User talk:Gerda Arendt

today

my story

May Abrahamse,
a South African soprano during apartheid,
was a prominent figure in the Eoan Group
aiming to uplift Coloured people
through the arts,
portraying La traviata.

watch memorial

13 May 2025

(from User:Gerda Arendt/Stories)

memory and music

in memoriam Seele, vergiß sie nicht Margot Friedländer May Abrahamse Vakhtang Machavariani · Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and others who have just given up

11 May · concert Casals Forum Beethoven: Duo Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 Christel Lee students of Kronberg Academy

1 May · opera Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles Elena Tsallagova (Leila) Marc Laho (Nadir) Kartal Karagedik (Zurga) FC Bergman, dir. Chin-Chao Lin, cond.

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2025 talk

story · music · places
Schubert: Ave Maria Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen La Partida Von Gott kömmt mir ein Freudenschein Segne, Vater, diese Gaben For the beauty of the earth Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud Nun will der Lenz uns grüßen Hebe deine Augen auf Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen O Täler weit, o Höhen Erschallet, ihr Lieder Sonne der Gerechtigkeit

We moved from 2024 to 2025, with new calendar pictures and new music. The topic of Bach's chorale cantatas will keep me busy until 25 March, and then I want to focus on performances more generally, in history and in my experience. You can follow my daily stories, {{User Gerda Arendt/Top}}, often with an image and something to listen to: let's stay inspired and connected. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Ongoing efforts regard locations that played a role in my life, recent deaths, music heard and sung, composers, gardens. Watch my user page for articles, done in collaboration. Compare 2024 for the amazing number of users who began and expanded articles. Thanks also to reviewers, and I do plan to review more and write less, and in writing, focus more on quality than the little daily article.

2025 calender pics and musical events begin here, and the 2025 diary of my own pictures of places, songs, food, flowers is here, - just watch those lists if you are interested.

My talk goes like this: on top there's the "story" related to the day. Below are three or more boxes, often one for people remembered and others for musical experiences, performing or listening. In these boxes, topics related to the top story and topics featured on the Main page appear bold. Right here you see the image of the month with songs of the month, typically related to friends who gave them to me, on their birthdays or when meeting them. I archive from time. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:25, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

call for collaboration

Isues where I need help, such as reviews:

• Adolphe Adam: what do others think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:13, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
• Y Charles Beare needs attention on WP:ITNN --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:29, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
• Y Christfried Schmidt now --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:25, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
• Y Vakhtang Machavariani now --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

From 2024

Your GA nomination of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8

The article Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 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:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8 and Talk:Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Aza24 -- Aza24 (talk) 00:24, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Aza24, thank you for the thorough review. I understand that in order to make Bach's chorale cantatas a good topic, this cantata - as part of it - has to be a good article, and I am willing to put work into it to make it so. However, right now I'm working simultaneously on several others with the same goal, and they require less work. I see me getting to serious changes for BWV 8 after the others, which will be in February. (The only one written later, BWV 1, is already a FA.) I'll make small changes now, perhaps today, but will then have to ask if the nom should remain open for longer or be closed and started over when I'm ready. Y'all: any help with this one and the others - making changes or reviewing - is welcome, see above, #calling for collaboration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Graham87

Did you read Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-12-24/Opinion? With one of your photos: Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost. I've already sent him encouraging words. Grimes2 (talk) 11:16, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

I had no time, thank you for pointing at it. I don't see a photo though. - Ah, in the overview, playing Haydn on Welte-Mignon piano --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

2025

	Have a happy New Year filled with light!
	Hi Gerda Arendt, Best wishes that the new year brings peace, good health and happiness. Thank you for what you do for the encyclopedia and this community. And a special thanks for sharing music and your lovely photos with me throughout the year. Image: New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, Utagawa Hiroshige, woodcut, 1857 Netherzone (talk) 15:07, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, still working on the last cantata for 2024, - will probably come over tomorrow with a photo or more tomorrow, to continue sharing. You can probably guess that the new calendar pics will be at User:Gerda Arendt/Images 2025--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks in 2024

		The Special Barnstar
		Happy New Year, Gerda Arendt! In 2024, other editors thanked you 1604 times using the thanks tool on the English Wikipedia. This made you the #3 most thanked Wikipedian in 2024. You were also the #2 most thankful Wikipedian in 2024, having used the thanks tool 2777 times. Congratulations and, well, thank you for all that you do for Wikipedia. Here's to 2025! Mz7 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Giving is better than receiving. Happy New Year. Grimes2 (talk) 20:56, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, great helper all around, for example the latest RD for which I had no time due to real life! - I wonder about the ratio of (lazy) click-thanks to real typed thank-you notes, and hope that I can offer more of the latter kind. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)

The article Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) for comments about the article, and Talk:Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of AirshipJungleman29 -- AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

1. Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 (Schoenberg) - AirshipJungleman29 - 3 Jan
2. Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 - Kyle Peake - 11 Jan
3. Alexander Goehr - simongraham - 19 Jan
4. Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5 - Sammi Brie - 27 Jan
5. Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139 · Michael Aurel · 15 Feb
6. Mirella Freni - MSincccc - 24 Mar
7. Jahrhundertring - MSincccc - 2 Apr
8. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 - LastJabberwocky - 2 Apr
9. Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 111 - Jens Lallensack - 9 Apr
10. Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122 - Vacant0 - 10 Apr
11. Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133 - Dracophyllum - 10 Apr
12. Easter Oratorio - 750h+ - 13 Apr
13. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 - simongraham - 8 May

ITN recognition for Wilhelm Brückner (luthier)

On 4 January 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Wilhelm Brückner (luthier), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Tone 13:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Articles of people who recently died have been a focus from 2019. in 2025, they have been a daily topic, both on the Main page were Helmut Schlesinger appeared from 31 January until 5 January, but also in the daily little articles, with the one exception of a Sunday. Not all of them made it to Main page appearance, but were at least improved. Storye book is great in finding images, MONTENSEM in polishing composers' articles, Thriley in translating to begin articles for people with red links, Grimes2 all around helpful in finding and exploiting references, and several excellent in posting (just look belpw). Anybody can review!

1. Wilhelm Brückner (luthier) - Tone 4 Jan
2. Dada Masilo - Masem - 5 Jan
3. Loretta Di Franco - Masem - 5 Jan
4. Tom Johnson - Spencer - 6 Jan
5. Jean-Michel Defaye - Stephen - 8 Jan
6. Hans Dieter Beck - PFHLai - 11 Jan
7. Ayla Erduran - PFHLai - 12 Jan
8. Otto Schenk - Spencer - 14 Jan
9. Walter Deutsch — Bagumba (talk) - 17 Jan
10. Elgar Howarth - PFHLai - 19 Jan
11. Claire van Kampen - Amakuru - 21 Jan
12. André Soltner - robertsky - 25 Jan
13. Gabriel Yacoub - Stephen - 28 Jan
14. Kazuyoshi Akiyama - PFHLai - 1 Feb
15. Horst Janson - Amakuru - 4 Feb
16. İlhan Usmanbaş - Stephen - 6 Feb
17. Helga de Alvear - Schwede66 - 8 Feb
18. Paul Plishka - Schwede66 - 10 Feb
19. Hans-Peter Lehmann - Schwede66 - 12 Feb
20. Edith Mathis - Spencer - 13 Feb
21. Maria Tipo - Stephen - 17 Feb
22. Sigrid Metz-Göckel - Stephen - 18 Feb
23. Vladimír Válek - PFHLai - 23 Feb
24. Ilkka Kuusisto - robertsky - 23 Feb
25. Ricardo Kanji - Stephen - 27 Feb
26. Simon Lindley - PFHLai - 2 Mar
27. Ferenc Rados - Stephen - 4 Mar
28. Edesio Alejandro - Stephen - 10 Mar
29. Jean-Louis Pichon - Sam Walton - 12 Mar
30. Sofia Gubaidulina - PFHLai - 15 Mar
31. Hans Peter Korff - Bagumba - 18 Mar
32. Manfred Schukowski - Spencer - 20 Mar
33. Alan Cuckston - Schwede66 - 29 Mar
34. Ray Barra - Spencer - 31 Mar
35. Hans-Josef Klauck - Schwede66 - 2 Apr
36. Barbara Frischmuth - Black Kite - 6 Apr
37. Enrique Bátiz - Black Kite - 6 Apr
38. Peter Stuhlmacher - Schwede66 - 11 Apr
39. Roberto De Simone - PFHLai - 12 Apr
40. Roberto Cani - Schwede66 - 16 Apr
41. Peter Seiffert - Spencer - 16 Apr
42. Werner Thissen - PFHLai - 22 Apr
43. Peter Ablinger - xaosflux ^Talk 24 Apr
44. Waltraut Haas - Spencer - 30 Apr
45. Kari Løvaas - Stephen - 3 May
46. Charles Beare - Stephen - 3 May
47. Christfried Schmidt - Schwede66 - 6 May
48. Margot Friedländer - Schwede66 - 10 May
49. May Abrahamse - Spencer - 11 May
50. Vakhtang Machavariani - robertsky - 13 May

In The News Barnstar

		The In The News Barnstar
		Thank you for your contributions to In the news and our collaborations. The number of RD contributions are 354 starting in 2017. Grimes2 (talk) 12:08, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I am actually only interested in a small aspect of the section, the Recent deaths, but - with great help by you and others - achieved that there was no day in 2025 without one on the Main page, - right now there are two. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:18, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

DtoQ Award

		The Deletion to Quality Award
		For your contributions to bring Magdalena Hinterdobler (prior candidate for deletion at: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magdalena Hinterdobler) to Good Article status, I hereby present you The Deletion to Quality Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! 1989 (talk) 15:34, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, I like that one! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:38, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Edith Mathis

On 13 February 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Edith Mathis, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 04:35, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Hans Dieter Beck

On 14 February 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hans Dieter Beck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hans Dieter Beck (pictured), a co-head of the publisher C. H. Beck, rode a bicycle to work until he was 92? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hans Dieter Beck. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hans Dieter Beck), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Launchballer 00:02, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

1. Hans Dieter Beck - 14 Feb
2. Kazuyoshi Akiyama,
3. Alexander Goehr - 7 Mar
4. Simon Neal (baritone) - 16 Mar
5. Ana María Iriarte - 17 Mar
6. Tout est lumière - 7 Apr
7. Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina) - 24 Apr
8. Barbara Frischmuth - 5 May
9. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 - 8 May

A cup of tea to say hello again!

Hello Gerda, it is nice to see you still busy on Wikipedia. I have been away from it for several years, and I'm just now returning to creating, editing and considering articles for deletion. I hope you're well and that things are going well for you. RebeccaGreen (talk) 12:50, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for the tea, - I noticed your return with joy! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:52, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

7 March 2025, Ravel’s 150th anniversary

Hi! I’ve seen you around a couple of times from some discussions that you have had with others and noticed that you love classical music! I’d thought that I would share with you my love for Maurice Ravel (my number one favorite composer for several years). I listened to several concerts this year dedicated to his 150th anniversary: pieces included La valse, Boléro, Introduction and Allegro, etc., all very wonderful pieces. T^{fess up?}_{or down?} 01:01, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I thought of it and brought him to the main page at least by mentioning his name. I will write my story about one of his pieces, Trois Chansons (Ravel), created on 7 March 2019. (I had meant to use the Introduction and Allegro, in which I was involved a bit in 2011.) I want to create a new article on the occasion, Tout est lumière. Nice to meet you and your love! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:32, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Did you meet me in a discussion from Talk:Maurice Ravel/Archive 1? - My story:

Maurice Ravel
wrote texts and music for
Trois Chansons,
his only composition for choir a cappella,
in response to the outbreak
of World War I.
watch with score
3 April 2019

I fondly remember ballet, opera and concert including an opera whose 100th birthday is coming up soon! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:54, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for responding! Trois Chansons? I’ll need to check that out, haha. And I’ve seen you around on user talk pages sharing some works of music, etc., so that was how I found out about you. Very sweet of you! (I was into Wikipedia editing for only 5-6 years so I’m a little bit of a newbie.) T^{fess up?}_{or down?} 14:22, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

Go ahead, check out. When I came across the Trois Chansons I was intrigued by his response to war: write something light, in your tradition, strengthening identity. I always list the articles I look at on my user page, - feel free to add and correct. - Below: almost too much of a good thing, a conductor and five other composers to be celeebrated ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:44, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Alexander Goehr

On 7 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alexander Goehr, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alexander Goehr formed New Music Manchester, described as a "distinctive, progressive force", with Peter Maxwell Davies, Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth and John Ogdon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alexander Goehr. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alexander Goehr), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 12:05, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

incoming gift~

	A lotus for you
	Enjoy the lotus n have a good day~ bdanh 12:11, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for a surprise! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:14, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Kürten 2025

Hey Gerda, the Stockhausen Courses are happening again this summer. It's where Jerry and I formed our friendship. I know it's a schlep for you, but it's closer than it is for me from NYC! I'll be giving a lecture, and Bergisches Land is beautiful! Hope you can come! Trumpetrep (talk) 22:31, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

That sounds interesting, but I would understand nothing, - amateur choir singer that I am. Jerry and I formed our friendship here, when he helped me with my first steps and corrected a fact form a source, - the source was wrong. I went to a performance of Originale in Berlin thinking of him, and we chatted. Then William Waterhouse. - Can anybody attend? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

Yes, the Courses are open to all. Trumpetrep (talk) 20:11, 22 March 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jahrhundertring

The article Jahrhundertring you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jahrhundertring for comments about the article, and Talk:Jahrhundertring/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MSincccc -- MSincccc (talk) 13:45, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Barbara Frischmuth

On 6 April 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Barbara Frischmuth, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 09:13, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Tout est lumière

On 7 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tout est lumière, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tout est lumière, a setting by Maurice Ravel for soprano, choir and orchestra of a poem by Victor Hugo, earned Ravel a place in the second round of the 1901 Prix de Rome? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tout est lumière. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Tout est lumière), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Re:Precious anniversary

Four years?! Oh, well. I guess I'm getting older LOL. TeenAngels1234 (talk) 18:07, 7 April 2025 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for posting artistic items on my talk page. I can't always reply to them but appreciate your doing this. Best wishes, Opus33 (talk) 02:29, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

I concur with Opus33, by the way. I don't spend as much time here as I did years ago, but I always enjoy looking/listening - thank you Gerda. Antandrus (talk) 02:44, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Mirella Freni

On 13 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mirella Freni, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mirella Freni (pictured) and Luciano Pavarotti, who co-starred as the lovers Mimì and Rodolfo in La bohème at La Scala in 1968, shared the same wet nurse? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mirella Freni. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mirella Freni).

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:02, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Mirella Freni
portrayed Mimì
in Puccini's La bohème
between 1957 and 1999,
including in her debut
at the Metropolitan Opera
in 1965.

watch opera

13 April 2025

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:17, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Easter Oratorio

The article Easter Oratorio you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Easter Oratorio for comments about the article, and Talk:Easter Oratorio/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of 750h+ -- 750h+ (talk) 07:05, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Happy Easter!

Wishing you peace, joy, and renewal this Easter season. Thank you for all you do to keep Wikipedia growing and thriving.

Stay well, and happy editing! MSincccc (talk) 18:37, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

I like renewal especially - see Reformation on top of my user page ;) - I wish you and all the same! My story for Easter Sunday was

The first known collaboration
of Bach and Picander
resulted in the Shepherd Cantata
and, mostly with the same music,
the future Easter Oratorio,
first performed at the Nikolaikirche
for Easter 1725.

watch with Gardiner

The one for Easter Monday which - unlike the other - made it to the main page is on top, followed by a pic from our performance last year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Happy Easter

Easter egg from Ukraine

Happy Easter, Gerda! Wishing peace to all: [1]

Thank you, Martin! - My story is about music that Bach and Picander gave the world 300 years (and 19 days) ago, - listen (on the conductor's birthday) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:16, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

Happy Easter to all!--Thoughtfortheday (talk) 20:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)

On 24 April 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sofia Gubaidulina combined the Passion narrative according to John with texts from the Book of Revelation when she composed her 2000 Johannes-Passion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Peter Ablinger

On 24 April 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Peter Ablinger, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — xaosflux ^Talk 20:22, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

10 years

Gerda Arendt, I wonder how long you've been precious and if we should go out to celebrate? Thank you for your kind thoughts. -SusanLesch (talk) 19:14, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

You can inquire in the list, and see that 8 February 2027 will be the day ;) - come visiting any day though, I don't need a reason. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:23, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

26 April

in memory of Pope Francis:

26 April · service Christus ist erstanden! O tönt Wahrer Gott, wir glauben dir Ist das der Leib, Herr Jesu Christ Nun freue dich, du Christenheit Freu dich, erlöste Christenheit · 6 November 2016 Laudato si'

in memoriam Laudato si' Pope Francis Peter Ablinger Werner Thissen · Brian Boulton Jerome Kohl and others who have just given up

17 November 2024 · service São Francisco das Chagas, Bacabal Nun danket all und bringet Ehr blessing song

Random thought

If we desysopped all current admins, and re-appointed everybody in Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious (obviously there's some overlap between the two groups, such as me), would Wikipedia be better? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:08, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

WP:QAI takes only voluntary helpers, - you'd be welcome! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:16, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Women in Red May 2025

New: Revolutionary women | Alphabet run I & J Continuing, year-long initiatives: #1day1woman | Music

--Lajmmoore (talk 09:20, 29 April 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging

ITN recognition for Waltraut Haas

On 30 April 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Waltraut Haas, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 16:18, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

Enea Scala

Hello, Gerda. Did you really mean here that this guy sang with the ex-president of Georgia? -- Ghirla^-трёп- 19:03, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Good joke,  Fixed Grimes2 19:25, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:26, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

watching

live -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:11, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Charles Beare

On 3 May 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Charles Beare, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:04, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Kari Løvaas

On 3 May 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Kari Løvaas, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:25, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Barbara Frischmuth

On 5 May 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Barbara Frischmuth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Barbara Frischmuth (pictured) said in a lecture that humans are just one of numerous species on Earth and should not presume to rule over others? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barbara Frischmuth. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Barbara Frischmuth).

theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 06:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

I tried to prevent that we point at one little thought for one of Austria's greatest novelists. Sad. Striking that you can allegedly propose interesting facts, - you can but the reviewers decide what they find interesting. In memory. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:00, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

The hook was changed to ... that novelist Barbara Frischmuth (pictured) argues that humans should not presume to rule over other species? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Christfried Schmidt

On 6 May 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Christfried Schmidt, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 19:18, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

DYK for Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80

On 8 May 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the only surviving autograph pages of one of Bach's chorale cantatas ended up in three libraries on two continents? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80).

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:03, 8 May 2025 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62

The article Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62 for comments about the article, and Talk:Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 21:21, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Record user page

You now have the most edited user page on Wikipedia (excluding subpages). Renerpho (talk) 00:29, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

please explain --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:54, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: This page lists the most edited pages on the English Wikipedia. With 20,839 edits, your user page User:Gerda Arendt is currently the most edited user page that is not a sub page (like User:AmandaNP/UAA/Time) or a redirect. You broke that record, previously held by User:Orenburg1, a while back, during the week from 9-16 August, 2023. However, I only now got around to updating the list on WP:Wikipedia records, which is when I noticed the change. Renerpho (talk) 09:15, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

I wonder how I "broke a record" that was at 18,xxx, making only a few edits each day and now at 20.xxx - however, I don't care much about records anyway. I'm happy that 99% of edits are article-related. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:23, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Margot Friedländer

On 10 May 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Margot Friedländer, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede66 23:21, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for May Abrahamse

On 11 May 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article May Abrahamse, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 04:51, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Vakhtang Machavariani

On 13 May 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Vakhtang Machavariani, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. – robertsky (talk) 17:14, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Links in May Abrahamse article

Hi there! I'm a little confused by your recent reversion of my edit to May Abrahamse. I can't find where in the Manual of Style it is stated that "link once means: once in lead and once in body". I also feel that linking 'Belgravia' to a redirect is unnecessary, and a bit confusing to readers as Cape Town does not mention Belgravia at all. Could you explain your rationale? I'm still a fairly new editor so I appreciate any info :) Audrey Woolf (talk) 21:01, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

You can visit whatever featured article (our highest class articles) and will find one link in the lead and another in the body. My latest (on its way) is Easter Oratorio, and the review is mentioned on its talk page. - What do you suggest to tell readers where Belgravia is? I found the name in a source just today, and am no expert in the area. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I hadn't noticed that with the links before but now see it is indeed a convention (though I am curious why the MOS seems to say otherwise). On Belgravia, I have also done a bit of research and have found a curious lack of information on it, but would suggest "Belgravia, Cape Town" in the text with no links is sufficient. Audrey Woolf (talk) 21:42, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

I also did a bit of research and found that it's mentioned in Athlone, Cape Town. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:53, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

Also, could you explain why you feel the detail of her work in 2004 belongs under 'Personal life' rather than 'Career'? Thank you! Audrey Woolf (talk) 21:05, 13 May 2025 (UTC)

The late performance is not really "career" but more honouring history, but feel free to move. This conversation should go to the article talk where others could chime in. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 13 May 2025 (UTC)