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Administrators' newsletter – August 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2022).



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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Billy Porter
In terms of EV, that FA was/is a POC. Disgusting. – Sca (talk) 18:50, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I haven't read it, it's not my month to select articles as TFA. But Main Page Errors is not the place.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:21, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Have you considered that your interests differ from other people's interests? Also, I'm assuming you mean "piece of crap" there rather than the more widely used acronym "person of color" ... Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 19:53, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * AFAIK, 'Crap' still is the most widely understood meaning of POC. Considered from an editorial and encyclopedic point of view, "breakout role" and "boundary-pushing" still sound like blatant hype to me. – Sca (talk) 13:20, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

"2022 Hoover Dam explosion" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect 2022 Hoover Dam explosion and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 14 until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Thryduulf (talk) 07:57, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

old head coinage
Wehwalt, i just wanted to let you know that, in the blurb for this article, i replaced "IND IMP" with "IND IMP because i think small caps are rarely used in tfa blurbs, and i worry that main page readers may confuse this use of small caps with those used to conform with mos:postnom. (i left the '&middot;' out, as you did, and i think using double quotation marks instead of italics could also have worked.)  however, i do see the extensive use of small caps in the article body, and agree that this is much better than having phrases in full-sized capitals scattered throughout the section.  in any case, please feel free to revert the change if you disagree.  dying (talk) 00:09, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
Really nice going on the nomination for the BTS article. For the past several months, I've been working on the president's article for James Madison and have made a successful GAN promotion. After the successful GAN promotion, it then had a very nice GOCE copy editing done by a good reviewer which enhanced it more. Is there any interest for you to have a look at it to see if a new co-nomination for FAC might be possible for this distinguished fourth president? ErnestKrause (talk) 14:19, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at it. Well done to you too!--Wehwalt (talk) 14:24, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Also some comments for you at Talk:BTS. ErnestKrause (talk) 17:25, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

FAC again
You kindly supported a FAC, Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 back in 2018, - we are now in the next round, and I'd appreciate your input again. - Thank you for scheduling September! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:49, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look at it.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:02, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the first glance! The coordinator asked me to ping reviewers ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:33, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for immediate action, in the middle of scheduling September! - new pics and thoughts on 13 August --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:19, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for improving articles in August! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you today for Old Head coinage, about "the last issue of coins of Queen Victoria, with the well-known portrait of her as an elderly woman. It received mixed to positive reviews at the time, which was an improvement from the previous Jubilee coinage anyway."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:28, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Look at the church where I heard VOCES8. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:46, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments for Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, making it a featured article! - images of a rich summer, especially in music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2022
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:13, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

Brundage
Hi Wehwalt, if you want that stuff about nationality in the Brundage article then you should reference it. Obviously it's true, but it's verging on OR, and Wikipedia should only draw attention to the facts if such attention is drawn elsewhere (Wikipedia following not leading, etc.). I'll see if I can find a source myself as well. Pikemaster (talk) 22:27, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Here's a possible source:, but I'm wondering if it's also highlighting a copyvio? Pikemaster (talk) 22:31, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Apologies, forget the above - the text is actually taken from Wikipedia. I'll look elsewhere. Pikemaster (talk) 22:33, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I've sourced in the body, which should suffice for the lead.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:45, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar article has been scheduled for October 10, 2022... Jimfbleak - talk to me?  10:47, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Query re main page
Wehwalt, what would it be like if every day was like today? A single topic that overshadows everything else on the main page? I don't suppose one could call it an encyclopedia anymore, which by definition encompasses many topics... even the fact nearly a hundred people died in a recent clash happened (barely mentioned in a single, solitary line)... and yet for a single death there's both a featured article (which isn't up to standard) and all the do you knows in the universe... might as well rename it monarchpedia... truly ridiculous. But hey, maybe tomorrow we can dedicate both of those sections to another billionaire? 92.22.43.60 (talk) 14:47, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I think that in practice it doesn't happen very often. As for the standard of the TFA, given the way it has been edited over the past 11 days, it is hard to maintain the highest quality. Once the captains and the kings depart, there will be time for the article to be brought back to its former high standard.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:58, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure... the general thing is still that it's very much over-the-top with the obsession, and it really shouldn't happen in an encyclopedia which should be about all topics... as it is it's practically equivalent with tabloids, whose modus operandi is obsession... 92.22.43.60 (talk) 15:02, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Understood.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:04, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm obsessed with how well it came out, and probably many more people than normal, including myself, will click on several of the topics I knew little about. The Queen Mum would have been proud of her daughter's funeral, quite the well-orchestrated pageant by Elizabeth herself. Randy Kryn (talk) 18:17, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * It came out so well there wasn't even the hint of something going wrong.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:04, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Nothing wrong at all, WP:Eye of the beholder. What are the plans for Apollo 17? Can at least a couple did you knows get in. I'm specifically thinking of the mice article, would its age negate using something from it as a DYK (my personal choice would be DYK "...that four of the last eight Moon travelers were murdered soon after their return?" Randy Kryn (talk) 21:02, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Planning on running it December 7, the 50th anniversary of launch. I don't have anything to do with DYK. Wehwalt (talk) 21:05, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Would be nice if Apollo 17 obtains the Full Elizabeth. Randy Kryn (talk) 21:09, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * A dead person will be proud of how her daughter died? What... 92.22.43.60 (talk) 18:38, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

I like the Main page today. Readers are interested, just take Westminster Abbey, - no trivia, and not because of our Main page. I expect more of a spike for today. Similar for the music director who'll leave for Yale, also no trivia ;) - I am quite happy about the multiple pics, reminded of admired user pages. I just wonder, though, why some of them are not in the article, but didn't want to interfer. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I think it's relevant and better than articles that interest few.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:28, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, FishandChipper 🐟🍟 13:57, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

boroughitis
Wehwalt, regarding the blurb for this article, i just wanted to let you know that, as someone who was previously unfamiliar with boroughitis, i did not know if the trend was eventually reversed, or if its effects still linger on today. as a result, when first encountering this blurb, i was unsure if "there are few there today" was referring to the boroughs (confirming the former) or to the townships (confirming the latter). admittedly, i do not think replacing "few" with "few of them" would have helped me resolve the ambiguity at the time, as the referent of "them" would have been similarly unclear. i do not know if this ambiguity would only confuse an insignificant minority of readers, but thought it might be helpful to at least explain my concern more fully than in a short hidden comment.by the way, i do not think the ambiguity is present in the article lead, as it mentions in the first paragraph that these boroughs still exist. dying (talk) 22:53, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I'll let it stand for now. I think people understand that municipalities once established do not just go away (usually)--Wehwalt (talk) 00:01, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Much obliged. I'm very pleased about it.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:23, 19 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Much deserved: today we thank you for Avery Brundage, introduced 10 years ago: "Avery Brundage was Mr. Olympics to a generation; one source jokes that it was popularly thought he came down from Mount Olympus with the gods. He's not well regarded today, for a number of reasons, but is a man who dominated the Olympics as perhaps no man will ever again, and was also a major builder and art collector. My thanks to the University of Illinois for making the Avery Brundage Collection available to me on my visit there earlier this spring."! - September music: yesterday's recommended reading: Opera in Ukraine! - 1 September: I remembered the Vespro della Beata Vergine, 2 September: the last of the Rheingau Musik Festival concerts, and yesterday we read The Story of Mr Sommer, and followed Ruth Lapide, who worked for reconciliation. Today is the birthday of a friend who was at the 1972 Olympics, interested in the riders. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:49, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * a rainbow today, and a deer yesterday (but hard to see) - Jubilate Deo --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * the rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto, and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:43, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for what you did for today's Main page! - today I wrote an article about music premiered today, Like as the hart. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:19, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * travel and strings sound --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:03, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Tank you today for Boroughitis, about "a peculiarly New Jersey article. Boroughitis may sound like a fake disease, but it's a real thing: the aftereffects still afflict New Jersey today. It seemed normal to live in one borough growing up, going to high school in another, getting our water from a third, a fourth was down past the end of the street, the supermarket was in a fifth ... and I haven't gotten five miles from my house yet. And all of the boroughs I mentioned were incorporated in 1894."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:37, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Fandom section
May i say something? I saw u guys put BTS fandom in the article...that was so great! Thank you so much...this way people will know about us army.

But i only have one problem...there is a small section that says that BTS fandom is mainly made of females. That is not true. The fandom is diverse...there are a lot of fanboys...all ages...old men and women. I feel that if we say the fandom is mainly made up of females, it would discourage young males out there that have dark days...it would make them feel like if they like BTS they would be considered as "gay" or "girly". I really love what you guys did. Many army appreciate what you did. It's just that one line. But as for the rest...when i read it i felt a sense of joy and belonging so thank you so much🌹💜💜have a great day...borahae!💜💜 41.114.140.182 (talk) 19:12, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't doubt it. I will look at the article and see what can be done.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:34, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 52
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2022
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:43, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Prince Octavius of Great Britain FA Review
Hi, @Wehwalt. Thank you for your feedback on Featured article candidates/Prince Octavius of Great Britain/archive1. I have gone ahead and taken care of your concerns; since it has been a while since I've heard from you. If you don't mind, could you return to the nomination and give more feedback and/or give your support? Thank you, Unlimitedlead (talk) 18:26, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Borat is at FAR
Greetings! I want to notify you that Borat is at FAR. This message is being forwarded to the biggest active contributors who were originally pinged back in February. Wretchskull (talk) 10:48, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

TFA request discussion.
I saw that the TFA nomination is only currently accepting requests for dates after December 1, but that exceptions can be made under exceptional circumstances if it is discussed with TFA coordinators. I was wondering of the TFA for November 15th can be changed to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album) for the 40th anniversary of its release. I do not believe the current planned TFA has any significant anniversaries. T1980 (talk) 19:22, 16 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I believe is scheduling November so I've pinged them. Wehwalt (talk) 22:47, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Gough Whitlam
“Reverted edit by Wehwalt who apparently didn’t know prime minister and premier are the same and the formal position of the NSW premier is “prime minister” of NSW.” — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.42.7.124 (talk) 05:26, 23 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I hope you are just joking, or otherwise this would suggest a stunning lack of knowledge about state-level politics in Australia. In Australian English (as used on that article) the "Prime minister" is necessarily a federal level position, whilst the state level equivalent is exclusively referred to as "premier". Per WP:ENGVAR the article should do the same. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 05:34, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Mako091, Tone back your personal comments. You claim ““Prime minister” is necessarily a federal level position’ and “the state level … is exclusively … “premier”. Whatever gave you that idea? They may be the more common usages but this is just practice and it is not “necessarily” or “exclusively” so. Read Prime Minister. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.42.7.124 (talk) 06:20, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Please take this discussion to the Whitlam talk page, if any further comment is needed.--Wehwalt (talk) 05:43, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

fort vancouver centennial half dollar
Wehwalt, i had a quick question regarding this blurb for this article. would it be more appropriate to state in the blurb that mcloughlin had founded the fort, rather than built it? i do not know if mcloughlin physically built the fort in 1825, but the cited bowers source uses the word "established", so i am assuming that it is unlikely. alternatively, if "built the fort" was meant to be interpreted as "set up the organization that was housed in the fort", i admittedly do not feel that there are currently enough context clues in the blurb to warrant this interpretation. dying (talk) 13:04, 8 October 2022 (UTC)
 * , the source says, "In 1824 he headed west to Fort George on the Columbia River where he remained about a year, after which on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company he established Fort Vancouver, a fortified post which served as the center of trading and protection for about 1,000 white settlers who transacted with approximately 100,000 Indians in the territory." It's sourced to a biographical article on McLaughlin. I read it as saying he either physically built the fort or supervised the workers who did.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:09, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ah, i had interpreted that to mean that he supervised those who physically built the fort, as i had assumed that if he had taken part in the physical efforts, the source would have made this more explicit. however, i can see that your reading of the passage is also reasonable.  thanks for addressing this issue!  dying (talk) 23:02, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you today for the article about "one of the rarer half dollars in the series, which was authorized almost by chance. It did give another opportunity for the only woman to design more than one classic commemorative coin, Laura Gardin Fraser, the first woman to design a coin (some years earlier) to display her skill." - Great to also see a new FA! - I reviewed a FAC about some U.S. history that might need another reviewer. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:43, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that, I'll see what I can do.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:37, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * nevermind, it's promoted - today's DYK: two facts from the two concert of this years Rheingau Musik Festival I liked best, both a cappella singing. If you follow the songs, you see a circus, where I performed singing, and in the end the whole tent joined for Dona nobis pacem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * who shall separate us? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:17, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
 * thank you for reviewing Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:25, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * It was correct to close the nom for the Annunciation (Memling) for December. Only when I wanted to return it to the pending list, I saw another one for the same date. The painting has "missed" two years already, and in 2021 it was due to "my" Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern. Sure, the painting is old and can wait another year, but I feel a bit guilty for the delay already. Should I put it back to the pending list for 2023? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * You may as well. I'm not really looking at next March yet, just starting to get a list together for December.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:44, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I feel silly now, imagine: I looked at the wrong date, it was never even removed from the pending list, and there is no conflict - sorry. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:53, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * , any ideas on a Christmas article?--Wehwalt (talk) 16:04, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Good question. Nothing specific in the overview, and nothing I could get there within a month. Next year perhaps. What do you think of Julian of Norwich? I meant to nominate Cosima Wagner for 24 December (not Christmas, but her birthday) but not without an ibox ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:34, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * ps: there are many tv and song articles, but I'm not familiar with them. Also birds, and birds are always uncontroversial. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:36, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
 * new idea: Osbert Parsley - recent FA, and we don't know when he was born anyway. He worked at a cathedral for 50 years, many Christmasses ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:59, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * leaving the month with reformation and a cat treat --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:32, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

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Regarding Benjamin Tillman edit reversion-
Wehwalt- I am a bit confused as to why you reverted | my edit to the Benjamin Tillman article where I added that he was the 84th governor of South Carolina and fixed a capitalization error. If you look at any other article about a governor of the state, you will see that it is standard that the number of their term is in the first paragraph, and that governor  of South Carolina is the correct capitalization. FinnSoThin (talk) 22:54, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Generally we do not include the number governor he was in text unless that’s a common statistic. I’m sure there are counter examples but that’s what it says in the MOS.—Wehwalt (talk) 07:47, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Homie: You can look at literally any article for any other governor of any state. The number is standard. It’s the same for presidents. I’m not sure why you’re so set on this. FinnSoThin (talk) 17:09, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Presidents are widely known by the number they are. For other offices, it is not so. Please address any further comments to the article or a policy talk page not in my user space.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:14, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

I am posting it on your talk page as you are the only person who thinks that the number of their office shouldn’t be in the opening paragraph. Please look at any other governor’s article. The number(s) of the term(s) they served are present in all of them. FinnSoThin (talk) 17:10, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy FAC
Hello, I thought I'd inform you that this article is at FAC since you heavily commented on my previous FAC! K. Peake 08:55, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I"m currently traveling but if I have time I will look at it.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:24, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Your revert on Apollo 4
Hello Wehwalt,

You have just reverted one of my previous edits, which I have now re-reverted. Your edit summary "this was discussed, the phrasing is proper" is not satisfactory. The only discussion I see concerns the question of whether myriad is a noun. That had nothing to do with my edit. If there was something wrong with the edit I made, and you have a good reason to revert, go ahead and do so (with a relevant edit summary). Thanks! Renerpho (talk) 06:27, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 53
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Issue 53, September – October 2022 
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Young Head Coinage
Hello Wehwalt. You wrote the articles for Old Head coinage and Jubilee coinage. I put a request on Requested articles/Other in August for somebody to complete the set and write an article on Young Head coinage, but no-one has volunteered yet. Would you be interested? Thanks. Masato.harada (talk) 10:08, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I guess, though it's a pretty broad field, given the design endured almost fifty years. I take it we are excluding the Bun Head (bronze coinage) and the Gothic (florin, crown)? Not sure when I'm going to get to it but I'll look at the sources--Wehwalt (talk) 16:38, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Random question - notability
I randomly came across the fact that Jeremy Konner's article was removed for lack of notability. See. This guy seems pretty notable to me (but what do I know). Do you know where to go in wikipedia to have the issue looked at by people to assess notability? I had a tough time figuring out whether there is a place (besides once an article is being chosen for deletion. Remember (talk) 22:26, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I was hoping a TPS might respond. I don't know anything that would help, though I agree with you re Konner.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:50, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

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Anna Fisher
Thanks for your review of Featured article candidates/American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign/archive2. Much appreciated. I also have the next in the women astronaut series Featured article candidates/Anna Lee Fisher/archive1 up for review. I you could take a took, that would be awesome. Hawkeye7  (discuss)  19:11, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I will look at it when I'm done with the Columbia disaster FAC.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:02, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Mentoring for FAC
Hi, @Wehwalt! We've interacted several time before, but I've never formally introduced myself. I'm Unlimitedlead, and I'm currently working to get Edward I of England to FA status. I've gone through two FA nominations thus far (one right now, actually), but neither was as lengthy or important as Edward I's article, so I'd like the assistance of someone as experienced as you. I saw that you have identified yourself as a possible mentor for FAC, and I'd just like to see if you'd be interested in giving me some pointers with this article. If not, that's alright! Cheers, Unlimitedlead (talk) 18:06, 27 November 2022 (UTC)


 * That era is not my area of knowledge, and I'm not sure how helpful I could be. I'll be happy to do a review at FAC, but I don't think I could offer much on things like sources. Good to meet you by the way. Wehwalt (talk) 20:57, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Apollo 17 feature
Hello. I've done a couple edits on the feature entry, please take a look and see if they work (i.e. there were two mentions of Evans orbiting). They actually would make room to add a further sentence or two. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:19, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Promotion of Matthew Quay
Congrats to another one! - enjoy pics, some even showing NJ --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:07, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving - Bach said it in music for peace --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:49, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Many thanks. Speaking of New Jersey, would you have any interest in helping out with the DYK for New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal?--Wehwalt (talk) 16:14, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll look but likely not today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:37, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I took a quick look, but found it long and complex. Do you have a hooky fact in mind? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:55, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * How about "... that because of a mistake in a proposed state constitutional amendment, the New Jersey Legislature defined biannually to mean biennially?--Wehwalt (talk) 12:18, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I am the wrong person - for me the difference between the two terms had to be explained. And what would "defined" mean? Do I understand right that it didn't even come to pass? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:10, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * They defined it. They got two experts to say that the two words were really the same thing and then both houses of the legislature said they had the same meaning. That resolution passed. The proposed amendment they had used the word in was voted down by the public. Wehwalt (talk) 16:27, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry I was away all day yesterday, and now we missed the DYK boat by a day. Should I beg for pardon, or will you go for GA anyway? (The begging would be my third in a week, so I know what I'd prefer.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I was thinking about a GA or a PR on this one.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:39, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Then please do GA, and I'll take of the DYK when approved. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:10, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. Though I may need to pull it if I need it as a FAC. Wehwalt (talk) 18:39, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal (2)
The article New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal 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:New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal and Talk:New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Hawkeye7 -- Hawkeye7 (talk) 23:43, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

The article New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal for comments about the article, and Talk:New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal/GA1 for the nomination. 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of Hawkeye7 -- Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:44, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

That's great, I can nominate for DYK now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:33, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal
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Albany Charter half dollar scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Albany Charter half dollar article has been scheduled as today's featured article for January 3, 2023... Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:49, 8 December 2022 (UTC)


 * and 1899 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania on January 17, 2023... Jimfbleak</b> - <i style="font-family:arial;color:green">talk to me?</i> 15:52, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Do you have time and/or inclination for a PR?
Hi Wehwalt, I hope all is well with you. After a couple of years wondering in the wilderness, I’m now back and editing. I’ve opened a PR on Dr David Kelly, a good man caught up in a political maelstrom who ended up taking his own life. If you have any time or interest I would be most grateful for any comments. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 22:30, 19 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Welcome back. I'll try to give it a look tomorrow. I hope you've been well. Wehwalt (talk) 22:45, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Promotion of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar

 * Congrats!! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:12, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

BTS introduction paragraph
What is the best way that should be it formatted? 1. 2. <b style="color:black; font-family:Garamond">Btspurplegalaxy</b> <b style="color:blue">💬</b> <b style="color:#9D9E9E">🖊️</b> 05:52, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I think 2013 needs to be mentioned. I would also think we should move the part about writing their own music further down in the lead. It's less important than what follows.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:30, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

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Speakers of the US House of Representatives
Howdy. The Speakers of the US House of Representatives are counted only once. This includes those who've served non-consecutive terms, like Clay, Rayburn & Pelosi, for example. GoodDay (talk) 07:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thank you for the article, about "the final, at least until now, crewed mission to the Moon"! - And not only that, also DYK New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal. A good day for WP:QAI: I have also a DYK and two among the RD. I added two pics of today's music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:11, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Latest pics, with an opera discovery and some snow. Today my talk] has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, among the recent deaths the author of Duck, Death and the Tulip, and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image. Enjoy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Enjoy the season, with thanks for the many things you did for the project! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:15, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you today for John Hay, introduced (in 2014) as about "John Hay, a man who had an incredible career. Beginning as assistant private secretary and surrogate son to Abraham Lincoln, he went on to be Assistant Secretary of State under Hayes and Garfield, then Secretary of State under McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt. He was the only man who had the ear of the first three presidents to be assassinated that I'm aware of. He was an author, a poet, a journalist, an ambassador, and married money. I should mention, perhaps, that I wrote much of this while on my recent Norway cruise, as it was difficult to sleep with the endless daylight and it gave me something to do. Thus, this article is an example, perhaps never to be equalled on Wikipedia, of making Hay while the sun shines." - I hope that our productive friendship will continue in 2023. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 31 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Many thanks and happy new year. Wehwalt (talk) 20:32, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. - 8 March I saw that there's a third article pending. - Will you have the Annunciation req in mind for 25 March, or should it be revived? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:21, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I suspect the 8 March will be woman-related, but I'm waiting for community opinions on that. As for March 25, I really haven't focused on that yet. Wehwalt (talk) 23:47, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * My 2ct for 8 March (where I will not post because I'm involved: both should appear that month, and the scientist (climate change!) seems better for the real day. The other has a long history, was thought for 25 Mar 2021 but then a library with a centenary, in 2022 a cantata, recently it was suggested for 4 Advent (see link), and many supported to have it on the one good day for it (by the title): 25 March. 2023 would be the next chance, then 2024. It's on the pending list, and the question is: is all this enough to put in your plan or does it need a formal TFAR? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollar scheduled for TFA
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New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal
Hi Wehwalt. I am planning on running this on 21 February. 1. Any issues with that? 2. Do you fancy doing the blurb? Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:10, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * That's fine. I'll put the blurb in the usual place.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:12, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Ta. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:30, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
 * , I've changed it over, hope you don't mind Wehwalt (talk) 01:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Mind? Feel free to do my work any time you want. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:09, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Richard Nixon Placement of Technology Policy
Thanks I think you are correct that the content would find better placement in the article you mentioned.. I Flibbertigibbets (talk) 02:34, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 54
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Delaware Tercentenary half dollar nominated to run as TFA
Hello, Wehwalt. I am writing this to inform you that I nominated the Delaware Tercentenary half dollar article to run as TFA on a nonspecific date in March. Please feel free to leave a comment on the nomination template, whether to air some concerns or show your support for this nomination.

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TFA
Thank you today for Albany Charter half dollar, introduced (in 2020): "Another of the commemoratives from 1936. No great scandal here, it doesn't look like anyone at the time made much money out of it; still, there's an interesting backstory."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:21, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

today, I point at two singers I whose performance I enjoyed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:50, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you today for 1899 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, about "an election which lacked one of the usual things you find with elections, that is, a winner. Unimportant in itself, this election which elected no one set off a chain of events that helped make Theodore Roosevelt president.! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:13, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

I'm back from vacation, see pics - thank you for scheduling March! - Melitta Muszely died, RIP - the other story is 10 years old OTD ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:58, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Apollo scandal phrasing
While the current phrasing in the lead of Apollo 15 postal covers incident might be fine in a vacuum, the phrasing I edited it to twice now is in line with just about every other article on Wikipedia, specifically to start article prose with "Subject is/was A, B, C...", not "Subject, an X, involved Y and Z...". Seeing the latter is jarring because of how little such phrasing is used in article leads across Wikipedia, even in other event articles you helped bring to status, so I ask why the Apollo 15 postal covers incident article in particular needs the altered phrasing? gangplank galleon (talk) 15:57, 14 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Does the MOS say that is required? This is an FA that passed review phrased this way. There is in my view consider a variation in lead sentences. If you disagree open a talk page discussion, and build consensus. Wehwalt (talk) 16:16, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

In appreciation

 * Many thanks.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:07, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

COPYVIO removal
Would you mind performing a revision deletion on this revision? The added content was mostly a word for word copy from the provided source. - ZLEA  T \ C 15:16, 22 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Done, I think, though I don't do these very often. Wehwalt (talk) 15:31, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

February songs
yesterday's cantata, 300 years later --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:35, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

music today: the regional festival - DYK of 13 years ago ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you today for Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollar, about another "of the 1936 commemoratives. This one mostly scandal-free, though not very popular."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:47, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

... and today, a day later, for New Jersey's 1927 biannual elections proposal, about "an incident in the history of New Jersey, the state where I grew up, that I learned about, oddly enough, when I was playing College Bowl as an undergrad and a question came up mentioning it and asking us to differentiate biennial and biannual, as the legislature of New Jersey had some trouble doing. I've been meaning to write this for years and finally have enough material to put it at FAC. New Jersey is not famous for spelling or grammar, and, as this article will show you, there's some reason for that."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:46, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

My story on 24 February is about Artemy Vedel (TFA by Amitchell235), and I made a suggestion for more peace, - what do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:16, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I am in favor of peace, whether on Wikipedia or in the greater world.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:14, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

today: two women whose birthday we celebrate today, 99 and 90! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:25, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

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About a potential TFA appearance
Greetings! I wanted to ask if you are planning to run "Lips Are Movin" as TFA in April 2023 or I have to create a WP:TFAR request to increase its chances? I am reluctant to do the latter unless necessary as there's a user who has it out for me and sabotages any nominations I place on that page. Regards--<b style="color:purple">N</b><b style="color:teal">Ø</b> 11:06, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I am not scheduling April, I believe it's .--Wehwalt (talk) 14:29, 3 March 2023 (UTC).


 * <b style="color:purple">N</b> I'll start scheduling April in about a week. If you want a specific date, TFAR is likely to get priority if there are competing claims for the date. Please consider writing a blurb (max 1025 characters, no FU image) at the top of this page <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - <i style="font-family:arial;color:green">talk to me?</i> 16:54, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Jimfbleak, in April any date is fine. It's up to you! I have now added a blurb on the talk page. Hope you two are having a great day.--<b style="color:purple">N</b><b style="color:teal">Ø</b> 18:39, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 55
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delaware tercentenary half dollar
Wehwalt, i had a question regarding this article and the associated blurb. does old swedes qualify their statement with the word "Protestant"? i ask because the article on the church doesn't seem to use the word "Protestant" anywhere, and states a claim that is slightly different."The church claims to be "the nation's oldest church building still used for worship as originally built"." i tried finding this claim on the church's own web site, and came across another slightly different claim from 2009."It flourishes today as the nation's oldest church building still standing as originally built. It is still in regular use for worship." the word "Protestant" appears to have been first introduced to the article without a source by an editor who appears to now be globally banned by the wmf. the source that appears to have been cited for the statement apparently makes no mention of this claim. i admittedly don't have a copy of swiatek's 2012 encyclopedia, the source currently cited for the claim. dying (talk) 19:28, 29 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I'd have to go get it from another location. I would suggest deleting the Protestant. I'm sure I did the claim correctly when I wrote it, but I can't answer as to whether numismatic sources are going to get things exactly right on things like that. Wehwalt (talk) 20:37, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * i did a little more digging, and found this pcgs source stating that old swedes is "the oldest Protestant church in the United States still actively used for worship purposes", so if pcgs mentioned it, swiatek may have mentioned it too. however, i also share your concern over whether numismatic sources would "get things exactly right on things like that".  i didn't have to look hard to find this church in maryland, which may be older.  this source states that the church in maryland was built around 1675, and the web site for the church states that it is still being used as a place of worship.also, i imagine that if old swedes still believes that a claim of this sort is true, it would be mentioned somewhere on their web site, but i can't seem to find anything of this sort on their site anymore.  it is possible that they had believed their claim was true in 2009, but either they have found evidence to the contrary since, or the building is no longer used as a place of worship.  their current web site refers to the place as "Old Swedes Historic Site", so i would not be surprised if it is no longer a church.in any case, i can't edit the blurb anymore as it has been protected, but i trust that you will figure out an appropriate way to address the issue.  thanks in advance, Wehwalt!  dying (talk) 18:33, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the Roanoke Island, North Carolina, half dollar article has been scheduled as today's featured article for April 17, 2023 etc, etc. <b style="font-family:Lucida;color:red">Jimfbleak</b> - <i style="font-family:arial;color:green">talk to me?</i> 11:46, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

A new FA, a scheduled FA, and today we enjoy Matthew Quay, about "Matthew Quay, the powerful senator and political boss from Pennsylvania, who dominated politics there for twenty years at the turn of the 20th century"! - My story today is about the premiere of a piece with an unforgettable rhytm. It will change tomorrow ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Latest singer I wrote about: Johanna Geisler, off the FAC of her famous husband. Composer Marek Kopelent died, and it's Saint Patrick's Day --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:55, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Thank you today for Delaware Tercentenary half dollar, about "another of the 1936 crop of commemorative coins, which was the largest in US history due to the boom (and subsequent bust) in their values that year. This one wasn't struck until 1937, and escaped the scandals and recriminations for some of them, since the goal was worthy and the profits went to a legitimate cause."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Apollo 10 scheduled for TFA
This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 18 May 2023. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Today's featured article/May 18, 2023, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 2023. I suggest that you watchlist Main Page/Errors from the day before this appears on Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:49, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

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Question about Benjamin
Hi, Wehwalt, I've got a question about Benjamin, and of course I come to you! Once Benjamin was admitted to the English Bar, he appeared in a number of cases in the JCPC from Canada, relating to the constitutional division of powers between the provinces and the federal government. (From my review, he always took the provincial side...) Are you aware of any articles or sources that discuss this aspect of his practice? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:55, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't, sorry, and although it's been a while since I read the materials on Benjamin, I don't think the biographers mention it. Wehwalt (talk) 12:24, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. May be of more interest to Canadians. I’ve just been struck by seeing his name pop up so often in the 1870s and a few times in the early 1880s. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 18:29, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

FAC
Hi there, hope you are well - you were kind enough to review one of my Gillingham FACs back in December. Don't suppose you might have a bit of time to look at my latest one, which is struggling a bit? Not to worry if not..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:33, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll try to get to it tomorrow.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:48, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Creating Article From Scratch - 2023 Cricket World Cup Final
Hello Wehwalt, how have you been? I hope you're doing well. I was looking to create this article, 2023 Cricket World Cup Final as a brand new proper article from scratch so that I can be credited as the original author and creator of this article. It was never a true article and was created by someone many years ago as a redirect to the main article 2023 Cricket World Cup. Now since the schedule and many other details have been confirmed by the International Cricket Council, hence I would be very thankful if you could delete the redirect 2023 Cricket World Cup Final so that I can create a new article on it. Thanks. TheGeneralUser (talk) 10:40, 12 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks, hope you are well. I'm not strong on deletion policy so I'll let your speedy play out. Wehwalt (talk) 13:54, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Okay, thank you. TheGeneralUser (talk) 16:43, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * - Your correspondent may know this already, but I think it’s perfectly fine to overwrite a redirect with an article, without having to delete it. I’ve done it without issue on a number of occasions. However, General User wouldn’t be “credited” as the originator of the article, although they would, of course, be credited with everything they added. KJP1 (talk) 15:14, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are absolutely right KJP1, that is exactly what I meant and what I wanted to convey and mention to you Wehwalt. TheGeneralUser (talk) 15:48, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Begging bowl
If you have world enough and time I have John Galsworthy up for peer review with a view to a run at FAC in due course and would be glad of your thoughts.  Tim riley  talk   17:28, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * With pleasure. It may be a couple of days.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:52, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Excellent. Greatly obliged. Looking forward, at your leisure.  Tim riley  talk   19:49, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Richard Nixon/The correct term for human spaceflight
I saw you reverted my Richard Nixon edit vis a vis “crewed/manned/piloted” moon landings. I know the “anti-sexist” term for human space flight these days is “crewed” but wouldn't piloted also be acceptable? I think it should, thanks for hearing my thoughts. What say you?

Sincerely, Wiscipidier (talk) 03:01, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Wiscipidier


 * Hi @Wehwalt, did you have a chance to read my thoughts? looking to hear from you very soon about this, thanks.
 * Wiscipidier (talk) 17:02, 19 June 2023 (UTC)Wiscipidier
 * I think I answered it one of the other places you posted. Since most if not all of our spaceflight articles use "crewed" as the more up to date version of "manned", it behooves us to be consistent. Accordingly, it might be good, if you disagree, to begin a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spaceflight. Wehwalt (talk) 17:20, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, it's customary not to post to archives, but rather to individual's talk pages, such as mine, which can be reached by clicking on (talk) in my signature. Wehwalt (talk) 17:24, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I see, my apologies. Thanks for the clarification. That was a legit oopsie Wiscipidier (talk) 22:54, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Apologies
Hi Wehwalt, thanks for your fine work (as usual) on 1867 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, and your patience with me having a read-through. I completely forgot about this (twice), and it was only 's prodding that kept me on track, so my sincere apologies for that. I hope all is well with you and yours. Cheers, Eddie891 Talk Work 22:26, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
 * That's me, standing behind Eddie and poking them in the ribs. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:28, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Somebody has to do it! Eddie891 Talk Work 22:28, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
 * All's well that ends well. Let me know if I can review one of your articles sometime or other. Wehwalt (talk) 22:45, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

roanoke island, north carolina, half dollar
Wehwalt, i had a question regarding this article and the associated blurb. should the memorial association actually be referred to as the "Roanoke Colony Memorial Association"? i admittedly don't have a copy of the cited source by flynn, but both the legislation authorizing the coin and this pcgs source include "Colony" when referring to the memorial association. a google search for "roanoke memorial association" commemorative only returns this blurb and article, on wikipedia and its mirrors. dying (talk) 02:18, 9 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll go get the source. It may be a couple of days as it's at the other house. Wehwalt (talk) 13:09, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The source says that the coins were sold by the Roanoke Island Memorial Association. P. 159.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:59, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
 * haha, oh wow, i would have never guessed that. personally, i would have named the memorial association after the colony as the island still exists, though perhaps they wanted their name to more closely parallel that of the roanoke island historical association.  i suppose this means that the congressional legislation ended up authorizing the wrong group.  anyway, thanks for checking the source for me, Wehwalt.  i have  the blurb accordingly.  dying (talk) 02:52, 14 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you for all your FA-work! - I loved to see Marian Anderson and her story of protest against discrimination by singing on Easter Sunday 9 April 1939 on the Main page yesterday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:54, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
 * My story today, Messiah (Handel), was my first dip into the FA ocean, thanks to great colleagues. - a few pics added, one day missing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:37, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you today for the article that brought me here, about another "of the commemorative half dollars of the classic era, with a subject that would have been familiar if you had gone to school when I did, but probably isn't much taught today, the colony of Roanoke Island, and the birth of Virginia Dare."! - Also congratulations to a new FA! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for being willing to "squeeze in" Panagiotis Kavvadias on 11 June, only: that day doesn't matter to him. When I posted I wanted to get him to 14 May as his birthday, and saw it occupied by a painting, but also saw that the painting mentions 11 June. I came to understand that 14 May is not really relevant as he was born in a different calendar anyway. Any day in June for a user's first FA would be nice. I won't argue about the placement of the painting ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:40, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It's fine. Thank you for that. Wehwalt (talk) 14:43, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you also for improving articles in April, and the plan for TFA in June! - Today is the 80th birthday of John Eliot Gardiner. Br'er cropped his image for me ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:57, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Charles III
Charles III has recently been nominated for a GA review. If you'd like to, you're welcome to review it. Cheers, Tim O&#39;Doherty (talk) 10:40, 30 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I'm much too buy IRL right now to take that on. If it goes to FAC, I'll try to give it a review. Wehwalt (talk) 18:21, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 56
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apollo 10
Wehwalt, i had two quick questions regarding this article and the associated blurb. courtesy pinging. dying (talk) 22:05, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
 * the blurb and article lead both state that stafford and cernan flew the lunar module "to within 15.6 kilometers (8.4 nmi) of the lunar surface" [link removed], while the article body states that they flew "within 14.4 kilometers (7.8 nautical miles) of the lunar surface at a point 15 degrees to its east". is the difference in distance simply because there was a point nearby that rose about 1.2 km (0.6 nmi) above the mean radius?  even if this wasn't the case, the blurb uses the more conservative value, so i am not too worried.  i didn't find a citation for the first distance, and don't have access to the source for the second, so i was unable to resolve this myself.
 * all three state that the moon was orbited 31 times. the blurb states that this occurred "over 61 hours", the lead "approximately 61 hours", and the body "about 61 hours and 37 minutes".  normally, 61 hours and 37 minutes would be rounded up to 62 hours, but doing so in this case would overstate how long the mission spent orbiting the moon.  on the other hand, rounding down would overstate how quickly the moon was orbited.  qualifying the stated time with "approximately" or "about" may avoid overstatement in either direction, but i am unclear why the lead then rounds the time down.  do you know if the rounding down was deliberate?  i think it is fine if it was a conscious choice, but i just wanted to make sure that it wasn't an oversight.
 * Orloff & Harland, p. 262 both give the figure 7.8 nmi for the closest approach and states that at the time of trans earth injection, "the spacecraft had made 31 lunar orbits lasting 61 hr 37 min 23.6 seconds". They are generally authoritative, but I'll doublecheck against the Apollo 10 mission report on both and do whatever's necessary to the article, but it probably won't be until tomorrow.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:15, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Snoopy made two passes low over the Moon. The first was 8.4 nmi. The second was 7.8.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:23, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
 * oh, wow, that was impressively quick, Wehwalt. by the way, since you decided to edit the lead to provide a more accurate time, i assume that you had meant to do the same for the blurb, though i won't conform the blurb to the lead myself in case you deliberately didn't.  thanks for addressing these issues!  dying (talk) 22:56, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Got that too. Thanks. Wehwalt (talk) 22:59, 16 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you today for the article about "The dress rehearsal for the lunar landing, which falls rather in the shadow of its famous successor, but was still important as blazing a path almost to the Moon. If this passes, all Apollo flights (not including Apollo 1) will be FA"! - That's just excellent! - By coincidence, it's on the day Christians celebrate as "trip to heaven". Look at my story, and perhaps find out why the DYK of 2010 was wrong about a date (which was correct though back then) ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

my story today is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:43, 30 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Quite an anniversary. Wehwalt (talk) 21:33, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:34, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

note re articles
thanks for your great comments and feedback, re the Warren Harding entry. much appreciated! i notice that you have quite a lot of activity and achievements in history topics. i wanted to ask if I can invite you to please drop by WikiProject History, perhaps? I am the Lead Coordinator there. I got that role basically by simply volunteering for it. we can really use your input and insights there. I hope you'll drop by there sometimes. thanks! Sm8900 (talk) 16:50, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I've put my name down but I don't know how active you'll find me.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:57, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Piloted vs. crewed
Hey, I saw you reverted my Richard Nixon edit vis a vis “crewed/manned/piloted” moon landings. I know the “anti-sexist” term for human space flight these days is “crewed” but wouldn't piloted also be acceptable? I think it should, thanks for hearing my thoughts. What say you?

Sincerely, Wiscipidier (talk) 03:00, 16 June 2023 (UTC)Wiscipidier
 * It's a synonym but "Crewed" seems to be more commonly used, if a change has to be done from "manned". That is what our spaceflight articles use here, and I've seen it on NASA sites, so I'd stay with "crewed". Feel free to start a discussion at Talk:Richard Nixon or Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spaceflight.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:28, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

TFA
Thank you today for you share in BTS, "about the contemporary music group BTS from South Korea."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:26, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

... and today for Albert Levitt, about a most unusual but "undoubtedly talented individual (though, perhaps, a bit unhinged) about whom I started this article 14 years ago as part of my research on Nixon's early elections. One can focus on the religious obsessions of his later years, or his being a perennial fringe candidate in multiple states, but still, he got a trio of degrees from Ivy League universities, married a feminist and then a wealthy widow, and got a significant Supreme Court decision named after him without either going to jail or being involved in a lengthy lawsuit."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:17, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Jörg Widmann is 50, and I began Stockholm pics. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:33, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Some edits about age...
This account - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/142.67.114.138 - is adding ages to all sorts of articles, most recently they seem to be working their way through US Presidential articles in order of their inaugurations. I find the added content to be obtrusive, unneeded and possibly WP:SYNTH since the age/s at the time of an inauguration/whatever event aren't mentioned in the sources. Plus this editor isn't using any edit summaries. But... not sure this behavior is somehow actionable and so would like your advice. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 14:40, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I saw him hit one of my astronaut articles ... it did seem unnecessary. Will keep my eyes open, thanks.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:50, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Flower Drum Song
This appears to be correct: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flower_Drum_Song&curid=455616&diff=1162198608&oldid=1160197470 However, it introduces an unreferenced, and not very important, fact. Please let me know what you would like to do. -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:31, 27 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I've hopefully dealt with it. Wehwalt (talk) 17:38, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:53, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

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Nixon was an illeist
just look here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism#Politics_and_military ! StrongALPHA (talk) 12:22, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I think the question is whether he used the third person to excess.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:13, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 57
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Charles III requested move discussion
There is a new requested move discussion in progress for the Charles III article. Since you participated in the previous discussion, I thought you might like to know about this one. Cheers. Rreagan007 (talk) 06:07, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Other British monarch requested move discussions currently taking place
Since you recently participated in the Charles III requested move discussion, I thought you might like to know that there are two other discussions currently going on about other British monarch article titles here and here. Cheers. Rreagan007 (talk) 22:26, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of Half sovereign
Congratulations! - Great music (in June, I'm behind: three great RMF concerts)! - My story today is very personal: the DYK appeared on Wikipedia's 15th birthday, and describes a concert I sang. I was requested to translate the bio into German for a memorial concert ... - see background, and we talked about life and death. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:35, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

On today's Main page, you can find a cantata that Bach first performed 300 years ago, and an iconic saxophonist from East Germany. Also: a bit about the history of QAI on my talk. Thank you for being part of it, - you name is mentioned as the one person from the beginning who is still very active, and the one for Reformation! A new member designed a user box that I adopted, - my only box besides Kafka. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 18 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you for that. I will look at it but am not busy getting ready for travel. Wehwalt (talk) 17:07, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
 * While today's DYK highlights Santiago on his day, I did my modest share with my story today, describing what I just experienced, pictured. I began the article of the woman in green. - Listening to Parsifal, with Andreas Schager who stepped in, - I remember having mentioned him here in 2012 ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:29, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Listening to him as Siegfried now, third act, waking up Brünnhilde. Which reminds me of this discussion. Was there anything in it demanding arbitration? - A few weeks later, three participants were admonished, - for what? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:00, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Today Jahrhundertring, and I just listened to Götterdämmerung from the Bayreuth Festival (pictured), - the image (of a woman who can't believe what she has to see) features also on the article talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:18, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

TFA-related question
Hey Wehwalt, hope everything is going well. I wanted to ask if we know who is scheduling TFAs for December (and October). I had some clarification questions about what would be the better date with more likelihood of selection for an article I am trying to run this year. Regards.--<b style="color:purple">N</b><b style="color:teal">Ø</b> 07:47, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, hope the same for you. Dank is scheduling October, I will schedule December.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:09, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. My question was about Made You Look (Meghan Trainor song), it is currently going against a Gog article at WP:TFAP for December 22 this year. That date would be Trainor's 30th birthday and half a year removed from the last TFA about her (and thus my first preference). At the same time, there seems to be confusion about when the Battle of the Trebia happened and I guess it might be acceptable to run that one on December 23, the following day. Does "Made You Look" have a good shot at being selected for the December date (I'm also fine with December 21 or 23) or should I go for the song's release anniversary instead (October 31)? Really appreciate your help with this.--<b style="color:purple">N</b><b style="color:teal">Ø</b> 06:19, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

On hatnotes
I'm not going to fight the revert at Babe Ruth—although I do think there needs to be a broader discussion at some point about what to do in similar cases, cf. Charles Winsor vs. Charles Windsor—but just to note, the recommendation at WP:HATNOTE is to have one note, not one link. I used hatnote group (following a suggestion I added to the guideline a while back) specifically to comply with that. Not sure if you only looked at the edit in diff view, but as rendered it only appeared as one note.

Anyways, that's all. Happy editing. -- Tamzin  &#91;<i style="color:#E6007A">cetacean needed</i>&#93; (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 23:14, 5 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that. If there is such a discussion, please ping me on it. Wehwalt (talk) 23:20, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

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August thanks
Thank you for improving articles in August! - Today, my focus is on Renata Scotto, after days of updating. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:40, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Today's story is based on a 2011 DYK that would not pass 2023 reviewers, - hooks have to be of interest to the general public, which opera singers are not, so they say. Take Berit Lindholm, discussed here. - Boy Scouts of America is up for GAR, - can you help? - I added pics until a happy day with excellent food. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:42, 21 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you. BSA doesn't sound like the sort of thing in which I want to become involved. Wehwalt (talk) 18:31, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It's not my topic but I saw it on the Rlevse talk. The GA author will not be able to help. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:24, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, but it's the sort of article that can be affected by present-day politics, so I'll pass. Wehwalt (talk) 19:54, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Today is Debussy's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 * This too shall pass. - Ten years ago on 28 August, I heard a symphony, with a heavy heart because of the pending decision in WP:ARBINFOBOX, and not worried about my future here but Andy's. - It passed, and I could write the DYK about calling to dance, not battle, and Andy could write the DYK mentioning about peace and reconciliation, - look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:57, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Fortunately those times have passed. Wehwalt (talk) 20:31, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Times are better, but check out Cosima Wagner - it's not over yet. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

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Template:Did you know nominations/In a Nutshell (suite)
Hey Wehwalt. I think you meant to put your DYK review in the page above. Apparently the article was moved, but the DYK nom page retained the disambiguation. Cheers! —Bloom6132 (talk) 21:11, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I think I've fixed that now. Many thanks.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:36, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

PR
Hello, Wehwalt. In case you didn't know, I've opened a PR on Liz Truss's article. Feel free to comment, if you want. I only ask because I saw your work on Neville Chamberlain, and the two are in much the same vein. Best, Tim O&#39;Doherty (talk) 17:58, 25 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll look at it if I have time. Wehwalt (talk) 18:07, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Cheers. Tim O&#39;Doherty (talk) 18:11, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Now taken to FAC. Tim O&#39;Doherty (talk) 21:44, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

3O for dispute re: John A. Macdonald & Nationality
Hello,

Since our current discussion is effectively at a standstill, I have decided to ask for a third-party, neutral opinion concerning the dispute. I think this is the best way of resolving the issue since I think we've pretty much exhausted each others' arguments, so we'd be more or less repeating ourselves.

I'll respect the overall decision, whether or not I agree with it.

Sincerely, TheCelebrinator (talk) 02:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Would you like to be my FAC mentor?
Dear @Wehwalt,

Hope all is well. I am seeking to promote Luo Wenzao to FA status. Since it would be my very first FAC, I am looking for a mentor. Luo Wenzao (c. 1610s – 1691) was the very first Chinese Catholic bishop. Would you like to be my FAC mentor?

Cheers, -- TheLonelyPather (talk) 01:07, 11 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Due to an upcoming heavy travel schedule, I can't commit the time. I will promise to review the article at peer review or FAC when you bring it there. Good luck! Wehwalt (talk) 01:16, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know! I shall find another mentor... TheLonelyPather (talk) 01:16, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

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captions
Wehwalt, i just wanted to check with you to make sure that i wasn't doing anything with the captions contrary to what you think should be done. currently, i don't think there is any conflict between your stance on captions and my removals (or additions) of them, but if there is, i certainly didn't want to inadvertently continue going against your stance.to be clear, i had used the term "general practice" at wp:errors because i don't think there is a hard-and-fast rule on the subject. i usually review the captions on a case-by-case basis, and if i don't think it really adds much to the blurb, i cite what i think is the general practice, as it covers many such instances, and helps avoid having the removal appear whimsical when it is actually based on precedent. for example, i cited this general practice when i removed the caption from because the year didn't seem that useful as the subject was pictured during his prime, and when i removed it from  because the caption was just the subject's name. however, i left the caption alone in as the image showed the subject as an aged man. (however, the caption was later removed anyway, so i wasn't sure if i needed to recalibrate myself.)in some sense, this summary of what i believe is the general practice is like the restatements: it was formulated by reviewing precedent, and can be helpful when resolving similar cases, but it is not binding. of course, common sense overrides in some cases. for example, interestingly, i recently added a caption to, despite the subject being shown in his prime, because he normally does not have a highly visible scar on his face.i admittedly wasn't paying attention to who exactly were the two exceptions for this month, and agree with you that the image for victoria could use a caption due to her long reign, like how the images for the elizabeth ii blurb all included a caption. i don't know how i feel about the mansfield image. although i probably would have removed the caption if you hadn't commented about it at wp:errors, i can see your point. she might be the youngest subject of a biographical blurb in recent years.the next youngest subject i am aware of is connie talbot, whose blurb ran on her eighteenth birthday and featured an image taken when she was around seven. the text accompanying the image did not state the year talbot's photo was taken, but mentioned that it was taken while she was recording a song that the blurb prose explained was released in 2007.personally, i think mansfield looks about the same in the image as she looks today, though the year may still be useful as the disney advertisement that featured her went viral when she was around seven. in any case, as the caption has already been removed, i don't plan to restore it, but if you will, i won't remove it either.while we are on the subject of pictures, i thought i might mention that the 1867 election blurb is missing a "(pictured)". if i tried to fit it in myself, i would have reworded the blurb more than i am comfortable with, so i thought i might mention it to you instead, so that you could add it yourself if you think it is warranted.anyway, please let me know if my practice with the captions is off from what you think it should be, so that i can try to better align with your thinking. thanks in advance, Wehwalt. dying (talk) 14:05, 11 September 2023 (UTC)


 * All of what you say is fine. I don't favor a hard rule on captions. I felt the date on Victoria was useful because of her long reign. It might also be useful if the picture dates from a time significantly different from what is discussed in the article. The image of Cameron is close enough in time to his election that a date would not be needed.
 * I have my doubts as to the utility of the (pictured) in the election blurb. Does the reader really need that much direction when the image is right there and says Simon Cameron right under it? But I'll add it if you think it better. Thank you for refraining from redoing the blurb. As you can see from the number of edits, I've gone to a lot of trouble to include as much information as I can in such a short space, especially when "Pennsylvania" takes up so many characters .... I should do the next one from Iowa ...many thanks for all your work.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:24, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * oh, yeah, i also think there is no need to include a date with the image of cameron. i was only referring to the parenthetical "(pictured)".  apologies if i hadn't made that clear.interestingly, i actually agree with you regarding the parenthetical, and had not known that you had felt the same way.  the parenthetical doesn't seem necessary, as cameron is the featured subject's main character and is mentioned early in the blurb, and the caption also makes it abundantly clear who is being illustrated.  it seems wiser to put those 11 characters to better use instead.i suppose, because virtually all the blurbs i have seen in the past few years include some form of parenthetical referencing the featured media if there is an appropriate location to insert one in the blurb prose, i had simply assumed that this was a fairly hard rule at tfa.  i know it is pretty much a documented hard rule at itn and at dyk, though obviously tfa isn't required to conform with either.  do you have any general thoughts regarding when to include such a parenthetical in a blurb?  i'd prefer to not insert such a parenthetical if it doesn't seem necessary and would result in some serious rewording of the prose.  following your comment, i think i will start inserting them only if doing so requires at most some simple rewording, if that's alright with you.  maybe that means they will end up in ohio blurbs, but not in ones on north carolina.by the way, do you have an opinion on the use of "(depicted)" and "($x$ shown)" as parentheticals?  i have generally been using the former for non-photographic depictions (after ) and the latter for depictions of depictions (after the edit summary in ), but after dyk recently decided against using "(depicted)", i wasn't sure what the best practice would be.  dying (talk) 19:17, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree and don't think that pictured or the other parentheticals you mention are necessary in every case. As you have probably figured out, TFA is perhaps the most eccentric of the main page projects simply because we have multiple coordinators each of whom runs their month a bit differently, and that there aren't a lot of written-down rules. By RfC, the coordinators are empowered to choose the TFA, but after that it's all a bit foggy. We do a blurb to ensure that a passible blurb gets done. I really see the caption and parentheticals as not required by TFA rule, but a symptom of an increasing tendency on Wikipedia to caption every image, whether or not said caption is truly helpful to the reader, and to draw attention to it, whether or not attention needs to be drawn to it. I would agree with you that the eleven or so characters are better spent elsewhere, you know as well as I do the struggle to get as much information as you can into those 1025 bytes. I would wait to start omitting it until we see reaction to the 1867 election blurb, though. Wehwalt (talk) 22:52, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Presence requested
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 10:26, 14 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm sorry about the ANI thread - I didn't know about the ERRORS discussion page - and also that I failed to inform you about ANI (I didn't know who runs the FA). Thank you for listening and taking action - it's appreciated. Elemimele (talk) 13:35, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I should have foreseen there would be a problem. Live and learn though. Thanks for noticing. Wehwalt (talk) 13:37, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

1932 game
Thanks for your note. Apologies for not responding sooner! I have a record book from 2007, obviously way out of date in general, but just for fun I checked the left-on-base records. That 1932 game did not set a record, or at least not a lasting record. As of 2007, the record for one club in an extra-inning game was 25, and by both clubs was 45. In the game you wrote about, the A's had 15 LOB and the Indians had 24. Retrosheet, which you did not cite, has the play-by-play of that crazy game. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:19, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * And by the way, I just finished re-reading your article. It's excellent! I was curious what drew you to that particular game. Did you happen to run across it somewhere, or have you known about it for a long time? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:37, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Much obliged. I've known about it for a long time but the availability of resources like newspapers.com pushed me into doing it. I have it at FAC if you are inclined to leave any comments there. Wehwalt (talk) 01:15, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * There's an interesting category called "Major League Baseball games", which you've added for this one, and of course it also has listings for post-season games. It occurs to me that the category is ripe for potential of notable regular-season games, some of which are included, such as the infamous "anti-disco night" at Comiskey Park, which I had the "privilege" of seeing on cable TV while it was happening. What a disaster. Various record-breaking games could be subjects, like when Mike Schmidt hit 4 homers in a game at Wrigley which tied the record for greatest comeback, 11 runs down or something like that. Come to think of it, there have been several wacky Phillies-at-Cubs games over the years! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:46, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll poke through them and see what I like. I enjoyed doing this one. I was able to get ahold of the books without too much trouble, too. Wehwalt (talk) 01:54, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Asking for assistance
I am a new editor on this site. I might needs some guidance to learn some basic or valuable skills in editing. Also need some assistance on how to source or cite content, among other things, so can you help me out? 61.245.169.32 (talk) 10:30, 15 September 2023 (UTC)


 * - My suggestion would be that, as an editor with three edits under your belt, you don’t begin by trying to re-write a Featured Article. There are over 6 million articles on here, and FAs aren’t the best place to experiment. KJP1 (talk) 11:27, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I would agree. There is much that needs improvement for than FAs. Wehwalt (talk) 12:48, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * One problem is that you are altering text but leaving the citations the same. We don't know that the text you are changing are from the sources. If you would provide quotations from that source as hidden comments, or by using the "quote=" field in a citation, that would be helpful. But my real advice is to establish an account and then go learn on other articles before coming back to Chamberlain. Wehwalt (talk) 13:15, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of Double sovereign
Congratulations! And thank you today for 1867 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, about "one of the more important Senate elections in 19th century Pennsylvania, not so much the election itself, but the maneuvering to gain the Republican endorsement, which was tantamount to election then"! - I remember today the birthday of Clara Schumann, and Margherita Rinaldi. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Today I remember Raymond Arritt, who still helps me, five years after he died, per what he said in my darkest time on Wikipedia (placed in my edit-notice as a reminder), and by teh rulez. - Latest pics from a weekend in Berlin (one more day to come). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:11, 19 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Regrettably eight years since I've been to Berlin. Always good to go back every few years to see how it's changed. Wehwalt (talk) 19:20, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

TFA blurbs
Hey Wehwalt! I was looking at Today's featured article/September 23, 2023 and noticed your edit summary when creating the blurb. When you copy over TFA blurbs, can you also add a link to the page you're copying them from? This is AFAIK required per WP:COPYWITHIN. Thanks! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 01:40, 23 September 2023 (UTC)


 * I've generally described the page in question, but when I next schedule, for December, I'm sure I can do links instead. Wehwalt (talk) 01:42, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

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CS1 error on Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 (26 innings)
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TFA
Hi Wehwalt! I noticed that it seems my newly-promoted FA C. O. Brocato is scheduled to be TFA on December 4, 2023 (with you writing the blurb). Just wondering, what determines what dates the articles are put on the main page - is it random, or does it have to be a date relating to the article in question, or can it be a date requested by the user who brought it to FA, etc.? Thanks. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:14, 28 October 2023 (UTC)


 * I had a hole in the schedule to fill and yours was just promoted. Do you have views on the date?--Wehwalt (talk) 15:15, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Could it be featured on December 19? That date is special to me for personal reasons and I'd really like it if it could be featured then. Thanks, BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:22, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
 * December 19 is good. I'll change it as soon as I can.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:26, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi. Tim riley is feeling better but not feeling up to WP yet (he says he is still "fuzzy-headed"). I don't know if he is aware that Messager is at TFA, but I doubt he feels like checking it yet in prep for the TFA. I'm pretty sure the content hasn't suffered any degradation, but you may want to give any technical stuff a glance. In any case, it's scheduled for the end of December, which should give him plenty of time. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:21, 30 October 2023 (UTC)


 * OK. I was in touch with him at the end of September and he was fine. Scary how fast things can happen. Wehwalt (talk) 22:48, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

October thanks
Thank you for improving articles in October, including this one! - Today, it's a place that inspired me, musings if you have time. My corner for memory and music has today a juxtaposition of what our local church choirs offer. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:44, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for scheduling December. For the lost operas by Handel, File:Handel quando jovem.jpg might be the better match than one showing the composer in his 40s instead of 17, however, Brian used to mention that it is not certain that Handel is pictured. Perhaps the title page of Almira? - I thought of Brian today, and in more detail here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:11, 29 October 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll look at it when I can. Wehwalt (talk) 21:26, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I looked at it. I'd rather stick with something definitely Handel and the problem with the title page is that it's not used in the article.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:41, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The Handel image is also not used in the article, and so misleading that I'd rather do without any pic. I'll add the title page to the article later - good example of the style of printing at the time! - but am on vacation and behind with many more urgent things, going out for the day within minutes. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm back home, and we have now a youthful Handel pic in the article, and the title page of the opera libretto. The pic is in Rinaldo (opera), and the description looks sufficiently serious to me, - seems as if just the colorated version was not so. Your choice, and any of the two and even no pic better than the composer three to four times the age we deal with in the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:30, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't mind if you change it. Wehwalt (talk) 21:17, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Towards the end of the month, I thought of Brian Bouldton, and his ways to compromise, - with musings about peace there, - feel free to join. Hevenu shalom aleichem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:16, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I miss Brian. A great loss not only for Wikipedia. Wehwalt (talk) 18:39, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)
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Heidi
I know past tributes have been done, but when NBC has "Heidi" herself doing a whole spiel, it kicks it up a notch, thus it makes it worth noting. Vjmlhds (talk) 19:02, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

archive talk
Wehwalt, i'm planning to follow the same practice on the december tfa archive talk page as i currently am on the november tfa archive talk page, but i just wanted to check in with you to see if you had any feedback or special requests before i get started. dying (talk) 23:59, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I really haven't followed it closely, so just do what you normally do and if there's anything I'll let you know.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:57, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

MMS
Would you mind removing my MMS user group? I have not used it in a while and I just now remembered that I still have it. - ZLEA  T \ C 20:49, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Done. Wehwalt (talk) 20:52, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

November thanks
Thank you for having scheduled December! - Brownsea Island Scout camp is up for FAR. - I'm in the process of uploading images from the latest trip to Ibiza, slowly, second day if you click on "songs" ;) Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:39, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Next day of pics - today my topic is a soprano. There's discussion on the talk about the addition of "Jewish", in case of interest. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:59, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for improving article quality in November! - My story today is a DYK hook from 13 years ago OTD: about the great music at one of my churches. Mozart's Requiem to come on Sunday, - perhaps watch the video of our last production, our first on yt, ever. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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Promotion of Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 (26 innings)

 * Speaking of which ... can I run this at TFA in January, or did you have plans for it later? - Dank (push to talk) 23:05, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Go ahead.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:11, 24 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Congratulations to a FA to become TFA soon, and thank you today for Half sovereign, about "the less prominent sister of the famous sovereign coin. I'm naming as conom Platonist Rainbow who did considerable work on the article but who hasn't edited since 2020."! - My story today is about Michael Robinson, - it's an honour to have known him. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for what you do and stand for! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:11, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:20, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

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CS1 error on Quarter sovereign
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Look at a FAC?
Tropical Storm Hernan (2020) is at FAC. I have just reviewed it and it has many of the issues one might expect from a first FAC without benefit of GoCE, PR or a mentor. In addition, it is written in USvar English, to my eye over-informally. However, my grasp of the nuances of this dialect is not good enough to be certain. I was wondering if you were able to identify formal USvar to the extent that you could perhaps skim a section or two to see if I am barking up the wrong tree? If time or motivation does not permit, then obviously that is not a problem. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:50, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I will. Most likely tomorrow (Friday).--Wehwalt (talk) 20:52, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

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