User talk:SusunW/Archive 50

January 2022 Women in Red
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Lura Eugenie Brown Smith
No rush, but should you be able to find a date/year of death for Lura Eugenie Brown Smith through the sources available to you, I'd be appreciative. Thanks, and Happy New Year! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:28, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Didn't find any obits for either her or her husband. Looks like they both were residents of the Masonic Home in Zenith, Washington when they died. He died on 26 January 1930 and was buried in Seattle. She died on 11 April 1935 and was buried in Hillcrest Burial Park in Kent, Washington(note her death certificate says she was born 23 June 1854). You can see the certificates if you register. It's free. SusunW (talk) 21:32, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Rosiestep (talk) 22:24, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * De nada. SusunW (talk) 22:25, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Biographical Data Research Barnstar

 * Thank you so much! I actually enjoy the hunt. Much like a scavenger hunt, finding the clues depends on the clue before. Besides, it is always a break in the routine, which is often needed. SusunW (talk) 15:23, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year, SusunW!


Happy New Year! SusunW, Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

Abishe (talk) 13:40, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Thank you . I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday and coming year as well. SusunW (talk) 15:24, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

GAN Backlog Drive – January 2022
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Happy new year !
Nattes à chat (talk) 22:00, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Gracias, mi amiga . ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! SusunW (talk) 22:22, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

The joy's of reading
I have returned... for a second time, safe and sound. I won't say the journey was easy however I was not on the brink of disaster at every turn either, only a few turns. I brought along a few books and occupied my time when not on the trails. Days and nights blended together but I was thankful to be out there rather than in this house the entire time. The dogs kept me warm along with the fires. I have picked up many different ritualistic beliefs in my lifetime that I can not attribute to one group of people or any group at all. It is a combination of many, such as Crow or Cherokee traditional beliefs but there is also a mixture of traditions from various peoples across the Asian continent and Far East which have influenced me as well. One ritual that I follow before every journey I make is letting my hair down for purification or a sweat, and then going our man made "hot spring" where I bathe before braiding my hair and sing songs to my ancestors, primarily because the creeks and rivers are frozen so I can't go to water. Hopefully by this time next year I will be able to braid my hair again. Anyway, I wanted to write to let you know I am home safe and to wish you and yours a very happy and prosperous year ahead. I hope you continue to shine like the star that is you and your Song keeps carrying the message of love and togetherness that this world so desperately needs. For the sake of the encyclopedia and this collaborative project? Yes, but so much more. For the sake of the symphony which is all Life existent upon the Earth. -- A Rose Wolf  15:51, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , So very glad to see you here. I long for a real journey. Our holiday was fraught with frustration and grief, but balanced by the joy of learning and resilience. A brother-in-law died, a childhood friend underwent cancer surgery, and my mom ended up in the hospital. The first was not unexpected, but still unsettling; the second was unexpected, but went far better than predicted; and the third evoked every emotion you can imagine — fear, anger, frustration, anxiety, awe and joy. Tenacity is key to dealing with health care in the US I've found. I learned that doctors can be to the elderly what pushers are to youth and that a severe kidney or urinary tract infection can cause symptoms that mimic stroke or dementia, especially if that person is over-medicated by zealous men in white coats who want docile patients. When the first is ruled out, unless an advocate insists, the second is typically the diagnosis. Between my brother's skill with technology, my sisters' dogged negotiating skills, my research ability, and our wide networking contacts, we uncovered the negligence?/indifference? to mom's care and ultimately (and with relief and joy) set her on the road to a full recovery. The songs of togetherness shone through the stress (though none of us are even remotely geographically close our spirits were together). I was often reminded of how none of us makes it through this life alone. We appear to have turned a corner. I wish you and those you hold dear love, laughter, peace, happiness and health with many rainbows and songs. SusunW (talk) 17:02, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have found the healthcare system in the US to be very complicated on its best day. Most doctors do not listen, even to the nurses who care more closely for their patients, much less the patients themselves. You are correct that a docile and less vocal patient is a desired result in most cases. Whether they be doctors of the Mind, the Physical or the Spirit makes no difference. Most simply do not care or are so overburdened that they do not have time to care as much as they should or would like to. I am thrilled that yours was an eventual success and your mother is on the mend. She has at least one Alaskan singing over her for a full and speedy recovery. Geographical distance is something only material to the Physical. It has no bearing on our connection as humans. There is no more real journey than the one we are on right now and your emotions in reaction to the experiences you go through are on this journey are as real as any view from a mountain peak or a bluff overlooking the ocean. -- A Rose Wolf  17:21, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , thank you. Indeed, the journey is always an adventure. Our minds control our reactions to the obstacles and choices in our paths. Our spirits are singing as one on that peak. SusunW (talk) 17:37, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Eleanor Kirk
I am so happy that you pointed me to familysearch.org. Just today, using it, I finally sorted out the many names associated with Eleanor Kirk (Eleanor, Ellen, Nellie, Maria, Easterbrook, Easterbrooks, Child, Hubbell, Ames) who even this month is the subject of a Springer article, e.g., not forgotten. Anyone perusing her Wikipedia biography after reading the paywalled Springer article will have a clearer understanding of this woman's tough personal life (5 children and widowed 3 times before she was 40) and will appreciate that she used only 1 pseudonym. You're the best! Thank you! --Rosiestep (talk) 20:07, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I am always glad to try to help . So happy that you found the site useful. SusunW (talk) 20:12, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

February with Women in Red
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 15:11, 31 January 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Epiphany
Happy new year, in friendship! - Epiphany seems like a good day to say so, after a Bavarian peasants' mass (sorry, on the train home, no recent pics of that - just keep watching), and two DYK, even with a pic I took. I enjoyed meetings with friends in real life, and wish you many of those. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:55, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Things may be finally taking a positive turn in the real world. I very much appreciate your continued encouragement. SusunW (talk) 21:10, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! 2022 began happily with vacation. I uploaded images but stopped at 22 January - click on songs. 30 January means 10 years of Precious. It's also the birthday of a friend, - I'm so happy I mentioned his DYK on his 90th birthday when he was still alive. I have a great singer on DYK whom I heard, Elena Guseva, and wait for a Recent death appearance of Georg Christoph Biller whom I saw in action. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:22, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I am doing the happy dance too. Finally finished Africa, just made Zimbabwe live. I am going to reward myself with writing an article about a woman :) SusunW (talk) 22:38, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * congrats, and happy dance is pictured here ;) - update: we have now Guseva pictured, Biller picured better (but still not on the Main page), and one more day of my pics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:39, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * OMG, I love, love, love that cat photo! I am happily researching and writing about a fascinating South African/Zimbabwean woman! So appreciative for all of your work, but the dancing cat is inspirational. SusunW (talk) 17:42, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I feel the same about it! Just don't think I made it, - that credit goes to someone else. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:58, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Stella Madzimbamuto
The article Stella Madzimbamuto you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Stella Madzimbamuto for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Caeciliusinhorto -- Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 11:21, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Stella Madzimbamuto
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Stella Madzimbamuto 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 Caeciliusinhorto -- Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 19:01, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you . I look forward to collaborating with you to improve the article. SusunW (talk) 19:07, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * There are a lot of prominent red links, especially in the lead. The hospital, the husband, etc. Would it be a good idea to at least write stubs for those? --GRuban (talk) 19:41, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't that be lovely, but I am 100% incapable of writing a stub. I was kind of hoping that as it is Black History Month that the sea of red might encourage others to write articles. I am also really torn, as I really, really need to work on the nationality project if I am ever gonna finish it. Perhaps I could post on Women in Red to see if there is any interest? SusunW (talk) 19:47, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I can do stubs. They won't be very impressive, but they will not be red links. --GRuban (talk) 20:24, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Bless you! See above note from TJM for some sources on her son and Richard Mahomva, if those interest you. There are two links on McCord Zulu Hospital in the article, plus our 1935 book find. SusunW (talk) 20:27, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Looks like you got the GA even with the red links in the lead, congratulations! Anyway: Hope that helps. --GRuban (talk) 17:04, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * McCord Zulu Hospital is a 2-sentence stub. It's a hospital, it's got a good source. If someone else wants to expand it, more power to them.
 * Daniel Madzimbamuto is a reasonable short article; nowhere near your quality, of course, but tells you a reasonable bit about the person. I actually kind of like the progression of the children's names, that's interesting to me. And has the photo!
 * Ladysmith Provincial Hospital is still a red link despite my best efforts - I just couldn't find any sources besides directory listings and the hospital's own site (actually, I don't even think it's the hospital's site, I think it belongs to the national medical system or something). If I made the article based on that it would fail WP:AFD.
 * You rock, ! Ladysmith is hard because apparently there is a similarly named facility in Canada. I find This which says it is one of two hospitals in the area and the only public one. Apparently it facilitates all of the health clinics in the region. This which says it was opened to treat Blacks and People of Color. And this which says it's won awards. Haven't been able to figure out when it opened, but know it was functioning by 1949. Not a lot, but perhaps it establishes enough of a case for notability? SusunW (talk) 18:47, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Payback!
You're justly proud of your research skills - even if they are usually about dead people - and advertise them on my talk page. So, here is a hopefully simple question, even though it's about a live person. At least it's a woman! Nikki Amuka-Bird. Two Guardian articles  say that her father, Sam, was editor or founder of the Vanguard newspaper in Lagos. Our Vanguard (Nigeria) page says it was founded by Sam Amuka-Pemu with three friends. Note the similar but slightly different last name! I'm almost sure that he is her father, but it would be embarassing to find out that there was actually a different Sam among the other three founders. Would you be able to track down a definitive source that settles the matter one way or another? And if you find any other good sources about Nikki Amuka-Bird along the way, please do say, our article about her could use expansion. (I admit, I've an ulterior motive. I was on the losing end of an RfC about that article, and though it's not a huge deal, it has been on my mind at times.) --GRuban (talk) 00:39, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * My initial read through is that her mother is Patricia Bird and her father is Sam Amuka. Our article on this Double-barrelled name is pretty poor, but in my experience in the US the woman's surname is typically first and in Europe typically last and hyphenated, so that in both cases the man's surname is the indexable? name, i.e. Jane Doe marries Joe Roe in the US would be Jane Doe Roe and in much of Europe would be Jane Roe-Doe and you would index it as Roe, Jane D. or Roe-Doe, Jane. In England it has to do with status (doesn't everything) so they don't follow those norms, and even in places where there is a norm, it isn't typically law except in Spanish tradition countries and France. But, Nigeria was a British colony, so it could be different.
 * First, the Vanguard dude is definitely Samson Oruru Amuka-Pemu and is often referred to as Sam Amuka or Samson Oruru Amuka In this one, his mother's name is given as Ariteshoma Amuka-Pemu (née Okoro) and as Ariteshoma Abeji Amuka-Pemu (née Okoro), but she is usually shown as Teshoma. What we know from that is that his father's surname was Amuka-Pemu and thus those are two surnames probably status related. (No clue what his name is, was shown repeatedly as Pa. Amuka-Pemu). Back to Nikki. She says in the first Guardian piece her mother owned the Body Shop in Antigua and died "just over a year ago" (it was January 2018, so in 2016?). This confirms she was Patricia Bird, but isn't a RS. Give me a second to come back...computer issue. SusunW (talk) 15:21, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * That same article says they went to Antigua on vacation when she was seven and her mom decided to stay, so we are looking at circa 1983, a virtually impossible search time in the Caribbean. I tried newspapers.com and the Antigua Observer for an obit for Patricia, get nada. Tried newspaperarchive.com for "Body Shop Antigua" and "Patricia Bird, Antigua", and in the Jamaica Gleaner (the most widely distributed paper in the Caribbean) for "Patricia Bird", get nada. The only place I know (or used to know) that has newspapers from the 1980s for the Caribbean is the University of Florida, but they have changed their search engine and it is virtually useless. I tried the https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk for an obit, but the most recent year it gives is 2000. There's a ton of hits for Nikki in the main WP Library Search, so possibly wading through them would give more? 2 last comments, I see nothing other than that dead Canadian article that makes any reference to more founders of the Vanguard other than "Uncle Sam", he's a legend in Nigeria from everything I've read. Both Sam and Nikki have lots of records in archive.org. Bottom line, lots of due diligence here, but is there a single source that says her father is Sam Amuka and mom Patricia Bird? — not that I have found. SusunW (talk) 17:44, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

User:GRuban/Yulia Tolopa

 * All right, thanks for looking. If you want, you can look over User:GRuban/Yulia Tolopa - especially the article organization, I'm not at all sure the Personal life and Citizenship sections are the right way to organize things, or that the right sentences are in each. Even besides the citizenship, it has another angle that could have made it into an article you could have written (if only she were dead). (Yeah, you would have known from the start: "female military friend"; I'm so naive.) I think I'm almost done with it, except for not having images. I wrote her, asking for them, but, she's probably busy with the current existential threat and all. I wrote another photographer who might release some, but that's even less likely. Meanwhile I'll see about stubbing out more red links in Stella Madzimbamuto. --GRuban (talk) 19:36, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It's lovely! I made some edits to Yulia Tolopa. The first decree (No 120) was a special nationality rule. The actual Statute requires residency of five years to apply for naturalization. No. 120 required foreign veterans to have a three-year residency. It didn't grant/confer nationality, just said they could apply under specific requirements. Zelenskyy's decree actually conferred nationality upon 14 specific people pending receipt of their documents. (From that point, they were nationals, but couldn't be given permanent passports until their documents were received. Thus, to my reading her nationality wasn't in jeopardy, except if she could never provide the documents. Typically a presidential decree cannot be ignored, but apparently migration services never issued the temporary 2-year passports?) When the passports expired, veterans accounts were frozen and the president authorized a law to be drafted for an extension of the time-frame. He didn't apply for a renewal of the law, as it wasn't a law, but a presidential decree. Finally, she resolved the renunciation bit by going to court. If you disagree with any of these changes, feel free to revert. SusunW (talk) 22:09, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Now that's lovely! Before your changes, I didn't really understand what was going on there, and the sources that I used didn't go into nearly the kind of detail that you did. (I suspect they may not have completely understood it either!) I am so glad I asked you. I suspect you may be one of the few people on the Wikipedia that really understands this stuff. Thank you so much! --GRuban (talk) 22:14, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I am glad I could help, especially since you are always using your magic wands to help me . As I said before, it's complicated. Definitely helps that I have been writing nationality law articles on here for two years. ;) SusunW (talk) 22:21, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Actually - can I ask you for a bit more clarification? I've been using the word "citizenship" throughout the article, and you basically changed it to "nationality" throughout one section. Should that be replaced with "nationality" throughout? Or are there places where "citizenship" is correct? It really doesn't seem to be a clear distinction in our articles. For example, where it says she was suggested to make a sham marriage to get citizenship - our article sham marriage says "to get ... citizenship rights for one of the spouses". Is "citizenship" or "nationality" correct in that context? Even the article you linked to, Ukrainian nationality law: "Ukrainian nationality law is the law that governs the acquisition and loss of citizenship of Ukraine." Is that correct in that context, or should that be "... of nationality of Ukraine"?--GRuban (talk) 22:36, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Ooh - there's even an English language source, "Zelenskiy Grants Citizenship to 14 Foreigners Who Defended Ukraine's Territory", that's Radio Free Europe. Is that an exception, or are the words often used interchangeably, even if incorrectly? Would it be worth a cited sentence or two to clarify the situation? --GRuban (talk) 22:42, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I blame the Brits, who Laurie Fransman, (the Home Office calls him the expert for the UK) says often use the two words synonymously. Given their impact of colonization, their misuse has become widespread. Allan Rosas also confirms the legal distinction, as do probably 50 other sources I could provide if you want. SusunW (talk) 23:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Maybe "... refused Ukrainian nationality (often colloquially referred to as Ukrainian citizenship) ..." and make the section title "Ukrainian nationality / citizenship"? --GRuban (talk) 22:52, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It should be nationality throughout because you are talking about belonging, not rights. (Remember I told you I haven't worked on Europe yet.) I think if you read the lead in for example Zimbabwean nationality law you will get it. But legally, the two are not the same. Citizenship is the rights and obligations you exercise or owe under domestic law while within your country and usually are defined in a series of statutes, like the Civil or Family Code, Electoral Law, Legal Code, etc. There are a multitude of agencies and departments that control compliance at various levels, like federal, state, and city. Each nation has only one nationality law and it defines who belongs to that nation under international law. It typically has only one organization that monitors it, Immigration Services, the Foreign Office, etc. Besides being international vs. domestic, nationality is conferred from birth, but citizenship cannot be exercised until majority. And one can be a national and either have full citizenship, limited citizenship, no citizenship, or sub-national (state/province, territorial, municipal, etc.) rights as well. SusunW (talk) 22:55, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, then I'll probably do that - change it to nationality throughout, except for the section title and a "often colloquially referred to" sentence, when I can find a good source explaining the difference. Meanwhile - gads. Re-reading the events, I begin to hate the Ukrainian State Migration Service with a passion, even though I've never actually been to Ukraine. That was a true Kafkaesque nightmare. And it looks like it didn't just affect her, but at least a dozen, and likely more, heavily armed and likely traumatized veterans. I'm surprised one of them didn't show up at an SMS office and start shooting. --GRuban (talk) 23:07, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I cannot tell you how many times I have had to take a break from writing these laws because it just enraged me what states did to their own nationals. I e-mailed you 4 sources that should help. I'll be back tomorrow if you need more. SusunW (talk) 23:21, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * This unmuddies it nicely, I think (my [additions]): pp 755-756 the definition "Nationality here is distinct from citizenship and nationalism in that it refers not to an individual's domestic political rights [citizenship/rights] or to a sense of belonging to a national community [nationalism/ethnic identity] but instead to an international legal status that allows one to claim and be claimed by a state [nationality/belonging]. SusunW (talk) 16:07, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

I changed all possible uses of "citizenship" to "nationality" that weren't direct quotes, added an explanatory note, and pushed it live: Yulia Tolopa. Please take a quick look to see if I did that wrong. --GRuban (talk) 05:15, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * It looks good! Would be a lovely article for DYK on March 8th, as clearly she is an international woman. SusunW (talk) 15:55, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I'm worried she may not live that long. I know you're not in the US, but here, we have a constant drumbeat of "Russia is about to invade the Ukraine any minute", and if that happens, her life expectancy is not the highest. --GRuban (talk) 16:20, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I definitely got the sense of that when reading the article. The news here is definitely less reactionary, but I read US news too. Dire situation for all Ukrainians, IMO, but her risk factors escalate her danger exponentially. Yet another reason a DYK for her would be good, puts a "face" on the conflict, which for many is simply something happening "over there". SusunW (talk) 16:39, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Evelyn Straus
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Spelling of Beverly Loraine/Lorraine Greene
Hello @SusunW thanks for all the great Wikipedia work you are doing! I am a relatively new editor focusing right now primarily on mid-century architecture and architects. I love to see women architects get their due. Recently I have been using this fantastic new website Pioneering American Women in Architecture, https://pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/ and they recently published a new piece on Greene. It looks like you were the original author for the Wikipedia page. I saw they spelled Loraine/Lorraine differently than the Wikipeda article so I wrote to them to see if they could provide a basis for the difference. They have original research that shows the architect used the spelling Lorraine. I can provide more information if you want, but they would love to see this changed in Wikipedia and generally been trying to fix it whenever they encounter the spelling with one "r.". I added a comment on the Talk page to see if others wanted to weigh in, but haven't heard from anyone yet. If you are okay with the change maybe you could respond to my comment in the Talk page. Fothergilla (talk) 16:50, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I see you resonded on the talk page, @SusunW thanks. I don't yet have the technical chops to move articles yet, so if you are willing to do it some time over the next couple of weeks I would be thrilled.Fothergilla (talk) 17:11, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Correct her name throughout to two "r"s. Cite the registry at Columbia University (possibly best to use Cite report) giving as much information from the record as you can in the first instance. Post here when you have done that and I'll move it. SusunW (talk) 17:48, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Appreciate your help @SusanW. I made changes throughout the article and explained my basis on the talk page. I wasn't sure how to use the cite report template for something that was probably a sheet of paper or 3 X 5 card.  I think all uses of "Loraine" have now been changed to "Lorraine" except for the article title which I assum requires a move Fothergilla (talk) 20:52, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Can you move this page from Beverly Loraine Greene to Beverly Lorraine Greene for . I tried to do it, but it says page already exists and I don't want to lose the edit history and am unsure. I'm out most of the week as it is my husband's birthday and family are in town. Thanks! SusunW (talk) 22:20, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Done! (cc: ) How wonderful for the family to be able to get together, SusunW, ! Hope you have a wonderful time. --Rosiestep (talk) 22:28, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

March editathons
--Megalibrarygirl (talk) 16:38, 27 February 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Women in Red Barnstar

 * Thank you, it means a lot coming from you. I truly appreciate your gnoming of them, as the technical aspects are beyond my ability. Clive Parry and Laurie Fransman could use articles if you are looking for subjects ;) and I promise I will need help with categories and such when I finish Stella. SusunW (talk) 18:14, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * And then there is her son...,,,, SusunW (talk) 19:35, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , thank you for working your magic on the categories and for your copyedits. I put her dob/dod in Wikidata, but not much else. The "who" was Richard Mahomva, which is yet another redlink. Writing her definitely illustrates how poor our coverage of Africa really is. SusunW (talk) 16:02, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
fits well here ;) - I just added a woman to my Feb plans, to get ready for March, and nominated a woman for TFA (the article was written before I joined, the same is true for Cosima Wagner, planned for later this year). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:38, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you . Hard to imagine it has been six years. I am hoping to get Stella through GA for March. I appreciate your hard work and encouragement. SusunW (talk) 16:58, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Good luck with the GA plan! I have one on the Main page, pictured DYK, interesting history, - see my talk, written in memory and collaboration. I also managed to upload the vacation pics. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:03, 6 February 2022 (UTC)


 * my joy - more on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:36, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Valentine's Day edition, with spring flowers and plenty of music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:24, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Lovely. SusunW (talk) 21:23, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * next song: Prayer for Ukraine, with a history from 1995 to 2022, - the article a work in progress, help wanted - translation of some of it would also help --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:34, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry had family in all week because it was my husband's birthday. Definitely have Ukraine in my thoughts and appreciate your work. (GRuban did an article that I helped a tiny bit on that appears to be "stuck" at DYK because of the invasion.) George doesn't "speak" Ukrainian, but he is my go-to for all cyrillic script translations. Yandex is typically better than Google for them, but I pull articles up in both and compare them. I'm hoping to be back on track in a few days, but right now am playing catch up. SusunW (talk) 16:52, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * take your time! - I took a pic in 2009, and it was on the German MP yesterday, with the song from 1885, in English Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:23, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Stella Madzimbamuto: Excellent article!
I'd like to congratulate you on a most excellent article on Stella Madzimbamuto. She is an important figure who long deserved to be covered in Wikipedia — thanks for doing so, and so well-sourced! (I've made a couple of minor corrections on some technical legal issues, but those corrections in no way detract from your fine work.) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:28, 8 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your additions. I have to tell you how shocked I was in writing her story that there were so many red links, which clearly points out how very poor our coverage really is in the Global South. I learned so much writing her story. SusunW (talk) 16:27, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Thawing out
I just wanted to briefly leave a message here and say that I am looking forward to the upcoming thaw. We are still seeing negative temps most likely are done with -30+. I hope you are well, Susun. Thank you for all the lovely articles I've read during these cold days and nights. You are truly amazing and inspiring, my friend. -- A Rose Wolf  15:49, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I hope the thaw comes soon. We are in the +30s (C) and I am happy and healthy. Whenever I see you here it makes me smile. These law articles are slow, but this year I have decided that I will take breaks from them to write women. Looking forward to your return and the chance to work with you. SusunW (talk) 15:54, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Olive Morris

 * , it truly was my pleasure working with you on this. I have no doubt that you will be successful with the FAN. For me, my first nomination seemed like an overwhelming process in some ways, but most every one I worked with in preparing and having the article reviewed genuinely helped improve the article. In truth, I struggle with reviewing articles. It is very difficult for me to critique other people's work, as I am constantly questioning is this really necessary, or just something I prefer. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to push myself out of my comfort zone and for approaching our collaboration with such openness. I can't speak for you, but I learned a lot from the process. Not just about Morris, but about technical things that tend to trip me up and finding balance. In truth, I write as much for learning about things as I do in an attempt to impart knowledge. Please keep me posted if I can help in any way and let me know when you do nominate it. SusunW (talk) 13:35, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Just nominated it! Mujinga (talk) 13:43, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I took a stab at justifying the Fair Use Rationale. You may want to tweak it since you were the person that contacted the archives, before responding to the comment in the review. SusunW (talk) 16:55, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Corinna / Favour
I was just looking over Olive Morris in preparation to review it at FAC, and I saw your peer review for it which was incredibly detailed and insightful. I don't expect anything with that level of depth, but if you have a moment to look over Corinna for the peer review here, I would be very grateful. She might be a bit early for your usual interests (500 BC!) but if I'm going to nominate her for FA, it's important to make sure that I've written something comprehensible for non-experts first! Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 12:13, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll give it a shot. She meets my most critical criteria, she's not living. ;) SusunW (talk) 14:12, 17 March 2022 (UTC)