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Fiddling with archiving in a horribly clueless way. DBaK (talk) 08:34, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
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| Keep smiling and ta for keeping an eye on things The joy of all things (talk) 07:52, 11 April 2021 (UTC) |
- Thank you, The joy of all things – that's so kind of you! DBaK (talk) 10:16, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
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Memories on the Main page today, Psalm 115 thinking of Yoninah, Christa Ludwig and Milva, - voices that made the Earth a better place. Sad that the psalm hook didn't appear on Earth Day as planned, but better pictured and late than going unnoticed ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:42, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks Gerda Arendt. DBaK (talk) 19:59, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
Hi! Are you okay with helping me with the article Cueva de las Manos? It's an article I've been working on, and I'm hoping to get it to GA class. I understand if you're too disillusioned, however :) Tyrone Madera (talk) 00:37, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
- Tyrone Madera hello, and thank you for the message. I'm very flattered that you think I might be able to help. I will have a look, but I should warn you that I am not sure I can do much – especially since you seem to have been working so hard on it! But I will certainly try to look and see if I can help in any small way with this nice article. It's not so much that I am disillusioned (though I am!) but just my lack of knowledge of the subject and the fact that I am short of time. But I will for sure look in. (In fact I just did, minor ENGVAR thing re metre/meter which you ought to resolve before mad humo[u]rless linguo-nationalists start to resort to threats of violence ...) Cheers DBaK (talk) 07:48, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
- DBaK, thanks for having a look, editing, and leaving suggestions! I respect your humble attitude, but just by reviewing the article as an average person you've been a good help. (Collaboration is the key to Wikipedia, after all—I couldn't do it all by myself!) However, if you know some experts that could help, that would be awesome too (I've posted on various Wikiprojects, but to no avail so far). I've been advised that all that needs doing really is cleanup, but personally I think if someone is up for the (grueling) task of verifying and checking citations, all the better. Again, I really appreciate it (can a request to edit an article be considered spam?). Thank you for your kind words :)
- P.S. If there are linguo-nationalists, I hope that they are Argentinian ;) Tyrone Madera (talk) 21:29, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
- PPS: Oh God, I think there might be a massive case of Circular reporting with Atlas Obscura in the article. Can you help me find out which came first? Thanks again, Tyrone Madera (talk) 03:21, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
- Tyrone Madera – Thanks for the nice replies here and elsewhere. I've had a tiny additional look but I must tell you: the executive summary is that I am rapidly approaching, or may already have hit, the limits of my cluelessness and time-shortage, and may not have much, or anything, to offer on the things you raise above. I am terrible on citations etc! It's always a miracle to me if it works at all. So I hope you get more help and I will certainly try to look in again, but I don't want to raise your expectations that I will be Captain Useful here! Cheers DBaK (talk) 08:03, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks! I totally get that. Cheers :) Tyrone Madera (talk) 17:53, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
- Tyrone Madera – Thanks for the nice replies here and elsewhere. I've had a tiny additional look but I must tell you: the executive summary is that I am rapidly approaching, or may already have hit, the limits of my cluelessness and time-shortage, and may not have much, or anything, to offer on the things you raise above. I am terrible on citations etc! It's always a miracle to me if it works at all. So I hope you get more help and I will certainly try to look in again, but I don't want to raise your expectations that I will be Captain Useful here! Cheers DBaK (talk) 08:03, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
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18:24, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi DB&K, Did you mean to revert me here? If not, no worries. If so, and you think the rename discussion should continue, you might want to reopen this one too. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:39, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Floquenbeam – absolutely not! Sorry. I have literally no recollection of doing that, and certainly no intent. I actually don't remember seeing the article so I am somewhat baffled as to what I clicked and how. (I have a great alcohol-monitoring app on my phone ... I wonder if it has a clue for me? Or is it just my basic senility creeping in?) Sheesh, sorry. I've zapped it back, as soon as I saw this. (Goes off muttering in embarrassment.) With best wishes and red face, DBaK (talk) 18:40, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- No worries, probably an accidental click on "rollback" on a list of recent changes, contribs, or a watchlist. Just wanted to make sure. If it had been intentional, it seemed a little... abrupt, but there is always a decent chance that I screwed something up so badly that "abrupt" was called for, so I wanted to be sure. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:46, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi again Floquenbeam and sorry for the slow reply. Yes, that would have been very abrupt for me. I usually apologize fifteen times beforehand then feel guilty for a week if I change anything so that rv would have been like my equivalent of running amok and then insulting your ancestors whilst eating cold custard and singing the National Anthem out of tune and with weird rhythmical variations. Cheers DBaK (talk) 08:06, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- No worries, probably an accidental click on "rollback" on a list of recent changes, contribs, or a watchlist. Just wanted to make sure. If it had been intentional, it seemed a little... abrupt, but there is always a decent chance that I screwed something up so badly that "abrupt" was called for, so I wanted to be sure. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:46, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi @DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered:, I've got your notification in regards to your revert. I'd just like to say that I always assumed the word yankee was used in a derogatory context, but upon further inspection can be used either way depending on the circumstance. I apologize, but unfortunately do not have the time to continue this issue; I'm fine with your revert and the page as it stands currently. I hope this resolves all the issues you had, but if you need to contact me further for any reason please do so. Regards, Tubesleveret15 (talk) 21:09, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
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| Thank you for making me laugh and being of generally good cheer :) Tyrone Madera (talk) 20:52, 7 May 2021 (UTC) |
- Hey! Tyrone Madera! Everything I do here is DEADLY SERIOUS so if I made you laugh it must be a horrible error somewhere! Sheesh.
- No, seriously (!) thank you for the very kind and thoughtful award, and for letting me help with your fabulous article. Cheers DBaK (talk) 07:49, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, I try :) Tyrone Madera (talk) 18:39, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- Gerda Arendt – oh Gerda thank you – you are lovely! Heartened by your encouragement I will teach my Y5 tenor horns with new resolve this morning. :) With all good wishes DBaK (talk) 08:01, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- thank you, encouragement is my idea ;) - I received excellent music to listen to yesterday, look for Renaissance on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- Ooh yes, thanks Gerda Arendt, how fabulous! I have rushed off to get the album. Right up my street apart from the distressing lack of trumpets – but I will cope. :) DBaK (talk) 08:14, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- Arrangements of Eleonora d'Este's motets for high trumpets could be spectacular. SSSSS? not a problem. Narky Blert (talk) 00:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
- Definitely, Narky Blert – I am hearing and seeing it in my mind performed with the gentle and subtle enthusiasm of 5 x Maynard Fergusons. Much of it is an octave higher than the voice pitch but then there is a rousing fadeout where the lead – oh yes, sorry, that's all five leads – goes up two octaves. Just because, y'know. Deffo. DBaK (talk) 07:48, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
- Arrangements of Eleonora d'Este's motets for high trumpets could be spectacular. SSSSS? not a problem. Narky Blert (talk) 00:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
- Ooh yes, thanks Gerda Arendt, how fabulous! I have rushed off to get the album. Right up my street apart from the distressing lack of trumpets – but I will cope. :) DBaK (talk) 08:14, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
- thank you, encouragement is my idea ;) - I received excellent music to listen to yesterday, look for Renaissance on my talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
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- Another voice: Thomas Fritsch, the German character voice of Diego in Ice Age. - We had trumpet for a Pentecost service ;) Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 24 May 2021 (UTC)--
- Fabulous, thanks Gerda! What did the Pentecostal Trumpet play? DBaK (talk) 20:49, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
- Mostly Baroque, I thought I recognized at least one movement of the Torelli (but it was a different trumpeter). For postlude, he played the melody of Segne du, Maria (May is Mary-month, with a Marian hymn at the end), and then moved per organ interlude to said movement). There was also playing for Prelude, Offertory and Communion. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:11, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
- See my talk today, - it's rare that a person is pictured when a dream comes true, and that the picture is shown on the Main page on a meaningful day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:17, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
- Fabulous, thanks Gerda! What did the Pentecostal Trumpet play? DBaK (talk) 20:49, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
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Thank you for improving articles in June, with some impressions of places, flowers and music for you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
added: missing SlimVirgin, and RMF festival opening --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:13, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
+ more music, cello sonatas and a new song about a feast - a dear family member remembered today when she would have been 122 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:39, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
- Thank you Gerda Arendt! Best wishes DBaK (talk) 08:26, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
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