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Chicago Meetups in 2015?

Hey Jethro - I know you're active in the meetups scene. Any ideas for what/when the next one will be? Looks like there hasn't been a lot of activity on the page lately. Drummerdg (talk) 07:55, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

@Drummerdg: Yeah, let me talk to TeriEmbrey about when we might arrange our next meetup, and if it's a little ways away, we can consider doing one at another venue like Harold Washington Library or one of the local Chicago libraries. Suggestions are also welcome! I, JethroBT 01:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

@Drummerdg: and et al. Let me check with PMML's event staff and our current Wikipedian in Residence on when would be a good day. In the past, we've held them on Saturdays. TeriEmbrey (talk) 14:36, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

@TeriEmbrey: Sounds good. Drummerdg (talk) 06:56, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

@Drummerdg: and @I JethroBT: Staff at PMML likes a Saturday in April. So, how does April 18th sound? I need to know that experienced Wikipedians will be here to help run it on whatever day gets chosen, before I request a block on the time/space on our internal calendars. TeriEmbrey (talk) 17:52, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

@TeriEmbrey: I'm not entirely sure I'm "experienced", though I appreciate the sentiment! Of course if @I JethroBT: needs some help, I should be able to lend a hand. Personally, I don't have anything at all lined up for April and can clear that day. Drummerdg (talk) 05:13, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

@TeriEmbrey and Drummerdg: April 18th works well for me. Did we have a theme or topic in mind? What sort of events will the Pritzker be holding around then? I, JethroBT 15:01, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

@I JethroBT and Drummerdg: The April book club book is Sgt. Reckless by Robin Hutton. It is the end weeks for the Navy SEALS exhibit as the Summer exhibit follows the career of Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath who fought in the the Civil War, the Indian Wars, and the Spanish American War. I am not tied to any one theme as there is so much to do to make Misplaced Pages better. Glad to hear April 18th works for everyone. TeriEmbrey (talk) 14:48, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

GAR for Sunil Kumar Verma

Dear I JethroBT, nice to read the history of your name! You wrote it was Bot before and now 'BT' and that BT has no specific meaning. in India BT means 'Basic Teacher'. That is a well known degree title here, and the one who completes BT become Basic Teacher and writes 'BT' after their names.

Well, I was referred to you (here) by @Jim Carter:. I shall be grateful if you could help in GAR of my another article Sunil Kumar Verma. It has just been checked and 'Copyedited by Philg88 and before that by W.carter and me. All the issues raised in GA (here) have been addressed and seems to be ready to go now! Your help would be highly appreciated. rgds. Educationtemple (talk) 08:41, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

@Educationtemple: Hah, that's interesting. Never knew about that particular degree title. As for the GAR, I'm interested, it'll have to wait until after this weekend-- I'll be out of town and unable to use the Internet. I, JethroBT 23:08, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

OK. Cheers! Educationtemple (talk) 12:49, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Dear JethroBT, could you please find some time to review Sunil Kumar Verma as you promised. I shall be grateful. Educationtemple (talk) 12:47, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

@Educationtemple: Thanks for the reminder; other priorities caught up to me this past week, but I am very sorry for inconveniencing you. I will check it out this evening. I, JethroBT 23:05, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Draft New Article - Sir Andrew Flamock

Hi Jethro,

I have started a draft article for the Tudor Courtier Sir Andrew Flamock in my sandbox. I believe he is noteable primarily for his notorious schoolboy humour gaffe made to Henry VIII about Anne Boleyn but he also played his part in various other Tudor actions particularly as the Kings Standard Bearer. If you google Andrew Flamock and Andrew Flammock you will see he pops up in literature, comedy and historical contexts.

Do you agree he is worth his own page as I don't want to spend time writing something only for it to be deleted?

Sliven2000 (talk) 16:53, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

@Sliven2000: Sorry for the slow response, I've been visiting family. If I have time today, I can check it out and give you my impressions. Otherwise, it'll need to wait until after this weekend as I'll be away from the Internet. I, JethroBT 23:09, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

@I JethroBT: Hi Jethro, this weekend is fine. Having thought about it some more, although Andrew Flammock tale is interesting it is what his tale tells about Henry VIII and Tudor politics which is most important imo, i.e.

• 1 - Henry had a coarse sense of humour when it suited him
• 2 - His sense of humour failure with the crude jest about Anne Boleyn demonstrates he really did love her
• 3 - Henry's subsequent forgiveness and promotion of Andrew Flammock after the beheading of Anne Boleyn demonstrates the fickleness of Tudor politics

Let me know your first impressions this weekend and if you have any questions let me know. Sliven2000 (talk) 13:13, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi Jethro, Any chance you could have a quick look at the Andrew Flammock article soon please? I've just had to unarchive this as it got zapped by some bot! Sliven2000 (talk) 14:52, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

@Sliven2000: Is the draft at User:Sliven2000/sandbox? There are no sources on the article right now, so until there are, I can offer nothing helpful in terms of advice. I don't have time right now to do research or build articles, so you'll have to find these on your own. I, JethroBT 14:57, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Taiko FAC

Hi -- just a note to say how much I'm enjoying reviewing the taiko article. I hope you're not annoyed by my occasionally OCD comments; I think it's a fine article and am sure it's going to get promoted this time through.

I've completed another pass through your comments and left a few more notes. No need to ping me when you work on it; I have it on my watchlist and will be checking in throughout the weekend. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 13:26, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Got it. And no, your comments have been much appreciated. I think it's extremely important to get perspectives from folks who aren't familiar with the topic, particularly for readability. I, JethroBT 16:33, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Anthony J. Tata article

Do you think the article on Anthony J. Tata has been expanded enough to qualify for a DYK? PMML's new Wikipedian in residence has worked on it quite a lot recently. TeriEmbrey (talk) 17:44, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

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WP:Co-op news for December 2014 – Feburary 2015

Hey I JethroBT, it's been a while. The Co-op team has been hard at work during over the winter, so let's get right into what's been happening:

• Graphic design work is nearing completion and development work is coming along slowly but surely. The main components of the space, profiles, the landing page, and the mentor landing page have all been built, and we're basically just putting the pieces together. We have close-to-final draft of the landing page, which is currently at User:Slalani/Landing_page, and in the thumbnail to the right. You can check out other components over at User:Slalani if you're curious. Soni, Slalani, and I are working together on some of the front page elements. We've also been doing some testing on test.wikipedia.org for profile building and matching. If you're curious about checking that out, let me know.
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• We will be making one final move of the pilot start date to March 4th, 2015. This is the last move (I promise), because we can't afford to run the pilot any later than that. So there it is: March 4th or bust! But we won't bust, because there are just a few things left on our plate before we can run our pilot successfully. I'll be alerting you about when you will be able to make mentor profiles soon, so when you get a message about that, please take a minute or two to create your profile here (otherwise, you won't get matched to any editors!).

Thanks to all of the new mentors who have joined over the past few months. Big thanks to Missvain to posting about our little project here to the gendergap-l mailing list. I, JethroBT 00:47, 13 February 2015 (UTC) on behalf of Misplaced Pages:Co-op.

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Meetup Chicago

I was wondering if I could help coordinate a photowalk or some other event in Chicago since it is so difficult to coordinate one in St. Louis. I will likely be in Chicago the last week of March, which is coming up fast, but I can usually make an excuse to be there in the summer or whenever. Best, Mark Schierbecker (talk) 18:42, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

@Mark Schierbecker: Yeah, let's make that happen! I think it'd be better to schedule this for the summer. I've actually just scheduled some edit-a-thons in late March and mid-April in the Chicago area, so I think a photowalk would be better to run in the summer. So far, I'll only be unavailable in July for Wikimania in Mexico from July 15-19th. Maybe we can shoot for something in June? I, JethroBT 05:11, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

That sounds good. I'll make sure to get back with you sometime in March. Mark Schierbecker (talk) 22:12, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Chicago ArtAndFeminism Editathon, March 7

Not sure if you're already aware of this, if you like we can put you in touch with the event organizers there: Misplaced Pages:Meetup/Chicago/ArtAndFeminism 2015.--Pharos (talk) 17:16, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

@Pharos: Dang. Sadly, I'll be out of town for this event, but I can publicize on the WP:CHICAGO talk page and see if I can get a mass message out. I, JethroBT 20:07, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

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New Wikipedian in Residence at PMML

Jdanbeck started today. If you get a chance, please send him a welcome message. TeriEmbrey (talk) 17:00, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Seeking help with attribution and paraphrasing

Hello! You don't know me, but Lightbreather mentioned you as a possible lead in helping me find some help at Rose-Baley Party. Specifically, there have been some concerns about my paraphrasing, sourcing, and attribution. I think much of the problems are already resolved, but I need a neutral second or third opinion on the current state of the article regarding these points, as well as any relevant advice moving forward. Thanks! Rationalobserver (talk) 17:19, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

@Rationalobserver: Thanks for coming to ask. I'm a bit occupied this evening, but I'll check over the talk page to see what's going on. I, JethroBT 19:21, 22 February 2015 (UTC)