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Hello, I found no free images for the Mazda Suitcase Car It is a 1991 prototype. The only one thought to exist is not on public display from what I have learned. So not sure where I could get another image, I used that one from the manufacturer of the vehicle. I shared it with the writer of the article. Lightburst ( talk) 00:22, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
I saw that you pulled the Lorenz hook today, I am struggling with the Template:Did you know nominations/Richard Lorenz (artist) nomination and hook. I have asked for help at the talk page. After being pulled twice it is probably best to see who can help. Bruxton ( talk) 00:46, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
Test. Amakuru-Confirmed ( talk) 12:38, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Amakuru, will you be returning to this review (you originally pulled the hook from prep or queue) to make sure the issues you had with it have been dealt with, or should I find someone else to review it? Many thanks for all you do. BlueMoonset ( talk) 16:23, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
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I'm doing many things besides Wikipedia and have pics from vacation days to offer Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:46, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
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Red Tarn from the summit of Helvellyn | Striding Edge with Ullswater in the distance | Swirral Edge and Red Tarn |
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Thirlmere and Raven Crag | Furness line at Grange-over-Sands | Allithwaite |
On 1 August 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final, 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. Black Kite (talk) 15:28, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for all the behind-the-scenes work you do for DYK, and for your improvements to the Stanley Stair hook. Cielquiparle ( talk) 13:46, 4 August 2022 (UTC) |
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I would like to present you with the Akeelah Award for the most creative spelling of "errors". Congratulations! MANdARAX XAЯAbИAM 22:49, 7 August 2022 (UTC) |
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pics and thoughts on 13 August -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
and on 15 August: "my" concert of the year (so far) is on the Main page, but not pictured, and I don't understand why -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:46, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
the last week brought more outstanding concerts and bike tours, - how is your summer? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:19, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
+ another tour on Debussy's birthday -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:36, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
+ the church where I heard VOCES8 and more discoveries -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:36, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
This was already discussed at WP:Errors, and changed to beaver, as that is the more accepted plural of beaver. Please revert, thanks. Abductive ( reasoning) 09:38, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello.
The late singer Darius Campbell Danesh's surname is hyphenated. So shouldn't the article name be hyphenated as Darius Campbell-Danesh?
Yours sincerely, 31.200.19.49 ( talk) 15:40, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru, following on from Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll#Kj cheetham: August 11, 2022, would you mind taking a quick look at Sundrum Castle? Hopefully I can submit it to GA soon, though imagine it may be a while before it gets reviewed. Thank you. - Kj cheetham ( talk) 15:59, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I'm considering creating a Harmonica (disambiguation) page, as there are a number of people known by that name/nickname, along with topics containing the word that a user may be looking for (e.g. Brenthia harmonica and Harmonica Incident). Starting to create the page yields a note:
13 December 2016 Amakuru deleted page Harmonica (disambiguation) (G6: Obviously unnecessary disambiguation page).
I wanted to ask if you recall whether the deleted page was not appropriately populated (e.g. just a single entry), or there's a larger concern with having a Harmonica (disambiguation) page? Thanks. Dmoore5556 ( talk) 05:01, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
Now, that was a helluva move conflict. Who will do the final honors? No such user ( talk) 11:01, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I'm wondering what evidence and clear consensus you saw that led you to determine "North Macedonian denar" was the common name? -- Local hero talk 02:40, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
The list of reliable sources tries to provide a clear picture of both sides, and the trend of the numbers show that the "North" is included in the vast majority. Plain "Macedonian" in the list of Local hero is found in not up to date pages that call the country fyrom or Macedonia. This list in the sandbox does not meet the criteria of the RfC 2019. A case by case answer was given to Local hero for every link, but the answer was ignored to make the list longer, and all the invalid links are still reported in the list of Locah hero. Overall what matters is the trend of the numbers that include "North". So indeed there is clear evidence that the new name should be in line with the new name of the country. The table shown in a comment shows that "Macedonian" has zero benefit over "North Macedonian". That's another important evidence as nobody can dispute it based on wikipedia policies and facts. Thank you. Korpalo ( talk) 08:41, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a Move review of North Macedonian denar. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. -- Local hero talk 03:24, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi,
Can you please keep the move to "Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation" from "Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation". I understand Wikipedia hasn't reached a decision to update to the official name of the city, that's "Bengaluru" but it would be wrong to keep old nanes of corporations, organisations and company. In Wikipedia terms it would still mean "Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation" still serves "Bangalore".
Thank you Loki Asgardian ( talk) 19:08, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi @ Amakuru: please could you address the concern raised by Nableezy [6] regarding your close of this RM? As I wrote here [7] I believe it was unjustified to overlook the 60% majority to move on the basis of "opposition on the grounds that the proposed title would risk making the article's scope less obvious", because only a minority of the scope of the article is about the analogy; most of the article is about the crime. Onceinawhile ( talk) 13:26, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for reopening the RM, would you mind also relisting it? Selfstudier ( talk) 17:27, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
Something I'm wandering about for my appeal of my editing restrictions regarding directly moving pages is assuming my restriction on moving pages isn't removed completely (something I'm not going to push for) is to be able to move pages solely for the purpose of closing RM discussions per WP:RMCI. While I'm not technically prohibited from closing such discussions if I did close as move and then request technical assistance due to my ban on moving it would likely not look very good. This modification probably would be useful to the community as RM is often backlogged and its unlikely this modification would cause problems. Thoughts? Crouch, Swale ( talk) 19:13, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru, hope you're doing well. Given the contentious debate on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic thread I was disappointed that it was closed with a non-neutral summary. Is it possible to have it re-closed by an admin, summarising the actual consensus? Polyamorph ( talk) 07:43, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
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1 September: I remember the Vespro della Beata Vergine, 2 September: the last of the Rheingau Musik Festival concerts, and today we can read The Story of Mr Sommer, and follow Ruth Lapide. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:56, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Today: Opera in Ukraine (not by me). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:33, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
a rainbow pic today, and a deer yesterday (but hard to see) - Jubilate Deo -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:33, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
the rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto, and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:06, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
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On 6 September 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2022 Conservative Party leadership election (UK), 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. Pawnkingthree ( talk) 12:44, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Given the existence of Franco-Polish Alliance (1524) a disambiguator probably is necessary. Also, when you move pages you need to take into account WP:NAVNOREDIRECT and check incoming links to the old title from templates. Thanks. DuncanHill ( talk) 11:08, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
FYI. – Sca ( talk) 12:26, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
Please don't do this — shouting in comments is rarely appropriate. Thanks — TheresNoTime ( talk • she/her) 15:40, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi, the discussion has quite a few inputs now and I made some changes to how the hook fact is presented in the article. Kindly do guide me on how to resolve this further. Thank you-- N Ø 03:04, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
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Hi. You moved Kingdom of Ormus to Ormus and were reverted. As I mentioned in my edit summary undoing that, WP:RMUM tells us, "Move wars are disruptive, so if you make a bold move and it is reverted, do not make the move again. Instead, follow the procedures laid out in § Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves." If you repeat the move yet again, you'll be edit warring. The onus is on you to obtain consensus for the move, which is indeed contested. Ormus, or Hormuz more properly, is an island in the Persian Gulf. The Kingdom of Ormus (Hormuz) was a political entity. The article title is perfectly proper. Best Alexandermcnabb ( talk) 06:52, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
Hello dear I want you to retrieve the deleted article,. For me to improve the article. Sett22 ( talk) 00:53, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi Steve, I'm back and feeling well ... it looks like you're still on the job at ERRORS (thanks for that). I've got a question. I see that it's possible to subscribe to sections with Level-2 headers now, even in WP-space, including WP:ERRORS. I also see that everyone's subscription to a section will be terminated if all the comments are removed ... or even if the only remaining comment is hidden, or if the only remaining signature is removed. I'm starting a short-term project of working more closely with User:Dying ... this will help me make some decisions about which edits to make to blurbs. Several of us would find it really helpful to be able to subscribe to the TFA section of WP:ERRORS ... but it looks like that's going to require pinning a "do-not-remove"-style comment, signed, right below "Errors in the summary of the featured article" and above "Today's FA". (Nothing awful would happen if someone does remove it ... we'd just re-add it and everyone who wants to would re-subscribe.) Have people talked about doing this kind of thing at ERRORS before? Do you know of any demand for this, or any objections? - Dank ( push to talk) 15:13, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Sorry to trouble you Amakuru, but I'm being bogged down by a user who continues to remove whole sections of sourced content that I've added (and nit-picking me on MOS:DOUBLESPACE). I've tried WP:AIAV, but to no avail. The editor stalked another article that I recently took to ITN and has now resorted to personal attacks on my talk page [8] [9] [10]. I don't know what to do now. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 07:07, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi
Terminal of this train changes on 2nd October 2022 from Bengaluru City railway station(Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna–Bengaluru railway station) to the new Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru railway station. Please don't revert the title, it is incorrect. I have also added official press release of South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Please refer it.
Thank you Lokeshwaran Vela ( talk) 17:31, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
I've mentioned you at /info/en/?search=Talk:Elizabeth_II#Cause_of_death. Mcljlm ( talk) 14:43, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
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Today is Erntedank in Germany, thanksgiving, and we celebrated our village's 650th anniversary, and had the dress rehearsal for Verdi's Requiem with an interesting band of marimba, piano, horn, bass, timpani and drum, - concert tomorrow, our national holiday. Seeing a pic I took on the Main page was also a nice harvest. And a new FA for you! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:08, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
Will you calculate the statistics for the moved DYK? Fix the templates? (I still believe that it should not have been moved today.) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:47, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
new day, another pictured DYK but not pictured by me this time: look at power work tensions (if you translate). - I don't think of JPL, I asked John if he could understand what others feel, which seems the key question in the matter, but there was no answer. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:30, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
Just to let you know: today is a feast day (All Saints'), we sang a mass at church, and tomorrow is the birthday of my first subject, to be celebrated with a concert on Saturday: I have no time for other things, probably until Sunday. Please don't feel ignored. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:46, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
Please see here. Thanks, nableezy - 00:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Your recent editing history at Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.
Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. W C M email 13:21, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru: Just FYI, something appears to have gone awry with the update of prep 1 to queue 1. The prep was never blanked, so it's still showing as the next one to be promoted to queue, even though it's already there! MeegsC ( talk) 08:36, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
I can't reach HJ Mitchell, Bloom is double spacing sentences and doing other things that a large majority would view as questionable. I don't have anything against Wiki Bowl. As far as anyone can tell the motivation behind Bloom's actions are to continue to perform well at the Bowl. On top of that FA and GA is another topic. Improving articles isn't the matter here; it's rigging articles and such. Defcool1 ( talk) 00:29, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
"a large majority"– speak for yourself, unless you have actual numbers/proof to back up such an exaggerated claim. And define "rigging". — Bloom6132 ( talk) 02:05, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
Hi, Seeing as you closed the move request for {{Russkaya Pravda]], would you mind taking a look at this one and, if possible, putting it out of its misery? It was opened at the same time, by the same user, in the same fashion (an unsourced complaint followed by demands for evidence from the users who do not agree to the move instead of the other way around). I have voiced my opinion on the issue so by all means evaluate for yourself whether my request is proper and founded, but I believe the discussion has ran its coure. Thanks in advance. Ostalgia ( talk) 14:15, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
And as I say that somebody tried to forcemove the page and delete the disputed content. Oh well. I guess this might mean the RfM is either de facto dead or about to get new visitors, either way my request might well be moot. Ostalgia ( talk) 22:11, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
Thankyou for your very well stated views. I am really trying to not say more on the discussion. What people are saying is in many cases not justified. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 19:42, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru,
I have quetsion to you. ould you please help me to ollaborate whih user(s) who rverted me here. There is no conflict now at all but from my experience I know that my efforts to add some information to the article (I would like to at least keep info about fat how many electors can !vote nowdays) could be wasted. Could you as volunteer eventually tell me what do you personally think about my edit or do my edit was gramatically correct, or what I should do if usrs will still revert me with ignorance of discussio or snarky comments/summaries when there is obvious content, like here? I do not edit often Wikipedia as I do not have much time for that but info about procedure in France football for me i too important to b not mentioned in that article regardless how beyond of tired can be discussion with people who disagree with me. I hop you could at least help me or my English as volunteer, or eventually watch this page if cnsensus could be hard tom reach. Regards. Dawid2009 ( talk) 13:47, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
Nice close. Good job. :) However, the internal box around a part of the discussion is interfering with the closure box. Since you are the closer, I fugre you should fix that, eh? - UtherSRG (talk) 11:19, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
Quick technical query - should the article now start with the formal name, or the biographical name? My impulse was: "Siddhartha Gautama, better known as The Buddha (also ..." Iskandar323 ( talk) 11:31, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
Reliable sources don't mention him as "The Buddha", instead they mention him as "Gautama Buddha"I don't think that a single comment argued that point. At best there were arguments that "Gautama" was needed to distinguish which Buddha, but nobody made an argument that "The Buddha" wasn't used, or what "Gautama Buddha" is more common. Further, not a single person was able to show that "The Buddha" is ambiguous; at best they argued that "Buddha" was ambiguous but couldn't provide a single example of another Buddha being called "The Buddha". That you can think of additional rationales against the move is not indicative of a lack of consensus, and when you call it a !vote ("not vote") and then argue that a numeric reading shows a lack of consensus, that's a sign that you are in fact treating it as a vote rather than a !vote, and ignores the fact that consensus that is viewed through the lens of Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Not only did you fail to discuss this with the closer before opening the MRV, but your comments take issue with the fact that you disagree with the result, rather than an issue with the close itself. You're bringing up new points that were never raised in the RM and using that as an example of a lack of consensus during the RM itself, which is a very clear sign that there was no lack of consensus in the RM. This is a close that never should have gone to MRV, at least not without a good rationale for why the close itself was problematic. - Aoidh ( talk) 17:08, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
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A tag has been placed on D. Trump requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2019 May 19#Tswift. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Jalen Folf (talk) 03:24, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
I see you frequently comment at POTD on mainpage errors. I have noticed a trend in the past 3 POTDs that the text in the POTD caption is uncited, either in part or in large. Is making sure the POTD caption is entirely cited in the article a requirement of the mainpage? Therapyisgood ( talk) 03:13, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
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celebrating GW60 -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:07, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
... which was great in music yesterday, after OREYA the night before!! I added five pics in various articles. - I finally found time to reply in the Talia Or nom and the related discussion on WT:DYK. Bach cantata to come later today (listening), - no end to great music. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:22, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
thank you for moving Graham's piece forward, on my last day before vacation, but what query is there for the tenor with the musical name? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:46, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for help with ERRORS. When the hook about the Ukrainian opera was approved, the fact was in the article, and then I lost track. The reference was questioned, and Amitchell125 added another, - so I thought. Only now - after a day offline - did I notice that he also removed the hook fact. I'll travel for a week but not as little connection as today, - I hope. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 02:11, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
vacation pics - there's are new hooks for Talia Or and perhaps you could say yes or no? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 03:35, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
more vacation pics, and we have an approved hook now, but less AGF I'm afraid. - Your children may want to find a squirrel and a turtle ;) on my last vacation day -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:07, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanksgiving in the U.S. - Bach said it in music for peace -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:28, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
Opera and Advent choral music on my talk -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:22, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
The close states "moving back to stable title of Lions' Den (group)". Please explain how you concluded that title was the stable title when the article was created on 11 October with title Lion's Den and I moved it on 22 October to Lions' Den. Thank you. Selfstudier ( talk) 23:03, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
Here are the relevant diffs:
11 October Created Lion's Den (group).
22 October moved to Lions' Den without leaving a redirect and edit summary "Possessive plural and disambiguation not needed"
24 October moved to Lions' Den (group) with edit summary "Can easily be mixed up with Lion's Den"
26 October moved to Lions' Den.
As can be seen, the RM is about disambiguation which was not addressed in the close. Nor is there a "stable title" as claimed. Selfstudier ( talk) 12:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
In view of the lack of response here (while the editor continues to edit), I will submit the close for review. Selfstudier ( talk) 18:29, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a Move review of Lions' Den (group). Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. Selfstudier ( talk) 18:58, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
can you restore the talk page as well? Ebbedlila ( talk) 12:16, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
@ Amakuru: I'm sorry if anything I've done has upset you at all. I can't say I know for certain if my reading on this is accurate, but I've noticed you seem to be not-especially-enthusiastic about my contributions on this site. Just going off your unhappiness about the initial result of the 2011 military intervention in Libya title change request (which I started), or your response to the alt-article suggestion at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#Tigray War, which I happened to create (although I appreciate the feedback about it needing expansion and an analysis section, which is true, and I've taken that into account).
I hope I'm wrong about this, but if I have upset, I'm apologize. XTheBedrockX ( talk) 04:52, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
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The next note says exactly who and where. Please be more careful, especially when something is on MP. Johnbod ( talk) 18:57, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
Can you review my changes at Template:Did you know nominations/Carter Moore Braxton? Thanks. 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 ( talk) 18:52, 16 November 2022 (UTC) @ Amakuru: 𝕱𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖎𝖆 ( talk) 09:19, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
I noticed that you switched two preps around, but Cranksgiving is a special occasion hook for Thanksgiving on November 24. SL93 ( talk) 15:45, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
Why have you renamed the article without any discussion? Murgatroyd49 ( talk) 10:10, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
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Can you please reconsider your move at [16]? By focusing on frequency of usage and not the other four criteria (in particular, precision), this closure reads like a supervote. VQuakr ( talk) 20:19, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
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Today, we sang Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme twice, and the postlude was based on the cantata! Remember Talia Or? I confess that I wrote the hook thinking that Yoninah would like it. Did you watch the nom, still open about 2 months after the concert she sang? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:22, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, we sing for a Marian feast, I learned that Yvonne Ciannella died, the soprano who impressed me in my first night at the opera, and as she died in March, sadly no Main page reverence is possible, - at least she had a good DYK, at a time when opera singers were considered interesting. I'm proud today that Christiane Hörbiger made it to that corner, and happy that we celebrate the birthday of Jean Sibelius again. - I heard an excellent concert yesterday, by Tenebrae, and a short excerpt of them singing " Deo gracias" is also linked from my talk. - Gabriel Dessauer uploaded a pic he took of us singing Verdi with Talia Or. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:56, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Today was a day rich in music, with two new pictures, and also rich in WP:QAI contributions on the Main page: the TFA, 2 DYK and 2 RD with members as principal editors. The church pictured there (not by me, nice snow dust and tall evergreen) comes with memories, detailed on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:47, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Latest pics, with an opera discovery and some snow. Today my talk has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, among the recent deaths the author of Duck, Death and the Tulip, and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image. Enjoy. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:11, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, "about the 2014 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the most prestigious tournament in football, as well as one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. The 2014 tournament featured a few surprises, most notably Germany's 7–1 demolition of the hosts Brazil in the semi-final, which is covered in this article's "Route to the final" section. The final itself was between two old hands, Germany vs Argentina, with five wins between them and meeting in their third final."! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:48, 18 December 2022 (UTC)
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I moved User:Bilal-Momin to Draft:Nayan Mistry because the user requested a change of username and was clearly confused about the distinction between usernames and article titles. What prompted you to move it back? Cabayi ( talk) 09:07, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
While I'm clearly in favour of the move, it's good practice to wait 7 days for RM discussions. I don't believe this one was a case of WP:SNOW yet. Thanks! 162 etc. ( talk) 19:44, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
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Since you're citing MOS:CLAIM:
"To say that someone asserted or claimed something can call their statement's credibility into question, by emphasizing any potential contradiction or implying disregard for evidence".
WP:NOR has an exception for routine calculations, "provided there is consensus among editors that the results of the calculations are correct, and a meaningful reflection of the sources". Do you disagree that 2501 rats in 7 hours is an average of one rat every ten seconds, for seven hours, nonstop? Do you disagree that it is a meaningful reflection of the statement in the source?
Adult brown and black rats tend to be almost a pound each, let's go with 8 ounces each to be on the small side, that's still over 1200 pounds of dead rat. However, that is based entirely on an assumption on my part, and therefore absolutely does not belong in the article. DS ( talk) 15:03, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
And we have some specifics of the event in the following:
Most rat hunting is done with dogs, commonly with varieties of terriers that catch and kill the vermin. The human hunter’s job: flush the rats from cover. The rat hunting record for that method supposedly occurred in England in the 1820’s, when a rat terrier killed an incredible 2,501 rats in seven hours in a barn infested with the rodents. The dog was the renowned Billy, whose career was legendary. I haven’t found contemporary records of the 2,501 rat killing, but they may exist. Most of his records are for killing 100 rats in a rat pit against the clock. Billy’s best was 100 rats in 5 1/2 minutes. I haven’t seen any records for human hunters killing rats . . . [1]
As further context, we can watch or read the following:
1. rat catching with farm dogs about 250 rats part 1 rats fail
2. Rat Terrier “Exterminator dog” per the AKC.
3. Robertson, Elizabeth, D.V.M. (April 21, 2021) The Best Dog Breeds for Killing Rats [[National Canine Research Association of America]
4. Amazing Rat Catching With Farm Dogs Kill About 500 Rats!
5. Ratting Dogs: Dogs, Not Cats, Are the Ultimate Rat Hunters! “Ratting dogs or ratter dog breeds are glorious. It’s funny that cats get all of the attention for being rat killers when, in reality, the terriers are absolute killing machines.”
6. Rat Terrier savearescue.org
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... and also from me -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:11, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:01, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
today, less pointy: a composition from a remarkable 2022 concert, the sad record of four articles about people who recently died on the Main page at the same time, and singing for Epiphany -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:31, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's featured article is Osbert Parsley, not by me but Amitchell125 where I commented, including the beginning of my songs. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:52, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm on vacation, - click on songs! I tell my own stories now, instead of relying on DYK. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:07, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's topic Elisabeth Waterhouse. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:20, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Gerda Arendt: oh my goodness no, I hadn't seen them yet. Really sorry, I've been a bit preoccupied with things lately... Thr vacation and pics look absolutely amazing. That would really be the dream kind of adventure for me - lots of hiking, lots of delicious food, and I imagine the weather is warm but not too hot at this time of year? I hope you enjoy the remainder of your stay, and hopefully I'll visit myself at some point. — Amakuru ( talk) 08:37, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
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On 7 January 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Gianluca Vialli, 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. Spencer T• C 17:31, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
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I, for one, am absolutely grateful that someone's around to call "bullshit" on my work. You might call yourself a stickler, but that vigilance really only increases my respect for you; far more than if you just rubberstamped the preps. Thank you for setting a good example for promoters and reviewers, and for always pushing me to improve :) theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 23:13, 8 January 2023 (UTC) |
Hello Amakuru Out of curiosity, what do you think about that. Would you mind to eventually help reach (new) consensus? Cheers Dawid2009 ( talk) 20:57, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
I've been pretty consistent over many years in saying that "commonname" doesn't trump the other criteria. It's just a strategy in support of recognizability. To me, Cunard alone wouldn't evoke much other than a misspelling of Canard, but Cunard Line is clearly the cruise line company; apparently several others see it that way. I accept that your experience is the opposite. I happened to take a picture of Cunard's MS Queen Elizabeth at Sydney Harbour today ("MS Queen Elizabeth (QE) is a cruise ship of the Vista class operated by the Cunard Line."). Maybe that has something to do with how I waded into it; or not. Dicklyon ( talk) 10:57, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Amakuru:, As per the request, you moved the article name from "Left Democratic Front (Kerala)" to "Left Democratic Front" on November 2021. But recently an user reverted your move, without any discussion/reason. Although LDF did exist in Maharashtra and Manipur, they are not notable and defunct. I request you to review this case. Thank you. SharadSHRD7 ( talk) 05:15, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks Amakuru for being extremely helpful. I hope the issues I am facing around will soon get sorted out. Dedicated editors like you make this encyclopedia a great place. Despite you not knowing Urdu, you still made yourself ready to help me. I hope the betterment of ITN on Urdu will have your name among makers. I am hoping to bring it on par with English Wikipedia's ITN. Thank you! ─ The Aafī (talk) 12:55, 26 January 2023 (UTC) |
I opened a discussion at Talk:Plasma ball#Requested move 31 January 2023 about moving the page back where it was. This move should have been discussed. The ngrams result you cited does not show what you thought it did. Srleffler ( talk) 05:50, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks for your POTD fixes in response to WP:ERRORS reports! Could I kindly remind that any such modifications also need to be made to the unprotected (regular) version, as well as the protected (Main Page) one? As you'll know, this is to make sure that the correct blurb text is retained in the archives, since the protected version is deleted after a month or so. Cheers — RAVENPVFF · talk · 01:26, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
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Hello, I found no free images for the Mazda Suitcase Car It is a 1991 prototype. The only one thought to exist is not on public display from what I have learned. So not sure where I could get another image, I used that one from the manufacturer of the vehicle. I shared it with the writer of the article. Lightburst ( talk) 00:22, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
I saw that you pulled the Lorenz hook today, I am struggling with the Template:Did you know nominations/Richard Lorenz (artist) nomination and hook. I have asked for help at the talk page. After being pulled twice it is probably best to see who can help. Bruxton ( talk) 00:46, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
Test. Amakuru-Confirmed ( talk) 12:38, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Amakuru, will you be returning to this review (you originally pulled the hook from prep or queue) to make sure the issues you had with it have been dealt with, or should I find someone else to review it? Many thanks for all you do. BlueMoonset ( talk) 16:23, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
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On 1 August 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Final, 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. Black Kite (talk) 15:28, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
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pics and thoughts on 13 August -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 12:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
and on 15 August: "my" concert of the year (so far) is on the Main page, but not pictured, and I don't understand why -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:46, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
the last week brought more outstanding concerts and bike tours, - how is your summer? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:19, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
+ another tour on Debussy's birthday -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:36, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
+ the church where I heard VOCES8 and more discoveries -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:36, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
This was already discussed at WP:Errors, and changed to beaver, as that is the more accepted plural of beaver. Please revert, thanks. Abductive ( reasoning) 09:38, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello.
The late singer Darius Campbell Danesh's surname is hyphenated. So shouldn't the article name be hyphenated as Darius Campbell-Danesh?
Yours sincerely, 31.200.19.49 ( talk) 15:40, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru, following on from Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll#Kj cheetham: August 11, 2022, would you mind taking a quick look at Sundrum Castle? Hopefully I can submit it to GA soon, though imagine it may be a while before it gets reviewed. Thank you. - Kj cheetham ( talk) 15:59, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I'm considering creating a Harmonica (disambiguation) page, as there are a number of people known by that name/nickname, along with topics containing the word that a user may be looking for (e.g. Brenthia harmonica and Harmonica Incident). Starting to create the page yields a note:
13 December 2016 Amakuru deleted page Harmonica (disambiguation) (G6: Obviously unnecessary disambiguation page).
I wanted to ask if you recall whether the deleted page was not appropriately populated (e.g. just a single entry), or there's a larger concern with having a Harmonica (disambiguation) page? Thanks. Dmoore5556 ( talk) 05:01, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
Now, that was a helluva move conflict. Who will do the final honors? No such user ( talk) 11:01, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I'm wondering what evidence and clear consensus you saw that led you to determine "North Macedonian denar" was the common name? -- Local hero talk 02:40, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
The list of reliable sources tries to provide a clear picture of both sides, and the trend of the numbers show that the "North" is included in the vast majority. Plain "Macedonian" in the list of Local hero is found in not up to date pages that call the country fyrom or Macedonia. This list in the sandbox does not meet the criteria of the RfC 2019. A case by case answer was given to Local hero for every link, but the answer was ignored to make the list longer, and all the invalid links are still reported in the list of Locah hero. Overall what matters is the trend of the numbers that include "North". So indeed there is clear evidence that the new name should be in line with the new name of the country. The table shown in a comment shows that "Macedonian" has zero benefit over "North Macedonian". That's another important evidence as nobody can dispute it based on wikipedia policies and facts. Thank you. Korpalo ( talk) 08:41, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a Move review of North Macedonian denar. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. -- Local hero talk 03:24, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi,
Can you please keep the move to "Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation" from "Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation". I understand Wikipedia hasn't reached a decision to update to the official name of the city, that's "Bengaluru" but it would be wrong to keep old nanes of corporations, organisations and company. In Wikipedia terms it would still mean "Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation" still serves "Bangalore".
Thank you Loki Asgardian ( talk) 19:08, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi @ Amakuru: please could you address the concern raised by Nableezy [6] regarding your close of this RM? As I wrote here [7] I believe it was unjustified to overlook the 60% majority to move on the basis of "opposition on the grounds that the proposed title would risk making the article's scope less obvious", because only a minority of the scope of the article is about the analogy; most of the article is about the crime. Onceinawhile ( talk) 13:26, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for reopening the RM, would you mind also relisting it? Selfstudier ( talk) 17:27, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
Something I'm wandering about for my appeal of my editing restrictions regarding directly moving pages is assuming my restriction on moving pages isn't removed completely (something I'm not going to push for) is to be able to move pages solely for the purpose of closing RM discussions per WP:RMCI. While I'm not technically prohibited from closing such discussions if I did close as move and then request technical assistance due to my ban on moving it would likely not look very good. This modification probably would be useful to the community as RM is often backlogged and its unlikely this modification would cause problems. Thoughts? Crouch, Swale ( talk) 19:13, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi Amakuru, hope you're doing well. Given the contentious debate on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic thread I was disappointed that it was closed with a non-neutral summary. Is it possible to have it re-closed by an admin, summarising the actual consensus? Polyamorph ( talk) 07:43, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
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1 September: I remember the Vespro della Beata Vergine, 2 September: the last of the Rheingau Musik Festival concerts, and today we can read The Story of Mr Sommer, and follow Ruth Lapide. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:56, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Today: Opera in Ukraine (not by me). -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:33, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
a rainbow pic today, and a deer yesterday (but hard to see) - Jubilate Deo -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:33, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
the rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto, and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:06, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
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On 6 September 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2022 Conservative Party leadership election (UK), 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. Pawnkingthree ( talk) 12:44, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
Given the existence of Franco-Polish Alliance (1524) a disambiguator probably is necessary. Also, when you move pages you need to take into account WP:NAVNOREDIRECT and check incoming links to the old title from templates. Thanks. DuncanHill ( talk) 11:08, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
FYI. – Sca ( talk) 12:26, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
Please don't do this — shouting in comments is rarely appropriate. Thanks — TheresNoTime ( talk • she/her) 15:40, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi, the discussion has quite a few inputs now and I made some changes to how the hook fact is presented in the article. Kindly do guide me on how to resolve this further. Thank you-- N Ø 03:04, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
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Hi. You moved Kingdom of Ormus to Ormus and were reverted. As I mentioned in my edit summary undoing that, WP:RMUM tells us, "Move wars are disruptive, so if you make a bold move and it is reverted, do not make the move again. Instead, follow the procedures laid out in § Requesting controversial and potentially controversial moves." If you repeat the move yet again, you'll be edit warring. The onus is on you to obtain consensus for the move, which is indeed contested. Ormus, or Hormuz more properly, is an island in the Persian Gulf. The Kingdom of Ormus (Hormuz) was a political entity. The article title is perfectly proper. Best Alexandermcnabb ( talk) 06:52, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
Hello dear I want you to retrieve the deleted article,. For me to improve the article. Sett22 ( talk) 00:53, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi Steve, I'm back and feeling well ... it looks like you're still on the job at ERRORS (thanks for that). I've got a question. I see that it's possible to subscribe to sections with Level-2 headers now, even in WP-space, including WP:ERRORS. I also see that everyone's subscription to a section will be terminated if all the comments are removed ... or even if the only remaining comment is hidden, or if the only remaining signature is removed. I'm starting a short-term project of working more closely with User:Dying ... this will help me make some decisions about which edits to make to blurbs. Several of us would find it really helpful to be able to subscribe to the TFA section of WP:ERRORS ... but it looks like that's going to require pinning a "do-not-remove"-style comment, signed, right below "Errors in the summary of the featured article" and above "Today's FA". (Nothing awful would happen if someone does remove it ... we'd just re-add it and everyone who wants to would re-subscribe.) Have people talked about doing this kind of thing at ERRORS before? Do you know of any demand for this, or any objections? - Dank ( push to talk) 15:13, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Sorry to trouble you Amakuru, but I'm being bogged down by a user who continues to remove whole sections of sourced content that I've added (and nit-picking me on MOS:DOUBLESPACE). I've tried WP:AIAV, but to no avail. The editor stalked another article that I recently took to ITN and has now resorted to personal attacks on my talk page [8] [9] [10]. I don't know what to do now. — Bloom6132 ( talk) 07:07, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
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Terminal of this train changes on 2nd October 2022 from Bengaluru City railway station(Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna–Bengaluru railway station) to the new Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru railway station. Please don't revert the title, it is incorrect. I have also added official press release of South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Please refer it.
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I've mentioned you at /info/en/?search=Talk:Elizabeth_II#Cause_of_death. Mcljlm ( talk) 14:43, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
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Today is Erntedank in Germany, thanksgiving, and we celebrated our village's 650th anniversary, and had the dress rehearsal for Verdi's Requiem with an interesting band of marimba, piano, horn, bass, timpani and drum, - concert tomorrow, our national holiday. Seeing a pic I took on the Main page was also a nice harvest. And a new FA for you! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:08, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
Will you calculate the statistics for the moved DYK? Fix the templates? (I still believe that it should not have been moved today.) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:47, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
new day, another pictured DYK but not pictured by me this time: look at power work tensions (if you translate). - I don't think of JPL, I asked John if he could understand what others feel, which seems the key question in the matter, but there was no answer. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:30, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
Just to let you know: today is a feast day (All Saints'), we sang a mass at church, and tomorrow is the birthday of my first subject, to be celebrated with a concert on Saturday: I have no time for other things, probably until Sunday. Please don't feel ignored. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:46, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
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Hi Amakuru: Just FYI, something appears to have gone awry with the update of prep 1 to queue 1. The prep was never blanked, so it's still showing as the next one to be promoted to queue, even though it's already there! MeegsC ( talk) 08:36, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
I can't reach HJ Mitchell, Bloom is double spacing sentences and doing other things that a large majority would view as questionable. I don't have anything against Wiki Bowl. As far as anyone can tell the motivation behind Bloom's actions are to continue to perform well at the Bowl. On top of that FA and GA is another topic. Improving articles isn't the matter here; it's rigging articles and such. Defcool1 ( talk) 00:29, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
"a large majority"– speak for yourself, unless you have actual numbers/proof to back up such an exaggerated claim. And define "rigging". — Bloom6132 ( talk) 02:05, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
Hi, Seeing as you closed the move request for {{Russkaya Pravda]], would you mind taking a look at this one and, if possible, putting it out of its misery? It was opened at the same time, by the same user, in the same fashion (an unsourced complaint followed by demands for evidence from the users who do not agree to the move instead of the other way around). I have voiced my opinion on the issue so by all means evaluate for yourself whether my request is proper and founded, but I believe the discussion has ran its coure. Thanks in advance. Ostalgia ( talk) 14:15, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
And as I say that somebody tried to forcemove the page and delete the disputed content. Oh well. I guess this might mean the RfM is either de facto dead or about to get new visitors, either way my request might well be moot. Ostalgia ( talk) 22:11, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
Thankyou for your very well stated views. I am really trying to not say more on the discussion. What people are saying is in many cases not justified. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 19:42, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
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I have quetsion to you. ould you please help me to ollaborate whih user(s) who rverted me here. There is no conflict now at all but from my experience I know that my efforts to add some information to the article (I would like to at least keep info about fat how many electors can !vote nowdays) could be wasted. Could you as volunteer eventually tell me what do you personally think about my edit or do my edit was gramatically correct, or what I should do if usrs will still revert me with ignorance of discussio or snarky comments/summaries when there is obvious content, like here? I do not edit often Wikipedia as I do not have much time for that but info about procedure in France football for me i too important to b not mentioned in that article regardless how beyond of tired can be discussion with people who disagree with me. I hop you could at least help me or my English as volunteer, or eventually watch this page if cnsensus could be hard tom reach. Regards. Dawid2009 ( talk) 13:47, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
Nice close. Good job. :) However, the internal box around a part of the discussion is interfering with the closure box. Since you are the closer, I fugre you should fix that, eh? - UtherSRG (talk) 11:19, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
Quick technical query - should the article now start with the formal name, or the biographical name? My impulse was: "Siddhartha Gautama, better known as The Buddha (also ..." Iskandar323 ( talk) 11:31, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
Reliable sources don't mention him as "The Buddha", instead they mention him as "Gautama Buddha"I don't think that a single comment argued that point. At best there were arguments that "Gautama" was needed to distinguish which Buddha, but nobody made an argument that "The Buddha" wasn't used, or what "Gautama Buddha" is more common. Further, not a single person was able to show that "The Buddha" is ambiguous; at best they argued that "Buddha" was ambiguous but couldn't provide a single example of another Buddha being called "The Buddha". That you can think of additional rationales against the move is not indicative of a lack of consensus, and when you call it a !vote ("not vote") and then argue that a numeric reading shows a lack of consensus, that's a sign that you are in fact treating it as a vote rather than a !vote, and ignores the fact that consensus that is viewed through the lens of Wikipedia policies and guidelines. Not only did you fail to discuss this with the closer before opening the MRV, but your comments take issue with the fact that you disagree with the result, rather than an issue with the close itself. You're bringing up new points that were never raised in the RM and using that as an example of a lack of consensus during the RM itself, which is a very clear sign that there was no lack of consensus in the RM. This is a close that never should have gone to MRV, at least not without a good rationale for why the close itself was problematic. - Aoidh ( talk) 17:08, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
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I see you frequently comment at POTD on mainpage errors. I have noticed a trend in the past 3 POTDs that the text in the POTD caption is uncited, either in part or in large. Is making sure the POTD caption is entirely cited in the article a requirement of the mainpage? Therapyisgood ( talk) 03:13, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
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celebrating GW60 -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:07, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
... which was great in music yesterday, after OREYA the night before!! I added five pics in various articles. - I finally found time to reply in the Talia Or nom and the related discussion on WT:DYK. Bach cantata to come later today (listening), - no end to great music. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:22, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
thank you for moving Graham's piece forward, on my last day before vacation, but what query is there for the tenor with the musical name? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:46, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
Thank you for help with ERRORS. When the hook about the Ukrainian opera was approved, the fact was in the article, and then I lost track. The reference was questioned, and Amitchell125 added another, - so I thought. Only now - after a day offline - did I notice that he also removed the hook fact. I'll travel for a week but not as little connection as today, - I hope. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 02:11, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
vacation pics - there's are new hooks for Talia Or and perhaps you could say yes or no? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 03:35, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
more vacation pics, and we have an approved hook now, but less AGF I'm afraid. - Your children may want to find a squirrel and a turtle ;) on my last vacation day -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:07, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanksgiving in the U.S. - Bach said it in music for peace -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:28, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
Opera and Advent choral music on my talk -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:22, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
The close states "moving back to stable title of Lions' Den (group)". Please explain how you concluded that title was the stable title when the article was created on 11 October with title Lion's Den and I moved it on 22 October to Lions' Den. Thank you. Selfstudier ( talk) 23:03, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
Here are the relevant diffs:
11 October Created Lion's Den (group).
22 October moved to Lions' Den without leaving a redirect and edit summary "Possessive plural and disambiguation not needed"
24 October moved to Lions' Den (group) with edit summary "Can easily be mixed up with Lion's Den"
26 October moved to Lions' Den.
As can be seen, the RM is about disambiguation which was not addressed in the close. Nor is there a "stable title" as claimed. Selfstudier ( talk) 12:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
In view of the lack of response here (while the editor continues to edit), I will submit the close for review. Selfstudier ( talk) 18:29, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
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can you restore the talk page as well? Ebbedlila ( talk) 12:16, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
@ Amakuru: I'm sorry if anything I've done has upset you at all. I can't say I know for certain if my reading on this is accurate, but I've noticed you seem to be not-especially-enthusiastic about my contributions on this site. Just going off your unhappiness about the initial result of the 2011 military intervention in Libya title change request (which I started), or your response to the alt-article suggestion at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#Tigray War, which I happened to create (although I appreciate the feedback about it needing expansion and an analysis section, which is true, and I've taken that into account).
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Today, we sang Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme twice, and the postlude was based on the cantata! Remember Talia Or? I confess that I wrote the hook thinking that Yoninah would like it. Did you watch the nom, still open about 2 months after the concert she sang? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 22:22, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, we sing for a Marian feast, I learned that Yvonne Ciannella died, the soprano who impressed me in my first night at the opera, and as she died in March, sadly no Main page reverence is possible, - at least she had a good DYK, at a time when opera singers were considered interesting. I'm proud today that Christiane Hörbiger made it to that corner, and happy that we celebrate the birthday of Jean Sibelius again. - I heard an excellent concert yesterday, by Tenebrae, and a short excerpt of them singing " Deo gracias" is also linked from my talk. - Gabriel Dessauer uploaded a pic he took of us singing Verdi with Talia Or. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:56, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Today was a day rich in music, with two new pictures, and also rich in WP:QAI contributions on the Main page: the TFA, 2 DYK and 2 RD with members as principal editors. The church pictured there (not by me, nice snow dust and tall evergreen) comes with memories, detailed on my talk. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:47, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Latest pics, with an opera discovery and some snow. Today my talk has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, among the recent deaths the author of Duck, Death and the Tulip, and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image. Enjoy. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:11, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
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I moved User:Bilal-Momin to Draft:Nayan Mistry because the user requested a change of username and was clearly confused about the distinction between usernames and article titles. What prompted you to move it back? Cabayi ( talk) 09:07, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
While I'm clearly in favour of the move, it's good practice to wait 7 days for RM discussions. I don't believe this one was a case of WP:SNOW yet. Thanks! 162 etc. ( talk) 19:44, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
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Since you're citing MOS:CLAIM:
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WP:NOR has an exception for routine calculations, "provided there is consensus among editors that the results of the calculations are correct, and a meaningful reflection of the sources". Do you disagree that 2501 rats in 7 hours is an average of one rat every ten seconds, for seven hours, nonstop? Do you disagree that it is a meaningful reflection of the statement in the source?
Adult brown and black rats tend to be almost a pound each, let's go with 8 ounces each to be on the small side, that's still over 1200 pounds of dead rat. However, that is based entirely on an assumption on my part, and therefore absolutely does not belong in the article. DS ( talk) 15:03, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
And we have some specifics of the event in the following:
Most rat hunting is done with dogs, commonly with varieties of terriers that catch and kill the vermin. The human hunter’s job: flush the rats from cover. The rat hunting record for that method supposedly occurred in England in the 1820’s, when a rat terrier killed an incredible 2,501 rats in seven hours in a barn infested with the rodents. The dog was the renowned Billy, whose career was legendary. I haven’t found contemporary records of the 2,501 rat killing, but they may exist. Most of his records are for killing 100 rats in a rat pit against the clock. Billy’s best was 100 rats in 5 1/2 minutes. I haven’t seen any records for human hunters killing rats . . . [1]
As further context, we can watch or read the following:
1. rat catching with farm dogs about 250 rats part 1 rats fail
2. Rat Terrier “Exterminator dog” per the AKC.
3. Robertson, Elizabeth, D.V.M. (April 21, 2021) The Best Dog Breeds for Killing Rats [[National Canine Research Association of America]
4. Amazing Rat Catching With Farm Dogs Kill About 500 Rats!
5. Ratting Dogs: Dogs, Not Cats, Are the Ultimate Rat Hunters! “Ratting dogs or ratter dog breeds are glorious. It’s funny that cats get all of the attention for being rat killers when, in reality, the terriers are absolute killing machines.”
6. Rat Terrier savearescue.org
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... and also from me -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:11, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:01, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
today, less pointy: a composition from a remarkable 2022 concert, the sad record of four articles about people who recently died on the Main page at the same time, and singing for Epiphany -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:31, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's featured article is Osbert Parsley, not by me but Amitchell125 where I commented, including the beginning of my songs. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:52, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm on vacation, - click on songs! I tell my own stories now, instead of relying on DYK. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:07, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
Today's topic Elisabeth Waterhouse. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:20, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Gerda Arendt: oh my goodness no, I hadn't seen them yet. Really sorry, I've been a bit preoccupied with things lately... Thr vacation and pics look absolutely amazing. That would really be the dream kind of adventure for me - lots of hiking, lots of delicious food, and I imagine the weather is warm but not too hot at this time of year? I hope you enjoy the remainder of your stay, and hopefully I'll visit myself at some point. — Amakuru ( talk) 08:37, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
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I, for one, am absolutely grateful that someone's around to call "bullshit" on my work. You might call yourself a stickler, but that vigilance really only increases my respect for you; far more than if you just rubberstamped the preps. Thank you for setting a good example for promoters and reviewers, and for always pushing me to improve :) theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 23:13, 8 January 2023 (UTC) |
Hello Amakuru Out of curiosity, what do you think about that. Would you mind to eventually help reach (new) consensus? Cheers Dawid2009 ( talk) 20:57, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
I've been pretty consistent over many years in saying that "commonname" doesn't trump the other criteria. It's just a strategy in support of recognizability. To me, Cunard alone wouldn't evoke much other than a misspelling of Canard, but Cunard Line is clearly the cruise line company; apparently several others see it that way. I accept that your experience is the opposite. I happened to take a picture of Cunard's MS Queen Elizabeth at Sydney Harbour today ("MS Queen Elizabeth (QE) is a cruise ship of the Vista class operated by the Cunard Line."). Maybe that has something to do with how I waded into it; or not. Dicklyon ( talk) 10:57, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Amakuru:, As per the request, you moved the article name from "Left Democratic Front (Kerala)" to "Left Democratic Front" on November 2021. But recently an user reverted your move, without any discussion/reason. Although LDF did exist in Maharashtra and Manipur, they are not notable and defunct. I request you to review this case. Thank you. SharadSHRD7 ( talk) 05:15, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks Amakuru for being extremely helpful. I hope the issues I am facing around will soon get sorted out. Dedicated editors like you make this encyclopedia a great place. Despite you not knowing Urdu, you still made yourself ready to help me. I hope the betterment of ITN on Urdu will have your name among makers. I am hoping to bring it on par with English Wikipedia's ITN. Thank you! ─ The Aafī (talk) 12:55, 26 January 2023 (UTC) |
I opened a discussion at Talk:Plasma ball#Requested move 31 January 2023 about moving the page back where it was. This move should have been discussed. The ngrams result you cited does not show what you thought it did. Srleffler ( talk) 05:50, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks for your POTD fixes in response to WP:ERRORS reports! Could I kindly remind that any such modifications also need to be made to the unprotected (regular) version, as well as the protected (Main Page) one? As you'll know, this is to make sure that the correct blurb text is retained in the archives, since the protected version is deleted after a month or so. Cheers — RAVENPVFF · talk · 01:26, 4 February 2023 (UTC)