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Thank notices from Gerda


Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

Happy 2019 -

begin it with music and memories

Thank you for your project help last year, including review of the TFA! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Smile and sharing

I you have a moment, check out User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2019 (formerly Christmas), for a smile, and sharing (a Nobel Peace Prize), and resolutions. I wanted that for 1 January, but then wasn't sad about having our music pictured instead. Not too late for resolutions, New Year or not. DYK that he probably kept me on Wikipedia, back in 2012? By the line (which brought him to my attention, and earned the first precious in br'erly style) that I added to my editnotice, in fond memory? - Any specific date when Ludwigsburg should appear as TFA? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:57, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Looked at "Images of 2019", good stuff - I don't see resolutions, though. Glad to hear that, and no I didn't know about the edit notice. Do you fret that it's been over five years since then? No specific date, but I think one in May would be good. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 03:41, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Living by the ten rules, kind of a resolution. - Five years or not: I remember it vividly, and will always be grateful. - Why May? I mean, specific reason that needs to be mentioned, or just wait a bit? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:51, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"Construction of Ludwigsburg Palace began in May 1704 with the laying of the Alter Hauptbau's cornerstone by Eberhard Louis." I guess 18 May would work, per King Frederick (then Duke)'s wedding to Queen Charlotte. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 14:35, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you...

January
Lanzarote
... with thanks from QAI

Thank you for improving articles! Did you know that Precious began 7 years ago? Dr. Blofeld one of the 2 that day ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:03, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What a lovely picture! –♠Vami_IV†♠ 23:58, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
April
... with thanks from QAI

Thank you for article improvements in February! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:33, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Blessed are the peacekeepers, champions of the Just. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 13:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
thank you ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:51, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
... and for improving article quality in March - click on "March" for travel pics, - and congrats to the below! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:31, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
... and for GA reviewing, - my first GA in 2019, - now I will have to find a hook for an Advent hymn in Lent ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:35, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Ludwigsburg Palace - getting closer ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:17, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Aaaahh! I had forgotten to do this! Thank you. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 20:35, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
May
Rapeseed
... with thanks from QAI

... for improving article quality in May! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:20, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

June
cornflowers
... with thanks from QAI

... for article improvements in June! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:32, 20 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

August
red admiral
... with thanks from QAI

... for improving articles in August! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:31, 24 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ps: I like the rose on top, but like even more to work with Dr. Blofeld again, - update? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:17, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

September
meadow saffron

.. for improving articles in September! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:36, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A pleasure. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 01:37, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
October
... with thanks from QAI

Thank you for article improvement in October! - I have a peer review open, DYK? Clara Schumann, 60 years of recitals, and what a life! See my talk today for great music that we sang yesterday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:14, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ooooh, Dvorak! Oh, and thank you. I'll definitely pop by that PR. Nice to see you working on another to-be Featured Article. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 08:36, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for finding all those links! - I also changed the Dvořák image, to closer to choir, and more life! (moved the other to the church article) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:24, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Ooooh, pretty. I'm glad someone noticed the linking thing. Now I appreciate yet another area where Wikipedia is lacking. It's a bit like sewing. Or building a bridge over a chasm. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 10:37, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I love building bridges! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:04, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Today, I am proud of a great woman on the Main page, Márta Kurtág, finally, who has several things in common with Schumann! - Here's my ideal candidate for arbcom. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:29, 3 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Very nice, very nice. Haha, I haven't forgotten about the Peer Review – I just wanted to avoid reinventing the wheel by posting before SusanW's comments were addressed. ...Arbcom, huh? I've never been involved with them nor deciphered the intent behind your last ArbCom message to me. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 09:30, 4 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
May I point you at FAC Jauchzet, frohlocket! BWV 248 I, suffering from too little attention? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:40, 13 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You certainly may. I'll do what I seem to do best. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 14:30, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Vision in 2020
missing Brian

... for improving article quality in December! There's a peer review open for Clara Schumann and a FAC for Jauchzet, frohlocket!, DYK? We miss Brian who would have helped. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:11, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Triple crown

The triple crown
Congratulations. It looks as if you did this the hard way. But I think that the result was worth the journey. Rest a while and bask in your glory your majesty.
Gog the Mild (talk) 02:54, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

astonishing

that you might find museums and palaces in Indonesia as historic houses - could you please explain why or how they are such? JarrahTree 06:26, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Is a palace not a house? –♠Vami_IV†♠ 06:27, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
museums and palaces (as designated in the Indonesian project at least) are nothing whatsoever anything like a house - believe me! I am not sure how you think they might be... JarrahTree 06:32, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
architecture tags, I could handle that, but 'historic house' is way way off the mark, I am sorry to say... JarrahTree 06:33, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"Historic houses" encompasses places of residence ranging from historic houses in the United States to the Palace of Versailles. Residences-turned-museums are also historic houses. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 06:38, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe but in the Indonesian contexts there is no consistent correlation with that - some palaces are sprawling complexes and in no way anything that resembles a 'house' in the american or european context in any way JarrahTree 06:40, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
some editors love adding the project tag cities to places of maybe 3 people towns as well, because similar telescoping scope statements are made there - the problem is the old one size fits all notion of some project scope claims - really does not allow for some very different way of looking at things. I personally would never add american based project tags in Asian contexts, too much is lost in he translation - and serious misunderstandings can be and are created. I will not revert your edits, but do I not trust such a tag on the basis of my fieldwork in Asia completely dissallows my even thinking of such a project tag as relevant or apt... cheers JarrahTree 06:44, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
OK I have reverted some Indonesian items, as I object to the tag on places that I have had things to do with, and I would also consider the Indian palaces you have tagged as inapropriate as well, but have not touched. Maybe some of the european items are open to question as well, but as I say above - the 'one size fits all' project scopes are probably too inclusive in the sense that some structures or complexes simply are something other than historic houses. The problem is the exceptions to the rule also make the issue very messy - there are indeed many museums everywhere that may well have been houses in the simplest interpretation - and in a sense you are on the right track with them. I have a problem with blanket tagging - the variations in contexts simply cannot be adequately situated under one project tag where the exceptions might provide a challenge to the official scope, it really is not easy to resolve. I understand that. JarrahTree 07:00, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and quick military question

Hi Vami IV:

First, thanks for your response about editing E.J. Levy's author's page. I'll answer you there because I have lots of questions still. Thanks in advamce.

Second, I was interested to see your expertise in military matters on Wikipedia. Because of my occupation friends often ask for my help with something they're writing. I'm in the middle of helping a friend write a piece about a Scottish castle, its battlements, and the arrangement of signal beacons on a raised berm within distant eyesight of the castle. He thinks that those beacon and the land mass they are on may be the source of his clan motto. All this would have been before 1000 CE. Is there a specialized way to use Wikipedia to help with such questions of battlement archaeology?

Thanks, Sloane French (talk) 12:48, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting topic. One use I can presently think of is using an article, if its barren enough (think Stub or Start classes, or even C-class if its missing a lot of text and/or citations, just basic/short articles) as your research notes. You can very easily find yourself with questions that need answering or gray areas to be filled in. An example in my own work would be my recent expansions on Fort Concho. Note the maintenance tags like Template:When?. There are a few tags like that you can use as notes. There is wikicode syntax to make "hidden" messages that will only appear in the source editor, written like so: <!-- Message -->. Now, there's also user sandboxes (about page), which is how WikiEdu teaches college students about editing. It's great for practice. Lemme know if I didn't cover any bases you were looking for. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 14:36, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Editor of the Week

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Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)

User:MX submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

I nominate Vami_IV to be Editor of the Week for his commitment to WikiProject Germany, WikiProject Austria, WikiProject Latin America and WikiProject Women in Red. Vami_IV has been instrumental in inviting editors and leading the "The 10,000 Challenge" contests, and has created a lot of new content over the years. I met him after he created the biography of Miroslava Breach, and then got to see his involvement in other projects like GA. His attention to detail and excellent research skills are evident at Ludwigsburg Palace, an article he helped get to FA status. He also has great content in European architecture and articles about Stuttgart. Vami_IV is one of my favorite editors here and I wish to nominate him so the community can recognize his work over the years (and see how helpful and friendly Vami_IV can be if you get to work with him!).

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Vami IV
 
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Committed to WikiProject Germany, WikiProject Austria, WikiProject Latin America and WikiProject Women in Red. Leads the "The 10,000 Challenge" contests. His attention to detail and excellent research skills are evident at Ludwigsburg Palace, an FA article. Great content in European architecture and articles about Stuttgart.
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Thanks again for your efforts! ―Buster7 ☎ 14:10, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! I'm all too happy to accept this distinction. Cheers, to much more content and to the completion of The 100,000 Challenge. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 23:41, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

Hello Vami,

I appreciated the work we did together on the Ludwigsburg Palace and Luang Por Dhammajayo. Could you be persuaded to do another review of one of my GA nominations? They're at WP:GAN#REL.--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 18:02, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Gladly! I will begin immediately. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 19:44, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
You remind me that there still is good in the world.--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 19:47, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for all your help!-- Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 13:29, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your hard work on European topics!! Keep up the great work! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:25, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I'm happy to carry the torch you lit with The 10,000 Challenge. To many more, God willing! –♠Vami_IV†♠ 17:23, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Birthday pie

To twenty years. Tasty.

Yummy. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 18:44, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ludwigsburg Palace scheduled for TFA

This is to let you know that Ludwigsburg Palace has been scheduled as WP:TFA for 18 May 2019. Please check that the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 18, 2019. Thanks! Ealdgyth - Talk 22:21, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Very good. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 23:20, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Precious
Two years!
I agree, good timing for remembering that your are precious ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:37, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you today for Ludwigsburg Palace, "the Versailles of Swabia, one of the largest palace complexes in Germany", - looks splendid! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:26, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Absence

This is for friends and acquaintances, plus whoever else might be watching my talkpage. Lately, I have been dialing back my activities on Wikipedia for one of two other considerations in my life, namely a webcomic I am writing and will produce. I had intended more or less to stop cold turkey, but failed. Fortunately, I lost internet at my residence (I typed this from a library), and can move more totally into the other consideration: job searching. I cannot say when I will be back, so I leave this notice so that anyone with an interest in my wellbeing will know why I have vanished. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 18:49, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't expecting to be back as soon as I was, but here I am. I don't plan on being very active, but I'm back. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 01:41, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Ichthus June 2019


ICHTHUS

June 2019
The Top 6 Articles
By Stalinsunnykvj

The sad news was the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. The Top 6 most popular articles about People in WikiProject Christianity were:

    1. Louis XIV of France – a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France. He did say, "Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."
    2. Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I of England in 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
    3. Elizabeth I of England – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
    4. Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.
    5. Martin Luther King Jr. –
      " There are three urgent and indeed great problems that we face not only in the United States of America but all over the world today. That is the problem of racism, the problem of poverty and the problem of war."
    6. Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.
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... that the first attempt to build the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra resulted in the demolition of the nearly completed structure?

Featured article
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Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Ireland
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Ireland

Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival three-spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland. It belongs to the Church of Ireland and was completed in 1879. The cathedral is located on the south side of the River Lee, on ground that has been a place of worship since the 7th century, and is dedicated to Finbarr of Cork, patron saint of the city. It was once in the Diocese of Cork; it is now one of the three cathedrals in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. Christian use of the site dates back to a 7th-century AD monastery, which according to legend was founded by Finbarr of Cork. The entrances contain the figures of over a dozen biblical figures, capped by a tympanum showing a Resurrection scene. (more...)

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Delivered: 10:55, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Can your rerate the article of Mazarrón, please?

It is an article about a municipality in Spain. It is rated as Stub-Class in the wikiproject for Spain, but quite information has been added in it such as its history, its localities, its main sights and its notable people.

I would like that it were revalued.

Regards,

--Yolanda95 (talk) 15:23, 27 June 2019 (UTC)Yolanda95[reply]

I've looked over the article and reassessed it as C-Class. Good work! –♠Vami_IV†♠ 22:05, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Ichthus July 2019


ICHTHUS

July 2019
The Top 6 Articles
By Stalinsunnykvj

A suicide attack on July 11th claimed by Islamic State (IS) near a church in the Syrian city of Qamishli shows that Christians remain a major target of the terror group. The Top 6 most popular articles about People in WikiProject Christianity were:

    1. Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.
    2. Elena Cornaro Piscopia – was a Venetian philosopher of noble descent who in 1678 became one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree. In 1669, she translated the Colloquy of Christ by Carthusian monk Lanspergius from Spanish into Italian.
    3. Mary, Queen of Scots – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I of England in 1586, and was beheaded the following year.
    4. Bob Dylan – American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist.
      " Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them."
    5. Elizabeth I of England – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the Elizabethan Era, reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her half-sister.
    6. Billy Ray Cyrus – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia.
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Eric and Leslie Ludy were 21 and 16 respectively when they first met, English professors suggest that older singles are unlikely to gather hope from their story.
Eric and Leslie Ludy were 21 and 16 respectively when they first met, English professors suggest that older singles are unlikely to gather hope from their story.

When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships is a 1999 book by Eric and Leslie Ludy, an American married couple. After becoming a bestseller on the Christian book market, the book was republished in 2004 and then revised and expanded in 2009. It tells the story of the authors' first meeting, courtship, and marriage. The authors advise single people not to be physically or emotionally intimate with others, but to wait for the spouse that God has planned for them.

The book is divided into five sections and sixteen chapters. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one of the two authors; nine are by Eric, while Leslie wrote seven, as well as the introduction. The Ludys argue that one's love life should be both guided by and subordinate to one's relationship with God. Leslie writes that God offers new beginnings to formerly unchaste or sexually abused individuals. (more...)

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Delivered: 12:31, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Suzanne Landau for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Suzanne Landau is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Suzanne Landau until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 13:39, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to project revival

Dear user, I, with Willbb234, are a attempting to revive the Wikiproject Requested Articles, of which you are a member. If you wish to be a part of our effort, feel free to add your signature in it's talk page. Best regards, Eni vak (speak) 16:37, 17 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A good health!

May by the good karma of reviewing my article about Jivaka, may you always have good health, and a long life! And thanks!--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 19:53, 20 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Backlog Banzai

In the month of September, Wikiproject Military history is running a project-wide edit-a-thon, Backlog Banzai. There are heaps of different areas you can work on, for which you claim points, and at the end of the month all sorts of whiz-bang awards will be handed out. Every player wins a prize! There is even a bit of friendly competition built in for those that like that sort of thing. Sign up now at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/September 2019 Backlog Banzai to take part. For the coordinators, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:18, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations open

Nominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:39, 1 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WikiChallenge Venezuela

Hello, Vami IV.

I'd like to invite you to join in WikiProject Venezuela's WikiChallenge to improve Venezuela-related articles. This is a rolling challenge, covering many different topics — there's an article for everyone! Kingsif (talk) 22:14, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Milhist coordinator election voting has commenced

G'day everyone, voting for the 2019 Wikiproject Military history coordinator tranche is now open. This is a simple approval vote; only "support" votes should be made. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:37, 15 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GAR of Bengal famine of 1943

Hello. This is spam, forgive me. I'm gonna go through various GAR pages and look for people who appear active. All I'm asking for is a review, not asking for any specific outcome (i.e., not begging for a KEEP). The GAR is Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Bengal famine of 1943/1. If you review and Delist, that's OK, so long as it gets a meaningful review...

The article is big, detailed and has a terrible history in various Content Review forums. In fact, it has been residing in Content Review Hell for a couple years now... In return for a review (not a specific outcome) I'll do any kinda gnomish or research work you wish. Forex, I love converting inconsistent referencing into {{{sfn}}}, regardless of article size. I also help with all the errors that show up as described User:Lingzhi2/reviewsourcecheck. And so on. Thank you for reading this; forgive the intrusion. Cheers ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 04:39, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Lingzhi2: You will have my aid. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 05:09, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Your input is both valued and appreciated... I might not jump quickly to make any changes you suggest, because I don't want to be constantly injecting myself into the process. [I've already made one regrettably long post to the GAR page.. It addresses prose size, which I think is an issue of top-level importance in the context of content review]. As time goes on though, the article will be informed by your input... And as I said, call on me if you ever need someone to do yeoman work of various kinds. Thanks! ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 04:03, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way mark

G'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:37, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 35, July – August 2019

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Ucucha's script, mine

Hello. This is off-topic from the GAR. [Just FYI on the GAR, as I mentioned earlier, I wanna address your suggestions slowly, one by one, in a nice leisurely walk rather than a furious tattoo of edits. So I am definitely not ignoring you].... But back to Ucucha, have you seen my closely-related script at User:Lingzhi2/reviewsourcecheck. It also recommends a few other scripts... (I've been meaning to add mention of some of the Ohconfucius scripts as well). ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 08:29, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea of what Ucuchua's script does beyond display sfnref errors, never bothered to brush up on the details – I'm the kind of guy to just pick up a tool and hammering away rather than examine it. Could you quickly run through the differences/improvements of your script to Ucucha's? –♠Vami_IV†♠ 09:31, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The scripts are complementary. His is indispensable. Mine does additional things. It flags 16 additional referencing errors or potential errors. ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 09:40, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Oooh. Sounds good. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 09:43, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wait

I didn't want to bother you but deleting cite web templates for bare URLs may not be best practice. How do you link to them from elsewhere on page??? ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 09:59, 28 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations!

The Golden Wiki
For placing first in the project September 2019 edit-a-thon Backlog Banzai, I hereby award you the Golden Wiki on behalf of the project coordinators. Well done! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:17, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]


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For scoring an incredible 7,231 points in the project September 2019 edit-a-thon Backlog Banzai, I hereby award you the WikiProject Barnstar. Well done! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:20, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Is the GAR closed?

..it still shows up (via Gadgets) atop the article as in an open GAR. See Template:Did you know nominations/Bengal famine of 1943 Tks! ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 00:56, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Still open. It's in the home stretch, though. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 12:24, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Well I dunno about the DYK then. But I responded to your comment, tks! ♦ Lingzhi2 (talk) 13:55, 6 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Tks. Women in Red,. Projects far away from dark, brooding, Gothic castles

GA Māgha Pūjā

Thanks for all the efforts in pushing this to GA!--Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 10:14, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
For the patient, observant and diligent GA reviewer! Farang Rak Tham (Talk) 17:12, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thankee –♠Vami_IV†♠ 19:01, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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ICHTHUS

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December 2019
The Top 3 Articles

By Stalinsunnykvj

The Top 3 most popular articles about People in WikiProject Christianity were:

    1. Dolly Parton - an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. Quotations related to Dolly Parton at Wikiquote: " I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything."
    2. Harriet Tubman - an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, she escaped and made some missions to rescue enslaved people, using the network of antislavery activists and Underground Railroads. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout, spy for the Union Army.
    3. Henry VIII of England – King of England, He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "Pastime with Good Company". He is often reputed to have written "Greensleeves" but probably did not. He had six marriages.
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Nominated by Stalinsunnykvj
  • ... that St. Charles College in Louisiana was the first Jesuit college established in the southern United States?
  • ... that the ancient Jewish text of Perek Shirah asserts that spiders and rats praise God using verses from Psalm 150?
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Nominated by Stalinsunnykvj

Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. The book is divided into five chapters, which Dickens titled "staves". A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. (more...)

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Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialog, peoples rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension. Happy Holidays to you and yours. ―Buster7 ☎ 14:36, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
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