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I am open to recall, using Whpq's wording from their RfA:
"if editors I trust and respect are telling me I should not be an admin, then I would voluntarily resign as an administrator."
2024
Like 2019, remember? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:42, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
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Today a friend's birthday, with related music and new vacation pics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:44, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Kraków
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MfD nomination of Portal:Beer
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February music
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Thank you for your support on the talk of The Night Watch. As that is overly watched right now, I just tell you here that I can't believe I didn't pass it sooner, such with joining WP:QAI, but then came the first FA, and the first TFA, and when that was on the Main page I was sure I had given it already ... - my memory. Better late than never. - I was on exciting vacation, see places if you are not afraid of peaks ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:02, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
Thanks to Seiji Ozawa. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:11, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to music by Tchaikovsky (an article where one of the four is pictured), sung by today's subject (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:49, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
more music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
A cookie for you!
I was surprised to see you weren't a bureaucrat anymore. Thank you for your near-4 years of service. Queen of Hearts (talk • stalk • she/they) 07:42, 26 February 2024 (UTC) |
- Thank you Queen of Hearts! Yes, I was becoming uncomfortable by some of the recent demands of Crats to get involved in auditing live RfAs, and felt I am now too old and slow to be helpful there, so there was little point in remaining a Crat as there is little else to do. What is really needed is more active users stepping forward to become Crats rather than keeping old, slow folks like me.
- As a result of taking off the Crat toolkit I have felt less "responsible" than I have for some time, and happier to spend my time on Wikipedia simply reading (and editing where I feel it is appropriate and needed), and occasionally helping out on closing a tricky discussion (I've always enjoyed that), or doing some minor, non-urgent, non-controversial admin task. SilkTork (talk) 11:19, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
Happy Bureaucratship Anniversary!
Precious anniversary
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--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
Did you see my story today? Max Reger was the last composer where I had to overcome opposition to the infobox I wanted for an article I stand for, for his then upcoming centenary of death. In 2016. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:36, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
My story today will be about Aribert Reimann, and tomorrow J.S. Bach. - Please give me one example of what you mean by a "disruptive infobox" in your comment to Wugapodes' propasal to end the infobox wars. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, missed your question earlier, Gerda. I would say that an inappropriate infobox would be one that people would object to and wish to remove. The principle of my objection is that I don't feel Wikipedia should ever be in the business of imposing absolutes, especially in issues where there are clearly two opposing schools of thought. Flexibility and discussion is the way forward, tiresome though that can be at times. These are not wars to be won, but subtle issues to be agreed upon. SilkTork (talk) 14:46, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Arrested Development
Arrested Development has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 17:33, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the notification User:Thebiguglyalien, however this is not an article I have meaningfully edited. My sole involvement was to decline a GA nomination back in 2011. SilkTork (talk) 14:51, 21 March 2024 (UTC)