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Hey

Oi, you haven't put your email into your preferences!

Only reason I noticed is that I usually ask this privately, but anyway...fancy a shot at RFA? I would be happy to nominate you. Best, Moreschi (talk) (debate) 22:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oi, Moreschi, I've sent you an email so you'll have my address if you ever need it. Thanks for the offer and your confidence. But... admin-ing would take too much time away from what I really enjoy – writing articles, rescuing worthy kittens from being drowned at AfDs, and helping out on the Opera Project. The latter can provide quite enough wiki-drama as it is. ;-). Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
See also [1]. Voceditenore (talk) 10:26, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It was a delight...

...to read this brilliant piece. And I wasn't even looking for it; I came here to thank you for backing me up on the GA issue on Egardus, since that's something that's been bugging me for a while and had to get off my chest. But your essay was spot-on. Oops, there I go again, pretending to be an adult! Need to get a bouncier, animated signature ... Antandrus (talk) 23:02, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll make you one if you promise to give me three barnstars. ;-) Seriously, though thanks for the kind review. I wrote that when WP was in the midst of an invasion by a particularly... er... time-consuming... bunch of 13 year olds. At one point there was even a WikiProject (now deleted) that was awarding them barnstars for every 1000 edits, every 50 AfD's "voted on", every 5 (hapless) editors they adopted, etc., etc.. For a while, I and a couple of other editors spent all our time running around cleaning up after them, until they lost interest and/or got blocked. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 07:49, 5 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciation

Hi, Voceditenore. Thanks for the beautiful rewrite on John Andrew Rea. I would prefer not having to delete noteworthy articles, but the current backlog at copyright violations leaves me little time to revise much text. (Especially in Moonriddengirl's absence.) I just wanted you to know that I very much appreciate your contributions. Cheers. — CactusWriter | needles 06:21, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome ;-) and you were absolutely right to delete it. If you have time, could you do me a favour? I've re-written Juliette Pochin on Talk:Juliette Pochin/Temp. Would it possible to move it into article space. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 07:33, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Another nice job -- and better still was your discussion with the original creator on the talk page. "...Teach a man to fish..." etc. You're a good teacher. Cheers. — CactusWriter | needles 16:13, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! In my university teaching days, I once had a student who plagiarsed my own book in her essay. But at least it took some effort, bless her. She typed it out from the hardcopy — must have taken ages. Re "teaching how to fish...", I'm not sure how many new fishermen it produces for Wikipedia. In the Opera Project we get a lot of articles for singers, opera companies, etc. created by their agents and PR people, and sometimes themselves. In my experience, the best I can hope for is that they'll edit their article according to the guidelines in future. I have yet to find one who has ever contributed anything else to Wikipedia. Their only interest in the project is as a PR tool. Having said that, at least it results (after much red-pencilling from other editors) in one new article on a notable subject that we didn't have before. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 10:05, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for teaching me also, about every singer to opera and avoiding answers.com! I keep supplying singers to the project who never sing opera, last Dorothee Mields. When I found a Bach singer who also sang opera I nominated that fact for DYK, Franz Kelch, to be 95 this year, no PR involved. Unfortunately the only source for him I found in English reads like a machine translation. Any help in that case? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:50, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
My god, plagiarizing the prof's own book -- that's sadly funny -- the very definition of clueless. I would suggest she switch majors. I know what you mean about bulk of submissions coming from PR types. (It's one of the reasons I refrain from offering copyright violators much opportunity to license the source website -- the promotional text couldn't be used anyway.) But, occasionally, unexpectedly, when the stars align just so... you'll come across a true angler among the crowd of daytrippers. When is that next blue moon anyway? — CactusWriter | needles 19:03, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Assistance Please

Hello Voceditenore. Would you please check my user talk page? Some time ago you were assisting me in the creation of a new page, ".Gabriel". As you requested, I posted my request on that page but haven't heard from you. I understand you are very busy but would really appreciate your help. Thank you!TF537 (talk) 21:35, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

Please see edit request. In the meantime, you can use put the alt in the image parameter. e.g. |image=[[File:example.png|200px|alt=Example alt text]] Racepacket (talk) 21:55, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Coming of Age (BBC TV series)

I would question why the BBC are allowed to vandalise the page and put blatant propaganda on there suggesting that the response to the programme was mixed in some way, when in fact it was universally appalling. Every time real and referenced reviews are put up, they are taken down by some BBC apparatchik dickhead. Why are they not censored? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.176.103 (talk) 18:06, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This has nothing to do with "real and referenced reviews" being taken down. You deliberately inserted false and in several cases defamatory content about living people in multiple articles related to this show, as well adding as your personal commentary disguised to make it look as if it were a quote referenced from a reliable source, e.g. [2], [3], [4], [5]. You are going to get your IP, aka Oxford University, blocked if you keep it up. Voceditenore (talk) 18:50, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Travesti/Victorian burlesque

Tim just did a nice job expanding the Victorian burlesque article. Does anything need to be added back and forth between this and the Travesti article that you are working on? Just a thought. All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:28, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think of the current merge proposal at Burlesque (literature)? I wonder if merging it into the poorly-written Burlesque article will destroy any value (or chance at expansion) that it may have. Your comments would be valued at Talk:Burlesque. -- Ssilvers (talk) 02:31, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, V. You may find this article of interest: http://www.jstor.org/pss/3826405 -- Ssilvers (talk) 06:20, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Steve. I'm going to file this away for when I next add to Travesti. I've still got a bit to do re the ballet sections. But I never seem to get the time. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 14:10, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keto and Kote

Many thanks for re-establishing this article. During copy-edit driving I found the previous version a complete copy-and-paste violation from inception; I was the one who tagged for deletion. I have to say your succinct but elegant stub is superb, and should be set as an example of “how to do it”’. I have a tendency to reduce faulty articles to the brusque and barren, so I will log your Keto and Kote as a guiding light. In admiration. Acabashi (talk) 03:24, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Castrato parts

Hehe :) Moreschi (talk) 17:38, 18 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Above comment is in response to this. Voceditenore (talk) 14:08, 13 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Burlesque

Thanks for watching the dead links. It's a big shame that the PeoplePlayUK site went down, as it had a huge amount of info for Victorian articles. I think that most of the content migrated somewhere, but I'm not sure where. Any idea? All the best, -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:03, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the only dead link was PeoplePlayUK. The other 2 were spam/copyvio. Anyhow, the Theatre Museum's contents are now held by the Victoria & Albert. See the V & A's Theatre and Performance collections page. If you search the V & A collections, the online objects generally come with a lot of informative text in addition to the image. See this, for example. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 11:40, 26 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Carmen

I have finished my work on this. The peer review threw up some interesting suggestions, many of which have been absorbed into the article. It is now at FAC (please take a look), and I am working on improving and extending the discography subarticle. I have not done anything with the "adaptations" which were removed from the older version of the article, and it may be a while before I can get to deciding what should be done here. Brianboulton (talk) 18:16, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on getting it to FA, Brian! I'm going to be away for the next 2 weeks and wouldn't be able to help with an "adaptations" page anyway. One of the advantages of page like that is to keep all sorts of minor (and often very trivial) distractions out of the main article. A popular work like this is particularly prone to that kind of stuff, often added "drive-by" without references or context. But let's see how it goes. There may not be a need for an "adaptations", at least in the near future. By the way, can you get the Carmen Filmography link to work? I can't and have tried multiple times. :/ Best, Voceditenore (talk) 15:21, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I will continue improving the discography article as time permits. In due course I'll open a rudimentary "adaptations" article for the purpose you describe; it won't be long before the trivia merchants start tampering with the main article. It went through the FAC process so smoothly and swiftly that I can't help an uneasy feeling that something important got missed. Brianboulton (talk) 15:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Smithsonian updates website!

Hi Voceditenore! The Smithsonian Institution Archives took notice of your finding about Clara Hasse's death date and will be updating their records, website and Flickr! The changes should take place tomorrow. So thanks for the great find! Sarah (talk) 14:23, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent. It's nice to see that the traffic between Wikipedia and its sources goes both ways. Last year I got the Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings at UCSB to change a glaring error on their database which found while I was researching Stanislao Gastaldon. In the process, I discovered another and even more whopping error in New Grove Dictionary of Opera which had been propagated all over the internet, but that's Grove's problem. OK, now I'm off to give the Harvard library system a nudge over this. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:32, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tobias

Apologies if this is in the wrong place (finding out how to contribute to Wikipedia is a very steep learning curve and I've only just learnt Joomla, brain hurting!). Huge thanks for the rewriting and reformatting of the article on Dove's Tobias and the Angel. I'd only just discovered it was there and found it was so incomplete and inaccurate it needed some serious input. Having been in the project from the very beginning I felt I had the authority to write on it, and did post some material from my website - hadn't realised this seems to count as conflict of interest. But it certainly doesn't violate copyright which presumably belongs to me, and I'd like to be able to insert a photo of the Birmingham production, would this be allowed? I'd be very grateful if you had time to help me on this. Kate Quartano Brown (talk) 15:56, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Little favour

A while back I did some work de-fluffing Richard Gombrich. I think it still needs some more, but I have a little learning to the most dangerous degree and can't really see the wood for the trees. I'm pretty sure the structure is still hagiographic. May I ask if you could do a quick brisk hacking back of the undergrowth? Am pretty sure that the list of publications goes way beyond the notable, too. Amuse yourself by reading how it looked five years ago almost-instinct 12:07, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks

I'm grateful for your clear explanation and kind welcome on my first interaction with Wikipedia. The format here is slightly intimidating and I'm wary of breaking taboos or upsetting anyone so your breakdown and reassurance was greatly appreciated. :-)

SonnySonnyWilliamson (talk) 11:27, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Giovanna Gray

DYK gong archived here. Voceditenore (talk) 09:35, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I just wanted to say, nice job on the Giovanna Gray article. Going to the old, foreign language sources is something not everyone can do, and it makes a big difference. David.thompson.esq (talk) 13:01, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, David. I had a lot fun writing that. Most of the articles I write tend to be of this type, e.g., Cristina, regina di Svezia, Mala Pasqua!, Stanislao Gastaldon, Andrea Salvadori, Eugenia Tadolini. I figure that for the really famous composers, operas, singers, etc. there are plenty of online sources, but for these, the only place people will be able to find detailed information, in English, and free of charge is Wikipedia. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 10:07, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Image

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2004008982/resource/

What do you think of this image, which also covers an opera singer without photo? Adam Cuerden (talk) 21:47, 31 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's OK, but I'd never use it for Lillian Grenville. The one of her alone will be much better for that article. It's also a much more arresting image than this rather stilted duo. But this one would be good for Gustave Huberdeau and Natoma (kills 2 birds with one stone for that article). Voceditenore (talk) 17:57, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some more possibilities for articles and future articles with no images:

The Bain collection is very badly annotated, I'm just plowing slowly through all the images and clicking on ones that likely to be opera singers. I may find some more...

Best, Voceditenore (talk) 18:11, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Any idea which Stephano the Jacoby is? Niklausse is almost certainly Tales of Hoffmann, but I'm not sure off-hand about a Stephano trousers role. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:10, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I assume Roméo et Juliette she sang it many times at the Met at around the time that picture was taken [6], and her career was almost entirely at the Met. Voceditenore (talk) 19:20, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, thought that would've been too high for her, since Wikipedia labels it as a soprano part. If she sang it, though, it's probably that. Adam Cuerden (talk) 19:58, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The Met lists her as a mezzo-soprano (rather than contralto), and the role is frequently sung and recorded by mezzos, e.g. Kristine Jepson, Susan Graham, etc. Voceditenore (talk) 10:18, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rosine Stoltz

Some time ago, you started the article on Rosine Stoltz. There is now a discussion about the date of her death. I wonder if you could consult your original sources and let us know. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 11:58, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at Talk:Rosine Stoltz. Voceditenore (talk) 13:32, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notre-Dame de Clignancourt

A most pleasing new article. I'll add the church to my itinerary for a vaguely-planned, Fauré-themed wander round Paris. Don't bother to reply to this: I just wanted to express my appreciation. – Tim riley (talk) 19:50, 23 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Di Fiorino et al.

Ciao Voce. I hope this finds you well. Our paths once again cross in Mario Di Fiorino, and I notice your work in Gruppo del Rosario. There is a connection between Bridging Eastern & Western Psychiatry, the closely connected, newly created bios Maria Luisa Figueira and Mario Di Fiorino, as well as edits made by the same users in e.g. Davide Lazzeretti, Leonetto Amadei, Ganser syndrome, and Mind control. I reverted in Leonetto Amadei, and left a note on the editor's page, and subsequently tried to add info from the .it article Leonetto Amadei. (It appears that the Italian Leonette Amadei has had additions similar to the ones made to the English.) The English version has had the same material re-added. I restored an older version of Davide Lazzeretti. I have raised attention about this pattern (WP:COATRACK?) on WikiProject Medicine and WikiProject Psycholog, alas, not to much avail. Maybe it is something you would like to look into? Best, Sam Sailor Sing 21:05, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sam, hmmm, yes, I've noticed this interesting little can of worms. On the Italian WP, some of their stuff has been deleted outright, e.g. Mario di Fiorino, Bridging Eastern & Western Psychiatry and Psichiatria e Territorio (also founded by Di Fiorino) or reverted in existing articles, e.g. Leonetto Amadei, Davide Lazzeretti. Often, however, a "new" editor pops up to re-add the stuff, as happens here. The editors also use the same arguments they use here: "It's in the Italian/English Wikipedia so it's ok".
Several of the SPAs active here have been blocked for sockpuppetry at the Italian WP [7], [8], [9]. I'm not sure if they're sock or meat puppets, but without getting into outing, Google searches on their user names reveal that all are from the Pisa/Forte dei Marmi/Viareggio area. A couple are students of Di Fiorino or his colleagues, one works for a hotel in Forte dei Marmi and helps organize functions for Di Fiorino's symposia, two have co-authored articles with Di Fiorino, one appears to be Di Fiorino himself, etc. etc. I would say that just about every red-linked contributor since August to the articles you've cited is in some way connected to Di Fiorino and all their contributions here need checking. Some of them have extensively edited psychology/psychiatry articles in addition to the ones you've mentioned. Note also this sandbox. There's obviously more to come.
Anyhow, here's my take on some of the articles:
If we meet resistance from the "consortium" of Tuscan editors, then we take 'em to WP:COI/N. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 22:24, 26 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Beautiful to see the logic you apply when investigating, I learned a lot. Thanks! Best, Sam Sailor Sing 00:04, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Want me to do {{cite books}} in the Publications section of Mario Di Fiorino? Best, Sam Sailor Sing 09:36, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sylvia Shwartz

I looked at the edit dated 20th Feb, and it was essentially the same as the Amazon review, so no copyright infringement. I'm unconvinced that it is ready for submission yet, given the generally hagiographic tone, eg She is the latest of her family to achieve international renown. followed by sections of her family's achievement (notability is not inheritable, so no real point to this), Miss Schartz instead of just the surname, "Career highlights" rather than "Career". Shall I recreate in Lisaby's sandbox? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:28, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jim, I answered over at the AfC Help Desk where I suggested moving to User:Lisaby/Sylvia Schwartz (a previous redirect to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Sylvia Schwartz). It sounds like it needs a good going over for style and tone as well as referencing and I'll try to help the editor with it before they submit it again. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 10:23, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Caldara +

Thank you for the Caldara opera, here's another: La concordia de' pianeti [10], --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gerda. You're welcome :). I've added quite a bit more to it now. Apparently, Tito e Berenice was part of contest! I might do La concordia once the German performance actually takes place. In the meantime, I'll be working on creating the other two Operas of the Month, by papa Scarlatti and his son. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 19:07, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. After I closed my shop completely (see my talk, - I kept the ironing lady) I suddenly feel very busy with a man whose boss is the pope and a painter stub, not mentioning the GA nom for Chéreau. Did you see that I mention singing as occupation in my own (bzzt, unspeakable)? (Derived from "Singen, singen" in the Christmas Story by Schütz). In choir, we will concentrate on Schütz and Rutter, Magnificat by both, I hope I will get in the mood until July / October / November. Certainly not if we keep losing a great editor every week, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

*taps microphone*

Is it safe to come back....? almost-instinct 15:48, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yep :) Great to see you, A-I! I miss those happy hours we spent de-pufferizing articles. I had to whack this one all by myself. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 15:56, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Mmmm maybe not so safe after all.... almost-instinct 13:43, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, you mean below? I think you'll be OK . I only mention it if I'm specifically asked. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 07:09, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's not you I'm worried about ;) almost-instinct 11:19, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Anna Schoen-René

Hi voceditenore. I just read some interesting articles on this lady and thought you might enjoy penning an article on her. Here are some potential sources:

Best wishes.4meter4 (talk) 02:37, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! She sounds like quite a character, 4meter4. I'm sort of up to my eyeballs at the moment, but I'll keep this here to remind me to get 'round to it eventually, if someone else doesn't first. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:44, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sharon Ruchman

Thanks for your recent cleanup/removing promotional/un-encyclopedic information from Sharon Ruchman. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:27, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David. I'm away until the end of April, but I'm rather minded to PROD it or take it to AfD. But I'll need to do a little research first. I had a look at the talk page of the reviewer who had accepted it. Dear Oh Dear. :) Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:05, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Review of new article

Hi, I've created a new article, except that this time I've achieved as much in four days as I did in six weeks. Also, I have chosen a subject for which it is much easier to prove notability. When I created the page it seemed to go immediately into article space, so I'm hoping to avoid the AfC route. Would you have time to review Northern Lights (song), please, and give me the benefit of your opinion on it? Hopefully, there aren't any silly mistakes like disambiguations this time. In particular, could you check the way I am loading the images, please? Do I need to do more to create a fair use rationale? Thankyou. CaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 14:11, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hey, thanks. Some of the articles on Gluck's major operas need more work, but I'm probably not going to touch them until next year. I thought I'd produce a bunch of stubs on the Baroque and minor Classical works then add to them bit by bit. I noticed you discovered the Gluck Gesamtausgabe online, a very useful find. Some of the information is very interesting. For example, I don't think there can be many operas where the entire cast was made up of archduchesses and the work was conducted by a future emperor.

BTW I think La danza (Gluck) is beyond start-class, at least C. There's not much you can really say about an opera Julian Rushton dismisses as "a slight work". The Penguin Guide to Opera on CD doesn't even bother trying to give synopsis, saying there is "no plot or development whatsoever." Having read the libretto, I can sympathise with that! Cheers.--Folantin (talk) 10:32, 17 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Article on Leela Bordia

Hi

I have made some further inputs to the said Article on Leela Bordia. Please have a look at it and give me your suggestions on whether i am on the right path and plz guide regarding corrections if any, since i am just a beginner.

Regards

The iWriter ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by The iWriter (talk • contribs) 12:51, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, The iWriter. I assume you mean the draft User:The iWriter/sandbox? I'll have a look at it later today or tomorrow. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 13:06, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Voceditenore

Yes plz and thanks

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Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission

I'm not convinced this article should even exist. It starts with a statement about the commission's function which only mentions part of its role, it's got a minor controversy that doesn't seem to belong, it lists too many officers, and doesn't even show notability. I guess we could stub it. Any suggetions? Dougweller (talk) 11:38, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Doug. I was just concerned to get the copyvio out. But I agree with you about the article. Its notability is pretty marginal. I think stubbing for now to the bare facts, and removing all the names apart would be the way to go. Ditto the image of the chairman. I may have to open a CCI for the creator, User:Donyi Taga, if they've created any more articles. See also this incident yesterday involving one of his socks. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 12:08, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Done. And rev/deleted the copyvio. Dougweller (talk) 16:34, 2 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Longy Autumn 2014

Ada Cherry Kearton

You may remember doing some work on Ada Cherry Kearton. I thought you would like to now that the BBC now link to it, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/06c4739d#p009y95q - Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 22:49, 11 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Andy. Thanks for letting me know. By the way, I haven't forgotten about David Ward, I've just been a bit busy with other stuff. I hope to get to it in the New Year. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 09:06, 16 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

New Wikipedia Library Accounts Now Available (December 2014)

Berklee's back!

Dear VdiT, Though the Longy class is taking a break until next Fall, Berklee's back for the Spring semester. I will of course send students to the Tea House and to The Wikipedia Adventure; however, if the brave ones venture your way, I hope that you might have a few moments for them. Hope you're well! Yours, Ijmusic (talk) 03:19, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note to self. Oberheim ob-1, Draft:Lai Ying Tong, User:Ichmusic/sandbox. – Voceditenore (talk) 09:28, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Could I get ...

... a massage as well? ;) Cf. your own observation at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Worldchampion2014/Archive. -- Sam Sing! 10:13, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes, Sam, it's quite obvious what's going on . So far, they're sticking to inane comments on the talk page, but the minute they attempt editing the article, I'm off to SPI. Voceditenore (talk) 10:36, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I was checking those three links yesterday in Archive.org, but you beat me at adding {{dead link}}. No versions were archived of the two of them, and the one cite that already included an archived_url had been deleted in Archive.org. What do we do in such cases? Add the cite, then quote the full text in a cot/cob on the talk page and have two other editors confirm it before somebody gets the source deleted? -- Sam Sing! 10:49, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sam, per WP:Link rot (Do not delete cited information solely because the URL to the source does not work any longer. WP:Verifiability does not require that all information be supported by a working link, nor does it require the source to be published online.), we leave them for now. For one thing Focus is also a print magazine, and theoretically, anyone could find those articles in a library. On the other hand the other existing refs are also more than adequate for verifying what is actually in the WP article. I'm also collecting multiple other sources as backup and having them archived + the relevant quotes. Beans-wise, perhaps let sleeping dogs lie for the moment? Voceditenore (talk) 11:55, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It's one of a million articles I wouldn't return to for a second, were it not for the whitewashing. :) -- Sam Sing! 10:18, 13 February 2015 (UTC) P.S. Your two former messages did not show up on my notifications list. Could that be because of the piped plain link? Could you try to reply using [[User:Sam Sailor|]], please?[reply]
I had piped it as you suggest. How odd! OK, here's a non-piped link, User:Sam Sailor, let me know if that works. Anyhow, my feelings are exactly the same concerning that article. UGH! In my most recent reply on the talk page, I quite explicitly pointed them to read WP:SOCK. We'll see what happens. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:31, 14 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I didn't get a notification there either. Yesterday over on WT:MATH, {{Reply to}} didn't work as well. Something is rotten in the State of Ping, the Vaterland of Ms. Butterfly. ;) Enjoy your weekend. -- Sam Sing! 12:12, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sam. The non-pinging pings were/are an ongoing saga and are seemingly unpredictable in their bad behaviour. See the Village Pump here for the latest. And speaking of bad behaviour... All seems to have gone quiet on the "massage" front. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 14:43, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I got this one loud and clear. Weird. The WMF are surely pulling our legs here. ;) -- Sam Sing! 14:44, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Message from Lisaby

Hello Voceditenore. You may remember me from the Alessandra Marianelli bio.

I'd like to create one now for Sylvia Schwartz.

The main problem with my first attempt was that I didn't know how to evaluate the various sources of information I found. You considered many that I proposed as inadequate.

For Sylvia Schwartz, could I send you a list of the sources I've found (not their contents), so that you could tell me which to exclude?

Many thanks for all you do for Opera on Wikipedia,

Lisaby 18:29, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi Lisaby. Many apologies for this late reply! I suggest that you list your proposed sources at User:Lisaby/Sylvia Schwartz. I'm about to be travelling for the next two weeks. But I will definitely have a look when I get back. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:40, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Philip Brunelle Page

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the edits and work put into this page. I felt they were very necessary, clearly sourced, and helped save a page from deletion (due to the entire page being directly copy-pasted from a copyrighted source). Jcmcc450 (talk) 18:11, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Jcmcc450. Yes, even if it hadn't been copyvio the rampant puffery was completely out of order. I wish I could convince COI editors (and the article had several of them) that writing like that detracts badly from the subject's image rather than enhancing it. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:54, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

triangular-shaped building, reminiscent of a grand piano

Thanks for your work on this, lots of good stuff in there! If I had to describe the building, though, I'd go for something more "scimitar-like": [11] What do you think? Scarabocchio (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Scarabocchio! Well, it's sort of a piano swooning :), hence the "reminiscent". I'm just going by what the French seem to think of it. I've added a ref. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 14:38, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note to self, this is about Opéra de Dijon. Voceditenore (talk) 15:00, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Voceditenore, I was very much taken with the Daliesque 'reminiscent of a swooning grand piano' and am disappointed that you were not able to find a ref for that. Scarabocchio (talk) 15:52, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Verismo & Puccini

Hi, I did a fairly extensive rewrite of the Verismo (music) page, following up on our discussions on the talk page there almost 2 years (!) ago. I think it could still use some more quality citations, but I wondered if you'd provide any other suggestions. I left the section on verismo singers pretty much alone, although it is not well cited and I have some doubts about what it is saying. Also, I've been chipping away at the Puccini page, and would welcome suggestions there. Specifically, in terms of structure. The Puccini article has a chronological account of his works, followed by about 5 or 6 sections that address some aspect of his life non-chronologically. I can't help but wonder if it wouldn't be better to integrate this material into the main chronology, as in the Verdi page, but that would require a very substantial rewrite. Thoughts? David.thompson.esq (talk) 00:29, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi David. Sorry for my tardy reply. I got quite sidetracked this past month, mainly by my runaway librettist. I'm about to be travelling for the next two weeks. Will definitely have a look when I get back. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:30, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Shocking!

There's no article for André Previn's song cycle Honey and Rue! I might give this a go at some point. What do you reckon? FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 14:23, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Go for it, FoCuS! Famous composer, texts by famous poet, premiered by famous singer. What's not to like? Best, Voceditenore (talk) 14:44, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Just finished it! What do you think? FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 23:02, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Buon viaggio!

Thanks for your message and for your help. Looking forward to your return. Yours, Ijmusic (talk) 20:48, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Dear Voceditenore, I'm a Professor Jackson's student and I'm trying to write an article about Bill Evans album Eloquence. Could you have a look at it and give me some suggestions? Thank you! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ichmusic/sandbox Ichmusic (talk) 16:32, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your talk page. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 13:36, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You!

Thank you so much for your edits on my Piano Burning draft. I will continue to add as much information as i can, and i sincerely appreciate as much help as you can provide to ensure my article becomes a page! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chillypee (talk • contribs) 17:38, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome, Chillypee! I've left more at your talk page. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 11:27, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Dear Voceditenore, thank you for the help with my article about Amit Golan! I'm very happy to see it was accepted! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amcmusic92 (talk • contribs) 03:48, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure, Amcmusic92, . Best, Voceditenore (talk) 11:29, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

From Conceptual Aesthetics

Dear Voceditenore, Thank you so much for your time and I will contact Audrey and let her know the article is now up. Take care and please let me know if there is something I can do for you. Mary L. Conceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 17:02, 3 April 2015 (UTC)Conceptual-Aesthetics[reply]

Replied at your talk page. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:13, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and thank you again for your help previously. I have just saved some edits to the Audrey Capel Doray article. Can you please let me know what changes I need to make, assuming I need to make some? Conceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 20:53, 21 April 2015 (UTC)Conceptual-Aesthetics April 21, 2015[reply]

Replied on your talk page. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 13:39, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As of today's date April 27, 2015 I have uploaded what I can to my neophyte article about Audrey Capel Doray. This includes one image, which I understand may be deleted. Because she is a visual artist I feel that she needs a gallery of her work added to the article. The article also needs to be edited, with her input, for errors and also for further Wikipedia errors I have made. I am not able to continue with this project at the moment and ask if you are willing to assist her with the article directly? I know that she appreciates the work we've done so far. If you agree I can give you her email address. Conceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 18:08, 27 April 2015 (UTC)Conceptual AestheticsConceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 18:08, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Will answer on your talk page. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 09:50, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you again for your response on my talk page, etc. My image of Audrey has disappeared as predicted but meanwhile it looks like the copyright permission email sent to permissions at Wikipedia is still in transit? I have added the image again with a caption this time but am not sure if this is correct. I also received notice of a missing ISBN--but the book was published before ISBNs were created. Finally, yes, I will discuss the gallery copyright complications with Audrey next week. Best Conceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 18:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC)Conceptual AestheticsConceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 18:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thank you for your additions!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfeinstein (talk • contribs) 21:29, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome, Dfeinstein . Voceditenore (talk) 09:06, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Above apropos Oberheim OB-1. Voceditenore (talk) 09:06, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Questions regarding my wikipedia page

Dear Voceditenore, My name is Amy, and I am currently in Isaiah's Visions of Music's Future class. I am requesting your assistance with my wikipedia page on Vance Powell, currently in my sandbox. I am having a difficult time managing the references in the way that I would like to, and would also appreciate any other editing or advice you could give me. Thanks very much! Ames6018 (talk) 22:54, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on your talk page. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 08:57, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I can't thank you enough!

Dear VdiT, The students and I are deeply grateful for your tireless encouragement and help. As you can see, this is one of my best Berklee classes. How gratified I am that you found favor with so much of their work! Yours, Ijmusic (talk) 23:36, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure, IJ. Will expand further on your talk page. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 09:50, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Dear Voceditenore, I'm a student of professor Jackson and I recently finished my article on the album Erotic Cakes by Guthrie Govan, I was wondering if I could get some suggestions on how to make it better. Thanks in advance. Nrigaud (talk) 12:47, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you very much for the quick response and the help in the article as well as the source suggestion. I'll try to incorporate it now. Nrigaud (talk) 15:11, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Dear Voceditenore! Thank you so much for your contribution! Ichmusic (talk) 18:14, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much Ichmusic. I really enjoyed working with you and your fellow Berklee students! Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:31, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Inspirational!

Hi there! I was lead to your userpage via a recent edit to Annea Lockwood, and I just wanted to say I'm amazed by how many articles you've created. Thanks for all your hard work. Rl1573r (talk) 05:46, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rl1573r. Thank you so much for your kind message! Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 15:22, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Caterino Mazzolà

Thanks for the extra stuff. I've been working through what Grove has to say, and there are things that I still need to deal with, hopefully tomorrow, but then I'm off to Grewelthorpe or thereabouts for a few days of folly from Tuesday, then back to York on Friday, then off to the ROH for King Roger and next (would you believe it) I've been summoned to spend a couple of weeks (11 May +) for jury service. Oh, well, it might (or might not) be interesting. Best (User talk:GuillaumeTell) 00:12, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Books and Bytes - Issue 11

Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter/March-April2015

Conceptual-Aesthetics

Help! I lost two hours of edits to Audrey Capel Doray today! I did not save page thinking I wanted to add more and then without thinking closed Safari. Can I get my edits back? Conceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 02:33, 6 May 2015 (UTC)Conceptual-AestheticsConceptual-Aesthetics (talk) 02:33, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please forgive communications. I am a complete neophyte to Wikipedia and so would simply like to thank you for you help up until now. Best Wishes. 50.92.141.27 (talk) 03:19, 6 May 2015 (UTC)Conceptual-Aesthetics[reply]

Hi Conceptual-Aesthetics. I've combined these two messages under one heading. You don't need to start a new section for each comment if they are related. Just go to the section with your previous comment, click "edit" beside the section title, and add it there. Anyhow, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your edits. It's happened to me a couple of times as well and I know how frustrating it can be. Unfortunately, there's no way to get them back if you've closed the browser without saving. I'll leave more about the Audrey Capel Doray article on your talk page later today or tomorrow. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 10:36, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Trevor Corry has been nominated for Did You Know

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