User talk:Gerda Arendt/2017



Did you know ...

("God be praised and blessed"), which Martin Luther (pictured) derived from an older model, entered Catholic hymnals in the 20th century?
 * ... that the communion song "Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet"
 * ... that when the citizens of Hanover accepted the Reformation in 1533, the 200-year-old Kreuzkirche became Lutheran?
 * ... that "Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl" ("The mouth of fools doth God confess") by Martin Luther was one of eight hymns in the first Lutheran hymnal?
 * ... that three stanzas of the penitential hymn "Ach lieben Christen seid getrost" ("Ah dear Christians, be comforted") by Johannes Gigas were retained unchanged for Bach's chorale cantata?
 * ... that facing the rise of Nazi ideology, Otto Riethmüller compiled the song for young people "Sonne der Gerechtigkeit" from hymns of three authors of two earlier centuries?
 * ... and more hymns, places, hope?
 * Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott?

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Good advice
I'm cleverest! --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:35, 16 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Clever enough to listen, the greatest gift! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy Hogmanay!

 * Thank you, you took a nice photo! How do you like the one I took? Best wishes for 2017! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:33, 31 December 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt!


Happy New Year! Gerda Arendt, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. --  Dane talk  02:29, 1 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Also from
 * Codename Lisa (talk) 07:09, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * – Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 13:07, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Donner60 (talk) 23:32, 1 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, also to you, - I hope you saw mine on top of this page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for the positive comments at the AI thread. Hard spot for anyone to speak up when a gang of editors are attacking someone....thanks. All my fault I took the bait. I really don't see a point in commenting anymore as they don't seem to care about accessibility dispite studies and reader after reader saying something. I will still have fun watching these guys scrabble all the time this comes up. It's to bad and funny because most of them are great editors. I spoke up about every 3 months or so...but think things are personal between me and Cass now..thus think it's best to let others deal with his odd inflamitory attitude. --Moxy (talk) 18:53, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Agree, - I just stopped commenting, it's a waste of time. I add infoboxes, and when, I add a new one, - for the readers. 2017 is the year of reformation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:14, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy 2017!
Wishing good health and happiness as we start the new year! --Rosiestep (talk) 18:57, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Rosie! - Here we hope, and then need to comment in WP:Great Dismal Swamp the first day of a new year, see above. I hope you also clicked on my link to joy expected in 2017. Best wishes for you! Need to nominate a woman for DYK who wrote a classic book on Christmas carols. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:14, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year 2017

 * So are you! Thank you, remember Max Deutsch together and hope for more ;) - Link to 2017 music on top, enjoy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:57, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Te lucis ante terminum (Gardiner)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year 2017!
To you and yours! May you have a happy, prosperous and joyous one! God bless! — Ssven2  Looking at you, kid 12:38, 2 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, same to you. A friend was dragged to the Great Dismal Swamp because of the Stanley Kubrick discussion,, another, - it can get a lot better than that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Sad, isn't it? I just visited Kubrick's article. I too would prefer if the infobox was in the mould of other articles like Sellers and Sinatra. It would be good. —  Ssven2  Looking at you, kid 13:04, 2 January 2017 (UTC)
 * You don't need to tell me ;) - Moxy, dragged to the swamp (see a little above), has trouble to click on the show button of a collapsed box, said so in 2013, look in collapse?. Where did good faith go? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Oskar Gottlieb Blarr
— Maile (talk) 00:11, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * What a hook! Congratulations! Yoninah (talk) 15:26, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The first of "mine" with more than 10k ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:28, 4 January 2017 (UTC)

Oskar Gottlieb Blarr for the Hebrew Wikipedia
Shalom to you, Gerda. The current DYK item was my introduction to composer Oskar Gottlieb Blarr. I particularly noted among his "Selected Works" several whose titles commemorate Janusz Korczak and Dietrich Bonhoeffer (which names I Wikified with internal links, as a minor edit.) Do you know of any interviews or articles we might cite, relating to the composer's stance on the Nazi period, and how this informs his work? Also noting his relationship with the late Israeli composer Josef Tal (whom I just discovered this week because his son is a Wikipedia contributor!) - I'm interested in pursuing more information that would ensure O.G. Blarr's notability for the Hebrew Wikipedia where I could create the page. Perhaps the composer's website has material on this topic, but unfortunately I can't read German (beyond identifying names and cognates, which gets me surprisingly far :- ) Thank you for any information you might share. -- Cheers, Deborahjay (talk) 17:24, 3 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your interest, but I won't have time until mid of the month. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:49, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

The Quixotic Potato
As you seem to have some sympathy for this user please pop over to his talk page and give him some friendly advice before he gets a permanent ban.Slatersteven (talk) 22:21, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The advice is in my 2016 talk archive. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:44, 3 January 2017 (UTC)


 * And I may have been a tad too late, as he has just been blocked from editing his talk page. It was this latest outburst I felt he need some advice over.Slatersteven (talk) 22:46, 3 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Look up Brainguard. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:49, 3 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I was thinking more along the lines of "drop it before you get a block". But I get the impression this may not be your style so will drop it.Slatersteven (talk) 22:53, 3 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I don't know what was going on, don't even want to know. When a user retires, will he be impressed by a block? - I need sleep now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:01, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend
Hi Gerda and Happy New Year. I noticed this is a red link here and a blue link over on the German wikipedia at de:Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend. I created a short note at Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (a slight amplification/variation was on the German wikipedia). I don't know if you're interested in making an English translation of the German article. I only ask because you've done several articles on Lutheran hymns; and I assume that you might have sung the German hymn at some stage. Didn't Reger write variations on the hymn? Any way, just a thought if you have a few spare moments. Regards, Mathsci (talk) 09:32, 5 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes, but not right now, will look for Reger then, - with best wishes! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:33, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. If you're resting, then I will let you rest. There are at least two Reger organ pieces, Op.135a/4 and Op.67/9. Mathsci (talk) 12:00, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant
 Schwede 66  00:01, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

Poulenc's birthday
Not all of his published compositions have an article.

Not all articles have the title in French and English if different. Now they do.

Not all articles have the source of the catalogue of his works. Now they do.

Not all articles have the FP number, with a footnote what it is. Now they do.

nor an infobox. Now they do.

You can help, examples L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant and Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, write more articles, fix references, add information. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:19, 7 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Another example is Figure humaine which I could start to address next week. Brace yourself for some proofreading though, that's why I think any English speaker even unfamiliar or with no knowledge of French at all could do better than me since Google translate gives a 95% correct rendition of the original texts. Please, let me know your point of view. LouisAlain (talk) 10:56, 7 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Go ahead, - if you think it's too awful put it in a work space first, - I only edit a bit these days. Today, I'd hope for a stub about the pianist who also recited Babar ;) - We need to sort out the groups in the nabox, - song cycle is vocal, not chamber, I wonder why choral is separate, etc. - but not important. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:00, 7 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I've also noticed Le Gendarme incompris which is not included in the List of compositions by Francis Poulenc?


 * You can add it, new group "Incidental music", - just click on the little "e" on the left top of the navbox, once you translated and added to list. Is it in the French? Which FP number? - Out for the day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:12, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

We now have the beginning of an article about his catalogue, FP (Poulenc), - add pieces, especially those mentioned in the composer's article, then those with articles in French, and link it where you see FP #, for example FP 8! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:53, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Poulenc:
 * Sonata for Piano Duet or Sonata for two pianos?
 * Le bestiaire
 * Cocardes
 * Épitaphe
 * Litanies à la Vierge noire
 * La Reine Margot incidental
 * Cinq poèmes de Paul Éluard
 * Bleuet
 * Banalités
 * Figure humaine
 * La Fraîcheur et le feu
 * "Bucolique" in a collective work, Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long
 * Sept répons pour les ténèbres

Poulenc music:
 * Napoli, Soirées de Nazelles
 * Villageoises (1933), L'embarquement pour Cythère
 * Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone
 * Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1926)
 * Aubade, "Concerto choréographique" for piano and 18 instruments (1930)
 * Tel Jour, Telle Nuit (1937)
 * Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon (1943)
 * Les Chemins de l'Amour (1940)
 * La Dame de Monte Carlo" (1961)
 * Chanson à boire
 * Sept chansons (settings of verses by Éluard and others), Petites voix (for children's voices)
 * Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:05, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks back
Hi Gerda, As a long time admirer of your work (especially on Bach), your "thank you" note has prompted me to express my appreciation and join the queue of people who think you are awesome. Jschnur (talk) 22:40, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:48, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Shameless lobbying
Gerda, - Thank you so much for your second "Precious" anniversary reminder. How I wish I could remember all my friends' anniversaries so well! Amazingly, I had been thinking about contacting you this week because my recent new year's edits to the Radical centrism page (Jan 1 - 3) and the New Age page (Jan 3 - 7) are at least as extensive as the ones I "won" with two years ago, and at least as fulsomely explained. Is it too brazen to lobby for a second jewel? Is it too, um, American? Anyway, thank you for the reminder ... I do feel honored. Best, - Babel41 (talk) 07:13, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The jewel is given once ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Jonathan Cohler
Hi Gerda, Could you perhaps have a look at this article? The subject himself is complaining on the talk page about being treated unjustly, but the sourcing of the article seems insufficient. I am not familiar with many of the sources and don't know whether they are reliable or not. As this is about classical music, perhaps you know those sources and can help out defusing the situation there a bit. Don't worry if you have no time, but a reasonable third editor (or actually a fourth, as I have already mingled in, too) could be very helpful here. Thanks and Happy New year! --Randykitty (talk) 16:30, 10 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Took a quick look, and saw Voce active, much more qualified than I am ;) - But I will keep it watched. It's true that it's difficult to source older times, I noticed when I wrote Frank Stähle, on whom I found practically nothing online. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:19, 10 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Gerda! Actually, there are sources that can be used to produce a proper biographical narrative instead of a PR blurb. I have access to them via HighBeam. A lot of the other stuff in the article is cruft and should just be removed. I was going to re-write and reference the article properly, but frankly I don't really feel like doing that know, given the subject's behaviour and the walls of aggressive IDIDNTHEARTHAT text on the talk page. Especially since I'm working on cleaning up another article which had been written by a now-banned paid editor (Susan Allen (musician)). Best, Voceditenore (talk) 19:37, 10 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Understand. I am firstly more away than there these days, secondly busy with Poulenc, - rather moderately interested in the clarinetist. I remember the Russian (now Austrian) violinst, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Voci, I have the article watchlisted. If the subject gives you much more trouble, I will not hesitate blocking them per WP:NOTHERE. So don't feel inhibited! --Randykitty (talk) 20:10, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Randykitty, but I'm going to restrict myself to removing the most egregious stuff if it's added or re-added. I simply can't face the inevitable lengthy harangues on the talk page were I to attempt re-writing it as a proper encyclopedia article. He is constitutionally incapable of stepping back—too much personally invested in it. His loss, and I've told him so (more or less). SMirC-smile.svg. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:10, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nils Mönkemeyer
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mitten wir im Leben sind
 Schwede 66  00:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Neanderkirche
 Schwede 66  12:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

Sigh
I dislike straw man arguments. I think I underestimate how privileged I am. My expectations are too high; people of above-average intelligence who are relatively well-educated are especially depressing to me. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 01:05, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for returning! I just received this as a gift: "Every stage of life is unique. At any age and stage of life there are obstacles and opportunities, trials and triumphs. Never allow the negative bring to you to sudden halt. Make the most of the positive opportunities and stay positive. –Lailah Gifty Akita" - What I learned here: no argument is worth more than two comments, and some not even engaging at all. - Peace and joy ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Another sigh
Your article Caspar Ziegler, currently in the prep area, has had a tag added to it stating that citations are needed. I have moved the nomination from Prep3 (next to go) to Prep2 (3 days hence) so there is more time to add references, otherwise it will have to be returned to the nominations page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:51, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I added what I could find fast and removed the others. I have no more time to search, for an article written just to fill a red link in a Christmas cantata. He has 94 entries on DDB (external link), if anybody is inclined to make the list longer, - it's now shorter than de and fr ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:17, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Precious two years!
Thank you! NobuTamura (talk) 00:53, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * So nice to see you back! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

OVC project
Thank you for editing the OVC project article. Why have you removed all links to the country Ethiopia?--Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 22:26, 19 January 2017
 * Modern countries and their capitals are not linked. - Congrats to your first DYK! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:45, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Why are modern countries and their capitals not linked? Thank you for your wishes! But 676 hits (including bots) are a little bit "poor" ... ;-(--Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 13:01, 21 January 2017
 * Never ask Why-questions on Wikipedia. (I guess because it's assumed that they are common knowledge.) - A three-digit result is not "poor", don't forget that it's 12 hours seven hooks here, compared to 48 hours four hook on de, which I'd translate to a factor of 7. - Also: what did you expect for a no-name-thing? The rushed reader sees only the bolded title, and if it's not catchy, goes to the next, like the moth, for which I predict more hits. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:14, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes! I believe Neopalpa donaldtrumpi is much more popular than the OVC project. But it seems to me the project coordinator in Ethiopia would be nevertheless happy about it!--Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 16:36, 21 January 2017
 * Agree, that's why I said it's not "poor", --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Without DYK, the moth had 11k+ hits the first day, and 8k+ the second, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * And what's about the nomination of the articles Student Initiative Rahel and Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Diocese of Limburg? Nothing happens there ... ;-( Is there a point in time where the discussion will be closed without a presence on the start page?--Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 19:55, 21 January 2017
 * No. We recently had a DYK that was nominated in September 2016. And look here for "Oldest nominations needing DYK reviewers", - keep that page watchlisted, I'd say. You can make friends if you review, but first look for the criteria and how others do it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:13, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Do you mean I should review different nominations? Why not? I will see how and what I can do.--Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 21:11, 21 January 2017
 * Now I'm a real fan of Neopalpa donaldtrumpi!!!--Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 21:11, 21 January 2017
 * I didn't say "should" ;) - I for example have a tendency to review articles about women and articles I want to show. Before reviewing, look what others do (I am a bad example), and when you do your first review, say that it is so, requesting a second pair of eyes on it. You will have to review from DYK #6 on. Forgive me for delinking the second and third time: nothing that I advertise. Moth works better for me. - What's concretization? Do you mean realization? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) Sorry, obviously I was a victim of Google translator. "Konkretisierung" was translated with "concretization". But it seems to me I meant "concretion". 2) It seems to me it is not very simple to make a review. 3) You've forgotten to delink "Germany" in the article "OVC project". ;-) --Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 9:10, 22 January 2017
 * Nobody's perfect ;) - yes, reviewing is difficult, for English-speaking people reviews of articles in German are extra difficult. For you, those would be easier, you can help there. For a start, I would pick an uncontroversial topic such as a plant, and a short article, not a recent GA with hundred refs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:20, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
 * By the way, I was contacted by the OVC project coordinator of the Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat Woldemariam Besirat by phone! He considers both articles respective his work as very interesting. It's a little feeling of success for me. And this was before the DYK ... ;-)--Urmelbeauftragter (talk) 9:59, 22 January 2017

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! Keil is still pictured here, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:25, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sechs Lieder, Op. 4
 Schwede 66  00:01, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Caspar Ziegler
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

How and when to report edit-warring?
Hi Gerda, I am considering reporting User: Vlastimil Svoboda for edit-warring on the DON GIOVANNI article SYNOPSIS section. But I have never complained against another user before, so I don't know how to begin. Can you let me know how to do this? Also, how many times should I wait for him to revert me without seeking consensus on the TALK page, before I report him? Maybe he'll wise up and stop. How many bites is an edit-warrer supposed to be allowed? Please reply on my TALK page. Thank you very much, HandsomeMrToad (talk) 17:26, 25 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Interesting that you ask me. I also have never complained about an editor, at least not intentionally. What I would do before "complaining" is raise the topic on the article talk, next on project opera (link is on my user page, workshop section). Most important: don't edit war yourself ;) - 3 reverts count as the limit, but I restrict myself to one, - we are many. If you really want to report, it's here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:03, 25 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I see that there's talk page discussion, and opera informed, - I think the people there are better qualified to deal with the content aspect than random admins of a noticeboard. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:07, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca
 Schwede 66  00:02, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence
Harrias talk 01:02, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Patrick Dehm
Harrias talk 01:02, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend
Harrias talk 12:47, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Only because it was you that asked :)
Hello! Your submission of Sonja Kehler at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SusunW (talk) 17:48, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda. All clear. SusunW (talk) 01:21, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * It was fun to fill that red link, - thank you for the review! - There are now three noms for the day, for three different occasions, DYK?--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Moonexit
Hi Gerda. I hope we haven't fallen out. Sometimes I can be very distant. Moonraker (talk) 23:28, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I just thought of you! Missodia Sionia, - I would have asked you, but got help in German. Improvements welcome, and what is Missodia exactly? Today singing the below, in four languages, this time at the Frankfurt Cathedral. - how do you like the colours? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:38, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Sadly the word Missordia is beyond me. I see how you've translated it in your introduction, and that's as plausible as anything. Clearly there's some connection with missa, perhaps also with ordo missae? Moonraker (talk) 02:05, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Laudato si' (oratorio)
Harrias talk 09:23, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

One more FL
Well, just got my second FL and thought I'll drop by and let you know :) Your precious message remains with me forever. Hope you are doing fine? Lourdes  18:28, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Congrats for the FL. Yes, doing fine, just return from singing the above, - great joy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:53, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK
Did you still have a DYK needing doing?--Wehwalt (talk) 20:09, 29 January 2017 (UTC)


 * FP (Poulenc), which was moved, the table a translation from French, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:11, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

Linking, or overlinking?
Hello, Gerda - How are you? Do I recall correctly seeing a comment a few weeks ago in which you say to an editor that the names of major countries do not need to be linked? What do you think about  edit to Permian? While you're at it, do you think "Latin" needs to be linked here?  – Corinne (talk) 00:27, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * A new editor, should be welcomed and the issue explained. I do link Latin, - we have a broad audience. It doesn't hurt ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:25, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * O.K. Thank you. – Corinne (talk) 16:56, 1 February 2017 (UTC) Do you know of a guideline (such as in MOS) that I can point to regarding not linking the names of major countries?  – Corinne (talk) 16:57, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no, I don't live by guidelines, perhaps I should, - I just observe people correcting, and it makes sense, - why link Paris? WP:OVERLINKING? Not exactly, but taught me other things. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:23, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK
Hello! Your submission of Heures de Charles d'Angoulême at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! North America1000 09:36, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I see nothing new. I am only the nominator, can't help with the sourcing issue, any help welcome! See also, look for "I archived infobox-related stuff (a lot) end of 2015". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Gerda: I'm just following the DYK rules; when there's an issue, the nominator is to be notified. Perhaps editors that created the article would be interested in working on it to meet DYK guidelines. North America1000 14:44, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Northamerica, asking again: is there a new issue? Then please name it. To repeat the general thing after I replied already seems like a waste of time, for you and me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:55, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ps: did you follow my link above to where I notified a creator of the article? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * You provided no reply to the question mark review there, so I provided a notice here. Yes, I checked out the link you provided above, but I wasn't aware of the discourse there when I messaged you here. I work from time-to-time notifying people to keep the DYK nom page moving along, to prevent entries from sitting there for literally months at a time. In re the article, the "Description" section still lacks any inline citations, as the reviewer at the nomination page stated. It's just common procedure to notify the nominator about such matters, and you're the nominator! Perhaps you could consider leaving a comment there if  you're not interested in working on the article, or refuting the reviewer's rationale, or something. Otherwise, the entry will likely sit in limbo indefinitely. North America1000 15:07, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I can leave a comment in thenom that I have no access to any of the article's sources, so can't improve the sourcing, but feel that extra comment doesn't help the sourcing. I thought I could help by asking those who have the sources, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Just do what you feel like doing. Of course, you don't have to reply there at all, if you don't want to. In re Template:Did you know nominations/FP (Poulenc), just so you know, I'm not trying to be a stickler or overly critical. Over the last several months, and also beyond that, hooks have been routinely pulled from DYK prep areas, queues and even the Main page when issues such as these are discovered, with long, sometimes heated discussions then occurring at WT:DYK. I feel it's best to address matters before hooks are promoted to the prep area, to avoid the potential for future problems and unnecessary drama. North America1000 15:33, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I am with you wanting to avoid unnecessary drama. - In the FP article, I could technically put all summary information from the table in a lead which doesn't need a source per teh rulez, however that would place the TOC too low, therefore I tried a compromise. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:42, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for addressing matters in re FP; you probably saw the re-tick I added there. FYI, the very last thing I want to do is put off any music aficionados around here, which aren't many, and you're into classy music to boot. Anyway, thanks again for not hating me. Cheers, North America1000 16:36, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes I saw the re-tick, - perhaps now take the template from the reviewer's talk if you haven't done so. I try to not hate people, rather generally so ;) - The new article is progressing, will perhaps go to DYK today. Writing it also helped our FA on the composer (who died OTD 1963), by a better translation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:42, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I added a note there (diff). I prefer to just leave it all in place, rather than blanking, which some frown upon, particularly when it's done by others to their user talk page. Sept répons des ténèbres looks interesting, but probably won't get as many page views compared to some pop band with a music video, right? North America1000 16:52, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Forgot to mention, feel free to remove the "concerto" link I added to FP (catalogue) if it's not up to par. North America1000 16:55, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Your own template which is no longer a concern and nobody has replied to: I would not frown on simply removing it, as removing clutter, - but do it your way ;) - I got 12k views for a composer, - you never know until you try ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:02, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

I know it's not about page views, but an article I recently nominated (but did not improve much) that went to main page did pretty well (the leader for January hooks). Everyone likes pizza! Also, clutter can be a good thing. North America1000 17:20, 30 January 2017 (UTC)


 * North America and Gerda, unfortunately there is a HUMONGOUS copyvio problem with Heures de Charles d'Angoulême. It's not the fault of the English Wikipedia editors. They were just translating the French version which they didn't realise had been copied from a copyright source. See my comments at Template:Did you know nominations/Heures de Charles d'Angoulême for details. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:55, 30 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for looking even if I don't like the find! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Figure humaine
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:55, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Cello Sonata No. 1 (Reger)
Materialscientist (talk) 00:30, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Thomaschke
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:26, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nunc dimittis (Pärt)
Vanamonde (talk) 12:12, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sonja Kehler
Vanamonde (talk) 12:12, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Interests
After Babar I had no idea you were also in the nuclear industry... LouisAlain (talk) 18:41, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Any woman ;) - Poulenc's catalogue will go to DYK tomorrow, in case you'd like to make last adjustments. I am happy with the looks, but not with the current name. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:44, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for FP (catalogue)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:37, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Uploading images?
Hi Gerta. I am trying to figure out how to upload an image to Matti Salminen's article. How do I go about doing this? Please reply on my TALK page. Thanks! HandsomeMrToad (talk) 19:10, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Grammar advice???
Hello Gerda and your serried legions of talk page stalkers. Sorry to bother you but I would love some advice: where, or to whom, does one go for advice on grammar for Wikipedia articles? I won't bore you here with the background but I'm seeing something going on which I think may be grammatically wrong. My confidence in my education (both formal and informal) and knowledge is not such that I am ready to take up the cudgels without some authoritative comment behind me ... and preferably not even then given how much I hate conflict and to what extent I really shouldn't be editing this ahem ahem lovely site anyway. '' Further, I am really not keen to put my mindless little query up in some place where it becomes a screamfest for every passing person who wanted to be a pencil monitor but was bullied at school and must now sneeringly put the world to rights one putdown at a time. '' But ho hum ... who ya gonna call? Please do enlighten me. Preferably gently. Thanks and best wishes to all DBaK (talk) 14:02, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I think the people of the guild of copy-editors should know, no? Corinne might know better, or ask Cassianto, but you will have to ask on his talk because he is under a block (adjective avoided). - I always trust that others will fix my grammar mistakes ;) - Thanks for coming, great music ahead, tromboned! - What do you think of this piece with unusual scoring? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:13, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Gerda! Many thanks for the reply - very useful and I am sure I will be able to sort out my problem from your advice. I'll probably head for one of the individuals rather than the GCE. I did wonder about the Guild but worried that I would be setting myself up for public ridicule too much. As for the Praetorius - wow, how utterly gorgeous! I have of course dashed off and got the Weser Renaissance recording that you mention ... lovely. And the Poulenc - yup, know it well, have played it several times (it won). A lovely, sweet piece. I played it with two of my best friends in the late 70s and we are still friends ... go figure. Thanks again, keep up the good work, cheers DBaK (talk) 23:27, 5 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your confidence in me, Gerda. DBaK, I love your user name – and I've wanted to tell you this ever since I first saw it a few years ago – and now's my chance – even though "knackered" isn't in the American vocabulary, but I kind of get what it means, just from reading novels and watching British television programs. It makes me laugh every time I see it. Well, here are several ideas:


 * 1) Post a question on the talk page of an editor whose opinion you trust. I sometimes have questions about wording, and I post a question on Rothorpe's talk page. You can always ask me, or a fellow GOCE editor such as Miniapolis, Jonesey95, or Twofingered Typist. You can also ask Cassianto and Rodw. Of course there are many other good editors that I haven't mentioned.


 * 2) Look for an answer in WP:MOS. In some sections, there is a link to an article that covers the topic in more detail.


 * 3) Read actual Wikipedia articles. Here are just a few: English language. You'll notice that there is a whole section on grammar and another on vocabulary. At the beginning of the Grammar section, there is a link to another article, English grammar. In some of the sections of that article, there are links to other articles that cover the topic in more detail. You may very well find an answer to your question in one of those articles (if you have the time and patience to read through them).


 * 4) Besides definitions, some on-line dictionaries give example sentences and specific information (such as which preposition or prepositions follow a verb, or which nouns are usually used in the plural, etc.). I would guess that the unabridged ones give more information than the abridged ones.


 * 5) Finally, you can do a search on an internet search engine. Just put in the search bar something like "Which vs. that", or "Participles", or "Relative clauses", or "Present perfect tense", or "Present perfect vs. Past Tense", or even "English grammar", etc. You'll see that several websites will come up again and again. If you like the look and sound of the advice and examples, bookmark the site so you can find it again when you have another question. Well, I hope this helps. Best regards, – Corinne (talk) 23:56, 5 February 2017 (UTC)


 * (ec) Thank you, DBaK, staying friends is the most wonderful thing! - I just heard great music, Andenken eines Engels played by an orchestra I have a friend in, conducted by Dirk Kaftan, soloist Liza Ferschtman, at the Erwin Piscator House, go figure (or wait for the links turning blue) ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:00, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm happy to answer grammar questions any time. One caveat: you won't always get a definitive answer. Grammar is sometimes "descriptive" (what people do) rather than "prescriptive" (what people must do). For an example of the morass that grammar sometimes becomes, see serial comma. I'll do my best to describe your options, however. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:11, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, all. Update soon or soonish, probably chez Corinne, but I will let you know. Best wishes to all, DBaK (talk) 16:38, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Now at User talk:Corinne. Thanks to all. DBaK (talk) 08:50, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Re: Precious
Hell Gerda, thank you so much for your note of thanks and the precious blue sapphire you left on my talk page! I've been editing Wikipedia on and off lately, and your note of encouragement is highly appreciated! --haha169 (talk) 08:04, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * It was nice to meet you of the Chinese sociologist! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:08, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Tilo Medek
— Maile (talk) 12:07, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

Whoops (DYK)
Forgot to copy that DYK notification message, but head on over to Template:Did you know nominations/Liberté (poem). ~ Rob 13 Talk 20:54, 6 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for a more personal note ;) - and for staying around! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Peter Janssens
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Precious
(Littleolive oil (talk) 17:50, 7 February 2017 (UTC))


 * Thank you, dear! I just wrote mine for the day, at the same time, header "Bach and chocolate", unfortunately to a user whom me miss since 2010. Good to have you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:07, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

iboxes
Fair enough. Time to update Composer ibox, possibly... I'll leave that for now, though! — Iadmc  ♫ talk  19:10, 8 February 2017 (UTC)


 * The most important thing I want to know about a composer is his works, - it works for Reger, Beethoven, Bach and Handel. infobox person is always most advanced, - why have a different one? I use it for all people, - just started a conductor whose concert I liked, only to find out he is mentioned on 2016 in classical music ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:38, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * If you remember, the concern was adding irrelevancies like "associated acts" and so on. was a compromise to move discussion forward. Perhaps it is time to review it since few active editors know it exists. I take your point about Works but, as I recall, the Project was worried about a huge list appearing and otherwise deciding which were the most notable works to include. WP:COMPOSERS seems to be only semi-active, now, so perhaps discussion there is pointless? Anyway, I avoid infoboxes generally, leaving them to others to deal with, unless they are clearly a mess. —  Iadmc  ♫ talk  22:18, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That said a lot of articles use it — Iadmc  ♫ talk  22:23, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Very wise (avoid, I mean). My last encounter with the project was regarding Pierre Boulez when he died about a year ago. I, and was reverted, and went to the talk page, and tried the project, - I don't need more of the kind, ever. I add infoboxes where I think they are an improvement, and when I'm reverted I go to the next (and watch others talking, confessed). DYK that I archived all infobox-related stuff end of 2015? Writing articles is much more rewarding. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:40, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ps: "If you remember" - no, I don't, I was merrily unaware of the conflict until Samuel Barber in 2012, when I encountered the unforgettable phrase "Unless, of course, someone wishes to argue that Barber was not a person..." that changed my mind ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:49, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That WikiProject was very argumentative, as I recall, and opposed just about anything other than its OWN agenda... ;) I might just change all the boxes linked above to Person, see what happens! Probably very little. Best — Iadmc  ♫ talk  22:57, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * No need to change unless you need the parameters it doesn't offer, education and work, - I try to use only a few anyway. My name comes up a lot in the list ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:05, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Martin Greif (poet)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you! I turned to soft work, though, like the poet above, and the hymn to come next ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit
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You've been doing a lot of good work of late Gerda, always amazes me the sheer amount of missing content. I compared the Munich category with the German one yesterday! hope you're feeling better physically. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:24, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Yes, feeling good physically, and you are right about no end of missing content. 2017 is the year of the Reformation, and reformation is an early link (both in time and placement) on my user page which to follow I recommend to everyone interested in my background. I invited to a FAC a while ago, remember? Still open, needs source check, but any comment is welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:32, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hasn't it been reviewed for GA though?♦ Dr. Blofeld  19:29, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, my mistake, wrong link, here: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:23, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Re: Precious
Why, thank you! How every kind. Much appreciated :-) Regards, Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 14:02, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Five years now
Dear Gerda, Thanks for your recent 'thank' and also for your 5-year Precious anniversay notice (?renewal?). Some might say, Nasty hobbit stole the Precioussss. Any distinction carries the burden of its being coveted, by oneself or others. More, one must live up to it, which may be beyond one's power, or at least, one's inclination (where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise...) It is wise to know one's own shortcomings; and as for an honour, I am with Albert Schweitzer: Cette parole n'est pas convenable parmi les Chrétiens. The most precious ornament is humility, a faculty nurtured by faith. But your souvenir of our happy collaborations, pour moi c'est précieux. Our world craves more kindness. Warmest greetings, Eebahgum (talk) 03:56, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Merci! I reply with French (today's): Sept répons des ténèbres. Thank you for gracing my page with kindness worded so well! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

re:Precious
Thanks for the honor! I've been inactive for years, so I didn't discover it until I started sifting through my talkpage. Thanks again :) &mdash;Deckiller (t-c-l) 05:03, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sept répons des ténèbres
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Something I found...
...on WikiMedia Commons. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 23:13, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Herz-lichen Dank! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:21, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Franziska Romana Koch
— Maile (talk) 16:27, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

I started learning it again
Hallo! Wie ghite's der? Ich bin nicht so gut. I didn't Google or use my book - how did I do? — Yashtalk stalk</b> 16:20, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Es geht gut. Wie geht es dir? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:22, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Mir es sehr gut. That is as much as I can do so far. German is a fascinating language to learn indeed. — <b style="color:black">Yash</b><b style="color:grey">talk</b> <b style="color:grey">stalk</b> 13:01, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * "Mir geht es sehr gut" you mean? - Real people rarely say that, don't be surprised when you come over ;) - Often heard: "[es] geht so" (= "it goes" but no more than that), "ganz gut" (= almost well, caution: not "completely well", I guess an easy mistake). My father's standard answer was "zufrieden" (content, at peace, which many hear as "I have to be content that at least it's not worse", but he meant it literally.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:29, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Ja, tut mihr leid. "Zufrieden" sounds nice, I will use that in my next class of German. — <b style="color:black">Yash</b><b style="color:grey">talk</b> <b style="color:grey">stalk</b> 13:47, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

August Buchner and DYK
Gerda, the article has acquired an "unref" template for its "Selected works" section, and as long as that template is there, the DYK nomination, currently in the lead in Prep 4, cannot get to the main page.

I'm happy to postpone it by a day or two (to Prep 6 or Prep 2) if you think you can get this taken care of, but need more time; I can also leave it there if you can handle it this evening. Please let me know your preference. If I haven't heard back by midnight UTC, I'll probably postpone it to Prep 2, which will give it two additional days. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:22, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I will take care of it, no need to postpone. Same procedure with every German author, - we have authority control, the link GND takes every reader to the list of works in the German National Library, - will never understand the DYK need for inline citations on top. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:53, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * done --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for August Buchner
Vanamonde (talk) 03:30, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK
Please see Template:Did you know nominations/Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone. As an aside, I also responded at Template:Did you know nominations/Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann, where I think a second set of eyes would be a good idea to help develop a good hook. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 04:58, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
 * And you have one more to take a look at here. This one is a very quick fix! ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 03:22, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * And yet another at Template:Did you know nominations/Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan. That one should definitely be taken to GA. It's very, very close to meeting GA standards as-is. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:17, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

clumsy as ever I'm afraid
Adagio assai LouisAlain (talk) 07:13, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Arneth Cantata, WAB 61
Dear Gerda,

FYI: In the meantime I have retrieved a Reinschrift of the text of the second version of Bruckner's Arneth Cantata, WAB 61. With the help of Hans Roelofs I have put it in modern lettertype. I have put it on the Wikipedia page, which I have restructured accordingly. I will later add an English translation of the text.

Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 20:29, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That is great! I heard his 4th, a remarkable performance. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:35, 15 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Dear Gerda, I have just added an English translation. I would appreciate if you could have a look on it. Thanks, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 11:02, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I did it, but it's hard work to make any sense of that accumulation of high heartbeat and hotly imploring (heiß erflehen). What are the thanks to the monastery's father for? In five stanzas, I didn't find one solid reason ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot for doing it!!! This is indeed a Schmiererei... See the comment, which Hans sent me yesterday about it:
 * Ik heb nog eens een keer de tekst bekeken, omdat ik al die onzin die er stond niet kon geloven – maar het staat er, dus zij Marinelli aan het nageslacht overgeleverd! Deze tekst behoort toch wel tot de ergste “Schmiererei” die hij ooit heeft afgeleverd! Is dat de hoge cultuur van St. Florian? Maar goed, iedereen moge jou dankbaar zijn dat je het gedicht hebt getranscribeerd; ik heb alleen wat kleine foutjes eruit gelicht. Beide Abschriften zijn overigens niet geheel gelijk; het ene heeft van leestekens nauwelijks ooit gehoord, het andere strooit ze rond, ook waar dat zinloos is... Maar goed, weer een leemte gesloten...
 * Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 14:06, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Agree ;) - Could you perhaps look at Liza Ferschtman? I translated from German, but there's much more in nl which you might better understand than I do. Could you get some over to en? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I will have a look on the nl:Liza Ferschtman and transfer additional info from it. Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 14:43, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Job
Instead of a wikilink, you can always add a footnote to explain something that you think might not be clear. In the English language Job is pronounced to rhyme with the French word daube. The word "job" rhymes with the "Bob" in Bob a Job Week. (Not Bob Hope, which in American is pronounced barb.) When pronounced correctly, I don't think English-speaking people would confuse the two, although they might not be aware of the biblical figure. Of course in the age of the tweet, many readers will not even know what the Old Testament is or indeed have any understanding of the concept of "book". Mathsci (talk) 07:51, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree on all accounts, but think a footnote midword would be even more awkward that a link to half a term. (For watchers: we talk about Job-like in Sieben Stücke, Op. 145.) Other opinions are welcome, best on the article talk, also if the musicologist who mentioned Job in his (rather personal) view of a 20th-century organ piece should be quoted completely. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yash! -- Yash! (talk) 14:01, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Liza Ferschtman
Dear Gerda,

I have just expanded the page Liza Ferschtman with data from the nl:Liza Ferschtman. Do not hesitate to improve my input.

Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 16:14, 17 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you! I'll look, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:16, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Great! Are there any references? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:55, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Reference CDs and "International violin competition in Sion" added. --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 20:44, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:18, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Just in case you like to do more of the kind, I found this, if you find something that his article doesn't have, that would be nice to add. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:20, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, Gerda

 * Thank you, blushing (again) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:16, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Léocadia
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DYK for St. Marien am Behnitz
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DYK for Liberté (poem)
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DYK for Dirk Kaftan
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you, - it was pure joy, listening to the Marburg concert, which prompted the writing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125
I think there was a real danger that the FAC was becoming a bit of a train-wreck. Rather than archive, I think an old-fashioned restart would give it the best chance of success. I've left a note on the FAC page. For the purposes of the restart, it is a fresh start and has effectively begun again. If previous reviewers wish to comment, that is absolutely fine. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:37, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * What you call old-fashioned is a new approach for me, but I am all open. As the good occasions to have this as TFA in 2017 are all in the past (2 February for which it was composed, 18 February Luther's day of death, - while for 28 July, Bach's day of death, another article is pending) there's no rush. I was surprised to see stability issues mentioned, because I don't know of any revert but my mistake of inadvertently saving an old copy in which I had looked something up. I like the recent changes by a new IP, good in English and knowledge of the topic, but not familiar with FA process. I will look tomorrow, - too late now to do anything useful. My internal translation of the title: In peace and joy I let go ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:20, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Old Fashioned is the new approach? Definitely. Click my sig! --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:55, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Heures de Charles d'Angoulême
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen
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DYK for Johann Sperling
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
Mifter (talk) 12:01, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Cello Sonata (Poulenc)
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Missodia Sionia
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Théâtre de la Michodière
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ingeborg Weber-Kellermann
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn
Mifter (talk) 12:01, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

Leonore Kirschstein
Might this be of interest? I was listening to her in Cardillac the other night; I must confess it was far better than I ever expected from Hindemith. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot online, but she did have a career in Munich, so... -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:00, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * To be expanded, promising, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:08, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * No, thank you. :-) -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:35, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Luise Thurmair
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Propsteikirche, Leipzig
Mifter (talk) 12:03, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

At another page
I was referred to a comment at another Talk page, questioning the need for secondary scientific sources in cases where a primary source exists and appears. I cannot believe this is really an issue, but thought I should ask. (There is no question to those of us in the sciences, that—apart from introducing WP:OR—while primary sources can appear to broaden and deepen an article's information given, the conclusions of science articles are to be based on the preponderance of scientific perspective on matters, as established by secondary sources.) Cheers, Le Prof 73.210.155.96 (talk) 07:40, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Lance Ryan
— Maile (talk) 12:03, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Litanies à la Vierge Noire
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Es woll uns Gott genädig sein
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sieben Stücke, Op. 145
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Translation help
Would you please check the translation of SMS Danzig (1851) (from, as of now, parts of the German article)? I'm confident that I am not really missing too much (I understand German much better than I write it), but expert eyes would be helpful. Thanks! 69.165.196.103 (talk) 17:02, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
 * A quick read (after singing 1 2 3) revealed that you don't believe that ships are female, but in most articles I met, they are. The thing in the brackets, could it be phrased as a new sentence? - Will look again, a bit later. Singing tomorrow 4, this one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:33, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I didn't translate the opening - could you check the revision history and see what I have actually translated myself? Will go correct the gender immediately. 69.165.196.103 (talk) 20:35, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
 * First I'll write my little contrib to women's day. Found her a red link in Hindemith operas, only to find out that the operas also need work, - the only ref causing a 404 error etc. - Then I'll look but not only at "your" stuff ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:52, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Anton Bruckner on the French Wikipedia
Dear Gerda,

First of all, thanks for your change on Asperges me, WAB 4.

Two days ago, I began to transfer the pages on Bruckner's works to the French Wikipedia. I have already transferred (and adapted) 30 of them: the overview pages on the motets, Weltliche Chorwerke, Piano works and Organ works, as well as the individual pages on the large religious works, the chamber music works and cantatas.

Somebody else had already done it for the Requiem and the Kitzler-Studienbuch. I have also improved the not fully adequate transfer (and translation) of these two pages. I have still to improve the content of the current page on the Te Deum, and make a French translation of the German texts used by the cantatas.

I will thereafter transfer ot the individual pages on the motets, other orchestral works, etc., except (perhaps) the individual pages on the Weltliche Chorwerke.

Have a fine Saturday evening, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 21:07, 4 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you! Look just above: a native speaker of French, perhaps you can do something together? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:24, 4 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I'll see if I can help - must go prepare supper for now. 69.165.196.103 (talk) 21:30, 4 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Looked at the boat, bedtime now, more Poulenc tomorrow, DYK, and singing Rossini! Wish LouisAlain and you two could listen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sécheresses (Poulenc)
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Super flumina Babylonis (Nuffel)
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you
Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:16, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Today's featured article/March 24, 2017
Sorry, I meant to revert to the TFAR version but got sidetracked. I always look at both the TFAR and the lead, and often take some text from both. If the changes are complex, I copy the lead text in so that I can see a clear diff, and sometimes Jim and Mike do this as well. Thanks for nominating this. - Dank (push to talk) 13:31, 7 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for explaining! I just was worried if some changes I made (more links, for the general readership, for example), were considered not a good idea. I changed the Burgtheater link in the article now also: readers shouldn't think even for a second that the piece was performed in a building that was not there during Mozart's life. I wonder how many could tell at a glance, by a difference in style. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:44, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Erna Ellmenreich
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mary Boggs
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126
The article Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yash! -- Yash! (talk) 02:02, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Precious - Five Years.
Thank you, Gerda, for your encouragement. You are a sweetie! --Bermicourt (talk) 10:32, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Herr Jesu Christ, wahr Mensch und Gott
Mifter (talk) 12:03, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The Lord is my Shepherd (Rutter)
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Émilie Ambre
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Sautéed mushrooms
Just FYI, the article was pulled from Main page, per the discussion here. Oh well. I guess the first hook at Template:Did you know nominations/Sautéed mushrooms would have been better! North America1000 06:31, 13 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I slept through that. (For some reason, many more of DYK where I was involved, seem to happen the first part of the day when it's night for me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:13, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Sleep is more important. Anyway, just an FYI about all of this. Hope you're doing well. Happy editing! North America1000 08:15, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Look above: productive ;) - Will now do my morning routine: put the singer that I nominated in more connections, update the German portal's DYK archive, thank someone for the TFA, remind a few that they were declared precious OTD, go over the watchlist, write the article of the day. Happy to see that TRM can edit normally again, - without your ping, I would have noticed much later ;) - Will the mushrooms be served another day? The hook was "patently correct", saying "at least". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:24, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Will you put the earlier date in the article? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm going to avoid adding any dates to the article at this time, in the interest of avoiding potential edit warz. North America1000 08:31, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I see. Like I avoid entering this discussion while there's still mentioning of the article in recent TFAs. When I listen to my own good advice, I won't enter even afterwards: every thread Infobox is a waste of time, only topped by arbitration ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:39, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I think. North America1000 08:44, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

It's all about the topic, anyway. North America1000 13:45, 13 March 2017 (UTC)


 * delicious! - new article not yet written, walk first, - also more important ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:03, 13 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Am I the Victim or the Crime? (scroll to 58:25, Fair use music). Garcia scorches here.
 * Gone are the days we stopped to decide. North America1000 14:49, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * You are a victim of ignorance, but who isn't. We are supposed to "suffer ... gladly". (Take the trip to arbitration, above, it was mentioned in the edit before mine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:27, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I sense a great deal of sarcasm. I ain't no martyr. And also, Arbcom is there for a reason. They get to deal with real bad, wicked shit sometimes, the kind of stuff I don't want to be around. North America1000 15:35, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Technically, since the sautéed mushrooms DYK was pulled, I suppose I could request a re-run with the first hook...eh? That would be fun, but perhaps it's time to just let it go. North America1000 15:37, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
 * How long was it on the Main page? - You can ask to run it again, it doesn't hurt ;) - I was a victim of arbcom and still carry the burden, but the present committee is fine. When I discussed dangerous thoughts about arbitration (look up 2015 on top, look for "dangerous", it's on red background), it was with the one who is my favourite arb now ;) - Always like to reread the first header of that archive: "Hope is precious and great joy is found in living". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:47, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Horne hook
"...Cape Town Opera and the Wiesbaden orchestra?" shouldn't orchestra be capitalised here? The Rambling Man (talk) 08:25, 14 March 2017 (UTC)


 * If it was the orchestra's name, yes, but that would be Hessisches Staatsorchester, long and very German, - but the chorus is more interesting than the orchestra, - did you see the picture in the review? I am really sad I missed that, but I saw Peter Grimes. - How do I address someone who's groupie I am, allegedly? - Seriously: I am in the group of people who suffered under AE, and when I look at who else (2014 example pictured), it's almost an honour. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 14 March 2017 (UTC)


 * How about: "the theatre's orchestra"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
 * ps: bottom line in 2014: "no foul, play on", - let's do that! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:40, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Georg Thurmair
Mifter (talk) 12:02, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

the ip
doing wikidata work on geological terms - weird - not sure what planet is on doing that - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/194.61.223.53 - all things no longer relevant to english wikipedia in the era of wikidata... JarrahTree 15:48, 14 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Someone addressed the ip already, - seems somone of old style. Nothing is done by Wikidata by magic, of course, it has first to be connected. I'd be willing to do it for one, the one where I reverted, but see that they are many. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:59, 14 March 2017 (UTC)


 * ps: If I remember right, a bot went and transformed, - no idea if it still runs occasionally and could pick them up. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:01, 14 March 2017 (UTC)


 * It's more difficult than I thought: the German Kat has a different entity on Wikidata, and they need to be merged, which I can't do. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:05, 14 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Iris Vermillion
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Kirchenlied
Hello! Your submission of Kirchenlied at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Dr Aaij (talk) 02:07, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Albert Horne
<small style="color:#999;white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:lightgrey 0.3em 0.3em 0.15em;">&mdash; <big style="color:#ffa439">Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 12:02, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for 52 Chorale Preludes, Op. 67
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Are you still looking for a translation on those Dutch Liza Ferschtman sources?
Happened to come across your messages (those from 12 March) on Drmies' talkpage. From what I could see, he hasn't gotten around to responding yet. Dunno if you also asked someone else, or if Drmies communicated with you some other place than his talkpage, but if not and if you're still looking for a translation, I'd be happy to help. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 04:19, 16 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for offering! I don't need it, the article is now approved for DYK, but if you can improve it by adding interesting things that might be hidden in Dutch, go ahead, - much appreciated! - Drmies responded by adding the item about the stunning Biber pieces, - rarely played because so difficult, but I heard another good violinist playing some.. I'd like to find details about the Beethoven violin sonatas at the Concertgebouw. There's no doubt that she played them, because it's in every version of her bio, but google finds so many mirrors of those, + it's 10 years ago, that I couldn't find something like program details or a review. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
 * All right, I'll take a better look at those sources and see what if anything I can find that's worth adding. I'll take a quick look if I can find any other good sources in Dutch as well. Might have to ask you for help in determining what is worth adding, though. Much as I enjoy music, I am less familiar with en.wiki's guidelines and such on the subject than you. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 16:17, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
 * What's worth adding is unusual repertory, such as the Biber, not Beethoen again and again, - also to find performances with some of the great guys at the great places, to break up these long lists of only names. I added performances to an opera singer yesterday, and could then . --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:27, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah, makes sense. :) Thanks for the example. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 18:10, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

WP:BLPDELETE
Replying to your question, I hope that if you are recreating deleted content, you check why it was deleted? In the case of Michael Cole (public relations), whilst WP:BLPDELETE was not mentioned in the deletion summary, the AfD at which it was concluded the article should be deleted was linked. Reading that discussion would bring to someone's attention that the article was deleted as a result of a request from the article subject. WP:BLPDELETE therefore applies. I accept that there might be less obvious cases where the policy might apply, and the person recreating the article might not realise it. I don't think anyone is interested in sanctioning anyone who genuinely did not realise that WP:BLPDELETE applied, but I think it's important to take care when recreating deleted biographies. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 13:47, 16 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your response. I confess that when I recreated a deleted article, I so far only looked at the deletion log entry. Those should be more specific, in general. The article in question has now two entries, and both don't mention the term. - I now also took a look at the AfD, which contains not even "blp", - I don't think we can be requested to study such a thing in detail. How about a prominent mentioning on top, like closing a discussion, or on top of a closed RfA? - As you may have seen in my comment in the new discussion, I once received the request from someone about whom I had written to have the article deleted and approached an admin to comply, who replied that the subject's wish doesn't matter as long as the article is built on solid sources. I think that makes sense. (This was de. I followed the person's wish a bit by not publishing the English version which was/is in my userspace.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:05, 16 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I think mentioning WP:BLPDELETE in the deletion summary (or prominently at the top of the AfD page) would be good practice. That said, I do think if you're going to recreate an article about a person that was previously deleted, the onus also rests on you to satisfy yourself that it was not deleted on BLP grounds. <strong style="font-variant:small-caps">WJBscribe (talk) 14:16, 16 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Now, until yesterday I didn't even know that deletion on BLP grounds existed. From my experience (described), I knew the opposite: that we don't comply with a subject's wish, - it may be something very subjective and not factual. Even knowing now that there is such a thing: reading such a lengthy discussion completely can't be requested and called onus, - it's not a productive use of my time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:21, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Liza Ferschtman
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for An allem ist Hütchen schuld!
— Maile (talk) 12:04, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

thank you
Thank you for awarding the Precious prize to me last year! It meant (and means) a lot to me that another editor noticed my work. :-) I've seen you around DYK and I applaud your work on classical music pages (I'm a big fan of Poulenc). Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 14:55, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you, that's nice of you to say. It's not what I want, though, - the master's is just a page I watch, having just sung his Petite messe solennelle, in veneration. It's just an unspoken guideline: European date format and spelling for European topics. For some it's not clear, then there might be a template, typically at the beginning, that you see in edit mode. Look here (third and fourth template) - and we celebrate his birthday, even if it's "wrong" because he was born in a different calendar ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Mentoring
Gerda, I understand one is supposed to approach a mentor, regarding FAC. I nominated William T. Stearn before I was aware of this. May I enlist your help? --Michael Goodyear (talk) 21:00, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'll look, but would like to finish a GA nom before. - Would you look at mine, please? It may give you ideas ;) - I am happy that I received a support on Bach's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * You know how much I love your work! --Michael Goodyear (talk) 22:57, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! - Did you say what you like about that article, and what not, in the FAC? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:02, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the review! You didn't say what you don't like. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Well as you know I was completely pinned down by my FAC --Michael Goodyear (talk) 21:21, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I saw that only later ;) - mine was also not easy, had to be restarted which was a new experience, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * For the page numbers: in case I'd want to verify something, I'd like precisely where to look, not a range that doesn't show at all in the ref, and perhaps 20 pages in the bibliography. Compare my latest, Bleib bei uns, where I try to get to a page or two, unless it's a short web source. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:49, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * One more bit of "mentoring": the "alt" for images should describe the image to someone who can't see it, - that can be quite a challenge, and I have my helper for it, - compare my FAC, first image. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:57, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Also see Bach biography - Life then work! --Michael Goodyear (talk) 22:10, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I accepted life/career/work, no? Just think the lead doesn't have to follow, - like Bach's where we don't read by how many children he was survived ;) - If you want to read about his audition for Thomaskantor, turn here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:36, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Please: I don't want to revert you, almost feel I do the same thing twice ;)
 * Hymns (like poems) in quotation marks, not also italic.
 * Cantatas and movements italic.
 * No Main - Bencherlite explained that it has a special meaning, please see the archive.

How about suggestions on the talk? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:55, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about reverts, I will try and keep changes to a minimum. I see that in the instructions for preparing an article for FAC it is suggested you provide a list of similar articles that have reached FA ;) --Michael Goodyear (talk) 12:33, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * BWV 172 · BWV 22 · BWV 165 · BWV 4 · BWV 161, in the order of writing, - I am not good in following instructions. The article when it was nominated looked like this, - you can see what changed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:45, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

WT:TFA
Ping! Very nice article, btw. - Dank (push to talk) 00:49, 23 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree, nice article by Syek88! I only participated in the nomination, and the little DYK, DYK? - In general, I like the term "Mozart concerto" (which wasn't even the question), compare Bach cantata and see the discussion (years ago and solved, but interesting history). - I DO like your elegant improvements, generally, and learned a lot from changes you made, thank you!--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:23, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Herzlichen Dank. - Dank (push to talk) 12:41, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Guten Morgen
Hallo Gerda, ich habe mich gestern Abend weiter mit deinem Artikel über die Bach-Kantate befasst und dir einen entsprechenden Kommentar auf die Bewerbungsseite geschrieben. Es wäre lieb und schön, wenn du dich auch noch mal über den Palais Rohan beugtest, ich habe ja gesehen, dass du einen ersten Ansatz gemacht hast − danke dafür! Viele Grüße, Edelseider (talk) 07:31, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Danke, und ja, ich habe vor, "lieb und schön" zu sein, weiß aber nicht, ob ich heute dazu komme. - General comment: when I inserted that little full stop, I spent some time finding the position between the long references within the text. I learned when collaborating on Kafka to list them separately. Even if you don't want to go as far as using Harvard (see today's article), you could name them all and put them in a separate list (see tomorrow's article),--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Sollten wir nicht alle jeden Tag mit dem Vorsatz aufstehen, bis zum Abend lieb und schön zu sein? :) Edelseider (talk) 08:09, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Guter Vorsatz, und dann sagen wir Besserwisser ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:47, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Margarethe Bence
<small style="color:#999;white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:lightgrey 0.3em 0.3em 0.15em;">&mdash; <big style="color:#ffa439">Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 00:01, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

A new article: Aria from Abduction
Hi Gerda, I have created an article about the most difficult aria for bass: "O, wie will ich triumphieren" from ABDUCTION. Just letting you know. HandsomeMrToad (talk) 02:15, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for letting me know. Did you see today's musical TFA in C minor? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 24 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Beethoven Orchester Bonn
Materialscientist (talk) 05:45, 25 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry about the fiddling, Gerda. I'm just a bad person. Cheers DBaK (talk) 08:46, 25 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Fiddling is the word of the month, - I haven't even seen yours, and may have no time to look, the weather is too nice ;) - C minor mood because of a death in the family: To Hope. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Bach Cantatas
Hi Gerda. I just faced this website, while looking for a harpsichord player, and found it useful: http://www.bach-cantatas.com But you may have visited the website before. Best regards, Hamid Hassani (talk) 15:23, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, visited in almost every article I write - exaggerating only slightly ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:18, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

Help with German text requested
Hi Gerda, I'm currently working on Schloss Bruchsal but am having a bit of trouble translating some German text from 1720; I suspect it might be a bit archaic. What's your take on this? "Jetzt faßte er das Ergebnis seiner Prüfung wie folgt zusammen: Ich habe nun den ort ausgelesen, wohe meine residenz hinkommen solle, ich habe mein tag kein schönere situation von allem gesehen, es ist zu Bruchsal, ein statt, viel größer als Aschaffenburg rechdt schön wieder gebauet." Prioryman (talk) 18:39, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
 * If you need just the meaning: "He now summarized the result of his research as follows: I now selected the location for my residence, I haven't seen a more beautiful one in my life, it is at Bruchsal, a town much larger than Aschaffenburg, nicely rebuilt." If you need an idiomatc translation ask Moonraker. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:26, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mel Olson
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Françoise de Rimini
Vanamonde (talk) 00:02, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Help with english to german translation
Hi, do you know German language? I was having problem with one sentence. One only. The problem is, it is a little odd statement so all of the software translators are giving different output. So i was wondering, would you please help me with translating one english statement to german? Thanks a lot! —<span style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (<span style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">talk ) 00:27, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Which one? And there are often several valid ways. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:51, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * It is "I am a jelly-doughnut". Like, "Ich bin ein Berliner". :) —<span style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (<span style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">talk ) 17:57, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh dear. This is one we gaze at darkly, through the cracked, cobwebbed and unfocused mirror of history. What a pity Kiran didn't want to know "Could you please direct me to the principal railway station?" Good luck Gerda. :) DBaK (talk) 19:23, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't know enough English ;) - German has no true equivalent to donuts. Kreppel have the same shape, "Berliner" (the baked variety) doesn't even have the shape. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Piano Concerto No. 6 (Mozart)
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

BWV 125
Congratulations on yet another FA with Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 --Michael Goodyear (talk) 11:07, 28 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, that was the hardest so far. Now I don't know when to show it because 2 February for which it was composed is over for this year of the reformation, so is Luther's day of death, and for Bach's we have already a different nomination, also with a date associated. I guess I'll just go for 2 February next year, and try something else for this year, such as BWV 10. - Thank you for valuable questions and comments! Bach and his theology would deserve an article. I don't quite know how much he could think of that, when he had to perform (composed, copied, rehearsed - if at all) the next cantata only two days after the one above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:39, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Leonore Kirschstein
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you!
Thank you, - only aspects of nationality are of no importance to me, especially not in music ;) - I don't care which nationality Mozart was, or Jenkins, or Boulez, the music makes them understandable worldwide. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:20, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I was planning to give the European one to all participants of the 10k challenge at its conclusion in November. That I've seen, most of your pages are works by Bach or other German composers so I thought that it fit.
 * I'd like the European one ;) - There wasn't even a Germany when Bach lived in Thuringia and Saxony, - nationality didn't matter. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:30, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Bruckner on the French Wikipedia
Beste Gerda,

FYI: I have the last three weeks translated and transferred 110 pages from the English Wikipedia to the French Wikipedia. All Bruckner works have now also a dedicated page on the French Wikipedia. The most consuming was the translations of the German texts to French. Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 17:07, 29 March 2017 (UTC)


 * You deserve a hug for that act of love! I noticed some when the Wikidata entry was added. I try to write one article a day and think that is much, - your figures look more like 4 a day! Impressive! One day I did something like that: 11 composer biographies, for an opera festival. - My next DYK will be #800, DYK? A contralto from Belgium! I filled a red link for the soprano of today, and found an interesting personality singing unusual music with the composers conducting! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:27, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for your kind words, but I cannot take much credit for Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States - just excised it from the larger Anti-miscegenation laws article.--Bellerophon5685 (talk) 08:32, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

"Talk before you block"
You used to have an essay with this name. I can't find it, where's it gone? <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  16:51, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Deleted after discussion, and userfied, - only I can't find it myself. It was first used for Coffee (after he blocked Eric), and it was a paraphrase of talk before you cite a colleague to AE. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:22, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * User:Gerda Arendt/User talk before you block. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:24, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Floq, my best memory --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:28, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Memory? Oh dear, no. I can't recall where I parked my car this morning. I just used https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&prefix=Gerda&namespace=2. --Floquenbeam (talk) 18:40, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Crikey, what did I have for breakfast? What article was I going to take to GA next? Heck, I can't remember. <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  19:26, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Something to do with Monopoly? The Rambling Man (talk) 19:54, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

That's a nice piece of work. Several of our current admins could take some advice there. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:53, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Jeanne Deroubaix
Materialscientist (talk) 02:43, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Benutzer Ceoil
Liebe Gerda, weißt du, was mit Benutzer Ceoil los ist? Er ist spurlos verschwunden! Ein verrückt und ärgerliche Geschichte! Herzlich, --Edelseider (talk) 06:20, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Er ist meist nur am Wochenende dabei. Ich hoffe, es ist nichts Schlimmeres. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Spurlos verschwunden seit Dienstag. Und hat mich sitzen lassen... Seine Frau hat sich ja endgültig zurückgezogen. Siehe auch User talk:Sarastro1. Herzlich, --Edelseider (talk) 06:49, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Missed it, Mist. Wart mal das Wochenende ab. Ich war gestern bei der Beerdigung einer lieben Verwandten und habe wenig Verständnis für mindere Probleme, bin aber trotzdem stolz auf mein DYK #800: eine Frau, meine Stimmlage, mit den bedeutendsten Komponisten-Dirigenten des 20. Jahrhunderts und ihren Werken, eine Hommage (etwas spät) zu ihrem 90. Geburstag, - wirklich gut zu wissen.
 * In English: Ceoil (who kindly supported my last FAC) usually edits only on weekends, I was at the funeral of a dear relative yesterday, have no tolerance for minor problems but am proud of my DYK #800 of a woman (on the last day in March) who worked with some of the greatest composer-conductors of the 20th century. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 31 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Verstanden, ich soll dir zu deinem DYK gratulieren, also: herzlichen Glückwunsch!
 * In English: I get it, you want me to congratulate you on your DYK, so: congratulations!
 * --Edelseider (talk) 08:53, 31 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Danke, aber nicht nötig, - wichtiger wäre zu verstehen, dass das Kommen und Gehen, manchmal wegen Kleinigkeiten, nicht allzu bedeutend ist. Today's quote (received): "I know now that no one can give you your honor. It’s something you earn for yourself by choosing to do what’s right." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:07, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Very sorry for your loss Gerda. &mdash;  O Fortuna!   Imperatrix mundi.  09:13, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Gerda, having also suffered a loss recently, you are in (both of) our thoughts. Go well and best. Ceoil (talk) 11:20, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the thoughts, and I now think of you and Kafka Liz. I wanted to ask about Irish poetesses mentioned here, - would you know something about the ones without an article (yet)? - but then saw that black sign again? - I have your German Pieta still in mind, but have a few other Easter-related things such as Why seek ye the living [among the dead]? and our Evangelist of 1998. Take care, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 1 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Very sorry to hear of your loss. Please feel free to contact me off-wiki if you'd like to talk. Kafka Liz (talk) 01:49, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Seconded. Grief manifests in many ways; the Pieta was written on the day I heard. Ceoil (talk) 02:10, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, both! I wrote the peace and joy piece on a funeral day where I couldn't go. This time, I could, and it was a good experience to be together.
 * Snap with Black Circle Gerda; both the bleakest and most moving painting I could think of. Ceoil (talk) 09:29, 2 April 2017 (UTC)


 * So sorry to hear of your sad news Gerda. Deepest condolences + hugs. DBaK (talk) 10:17, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks
Gerda, thanks for your help on getting the TFA re-scheduled. — Maile (talk) 22:44, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
 * You are welcome. Always happy breaking teh rulez ;) (rules that don't support the readers, that is) - You may know that I thought 2 February 2017 was the perfect day for my departure piece, Luther in the year of the reformation. Letting go ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Claudia Mahnke
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Violin Sonata (Poulenc)
Mifter (talk) 00:04, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Hope all is well
Gerda, I hope you are doing well. I still stand very far apart from you on the issue-that-can't-be-named, but I hope you are doing well personally... I also won't promise I'll be able to help you with any articles in any way, because... for many reasons, none of which have anything to do with you. So best wishes. Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 04:58, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I archived the death of my relative which was a reminder that we have to use our limited time. Thanks for coming over. 1) A recent DYK was about pieces a great woman (I just filled a red link, then finding that she's great!) performed with their composers, one I would like for Easter is in trouble because the only score I have access to is not regarded as reliable. 2) I don't know if you speak French, we have difficulties to source François Bott, I asked three corners already. But on the issue, see above for my approach which I will not archive, because following it saves me much time. I am happy that an article (the only one ever) where I was named a warrior (named for restoring the "right" version weeks later, after an edit war over Easter when we performed the piece in 2013), looks now like this. In 2017, we'll perform the piece mentioned before, and Beethoven's Mass in C major, and The Halleluja (the first FA I was ever involved, because to generous people invited me) ;) - all well on the musical end, - music being much better to express matters of death and life than our limited words. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:15, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Rose Cannabich
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Kirchenlied
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Prep 6 hooks
In the lead hook for O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, I understand why you're linking to St Matthew Passion structure in the hook. But since you're showing a page of the chorale, I added a link to St Matthew Passion in the image caption. Hope that's all right. Further down, in the Max Ciolek hook, why are you linking to St Matthew Passion structure and St John Passion structure? Shouldn't those be St Matthew Passion and St John Passion? Yoninah (talk) 14:59, 9 April 2017 (UTC)


 * As you like it. For a singer, I prefer links to the articles about the music (that I wrote), compared to history, recordings etc. ;) - We could also simply say Bach's Passions, to avoid the unwanted repetition, or find a completely different hook. Ciolek rescued our performance of the MP when the original Evangelist suddenly had no voice (or rather: not enough for the strenuous part), so I have a little sentimental connection ;) - He stepped in the following day, without rehearsal - which had been the day the other one cancelled, but he had to sing the JP in a concert that day - and he was magnificent! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:10, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd prefer to shorten it to Bach's Passions. Otherwise the hook is fine. I'll make the change in prep. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 15:26, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Userboxen
Hi, have you seen Wikipedia talk:Babel? My German isn't at all good, I'm not competent to offer advice there. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 20:31, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Werde munter, mein Gemüte
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Congrats! Drmies (talk) 00:30, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Max Ciolek
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Wait--you got two in one batch! Bravo! Drmies (talk) 00:30, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Image upright parameter
Hey Gerda, after the review of Mexican Federal Highway 40D I learned about the  parameter for images instead of fixed pixel sizes. How do I use it? Raymie (t • c) 17:48, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
 * If an infobox has upright (such as all better ones ;) like infobox person, infobox opera), AND you want to change from the default size that a user prefers, you go by factor, recommended 0.7 (smaller) to 1.3 (higher), higher than that only in extreme situations, - think of mobiles ;) - When an infobox doesn't offer it, as so far infobox road, you can "trick" as I did for the highways. If you are happy with a reader's default setting, you don't need the parameter. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:03, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Think of it as a ratio, where 1.0 gives the same width as a user's preference; 0.75 gives three-quarters of that width; 1.25 gives a 25% increase in width, and so on. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 18:53, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
 * And it can be used outside of infoboxes as well? Raymie (t • c) 18:54, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, forgot that, - the way I tricked is exactly as you can do anywhere. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:56, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Das Nusch-Nuschi
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Benjamin Britten
Thank you Gerda Arendt, but my edit for Benjamin Britten was reverted and I will not put it up again. I do not like the page without the infobox person section, but I do not want either to go into a war edit. Elisa --Elisa.rolle (talk) 14:18, 15 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for not reverting, very good idea! I see that you just arrived, so can't know that editors have wasted time again and again over the questions of infoboxes for classical composers. See Pierre Boulez and Max Reger for samples, but only if you have too much time, - even reading these discussions seems a waste of time. I wrote The Company of Heaven with Nikkimaria and Tim riley, and we found a compromise. You might ask on the article talk - where I looked at the archives but found nothing serious - if your approach might find consensus, - compare Jean Sibelius. I have to sing these days, Beethoven's Mass in C major, Handel's Hallelujah, and Why seek ye the living among the dead? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:59, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ursula Zollenkopf
Mifter (talk) 00:04, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Pasg Hapus

 * Thank you, makes me happy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:01, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Hilfe
Frohe Ostern Gerda, in the article New synagogue Mainz templates are not longer available. I am sure you can help!--Symposiarch (talk) 16:37, 16 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Happy Easter! (Details in the first link on top) - Not sure I can help, and need to go. Code it without template for the time being, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * ps: names possible: New synagogue, Mainz or New Synagogue Mainz, - if a name it can't be lower case. Consider to use German original ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Cimabue
Thanks for all the shepherding of this during its TFA. There was a lot of argument on talk, but I don't think any of it had credibility or legs (well, the IP seemed a nice enough sort). The templating, especially the RM, was a poor form, but whatyagonnado. Ceoil (talk) 20:43, 16 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks, it was nothing much, just the annoying three different colours of that RM template box ;) - Watching over each TFA is one of the things the cabal does, and there was much more vandalism on others, perhaps because of the topic. Bach cantatas also don't get much of it. - Take a look at my wishes for happy Easter (we have two days in Germany), - tomorrow will see a GA in the DYK section. - If you have an extra minute you may want to do something about the dated request on the talk of the peace & joy piece that nobody responded to ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:58, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * The peace & joy piece? Links pls Gerda, and will take a look. Ceoil (talk) 21:08, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Talk:Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, - I didn't realize it was within the GA review which is closed, - we can just also just leave it, - I had forgotten about it until it came up in the FAC, but also without consequences, and also over. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:33, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Hmm, sorry. That was pointy and motivated by tit for tat, and I regret and take it back, for the record. I'll make a statement somewhere, if you wish. Ceoil (talk) 22:11, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * No problem for me, whatever. Repeating: without the mention in the FAC, I would have forgotten. Sending it to an archive might be an option, - do you know how to install one automatically? I am of the old-fashioned manual kind ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:16, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm down with an archive, but like you old-fashioned and manual...or clueless about wiki bot stuff, in other words:) Anyhow, I've struck the comment, with a suitably contrite edit summary, which you are welcome to link to or quote. Ceoil (talk) 22:30, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I'll just forget, and it was immediately forgiven as tit for tat, no more ;) - just let me know if there was tat I should take care of? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Which page to you want to be automatically archived by a bot? -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 19:05, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 and Sparrow Mass come to mind first --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:14, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm guessing that you mean Talk:Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 and Talk:Sparrow Mass. The first of these has nothing that is capable of being archived, whilst the second is a redirect. So there's nothing to do here. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 20:22, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, of course I meant the talk, and of course the talk of where the redirect leads, but can't remember the new name, Talk:Mass in C major, K. 220 "Sparrow". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:33, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * This one has six threads over a period of nearly eight years, it's not exactly high-traffic. If we use typical settings for a bot-archive (anything more than a year old, leave at least four threads behind) we'd only archive two threads from 2009 - which are both quite short. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 22:25, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I am sure it will be peaceful from now on ;) - but do we still need the edit war over Easter 2013 on the talk (which a casual reader will start reading from top, not bottom)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6
<small style="color:#999;white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:lightgrey 0.3em 0.3em 0.15em;">&mdash; <big style="color:#ffa439">Coffee // <font color="#009900">have a ☕️ //  beans  // 00:04, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Coffee, thank you! Did you know that the title translates roughly to "stay with us"? I hope you do. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:17, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for An die Hoffnung
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Germany special award idea
Hi Gerda, I have this idea for a new award unique to WikiProject Germany: the Wiki Cross! The idea here is that I'd like to get to make an award/barnstar using the Iron Cross, but with a barnstar slapped onto the center of it. Now, I'm on your talk page about it because I don't live in Germany, and the article for the Iron Cross doesn't tell me much about its reception today. Also worrying me is that the ADL labels it as a hate crime (first entry on Google) - the thing is, I don't want to go ahead with this and get negative press over a misunderstanding. Thoughts?
 * Another thing, this might just be redundant given that we have a Barnstar from Antonu already, and the Iron Cross is very military oriented. – Vami _IV✠  06:40, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * It's Prussian, associated with rigid rulez, - nothing I would want to receive ;) - As said before, I am all for Europe and worldwide, not German. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 19:41, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

A performance of Bruckner's Kronstorfer Messe
FYI: During the celebrations of Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday, Michael Stenov conducting the Cantores Carmeli of Linz performed Bruckner's Kronstorfer Messe. He has put a recording of it, together with a performance of the Christus factus est, WAB 9 and two other pieces on YouTube. --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 09:11, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Our next one will be Missa Princeps Pacis, to be sung in Wiesbaden and Leipzig, see? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:58, 22 April 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Germany Book Drive
Hi again Gerda, it's me Vami. While I've been overhauling WikiProject Germany, I have started collecting / asking around for books and other resources for use by editors here. Just thought I might drop you a line about it before I shut down for the night. Cheers, and Gott mit Uns! – Vami _IV✠  05:35, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda
Thanks for the nice reminder. I'm still here plugging away.<abbr title="Smiling face" style="border-bottom: none;"> Mojoworker (talk) 22:29, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Christ ist erstanden
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi
I've checked my messages in the first time in years and noticed you had contacted me twice, once re Pollini. I heard him live, I think for the first time, earlier this year doing a Beethoven and Schoenberg programme. BTW I joined Facebook last year and tried looking for you. I decided that the one Gerda Arendt I cold fine was probably not you because of her musical tastes.--Peter cohen (talk) 17:31, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Right, I'm not on facebook, - great to hear from you! Happy New Year then ;) - Planning to listen to Walküre tomorrow, and three Krenek operas on Sunday, Der Diktator, Schwergewicht und Das geheime Königreich. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:55, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

I hope therewas some good Hoyotohos. I don't really know the Krenek.--Peter cohen (talk) 10:17, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
 * The battlecries had a certain raw and wild aspect. Siegmund was excellent (he was scheduled as Siegfried for two full Ring cycles, doing Siegmund also, on short notice). The Kreneks all switched from tragic to slapstick in seconds, music never boring. I am traveling, hope to expand them when I return. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:30, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Please take a look at Bruno Bettelheim article
Bruno_Bettelheim

Hi, I've made some changes in the lead, want to have your input, too. Thanks. FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 20:35, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * FriendlyRiverOtter, sorry, I was busy, just started looking. How about changing the order in the sentence beginning with "because" and then a long clause, and the one starting with "prior", then something long? How about letting him first emigrate, then publish something in English? Normally lead sections don't need any reference, because it should all be in the body, referenced. Six references for one fact look awful to me, anywhere in an article, - the best two of them would be much more useful. Can a book be "accused"? Hope that helped? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:31, 2 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for the suggestions, am in the process of implementing most of them. And please don't worry about time, we're all volunteers and everything here is a gift.


 * I'm moving in the direction of a much braver and bolder intro. Basically covering Bettelheim like Frank Abagnale, the guy in the movie Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.  I'd go just right down the line with the references, not jazzing them up but not watering them down either.  I'm not there yet, but this is the direction I'm moving.  FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 18:52, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for NDR Chor
Mifter (talk) 02:14, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Altenberger Dom
Mifter (talk) 01:56, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
Mifter (talk) 01:27, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the thanks
That text and refs should never have been put on a dab page to start with, but I didn't feel like fooling around with it. Milkunderwood (talk) 09:00, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
I appreciate being a Precious recipient three years in a row. Thank you!

Bill Pollard (talk) 12:18, 2 May 2017 (UTC) <br style="clear: both;"/>

Aachen pilgrimage
Hello, Gerda Arendtǃ I saw that you and Furius translate German articles related to sacred art and church topics. Since Furius seems to be occupied otherwise, I thought that you might be interested in the article Aachener Heiligtumsfahrt – an English article would be fantastic, I thinkǃ What do you say? Please ping me if you feel like answering. Best--Liuthar (talk) 00:05, 4 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Liuthar, look at the red links on my user page: it would take a while, and I am better for music, and traveling ;) - How about you translate it (in a sandbox), and I look? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:45, 4 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot for answeringǃ Of course, I totally understand if you don't have time, and therefore, I'm very sorry for having bothered you. For my part, I'm afraid I won't have time either to create the article... But thank you for your kind offer anyway. Greetings--Liuthar (talk) 09:27, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Annelies Van Parys
Mifter (talk) 05:33, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

My first FA
Thought I'll drop by and share this :) One milestone achieved. More to go. Lourdes  17:34, 5 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Great! When should it appear? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Perhaps next year; during the days that the match actually took place so many years ago :) Lourdes  02:00, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
 * ! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:55, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much Gerda :) Lourdes  04:08, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Next step ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:24, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

Precious years
Hi, We have communicated a few times before (we came across for the first on Bach's talkpage), later I asked you about "i am a kelly-doughnut".

While looking at some talkpages, i realised you have posted messages "precious XYZ years". I couldnt understand what they are about. Would you please elaborate? Thanks. :-) — <span style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (talk)  20:51, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Follow the link. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:53, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * lol. I didnt realise there was a link. I undesrood the concept. :) — <span style="font-family: monospace, monospace;">usernamekiran (talk)  21:37, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
 * It all started 10 years ago, 30 April 2007, - bottom of the page. I followed from 2012 only. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:41, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Grischkat
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:03, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist
The article Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yash! -- Yash! (talk) 09:01, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Anna Erler-Schnaudt
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:49, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
The article Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of The Rambling Man -- The Rambling Man (talk) 21:01, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

NB
I am semi-retired: please spread the word. Thanks. — Iadmc  ♫ talk  14:09, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Precious precious
Hi Gerda:

I was reminded today, indirectly, of the Precious Awards you go to the trouble of passing out. I just want to say I think it's one of the nicest things people do around here. There's something very real and personal about it. I hope you keep it up.  E Eng  18:02, 9 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, appreciated, precious yourself. I plan to keep it up, and everybody is invited to join passing. It's an easy template, with only two parameters to fill. It's no trouble!!! It reminds me daily how much good is done here. - I met two users today who talked about leaving, - they should read the list, just a bit, and reconsider, - both also precious. On 30 April, I could tell the first person that she was "Today's Wikipedian" 10 years ago! I didn't invent it, Phaedriel did, and Rlevse passed it for years, - I'm just a follower. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:23, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Tags
You know, tags haven't had any real change in..what..a decade? What if we started an RFC to change article tags so they are small little 1-3 word boxes no more than 15px X 40px floating off to the right of an article, below an infobox if one exists? Even if that idea doesn't sound great, it's about time we revamped tags.--v/r - TP 19:22, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me! Or to the talk page? - Readers will hardly be interested at all. Look at this! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:35, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
 * It's (in the) history now, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:29, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Song cycles (Waterhouse)
Mifter (talk) 04:10, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr
Mifter (talk) 03:54, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for François Bott
Mifter (talk) 03:24, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Max Thurn
—David Levy 03:44, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Günter Jena
Gatoclass (talk) 00:05, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks
thanks for the kind note. All the best -- Samir 06:21, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Christoph Siebert
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for EuropaChorAkademie
Gatoclass (talk) 00:04, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Parish Church of Reinhardtsgrimma
Dear Gerda Arendt: Today I translated an award-winning article from the German Wikipedia to en:Parish Church of Reinhardtsgrimma. I would be delighted, if you could occasionally double-check my translation, please, particularly regarding the music related terminology. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 08:42, 21 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I like it, and heartlessly moved it. It's the one church there and doesn't need a disambiguation that we invent. I am no organ expert, Wikiwal is. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:55, 21 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Can't believe that the organ - and many others - are not mentioned for Silbermann. Compare Arp Schnitger! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:00, 21 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for having improved Church of Reinhardtsgrimma so concisely. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 12:07, 21 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you! The perfect little article to go to DYK ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:08, 21 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Look for an organ here, pictured, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:11, 21 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Based on your proposal, I have proposed an alternative hook on Template:Did you know nominations/Church of Reinhardtsgrimma. Do you like it? --NearEMPTiness (talk) 17:38, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Peter Blochwitz
Mifter (talk) 00:04, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

John Le Mesurier
What about my edit of John Le Mesurier was "too simple"? Leads are supposed to be simple statements of fact, not 'perhaps' guesses. Is there an alternative phrasing you think might be better that removes this weaselly guess of what someone thinks might be fact? Thanks.
 * I received more thanks for that revert than normally. Your edit left a (too) simple fact, imho. - The article happens to be on my watch list, it is a featured article, so we know that editors thought carefully about its wording. Please discuss on the article talk page, where you may find consensus for your change - or not. And please sign your posts on talk pages, Escape Orbit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Clotilde Bressler-Gianoli
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

A question
Hi Gerda! I'm trying to exercise my German a bit and thought I'd give a shot at translating the article about the Dom St. Nikolai (Greifswald) but I've already run in to a bit of a problem, and was wondering if maybe you could help me out a bit? My question is, how would you translate "Dom" in this case? I was going for "Cathedral" but apparently it's not the seat of a bishop anymore, so now I'm a bit at a loss. Simply "Church of Saint Nicholas" or what would you suggest? Thanks in advance! All the best, Yakikaki (talk) 07:22, 25 May 2017 (UTC)


 * You don't translate, see Altenberger Dom, you don't translate to Cathedral because it is no Cathedral, you create a redirect to Cathedral (but only if there are sources who say so), and then say that it is nonsense ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:03, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda! But surely "Dom St. Nikolai (Greifswald)" will look cumbersome and strange as a title for an article on English Wikipedia, though? Is there any alternative, in your view? Yakikaki (talk) 12:37, 25 May 2017 (UTC)


 * St. Nikolai, Greifswald and Greifswalder Dom, but the latter only if is called that way. The former is a very general way, especially if the article deals not only with the church but also with the parish. Compare St. Patrokli, Soest, another Dom that is no cathedral. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:50, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks for the help! Yakikaki (talk) 12:59, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Whatever you choose, make the other one a redirect. I saw that the German article says Greifswalder Dom, just not as the article title ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:02, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Will do! Yakikaki (talk) 13:22, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for St. Laurentii, Itzehoe
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 26 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Margot Guilleaume
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

Copyedit request
Could you please check Thunder Entered Her. English is not my native tongue and I've probably made some mistakes. Also, your wikipedia has different conventions. If you have the time. Thanks Triplecaña (talk) 08:04, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, but not now --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Triplecaña, now ;) - I tried a few things, revert what you don't like. I think it would be easier to have the lyrics sooner, and then refer to them. "the semi chorus" is unprepared (not in the first sentence), and I never heard the term, nor semi-chorus. "a small chorus" perhaps? - We sang another Tavener-lamb-piece ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:12, 30 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. The article is so small that having the lyrics before would distort its structure, though you can try. Triplecaña (talk) 08:11, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

jumping browser
greetings - apology for intrusion, the current browser I am using is causing me grief - apologies for intrusion into your user space JarrahTree 11:07, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * it happens to all of us, no problem! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:37, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
 * thanks for your understanding - JarrahTree 11:39, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

Isobel Baillie
Not exactly according to modern period performance ideas - BUT! Narky Blert (talk) 23:52, 27 May 2017 (UTC)

Five years!
Good heavens! Time flies. I trust you are well and enjoying yourself. Best wishes, Pdfpdf (talk) 11:20, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
Mifter (talk) 00:01, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184
The article Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yash! -- Yash! (talk) 17:01, 30 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Eva Randová
Mifter (talk) 00:49, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Missa aulica
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:33, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hochschule für Musik Mainz
Mifter (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Der Geist des Herrn erfüllt das All
Mifter (talk) 00:04, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Erwünschtes Freudenlicht, BWV 184
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Precious
You remember! I am humbled. The article still needs a lot of work. Aditya (talk • contribs) 06:27, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I have a bad memory but a good list ;) - all our articles could always be improved, so be proud of what you contributed already! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * And thank you from me too - much appreciated, Gerda! Sorry I haven't done any major work lately, but I broke my right arm last December, and I'm only just starting to get back into it. Your encouragement is good motivation. Storye book (talk) 07:45, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

Gerda is a "lede" reviewer!
Thanks Gerda for the suggestion to expand the lede at Roy Wiggins. I often start an article with a short lede, then get involved in writing the article body and forget to expand the lede with what I've learned. Many thanks! <font color="008B8B">78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 14:18, 6 June 2017 (UTC)


 * I do the same ;) - especially when translating from German where they believe in only the most essential for the first sentence, - today it was de:Anarg zu Wildenfels. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Das geheime Königreich
Mifter (talk) 00:04, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Kollegienkirche, Salzburg
Vanamonde (talk) 00:03, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

The Latsos
Dear Gerda

I see you have contributed so much in Wikipedia, that's awesome! I started a new article, but surely would love to ask you for some help and maybe you could do some edits too: The Latsos Piano Duo Sorry if I bother you with this. Cordially, Regards, Asuas (talk) 20:17, 10 June 2017 (UTC)


 * I will look, and probably move, or is that their name? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I looked, and it needs work, but I can't do it - for example decide Latsos vs. Latso's - without a source mentioning their name. Is it The Latsos (piano duo). I also can't find the quoted review in the reference. All references need more than the "bare url": title, publisher, accessdate or year of publication, author if known. Look at articles on similar subjects to learn from, such as Anthony & Joseph Paratore. We can talk here, your talk, or article talk, - what do you prefer, Asuas? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda! Well, I do my best. Please, when you got some spare time, feel free to start editing it too. You are right, The Latsos would be correct. Asuas (talk) 20:36, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Helmut Franz
Mifter 00:02, 11 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Andreas Schager
Mifter (talk) 00:44, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Pascal Rophé
Mifter (talk) 00:13, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for St. Stephan, Baden
Mifter (talk) 00:05, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah Gerda, this is the perfect DYK for the week of Corpus Christi. Thank you for this. If I were more informed musically, I would have raised Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium to GA for this occasion. Maybe next year for Holy Thursday or Corpus Christi. TonyBallioni (talk) 16:45, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Go ahead next year! I wanted this for Corpus Christi, see the nomination, - DYK was more fascinated with the exact date of the composition. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:17, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah, that is somewhat disappointing. Alas. *Not a forum alert* I have a good friend who does patristics and is teaching a history class on Christianity through the Reformation. I've been having an argument with him as to whether or not he should include art history as a part of it (which I absolutely think he should), but you've reminded me now that I need to amend my argument to include music. As another aside, the Pange Lingua might quite possibly be the only Latin composition I prefer in English. Its beautiful in both, but something about the flow of the English makes it more haunting in my opinion. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:14, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I can hardly blame the DYK people: Mozart signed his work a precise day, but the performance is not as well documented, and was probably without him, because he was in Vienna on the feast day, - or it was a different day anyway. For celebrating 500 years of the Reformation, I have promised myself to write articles on all hymns by Luther, and expand the chorale cantatas by Bach based on them. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:20, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Good luck with that. I'm not as familiar with his musical works as I am with the theological ones that the counter reformers and their heirs responded to most. I should try to write an article on his De Abroganda Missa Privata at some point this year if I can find English secondary sourcing. I've been stuck in the 17th century conclaves though for my content work for now, and would like to get those to good topic. I'll have to make a note to come back to some of Luther before 31 October. Anyway, enough monopolizing of your talk page. I just wanted to thank you for the treat of that DYK :) TonyBallioni (talk) 21:30, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I archive often, that's why you look "alone" here ;) - Good luck with the red link! - My best so far (of the above) is Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, - like Pange lingua, it wasn't ready this year, - I know the feeling. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Die Weihe der Nacht
Mifter (talk) 00:03, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Missa Princeps Pacis
Vanamonde (talk) 05:34, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Viola Sonata (Waterhouse)
IronGargoyle (talk)) 05:20, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

For saving Lohengrin
Thank you! This is the second time, last time we didn't have to fight just a redirect, but a page moved (!) without discussion to Lohengrin (Wagner) because there also Lohengrin (Sciarrino). - I love opera! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:23, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Cornelia Kallisch
IronGargoyle (talk) 01:55, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

AtariAge
Hello Gerda! If memory serves me correctly, you enjoy adding infoboxes to articles. I have just (re-)created an article that could use one; would you be able to add one for me? Best wishes, 28bytes (talk) 04:06, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
 * What lovely news: that you created an article! I will! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Did you know that when I added the infobox to the above-mentioned opera (in 2013, at the hight of the infoboxes arb case!), I didn't enjoy it but felt defiant and almost guikty? Did you know how many operas have an infobox now? All Verdi added by Viva-Verdi. I try to continue, - and look at ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 22 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Ibox adapted from AllMusic, no idea what alexa means, - please complete. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:18, 22 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your assistance Gerda! 28bytes (talk) 12:27, 22 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Could you look at the RSN, please? Re: . --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:25, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
 * ps: for the website, Online database is an article that leaves much to be desired. Compare Allmusic, there's a more precise link to a list article, - I wonder if such a thing exists for the video games, or could be created. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:28, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2
The article Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yash! -- Yash! (talk) 10:40, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker
IronGargoyle (talk) 00:12, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Margit Neubauer
IronGargoyle (talk) 00:04, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Dies sind die heilgen Zehn Gebot
Gatoclass (talk) 00:03, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Notable instrument
Interesting, I've never that for a Strad or a specific instrument. I have always used it because often musicians play more than one instrument, but they are most "notable" for playing a specific one. Baxter played piano early in his career, but that's not what he's known for. I've never looked into this, but as you said, always learning. Cheers! <font color="008B8B">78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 14:35, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Compare Anne-Sophie Mutter. - I use infobox person for all people, so don't run into a fat header with only a repetition following ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:40, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Geistliche Chormusik
Hi Gerda! I was looking into Geistliche Chormusik and, not to my surprise, you have already created it. Could you enlighten me on the term "Folge II" here? It is the complete recording, is this a single disc from a set? This 1970 recording was issued in the United States on Musical Heritage Society LP set MHS 1469/70/71, hence my interest, but I want to make sure I get my facts straight before adding to the article. Thanks! <font color="008B8B">78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 03:34, 30 June 2017 (UTC)


 * The recording of the complete work is a set of 3 LPs, only the second cover shown (the others would look pretty much the same. The rendering of the German titles looks awful, sorry ;) - I just added discogs to the conductor whose article we should expand. He was a pioneer in recording Early music, as Max Thurn was in broadcasting it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:36, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you kindly
Hi, thank you ever so much for the precious award. It is a wonderful gesture and is greatly appreciated. Liam E. Bekker (talk) 10:13, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * You are welcome. Look for the thread above, where I admit that it's almost a selfish thing because it's good for me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:51, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

History
Hi Gerda, I thought I was talking to myself! The end result of "Computer Man" - All Mind Finally Becomes Visible. Hope all is well, I attended a wonderful Welsh choir rehearsal recently and was goodly amazed. Eebahgum (talk) 11:32, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over, always a pleasure. Define good, off to hospital. Ach Gott, interesting discussions. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:35, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * If it were possible to define goodness, someone would be selling it. Ergo, something of undefinable value which cannot be bought or sold: an evangel. Good luck with your list, it seems very good and useful to me. Eebahgum (talk) 13:27, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I meant good in terms of well-being. Back home. I don't need "luck" - as I understand it, but reasonable eyes, such as Voceditenore's who gave up. It's the cantata for last Sunday, I should turn to the one for next. For some reason, my articles attract tags this year, - you should have seen (or better not) the load on EuropaChorAkademie (who sang a magnificent War Requiem for me) when it was considered not notable, and Hochschule für Musik Mainz when it was up for deletion. Afterwards, smiling is easy. - I find tags unsightly for our readers, and believe that all concern could be addressed by talk page entries. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:02, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Welcome home, well in being I hope. Yes, something feels slightly threatening about them, and they usually appear where someone has worked hard to gather a lot of information together. In the time it takes to tag something, the tagger might be doing a bit of homework and finding up the useful references. When one thinks of the unreferenced squalor that prevails in some places, it seems hard to face exacting taskmasters where a considerable effort has been made. I felt like that here (who decides what to leave out?), but I take the editor's point and hope to extend the text when I have something useful to add, and hoffentlich that will redress the balance. Your exposition of that Cantata, its context in the oeuvre, its religious meaning and structure, and its sources, is really excellent. You teach us all, and we are enriched by you. Eebahgum (talk) 17:18, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! This is the version I found this morning. I spent a considerable time of the day to find supporting sources for facts all nicely together here but not acceptable to one critic. I would have preferred to add to the next cantata, Ah, poor sinner that I am. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:46, 30 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Well I think calling him "the founding father of truly authentic baroque musical practice with extensive use of original instruments" ought to satisfy someone! And what a positive review into the bargain. I complement you on your footnote and all that it portends, and I wish you well, poor sinner, for the next episode. Eebahgum (talk) 00:28, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Now we look at Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:14, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi, please take a look at The Uses of Enchantment
Hi, I've made some significant changes to The Uses of Enchantment and would like to have your input.

I know you're not crazy about a single claim having 8, 9, 10 footnotes, but I didn't know how else to do it without being too long-winded. Any advice on this or other topics would be helpful. Thanks. FriendlyRiverOtter (talk) 21:44, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Der Prozeß (opera)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for David Hermann
IronGargoyle (talk) 00:03, 4 July 2017 (UTC)

RfA
You might want to amend your question as "ODT" is a bit confusing. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 10:36, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * An admin-to-be should not be confused by OTD, ITN or DYK. If he is, he can say so ;) - I just thought it was a funny coincidence, Jeanne declared innocent 25 years after her death. Grace Sherwood's good name was restored after 300 years, as we will learn in three days. So there's hope for mine ;) - Away from RfA: what do you - with your old-fashioned values - think of blocking an IP and protecting an article, instead of at least trying to explain to the IP? They may not notice they have a talk page, but I think we could at least try? (I did.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:01, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

The problem's with the typo - you wrote "ODT". I like taking good faith to the limit and like your approach. That said, I don't judge other Wikipedians by that standard. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 12:48, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Will fix typo, thanks for pointing it out. - "Judge"? - I try not to, really, - an old-fashioned value ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:49, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Claudia Barainsky
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 22:42, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Of interest for the iboxproject?
An MoS RfC about reducing  parenthetical information in first sentence saw some mention things like age, birth and death places etc. in bios could be moved to iboxes. During that conversation someone linked Research:Which parts of an article do readers read.. That page contains the following source .... pls note small data pool....only 30 participants.....but still.....Figure 1 on page 4 and Figure 5 on page 9 is reveling

Clark, Malcolm; Ruthven, Ian; O’Brian Holt, Patrik and Song, Dawei (2012). Looking for genre: the use of structural features during search tasks with Wikipedia. Fourth Information Interaction in Context Conference (IIiX 2012). -PDF

Though it might be of interest to the iboxproject. --Moxy (talk) 05:49, 8 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for sharing. I am more, much more, in music than iboxes, sometimes successful, sometimes less so. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:53, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:02, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Fest- und Gedenksprüche
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:03, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Friesenhausen
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

GA for Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Hi Gerda. I've done this GA review for you - results are at Talk:Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147/GA1. As you may have expected, our differing views on the Bach Cantata's website are the sticking point... In all other respects, though, a lovely article. Yunshui <sup style="font-size:90%">雲 <sub style="font-size:90%">水 08:52, 10 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, will look. Did you see BWV 4? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:56, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Dara Hobbs
Alex ShihTalk 12:03, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Frank Beermann
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Die beste Zeit im Jahr ist mein
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:03, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Matthias von Stegmann
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

The Beatles
The Beatles are greater than Bach! Pumpkin Sky  talk  21:35, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for returning that color to my talk ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * ROFL. You're supposed to get riled up when I said that. I'm still not doing major editing. Bach was a solo act. To paraphrase someone, The Beatles were like have Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert all in one group.  Pumpkin Sky   talk  21:40, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I want to hold your hand ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * ROFL SCOMN !!!!! Du nimmst mir den Verstand ;-) (a line in the Deutsch version of that song, if you recall)  Pumpkin Sky   talk  21:49, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I recall Yesterday ;) - - I was reverted. Midnight where I live, and I promised refs for the recordings of Marc Soustrot for DYK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Lioba Braun
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:04, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

 * Thank you, my pleasure to add to my memories ;) - Listening to Mahler's Second is on the program for the weekend! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
The article Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yunshui -- Yunshui (talk) 09:22, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Questions at RfAs
Hi, just a quick comment. I don't mind people posting questions on RfAs to see how the candidate would react in a sticky situation. Heck, I've done it myself more than a few times. However, when specific editors are involved, can I recommend using hypothetical situations that, while mirroring reality as closely as possible, don't actually play out a dispute that you were a participant in. For example, see : Requests for adminship/78.26 Q4 - it's pretty much talking about exactly the same subject, and I'm sure you can project names onto the imaginary participants in your head, but it just keeps things focused on the candidate and what their thought process is, with no risk of a dispute spilling onto the RfA, which is undesirable, to say the least. <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  11:42, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd never name a user, and the situation in that specific case is so bizarre that nobody could invent it ;) - We'll have a DYK with the piece, it will also mention La Damoiselle élue: readers can wonder and think about the difference. - I could go to arb clarification with the case, asking the arbs if that is what they meant, but I have pity with them ;) - One of them wrote: "On the other hand, it would really help if people who make "editorial choices" not to use infoboxes would do some more thinking about how they are going to serve their less prose-oriented readers - people who are just skimming, who aren't sure this article is the one they're looking for, who don't read English well, who are reading on their phones, who are trying to reuse our content, etc. While I don't mean anyone in this thread, I've noticed that a lot of the rhetoric around infoboxes carries the tone that these readers are not worth making an effort to reach, and that's not a sustainable approach." (link on my user page, "kitten". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:20, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho
IronGargoyle (talk) 12:01, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you!
Long overdue thanks for reminding me I was Today's Wikipedian 10 years ago. Wow, time flies - and the suddenly revived memory of those days left me with a warm sense of nostalgia.

I don't do much editing around here these days, but thought I should leave you this to show my appreciation. I haven't given anyone a barnstar for about 10 years now, so I guess it serves you well! :-) Keep up the good work! Hús  ö  nd  19:37, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, made me smile ;) - I'll put it in my treasure chest called blushing. - I wasn't around 10 years ago, but inherited the (almost daily) exercise of memory and thanks which is good for me! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Uwe Eric Laufenberg
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Martin Janus
Alex ShihTalk 12:03, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Quotes or italics
Hi Gerda

I'd be interested to know how the title formatting works usually for classical music titles. Do you italicize major works and put minor works in quotes? I know that for popular music, albums are usually italics and individual songs quotes, but not immediately clear how that would translate to other music forms. I note that in your original DYK nom at Template:Did you know nominations/Martin Janus, you put it in italics (suggesting "major work" from MOS:ITALICS), but the title itself in the article is not italicised. Thanks &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 22:08, 19 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Titles are usually italics, in title case. Very few are not: songs, hymns, poems, - probably because they usually begin with a long incipit that would look strange in title case, but needs to be distinguished from the rest of the text. I didn't write Jesu, Joy ..., and until just now didn't look ;) - It is now italic. Rule of thumb: title case needs italic, sentence case quotation marks. - Past midnight, that's all I can offer right now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:15, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, and thanks for that answer! We can discuss it some more in the future, since it's late, no hurry. I'm interested by your sentence case comment, because that doesn't fit with the pop song model - song titles like Come On Eileen, Hey Jude, Shape of You etc. are certainly in title case, but with the MOS:ITALICS rule they're classed as subsidiary to their albums, and are put in quotes throughout. Thanks &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 22:27, 19 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I am not familiar with songs and albums, would like to learn. I deal with cantatas and their movements, and didn't read the MOS much, but followed what others did before me: Cantata title italic, movement title italic (usually a complex structure), but when the text is referred to just as text, quotation marks. - What do you think of my request for Hey Jude? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 20 July 2017 (UTC)


 * "didn't read the MOS much" - you don't want to, it's even less interesting than the telephone directory. <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  13:58, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * just went over the links for Marc Soustrot, sticking to my new year's resolution, however tempted not to - What do YOU think about Hey Jude and the Requiem for a young poet? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:17, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I did a quick book search and found Music in Germany Since 1968 (Cambridge Press, 2013) which says "The final Donna nobis pachem starts by combining tapes of Stalin, Goebbels and Churchill with the orchestra, placing them alongside "Hey Jude"". Given multiple book sources mention this, I don't see with an issue with dropping it in, although in 1969 the Beatles were here, there and everywhere (if you'll excuse the pun). <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  14:26, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Were "everywhere", but not necessarily quoted in a major piece of classical music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:41, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * It did seem like a sensible point to include, although it's unclear whether it was reverted purely because there was no source, or because the reverting editor thought it genuinely didn't belong. Perhaps both. The only thing is, if we start a new "Legacy" section with only that fact in, it becomes a bit unbalanced. The song clearly has a bit more legacy than just Requiem for a young poet smiley.png  &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 14:33, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I suggest you two go to the talk page with these comments, but perhaps wait for the reverter to be unblocked, to be fair, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:41, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wilhelm Ehmann
Alex ShihTalk 12:02, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Oskar Czerwenka
Alex ShihTalk 01:13, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Marc Soustrot
IronGargoyle (talk) 12:57, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Paula Merrihy
Hi, Gerda. I have some suggestions/comments on your Paula Murrihy article. (1) If available, the info box could give her birthplace, birth date, education, and residence. I found a source saying she was born 1 January 1960, but it's a genealogical site. (2) Under Career, I note that the Merola Opera Program is in Wikipedia. (3) The Frankfurt Opera isn't wiki-linked on first appearance. (4) Under External links, I suggest that Final Note Magazine be Italicized. (5) In References you could give the date of the article by Von Joachim Lange (25.05.2015). (6) Also in References, you use the cite book template for what appear to be web sites.

Best wishes, Jeff &mdash; Delabrede (talk) 17:57, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Jeff, think I did them all but the birth date. She seemed younger when I heard her in Frankfurt, and 1960 doesn't match being called "young singer" in 2011, nor making a Met debut in 2017 ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * You're right. 1960 makes her much too old. -- Jeff

Bernard Soustrot
Thanks for your corrections on this one. As pertains the IB, I'm never sure about the model I should use or if it is even permitted. You may remember there has been some debate on this topic last year on my talk page. Anyway, I've made a copy of the one you inserted and will use it from now on if need be. LouisAlain (talk) 21:06, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
 * One can always try ;) - it was basically copied from his brother, - I guessed Bernard was also born in Lyon? Was too lazy to delete the line. - I tried and was not so lucky for the Honegger "opera", but will stick to my resolution on top of this page. - "permitted"? Some articles (Mozart) have a hidden notice telling you that you may run into trouble, - also when you see certain names having created an article you can bet on conflict, unfortunately two of my favourites, Orfeo ed Euridice and Pelleas et Melisande (but see Pelléas et Mélisande). - Summer, hiking, - all more important! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes, Bernard was born, in Lyon too but 3 minutes after the article was online, someone deleted this piece of information. As you know, I no longer question or argue with anyone on Wiki... LouisAlain (talk) 21:56, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Read about MOS a bit higher up ... - teh rulez say that (in English, not French nor German) the lead has only the dates, not the places. Some obey by deleting, instead of moving the places to the body then. I did now. Another day, - nite! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:10, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo
Alex ShihTalk 00:43, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nicole Chevalier
Alex ShihTalk 12:28, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Paula Murrihy
Alex ShihTalk 00:13, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Brahms Songs
Hello Gerda Arendt, it seems there is an article for the viola songs: Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano. It's just that the title is not what one would expect. <font face="Comic Sans MS"> Hrdinský  〒  03:23, 23 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I made it ;) - There's a stub in Spanish. For the title, I followed the ref (and the model of the Fantasias for Viola da Gamba), which was mostly what the Brahms list of works had. Redirects of other possible titles welcome, but first Ii needs expansion, - I was too tired, but as it's mentioned on the Main page I thought we should have something. I found no good translation for "Gestillte Sehnsucht" yet. Expansion, redirects, translation welcome! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:42, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

RfA

 * My pleasure --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Lost in translation
Gerda, I wonder if you could help em with this one. I was trying to translate the German language article on Kaiserfleisch  into English. The product has recently been featured on a top-rating cooking show here in Australia, thereby creating great interest in it. (The Australians candied it and used it in deserts... never mind) You can see the results of my attempt to translate the article in User:Hawkeye7/Sandbox2. The article is very small, barely 1,800 characters, but quickly exceeded my MilHist German. Can you help me? Hawkeye7  (talk)  23:06, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Don't, translate, I mean. I did a bit, but it's so specialized cooking stuff, and more Austrian than German, that I doubt that's what the English reader would be interested in. Please get some English sources, then we can see what of the German is useful. The first longish chapter describes that it was originally just a different (more Austrian) word for Kassler, so perhaps you find something there that you can use. - This month, I deal with women in music, not pork ;) - I wonder if the chosen one counts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:48, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Or maybe Miss Piggy. Thanks for your help.  Hawkeye7   (talk)  05:57, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I am sure Miss Piggy had a singing career. My recommendation would be to extremely shorten and paraphrase. A readable stub might be better than a full translation. My brains kind of goes in off mode when I read the German article - and I am German. Agathoclea (talk) 15:21, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * You said what I feel better than I could ;) - Exception of course the (few) German articles that I write, planning Die Erwählte for later tonight --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for La Damoiselle élue
Alex ShihTalk 12:03, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

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 * Thank you Jpcase, delicious! - Likewise, I enjoyed the collaboration, and like to see your article and one I nominated (pictured) in the same set. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:06, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ruth Siewert
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Roosevelt Dime
I promoted the adjective "Congressional." You reverted the edit (which is fine), but also asked "Why?" In American English, "Congress," "President" and their adjectival forms are set with a capital letter when talking about the American President or Congress. However, it is a very small thing and not worth the number of electrons that would have to die to hash this out. We both acted in good faith and I will not re-revert your edit. &#39;&#39;Paul, in Saudi&#39;&#39; (talk) 08:21, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation. English is not my first language, I'm always learning, and didn't know about the adjectival forms. - Teach me: I'd always write "President Roosevelt", but when speaking about him without name I'd say "the president". No? - I reverted three things in the TFA, perhaps was too sloppy, too much in revert mode ;) - I am trained to believe that a TFA has been reviewed by so many readers who know things, that I have a tendency to think changes are no improvement but will try to be more careful. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * As I understand it, if you could put the person's name after it, set with a capital. "President Roosevelt never saw his dime." or "The President never saw his dime." The same is true with adjectives. "The President's anger was impressive." or "Anyone who faced Presidential anger remembered it." But of course I could be wrong. It depends on the style guide you use. &#39;&#39;Paul, in Saudi&#39;&#39; (talk) 13:42, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, helps. It will not happen to me; my style is to avoid these adjectives derived from nouns. Calling Wehwalt to join the lesson ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:46, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Practice keeps shifting. When I started, I said President then I said president and now I'm told to say President again. Whatever makes people happy.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:14, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Can we agree that both will be understood, so there's no need for a change? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:33, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Folkwang
I went ahead and made and  - I went with the longer name as that's the title of the article. When I have a free moment in a little while I can go ahead and make a couple of category redirects as well. Hope that's what you were looking for! -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:53, 27 July 2017 (UTC)‎
 * Thank you, but it's the redirects I was looking for. I know not a single person who was anything of the clumsy new names (I moved that article so many times, sigh), - that's the shortest time. Pina Bausch was both a student and teacher of Folkwangschule, others of Folkwang Hochschule. I feel "university" is simply misleading for them. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:59, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * OK - I've made redirects for both names, both faculty and alumni as well as for the school itself. Please let me know if you can think of any others as well. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:49, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
 * So far that's just great, thank you! - I wonder about cats for theatres and their people. Today, we look at Münster. How about Theater Münster people? (sorry, so far mostly red links, but that may change.) Or for a bigger house: category:Theater Dortmund people, or even distinguishing managers (Intendant) conductors, stage directors, singers, actors. (category:Theater Dortmund people|actor), or would their be a better way to see all people on one page, but with subheaders for groups that are not necessarily alphbetical? - Bayreuth Festival? (met Pierre Boulez there ...) - No end of wishes, - for me, it would be more useful that the cats "people from tiny village" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Theater Münster
IronGargoyle (talk) 00:04, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Women in Red's new initiative: 1day1woman

 * Thank you, that's what I'm doing anyway, but a man today, there are so many red links on the theatre above, no woman. Tomorrow: Amalie Joachim. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Ten years...
Thank you! Grutness...<small style="color:#008822;">wha?  13:46, 28 July 2017 (UTC)


 * thank you for coming over, - I was not there yet then ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Just a note to ...
... thank you, Gerda, for noticing. &#160;Cheers! Gareth&#160;Griffith&#8209;Jones ( The Welsh Buzzard ) 09:15, 29 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Lovely! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:55, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Chants
An example, though I don't know if this counts as Gregorian. Kafka Liz (talk) 09:16, 29 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Beautiful, listening now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:55, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Gerda, not to be rude, but can I ask why you care so much about infoboxes? I'm asking because I know it's a polarising issue, and I've heard "my side"'s arguments over and over. My thoughts are that they are often unnecessary, unsightly, and discourage people from actually reading the article. That said, in some instances they are helpful. I generally try not to fuss about them one way or the other; there is little satisfaction in such a fight. Can you enlighten me as to what drives you? Kafka Liz (talk) 03:00, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't care about infoboxes, not at all. I only care about the information of readers in a single article. Articles are not all created equal. - I wrote about my view back in 2013, my thoughts never changed much since a missed friend introduced me to the topic, and I recommend you first read the passage quoted from WhatamIdoing in 2016, at the end, short quote: "Blind users are unable to read, and yet we do count them as "readers" and editors. Some dyslexic readers value infoboxes precisely because it minimizes the need to read a gray blur of text. We also get feedback from people who struggle with English, who prefer infoboxes because they don't have read sentences (or paragraphs, or more, depending upon which specific fact is being sought). This isn't necessarily an argument for or against an infobox in this specific article, but I think it is important to remember that different people get information from Wikipedia in different ways." - I keep doing what Viva-Verdi used . - Today is a feast day, I put on flowers above, and want to write Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne, ... full of joy and delight ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:13, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Food for thought. I think I'm still "sometimes yes, sometimes no," but I appreciate your response, and it does give me some things to think about. Kafka Liz (talk) 08:15, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Kafka Liz, I gave it a start! More to come, but probably not today. Will listen to Igor Levit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:31, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Gertrude Förstel
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Re: Precious
Thanks... I really don't do any work at GA/FA anymore, I'm mostly a stub factory when I have the time. But occasionally I do drum up a Quality Article of some sort...T.L. Barrett and Les DeMerle are probably the most thorough articles I've written recently. Have a nice day! Chubbles (talk) 22:15, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Nice to wake up to. Stubs are like babies ;) - I noticed only yesterday that you created one for a piece I love! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:54, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Regarding your thanks on my talk page
I really wonder why Liszt's Faust Symphony is not all that well-known. It would seem to accord perfectly with the old (and still current) aesthetic that is prejudiced against works that are not in sonata form. Perhaps it suffers some snobbery due to the programmatic aspect, which is funny since Mahler's 8th has some of the same text. It makes me think that the real problem is that Liszt titled it that way, since no one seems to have anything against the B minor sonata, even though the parallels are so obvious.

But maybe it's better this way. Then it can be one of our well-kept secret treasures. ^_^ Double sharp (talk) 09:59, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Daniel Schiebeler
IronGargoyle (talk) 00:04, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Michael Boder
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Theater Magdeburg
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Congrats--Symposiarch (talk) 07:35, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Melusine (Reimann)
Alex ShihTalk 00:05, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for René Morax
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sabina Cvilak
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

4 Salmer fritt efter gamle norske Kirkemelodier (1906)
Hi Gerda. Have lately fallen much in love with the Grieg Psalms. Especially this one. Truly magical (especially in Norwegian, I think) and untouched by Wikipedia, it seems. Composed in 1906, only a year before he died. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:56, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! (also for the phrase "untouched by Wikipedia") Found the same - unbelievable - for the altar in the St. James Church of Levoča, and the palace of St. Anton, - you can tell where I enjoy vacation. Will look into it, but after several postponed things, including upgrading the cantatas for Sunday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:08, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
 * How amazing. Yes, wonderful vacations I hope. Not necessarily a suggestion for you - just putting it out there! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:15, 11 August 2017 (UTC) p.s. I see that Grex Vocalis do, at least, have an article.
 * Wonderful, didn't even mention hiking in the Tatra! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Theater Bonn
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:04, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Infoboxes
Dear Friend-of-the-Infobox, :) I'm attending Wikimania this weekend and there's a lot of discussion on the future of infoboxes - that they will eventually be made solely from Wikidata.  You might want to look at: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_Infoboxes and https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Infobox_Tutorial. - kosboot (talk) 02:35, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the info, but I am no friend of infoboxes, but of the readers ;) - It's good to maintain the content on Wikidata, because it means sharing more. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
 * "An Irish diversion for you!"
 * A fine Wikipedian name Gerda,
 * For info-box fans was a herder.
 * But she caused such charades,
 * With her boxing crusades,
 * She was often accused of sheer murder!
 * Kind Estonian regards, Martinevans123 (talk) 12:54, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Listen, I accept herder, but not crusades. Seriously, I haven't edit-warred over an infobox, ever, nor won others to "attack" infoboxless articles, ever, - and I really, especially of being accused. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:10, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I would honestly expect you to accept nothing from me, Gerda. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:14, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * You gave a good description, I should have talked to those who keep accusing, years ago. I was too tired then, and am now, honestly. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:16, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
I'm not sure if you have DYK plans for October 31 this year, but this seems like a good candidate to promote to GA for that day. Certainly his most popular work in North America (can't speak to Europe). TonyBallioni (talk) 19:43, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I thought about it, but would only write Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. I wonder if the article should be split in two, one for the German, the other for English translations. Help? I also thought about the cantata of the same name (with a lead image I don't like), but ended up preferring Unionskirche, Idstein over the two. Thanks for the reminder, time is flying. FA will be 95 theses, no lack of Luther that day ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The advantage to keeping it together on en.Wiki in my opinion is that most of our readers will not know Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, and having the information there about the German versions would be a net positive to the reader: that being said, I also think that the extent to which it has been translated in English certainly means that you'd have no problem with establishing notability for both as separate articles. Its more of a question of what is better for the readers.As an unrelated aside, for some reason I'm always very partial to the Agni Parthene on this day. I was somewhat surprised to find the name in English rather than Greek. Regardless, a haunting hymn in any language. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:10, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * For what it's worth, I'm English and it's my favourite hymn – though it is definitely more popular in the states. We used to sing it all the time at my church in Jaffa, which was Church of Norway (and thus Lutheran), but I've never heard it at church in England. I do know it is Ein Feste Burg in German, but I suspect I am in a minority. —  Cliftonian   (talk)  20:24, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Heh, there is a joke amongst Lutheran clergy in the States that they've installed electric shocks in the pews to go off whenever the song comes on, and that's why the parishioners are trained to stand at attention when within a millisecond of the melody playing. Definitely the most popular hymn for Lutherans in that country. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:29, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for sharing. On this day, the Rheingau Musik Festival used to have an annual Marian vesper, often Monteverdi's, but not this year. - Back to the hymn: I can't say the basis for Bach, Telemann, Mendelssohn, Reger etc was A Mighty Fortress. - I wrote about many hymns, by Luther and others, - they normally come with a German title, then translation. - In Germany, Ein feste Burg is sung on Reformation Day, but practically no other day, which is strange because its simply a psalm paraphrase that would fit any day. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:41, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Sounds lovely. You may have a point about splitting the articles: you certainly know better than I do on these topics and I can see the case for a split. Possibly also include a header about Luther's original somewhere in the English translations article with a summary and hat note? Just thoughts: I am much more someone who enjoys the music than someone who writes about it :) TonyBallioni (talk) 22:04, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Alceste (Schweitzer)
Vanamonde (talk) 01:17, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Schloss Ledenburg
Alex ShihTalk 01:03, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The Fountainhead
Alex ShihTalk 01:04, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

You deserve this!

 * Thank you, lovely, but I confess to be blind to the 3 p ;) - care to explain, or is it like explaining a joke? - Better sourcing would be desirable for a hymn and a Requiem, in case you want to help. - I am busy today with the lost music found in Schloss Ledenburg? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

The 3 main policies: Verifiabily, Neutral Point of View, No Original Research, plus Ignore everythin'... Yup: a nightmarish joke indeed! Thanks for the pointers. I'm trying to resurrect the post-moderns and get those funny female people back on the "classical" music radar in main articles like Twentieth century classical music... Wish me luck. :) — Iadmc  ♫ talk  15:45, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Faustus, the Last Night
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:48, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Blue links
Hi, in the interests of reducing blue links in hooks, is it really necessary to link Salzburg Festival and Frankfurt Opera in this hook?
 * ... that Vera Nemirova staged Lulu at the Salzburg Festival and The Ring for the Frankfurt Opera?
 * Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 08:47, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * How do I know? I guess most people know that the Salzburg Festival is one of the most important, but how about the opera? "Opera house of the year" several times, but do people know that? - Also yesterday I had an unbold pipe link in a hook that made stats, - quite a wanted side effect. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:51, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * OK. If you're looking to get hits on all your unbold blue links, then I guess I understand why you're linking everything. Best, Yoninah (talk) 15:07, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Define "everything" ;) - A "sea of blue", to my understanding, is when two links follow each other without a word or punctuation between, which I try hard to avoid. - I confess that ten times more hits than when it was presented bold made my day today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:19, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Great. But you're talking about an "Easter egg link" which of course people would want to click on:
 * ... that Schloss Ledenburg (pictured), the residence of several families in succession, housed music that seemed lost?
 * I'm talking about linking Frankfurt Opera every time someone sings there.
 * (August 20) * ... that award-winning soprano Christiane Karg appeared as Sophie at the Frankfurt Opera, the Semperoper and La Scala, and in Mahler's Second Symphony at the Rheingau Musik Festival?
 * (August 23) * ... that Vera Nemirova staged Lulu at the Salzburg Festival and The Ring for the Frankfurt Opera?
 * Yoninah (talk) 15:46, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Do you think the DYK readers are always the same? ... and remember what they saw some time ago? - The opera is on vacation, I am with an 18th-century poetess (only one link) and childhood lyrics. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:53, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Translation help?
Gerda, you speak German, do you not? I was wondering if you could help me out with some translation. I'm hoping, eventually, to get Paradises Lost to FA; and as it's a recent work, I need every one of the few sources I can get. This source seems to have a few paragraphs on Paradises Lost; could you take a look at them, and if there's any substance in them, let me know what they are saying? If you're busy or don't have the inclination, it's not an issue at all. Regards, Vanamonde (talk) 16:41, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I am German. It's pp 231-238, small print. What would you look for? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:05, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah I see. I thought so, but wasn't sure. For starters, how much of that is actually about the novella Paradises Lost? It didn't seem like much, but then I might be wrong. Vanamonde (talk) 05:31, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I wasn't clear. These pages are entirely devoted to the novella. It may be mentioned elsewhere also, - I saw general chapters about this and that in her writing.
 * Oh yikes. I guess it's a bit much to ask you to translate all that...unless you want to collaborate on the article? You're always welcome. In the meantime, I guess I am particularly interested in any paragraphs that discuss it's publication history in detail, it's title, or it's religious theme. Vanamonde (talk) 06:39, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I will take a look, but only after several things that wait, - want to publish an article tomorrow, the birthday of a friend, and it's just a stub right now. All help welcome. I don't want to translate the whole thing, but a bit more ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:48, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * That's quite alright, I believe I have every other substantive source there is; and I personally think it unlikely that anything earth-shattering will turn up in this one, though it is possible. Vanamonde (talk) 06:54, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually, let me phrase my request another way. I've covered most other substantive sources; thus the basics are already in the article. What I am really interested in is any unique material; and so the most efficient method would be for you to skim Paradises Lost first (ie, do my work for me. Heh.). Vanamonde (talk) 07:59, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Understood, same reply: later. Funny, I wanted to add my soprano of the day to the people with her last name, and ended here ;) - so I added a surname article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:24, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Haha, quite the coincidence...that page is a bit of an issue, though, probably doesn't quite deserve a standalone page, only a section in an article about the universe. It's on my to do list, but so far down I haven't even added it to my actual to do list :) Vanamonde (talk) 08:31, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Christiane Karg
Alex ShihTalk 00:18, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Email
— <b style="color:black">Yash</b><b style="color:grey">talk</b> <b style="color:grey">stalk</b> 05:49, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Responded, take care! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:43, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Link neue musikzeitung not working
Hi Gerda, your link in Echo Klassik (neue musikzeitung, page does not exist) does not work properly here, for a reason I don't know. Grimes2 (talk) 11:36, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * try again, create more redirects if needed, I wonder if I should move the article, to reflect their lower case, - which distinguishes from the old paper of the same name. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:40, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * ps: or do you mean that it is still red? will disappear in a while, seems a cash problem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:41, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are right, it is just red, the link is working. Grimes2 (talk) 11:44, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I've updated the page (with an edit), so everything is fine now. Grimes2 (talk) 12:24, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Die tödlichen Wünsche
Vanamonde (talk) 00:04, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Medea (Reimann)
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Vera Nemirova
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Marcus Bosch
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Stadttheater Minden
Alex ShihTalk 00:04, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Maria Riccarda Wesseling
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Amalie Joachim
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

 * What a lovely note, thank you! Please copy it to my friend PumpkinSky (look above for The Beatles), who was the motor behind improving the article, - I served only as the person speaking German. You are right: many people are behind it, and that's what I like about Wikipedia. - I will store this baklava with the last I received, from a sadly missed friend. You made my day ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:22, 31 August 2017 (UTC)


 * And thank you for responding. I'm delighted to join small group of baklava givers, I hope someday you will be able to reconnect with your missed friend. I will definitely pass along a sweet treat of thanks to PumpkinSky -- the article is truly a masterpiece! I'm excited to feature it for course participants (library staff:)) next week. Monikasj (talk) 19:34, 5 September 2017 (UTC)


 * All the best for that, with thanks! (forgot to sign) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:19, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Via crucis (Liszt)
Dear Gerda,

The page Via crucis (Liszt) is created. It is a full translation of the Via crucis (Liszt), which I have mentioned below the page. However, I do not know the English template to use to mention it correctly.

Please do not hesitate to improve my translation. Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 13:37, 31 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much! I will look into links for it, one is Elisabeth Kulman. We sang his Missa choralis, - would you find sources for that? You could just pile urls here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:41, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Herewith a few webpages:
 * IMSLP
 * YouTube
 * Hyperion CD
 * Muziekweb
 * Sorry that I can not help you further. Liszt is absolutely not my specialty... Regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 14:20, 31 August 2017 (UTC)


 * For Via crucis, you could supply the biblical sources (as in all Bach church cantatas), and perhaps a better image of the stations, Liszt's period, - this one is too small. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:05, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Elisabeth Kulman
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Re: Precious
blushing, again --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:33, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Carol Smith (contralto)
Alex ShihTalk 00:04, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ubu Rex
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 5 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Simone Schneider
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wintermärchen (opera)
Alex ShihTalk 00:04, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for In seinem Garten liebt Don Perlimplin Belisa
Alex ShihTalk 00:04, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Random question
Hey Gerda, forgive me if this has come up possibly many times before (there is no search box here...). I know you don't like all the drama and stuff, but I was wondering like, man, what would you happen if you run for adminship. Alex ShihTalk 07:49, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * This has been asked before, and the best response was by Dr. Blofeld who said it would be like making the princess janitor. - If I wanted (but I don't), I'd expect something like my friend's. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:53, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Gerhild Romberger
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Updates of a few Bruckner's pages
Dear Gerda,

As you know, I have translated (or adapted the already existing) pages of the Bruckner's works for the French Wikipedia. The last days, I have also added infoboxes to these (translated) pages. The infobox of the French Wikipedia is somewhat different, and requires, e.g., info about the original manuscript and more detailed info about the first performance. These data were allmost missing for the pages, which were not created by myself, as, e.g., the 10 pages on motets, which were initiated by Nikki or by you. I have added these infos, which are available in Harten's and van Zwol's handbooks, in both English and French Wikipedias.

Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 13:51, 9 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you! Back from singing Der Messias all weekend, for the concert in October.

Bruckner's early Masses
Dear Gerda,

Using the score of the Kronstorfer Messe, which I sent him last year, Michael Stenov performed the Kronstorfer Messe during the Holy Week of this year, and provided me with recordings of it. He also put a recording of it on YouTube.

Using the score of the original setting of the Messe für den Gründonnerstag, which I also sent him, he will try to do the same for the Messe für den Gründonnerstag during the Maundy Thursday celebration of next year.

Best regards, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 13:51, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Categories
If you want to put categories on a draft please do it like this: Category:Oratorios by George Frideric Handel Category:Arrangements Category:18th-century compositions

and please make sure you use real categories.

That stops the article appearing before it's ready. Rathfelder (talk) 18:55, 10 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I did find better cats, but only now. I needed the red cats as reminders what to look for. It should really not matter as long as an article is in user space or a draft. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:58, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Infobox on L'Africaine
Gerda, I don't want to fight with you about it and it seems rude just to revert but I strongly object to that infobox on L'Africaine. I don't know who decided that the side composer boxes were passe or something, but I much prefer it on Meyerbeer's opera articles because there is a picture of the composer and it can easily be seen what other opera he wrote. I have done a lot of work on Meyerbeer's opera articles and it is really disheartening to me to see that box there. I don't bother you about those boxes generally, just Meyerbeer and Handel opera. I would be very grateful if you would restore it back to the way it was.Smeat75 (talk) 23:29, 10 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I can do that tomorrow. Today, it's on the Main page, and I did a lot for making that possible. We could also discuss it, but I think these discussions are a waste of time. I follow Falstaff and Carmen. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:52, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Theater Chemnitz
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Talk:Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14/GA1
I noticed that back on August 18 you requested that the review be closed. The reviewer hasn't been around much, and it's now over three weeks later; would you like me to close the review for you? Please let me know. Thanks.

I've reviewed the talk page, and don't feel it would be appropriate for me to attempt any reversion of the article itself; article changes are up to those involved in the current talk page discussion. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:37, 11 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Please close the time sink ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Reinhard Peters
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello Gerda
Wikipedia's welcome page says "Anyone can edit, and every improvement helps. Thank you for helping the world discover more!" Are you saying that I am not allowed to edit, and that you will revert everything I write?Violet Kaplinsky (talk) 12:41, 12 September 2017 (UTC)


 * You are allowed to edit but everything you add has to be confirmed by an independent source. We talked about that last year, what changed since? Can we please have the discussion on your talk page, where I began it? Mine is sort of long already. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 12 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Dear Gerda, Sorry. But I did it the best I could. I copied the text for the Waterhouse and Hosokawa cantatas, and replaced them with Mitchell's christmascantata.com url. What should I have done differently?Violet Kaplinsky (talk) 13:00, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Please turn to your talk. I'll try to find out. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:40, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Prep 4
Hi, I promoted Eleonore von Grothaus to Prep 4, but now I'm having second thoughts about the hook. The article says she educated Caroline from the age of 14; that doesn't mean she "raised" her. On the other hand, the German source seems to call her Caroline's "superintendent" (Google Translate there). I changed the hook in prep to have her raising 13 children plus a future queen, which still plays on the vagueness of her "raising" Caroline. Please advise. Yoninah (talk) 23:28, 12 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Yoninah, sorry, I guess I was not aware that "raise" is more specific than a German term, how about "and educated a future queen", or something else? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:03, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, that works! Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 11:12, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Five Childhood Lyrics
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

Question
Hello Gerda, may I ask a quick German question? What does it mean when someone says "Bayerische Motoren Werke is grammatically incorrect; it does not make any sense" (from Talk:BMW). Warm regards, Alex ShihTalk 14:35, 13 September 2017 (UTC)


 * You can't write "Bayerische Motoren Werke" in running text, it would be incorrect (while "Bayerische Motorenwerke" would work), however, it's a name that the company gave itself, probably in a desire to be more international. Nobody I know ever says the full name, always be-em-we (just three syllables in German). For company names, we should not translate, but look if they offer a translation. When an organization's name is so wrong as Evangelical Church in Germany (which is not evangelical at all), a footnote might help. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:24, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Georg Nigl
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Barns, stars, etc.
I don't do barnstars, but here's a big barn near where I live. MinorProphet (talk) 23:44, 14 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, that is impressive! No article? - I also don't do barnstars, I remember the designer and the photographer of Precious on a daily basis - well almost daily. The photographer is active on the commons, DYK? He received the prize ten years ago! I lost the other, framed the barn his way. You also met him in my edit notice, and he made the image on my user page. - I just found a new field needing work: Recent deaths. The conductor listed today engaged the soprano listed below, who sang (right afterwards) Bach for us, - small world. Also not (yet) in the article. - If you - or my friendly watchers - could add a few references to Peter Hall (director), he might appear, too. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:48, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Caroline Stein
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Marco Arturo Marelli
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Basilica of St. James, Levoča
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Don Checco
Alex ShihTalk 12:04, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nicola De Giosa
Alex ShihTalk 12:04, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Eleonore von Grothaus
Alex ShihTalk 12:04, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

Grand Theft Auto V
In response to your revert on Development of Grand Theft Auto V, WP:BOLDTITLE does say so, WP:TITLEABSENTBOLD specifically, says: "In general, if the article's title is absent from the first sentence, do not apply the bold style to related text that does appear". Am I not reading it correctly? Mymis (talk) 15:24, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * You read right, but drew a wrong conclusion. It doesn't have to be literally the exact title, "developing" or "development" doesn't matter. - This is a featured article, reviewed by many, - sometimes I am probably too fast in reverting what looks like not helpful in those. Try watching the TFA every day, and you may arrive at the same routine ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:35, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
 * That's what WP:TITLEABSENTBOLD discusses; when the article's title does not appear in the introduction the same way it is, it should not be in bold style. And just because the article is featured, it does not mean anything. Back in 2014 when the article was promoted, the introduction was phrased very differently. Mymis (talk) 16:07, 17 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Das Schloß (opera)
Alex ShihTalk 00:03, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hanno Müller-Brachmann
Alex ShihTalk 12:03, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Babylon (opera)
Alex ShihTalk 00:04, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK review for op. 105
Hi Gerda, I reviewed Fünf Lieder, Op. 105 (Brahms). All fine, except that I think the hook has a problem. Could you have a look? Best, --Andreas JN 466 00:34, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Song cycles (Killmayer)
Alex ShihTalk 12:04, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hear my prayer, O Lord (Purcell)
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Elisabeth Glauser
— Maile (talk) 12:02, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

Barnstar for You!

 * Thank you, - it's my pleasure and my learning to look at the topics of others! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:14, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Styriarte
— Maile (talk) 12:42, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Telemaco (Scarlatti)
Alex ShihTalk 12:13, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Ludwig Daser
Hi Gerda! I'd like to bring your attention to Draft:Ludwig Daser. I've completed about all I can on it, but there are several significant German sources that could/should be used. Now, I'm willing to translate a German paragraph or three, but trying to struggle through whole pages and whole books (ulp!) looking for context is more than is healthy for me. Therefore, I cordially invite you to help build the article. Two sources in particular are Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (of course) and ''Ludwig Daser (1526-1589) - Grenzgänger zwischen den Traditionen: Leben und Werk eines süddeutschen Messenkomponisten im 16. Jahrhundert zwischen Reformation und Gegenreformation'' by Daniel Glowotz, ISBN 9783899719536 published by V & R Unipress. If you have not the time or interest (but.. he composed Magnificats!) I perfectly understand, and I'll move it to mainspace as is. But if you're interested, let me know. In any your input is always appreciated. <font color="008B8B">78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 17:03, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I will look next week, RL. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:30, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
 * There's no rush. I'm going to be on vacation and then a business trip until late next week.  Thanks for looking into it!   <font color="008B8B">78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 13:51, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hi Gerda, thank you for your comments at my RfA. Your support is much appreciated! ansh 666 20:56, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
 * You are welcome. You probably saw the questions that I am not supposed to ask ;) - I liked the way you handled the process with humour! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:06, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

A goat for you!
Admit it, you want a goat too! Goats are adorable. Unfortunately I can't have a pet goat because I live in the middle of the city, on the third floor.

(((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 21:49, 22 September 2017 (UTC) <br style="clear: both;"/>


 * I didn't know I wanted one but like it, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:11, 22 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Haben Sie zur Wahlen gegangen? <b style="color:#7F007F">Ritchie333</b> <sup style="color:#7F007F">(talk) <sup style="color:#7F007F">(cont)  15:43, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I voted by mail because an 80th birthday was celebrated today, and I enjoyed being offline. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:05, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


 * As we all know, Gerda, goats don't vote. But hey, maybe they shave? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:12, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I voted, just can't say I "bin zur Wahl gegangen" when I didn't walk but did it by mail. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Two Songs to be sung of a summer night on the water
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Michael Wollny
Vanamonde (talk) 12:03, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Tre Canti di Leopardi
— Maile (talk) 13:18, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Auguste Le Guennant
When you proofread my translations Ich fühle mich wie Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften. LouisAlain (talk) 21:49, 26 September 2017 (UTC)


 * that's an interesting image ;) - I don't do it often but this one is good for DYK, has to suffer some trimming, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:54, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Is the French translation better than the English The Man Without Qualities? Eigenschaft has nothing to do with quality. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

It "should" have been translated as The man without any particularity, L'homme sans particularité but the quality may be understood as in: what's your qualification? LouisAlain (talk) 06:34, 27 September 2017 (UTC)


 * You have the qualification to understand these differences. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:46, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Arche (oratorio)
— Maile (talk) 01:02, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the nomination. Grimes2 (talk) 15:17, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest
Hi. Thankyou for your participation in the challenge series or/and contests. In November The Women in Red World Contest is being held to try to produce new articles for as many countries worldwide and occupations as possible. There will be over $4000 in prizes to win, including Amazon vouchers and paid subscriptions. If this would appeal to you and you think you'd be interested in contributing new articles on women during this month for your region or wherever please sign up in the participants section. If you're not interested in prize money yourself but are willing to participate and raise money to buy books about women for others to use, this is also fine. Thankyou, and if taking part, good luck!♦ Dr. Blofeld  14:58, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for thinking of me --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:59, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Mariuccia Iacovino
Maybe it's just the language difference, but more likely it is my ignorance with music. I cannot seem to link the pieces she was noted for playing with the composers who wrote them. Okay, I get that none of Camargo Guarnieri, nor Leopoldo Miguez's pieces have blue links, but I would've thought I could link the Villa-Lobos ones. I also am dying to know what pieces all of those composers wrote to her, but I have no way to figure it out. Maybe if you aren't too busy, you could try to link some of the music to her? (Hope you are doing well. Seems like it has been forever since we chatted.) SusunW (talk) 22:04, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Sounds interesting. It's past midnight, and will travel early, so not now, - and look above, many more I postponed ;) - I don't get to my topics even, just look at the talk of Der Messias. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:11, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Someday when you have spare time if you are still interested. There is no rush. Sleep well. SusunW (talk) 22:19, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Did you see the top DYK, nominated by me, not written, - love the image! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:23, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Susun, finally, I got to looking, but sadly I can't find composition articles. Good story, her life! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Glad you enjoyed it :) SusunW (talk) 21:08, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Pamela Coburn
Alex ShihTalk 00:48, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Johannes Martin Kränzle
Materialscientist (talk) 05:17, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

I'd like to say thank you to The Rambling Man for an extremely thoughtful, creative and constructive review, but am not able to do so right now. Found this,, - thank you, we hope, we hope, we hope, we hope. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Joan Carroll (soprano)
Alex ShihTalk 05:31, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Fünf Lieder, Op. 105 (Brahms)
Alex ShihTalk 04:33, 1 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Dionysos (opera)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:19, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Vincent Peirani
Alex ShihTalk 04:02, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your thank you
Thanks for your thanks, Gerda. Useless/irrelevant/robotic warnings are so common — but when I saw two of them together, from two different people, both fairly threatening, on an otherwise pretty empty user talkpage, it got to me. There's a lot of talk about how people who say "fuck" discourage other users and make them leave the project because of the "uncivil environment" — I doubt that — but a set of thickheaded warnings, now, that's enough to discourage anybody. Bishonen &#124; talk 22:43, 3 October 2017 (UTC).


 * Thank you for coming over, Bish, - I almost see the three birds that make for a pleasant environment when I arrive at your talk! Can we somehow have this edit notice as a general one, for every editor's first entry per day (or week)? It means different things to different people, sure, but sets a direction. - I find that most robotic messages are not civil, and that what article tags say could be done in personal talk. - I hope you enjoyed my jazz today, which will give way now to Love's Labour's Lost, - what a wonderful title for so much of what we do here ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:23, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Love's Labour's Lost (opera)
— Maile (talk) 03:49, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Benty Grange helmet DYK
Hey Gerda, just wanted to thank you for your review on this nomination, and feedback on the hooks. Took a little while to finish it up (been pretty tied up recently), but looks a lot better now! --Usernameunique (talk) 07:32, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

approaching Reformation anniversary
So close and I forgot completely about the Mendelssohn? Ah well, we still have 2030 for that. ^_^ Double sharp (talk) 15:02, 5 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Do you mean the symphony of that name? Ah, I see, Augsburg Confession 25 June 1530, - yes. That symphony seems to have almost a tradition of being late ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:17, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Klaus Huber

 * Thank to all involved! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Although now the Main Page is more unbalanced on the right side, so I will probably be scolded later :-) Alex ShihTalk 08:46, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * For adding a short name? ;) - It might be easy to expand the TFA blurb. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:01, 6 October 2017 (UTC)

Missing articles
Hi, any chance you could add some more missing German women to the list for the contest? Ones which have bios on the Bach cantatas site or anywhere else would be welcome!♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:13, 8 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Will look. Any chance to look at the peer review I started (not for GA of FA, just better quality), and in weeks, only one peer arrived? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:17, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Added a few. Note to self: Hellen Kwon, from South Korea, active in Germany --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:28, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Added more to various countries, only women ;) - You can find more men in St John Passion discography, St John Passion discography and Mass in B minor discography. - If you want more, look at opera discographies: often the singers in older recordings are red links. Another note to self: Catherine Patriasz, no country known, should get extra points, no bio anywhere. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:13, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2
The article Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yash! -- Yash! (talk) 17:02, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

seeking your advice
Dear Gerda, Greetings from the dark side! I don't know if you use X-Tools much, things like the 'Edit Count' at the foot of the 'Contributions' page, or the thing which shows you how many visits a page has - all that stuff? Someone is 'revising' format in the "Edit Count" feature, which used to be rather nice and crisp and easy to follow, in very clear and sensible colours, and now it has become a hideous blancmange of pastel with great globby symbols and thick lines which are really foul upon they eye and make one wince to look at. For functionality and utility (not to mention sheer aesthetic horror) it is to my mind a shocking step backwards.

Also I am very unhappy that in the listing of one's "top edits" are now included all the User-page extensions (including personalised ones), such as Sandboxes etc, so that anyone viewing one's contributions in this way will have instant access to those sorts of non-article spaces. That seems to me terribly unfair on editors who have trusted wikipedia for years to make careful distinctions between article space and userspace - for various reasons. Whom do I complain to, as this seems to be a very unsatisfactory development? Or is this imposed by The Board (which of course doesn't exist), and not open to objections? I shall certainly never use a Sandbox again - for anything. Sorry to moan, hope you are flourishing - I am in the middle ages (in more sense than one). very best wishes, Eebahgum (talk) 08:22, 9 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for coming over! Sorry, I don't use counting tools much, so don't know how edit counts looked before and after. If it's a tool, there should be a talk page. I do use the page view statistics, and am quite proud to have given a composer who sadly died a bit more prominence, with the help of Martin and Francis. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:29, 9 October 2017 (UTC)


 * That was a very satisfying response to your efforts. I have noticed one or two cases where pages suddenly get an immense (10-20,000) visit for one or two days only. At first I thought it might be because the subject was on the radio or something like that, and everyone was looking it up. Or it was on the National Curriculum for a day. But now I wonder whether it isn't some sort of fiendish mechanical device (possibly in outer space) hoovering up data (just taking my pills). I am looking forward to this new concerto. And a bit of sunshine would be nice ;-) Eebahgum (talk) 09:29, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually I am thinking that these sudden peaks of page-viewing may represent automated captures of data being rendered into some one or other of the mirror-sites such as Wiki2 or Revolvy etc.Eebahgum (talk) 11:28, 10 October 2017 (UTC)


 * is the editor that you are looking for when it comes to XTools. Incidentally I also made a similar comment earlier today (apparently many other editors did too), and he said some of the old features should return soon. Alex ShihTalk 09:08, 9 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Alex! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:11, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Yep, thankyou Alex, good to know. Eebahgum (talk) 09:29, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, the per-namespace breakdown of the "Top edited pages" should return soon. I don't know what to say about and . A bit harsh given the immense work we've put into this, in particular the design, which was well-received by many. I suppose we can't satisfy everyone. My hope is this is just like many other product release across the web development world, where the users just don't like change. Perhaps in a month or two everyone will come to appreciate it, and understand that the old design was very antiquated, lacked features, and even presented incorrect data &mdash;  MusikAnimal  talk  16:37, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Dear MusikAnimal, Thanks for your reply. I will respond at your page. Regards, Eebahgum (talk) 10:07, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Von guten Mächten
Alex ShihTalk 02:18, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:02, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Michael Portillo
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Michael Portillo. Smerus (talk) 11:07, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Christof Loy
Alex ShihTalk 01:48, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Magnificat and Nunc dimittis for St Paul's Cathedral
Alex ShihTalk 00:32, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Patricia Johnson (mezzo-soprano)
Alex ShihTalk 00:18, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Symphoniae sacrae I
Alex ShihTalk 00:20, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda for your general awesomeness. Alex ShihTalk 08:02, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I just shouldn't click too fast ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:04, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Re:Precious
I remember. Its been a part of my treasure chest for 3 years, however it was given in good faith to me. If you now feel that the faith you had in me is no longer sufficient to justify the award then I understand, and if asked I will return it that it may be given to another who inspires you. TomStar81 (Talk) 16:33, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * It is for ever. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:35, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Then forever shall I cherish it :) May I ask a favor of you? Regardless of how this ends, would you present joe with this? Its a purple heart, and I often hand then out to editors for grace under fire, typically for those unjustly singled out or those who in a moment of grief have none-the-less yielded to consensus of the community. From where I sit after that last ANI stunt Joe's earned one, but I think joe would rather I not make an appearance on his talk page (or anywhere else for that matter) so my guess is he'd take better to it if it came from you. TomStar81 (Talk) 16:40, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I guess he'll watch here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:45, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * That's why I'm trying to stop this, and I agree: arbcom is unjust. Philosophically, the project itself is unjust according to Plato's definition of justice; if justice is, on some level "minding one's own business and leaving others alone", then having so many in close proximity invites injustice. I fear for Joe because of my editing restriction, having looked closer at the community I think they will goad him into making the first move so they can move forward with a sanctioned indef block. This was the only way I could think of to protect him from my own mistake, if arbcom intercedes on his behalf it will be better than having the community kick him out altogether. As for the award, its a poor prize, but perhaps a show of faith will inspire something good. TomStar81 (Talk) 16:55, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I've filed a statement too. I disagree with some aspects of the request, but I hope won't take it personally. I do think this is a case worth accepting, but for different reasons. Alex ShihTalk 16:57, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Every person has his or her own reasons, and it is that which makes us different that ultimately brings us together :) TomStar81 (Talk) 16:58, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
 * (ec) I have spirale of justice pictured. - Off to choir rehearsal. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:01, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

November editathons from Women in Red: Join us!
-Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:19, 21 October 2017 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Precious
Thank you for the kind words. Not really sure how you noticed but thank you. :) I really enjoyed improving all those articles as it allowed me to find out things I didn't even know before. I just hope I'm able to find other articles that I'm really interested in working on as much as I have for FD3. PanagiotisZois (talk) 22:36, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I have this habit of trying to tell one person per day that they did good work, one whom I haven't told before. - Today I began an article and had no idea of all the things I found, and more in the sources, never boring ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:50, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Siegfried Fietz
Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Den Herren will ich loben
Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Concerning BWV 225
Hello, I noticed you undid my edit (in which I added that this Bach motet is generally regarded as his best), explaining that who admires which is a very personal matter. This is true, but my sentence does not lack a neutral point of view; it merely reports what the cited AllMusic critic said, which is that the motet is "widely considered the greatest of the five motets firmly ascribed to Bach". Therefore, I do not see the reason for the removal. If the statement really is false and Robins has misrepresented the critical consensus, that's unfortunate. Are there sources that contradict the statement? AndrewOne (talk) 09:29, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I use AllMusic as a source, but not for such opinions. If the same thing was in well-sourced book, I would look at it differently, but who knows how "wide" that critic looked. I think the sentence adds nothing substantial to that Mozart valued the piece highly. - If I had to choose just one (but why?) I'd go for BWV 227 ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:35, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!
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Happy Halloween!

Hello Gerda Arendt: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!   –  North America1000 14:08, 25 October 2017 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.


 * Adityavagarwal (talk) 14:04, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. A bit early, no? - reformation, reformation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:06, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
 * ... and in case you are interested why Halloween is a difficult day for me, read here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 26 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Che dicono a Signa? Lo dicono a Signa. 21:06, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini
— Maile (talk) 00:04, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks
You made me smile (again...). Keep doing that and I might have to put you back in that category. I'm still not sure how you ever squirmed your way out of it. I thought I forbade that? -- Begoon 10:35, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Who listens to you? (I obediently stayed in the cat as long as it was active, but red, - people would not know that you put me there.) - I love to be in Category:Wikipedians who make others smile? - I hope the arbs will listen to you. - Can you take a look at BWV 80 where 2 images hover above the no-I-promised-not-to-mention-that-word. (Comments in the peer review, if any.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:56, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Well nobody listens to me, which is probably wise. I actually prefer the first image at the top there (although it shouldn't have the "forced" size), but not really the second one, but I'm an image junkie so maybe the wrong person to ask. -- Begoon 11:07, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't like them there, both, as having nothing to do with the particular piece, just more (1) or less (2) pretty illustration. Someone should write an article about that stained-glass window! This is music, not from the 20th century as the image style lets you assume. Let me not say what I think of a depiction of Luther and Bach in colloquial talk, anyway. I like this (with the title translated to something visible) and this (the composer's handwriting). Any image should better be not too long, and not hover above (not even one of them), but be included. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:31, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
 * You make a fair point, that the images don't necessarily specifically illustrate the article about the musical piece, per se. As I said, I'm an image junkie, and I like articles being illustrated, so that biases me. -- Begoon 11:46, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
 * How do you like this, and this? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:05, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
 * They both look good. I might play with the contrast on File:Coburg-Casimirianum.jpg tomorrow. -- Begoon 12:18, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Beatrix Borchard
Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

St Fin Barre's
Morning. I've done some moving around with the images, trimmed to create more breathing space, and replaced where they are more fitting with the text; can you take another look. I do like the idea of a gallery, but need to take some more pictures first! Hold tough on that one, to follow.... Ceoil (talk) 09:02, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Morning, thanks for coming over, - take your time. I briefly looked and liked it, but have little time, - here we knew for a while that 500 years reformation would be on Tuesday, but I am still behind, on a translation to German of the sun of justice in our time, a sandbox article here, improvements to Luther's list of hymns and many more, ... - Would you have a look at the peer review of BWV 80, the cantata that looks like stained glass? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:12, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Peer review closed, talk page instead. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:59, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Interested, though I see you are in the wars on the PR page; don't want to get sucked into all that, so will edit direct, and comment at the eventual, I hope, FAC. Impressed overall, the lead image and subject matter has me, and yes will help. By concidence this will be my next thing; the location is an annual pilgrimage for me. We do seem to have similar taste. Hope all is well. Ceoil (talk) 09:33, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't call it war ;) - I'll sort out the one/two stanza thing, - the first was instrumental only, is it 1 1/2 then? (I almost unwatched, mentally.) - Yesterday's project was a church, - short, perhaps check for terms? Will I learn how to call parts of an altar? The altar would deserve an article! As a student, I lived a few blocks away for some time. - I love teh pilgrimage location but made it only once. - Yes well, just had health checked. I will hear the cantata on Tuesday, which is my sisters "round" birthday, - she says that our extra national holiday is for that reason ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:43, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Ha ha. I lived as a student a few doors from St. Fin Barres, back in the 90s, and when walking home from different 'adventures' we would always amaze at its strangeness - remember Ireland was dirt poor in the 19th c, and the cathedral is really the only significant building Cork has, and by such a renowned ('infamous' according to Tim) architect. Have live in at times, and visited Germany for years, particularly Munich and Erfurt, and the architectural standards and splendure in those cities might as well be on the moon compared to here. Ceoil (talk) 09:54, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Friendly watcher Hello you two! Just to write, I prefer "Good morning".&#160;Cheers! Gareth&#160;Griffith&#8209;Jones ( The Welsh Buzzard ) 10:35, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Good morning, Gareth! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:18, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

for comment
Let's make it an informal RfC: should two images hover above the "I-promised-not-to-say-the-word" in the above-mentioned cantata. Just that one question, because the first image is the first thing a reader will meet. Background (look for Verdi and Shakespeare) in a chat with Martin, his talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:57, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

File:1529MartinLuther.jpg
If you ask my opinion, I think this image is more flattering for the lead in Prep 3 than the one we have. Would you consider changing it in the Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet page? Yoninah (talk) 21:51, 28 October 2017 (UTC)


 * The hymn was written in 1524, "my" image is 1526 (as close as I could get), the other 1529. I think I read somewhere that "my" resembles him, - why flatter? It also seems less known, the purpose of DYK. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:07, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * OK. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:11, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Quatre petites prières de saint François d’Assise
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Prep 5
Hi, I promoted your special occasion hook to Prep 5:
 * ... that Christian Keimann based the lyrics of "Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht" on memorial sermons for Elector Johann Georg of Saxony, who had reflected the ideas on his deathbed?
 * What do you think about translating the hymn to make it more accessible to general readers? That would push the character count over 200, so maybe we could also drop the first name that's mentioned, as follows:
 * ALT1: ... that the lyrics of "Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht" ("I do not let go of my Jesus") are based on memorial sermons for Elector Johann Georg of Saxony, who reflected the ideas on his deathbed? Yoninah (talk) 18:57, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I hesitate because its my own translation, but if you think so, why not? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:38, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

BWV 80
Gerda, I don't know if you were asking me specifically to look at the BMW 80 image issue. But I read the discussion(s) several times. And while I think ... only think ... I understand your issue there, the subject matter is WAY out of my field of knowledge. Feel free to ask for my input sometime on another issue, but this one just wasn't something I know anything about. — Maile (talk) 21:54, 29 October 2017 (UTC)


 * I didn't ask you specifically ;) and understand everybody who tries to stay away. You don't have to know a thing about the topic to notice that a cantata looks like a stained-glass window. - I'll listen to the music tomorrow! My sister was born that day and invited to a concert. Perhaps you want to comment about the understanding of Reformation as an event in history vs. reformation as an ongoing process, see DYKTALK? It's dear to my heart, perhaps too dear? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:47, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Big mouths
I should have just kept my big mouth shut, it seems.... Sorry about that. I find the Queen's story very compelling, and if there is anything I can do to help get any part of that story on to the mainpage, please let me know, okay? KDS4444 (talk) 05:34, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * On its way. Every time teh rules are more important than the efforts of editor my arbcom-attested battleground wins. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:16, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

thank you
Dear Gerda Arendt, Thank you for the award. I appreciate it. Geraldshields11 (talk) 13:11, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * You are welcome, my pleasure! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:09, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks
I'm assuming most of the Reformation dyks are your work. I had hoped to write some but got busy, so I'm glad to see there are at least a few. Thanks and happy Reformation day! --JFH (talk) 18:33, 30 October 2017 (UTC) JFH (talk) 18:33, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thany, you, appreciated! Yes, the four planned to come are my work, - with help of others, as I like it. The one I thought was most suitable will not appear that day. I should probably be happy because then it has the chance to come with the image, but - I am not. May reformation never end ;) - this is on my user page from 18 October 2012. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:41, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Kreuzkirche, Hanover
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Es spricht der Unweisen Mund wohl
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ach lieben Christen seid getrost
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for this!
Lovely little tidbit from the DYK for Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet. Nice little ecumenical tidbit on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:49, 31 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, TonyBallioni! Back from listening to Bach's cantata on "Ein feste Burg" which existed only briefly. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:29, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

A Dobos torte for you!

 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:04, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK
Hallo,

I stumbled upon this page whence I surmised you were very committed in enriching this department of Wikipedia. I have no idea what your criteria are regarding the choice of articles you submit but maybe this one may interest you and help you reach the 1000th number among DYK creators. LouisAlain (talk) 10:47, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Great person, but too few refs, - every paragraph needs one. - It would not go towards the 1000, because that's only for self-nominated. The others are below, and I am more proud of being in the top range of that section, - thanks to you. - I don't do DYK for the list, but make things known, though ;) - 4 yesterday was fun!, I admit. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:52, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Question about DYK procedure
First, congrats on earning four 4 DYKs yesterday. That's very impressive! I have a question that I suspect you can answer: would my review of this DYK nomination be sufficient to satisfy QPQ requirements, or is it probably not enough given that the nomination is invalid because no articles have been expanded? Lepricavark (talk) 17:55, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Neither article has been expanded by 5X or promoted (recently) to GA. The 2X WP:bio DYK exception applies to unsourced articles {ONLY "Former unsourced BLPs (such as those in this category) that have been thoroughly sourced and in which the prose portion has been expanded twofold or more within the past seven days are also acceptable as "new" articles. The content with which the article has been expanded must be new content, not text copied from other articles. The length of both the old and new versions of the article is calculated based on prose character count, not word count. Prose character count excludes wiki markup, templates, lists, tables, and references; it is calculated using User:Dr pda/prosesize.js or a similar extension."), and they didn't do such an expansion anyway.  They are ineligible for a DYK based on this nomination. Nice articles they may be.  But they earned a failing grade. <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 18:03, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I must have phrased my question too ambiguously. I realize that the nomination in question should fail. What I am wondering is whether I can count my review of that nomination for QPQ purposes even though it was not a valid nom? Lepricavark (talk) 18:30, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * You did a review. You did not warrant a positive result.  You get WP:QPQ credit, but should indicate on the nomination your final disapproval once they fail to respond. <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 20:44, 1 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for noticing, - reformation has been my topic for 5 years, and I liked yesterday's celebration, - but need a break now, and archived it. 7&6 is right, a review is a review, and you can count it. I normally don't. Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm confused (as usual). 7&6 says I do get QPQ credit, but you seem to be saying I don't. Lepricavark (talk) 21:48, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, my typo, my brain was already in the next sentence. You can count it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah, ok. Thank you for the clarification. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the celebration yesterday. I don't produce DYKs very often, but I'm hopefully close to creating a new nomination. Lepricavark (talk) 21:59, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * You did the review of the DYK. You earned the credit for a QPQ. It would be yours to use, lose or give away.  I have given many away. And keep track of them.  They don't expire, and are like 'money in the bank.'  <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 00:29, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... I don't think I ever knew that QPQs could be given away (although in 5+ years of editing, I'm sure I've forgotten a thing or two). I think I'll keep this one. Thanks to both you and Gerda for answering my question. Regards, Lepricavark (talk) 04:49, 2 November 2017 (UTC)


 * 7&6, do you mean "donate", giving it to someone who needs it? I've seen that and think it's generous. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:39, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Yep. Make a gift.  <b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b>) 12:48, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Glauben können wie du
— Maile (talk) 00:05, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Otto Riethmüller
Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

Dankeschőn
Ms. Gerda Arendt, thank you for taking the time to share your appreciation for my work on Wikipedia. It was greatly appreciated! I am glad that people like you are associated with Wikipedia.--Drboisclair (talk) 03:34, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Bitte, mein Vergnügen! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Sonne der Gerechtigkeit
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Jerusalem, du hochgebaute Stadt
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for St. Stefanus, Ghent
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Ghent
I have sung in St. Stefanus, Ghent. It was with reaidng Bach Choir. I also sing often with JanJoost van Elburg, chorusmaster at the Westerkerk, Amsterdam. Guy (Help!) 23:20, 11 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Lovely! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:58, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Christian Gottlob Barth
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Auguste Le Guennant
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Gloria (Rutter)
Hi, I was wondering why this title Gloria isn't italicized? Or maybe it should be in quotes, like "Gloria in excelsis Deo"? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:45, 16 November 2017 (UTC)


 * A Viola Sonata, a Requiem, a Magnificat, a Gloria - Italian and Latin expressions that became part of English, - that's what I understand. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:50, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh. That makes sense! Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:53, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Aegidienkirche, Hanover
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

Five year post
I have removed the post you placed on my talk page as it did not make any sense. --<b style="color:red;">Anthony Bradbury</b><sup style="color:black;">"talk" 12:22, 18 November 2017 (UTC)


 * How rude is that~!~?&#160;Precious. Gareth&#160;Griffith&#8209;Jones ( The Welsh Buzzard ) 12:56, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
 * --Bradbury, are you all right?! That was definitely one of the rudest actions, I came across in my wiki-life. Winged Blades Godric 15:16, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
 * There must be a misunderstanding. I'm not sure how a longtime editor and admin does not understand the PumpkinSky Prize. Perhaps a templated warning would have been better received? Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 15:28, 18 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I have never heard of the pumpkin sky prize, nor did I recognize it when it appeared on my talk page with a comment about five years (why five) which meant, and means, nothing to me. And it is not rude to remove posts from one's own talk page. Gareth, if that is the rudest thing you have seen here you have been exceptionally fortunate. --<b style="color:red;">Anthony Bradbury</b><sup style="color:black;">"talk" 22:55, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
 * As the link provided indicates, you were awarded the prize five years ago and she was taking today to remind you. I know you've been editing Wikipedia for a minute but it's still important to click on links and read the content therein if the text on your talk page doesn't seem to communicate the point to you. I'd recommend using more attention to detail. It's quite a kick in the teeth for Gerda to send a nice message to someone only for them to revert. Maybe you need stronger coffee. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 23:14, 18 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Some are able to find and follow a link, - thanks for support in explaining. Returning from singing about sempiternam requiem, so quite immune. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

Could you put a better picture for the walter model Wiki?
The picture is to grainy and does not show his clearly Feaster253 (talk) 22:22, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
 * No, sorry. Many images of that era are that way, - in a way showing the time. - I have nothing to do with the article but having it on my watchlist. Better raise the question on the article's talk page than here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:25, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

In the Vatican News
Things are changing, I see! Hasn't taken long, has it? Martinevans123 (talk) 10:01, 19 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Lovely. Made a DYK about her, minutes ago in comparison, DYK? Sunshine, no time for editing ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:39, 19 November 2017 (UTC)


 * After a hike with rainbow: I had another DYK about such a tradition broken, just 900 years ;) - Btw: did you find the 2005 version of the fast burger? Hint: it went to an archive, but not of its own page. And here they talk above teeth (above): someone not understanding a well-meaning reminder, truly harmless. DYK that Precious became part of this? Its still the prize of the cabal of the outcasts, so I understand people who don't want to be associated with it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:04, 19 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Gerda, discussions with you can often be intriguing. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:07, 19 November 2017 (UTC) p.s. hope got some landscape, too.


 * I took a few pics of rosehips in the sun in front of a wild sky, but the rainbow wasn't as spectacular as others I took previously. It wasn't far from the pic of the day of 22 Nov, different season obviously. Article needs improvements, says the cabal. Floq, did you hear me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Gloria (Rutter)
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Bwv 572
Hi Gerda, thank you for your query, but i'm not sure I understand your concern.

By “Ringk's copy” I mean the copy made by J Ringk in c.1735. This date has been on this page for many years and is probably correct to within a year or two. It is derived from observations of how Ringk's musical handwriting developed over his teenage years. As a music copyist gains experience, he becomes more consistent on details such as whether the tie lines on semiquaver groups are straight or curved, the angle of note stems to the vertical, etc. This manuscript is clearly more mature than the work we know Ringk copied when he was twelve, but is equally clearly still a teenage work.

Does that answer your query? Bajanorganist (talk) 03:45, 23 November 2017 (UTC) Bajanorganist (talk) 03:45, 23 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes, thank you! Nice to meet you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:31, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, Gerda. I assume it's just another day of the year over there in Germany, but I nonetheless take this opportunity to wish you well, and thank you for your friendship & support. Joefromrandb (talk) 22:12, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I like the idea of the same boat ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:25, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for St. Leonhard, Frankfurt
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thank you. Now I'd like to improve Bach's cantata, the violin concerto, and Duruflé's Requiem, all at the same time ;) - Help welcome, and not only by you! But sleep first. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:40, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Gerda, you are such an inspiration for lazy people like me to try to find music again (the Es ist genug hook is prompting me to pick up the dusty music theory book). Alex Shih (talk) 20:01, 25 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Try this also, going to add some of it to the article. - Found expanding the cantata, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:06, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Es ist genug
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 26 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you! Nothing national though about being frustrated enough to say "It is enough", as a certain Elijah ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Mechthild Georg
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:13, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I voted
In answer to your new "header", yes I did. The answers to your short question were very informative. I'd like to have supported Mr Mies again, but I can understand why he was unwilling. The lack of willing, qualified candidates is sad, and telling. -- Begoon 09:50, 29 November 2017 (UTC)


 * We didn't bribe Drmies enough, it seems. Nor Shock Brigade Harvester Boris. - The answers should easily show if a candidate may be happy in the new arbcom, because - as the talk of my overview clarifies - if you don't agree you will have to change your mind ;) - Seriously: arbcom doesn't make a big difference in how articles are created, and I learned the hard way to apply ignore ignore ignore to most of what happens on their pages. - The questioned case (request) was the only one I remember of 2017 that I felt I had to comment. In case I run our of questions, I can always ask candidates what they think about my edit notice, inspired by a user who is rarely active, one who vanished and the one who scuttled. - You and I are still here!! Let's celebrate. - I created the new header because I was found "complaining" about the planned mass message. I feel like Cassandra, saying that a flood of messages could be replaced by a simple header. Fight Umweltverschmutzung. - DYK that I wrote my 100th woman biography since joining Women in Red? (I didn't count those before.) I began with just my experience and a name, and found quite a story. The critic quoted was in the same performance as I - small world ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:13, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'd support SBHB, without reservation - and you. Ha. -- Begoon 11:41, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, but I don't speak that language ;) - I tell Opabinia regalis, and she speaks for me (see my question), saves me time and nerves! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Opabinia speaks sense. It's rare, these days, to find someone with that talent, so we are blessed. -- Begoon 11:53, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Georg Dohrn
Vanamonde (talk) 00:03, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congratulations on the well-deserved promotion of Der 100. Psalm to Featured Article. Finetooth (talk) 23:57, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Now all four movements are on YouTube, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:00, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

FYI about The Fountainhead (play)
Since you took care of nominating The Fountainhead for DYK after it achieved GA, I wanted to let you know that I recently created a separate article for the theatrical adaptation. As I mentioned to you once before, I'm not particularly comfortable writing hooks, but I'm happy to support someone else who can figure out what to put in a DYK nomination. Your call, of course, as to whether you find the article to be one you would want to nominate. --RL0919 (talk) 06:18, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I will look, but may need time, - three reviews are waiting (on my user page, look for "review"), perhaps you can look there, also? - I know before looking that I'll find the article worthy ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I created it yesterday, so there are a few days to spare on the timing. However, looking at the criteria just now, I realized that it may not be eligible for DYK because a significant portion of the text was spun off from The Fountainhead, where the adaptation was already discussed. Oh, well. Regardless, I put some comments into the PR for Felix Mendelssohn, because it was on your list to review and looks like it needs the help. --RL0919 (talk) 00:12, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I tried. Could you find anything about how many acts, related to the book how, etc. It wouldn't hurt to add, because of the partly duplication. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:52, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Harold Strachan
Hi Gerda, and thanks for taking on the review of this article. The problem I have (and it's a nice problem really) is that I noticed when researching this article that a lot of the best articles were written by one particular South African academic. I contacted her and she has sent me a copy of her PhD thesis. This is absolutely full of good material that I could use, but I do not think it passes WP:V because it is not publicly accessible. I have contacted the Uni to see if they will make it so, but I do not see otherwise how I can use this in the article. Ideas? --John (talk) 15:00, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for sharing that. I think you might still use it, marking it clearly as a thesis to caution, and not using it for highly controversial material. A good sign of reliability would be if her thesis could also be used for facts supported by others. I usually accept offline sources AGF, and found them more reliable than a website that disappears or changes design. (The Bayreuth Festival reorganised, leaving hundreds of bio with a dead link, for example.) For DYK, and making him known, the article is fine as is, and additions are nice but not needed. If you want to go for GA, add a bit more ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:10, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Gerda, that's very much appreciated. --John (talk) 15:19, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * John, are you sure that the university does not have a copy publicly available in its library? WP:V suggests that this would be perfectly acceptable. Failing that, there are many places that the academic could post her thesis if she is willing to do so. Is she? HLHJ (talk) 04:16, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I've just been told that this is the case. I think you're right, this fulfils minimal WP:V. --John (talk) 21:05, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

New Page Reviewing

 * I have no understanding of policies and guidelines (ask Francis Schonken), and I hate article tags, so would be the wrong person to eventually add them ;) - Good luck elsewhere! I look at new articles that cross my way without a flag. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Macht hoch die Tür
Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks on Pavement light
Thank you again for your long-suffering patience in this DYK review. HLHJ (talk) 04:18, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Some bubble tea for you!

 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for St. Michaelis, Lüneburg
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Nice!! DBaK (talk) 08:40, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:42, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

Touched!
Hi Gerda, this is just to let you know that I was touched by your message on my talk page. I wish I could find the time to be as active as i was here before. <3 ~ Elias Z. (talkallam) 07:39, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over. Time is for many things ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:44, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Removing election notices
Gerda, why are you going around removing the Arbitration Committee election notices from users' talk pages? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 11:57, 6 December 2017 (UTC)


 * I am not going around. When I am on a user's talk (for other reasons), and still see the 2016 notice, saying "now open" I find it misleading, so dare to remove it, saying no. I am pleased that the 2017 notice at least doesn't have this "now" which was wrong right after the 2016 election was over. 2017: my suggestion to not notify users who voted already was not taken, and I don't remember if I also said to remove the old messages, probably not, because it wasn't important enough ;) - My dangerous thought about arbcom can be found in the 2015 archive, and the answers to my one and only question in 2017 here (+ interesting talk). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:14, 6 December 2017 (UTC)


 * No, I didn't notice that it was the 2016 notice at all. I just saw that you had removed a number of the notices in the past day or so, with the edit summary "no" which sounded like you had some kind of beef with the (2017) notice or the (2017) election itself. So I'm glad I asked, and thanks for explaining. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:26, 6 December 2017 (UTC)


 * The closer the 2016 is to my Precious reminder, and the less active a user is, the more likely that I make the effort to remove 2016 and sometimes 2015. I don't like the colour combination ;) - Today, I looked at two user talk pages because I felt like giving them a thank-you click. Removing clutter was giving a little more thanks ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:53, 6 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Gerda, please don't remove things from my talk page. Thanks. <u style="text-decoration:none;font:100% cursive;color:#28c">fish &amp;<u style="text-decoration:none;font:100% cursive;color:#D33">karate 15:01, 6 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Won't do it again. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:08, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Holiday greetings
Thank you for being such a nice person, Gerda. I wish you happy holidays and a wonderful year ahead. Here are some flowers for you:

– Corinne (talk) 02:19, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I am overwhelmed by such a vibrant company for a message I can't hear enough! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
 * They do smell pretty. Barbara (WVS) ✐ ✉ 01:47, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Johann Balthasar König
Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

IP blocked
I am in a hotel and find myself IP-blocked, message: "The IP address that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be a web host provider. To prevent abuse, web hosts may be blocked from editing Wikipedia." Help? - I was in the same hotel before with no problem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:27, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I have given you "IP block exempt" user right for one week. Please let me know if this is inadequate. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 14:32, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Phew! Glad we avoided you having to trash the room! Martinevans123 (talk) 14:47, 10 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Back home, don't need it any longer. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:17, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Nicole Grobert
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
 * And here I thought you only did Operas! --GRuban (talk) 15:59, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Some think I only do Bach cantatas, some only churches, some ... - 2017 was quite broad, actually. I had two scientists pictured so far, E.B. and B.H., whose pic I took). Thank you for the lady's beautification! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thanks for your spreading of wikilove - and for reminding me that what we do here is appreciated at times :)  // Halibutt 10:06, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I try, thank your for expressing that, better than I could! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:10, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Snowman
Hi! Did you see the snowman? It is adorable! (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 13:11, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, like it! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:18, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Precious!
Thank you, Gerda! Your kindness is much appreciated. Johnlp (talk) 15:46, 11 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for coming over with a very welcome message! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Manfred Jung
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Der 100. Psalm scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Der 100. Psalm article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 19, 2018. Please check the article needs no amendments. If you're interested in editing the main page text, you're welcome to do so at Today's featured article/January 19, 2018, but note that a coordinator will trim the lead to around 1100 characters anyway, so you aren't obliged to do so.

I think I intimated that I'd run this in January because I need some thing like this to avoid a rerun. As you said, it wouldn't run in Feb anyway because you already have a request for that month. Hope that's OK. <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - talk to me?  13:26, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for St. Jakobus, Rüdesheim
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

South German music
I've been working on Ludwigsburg Palace again recently (proud to say that its getting closer to finished with each edit) and I wanted to pop by and ask if you had any advanced knowledge or references for music at the Palace during the Baroque to Classical eras of music. A quick glance at the references section will reveal that I've used Music in European Capitals: The Galant Style, 1720-1780 and Music at German Courts, 1715–1760: Changing Artistic Priorities (sources I imagine you might be familiar with), but I need more. – Vami _IV✠  11:53, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for asking. Nothing I'd know without searching, - so later, perhaps. - They have a festival, that should have history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:00, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Question regarding synopses and sources
Hi Gerda.

I recently visited the page for SIEGFRIED (opera) and found that someone had posted references in the synopsis to a published score of the opera itself. (For instance "Siegfried breaks the anvil with his newly-reforged sword OPEN BRACKET ref CLOSE BRACKET Wagner, p. 35 OPEN BRACKET /ref CLOSE BRACKET".) My understanding is that we do not use primary sources like original scores, and, we don't put references in at all for synopses; the work itself is considered the source. So I deleted these references. Now "TW" has restored them, saying (in the edit-summary) that my deletions were "inappropriate".

Who is right? Should references to a particular edition of a score be included in an opera synopsis?

Thanks, HandsomeMrToad (talk) 09:38, 19 December 2017 (UTC)


 * In many cases, there is no simple right or wrong. Synopses don't need a citation. Period. You are right. But when someone offers one, why not? - When I write about a piece of music, I better say for "marked fortissimo" on which page, for someone who has the score to verify. Siegfried is long ;) - In short: Something that is not needed can still be useful. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:56, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

 * Thank you, refreshing! I won't send individual stars, keep watching! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:54, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

"tis the season...."
<div style="border-style:solid; border-color:#FF4646; background-color:#F6F0F7; border-width:2px; text-align:left; padding:0.5em 0.5em 0 0.5em; border-radius: 1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75);;" class="plainlinks">Happy Holidays text.png Hello Gerda Arendt: Enjoy the holiday season, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, ― Buster7  &#9742;   22:30, 20 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message
 * Thank you, doing what I can ;) - My "card" will be posted here for all, please watch! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:33, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wolfram Röhrig
Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

 * Thank you for coming over softly, and I wish the same for you! My "card" is in preparation on top, please keep watching. Some day we should work on an article together! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:29, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

And olive branch & holiday wishes!

 * Ben, thank you for the olive branch, but I don't remember conflict, - disappointment, yes, and I confess I didn't watch your case, because watching one arbcase a year is almost more than can handle. You are welcome to join the cabal of the outcasts. Some of us also disappointed others, in more than one year, and I can only ask for more open mind and better understanding, because there are too many to send individual branches. The more I thank you for yours! Happy holidays for you and yours, and my "card" is in preparation, keep watching - and in touch. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Auguri
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May you have very Happy Holidays, Gerda ...

and a New Year filled with peace, joy, and beautiful music!

Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 07:10, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for this beautiful composition, Voce, and the good wishes, - same to you, imagine the playlist on top in real life! I always invite friends for singing together after the big days, and wish you could come. Mille grazie! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Voce, I just thought pf you, - remember the swooning Mary? - One of my Christmas decorations, in progress, help welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:38, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Yo Ho Ho
<div style="border-style:solid; border-color:blue; background-color:AliceBlue; border-width:1px; text-align:left; padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">

 Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding ~ to your friends' talk pages.

 Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  09:38, 22 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for coming over, and the same to you! I'll post my "card" here, - you can see preparations on top - and where we still have red links. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to all!

 * Thank you, Sven, and the same for you! - My "card" will follow, look here please. Listen to the music on top, in preparation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:28, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

 * Thank you, and the same to you. I will post a greeting here, please watch. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:03, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah! The music in preparation looks awesome so far. :D Will surely look at the greeting. Adityavagarwal (talk) 04:32, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Whoosh!! It's almost 2018!

 * Atsme, thank you for that lovely creation! Something more plain, but in surprisingly similar shape will follow here, tomorrow, please watch. Music in preparation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 23 December 2017 (UTC)


 * The eyes of Texas are upon you, Ms Gerda - SMirC-chuckle.svg <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#A2006D">Atsme 📞📧 19:58, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
 * So far still the eve before the 4th Sunday of Advent, - about a day to go, - may Texas look somewhere else in the meantime ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:01, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Natural tree in place, in water, - decoration to come tomorrow --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:02, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
 * SMirC-xmas.svg SMirC-cool.svg Absolutely. <span style="text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em,#F4BBFF -0.2em -0.3em 0.6em,#BFFF00 0.8em 0.8em 0.6em;color:#A2006D">Atsme 📞📧 20:06, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
<div style="border-style:solid; border-radius: 32px; border-color:#009600; background: #FFFBC4; border-width:8px; text-align:center; padding:7px; height:210px;" class="plainlinks"> Merry Christmas !! Hi, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year,

Thanks for all your help and contributions on the 'pedia! ,

– Davey 2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 13:39, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the nicely pictured thoughts, - same to you! My "card" will follow, musical preparation on top here, enjoy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:47, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
<div style="border-style:solid; border-color:gold; background-color:lightgreen; border-width:1px; text-align:left; padding:8px;" class="plainlinks"> Martinevans123 (Santa's Drop-in Centre) ... sends you ... ... warmest seasonal wishes for ...... Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda.

Hoping that Christmas may bless you with peace, love and understanding... and wishing that you have a good run in 2018!! .... also this one!!


 * Thank you for angelic music and great wishes, which I hope come true for you as well! Keep looking for a reply, with a touch of green, tomorrow I hope. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:45, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Look, a pic with a few words, remembering Hillbilly's miniature. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:08, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Seasons' Greetings
...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 17:37, 23 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, also for the green touch. Keep looking here, and you'll see why? Same to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:44, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Christmas greetings
Wishing you all the best for 2018 and beyond! -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:23, 23 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for words that should be on a mirror you see daily! - Same to you, and more reply will be posted here tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:31, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas as we wind down the year. Best wishes and happy editing! —/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 21:33, 23 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for coming over, same to you, - more tomorrow, keep watching please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:36, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

HH!

 * Thank you, and please return tomorrow for more musical wishes from me, - still in prep ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:20, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Wie soll ich dich empfangen
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

 * Thank you for the "Carol"! -Mine (see top) still need some decoration, but you can already follow to the most beautiful image: Puer natus est nobis. Will sing that tonighgt! Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Heddwch ac ewyllys da

 * Thank you, and the same to you. Wish I could sing for you (see top), and did you discover the green heart? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:00, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I wish that too. In answer to your question, do you refer to Paul Gerhardt? &#8209; &#8209; Gareth Griffith&#8209;Jones&#160;The Welsh Buzzard &#8209; &#8209; 20:10, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, his wording in the song mentioned on top here, with an image. But the one of Puer natus est nobis is really stunning (so far it's more image than article). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Season's Greetings
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Hello there! Shearonink (talk) wishes you & yours the the very best of the season! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus (for the rest of us!) or even the Saturnalia,  here's to  hoping your holiday time is wonderful and that  the New Year will be an improvement upon the old. CHEERS!

Share these holiday wishes by adding  ~  to your friends' talk pages.

Shearonink (talk) 19:27, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, and the same to you. I have just some music to offer, please see the top. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:01, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * ps: ... and could include "your piece", the paraphrase of Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!, DYK?
 * Yay, music! Always accept good wishes but admit to being confused...."my piece"?... Shearonink (talk) 01:16, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy Christmas


Dear Gerda, just a note to wish you a lovely Christmas and an excellent New Year. I will look forward to seeing you around here in 2018! With all good wishes DBaK (talk) 22:51, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, just returned from singing the first batch of the playlist above, fröhlich! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:12, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Nice!! :) DBaK (talk) 00:55, 25 December 2017 (UTC)
 * We wanted to do the WO this year but had to postpone to 2018. I took the image from my position in 2013, admiring especially the keyboard player who switched from organ to harpsichord, with (in the performance, - this was rehearsal) just the facsimile of the manuscript on the organ. Off to singing the second batch, mostly Haydn. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:02, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Willi Gundlach
<small style="color:#999;white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:lightgrey 0.3em 0.3em 0.15em;">&mdash; <big style="color:#ffa439">Coffee // <font color="#009900">have a ☕️ //  beans  // 00:02, 25 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Coffee! Merry Christmas! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:11, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

 * Thank you, nice of you to say that and find a great image! - I just came across Blarr - further up! I enjoy doing things with you! Best wishes, with hopes to continue! Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:55, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Season's greetings

 * You made my day, which was great already, thank you! Best wishes from my greening heart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:59, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

Insane persistance

 * lol - thank you, still laughing ;) - seriously: let them end in 2018! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:08, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Johannes Kalitzke
Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for The Fountainhead (play)
Alex Shih (talk) 00:04, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

New Year's resolution: Write more articles for Women in Red!
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:13, 27 December 2017 (UTC) via MassMessaging


 * ?? I am a member, no? I created 103 women bios since I joined, look for the heart on my user page and in the archives.
 * You probably are. I accidentally sent this with the invite and I'm removing all the mistakes by hand. Sorry for the inconvenience. :( Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:22, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, no problem. Enjoy Christmastide, we sang beautiful music! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:28, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 19:41, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonne der Gerechtigkeit
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Sonne der Gerechtigkeit you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 19:42, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2018!

 * Thank you, Chris Troutman, with a Green pumping hearts.jpg green heart for you, keep watching, it's growing ;)

Your GA nomination of Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14
The article Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 00:02, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Jaguar! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187
The article Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187 for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 20:02, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy Holidays
Wishing you and yours. As always. Ceoil (talk) 21:04, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for coming over, with lovely rain music! It was sunny here today, but rain matched most days before. I hope you click on the green heart on top, to "listen" to my music this season, with a wonderful conductor featured today on the German Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:25, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Fear not, avid music fans are always click click clicking. Ceoil (talk) 03:29, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * "Fear not" was my motto in 2015, dyk? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:16, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sonne der Gerechtigkeit
The article Sonne der Gerechtigkeit you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sonne der Gerechtigkeit for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 23:02, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Otto Jung
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Articles for Creation Reviewing

 * If you look at my user page, you will see that I don't even manage to writing the articles I want to, but thanks for thinking of me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:14, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Christmas cantata
Dear Gerda,

As you have seen, I have added the following paragraph to Christmas cantata:
 * In 1995, Bruckner's Fest-Kantate Preiset den Herrn, WAB 16, has undergone an adaptation as Festkantate zur Weihnacht (festive Christmas cantata) for mixed choir with Herbert Vogg’s text "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe". I have also added a row in the table, as I have done too in the de:Liste von Weihnachtskantaten.

I have also added a paragraph in the de:Festkantate (Bruckner) (hopefully in correct German):
 * In 1995 Gerhard Track bearbeitet die Festkantate als Festkantate zur Weihnacht mit gemischtem Chor und einem neuen Text Herbert Voggs „Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe“.

Greetings, --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 11:16, 29 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I made it German grammar in de, - sorry, it's a difficult language. I hope that you clicked on my "green heart" on top, - wishes also for you! Still 3 red links to be filled. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:31, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, my mistake. I have translated it word by word, without taking the grammar into account. The Dutch syntax is very similar to the German (except the "Deklinationen" of the nouns)... --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 14:05, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * FYI: There is a single recording of Track's original setting of the Festkantate zur Weihnacht:
 * Gerhard Track, Chor und Symphonieorchester des Konservatoriums der Stadt Wien, Orgel: Manfred Schiebel, 29.4.1996 Live (Wien, Großer Musikvereinssaal) - CD: PMI Records-USA PMI 20105 (Gerhard Track dirigiert Anton Bruckner).
 * John Berky found this recording (by chance) in the USA (!) and provided Hans Roelofs with this rare recording. Hans provided me with a copy of it...
 * Thereafter Hans found a further recording in an adaptation without brass band:
 * Stefan Stampler, Gesangverein Wundschuh, Kazys Dambrauskas (Orgel), 6.12.1998 - CD: Ausgabe des Chores (Die Himmel rühmen. Orgel- und Chorkonzert 1998)
 * --Réginald alias Meneerke bloem (To reply) 14:45, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Chiyuki Urano
Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

Gah!
Gah! ... well, I know what I meant, anyway! I'll go back if/when inspiration strikes, but tbh I am hoping you will mend it first ... DBaK (talk) 15:51, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
 * PS I love the article, by the way ... he sounds like a real dude! DBaK (talk) 12:17, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

Cantata query
Hi Gerda, are you up for a Cantata Query please? It has ****-all to do with Wikipedia really so I would email you if it's OK. Bribery terms highly negotiable! Cheers DBaK (talk) 15:53, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
 * go ahead --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:47, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Emailed you just now. Sorry in advance ... Cheers DBaK (talk) 12:16, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106? Can't be said too often. Happy 2018! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:23, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh good grief, how beautiful and how deliciously weird too! The boss is out walking doggies right now but I have downloaded the Suziki Vol. 2 (I love the Cantata article structures!) and I'm going to play it to her as soon as she is back. Just from her description, I think you have nailed it - you amazing knowledge repository you! Thank you so much and Happy New Year to you too. I'll get back to you when she's heard it (watch this space) but I think I know the outcome ... with all good wishes DBaK (talk) 13:09, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Absolutely nailed it, thanks: you star. We are now listening to Suziki and JEG. So great - many many thanks DBaK (talk) 14:27, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy 2018!
It's three or four years later and the precious award is still the highlight of my time on WP. Happy New Year and thank you for the inspiration! Julie


 * Thank you for saying that. Same for me: going over how much good has been done, first thing in the morning, prepares me best for the day! 2017 brought some Reformation and reformation. For a look at 2017 in calendar pictures, look here.


 * Green pumping hearts.jpg Happy 2018, year of the green, to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

Happy New Year

 * Thank you for coming over! My "card" (under development) is above.
 * Green pumping hearts.jpg Happy 2018, year of the green, to you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:08, 31 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Happy new year 2018. I still need to learn how to make the fancy boxes😀 Whispyhistory (talk) 09:37, 31 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Just copy the code, and modify. I learned it the same way, from a missed friend who at times call himself The Call of the Wild. Here are some models, including "You are welcome to having the last word" (Love's Labour's Lost). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:44, 31 December 2017 (UTC)