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Thank you, @
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Lars Vogt, with chamber music pictured. --
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You're very welcome, Gerda. Nice pics. Thanks. --
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Thank you! The rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day,
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pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto, and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. --
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Today, we sang old music for two choirs at church,
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The link works for me, that's strange; the Wayback Machine was also only picking up the deadlink. Since the website is entirely licensed under CC4.0, I was able to manually upload the webpage to archive.org. It's jank, but it works, I guess lol.
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Thank you for fixing the ref,
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Hello, hope you don't mind me asking as you seem like an old ITN hand. Is
this archiving the end for Wong Phui Nam and Mark Souder? I'm new to the process, so I don't know if they're meant to go up or if it's up to admin discretion or if there's a random lottery. A bit biased perhaps but I thought Wong Phui Nam would be a nice addition for a bit of diversity given the current RDs are all but one Americans. Best,
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Hello,
CMD. Thank you for letting me know about this. The Wong Phui Nam article received a Support vote within the 7-day time limit with no objections from anyone, and IMO should have been promoted to MainPage. I guess no admins are around to take care of this. I'll handle this entry myself soon. The next time you see good noms not getting processed and disappearing into the archive, please be encouraged to post a note at
Wikipedia talk:In the news. Thank you. --
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Thanks for the answer. This was my first dip into ITN, so I will keep an eye out going forward! Best,
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Hi there. No one is voting on this nomination either way in ITN. Article looks good/no tags. I think it should be posted. But what happens if no one votes for it before the expiry time?
SitcomyFan (
talk) 10:25, 8 December 2022 (UTC)reply
Hi, SitcomyFan. If there is no support at all, the nom may scroll off ITN/C at the end of the 7 days and into the archive where it rests in peace. You can appeal to admins and other editors on Talk:ITN, if you like. This wikibio currently has less than 300 words of prose. Is there anything else to write about him? --
PFHLai (
talk) 12:20, 8 December 2022 (UTC)reply
Thank you for the response - and good to see it was posted! I'm working on another couple of articles,
Quentin Oliver Lee and
Jharana Das. I only noticed these. Is the cut-off time from the date itself, date it was reported, or date it was nominated? These were both only just nominated (maybe I shouldn't have listed them far back on the date itself?) and just wondering if there is time to continue working on them. The first one is almost there, I think, but haven't had a chance to work on the other one yet. If you could let me know the cut-off on them, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks again for all your help.
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talk) 08:16, 9 December 2022 (UTC)reply
Thank you for working on these wikibios and providing materials for use on RD. Both noms appear to be listed in the correct sections on ITN/C. It's the date of death or date of first report on the death if the report came later. The wikipage needs to be ready within a week after that. For Das (d. Dec. 2nd), today (Dec. 9th, UTC) is the final day of eligibility. If you want to expand it for RD, please do so ASAP. There is less than 12 hours left. --
PFHLai (
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Thanks again for the response. Regarding Jharana Das, I've added some more info and sources to the article. If you have time to take a look, let me know if you feel it is ready/almost ready, how much more work it might need. I don't feel sufficiently qualified to add filmography tables and I think I've added quite a lot to her Career section - most of the information contained in English sources. There's probably more info out there in Indian. I feel it is sufficient now for ITN? Not sure if you agree.
SitcomyFan (
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It's not the greatest, but it's good enough. It's on MainPage now. Cheers! --
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We sang Charpentier's delightful
Messe de minuit pour Noël today, which was on DYK yesterday, - a first for me,
pictured, - Thank you for your work around Recent deaths, - four yesterday (for me) was a sad record. - Enjoy the season! --
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Thank you, Gerda, for your timely contributions for use on MainPage. Have a wonderful holiday season and an awesome 2023. Cheers! --
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just my mother's birthday - she introduced me to music --
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Have a lovely birthday! Thanks for reminding me, Gerda. My mother's birthday is coming up soon. :-) --
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Fuzheado |
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It's not date of death, but date of news of the death. --
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It still doesn't seem like it's the right order. Please fix. Thanks. -
Fuzheado |
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It's the order of posting by admins. --
PFHLai (
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RE: "This list seems really messed up chronologically" -- It is indeed very messed up if there is any expectation of a chronological order. It's not. Some noms are ready for RD within a day of the death. Some deaths take a long time to become public and even more time for the wikibio to qualify for RD. Don't worry about the dates,
Fuzheado. --
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Thank you for taking care of ITN! - I
was away for most of January. Now I write my own stories,
today about a Ukrainian actress born OTD and a cantata that was performed 300 years ago (three days ago). --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 10:56, 10 February 2023 (UTC)reply
You're welcome, Gerda, but honestly, I have not done anything at ITN lately.... a little too busy at my other (paid) job! --
PFHLai (
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You appear twice on my talk ;) --
Gerda Arendt (
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Thrice, actually, but none during the month... :) --
PFHLai (
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music
today: the regional festival - DYK of 13 years ago ;) --
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Thank you for ITN work, two in two days - and the third nominated! --
Gerda Arendt (
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You're welcome, Gerda. Thank you for providing content for use on MainPage. I was about to put the third nom of yours onto ITN and found out that the discography needs more sourcing. Any more refs, please? Thanks. --
PFHLai (
talk) 17:46, 16 April 2023 (UTC)reply
I added a summary ref hoping it would cover them all. Seems like I was wrong. What's missing? - I was out, sorry. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 19:13, 16 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Thank you for the new footnotes there. You shouldn't be sorry, Gerda. We're all volunteers here, just putting in what we can. I'll check back in a few hours. --
PFHLai (
talk) 20:04, 16 April 2023 (UTC)reply
How is this: I'll move him to 10 Apr when his death was announced, and continue after sleep? Alternatively, I can comment out those without ref, many of which are albums with an article, - so it should be easy, just monotonous, and I'm tired. --
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Thank you for more help with RD in May. - I had
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. --
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Nice! Good luck on the GA nom. --
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Thank you help with the Recent deaths, especiall
Peter Brötzmann on his way to the Main page! --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 19:48, 30 June 2023 (UTC)reply
You're welcome, Gerda. Glad that I could help. Happy editing! Cheers! --
PFHLai (
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Could you please check out
Rachel Yakar, nominated for RD, last day - I didn't get to it sooner, Brötzmann was rather hard for me. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 14:11, 1 July 2023 (UTC)reply
Sure. This wikibio looks ready for RD, and I've indicated so at ITN/C. Thank you for preparing contents for use on MainPage, Gerda. --
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Sorry, Gerda, I have been offline due to travelling. Glad to see the Barlow is currently on RD already. --
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I found you from the (former) page of qdp.us , and I just wanted to say it is very surprising that you're still semi-active, all these years later!
That's all.
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Thank you,
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Today, my focus is on
Renata Scotto, after days of updating. Thank you for helping her to the Main page! --
Gerda Arendt (
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You're welcome, Gerda. Glad that I could help. Thank you for getting materials ready for use on MainPage. Happy editing! Cheers! --
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You're welcome, Gerda. Glad that I could help. It wasn't much of an exception to make. The wikibio was ready for RD while it was still eligible for posting. Thank you for producing more and more good stuffs for use on MainPage. Happy editing. Cheers! --
PFHLai (
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I hadn't seen one posted after it was already archived. -
This too shall pass. - Ten years ago on
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, -
look. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 17:32, 28 August 2023 (UTC)reply
Sorry, Gerda, I have to go offline. I can come back and look at this again tomorrow. Don't worry too much about the deadline. BTW, anything useful at
Daniel Vnukowski#Music of Exiled Composers and the discography there? Hope this helps. --
PFHLai (
talk) 18:55, 9 September 2023 (UTC)reply
I'll use it - thank you. But I have little time today, onn my way to see Parsifal for the first time. See
my story. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 07:02, 10 September 2023 (UTC)reply
You're welcome. Arlen is on MainPage now. Thank you for expanding his wikibio for use on MainPage. Cheers! --
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Thank you for all your help with those who recently died. -
Today's story (as you will know) is about a great pianist with an unusual career, taking off when he was 50. It's the wedding anniversary of
Clara and
Robert Schumann, but I was too late with
our gift. --
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talk) 14:55, 12 September 2023 (UTC)reply
You're welcome. I hope your DYK can make it to MainPage for Clara's birthday. Good luck! Cheers! :-) --
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It didn't but probably my fault. - Today I remember
Raymond Arritt, who still helps me, five years after he died, per what he said in my darkest time on Wikipedia (placed in my edit-notice as a reminder), and by
teh rulez. - Latest pics from a weekend in Berlin (one more day to come). --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 18:58, 19 September 2023 (UTC)reply
Next year is still good. Hardly your fault. --
PFHLai (
talk) 06:35, 20 September 2023 (UTC)reply
If I wanted it this year I should have pushed editors and reviewers sooner and more, but I was preoccupied with a load of RD in a row. For next year, I'd have to bring it to GA status, and - without help in sight - better pass ;) --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 07:55, 20 September 2023 (UTC)reply
No rush. Feel free to contribute at whatever pace you like. Happy editing! Cheers! --
PFHLai (
talk) 02:20, 21 September 2023 (UTC)reply
On ITNN, last day,
Felix Ayo is marked ready, and no admin seems around. Sorry to bother you again, - midnight here. --
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Vacation pictures offered if you click on songs, and
my story today is a DYK hook from 13 years ago OTD: about the great music at one of my churches. Mozart's
Requiem to come on Sunday, coupled with Arvo Pärt's
Da pacem Domine, - I guess you might come if it was a bit closer. Perhaps watch the video of our last production, our first on yt, ever. --
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Great! Glad to see that this special birthday got featured on MainPage! :-) --
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In the OTD section yes, - the picture came only in German (so far) and I wonder what readers will think some day when English follows. --
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Thank you for helping ITN! - The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and
Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to
music by Tchaikovsky (an article where
one of the four is pictured),
sung by today's subject (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 18:27, 20 February 2024 (UTC)reply
You're welcome, Gerda. Thank you for generating so much great materials for use on MainPage. Happy editing! Cheers! --
PFHLai (
talk) 23:07, 20 February 2024 (UTC)reply
You're welcome, Gerda. Sounds like you had a very good Good Friday! :-) --
PFHLai (
talk) 12:52, 30 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Listening was wonderful! For the first time in decades, I had too much of a could to sing in choir, so only participated from the "other side", and still not sure about tonight's Easter vigil. If J.H. also goes to the Main page today, that would be my personal sad record with four a day, but I'd rather like to see Pollini a tad longer ;) - anyway, it's like that already on Main Page history. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 13:29, 30 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I hope you get well from your cold soon. J.H. needs support !votes on ITN/C. Richard Serra and Louis Gossett Jr. may get in first. We'll see how that goes. Happy Easter! --
PFHLai (
talk) 15:02, 30 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Thank you, - will check when I find the time. Good story
on Easter Sunday, of 500 and 300 years ago and still fresh listening! --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 09:18, 31 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Too bad the
date of Easter is not a fixed date (
so complicated...), or the good story would be a good candidate for SA/OTD on MainPage. Oh, well... --
PFHLai (
talk) 12:20, 31 March 2024 (UTC)reply
The good story of 300 St John Passion wasn't accepted for that (silly) reason, - I didn't want to argue again. For a happier Easter ;) - However, over this year there will be a 300th anniversary every week for a choral cantata, and I would like at least the better articles of those to be mentioned, and I would not like them some weekday, but the relevant Sunday. I'll have to think how to achieve that. The feast days are easier, 24 June, 2 July, 29 September, as they are fixed days. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 13:51, 31 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Looking forward to having more music on MainPage. Cheers! --
PFHLai (
talk) 16:01, 31 March 2024 (UTC)reply
The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (
T313405)
Arbitration
An
arbitration case has been opened to look into "the intersection of managing conflict of interest editing with the harassment (outing) policy".
Miscellaneous
Editors are invited to sign up for
The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve
vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.
more music on Main page, or: plum tree blossom for Kalevi Kiviniemi in the snow - see my talk --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 21:40, 11 April 2024 (UTC)reply
relief: the last of six RD articles in one week is now on the Main page - yesterday
a great recital with many anti-war songs by Jewish composers whose music was banned by the Nazis. --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 19:34, 18 April 2024 (UTC)reply
The RD articles were followed by two birthdays in a row, and I prefer those (see my talk). --
Gerda Arendt (
talk) 09:27, 20 April 2024 (UTC)reply