User talk:Mike Searson/archive11

DYK for The Chieftains in China

On 9 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Chieftains in China, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, in 1983, The Chieftains were the first ever Irish musical group to play a concert on the Great Wall of China, resulting in an album: The Chieftains in China? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:33, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Gil Hibben

Hello! Your submission of Gil Hibben at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 19:47, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think this should be up to speed now, thanks again for taking the time to check this one, most of my knife related articles sit much longer before someone reviews them!--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 20:36, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I was just looking for an article to review to meet the new DYK criteria, so yours came at the right moment :-) ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 12:47, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

3rd Civil Affairs Group

I know you are a Marine, so would you mind chiming in here on the Talk Page? I asked for this page to be protected because of an edit war & your honest comment one way or the other would be appreciated. It starts at the Combined Joint Task Force - Consequence Management section. Thanks! FieldMarine (talk) 00:01, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Knife collecting

Hello! Your submission of Knife collecting at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! 4meter4 (talk) 00:46, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Looks good. You did a good job with this article. Would you mind altering the hook language as well at the DYK nomination page? When that is done I'll approve it. Best.4meter4 (talk) 01:27, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of William F. Moran at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Verne Equinox (talk) 04:27, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

RE: spoons

User:Gfoley4/Talkback —Gƒoley Four— 14:08, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK issue with American Bladesmith Society

Hello! Your submission of American Bladesmith Society at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that 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! Chris (talk) 20:24, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It is fixed now. You have another DYK. Also, thanks for the DYK review on the List of Olympic venues in athletics from earlier this week. Really appreciate it. Chris (talk) 21:06, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Knife collecting

On 14 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Knife collecting, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that collecting antique Bowie knives is one of the higher-end forms of knife collecting with rare models selling for more than US$200,000? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:14, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey mike i'm kinda lost on the assignment and what to do i was wondering if you could email at stewa452@msu.edu and help me out a little on getting me started, 250 words is easy i just need help understanding everything that he what us to do on this assignment ignite63 Ignite63 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:56, 14 March 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Hi.

Hi Mike. I'm Hang Cho, one of Children TV Act Group's member. Nice to meet you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chohang (talk • contribs) 02:02, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Mike, I'm Kubatbek Alimbekov from MSU. I'm in the "FCC v. AT&T Case" team and I'm looking forward to work with you! qbkspit (talk · contribs) - Kubatbek Alimbekov

Marking articles students are working on

Howdy, Online Ambassador!

This is a quick message to all the ambassadors about marking and tracking which articles students are working on. For the classes working with the ambassador program, please look over any articles being worked on by students (in particular, any ones you are mentoring, but others who don't have mentors as well) and do these things:

Add {{WAP assignment | term = Spring 2011 }} to the articles' talk pages. (The other parameters of the {{WAP assignment}} template are helpful, so please add them as well, but the term = Spring 2011 one is most important.)
If the article is related to United States public policy, make sure the article the WikiProject banner is on the talk page: {{WikiProject United States Public Policy}}
Add Category:Article Feedback Pilot (a hidden category) to the article itself. The second phase of the Article Feedback Tool project has started, and this time we're trying to include all of the articles students are working on. Please test out the Article Feedback Tool, as well. The new version just deployed, so any bug reports or feedback will be appreciated by the tech team working on it.

And of course, don't forget to check in on the students, give them constructive feedback, praise them for positive contributions, award them {{The WikiPen}} if they are doing excellent work, and so on. And if you haven't done so, make sure any students you are mentoring are listed on your mentor profile.

Thanks! --Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 18:12, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for William Scagel

On 17 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Scagel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the knife-making style of William Scagel influenced the cutlery trade for over 100 years? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:03, 17 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for William F. Moran

On 17 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William F. Moran, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that William F. Moran was the knife maker who revived the "lost art" of Damascus steel in 1973? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:05, 17 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LX, February 2011

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DYK for Jimmy Lile

On 18 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jimmy Lile, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jimmy Lile, a knife maker from Russellville, Arkansas, made the knives for the movies First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:05, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for American Bladesmith Society

On 18 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article American Bladesmith Society, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the American Bladesmith Society has partnered with several colleges to offer courses in bladesmithing and has launched its own museum? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 08:03, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gil Hibben

On 20 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gil Hibben, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that knife-maker Gil Hibben has designed so many knives for the Star Trek franchise that Paramount Pictures dubbed him the "Official Klingon Armorer"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:04, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Professor Obar Concerns

Got a message about an hour ago from Professor Obar of the Media and Telecommunication Policy project and I think it is viewed best in full:

Can you please communicate to the online mentors that I DO NOT want them moving student material into the main space for them. This is a big problem. I have noticed that this has happened with a number of the projects already, for example, in the broadband.gov article and the media cross-ownership article. We need the students to be doing this on their own, of course so they can learn how to do it, and also so that I can grade what they've done. How am I supposed to follow student submissions if the data is associated with online mentors? A BIG PROBLEM ALREADY... please help me with this. None of you responded to my post about this on the discussion page. This is about to get out of hand. Jaobar (talk) 05:27, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

With that, of course, please only give instructions on how to move, don't do it for them. Please only let them know what to do and let them do it themselves. If they run into problems, provide further instructions. Do not it for them. This seems to be making a mess of Prof. Obar's grading system and I would like to avoid that. Thanks. - Neutralhomer • Talk • Coor. Online Amb'dor • 06:12, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cyclura photos

Hello, Mike! Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't have any photos - Cyclura don't pop up very often in Western Australia. But I'll keep an eye out in case something resembling a good jpg swims past me in the orphaned files pages. Cheers! BoundaryRider (talk) 14:18, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On a tropical island, surrounded only by radiotelemetry equipment, cameras, clipboards, and tubes of sunscreen? I wish! BoundaryRider (talk) 14:30, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 21 March 2011

The newsletter of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program – Volume 3, 21 March 2011

This is the third issue of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter, with details about what's going on right now and where help is needed.

Where the courses are - A brief summary of how each of the 31 Public Policy Initiative courses are faring so far in the Spring 2011 term, as of 9-11 March. Feel free to add more detail.
Tracking students' articles - Make sure students' articles are tagged with {{WAP assignment}} on the talk pages, and have the newly improved Article Feedback Tool active.
Education portal in progress - Wikimedia staff have started work on an outreach portal for information about teaching with and about Wikipedia. Please help develop it!
Online Ambassadors logistics - If you don't have a Wikipedia Ambassador sweatshirt, now's your chance to get one! (Also, some other more mundane, but important, details.)
Steering committee preparing proposals - Look for discussions about two major proposals about the future ambassador program soon: the "Regional Ambassador" role, and elections for a new committee.
Editing Friday returns - This Friday, join fellow ambassadors and others real-time collaboration on Wainwright Building.

Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:25, 21 March 2011 (UTC) [reply]

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Thank you for your contribution

I started the article on Peacock monitor (as well as other monitor lizards. Thanks for the etymology on the name. You seem to be an interesting character. cheers. Bruinfan12 (talk) 11:03, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clan MacIntyre recent change.

Hi Mike, I was just curious as to your recent change in Note 10 in the article on Clan MacIntyre. Previously, it read: "Cruachan" is also the war cry of Clan Campbell." You deleted the "also." It's true that "Cruachan" is a Campbell war cry, but "Scottish Clans and their Tartans" also shows it as the MacIntyre war cry. Also, Bain, Robert. "The Clans and Tartans of Scotland." Glasgow: Fontana/Collins, 1984, p. 185, gives the MacIntyre war cry as "Cruachan." The Chief's lands at Glenoe were close to Ben Cruachan. Why couldn't the two clans use the same war cry? In which case "also" would be appropriate, I think. Otherwise, it may appear Clan MacIntyre is a branch of Clan Campbell. Please respond on my talk page whenever you have a chance. Thanks. Tomaterols (talk) 00:55, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the prompt response. I agree that "also" can be misused. I think it necessary in this case to avoid possible confusion. As always, your continued interest in this article is mcuh appreciated. (BTW, It's been so long since I've been on I had to look up the character for indent to add this correctly!) Tomaterols (talk) 21:22, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Galapagos tortoise promotion

Many thanks for your support and contributions to this article, I look forward to working with you again in future! Minglex (talk) 16:45, 3 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Combat Pistol Shooting

Nice work with the references. Kilmer-san (talk) 20:37, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter: 22 April 2011

The newsletter of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program – Volume 4, 22 April 2011

This is the fourth issue of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program Newsletter, with details about what's going on right now and where help is needed.

Voting begins for steering committee - The voting phase for the Wikipedia Ambassador Steering Committee election started this week, and will continue through 27 April.
Seeking more Regional Ambassadors in the US - We are still looking for Regional Ambassadors for the United States! The deadline has been extended to Friday, April 29th.
India pilot being organized now - Plans are currently underway for a pilot expansion of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program – in India! Hisham Mundol and other Wikimedia staff have begun recruiting Campus Ambassador candidates for Pune.
Document DYK, peer review and other milestone at the trophy case - If students you are working with (or any others you notice) are doing work that makes to DYK, is nominated for Good Article status, or is just solid content worth marking, then please help us document the students' success at the trophy case.
Ambassador program at Wikimania - We're planning a set of Wikipedia Ambassador Program presentations for Wikimania 2011, in Haifa this August.
Changes to mailing list - A new low-volume mailing list, [Ambassador-announce-l], is being created. It will be reserved for key announcements and news, which we'd like all ambassadors to be subscribed to.

Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:35, 22 April 2011 (UTC) [reply]

Talkback

Hello, Mike Searson. You have new messages at Berean Hunter's talk page.
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The Bugle: Issue LXI, March 2011

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WP:Firearms

If no one else nominates, I will second your nomination and as you run unopposed, we may fore go the formalities. In the spirit of being bold, the initiative will then be yours as the new project coordinator. Would you agree that this is the right way to proceed?
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 01:49, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Left a comment on User talk:Alexa302

I left a comment on Alexa302's talk page, let me know if you think I was too harsh.Naraht (talk) 19:43, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please help assess articles for Public Policy Initiative research

Hi Mike Searson/archive11,

Your work as an Online Ambassador is making a big contribution to Wikipedia. Right now, we're trying to measure just how much student work improves the quality of Wikipedia. If you'd like contribute to this research and get a firsthand look at the quality improvement that is happening through the project, please sign up to assess articles. Assessment is happening now, just use the quantitative metric and start assessing! Your help would be hugely appreciated!

Thank you, ARoth (Public Policy Initiative) (talk) 17:13, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DYK Nomination?

Greetings,

What do you think about nominating the FCC v. AT&T Inc. article for DYK? Jaobar (talk) 18:56, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXII, April 2011

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Wikipedia Ambassador sweatshirt

Hi! This is the last call for signing on for a Wikipedia Ambassador hooded sweatshirt (in case you missed the earlier message in one of the program newsletters about it). If you would like one, please email me with your name, mailing address, and (US) sweatshirt size. We have a limited number left, so it will be first-come, first-served. (If more than one size would work for you, note that as well.)

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The Bugle: Issue LXIII, May 2011

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Hey Mike,

The article on the Browning BDA (Browning Double Action) talks about a single pistol. In fact there were three pistols that were marketed as the Browning BDM by FN-Herstal.

Beretta 380 made in Italy (BDA 380)http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg/be/fn-browning-bda380-e.html
Sigarms P220 with the magazine well mag release a la P210 (BDA) http://forum.pafoa.org/pistols-41/36564-browning-sig-sauer-bda-history.html
Browning Hi-Power variant - double Action (BDA.9) (the one the Browning BDA article talks about)

We need to keep that Browning BDA page to list the three Browning BDA firearms and then have links on that page to talk about the specific Browning BDA. Also due to the confusion the article provides some history which actually pertains to the sig version rather than to the Browning MADE BDA.

DeusImperator (talk) 18:05, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pocket Knife: Legal Issues

Much better phrasing; thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elmo iscariot (talk • contribs) 13:46, 8 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Minor barnstar
	Thanks for your work increasing clarity and fighting against those space-filler words like "also" :-D ~ Josh "Duff Man" (talk) 17:03, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXIV, June 2011

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Project news: From the editors; medal recipients; contest results
Articles: The month's featured and A-class Milhist content
Book reviews: Nick-D looks at Finland and Spitfires
Op-ed: Fifelfoo and hunting for plagiarism

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Reno

Regarding [1]. I'm not sure I'd call that vandalism. Although I would not have pruned as much as Nikki did, the Reno article definitely needed pruning. Most of what she cut was unsourced, trivial or redundant. Now that the content is restored, we've got duplicate scattered mentions that Reno911 is not filmed in Reno (the ultimate in worthless trivia, very few TV shows are filmed in the same location as the setting of the story), among many other problems.Dave (talk) 20:22, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You've done a great job cleaning up the Reno article. I've found a few articles that could be used to rewrite the transportation section. If you'll advise me when your done with your cleanup, I wouldn't mind taking a whack at it. I just don't want to get into an accidental edit war with you. =-) Dave (talk) 16:53, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pope John Paul II article

THANK YOU for your recent edit to the Pope John Paul II article! It's good to know that I am not the only person who finds the overuse of the word "also" to be distracting (that's the most polite term I can use for it). Mtminchi08 (talk) 02:26, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mike differentiation

This is a really dumb question. (I am really dumb.) But how do Mike Searson and Mike Christie differ? I have been thinking of the two as one. What are the main differentiators (in Simple English). P.s. Apologies for my confusion.TCO (reviews needed) 19:58, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]