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Music
Been thinking recently about how much Wikipedia does act as a social network, and how valuable that can be. Articles aren't social media, of course, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and a community, and healthy volunteer communities need to foster forms of communication that aren't strictly "talking shop". In that spirit, how about some music talk. Might just be me sharing, but who knows.
=What I'm listening to=
Occasionally sharing songs/albums that I find myself listening to repeatedly. Starting this at the end of 2022, so here's what I've been listening to this year. And yeah, it's all over the place.
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==December 2022==
- The Window of Appearances (Act 1 Scene 3) from Akhenaten ([https://open.spotify.com/track/3P51cgwQuHYxqQsuVKhA2L spotify] is a little closer to what I heard, but it's also on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ouiyjJ9LVU youtube] - Seeing Akhenaten at the Metropolitan Opera was one of my most memorable experiences this year. I knew almost nothing about it, haven't seen an opera since seeing one against my will as a child, but it just looked like such an unusual spectacle. Not only was the set and production outstanding, but I found myself listening to the music repeatedly ever since. This track is when Akhenaten sings for the first time. He's just been crowned pharaoh and makes his "appearance". Without expectations, his voice was immediately striking. I wasn't prepared for a countertenor (Anthony Ross Costanzo in this case) in that role (i.e. much higher than I would've thought). I don't have the classical vocabulary to talk about it properly, but the way the repetitive nature of the music shifts and intensifies from minor changes, with other voices coming in, was really powerful and shifted my undestanding of what I was getting into.
- Cool by Uffie ([https://open.spotify.com/track/11G215Sz8i5QKoU7OnAcON spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S9dcs5_rgc youtube]) - Great pop song, with pacing and infectious bass line that's just, well, really cool.
- Sunglasses At Night by Corey Hart ([https://open.spotify.com/track/1QbQL5m30YNvukitIqAnFG spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LTL8KgKv8 youtube]) - Heard the synth line sampled in another song and it drove me nuts I couldn't remember what it was from. Finally tracked it down and relearned how much this track slaps. Started a trend in my house of trying to turn random "a" sounds scratchy and loud.
- I've Seen Footage by Death Grips ([https://open.spotify.com/track/7nCONy10IHp7XD3oYZ0lcx spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_V_2BFWahc youtube]) - Not going to be for everyone, but weird, hard, noisy, danceable hip hop scratches an itch.
- Is There a Ghost by Band of Horses ([https://open.spotify.com/track/7fgOmdonXZap1Kuz7hs3O1 spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK716RqoUms youtube]) - Band of Horses' Everything All the Time was one of my favorite albums about 15 years ago, and I realized I hadn't paid much attention to them since. Decided to see what they've been up to and was happy I did. Solid indie rock, maybe with some southern influence, that's catchy as hell.
- Pecking Order by Too Many Zooz ([https://open.spotify.com/track/4jc1xKIgAxmyd9h6AajzOh spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfehBCOpLEk youtube]) - They call themselves "brass house", seemingly structuring their brass jazz like house music, and it works for me. This song isn't actually a big stand-out, but I had trouble choosing one.
- Pineapple Suite by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (from The White Lotus) ([https://open.spotify.com/track/4pslwLGsiXcRBc4jLyT0KE spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88wKGMRv50w youtube]) - I was just really impressed by the soundtrack of White Lotus and wound up listening to it when the show was done.
- Hairy Candy by Tobacco ([https://open.spotify.com/track/4rqu0WDdq6T2EfwdrzAb20 spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygHbrjLSaZw youtube]) - Tobacco's the guy from Black Moth Super Rainbow, and this sounds, well, exactly like BMSR. Fuzzy, psychedelic electronica with repetitive lyrics that function like another instrument.
- Blazing Arrow by Blackalicious ([https://open.spotify.com/track/68AWTL55AsT0vKUdqM2pIY spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdrossKXGb4 youtube]) - Blackalicious's Gift of Gab was just really really good at coming up with complex rhymes that wind up as an impressive song rather than a gimmick. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:50, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
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==June 2023==
- Blade Runner 2049 by Synthwave Goose ([https://open.spotify.com/track/3Bj2mrlp3tALHO5U3mK8zM spotify]) - I've added a lot of Synthwave Goose tracks to my background/working playlists recently. It is what it says on the tin, basically: synthwave done pretty well.
- Fantasy Trash Wave by Tobacco ([https://open.spotify.com/track/2HsgJD03dwYszo0G1NcEgD spotify]) - Didn't realize I listed a Tobacco track above, but oh well. A bit muddier and darker than BMSR, I'd say, but similar sound.
- Rita Lee by Os Mutantes ([https://open.spotify.com/track/1fpKUGaLvUhKQoXI7oqcer spotify]) - Rita Lee died recently, and I found myself on an Os Mutantes kick. I listened to them a lot 2005-2007, but not much since then, so it was good to go back through the catalog on Spotify.
- Top Top by Os Mutantes ([https://open.spotify.com/track/4Yf1k3ChQiUij2L2IuoTVs spotify]) - Rita Lee isn't actually on the song named after her, so how about one of my favorite Mutantes tracks, too.
- Mustn't Hurry by Fever Ray ([https://open.spotify.com/track/3WqR3BQbLDWF8LFUQgJhBu spotify]) - Had the chance to see Fever Ray at Terminal 5 recently, and this was the track that I loved when I heard it live but hadn't paid much attention to on the album. Fever Ray's second album has a lot of loud, bouncy, vaguely punk electropop that drew my attention, but this is a great slow build.
- Sliver by Nirvana ([https://open.spotify.com/track/3BtHClmMmURD8UHF2fiyxt spotify]) - Not my favorite song, but there are a bunch of "deep cut" Nirvana tracks that I realized I never looked up to see what the lyrics are and the chorus to this one is .... "grandma take me home"!!
- Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano ([https://open.spotify.com/track/5JetV93PpZhcHhX7utmzOr spotify]) - Yes, I was reminded of this by an episode of Ted Lasso during it's [horribly disappointing] final season (alright). I'd heard it before as kind of a novelty and learned in the show that it's actually kind of a banger (alright).
- Badala Zamana by Zohra ([https://open.spotify.com/track/0x267yS2OeozYaFzCyqnx6 spotify]) - Found this one from a spotify station starting with Prisencolinensinainciusol, and just found it really light and fun.
- Miss You by Oliver Tree ([https://open.spotify.com/track/73vIOb4Q7YN6HeJTbscRx5 spotify]) - I find that Oliver Tree's musical-personal-as-living-meme schtick comes off as desperate more than funny, and it distracts from the fact that he really can write an extremely catchy whiny pop song.
- We Have Explosive by Future Sound of London ([https://open.spotify.com/track/0VNfwqLDcbKk5eDBOdYWTI spotify]) - Loud, mid-90s techno anyone? Anyone? — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:15, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
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==July 2024==
- Punk Rock Loser by Viagra Boys ([https://open.spotify.com/track/2pqoh1jUQoppztoQRRGyKK spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEfDazTZSPQ youtube]). Filed under "they still make this kind of music?" Swedish post-punk band that seems to really enjoy making fun of manosphere-like themes, singing about sports and cowboys and being dumb and trying to be cool with all the blasé and irony of the best Williamsburg barista.
- This Town by The Go-Go's ([https://open.spotify.com/track/59Fhvzw9T3dcxTbGzbNvg2 spotify]). I'm very, very late to the Go-Go's train. Been humming this one on and off for a month.
- Cool Jerk by The Capitols ([https://open.spotify.com/track/1CQHMHRCDs1qioeseVTbaR spotify]), which I've recently discovered is the best karaoke song.
- Money Folder by Madvillain remixed by Four Tet ([https://open.spotify.com/track/60LGouC2h5SjZwsVLtIUOZ spotify]). Madvillainy is an excellent album, but I find that I only ever listen to Four Tet's remixes anymore, which just ramp up the energy and musical weirdness.
- Power! To the People by The Make-Up ([https://open.spotify.com/track/4Q8jALjp2i3PFq66bU3aNy spotify]). When I first came across The Make-Up circa 2003, they just seemed like they were trying too hard to be 70s-cool to the point it all came off as affectation rather than inspiration. Couldn't say what happened, but it works for me 20 years later.
- Mnemophobia by Brainstory ([https://open.spotify.com/track/33QyoRmhHKADVNXnn4VgvY spotify]). Smooth, catchy r&b falsetto + electric guitar + harmonies.
- Nobody Speak ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUC2EQvdzmY youtube]) & Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1 ([https://open.spotify.com/track/1AESnzWt4iMrEPGG7TjXAa spotify]) by Run the Jewels. Run the Jewels go hard -- the music, the often hilarious insults and braggadocio, and social commentary. Nobody Speak was my introduction, with an excellent video.
- Fingerbib by Alarm Will Sound ([https://open.spotify.com/track/298gBvN2DASSuRDmWvcmOy spotify]), just a great orchestral cover of Aphex Twin.
- Such a Lovely Thing by DeVotchKa ([https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZoKZEUSr7Yk81YPRrWeNI spotify]). I don't remember who they opened for, but I saw DeVotchKa at some live show back in ~2005 and they were clearly the most memorable thing about that concert. Most of How It Ends is excellent. The fun instrumentation could easily slip into saccharine indie pop, but Nick Urata's absolutely-always-earnest-and-passionate vocals keep it grounded. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:26, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
==January 2025==
- Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill ([https://open.spotify.com/track/3n0zZ1V9PXLsxtyTiqDhuQ spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfCqCKY5nUc youtube]). Kathleen Hanna is the coolest. Bikini Kill is a band that makes it into my regular rotation every few years. This time it was because Hanna did an interview with Marc Maron. One thing I remember from the interview: when she formed Bikini Kill there were a lot of really macho, kind of misogynistic hardcore bands (assuming maybe Cro-Mags? Agnostic Front?). As she started getting booked (or doing the booking), she'd talk about the various bands playing a show and, if one of those hardcore bands were in there, just refer to them as "stand-up comedy".
- I Keep Forgettin' by Michael McDonald ([https://open.spotify.com/track/5GvWrvLIqoHroq7YvO260M spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbQVj4MR3M youtube]). Smooth.
- Damaged Goods by Gang of Four ([https://open.spotify.com/track/0Nn4RrvVfwSSLDvkhdRc1n spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhYP_aPvZTE youtube]). I remember giving Gang of Four a shot a long time ago, and it just didn't work for me, but when I came across this track recentl, something about their [kind of simple] funk-punk was just super infectious -- hard not to move around a bit.
- Cirice by Ghost ([https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZXZ9RMsznqgyHnyq0K5FL spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Ao4t_fe0I youtube]). Ghost is basically what would happen if you took a metal band straight out of the late-80s/early-90s and put a theater kid in front. This particular track leans a little more metal than e.g. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5mX3NkA7jM Mary on a Cross], but the theater is still there.
- Never Fight a Man with a Perm by Idles ([https://open.spotify.com/track/4B4CQ84BBpHK5d02cWKUb0 spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBLqvwaNr0 youtube]). If you took an angry, violent Peaky Blinders villain, gave him a punk band, and caught him in a moment of loud, slightly drunk criticism of the hypermasculine culture he's part of... you'd have this track.
- Sweetest Kill by Broken Social Scene ([https://open.spotify.com/track/488u1IbVEsaC7fxjABWjHx spotify] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf3n0FUTm_4 youtube]). We're a long ways from the days when I felt like I *should* like Broken Social Scene, so this one snuck up on me. Don't remember how I came across it, but the melody is just so catchy and patient and satisfying.
=What I should be listening to (and what you're listening to)=
Open to anyone.
- US Navy Band. I never would have thought this would be for me, but I find [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr5alRMQyJg their Jersey Boys medley] strangely compelling. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:36, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- [https://mikaylamcvey.com/ Mikayla McVey] - folk singer & song writer, check out new album: Time Turns Everything
- Gangsta Boo - Recently deceased Memphis rapper, check out album: Enquiring Minds
- Photay - DJ and electronic music producer, pick any album
- Evolfo - Brooklyn based garage soul/rock band, check out song: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeTQsIHcq4M Moon Eclipsed The Sun] and 2021 album Site Out of Mind
- J. Cole - mainstream-ish, but if you did not listen to his "The Off-Season" album (2021), it's worth a listen --Wil540 art (talk) 16:07, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
- {{ping|RoySmith|Wil540 art}} Could've sworn I replied to these a long time ago, sorry! "Strangely compelling" is a good description for that Jersey Boys medley. We both wound up watching the whole thing here, and were both surprised by that. :)
- Photay is up my alley (one of them, anyway). Adding some to my "working" Spotify playlist. I think I know J. Cole from his early material. Listened to the popular tracks on The Off-Season and will explore some more later. Currently listening to Evolfo and digging it... Thanks for the recs. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 13:24, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnjadjFoCG8&list=OLAK5uy_kxaAO2NRs5aSfscZ0KDrtfO9voihFYI4M&index=2 Death Note, Brodsky]. A bit niche, but I personally enjoyed how it builds throughout. Also, because I'm 99% sure you'll have already listened to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q6SywN8uVQ Me&Youphoria] by Röyksopp. Domeditrix (talk) 22:27, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
- {{ping|Domeditrix}} The name Brodsky rings a bell, but I can't say I know this. Doing some googling and spotifying indicates we're probably not talking about e.g. Stephen Brodsky. It would be pretty different from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fitOcAt0siA the sort of stuff I know him from].It's interesting, though. Kind of Sufjan Stevensy with an almost Anohni affectation. How did you come across it, I wonder (looking at numbers of YT views/spotify plays). And yeah I should know that Royksopp song because Royksopp is one of my favorites, but I haven't paid attention in a few years I guess. Thanks. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 01:07, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- :I came across his music through a music blog a bit over ten years ago. The blog has since died, but I found a good number of artists through it. Domeditrix (talk) 15:32, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
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Well congrats! This proves that you are just as certifiable as the rest of us! {{smiley|:D}} And I thought that I was nerdy when I saw that one article [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matrix_number&diff=prev&oldid=1156241730 had a totally needless fair use image] and another one had a really [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catalog_number_(music)&diff=prev&oldid=1156139544 crappy image]. So I spent some quality camera time with my old LP collection and made new Commons:Categories for these two rather uninteresting and rarely viewed subjects. (No, I don't stalk your edits, and I rarely visit Twitter now, but when TFG gets indicted you have to take a look at what the site makes of it. ;-) Just in time for your announcement there.) cart-Talk 21:28, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
:{{tq|And I thought that I was nerdy}} - No argument from me. :) Nice job illustrating cataloging systems there! Regarding SatanCon, I was more excited than I'd like to admit when I realized the milestone was coming and found a fitting topic. Woke up early (before my alarm, even), and wound up refreshing {{tl|numberofarticles}} for ... a while, before publishing. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 22:53, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
A kitten for you!
Such a pleasure to meet you at Wikiconference North America! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the future of Wikipedia... and covering my dinner ^_^ Really looking forward to seeing you at more conferences/gatherings/Future Audiences community calls!
Accedietalk to me 23:00, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
:Great to meet you, too, {{u|Accedie}}! Thanks for your sessions. I'm on the WikiFuturist list now -- looking forward [ahem] to hearing more. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 02:23, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
Younger generations
I was thinking of something you said when we talked last? An idea has kind of been bouncing around my head the past few days... maybe I could go around interviewing people around my age and seeing what we have in common and what we don't. Asking questions like
- When did you start editing Wikipedia?
- Why did you start editing Wikipedia?
- If you could go back in time, what do you think would've helped you be a better editor?
- Did you have help as a new editor? What worked and what didn't?
- As a new editor, were you aware that there was a community behind the scenes?
- Do you think you'll keep editing for the foreseeable future?
- Were you involved with WikiEd? If so, what was that like?
- Have you ever edited on mobile? Why or why not?
I think the cumulative effect of asking these questions might be useful. What do you think? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:11, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
:{{ping|Clovermoss}} - {{tq|cumulative effect of asking these questions might be useful}} - Could be. Something I've found interesting is how wikiphilosophies seem to evolve with each "generation" of Wikipedians. If we think of Wikipedia's 22 years as being four generations, I guess I'm in the second generation. When I got here, my take on things like deletion, blocking, immediatism, etc. was a bit different from some of the old timers. These days I find that the newer generations make me feel like one of those old-timers (and I guess I am?). To reduce what I mean to a single example, back in 2013 I was most often called a deletionist. These days, though I don't feel like my take on deletion has changed that much, I find myself lumped in more often with the inclusionists (to the extent those sides even exist at all, of course). To your questions, there's one in there about Wiki Ed, which sure seems like it's intended for me, but I don't think I'd be included in the "people around my age" that you started with. :) Happy to answer if it would be helpful, though. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:54, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
::Yeah, the WikiEd question was directed at you :) Since I've never really interacted with that side of the community, I was curious about the similarities and differences we face. Ever since you said something about how people can struggle even with a ton of resources at their disposal... I just went on to this whole train of thought full of ideas. Is it possible that you might have some idea of how I could connect with some students working with WikiEd? I really think it'd be insightful to interview some if they're open to that but I have no idea where to start. I like to plan things out a bit before I actually go about doing things. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:52, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
:::It's okay if you don't really know if that's possible, though. Even if you could point me in the direction of someone who might be able to that'd be useful. Regardless, it was nice to meet you and I appreciate everything we've talked about. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 01:49, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Clovermoss}} Late reply, sorry.
::::{{tq|Is it possible that you might have some idea of how I could connect with some students working with WikiEd?}} - You can always head over to dashboard.wikiedu.org, where you can find all the classes active in a given semester (and all of the courses Wiki Ed has supported since ~2015). You might have more luck reaching out to the professors, though, who can then connect you with interested students.
::::Some brief other answers:
::::When did you start editing Wikipedia? - 2007. A professor had us edit Wikipedia. I was fascinating by how much of a garbage fire it wasn't, and set out to study it. Highly active editing came a few years later.
::::If you could go back in time, what do you think would've helped you be a better editor? - I don't think I'd change anything, now that I think about it. There were times that I had different ideas of "what a Good Wikipedia ought to do" but in hindsight that's mostly nonsense. I did exactly what I wanted to do on Wikipedia at each stage, I suppose. If the question were "what advice would I give myself" it would probably be to think about anonymity a little more.
::::Did you have help as a new editor? What worked and what didn't? - I was an atypical newbie in that I spent a long time reading and researching before diving into editing, so I didn't need too much help. I learned from some veterans when I was researching, and when I solicited feedback on my first article. The names FT2, Dana Boomer, Wikid77, and DGG come to mind as early, helpful interactions (sadly now one is deceased, one long-inactive, and one banned).
::::Do you think you'll keep editing for the foreseeable future? - Yes. There have been a few discussions and trends over the past few years that I've found discouraging/demotivating, but there's just too much that I like about this place.
::::Were you involved with WikiEd? If so, what was that like? - It was overall a very positive experience. I was already teaching with Wikipedia and they needed an interim program manager shortly after my last semester teaching... then I stuck around for five years. Generally positive. It reframed my relationship to Wikipedia a bit as it meant I was no longer purely a volunteer (even if I separated my work and volunteer accounts), but I didn't let it affect my editing all that much. There were a bunch of layoffs early in the pandemic, which included me. The upside is it gave me time to finish my dissertation. :)
::::Have you ever edited on mobile? Why or why not? - Almost never. It's just too hard with a tiny screen. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:50, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
:::::I don't mind the late reply. Thanks for your input :) I will check out the dashboard. Do you mind if I mention your answers to my interview questions in a userspace essay? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:42, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
::::::{{ping|Clovermoss}} {{thumbsup}} No I don't mind (thanks for asking). — Rhododendrites talk \\ 20:01, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
:::::::And thank you for humouring me with the answers. :) If you want to check out the future progress of all this, it's at User:Clovermoss/Editor reflections. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:31, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
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:Ha. Thanks, {{u|Gobonobo}}. I realize now that I'm at risk of developing an accidental focus area after recently starting Bryant Park restroom. I'll just pretend like I haven't noticed there isn't an article for urinal partitions and poor coverage of the "powder room" section of women's restrooms. :) — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:43, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
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To expand upon what I said at AfD
If you wish, I could email you the bibliographies of the books I have on JWs, if that would convince you more than what I said at the AfD. I'm all for informed choices in discussions. Alternatively I could try and improve Jehovah's Witnesses publications instead where the focus was meant to be on publications that are actually mentioned by secondary sources (which was not the intended purpose of List of Watch Tower Society publications.) There are slightly more passing mentions to publications apart from the Watchtower and Awake!, but not nearly enough for a spinoff list in my opinion. When you're actually reading the text and not just the bibliography in isolation, this observation is much more noticeable. But I could highlight all of the JW publications mentioned in the bibliographies for you if you wish. I'm not sure I should even try to go about improving Jehovah's Witnesses publications (which lacks much secondary sourcing to begin with) because the passing mentions would require me to make it a list and the recent move discussion I started decided against that, with the main argument being that such a move would risk an AfD (which is a line of thought I don't follow, but what can I do)? I really have been trying to reduce the reliance on primary sources in the JW topic area but sometimes it can get a bit disheartening. Anyways, the books I have are:
- Jehovah's Witnesses: A New Introduction by George Chryssides
- State and Salvation by William Kaplan
- ''Jehovah's Witnesses and the Third Reich by James Penton
- Apocalypse Delayed, also by Penton
- Jehovah's Witnesses and the Nazis by Michel Reynaud and Sylvie Graffard
- Crisis of Allegiance by James Beverly
- Judging Jehovah's Witnesses by Shawn Francis Peters
- Jehovah's Witnesses and the Secular World by Zoe Knox
- Dissent on the Margins by Emily Baran
One of the difficulties is that people rarely write about JW beliefs in isolation and usually focus on other themes like legislation that impacted JWs or government interactions. Bibliography of works on Jehovah's Witnesses shows some of the works I don't have, for comparison. As far as I can tell, Jehovah's Witnesses: A Comprehensive and Selectively Annotated Bibliography is a work that focuses on literature published by others, not by JWs. Counting the Days to Armageddon: The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Second Presence of Christ [https://books.google.ca/books/about/Counting_the_Days_to_Armageddon.html?id=CWUtuA1oa-AC] might be more promising if I could get my hands on it someday. Anyways, that's why I've been relying on Chrysiddes so much in edits like [https://sigma.toolforge.org/usersearch.py?name=Clovermoss&page=Jehovah%27s_Witnesses&server=enwiki&max= these]. As the jstor article mentions in the link I posted at the AfD itself, there isn't much scholarship on JW culture or the historiography of their publications. It's not really something that has been done, even if you find such an idea shocking. I also don't think we need two separate duplicative pages on the same topic. I figured the one that already doesn't cite any secondary sources at all would be the less controversial one to delete but given how this AfD is going, I suppose it isn't. I wish the arguments were stronger – I don't understand when people will say things like an article is well-sourced when it isn't or your argument that sources must exist without providing them. But I also don't want to drown out other people's commentary. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 04:05, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
: If you ever do [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AArticles_for_deletion%2FList_of_Watch_Tower_Society_publications_%282nd_nomination%29&diff=1224960163&oldid=1224811471 find something] when you have more time, keep me in mind? I'd be genuinely interested in such content. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:33, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
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:{{ping|Premeditated Chaos}} Someone nominated it on enwp, too, FYI. Maybe you can get a whole McMain Page sometime. :) — Rhododendrites talk \\ 13:14, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
::That'd be fun! Thanks again :) ♠PMC♠ (talk) 13:18, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
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Commons open letter
The link to the open letter at Commons mentioned at Wales' talk page may be mislinked. It [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Think_big_-_open_letter_about_Wikimedia_Commons presently goes here]. Thanks for bringing up the topic, and wondering exactly how much funding would be needed to accomplish everything Commons is asking for. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:58, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
:Oops! Fixed now. Thanks, {{u|Randy Kryn}}. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 13:01, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
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Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Yol Aularong]]
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Removal of sourced information
Why did you remove information in the article? Donald J. Harris is known as an economist who is influenced by post-Keynesian economics and Marxist economics. None of those terms are slurs or POV-pushing.
Multiple reliable sources describe him as a "post-Keynesian scholar", "Marxist scholar", and a "heterodox economist" who is "influenced by Marxism and post-Keynesian thought". I'm confused on why you deleted it. KlayCax (talk) 00:49, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
:Marxism is additionally not an insult, as you are suggesting, but a way of interpreting economics and the relation between capital and labor. KlayCax (talk) 00:53, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
::You [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donald_J._Harris&diff=prev&oldid=1235934881 edited her father's article], adding "Marxian economist" to the very first sentence citing a paper he wrote on Marxian economics. Writing a paper about a subject is not sufficient to highlight one descriptor above all else. That it was immediately after [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kamala_Harris&diff=prev&oldid=1235934003 wedging "Marxist"] (not even "Marxian") into the lead of Kamala Harris biography betrays an obvious POV. Regarding "it's not an insult", I do not believe that you do not know one of our two political parties has been casting anything related to Marx as bogeymen and then, of course, trying to cast opponents as Marxist. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 00:56, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
:::Responded on the article's talk page. But your argument seems to be that we should dumb or remove information from the article because some people are idiots. That's something we shouldn't do.
:::I also added that they weren't close together + don't talk + have a frictional relationship. KlayCax (talk) 02:04, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Your [[WP:Good articles|GA]] nomination of [[Cable Car Cinema]]
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Hmm
I just looked at your list of things you listen to--I'm very ignorant. Anyway, I had two questions for you. First, your block log is clean: would you like for me to change that? Just for the hell of it? It's like a cool scar. Second, can I vote you in for ArbCom or something like that? Change of pace! Drmies (talk) 17:31, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
:{{ping|Drmies}} #What_I_should_be_listening_to_(and_what_you're_listening_to) awaits you. Also I didn't realize I hadn't updated that section in a year. I mean really, at this stage, just the fact that I'm aware of any music from the last 5-10 years is kind of a miracle. :)
:As for your questions, thanks for the offer but I think I'll go ahead and pass on both scars. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:31, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
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[[Donald J. Harris]]
Hello. Why can't we call Don Harris a "marxist economist". A reputable source like The Economist calls him exactly that. Smells like bias to me?--Afus199620 (talk) 16:09, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
:{{ping|Afus199620}} An article should summarize the body of literature about a person. Since his daughter became the presumptive democratic nominee, there have been probably 10 different attempts to insert the word "Marxist" into her father's biography (and other articles) with little to no attempt to actually improve the article. Bias is searching out a term that resonates with one side of a culture war, finding sources that use that term, and adding only those to the article. Neutrality is taking all of the best sources about a subject and summarizing them, describing various aspects of the subject in proportion to their presence in the literature. If you searching out sources to call him a Marxist, you're failing at NPOV. To be clear: yes of course he draws on and was influenced by Marx. You can't really do economics + class + inequality without Marx. In fact, Marx is already mentioned multiple times in the article. I'm not even opposed to talking about him as a "Marxian economist" (which, again, isn't inaccurate) -- what I'm opposed to are these non-neutral drive-by insertions of "Marxist" with no attempt to present a proportional view of the subject. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 16:26, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
:: {{ping|Rhododendrites}} Fair point. But it should still be allowed to call him a Marxist economist when one of the biggest business magazines describes him as such. It is also very questionable and against neutrality to simply delete quotes from reputable sources for the simple suspicion that an editor is maybe biased. I am not biased. I was merely surprised that he is not labeled a Marxist when the Economist does so. Where are the sources for him not being a Marxist? The quote from The Economist should at least be under the section "Contributions to economic analysis and policy". I would therefore ask you not to undo my edit again this time. Greetings.--Afus199620 (talk) 16:58, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
:::The Economist is a reliable source, but that doesn't guarantee inclusion (see WP:ONUS). It would be surprising to find a source that says "he's not a Marxist", because he clearly is influenced by/uses Marx. Point is, there are a lot of sources about him which say a lot more than "he's a Marxist", including a lot which just don't talk about his relationship with Marx. Ignoring all of that to add "he's a Marxist" is not neutral. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 17:18, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
:::: But it should be allowed to write that he was described as a marxist by a source. Not every source about him has to call him a marxist for adding one sentence. It is relevant information for an economist. Why can you include reliable source A but not reliable source B? It seems to me very arbitrary. You can say that people who call him a Marxist are biased in some way and are searching for a source to call him a Marxist, but that's just a subjective opinion. Maybe people who are deleting every edit that brings Harris in direct relation to marxism are biased themselves. I find this argument just not convincing.--Afus199620 (talk) 18:36, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
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Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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- Highlights of the Product & Technology department's recent work in improving the user experience.
- Editor tools related to references & categories and more tech updates on the latest Tech News.
- [https://www.outreachy.org/ Outreachy] (a paid, remote three-month internship to support underrepresented groups in tech) is open. Mentors should submit projects before September 11 at 16:00 UTC ([https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/RYYOGLIJFXKZOSU4PAS2SBO7TWKRGYU4/ more info]).
- The Campaign Events extension is now available on Meta-Wiki, Arabic Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, and Swahili Wikipedia, and can be requested in other language wikis.
- The Campaigns teams would like to learn more about how your communities do online collaboration such as WikiProjects, please [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKWHPjSjSqOmca8E-eQl1HHUxYRbB4QeEV3zR2bd1_tcwuMg/viewform take this Google Form survey] or share examples of successful collaborations on Meta Wiki.
- Editors using the iOS Wikipedia app who have more than 50 edits can now use the Add an Image feature. This feature presents opportunities for small but useful contributions to Wikipedia.
- Applications for the Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) are still open until September 16.
Annual Goals Progress on Equity
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- Central Asian community members share their thoughts on Wikimania 2024.
- Take a look at updates on new feature developments and improvements in various language-related technical projects in the July 2024 edition of the Language and internationalization newsletter.
- The Conference and Events Fund is open for submission until September 2.
Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
See also blogs: Global Advocacy blog · [https://mailchi.mp/wikimedia/global-advocacy-policy-newsletter Global Advocacy Newsletter] · [https://wikimediapolicy.medium.com Policy blog]
- Meet the Wikimedia Foundation Global Advocacy Team.
Board and Board committee updates
See Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard · Affiliations Committee Newsletter
- Some next steps on a movement charter: A message from Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Maryana Iskander, Chair of Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, and Chair of Governance Committee, Dariusz Jemielniak.
- Elections for four community-and-affiliate elected seats on the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation will be held from September 3 to September 17. To learn more about the candidates, watch this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfbjhJiy41E&list=PLhV3K_DS5YfJdC5P86rsDsUtxEow0gDnR&t=6582s short "Meet the Candidates" presentations].
Other Movement curated newsletters & news
See also: Diff blog · Goings-on · Wikimedia World · Signpost (en) · Kurier (de) · other newsletters:
- Topics: Education · GLAM · The Wikipedia Library
- Wikimedia Projects: Milestones · Wikidata
- Regions: Central and Eastern Europe
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