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News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).
Hello! I reverted you on T:ITN. The use of "COP28" was explicitly discussed and not opposed at ITNC, so if you'd like to see that changed please feel free to start a new discussion at WP:ERRORS so I've just started a discussion about it on WP:ERRORS. Ed [talk] [OMT] 20:38, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
Thank you for your ITN work! - Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. - I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
I try to finish uploading images of 2023 before it ends, and reached 17 December. Happy to see Rebekka Habermas on the Main page, a last minute nomination of yesterday, and Heike Matthiesen, today's last minute. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:53, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).
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)
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)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).
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)
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), 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)
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Here is a Barnstar for you for your consistent work on ITN Harvici (talk) 14:01, 15 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)
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)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).
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 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)
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)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).
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, 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)
On 19 April 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Anarchyte (talk) 09:16, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).
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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)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).
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 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)
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)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).
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 —usernamekiran (talk) 21:51, 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)
Question on 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)
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)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2024).
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)
On 9 August 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Muhammad Yunus, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. -- SashiRolls 🌿 · 🍥 06:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
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)
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).
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