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Did you know ...

• ... that Bach has a trumpet tell God's glory in cantata Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76, but oboe d'amore and viola da gamba express "brotherly devotion"?

(7 July 2011 - a year later I dedicated my first GA to BarkingMoon (talk · contribs) who made the cantata a lead DYK and left - for lack of Br'erly devotion.)

• ... that in Handel's oratorio Messiah, Part II contains the famous Hallelujah Chorus and the oratorio's longest movement, the air for alto He was despised?

• ... that Felice Bauer and Franz Kafka first met 100 years ago today in Prague, exchanged hundreds of letters, and were engaged twice? (13 August 2012)

Welcome!

Hello, Gerda Arendt, and welcome to Misplaced Pages! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like Graham Waterhouse, may not conform to some of Misplaced Pages's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted. ... --> Again, welcome! Hell In A Bucket (talk) 13:39, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

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Flowers and sapphires

Go Gerda Girl

You do great work and I love it! Don't let Tony get to you. Ihre Arbeit ist grossartig. Weiter schreiben, eien lange Zeit. PS, I really liked the article about the church the communists blew up. BarkingMoon (talk) 11:50, 19 June 2011 (UTC) Sehr geehrte Gerda, I have a watch on your page since a few weeks ago. I approved and moved 167 to holding for June 24.BarkingMoon (talk) 12:11, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Keine Problem. Koennen Sie ueberpruefen DYK Noel F. Parrish? Danke. BarkingMoon (talk) 12:14, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Later, yes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:24, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

See my talk page. Thanks so much! BarkingMoon (talk) 11:13, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

On 30 December 2011 the article became a GA, thanks to Ched, PumpkinSky and MathewTownsend, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Flowers!

	Wonderful comment
	For your wonderful comment, cutting right to the heart of the matter! cmadler (talk) 13:18, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Bach Cantatas Award

	Bach Cantatas Award
	For your work on Bach cantata articles, I hereby award you this barnstar! :) ♫GoP♫TN 16:35, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

almost forgot one thing

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For being one of the nicest people I know, on-Wiki or off. 184.59.31.77 (talk) 18:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC) (Khazar)

German-English

You asked for an English translation of "uneinsichtig, unbelehrbar und beratungsresistent". Without consulting a dictionary, I translate those words as "uninsightful, unteachable, and resistant to advice", but there may be a more nuanced or idiomatic meaning that I am missing. The single English word that comes to mind to describe that set of characteristics is "pig-headed" (that is probably not an English word you know, but I think it is a word you will enjoy). I also think of the Misplaced Pages item WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT.

Your English is much better than my Deutsch, so I am happy when I can help you expand your knowledge. I didn't respond on the page where you asked the question because I think it is a bad idea to continue the argument ("bickering") there. Also, I think it is best to avoid making accusations against people, because that often makes people angry, while failing to help them see the problem. (See Misplaced Pages:Avoid personal remarks.) --Orlady (talk) 14:54, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

I certainly enjoyed the new word and your sensible way of handling the case. I just asked words, didn't I? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:00, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

• Yeah, but "pig-headed" has more negative connotations than "hard-headed" or "stubborn". I will not choose a term to apply to this situation, per one of the above cited policies. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Learning, thank you! (Just approved your Aku hook), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:24, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

• Alright, thanks! Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:11, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

"impervious" rings a bell: "impervious to pain, up to a certain point" (The Fountainhead), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Orlady, einsicht is indeed insight or understanding, but in this context uneinsichtig is nearer to "unreasonable". I suggest "unreasonable, incorrigible, and impervious to advice". Pig-headed is good. Moonraker (talk) 09:56, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for more insight, on top of your brilliant idiomatic translation of the 1715 text about the (equal) skills of females to study, see above, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:57, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Thankyou

Dear Gerda,

Your message and stone, with its numinous depths, is highly esteemed as being received from a friend whose insights have illuminated Misplaced Pages (and will I hope continue to do so). Was ruht dort schlummernd ... Was strahlt mir dort entgegen? The gift is the betokening of the giver. I am honoured!

I think the pixel point is revealed when looking at the article on portamento. I need not explain to you that portamento is a quicksilver principle which sings life through melodic phrasing, making the transitions between notes sustained, or supported on breath, and flexible in tone: and is not at all the same thing as a musical 'slur', which is a specific ornament. True portamento does not compromise the pitch or duration of the notes, but assembles them like gems on a thread. But the thread has little meaning in the digital explanation of the melodic line, unless one brings in the idea of slurring. And so the breath, the emotional intelligence, the performer, the soul is airbrushed out of reality. That's the swan-song of the old world to the new. Lots of love, Eebahgum (talk) 08:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for reply! I have restricted it... ;-) yrs Steven Eebahgum (talk) 16:30, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

For a true gem of a person ...

	words of reason and trust
	To quote you: Thank you for speaking up with decency and fairness, treating editors as living people, — Ched :  ?  15:58, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

More

	You are a gem
	You need more gems for your collection! Montanabw 22:30, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! That's my favourite, did you know? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:17, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi jewel--I left a response to your note on my talk page, at "Precious". Thanks, Drmies (talk) 19:27, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

follow up archived, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:53, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

50 DYK Nomination Medal

		The 50 DYK Nomination Medal
		Awarded to Gerda Arendt. Fifty DYK nominations represent far more work than most people know. Congratulations and thanks for your contributions! Orlady (talk) 05:47, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, but it's actually not work but my pleasure to make things known that I stand for (thank you, Wehwalt, for that wording!). I keep a list of the nominated articles on my user page, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

There are so many stories about so many things out there that have been overlooked. Articles are stories, when they are done right (which you do).--Wehwalt (talk) 21:33, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Hey, just noticed that you had one of these! Thanks so much for filling Misplaced Pages with quality content--and for being you! Khazar2 (talk) 01:53, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Cherry Impact event barnstar

		The Cherry Impact Event Award
		I hereby award Gerda Arendt this Cherry Impact Event Award for the global impact your incredibly delightful sweetness and extraordinary talent brings to all of us! . – Dreadstar † 07:01:00, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, made my day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:02, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Standing Strong

	When the Ill Winds Blow No Good
	I saw this image and thought of you and all you've done to help PS and Khazar. You are a bastion of refuge when the storm clouds come in, and I for one would like to thank you. Don't worry about people talking behind your back - as they say, "sticks and stones". Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:13, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

G. C. Lehms

Many thanks for the DYK nomination! Our man Lehms is actually quite an interesting character. I am afraid I am getting lazy and often don't get around to the DYK page. Moonraker (talk) 20:18, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

May I suggest this, to give the period flavour? (At the time, English used capitals even more liberally than German)... I have parachuted in "Demonstrating", which is clearly implied. If you prefer, it could also be "". Moonraker (talk) 09:10, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Wonderful, take it, please, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	Great job rescuing the Great Dismal Swamp maroons. Congratulations for having the lead image on DYK. Ishtar456 (talk) 00:29, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! If you like the story as I do tell the author, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

uh, a tree for you

	Tree award? These have to be "awards"?
	Hi, Gerda. I was editing Desivojca, and it has this nice tree photo from the "Komani neighborhood", so I figured it should be seen more. Enjoy. Alarbus (talk) 15:55, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

I do, I love trees! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thank you so much for your help fixing up "Move Like This"! Your kindness and expertise is greatly appreciated! 28bytes (talk) 18:06, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! My pleasure, for a change: „Keep on Knocking“, „Sad Song“, „Free“, „Drag on Forever“, „Just What I Needed“ - just what I needed, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:26, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Yay! Another fan of The Cars! Montanabw 19:37, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	For believing in the goodness of people above all. For having faith and being willing to work on a cause that seemed hopeless. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:27, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

AMEN to that! Gerda is one of the kindest, most decent people I've ever met. In this case, wiki-met, not met in person, though I'd love to do that one day.PumpkinSky talk 11:37, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, yes, please, all of it! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:41, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

• — Ched :  ?  00:37, 16 April 2012 (UTC) Like

The Rosetta Stone Barnstar

		The Rosetta Barnstar
		For all your work in carrying the great articles back and forth from the German and English Misplaced Pages projects. Thank you for sharing so much of both our cultures. — Ched :  ?  00:36, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, my pleasure , --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:52, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Thank you so much for helping me navigate a new language! Your work editing and nominating Move Like This are very much appreciated! I could not have gotten my first German "Did You Know" without your help and guidance. 28bytes (talk) 22:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

I truly enjoyed a change in musical style and movement, was deeply impressed by the group's reverence for a deceased member, and liked the titles, especially the album title. Looking forward to more moves together, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:21, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for !voting

	at my successful RFA
	Thank you, Gerda Arendt, for !voting at my successful RFA; I am humbled that you put your precious trust in me. I grant you this flower, which, if tended to properly, will grow to be the fruit of Misplaced Pages's labours. Hope you don't have a flower like this yet! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:33, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the unique flower and personal words! Don't be humbled, I served my own interests, increasing the number of good admins by one, you ;) Our exceptional concert was good! I will add a pic of the performance, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

fr:O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad

No later than this morning I finished that cantata and now you come with O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 ! Oh Lord, when will my torment come to an end??? And I see there are at least over 40 other cantatas to take care of... Some users have deserted Wiki for less than that Tschüss... LouisAlain (talk) 21:28, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

To torment you further: there are many more than 40 that need attention in English. For example BWV 20 was blue, so I had to expand it times five. You don't have to translate, certainly not all of it, - smiling back. - Just yesterday I showed your last smile to a friend who is a choral conductor, made her smile! Two heavy cantatas to come, I am also thinking of Chorale cantata (Bach), his are so special. Thanks for being with me! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:29, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

...e grazie mille per la intervenzione con "O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad", sono davvero male con HTML, LouisAlain (talk) 23:28, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

The Rosetta Barnstar

		The Rosetta Barnstar
		For superb, high quality, never ending, and total dedication to translating articles between the en and de wikis. Ausgezeichnet! PumpkinSky talk 00:54, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Like Chedzilla (talk) 01:00, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
  Br'er Rabbit (talk) 02:33, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Herzlichen Dank für das Geschenk! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Es war mir ein Vergnügen. PumpkinSky talk 09:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Mir auch, vor allem Horst ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:58, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

<Chedzilla Sieht für Google translate> ... and likes the "like" tweak. Chedzilla (talk) 14:14, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Like Montanabw 16:57, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Teamwork Barnstar

For your outstanding support and dedication in getting Yogo sapphire from a new article to DYK to GA to FA and FOUR. The team effort of the uncountable people involved in getting this unique article to FA is a textbook case of teamwork in article improvement, ie, what Misplaced Pages should be, not what it all too often is. I can never thank everyone enough. PumpkinSky talk 23:20, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! A "real gem" of an article, also a "really useful" one ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

ps: this teamwork in article improvement IS, there should be more, I am ready ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:17, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

WOOF

Hey — Puppy of Dog The Teddy Bear • • 19:08, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Don't believe in miracles, rely on them. Mascha Kaléko --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:07, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	1) For your helpful and constructive feedback on my articles, the latest being Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei. 2) For your tireless work maintaining the DYK Germany list Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Germany/DYK 2012. 3) For just being you :) Ultracobalt  (talk) 17:35, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:33, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes

"The heavens declare the glory of God." Simply wonderful. PumpkinSky talk 11:15, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

OH, and when you smooth the translation of the Karasiak draft, we can move it to de main space.PumpkinSky talk 11:18, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

After Yogo Saphir and Unionskirche ;) - I shared images and gave green light to our friend --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:24, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thank you for being awesome!

Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:08, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Like it, hope it will get along with the Puppy of Dog The Teddy Bear --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:05, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for your kindness and for spreading cheer. I only had time for a quick look at WP this morning, and yet I have felt awesome all day!--Kubigula (talk) 03:50, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! If you want to read great answers like this, go spread it, there is no limit to cheer ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:29, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, a positive attitude and a friendly spirit goes a massive way on this website.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:44, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

You are part of it ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:54, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	International Translators Barnstar of Merit
	For your superb efforts in translating articles from German into English on wikipedia, not only on Germany related articles but also from around the world, helping to create a truly international wikipedia. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:01, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Brucknerized

I mentioned earlier that I had a job in to do Mass No. 2 (Bruckner) coming up. Well, it came up - yesterday morning in St Bride's Church. Small but excellent and powerful choir, very good MD (your basic no-nonsense clued-up church music pro, and nice with it!) and the Mass was woven in liturgically as part of the service, not just zapped in as entertainment. (I have no serious objection to the latter but I do like doing music more in situ sometimes too!) The whole morning was absolute bliss. Oh and we played some nice bits of (mostly) Johann Christoph Pezel before and after, just to make sure that no-one was planning to doze too much ... A lovely gig. Cheers DBaK (talk) 08:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

That sounds blissful, thanks for sharing! We sing masses mostly in services, and we sing them almost exclusively in services, the only exceptions being the ones that seem too "great" for a service, Mozart's (2008) and the B-minor (2013!!!) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:32, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Fantastic, lucky you! :) DBaK (talk) 08:39, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, I feel blessed. I sang the B minor half a life ago here, and then crossed the Atlantic twice to sing it. A friend wants to do that for our performance, opposite direction. - Did you notice that I mentioned a certain instrument on top here? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:26, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

The B minor? Lucky lucky lucky! (Remember me from the ultra-long Moonlight Sonata discussion? ;-) Double sharp (talk) 13:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

I bet you sound wonderful! What is your favourite key BTW? Can you proof Neustädter Kirche then?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:05, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

I just moved it, thinking it may not stay the only one. We had the same with Marktkirche (now 3 different ones). It was in the Neustädter that I sang the B minor the first time, did you know. Never thought about a favourite key. D major is good for trumpets and altos, much of the B minor is in D-major, just not the beginning, but the end ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:25, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	The very least I can offer for one so diligent in supporting WP:Opera. kosboot (talk) 11:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! We should sing more ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Worth reading

Coming here for the first time, I like your "recommended reading" - both discussions and articles - on top! - Thank you for changing to support 28bytes from neutral, after reading. - Why did 28bytes unblock PumpkinSky? For part of the answer see here (perhaps a discussion I should recommend), quote "You are probably aware that the admin who blocked PumpkinSky said "there are a thousand other admins to overturn the block if it's unwarranted." 999 of those would be afraid to do so, right?" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:36, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks : )

I sometimes wistfully think that if everyone read (and followed) those, Misplaced Pages would be a much better place : )

As for the rlevse stuff, I was following how things were going back then. There were many discussions over many different pages, noticeboards and talk pages. Yes, in the end, I think someone would be needed to cut the gordian knot, but I'm not thrilled at the when, and to a lesser extent the who. "there's always another admin". - jc37 14:20, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

I didn't know any who wasn't involved. - I confess I was thrilled ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:25, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

thinking further: if there is a risk involved (and many thought it was), isn't it nobler to take it rather than leave it to "another"? For good reading try this ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:17, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Fair point, however when it comes to the community, I tend to (though very slightly) err on the side of protecting the project. Not a reference to that situation necessarily, just in general. So in that case, I think a touch more care addressing the community's concerns, as well as least a little more time passing would have been better. No, we're never going to make everyone happy, but I think it was possible for the community to have been happier. Or at least more comfortable with things.

Plus, though I do think it was a fair case of IAR, I'd have preferred if someone else did it. And I'll share a secret with you, I was very tempted to unblock him myself (though with some criteria), but decided that it best if I mostly stayed out of it - I had supported the block, and wasn't precisely sure of my footing. But eventually, if I had felt more comfortable doing so (from a personal perspective, and from looking at the discussions at that point), I think I probably would have cited IAR and done so. So I'm not opposed to the unblock, I just think it could have been handled better. Water under the bridge : ) - jc37 14:57, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Obviously I applaud the unblock - but that's likely no surprise. — Ched :  ?  12:28, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Ditto. That's why he's deservedly a crat. Next time ps gets blocked, I'll do the unblock!--Wehwalt (talk) 21:18, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Solti and your kind remarks

Your note on my talk page is greatly valued, and I am most grateful. Your regular encouragement of your colleagues is something the rest of us should emulate more. Bless you! Tim riley (talk) 16:46, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Ave atque vale

I am sending this note to Wikipedians with whom I have most closely collaborated over the last six years or so. After pondering hard during a month's wiki-break in July I have sadly decided to withdraw fully from contributing. I have been worn down by continual carping, sniping and belittling from a wearisome few (you know the sort of people I refer to); the joy has gone out of taking part in this wonderful enterprise. I should be more resilient, but alas it's finally got to me.

Working with you has been a pleasure and a privilege: I count myself fortunate to have had such colleagues. My warmest wishes go with you for the future. I shall be happy to do any research, copy-editing, fact-checking etc you may ever feel inclined to ask me to do – but safely offline.

With my very best wishes,
Tim. (Tim riley (talk) 15:59, 10 August 2012 (UTC))

What can I say? I tried your talk, remembering "our" Messiah. Your legacy will stay, watch it, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Again, another Barnstar from me. For being principled and not allowing good editors (Br'er Rabbit) to be thrown under the bus. MathewTownsend (talk) 01:40, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, I enjoy it! Thank you for supporting Amazing Grace, we can't have enough of that ;) Some day I would like to see Messiah as TFA, on which I helped Brian and Tim, He was despised and Amen, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:32, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Dear Gerda: It's really great to see your tremendous well done job in wikipedia. I was referred to you by user: Dr. Blofeld. He seems also to be one of the admirers of classical music. We are all on one page -- its' great! Best regards! Helen-Heller (talk) 00:49, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Danke für die Überraschung! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:47, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

WP:GER DYK

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Keep seeing your name showing up - well done Agathoclea (talk) 10:24, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! Trying to keep the German DYK running ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:26, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the very nice recognition. I know I mostly edit articles that very few people read, so it's nice when someone notices! Acdixon 17:51, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi!Gerda Arendt, Thank you very much for the award on the first day of my return to wiki editing after health break of one year. I very much appreciate your gesture.--Nvvchar. 18:43, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

We missed you and welcome your return! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for your kind words! Unfortunately I haven't had time to edit Misplaced Pages in quite a while, but I hope to get back into it as soon as I can. But it's good to see one of my older articles Sebastian Shaw (actor) is getting such kind words and attention! — Hunter Kahn 04:06, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Jack1956

Thanks for your kind message - it is much appreciated. We all work away here and usually we don't get noticed until we do something wrong. It is nice that some one is noticing the good things also. Jack1956 (talk) 10:14, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Help with DYK nomination

Hello Gerda Arendt, I hope you will forgive me for asking for your help, but I have noticed that you have experience in nominating classical music articles for DYK. I have just finished a major expansion of the article about Frederik Magle (mostly by translating the Danish article), and using this tool I see that the "Prose size" has been increased a little more than five-fold, thus meeting the requirements for DYK, I think? But when I look at the nomination process it looks very daunting, so if you would be interested in helping me with it I would be grateful. If you don't have the time or inclination of course I will fully respect that as well. Sincerely, --Danmuz (talk) 16:12, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

I am interested and had a quick look, excellent expansion of 14 September. Think of a good statement, try to understand what you find clicking on "nominate ..." under the DYK section on the Main page. I will be back on Monday, there is time. You can go ahead and assemble the "Template" (from "nominate"), it doesn't have to be final, you can always edit. When you are pleased, you can submit it on top of the 14 September section on the nominations. Just compare to others, it's really not difficult. If you need help sooner, ask PumpkinsSky who has more years of experience on DYK ;) Have fun, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:21, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice! I will try to follow it and begin to assemble the template if I can, and then talk to you again on Monday :) Have a great weekend! --Danmuz (talk) 16:27, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

I've nominated the article here. Almost without mistakes, I hope :-) --Danmuz (talk) 19:28, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Looks good. Suggestions: I prefer to not have the subject as a genitive, as in the original hook. The alternative have a leading: "ALT1:", and it's too long (the shorter and to the point the better), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:51, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. On second thought I realized the hooks weren't so good, so I've replaced them with a better one, I think. As there had been no review or comments yet (except by you here), I hope replacing the old hooks was alright? if not I can of course re-instate the former hooks. --Danmuz (talk) 05:33, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! Yes, replacing was right for the reason given. I will look after my morning routine, DYK Portal:Germany (done), DYK opera (working on it), Precious (two, because I missed yesterday), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:40, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

That's a cute hook but please help the reviewer to find the fact in the Danish source. (The composer's website is good as support but not independent.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Of course, but there's a problem. The url in the ref does not actually mention the bone, but is rather a listing of the radio program (on Danmarks Radio) where the work was broadcast. I can remember I heard that program back then and remember with certainty that they talked about the femur, but I can't remember any details, just that it at least supports the short mention I've added to the article and the hook (basically that he did require a femur and it was played on at the concert). But the problem is the radio program is not online, so the reviewer would have to contact DR to get a confirmation. Does the source for DYK hooks have to be available online? --Danmuz (talk) 07:55, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

No, it can be offline and accepted AFG. But would there be something else that can be sourced more easily? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately I couldn't find anything online. It would be a shame not to use that hook, but I'm not sure I can find a more easily confirmed source :( --Danmuz (talk) 08:11, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Then I suggest you try it. If you can't a convince a reviewer you can always suggest a different hook later. It just happened to me, by the time the questions about the original hook were gone, it was outdated ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the help! I'll take the chance then. I've removed the url from the ref, so the reviewer won't go search for the bone there, but added a little more detail about the program instead. --Danmuz (talk) 08:39, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Good! Just keep watching the nom. It may take a while until a reviewer comes along because it's a long articles related to a foreign language ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:47, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Hurray!! The article has been reviewed and promoted and will go into the queue soon it seems. I want to thank you very much for your help. It gave me the confidence to go ahead and nominate and then helped me improve the nomination. Cheers, --Danmuz (talk) 06:11, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		Thank you for helping a newbie DYK-nominator! Danmuz (talk) 06:11, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, means a lot to me, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:14, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

A refreshing beverage

	A Martini with Sprite, Lemon peel and ice
	Thought you could use a cool, refreshing drink after a busy weekend! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:02, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

feels good, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

The coolest drink in the world involves lemon, limes and ice! Have you ever tried eating limes? On a hot summer's day, sliced limes in ice, what a colour!. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:10, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	For your work on today's featured article. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:12, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! (I missed one, do you have a star with four points?) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:59, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

"Structure not wanted?"

Not by everyone... I'd removed the paragraph break, he readded it, and I wasn't going to fight with him about it, so I just left it. Thanks for tidying up the blurb at Phallus indusiatus and sorry if you felt you were getting caught in the crossfire. This related discussion might also interest you... or you might want to steer clear, your choice! Regards and very best wishes, Bencherlite 23:04, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out, I saw it and kind of answered in the other thread. I don't feel caught, don't worry. I would still like to find a way not to see a German king associated with "gross", but it's 1:12 where I live, no more ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:17, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

You were reverted as well, btw. Bencherlite 23:51, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Hopefully Dabomb will deal with it before it goes on the MP. --Rschen7754 23:54, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

I'm sure he will, if he selects it - but that just makes more work for him, which is unfair. Alternatively, he'll ignore the nomination which might be unfair on the article. Either way, who wins from what's happening at TFAR at the moment? Bencherlite 23:58, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

The problem is that Raul is taking a wikibreak, and some users don't respect his authority anyway and are taking advantage. FAC and FAR are still running quite fine since there's multiple delegates who can deal with disruption, but at TFA it's only Dabomb against everyone else, and he's busy IRL too. (But thankfully he came back when I alerted him by email, or we would have had complete anarchy when we ran out of scheduled TFAs). --Rschen7754 00:14, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

That's not a problem; the wiki runs fine wo. Wiki's are not about “authoritah” they are about collaborations and merit. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

On Misplaced Pages, I don't believe in authority for the sake of authority, or structure for the sake of structure. However, in this case structure is needed, or we'll get people scheduling their own FAs as TFAs, or scheduling a whole bunch of similar articles in a consecutive row, or scheduling articles that are clearly not ready, etc. That is why there is a FA director and delegate here, to make sure that these concerns are addressed.

If you think that the TFA system should be trashed and redone from the ground up, then I would suggest starting a RFC and going about it the proper way, because after all, the community chose to have the current system. Either that, or stick with what we have. So in other words, either put up with it, or form a consensus to get things changed. But this "middle-ground" passive-aggressive behavior I see from multiple parties of making snide remarks against Raul, changing the TFA rules without consensus, sneakily scheduling TFAs in the hopes that Raul/Dabomb won't notice, etc. is disruptive. It needs to stop, and it needs to stop now. Raul hasn't been perfect, either, but that doesn't excuse the other side. I will not hesitate to bring further action/attention to this matter if necessary. --Rschen7754 08:28, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

These tweaks to formats are no big deal unless you choose to make them so, which is unhelpful. I've quit a lot of experience with web formatting and page design; example. And the blurbs can be re-tweak post scheduling. I've no real issue with Dabomb; he selects some interesting articles. I'm not “against” him. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

waking up to an interesting thread: we lived in anarchy for a month now, the result is the archive of September, I like what Dabomb scheduled, Lynching and Lettuce, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Situation for the last several weeks strikes me as an example of where consensus is demonstrated to work and proof no one is indispensable. If one person is getting overwhelmed, the answer is to have other talented people share the work. The wrong answer is to try and make it a small domain where one person after another gets burned out because they are trying to keep too much control of everything. TFA requires many eyes and many hands on deck. Montanabw 17:17, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

Congratulations choir on 150 years of existence!

	The choir of Wiesbaden Bonifatius Church celebrates 150 years
	Congratulations choir on 150 years of existence! May the choir continue to sing gloriously under the gazeful eye of the big man upstairs! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:19, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Singing thank you! (The new Mass actually ends on "Gratias", of "Deo gratias".) Come over to the Frankfurt cathedral on 3 Nov if you miss today, or next time we sing Le Laudi ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Chor von St. Bonifatius

On 3 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chor von St. Bonifatius, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the church choir Chor von St. Bonifatius celebrates 150 years today, singing in Wiesbaden the premiere of a Missa solemnis by Colin Mawby, conducted by Gabriel Dessauer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chor von St. Bonifatius. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:02, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Core Contest!

	Second Prize - Core Contest
	Congratulations for sharing in second prize in the August 2012 incarnation of the Core Contest! Your voucher will be on its way soon.... Casliber (talk · contribs) 15:35, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:44, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

(ec) Congrats! How about we use the money to buy a Kafka (Stach) bio and donate to a library? PumpkinSky talk 15:46, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Excellent idea! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:48, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Great job! Binksternet (talk) 15:50, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

My congratulations, too. I can see how much work & devotions has gone into bringing this article to its present standard and in my view, the prize is well deserved. Brianboulton (talk) 21:40, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, that means a lot! The article will grow, PumpkinSky just got a new biography ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Tibet during the Ming Dynasty

Why thank you. That was a very nice compliment. Unfortunately I don't really edit Misplaced Pages anymore since I am a Peace Corps volunteer serving overseas. No time for it at all! Plus I only have a horribly slow internet connection in my village (in the middle of Kyrgyzstan, that is). Cheers. Pericles of Athens 17:28, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Have you taken over TFA?

Hi,

I noticed that when I wanted to nominate an article for TFA, United States v. Wong Kim Ark you took over as if I hadn't nominated it. Are you in charge now? MathewTownsend (talk) 22:34, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

I don't understand your question. I cleared the request after Dabomb scheduled it and gave the author a hint. (The bot doing that seems not to work.) Clean-up work, I do what I can. I was in a rush and didn't even see that you nominated, it was a good proposal, scheduled before I had time to support! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:54, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

so you paid no attention to the fact that I was in communication with the author, asked the author if it was alright to nominate it etc.? You posted on the author's page right below my post. The author scheduled it because I suggested it. But then you just took over. I'll ask Dabomb whose in charge, because you taking over disturbed me, when I had already contacted the author. Do you have the authority to take over when I had initiated it? MathewTownsend (talk) 22:59, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Uhhh . . . Is this argument really necessary? :-) — Richwales 23:06, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Ermmm... I think you need to check the edit history, Mathew. RichWales nominated it at TFAR and then Dabomb, not Gerda, scheduled the article. Gerda tidied up afterwards on the TFAR page by removing the now-selected article (something I have often done) and Gerda then notified Richwales that the nomination was successful because the bot that should do that isn't always reliable. Gerda has done nothing wrong here at all and by no stretch of the imagination has she "taken over" here. Bencherlite 23:10, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Do you deny that I suggested the article to Richwales, and posted the blurb on her his page? And that she he said it was a good idea but that she he would nominate it to get the extra point? MathewTownsend (talk) 23:39, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

p.s. there is the appearance that Gerta "takes over". That's how I felt, as I had suggested the article, done the blurb etc. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:43, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

I'm a little confused here. Let me just make clear (in case it matters to anybody) that this was my first TFA experience, and that I had no prior knowledge of who is/was "in charge" of the process. (And BTW, Mathew, I am a "he".) — Richwales 23:49, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

I just want to be clear, per this diff, that I contacted Richwales with the suggestion, gave Richwales the blurb write up and was in contact with Richwales, when Gerta took over. She's not a delegate and has no special powers. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:53, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Well done you for getting Richwales to nominate and for helping with the blurb, a nice touch. But... Gerda did not need delegate "powers" to remove a successful nomination from the TFAR page or to tell Richwales that it had been selected by Dabomb, and as she didn't do anything else with regard to this nomination I really don't know why you're making such a big deal of this or think that she was usurping the place of Dabomb in any way whatsoever. Bencherlite 00:06, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

waking up to this, rubbing my eyes:

If you ask me,nobody should be "in charge" of TFA, it should be a collaborative process.

In DYK, nominators get credit. In yesterday's TFA, nominations were not even wanted.

Today, the process is changing, please read the discussions, for example "Do we still need points" - and, as you experienced, you don't. Thank you for being part of the process. Perhaps suggest that the nominations get archived, it has not been done so far, - I am just the cleaning lady of TFA - said so above, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:32, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much Bencherlite! I guess all I wanted was a little credit for that TFA of United States v. Wong Kim Ark. When Gerda rushed over to Richwales page, posting right under my posts with the "news" of the scheduling, it seemed to me that she was saying she was responsible for the nomination being scheduled, considering I had ready involved Richwales. My apologies to Gerdt if her taking over seems a tad to much to me when I was the one that initiated the nomination/scheduling of the TFA and my role was clear. Agree that it's better if TFA be collaborative, but it can't be if one person takes over and the roles of others are obscured. Best wishes, MathewTownsend (talk) 14:14, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Mathew, please correct the spelling of my name above, twice. - I am sorry that I rushed, I am sorry that TFA nominations get you (any you) no credit. It's quite a thankless job to help on TFA, you are very welcome to help if you don't mind that ;) - see also "consolation" below, we spoke before about my blackest day - today is #3, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:21, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Your more than awesome yourself. Thanks! Bahavd Gita (talk) 06:28, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

I was told so (see my user), like to share it ;) Did you see that your last film made it to the stats? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:38, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Kafka promotion

I have only just noticed this (obsessed with my own small preoccupations). Double honour - first CORE, now FA. Warm congrats to you and your conom for a first-class addition to the encyclopedia. Brianboulton (talk) 23:17, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, you great help in getting the article there! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:35, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Congrats on the FA! Well Done, Ma'am! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:48, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, appreciate consolation, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:03, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

You're Welcome and no problem. Jack was a good editor, he didn't deserve an indef-block and a ban. He did deserve to be punished (a week, two at the most), but beyond that it was all overkill. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:39, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

see also (my talk, in Lent 2012) "He who speaks a word of consolation is a traitor" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:43, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Br'er Rabbit's page

Curious as to the the thought process with the deletion of content on Br'er Rabbit user talk ? I was about to argue for deletion of his user pages on AN but you've removed the list. Nobody Ent 11:48, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

It's in the history, the talk page is for messages TO Br'er Rabbit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:10, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

ps: User pages should contain information for readers. It's questionable if the user owns them - especially this user who detests ownership of articles ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:14, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

It's also for messages FROM Br'er Rabbit; as he is not talk page blocked, shouldn't it be up to him to manage the page? Nobody Ent 19:35, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Do you know what scuttle means? (I asked so before.) Do you know that the account is locked? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:59, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

(e/c) The user doesn't "own" the talkpage, but unquestionably he has a better right than any other single user (in this case, you, Gerda) to manage it. Also, that list had been posted by me. (I reposted Jack's original list, which had been removed by a passing admin because it was a block-evading sock post.) You didn't consider deferring to me on its presence/absence? Not that I'm in any way more magnificent than you, but I had given the re-posting some thought. As for "information for readers", it surely was that. Why send Nobody Ent, a reader, on a quest through the History? But I suppose none of it matters much any longer, and I know you always aim to do the right thing. Bishonen | talk 20:21, 16 October 2012 (UTC).

Please let's distinguish the user pages and the talk. You deleted the user pages on his request, I tried to keep the talk "übersichtlich" (concentrated?). I made my last edit (revert myself) on his request, I misunderstand quite often, in this case "bah". - I will do no more of my "own" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:33, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

• ? Huh? What? We are distinguishing userpage and usertalk page, at least Nobody Ent and I are. I was talking about the talkpage above, nothing else. I talked about that because your removal of content on the talkpage was the subject NE came to discuss here. That I deleted Jack's userpages has nothing whatever to do with anything I said above, it's a completely different matter.

• I said that I often misunderstand. You and I referred to the talk, but Nobody Ent referred to the deleted user pages, and I think THEY contain valuable information for the reader. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

• As for scuttle: if that's a bona fide question, the verb scuttle means "destroy, annihilate", especially "by order of the commander, rather than by enemy action" (Wiktionary), but in a double sense. I suppose you've looked the page Jack referred to, Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow? To scuttle an account means to deliberately destroy the password, so that one can no longer access the account. Not such an uncommon action. I assume Jack's reference to the scuttling of a whole fleet implied that he had scuttled his whole fleet of accounts. :-( That would account for his use of a new sock, Br'er Bear, to post on his own talkpage. He presumably no longer had access to the Br'er Rabbit account. P.S. Feel free to use German words to me, I can decode 'em if there aren't too many in a row. ;-) Bishonen | talk 20:45, 16 October 2012 (UTC).

• As for scuttle, there's a link, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

I saw the link. You ask the same question in two places, yes. Does the link mean it's a rhetorical question? Fine, just ignore my answer, then. Bishonen | talk 21:02, 16 October 2012 (UTC).

The better link. I knew scuttled before (Mourning becomes ...) - but your answer is great for others, thank you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:18, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Hellmut G. Haasis (again)

Hi Gerda, me again. I went ahead an nominated this for DYK. We'll see what happens. In the end, I used title translation very sparingly. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 07:14, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Good! Not so many opera DYK recently, I still haven't looked, see above, but will ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

I think you archived or accidentally deleted the other post. . Anyhow, now that I've finished with the clown historian, I'll get to work on some potential opera DYKs. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:20, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

I archived the other post - the links to my talk archives are on top - felt like cleaning up yesterday, it was refreshing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:27, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

That reminds me, my talk page needs archiving too. I think I'll go do that before starting on the sopranos :) Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:34, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Hi

LOVE the edit notice. :) — ChedZILLA 16:01, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

So do I ;) - As I never read MOS and the like, I didn't know until yesterday how it works, then I asked the expert, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

who says on his "beyond mountains there are mountains" --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:20, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF — Puppy of Dog The Teddy Bear • • 22:22, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

understanding creature ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Need Your Opinion on Something

Which of these climate charts look better? This one or this one? I perfer the former as it is less tacky, has more information and is easier to read. The latter is the standard one to use. What do you think? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 22:24, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

I prefer the former also. Perhaps ask RexxS, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Okie Dokie, will do. :) Thanks! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 22:29, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Updated the Stephens City page with the new climate chart box. What do you think? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:23, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

It's a good table, but I am not so interested in numbers ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:06, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

ps: What do you think of my table? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:11, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Where? On the Stephens City page or somewhere else? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:17, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

forgot to link ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:20, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Wow! Very impressive! :) Now that took some time and patience to create. Well done! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:32, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Look again ;) that was not my creation but a translation from German. I admire the time and patience of my helper ;) - for a table I did myself, see here, Chorale cantata (Bach), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:38, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

For Jack, that was something he ate, slept, breathed, was code. Nonetheless, it is still great work and shows how good of an editor he truly was. :) On yours, it is still quite awesome. I would see if any of the Chorale Cantatas are in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (the hymnal for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We use alot of Bach as sending songs, and I have noticed they have the "ELW" (for "Evangelical Lutheran Worship") beside them. Maybe you can incorporate some of Bach in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship article or even the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America article. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:15, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

His name is not Jack ;) - I realize I forgot something, again, - on the other topics: I am behind on many of my own ideas, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:19, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

ps: someone mentioned self-destruction as if wiki-personalities were equal to self ;) - I am confident that he rather found his self by destructing the personalities, which indeed he did himself, not a ban, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:23, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

I always called him Jack (after his Jack Merridew account), so when he switched to the Br'er Rabbit one, the Jack name (for me anyway) stuck. :) Don't worry, I am behind on a ton of my ideas, but I am hoping to catch up one day. :) Yeah, I think Jack did what he set out to do here and left on his own accord. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:26, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

"Jack" was before my time here, I got to know and like him as Alarbus, see Reformation top of on my user, actually a thread you also took part in ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

I knew the Reformation cause I am Lutheran. If I wasn't, I probably wouldn't have known was it was. :) The power of going to church, it taught me a new word. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 06:39, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Ian Fleming TFA

Gerda, just a quick note to say thank you for letting me know about the pending appearence of Fleming on the main page. Thank goodness we got the article to FA in time for Bond's 50th anniversary in film. All the best! -- Cassianto 02:55, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

I said above that it is a thankless job to be the cleaning lady of TFA, you proved me wrong - thank you, made my day (again)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:04, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Danie Mellor, if you have a moment

Hi Gerda, I'm hoping to take the above article, on an Australian urban Indigenous artist, to FAC soon. If you have a moment, I'd be grateful for any comments or edits there. Regards, hamiltonstone (talk) 12:03, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

I am interested but don't have that moment right now, I hope later, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:37, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK Barke

It can wait until you add the information to the article Djflem (talk) 06:48, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for waiting, my mind is away, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

May I ask you a question?

As a non-English female unit of work you're a particularly valuable resource, so if you don't mind I have a question for you. Some years ago I was teaching a course in the Netherlands, and at one point I said something like "of course you could do that, but it wouldn't be fair". I was met by blank looks, and the discussion that followed was very interesting. Basically what I was told is that there's no equivalent in Dutch for the English word "fair" in the way that we use it, to mean even-handed. So I'm wondering if that's true, if it's a uniquely Dutch thing, or if it represents some kind of a cultural divide. Malleus Fatuorum 06:47, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

You are probably right, in German we use "fair" for fair, and we use "unfair" a lot, there seems no exact equivalent, "gerecht" (just) is not the same. - I am no reliable resource, admire pablo ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

That's exactly the way the discussion went. For an English person, justice and fairness aren't synonymous. Malleus Fatuorum 08:20, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

You're our resident expert Gerda, I beg to differ! I vaguely remember actually my old German teacher giving a lesson on untranslatable words..☠ Count de Blofeld 07:52, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

In Dutch I would say "eerlijk", which in other contexts also can mean "honest"... It depends a bit on the context, Malleus, can you give a little bit more info on what you were talking about? Gerda, in German I would have said "aber das wäre nicht richtig" (or perhaps "das wäre ungerecht", again depending on context), although I agree that this would also not really convey the same meaning as "fair". BTW Gerda (or MF or the Evil Doctor), do you understand Dutch? I had emailed Drmies with a question involving reading a few Dutch sources and given that he's on strike, am looking for somebody else who might be able to help... --Guillaume2303 (talk) 13:34, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

"nicht richtig" something minor, could be a thing, fair and unfair is about people, "ungerecht" is connected to law, "hart, aber gerecht" (severe but just) could be said about a verdict, paraphrased to "hart, aber ungerecht", look at bans, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

This is complicated indeed and strongly depends on the context: fair in the context of treating people evenhanded: I would use "rechtvaardig", which has a strong moral connotation; but a true translation seems impossible indeed... Anyway, I am a native speaker, so could give it a try with your sources (as long as it doesn't involve too much linguistics ;-)). L.tak (talk) 14:31, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49

On 22 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bach's cantata Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49, ends with a "religious-erotic" love duet between Jesus (bass) and the Soul (soprano)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 16:08, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Question for Ya

Since you are friends with everyone (it seems), do you know if Drmies is gone? He kinda alluded to being "inactive", I sent him an email, but didn't get a response. He is my mentor after my block, so I kinda have to know if he is or isn't, so I can rush and find a new one real fast. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 09:28, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Define "gone". He is one on a list that you find on the bottom of my user (search for "left"), people whom I admire because they withdraw their service to the project as it is right now. I told you why I don't do the same. Drmies is a wonderful friend with a great boy. - For the time being - they all have the condition of the present ArbCom - ask me questions you would ask your mentor ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:44, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Okie Dokie, I will mark you down as my new mentor. :) I hope Drmies comes back one day, he definitely is a good editor. We are losing far too many good editors of late and it really sucks. :( - Neutralhomer • Talk • 10:03, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Did you look at the list? We are losing them for reasons. - I have no idea what a mentor's responsibilities are but will "try my very best", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:07, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

I knew Drmies (in particular) had something to do with ArbCom, Malleus and Jclemens, but that place gives me a migraine when I try to read it. I did look at the list though. There have been more editors than just that who have left (but not about ArbCom or Jclemens.

Don't worry, I have no idea what a mentor does either. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 10:16, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf: Ernesti

You are nearly there, but I would suggest "the blessed Sir Professor and Rector Ernesti" could be turned around to "the blessed Rector, Professor Ernesti". On Jesu Juva, see what Jack Botelho says here (text coloured pale green). Moonraker (talk) 10:11, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! - hoping for the Spirit's help, in the above and in general, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:59, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Le Laudi

On 24 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Le Laudi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Swiss composer Hermann Suter's symphonic oratorio Le Laudi is a setting of St. Francis of Assisi's Italian Canticle of the Sun for choir, soloists, voci di ragazzi, organ and orchestra? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Le Laudi. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Frankfurter Kantorei

On 25 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Frankfurter Kantorei, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the concert choir Frankfurter Kantorei performed Mozart's Requiem and Mendelssohn's Walpurgisnacht with the Israel Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv in a concert for the city's 100th anniversary? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frankfurter Kantorei. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Johann Heinrich Ernesti started.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 07:32, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

great! will look later, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:18, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

if you can add a few sources, you can bold him in the DYK for BWV 226, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:03, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Stephen Crane

Why was the article chosen when consensus was against it at TFAR? And "should" you what? María (yllosubmarine) 12:29, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Don't ask me. See above, I am (only) the cleaning lady of TFA (doing the announcements that the bot doesn't manage to perform, for example). Ask the one who chose, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:32, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

ps: regarding your second question, I placed my announcement under the header "I am sorry", and asked if I should be sorry (about the interesting scheduling to have the man a day after his birthday), - personally, I like the scheduling because it's a friend's 50th birthday, and I prefer literature as TFA to a battleship ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:36, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, your preference for literature TFAs is quite evident. Your cryptic messages, however, are often not. María (yllosubmarine) 12:45, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

If I was less cryptic I would be banned ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:52, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

The Mandarax Barnstar of Excellence

		The Mandarax Barnstar of Excellence
		I am pleased to award this MBE to you in recognition of your outstanding work on Misplaced Pages. Your numerous DYKs have achieved the noble goal of highlighting culture on the Main Page. Your work with other users is exemplary, and you're one of the nicest Wikipedians, always supporting and encouraging other users. Thanks for all of your superb contributions! MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:14, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! - I was tempted to say "Blushing", but every time I say so the user is gone a week later, I don't want to miss you also ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:19, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

ps: I would like to share this award with my br'er Rabbit, the incarnation of selfless service to this project ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Mass DYK

Are you still interested in pursuing the Mass in B minor structure DYK? Abyssal (talk) 15:21, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

I think of the Mass a lot, rehearsing it every week, and I promised a good article, working on the single movements and their relationship. But due to other commitments here and in real life, the expansion will not be anytime soon. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:27, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79

On 31 October 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John Eliot Gardiner performed Bach's cantatas for Reformation Day in the Schloßkirche, Wittenberg, including Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

nice edit notice ;)

• http://wikipediocracy.com/
• http://wikipediocracy.com/2012/10/31/tis-the-season-to-be-banning-at-wikipedia/

• Mads Lange

A Halloween present from Wikipediocracy on my eighth anniversary. Best wishes. Mads Lange (talk) 09:28, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

nice comment, peace maker - I pass free treats today, Reformation, even the Bach cantata got a pumpkin + I like sharing, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your efforts

Its very kind to attempt to answer questions for TownLake and perhaps both enlighten and shed light on the situation. I'm sorry for the response you received. You didn't deserve that. At some point It might be worth while to lay out the series of events that led to where we are now. I am reluctant to say good bye to another good editor, because of the layers of inaccurate information that have been piled onto a false base. Hugs.(olive (talk) 03:31, 1 November 2012 (UTC))

Thanks for YOUR effort. The answer is amusing. When I have time (not now, traveling) I will clarify what I can. It's not so easy because, as you will remember, even Will Beback stated "We will never know the true story" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

"There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe"

You mentioned this article on my talk page earlier. The reason I did a bit of work on it was partly because it was pretty poor, but more selfishly I wanted to start an article on the topic of concealed shoes, and I didn't it want it to be immediately tagged as an orphan; I hate those tags. I've emailed Northampton Museum asking if someone from there could take a look at the article, and it would be good if you and/or your talk-page stalkers could have a quick look through as well, to see if there's anything that could do with a bit more explanation. I'm not asking for any kind kind of formal review, just a quick eyeball to see if there's anything obviously missing, or that doesn't make sense.

Cheers! (Yes, I've had a couple of glasses of wine, and perhaps you'll join me. I find it helps the creative juices to flow. ;-) ) George Ponderevo (talk) 19:31, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, will look but not soon, want to get Fauré's Requiem to presentable until the composer appears as TFA on 4 November, translate a Bach cantata to German until Saturday and Der Handschuh asap, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Would you like me to take a look as well? Malleus Fatuorum 19:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Sure, all of them ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

OK, later. Have to warn you though that I'm not really a Wikipedian, have never been a Wikipedian, and I scare away women, children and new editors. Allegedly. But I'll try and be gentle. Malleus Fatuorum 20:03, 1 November 2012 (UTC)