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November music

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Welcome back! I uploaded pics (see places), on a mountain in the sun above the fog. - Madeleine Riffaud - remember. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:44, 11 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you @Gerda Arendt I'm always surprised how similar the countryside of Germany can be to the countryside of the UK, it is a lovely picture. WormTT(talk) 13:48, 13 November 2024 (UTC)Reply
I uploaded pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, but the day was also when a dear friend died. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at his funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:50, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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Thank you for standing for arbitrator. I am far away from it all (travel, mourning), not in the mood, so just an informal question you can answer or ignore:

What does this 2024 DYK tell you about infoboxes for classical composers in 2024? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:17, 19 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Wiki page indexing

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Hey I was wondering if you could index our wiki page We need an administrator to approve our page - so it can get indexed by Google if so I will gladly send the link please lmk if you can Defismylo (talk) 21:00, 26 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi @Defismylo. The page Chai (software) has recently been approved as a draft and is in the main space, where it is referenced by a few other articles. I haven't checked if it's been patrolled - but by having an editor move it to the main space, it is "approved" in its current state. I will remind you that the purpose of Wikipedia is to be a repository of the sum of human knowledge - not a place for Google to index and give you better SEO. As such, we do not provide any SEO services, around indexing or other optimisation. The page is in the Wikipedia ecosystem now - It may end up indexed, but it may take some time. WormTT(talk) 08:43, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

December music

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November was rich in sadness and happiness for me, expressed in music. There are two composers on the Main page today, Siegfried Thiele and Aaron Copland. I find the response of my friend Jerome Kohl to a question on Copland's article talk promising. What do you think? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:48, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

On the Main page today Jean Sibelius on his birthday. Listening to Beethoven's Fifth from the opening of Notre-Dame de Paris. We sang in choirs today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:16, 8 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Invitation to provide feedback

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Inspired by your re-RfA you he noted administrators don't get a lot of feedback or suggestions for improvement, I have decided to solicit feedback. I'm reaching out to you as you are currently one of the users I've selected as part of my recall process. I hope you will consider taking a few moments to fill out my feedback form. Clicking on the link will load the questions and create a new section on my user talk. Thanks for your consideration. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 16:32, 2 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

ACE2024

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Congrats on getting back on the committee - I really mean that. The overall results will come as a relief for many but WP has its first non-admin arb and at least one or two with very little admin experience. There will be a lot of talk about this result. It proves again that with so few contenders it's relatively easy to get a seat - all but 2 got a pass mark. IMO it's time to either redesign the electoral system or chuck the whole Arbcom thing out and replace it with something else. There is a better gender balance this time, but it remains to be seen which of them will be around when they are needed. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 00:04, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I'm mildly bummed I did so bad but not terribly surprised. The nature of the private case against me is undeniably is the reason. On the other hand, you've got a really great group coming in with you, I'm feeling way better about the immediate future of this committee, which, despite what some people apparently think, was the only reason I ran to begin with. Just Step Sideways from this world ..... today 00:12, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you all for the kind words. @Kudpung - I'm a bit confused as to why you think Daniel is the first non-admin arb? He can literally pick up the tools at any time - i.e. in the same position I was when I ran in 2017. I picked them up after I was elected. @Just Step Sideways It was a strong field this year, and I think that's why you missed out. You've certainly got enough support there. WormTT(talk) 09:32, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to the 2025 Arbitration Committee

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Congratulations on your success in the elections and welcome to the 2025 Arbitration Committee. This is the first part of your induction onto the Arbitration Committee.

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For the Arbitration Committee, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 01:58, 9 December 2024 (UTC)Reply