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Franz Kafka: Der Process" (The Trial), - we read in the introduction of our article: the story of a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed neither to him nor to the reader". Or a woman. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

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DYK ...

... that among the late works by Max Reger are a fragment of a Latin Requiem and the Hebbel Requiem? ... that after attending the premiere, a critic wrote that Gesang der Verklärten by Max Reger "may well reach the outermost limit of musical expression altogether"? ... that Max Reger's Nachtlied (Night Song) appears on the recording The Best of the King's Singers? ... that Max Reger regarded his composition Der Einsiedler, a setting of a poem by Eichendorff for baritone, choir and orchestra, as "among the most beautiful things I've ever written"? ... that Max Reger had the proofs of his eight-part motet Der Mensch lebt und bestehet open next to his bed when he was found dead on 11 May 1916? ... that Der 100. Psalm, an extended setting of Psalm 100 for choir, orchestra and organ by Max Reger, was premiered simultaneously in Chemnitz and Breslau? ... that in No. 2 of three chorale fantasias, Op. 52, Max Reger has the chorale tune enter like "the voice of an angel", according to the organist Karl Straube?

11 May 2016

... that Max Reger dedicated Der Einsiedler to conductor Philipp Wolfrum and his choir, but they performed the premiere only after the composer's death, together with his Requiem? ... that Nikolaus Hillebrand, who was a member of the Regensburger Domspatzen, recorded with them as a soloist Bach's St John Passion in 1979 and Dittersdorf's Requiem in 2009? ... that Yoko Kawahara was the voice of the forest bird in the Jahrhundertring, and was the first to perform the soprano solo in Reger's fragment of the Dies irae? ... that Klaus Uwe Ludwig played the complete organ works by Bach and Reger at the Lutherkirche in Wiesbaden? ... that Fritz Stein found in an archive orchestral parts of the Jena Symphony, which he published as possibly an early work by Beethoven? ... that Hans-Dieter Bader performed the title role of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera Sly, recorded live at the Staatsoper Hannover, "as written", while Plácido Domingo had to cut and change the part? ... that the international Reger-Chor celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010, singing music of Bach, Van Nuffel, Ryelandt, and Reger's Hebbel Requiem in St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, and St. Salvator's Cathedral, Bruges?

Hello Gerda!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year! I have checked 365 of the articles created by you for typos, please check if my edits are correct. I noticed two more problems, but I am not sure how to fix 'em, would you be so kind to take a look?

• Salve Regina (Latry) contains " It ends like bellsDer letzte Ruf ."
• String quartets (Waterhouse) contains "movement threeOpening of"

Ciao ciao, The Quixotic Potato (talk) 06:06, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

That is amazing, the checking I mean! Thank you so much! I fixed the first. The second: someone added the sound file of the basis by Lassus, I removed it as misleading,but if wanted it should be clarified that the sound is not what the article is about, just the inspiration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, here is a list of the edits I made on articles created by you. Feel free to undo/improve my edits. Have a nice day, The Quixotic Potato (talk) 07:26, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Islossningen i Uleå älv

On 5 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Islossningen i Uleå älv, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the ice-breaking in the title Islossningen i Uleå älv, a 1889 composition for narrator, men's chorus, and orchestra by Jean Sibelius, was a political statement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Islossningen i Uleå älv. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Frank Stähle

On 15 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frank Stähle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that director Frank Stähle revived the choir and orchestra of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium and conducted them in Mozart's Requiem for the centenary of the Lutherkirche? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Stähle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Quotes

While searching for quotes I found this gem:

The Quixotic Potato (talk) 17:29, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:32, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

No, thank you, for being 100% human in this computerized world. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 17:57, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

blushing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:07, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

I found this gem: "death, sleep, a journey of departure, peace and consolation are some of the intertwined themes and images" of Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, for 2 February. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

I remember back when I was so young I wasn't allowed to use the recordplayer and I had to beg my sister (3,5yrs older) or parents to do it for me. I must've heard the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Peter and the Wolf and Peer Gynt at least a million times, and I still listen to them regularly. Peer Gynt. Suite No. 1, Op. 46 is probably the saddest music ever, but hauntingly beautiful. My userboxes aren't very informative (although it is true that the Brotherhood of Nod is the only army I support, mainly because it is fictional and because it has an awesome backstory) so I figured I should give some insight into who I am by my choice of quotes. I don't think you'll like all of them, but maybe you'll like some of them. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 08:16, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Was Trout Quintet and excerpts from La traviata for me. - I saw Götterdämmerung, conducted by Boulez (see below), - a friend had the ticket which you get only after years of waiting, but didn't care for Chéreau's ideas. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I was working on an addendum for my previous comment, but you have already replied! I have updated my previous comment, see above.

That is an awesome friend. Ah, Der Ring! Wagner wasn't a fan of Euripides. I love the idea that they actually created an instrument for Der Ring. Of course my musical taste has expanded, but it hasn´t really changed. I still listen to In the Hall of the Mountain King and Rondo alla Turca but these modern versions are very very different! The Quixotic Potato (talk) 09:18, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Der Ring: Boulez made rather modern music of it, that was fascinating, different! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ainsi parla Zarathoustra (Boulez)

On 5 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ainsi parla Zarathoustra (Boulez), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Pierre Boulez (pictured) composed incidental music to Barrault's Ainsi parla Zarathoustra after Nietzsche in 1974, many years after he was the music director for his theater? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ainsi parla Zarathoustra (Boulez). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Pierre Boulez

I've re-added the infobox. GiantSnowman 06:52, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for trying, but see also. Quote: "Indeed, if the "wars" could begin to end here it would be a great start in a new year!" (written in 2014) On the same page: "Reversions" (trying to change the guidelines) and "A Statistical Note on Infoboxes". Your help is most welcome, but you probably can use your time better ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:28, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I was a bit confused about the infobox-situation, but after reading for 5 minutes I decided it is probably best to ignore it. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 10:00, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Only 2 more minutes: It's best for your health to ignore it. I often mentioned a friend who told me "ignore ignore ignore". If you add an infobox to Pierre Boulez, that is a bold edit. If you take away an infobox on Laurence Olivier that has been there for years, that is improving the article. The same friend who told me to ignore protected LO because of an edit war over the hidden notice about the new lords of the article not wanting an infobox. He was desysopped. May he rest in peace. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

"New lords of the article"? Your incivility towards others who do not automatically bow down to your opinion is what got you (mercifully) constrained by Arbcom previously, and yet it appears you still haven't learnt, given the several comments recently about other editors who don't agree with you. Good thing Dreadfulstar was desysopped: they acted utterly inappropriately and deserved the full censure of both ANI and Arbcom for their actions under the influence of red mist. – SchroCat (talk) 11:48, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I am not restrained by Arbcom. What else did you miss? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:25, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I've missed nothing: you were constrained by them. – SchroCat (talk) 12:27, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Good advice. I was surprised that no one seems to have mentioned the fact that you can easily hide parts of the Misplaced Pages interface you dislike. For example, if you do NOT want to see infoboxes then you can use CSS to hide them, like so:

.infobox {display:none;}

Unfortunately that doesn't really work the other way around.

My time is better spent checking the rest of the articles you've written. I've checked 365 of them (because of the new year) so I have 285 to go. WP:QAI's focus on quality articles is good for me, because I prefer articles like this one over articles like this one because of this reason. Let's "ignore ignore ignore" non-productive stuff. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 11:57, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Yes, on Sundays, because of this reason (using {{diff}}), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

It's Monday, the discussion is now at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Composers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:27, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

I'll bear it in mind, thanks! GiantSnowman 12:27, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Quite a contrast to much of your surroundings

'A gem, you are|-

Thank you for being here, Gerda. You persist and make your presence felt, like a lovely waterlily that blooms in a swamp. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, - did you know that swamp is close to my thoughts, and WP:Great Dismal Swamp? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:09, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I had seen some of your swamp work, not all. Highly commendable and valued, but it must be hard (not "draining", clearly). One learns to understand some of the special lingo here mostly by stumbling across it. Very best wishes to you Gerda. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 16:26, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I helped PumpkinSky writing Great Dismal Swamp maroons while he was blocked. Four years since the original meditation on what the blocking of content editors means. The article became a GA (my first) before he was unblocked two months later ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:34, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I hadn't seen all that sad story. Have seen some of how contentions FA and DYK and Wikicup and RFA still are. I mostly stay away from those and just slog away at adding citations and trying to move pages away from the view that science depends on authority rather than evidence or citations. Great Dismal Swamp maroons is one of the great ideas for an article; a different sort of encyclopedia could be built from such inspiration. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 16:56, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

User:Pablo X

These are not real categories. I thought we were supposed to remove them? And surely user pages should not be in categories?Rathfelder (talk) 23:02, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

They are an expression of categories the user thinks he is in. I have two red links on my user page myself, and when someone turned one blue, I got furious and changed it. Red is to signal: "exception!", "I don't belong!" - This has nothing to do with useful user categories such as what language(s) a user speaks. - General rule: don't touch other user's user pages. Period. Unless it's vandalism, which you can check in the history: when someone else edited. (As - sorry- I handled yours.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

ps, for clarity: vandal users on their own user pages are of course a different story, - if you see that: act and/or report, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:35, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	For getting Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 up to FA status. Well done Gerda! Hope to see more at FAC! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:53, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Oh, no! Not another tribble!

Go Forth And Multiply

There were times when I felt dominated by nothing but ill-will, and just when I was ready to call it quits, along came the magical bright spots like the kindness and recognition you gave me - "A year ago, you were recipient no. 1072 of Precious, a prize of QAI!" - to correct the imbalance and remind me of everything that's good about being a WP editor. You are "precious" and a very special Wikipedian in my book. Thank you for all you do and all you've done to make editing an enjoyable experience. 13:18, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! How fitting the week we have four rehearsals and concert of The Creation, with the message "Go forth and multiply!" I will be more off than on until Sunday, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:23, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Hope it goes well. Amazing start! Are you singing or playing? Robevans123 (talk) 09:45, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

The infobox on my user page will tell you ;) - Rehearsal with orchestra and soloists was promising, surprise may come when a fourth choir from Belgium will join us today. Will be listed here after the event ;) - Read the article: result of a merge, and proof that compromise is possible, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:52, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Now pictured --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:51, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Befreit

On 1 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Befreit, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Richard Dehmel (pictured) said that "Befreit", the Lied setting of his poem by Richard Strauss, was "a little bit too soft compared to the text, but it appeals to most people"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Befreit. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 14:37, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Der Mensch lebt und bestehet

On 11 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Der Mensch lebt und bestehet, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Max Reger had the proofs of his eight-part motet Der Mensch lebt und bestehet open next to his bed when he was found dead on 11 May 1916? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Der Mensch lebt und bestehet. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Der Mensch lebt und bestehet), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Maile (talk) 00:11, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194

On 22 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bach used the cantata Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194, written for the inauguration of the church and organ in Störmthal (pictured), several times for Trinity Sunday? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Brainguard

Thank you. I wish I could hire you as a "brainguard" (a bodyguard for the brain) to protect me against stupidity and evil (simply by reminding me every once in a while that my time is too limited to deal with that stuff). Sometimes I feel like I am living in a different universe than certain other people, I see things they cannot see, and they see things that do not exist (or are clearly different) in my universe. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 00:44, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

I could perhaps be your heartguard? - Life on Misplaced Pages is much better if you observe what wise people intended to give me for a restriction: 2 comments max in per discussion. It's actually giving you more freedom, better for your heart. (If only it was observed by more users ... - In the discussion that was mentioned on AE because I made a third comment, just for fun count the contributions of the others. Then same in the discussion mentioned further up,) I can't protect you against stupidity but I can recommend that you don't try to fight it because the fight can't be won ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:02, 25 May 2016 (UTC)

Everyone on this planet needs and deserves a heartguard. I love constrained writing; one of my favorite books is Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau! The Quixotic Potato (talk) 18:13, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

looks interesting, thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:24, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Danke

Vielen Dank. War sehr Nett von Ihnen. FactotEm (talk) 10:12, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	To Gerda, for giving out all those pumpkins. Play some Bach on your Landowska-style harpsichord and pretend it's from me. Rothorpe (talk) 04:13, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Lovely! Thank you! - I pretend I have a harpsichord ;) - look above (or at my infobox): I am filled with singen singen, singen singen, singen singen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:28, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Oh, yes, I remember. Much more portable. Rothorpe (talk) 13:40, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Much more portable also true for akkordeon vs. harmonium, but also more expressive. Same for voice vs. harpsichord. - I was one of three alto singers, - the master wanted 12 singers of 3 sexes ("Douze chanteurs de trois sexes, hommes, femmes et castrats seront suffisants pour son exécution ; à savoir huit pour le choeur, quatre pour les solos, total douze chérubins.") ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

You're only six years old? Very impressive. A femme, though, rather than a homme or castrat, presumably. Rothorpe (talk) 22:20, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

look again who is 6 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:31, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Ah, yes, like me, created in 2006. Rothorpe (talk) 16:52, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

WP:VPP#Closing

Gerda, if I can ask a favor, I'd appreciate your input. I am going to start work on closing this RfC today. It concerns Wikidata fields in infoboxes. You know much more about infoboxes than I do ... and most important, I think that some of the pro-infobox people in that discussion are likely to trust your judgment more than they trust my judgment. I'd like to come up with a solution that gives everyone something they can be optimistic about. Would you be interested in reading that RfC and telling me what you think about it? - Dank (push to talk) 15:22, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

I will read, then be back, appreciate any trust ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:34, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

I read most of it - which is still a lot. Sorry to say that it is not clear from the beginning, and doesn't get clearer in discussion. I miss a precise description of what I'd vote for it I vote "opt-in", and what "opt-out", and think RexxS left sensible comments about nothing should be too automatic. (I hope I will not get complaints about offending all other contributors to the discussion by mentioning that I find his comments sensible. Saw such a thing ...) I think we make no mistake offering content from our infoboxes to Wikidata, to be used by the rest of languages. (Is that meant by "opt-out"?) I think some people will scream if we place anything in infoboxes of the English Misplaced Pages, beginning with creating them, be it from Wikidata or other sources. In cases when Wikidata has more information, how about an infobox suggestion on the article talk instead? Leaving a choice to the editor(s) of the article? - Enough said, I try to stay away from certain discussions ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:04, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Excellent, Gerda, that will help me close it. Thanks for taking the time. - Dank (push to talk) 16:14, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

Appeal of decisions

Regarding appealing on behalf of another editor: as I commented elsewhere, I feel it is unfair to sanctioned editors to preempt their plans to decide if or when they wish to appeal. A badly-worded request from a poor advocate can ruin the opportunity for receiving due consideration of an appeal. As the ones who have to live with the consequences, sanctioned editors should remain in control of any appeal. This can include deferring to someone else to make the request, but it ought to be done with full approval and support of the editor in question. isaacl (talk) 03:57, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

That's all right. In the case of someone who is too proud to appeal a sanction that was nonsense kafkaesque from the beginning, and has no plan to ever appeal, it's a bit different. I was too proud myself for years, so knew the feeling. I have no plans to do it again, but feel that Befreit was my greatest success here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:29, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

As long as they approve of the appeal, I don't think there is an issue. However if someone doesn't wish any appeal to take place, then I believe their wishes should be respected. isaacl (talk) 12:27, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

In my case, had I asked, Andy would have said no. He thought that I was crazy and had no chance ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:05, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Personally, if I were in that situation, I'd be upset at my desire being ignored. Contrary to your statement that there's not much to lose, there's community goodwill that is used up, and the opening of old wounds, and I feel it would be my prerogative to decide if the potential benefit outweighed the costs. Naturally each specific case has its own circumstances; nonetheless, I don't think it's good general advice for editors to start appeals without explicit approval from the sanctioned editor. isaacl (talk) 01:37, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

spirale of justice

I learned to better stop after two comments to a discussion, - that recipe was not kafkaesque (linked above), - if only all participants in controversies followed ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

ps (repeating): all you say is right. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:02, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Chronology?

By the way, why Chronology?Gonzales John (talk) 11:59, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

What should my talk page readers do with this question out of any context? Please leave the discussion on your talk page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:05, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Okay, sorry for this.Gonzales John (talk) 12:10, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

You say "sorry" too much ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:12, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Okay, I see.Gonzales John (talk) 12:32, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Symphony No. 7 (Ries)

Hi Gerda, will you please look at the linked article? Based on its length, I have put the symphony-stub tag on it twice, and been reverted by a new editor who may have ownership issues. It does have a reference. If you think it is enough not to have a stub tag, I'll leave it alone, but I'd like another editor's eyes there, please. LadyofShalott 19:58, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

I looked, and formatted a bit. The reference should be inline, and I am too tired to check out if it paraphrases or copies the source. Project Classical doesn't know article categories, so in a way the new editor is right. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:35, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

It paraphrases now. If you look in the history, you'll see an edit by me. It was much closer to the source before. That is weird about the article rankings. I saw that the talk page banner didn't take them. I would assume stub still applied though, but, as I said, I'll leave that alone now. LadyofShalott 23:03, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

What do you expect from a project that fights infoboxes for its composers? I came to live with some weirdness ;) - The only categories Classical music articles have are GA and FA. - Thanks for paraphrasing, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:07, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Wikipedia_Signpost/2016-06-15/Blog

"...no good, once given, can be lost". (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 01:20, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for this meaningful message, and the background! Especially meaningful when you lost an article with good content and name. - go outside --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:11, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

To you...

Thank you for your message. Once I complete Cheers (season 7), maybe I can lessen my activities here. I'll change the banners soon. I'll do other seasons of Cheers some other time. Probably not now. I'm not gonna retire yet, but I'm tired of conflicts with others, especially administrators. Someday, when management changes, maybe I'll be more motivated to be more frequent than I was. Take care... for now. --George Ho (talk) 08:58, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, but even so, you don't need to tell us your ever-changing reflections, not at the top of your page, - better in an edit notice perhaps (IF you have to). I find that one template saying "I am ..." and the other saying "George Ho is ..." is showing confusion or even conflict, although probably unintended. Imagine a user who sees your talk for the first time. I'd prefer one simple personal statement of being welcome ;)

Now I see that you changed that already, but I still see many different messages: one black thing is enough, and should make all the others pointless, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:08, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Review request

Hello Gerda,

I have started an article about Danish composer Ivar Frounberg and unfortunately someone has requested that it should be speedily deleted, which I have of course contested. It's obviously still a stub, but could I please ask you to review it for notability and, if you find the subject notable, remove the SD tag? As the creator of the article I cannot do that myself. Thank you, --Danmuz (talk) 13:18, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

done - my very first article was tagged like that and then deleted (but back, of course) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:30, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! This one was tagged only minutes after I created it, before I had any chance to expand. I will now continue my expansion of the article in the coming days. --Danmuz (talk) 13:57, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Church of St Bartholomew, Orford

A shocking stub for you, but I'll work it up. KJP1 (talk) 17:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Shocking? No, beautiful, just what I needed, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:41, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Looking at this, should it be moved? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

If you mean moved to "St Bartholomew's Church, Orford", I don't think it's essential. There appears to be no consistency on "Church of St X, Ytown" as opposed to "St X's Church, Ytown". That said, I've no strong feelings, and very happy for it to be moved if you wish. But I can't do it. KJP1 (talk) 22:19, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

I don't wish, just noticed, - don't care too much as long as it's found. If the article grows a bit more, we can have the interior image that should be good for the Britten articles also. I have a few other things to do before, though. - What do you mean: you can't do it? You'd click on "More" (then "Move") above, would be prompted to supply the new name, and a reason, then it works - or not. One of the simplest things. It doesn't work once the name you want to move to has a history, naturally. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I tend to mess up even the simplest technical operations on Wiki! But I can try. What I can certainly do is add a description of the interior and I'll do so by the weekend. Regards. KJP1 (talk) 05:23, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

You were right - very easy! KJP1 (talk) 05:56, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150

On 23 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some Bach scholars believe that Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150, is his earliest extant church cantata? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Lol

Did you thank me for a dumpster fire? ;) I tried to find a bigger flamier one, but commons is inexplicably undersupplied on dumpster fires. Opabinia regalis (talk) 06:33, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

I thanked you for the edit summary ;) - Just worked on an article about a lyricist, was interrupted by the notification and afraid it was more to ignore ignore ignore, - so nice to find LOL instead! Any cat for me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:07, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Catching up on the news, current status somewhere between

and

;) Opabinia regalis (talk) 19:33, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for black smoke under a tree. I love trees. Two under "blushing", above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:22, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

The other Szymanowski (DYK)

Hello Gerda! Thank you for your interventions in this TKS article. When you have a moment, what else do I need to do to get it right for DYK? Kind regards from London, --Po Kadzieli (talk) 11:11, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Petite messe solennelle

On 27 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Petite messe solennelle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rossini (pictured) scored the last of his "sins of old age", the Petite messe solennelle, for twelve singers, two pianos, and harmonium? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Petite messe solennelle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Petite messe solennelle), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 16:35, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Precious

Dear Gerda

I don't know the appropriate Misplaced Pages etiquette for thanking you for the gift of 'Precious' on my talk page for the minimal part I played on The Man in the Moone and also for 'adding tradition to London history' - but thank you anyway! I haven't contributed much to Misplaced Pages recently - I'm certainly not going to get involved in any edit wars over Man in the Moone!

Unfortunately many of my fellow citizens have just taken leave of their senses and decided to abdicate from the international community (EU Referendum for those who don't get the reference). It seems that Little Englanders distrust expertise and don't really like the idea of 'knowledge' at all. They'll be banning Misplaced Pages here soon, since it encourages cooperation with 'foreigners' (do you know the old cartoon that appeared in Punch in the 19th century? - two Cockneys - 'Look, here comes a foreigner, Bill - chuck half a brick at him!').

John O'London (talk) 17:26, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, much appreciated, all of it! Did you know that even Bach's cantatas reflect Sie werden euch in den Bann tun? - While Wikipedian of the Year is given once a year, I look around most days. Looks like in around 1500 years it may be your turn ;) - My first article was about an Englander, did you know? Just today, I remembered "The only real nation is humanity", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:07, 2 July 2016 (UTC)