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== today ==
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<poem>'''Letting Go of the Past'''
It is frightening to let go
of the past. It is like letting go of something
that is precious. That includes the feeling for
everything that has been, and also, for what was
once a solid identity built on deprivation.
Letting go of the past
must be done gradually and with
special care;
one old belief at a time
and only one fear.
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=== memory and music ===
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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. ] (]) 11:50, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
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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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:Thank you! --] (]) 12:13, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
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::Keine Problem. Koennen Sie ueberpruefen DYK ]? Danke. ] (]) 12:14, 19 June 2011 (UTC)
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::::See my talk page. Thanks so much! ] (]) 11:13, 20 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.
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 ].


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.
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)


'''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)
: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)


== From 2024 ==
::::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)
=== Women in Red January 2025 ===
:::::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)


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=== Your ] nomination of ] ===
=== Standing Strong ===
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)
: ], 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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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | 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". ] (]) 11:13, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
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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
=== uh, a ''tree'' for you ===
: 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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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hi, Gerda. I was editing ], and it has this nice tree photo from the "Komani neighborhood", so I figured it should be seen more. Enjoy. ] (]) 15:55, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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:I do, I love trees! --] (]) 15:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


Did you read ]? With one of your photos: ]. I've already sent him encouraging words. ] (]) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
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: 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;" | For believing in the goodness of people above all. For having faith and being willing to work on a cause that seemed hopeless. ] (]) 23:27, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
{{font|size=17px|Hi {{BASEPAGENAME}}, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, good health and happiness.<br /> 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.}}<br /><br />
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: 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)
: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)
* — <small><span style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 00:37, 16 April 2012 (UTC) {{like}}


=== Thanks in 2024 ===

=== The Mandarax Barnstar of Excellence ===


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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | 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! ]&nbsp;<span style="color:blue">•</span>&nbsp;] 19:14, 28 October 2012 (UTC) |style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! In 2024, other editors thanked you using the ] 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 . Congratulations and, well, ''thank you'' for all that you do for Misplaced Pages. Here's to 2025! ] (]) 19:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
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: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 ;) --] (]) 19:19, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
:ps: I would like to share this award with my ], the incarnation of selfless service to this project ;) --] (]) 09:15, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
::Your not saying it seems to have worked – it's been a week and I'm still here! I just finished my latest article (my first in a long time). It's about an ] who was born and raised in Germany and was very interested in music. For ''some'' reason, that made me think of you.... ]&nbsp;<span style="color:blue">•</span>&nbsp;] 22:01, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
:::I didn't say it, as much as I was tempted! - Thanks for staying with me, and for the article! --] (]) 23:25, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

== nice edit notice ;) ==

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

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

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:nice comment, peace maker - I pass free treats today, Reformation, even the ] got a pumpkin + ], --] (]) 09:32, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

== "]" ==

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 ], 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. ;-) ) ] (]) 19:31, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

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

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

:::Sure, all of them ;) --] (]) 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. ] ] 20:03, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

:::::matching my ] --] (]) 20:13, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

== Brains Work Better Barnstar ==

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:Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. ] (]) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you, <font color="Fuchsia">blushing</font> again. (], not afraid that you will leave within a week ;) Thanks to ] for the colour.) --] (]) 13:43, 5 January 2013 (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. --] (]) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

== ] ==

Sorry about Colin. You are, of course, welcome to participate. I've actually noticed your name around, as I coded a lot of the WikiProject Opera backend - composer of the month and such, so I do see edits to it. =) Haven't really done mcuh in opera for a bit; should poke around my collection and see what comes out. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">''']''' <sup>(])</sup></span> 16:59, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:No problem, really, I am used to it ;) Colin is of course absolutely right that I support/recognize the quality contributions of banned editors. - Look above, we are striving for a politer expression for "toxic place" - and the desire to overcome it. - Music helps, go for it! Did you see "ban complaining" on my user page? ;) --] (]) 17:08, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:ps: now I have to insert the ref for the sad news that another musician whose biography I wrote, died, ], teacher of ], RIP, --] (]) 17:12, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
As promised:

]

<span style="text-shadow:grey 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">''']''' <sup>(])</sup></span> 17:07, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

:Lovely and fitting, thank you ;) - Did you read ], my windmills? - Verbannet die Klage, "ban complaining", not "ban mourning", ]? That was well before the last banning posse ;) --] (]) 20:16, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::Heh. I could tell you some interesting stories about uncivil arbritrators, but think I shall refrain, as it was some time ago. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.118em 0.118em 0.118em; class=texhtml">''']''' <sup>(])</sup></span> 23:04, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Refrain, - a good refrain. The arbitrators were ok last time, it's Teh Community I am ashamed to be part of ;) --] (]) 23:44, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

== Thanks ==


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Congratulations! For helping me format my Pony Prize, you have received a ]! Ponies are cute, intelligent, cuddly, friendly (most of the time, though with notable exceptions), promote good will, encourage patience, and enjoy carrots. Treat your pony with respect and he will be your faithful friend! ]<sup>]</sup> 20:57, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
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Respect! Thank you! --] (]) 21:01, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

== Happy New Year Gerda ==

Dear Gerda, I am too busy thinking about all sorts of silly things and forgot to send you a greeting for the New Year, if such things amuse you. At any rate I'm glad to see you are still here and have not been distracted by the Wikifollies (!) I saw ] on IMAX 3-d the other day and thought it was awesome. Snow is settling on Ipswich tonight so it all looks very pretty by streetlight, if cold underfoot. I hope you have yet another brilliant year in WP and of course (far more important) a brilliant year in the ] (whatever you construe that to be) which is The Great Outside... If there is such a thing as a ''Jahresentwicklung'' I hope that yours will be frohlich. - Season's greetings, (Steven) ] (]) 23:49, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you, Steven, I appreciate your personal thoughts and wish you no less than the same! - I didn't send "individual" greetings but had ] on my user, - a remnant is still there now like a motto: "ban complaining". It's not the same as "ban ]", - look above and for ] ;) --] (]) 00:07, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

== Defender of the Integrity of Misplaced Pages ==

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== Legend ==

I like your <nowiki>]</nowiki> legend.<br />All the best!&nbsp;&ndash;&#32;<br />&nbsp;&ndash;&#32;<strong>]</strong> &#124;<small>]</small>&#124; 14:20, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
:Thanks should go to Wehwalt, who took the photo - thinking of ] - and coined the phrase on ], - perhaps I should credit him but thought the pic would tell those whose "inquiring mind wants to know", --] (]) 14:25, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
::Ha, ha! Excellent!&nbsp;&ndash;&#32;<br />&nbsp;&ndash;&#32;<strong>]</strong> &#124;<small>]</small>&#124; 14:38, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
:::... and this is my real name ... never could understand the reason for a ''nom de plume'' ... but then it would be absurd to imagine that it is not my name&nbsp;&ndash;&#32;<br />&nbsp;&ndash;&#32;<strong>]</strong> &#124;<small>]</small>&#124; 21:34, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

== ] ==

I've finished with the lead now Gerda, hope you think it does the subject justice. Ironically, now that the lead's been expanded, I much prefer the uncollapsed infobox (I might even prefer no infobox at all in this case, but that's a separate story). The length of the infobox vs. the length of the lead is a factor that seems to have been largely ignored in all of the recent "discussions". ] ] 04:59, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you! (This is without looking yet, I trust your quality.) - Did you see that I took the picture (not the lead, the other)? Same day as the one of ] where he appeared and you liked. I will not touch the infobox until the "collapse discussion is over", see talk. - There should be more in it, will look into that later, see talk. - A good infobox should draw the interest of someone who just came to find one fact into reading the article. --] (]) 07:17, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
::I only looked at the lead Gerda. May I ask you a personal question? Is Gerda Arendt your real name? If you're suspicious about why I'm asking you then just email me and I'll explain, nothing sinister I promise. ] ] 07:33, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
:::If I was a suspicious person I would not write under my real name ;) - if you have time, go over the rest, - if you look at the history, you will see that it was started by a devotee, ready to mention every note he sang, I dropped a lot of that but a bit more of one style would be great. You won't believe how many people crowded our concert just to hear him. He said he would come again (about the highest praise a church choir can receive) but has no time for the next one, ] will sing alto then, --] (]) 07:39, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
::::The reason I asked was because I'm thinking of adding my real name to my user page. I feel foolish editing under a pseudonym like "Malleus Fatuorum", and if my real name isn't already bagged I may request a change. Either way, I think a little more openness might go a long way. ] ] 07:47, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::Good idea! - Good luck! (You will need it, because as far as I know Andy Mabbett tried the same, but was not permitted to change, that's how his signature got so long.) --] (]) 07:52, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
::::::I'll see if my real name is available. Back on the subject of Scholls though, I've heard some old recordings of castrati. Can he really reach those high notes with his balls still in place? ] ] 07:58, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::::There were soprano castrati and alto. He can singer everything alto, your recordings may be soprano. There are males who can those also. - His wonderful event for the ] - 3 concerts in 3 churches in one day will be repeated this year (different programs and one church different)! - That festival could also use a better lead ;) --] (]) 08:10, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::::ps:for name changes, ask ], --] (]) 08:12, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
::::::::What do you think about the ] article? ] ] 08:27, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::no time, need to talk to ArbCom and go to church ;) --] (]) 08:31, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

== Your friend ==

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I hope you can find comfort in happy memories. <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); ]; ]</span> 09:01, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you. - The funeral was yesterday, dear friends flew in from the US and are with us, - most important. There's always time for data, but not people, thanks for understanding that! --] (]) 09:11, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
:ps: he participated in writing , but died gently from a stroke. If I wrote an article (but I know to little about his scientific accomplishments) it would be the forth for a friend who died, --] (]) 09:17, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
Sorry to hear about this Gerda, who was it?♦ ] 12:07, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

Thank you for sending me the sapphire for fighting with love! I really appreciate that and all your help with ] who finally made it to the front page of DYK last night! I learned so much during this DYK nomination; the last four were almost too easy, but they were for articles I wrote from nothing to finished. This one got in trouble I think because of the old editor having issues with some other editors ... fortunately all past now. I think I will go back to editing California State Senate districts, rearranging Commons photos, or something in the shadows for a while. I have a couple of other articles to start that are already in lists of museums and lists of historic buildings, but there is so little published secondary material about things in ] that it is difficult to get more than a stub. Again thank you for the award, it really cheered me up this morning! I thank you again for all your help with our troublesome explorer who may or may not have fallen from a horse (or a mule) before or after his demise. The "Mad River" was most appropriately named I think. Cheers!! ] (]) 16:13, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
:Thanks ;) Do you know the photographer of the ]? He's working on ], --] (]) 16:31, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
::I don't know ] yet, he seems like a very nice person! I am mostly working on far northwestern California which is that bump that sticks out in the Pacific Ocean because of the ]. It is a very wild area with steep mountains and many rivers - much like the part of Montana that the sapphires are from, but of lower coastal elevation! ] (]) 16:43, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
:::Two authors mainly worked on the sapphire (a great example of teamwork, look at the history), ] took the photo - the model for my award. I think its not a secret that both are my friends ;) --] (]) 16:48, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==

Thank you so much for the message of human support on my talk page and the beautiful precious stone you gave me there. A person's Infobox is a very common feature in most WP pages I know. It is almost a basic feature of historic person's pages on WP. I don't understant the opposition to it on the Handel page. It should be trivial IMO. In any case, thanks again. It is nice to start to follow the work of another awesome Wikpedian more closely. Keep up the great work you do here! ]] 18:03, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thought you deserve at least this much for all the help and support you gave me, right from my very first moment, oh and by the way I'm Back in action!!! Thanks once again for all Everything! ] (]) 13:25, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you, feels good! --] (]) 13:57, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

:You don't seem too pleased to see me back... Anyways, Misplaced Pages servers must be working over time. I'm am unable to keep a page open for even a minute before reloading it. Nothing is opening quickly, links are slow and its pissing me off. Are you suffering from the same problem??? Its a real fist clenching anger!!! ] (]) 14:16, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

::Sorry to disappoint you. Look at my talk: I rarely use an exclamation mark, you got one! Read further, I miss friends, dead or gone, I have arguments with people I respect ... - No, loading is normal, normally slow, that is. - I get ready for Good Friday, and hope for Easter (we celebrate Monday also), --] (]) 14:34, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

== Sorry ==
My bad regarding ], was about to change it back, but you beat me to it. Thanks. ] (])
:No problem, happy that we agree ;) --] (]) 17:04, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
::Yes, we do agree. I simply "jumped the gun" because I prefer British spellings concerning issues dealing with the Commonwealth and American spellings when dealing with American ones. However, the development uses a British spelling. Should have checked that out first. Btw, we also agree on "]" as being the proper title for that article. Sorry I missed out on that discussion. After a few months it needs to be revisited and be changed to "Der fliegende Holländer" (The Flying Dutchman), rather than the other way around. Best wishes. ] (])
:::Thank you! Wagner's birthday is 22 May. Have a look if we also agree on at least a mini-infobox for Handel ;) (link above) --] (]) 21:44, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

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I feel honoured, and encouraged to tackle the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor as long term goals, --] (]) 07:43, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

== Easter music ==

Great choices! :) We did the Palestrina Sicut cervus too, and ], and... a bunch of Anglican stuff that I don't remember :P ~ ] 06:01, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
:I am so grateful to my conductors! ] (my first infobox!) will sing the ] in less than two hours in rehearsal (the only one with ]), one hour later in the service. The others were last night, + smaller works. Happy Easter, to everyone reading this! --] (]) 06:21, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
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::"Kommt, eilet und laufet". Frohe Ostern, Gerda. ] (]) 08:47, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
:::thanks for coming! (to ] with an infobox) - to you, too!

== ANI Notice ==

Hello. There is currently a discussion at ] regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. <!--Template:ANI-notice--> Thank you. ]]] 05:19, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
:Your first, my first, responded ;) --] (]) 08:07, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
::When articles for individual performers, individual works, and even individual albums, can all have an infobox, I am still quite amazed that the article for a composer (and musician) as monumental as ] should not be deemed worthy of an infobox. Is the argument that they ]? Or is it just that he's so imporatnt that he transcends such mundane trivia? Regards, ] (]) 12:28, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
:::It's not Bach, it's an almost religious belief that "boxing" people is trivialising them, since 2005, ]. I am sad that several good editors lost patience, ], you know who before, - but my first barnstar was for resilience ;) --] (]) 12:38, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

== infoboxes for classical music composers ==

Καλό Πάσχα, Gerda! <br />
I do think articles for composers and their works should have ]. That said, I am saddened by what is going on ]. Listening to Glenn Gould's 1981 recording of the Goldberg Variations right now, and wishing the whole mess hadn't happened. Ma è la via del mondo.
Pete aka --] (]) 09:06, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
:I was told it went on since 2005, - at least it was ]: Did you know that ''''']''''' (The Hellish Infobox), an ] in 25 acts, is the longest running opera ever staged on Misplaced Pages? - A look at the proposed {{tl|Infobox opera}}, especially its sample, is a good way to cheer up! --] (]) 10:10, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
::The infobox saga seems more like a ] some days! LOL! ;-) ]<sup>]</sup> 16:44, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

== ] ==

I'm not quite sure I'm understanding this: {{tq|"The Holzhausen family, one of the most important families of the free imperial city Frankfurt from 1245 ..."}}. Is that saying that in 1245, for whatever reason, the Holzhausen family joined the ranks of Frankfurt's most important families? Or is it saying that Frankfurt became a free imperial city in 1245? It's the mention of that very specific year that's puzzling; in 1245 something happened that resulted in the Holzhausen family becoming one of the most important in Frankfurt? ] ] 10:12, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
:We should probably untangle an overly long sentence. The source says "Von 1245-1923 gehörte sie zu den angesehensten Familien Frankfurts.", belonged to the most respected (?) families of Frankfurt. Frankfurt was a Freie Reichsstadt (without nobility) before. The fact about the builder trying to imitate the lifestyle of nobility is - unfortunately - in none of the online sources, the de-author will have gotten it from one of the books. The year doesn't have to be mentioned if the period can be described well. - Thanks for looking, I am uneasy about architecture terms! --] (]) 10:26, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
::I can hardly tell my ]s from my ], so I'm just as uneasy as you are about architectural terms. ] ] 11:22, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Nicely put. I am not sure about garbed roofs and such. Should I ask ], although it seems not palacy enough, compared to his? --] (]) 11:46, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
::::It's well worth asking Giano, I've always found him to be very helpful. I'm not at all sure about that Mansard roof for instance, doesn't look like what I'd call a Mansard roof ... ] ] 12:19, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
:One needs a long course in architecture to understand half the articles with architectural references on here. The average Listed Building articles is written in gobbledygook.♦ ] 12:36, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
::Only semi-gobbledygook. It's the maths articles that make full use of gobbledygook. ] ] 12:42, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
:True.♦ ] 12:45, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
::I just learned the term ], with a link! --] (]) 12:54, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

==Thank you==
If everyone followed this would be a much finer community, and we wouldn't have the problem with editor retention we do. But anyway -- just wanted to say thanks. Please continue! ] ] 14:20, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you, blushing again ;) --] (]) 14:48, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

== Bach ==

Thank you for your note; I will try to clarify. My meaning was that infoboxes often do more harm than good, so the article is better without one. There are many ways that an infobox may oversimplify biographical details and mislead readers, as described by myself and several other editors on the Bach talk page. The ] infobox you asked me about is a good example: a reader learns little, and may be badly confused and misinformed. Here is a list of everything that is in the infobox:
::The name of the article ''(useless repetition, because the reader already knows this)''
::An image (good, but an image does not need an infobox)''
::Birth name ''(useless repetition, because it's in the first sentence of the lede)''
::Date of birth ''(useless repetition, because it's in the first sentence of the lede)''
::Place of birth ''(useless repetition, because it's in the first sentence below the TOC)''
::Date of death ''(useless repetition, because it's in the first sentence of the lede)''
::Place of death (not in the lede, but easy to find; I took a guess and clicked section 1.6 in the TOC "Last works in Rome" and there it was. I think learning how to use a TOC is a useful skill which should be encouraged, and if necessary we could make it even easier for readers by creating section 16.1 "Death")
::Field ''(useless repetition, because it's in the first sentence of the lede)''
::Training ''(not very helpful, and misleading''; the reader cannot know whether Ghirlandaio trained Michelangelo in sculpture, poetry, architecture, painting (or all of these) without reading the article, and the reader needs to read the article to know that Michelangelo studied sculpture under Bertoldo di Giovanni)
::Movement ''(useless repetition, because ] and ] are in the first 2 sentences of the lede, and ] is in the last sentence of the lede)''
::Works ''(misleading;'' four works are listed; the reader who reads the infobox and not the lede may think Michelangelo produced only four works. One of the four works (''The Creation of Adam'') is actually part of another one (''Sistine Chapel Ceiling''), but the infobox makes it appear that they are separate.)

I will not repeat this time-consuming exercise for the Kafka infobox, but I hope this makes my objections more clear. It saddens me to think that "some readers will read the infobox only", although I believe you are correct in this statement. It is a good reason not to put an infobox in an article, because the reader who spends 20 seconds to read the first few sentences of the article will be so much better informed than the unfortunate person who looks at the infobox and imagines that the key facts are there. I think that an image with a caption, as now appears at the top of the Bach article, is best, so no need for any infobox.

I looked at the first category of biographical articles at ] and the numbers are 21 with infoboxes, 10 without, which proves there is no need to add one to every article. To me, it proves that a well-written article can meet the test for Featured Article status even when it is marred by an infobox! More seriously, I have already stated on the Bach talk page that I think infoboxes are somewhat helpful for certain biographies—especially athletes, where statistics are important and not much else is important. We need to know a runner's fastest times, and an infobox can supply these efficiently; we are not so interested in their philosophical beliefs, marriages, most important works, etc. I think most articles about athletes have infoboxes—although a moment ago I selected a random article about a runner to look at an infobox, and picked ] because he's at the front of the alphabet, and you see that he does ''not'' have one. And still the important information is easy to find, right there in the lede where it belongs, and the article (which already has a succession box) looks better without a second box to crowd the text. Besides athletes, I think infoboxes are suitable for most politicians and some criminals (perhaps partly because the resemblance to a ] appeals to me)... Surprisingly, some competitive activities where one would think infoboxes would be useful, like chess, are not very suitable to infobox presentation. For examples of how little an infobox adds that is not already in the lede, see ] and ].

Editors appear to be leaving Misplaced Pages because of this rather silly battle. Even your politely-worded suggestion on a talk page ignited a long and rancorous argument among many editors, and of course there was no consensus, so this was not a good use of anybody's time. I do not plan to initiate a campaign to remove the infobox from the Michelangelo article, even though I believe that this would be an improvement. There are better ways to improve Misplaced Pages. ] (]) 02:26, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

:Thank you for your detailed thoughts. Whatever you say about repetition does not reflect that an infobox should NOT add content, only structure it, to my understanding. No box can do justice to artistic creativity, but the same is true for any words. (I said so on Bach.) I was asked above to stop. Stop ;) --] (]) 08:32, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

== PumpkinSky Prize ==
Thanks. Why 5 October 2010? Currently I am not very active (sometimes 100 edits in one moth). ] (]) 09:50, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
:You were named Awesome Wikipedian first that day (look at the link), then 6 April 2012 ;) - I look for more than a moment, some haven't contributed for a long time, but left something precious in the past, and so many different things, it's amazing - and a good reason not to give up! --] (]) 10:55, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Such a wonderful editor, all of those Codex articles are superb!! Miss you being as active Janczuk.♦ ] 12:02, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
::Hey Les!! Nice to see you. Hope all is well in RL. ```]<small>]</small> 15:06, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Started ].♦ ] 19:00, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

==Retention and return team Soliloquies==
I just saw you congratulate Khazar. Which made me realize you may be the perfect person to ask for assistence. Just this morning I started
]. Its just an idea I had in hopes of slowing down the number of retirees. If you know of some soliloques I could cut.n.paste and collect at that page, I would appreciate it. Ive coined a phrase that I love to share with the EotW recepients. It descibes you to a tea.....''You are the Heartbeat of Misplaced Pages''. Thanks for all you do for the Misplaced Pages Community. ```]<small>]</small> 15:02, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
:You can use an equisite one by that exact Khazar, should appear on top of my ], was July 2011 () when BarkingMoon also left without saying more than Good riddance. - ] comes to mind, also try ], with the recent ] which hurts a lot (he left after speaking for me, DYK?) --] (]) 15:24, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Hi Gerda. Thanks for the kind thoughts. Over the past few days, I've been finding out that, like many things, editing Misplaced Pages requires constant practice. We (ok, mostly you) created a lot of composer articles for the Munich Biennale, and now I have to work hard to remember everything that needs done. Let's see how I get on with creating ] ... ] (]) 22:04, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
:Excellent! Content, content, content - don't like ANI, - ] --] (]) 08:32, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

== Many thanks...... ==

....for your kind words as well as the "Award", received with thanks.

I certainly enjoy your daily updates on the DYK section of the WP Opera page. Keep up the good work.
Greetings from Santa Fe, where we have a little opera company that has survived for 57 years or so.....] (]) 00:43, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

Gerda, thank you for the beauty you left on my page and the kind comments. I do love blue stones more than any other. And thank you for spreading kindness on Misplaced Pages. Some days its really needed.(Somehow I missed your post on may page until now.)(] (]) 03:58, 12 April 2013 (UTC))

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Voila.♦ ] 08:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
:thank you, , --] (]) 08:19, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
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== ] ==

Thought you might be interested in this blossoming opera soprano. I have seldom seen so many enthusiastic reviews. Pity she hasn't yet moved beyond the ENO.--] (]) 11:04, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:I am, thank you! Please say something about her art in the lead, not only success;) --] (]) 13:58, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
::"Gesagt, gemacht" (as one of my Austrian bridge partners used to say)!--] (]) 15:40, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::whereas we say "gesagt, getan". Can I interest you in ], still showing remnants of translation? --] (]) 15:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

== BWV4 ==

Hi. Sorry about the movement list. I took the designations from the PDF that comes with the Bachacademie CDs, but you're right, just listing them as ''versus'' is less misleading. Cheers, --] (]) 19:38, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:I like your help a lot! - BWV 4 was one I expanded, and didn't notice until now that the voice parts were missing in the structure. I would abbreviate them, as Dürr does, but the discussion (2010?) in Classical music was against it. - Working on ], also an expansion, --] (]) 19:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

==Discussion at Template:Bullying==
] You are invited to join the discussion at ]. {{#if:|{{{more}}}}} ] (] - ]) 21:26, 16 April 2013 (UTC){{z48}}
:Sorry, not my music, it's ] right now, for an ], --] (]) 21:33, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
::Oh that's all right. I really hate to see good editors (such as myself, having done 10 good articles and over 10 featured articles) leave the project. My music is ], also for Dreadstar. ] (] - ]) 22:01, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::See ], if you can (and I thought I could archive it) --] (]) 22:38, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
:::speaking of impact, see also: ] or "Pumpkin in the sky with diamonds", 18 April 2012, --] (]) 06:07, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Thanks. You're such a sweetheart. ] (] - ]) 06:12, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
::::By the way, is it possible to work on the ] article or the ] article? And before I go, do note that I have an exceptionally low tolerance for uncalled for disrespect over trivial matters or being involved in any dispute. ] (] - ]) 06:04, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::I have the beloved composers on my watchlist, guess I need a translation for your tolerance issue ;) --] (]) 10:23, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::I don't know, having been involved with the project over 6 years, over 50,000 edits and have had at least a few successful GANs (without all of the Wiki-drama) and at least 6 successful FA nominations but guess what: it seems that is back! Meanwhile, I am working on ] in my ]. ] (] - ]) 02:49, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I am that Dreadstar cut his "vacation" short ;) - I still don't know what you mean by "exceptionally low tolerance for uncalled for disrespect over trivial matters or being involved in any dispute", regarding me. I am in several disputes, see Classical music or Bach ;) - A piece by Britten is on the to do list on my user, --] (]) 11:40, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

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== Karlheinz Oswald ==

"Germany" did not exist in 1958; the country where Worms was located was called ]. ]] 11:45, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:Germany didn't exist when I was born, I would still simply say Germany, unless it needs to be specified. --] (]) 11:50, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::"Germany didn't exist when I was born" has no bearing on the matter. When Oswald was born, the name of the country was "West Germany." Saying "Germany" is factually incorrect, it's like saying Julius Caesar was Italian. ]] 12:24, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::You example doesn't fit. Italy wasn't split then re-united. --] (]) 12:30, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::]. ]] 12:47, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::Did I have to be specific about Caesar's time, which was your example? --] (]) 12:55, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::You argue for the country of birth in an infobox. Then please add the country of birth, not its common name for it. "West Germany" is no country. --] (]) 13:00, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::You said, and I quote, "Italy wasn't split then re-united." It was. 0% of your statement was true. Oh, and West Germany clearly was a country. I am seriously baffled by your attitude here. ]] 13:01, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I read the article on ], it says it's the common name for the "Federal Rebublic ..." - how can you say it's a country? --] (]) 13:08, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I looked again, don't find "West Germany" in the infobox of that article, - why should t be in others? --] (]) 13:12, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::]. You've been here long enough to know that by now - are you simply trolling, or are you genuinely that ignorant? ]] 13:16, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::Call me ignorant when I am learning ;) - Music has no nationality, project Classical music doesn't like infoboxes, I am new to the topic. - I still believe that a major city with a link doesn't need any country attached, but will find out elsewhere, --] (]) 13:23, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::Aha, explains a lot :) - there is MOS out there on it, I am about to log of for an hour or so but will have a look when I am back. ]] 13:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
*FWIW from an American perspective - in the late 50s and into the 60s when I was growing up, we didn't consider it two "separate" countries so much as one "divided" country. I suppose in some ways Korea would be a more similar situation, although there's differences there as well. — <small><span class="nowrap" style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 12:43, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::Gerda a troll? GiantSnowman I'm afraid you've been out in the sun too long causing melting. Go refrigerate yourself.. Should we begin to change all of the categories, ] is an East German film director?? ♦ ] 13:35, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Yes, you're drifting away from the discussion and into personal attacks, a sure sign that you have run out of arguments. Germany was whole, then it was divided, now it's whole again. End of story. Don't invoke India & Pakistan, that's an entirely different situation as well. Move on. ]&nbsp;]/] 13:48, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::Do you have ''real'' doctorate Doctor Joe like myself? Imposter you. Giant Snowman is well aware of my ongoing "go melt" joke when things come to a head and knows it is intended in a light-hearted fashion, and we are on good terms, even if we don't always see eye to eye on some things. The irony is that you have a humour template on your user page Dr. Joe and unintentionally have just acted like the very "serious" wikipedians you're talking the mickey out of!! To be politically correct, West Germany yes, but most people refer to it as Germany as the Soviet Union they refer to as Russia. Sources added Gerda as required.♦ ] 14:03, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::Actually, I was referring to Snowman calling Gerda a troll, and understood your attempt at levity. Apologies for interfering in your fun; I like humor as much as the next guy, but silly me, I thought we were trying to write an encyclopedia here. "Are you simply trolling, or are you genuinely that ignorant?" is an ''ad hominem'', not funny -- and not, I suspect, an attempt at being funny -- and not constructive in the context of a supposedly academic discussion. Congratulations on your doctorate. ]&nbsp;]/] 14:50, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::Saying West Germany was not a country - what else can it be, other than trolling or ignorance? ]] 14:57, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::You are entitled to your opinion that she is ignorant; but telling her so is neither going to decrease her alleged ignorance nor improve your ability to communicate with her. Read ]. ]&nbsp;]/] 15:24, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::Being ignorant of something is not necessarily a bad thing - and I am ignorant about far too much. Gerda above even says "Call me ignorant when I am learning ;)" The only one who has been offended here is you, maybe that tells you something? ]] 15:27, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::It tells me that Gerda deflects ''ad hominems'' very skillfully, and that you haven't learned anything about civil conduct around here, but that's okay. I was just hoping to direct traffic back to the topic, since we're supposed to be writing an encyclopedia, not calling each other names. But I see that I've accomplished the opposite of what I intended and you're even further off topic, so my apologies, I should not have butted in. Forget that I was ever here. ]&nbsp;]/] 15:59, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::''You'' have taken us off topic; I am very much on topic. Look at the diff of the edit just before yours - it's little old me, pointing to MOS that supports my view. I'm also the only one to have commented on the article talk page - funny that. ]] 16:04, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::smile, doctores ;) - look who is addressed where, and don't confuse the above about ], still on the Main page, with ], neglected over this ;) --] (]) 14:24, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Yes, don't worry Doktor, I haven't ''actually'' melted - British spring is very disappointing this year ;) ]] 14:27, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::It might help GiantSnowman's understanding of history to ponder why the article ] doesn't have an interwiki link to a corresponding article on the German Misplaced Pages. -- ] (]) 14:33, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::It might help Michael Bednarek's understanding of Misplaced Pages to ponder that we are talking about the English Misplaced Pages, not the German Misplaced Pages. ]] 14:41, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:Yeah still chilly times this April, should keep you nice and solid LOL. I thought you were brandishing the civility stick fellow Dr., apologies for questioning your sense of humour. Well, we do use West German and East German films as categories but I don't think I've seen it applied to articles on actors. You do see it for athletes though. ♦ ] 15:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::It's on 99% of footballer articles - and ideally the other 1% are just wrong ;) ]] 15:33, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::It makes sort of (political) sense, because they performed for one or the other political part. For this artist, I still think it makes no sense to speak of the politics at the time of his birth which didn't influence his work. KISS, --] (]) 15:40, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::] - "Many place names have a historical context that should be preserved." ]] 15:52, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::Worms had many places in history. What would "West" add to "Germany" in this case, for the reader? "West" is a point of view, if you ask me, there is no "West" in "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" or its translation. --] (]) 16:44, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::The official name might have been "Bundesrepublik Deutschland", the English-] (which is what we use on Misplaced Pages!) is "]". In 1958, no country called "Germany" - or, some would argue, ''two'' did. Therefore having "West Germany" over "Germany" is factually accurate, is it not? ]] 16:57, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::No answer to the question: how does "West" help the reader? I would think that a simple "Germany" is even more "common". --] (]) 17:05, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

:::::::The article doesn't say that he was born in Germany, it says that he is German. Is there some doubt about that in your mind GiantSnowman? ] ] 17:13, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::Ah, you're talking about the infobox. Those damn things are far more trouble than they're worth. ] ] 17:15, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::It is factually inaccurate to say plain ol' "Germany" - that is ''harming'' the reader by giving out false information. ]] 17:26, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::My POV: "West Germany" is not accurate, "Germany" is not, - let's keep it simple: Germany. No more here, please, --] (]) 17:32, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::Fine then - to ] we go. You've contradicted yourself btw. ]] 17:35, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::You have a curious understanding of the meaning of the word "harm" GiantSnowman, and apparently too much time on your hands if you're so animated about Germany/West Germany. It isn't "false information" to say that Worms is in Germany, but rather than have another of these interminable arguments about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin why don't we just say "Worms, Federal Republic of Germany" in the infobox? Or better still, get rid of the infobox? ] ] 17:40, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::A perfectly reasonable compromise - though of course the article on the "Federal Republic of Germany" is... ]! ]] 17:45, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::Only because that was the name we used in the West, not because it was the official name of the country. ] ] 17:51, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::::Blame ], not me. ]] 18:15, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::::It would not be the first time that I blame common name, it's sometimes all too common. Talking a bit of logic: is there any doubt that "West Germany" still is "Germany". We want to know where a place is, right, not politics at birth. They might be interesting for someone whose biography was shaped by east-west-conflict, not this one. --] (]) 18:41, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::::::Gerda, Gerda, Gerda, this an argument that rages all over Misplaced Pages, even at the level of English counties. Was ] born in Lancashire or Greater Manchester for instance? The only thing you can do is to go with what the area was called at the time of the subject's birth. In Lowry's case Lancashire, even though Stretford is now in Greater Manchester. ] ] 19:22, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::MF - my precise argument. We must represent the ''historical'' birth place. That is determined by MOS and common sense. ]] 19:30, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::(ec) I have some talent to hit the raging arguments (Moonlight Sonata, Infobox, Der fliegende Holländer) ;) - thanks for your compromise, I can live with that. - It's a bit tricky for me to accept that West Germany seems to mean more here than a geographical term, - and for a political term it's just not precise enough. If some day I feel there is ] in this place I will start a move request, ]? ;) --] (]) 19:36, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::::::::This has got to be the lamest discussion I've seen in at least the last two days (wikipedia being full of lame discussions). He was born in Worms, which today is in Germany. No one disputes where he was born. Just link to the city and be done with it. ]<sup>]</sup> 19:55, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::::::bzzt: that's where we started, --] (]) 19:58, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
{{od}} "bzzt"? ... Ahhh ...the memories that come to mind. :) — <small><span class="nowrap" style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 20:32, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:"you are strongly requested not to use uncollegial shorthand such as "bzzt" ... as edit summaries" --] (]) 07:06, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Started ].♦ ] 14:11, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you! --] (]) 14:24, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

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].♦ ] 20:19, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

== ] ==

Gerda, I just took at look at this when I saw it in {{prep|2}} and realized there was something not quite right grammatically. I did make a change, but I discovered that PumpkinSky's review and promotion all in one (which really should not be done) was incomplete: this is not quite a 5x expansion. It's close—1004 prose characters before to 4893 after—so that if you'll add another 127 characters today to get it to the magic 5020 it will be set and we can leave it where it is so it can run on April 22 (not a Sunday, but the anniversary date). ] (]) 15:39, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
:I will expand a bit ;) --] (]) 18:12, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
:done --] (]) 18:58, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
::See the edit summary. It was time sensitive. IAR.] ] 20:00, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
:::I expanded it by teh rulez in time. Will have to understand some day why a new 1,5k article is good enough for DYK but +4k is not, only because there was a stub that was barely useful to start with, not much of it remained, - next will be GA, after all the expnsion ;) --] (]) 20:12, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Thanks, Gerda. It looks great. Best of luck at GAN! ] (]) 03:02, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

== Thankyou ==

Thanks for your kind note on my talk page, most unexpected. It's great to receive feedback from others - it helps to remind us that this is a collaborative effort, even if it doesn't feel like it sometimes! I am sure your initiative has helped to retain numerous editors and you should be commended for your continuing good work in this field. Cheers - ] (]) 17:33, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

].♦ ] 18:45, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you! --] (]) 18:57, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

], thanks!♦ ] 10:25, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you again, but before the next one, please source the former ;) No interwiki links please, add to Wikidata. Vilde Frang played the concerto by Sibelius in the ], and just the other day she was on radio with Korngold, live from ]! --] (]) 11:19, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
If I have to fiddle about with wikidata there might not be a next one..♦ ] 12:37, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
:OK, I'll do Wikidata, you just leave the "translated" template on the talk. That needs to be there anyway, while it's an extra step to remove the old-fashioned link ;) (fiddle was a nice wording for a violinist!) --] (]) 12:42, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
::Stating translated from German wikipedia in the edit summary is OK for attribution, but yes articles should really have translation templates in the talk pages.♦ ] 12:46, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
:::I added them to all articles we recently did - a lot! (Edit summary is only for insiders.) - I added the Wikidata for her to eight or so other languages, it's as easy as going to Wikidata, enter the article title in the search function, find a record, and add the new language, just "en" and the title, eeeeasy, --] (]) 12:58, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Go ahead, source "her", need to go, - there are plenty of prizes, recordings and sources (I added 2 to ext links), - great DYK potential! --] (]) 13:16, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

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:Und Gerda hat ein ander! ] ] 02:28, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

== FYI ==

I have opened up a program similar to the one you are operating at ]. I seem to recall you expressing support for my possibly doing so in the past, but I figured I should leave a note here anyway. ] <small>(] • ] • ])</small> 02:32, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
:Thanks for letting me know. Best news is that I can move you on ] (again)! --] (]) 06:18, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
::No problem. I appreciate the work you do and look forward to working along side you now. ] <small>(] • ] • ])</small> 15:03, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
:::I like yours! In your introduction, you may mention that it wasn't my idea, I copied ], he continued ], others did it also ... - or just link to ], --] (]) 06:13, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
::::I have made a small change to reflect that. ] <small>(] • ] • ])</small> 15:19, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

==WP:RBN==
Spending a few days away from wikipedia it is easy to lose track of what is going on. I've set up a base for myself, Rosie and Nvv to organize our work from at ]. I hope you don't mind but I've added a section for yourself to list articles which have been expanded. I just think its a better way of organizing our collaborations without having to notify everybody and dig through talk pages. If you'd rather me just let you know on your talk page let me know, but I'd be grateful if you could use the page to list the DYKs on so I know what you've nominated and can keep track of it, and you can also list articles there between us which (needs more sources), I just think it's best overall to keep track of it. If you put it on your watchlist you can view ones I've translated needing proofing etc♦ ] 13:42, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
:Well, a list of "my" articles, most of them with you, is on my user (following the example of ]), - feel free to copy parts of it to your place. I try to keep the list up to date, also try to list DYK noms on the articles' talk, I try ;) --] (]) 06:08, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
:In the list, "nom" means nominated for DYK, "DYK" means approved, a link there takes you to the archive, and a date without link means it was mentioned with a bolded article that date, --] (]) 12:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
:I will from now on mention red links I would like to turn blue there, not on your talk, --] (]) 14:11, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
::Yes, OK, but naturally we'll still chat and I'll alert you here of translations!♦ ] 15:23, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

]♦ ] 12:55, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
:thank you!, will nominate that, Krumbiegel and Frang. If you want Darmstadt Sezession, do it, not much missing, but I don't have the time, --] (]) 12:58, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

==DYK nomination of Matthias Eisenberg==
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It doesn't really belong to ]: I may have a language problem. It is unusual that a Protestant Church musician and a Jewish Israeli (mostly) Klezmer clarinetist play together, because their culture is different and their approach to music is different. Why do you think of hate? I think of peace. I heard them, that concert and others - they succeed making a statement for peace! --] (]) 14:52, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
:Let me be clear on this: I'm not accusing you of racism or antisemitism! My problem was that the particular Eisenberg hook could be seen as accusing Germany or Israel of racism. By claiming it's unusual for a German and an Israeli to perform together, you could be seen to be implying that Germans and Israelis normally try to avoid each other like the plague. '''<span style="color:#880000;">—♦♦ </span>]]''' 15:07, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
::But I didn't. I said it's unusual for a Protestant German church musician and a Jewish Israeli Klezmer clarinetist to play together, for difference of culture. To see that reduced to anything about race, is beyond my understanding. Protestant and Jewish are terms of religion not race, German and Israeli are nationalities not race. - Next time: I watch my nominations, no need for a "problem" template here ;) --] (]) 15:28, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
:::Look, I'm sorry if I offended you yesterday, because that was never the point of it all. All I was trying to do was keeping the main page clear of implied accusations. I follow ] and have never for a second doubted your good intentions. '''<span style="color:#880000;">—♦♦ </span>]]''' 10:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Look, you didn't offend me. I just wasn't happy to see your "implied accusations" (that I still can't quite follow) worded so strongly. - I like to make known (DYK) that musicians play together, wherever they come from. - I will not avoid you ;) --] (]) 10:13, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

== ] ==

Thank you for that link, Gerda. I was also pleased to see my beloved Arthur Sullivan at the top of the list. ] (]) 17:02, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
:I hope you not too disappointed to realise that the list is by year of birth ;) --] (]) 17:07, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

== Sometimes no is the best answer. ==

I saw your question to ]. I am happy to tell you that no is the answer. I had noticed in relative real time and was very quick to respond. I started to email you and ask that you post a message; actually writing the email. But I didn't send it because I didn't want to orchestrate sincerity. I am so very glad to see that you arrived on your own, and even more delighted to see that you had already made a day precious in this user's name; for clearly they are. Just as you are still awesome. ] (]) 08:51, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
:good news, yes! --] (]) 09:14, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

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Becoming! (Much better than "]") --] (]) 12:49, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

== DYK for ] ==

Gerda, I just noticed that this article is lacking inline source citations for the Location section and for the paragraph/sentence on the organ. Can you please supply them? It seems silly for it to be pulled back from the queue as long as the fixes can be made in short order. Thanks! ] (]) 15:13, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
:can't the website be the source for the location? who else would know, all other sources can only take it from there? - I need to go for several hours now. If there's no other help, please comment it out. perhaps ask Dr. Blofeld, I more or less only copy-edited, --] (]) 15:26, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
::Gerda, if we comment out that much information, the article doesn't qualify for minimum length. Doing a quick Google translate of the church's webpage in that citation, I don't see any material that covers the location wording. I don't have time myself to search through the various church web pages, translating as I go. As it's your nomination, I'll let you take it from here when you get back, whether that involves find the right source pages or asking Dr. Blofeld. ] (]) 17:54, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
:::I did what I could, would appreciate a bit of AGF to the German Misplaced Pages for what is still missing. - The source will be in the literature, but I don't have it. --] (]) 22:59, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Gerda, that's great. Everything's set. Thanks. ] (]) 00:16, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

== Cornflower Blue Sapphire ==

Thank you noticing my work. ] (]) 12:46, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
:not easy to overlook it, on top of the Main page ;) --] (]) 12:49, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

==DYK for St. Ulrich, Vienna==
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Looks good! Started ].♦ ] 10:25, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

:thank you, several more red links;) - Looks: I thought looked good with a little infobox that tells you "Lutheran" simply by colour. Sure, it could be expanded, I only said "start" ;) --] (]) 10:44, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

::would be usable as a source? - infobox returned, please feel free to add to it, --] (]) 11:20, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

I think it's a mirror source.♦ ] 12:24, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
:It's called a Taschenbuch (pocket book), looks like more than a mirror, no? --] (]) 12:26, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

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== First ever Wiki Angel Award ==

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* This is awesome ... wish I would have thought of it. :) — <small><span class="nowrap" style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 18:26, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
::Thank you!!! (blushing again, see above) --] (]) 18:32, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==

It means a lot to me. ]] (]) 07:23, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

== Thanks ==

Hi Gerda, thank you for the lovely sapphire and awesome Wikipedian award. I really do appreciate it. It is nice to have one's efforts noticed. Keep up the good work on improving our coverage of Bach, buildings and musical people (including ]!). Cheers. ] (]) 18:59, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
:I heard her playing Sibelius in the Tonhalle, a revelation! - was tempted to ask DYK ... that Norwegian violinist VF played the concerto by Finnish JS in the Swiss ] with a German ] conducted by their Japanese-American chief ]? - Just today I translated to German ] who teaches in Switzerland and Norway. You could probably translate that, right? --] (]) 20:52, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
::Translate Bernhard M. Hämmerli? To Norwegian? ] (]) 20:57, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
:::If you like - a stub will do - I took the picture ;) --] (]) 21:05, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
::::Nice picture. I'm afraid I never do any work over at Norwegian Misplaced Pages, so sorry about that. ] (]) 21:18, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::no problem - I do very little in German myself, they have too many rulez ;) --] (]) 21:29, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::Good, good. On my part, I find the Norwegian Wiki to be a bit lacking in rules, or even a critical attitude to information. :) ] (]) 22:11, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::Can you explain the difference between no and nn? It was nn to present all Bach cantatas first, then fr, now en (but some are stubs), --] (]) 22:17, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::Sure. I'll try and explain the difference, to the best of my ability. Here we go.
::::::::Norway has two official written versions of Norwegian, ''bokmål'' (no) and ''nynorsk'' (nn). ''Bokmål'' translates pretty much to "book tongue" and ''nynorsk'' to "new Norwegian". With Old Norse disappearing in late Medieval times (mostly due to the Plague killing off many literate people), Danish eventually took over (Norway being in an uneven personal union with Denmark). Over time, all written language used by Norwegian was Danish, and people spoke various dialects with varying influence by Danish. That why we can't really communicate very well with the Icelanders or Faroese people in their own language (they're the people who are closest linguistically to Old Norse today). Up until the 1880s there was no point in printing separate ''Riksmaal'' (today's ''bokmål'') dictionaries, seeing as the written language was so close to written Danish (the words were and still are pronounced very differently in Denmark and Norway, Norwegians just don't have the ability to pronounce words the way the Danes do, we're closer to the Swedes pronunciation-wise). Even today, Norwegians can easily pick up say a Danish book and read it, even children (I read Danish history books and comics 20+ years ago when me and my family holidayed in Denmark).
::::::::Anyway, in the mid-19th century a man called ] started collecting the various dialects of Norway, to create a new Norwegian written language, closer to how people spoke. Travelling most of the country (except the far north), he created ''Landsmaal'' (today's ''nynorsk''), in contrast with ''Riksmaal''.
::::::::''Nynorsk'' is most commonly used in the south-west of Norway, while ''bokmål'' dominates most of the rest of the country (it's like 10% ''nynorsk'' users and around 90% ''bokmål'' users. Everyone in Norway are taught both versions of written Norwegian, which is somewhat unpopular with many school kids (of the ''bokmål'' kind). Research shows, however, that learning two versions of Norwegian makes it easier to learn foreign languages.
::::::::Up until 2006, it was the official goal of the Norwegian authorities to merge the two written languages into a single ''samnorsk'' Norwegian, but that's been dropped. Even still, reforms have brought the two written languages closer together, even since I was in school.
::::::::Whenever government authorities receive a letter from someone in the public, they are bound to reply to the writer in the version of Norwegian s/he has chosen to use, which can lead to comedic situations.
::::::::The languages aren't really that dissimilar, If one knows one, then understanding the other is not very problematic. For immigrants, of course, it can be a bit challenging, but so can the intense Norwegian loyalty to spoken dialects (people rarely switch dialect when speaking to people not from their area). "My" written language is ''bokmål'', although my spoken dialect is closer to ''nynorsk'' (and although the municipality where I grew up is officially "neutral" language-wise). No-one speaks ''nynorsk'', nor do anyone speak ''bokmål'', they're just written languages, although some dialects are closer to the written languages than others.
::::::::Misplaced Pages-wise, my impression is that the ''nynorsk'' version is better, as regards quality. Not sure why, but it looks that way to me. There are fewer ''nynorsk'' writers, and maybe they're more quality-oriented? Prouder, perhaps? Pure speculation on my part, of course.
::::::::Easy, right? ;) ] (]) 05:46, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::Helpful, thank you! If it's not yet in an article it should go there. - I am more active in the Norwegian wiki than you, then. I just made two edits, - what should I give as an edit summary ? - What's 14 in letters? The article speaks about closing chorale #14 and then said - until I changed now, never looked before - it's in 15 movements, - is that what you mean about quality? The complete listing of the cantata text should be dropped, but I am not bold enough to do so ;) --] (]) 06:41, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

For the fun of it, I placed a Norwegian on top ] ;) - did you know about ] (not "mine", I had a Bach cantata in DYK)? --] (]) 07:15, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
:You're welcome. The articles we've got on Nynorsk and Bokmål aren't the best. We'll see, it's not my usual area of editing, but we'll see. <s>Well, 14 is "fjorten" (quite similar to Vierzehn, really). I'm of course not familiar with the Norwegian Misplaced Pages lingo, but I'd say something like: "Retter stavingen av flere tyske ord. Dessuten er "«Er ist keine Sprache noch Rode», Solo for tenor ikke en del av stykket"</s> And I just noticed it's the nynorsk version, so the above is incorrect, correct version (according to my old nynorsk dictionary) is: 14 is fjorten. (quite similar to Vierzehn, really) I'm of course not familiar with the ''Nynorsk'' Norwegian Misplaced Pages lingo, but I'd say something like: "Retting av stavinga av fleire tyske ord. Dessutan er "«Er ist keine Sprache noch Rode», Solo for tenor" ikkje ein del av stykket"(In English: correcting the spelling of German words, besides "«Er ist keine Sprache noch Rode», Solo for tenor" is not part of the piece). That should do it. Big difference between Bokmål and Nynorsk, right? ] (]) 13:55, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

== Words are not enough ==

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I hope you realise that I was selfish: I wanted you to stay! I see too many who give up or find better things to do. Feel free to join my ], --] (]) 20:21, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

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== Sir Adrian ==

Gerda, what a pleasing note from you on my talk page! You are too kind, but I walk a little taller for that beautifully-phrased compliment. ] (]) 19:03, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

== Farewell ==

I am sending this message to the users who I have closely collaborated with. I will be taking a temporary Wikibreak for at least 5-7 days to let off some steam and get myself reenergized. Some of the stress has got to me, so I think it's best if I should take a couple of days off. I also have final exams coming up as well, so I have more important things to worry about. I, however, will be here to contribute to some articles that I have worked on. Until then, farewell. With my very best and warmest regards, ] (] - ]) 20:36, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

== Barnstar ==

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Thank you so much, also for taking care of all those women scientists! How many hits did your "organ"-related DYK get? --] (]) 06:49, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
ps: checked myself, 15,299, congrats! --] (]) 06:51, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
Thoroughly deserved!!♦ ] 12:24, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

== Maria Tallchief ==

Did you want to make a decision on ] or should I ask for a second opinion? Thanks, ] (]) 04:26, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

== Peace Concert - Ben Davies ==

Dear Gerda, Thankyou for your remarks about the article I began on ] (something like 28 March)... His style of singing belongs to another era. I am not really functioning much at the moment but I do notice your friendly remarks! And am heartened by them. One of the singers I most enjoyed investigating was ]. Though I probably got it all wrong - I was reading from Maria Müller-Gögler's book. I wish there was a recording of him singing Pfitzner's ] but we have Julius Patzak (twice I think) to make up for it. - Happy Easter/Whitsuntide. Steven.
PS I expect someone else began it and I added to it...
:I mentioned Erb in ], thanks for letting me know! - Palestrina was shown in Frankfurt recently, that may mean 2 or 3 years ago, time flies. Did you see what we sang for Easter? (User archive 2013, link on my user) Whitsun: ] Mass "Prince of peace" ] on Sunday, "Veni Sancte Spiritu" by Mozart, K. 47, very ambitious for a boy, ] on Monday, --] (]) 20:09, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

== You are a Golden Editor! ==

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Thank you, precious! --] (]) 08:57, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

== New ==

].♦ ] 12:23, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
:Thank you, started ce - ran into ec, will wait a bit now ;) --] (]) 12:59, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I've started ] but hidden the automated text to avoid people sniffing about at it...♦ ] 13:18, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

:Will look later, Thursday, you know. Perhaps get the DNB over (if there), that adds solidity: simply change "DNB-Portal" to "DNB Portal" and drop everything after the number, replace "Normdaten by "Authority control", --] (]) 13:33, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Wonderful work on ]!♦ ] 21:45, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

:You found good refs! Interesting fellow, DYK for sure ;) - If you look at some of his links, there's even more, - played welltempered from memory might be a hook, --] (]) 21:55, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

::Did you see that Nikkimaria did a lot? --] (]) 22:09, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

::I didn't no, excellent job Nikkimaria!! I've forwarded it to Rosblofnari as a collaboration.♦ ] 22:10, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Can you nom Friedrich Wilhelm Rust?♦ ] 12:54, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

:I think so, --] (]) 13:01, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Can you let me know when you have or update ]? Cheers.♦ ] 13:57, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

== Opera days ==

Dear Gerda,
If you haven't used it yet you might get a reference to '']'' by R. Korsakov in about now!! Not that we are having any May nights, they feel more like February mornings. I have a fine old recording of this opera with ], great stylist that he was. About 1950. Nothing like a drowned fairy or two to cheer up an opera. ] (]) 20:57, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
:Good idea ;) --] (]) 21:00, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
:Done! - Feel free to help me, finding them and inserting yourself, --] (]) 05:47, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
::I fear I am too lazy to engage with that aspect of wikipedia. ] (]) 22:20, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
:::For me, that's the sweet part of the day, no conflict, no fear, free choice ;) --] (]) 06:50, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

Hi! How are you? Thanks for the previous award! I was not really aware of the precious award. It is a really nice gesture. Thanks a lot for thinking myself as a deserving candidate. cheers,] (]) 05:53, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

No precious for me for Mother India? Check the history 2011-2 hehe! ♦ ] 12:15, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

:Precious is only one per person (as long as remember, Rlevse passed "Award Wikipedian" at least once to one person twice) ;) - you got my #2 ever, be proud! A year ago was #114, --] (]) 12:28, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

::Aw, LOL OK. I wouldn't mind an emerald though, I love the colour!♦ ] 12:31, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

On can you add Categoria:Architetture della Città del Vaticano for it (Italian) wikipedia? Doesn't work when I edit it.


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== New compilation of cello music from Venice ==
Muchas gracias Gerda. Oh to find a more pious topic for the Vatican...♦ ] 10:09, 9 May 2013 (UTC)


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)
] no It wiki link. I thought you said that you did it?♦ ] 10:49, 9 May 2013 (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) ] (]) 11:19, 5 January 2025 (UTC)


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:Sorry, I tried again and got an error message (probably did the first time also and missed it). Perhaps ask on wikidata chat? --] (]) 10:57, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
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== ITN recognition for ] ==
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:I have it in the back of my mind, same for ], - once I need less time for straightening out the Bach composition infoboxes and once I got my ] closer to where I want it to be, I will think of it again ;) --] (]) 09:29, 10 May 2013 (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 2024 · 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)