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Hey, thanks for your edits on William McKinley. It's the first time I've seen this term, and it was in quotes in the Platt article. Sometimes these terms are used in quotes if they are not in common use anymore. The article for political boss was not helpful for my understanding this article, and that seems important, so maybe I will work on that instead. My main source of confusion is fixed in the article now after your edits, so I don't think we need anymore talk page for the time being. Cheers, Eunomia libri (talk) 23:47, 4 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, Quarter sovereign, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, DavidFuchs(talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 10 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Why are you so intent on doing something that is not the proper way of opening a biography? People are 99% of the time in biographies defined by nationality and occupation. Bill Clinton is an American politician. Why are you so obsessed with changing that for James K. Polk and Millard Fillmore among others? Makes no sense whatsoever. Plus, remember you don't own the articles (so you should stop reverting edits that you just "don't agree with"), and editing patterns for other US presidents do matter. I see you constantly reverting on all of those presidents articles. Please review WP:NOOWNERSHIP. Paul Vaurie (talk) 02:18, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
I will wait to hear from you on this rather than restoring. Please keep in mind that there are existing consensuses, and per WP:CONSENSUS it really is you who have the burden of building consensus.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:52, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
How am I the one who is "blind reverting" when I made the change and you were the first to revert? There was nothing about my initial edit that was unconstructive. This is just how things are done. We define biographies by nationality and occupation. Also, most presidents of the United States are politicians, and the only thing notable about them isn't being president. Even if Millard Fillmore hadn't become president, he would probably have had a Wikipedia article today, which would have been defined as "an American politician who [...]". There is no reason the presidency should be the only way to define someone's entire biography. Writing an "American politician" and also incorporating that his most important post was president of the US is a way to show that yes, this was his most prominent role, but he was in a broader context a politican, and had a career. I don't understand the upside to just saying "the 13th president of the Unites States". I clearly explained why writing "politian" or "politician and lawyer" (whatever it maye be) may be more beneficial, but I don't see how omitting that helps anyone. Paul Vaurie (talk) 22:01, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Every president is a politician. Every POTUS is American. So why should we repeat ourselves? What policy says we have to begin with the formula you insist upon? Wehwalt (talk) 23:25, 28 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hello. I am assuming this is about the dispute in Richard Nixon. I have to notice there have been multiple reverts about the first sentence. I will take the liberty to point out a few relevant policies.
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I think that since you are arguing that yours is the only "proper way" to begin such a biographical article, that you must begin a discussion at the appropriate MOS talk page. Anything else allows WP:LOCALCON local consensuses at variance with the MOS to form, for example that in existence at Richard Nixon. Wehwalt (talk) 12:54, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
I don't particularly love pushing their main claim to notability to the end of the first sentence, but that's what MOS:BIOFIRSTSENTENCE advises. The conversation ought to be on that page. (Edit: just realized that's the same link Thinker just shared.) Ed[talk][OMT]20:08, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hi,
I've been de-cluttering "other uses"-type hatnotes lately, and just now came across this wrapper template for the first time ever. Which brought back memories of you complaining about "wasting prime real estate" at the top of articles in a couple of threads a couple of years ago. So I thought I'd pass on the link, on the off-chance that you weren't already aware of it either.:)
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, Morgan Bulkeley, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, FrB.TG(talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:05, 7 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Improving that article was tough - too much emotion. Missing Vami IV is tougher. - Thank you today for Quarter sovereign, about "the smallest coin in the sovereign range. It doesn't have as long a history as the others, but there's still something to be said about its history, both in the 19th century and more recently." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 20 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
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I did not want to crowd up errors with more words, but I just wanted to say, thank you for being friendly, despite my inexperience in the TFA space! Thankyou very much!Geardona (talk to me?) 15:22, 6 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
thank you for the encouragement! - today in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this, and of Vami - I nominated his article Ludwigsburg Palace for TFA rerun on 1 June, but later saw that his most recent one, Boundary Fire (2017), matches the same day, - none of them is closely related to the date, - schedule as variety considerations make it look best. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932), about "one of the most peculiar but exciting games in Major League Baseball history. You'd expect a pitcher who gave up 14 runs and 29 hits to lose the game, or at least not be the winning pitcher wouldn't you? But on the afternoon of July 10, 1932, Eddie Rommel did win that game, coming in as a relief pitcher and pitching 17 innings, and thereby lies a tale ..."! - listen to my story today, thinking of Vami_IV - and the composer is pictured on the Main page, and the discussion on the talk leaves much to be desired ... dona nobis pacem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:15, 14 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Royal Maundy, introduced (in 2010): "Royal Maundy is one of those quirky British ceremonies which fascinate everyone else. I believe it has survived as is because of the enthusiasm of the Queen, and something would be lost if her successors do not keep it up. In my opinion, this may well be the best resource on the ceremony out there, as the two books I'm aware of on the ceremony are a bit dated. Thanks to Malleus for looking over, and to Fasach Nua for giving a preliminary check on the images." - those were the times. How fitting today! - I tried to remember Bach's St John Passion on Good Friday, 300 years after the first performance, and was told no it has to be on 7 April, because that was the date of the first performance, - teh rulez. - The Passion on White Sunday, however, doesn't work for me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 28 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, 1912 suspension of Ty Cobb, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, GogtheMild(talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 11 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Morgan Bulkeley, about "a Gilded Age politician like many another, except that he's in the Baseball Hall of Fame because in 1876, when yet another baseball league was being organized, he was asked to be president, and this happened to be "the league that lasted", as one book about it puts it, the National League. He also had the guts to oppose Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft over the infamous Brownsville Affair, and he spent almost half a century as president of Aetna Life. What more can you ask?" -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:34, 2 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
Surprise! I have good memories of that area, having travelled with friends who lived in Miama. - Thank you today for Kurt Vonnegut, a 2015 collaboration "about the late author Kurt Vonnegut. Always sardonic, and always funny"! - Can you perhaps help me copy-editing Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, with further explanatory prose in the related DYK nomination (on the article talk)? - I have - as you see on my user page - five RD articles to take care of (two on the Main page, one to be nominated today, one soon, one to look at today - Dr. Blofeld made the start), so sadly little time, on top of my language deficiencies. On a brighter note: the music pictured on my talk, and don't miss my story;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, Wehwalt. Please check your email; you've got mail! It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.
Unfortunately, I'm not able to offer mentorship at the present time. I really don't have the time, but once the article is at FAC, I'll give it a review if I can.--Wehwalt (talk) 04:02, 7 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
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If you felt like giving this article the once over with a view toward taking it Fa, I would be truly grateful. Also, I have a question. When something in one section of an article is mentioned in another section, should it be referenced somehow? How? The investiture controversy is mentioned in the early Middle Ages but not actually discussed until the high Middle Ages. Thank you! Hope you have been well! Jenhawk777 (talk) 18:42, 11 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
It's a very worthy project, but I could only advise on grammar and such. Regrettably, due to personal issues, I'm not taking on any time commitments at present. If you get it to FAC, I will be glad to review it but I can't take on any mentorship or article development at present. Wehwalt (talk) 00:57, 12 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hey Wehwalt, I would like to have a talk with you, keep in mind that this portrait was taken in sometime in the 1930's, colored portraits were rare, if not nonexistent until the 1960's. I thought that colorizing the portrait of Sen. William Borah (R-ID) would appeal to Wikipedia users as much as it would with viewers, can you give me an explanation why you reverted this? I would like to know what the rules are. Dtrosho (talk) 20:43, 11 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
I also want to know if there is a right way to colorize photos from the work of other people and entities, and upload them into Wikipedia? Dtrosho (talk) 20:49, 11 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
I would suggest reading the essay here. I don't think copyright is the main issue, as you colored it yourself. I think the issue is that without sources as to the colors, there's an element of speculation. If it's all proper per the rules, I have no personal objection. Wehwalt (talk) 20:55, 11 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
Today's TFA, Felix M. Warburg House, was written by Vami_IV and Epicgenius, introduced: "This article is about another of the great houses that once lined Fifth Avenue in New York. Specifically, this is the mansion of Felix M. Warburg, a Jewish financier who ignored fears of anti-Semitic reprisal to his decided to build himself a big Gothic manor in the middle of New York City. Although the Warburgs no longer remain, their legacy does: the museum is now the home of the Jewish Museum (Manhattan) and the building largely survives as they left it. It's a beautiful building and I hope you will all enjoy it."! - in memory -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:12, 10 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hi @Wehwalt how are you I would like to have a talk with you if you Can help to create notable topic about Translator and journalist , you can see the news on google + here in English and has a multiple coverage .
It's not really a topic I could help you with and I see you've gotten good advice elsewhere so I'll just wish you good luck. Wehwalt (talk) 14:58, 26 May 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, and good to come by. On the Apollo 13 page, you mentioned that the template includes the link. Problem is that navboxes are not seen on mobile, which is up to 60% of views now, so information on templates is fine in See also sections. The 'Missions to the Moon' page picks up well over 1,000 views a day, so it is both an established way of chronicling the missions and a popular page. As for beyond, Musk is working on that. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:11, 1 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
Well, why do we need a link to there from the one mission (not counting the Earth orbit ones) that didn't even enter lunar orbit? I'm also dubious about see alsos from articles to lists. I'm not sure what it really accomplishes. Wehwalt (talk) 15:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
Yes, it was a failed mission but it did circumnavigate the Moon. You may be surprised how many new views adding lists to See also accomplishes, there are many success stories. One of my favorites is List of photographs considered the most important, which really took off when I added the list to See also's. There are dozens of success stories like that one that I've been involved in (some with as many new views). My rule of thumb is to check if adding the list adds 20 views a day, and some add hundreds. The major increases usually attract new editors who greatly improve the pages. Randy Kryn (talk) 23:29, 1 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
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@Wehwalt I listed Catherine, Princess of Wales at FAC last month. The nomination has progressed with the Image review, and comments left by two other editors have been addressed. Knowing of your vast experience at FAC, I thought you could provide valuable suggestions to improve the article's quality. Your comments would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to your response. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 05:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Wehwalt Will you be leaving comments anytime this week or by mid-June? If yes, I would be happy to address your concerns. If not, thanks for your time and response. Looking forward to hearing from you. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 12:58, 2 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
Today's story is about the TFA, by sadly missed Vami_IV. Thank you for scheduling it! In my support in 2018, I hoped to do justice to Schloss Köthen next - which I will begin today, finally, promised. Its Bachsaal was pictured to begin the year. For more related thoughts and music, look on my talk for 1 June. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Howdy, Wehwalt! I know you have a number of the US classical commemoratives under your belt as FAs, and I thought that I might try my hand at some of those that still remain. I was wondering if you'd want to look at the rewrite I recently finished for Texas Centennial half dollar and see if there's anything that might need to be changed before FAC; I figured I might as well ask the expert at taking these things there, lol. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 20:13, 19 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
I guess the obvious thing that strikes me is that there's not much on the bill passing Congress to authorize this. I'll have more, I will comment on the talk page but I'm busy with a British coin article right now.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:47, 19 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hi, I noticed you reverted my edits on the William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan 1896 presidential campaign articles saying those were not their slogans. Should the slogans be removed from the List of U.S. presidential campaign slogans article? That is where I got them from and if they were not the official slogans I see no reason for them to remain there. ARandomShyGuy (talk) 04:13, 1 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
I looked over that page and I doubt many, especially the early ones, are really slogans, but more phrases associated with the campaign. Wehwalt (talk) 12:17, 2 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, Fourpence (British coin), has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, IanRose(talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 14 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
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@Wehwalt Hope you are doing well. You had previously put forth your suggestions at the FAC of the article Catherine, Princess of Wales. The article has been listed at peer review before it is sent to FAC for a second time. Given your previous participation, I thought it would be only appropriate to invite you to the peer review discussion and comment on the article, which has gone through a significant makeover since the FAC was archived. Looking forward to your response. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 16:04, 17 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
@Wehwalt Since it's been nine days since my invitation (and that I have not received any comments for the past few days), I was contemplating archiving this PR and return later when the article has gone through further improvements. If you do intend to comment within the next few days, please do let me know else your comments will be most welcome in the next round of PR (when I get there). Looking forward to your response. Regards. MSincccc (talk) 10:30, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'm in the middle of an article and then I have to schedule September's TFAs. Ping me when you start the renewed peer review. Wehwalt (talk) 13:45, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you, and all who helped over the years, today for Statue of Liberty, introduced (in 2010): "Having rather randomly looked at this article, I discovered it to be a near-gallery with shoddy text, so set about fixing it up. There is no doubt that there deserves to be a high-class article here given the number of schoolkids and others who no doubt consult Wikipedia prior to a visit." - My story today - by coincidence, and also on the Main page - is of the worldwide career of an Italian tenor who studied in Philadelphia and appeared there first, Lando Bartolini (who also had a rather limited article until a few days ago). Enjoy the day, and liberty! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 4 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Pictured on the Main page: Brian's Mozart family grand tour, my story today, and Mozart related to all three items of music on my talk: our 2023 concert, an opera in a theatre where a Mozart premiere took place, and those remembered, Martti Wallén, a bass, and Liana Isakadze, a violinist from Georgia (whose article would be better with more details about her music-making). I'm in the process of reviewing the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for FAC, and am sure that your expertise would be good for the new project member's article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:48, 9 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for 1912 suspension of Ty Cobb, about "Baseball player Ty Cobb's suspension for going into the stands and beating up a fan. His teammates took his part and refused to play, which resulted in one of the great mismatches of all time, a group of replacement players and the manager and coaches against baseball's World Champions, which went about as you'd expect." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 24 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, Wehwalt. I see that you have selected Title (song) as the TFA for September 9. This probably falls too close to the October 21 date I was eyeing for an album by the same artist, called Takin' It Back. That should probably run this year since the date will probably be occupied by Midnights next year. The song Title is more associated with the December 2021 date when its music video was released, since it did not become notable upon the 2014 release. I believe Dank is scheduling October, so I wanted to ask you both if we could run Takin' It Back this year and save Title for December next year? Just wanted to make you guys aware of this, and you can take the final call of course.--NØ22:59, 26 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Well, now that I check, I see that the tentative schedule that I've seen shows Takin' it Back for October 20, so I'm going to schedule the recent request for September 9 and defer Title. If something changes we'll work it out as always. Wehwalt (talk) 15:22, 27 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
I'm a bit behind on work and RL is interfering. If I have time, I'll look in and try to make some comments but I'm reluctant to promise.--Wehwalt (talk) 01:08, 31 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, Charles William Fremantle, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, GogtheMild(talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 8 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, Texas Centennial half dollar, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, GogtheMild(talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:06, 13 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Congratulations to another fine FA, Charles William Fremantle! - Today I have two "musicians" on the Main page, one is also the topic of my story, watch and listen, - I like today's especially because you see him at work, hear him talk about his work and the result of his work - rare!-- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Congrats to another FA! - On 13 August, Bach's cantata was 300 years old, and the image one. The cantata is an extraordinary piece, using the chorale's text and famous melody more than others in the cycle. It's nice to have not only a recent death, but also this "birthday" on the Main page. And a rainbow in my places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:44, 13 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
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...couldn't have done without it! It might have been covered in the legacy section, but by that logic the entire lead would be pointless since it's all covered in the rest of the article... it is a summary, after all, and you removed some of it!! Here is an unequivocal FACT: John A. MacDonald has been accused of genocide. Jang317 (talk) 21:10, 9 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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I am scratching my head over how to proceed with Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States Presidents#First sentences. As you know it has been more than a week since I contributed to this discussion, and I was the last contributor (to each thread, of which there were at least two). Does it make sense for me to formally request closure, e.g. Wikipedia:Closure requests? Or, should I post a comment to clarify something or other? I don't know whether I have gotten agreement from people, or whether I have just annoyed them or scared them off.
BTW I have noticed that it is not only U.S. Presidents that have this problem. There are an awful lot of biographies out there, in which people have added similar sludge to the first sentence. A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Today is Schoenberg's 150th birthday! On display, portrayed by Egon Schiele, with music from Moses und Aron, and with two DYK hooks, one from 2010 and another from 2014; the latter, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday, which made me happy then and now again. - See places for a stunning sunrise, on the day Bruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (just a few days late). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:46, 13 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Charles William Fremantle, about "one of the most important figures in the history of the Royal Mint. If you're looking for the Charles Fremantle for whom Fremantle, Australia is named, you've come to the wrong place, that was his uncle. But this Charles Fremantle did quite a lot, enough to distinguish himself in a family where there are an amazing number of notable people. Enjoy."! - I have Tilman Michael on the same page, whose work will be as close to your place as it was to mine, videos on my talk, under Music. Choral concert tonight - quite fitting. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:45, 14 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Howdy! IIRC, you mention being able to get coin pictures from Heritage Auctions to Commmons; would it be possible to find a higher quality picture of the Memento dollar from Heritage? The one currently on Commons and used in the article is unfortunately very worn and polished.
Additionally, the twenty or ten cent denominations (Kann 601 and Kann 602), as well as the other denominations of the Yuan Shikai coinage (Kann 659, 657, 655, 1513) would be extremely helpful.
Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:01, 9 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Generalissima, if you check my uploads at commons, here, you will find all of them. Since Chinese coins is not my area, it is possible the image descriptions etc may need adjustment.--14:11, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
Sure. Let me know if you need anything else. I plan on upgrading the poorer images in the US coin FAs but doing this takes time and I've been busy recently. Wehwalt (talk) 22:54, 20 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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You said "not all of this is sourced"...but you literally removed two references.
Also, wouldn't it have been better to only remove portions instead of flippantly remove 700+B of text, that included two references? pbp22:35, 6 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Well, then add back the portions that are sourced then. Also, keep in mind that this is a very very long article, and not EVERY detail about Whittier is necessary to the reader's understanding of Mr. Nixon.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:55, 6 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
If the section on Nixon’s early life gets too long, it can always be spun off. We've spun off early life of Presidents before pbp23:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
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There are discussions on both pages regarding deletion and/or trimming of the articles. If I recall correctly, you are from California, and you may have some sources to cite or opinions to contribute. Feel free to comment if you have time. -- Ssilvers (talk) 08:14, 30 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for The Founding Ceremony of the Nation, introduced (in 2017): about "a very well known painting (in certain parts of the world) with a fascinating history. Few paintings have been buffeted so often or so dramatically by the winds of political change while in the final analysis, remaining more or less the same."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:33, 1 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
About scheduling: I have this idea of a Bach cantata as FA for Christmas Day, which would be the 300th anniversary of the premiere, but it's not even GA yet. I'll see how it goes, - perhaps OTD instead as a backup. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 4 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for improving articles on October! - My story today is a cantata 300 years old, based on a hymn 200 years old when the cantata was composed, based on a psalm some thousand years old, - so said the 2015 DYK hook. I had forgotten the discussion on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:04, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hi Wehwalt, I am honored that you have selected A Very Trainor Christmas for the coveted Christmas spot. However, the 10-year anniversary of the artist's debut studio album, which is a much more successful album and has a more important attachment specifically to the upcoming year, is coming up on January 9. I think that would reasonably be considered more important.—NØ22:24, 1 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Well, SchroCat I believe will be scheduling January, let's see if they think it would be too soon. It's the best Christmas-related article that hasn't run once and I'm trying to avoid further repeats.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:38, 1 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
At the moment Title is the only album that's been put forward and I wouldn't have a problem running it even if she has the Christmas slot too. (There are a few other music slots that have been/are being booked, so I don't think there could be any more Trainor articles put forward in January - that would be the only thing that would endanger the 9 Jan slot. Just make sure you get it into TFAR as soon as you can. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 13:28, 2 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Hello, Wehwalt. What do you think of this edit? Is this the right thing to do, when only a small part of the film is in Cantonese? I see that there is also a cat listed there for 1960s Cantonese-language films. -- Ssilvers (talk) 05:09, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
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There is some fighting about the Pete Hegseth article. I think this article needs some good editors monitoring it and ensuring that people are allowing notable cited information in the article and not playing games. I have been out of the game for awhile so not exactly sure how best to get people to look at this article. Thought I would bring this to your attention in case you know the best way forward. Remember (talk) 19:42, 22 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I am trying to avoid present day politics due to the fraught nature of the discussions, but I will look it over when I can. Welcome back. Wehwalt (talk) 13:25, 23 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Seems like a smart position. No need for you to get involved if you don't want to be involved. I just forgot how to flag this to the appropriate people. The main issues have died down now since it doesn't appear that other editors will be able to keep off notable well cited allegations that were being deleted or misdescribed. Remember (talk) 14:31, 25 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
The main issue appears to be the editor User:FMSky. He has a history of just mass deleting sections and information. It makes me suspect of his editing. Not sure who to tell. See the following:
OK, I've watchlisted it and will contribute where I can. I don't have time for writing, and it's hard to do much with present day politics given the contentiousness and the fact that many sources are off limits for one reason or another.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:20, 26 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for your help! If you don't want to get involved, happy just to get anyone involved to watch this since there seems to be an effort to delete information with no discussion. Tried to discuss this on the talk page. See . Remember (talk) 16:49, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for January 1908 Irish representative peer election, about "an almost forgotten election for an almost forgotten office. Yet interesting both for the winner, the former viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, and for the fact that the two runners up actually tied in the next election, and an obscure means of breaking the tie had to be invoked."! - Travel pics begun. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at a friend's funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:40, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
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So I am a little bit confused. I feel like it should be labelled as arson, since it is labelled as such later on in the article. Is there a reason why it should be labeled differently in the lead? Gaismagorm(talk)18:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Apollo 12, about "the second crewed mission to the Moon. Not as famous as its illustrious predecessor, the crew of Apollo 12 probably had more fun doing it."! - Travel pics, if you like, only two more days missing, but keep looking, they are the most interesting from a tourist's point: in endless sanddunes (sunset, not sunrise) and on a river slowly approaching the ocean. - Going to see an opera tonight! See story - some scenes play in mid air. How fitting to Apollo;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:51, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
It was a great experience! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Texas Centennial half dollar, written in collaboration and introduced: "Ah, the United States commemorative half dollars. By the 1930s, these were getting much less special as every nonprofit in the country seemingly tried to fundraise through one of them. The Texas commemorative half is famed for its absurdly intricate reverse design, which is a great example of the pitfalls of coin design by committee. I initially planned to bring this up to FA by my lonesome, but Wehwalt took an interest to it and added a bunch of contemporary newspaper sources, so now it's a co-nomination! Hope you enjoy the read."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I uploaded more pics from the trip, of endless sanddunes - thinking of our friend who created Sanddunes sunrise. I noticed that the design doesn't look as stunning on mobile. Happy that I didn't need it much in the original purpose, for those blocked without good reason. My pics are more towards sunset. - Update for the Christmas cantata: the GA review is still not finished, so no chance, - perhaps next year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:44, 15 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
Don't expect anything. Even if I nominated FAC today I see no chance to have it approved in time for 25 Dec this year. I may still nominate, just to have it as good as possible for the 300th anniversary;) - I hope to get it mentioned in the OTD section. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:55, 15 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
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First off, happy holidays to you! I hope the season is treating you well. I noticed that you've created several FAs about musical theater, so I thought I would ask you for some advice on a musical page I've written, that being Epic: The Musical. My main concern right now is that the plot summary is quite large and unwieldly, and (at present time) not even complete due to the final album releasing tomorrow. How would you go about abridging the summary while keeping all the necessary plot points and songs present? Thanks, Di (they-them) (talk) 04:08, 25 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
It is hard to give advice without being familiar with the musical, but I'd try to cut anything that smacks of explanation. Also, you may be able to go easy on the description at the start of Act I because it's based on well known myth. A hatnote may substitute for some text there. Wehwalt (talk) 19:20, 25 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
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Today, between many who just died, Tobias Kratzer on his 45th birthday who was good for an unusual DYK mentioning a Verdi opera in 2018, - you can see his work in the trailer of another one that I saw, and my talk page has a third (but by a different director). 2025 pics, finally. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:54, 17 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Fillmore is the last US president who was neither a Democrat or Republican. A. Johnson was a Democrat towards the end of his term. Indeed, A. Johnson was a (unsuccessful) candidate for the 1868 Democratic presidential nomination. GoodDay (talk) 15:20, 2 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
True, though he ran with Lincoln on the National Union Party ticket. He was the last Whig, though, which is what that sentence was trying to say.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:34, 2 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
We don't need to mention in the intro that he was the last Whig. Note that we don't mention in the other intros that John Adams was the only Federalist, or that John Quincy Adams was the last Democratic-Republican & only National Republican. It's only important that we point out Fillmore is the last US president who was neither a Democrat or Republican. PS - We don't mention the Whig party in the intros of William Henry Harrison or Zachary Taylor, so it's night overly important to mention in Fillmore's intro. GoodDay (talk) 05:13, 3 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
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hey there, i saw your revert of my edit on william seward's page. you might not know this, but you can actually edit image pages too! since the tag was the issue, editing the image page to give it the proper tag would have been the appropriate response, instead of reverting my edit. especially since it was a simple resolution update for the previous image. PequodOnStationAtLZ (talk) 22:26, 27 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
I think we can agree to disagree here. If you are editing a Featured Article, it's a good idea to keep standards up which means adding properly licensed images. Thanks for the advice though. Wehwalt (talk) 22:31, 27 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Apollo 15 postal covers incident, about "an unfortunate incident during the space program. Since its previous appearance here, it's had a rename, a GA review, a copyedit by the GOCE, several philatelic sources added, and the extent to which it relies on government sources diminished. I haven't tried to eliminate them though because although the Winick and the Faries sources follow the transcripts, they fuzz on detail I'd like to see in here, but in combination with the original sources should eliminate any OR concerns. As I said before, I am trying to be very careful on BLP issues as Colonel Scott and Colonel Worden are alive."! - pointing at two biographies also on the main page --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:14, 31 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, Frank Hague, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, GogtheMild(talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 1 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
That’s fair. Love your work so just keep doing what you’re doing. Mainly just letting you know in case you were interested. Remember (talk) 02:09, 2 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I noticed that you have previously worked on articles in the Royalty, Nobility, and Heraldry section. I have also contributed to multiple GAs in this category. The article Royal Foundation has been nominated for GA by Keivan.f and me, and I thought you might like to take a look if it is convenient for you. I look forward to your response.
Regards. MSincccc (talk) 14:02, 18 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
I realise that you have other commitments and that your time is limited. However, as you have experience with writing featured articles, I would be grateful for your assistance in sourcing the article Catherine, Princess of Wales. Its previous FAC nomination was archived primarily for this reason.
I understand that the Ancestry section requires more details from book sources, but would it be sufficient to use traditional newspapers and other reliable secondary sources for the content in the other sections? I look forward to your response.
Are there any books you are missing? I have access to a good number of electronic books and may be able to help there. As far as getting into the guts of it, I regret that I don't have time, but I can help perhaps with books and also newspapers.com if you don't have access. Wehwalt (talk) 14:21, 3 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi Wehwalt, I noticed that you created a TFA blurb proposal for Rockstar North earlier today. Is that something that it is done regularly with no particular impulse? I was sort of saving this up for a special date (the release day of Grand Theft Auto VI later this year), plus I tend to write blurbs a bit different from my leads. Would it be possible not to put forth a TFA nomination at this time? If there is a TFA shortage, I could nominated Teardown in its place. IceWelder[✉]16:50, 26 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Hi IceWelder, yes: most TFAs are chosen by a coordinator, with giving balance to the month as a whole the only consideration. I'll pull Rockstar North from May. If you list whenever your special date is here it should prevent a reoccurrence. Thanks for letting me know. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:21, 26 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the info, @Gog the Mild! Is it possible to lodge such a request if the exact day isn't known yet? The release date still has to be announced, but the game is scheduled for "Fall 2025". Otherwise, I would wait and open the nomination once the date is revealed. IceWelder[✉]20:42, 26 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Also, IceWelder, I gather you didn't like the blurb. I would suggest you edit it in advance of need because the talk page of the article's FAC is where we put blurbs. Remember there is a hard limit of 1,025 characters, including the TFAFULL template. Wehwalt (talk) 20:49, 26 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
It's not that I don't like it, I just tend to write them a bit differently from the actual article. I will propose a different blurb when I find the time -- granted, there are still months to go. IceWelder[✉]18:21, 27 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
I figured this was the case because I noticed a similar discrepancy when I used that tool. However, at the end of the rendered page, I spotted a stray newline just before the </p> tag that I believe adds one byte. The other two bytes, so I assume, come from the two non-breaking spaces (which are two bytes each) that I use when denominating millions. This adds up to 1,028 bytes -- but the requirement is 1,025 characters, which is met according to dedicated character-counting tools. My previous TFA, which I archived here, was also exactly 1,025 characters but 1,026 bytes. I'm looking forward to propose the blurb as it stands currently. Regards, IceWelder[✉]17:28, 3 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Please see if you agree with my last edit, the previous editor's edit, or if you think it would be better to make another change to address their concern. -- Ssilvers (talk) 14:10, 13 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for improving article quality in April! - My story is about music that Bach and Picander gave the world 300 years (and 19 days) ago, - listen (on the conductor's birthday) - I'll take to FAC, just for the fun. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi Wehwalt,
I’m reaching out regarding an ANI thread I initiated:
Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Editor intimidation and gatekeeping over West Side (San Francisco) article]].
The editor I filed the report about, ScopeCreep, has continued to escalate inside the ANI thread itself making further threats, including a veiled warning “you should [be] careful,” and invoking WP:CIR to imply incompetence. These aren’t just inappropriate they’re deliberate intimidation tactics meant to silence me for raising valid policy concerns.
This editor was the one who unilaterally moved my article, gutted large sections of it without discussion, and is now trying to assert ownership over the page while using aggressive language to scare me off. At this point, the tone and behavior have gone beyond policy disagreement. I’m being actively harassed in the middle of a dispute resolution process.
I would greatly appreciate a neutral administrator reviewing the thread and intervening before this escalates further.
Regrettably, I'm currently traveling with my wife and do not have time to give the matter the attention it deserves. Wehwalt (talk) 19:53, 4 May 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Do you know any sources on how you can get access to NY Times Archive without having to pay for a subscription? I have access to the Wikipedia Library, but they don't have access. Trying to figure out a way to get access to an older article. I thought you might know. Remember (talk) 13:40, 6 May 2025 (UTC)Reply
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You don't know how tempted I am to get the theatre company I belong to to put on one of his plays for the sole purpose of changing it back to "rarely":) --SarekOfVulcan (talk)15:39, 30 May 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hey, there. Not too long ago, I asked on Talk:Avery Brundage if Jeremy Irons's portrayal of him in Race (2016 film) should be included. Unfortunately, it received no response, so since you were one of the main contributors to this article, I figured I would ask you about it.
No, portrayals need not be included. While there are "In Popular Culture" sections in some articles, consisting of such portrayals, most Featured Articles like this do not. Wehwalt (talk) 12:45, 9 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for 1860s replacement of the British copper coinage, about "another aspect of numismatic history. I never had to use the pre-decimal British bronze coins, since my first UK visit wasn't until 1986, and they were gone 15 years by then. They were considered large and inconvenient, but once they were even larger, and made of easily-worn pure copper. This is how that changed"! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:11, 13 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
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I notified Rollinginhisgrave and he pointed out that this is already sked for TFA on Aug 23. You sked it for Sep 22, so this needs remedied. I think this occurred because is no "TFA scheduled" notice on its talk page. I was just trying to help by nominating it. Also, how was I able to create the TFA template for it if it was already scheduled? MisawaSakura (talk) 21:55, 22 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
No idea. I'll pull it for September. It looks like there was some confusion about the August date that I think I've fixed now. Thanks.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:04, 22 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Well, it shows as the TFA for the day, here and there's nothing in the history to indicate anything unusual. Sometimes the never-TFA list is wrong.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:39, 25 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
No idea. I view the main FA page with something on my css and js pages that shows articles that have run and not run in different colors. Wehwalt (talk) 13:20, 25 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
I just looked at the history and coding of the page. A bot does removals. Schrocat added some new ones. A few others did some fixes. So I manually removed this article. Thanks for responding. MisawaSakura (talk) 13:34, 25 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
It's the "page size" in the left column, I'm not sure what generates that. Yes, Full article or "This article is part of a featured topic, ..." is counted. Wehwalt (talk) 12:54, 24 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
I think it's one of the things you add to your js and css pages. I'm not technical, when people advise doing something, I just follow along and this was one of those things, I think. Wehwalt (talk) 13:13, 24 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
Today is Bastille Day, commemorated by a DYK as my "story" and a visit to the Bastille Opera in "music". I like the interview coming with the story, on the day before the big event, but for pomp and circumstance, the affair with 600 singing children and orchestra, and the singer dressed in the national flag, was also captured on videos, much slower. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:28, 14 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for scheduling September! - Three of "my" recent deaths bios are on the main page right now, one my story today, Gary Karr, and I loved to find his breakthrough concert in 1962 as a video. In my music today I match it with 9 other double bassists, 7 conducted by a person who's birthday is today - coincidence;) - I have a FAC open, for BWV 79, in case you have time and interest. It's much shorter than the last two. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 23 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Just wanted to know if there was anything you wanted me to edit out of my reverted edit so some of the information can be added 77eagle (talk) 12:43, 2 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
I think the major problem is the info is user-supplied. If there were published sources, such as newspapers, that say it, that would be good. Wehwalt (talk) 18:36, 3 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Is there any other FA article that can take its place? I recommend replacing with Naruto Uzumaki given it went through a pre-FAR earlier this year, if you can’t find anything else. I agree with Harizotoh9’s comments and think this could have waited. Had I known of the request, I would of opposed as well. 1989 (talk) 12:23, 6 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
If there isn’t an alternative, it can be left as is, otherwise, I’d rather give an article that hasn’t been featured yet a chance. 1989 (talk) 12:57, 6 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
I've already scheduled something, and I don't like to take it back. I'm pretty blasé about TFAs at this stage but for a lot of people, it's recognition of their hard work and I respect that. She'll have another birthday next year. Wehwalt (talk) 17:17, 9 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
The popular music nominators know the drill and are very active at TFA/R. I'm sure that either they'll come up with a date for this or one of the coordinators will just run it. Wehwalt (talk) 17:51, 9 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
I'm happy with it not running if we have a TFA already ready for September 4; i do have some dates in mind that it could run on. 750h+17:52, 9 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
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You already know and will have done the following, but... the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 14 October 2025. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 14, 2025, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/October 2025. Please keep an eye on that page, as notifications of copy edits to or queries about the draft blurb may be left there by those who assist the coordinators by reviewing the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! – SchroCat (talk) 06:44, 19 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
I've reduced it by about 100 characters. You still need to say something about what he did as a bishop, though. Otherwise it will read rather abruptly. Wehwalt (talk) 14:24, 20 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
I worked on it some more but you are better advised to ask Tim riley. I remember reviewing the article, but that doesn't make me knowledgeable in the area. Wehwalt (talk) 15:12, 20 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Congratulations, Wehwalt! The article you nominated, Simon Cameron, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, IanRose(talk) via FACBot (talk) 12:06, 30 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Today's story - short version: ten years ago we had a DYK about a soprano who sang in concerts with me in the choir, - longer: I found today a youtube of an aria she sang with us then, recorded the same year, - if you still have time: our performances were the weekend before the Iraq war ultimatum, and we sang Dona nobis pacem (and the drummer drummed!) as if they could hear us in Washington. - Would you have time to look at BWV 79 (as asked in July)? - There are supports already but I'm getting a bit nervous because it's planned to appear in October. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for reviewing. I hope that was all that was needed to make it fit for FA. I hope I can get a Christmas cantata with a nice title ready for TFA on 25 December, - It's GA right now, and should not need too much work. I'll keep you posted on progress. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 23 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
SchroCat, I noticed just now that you began scheduling October. I'm sorry that I nominated the cantata, premiered on 31 October 1725, late, and now regret a bit that I didn't push reviewers. It would be nice to feature it on its 300th "birthday". In the FAC, I count 4 supports, and image and source review without problems. Anything else I can do? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 18 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
I talked to Wehwalt (and some others) about reviewing, in July, and was only following up on it until I noticed you scheduling. Thank you for pointing at the other talk; so far I knew TFAR and TFARP, available only for FAs. Thank you also for being flexible. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:12, 19 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi. I posted on the talk pages Aomori Prefecture and WP:Japan that I'd like to find someone to help me get Aomori Prefecture to GA and then FA status--because I don't feel qualified to do it alone. I got no repsonse at either place. Those are the only places I could think of to make a post on this topic. Do you know of somewhere else I could post where I might get some help? MisawaSakura (talk) 18:30, 31 August 2025 (UTC)Reply
Well, no one took me up on my offer yet, so I plowed ahead doing what I can. See bottom of talk for what I've done so far. Also, see refs 160 and 161. Most of the refs are cite format but somone mixed in harvbn in places, like 160 and 161. Can you have that mix of formats in a FA/GA? MisawaSakura (talk) 21:21, 1 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
Well, you have to have some way of citing from books that are used multiple times, so I don't see the problem. Unless I'm missing something. Wehwalt (talk) 22:51, 1 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hey Wehwalt, I hope you're doing alright. I'm currently in the process of completely rewriting the Watergate scandal article and was wondering if you might be able to give it a brief lookover just for excessive detail/adequate summary style. I thought you in particular might be helpful (and interested) since you got Richard Nixon up to FA status.
In my first round with Huey Long as a FAC, I was told (and rightly so) that 11,000 words was too long for the subject, and I was able to get my next 'big' FA Assassination of John F. Kennedy down to 7,700 words. I am having much more trouble doing that with Watergate, which is probably the most convoluted subject I've tackled. It's currently at around 9,200 words, but it will likely reach over 10,000 when I finish it in a month or so. Do you think that will be an issue? It didn't seem to pose your Simon Cameron (10,200 words) any trouble during its candidacy.
I've only reached the "Trial" subsection and some sections still require some general polishing/additional sources, but do you think that the text is already in sufficient summary style? Do I focus too much on the details? I currently think it's almost all indispensible, but I might have my nose too far in my books. Best, ~ HAL33321:55, 5 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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Hi Wehwalt, I've got an article that I'm thinking of putting up for Featured Article, and I see you're listed as a possible FA mentor. Would you have the time and inclination to take a look at it? The article is Section 54 of the Constitution Act, 1867, which has passed DYK (after a struggle over the "interesting" criterion) and Good Article, both in 2023. (We've had a bit of interaction from time to time over the John Diefenbaker and Judah Benjamin articles, so when I saw your name on the list of mentors I thought I'd give you a try. I understand if you're busy or have other things on the go.) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 14:52, 13 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
We leave Tuesday for Europe so I'm not really long on time. I will give it a FAC review when it gets there but I don't have time to take on a mentorship right now. Of course I remember you from both articles. Wehwalt (talk) 16:19, 13 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
Today is the birthday of the 16th Thomaskantor after Bach, remembered. - I'm facing sourcing issues for the Christmas FAC, - perhaps take a look at what I don't understand? - I don't believe that I have to give a reason for every scholarly mentioning I exclude from using, - some mention the work only in passing, and others have no authors more respected than those already there. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:38, 20 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you today for Casey Stengel, a 2017 FA about "one of the great managers in baseball history, and one of its great characters"! - Enjoyed! Today i could tell many stories, just look at my talk. I chose the DYK story because it's on the main page only today, postponing a cellist to tomorrow, and I collected some DYK about people named Michael on my user page (because of St. Michael's Day), and some others related to the Mass in B minor because we performed it OTD in 2013);) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:12, 29 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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