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March music

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story · music · places

Aribert Reimann's 90th birthday, with a hook mentioning his 80ths, the opera played by Oper Frankfurt after he died, see video, and I was there. - Ruta de los Volcanes is among the latest places. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:15, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Good to remember Reimann on his birthday, and nice pics of the La Palma as ever... very dramatic hiking location  — Amakuru (talk) 12:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Dramatic indeed, trying a trail and missing where it continues, and trying again the other way round and missing it again ;) - I have the usual problem of being late with a RD nom, for Bernard Rands, - can you perhaps take a look. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:49, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It was too late, I will have to write about his compositions. - Of the four topics I helped to bring to the main page, I'm most proud of a woman's work, so made it my story. As it happens, last year's story OTD was about the woman. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you sooo much for the rescue to RD! - on Bach's birthday, a story about my joy --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:29, 21 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
more Bach in story and music on Palm Sunday, imagine: four Easter cantatas in today's concert, and more places in Cyprus! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Morning @Gerda Arendt:, sorry for delayed reply and you're welcome re the Rands RD - I'm glad I could help, it seemed rather unfair that RDs with apparently no problems simply fell off the bottom without action. I probably need to check for this more often if the regular admins are missing them. Thanks for the stories for Palm Sunday... I can't believe we're already at that point in 2026 already, feels like we were only just celebrating the new year! And you're off on your travels again with more idyllic scenery and food! Is Cyprus similar to La Palma or quite different? Anyway, all the best for the upcoming holy week and I look forward to seeing more of your interesting work.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:17, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, and never a need to respond fast ;) - listening to that music was wonderful, and then performed by an ensemble I have loved from 2002 (when they stepped in for the Chanticleer here where last year had Andreas Scholl and Tamar Halperin, and this year Voces8 are announced). Andreas Scholl and his sister were the soloists in my first St. Matthew Passion in Idstein, and I won't forget. My position in the choir was quite close to them, and it was thrilling. The reviewer wrote practically about nothing else than the two ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Move of Russian anti-LGBTQ law to Anti-LGBTQ law in Russia

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Hello, Amakuru! You recently reverted my move of Russian anti-LGBTQ law to Anti-LGBTQ law in Russia for consistency with LGBTQ rights in Russia on the basis that my move contradicts a requested move on the article talk page, but this is actually not the case as the requested move on the article talk page was from Russian anti-LGBT law to Russian anti-LGBTQ law for consistency with the general shift in abbreviation terminology from "LGBT" to "LGBTQ" on Wikipedia. Therefore, my move does not contradict that requested move in any way, and, indeed, ensures further compliance with the consistency in article titles policy. I assume in good faith that this is a simple misunderstanding. Justthefacts (talk) 19:14, 8 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Justthefacts: and thanks for your note. Per the instructions and WP:RM, controversial move requests should go through a requested move process, and if a move is contested then it can be moved back to the previous stable title, which is what I've done, as I don't agree with the move you made. You mention consistency, but there was consistency before, but I now see that you also moved Georgian anti-LGBTQ law, Kazakh anti-LGBTQ law, Hungarian anti-LGBTQ law and Ghanaian anti-LGBTQ bill at the same time as the Russian one. I have reverted those moves too, so now the consistency is restored. You're welcome to start an RM discussion if you wish these to be moved, but personally I prefer the long-standing titles as they are more concise and clearer to read. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 19:53, 8 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Amakuru: You have misunderstood. The moves are for consistency with the articles titles for LGBTQ rights in Russia, LGBTQ rights in Ghana, LGBTQ rights in Hungary, and LGBTQ rights in Georgia (country). --Justthefacts (talk) 19:57, 8 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, well that's as may be, but those are different titles from the ones I mention above – I don't think LGBTQ rights is sufficiently similar to Anti-LGBTQ law that it's obvious they should adopt the same naming convention. Given that these titles have been stable in their current syntax for some time I'm still not seeing a pressing reason to change, and the moves are still controversial. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 20:52, 8 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Amakuru: What I meant was that the moves are consistent with the "in [name of country]" title that is the standard title for all LGBTQ rights articles and also the standard title for any article about legal matters that pertains to laws in legal jurisdictions as laws always affect legal jurisdictions defined by territory. For example, a Canadian in Russia could be prosecuted under the anti-LGBTQ law in Russia, but a Russian in Canada could not be, as the law has a territorial affect, not a nationality affect, and apply to everyone physically present in a particular territory, regardless of nationality, but not to nationals in another territory. As such the title "Anti-LGBTQ law in Russia" makes more sense than "Russian anti-LGBTQ law". Moreover, the title "Anti-LGBTQ law in Russia" in consistent with all articles about both LGBT rights in particular and laws with territorial affect in legal jurisdictions in general. In consideration of the aforestated facts, would you reconsider? Cheers --Justthefacts (talk) 16:37, 10 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Amakuru: How are you? Have you considered the titles in light of the facts above? Cheers --Justthefacts (talk) 20:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Justthefacts: I'm fine thanks, hope you are likewise. To be honest I still don't entirely agree - I still think Ghanaian anti-LGBTQ bill and Kazakh anti-LGBTQ law are better titles which describe the situation well. Like we'd say American law, not law in the United States, and you'd still expect it to apply to Canadians if they are in the US. But anyway, it's not really a matter I feel terribly strongly about, so I'm happy to withdraw my objection. I've remade the four moves in question. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 22:24, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Amakuru: I'm happy to hear that you're fine and you're welcome. I'm likewise and thank you. Actually, American law redirects to law of the United States. I agree with what you say that the law of the United States does "apply to Canadians if they are in the US" as you say and that is actually my point. The anti-LGBTQ law in Russia does apply to Canadians in Russia, because Canadians in Russia are subject to the law of Russia even though they are not Russians. On the other hand, the anti-LGBTQ law in Russia does not apply to Russians in Canada, because Russians in Canada are under the law of Canada. Also, Canadian law redirects to law of Canada and Russian law redirects to law of Russia. I'm happy to hear that you withdraw your objection and that you remade the four moves in question. This cordial discussion between us is an ideal model for how to handle to any disagreements on Wikipedia. I'm happy to have been able to engage so cordially with you on this. Cheers --Justthefacts (talk) 22:47, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Justthefacts: For what it's worth, I also preferred the long-standing titles, because they are about a specific piece of law, while these new ones imply multiple anti-LGBTQ laws' existence, and they seem to be about law (in general) against LGBTQ in a given country (this would belong in the LGBTQ rights articles). So I'd ask Amakuru to restore the original titles, and Justthefacts to start a discussion (maybe at WT:LGBT) about the moves if you want to continue this debate. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 14:12, 13 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, @Kovcszaln6: The titles say law, not laws, so there is no necessary implication in that regard. On the other hand, consider the following: a Canadian in Russia can be prosecuted under the anti-LGBTQ law in Russia, but a Russian in Canada could not be, which is why the title "Anti-LGBTQ law in Russia" makes sense over "Russian anti-LGBTQ law", because the law applies to a territory, not a nationality. Regards, --Justthefacts (talk) 16:06, 13 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I believe you are mistaken. Please see the definition of law (1.1.) and of Russian (1.) Kovcszaln6 (talk) 16:45, 13 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Justthefacts: thanks for your kind words above and I'm glad we were able to enjoy cordial discussions for a time. However, since Kovcszaln6 wishes to challenge, and there are apparently unanswered questions here, I think it's time to sort this out formally through an RM discussion. I've reverted the pages back to their prior titles and would appreciate if you would now follow the instructions at WP:RM (assuming you wish to proceed) and we can also notify the LGBTQ project. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 17:16, 13 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for 2026 Kenya floods

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On 9 March 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2026 Kenya floods, which you created and nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:41, 9 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Still early in the game for Wikipedia:26 for '26

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There is plenty of time remaining to meet the goal of 26 new articles representing each letter of the alphabet, to be made in the year 2026. Let me know if you're looking for ideas. Cheers! BD2412 T 00:34, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@BD2412: yes, thanks for the reminder! Unfortunately real life is kind of getting in the way quite a lot, but we're still not quite a quarter of the way into the year so there's time on our side. I've added in a third out-of-sequence entry for K, so making slow progress!  — Amakuru (talk) 17:35, 16 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Weird

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Are you getting LLM vibes from the close review nom up at AN and their comments? Iseult Δx talk to me 15:05, 17 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Core Contest returns

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Barnstar for you, since you sounded sad about not getting one.

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The Original Barnstar
Sorry you didn't get one the first time around. (Talk) PHLOGISTON ENTHUSIAST 21:25, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Phlogiston Enthusiast: thanks, much appreciated. 😁 I thought it was a nice gesture from you myself to thank everyone, but evidently others disagreed... Anyway, a big thank you to you too for your contributions to the project and happy editing  — Amakuru (talk) 21:41, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Amakuru, I had it on my agenda to give you a Barnstar for being a great admin when I get back to my computer. Phlogiston Enthusiast has beaten me to it! Ah well, I might as well do it as well. Schwede66 23:42, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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For being a great admin. Keep up the good work. Schwede66 23:43, 26 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Schwede66: aww thanks, that's really nice and much appreciated. I hope I didn't appear too needy at the ANI thread. 😁 And while we're on the subject, you're doing a fantastic job yourself as ever, and very deserving of the recognition from Phlogiston Enthusiast too!  — Amakuru (talk) 10:25, 27 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Removing bold from the lead of Ashling Murphy article

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I have had a discussion today on the help desk regarding bolding the name's on articles such as that and others where someone else has reverted it and they said that it is correct per MOS:BOLDALTNAMES. You can find the discussion here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk#Is_bold_for_someone's_name_not_allowed_if_the_page_is_not_a_redirect? Also I understand that the page is about the event, but I don't see why that means her date of birth has to come first. There are plenty of pages on Wikipedia about killings, murders, disappearances, and similar cases, and they usually begin the section about the victim with their name, date of birth, and where they were born or grew up. I'm not sure why this page is the exception. I understand changing the order so the event information comes first and the personal details come second, but I don't understand reverting all the other edits that I made in good faith. ItsShandog (talk) 19:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @ItsShandog: I don't doubt that the edits were made in good faith to the article, but IMHO they were not improvements, for the reasons I mentioned in my edit summary. The focus of the article should be on the killing, which per WP:BLP1E and similar guidelines is the main notable point here. Ashling Murphy probably has achieved WP:GNG level notability simply because so much has been published about here since her death, but not of a sufficient level that we'd consider giving her her own page, and not such that we'd want to put her bio front and centre ahead of focusing on the killing. Putting her name in bold in the lead, and formatting the "Victim" section like a bio is distracting for readers IMHO because it isn't predominantly a bio page. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 20:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I understand the point about event‑based pages, but if bold in the lead is not correct for these kinds of articles, I don't understand why it is done consistently on so many other pages. Her name being in bold in the lead doesn't feel distracting to me, and you make a good point about the victim section and the rest of the structure. Yes, the event is focused on what happened to her and that is why she is notable, but the event is also about her, because she was the person killed. It's clear from the title that the page is not a biography, but it is still centred on her and what happened to her.
If we are unbolding here, I don't understand why this isn't being done across all similar pages for consistency. I've done significant work on this article before, including changing the lead wording so it wasn't written like a biography, and adjusting the lead to reflect the event. Her name was also bolded previously when the page was written more like a biography, and nothing was changed then. If this is going to be a rule about bolding, it seems like it should be applied more strictly across all pages of this type. It doesn't make much sense to treat this one differently from every other example I've seen. I would like to see examples of other event‑based pages where the name is not bolded, because this is the first time I've ever run into this issue.
If you didn't think my edits were an improvement, I don't understand why it wasn't taken to the talk page for consensus. That's normally what is expected when there's a disagreement, and it's what I would be told to do if I reverted someone else's edits.
Also, thank you for not doubting that the edits were made in good faith. I understand that you're an admin and know a lot more about Wikipedia than I do, but I'm just confused because I've been told so many different things, and it's hard for newer editors to know what is right or wrong. I really don't understand why such a big issue is being made over bold in the lead, though. ItsShandog (talk) 20:30, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
And it's also not that I have a strong opinion on it — you do make a fair point in some ways — but if I started unbolding names on any similar page now, it would almost certainly be reverted, and there would be a whole discussion about it where nobody would agree. I think this needs to be made into a wider discussion somewhere, so that if people do start unbolding and people disagree, they can be pointed to an existing consensus. I'm not sure if there has already been a discussion about this, or if you can direct me to one if it exists. ItsShandog (talk) 20:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@ItsShandog: I can certainly understand the frustration on that point and I agree a wider discussion would be useful to settle this more consistently. I don't know of any such discussion. And to be clear, I'm not coming at this from an "I'm an admin and I must be right and you should do what I say" angle, nor do I really feel extremely strongly about it. I'm really just giving my thoughts on the question at hand the same as you are. For me the issue is simply that we usually bold when the article subject is directly mentioned in the lead, but we don't bold individual parts of the article title as that can give the wrong visual cue. I would !vote to apply such a standard across all such articles if I were given a choice. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 20:58, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Another admin is saying per MOS on the help desk that it is correct:
"It's not an application of the first sentence of BOLDALTNAMES, but the later bit (quoted by PrimeHunter above) certainly applies here. Given that the Azaria Chamberlain example is explicitly included in the MoS as good practice, I can't see what's different in (in particular) the Chloe Mitchell or Steven Cooper examples above. In both cases I think the MoS says to bold." ItsShandog (talk) 21:19, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@ItsShandog: Right, so I see... well I suppose that settles it then and I have re-added the bold to the article. I really don't understand why it would be this way though, for the reasons I've outlined above. But hey ho! Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 22:42, 30 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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AfD: Waar 2

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Hi! You recently commented on Waar 2 regarding its draftification and suggested AfD might be appropriate. I have now nominated the article for deletion and its up for discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Waar 2. Notifying you in case you are interested reviewing or commenting on the discussion. Thanks! Umais Bin Sajjad (talk) 20:13, 1 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

April music

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story · music · places

Happy Easter! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:13, 5 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: thank you and a very happy Easter to you as well! I hope it was a good one.  — Amakuru (talk) 22:10, 6 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
If you follow the link of Happy you can see that it was a good one. I'll remember the concert on Palm Sunday I heard, with four Easter cantatas, and will improve the article of the one for the third day (at Bach's time). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:32, 7 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Christian Schwarz-Schilling needs attention on WP:ITNN. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:30, 14 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:16, 14 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
You're welcome!  — Amakuru (talk) 20:29, 14 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Today's FA is Bridge, - a broad topic by many. My father loved bridges, and I wrote a few articles with that in mind (Empress Elisabeth Bridge, adding to Chain bridge and Müngsten Bridge, the latter for childhood memory), and also thinking of bridges between people. - I brought two bios to the same page, Christian Schwarz-Schilling and Bill Ramsey whose regular Swingtime I used to hear in the car driving to choir rehearsals. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:49, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt: ah, very nice, thanks for sharing. I agree bridges are fantastic, especially when you consider the history. My cousin-in-law came to visit London recently and we did the tour of the upper decks on Tower Bridge, very interesting. And many years ago a friend and I cycled the whole length of the island of Great Britain and one of our "challenges" along the way was to cross as many suspension bridges as possible. We did the Tamar Bridge, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Severn Bridge, Humber Bridge and Forth Road Bridge en route. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:27, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
That's great! My father travelled to Wales to visit Britannia Bridge, and we circled Manhattan and walked Brooklyn Bridge and Riverside Avenue Bridge (Greenwich, Connecticut) together. - I am looking for someone (brave) to promote the approved hook for Die Stechardin to prep unab·bridge·d, while two others already refused and insist on a shorter version (which would say nothing about the topic of the article, not even give its name). The image would be a great illustration but is no must. - Working on another composer, - he died 15 April, but I'll hopefully nominate today and expect no problem with the timing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:03, 18 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
He's on the main page. Now I nominated Oleg Maisenberg last minute, explained why there. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:30, 24 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]
... who also made it, and now three others - today's story is about one of them: look and listen, an extraordinary woman in many respects. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:35, 30 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2026

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Wikipedia:Destubathon of the Americas

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Talk:Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine

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Hello. Not sure if the ping went through but I've left you a message at Talk:Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine several days ago. I would appreciate if you responded. Shwabb1 ⟨taco⟩ 11:20, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

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Happy Adminship Day!

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Wishing Amakuru a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! ☘︎☘︎☘︎ALEXHammeke (talk | guestbook | sandbox) 16:47, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

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@CAPTAIN RAJU, AlexHammeke, and DaniloDaysOfOurLives: many thanks to all of you! I believe it's my tenth anniversary today as well... it really doesn't feel like it was that long ago!  — Amakuru (talk) 22:14, 19 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK nomination of 2024 EFL League Two play-off final

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Hello! Your submission of 2024 EFL League Two play-off final at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 19:23, 21 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCup 2026 May newsletter

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The second round of the 2026 WikiCup ended on 28 April. As a reminder for contestants who just joined or are unaware of recent changes to our round-points system, good article nomination reviews now receive 10 points, an increase from 5 points in the previous year, as per a consensus at WT:CUP. Peer reviews, which continue to be worth 5 points, are now listed in the same section as featured article candidate reviews, rather than with good article reviews. Everyone who competed in round 2 will advance to round 3 unless they have withdrawn or been banned. No other changes to the round-point system have been made for this year.

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Important discovery

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I just found an inactive page that lists all of the cleanup templates. Almost all of the cleanup templates have categories, and some categories have backlogs of 200+ not previously reported. I made to some of the backlogs, but the majority have not been searched. Please tell people about this and happy editing. The goat with a horn on his head (talk) 19:51, 30 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for 2024 EFL League Two play-off final

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On 9 May 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2024 EFL League Two play-off final, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Crawley Town F.C. reached the 2024 League Two play-off final by winning their semi-final with an aggregate score of 8–1, the largest margin in EFL play-off history? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2024 EFL League Two play-off final. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2024 EFL League Two play-off final), 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 nominate it.

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story · music · places

Good to see that now, full length! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:29, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

AA Milne and EH Shepherd memorial in Ashdown Forest
Hi @Gerda Arendt: it's good to see you back, you were much missed! And thanks for your message re the DYK, good to see it finally get over the line. Almost time for the 2026 play-offs now, I'm going to have to keep cracking on to try to get the whole thing back to the GA topic state that TRM left it in... I was leading a Scout camp last week, in the Ashdown Forest - quite a lovely area and childhood home to the A. A. Milne; a lot of the inspiration for his famous Winnie-the-Pooh childrens' books came from sites around there. Here is the memorial to him and the illustrator E. H. Shepard within the forest, it is labelled as an "enchanted place" with a fantastic view. All the best and happy Sunday  — Amakuru (talk) 14:07, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Great view and memories! Speaking of memorial, I have a call for collaboration (now called canvassing, it seems) open (on my talk) regarding Hamm who just celebrated his 90th in great style. Returning from another great concert with Gidon Kremer who will be 80 next year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:39, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt: ha, yes... "canvassing". I do find the debate around this quite confusing - in many cases if you don't ask fellow editors for help with something then it'll never get done; I know you sometimes ask me to help with things, but I'll always do those with the usual due diligence even if we are friends - I won't promote an RD to the main page if I think there are issues with it for example, and I'd imagine most editors are the same when you ask them for input. But who knows, there may be more history to it than I'm aware of, and I do know the "infobox debate" has a vast amount of acrimonious history behind it... If I were God of the Wiki I'd make a rule that all articles have infoboxes and that's the end of it, we would save so much angry heat and light if everyone understood that! But I don't have the time or energy to enter the battle ring any time soon... Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 09:44, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I just took all my courage and explained to the arbs that I believe that nobody needed to be banned over a small matter, giving Mahler as an example. Two new editors added an infobox, - will they be banned as well if they don't accept to be reverted without reasoning? Why can't some parties in the arbcase agree to a compromise by several distinguished editors (Percy Grainger, Beethoven, Mozart)? - There is no debate, - one RfC in 2025, none in 2026, - it's blown up by a few "stewards" of a few articles. I like to see that RfCs are under way to finally, after 13 years, establish infobox criteria. The first of those was started by Dronebogus (and I canvassed the arbs voting to ban him to look at that), but even if he remains banned and I die, there will be others to pursue an agreement. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:29, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Today: Felicity Lott. If you have little time, just give me a click ;) - If you have more, see her story. If you have more, listen to her singing Friendly Vision. If you have more, listen until she sings the word "peace" (Frieden), floating up high, serenely. (in the above context) - Hamm has still not been promoted to prep, btw. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:25, 20 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara

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Dear Amakuru. I have no intention of starting any dispute with you. However, as far as I know, diplomatic mission articles on English Wikipedia generally follow a relatively standardized "Mission, City" naming format, and I do not believe using it here would be problematic. I understand that the official website uses "in Ankara", and you may certainly use that wording in the article body. It should also be noted that different countries and missions use different conventions, such as "in City/, City/to City/in Country". Personally, I simply hope that article titles can be kept consistent under a unified format. Thank you. Mayo Crim (talk) 20:48, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Mayo Crim: thanks for your note, and in this case I do agree with you, all of the embassy articles are titled that way so the Taipei mission can remain as it is. However, on a procedural point, in future please do not make the contested move for a second time without a discussion if it has already been reverted once. Per WP:RMUM, a contested move should only be redone if there's consensus even if you think you're "right" about the matter. While I agree with you in this case, it still constitutes WP:Move warring. Cheers, and happy editing  — Amakuru (talk) 09:30, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your clarification and understanding. I understand your point regarding WP and the move procedures, and I will keep that in mind in future discussions and editing. Thanks again, and happy editing to you as well. Mayo Crim (talk) 14:48, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

What a Man (song)

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Hi, thank you for your contributions. I note your revert here.

"Whatta Man" clearly meets WP:N, and WP:NCOVER allows for separate articles when both songs are notable. I'll also note that "Whatta Man" is more of an interpolation than a straight cover.

What is the objection here? 162 etc. (talk) 15:32, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @162 etc.: as I explained in the edit summary, there is no reason in this case to have two pages on basically the same song. The original version wasn't a major hit, and there isn't that much coverage left on that when you strip it down, meaning that while sometimes covers and original songs merit separate pages, in this case per WP:NOPAGE etc. it is not useful to split it up. There was also a prior RM on the talk page which asked to move the article to Whatta Man, and that found no consensus. Ultimately, this has been stable for many years and you should seek consensus before deciding to split. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 15:36, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
If What a Man (song) isn't notable, then it can be brought to AFD. I do believe that it stands on its own, however.
Note that an RM and a split aren't the same thing.
I've opened a split discussion for further commentary. 162 etc. (talk) 15:47, 11 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
With all due respect, I don't think you or the others that opposed this at the previous move discussion in 2016 realize that the two songs are not remotely the same. Wikipedia's definition of a "cover" is a "new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song." However, "Whatta Man" falls into the definition of an "interpolation", which Wikipedia defines "process of recreating an element or recording in another work" and the example given is Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise" and Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise." "Whatta Man" does the exact same thing as "Gangsta's Paradise", samples the original song and interpolates the chorus, but no one would say Coolio's version is a "cover" thus they have two separate articles. Beast from da East (talk) 03:59, 12 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

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Could you please move page orca back to killer whale because there are some other dolphin species have whale in their name like pygmy killer whale and false killer whale? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-30070-43 (talk) 20:03, 19 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Paris

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Are you going to be at Wikimania? Would be lovely to meet you in person. Schwede66 21:58, 2 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Schwede66: unfortunately not... in fact, I hadn't really registered that Wikimania was happening there at all until you mentioned it. Unfortunately it's too late now, as it seems like it's sold out and also we have our family holiday to Kenya planned for that time as well. A real shame, it would have been fantastic to meet up! Hopefully an opportunity will arise for this in the future, either at another Wikimania or perhaps even in New Zealand - a friend of mine lives in Te Anau and it's been on my bucket list for well over a decade to go and visit... time, money and logistics haven't been on my side so far though! Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 13:22, 3 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it sold out in under 24 hours, which caused many dramas, including for me. A shame you won’t be there.
NZ is a big place with lots to see. If you stay for 3 weeks or less, I suggest you visit the South Island only. Schwede66 19:24, 3 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

June music

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story · music · places

If you look at St. Martin, Idstein, our church, you encounter three recent pics, on top of a concert that Franz Josef Hamm arranged for his 90th birthday (and invited everybody), a new one of our conductor giving us last uplift before the second concert of Forrest's Jubilate Deo, and at the bottom us (three choirs, soloists and orchestra) taking standing ovations (with our conductor still at the keyboard at that time). The music is quite breathtaking, and the organist (my choral conductor for decades) said we were better than what he had heard on the internet. No youtube upcoming, though, for copyright reason, but I chose one for my story that day. Ngokujabula! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:26, 3 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: thanks for the update, and for the pics of the church. I don't think I had realised before that St. Martin is a very modern building, showing very typical 1960s architecture. There is a similar thing at Coventry Cathedral in my home city, the original building was bombed (it's still there with its tower but without a roof) and a modern replacement was built next door. When I lived in Germany as a child we used to attend the St. Germanus church in Haaren, which has a slightly more traditional look but is still a fairly recent building I believe. Nice to hear about the fantastic music and congratulations on the breathtaking performance which impressed your organist! Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 13:18, 3 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39, is my story today: listen! - I returned from a festivity with a great vocal ensemble (in concert and service) and a new song by the birthday child, premiered by the congregation, - see music! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 7 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yesterday was the former German Unity Day, installed when unity was just a dream. I had a story to match, and today, it's another one, with music by Bach and Mendelssohn to match, - a DYK hook 15 years ago, which seems like from a different world. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:49, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Stray thought

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In a week or two, might be interesting to see what happens if we bump the protection on Biological sex down to PCP. Most of the vandalism it's gotten historically was due to its former title, so there's a possibility it'll be safe now that it's been moved; I recall something similar happened with Trisomy X (fka Triple X syndromeTriple X syndrome). (Conversely, I expect we'll wind up semiing the Sex DAB soon enough.) -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe|🤷) 13:50, 8 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Tamzin: yes, agreed on both points... I'd imagine most of the disruption is of the juvenile variety you describe. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 14:22, 8 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Lai Ka-ying hook in Queue 6

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Could you please restore the [[William Anders|first astronaut born in Hong Kong]] wikilink to the Lai Ka-ying hook in Template:Did you know/Queue/6? This was extensively discussed in Wikipedia talk:Did you know and should never have been removed in the first place. Asamboi (talk) 11:14, 17 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but you should be aware that Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contribs) has unilaterally reverted your change, apparently on the grounds that I should not be "rewarded" for my effrontery in challenging his view. Asamboi (talk) 11:46, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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