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== today ==
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{{*mp}} ... that ] has a trumpet tell God's glory in ''']''' ''''']'''''], but ] and ] express "brotherly devotion"?
:(7&nbsp;July&nbsp;2011 - a year later I dedicated my first GA to {{User|BarkingMoon}} who made the cantata a lead DYK and left - for lack of "brotherly devotion".)
{{*mp}}... that in Handel's oratorio ''''']'''''], ''']''' contains the famous '']'' and the oratorio's longest movement, the ] for alto '']''?
{{*mp}}... that ''']''' and ]] first met 100 years ago today in ], exchanged hundreds of ], and were engaged twice? (])
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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.] (]) 12:11, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
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We move from ] to ], with new calendar pictures and new music. The topic of Bach's chorale cantatas will keep me busy until 25 March, and then I want to focus on performances more generally, in history and in my experience. You can follow my daily stories, {{tl|User Gerda Arendt/Top|}}, often with an image and something to listen to: let's stay inspired and connected. --] (]) 05:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)


] points at issues where I need help, such as reviews. Ongoing efforts regard locations that played a role in my life, ], music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare ] for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article.
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For being one of the nicest people I know, on-Wiki or off. ] (]) 18:57, 6 February 2012 (UTC) (Khazar)
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2025 calender pics and musical events ], and the 2025 diary of my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ... ], - just watch those lists if you are interested.
=== I will try to help ===


'''My talk goes like this''': on top there's the ] related to the day. Below are three or more boxes, often one for people remembered and others for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. Right here you see the ] with songs of the month, typically related to meetings with ]. I archive from time. --] (]) 06:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)
Hi Gerda,
Hope you are well. I don't speak German, so I must rely on a website to translate at times. I use: . In reply to your question on the DYK fire template, "bickering" I believe has the same definition in English - basically "arguing, fighting, etc." Hope that helps .. I will post the other translations where you asked the question. cheers — <small><span style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 13:48, 5 January 2012 (UTC)


== From 2024 ==
:on second thought, if the ] is now going forward, I'll post here: the words you asked about translate to: "unrepentant, incorrigible and impervious to advice" in English. And you're thoughts are ''not'' lost on me. :) — <small><span style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 13:51, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
=== Women in Red January 2025 ===


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=== 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 ].

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 ].) --] (]) 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? --] (]) 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. ] (]) 16:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
:::Learning, thank you! (Just approved your Aku hook), --] (]) 16:24, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
:::*Alright, thanks! ] (]) 00:11, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
:::::"impervious" rings a bell: "impervious to pain, up to a certain point" (]), --] (]) 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. ] (]) 09:56, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
:::::Thanks for more insight, on top of your brilliant idiomatic ] about the (equal) skills of females to study, see above, --] (]) 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 ]. 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, ] (]) 08:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
:Thanks for reply! I have restricted it... ;-) yrs Steven ] (]) 16:30, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

=== For a true gem of a person ... ===

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:Thank you! That's my favourite, did you know? --] (]) 07:17, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
::Hi jewel--I left a response to your note on my talk page, at "]". Thanks, ] (]) 19:27, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
:::] archived, --] (]) 14:53, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

=== 50 DYK Nomination Medal ===

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:Thank you, but it's actually not work but my pleasure to make things known that I stand for (thank you, , for that wording!). I keep a list of the nominated articles on my user page, --] (]) 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).--] (]) 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! ] (]) 01:53, 6 April 2012 (UTC)


=== Your ] nomination of ] ===
===Cherry Impact event barnstar===
The article ] you nominated as a ] has been placed on hold ]. The article is close to meeting the ], but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See ] and ]&nbsp;for issues which need to be addressed. <!-- Template:GANotice result=hold --> <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by ], on behalf of ]</small> -- ] (]) 00:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
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: ], thank you for the thorough review. I understand that in order to make Bach's chorale cantatas a good topic, this cantata - as part of it - has to be a good article, and I am willing to put work into it to make it so. However, right now I'm working simultaneously on several others with the same goal, and they require less work. I see me getting to serious changes for BWV 8 after the others, which will be in February. (The only one written later, BWV 1, is already a FA.) I'll make small changes now, perhaps today, but will then have to ask if the nom should remain open for longer or be closed and started over when I'm ready. Y'all: any help with this one and the others - making changes or reviewing - is welcome, see above, ]. --] (]) 08:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
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:Thank you, made my day! --] (]) 07:02, 4 March 2012 (UTC)


=== Standing Strong === === ] ===


Gerda, I was asked to help on this because it failed draft review. I added a few sources, but thought maybe you would like to take this on as it is about a hymn composer. Best.] (]) 03:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC
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: I am interested, and thank you for thinking of me, but I have a few things I want to handle first, - just look above. --] (]) 07:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
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=== G. C. Lehms === === Graham87 ===
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. ] (]) 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 "". ] (]) 09:10, 6 January 2012 (UTC) {{cquote|Germany's Gallant Poetesses / with Ingenious and Pleasant Samples therefrom; together with an Appendix of those Ladies of Foreign Lands/ who likewise made Themselves known to the Interest of the World by the Beauty of their Poetry, and a Preface. Demonstrating that the Female Gender has no less Skill for Studying / than the Male / Performed by Georg Christian Lehms, Franckfurt am Mayn / To be had from Samuel Tobias Hocker. Printed by Anton Heinscheidt.}}
::Wonderful, take it, please, --] (]) 09:15, 6 January 2012 (UTC)


Did you read ]? With one of your photos: ]. I've already sent him encouraging words. ] (]) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
=== A barnstar for you! ===
: I had no time, thank you for pointing at it. I don't see a photo though. - Ah, in the overview, playing Haydn on ] piano --] (]) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)


== 2025 ==
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Great job rescuing the ]. Congratulations for having the lead image on DYK. ] (]) 00:29, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
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:Thank you! If you like the story as I do tell ], --] (]) 06:32, 11 March 2012 (UTC) : Thank you, still working on the last cantata for 2024, - will probably come over tomorrow with a photo or more tomorrow, to continue sharing. You can probably guess that the new calendar pics will be at ]--] (]) 15:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)


=== uh, a ''tree'' for you === === Thanks in 2024 ===

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

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:Thank you! My pleasure, for a change: „Keep on Knocking“, „Sad Song“, „Free“, „Drag on Forever“, „Just What I Needed“ - just what I needed, --] (]) 19:26, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
::Yay! Another fan of The Cars! ]<sup>]</sup> 19:37, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

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: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.] ] 11:37, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
::Thank you, yes, please, all of it! --] (]) 11:41, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
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Thank you, my pleasure <!---:to move like this. Great articles: ] and ] ;)--->, --] (]) 07:52, 16 April 2012 (UTC)


:Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. ] (]) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
=== A barnstar for you! ===
:: Thank you, great helper all around, for example the latest RD for which I had no time due to real life! - I wonder about the ratio of (lazy) click-thanks to real typed thank-you notes, and hope that I can offer more of the latter kind. --] (]) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)


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


== New compilation of cello music from Venice ==
== Thanks for !voting ==


Good morning Gerda, have you already seen ? Some composers such as Rita Stroh already have WP articles, but there might be more in this compilation from Venice. - Best wishes for a great New Year. ] (]) 08:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
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: Thank you, interesting! I'm behind with some topics that are related to anniversaries, but then - in a few months - I'll look! --(forgot to sign yesterday) ] (]) 11:19, 5 January 2025 (UTC)
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: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 was good! I will add a pic of the performance, --] (]) 18:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC)


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No later than this morning I finished that cantata and now you come with ] ! 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 {{smiley}} Tschüss... ] (]) 21:28, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
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: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 ], his are so special. Thanks for being with me! --] (]) 05:29, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
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::...e grazie mille per la intervenzione con "''O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad''", sono davvero male con HTML, ] (]) 23:28, 8 June 2012 (UTC)


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:Thank you! A "real gem" of an article, also a "]" one ;) --] (]) 06:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
:ps: this teamwork in article improvement IS, there should be more, I am ready ;) --] (]) 09:17, 21 June 2012 (UTC)


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== Your ] nomination of ] ==
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The article ] you nominated as a ] has been placed on hold ]. The article is close to meeting the ], but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See ] and ]&nbsp;for issues which need to be addressed. <!-- Template:GANotice result=hold --> <!-- Template:GANotice --> <small>Message delivered by ], on behalf of ]</small> -- ] (]) 18:25, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

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:Thank you! --] (]) 21:33, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

==Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes==
"The heavens declare the glory of God." Simply wonderful. ] ] 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.] ] 11:18, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
::After Yogo Saphir and Unionskirche ;) - I ] and gave green light to our friend --] (]) 11:24, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

== A kitten for you! ==

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Thank you for being awesome!

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:Like it, hope it will get along with the ] --] (]) 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!--<span style="font-family: Maiandra GD">] ''(])''</span> 03:50, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
:Thank you! If you want to read great answers like this, go spread ], there is no limit to cheer ;) --] (]) 05:29, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
::Indeed, a positive attitude and a friendly spirit goes a massive way on this website.♦ ] 10:44, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
:::You are part of it ;) --] (]) 10:54, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | 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. ♦ ] 12:01, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
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== Brucknerized ==

I mentioned earlier that I had a job in to do ] coming up. Well, it came up - yesterday morning in ]. 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) ] before and after, just to make sure that no-one was planning to doze too much ... A lovely gig. Cheers ] (]) 08:17, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
:That sounds blissful, thanks for sharing! ] sing masses mostly in services, and ] sing them almost exclusively in services, the only exceptions being the ones that seem too "great" for a service, ] (2008) and the ] (2013!!!) --] (]) 08:32, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
::Fantastic, lucky you! :) ] (]) 08:39, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
:::Indeed, I feel blessed. I sang the B minor half a life ago ], 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? --] (]) 21:26, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
::::The B minor? Lucky lucky lucky! (Remember me from the ultra-long Moonlight Sonata discussion? ;-) ] (]) 13:52, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
I bet you sound wonderful! What is your favourite key BTW? Can you proof ] then?♦ ] 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 ;) --] (]) 21:25, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | The very least I can offer for one so diligent in supporting WP:Opera. ] (]) 11:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
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:Thank you! We should sing more ;) --] (]) 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 ] (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?" --] (]) 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 ], but I'm not thrilled at the when, and to a lesser extent the who. "there's always another admin". - <b>]</b> 14:20, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
::I didn't know any who wasn't involved. - I confess ] ;) --] (]) 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 ;) --] (]) 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 happi''er''. 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 : ) - <b>]</b> 14:57, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

:::::: Obviously I applaud the unblock - but that's likely no surprise. — <small><span style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 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!--] (]) 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! ] (]) 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,<br>Tim. (] (]) 15:59, 10 August 2012 (UTC))

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

== A barnstar for you! ==

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:Thank you, I enjoy it! Thank you for supporting ], we can't have enough of that ;) Some day I would like to see ] as TFA, on which I helped Brian and Tim, ] and ], --] (]) 05:32, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

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

== Awesome Wikipedian award ==

Sorry Gerda, I've only just understood the kind comment you made recently underneath Dr Blofeld's barnstar. Anyway thank you so much for your forbearance and encouragement. You are a blessing! Mit freundlichen Grüßen. --] (]) 20:47, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
:Herzlichen Dank! --] (]) 20:55, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

== ] ==

Hi Gerda,
I just wanted to drop a thank you for the nudge to read this article. "Thank you". I had seen mention of it, but only just now began to have a look at the topic. I will read through it in more detail when I get back to wiki (probably tonight), but on first glance I think it's a wonderful article. I would think it's very likely a candidate for FAP (I'm using that term as Featured Article ''Process'' rather than the historic "]"). It's a new topic for me, so I'm not sure how much help I could be - but I'll keep an eye open as I read through it all. If I spot anything I think may help - I'll certainly feel welcome to contribute. Thanks again for everything (far too many things to mention in one posting on a talk page. :)). Best - — ]] 17:13, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

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:Thank you! Trying to keep the ] running ;) --] (]) 10:26, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Thanks for the ]. I know I mostly edit articles that very few people read, so it's nice when someone notices! ] <sup><span class="plainlinks">(] '''·''' ])</span></sup> 17:51, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

== Giorgi Latsabidze on French Wiki ==

Dear Gerda Arendt:

I need to ask you a friendly advise, please confirm if those bellow can be counted as a secondary reliable sources. I will provide more but I need to first know and make sure I understand. I tried to create a french version of the article about georgian pianist Giorgi Latsabidze -but french folks are opposing. I would appreciate if you can guide me right in this, since you seem to have a great experience in this and you are a classic music lover! Here are sources, I need to know if they can be useful:

, , ,
,

More: , ,

I would appreciate your help!
Much regards, ] (]) 15:58, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
:Please be patient, I won't have much time this weekend, --] (]) 16:02, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! No problem. Just get to me back whenever you grab a chance to view my sources! I appreciate your consideration! ] (]) 23:53, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
:I looked now:
:1 yes, 2 no, 3 doesn't add much, 4 excellent! 5 no 6 yes (perhaps external link)
:1 don't find him, do you have a link to an article? 2 excellent 3 not the greatest paper, but useful for a quote about his playing, - good luck! --] (]) 09:30, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks so much! I have added those sources that you recommended on his English and German pages. Please have a look and see if you want to edit anything and . Thanks so much! Regards, ] (]) 05:12, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

==DYK for Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33==
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==The Rite and other matters==
First, to let you know that ], which you recently helped improve via the peer review, has now been nominated at FAC. Any further observations will be welcome there. I have followed the PR consensus, and removed the substandard soundfile; it is possible that this decision will be challenged, but we shall see.

Secondly, I can't thank you enough for letting me know about the ] TFA in such good time. Thanks to you I was able to replace a confused and inadequate blurb with something much better. I've no idea when I will be officially told - probably 59 minutes before the day; the moral is, I think, to keep a watchful eye on the TFA queue page. ] (]) 22:22, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

:Good moral ;) the bot is down, there will be no official notice, TFA is a do-it-yourself process, and I like it! Fell free to improve other blurb i the preview as well, the project will thank you. I am traveling but will then support "The Rite" ;) --] (]) 06:01, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

== Konrad Huber ==

You may look at and (though it is a bit indirectly related to him) to make the article much more comprehensive. Tomorrow I will also search for it using JSTOR, etc. Sorry, I have not looked at the hook yet, but whenever I am available I will look at it. ] (]) 18:25, 6 September 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.--''']'''. 18:43, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
:We missed you and welcome your return! --] (]) 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 ] is getting such kind words and attention! — <b>]] ]]</b> 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. ] (]) 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 ] (mostly by translating the Danish article), and using ] 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, --] (]) 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, --] (]) 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! --] (]) 16:27, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
:::I've nominated the article ]. Almost without mistakes, I hope :-) --] (]) 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), --] (]) 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. --] (]) 05:33, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
::::::Thanks! Yes, replacing was right for the reason given. I will look after my morning routine, DYK ] (done), DYK ] (working on it), ] (two, because I missed yesterday), --] (]) 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.) --] (]) 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 ]) 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? --] (]) 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? --] (]) 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 :( --] (]) 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 ;) --] (]) 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. --] (]) 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 ;) --] (]) 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, --] (]) 06:11, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
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:Thank you, means a lot to me, --] (]) 06:14, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

== A refreshing beverage ==

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:feels good, thank you! --] (]) 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, . ♦ ] 21:10, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

==German translation==
Would you mind taking a look at ] for me? Thanks! :) ] (]) 17:09, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
:After Bach BWV 27, tomorrow, --] (]) 22:07, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
:Now that day is almost over - RL, no Bach yet, a few days of travel, patience please, --] (]) 15:02, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

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== Red links in WI ==

] has red links, most also in German, but some only here, ], ], ], the Frankfurt cathedral organist ], the church in Görlitz ] (]), --] (]) 21:59, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

„“♦ ] 11:02, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
:Impressed, before looking! --] (]) 11:04, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
:], will need a name, --] (]) 11:23, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, done.♦ ] 13:18, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
:Thank you, - no more until Tuesday, please, will travel, --] (]) 13:32, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
Hey you linked it!♦ ] 14:28, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
::Sure, that's where I found it missing ;) --] (]) 15:00, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
:::Indeed its on here. Bgwhite ].♦ ] 09:13, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
::::] is ready for nom. If you have a moment of the next few days, patience of course..♦ ] 06:22, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
:::::Great, thank you! Small world: the other day (9-9, before singing the 9th) a soprano friend told me that her daughter has an excellent position now as assistant to the organist of the Frankfurt cathedral, - only in editing did I realize she spoke about Boltz. I will find a different hook ;) Personal: he will play in the the second performance of the new ] Missa solemnis, but that's too early to say, 3 Nov, and likely unsourced, didn't look yet. The other conductors of the choir are red, but also in German, ] and ], the latter more notable, melodies in hymnal, --] (]) 06:31, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
:Nice one. Let me know when you want those articles. I hope you don't mind but I've restored part of the intro as I think the lead should summarize his main positions.♦ ] 07:23, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
::I wanted to point out the ONE thing of interest to a non-German reader, it is is only "main position", + Classical music and Opera have short leads everywhere, but as you like it. - When: 3 October is the day of the premiere, Boltz nominated (who will play the second performance, after Michiels, cathedral organist in Bruges). The German Misplaced Pages thinks the choir is not notable ;) --] (]) 07:30, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
::ps: plenty of red links in Boltz ;) --] (]) 07:32, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
:::Hokay, will do later. Do you want to DYK any of the others I started above?♦ ] 07:39, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
::::Zehm possible, if referenced more, same for ], - will you do the Ansbach venues? --] (]) 11:42, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
Already nommed.♦ ] 14:19, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
Started ], couldn't find anything decent on Peter.♦ ] 11:37, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

:Thank you for Nierle! Kempin is in the same Limburg source. ]. Will see when I get to the translation, traveling, --] (]) 05:25, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
::Cheers Gerda, happy travels! Started ] but its pretty rough.. ], ], no more for now if you're travelling!♦ ] 07:02, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
:::Back, yes, hiking was excellent. Looked at Kaunzinger (living), Hochschule needs to wait. Wanted: Zehm sources, for nom today the latest, + ] (]), full name only as redirect, --] (]) 16:54, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
:::Sounds like fun. Can you check the sport section of ]?♦ ] 15:49, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
::::Not right now, it occured to me today (!) that I wanted to write and nominate a cantata for St. Michael's - 29 Sept. We also have a rehearsal tonight. Possibly tomorrow. Can you source the last two more, Kaunzinger and MH Würzburg (both good for DYK)? Würzburg could have a list of notable students/teachers, many links! --] (]) 15:55, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
:I've started ], that'll do for now then. Honiara sport section only has two sentences needing checking I think, no rush though.♦ ] 16:15, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
::Checking changes to Boltz, a sprinter from creation to the Main page ;) --] (]) 16:18, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I was going to say, almost too quick, now that's rare!!♦ ] 16:19, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
::::Someone's first review, deserves praise ;) --] (]) 16:22, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
Sourced ] but the bottom paragraph translation needs checking again its a little awkward. Go ahead and nom once ready if you wish.♦ ] 12:46, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
::Wiki morale is low today...♦ ] 14:48, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
:::Kaunzinger nom done, morale high: this (below) "sneakily scheduling TFAs in the hopes that Raul/Dabomb won't notice" is so hilarious, right under "Defender of the Wiki". Normally I archive such things asap, but why not make others smile ;) - did you see that I had a DYK approved before the article (BWB 130) was written? - Precious!
:::ps: the sports section in Honaria looks good to me, --] (]) 15:29, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, Hochschule für Musik Würzburg needs a lot for DYK though, shall we pass on that one?♦ ] 15:45, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
:agree, perhaps mention it with someone, but for Kaunzinger I found America more interesting, --] (]) 15:51, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
] started.♦ ] 17:19, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

==100th anniversary of the St Boniface Choir==
We have English writers who are just as challenging. ] was an early offender... "And since death must be the ''Lucina'' of life, and even Pagans could doubt, whether thus to live were to die; since our longest sun sets at right descensions, and makes but winter arches, and therefore it cannot be long before we lie down in darkness, and have our light in ashes; since the brother of death daily haunts us with dying mementoes, and time that grows old in itself, bids us hope no long duration; — diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation."

As with all such writers, the meaning is hard even for natives to seize. I am struggling with the German you sent me, but how about this? "The artistic events recorded since 1929 stand now as a magnificent testimony to the very lively part played by the choir and its leadership in the general religious, liturgical, and church-music life and in the common cultural landscape of this period." ] (]) 20:27, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
(NB anniversary is usually given two Ns)
:Thank you so much for your lively part played! My "n"-key is harder than the others ... - believe it or not, it's 150 years, I remember the celebrations of 125, --] (]) 21:05, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
::All the same, Diuturnity is a Dream and Folly of Expectation... especially when it comes to keyboards. ] (]) 14:16, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

==DYK for Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131==
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==DYK for Hans Thamm==
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== Kafka copying ==
:See ] ] ] 23:30, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

== latsabidze sources ==

Dear G.A.:
In ], I fixed some sources, put in right formatting (I think), made some minor corrections, can do more if you would give me more suggestions, if you have a moment of the next few days, patience of course is mine...! Would appreciate as always! Cheers, ] (]) 08:45, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
:I will look later, but am quite busy, --] (]) 08:59, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

Hello Gerda: I see you put back unreliable source tags, (despite the fact that another editor has removed it before), I respect your opinion. I personally think there are enough reliable sources there, however your opinion is well regarded! Maybe there must be a reason why you put those tags back and I don't understand. Would you explain please? (new to all this, as you see learning..) Thanks a lot! ] (]) 23:59, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

==DYK for Andreas Boltz==
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== A barnstar for you! ==

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

== "Structure not wanted?" ==

{{diff|Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/requests|514303151|514302435|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 ] and sorry if you felt you were getting caught in the crossfire. ] might also interest you... or you might want to steer clear, your choice! Regards and very best wishes, ]] 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 ;) --] (]) 23:17, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
::{{diff|Misplaced Pages:Today's featured article/requests|514564951|514563279|You were reverted as well, btw}}. ]] 23:51, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
:::Hopefully Dabomb will deal with it before it goes on the MP. --''']]]''' 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? ]] 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). --''']]]''' 00:14, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
:::::: That's not a problem; the wiki runs fine wo. Wiki's are not about “]” they are about collaborations and merit. ] (]) 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. --''']]]''' 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; ]. 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. ] (]) 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, --] (]) 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. ]<sup>]</sup> 17:17, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

==DYK nomination of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130==
] Hello! Your submission of ] at the ] has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath ''']''' and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! <!--Template:DYKproblem--> ] (]) 08:26, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

==Jacob the Liar==
(Already answered in the DYK entry, copying it here just in case it interests you in general): I use the English name in the title, rather than ''Jakob der Lügner''. And it was the first picture from the GDR to enter the (West) Berlin Festival, as well as the only to be nominated for an Oscar in the U.S. ] (]) 16:50, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
:Yes, I am interested, thank you! --] (]) 19:22, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

== k --> c ==

disk --> disc - Thank you! --] (]) 17:58, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Thank you for the kind words on my talk, they are much appreciated. And thanks for the quotes on Kafka; unfortunately (and to my slight shame), my German is non-existent, so I would appreciate a translation there! ] (]) 16:16, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
:PumpkinSky has the book for two of them in English, he's probably best to handle it, he's good in German, --] (]) 16:19, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

==DYK for Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130==
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==]==
Thanks for nomming.♦ ] 13:05, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
:Thanks for that one, - could you find sources for ]? --] (]) 13:09, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
::.♦ ] 13:20, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
:::It's ok, I reduced Calleen a bit, no idea where those flowery descriptions of his style come from, --] (]) 13:26, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
::::Thanks, ] also.♦ ] 14:17, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
:::::Too long to do it well, need to go, --] (]) 15:15, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
:::::Back, but still many other projects, ] missing, --] (]) 21:48, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
::::::Started, we have a critic on my talk page... I'm planning on promoting Ludwig Gies to GA... ♦ ] 21:55, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for sorting the ones I started last night. ] Ludwig Gies. I included you on the end as you did help, that OK?♦ ] 09:52, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:Very kind, I will look again to deserve it. Wasn't the eagle also in Bonn earlier? - Busy with the B minor Mass, - here we brought it on the Main page, and the article is - you name it, --] (]) 10:09, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Dunno but I do know that eagle is one of the political icons of Germany.♦ ] 11:37, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:Exactly. Bonn housed the parliament for a long time, I guess the bird was longer in Bonn than in Berlin, depending on when it was made, just finished the ], but need a break ;) --] (]) 11:45, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:ps: Zerfaß and Beringer deserve DYK, did you see the question for the Asbach nom? --] (]) 12:08, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
::Nope:can't even remember creating an Asbach now! Did you mean ]?♦ ] 12:14, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:::] ;) no, sorry, my n-key doesn't work well, I meant YOUR nom for the venues, --] (]) 12:20, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
::::Can you link my nom, can't find it??♦ ] 15:54, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:::::]. What I do: give a short (!) name and put the link on the article talk until it appeared. --] (]) 16:03, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Official site should prove it.. Started ]. Heard of it?♦ ] 16:25, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:I think it's just formality, mention in every place article, with that inline citation behind it. Will leave soon for the dress rehearsal of the top of my user, had a great evening with the composer yesterday, --] (]) 16:41, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:ps: Schloßborn is in walking distance, a longer walk ;) and our conductor lives in Heftrich, make it ], --] (]) 16:46, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
::So many missing small towns and villages, and to think we have articles on local ].. Started ], did he do something Bach related? ♦ ] 16:56, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:::Looks like some of the ] article could be merged, --] (]) 21:38, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:::ps: looks like I would not be interested in all these details about coat of arms etc, --] (]) 21:54, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Yeah I agree. Do what you can anyway..♦ ] 22:08, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
:I did what I was willing to do, - not thinking that the description of playground figures is encyclopedic ;) --] (]) 22:19, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

== Reiner Stach ==

I've started a translation and EN article about Reiner Stach at ]. Feel free to edit it directly if you'd like to help. ] ] 15:06, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

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== Piano Sonata ==

I wonder why you created redirect ]? Wouldn't tell the Opus number more than the key? (Not to mention the composer.) And if the key, why not standard "C-sharp minor"? The key is not part of a title, --] (]) 15:42, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

: I'm not an expert on how classical music is referenced, but it was on the requested article list, which means that somebody somewhere tried to look it up by that name. Instead of making an article, I just redirected to the one already here. <font style="font-family:Courier;font-size:15px;">]]]</font> 19:16, 30 September 2012 (UTC)
::Understand. Please keep an eye on that redirect, no link should go to it. A sonata without instrument and composer is rather useless ;) --] (]) 19:37, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

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== Hi again:) ==

Hi, Gerda: I know you are busy, still awaiting for your reply. Do you think you can give me a short notice as to what needs to be done to get rid of these tags: {{BLP primary sources|date=September 2012}}, {{Unreliable sources|date=September 2012}] in this ... because you put it back after user Mark Arsten has taken it out. It's been edited heavily since these were added. Just trow me a line please. Cheers ] (]) 23:19, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

== Congratulations choir on 150 years of existence! ==

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: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 '']'' ;) --] (]) 07:25, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

A bit further than your average walk! Right, time we did something to improve categories on here. I created ] and started Category:Swiss choirs. Are there any more which should go in there, is there a German category equivalent? I say we should create categories for things like German classical musical ensembles, Choirs dedicated to J.S. Bach etc. We ought to have a category connecting all of the Bach choirs together. What do you think?♦ ] 08:18, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

:Good ideas! --] (]) 08:21, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

What would be the best name though ]? Also we need a ] or whatever as I've started a lot on choir leaders and ]? Naming sound good? I'll need your help finding the articles though.♦ ] 09:34, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

:We have ] and ], they might be split for nationality, but I don't care - not even on our national holiday ;) --] (]) 09:47, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Can you populate ], ], ], ] and ]? Need your expertise on routing out existing articles to add these categories to. Also ] might be useful.♦ ] 12:01, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

:Under "musicians" (a very general term) you could have "conductors", "singers", "organists" ("ensemble" would be a very ambiguous term, some mean only chamber, some mean any group), you name it, - some people would fit in more than one, - You can go along my articles, on user and its archive, you will find many. I will not work but sing today, rather soon ;) --] (]) 12:17, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
:ps: if you want plenty of work, look at the "recordings" sections of Bach cantatas, starting ] and at the discographies of his major works, ], ], ], --] (]) 12:23, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

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== Gabriel Dessauer ==

In fairness, if people followed the MOS to begin with, it wouldn't be an issue. Regards, ]] 11:03, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
:Look at my s, and my to those of others, - you see that I try ;) --] (]) 11:15, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
::Haha, yes, well done :) ]] 15:55, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

== Stach's Kafka trilogy ==
My copy of ''The Decisive Years'' has arrived. I'm starting reading it tonight. Apparently the next one, ''Years of Realization'' is translated into English but not available for sale yet in English. The last one hasn't even been written in German yet. ] ] 22:23, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
:This says Stach lives in Hamburg, not Berlin. Can you find out when he moved from one to the other? ] ] 22:29, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

== Core Contest! ==

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:Thank you, --] (]) 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? ] ] 15:46, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
:::Excellent idea! --] (]) 15:48, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
::::Great job! ] (]) 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. ] (]) 21:40, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
::::::Thank you, that means a lot! The article will grow, PumpkinSky just got a new biography ;) --] (]) 21:52, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

== ] ==

Hi Gerda. Thanks for your advice with ] and your comments at ]. I'd appreciate your views on ] which appears a bit more tricky. --] (]) 16:59, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

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== Residenz Ansbach and others. ==

I am not able to follow the comment by reviewer below our hook of the above three articles. Can you kindly look into it and clarify. please. Thanks.--''']'''. 05:35, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
:What I saw last was the reviewer requesting that the hook fact (venue of the Bachwoche Ansbach) is mentioned in all three articles with an inline citation right behind it. This is normal formality. Sorry, I have no more time right now, --] (]) 06:35, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

== TFA nominations ==

I noticed at ] you mentioned seeking out featured articles that have not appeared and nominating them. I seem to have found one that fits well: ]. From what I can best estimate its point total for a nomination would be +2 for age (promoted in 2007), +2 for timing (released October 30, 2002), and +2 for importance, but I have no idea how it would factor in with main page representation. I would nominate it myself (there seem to be none for October 30th) but I have absolutely zero idea how this whole system works in general having never done it before. Would you be willing to nominate it or help me through the process of doing so? Thanks, ] <sup>(]•]•]•])</sup> 17:06, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
:I will look at it and request it tomorrow, if it looks good to me. (I did more than some people like today already.) You can also do it yourself, nominate ] (2 places), just follow the examples, you don't need to calculate points ay more, --] (]) 19:34, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

== TFA thanks ==

Thanks for the notice; I'd actually seen it pop up on my watchlist when it was move-protected, and I'm already having a look at it. On a related point, I've taken ] off the TFA pending page as Bosanquet is up, and I'd quite like to request a date-related cricket article in January. Although I think that it is impossible to have too much cricket, not everyone agrees with me! ] (]) 20:36, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

==TFA==
thanks for the pintail heads-up, Gerda, I'd better see if it needs a polish <font face="chiller"><font color="red"><b>] - </b></font></font><font face="arial"><font color="green">]</font></font> 05:47, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

==Translation==
Could you check my translation of ] from ]? Its not perfect, and will probably need extra attention. I have also added a bit to achieve DYK length. Thanks! ] (]) 19:46, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
:My time is limited, I looked a bit and made the de-connection. "Altes Rathaus" means "Das alte Rathaus", the article is implied, therefore I dropped the English one. Do me a favour, don't translate Friedensplatz and others. We don't translate Times Square to Zeitenplatz ;) --] (]) 20:05, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
::Hmm, OK. If I ever need you to check something, it'll be in my userspace, so I will ]. Thanks. ] (]) 14:48, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

== Kafka at FAC ==
See ]. It's come a long way, been hard, and been fun. Enjoy this final leg of the journey.] ] 22:27, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
:I do, thanks for the initiative ;) --] (]) 22:35, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
::BB's talk page is calling you. cough cough ] ] 22:39, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
:::] does list her for that. I will update. ] ] 22:41, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
::::Please see the FAC page. Crisco has a question I think you can help with. I just posted what I know at this time and think you can help here. It's at the bottom of his section right now and about annual reports and his job at the insurance bureau.] ] 14:25, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
:::::Gerda, pls answe this question: Danke ] ] 00:40, 8 October 2012 (UTC)...You may want to look at other things from this round too. ] ] 01:03, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
::::::I will look, but am traveling, very limited time, --] (]) 06:12, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

==DYK for Ludwig Gies==
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Started ]..♦ ] 11:11, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

I'm guessing you're busy at the moment! Do you mind if I call you Gerdaress? It is so fitting!♦ ] 07:16, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

:I asked something like that of a person once, and her reply was, "I prefer Goddess..." LOL!

::I am different, call me Gerda if you can ;) --] (]) 21:08, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

Struggling to find info on Barke!♦ ] 16:27, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

== ] policy and guidelines ==

I understand that you are trying to showcase a variety of images at ], but please do not continue placing non-free images anywhere except for actual articles. Such use is a clear violation of point number 9 of our ]. ] (]) 20:44, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

==Help needed with nominations==

Would you be up for reviewing any of the following nominations?
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
Your assistance would be much appreciated. ] (]) 07:52, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
:Not right now, sorry, see above, I am behind on several topics, - look at ] open questions, - answers need reading! --] (]) 08:00, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

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== Schloßborn ==

The article is not fully supported by citations. The citation, as written, is not verifiable. I wouldn't have the least idea where to go to verify it. It should never have passed ]. --] (]) 08:54, 11 October 2012 (UTC)
:I am talking only about the location. You can look at google maps or whatever to verify that. - The other facts: the typical problem with translations from German - no inline citations, you have to find them, and some you don't find. I go for AGF then. --] (]) 09:03, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

==Old doggy==
Gerda can you do me a favor it only involves translation of snippets:

*Can you translate from Die auss to sein Name.

*And this and telling me what you can translate from the snippets provided and what page number, its Pages 206-8 and page 336 I think. You may have to enter Abutiu into the search in the box on the left lower down to view the snippets.♦ ] 17:12, 12 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 ] 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 ], that is). Cheers. <strong>]</strong><sup>]</sup> 17:28, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

== ] ==

Dear Gerda, this needs your attention. It's been stuck for about a week, and I've proposed a couple of ALT hooks that I hope you'll find reasonable. I hope we can get this unstuck and moving toward the front page. Many thanks. ] (]) 22:36, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

== Wong Kim Ark TFA nom ==

Hi. I'm excited to see '']'' make TFA, but I've got an observation about the blurb. When I nominated this article (my first TFA nom, BTW), I pared down the blurb (possibly by too much) in order to be sure it was below the 1,200-character limit (including all markup). I see a sentence was added to my original proposal, about unsuccessful attempts to restrict birthright US citizenship since ''Wong Kim Ark'' — and I think this addition is a good thing — but the added text makes reference to the ] of the 14th Amendment without any preceding specific mention of this clause (compare the blurb to the lead of the article). I think I would change "the citizenship language of the Fourteenth Amendment" to "the ] of the Fourteenth Amendment" (with wikilink as shown), so that the later mention of "the Citizenship Clause itself" is clearer. Is it OK if I make this change to the blurb myself? Or do I need to have you or other people who work at TFA do this for me? — ]] 15:53, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

:I went ahead and made a couple of small changes at ]. Hopefully these will be OK. — ]] 22:22, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

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== Need some help with German ==

Hi Gerda. I've been expanding ] and need some help with English translations of two of his book titles:

*''Den Hitler jag' ich in die Luft: Der Attentäter Georg Elser'' This one is in normal German
*''Em Chrischdian sei Leich'' This one is in ]

Best, ] (]) 17:21, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

:My approach:
::This Hitler, I'll blow him in the air: The assassin G.E. (lit: chase)
::A Christian's corpse
:but a fellow editor would say: don't translate titles that are not published in English, --] (]) 20:52, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
::Thanks Gerda! I don't put the translations in italics (as if they were published in translation), but I think in this case the reader needs some sort of indication of what the titles mean, especially since there seem to virtually no sources on Haasis in English :(. Best, Jean
:::I feel the same, that's why I was told ... ;) I will be gone for most of the day but will look at the article later, --] (]) 05:47, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

== Have you taken over TFA? ==

Hi,

I noticed that when I wanted to nominate an article for TFA, ] you took over as if I hadn't nominated it. Are you in charge now? ] (]) 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! --] (]) 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? ] (]) 22:59, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
:::Uhhh . . . Is this argument really necessary? :-) — ]] 23:06, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
:::{{ec}} Ermmm... I think you need to check the edit history, Mathew. and then . 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. ]] 23:10, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
::::Do you deny that I suggested the article to Richwales, and posted the blurb on <s>her</s> his page? And that <s>she</s> he said it was a good idea but that <s>she</s> he would nominate it to get the extra point? ] (]) 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. ] (]) 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".) — ]] 23:49, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
{{od}}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. ] (]) 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. ]] 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, --] (]) 05:32, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
{{od}} Thank you very much Bencherlite! I guess all I wanted was a little credit for that TFA of ]. 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, ] (]) 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, --] (]) 18:21, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

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


== call for collaboration ==


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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. ] (]) 23:17, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
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::::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. - <small style="white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid #900;padding:1px;">] • ] • 06:39, 16 October 2012 (UTC)</small>
== 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. <small>]</small> 11:48, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
:It's in the , the talk page is for messages TO Br'er Rabbit. --] (]) 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 detested ownership of articles ;) --] (]) 18:14, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

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today

my story

Jean-Michel Defaye,
a pianist, arranger and conductor
known for his collaboration with poet
and singer-songwriter Léo Ferré,
composed pieces for trombone and piano
in the style of composers
from Vivaldi to Stravinsky.
watch
9 January 2025

(from User:Gerda Arendt/Stories)

memory and music

in memoriam
Mozart: de morte transire ad vitam
5 January · Tatort service
Marienkirche, Aulhausen
4 December · opera
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

archives

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2025 talk

story · music · places
Die Fliege

We move from 2024 to 2025, with new calendar pictures and new music. The topic of Bach's chorale cantatas will keep me busy until 25 March, and then I want to focus on performances more generally, in history and in my experience. You can follow my daily stories, {{User Gerda Arendt/Top}}, often with an image and something to listen to: let's stay inspired and connected. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

#call for collaboration points at issues where I need help, such as reviews. Ongoing efforts regard locations that played a role in my life, recent deaths, music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare 2024 for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article.

2025 calender pics and musical events begin here, and the 2025 diary of my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers ... will come here, - just watch those lists if you are interested.

My talk goes like this: on top there's the "story" related to the day. Below are three or more boxes, often one for people remembered and others for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. Right here you see the image of the month with songs of the month, typically related to meetings with friends who gave them to me. I archive from time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

From 2024

Women in Red January 2025

--Lajmmoore (talk 17:49, 28 December 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Your GA nomination of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8

The article Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 and Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 00:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Aza24, thank you for the thorough review. I understand that in order to make Bach's chorale cantatas a good topic, this cantata - as part of it - has to be a good article, and I am willing to put work into it to make it so. However, right now I'm working simultaneously on several others with the same goal, and they require less work. I see me getting to serious changes for BWV 8 after the others, which will be in February. (The only one written later, BWV 1, is already a FA.) I'll make small changes now, perhaps today, but will then have to ask if the nom should remain open for longer or be closed and started over when I'm ready. Y'all: any help with this one and the others - making changes or reviewing - is welcome, see above, #calling for collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Draft:William Owen (composer)

Gerda, I was asked to help on this because it failed draft review. I added a few sources, but thought maybe you would like to take this on as it is about a hymn composer. Best.4meter4 (talk) 03:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC

I am interested, and thank you for thinking of me, but I have a few things I want to handle first, - just look above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Graham87

Did you read Misplaced Pages:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-12-24/Opinion? With one of your photos: Misplaced Pages:Wikipedia_Signpost. I've already sent him encouraging words. Grimes2 (talk) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

I had no time, thank you for pointing at it. I don't see a photo though. - Ah, in the overview, playing Haydn on Welte-Mignon piano --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

2025

 Have a happy New Year filled with light!

Hi Gerda Arendt, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, good health and happiness.
Thank you for what you do for the encyclopedia and this community. And a special thanks for sharing music and your lovely photos with me throughout the year.

Image: New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut, 1857

Netherzone (talk) 15:07, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, still working on the last cantata for 2024, - will probably come over tomorrow with a photo or more tomorrow, to continue sharing. You can probably guess that the new calendar pics will be at User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2025--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks in 2024

The Special Barnstar
Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! In 2024, other editors thanked you 1604 times using the thanks tool on the English Misplaced Pages. This made you the #3 most thanked Wikipedian in 2024. You were also the #2 most thankful Wikipedian in 2024, having used the thanks tool 2777 times. Congratulations and, well, thank you for all that you do for Misplaced Pages. Here's to 2025! Mz7 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. Grimes2 (talk) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you, great helper all around, for example the latest RD for which I had no time due to real life! - I wonder about the ratio of (lazy) click-thanks to real typed thank-you notes, and hope that I can offer more of the latter kind. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)

The article Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) for comments about the article, and Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

New compilation of cello music from Venice

Good morning Gerda, have you already seen this article? Some composers such as Rita Stroh already have WP articles, but there might be more in this compilation from Venice. - Best wishes for a great New Year. Munfarid1 (talk) 08:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, interesting! I'm behind with some topics that are related to anniversaries, but then - in a few months - I'll look! --(forgot to sign yesterday) Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Wilhelm Brückner (luthier)

On 4 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Wilhelm Brückner (luthier), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Tone 13:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Articles of people who recently died have been a focus from 2019. in 2025, they have been a daily topic, both on the Main page were Helmut Schlesinger appeared from 31 January until 5 January, but also in the daily little articles, with the one exception of a Sunday. Not all of them made it to Main page appearance, but were at least improved. Storye book is great in finding images, MONTENSEM in polishing composers' articles, Thriley in translating to begin articles for people with red links, Grimes2 all around helpful in finding and exploiting references, and several excellent in posting (just look belpw). Anybody can review!

  1. Wilhelm Brückner (luthier) - Tone 4 Jan
  2. Dada Masilo - Masem 5 Jan
  3. Loretta Di Franco - Masem 5 Jan
  4. Tom Johnson - Spencer 6 Jan
  5. Jean-Michel Defaye - Stephen 8 Jan

ITN recognition for Dada Masilo

On 5 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dada Masilo, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Masem (t) 13:31, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

— Masem (t) 13:31, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Loretta Di Franco

On 5 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Loretta Di Franco, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Masem (t) 13:32, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

— Masem (t) 13:32, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alexander Goehr

The article Alexander Goehr you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Alexander Goehr and Talk:Alexander Goehr/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 13:42, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Tom Johnson (composer)

On 6 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Tom Johnson (composer), which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer 21:38, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113

The article Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 and Talk:Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kyle Peake -- Kyle Peake (talk) 18:25, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

call for collaboration

ITN recognition for Jean-Michel Defaye

On 8 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jean-Michel Defaye, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 22:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC)