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Drmies specialises in such hit jobs for friends, relying completely on the fact everyone trusts that he would not do such a thing.
— "The Dark Knight"

Music

Remember the violinist whom I heard? More memories today: a choral conductor who inspired us, beginning with a Bach chorale, - that won my heart, of course. Chorale or not - that is the question in my FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:29, 20 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda, you remind me of a perpetuum mobile. Good luck with the FA; I hope Schonken manages to stay out of it. --Oh, wait, it's that one... Drmies (talk) 12:56, 26 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You could just write a review ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:35, 26 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I even called you to the scene, fondly remembering one of your reviews. Copyvio is in the air - or not? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:57, 26 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Third day of Pentecost: some inspired music. What do you think about my idea to leave the FAC and pass it on to the new - well, what can we say if not owner? Your voice would also be welcome on ARCA (look for the cat picture, added on demand by an arb). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:37, 6 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I gave it up, following good advice (and avoiding to waste more time). - Are you following the chronicle DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:05, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Compare first impression and now. (Looking for my name on the "first" page makes me sentimental, "Hammer. Nail. Door.", reformation.) - Then please respond to the open DYK, and close the top ARCA, or whatever needs to be done to end that misery. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:46, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda, I'm sorry, but I'm not following. I do note that Brepols is slated to publish a book on medieval illustrations of the Tristan and Isolde romance. What's the DYK? Drmies (talk) 14:56, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and ARCA--that's about an editor I'm not very familiar with in a case I am not at all familiar with. Drmies (talk) 15:04, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like explaining three jokes ;)

Hammer. Nail. Door.
Template:Did you know nominations/Warkworth's Chronicle
Just because you are uninvolved you can support what Opabinia said: that the arbs can do nothing about that request. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:21, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I heard just now that we remember Telemann's 250th day of death tomorrow. Article has a tag. I told project composer's - no reaction. (I should add an infobox, then I'd get a reaction.) - I told project opera that all his operas are stubs, and promised to expand one, ~~started~~ Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, nominated for DYK even if unlikely to appear tomorrow ;) ~~Off to writing about~~ Twelve Fantasias for Viola da Gamba solo. Ach Gott! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:46, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ARCA archived, good news. Music: I heard this and even briefly met the composer, - more to write about! The soprano is outstanding, a red link in de, can't believe it. Makes me almost forget what we do to our readers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:02, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Back to the beginning: do you remember Dirk Kaftan? Not much s left of that article, and I wonder what to do, - said so on the article talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:17, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. For Hengelbrock, I thought I'd place the missing info in a choir article? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:01, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Self-block

I would like you to indefinitely block my account, so that I avoid being drawn back in to the AN/I report. I have no intention of returning, and this is definitely what I want. L.R. Wormwood (talk) 13:27, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Can you also block account creation to satisfy the people misrepresenting my actions on ANI. L.R. Wormwood (talk) 13:46, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My dear Wormwood, contrary to popular belief I'm really not that block-happy, and I prefer that a more experienced administrator, in this case Bishonen, have a look at this. Let me just say that I rather have you on board than not. Drmies (talk) 17:24, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- To go after Jytdog is a dangerous hobby although he is frequently brought to an/i The Banner talk 17:31, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - Maybe, but surely someone can stop going after someone else. There's lots of people I don't go after, seek out, engage, or otherwise think about. Drmies (talk) 17:39, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@L.R. Wormwood: Generally, blocks are not given on request. Please see WP:BLOCKME. There's an alternate option there, too (WP:BREAKENF). ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 05:46, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wanted to let you know that I'd retired

Thank you for earlier affirming interactions. See User:Leprof_7272 page for details regarding my departure, if interested. Restrosepctively, on a previous difference of opinion, I would state again (with source for argument): by the standards of doing honest scholarly work, failing to cite ideas (not just quoted material) and failing to cite out-of-copyright source materials both constitute plagiarism. Well, if not at Wikipedia, then everywhere else in the scholarly publishing world. Bonne chance. Le Prof 73.210.155.96 (talk) 16:09, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with that noble sentiment being, of course, that Wikipedia is not part of the "scholarly publishing world", nor does it aspire to be, nor should it aspire to be. And of course, see [1]. E Eng 04:51, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

stellingen

Hi Drmies, i'm helping out on Abel Herzberg, and I have come across the word stellingen. What's it mean? It is within the context of this sentence;

In 1918 Herzberg obtained his doctoral degree in law from the University of Amsterdam, and in one of his stellingen posed that the Jewish people should have a homeland in Palestine. I am assuming it means a paper, lecture, or another academic term. If so, I am guessing it is meant to read and in one of his stellingen posited that the Jewish people.. Any thoughts? Simon Irondome (talk) 00:01, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I was hoping for a Dutch person to find a translation: it's a habit that we don't have in the US. Does this translate? Drmies (talk) 01:42, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. Thesis or dissertation. Now it fits. Appreciated D Irondome (talk) 01:45, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

in 1915 he wrote Victor E. van Vriesland, "God is dead". versus he wrote to…. I were going to change it, but then realised the former is better. After reading around the topic of Christophe Guye Gallery I realised there's a difference between advertising and marketing (he's a former ad man). The gallery's just a shop with some framed photos. If one doesn't work there, but go every day as part of one's work, then one is delivering the Swiss rolls. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 08:39, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Betsy Perk

Hi there. I've done about all I can on Betsy Perk. When you have a moment, would you please take a look at my translation and fix what needs fixing? If you have time to finish the translation or expand otherwise, that would be grand, but no worries if you don't have time or inclination, or if the sourcing isn't up to par. As usual, thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 14:19, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Owic car rental

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A tag has been placed on User talk:Owic car rental, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Sorted. —DoRD (talk) 19:08, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, Drmies, look at that guide on how to write your first article, you n00b. hahahaha LadyofShalott 19:19, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

^{(talk page stalker) Uh oh...did Drmies try to write an article about his Prius, which is almost a homophone for...er, uhm...nevermind. 🚙 ^{Atsme📞📧} 19:46, 25 June 2017 (UTC)}[reply]

DYK for Warkworth's Chronicle

On 26 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Warkworth's Chronicle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Warkworth's Chronicle, covering the years 1461 to 1474, reports on the double bleeding of Henry VI and a headless man who cries, "Bowes, bowes, bowes"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Warkworth's Chronicle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Warkworth's Chronicle), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

IronGargoyle (talk) 00:04, 26 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

I am grateful for your comments on my web page. I have responded, as has the other editor. However, since this issue has raised a certain amount of bad blood, I will shortly delete that section, rather than let matters fester; and once you have read this, perhaps this should be deleted also! Once again, thanks. Arrivisto (talk) 00:16, 26 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I have a little robot that archives for me. I hope you can try to get along better with 72bikers. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 03:03, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Revdel needed

Edit and edit summary of this defamatory edit. - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 19:28, 26 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Auréli1 aka TIGA

I need some advice how to handle Auréli1 aka TIGA. This article is edited by a number of SPAs and the way they edit/edited, I have the strong feeling that all those accounts are identical to the pages subject: Aurélien Tigalekou.

There is no sockpuppetry as far as I can see. But the problem - to my opinion - is that the edits are often highly promotional but seldom sourced. As far as I know, the other editor never replied. Where to go to now? The Banner talk 21:14, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Banner, see the top tag at the article. ^{Atsme📞📧} 02:59, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you had one COI user who lost their account/password and came back. There's no point in running CU since there is too much of a gap between AT241 and MusicIsLife241. If they don't respond, if they add unverified/promotional material, at some point I'd just report them at AIV, maybe. Drmies (talk) 03:06, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Drmies - are the articles created/maintained by blocked socks subject to speedy-d? ^{Atsme📞📧} 03:10, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, G5, but only if they "have no substantial edits by others". So in this case...well, if there is a link between Earflaps and the 241 editors, then in principle yes, but that may be hard to prove. (You'd have to present some diffs etc. for CU to be run or to make a behavioral case.) Drmies (talk) 03:14, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Earflaps...Earflaps...that name sounds so familiar. Drmies (talk) 03:14, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Suddenly, my concern gets a totally different twist.

The Banner talk 07:03, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

And "guzan watch out." Hope you're well. Couldn't be better here; a mild spring so far, and unusually windy, which makes painting large outside a bit challenging. So I'm painting large inside. And writing small. Cheers, 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 13:03, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, enjoy, and keep busy. We're having much, much rain; we must have had 10 or more inches this month already, and today it's raining again. On the bright side, I'm not burning up--you know I hate Alabama weather, except for a few days in the spring and a few weeks in the fall. And football Saturdays! Yes, guzan watch out, and much covfefe to you and yours. Drmies (talk) 21:00, 30 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Teahouse disruption

Hello Drmies and friends,

Can you or another administrator take a look at the contributions of User: That Random Edmontonian. Tiresome for me, and quite possibly alienating for new editors. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 04:32, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There's a bad Canadian? Drmies (talk) 13:06, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Shocking, eh? Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 15:56, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Berean Hunter, thank you. Cullen, one wonders how no one saw this earlier! Thanks, Drmies (talk) 13:07, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Since Cullen328 and the others at the Teahouse had to put up with the grief I felt it was worthwhile to look into this and have filed an SPI case.
  — Berean Hunter (talk) 22:01, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thank you, Berean Hunter. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 01:22, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Gojira

You ordered something? Which one you get? :) dannymusiceditor ^{Speak up!} 23:25, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Magma. Let's see if it's as good as the critics say. I haven't bought anything metallic in a long time, so this is important, haha. (I'm not counting Circle, since they're too weird.) Drmies (talk) 22:59, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A net negative-NOTHERE matter

Per this and this, I think it may be time for a "...block...and/or...topic ban..."

Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 17:11, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't want to block them on the spot, though they probably have that coming... Thank you Anna, Drmies (talk) 18:18, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bludgeon v Discussion

May I ask how a couple of proactive responses, one of which even mentions bludgeon and how I'm aware of it, counts as committing it? Thanks, L3X1 (distænt write) )evidence( 18:23, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, "So i don't violate bludgeon" doesn't mean you're not; it's a variation of the non-apology apology. It's not a huge big deal to me, but still. Besides, "Not a personal attack on you, Andy Dingley, but it appears that this MfD has begun to collect drive-by !voting and parroting" really does the same thing: given that Andy's "delete" was only the second "delete" after a bunch of "keeps", it's pretty obvious that Andy's vote is to be considered drive-by parroting. You may not call that a personal attack, and maybe I won't either, but saying "it's not a personal attack" doesn't make it not a personal attack. Besides, personally I'm never sure what "proactive" means, and how it's different from "active", but that's probably just my own jadedness from having served in the SGA so many years ago. Words to matter, though. Drmies (talk) 18:30, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Proactive as opposed to reactive, as in rather than responding to someone in a discussion, I was trying to start a discussion with a !voter. The reason I considered it parroting is "NOTWEBHOST" is basically what Softlavender has been saying, despite being told by others besides myself (admins as well) that NWH is probably inapplicable. I have been trying to get a detailed response (Softlavender just posted one), but feel as if I am being ignored. Thanks, L3X1 (distænt write) )evidence( 18:38, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  - Well, it's fine to ask for clarification, but I wouldn't preface it by saying "not a personal attack" when you are making what might well be one: "yours is a drive-by edit" violates AGF. As it happens, Softlavender just added a comment, with which I agree: NOTWEBHOST is a matter of balance, and if you look carefully you'll see that there is just way too much speculation for this not to be someone's essay--and not an essay on how to edit Wikipedia or whatever. Did you see note 7, on singularity? Pure speculation. Anyway, the discussion may well be going your way, so good luck. Drmies (talk) 18:45, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Surely "parroting" would be posting to AfD with a comment like, "Basically the above reasonings" and nothing more. Wonder where I read that? Andy Dingley (talk) 21:49, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Some Help

Would it be at all possible if I could get your help in getting an IP-hopping user who I'm edit-warring with at Great auk to discuss its grievance over the use of "was" versus "is" at the talkpage? Or at least semi-protect the page?--Mr Fink (talk) 21:53, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, neither of you look real good in those edit summaries, but since the IP was reverted also by Elmidae it's not hard to consider their edits disruptive. Besides, there's the a-holish edit summaries. Mr. Fink, please don't allow yourself to get baited into an edit war or an exchange of insults. I know that's not easy, and I'm a fine one to talk, but still. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 22:53, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

David Van Wie

Hey Drmies. David Van Wie could use your attention again. Yngvadottir may also want to look. — JJMC89 (T·C) 22:16, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Van wie? Drmies (talk) 22:53, 3 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Maybe the blocks will keep it under control. — JJMC89 (T·C) 04:31, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Two David Van Wies? One's got an annual hundred million dollar research budget and a staff of 5,000 at Johns Hopkins, the other's… no, sorry, I take that back, there's hundreds of David Van Wies. I'll just repeat that figure- $100,000,000 per year research budget. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 07:21, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Dolly Rudeman

Hello! Your submission of Dolly Rudeman 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) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 15:57, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Drmies, I posted this template on Fortuna's page, and received a reply requesting that I ping you instead. I hope you'll be able to take over. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:57, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not today, friend, but soon. Thanks. Drmies (talk) 01:27, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo

Why have you deleted links to the show's official Facebook page in Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (season 8)? - 78.11.12.10 (talk) 20:45, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Because this is an encyclopedia and you should find better sources than a Facebook page... Drmies (talk) 20:46, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Even if it is an official page and it presents information that is officialy confirmed? - 78.11.12.10 (talk) 20:48, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Official information that's officially confirmed? That's still not a secondary source. What are you confirming? That someone with a certain name is on the show? If Facebook is the best confirmation of that fact you can find, it's probably not a very notable show. Drmies (talk) 20:51, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User:Purplebackpack89 and User talk:Purplebackpack89

Would you mind indef silver-locking these? I've been getting a lot of sock vandals of late. p b p 04:18, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you 28bytes. Drmies (talk) 12:54, 8 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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"Track list"

Hello. In future album articles, please title "Track list" as "Track listing". This is per the album style guide, WP:MOSALBUM. Thank you. I cleaned up Sarcelles - Lochères to adhere to the album guidelines, also. --Jennica✿ / ^talk 04:35, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well now. Drmies (talk) 12:59, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Once again...

Hi, Can you please do something to stop this kind of thing: my modification than the revert from Panam2014 with a false reason "No source for the flag stop now" while in fact the flag is sourced with an academic source (Houari Touati, Aux origines du drapeau algérien : une histoire symbolique (The origins of the Algerian flag: a symbolic history), Zaytūn Editions, 2014, p. 38. Pr Touati is an historian specialized in the medieval arabic world. Panam2014 continues his Wikipedia:Wikihounding (Panam2014 modifies this page only to revert me). He is in fact importing the dispute from Commons [2] where he failed to push his pov. Best regards --Ms10vc (talk) 17:12, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]