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DYK for Train of Tomorrow

On 5 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Train of Tomorrow, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the dome cars of the Train of Tomorrow (pictured) were inspired by a ride in the Rocky Mountains in either an F-unit or a caboose's cupola? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Train of Tomorrow. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Train of Tomorrow), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— 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:

• File:Texas and Pacific Sliver Slipper at Budd factory 1933.jpg

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.

• part 1
• part 2

all from Newspapers.com, BTW. ;-) We hope (talk) 21:45, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

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

On 12 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ace of Clubs House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to local lore, Texarkana's Ace of Clubs House (pictured) was built with US$10,000 won in a game of poker with an ace of clubs? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ace of Clubs House. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ace of Clubs House), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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 Astinson (WMF). — 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, Maile66 and Astinson (WMF)! 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

On 22 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article J. Mason Brewer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American folklorist J. Mason Brewer broke the color barrier at the Driskill Hotel when he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/J. Mason Brewer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, J. Mason Brewer), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

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

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Great work at J. Mason Brewer! Very interesting article, thank you for your contributions. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 03:30, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

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, Cyrus4paws! 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, Cyrus4paws! 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

On 20 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park includes the Atkins House, the oldest brick building in Hopkins County, Texas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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!

Review of my DYK on TEN Oil Field CrossTemple Jay 11:52, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

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 Wikipedia: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

On 7 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vintage Grill & Car Museum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Vintage Grill & Car Museum in Weatherford, Texas, features President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 Lincoln Continental and a 1975 Trabant? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vintage Grill & Car Museum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Vintage Grill & Car Museum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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

On 8 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arkansas Air & Military Museum, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Arkansas Air & Military Museum displays Walmart founder Sam Walton's first aircraft, an Ercoupe 415C? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arkansas Air & Military Museum. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Arkansas Air & Military Museum), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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)

 Done: 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

On 25 July 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar has a hybrid design that allows it to run on either battery power or via pantograph and overhead line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih^Talk 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 Shih^Talk 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

On 30 August 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Street Books, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the mobile library Street Books uses library cards but does not set or enforce due dates? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Street Books. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Street Books), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih^Talk 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 Shih^Talk 02:44, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

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DYK for Muntz Jet

On 7 October 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Muntz Jet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Muntz Jet (pictured) was a car that came with the option of a liquor cabinet and ice chest under the rear seat armrests? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Muntz Jet. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Muntz Jet), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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.

On 17 October 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A. M. Aikin, Jr., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that upon his retirement in January 1979, A. M. Aikin, Jr. was the longest-tenured legislator in the history of Texas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A. M. Aikin, Jr.. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, A. M. Aikin, Jr.), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Alex Shih^Talk 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 Shih^Talk 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://wiki.riteme.site/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)

@Notsofastyou2: thank you. I think that Andy Dingley (talk · contribs) 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

On 17 November 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Staley T. McBrayer, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Staley T. McBrayer is sometimes referred to as the "Orville Wright" or "Wilbur Wright" of offset newspaper publishing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Staley T. McBrayer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Staley T. McBrayer), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

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

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