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Like 2019, remember? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:31, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

I saw your name on my watchlist: could you please check Chris Karrer, ITNN 2 Jan? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

:Literally just did, best wishes Stephen 22:19, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

:: Seen, and liked telepathy or what ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:20, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

:: On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:44, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

:: Not relying on telepathy again: can you please check ITNN 13 Jan Romuald Twardowski? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:42, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

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:: Thank you! - Today a friend's birthday, with related music and new vacation pics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:47, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Not [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Main_Page/Errors&diff=prev&oldid=1194613754 banned] from MP talk. – Sca (talk)

:a) It was Errors not MP talk, b) No, you're not banned from there, c) There's no chit chat on Errors, the discussion was regarding British English and your comment was irrelevantly concerning US English. Stephen 22:37, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Does ARBPIA apply to ITN? i.e., is that IP comment qualified to be considered in determining consensus? Or does "broadly construed" mean non-ECs can't even vote in I-P ITN nominations? I noticed you removed my SPA note but I'm still wondering if as an IP it's still supposed to be struck. JM (talk) 20:05, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, it applies site wide as far as I can tell. Stephen 20:09, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

::Ok, mind if I strike that IP comment? JM (talk) 20:10, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

:::Not at all, delete it. Stephen 20:35, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

::::Alright, there's an IP who has now made 6 edits to that nomination, including two separate votes, both left unsigned. I've left the notice on their talk page and pointed out their edits but both votes are still up, I've already reverted them and I don't think I'm allowed to do so more than I have. What do to? JM (talk) 23:50, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

:::::Thanks, I hadn't noticed they'd come back. Votes removed and blocked them. Stephen 00:07, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

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Hey Stephen, I am Harvici, and I see that you reverted my edit on the talk page of ITN.Can you please tell me if I did something wrong? and I think that the G20 should be included in the ITN/R.Thanks Harvici (talk) 12:01, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

:Was a misclick, restored. Stephen 19:37, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

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Today I am happy about a singer on the Main page (at least for the first hours), after TFA the same day last year. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:12, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

When I made today's story I was sure Alfred Grosser would appear on RD today, which may happen or not but I go to bed ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:20, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks to Seiji Ozawa. - Now I'm hoping for Helga Paris, nominated last minute. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:12, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

... and now for Ladislav Burlas (11 Feb) - saw your name on my watchlist --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:12, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to music by Tchaikovsky (an article where one of the four is pictured), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogfi4R0529Q sung by today's subject] (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

more music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:25, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

thank you for bringing Gabriela Grillo to the Main page, on Smetana's 200th birthday - I wouldn't mind credit --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:42, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Morning, hope you're well.

President of Chile and Prime Minister of Pakistan are proper name job titles, so should be capitalised accordingly. This was raised at WP:ERRORS as it creates a weird inconsistency when we also have President of Ecuador on the same template. I don't see that the former part is relevant, it's still a named job title. Please could you self-revert, as I was responding to a specific point raised at ERRORS and we should present a consistent approach to readers. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:54, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

:Agreed, I’d already reverted. Stephen 10:58, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

::Thanks.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:59, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

Excuse me, may I ask why you closed my discussion. Please reopen it otherwise I report it. ⚒️★MinecraftPlayer★³²¹⚒️ Let's Chat! 01:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

:It was closed because it has zero chance of being approved for ITN on the main page. Stephen 02:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

::I'm sorry, but there is a very small chance if you haven't deleted it, and could have been approved in any way. Could you please give me the link to the guidelines for that? That will be appreciated. ⚒️★MinecraftPlayer★³²¹⚒️ Let's Chat! 02:59, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

:::There is zero chance of it being approved. It hasn’t been deleted, just closed. Stephen 04:44, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi Stephen! I appreciate swapping the pic for variety, but can I request instead of swapping one white man for another white man (best actor/best supporting actor), we go with either best actress Emma Stone or best supporting actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph (pics taken from the article)? Thanks for considering it, Levivich (talk) 01:27, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

:Neither of them were in Oppenheimer, which is the primary subject of the item. Stephen 03:56, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

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Hey Stephen, I noticed there's an edit request to the ITN template doc page. You had protected it two years ago saying that there's {{tq|No reason for non-admins to edit the ITN template documentation}}. Given that there has been vandalism in the past, but still a need to edit it, wouldn't it be sensible to lower the protection to be autoconfirmed? SWinxy (talk) 23:08, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

:The one edit request in two years has been handled. Stephen 01:39, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

:I was here to comment similarly. Perhaps extended confirmed would be sufficient. In the spirit of openess, I can imagine someone that might be inclined to tweak just wouldn't bother if they had to format an edit request. —Bagumba (talk) 09:05, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

::No problem, protection has been downgraded to ECP, thanks both. Stephen 00:09, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

You reverted my edit to Wikipedia talk:In the news, saying it has already been raised at INTC. What is "INTC"? Senior Captain Thrawn (talk) 23:04, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

:Typo, WP:ITNC Stephen 23:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

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Today I see Marian Anderson on the Main page, and made it my top story (by NBC, 1939). - Great to see you active: could you please check out Gerhard Lohfink, - nominated for ITNN, died 2 Apr? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:33, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

plum tree blossom for Kalevi Kiviniemi in the snow - see my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:09, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

relief: the last of six RD articles in one week is now on the Main page - yesterday I went to a great recital with many anti-war songs by Jewish composers whose music was banned by the Nazis. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:53, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi Stephen, re. your change here[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:In_the_news&diff=prev&oldid=1218958344], I'd ask you to read the lengthy discussions at Talk:Israeli_bombing_of_the_Iranian_embassy_in_Damascus. In short, there's no consensus to use the term "consulate", in fact there're strong arguments that the premises were not a consulate (not on an official list of consulates, not a separate compound, questions re. sourcing, etc.). Therefore, editors have settled on the term embassy per the majority of sources and since the building appeared part of the Iranian Embassy complex. May I expect you to self-revert? Cheers, — kashmīrī ^TALK 09:58, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

:No, you may not expect that. I don’t have time to read all that. The ITN blurb was changed after a discussion at Errors noting that consulate is given in the first sentence of the article. Stephen 12:33, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for ITN work! - Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear (DYK) and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old (OTD). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:04, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Today's story about Willi Brokmeier still needs support for RD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:57, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

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Hey Stephen! Sadly I'm not here to sing, but to remind you that you should not "fix" redirect links just for the sake of fixing them, as you did [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ZX_Spectrum&diff=next&oldid=1228738916 here]. History of video gaming and history of video games go to the same article – edits for the sole purpose of changing one to the other are unnecessary. Toadspike [Talk] 05:25, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for posting Éric Tappy last minute, my story today! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:40, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Today is a feast day for which Bach composed a chorale cantata in 1724 (and we had a DYK about it in 2012). Can't believe that Jodie Devos had to die, - don't miss her video from the Opéra-Comique at the end, - story to come. The weekend brought plenty of music sung and listened to, and some of it is reflected in the last two stories! + pics of good food with good company --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

I noticed that you reverted my tweak to the ITN template. I will note that Stampede#Human stampedes and crushes does cover the concept of human stampedes, which are different than a crowd crush. At your leisure, would you please self-revert? — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 01:52, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Good of you to provide a reason! Presumably accuracy is not one of them. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:41, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

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On a friend's birthday - she is pictured on my talk - I have another RD death article that needs reviewing, Martti Wallén. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Pictured on the Main page: Brian's Mozart family grand tour, my story today, and Mozart related to all three items of music on my talk: our 2023 concert, an opera in a theatre where a Mozart premiere took place, and those remembered, the bass and Liana Isakadze, a violinist from Georgia (whose article would be better with more details about her music-making). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:39, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

I remember today Bach's 1724 cantata for this Sunday which is unusual in many respects. The violinist made it to the Main page, but another woman needs attention for RD, Marina Kondratyeva. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

She's on the Main page now. My story today is - because of the anniversary of the premiere OTD in 1782 - about Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera by Mozart, while yesterday's was - because of the TFA - about Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera by Offenbach, - so 3 times Mozart again if you click on "music" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:18, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, yesterday's was a great mezzo, and on Thursday we watched a sublime ballerina. If that's not enough my talk offers chamber music from two amazing concerts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:01, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Main Page history/2024 July 30b had a baritone, a violinist, a composer and a Bach cantata, - almost too much, and the composer's article, Wolfgang Rihm, improved much over the last days, could still grow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi. I hope you are doing well. I am glad to tell you that Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/Archives are now fully available, with all the vandalism/disruptive edits removed. While creating the bot for the archival process, I went through a lot of the older posts, you are one of the editors whose name popped quite often in ITN in "back in the day", so I personally wanted to let you know about the archives {{p}} —usernamekiran (talk) 21:51, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, that's rather cool in the end and fun to browse around. I hope someone can make good use of the generated data for some detailed analysis of ITN over the years. Stephen 23:29, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Hey, it looks like you forgot to add recognition to the talk pages of the nominator and updaters of the 2024 Rwandan general election article at WP:ITN. Staraction (talk | contribs) 23:21, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

:Yes I did, thanks for the heads up. Done. It's an optional step that anyone can do actually, but I do try and remember to do it when I post. Stephen 23:24, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Question on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template%3AIn_the_news&diff=1235963961&oldid=1235962261 this]. Does it not fall under the first bullet point at MOS:JOBTITLE? I imagine I'm missing something, but I doublechecked MOS and thought the alt had it right. Appreciate any insight you have! Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 04:33, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

:Because it has a modifier, Incumbent U.S., it's not a title but a job title. At least I think that's where we've landed. Also makes it consistent with the other president on there. Stephen 04:56, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

::Ah, I see. I figured it went the other way because the title was followed by the name. The MOS table should probably have an example that speaks to this scenario... but it's not really that important, I suppose. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity! Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 05:12, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I reverted an edit on the page for Emily Randall, and I'm just wondering if this meats revdel requirements, just so I know in the future.

link to edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emily_Randall&diff=prev&oldid=1237808430 Gaismagorm (talk) 15:38, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

:oop, looks like another one happened

:link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emily_Randall&diff=prev&oldid=1237809765 Gaismagorm (talk) 15:46, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

::Thanks, I deleted the text of both those edits. Stephen 22:51, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

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Today I have three "musicians" on the Main page, one is also the topic of my story, like 22 July but with interview and the music to be played today -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:16, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

On 13 August, Bach's cantata was 300 years old, and the image one. The cantata is an extrordinary piece, using the chorale's text and famous melody more than others in the cycle. It's nice to have not only a recent death, but also this "birthday" on the Main page. And a rainbow in my places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:02, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Help? My story today is about a woman, nominated for RD but needing support as I write this. A composer died whose article is long and mostly unreferenced. And some articles open for review, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:05, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Today it's Siegfried Lorenz (baritone), on his birthday, nominated for RD. The concerns regarding Goehr are detailed on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:15, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

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Thanks for your updates there. You did the heavy lifting. :) -- SashiRolls ^{🌿 · 🍥} 06:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Could you please tell me the rationale of the revert as per rules?

I don't see any rule that would allow to revert my edit which informs the user participating in discussion about actual rules for puting a blurb BilboBeggins (talk) 12:50, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

:You’re badgering everyone who opposes, it’s disruptive. Stephen 21:44, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

{{You've got mail}} Azarctic (talk) 15:59, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

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Today is Schoenberg's 150th birthday! On display his portrait by Egon Schiele, music from Moses und Aron, and two DYK hooks, one from 2010 and another from 2014; the latter, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday ;) - See places for a stunning sunrise, on the day Bruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (just a few days late). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:58, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

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WP:ITNN: I have a nom for Michael Sladek open that needs attention. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:18, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

He got attention then. - You may remember Maryvonne Le Dizès, my story today as on 28 August. Some September music was unusual: last compositions and eternal light, with Ligeti mentioned in story and music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:52, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

She got attention, - now Rohan de Saram needs it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:19, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

He got attention, now some for Helmut Bauer (bishop) would be nice because his Requiem (livestream) will be tomorrow. - Today I remember an organist who was pictured on the Main page on his birthday ten years ago, and I found two recent organ concerts to match, - see top of my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:27, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Today brought his timely promotion to the Main page on the day when pieces from Mozart's Requiem were performed for him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:38, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Now it's Leif Segerstam. Listen to the music in my story: I put it on DYK 10 years ago (mentioning Ukraine) and heard it today for the first time. That violinist/violist was incredible! Last month someone added to her article that she died, - a year ago OTD. Not recent enough to be mentioned, and we can't celebrate her birthday, - we don't even have a year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:31, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

I made Segerstam my big story ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:19, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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Another cantata turned 300, Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit, BWV 115. Another bio last day for RD: Walter Jacob. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:57, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

I hope you followed to a rich day. Today a caricature, for a change. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

Happy whatever you celebrate today, - more who died, more to come, and they made the world richer. Greetings from Madrid where I took the pic of assorted Cucurbita in 2016. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

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Hello. Just to help with updates: the government of H-N County issues daily reports (usually from 7 to 8 PM). Here is [https://www.vlada-hnz-k.ba/bs/broj-smrtno-stradalih-u-jablanici-i-konjicu-povecan-na-ukupno-18-0 the latest one] (bottom line: "18 dead in Jablanica and Konjic"] (Fojnica is in another county.) KWiki (talk) 22:45, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

:Best to make sure the numbers in the article are aligned, as that's what people will look at for consistency with the main page. Stephen 23:25, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

I saw that you removed an entry from OTD. On my resolution, the OTD has a huge gap, and one more entry doesn't cause the template to go past the DYK template. Does your version of the Main Page have any gaps in OTD? I'm tempted to revert your edit but I wanted to check in with you first. Z1720 (talk) 01:25, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, we only have 3 ITNs, albeit one of them is long so probably the equivalent of 4 ITNs. We've never usually had 6 OTDs in that case. It was very unbalanced in my widescreen view. Stephen 02:45, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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I nominated another musician to ITN, Odile Bailleux. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:25, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, on the Mainz Hauptfriedhof, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

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Thank you for promoting another "late" woman to the Main page! - November was rich in sadness and happiness for me, expressed in music. - On the Main page today also Jean Sibelius on his birthday. Listening to Beethoven's Fifth from the opening of Notre-Dame de Paris. We sang in choirs today. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Michael Ruetz - again posted to ITNN on the last day, due to private matters. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:04, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

(and appeared) - listen today to the (new) Perplexities after Escher. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:23, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Listen today to Beethoven's 3rd cello sonata, on his birthday - it was a hook in the 2020 DYK set when his 250th birthday was remembered. I picked a recording with Antônio Meneses, because he was on my sad list this year, and I was in Brazil (see places), and I love his playing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:08, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I come to fix the cellist's name, with a 10-years-old DYK and new pics - look for red birds --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Today is a woman poet's centenary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:49, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello Stephen, can you explain the reverts to my Main talk page edits? Jay 💬 09:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:Why don’t you explain why you restored an archived item. Stephen 11:36, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

::I did, in the edit summary. Jay 💬 15:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:You are back at it, and you haven't answered my question the previous time too. Jay 💬 07:08, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

::Because no one cares about the discussions after all these weeks, so no need to keep bringing them back from the archive and diluting focus on more important topics. Stephen 08:02, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:::How do you know no one cares? How is focus getting diluted? Please do not remove XfD discussion nominations from any talk pages (unless it's your own user talk) until the discussion is complete. Unless you can provide more appropriate reasons, I'll be undoing your changes. Jay 💬 08:53, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

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Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page has). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:49, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, my story today 300 years after the first performance, is up for GAN. Dada Masilo will be my story tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

My story today is about a composer who influenced music history also by writing. Another composer is waiting on ITNN, last day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:28, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

... and today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:38, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Today, between many who just died, Tobias Kratzer on his 45th birthday who was good for an unusual DYK mentioning a Verdi opera in 2018, - you can see his work in the trailer of another one that I saw, and my talk page has a third (but by a different director). 2025 pics, finally. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:25, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:38, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

I have more vacation pics to offer, and today's story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:06, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

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Hello.

As you did not respond on the ITN page, I'll ask here: Was there any particular reason why you changed the wording of the southern California wildfire and then silently reverted{{diff|oldid=1268286576|diff=prev|diffonly=yes}} my revert{{diff|oldid=1268285637|diff=prev|diffonly=yes}} back to the original factual tone of the blurb? 31.44.227.152 (talk) 02:08, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

:I've no idea how you think there is a "factual tone" difference, but your proposed wording had "people" twice which is rather clumsy. Stephen 04:56, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

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Back from vacation (pictured places): Horst Janson is another case of last-day RD nomination. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Food pictured, and Janson is on the main page, but I now have another article there, marked ready --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:38, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

today: a German-born Spanish art collector, - the video in her honour is remarkable, as what she gave the world. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:54, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

I find today's birthday child particularly inspiring, by enthusiasm and determination. That was - believe it or not - a pictured DYK in 2021, without the last line though. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:17, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

Paul Plishka, a bass who sang 88 roles of all kinds at the Met was interviewed before his (first) retirement. Declared ready on WP:ITNN. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:40, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

Today's story is about Edith Mathis, who portrayed young women by Mozart. The video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:31, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

I point at a composer today, as the main page does OTD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:20, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

thank you for ITN work, with spring flowers and a song bird (in places) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:46, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

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You just violated WP:1RR

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If you do not self revert, you could get blocked. --The Mountain of Eden (talk) 23:09, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Please could you not repeatedly undo my actions on the main page? Do you think I'm stupid or something? I cited the guidelines for ITN in my edit, there is no provision for using "shown" instead of "pictured" and it's a completely meaningless distinction. "Rendering pictured" is not at all the same as "picture pictured". Honestly, you're a great admin and you do fantastic work, but this sort of thing just annoys other editors and for no tangible gain. It's better for readers if there's consistent terminology.

As a favour to me and in the interests of collegiate editing, please could you self-revert to my version which complies with the instructions, and if you want to pursue the "shown" thing, start a discussion at WT:ITN? Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 12:38, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

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On Ravel's birthday, we also think of a conductor and five more composers ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for RD for Edesio Alejandro, - could you help me to credit? - Jean-Louis Pichon last day --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:26, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Today I could have written five stories off the main page, and chose Sofia Gubaidulina. I find the TFA also interesting, and two DYK, and a birthday OTD. How about you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:34, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

Today: an opera, 100 years old OTD, on Bach's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Today, 300 years of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1! We sang works for (mostly) double choir by Pachelbel, Johann Christoph Bach, Kuhnau/Bach, Gounod and Rheinberger! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:04, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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Two (!) bios for recent deaths wait for attention on WP:ITNN. The woman seems more important, if there' attention for only one of them ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

The two went to the main page and are still there! - Tout est lumière, pleasant listening with closed eyes, - the yt has just the record cover. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:36, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

My story is about music that Bach and Picander gave the world 300 years (and 19 days) ago, - listen (on the conductor's birthday) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

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According to Sudanese and Ukrainian war tickers, is it missing at Template:In the news? ArionStar (talk) 04:36, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

:That's a change that should be proposed at WP:ITNC so that the quality and applicability of the timeline can be assessed. Stephen 23:28, 13 April 2025 (UTC)