User talk:Gerda Arendt

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Christ lag in Todes Banden
expanded in memory of my father, Dreadstar and others who lay in death's bonds

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Hello Gerda!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year! I have checked 365 of the articles created by you for typos, please check if my edits are correct. I noticed two more problems, but I am not sure how to fix 'em, would you be so kind to take a look?

• Salve Regina (Latry) contains " It ends like bellsDer letzte Ruf ."
• String quartets (Waterhouse) contains "movement threeOpening of"

Ciao ciao, The Quixotic Potato (talk) 06:06, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

That is amazing, the checking I mean! Thank you so much! I fixed the first. The second: someone added the sound file of the basis by Lassus, I removed it as misleading,but if wanted it should be clarified that the sound is not what the article is about, just the inspiration. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, here is a list of the edits I made on articles created by you. Feel free to undo/improve my edits. Have a nice day, The Quixotic Potato (talk) 07:26, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Islossningen i Uleå älv

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Frank Stähle

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:01, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Quotes

While searching for quotes I found this gem:

“ Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream. ” — Euripides

The Quixotic Potato (talk) 17:29, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:32, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

No, thank you, for being 100% human in this computerized world. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 17:57, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

blushing --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:07, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

I found this gem: "death, sleep, a journey of departure, peace and consolation are some of the intertwined themes and images" of Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, for 2 February. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

I remember back when I was so young I wasn't allowed to use the recordplayer and I had to beg my sister (3,5yrs older) or parents to do it for me. I must've heard the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Peter and the Wolf and Peer Gynt at least a million times, and I still listen to them regularly. Peer Gynt. Suite No. 1, Op. 46 is probably the saddest music ever, but hauntingly beautiful. My userboxes aren't very informative (although it is true that the Brotherhood of Nod is the only army I support, mainly because it is fictional and because it has an awesome backstory) so I figured I should give some insight into who I am by my choice of quotes. I don't think you'll like all of them, but maybe you'll like some of them. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 08:16, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Was Trout Quintet and excerpts from La traviata for me. - I saw Götterdämmerung, conducted by Boulez (see below), - a friend had the ticket which you get only after years of waiting, but didn't care for Chéreau's ideas. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I was working on an addendum for my previous comment, but you have already replied! I have updated my previous comment, see above.

That is an awesome friend. Ah, Der Ring! Wagner wasn't a fan of Euripides. I love the idea that they actually created an instrument for Der Ring. Of course my musical taste has expanded, but it hasn´t really changed. I still listen to In the Hall of the Mountain King and Rondo alla Turca but these modern versions are very very different! The Quixotic Potato (talk) 09:18, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Der Ring: Boulez made rather modern music of it, that was fascinating, different! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Ainsi parla Zarathoustra (Boulez)

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Pierre Boulez

I've re-added the infobox. GiantSnowman 06:52, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for trying, but see also. Quote: "Indeed, if the "wars" could begin to end here it would be a great start in a new year!" (written in 2014) On the same page: "Reversions" (trying to change the guidelines) and "A Statistical Note on Infoboxes". Your help is most welcome, but you probably can use your time better ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:28, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I was a bit confused about the infobox-situation, but after reading for 5 minutes I decided it is probably best to ignore it. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 10:00, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Only 2 more minutes: It's best for your health to ignore it. I often mentioned a friend who told me "ignore ignore ignore". If you add an infobox to Pierre Boulez, that is a bold edit. If you take away an infobox on Laurence Olivier that has been there for years, that is improving the article. The same friend who told me to ignore protected LO because of an edit war over the hidden notice about the new lords of the article not wanting an infobox. He was desysopped. May he rest in peace. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

"New lords of the article"? Your incivility towards others who do not automatically bow down to your opinion is what got you (mercifully) constrained by Arbcom previously, and yet it appears you still haven't learnt, given the several comments recently about other editors who don't agree with you. Good thing Dreadfulstar was desysopped: they acted utterly inappropriately and deserved the full censure of both ANI and Arbcom for their actions under the influence of red mist. – SchroCat (talk) 11:48, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I am not restrained by Arbcom. What else did you miss? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:25, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

I've missed nothing: you were constrained by them. – SchroCat (talk) 12:27, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Good advice. I was surprised that no one seems to have mentioned the fact that you can easily hide parts of the Wikipedia interface you dislike. For example, if you do NOT want to see infoboxes then you can use CSS to hide them, like so:

.infobox {display:none;}

Unfortunately that doesn't really work the other way around.

My time is better spent checking the rest of the articles you've written. I've checked 365 of them (because of the new year) so I have 285 to go. WP:QAI's focus on quality articles is good for me, because I prefer articles like this one over articles like this one because of this reason. Let's "ignore ignore ignore" non-productive stuff. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 11:57, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Yes, on Sundays, because of this reason (using {{diff}}), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

It's Monday, the discussion is now at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Composers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:27, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

I'll bear it in mind, thanks! GiantSnowman 12:27, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Quite a contrast to much of your surroundings

'A gem, you are|-

Thank you for being here, Gerda. You persist and make your presence felt, like a lovely waterlily that blooms in a swamp. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, - did you know that swamp is close to my thoughts, and WP:Great Dismal Swamp? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:09, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I had seen some of your swamp work, not all. Highly commendable and valued, but it must be hard (not "draining", clearly). One learns to understand some of the special lingo here mostly by stumbling across it. Very best wishes to you Gerda. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 16:26, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I helped PumpkinSky writing Great Dismal Swamp maroons while he was blocked. Four years since the original meditation on what the blocking of content editors means. The article became a GA (my first) before he was unblocked two months later ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:34, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I hadn't seen all that sad story. Have seen some of how contentions FA and DYK and Wikicup and RFA still are. I mostly stay away from those and just slog away at adding citations and trying to move pages away from the view that science depends on authority rather than evidence or citations. Great Dismal Swamp maroons is one of the great ideas for an article; a different sort of encyclopedia could be built from such inspiration. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 16:56, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

User:Pablo X

These are not real categories. I thought we were supposed to remove them? And surely user pages should not be in categories?Rathfelder (talk) 23:02, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

They are an expression of categories the user thinks he is in. I have two red links on my user page myself, and when someone turned one blue, I got furious and changed it. Red is to signal: "exception!", "I don't belong!" - This has nothing to do with useful user categories such as what language(s) a user speaks. - General rule: don't touch other user's user pages. Period. Unless it's vandalism, which you can check in the history: when someone else edited. (As - sorry- I handled yours.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:37, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

ps, for clarity: vandal users on their own user pages are of course a different story, - if you see that: act and/or report, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:35, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Concerto for Piano and String Quartet (Busoni)

Hello! Your submission of Concerto for Piano and String Quartet (Busoni) 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! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:15, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

This minor issue can be addressed easily, I hope and presume. Great article! 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:15, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Hey Gerda! I think it might be as simple as a typo. 1987 instead of 1978 in the lead paragraph? I'm going to be offline for a couple days, starting in a little over 2 hours, so if you're around a quick check might be best. Not that I'm in a hurry, and it's in plenty of time for his birthday, but my absent-mindedness might shine through, and I'm afraid I'll forget to check when I come back. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 19:58, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

It was a typo, - trust the infobox if it contradicts the lead ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:36, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

You and infoboxes, LOL! Much becomes clear now, and my previous inquiries and curiosities are made moot. Consider the hook approved. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 21:01, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

I am the synonym for infobox, DYK? - (I was just told that my mentioning that a certain link is present in the infobox makes that whole discussion a "discussion about infoboxes". See Village pump (policy), if you want entertainment.) Without having worked on Kafka, much of the last three years would have remained a mystery. - I am in the process to add infoboxes to "my" old articles, 2010 was a lot of work, finishing 2011, just now Theater Schwetzingen. - Sorry for my typo, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:17, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Not a problem! I had thought it was two separate but closely related works, published separately, but now "the light has dawned". Regarding infoboxes and village pumps, I am generally in favor of infoboxes, but that's more entertainment than I can handle. No, my personal Kafka would relate to the notability of record labels, and that I have to constantly defend them from deletion, because no one else will, and they're always of a genre I truly don't care about but some discographer 75 years from now will thank me. Continue to fight the good fight, Gerda. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 21:50, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Sure I spin;) - All operas by Verdi (thanks to Viva-Verdi, long live his memory!), Wagner, Puccini, - the arbitrators didn't listen when I told them that Carmen is more attractive with a Carmen shown instead of the composer. Took about two years, same for Bach ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:02, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Hana Blažíková

— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:02, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Just so you know ...

I'm available to solo in Messiah, if y'all are doing that for Easter. I'm particularly good at "Come Unto Him". Softlavender (talk) 23:19, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

For Easter, we sing Missa in tempore belli, also Palestrina Sicut cervus. We sang Christ lag in Todesbanden once. We sang Messiah in 2011, with Andreas Scholl singing "He was despised" (see top). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:34, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Awesome; I love Andreas Scholl. Well, I'll wait till y'all are singing my repertoire. ;-) Softlavender (talk) 23:45, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

I love doing Messiah -- in our town, the churches sometimes have even taken turns hosting a Christmas time community sing-along of the entire thing (or at least the more popular excerpts). Montanabw^(talk) 00:09, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I love doing Messiah too, unless some masochist insists on doing the DC in "TTSS" and I am not match-fit. This makes it (subjectively) nine hours long. Then we have the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, not to mention the going purple and the falling off chairs, an ting. :( DBaK (talk) 01:35, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	For getting Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 up to FA status. Well done Gerda! Hope to see more at FAC! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:53, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Such, wer da will, ein ander Ziel

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

Women in Red

Good to also see you on Women in Red, a very worthy cause --Michael Goodyear (talk) 01:02, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. My articles for the project are marked with the heart on my user page, - I am very proud that one of them made it to the Main page on IWD 8 March (pictured on top). I also maintain the DYK outcomes: reviews needed! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

And now I see we are both supporting Emily Temple-Wood. What a nice idea (hearts)--Michael Goodyear (talk) 11:38, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

As I said there, I am biased, it's no secret that Emily is a friend of mine, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:32, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm sure you can be objective. You have inspired me to add a Women in Red section to my User page. --Michael Goodyear (talk) 14:35, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Pamela Dellal

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

New opera articles

Hi Gerda. You've probably noticed that I've removed several additions to the New Articles box at the top of Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera. It's a place to mention the articles which have been created in the current month (and sometimes also the previous one at the changeover of months). The articles are chosen to highlight the variety of topics currently being created. It's not a DYK repository or a place to highlight meritorious work or to mark anniversaries of composers, and especially ones who never wrote an opera. If you want to highlight more DYKs, I suggest creating new pages for the DYK rotation at Portal:Opera. We could use many more. The only requirements are: a limit to three DYKs per page, the exact wording of the DYK must be used, and there must be an image related to one of the DYKs for each group of three. The instructions are at Portal:Opera/DYK. Alternatively, you can list some of articles you'd like to highlight at Portal:Opera/Selected anniversaries, although note that if you add one, one the existing ones will have to be removed, and it's a good idea to have a variety of topics in each month, i.e. some births, some deaths, some premieres, some debuts, some opera houses burning down—that sort of thing. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 14:50, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

I don't dare to change the portal, and - as I learned from you - as all singers are under the wings of project opera even if they hate opera, - where would they be shown (just for a day) if not there? I don't think the singer was presented there when "she" was a stub in 2014 ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:58, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

No she probably wasn't back then, but adding it two years later isn't the answer. I'd be happy to create some more Portal DYK pages, if you find it too daunting. Just list the DYKs you'd like to add at Portal talk:Opera/DYK. I've got it on watch and will create the pages and add them to the rotation for you. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:04, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Ta Da! I've made Portal:Opera/DYK/26 with 3 mezzos including your Bach lady at the top. It's showing on the Portal right now. Let me know if/when you want more pages. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:26, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! Until after Easter, I will have not much time for opera, absorbed by Bach and his early works, - I nominated one cantata for GA already today, and plan another, + rehearsal on Mondays, this week also Tuesday, and then singing. - Remembering Viva-Verdi also, - the first entry in his "guest book" was dated 21 March. (Will be closed 23 March.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gott ist mein König, BWV 71

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Gott ist mein König, BWV 71 you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Yash! -- Yash! (talk) 17:01, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Philippe Pierlot

Materialscientist (talk) 01:20, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Self-abasement

Has many names in many cultures. Such as "Self-criticism", or "Seppuku". A time-honoured ritual, indeed, which Wikipedia has adopted with full force and vigour (In voller Kraft und Wirkung). <g>. Collect (talk) 17:51, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Yes, - danke. I was too proud to appeal until the last AE made me drop my pride. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:59, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Francis Schonken blocked

This is to me a disaster! I know him as an excellent editor of Bach and related articles. Please help to undo this as soon as possible. Marlindale (talk) 00:57, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

We work fine on his talk page, where he said - wisely - that an unblock procedure would be a waste of time. (I have never been blocked but in the case, I would do the same.) I concur. I will be over soon. I take improvements drafted there to articles, and you can do the same. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:08, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Christe, du Lamm Gottes

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:02, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Emily Van Evera

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:03, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Ein Riesenosterei aus Ostermunzel

Thank you very much for your appreciation about Ein Riesenosterei aus Ostermunzel (a large easter egg from easter munzel) and some of the other articles that I have written or translated so far. It is nice that these have been noted. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 08:24, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

It was hard to overlook that thing ;) - starred on Portal:Germany for half a day, until replaced by the little lamb, to be replaced next set by Mary swooning, - for weeks, there was no change of images, then three in consecutive sets, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:48, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Marienkirche, Dortmund

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:47, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Helga Goetze infobox

Hi Gerda Arendt

Thank you so much for making the inbox work! It looks great!

Jscarboro (talk) 21:30, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

You are welcome! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:33, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to our April event

You are invited...
	Women Writers worldwide online edit-a-thon Hosts: Women in Red, Women writers April 2016 #wikiwomeninred

(To subscribe, Women in Red/Invite list. Unsubscribe, Women in Red/Opt-out list) --Sent by Rosiestep (talk) 13:13, 26 March 2016 (UTC) via WP:MassMessage

Thank you

Thank you again for my sapphire... Cheers! Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:48, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

Happy Easter

Frohe Ostern, Gerde. Congratulations on your excellent featured article today. Regards, Bede735 (talk) 00:26, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Requiem (Fauré)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Requiem (Fauré) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Sainsf -- Sainsf (talk) 05:20, 27 March 2016 (UTC)