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Epsilon Eridani
Hello,

User Iridia suggested that you might have an interest in the FAC underway here concerning the article about Epsilon Eridani. Thank you. Regards, RJH (talk) 15:23, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not an exoplanet or stellar expert - stars are much too small for me. ;-) I'll see if I can persuade an astronomer at the meeting I'm currently at to take a look, though. Mike Peel (talk) 15:54, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you kindly.&mdash;RJH (talk) 22:16, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Cancer research
I saw this in the news, sounds like a great idea. Does this kind of project happen often?--Physics is all gnomes (talk) 16:05, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Not very often right now - this was pretty much the pilot event in the UK. :-) I'm hopeful that it can be replicated at other organisations/groups around the UK, though. It's one of the many things that Wikimedia UK is up to; we're running a WikiConference next Saturday in Bristol if you want to come along and find out more. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 08:44, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

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Wikipedians at Man Uni
Hello. I am Mancunian Wikipedian and also a Man Uni alumni.

I think Manchester University (or just Manchester in general) should have it's own Wikipedia Society. I understand you are busy but would you be interested?--Aa2-2004 (talk) 13:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Also great work on the Upper Brook Street Chapel article.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 13:47, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

It would be great for there to be a Manchester wikipedia society. Sadly, as a staff member, I can't really help form one or join it. Perhaps this should be a topic to discuss at the upcoming wikimeet - Meetup/Manchester 7? & thanks for the comment on the upper brook street chapel article - it's a real shame that the building is in the state it is now. :-( Mike Peel (talk) 13:49, 14 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I was not aware of the Wiki-meetup. Will try to make it.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 16:58, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

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Talkback
... I'm keen to be there if I can, if only to meet the profoundly dead (see above) Victuallers (talk) 11:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)


 * ... and I.
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Geonotice
Hi Mike Peel, I changed the geonotice for Cambridge from "Sunday 21st May" to "Saturday 21st May", as the meetup page says that the meetup is taking place on the 21st, which is a Saturday. If this was wrong, feel free to revert. Best. Acalamari 09:56, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oops; good catch. Thanks for fixing it. :-) Mike Peel (talk) 10:09, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Feedback on the European Southern Observatory article
Dear Mr. Peel,

I am writing regarding the recent submission of the article on the European Southern Observatory (ESO) for peer review. I have noticed you are an experienced Wikipedian with an interest in astronomy and astrophysics so I was wondering if you would be able to give a read through the article and let me know what should be improved for it to meet FA criteria.

Thanks in advance for your help, Barbara Ferreira (on behalf of Lars Lindberg Christensen, director of ESO's education and public outreach department.) Lars Lindberg Christensen (talk) 14:47, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

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Improvement drive
Dear Mike, I was thinking of organizing an improvement drive for articles about science and engineering people, schools/departments etc at UoM for the month of July. Not sure how to go about this but thought you would have some ideas! Billlion (talk) 20:18, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Bill. Definitely - that sounds great. :-) July could work if it's a small-ish drive - but probably a bit longer is needed to plan a bigger one. Perhaps we could talk about this in person some time next week? Mike Peel (talk) 00:00, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

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Manchester meetup
Thanks for your message. I missed it because of family matters, but I hope I can make the next one. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:58, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
 * OK - look forward to meeting you in September then. :-) Mike Peel (talk) 20:05, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Manchester wikimeets
Hi, sorry I couldn't make it for the last meet-up. Should be able to make the next one.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 20:00, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Great; hope to see you there. :-) Mike Peel (talk) 20:05, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

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Manc Wiki
Hello mate. I'd like to come but I don't get back from holiday until 18th Sept so I wont be able to come. I'll be interested in coming to the one after next. Regards IJA (talk) 09:33, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

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Articles for deletion/Gridless Narrow-Angle Astrometry
Mike, as you're an astronomer, I wonder if you could weigh in with your opinion at the above AFD? Thanks, The Cavalry (Message me) 15:04, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads-up; I've left my viewpoint on the AfD page. Mike Peel (talk) 15:49, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks - knew you could help! The Cavalry (Message me) 19:07, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

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glamwiki.org down?
Apparently, it's not just me (more than an hour). I wasn't sure if you were already aware. Dominic·t 19:23, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Odd. We've just moved to a new server, but this should be working ok now... Will take a look when I'm back on my laptop... (from my phone) mike — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.197.127.83 (talk) 19:50, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, the problem was with the nameservers - I'd updated them in the domain registrar's control panel, but they hadn't propagated to the rest of the world. I've applied a work-around, and the domain should now be working again. Thanks for letting me know. Mike Peel (talk) 09:16, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

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I'd like to suggest an amendment to the Cine City page..
Hi, I'm David Babsky, who's mentioned in that article as an owner of Cine City.

(I've mentioned this in the Discussion page about that article, but there doesn't seem to have been any response to that.)

I'd like to suggest a factual amendment to the CC article; the last sentence of the 'history' section reads thus: "It was purchased by David Babsky, who kept the cinema open until July 2001, when it closed due to competition[3][10] from a new multiplex cinema in nearby East Didsbury.[7]" This is not quite true, and SHOULD read: "It was purchased by David Babsky, who kept the cinema open until July 2001, when it closed - reportedly due to competition[3][10] from a new multiplex cinema in nearby East Didsbury[7], but actually because Babsky's Mancunian parents had died in '97 and '99 and, having no further reason to remain in Manchester, he sold it and returned to London."

The first sentence of the next 'Closure and redevelopment' section should read, to be factually accurate: "Just prior to the cinema's closure, it was purchased by Develop UK,[11] ..." etc.

Instead of making these corrections myself, I thought that as you seem to have supervised this article you might prefer to make these corrections yourself.

All the best, Yours, David. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidBabsky (talk Edited Fri 2nd Sept 2011, 3:40 pm. DavidBabsky (talk) 14:41, 2 September 2011 (UTC) • contribs) 14:39, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi David. Thanks for getting in touch. :-) The problem here is that Wikipedia articles can only use information that has been stated elsewhere - otherwise there's no way for the readers of the article to be able to double-check that information. See Verifiability, not truth for the background on this - and note that although a lot of what that page says doesn't directly apply here, it still does in general terms. When I was contributing information to the article (which, BTW, was both a pleasure in terms of digging out the information about the cinema's history and development, and a tragedy for how the story ended), I made a point of checking that everything stated in the article could be tied down to reliable external sources. Given the completely open nature of the construction of Wikipedia articles, this strikes me as being a very important approach to stick with (e.g. should the article be vandalised, either on Wikipedia or on a content reuser's site, the errors introduced could be easily identified by a little research). So: please could you publish this information in a source that can be referenced in the article? E.g. could you write an article describing Cine City's history for a local newspaper or historical society publication, or put together a website describing the cinema's history? I'm sure that it would make for fascinating reading, as well as being a good reference for the Wikipedia article. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 22:06, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks, Mike - I've left my reply on the Talk:Cine_City,_Withington page. Yours, David. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.233.70.249 (talk) 15:35, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Physics World Article
Well done on the article in the September Physics World. Nice to see CC images used and credited. Is there a plan to target fields other than Physics too? JMiall ₰  17:03, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :-) This was part of WMUK's larger theme of reaching out to scholarly organisations in the UK - but those of us involved can only do so much (being busy volunteers and all), so we'd love help in reaching out to other fields, or to watch others take the initiative, if you're interested. Mike Peel (talk) 21:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Possibly, but I'm mostly a physicist myself so Physics World would be the obvious fit. Something like IEEE Spectrum or Engineering & Technology magazine might be options along the same kind of lines as Physics World but covering a different readership. What was the origin of your article, did it stem from the IOP workshop contact or earlier? JMiall  ₰  11:44, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

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Meet up
Hi Mike, Sorry I did not come to the meet up today. In all honesty I had forgot about it till I got your reminder, and was in two minds about going or not. And the weather swayed me and I stayed at home. Sorry.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 18:16, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

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Assistance needed regarding GLAM / best practices.
Hello Mike, I wonder if you would be kind enough to help me please. I had a great idea given to me last night by one of the visitors to the #wikipedia-en IRC channel, to have the Open University produce some short basic chemistry lectures for Wikimedia Commons. Now it just happens that I live in the town where their headquarters, Walton Hall is located, so I'm pretty much in the right place to try and discuss this with the OU.

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Microgrant-some minor issues
I'd prefer to contact you via email regarding these <font style="color:#FF0000;background:#FF0000;">RDN1F                 TALK   16:46, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Sure. The email link on the left should work - otherwise, just email anything at mikepeel.net. Mike Peel (talk) 19:49, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

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John Rylands
Hello, don't know if you already know about this. I intend to go. Bye.--Aa2-2004 (talk) 19:25, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi. Yup, I'll be there - see you then. Mike Peel (talk) 20:17, 20 October 2011 (UTC)

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Wiki loves Monuments
Hi Mike

Really nice to meet you at Glamcamp, you told me about a meeting you are having soon and said I should come, can you tell me where the page is for it?

Many thanks --Mrjohncummings (talk) 18:01, 17 December 2011 (UTC) Monmouthpedia
 * Hi John. Likewise. :-) The page is at wmuk:Wiki Loves Monuments brainstorm - you'd be very welcome to attend and contribute to the discussions! Mike Peel (talk) 19:44, 17 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Mike, I'll put my name down. --Mrjohncummings (talk) 18:27, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

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Meetup in Oxford?
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Hi. Maybe just an old dog not ready for a new trick, but I have encountered and responded to you here. Maybe you'll want to carry my refinement work over to meta. (No big demand for change or reversal. Just thoughts, there ... plus my bit.) Thanks. Swliv (talk) 17:17, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
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 * Not enough time looking at the page history I think, if so then this change, might have been spotted as the problem. I have repaired the four year old redirect. --Fæ (talk) 09:41, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
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Hi, Mike. Sorry had to dash off. Thanks for posting the photo.

Am happy to hear what everyone thought of the Sir Ralph. If people not thrilled and would prefer to try somewhere else, no offence will be taken. Regards, Hengistmate (talk) 18:37, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

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