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I tried to give 2021 a good start by updating the [[WT:QAI|QAI project topics]]. Please check and correct, - did you know that - at almost five years - you belong to the project's "oldest" active members? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 19:26, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Happy Wikipedia 20, - proud of a little bit on the Main page today, and 5 years ago, and 10 years ago, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1000547735 look]: create a new style - revive - complete! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 16:59, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

... and today of [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1001384278 a pic I took] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:30, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

: Thanks {{u|Gerda Arendt}} and thank you for all your encouragement. I'm sorry I so rarely respond. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>Become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old fashioned!]]</small> 13:49, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
:: no problem, - today I come with ''[[Wikipedia:Main Page history/2021 January 27|Vision]]'' pictured (not by me), with [[Arik Brauer]] in the news, so art in Vienna twice, - just enjoy, no need to respond --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:46, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
:: ... and today [[Jerome Kohl]], [[User talk:Jerome Kohl|remembered]] [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Jerome Kohl|in friendship]] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:42, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

== Precious anniversary ==
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:I am soooo old. Thank you though. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>Become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old fashioned!]]</small> 11:04, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
:: nonono ;) - I have [[BWV 1|a FAC open]], DYK? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 11:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Noticed you created [[Carthago delenda est]] a while back - quite an interesting topic. [[User:Elliot321|Elliot321]] ([[User_talk:Elliot321|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/Elliot321|contribs]]) 01:12, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
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:Thank you! It certainly is interesting. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>Become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old fashioned!]]</small> 12:09, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

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... for improving articles in February! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:50, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

== Castellology ==

Hi Dweller. I see that you are very much interested in castles. I have come across a couple of articles on castle & fortification terms which are translated literally from German. I am not an English native speaker, but have spent a lot of time reading and researching on the topic, both in English and German. What is very clear to me is that English castellology and German Burgenkunde have developed separately, and one positively cannot translate ''ad litteram'' terms from one language into the other. When this procedure is used to create enWiki articles, the result is not just funny or slightly off, but totally misleading, as the terms are either non-existent and non-native speakers are misled into learning and using them, or they do exist, but with a different meaning, and that is a deadly sin in an encyclopedia. The words might well be sometimes used together in a text, but without constituting an established term, and presenting them as such is a serious mistake. Can you please 
*a) take a look, 
*b) invite other editors from this field you might know, so that the decision is taken by a number of well-informed people; I am adding now {{u|Srnec}} and {{u|Dave souza}} already, and 
*c) if need be, delete the misleading articles? One can try and place the useful material into existing or new articles, I don't want people's work to be wasted, but neither are we allowed to mislead the users.

Here are the two examples, and I have a hunch that there are more, by the same very productive colleague: [[bridge castle]] and [[fortified gateway]] in the meaning of "Torburg" (I have modified the latter one the best I could). Please check also the two talk-pages, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Bermicourt&diff=1011227338&oldid=1009692983 my message] to our hard-working friend. Thank you, [[User:Arminden|Arminden]] ([[User talk:Arminden|talk]]) 20:08, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

:Hi. I love castles, but haven't really devoted much time to them here - and don't have much time here for anything these days. While I readily understand the concepts and think they would be useful terms to have, I must say I've not come across either of these terms before, but that's not necessarily a problem. It's [[WP:RS]] that counts. If there's no notable term in English, we should probably host the articles at the German language names, and include a translation of the names. Does that help? --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>Become [[Wikipedia:Old Fashioned Wikipedian Values|old fashioned!]]</small> 20:50, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

::Thanks, that's what I thought as well. Since it's not my main area here, I was hoping to pass the ball to "the usual suspects", but they're hard to make out. The German articles already exist, that's where our friend took everything from, so that's not the issue. Thank you and enjoy the spring! [[User:Arminden|Arminden]] ([[User talk:Arminden|talk]]) 00:28, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
:::Impressive work, the examples you've linked seem to be on the right track. The German analysis seems to define types which may have no English language equivalent, so what's been done looks useful as explaining something which occurs more in Continental Europe than in the UK and Ireland. Regrettably, it's outside my expertise, and I'm struggling to catch up with other projects at the moment. Hope these articles act as a starter, bringing in editors with the time and knowledge to develop coverage. . . [[User:Dave souza|dave souza]], [[User talk:Dave souza|talk]] 11:40, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

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... for improving articles in March! [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1013488498 On Bach's birthday] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 23:14, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

... and today Bach's cantata composed for today, - perhaps [[Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 discography|listen]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:43, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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Greetings,

I'm letting you know in advance about a meeting I'd like to invite you to regarding the [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] and the community's ownership of its future enforcement. I'm still in the process of putting together the details, but I wanted to share the date with you: 27 June, 2021. I do not have a time on this date yet, but I will let you soon. We have created a [[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Functionary consultations/June and July 2021|meta page]] with basic information. Please take a look at the meta page and sign up your name under the appropriate section.

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:{{u|The Most Comfortable Chair}}, thank you so much! Feel free to [[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned_Wikipedian_values#Participants|Sign!]] --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 11:48, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

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... for what you said on [[User talk:SlimVirgin]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1031060378 missing pictured on my talk], with music full of hope and reformation --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 17:02, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

== Request for input ==

Hello, hope all is well. Are you able to comment at [[Wikipedia:Bureaucrats'_noticeboard#Resysop_Request_(Jake_Wartenberg)|an open BN thread]]? –[[User:xeno|<b style="font-family:verdana;color:#000">xeno</b>]][[user talk:xeno|<sup style="color:#000">talk</sup>]] 02:26, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
:Thanks. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 13:49, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

== Thanks... ==

...for how you handled the BN discussion.  I'm sure it makes me a fragile person, and opens me up to mocking comments from people who dislike me, but if I had been in Jake's shoes, I'm pretty sure I'd have said to myself: "yes, the community '''has''' changed since I was an admin; more than 50% of them have turned smug and casually cruel.  I think I'll go volunteer my time somewhere else."  (This, of course, would have been taken as proof I never really intended to re-engage.)

My concern is not that admins should be able to cling to an unused bit for a long time.  I agree current requirements are inadequate, but they are the current requirements.  My concern is someone has come along and volunteered to help out again, had a quite reasonable expectation (based on what he was told at the time he resigned and on the wording of current policy) that this was a routine request, and was basically shit on by many people for being a hat collector or arrogant or something.  That is not how you re-engage returning volunteers.  So I appreciate how you handled it professionally and politely.  An unfortunate side-effect of JW's agreement is that the smug and casually cruel will consider this some kind of vindication.  Feels like an icky place to be right now. --[[User:Floquenbeam|Floquenbeam]] ([[User talk:Floquenbeam|talk]]) 17:14, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
*Hmm. This is pretty sad. JW has a really cool name. If we're collecting hats, I want the Arhg Kbiroaqrat hat--or maybe [https://www.amazon.com/BAYKUL-Dirilis-Ertugrul-Turkish-Ottoman/dp/B08SKH6ZV4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=ertugrul+hat&qid=1626110344&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzSzVCRE5BRTRHWTJCJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODkxNDc5MjA0N0RYNExPNFRZRCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzEzODE3MUNIVzRTTjVVS1E5RCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= this one]. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 17:19, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for kind words.

I am uncommonly proud of being an [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jimbo_Wales&oldid=529118931#Message_to_the_founder_of_Wikimedia Arhg Kbiroaqrat]. Although part of me wishes I was cool enough to be an [[User:Aardvark Floquenbeam|aardvark]]. 

More seriously, I really do care about the values I talk about in the link in my sig. We're not kind enough to one another. And, shockingly for a Crat, I feel that's more important than interpreting policy. Even better if I can find a way to make them not clash, which is what happened at BN today. That Jake agreed to my proposal is a credit to him - he didn't need to - and is I'm sure linked to the kind of person who is likely to have passed RfA in the first place, and we should be all too happy to welcome back into the fold of active users. But in any case, being polite and welcoming to all, admins, experienced non-admins and newbies alike, has always been my policy. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 22:25, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
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Thank you for improving articles in September, - a good harvest! On [[International Day of Peace|Peace Day]], [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 11:09, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving articles in October! - [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1050844501 Today]: see yourself, read about a hymn praying to not be on earth in vain, about a comics artist whose characters have character (another collaboration of the "perennial gang", broken by one of us banned), and in memory of the last prima donna assoluta, [[Edita Gruberová]]. I had to go to two grave sites last week, one who died now, one who died 10 years ago, so standing upright and in black seems appropriate. More colours - but subdued - can be had on hikes, - click on songs. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:31, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Today: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1052309231 memories] in friendship --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:40, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
:Gosh, these messages come round so fast. Thank you. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 15:44, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
:: I didn't mention that in between the last two, I had four (!) Recent deaths articles one day, - sad. Two were still on today, and [[Udo Zimmermann]] - a [[Jerome Kohl]] creation as [[In Freundschaft]] - was up for half of the day. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 18:47, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

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== Bathrooms.com Article ==

Hey, you created the [[Bathrooms.com]] article in 2015 and nothing has been done with it. I've seen other articles get removed for far less, so I'm wondering if it's worth keeping or removing?  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Rowan-MMB|Rowan-MMB]] ([[User talk:Rowan-MMB#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Rowan-MMB|contribs]]) 21:50, 15 January 2022 (UTC)</span> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:I'm very happy if you'd like to expand it. I've not seen inactivity on an article as a valid reason for deletion, but I don't spend that much time around XfD these days. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 23:26, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving articles in January! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 23:32, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
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== April ==
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1083796467 Easter - resilience - Spring] - thank you for improving articles in April --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 22:43, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1084310940 dance and singing], peace doves and icecream --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:23, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

== Updates to bureaucrat minimum activity requirements ==

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== Bureaucrat Chat ==
Your input is requested at the freshly-created [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Tamzin/Bureaucrat_chat|bureaucrat chat]].  [[User:Useight|Useight]] ([[User talk:Useight|talk]]) 03:06, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
:Forgot to thank you! --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 16:43, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you, thank you! [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Dweller|15 years ago!]] --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 11:57, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
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Congratulations, and thank you for improving articles in May! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 11:08, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1089749365 a strong woman] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:52, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Hey, let's fill this white space ;) I like [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1090784295 my talk today] (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! - Old FAs - mixed thoughts. Bencherlite hasn't edited in years, and Dank has mostly retired from FA business. People scheduling are Jimfbleak (next, July), Gog the Mild (on vacation, for August) and Wehwalt (for September). I nominated some old ones for TFA, - one was postponed (twice), one not yet taken, but some appeared, including [[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]] (my first where [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#Messiah|two great masters]] included me for having taken things out, - one of them died, the other is cross with me, see [[Cosima Wagner]] which I want to nominate for her birthday in December). Another one is on TFAR but with OR questions, - could you help there, perhaps? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 11:25, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

:Thanks. Kind of you, as ever. I'm sorry I don't always respond to your lovely messages, but they do always make me smile. I'll drop a further note. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 12:10, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

==DYK for Synod of Oxford==
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Thank you for improving articles in June! My song collection is especially rich, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1094115079 look], and the hall where I first heard [[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau|DFD]], [[Pierre Boulez]] and [[Murray Perahia]]. Do you find the baby deer in the meadow (last row)? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 21:10, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

... and in July. - I was away, for hiking in the Swiss Alps and a funeral, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1101114332 more on my talk]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:54, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

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== August thanks ==
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Thank you for improving articles in July and August! -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:32, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1107530524 Look] at the church where I heard [[Voces8|VOCES8]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:26, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

==Happy Fourteenth Bureaucratship Anniversary!==
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:Wow. I'm very old. Thanks! --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 14:01, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

== FAR for Norwich City F.C. ==

I have nominated [[Norwich City F.C.]] for a [[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Norwich City F.C./archive1|featured article review here]]. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the [[Wikipedia:What is a featured article?|featured article criteria]]. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are [[Wikipedia:Featured article review|here]].<!--Template:FARMessage--> [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]] <sub> ''[[User talk:Hog Farm|Talk]]''</sub> 13:44, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
:Gah. Might be able to help with this, but probably only if you're up for it too...! [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] <small>([[User talk:The Rambling Man|Keep wearing the mask...]])</small> 17:12, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
::Thanks both. I'd be happy to work on it if there's a generous timeframe for FAR, especially as the concerns listed seem reasonably fixable. I've forgotten how it works. How long would we have before it got zapped? -- [[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 14:08, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
::: As long as there's improvements actively ongoing, it could stay open. [[User:Hog Farm|Hog Farm]] <sub> ''[[User talk:Hog Farm|Talk]]''</sub> 18:48, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
:::: OK, well, I'll roll up my sleeves. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 15:00, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
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Good grief, 17 years!! Thanks, {{u|CAPTAIN RAJU}}. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 09:38, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

== September music ==
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Thank you for improving articles in September! Yesterday, we sang old music for two choirs at church, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1110991391 pictured], scroll to the image of the organ of the month of the Diocese of Limburg (my perspective), and if you have time, watch the video about it. And [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1111134707 today] I wrote an article about music premiered today, [[Like as the hart (Weir)|Like as the hart]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:54, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1112412432 travel and strings sound] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:55, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

== ScottishFinnishRadish bureaucrat chat ==

Hi Dweller, I have started a bureaucrat discussion for ScottishFinnishRadish's RfA. It can be found at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/ScottishFinnishRadish/Bureaucrat chat]]. Thanks in advance. [[User:Acalamari|Acalamari]] 01:38, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
==  [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:Covenant of the pieces]] ==
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<blockquote>'''Content duplicates the section [[Covenant_(biblical)#Abrahamic_covenant|Abrahamic covenant]] at [[Covenant (biblical)]]. Both versions are poorly sourced (other than via primary religious literature), and as such, there is little call for an independent article on the topic.'''</blockquote>

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{Tlc|proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|proposed deletion process]], but other [[Wikipedia:deletion process|deletion process]]es exist. In particular, the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]] process can result in deletion without discussion, and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] allows discussion to reach [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] for deletion.<!-- Template:Proposed deletion notify --> [[User:Iskandar323|Iskandar323]] ([[User talk:Iskandar323|talk]]) 10:58, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
:I've addressed this by reverting back to an old diff. It's not in great shape, but it is at least specifically on-topic, rather than generic, which is what the article had become. I'm short of time atm but will fix it up when I can. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 14:01, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

== October thanks ==
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Thank you for improving articles in October, coming to the rescue! - Look [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1117164543 for mine]: two favourite concerts were on DYK, and too many on RD (three yesterday). -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 12:06, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1117577933 who shall separate us] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:42, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

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Latest pics, with an opera discovery and some snow. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1127614368 Today my talk] has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, among the recent deaths the author of [[Duck, Death and the Tulip]], and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image. Enjoy. Best wishes for the season! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 21:09, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Today, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Gerda_Arendt&oldid=1129655054 pictured], the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Talia Or]], in case of interest. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:41, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

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== January music ==
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-- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 09:17, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Back from vacation - [[Melitta Muszely]] died, RIP - the [[User:Gerda Arendt/Top list|other story]] is 10 years old OTD ;) --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

and also, in February:
=== Always precious ===
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Ten years ago, [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious#{{BASEPAGENAME}}|you]] were found precious. That's what you are, always. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:04, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
:{{u|Gerda Arendt}} just seen this, sorry to be so slow to reply. Wow. Ten years. Extraordinary. Thank you for your many kindnesses. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 21:54, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

== TFA nom for Iwan Roberts ==

I have nominated [[Iwan Roberts]] to be [[WP:TFA|today's featured article]] for 26 June. As one of the article's FAC nominators, you are invited to comment on the TFA request by [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Iwan Roberts|clicking here]]. [[User:Z1720|Z1720]] ([[User talk:Z1720|talk]]) 23:47, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
:Very kind, thank you! --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 21:53, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

== April songs ==
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Thank you for improving articles in April! - [[User:Gerda Arendt/Top list#20 Apr|Today]] is the 80th birthday of [[John Eliot Gardiner]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 17:12, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

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=== May thanks ===

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Enjoy that, and thank you for improving articles in May. - I had [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#6 May|a good story on coronation day]]: the Te Deum we sang that day. And the following day we sang it for the composer ;)

I nominated [[Soňa Červená]] for GA just to give her a bit more exposure, and I took some pics of bright scenery - click on songs. --

Pentecost was [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#Images 2023#28 May|full of music]], and [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#30 May|my story today]] is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with [[Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75|BWV 75]], writing music history. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 19:46, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

== Stockton Rush Career Section ==

FYI on this diff on [[Stockton Rush]] {{diff2|1161537116}} you mentioned that a paragraph had been {{tq|mysteriously removed with edit summary that referred only to the block quote}}. I wanted to clarify in case you have any questions why things were changed; I think multiple edits might have been conflated here. I removed the block quote in {{diff2|1161479789}}, and indeed that is the only change in that diff besides replacing "he" with "Rush" in the first instance where he's mentioned in the section. The remainder of the career section was rewritten over the course of several edits by several editors; my contribution there came in {{diff2|1161482357}} where my edit summary clearly states the intent as cleaning up some of the promotional language from the Smithsonian piece. I suspect between that and other edits it wound up looking like the paragraph had been deleted entirely. Happy to further clarify if there's any confusion! [[User:Dylnuge|<span style="color: #1e79a1;font-weight:700;">Dylnuge</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:Dylnuge|''Talk'']] • [[Special:Contributions/Dylnuge|''Edits'']])</sup> 19:30, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
:Makes sense, thanks {{u|Dylnuge}} --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 14:07, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

== TFA ==

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Thank you today for [[Iwan Roberts]], introduced (in 2020): "Something of a journeyman Welsh footballer, and certainly held in high esteem, nay legend status, by Norwich City supporters, the push on this article has been a joint effort between the two nominators, one of whom is not a Norwich supporter so was able to introduce some balance. It's been a long time in the making, we first started expansion around nine years ago, but we're hoping to finish the job properly and push it over the FAC line."! -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 05:38, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

:Ah, thanks. It was nice to see him on Main page. {{u|The Rambling Man}} did a lot of work on it. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 10:53, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
:: I thinked The Rambling Man as well, of course! 

=== July thanks ===
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On [[Wikipedia:Main Page history/2023 July 18|today's Main page]], you can find [[Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136|a cantata that Bach first performed 300 years ago]], and [[Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky|an iconic saxophonist]] from East Germany. Also: a bit about the history of QAI on my talk. Thank you for being part of it! - A new member designed a user box that I adopted. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 17:03, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

While today's DYK highlights [[Wikipedia:Main Page history/2023 July 25|Santiago on his day]], I did my modest share with [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#25 Jul|my story today]], describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 15:38, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Today [[Jahrhundertring]], and I'm listening to [[Götterdämmerung]] from the Bayreuth Festival, shortly after the scene pictured, - the image (of a woman who can't believe what she has to see) features also on the article talk. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 19:21, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving articles in August! - [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#20 Aug|Today]], my focus is on [[Renata Scotto]], after days of updating. -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:46, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

[[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#22 Aug|Today is Debussy's birthday]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 15:56, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

[[This too shall pass (composition)|This too shall pass]]. - Ten years ago on [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#28 Aug|28 August]], I heard a symphony, with a heavy heart because of the pending decision in [[WP:ARBINFOBOX]], and not worried about my future here but Andy's. - It passed, and I could write the DYK about calling to dance, not battle, and Andy could write the DYK mentioning about peace and reconciliation, - [[User:Gerda Arendt/Images#28 August 2013|look]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 15:25, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

== October thanks ==
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Thank you for improving articles in October! - Today, it's a place that inspired me, [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Hans Steinbrenner (sculptor)|musings]] if you have time. My [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#Music|corner for memory and music]] has today a juxtaposition of what our local church choirs offer. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:51, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for what you do and stand for! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 17:18, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Today, I have [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#22 Dec|a special story to tell]], of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:54, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

I uploaded more pics, with Christmas trees and related artworks, and I have two women on the Main page (for a sad reason). Our [[User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2023#24 Dec|Christmas singing]] (of my user's infobox music "singen, singen") was pictured. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 23:15, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

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<br /><br />[[Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht, BWV 134a|Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht]]

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Same location pictured as 2019. -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:49, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

On the Main page: [[Thomas Fritzsch|the person]] who [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#16 Jan|made the pictured festival possible]] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 19:37, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
: Thank you for this and for all your lovely messages, {{u|Gerda Arendt}}. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 11:17, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
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::Thank you for improving articles in January! I remember [[Ewa Podleś]] on [[Wikipedia:Main Page history/2024 January 25|the Main page]], and have - believe it or not - [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#25 Jan|two musical DYK]]. [[Shalom chaverim]]. On vacation, with something for your sweet tooth --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 11:42, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
:: Today: the performance of [[Anna Nekhames]], the article in which a reviewer found nothing interesting. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:55, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
:: Today [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#30 Jan|a friend's birthday]], with related music and a few new vacation pics --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 19:56, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

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'''Dweller''',<br />Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable [[New Year]], and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bu (instrument)]] ==

Okay. [[User:Heyandwhoa|Heyandwhoa]] ([[User talk:Heyandwhoa|talk]]) 22:55, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

:Hello {{u|Heyandwhoa}}. I'm not sure what that message means. Did you mean to ask me? --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 00:46, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

== a lovely old thread ==

While wallowing in some nostalgia from the much earlier days of the Reference Desks, I came across the — sorry to qualify it thus — long-forgotten [[User:Dweller/Dweller's Ref Desk thread of the week award|Ref Desk thread of the week award]], and was particularly delighted at the second recipient, since my own attempt at arranging 7 points nicely on a sphere is a problem I was just looking at again yesterday.  Cheers!  —[[User:scs|scs]] ([[User talk:scs|talk]]) 14:55, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
:Hello, {{u|scs}}, how nice to return from a trip and see this lovely message. I did enjoy doing those awards - I've always taken pleasure from [[User:Dweller/quirky|quirky things]]. Hope you're well. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 08:38, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

== RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I ==

Hey there! This is to let you know that phase I of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review|2024 requests for adminship (RfA) review]] is now '''no longer accepting new proposals'''. Lots of proposals remain open for discussion, and the current round of review looks to be on a good track towards making significant progress towards improving [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|RfA]]'s structure and environment. I'd like to give my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has given us their idea for change to make RfA better, and the same to everyone who has given the necessary feedback to improve those ideas. The following proposals remain open for discussion:

* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 2: Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA|Proposal 2]]''', initiated by {{noping|HouseBlaster}}, provides for the addition of a text box at [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship]] reminding all editors of our policies and enforcement mechanisms around decorum.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3: Add three days of discussion before voting (trial)|Proposals 3]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3b: Make the first two days discussion-only (trial)|3b]]''', initiated by {{noping|Barkeep49}} and {{noping|Usedtobecool}}, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 4: Prohibit threaded discussion (trial)|Proposal 5]]''', initiated by {{noping|SilkTork}}, provides for a trial of RfAs without threaded discussion in the voting sections.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal 6c: Provisional adminship via sortition (admin nomination)|Proposals 6c]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal 6d: Provisional adminship via sortition (criteria to be determined)|6d]]''', initiated by {{noping|BilledMammal}}, provide for allowing users to be selected as provisional admins for a limited time through various concrete selection criteria and smaller-scale vetting.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 7: Threaded General Comments|Proposal 7]]''', initiated by {{noping|Lee Vilenski}}, provides for the "General discussion" section being broken up with section headings.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 9b: Require links for claims of specific policy violations|Proposal 9b]]''', initiated by {{noping|Reaper Eternal}}, provides for the requirement that allegations of policy violation be substantiated with appropriate links to where the alleged misconduct occured.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 12c: Lower the high end of the bureaucrats' discretionary zone from 75% to 70%|Proposals 12c]]''', '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 21: Reduce threshold of consensus at RfA|21]]''', and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 21b: Slightly reduce threshold of consensus at RfA|21b]]''', initiated by {{noping|City of Silver}}, {{u|Ritchie333}}, and {{u|HouseBlaster}}, respectively, provide for reducing the discretionary zone, which currently extends from 65% to 75%. The first would reduce it 65%–70%, the second would reduce it to 50%–66%, and the third would reduce it to 60%–70%.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 13: Admin elections|Proposal 13]]''', initiated by {{noping|Novem Lingaue}}, provides for periodic, privately balloted admin elections.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 14: Suffrage requirements|Proposal 14]]''', initiated by {{noping|Kusma}}, provides for the creation of some minimum suffrage requirements to cast a vote.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16: Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs|Proposals 16]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16c: Community recall process based on dewiki|16c]]''', initiated by {{noping|Thebiguglyalien}} and {{noping|Soni}}, respectively, provide for community-based admin desysop procedures. 16 would desysop where consensus is established in favor at the [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard|administrators' noticeboard]]; 16c would allow a petition to force reconfirmation.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16e: Allow the community to initiate recall RfBs|Proposal 16e]]''', initiated by {{noping|BilledMammal}}, would extend the recall procedures of 16 to bureaucrats.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 17: Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions|Proposal 17]]''', initiated by {{noping|SchroCat}}, provides for "on-call" admins and 'crats to monitor RfAs for decorum.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 18: Normalize the RfB consensus requirements|Proposal 18]]''', initiated by {{noping|theleekycauldron}}, provides for lowering the RfB target from 85% to 75%.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 24: Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process|Proposal 24]]''', initiated by {{noping|SportingFlyer}}, provides for a more robust alternate version of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll|optional candidate poll]].
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 25: Require nominees to be extended confirmed|Proposal 25]]''', initiated by {{noping|Femke}}, provides for the requirement that nominees be extended-confirmed in addition to their nominators.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 27: Introduce training/periodic retraining for admins|Proposal 27]]''', initiated by {{noping|WereSpielChequers}}, provides for the creation of a training course for admin hopefuls, as well as periodic retraining to keep admins from drifting out of sync with community norms.
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 28: limiting multi-part questions|Proposal 28]]''', initiated by {{noping|HouseBlaster}}, tightens restrictions on multi-part questions.

To read proposals that were closed as unsuccessful, please see [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I/Closed proposals]]. You are cordially invited once again to participate in the open discussions; when phase I ends, phase II will review the outcomes of trial proposals and refine the implementation details of other proposals. Another notification will be sent out when this phase begins, likely with the first successful close of a major proposal. Happy editing! [[user:theleekycauldron|theleekycauldron]] ([[User talk:Theleekycauldron|talk]] • she/her), via:

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== April thanks ==
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Thank you for improving article quality in April! -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:33, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

== 1979 World Snooker Championship ==

This ref you added {{oldid|1979 World Snooker Championship|1220882374#cite_note-FIDDICK-1|here}} was never defined, it needs a full cite. Thanks.[[User:Isaidnoway|<b style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:blue"> ''Isaidnoway'' </b>]][[User talk:Isaidnoway|<b style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:black">''(talk)''</b>]] 13:11, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
:Oh, that was a bad mistake, thanks. It was supposed to go in the 1978 tournament lead, not 79! Fixed, thanks. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 06:34, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

== RFA2024 update: phase I concluded, phase II begins ==

Hi there! Phase I of the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review]] has concluded, with several impactful changes gaining community consensus and proceeding to various stages of implementation. Some proposals will be implemented in full outright; others will be discussed at phase II before being implemented; and still others will proceed on a trial basis before being brought to phase II. The following proposals have gained consensus:

* '''Proposals 2 and 9b'''  ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Reminder of civility norms at RfA|phase II discussion]]'''): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 2: Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA|Add a reminder of civility norms at RfA]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 9b: Require links for claims of specific policy violations|Require links for claims of specific policy violations]]
* '''Proposal 3b''' (in trial): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 3b: Make the first two days discussion-only (trial)|Make the first two days discussion-only]]
* '''Proposal 13''' (in trial): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 13: Admin elections|Admin elections]]
* '''Proposal 14''' (implemented): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 14: Suffrage requirements|Suffrage requirements]]
* '''Proposals 16 and 16c''' ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Administrator recall|phase II discussion]]'''): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 16: Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs|Allow the community to initiate recall RfAs]] and [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/2024_review/Phase_I#Proposal_16c%3A_Community_recall_process_based_on_dewiki|Community recall process based on dewiki]]
* '''Proposal 17''' ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Designated RfA monitors|phase II discussion]]'''): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 17: Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions|Have named Admins/crats to monitor infractions]]
* '''Proposal 24''' ('''[[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Mentoring process|phase II discussion]]'''): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 24: Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process|Provide better mentoring for becoming an admin and the RfA process]]
* '''Proposal 25''' (implemented): [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase I#Proposal 25: Require nominees to be extended confirmed|Require nominees to be extended confirmed]]
See the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review|project page]] for a full list of proposals and their outcomes. A huge thank-you to everyone who has participated so far :) looking forward to seeing lots of hard work become a reality in phase II. [[user:theleekycauldron|theleekycauldron]] ([[user talk:theleekycauldron|talk]]), via [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 08:08, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
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== Happy Adminship Anniversary! ==

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:Thank you so much, {{u|Finch daisyspoon}} --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 10:16, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
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:: Congratulations, and thank you for improving articles in May! - [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#22 May|Today's story]] mentions a concert I loved to hear (DYK) and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old (OTD). --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 16:00, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
:: [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#30 May|Today's story]] is about [[Samuel Kummer]], one of five items on the Main page - more musing on my talk --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 22:57, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

== Nomination for deletion of [[:Template:Yhne]] ==
[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|30px|link=]][[:Template:Yhne]] has been [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion|nominated for deletion]]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 May 30#Template:Yhne|'''the entry on the Templates for discussion page''']].<!--Template:Tfdnotice--> – [[User:Jonesey95|Jonesey95]] ([[User talk:Jonesey95|talk]]) 13:37, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for improving article quality in June! - Today we have [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#20 Jun|a centenarian story]] (documentation about it by [[Percy Adlon]]) and [[Gerhard Klingenberg|an article that]] had two sentences yesterday and was up for deletion, and needs a few more citations. -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:02, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

== New Challenge ==

I'm not quote sure how I found your challenge page, but I did. :) seems like fun. 

word: Sfumato
Category: [[:Category:Statistics|Statistics]] [[User:Slacker13|Slacker13]] ([[User talk:Slacker13|talk]]) 17:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

:Oh, that's a hard one! Thanks for the challenge, I'll give it a try. I've got other quirky material on here accessible via [[User:Dweller/quirky]] --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 09:17, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
::is it though? Statistics is inherently murky. What's that saying....there's truth, lies, and then there's statistics. :) Gonna check out your other quirky stuff. Fun! [[User:Slacker13|Slacker13]] ([[User talk:Slacker13|talk]]) 14:50, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

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== July thanks ==
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Thank you for improving article quality in July! - [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#20 Jul|Today's story]] is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially [[View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11]], yesterday's was [[Ruth Hesse|a great mezzo]], and on Thursday [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#17 Jul|we watched a sublime ballerina]]. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:50, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

== 2011 ==

I'm having a somewhat nostalgic musical evening, and just listened to Rod Stewart's recording of '[[I Don't Wanna Talk About It]]', and that reminded me that I always like to know exactly who played what, especially when done so beautifully, and that led me to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011_March_9#Guitar_solo this question] of yours from 2011. Anyway, my thanks from then still stand, it's always good to be reminded of a great track. Hope you are well. [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 00:09, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
:Hi, {{u|DuncanHill}}, how lovely to hear from you. Wow, we've been here a long time, haven't we? I'm not that far short of my 20th anniversary here. Yes, it's a great song. I'm just a little bit obsessed by the cover of it by [[Everything but the Girl]]. If you haven't already, check it out, and while you're at it, check out their cover of [[The Only Living Boy in New York]], too. They're not really a covers band, but those are tremendous tracks. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 09:10, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
::I remember EBTG well, not quite my scene, but fair play to them, they went for good songs. Which was the one that the sound failed on TOTP? When I was a very little boy there was a naval lieutenant who lived up the road, and served on HMS ''Ark Royal'', at the time the TV series ''Sailor (TV series)|Sailor'' was on telly. One day the tv was wheeled into our room at school and we got to watch an episode with him in it! So I've always had a soft spot for Rod anyway. [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 00:39, 25 July 2024 (UTC)

== Page move discussion ==

A discussion is underway at [[Talk:Shwekey]] regarding moving the article to [[Yaakov Shwekey]]. Since you were part of the earlier discussion, you are welcome to contribute before it is moved. [[User:Yeshivish613|Yeshivish613]] ([[User talk:Yeshivish613|talk]]) 16:32, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

== August thanks ==
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Thank you for improving article quality in August! -- [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 19:44, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Help? My [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#27 Aug|story today]] is about a woman, [[Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates|nominated for RD]] but needing support as I write this. [[Alexander Goehr|A composer died]] whose article is long and mostly unreferenced. And some articles open for review, always. - Happy 'cratship anniversary! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:01, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Today is the birthday of [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#31 Aug|Alma Mahler]]. I believe that [[User:Gerda Arendt/Stories#30 Aug|Siegfried Lorenz]] should be mentioned on the Main page [[WP:ITNN|among the Recent deaths]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 21:02, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

... and he appeared! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 22:23, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

==Happy 'cratship Anniversary!==
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16 years ago, wow. Thank you. --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 10:32, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
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:Thag yew, tu! --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 15:12, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
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== September thanks ==
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Hey,

Noticed that you (or someone) suppressed some edits to [[Louis DeJoy]] - I had seen them in my watchlist and was going to do the same myself when I got the chance, so thanks for beating me to the punch. However, did you notice anything of value in those edits? I thought (based on little more than a glance) that there could've been something there worth saving, but I'm not sure. 

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Thanks for that. {{u|JuxtaposedJacob}}. I've restored an edit. My apologies. One of the edits that (IMHO rightly) remains suppressed includes this reference, but I can't work out if it is useful or if it is where to put it: ([https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/postal-contracts-awarded-dejoy-run-company-were-questioned-2001-postal-n1239990]). --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) <small>[[Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values|Old fashioned is the new thing!]]</small> 10:52, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

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