User talk:Myotus/Archive 1

Holman Field
Thanks for adding the pictures of the buildings at Holman Field I've been creating articles about sites that are on the List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota, and Holman Field Administration Building is on that list. Is that the same building that you added the pictures of? I found this site (page down to item 41), which shows pictures of a different building (I think). Now I don't know which building(s) are on the historic register. Do you know? Thanks.--Appraiser 14:13, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


 * You are right, the Holman Field Administration Building is on the List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota The NRHP site at MHS may be of help I think that the hangar is not on the National Register but is eligible. I am not sure if it is even still there. I know there was a controversy awhile back about wanting to tear it down.
 * BTW: thank you for working on the Speedway Field page I added. Given your interests you might be interested in a site I am developing for the Minnesota Historical Society Placeography.org. Given your expertise I would love to talk with you about it sometime. Myotus 06:34, 6 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the links. I've been gradually turning red links to blue links in List of Registered Historic Places in Minnesota by creating short articles. I'm also identifying free pictures that are available to encourage others to work on this formidable task.  So feel free to jump in.  Whenever a new article is created, it can be added to the list here too:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/New articles.--Appraiser 14:08, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Minnesota Meetup
 2009 Proposed date: Saturday, October 10. Details under discussion. Please share this with anyone who may be interested.  Delivered by Jonathunder (talk) 16:10, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Update: the meetup will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, October 11, in St. Paul. Click here for more details and to R.S.V.P. Jonathunder (talk)

Minnesota request
If I am not being a bother ...

I noticed you are on Wikiproject Minnesota and, picking your name at random among those with an interest in history, was hoping for a quick importance assessment on a new article:


 * Territorial era of Minnesota

If you'd like to assess quality or provide feedback that is welcome as well.

Thanks.

--Mcorazao (talk) 19:58, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Meetup
Hello, Myotus. Discussion of a 2010 Minnesota Wikipedia Meetup has begun. Please see the talk page. Jonathunder (talk) 23:15, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Suggestions for next Minnesota meetup?
Hi, Joe, do you have any suggestions for a next date or place for a Minnesota meetup? I was disappointed to miss last Sunday's meetup once a work meeting coincided with the time announced for the meetup. I would be happy to arrange a meetup soon. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 14:41, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

New meetup

 * Great to see the meetup happening on Saturday! Sounds like a great agenda. Sadly, I won't be there (I'm not in Minnesota), but did meet mnhs folks (you, others?) at MCN Conference. Cheers. --Aude (talk) 21:57, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry, wanted to be there but was unable to go. I believe you may have met Rose Sherman there however. Myotus (talk) 16:37, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Meetup follow-up
It was nice meeting you at the meetup today; here are some things I'd like to tell you (and the others at MNHS). I put it here partly because of all the links, which would take too long to e-mail.

As for Wikisource: For examples of Wikisource texts, you can look at the featured texts from the Main Page; currently I'm working on The Condor (The Condor). The preferred way of adding a text to Wikisource now is to upload a djvu file (or pdf or set of gif or jpg or whatever files) to Wikimedia Commons, as, and then creating an "index page" with information on the edition and links to the file and pages, as here. Then here's an example of a page from the original which has been proofread once, and then again by a different user (validated), as can be seen from its history. This pages are then put together to form a copy of the original article here (and in the Wikimedia Toolserver tool Book2scroll, which shows the original page here). The article now can have links to things like Wikipedia and to "author pages," while staying very close to the original format. Minnesota History articles up to 1922 of course could work for Wikisource, though it would be very good to get frontmatter, backmatter, and suchlike. I was trying to mention how Wikisource can generate OCR and proofread printed documents, which like digital restoration (mentioned in this piece in the Wikipedia Signpost by Liam Wyatt) could possibly benefit "GLAM" institutions, though it has been done very little if at all.

I must say institutional user accounts like User:Mnhs are not allowed under Wikipedia policy (see Sock_puppetry and WP:GROUPNAME), though editing as an individual who is part of an institution of course encouraged. I'm surprised you didn't know this; who is behind the Mnhs account? I'd suggest that if it's someone else other than you it get renamed, or otherwise it be stopped—probably blocked by an administrator too, for good measure (otherwise some admins might want to block you and others). On a similar subject, if you want to upload files like File:SPEEDWAY Field.svg which have been published elsewhere and are released under a free license (which I'm glad you've done), you'll need to send a confirmation e-mail, so editors can be sure of this (see commons:Commons:OTRS).

&mdash;innotata 02:21, 21 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Innotata, thanks for the details in this follow-up message. This is helpful information for editors. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 03:00, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I've also just been looking at Placeography, and the Historical Society Flickr photostreams. Placeography, as I was going to say at the meetup looks like quite a worthwhile site, and I probably will work on it if I get time. The forms in Placeography are pretty large, but as I noted, even Wikimedia projects use forms like that, as at Wikisource's index pages mentioned above. The Historical Society's Flickr streams were as incredible as I expected; I don't think many are on Wikimedia Commons yet, and I'll have to look through them some time, and improve the tag for MNHS Flickr files, when I finish going through a dozen or so other sources of images for Wikimedia Commons I'm trying to exhaust. It was quite nice of the society to release so many files under various Creative Commons licenses; if the photos of the items from the collections are added to pages here could be quite some publicity for the History Center (since it is OK, and even encouraged to identify the collection artifacts are from). &mdash;innotata 15:32, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks Innotata for turning me on to Wikisource! I had known about it but hand not really thought about its benefits. This may be a solution for some of the smaller historical organizations that are trying to digitize their texts but do not have the resources for doing the proofing. This is fantastic!


 * A far as the User:Mnhs account. I understand I am treading on ice with this one but at the Minnesota Historical Society I have been dealing with the ethical issue of forcing people to use their personal accounts at their job. I have come to the conclusion that ethically it is wrong to make anyone use their personal Facebook, Flikr, Linkedin or any other social media account for work. I feel the same with Wikipedia too. Imagine if someone was transgender, and/or in a ployamorous relationship and significantly contributed to articles on those subjects and then they had to use their Wikipedia account to do postings for their work organization which are hostile to both transgenderism and ployamory.


 * There are many other reasons to have an organizational account such as being able to authorize the use of photographs aka: Governors Portraits. If I had authorized them on my account and then was laid off (like I was) I think that would have caused quite a bit of problems. A Organizational account can somewhat function like stationary for an organization. Authorizations would stay with the account.


 * I will have to risk the wrath of Wikipedia but that is a risk I will take, in the mean time I do intend to bring it up with the rest of the museum community as an issue to be considered. Myotus (talk) 16:00, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks. However, for the MNHS account, yes, you seriously do risk the "wrath of Wikipedia" (admins), provided you don't stop using the account. Wikipedia is quite different from social media; there are no benefits in using a group account, since we have no way of confirming absolutely that it is an official account: to authorise the use of the governor's portraits MNHS will need to send OTRS emails. &mdash;innotata 02:09, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Photos
Good morning. I was thinking of dropping by for a bit this late morning/afternoon. I'll go ahead and put all the photos I've used so far on a flash drive and bring them to you then. --Bobak (talk) 16:27, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

Useful links!
So I used several of the links you and your colleague mentioned at the meet-up (and you've linked on your page) to construct a halfway decent article on Dr. Thomas R. Potts, the first mayor of St. Paul. I also uploaded a bunch of PD photos with the location/negative number info that you mentioned would help folks find them for reprints. Great sources, I now have something to do when I want to use SHPO but you're closed :-) --Bobak (talk) 17:31, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Visiting SHPO tomorrow
I'm planning to take the day off from work tomorrow, so I'm going to be visiting SHPO to browse some National Register forms and documentation. If you're going to be around, shoot me an e-mail or a talk page message if you want to get together for lunch or anything like that. --Elkman (Elkspeak) 20:51, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Re: Help requested on deleted images
Hi Joe, I took a look at what happened and I can see how one of the site's many users who are too hasty to read who uploaded the images could make that mistake. This might be something worth the OTRS here and on Commons to clarify all the permissions. That's one of those tags that does a good job of staving off the problematic members. I went ahead and undeleted File:HaroldLevanderOfficialOil.jpg, only because I believe that --had they checked the original uploader-- they would've realized that the permission was inherently granted. Since I know it was a real MHS account, I have no issue making that point. I'll see if I can make time to stop by this week. --Bobak (talk) 05:29, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit-a-thon at Hennepin County Library
The Minnesota Wikipedia community and local historians are invited to edit entries in Wikipedia on Minneapolis history. Please help increase the depth of information on Minneapolis history topics by utilizing materials in the Minneapolis Collection. Find your own Minneapolis History topics to edit or work from a list developed by Special Collections Librarians.
 * Minneapolis History edit-a-thon

Where: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

When: Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10-5 pm

10 am - 11 am Orientation to Minneapolis Collection

11 am - 5 pm Edit-a-thon Website: Hennepin County Library, Special Collections, Map & Directions

Parking: Metered street parking or pay ramp in basement, enter on 4th Ave

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Great American Wiknic
In the area? You're invited to the Great American Wiknic.

Place: near Minnehaha Falls at Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis

Date: Saturday, July 7, 2012 (rain date July 8)

Time: 12–3 pm


 * Accessible from the Minnehaha Park light rail station, bus, walk, bike, or car
 * If driving, free parking available at 46th Ave. S, and pay parking in the park
 * Food and drink options nearby, or bring your own... maybe even to share!

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Wikipedia Loves Libraries event
In the area? You are invited to Wikipedia Loves Libraries in Minneapolis.

Hennepin County Library's Special Collections is hosting a Minneapolis history editathon on November 3. Help increase the depth of information on Minneapolis history topics by using materials in the Minneapolis Collection. Find your own topics to edit or work from a list developed by Special Collections librarians.

There will also be an intro for people new to Wikipedia, and tours of Special Collections.

Where: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Special Collections (4th floor)

When: 10am-4:30pm, Saturday, November 3, 2012

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Upcoming Wikipedia meetups
In the area? You are invited to the upcoming Minnesota meetups.

To kick-off monthly meetups in the Twin Cities, two events will be held in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library this summer. These are mostly planned as opportunities for Wikipedians to discuss editing, but all are welcome!

Special Collections contains many valuable historical resources, including the Minneapolis Collection, consisting of files on hundreds of topics related to Minneapolis from neighborhoods to politicians (it's best to call or email in advance to request materials). Free wifi and several public computers are available.

Place: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Special Collections (4th floor)

Dates: Saturday, June 1

Saturday, July 6

Time: 12:30pm–2:30pm+

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This invitation was sent to users who were interested in past events. If you don't want to receive future invitations, you can remove your name from the invite list. &mdash;innotata 14:11, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Great American Wiknic
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Place: north of Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2012

Time: 12–4 pm


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Minnesota Wikipedia Meetup on August 3
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813 4th St SE, Minneapolis 55414

Date: Saturday, August 3

Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm+

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Wikipedia Day Meetup on January 18
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 * Place: Seward Cafe


 * 2129 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404


 * Date: Saturday, January 18, 2014


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Invite to an edit-a-thon at the Loft Literary Center

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Invite to Wiki Loves Pride MN!

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Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge
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Mia edit-a-thon
Minnesota Wikipedians are invited to an upcoming event. Even if this isn't your usual topic, experienced editors are needed to help new contributors. Might you be able to make it? -McGhiever (talk) 04:36, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

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Susan Billy
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 * Hi, that is fabulous! I have seen others submit articles but have never submitted an article I have done (the few that I have created). Thank you, I appreciate you doing it. It will be interesting if it gets selected. I will contact a couple of museums in Northern California that have significant Pomo basketry in their collections and let them know of the articles and the nomination. Hopely they can connect with Susan Billy.

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 * Hi I will jump on this right away. I thought I had done my due diligence. However both the  Duplication Detector report and Copyvios report do not show violations. Much of the raw data is similar (Sculptor name / Year dedicated / materials etc) but that is not copyrightable. Thoughts and help on the matter? I will make the edits and changes as needed but it seem like a losing battle because I cannot change the titles of the memorials. Myotus (talk) 22:35, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * If you compare the text-only Google cached version of the page with what you've got in the article, you'll get a better idea of the scope of the problem and why it needs fixing. Here— Diannaa (talk) 00:31, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Very helpful! I also discovered the State website that was Cited appears to block the Duplication Detector - something I did not realize at the time so it looked like there were no copyright violations. Looking into it more it appears there are quite a few! I will correct. Thanks again!Myotus (talk) 00:44, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Earwig's tool is more sophisticated than the duplication detector. I use it pretty much exclusively now, and only resort to the duplication detector when the other tool is down.— Diannaa (talk) 01:35, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I have made the corrections. I do agree that Earwig's tool is quite good and have been very helpful in working on the page. However, it still runs into the same issue that the Duplication Detector tools did which is the State of Minnesota's website blocks spyders and forces them to solve a CAPTCHA. The State site appears to allow the spyder to access the site only once a day so if I refresh I lose the result until the next day. Feh... At least Earwig's tool does clue me in that I am being blocked where Duplication Detector does not. Myotus (talk) 00:03, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I will check it over tomorrow. Thank you,— Diannaa (talk) 01:24, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Hoping you can Help
A user you have cited in the past for wrongdoings on this site has targeted me & gone through all my edits, reverting & deleting at will in a non-constructive way. His edits are purely malicious & ill willed. (ie. New Fairfield, CT, Gary Busey, Joyce Randolph) Now I have edited Elvis Presley & he is asking other Wikipedia members to revert my good faith edits. I’m sincerely hoping you can be in some assistance of stopping this user from his actions. Sincerely yours, Elvisisalive95 (talk) 21:58, 5 March 2021 (UTC)


 * First it is great to see you adding your town's history. I try to encourage local historical societies in Minnesota to do the same.
 * As far as your issue with them, while they could have had a better rapport and done much better job at providing feedback, especially to someone that is just starting out on Wikipedia I don't disagree with their edits (except the table).
 * Example: Your addition to Joyce Randolph offered too much minutiae for an encyclopedic article. It would be good for a book or and magazine article but not Wikipedia.


 * You are obviously enthusiastic and wanting to add to Wikipedia, that is great! However, I was like you when I started and stumbled a few times. It takes sometime to figure out the how to content to articles. Wikipedia and be a bit like Roberts Rules of Order. Just be patent and look at how other articles are written to get an idea of how things are written and organized.


 * The advice I can offer is this, when someone deletes something you did, separate their personally from their action. Some that delete are assholes about it and provide little-to-no feedback on how to go about it correctly, however, that doesn't mean that they are necessarily wrong or that there isn't something that can be improved with what you wrote.


 * My one concern is if they are going to follow you. (I do not disagree with the practice) then they should be doing more to mentor you not just remove what you have done that they feel is not up to standards. I would just move on and keep doing better, that is the best revenge. Myotus (talk) 06:12, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for taking the time to hear my story and look into it as an outsider looking in. Sometimes that’s all one needs. It’s true I am new to Wikipedia’s editing world & I whole heartedly do want to learn and take in all the knowledge I can from editors that have been doing it for a long time. While there are jerk’s out here as I began writing to you pertaining to one I do know there are more good guys then bad. I understand your viewpoints on my edits & have & will in the future separate the person personally from their actions. I want to add useful information to this site and be a helpful contributor! Elvisisalive95 (talk) 06:22, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

March 2021
Your edit to Minnesota State Capitol and Minnesota State Capitol artwork been removed in part, as it appears you added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images&mdash;you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Copying text from other sources for more information. — Diannaa (talk) 00:08, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

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Clarification request
So, here you voted 'delete' but then recommended 'merging' in your comment. Can you clarify your vote? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:04, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Photos needed
Since you added a photo of a museum in Warroad, I thought I'd mention we could use photos of some historic places in Roseau_County, should you get up there again. Jonathunder (talk) 20:44, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I haven't focused on NRHP properties but I will keep an out for them in my travels when I go to a museum. Myotus (talk) 18:20, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

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December 2021
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved text from Museums into another page. While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content, here or elsewhere, Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an edit summary at the page into which you've copied content, disclosing the copying and linking to the copied page, e.g.,. It is good practice, especially if copying is extensive, to also place a properly formatted copied template on the talk pages of the source and destination. Please provide attribution for this duplication if it has not already been supplied by another editor, and if you have copied material between pages before, even if it was a long time ago, you should provide attribution for that also. You can read more about the procedure and the reasons at Copying within Wikipedia. Thank you. Jack Frost (talk) 03:30, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
 * The same issue has occured in your creation of Memorial museum, Encyclopedic museums, and Historic sites in that each consisted of content moved or copied from Museum. I have put the necessary attribution on each of these articles' talkpages, however please review the policies relating to copying within Wikipedia before creating any further pages. Thanks, --Jack Frost (talk) 03:48, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I went back to those pages and saw you did that. I appreciate the catch and reminder. It slipped my mind. I was focused on a major update and forgot the "plumbing".Myotus (talk)