections in Northeast Texas as well) my work e-mail or work phone number, found here. Thanks so much for helping make this connection for both UT Arlington and myself at Texas A&M University–Commerce! Michael Barera (talk) 03:10, 16 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Brilliant! I will cc your official email with the librarian. Astinson (WMF) (talk) 15:50, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for J. Mason Brewer
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Mifter! Michael Barera (talk) 03:11, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thanks so much, ComputerJA! Your barnstar means a great deal to me. All the best! Michael Barera (talk) 03:38, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Michael
Hi, from a new user. Thank you for your help. You are an excellent teacher. Cyrus4paws (talk) 00:59, 7 April 2017 (UTC)


 * You are most welcome, ! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you as you learn the ropes. All the best! Michael Barera (talk) 05:44, 7 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Sign-up complete Cyrus4paws (talk) 06:39, 7 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Looks good, ! Michael Barera (talk) 03:35, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Wikimedian in Residence BoF at Wikimania 2017
Hello!

My name is David Alves (User:Horadrim~usurped), and I'm an Wikipedian in Residence at RIDC NeuroMat (User:Horadrim). I've reach your contact through the Wikimedian in residence page in Outreach. As you may know, Wikimania 2017 is coming! I am here because, as a fellow WiR, I believe this would be a great opportunity for us to share experiences, discuss difficulties and exchange solutions, creating a community among us capable of supporting in other projects that would benefit from residents. In that sense, I have submitted a proposal of a Birds of a Feather activity to Wikimania that you can check out here. I hope to count with your support in this project and would like to invite you to join us if you participate in Wikimania. In case of any doubts, please feel free to contact me, either in my talk pages or by e-mail at david.alvesoutlook.com.

Thank you very much! ‎Horadrim~usurped (talk) 00:33, 13 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, User:Horadrim~usurped! I'd definitely like to learn more about this, although I won't be able to attend Wikimania this year or, in all likelihood, any time in the immediate future. Michael Barera (talk) 04:46, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park
Mifter (talk) 00:04, 20 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Mifter! Michael Barera (talk) 06:43, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

The Michigan Daily
A donor has paid to make the archives of The Michigan Daily available online for free. The database can be found here. Enjoy! Cbl62 (talk) 20:28, 25 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes, I had heard about that, but it only now hit me the implications that will have for Wikipedia content on the university. I'm sure we'll all enjoy that! Michael Barera (talk) 20:33, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeed! Cbl62 (talk) 20:40, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

A pie for you!

 * Thanks! I certainly enjoyed reading and reviewing the article on the TEN Oil Field! Michael Barera (talk) 13:42, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

WiR at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library
Hi Micheal,

Thank you for your last chat with me on google hangout on the above named proposed project.

I was checking GLAM/Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum I noticed all the links on the page has been moved. Please how do i get the link? Olaniyan Olushola (talk) 15:36, 14 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Hmmm, it looks like they have completely redone their website and broken a lot of URLs in the process. I think you'll have to search for these pages. Sorry about that, but this is something that was completely out of my control. Michael Barera (talk) 02:45, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Happy birthday!
Warm regards, Mz7 (talk) 04:19, 5 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much, Mz7! I really appreciate it! Michael Barera (talk) 04:20, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Vintage Grill & Car Museum
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 22:41, 7 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Callanecc! Michael Barera (talk) 03:47, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Arkansas Air & Military Museum
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:02, 8 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Michael Barera (talk) 03:47, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of History of East Texas Normal College
The article History of East Texas Normal College you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:History of East Texas Normal College/GA1 for comments about the article. Well done! Aiken D 15:02, 23 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Aiken D! I'll get to it right away. Michael Barera (talk) 17:06, 23 July 2017 (UTC)


 * ✅: please let me know if there is anything else I need to do. Thanks again, Aiken D! Michael Barera (talk) 17:20, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 25 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Alex Shih! Michael Barera (talk) 07:33, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you too! Nicely done. Good work on the newly passed GA too, have you thought about nominating that article as well? Alex ShihTalk 08:23, 26 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Actually, I already did, when I created it last summer. Thanks again, and have a wonderful day! Michael Barera (talk) 13:59, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Chrysler Turbine Car
I'm not into cars - and I'm working on getting 5 more Did You Know articles to get my 500 DYK Ribbon. However, I will work on the article to improve it to get those tags down. After that you can take it from there and get the GA. Meanwhile by default you will probably get some clues on additional references and sources to help in the GA status. I have found that the Steve Lehto book has much information on the turbine car - which my local library here in Ludington just happen to have. In Michigan they have what is called MeL - which is the ILL system to be able to borrow books statewide from most of the libraries. The pictures in that article are mine of books I have borrowed from time to time this way. I suspect in Texas there is something similar. Also what helped a lot for references on George Huebner was all the newspaper clips. You can get a free subscription to Newspapers.com from the Wikipedia Library - just for asking! AND if all else fails I ask the Library of Congress (Ask A Librarian service with a specific question) for additional clues and help. I will look at the Chrysler Turbine Car article today - to start some tweaks. Recommend you get the historical Newspapers subscription. Sounds like most everything else you have access to.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:01, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I suggest taking out all quotes in the article and replacing with prose of your own words. I'm finished for now = you can take it from here.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:03, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I suggest while you are waiting for your new free subscription of Newspapers.com from the Wikipedia Library, that you look at the newspaper clippings I used for George Huebner and use those. I think many would fall into place as being appropriate for this article. After you have done that and whatever tweaks you think is necessary for additional improvements -> THEN I would submit to the Guild of Copy Editors and request they tweak it for GA nomination. No guarantees, but since they know what you are going to do = very likely they can make some further improvements BEFORE you submit it as a GA nomination. Just some ideas.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 17:35, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I use Wikipedia citation tool for Google Books = put it on your desktop. Just replace "harv" WITH "sfn" (with appropriate page) and you have the inline citation. Make sure the book is in the Source section, by putting an asterisk in front of the reference provided by this tool and do a copy and paste.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:40, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Also put author's last name in "last name" (i.e. Lehto) and his first name in "first name" = then click on "make citation" to get citation information to use for the Google Book. I have been doing it this way for 10 years and 500 articles (98% DYKs). My friend User:Dr. Blofeld taught me this trick a long time ago. He has a few more Did You Know articles than I do and is the way he does it using Google Books citation tool.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 20:46, 2 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much for a veritable cornucopia of information, Doug! I'll try to sift through it over the next week or so and then dig into the article later this month, hopefully. Thanks again, and all the best! Michael Barera (talk) 04:20, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Street Books
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 30 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Alex! Michael Barera (talk) 02:40, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * No problem! I like your library and photo gallery by the way. Alex ShihTalk 02:44, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Muntz Jet
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:03, 7 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Cas Liber! Michael Barera (talk) 04:55, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for A. M. Aikin, Jr.
Alex ShihTalk 00:32, 17 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Alex Shih! Michael Barera (talk) 04:59, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you too, it was a good read! Alex ShihTalk 05:01, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

Aikin Grove, Texas
Thank you for your thank you about the Aikin Grove, Texas article. User:TheCatalyst31 was also very helpful in adding the info box and the map to the article. Many thanks to TheCatalyst31 for the help. RFD (talk) 14:35, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello Michael!
Just wanted to say thank you again for all of your help getting me started on Wikipedia and for your participation and work with the UT Arlington Libraries on Open Access week.

--Doddsam09 (talk) 20:27, 27 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much! Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any Wikipedia-related questions. I'm looking forward to collaborating more in the future! Michael Barera (talk) 13:21, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

correction to Aero-engined car
Hi Michael, Please check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Aero-engined_car#Beast_torque_spec_-_2nd_attempt_to_correct Sorry if this is redundant and you are already getting notified, I really don't know how a lot of this Wikipedia stuff works.

If I don't see a response from you in a few days, I'll re-make my correction.

Best to you, Bruce Notsofastyou2 (talk) 19:09, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


 * thank you. I think that can address this, as he already has started to do on Talk:Aero-engined car, better than I can. Have a great day! Michael Barera (talk) 03:27, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Staley T. McBrayer
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 17 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Cas Liber! Michael Barera (talk) 06:45, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

ArbCom 2017 election voter message

 * Thanks! Michael Barera (talk) 22:32, 3 December 2017 (UTC)