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:::I enjoy gardening in my own little postage-stamp yard, although I'm quite unsuccessful a lot of the time. It's possible we'll be moving sometime soon to a condo with no yard, and the thought of not having a little green space of my own to (try to!) grow a few things fills me with dread... --[[User:Floquenbeam|Floquenbeam]] ([[User talk:Floquenbeam#top|talk]]) 21:59, 25 June 2014 (UTC) |
:::I enjoy gardening in my own little postage-stamp yard, although I'm quite unsuccessful a lot of the time. It's possible we'll be moving sometime soon to a condo with no yard, and the thought of not having a little green space of my own to (try to!) grow a few things fills me with dread... --[[User:Floquenbeam|Floquenbeam]] ([[User talk:Floquenbeam#top|talk]]) 21:59, 25 June 2014 (UTC) |
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:::: Grow in a stamp-size pot! - How do you like my rose pics? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 22:31, 25 June 2014 (UTC) |
:::: Grow in a stamp-size pot! - How do you like my rose pics? --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 22:31, 25 June 2014 (UTC) |
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:::: Today, I changed my battle cry, from [[Jesu, meine Freude|Ich steh hier und singe]] to [[Traum durch die Dämmerung|Ich gehe]] [[User talk:Gerda Arendt/Archive 2013#Stand and sing 2|nicht schnell]] ;) --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:51, 28 June 2014 (UTC) |
:::: Today, I changed my battle cry, from [[Jesu, meine Freude|Ich steh hier und singe]] (DYK ... that the hymn "[[Jesu, meine Freude]]" (Jesus, my joy) by [[Johann Franck]] and [[Johann Crüger]] mentions singing in defiance of the "old dragon", death, and fear?) to [[Traum durch die Dämmerung|Ich gehe]] [[User talk:Gerda Arendt/Archive 2013#Stand and sing 2|nicht schnell]] ;) --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:51, 28 June 2014 (UTC) |
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== Recent deaths == |
== Recent deaths == |
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Precious again
polite, courteous, and friendly, missing
Thank you for not seeming "like the kind of person who is self-righteous, argumentative, negative, pessimistic or bitter, ... always polite, courteous, and friendly, everything you could possibly want in an admin." Remember, you are an awesome Wikipedian (27 May 2010)! You created a wonderful category. Missing you now.
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:09, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Two years ago, you were the 157th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, and missing then, - thank you for being around and helpful now, and for an outstanding barnstar you gave me, "I'd make a Wikilove thingy with a pretty picture, but I'm lazy so instead you'll have to settle for text" (kept hidden on my talk under "blushing") --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:47, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
- Gee, thanks Gerda! I remember getting that 2 years ago. Looking back at the events surrounding it, though, I'm starting to get a little embarrassed how often I "retire"; it's starting to look diva-ish. Or lack-of-willpower-ish. Next time I'll try to just quietly fade away and see if anyone notices.... But are you sure you should be giving me a "Quality Article Improvement" prize? I mean, I'm comfortable with my role here, and quite sure that one doesn't have to write to be useful here (admittedly there's a strong correlation, but I'm the exception that proves the rule). But implying I'm some kind of improver of quality articles kind of needs a big giant {{cn}} on it. Still, I'll take it, with pleasure. thanks again. --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:40, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
- Please, no next-time-fade-out. Too many already. The prize is my very personal prize, as you know, and is for quality, not quality of articles. It went to some people who never created an article. (Well, one of those didn't accept it, a first.) - I enjoy my latest creation, a park which will grow (finally something for Earth months), a pic I took on the Main page, and a return (of article quality), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:56, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
Did you know that Andy even knows needlework? (sampler comes with the wisdom of the arbs and roses) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
- My grandfather did needlework until he was 95 years old, while he watched Atlanta Braves games on TV. Eventually he had to quit, and he said he never enjoyed the games as much after that. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:07, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
- I recently wrote an article with my grandfather in mind, a line from it is the top of my user page, five links to follow ;) - His hobby was gardening, fruit trees and dahlias. Did you see my rose pics? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:28, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
- I enjoy gardening in my own little postage-stamp yard, although I'm quite unsuccessful a lot of the time. It's possible we'll be moving sometime soon to a condo with no yard, and the thought of not having a little green space of my own to (try to!) grow a few things fills me with dread... --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:59, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
- Grow in a stamp-size pot! - How do you like my rose pics? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:31, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
- Today, I changed my battle cry, from Ich steh hier und singe (DYK ... that the hymn "Jesu, meine Freude" (Jesus, my joy) by Johann Franck and Johann Crüger mentions singing in defiance of the "old dragon", death, and fear?) to Ich gehe nicht schnell ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:51, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
- I enjoy gardening in my own little postage-stamp yard, although I'm quite unsuccessful a lot of the time. It's possible we'll be moving sometime soon to a condo with no yard, and the thought of not having a little green space of my own to (try to!) grow a few things fills me with dread... --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:59, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
- I recently wrote an article with my grandfather in mind, a line from it is the top of my user page, five links to follow ;) - His hobby was gardening, fruit trees and dahlias. Did you see my rose pics? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:28, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
Recent deaths
Yes, three RDs only. If there are three, drop the oldest off the right when the new one is added to the left. Drop any where the date of death is older than the date of the last blurb. Cheers, Stephen 22:40, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
- A pleasant surprise: my instincts matched best practice! Thanks for confirming. Is this something that everyone who works at ITN just kind of knows, or is it written somewhere? I hunted a little for it, didn't find anything, and figured I'd just do it. --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:43, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
- While much is learned by osmosis, and assuming that you must have got it right because you didn't immediately get corrected or reverted, this one is about half way down Wikipedia:In the news/Administrator instructions. It didn't leap out at me though, nested in a general section. Stephen 23:04, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, I hadn't seen that, even when looking for it. Thanks. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:27, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
- While much is learned by osmosis, and assuming that you must have got it right because you didn't immediately get corrected or reverted, this one is about half way down Wikipedia:In the news/Administrator instructions. It didn't leap out at me though, nested in a general section. Stephen 23:04, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
Interested in the reasons for your blocking of Jbabylon91
I recently have worked on editing articles mainly dealing with members of the FALN (Puerto Rico), a group responsible for bombings and killings in the 1970s and 1980s. The most contentious work has been on Oscar Lopez Rivera. In doing so, I find one of the editors there has a bias regarding these individuals, and Puerto Rican independence. One example has been to delete the suffix of U.S.A. from the biographical boxes that say Puerto Rico, U.S.A.. In OLR's case this is troubling because, once this individual was arrested, he immediately claimed he was a prisoner of war, fighting for a foreign country, Puerto Rico. Needless to say, this claim was summarily dismissed and has never been accepted by any court or parole board that he has faced, since he was born an American citizen by virtue of being born in Puerto Rico (in addition to living/traveling as an American citizen).
So back to Jbabylon91, whom I do not know, was he/she blocked for opposing this notion, or for some other reason. I oppose the notion as not constructive, false, obfuscating, and that it just represents a bias opinion. Puerto Rican ethnicity and identity exists, but politically Puerto Rico is part of the US, just like Hawaii is part of the US. Persons born in either place are American citizens by birth. The USA postal service will deliver mail door to door in either place. The currency is USA, the federal courts and US constitution apply. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, USA in his biographical box. Oscar Lopez Rivera were born in Puerto Rico, USA.
Again maybe the issue of Jbabylon91 differs from the specifics of the issue above.Rococo1700 (talk) 18:51, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
- Hi Rococo1700,
- User:Jbabylon91 was blocked for several reasons, none of them having to do wth the underlying content-related disagreement you're refring to:
- They edit warred on a large number of articles
- They stated directly that they would never stop reverting no matter what
- They are quite obviously the same person as User:WikiSoldier86, doing the exact same thing with both accounts
- They were "new" editors wading into a tense dispute and immediately being highly obnoxious.
- We don't need that type of editor here; among other things, it makes getting to consensus nearly impossible. I wish you, and the people you disagree with, good luck in coming to some kind of consensus about the "USA" suffix. I have no strong opinion either way. --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:01, 25 June 2014 (UTC)