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August music

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]

I'll try to look at it this week. Wehwalt (talk) 12:06, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It's scheduled without being FA which feels strange. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:21, 20 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]

Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/October 2025 would have been a better place to have this conversation, rather than cluttering up Wehwalt's talk page.

What's in place at the moment is a flexible draft, so I'll swap out the film for the cantata. - SchroCat (talk) 14:05, 19 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]

Forgive me, I was busy at the time with completing research for my current candidate. Wehwalt (talk) 14:00, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing that needs forgiving; - I just explained that I don't think I am cluttering your page. The cantata is FA by now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Check out my talk for an Independence day, or: the pic of Oksana Lyniv was taken on 24 August. There's listening and reading in today's story, and I like both. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:30, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My story today has another detail from Jahrhundertring, and her 2014 hook even mentioned Walküre. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On top of my talk: birthday of a great violinist and Requiem for a great friend. We sang Paradisi gloria from the Stabat Mater in the end. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:33, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aomori Prefecture

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]

Not offhand. But I agree you need someone to handle the language. Wehwalt (talk) 18:33, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. Thanks for responding. It's a shame because I'd really like to help on this article.MisawaSakura (talk) 18:34, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe check the lists of FAs and GAs for Japan-themed articles and see who did them? Wehwalt (talk) 18:37, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. I'll try that. MisawaSakura (talk) 18:41, 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]

OK, ty, I'll go with that, but I also wouldn't be surprised if someone eventually complains about it. MisawaSakura (talk) 23:00, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reasonable length for my Watergate draft?

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, ~ HAL333 21:55, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will try to look over it next week. Myself and wife are leaving on a major trip in ten days and so I can't promise too much. Wehwalt (talk) 21:57, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No worries! ~ HAL333 22:02, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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FA mentor?

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]

Thanks, fully understand. Europe! Say no more. 😁 Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 17:44, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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September music

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]

I will do it but it may be a few days. We are on a Baltic cruse before continuing back to Florida. Wehwalt (talk) 14:39, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, enjoy the cruise! Will you touch Tallinn (where I met Arvo Pärt at a concert intermission)? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:50, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Thursday I think. Wehwalt (talk) 19:07, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great Old Town for pedestrians. Also enjoyed Vilnius and Helsinki. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:28, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We don't have Vilnius. I've done the ports before but not in almost ten years. Wehwalt (talk) 06:04, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you notice Siegmund on the main page, my 100th biography for RD? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:36, 22 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]

Happy First Edit Day!

CREditzWiki (Talk to me!!) 00:00, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Day! (dup)

1975 Australian constitutional crisis and Canoe River train crash scheduled for TFA

Hi Wehwalt,

As you already know, the above articles have been scheduled as today's featured article for 11 and 21 November 2025, respectively. 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/November 2025, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/November 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. 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! Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 14:25, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]