Same location pictured as 2019. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:44, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible - congratulations to a successful article rescue! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:04, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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Today a friend's birthday, with related music and new vacation pics -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:04, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
On behalf of the FAR coordinators, thank you, Wtfiv! Your work on Jefferson Davis has allowed the article to retain its featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. I hereby award you this Featured Article Save Award, or FASA. You may display this FA star upon your userpage. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Nikkimaria ( talk) 16:39, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
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I support the barnstar! - 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) 18:38, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
more music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello Wtfiv!
Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you around!
MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 15:21, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
I could award any number of barnstars for your efforts and you deserve many of them but I want to say my personal appreciation. You took on a very difficult task. You accepted criticism with class and listened to us as we dumped our thoughts on you. I think we have an infinitely better article today than when we first came upon it.
I've been an advocate and activist supporting American Indian/Native American positions at rallies, powwows and the such, for the better part of my life. Everything I believe or even want is not reflected in the article. I am human, I am biased. But when I fully accepted the Wikipedia way on the encyclopedia I came to appreciate the beauty of discussion, compromise and consensus. I, and some of my colleagues, have experienced serious allegations of collusion, canvassing and "vote" stacking on various articles related to Indigenous topics. Allegations that are simply untrue and hurtful but not completely unexpected. I'm in the somewhat unique position to understand them but also understand Wikipedia. I think the primary issue is people who don't regularly edit here don't understand how the encyclopedia operates. They only see that we aren't complying with their worldview.
It has taken a toll on me, as I am sure it has on you. That's why I am here now to thank you for your time, your energy and your continuing effort. You were the perfect one to take on this challenge and you did so with delicacy and class. -- ARose Wolf 14:38, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
As I stated I could choose a number of barnstars. A tireless contributor is a good fit for the wrok you have put in with Andrew Jackson but also many articles since 2006. You have made a lasting impact on content and user alike. ARose Wolf 11:31, 3 April 2024 (UTC) |
I've begun a consensus discussion on the Joan of Arc talk page on the citation of Andrea Dworkin. Can you offer your opinion? Thanks. Nightscream ( talk) 03:47, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
I know you are flat out with the Battle of Saipan, but your effort prompted me to overhaul the subsequent Battle of Tinian, which I have up for review at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Tinian, and there is no one better qualified to review. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:19, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you for improving article quality in April! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:20, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
today a sad task - memory of Andrew Davis - turned into entertainment (yt at the bottom of his article, actually both) -- the latest pictures capture extreme weather -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:21, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Same location pictured as 2019. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:44, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible - congratulations to a successful article rescue! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:04, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
story · music · places |
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Today a friend's birthday, with related music and new vacation pics -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 23:04, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
On behalf of the FAR coordinators, thank you, Wtfiv! Your work on Jefferson Davis has allowed the article to retain its featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. I hereby award you this Featured Article Save Award, or FASA. You may display this FA star upon your userpage. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Nikkimaria ( talk) 16:39, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
story · music · places |
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I support the barnstar! - 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) 18:38, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
more music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
Hello Wtfiv!
Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you around!
MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 15:21, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
I could award any number of barnstars for your efforts and you deserve many of them but I want to say my personal appreciation. You took on a very difficult task. You accepted criticism with class and listened to us as we dumped our thoughts on you. I think we have an infinitely better article today than when we first came upon it.
I've been an advocate and activist supporting American Indian/Native American positions at rallies, powwows and the such, for the better part of my life. Everything I believe or even want is not reflected in the article. I am human, I am biased. But when I fully accepted the Wikipedia way on the encyclopedia I came to appreciate the beauty of discussion, compromise and consensus. I, and some of my colleagues, have experienced serious allegations of collusion, canvassing and "vote" stacking on various articles related to Indigenous topics. Allegations that are simply untrue and hurtful but not completely unexpected. I'm in the somewhat unique position to understand them but also understand Wikipedia. I think the primary issue is people who don't regularly edit here don't understand how the encyclopedia operates. They only see that we aren't complying with their worldview.
It has taken a toll on me, as I am sure it has on you. That's why I am here now to thank you for your time, your energy and your continuing effort. You were the perfect one to take on this challenge and you did so with delicacy and class. -- ARose Wolf 14:38, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | ||
As I stated I could choose a number of barnstars. A tireless contributor is a good fit for the wrok you have put in with Andrew Jackson but also many articles since 2006. You have made a lasting impact on content and user alike. ARose Wolf 11:31, 3 April 2024 (UTC) |
I've begun a consensus discussion on the Joan of Arc talk page on the citation of Andrea Dworkin. Can you offer your opinion? Thanks. Nightscream ( talk) 03:47, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
I know you are flat out with the Battle of Saipan, but your effort prompted me to overhaul the subsequent Battle of Tinian, which I have up for review at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Tinian, and there is no one better qualified to review. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:19, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
story · music · places |
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Thank you for improving article quality in April! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:20, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
today a sad task - memory of Andrew Davis - turned into entertainment (yt at the bottom of his article, actually both) -- the latest pictures capture extreme weather -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:21, 23 April 2024 (UTC)