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Your GA nomination of Chrysler Turbine Car

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Chrysler Turbine Car you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eric Corbett -- Eric Corbett (talk) 03:01, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chrysler Turbine Car

The article Chrysler Turbine Car you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Chrysler Turbine Car for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eric Corbett -- Eric Corbett (talk) 01:20, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Eric! I will address this shortly... Michael Barera (talk) 04:20, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Nancy Brown Peace Carillon

On 12 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nancy Brown Peace Carillon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Nancy Brown Peace Carillon (pictured) in Detroit ceased playing music in 1970 due to damage caused by pigeons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nancy Brown Peace Carillon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nancy Brown Peace Carillon), 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) 12:02, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Alex! Michael Barera (talk) 06:54, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Chrysler Turbine Car

The article Chrysler Turbine Car you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Chrysler Turbine Car for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Eric Corbett -- Eric Corbett (talk) 20:42, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks again, Eric! I really appreciate your time and effort on this review. All the best! Michael Barera (talk) 04:09, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Galco's Soda Pop Stop

On 29 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Galco's Soda Pop Stop, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles carries more than 700 different soft drinks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Galco's Soda Pop Stop. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Galco's Soda Pop Stop), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:12, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Gatoclass! Michael Barera (talk) 04:16, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Chrysler Turbine Car

On 8 February 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chrysler Turbine Car, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Chrysler Turbine Car (pictured) could burn a variety of unusual fuels, ranging from furnace, peanut, and soybean oils to tequila? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chrysler Turbine Car. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chrysler Turbine Car), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 01:38, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Gatoclass! Michael Barera (talk) 06:13, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK of Clementi rail accident

May i know when is the hook going to join the DYK queue? Pls let me know if its going to be anytime soon (as I'm in Wikicup. Thanks -1.02 editor (talk) 14:02, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

It will probably be between a few days and a couple of weeks. Another editor will have to close the nomination and add it to the queue (WP:DYK/Q), at which point it will probably be a few more days from running. The timeframe can vary quite a bit, but there really is nothing you can do but watchlist the nomination page and wait for it to be approved by another editor and added to the queue. Good luck in Wikicup! Michael Barera (talk) 02:28, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Museum of Geometric and MADI Art

On 9 March 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas is the only museum in North America dedicated to the Madí art movement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Museum of Geometric and MADI Art. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Museum of Geometric and MADI Art), 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, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Michael Barera (talk) 03:53, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of History of East Texas State Normal College

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article History of East Texas State Normal College you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 17:22, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you! Michael Barera (talk) 03:53, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

From Ohio and Michigan to Texas

Hi Michael - we met when you came down to OSU to give a presentation and meet with several of my colleagues a few years ago (my former username was bdleaf). I now work for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, and incidentally, I'm based in the DFW area too! Lately, I have been involved in a task force to put together an edit-a-thon in partnership with WikiProject Medicine. You can find the details on a project page I put together here.

I just wanted to reconnect and get this on your radar, especially since working with you before has been very helpful in my current efforts. Hope all is well! Limitbreakleaf (talk) 21:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Very cool! Thanks for the updates, and please let me know if there is anything I can do to assist. Michael Barera (talk) 01:33, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

A page you started (Museum of Geometric and MADI Art) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, Michael Barera!

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Your GA nomination of History of East Texas State Normal College

The article History of East Texas State Normal College you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:History of East Texas State Normal College for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Iazyges -- Iazyges (talk) 14:01, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Tower of History

Hello! Your submission of Tower of History at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 20:27, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Mo Pop Festival

Hello! Your submission of Mo Pop Festival at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 23:43, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Mo Pop Festival

On 29 April 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mo Pop Festival, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 2015 Mo Pop Festival in Detroit, heavy rainfall overwhelmed the park's drainage capabilities and formed a standing body of water nicknamed "Lake Mo Pop"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mo Pop Festival. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mo Pop Festival), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:03, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Gatoclass! Michael Barera (talk) 13:02, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Tower of History

On 5 May 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tower of History, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when completed in 1968, the Tower of History was the tallest observation tower in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tower of History. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tower of History), 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.

~~ 12:01, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks! Michael Barera (talk) 15:54, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Do you have an image of Wichita Falls's S. H. Rider High School?

Hi Michael, - I have spent parts of my last week assiduously improving the S. H. Rider High School article. I have used your evocative photo of Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls) there, and I see that you've posted many other pics of Wichita Falls buildings and scenes at Wikimedia Commons. I am wondering if you have a photo of Rider High that you could post on Commons. If you do, I will copy it in a conspicuous spot in the Rider article, it's sorely needed there. I will watch this space for your reply (if any). Thanks much! - Babel41 (talk) 01:27, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

I'm sorry, Babel41, but I didn't take any photos of S. H. Rider High School on my daytrips to Wichita Falls. I've only been twice; it is a good three hours from where I live in Commerce. In October 2015, my first trip focused mainly on downtown plus the Wichita River, Lake Wichita, the Railroad Museum, and Midwestern State University. I returned again this past January to visit the Museum of North Texas History and the Wichita Falls Museum of Art, but that is as much of the city as I've seen. I do have over 100 photos of MSU Mustangs road games at A&M-Commerce, however, if that could possibly be of any help. Again, I'm sorry, but thanks so much for your hard work on the S. H. Rider High School article...it really shows! Michael Barera (talk) 03:04, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Buick XP-300

On 10 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Buick XP-300, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the engine of the Buick XP-300 concept car (pictured) could run on either gasoline or methanol? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Buick XP-300. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Buick XP-300), 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) 11:12, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Maile! Michael Barera (talk) 12:23, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

GM experimental vehicles in the early 1950'ies and Preston Tucker's undertakings

Concerning the Wikipedia articles about two simultaneous Buick experimental vehicle projects: Studying the timeline, these projects might constitute an aftermath to "The Big Tree" slaughtering the Tucker Torpedo. Is that too much of a conjecture to at all suggest a connection in a Wikipedia article? After having placed a seed, I'll leave any initiative to you. Kim1958 (talk) 19:52, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Good question. I read Steve Lehto's book on the Tucker (Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow) last year, and I don't remember it drawing explicit connections between GM's 1950s concept cars and its reaction to/the demise of the Tucker. I went back to the index in the book, and as I remembered all that it discussed was the alleged and suspected Big Three influence on and support for the SEC investigation of Tucker. As far as I can see with this solitary (albeit very good) secondary source, it is just conjecture, and unless/until I can find anything sufficiently substantial along those lines, I wouldn't be able to add it to the article. Thanks for asking about it, though. All the best! Michael Barera (talk) 20:32, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

A page you started (Saturn Cafe) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Saturn Cafe, Michael Barera!

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DYK nomination of Saturn Cafe

Hello! Your submission of Saturn Cafe at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 23:46, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Saturn Cafe

On 16 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Saturn Cafe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Saturn Cafe serves classic American diner food without the meat and grease? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saturn Cafe. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Saturn Cafe), 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) 00:03, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Cas Liber! Michael Barera (talk) 11:21, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Flint Public Library (Flint, Michigan)

On 31 July 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Flint Public Library (Flint, Michigan), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Flint Public Library created the Julia A. Moore Poetry Contest to celebrate bad poetry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Flint Public Library (Flint, Michigan). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Flint Public Library (Flint, Michigan)), 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, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Cas Liber! Michael Barera (talk) 01:56, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Etta Hulme

On 11 September 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Etta Hulme, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that editorial cartoonist Etta Hulme began her artistic career at Walt Disney animation studio under Ward Kimball? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Etta Hulme. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Etta Hulme), 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) 00:01, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Alex! Michael Barera (talk) 22:37, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

No problem sir, thank you as well. Alex Shih (talk) 23:36, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of The Durant

Hello! Your submission of The Durant at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 22:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Thorne miniature rooms

On 24 November 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thorne miniature rooms, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Narcissa Niblack Thorne commissioned approximately 100 miniature rooms replicating historical interiors from Europe and North America on a 1:12 scale (detail of chandelier pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thorne miniature rooms. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Thorne miniature rooms), 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) 00:01, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

DYK for The Durant

— Maile (talk) 00:01, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

A very belated thank-you, Maile! Michael Barera (talk) 01:46, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Chevy Commons

On 7 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chevy Commons, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chevy Commons in Flint, Michigan, is a former Chevrolet factory being redeveloped into a park with restored grasslands, wetlands, and woodlands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chevy Commons. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chevy Commons), 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.

Gatoclass (talk) 12:02, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, Gatoclass! Michael Barera (talk) 20:09, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedians in Commerce, Texas has been nominated for discussion

Category:Wikipedians in Commerce, Texas, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Beasting123 (talk) 21:20, 24 December 2018 (UTC)