User talk:Sca/Archive22

Herbststimmung

... better go outside --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:41, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Höchst hübsch, Gerda. (Hope you don't mind me sticking a label on it.) – Sca (talk) 22:59, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

I don't mind but fix the German if I may ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:14, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Uh, danke. – Sca (talk) 18:23, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Beethoven 250 years

Beethoven in 1803

The birthday display! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

WP 20

Thank you for good wishes! - Happy Wikipedia 20, - proud of a little bit on the Main page today, and 5 years ago, and 10 years ago, look: create a new style - revive - complete! I sang in the revival mentioned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

... and today Jerome Kohl, remembered in friendship --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:17, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Threading

Hi there. In your reply here, you broke the fomatting of Masem's below comment by introducing a stray bullet. To prevent that, just follow WP:THREAD and add a colon to whatever formatting the previous response used: Use the same indentation and list formatting as what you are replying to, plus one level at the end of the indent/list code. E.g., if you are replying to something in a complicated discussion that starts with #:::*, just copy-paste that and add a :, resulting in #:::*: ... I fixed it for you in my response, using a *. Not a big deal, but I've noticed it happening a few times recently. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 11:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

That's easy. 10-4 and thanks. – Sca (talk) 14:49, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	Great job in the ITN section! Btw you remind me of Jeremy Clarkson. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:00, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Oh? Alas, I don't usually move in such fast company. But thanks! – Sca (talk) 14:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Out of curiosity

Why is Bob Dylan considered a "former hero" in your main page? —Felipe Forte ^{(have fun!)} 10:30, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Pussycat, pussycat where have you been?

So it's George we have to thank for the "Nixon Shock" and for Dubya's lovely foreign policy?? He was a household name in the U.K. too, you know.... I always loved Woodstock best. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:41, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Marty, please don't bother me, I'm watching the Super Bowel. Sca (talk) 00:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Please see...

...this Beyond My Ken (talk) 06:57, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

No thanks. Offenbar ein Misthaufen. – Sca (talk) 14:31, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

... and today featured pic is an owl ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:59, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Feeling a bit owly myself these days. – Sca (talk) 15:52, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Tell me why...

...you indent like you do. And tell me who you think you're joking to! Should we take each other's hands as we jump into the final frontier?!? In case you can't tell, I'm being Mad About You, Scaby. But seriously, theme songs and misconstrued terrorist sympathies aside, your joke about the way God intended the Taliban was totally protected by your forefathers, brother, but it was missing a timestamp and I'm pretty sure you know we can't have that now, can we? Anyway, happy belated Fourth of July! As much as it doesn't seem it sometimes, I appreciate how "your side" makes "some good points", too. If Tajik boys and Pashtun girls can't live in a world with Seinfeld, Friends, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night's Main Event and everything else real American Peacock subscribers get for a low monthly price, maybe the Taliban should have been defeated after all. Tough to say. Maybe next time, bud! InedibleHulk (talk) 16:43, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

Hulk, I indent in the only proper and logical way possible or permissible.

As to the Tallyband, the Brits & the Russkis tried too, you know. Ever heard of Afghanistanism? – Sca (talk) 22:14, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Ever heard of Gharbzadegi "... means nothing to me, Westernitis to you". Martinevans123 (talk) 22:25, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

If it's good enough for you, then it's good enough for me. I have heard of that firstchamacollins. Didn't know it was notable, though, sweet! InedibleHulk (talk) 22:32, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

And when you have a moment, tell me what "xpcom" means to you, because this doesn't fit. If it's a secret, just say "xpcom". I'll understand! InedibleHulk (talk) 01:34, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Expand(ed) comment. – Sca (talk) 11:23, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Now that makes sense, thanks. InedibleHulk (talk) 21:18, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Natch. Everything I say makes perfect sense to me. – Sca (talk) 22:27, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

I've been meaning to reread all the things you said, anyway. If you think it's wise, hey, why not start right now? I could be thinking the same in mere weeks! Thanks, doctor. I knew you were on the level the moment I was browsing The Daily ITN and saw your yawning monkey ad in the fine print. I forget what it was about, but it was still funny, and I guess I'll see it again soon! Tra-la-la... InedibleHulk (talk) 03:28, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Olympic heights

Ooh, so grateful to be offered two weeks off. If only I had known on 23 July... I could have spent a fortnight watching the Olympics! C (talk) 10:12, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

p.s. do we know who she's flying with or which runway she'll be landing on?

Marty: Not sure, but I can tell you it's not BOAC. – Sca (talk) 15:59, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Ha. In the event of an emergency please sprint, as fast as you can, to Poland. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:03, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Actually, bleve it was Austrian Airlines. (Keep an eye on this ITN nom, will you? I have stuff to do.) – Sca (talk) 16:11, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Keep an eye? I'll probably support very soon. Even before she lands. But I don't blame you - I'd prefer to stay away and avoid any more accusations of "bullying"! Martinevans123 (talk) 16:46, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda

		Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda
		So here's some Jingle Wings and some Jingle Navidad Cubana and some Bryn and some Crickmore:Crewe just for you!! Very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:11, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

in friendship

January songs

in friendship

Thank you for being around, and good wishes! - Happy new year, in friendship! - One of my pics was on the Main page (DYK) and even made the stats. - In this young year, I enjoyed meetings with friends in real life, and wish you many of those. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:03, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

2022 began happily with vacation. I uploaded images but stopped at 22 January - click on songs. 30 January means 10 years of Precious. It's also the birthday of a friend, - I'm so happy I mentioned his DYK on his 90th birthday when he was still alive. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:15, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/State-named roadways in Washington, D.C.

Hi Sca, I have offered an Alt 1 in response to your objections. Please let me know what you think -- Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 10:20, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Perspective correction

Did you see the correction, Alt. 1, that I made at Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Arena_of_Nîmes - what do you think? --Janke | Talk 16:42, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hmmm. Still looks kinda funny to me, but I'll think about it. Thanks. Sca (talk) 12:21, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

25 March: Bach

March songs

Today: Bach's No. 1. - I nominated now BWV 56. - Sad record: I brought three articles to the Recent deaths section, - not at the same time today but still ... - Thank you for the image from Ukraine, - two of the three were from there, the third a Russian who left Moscow in 1990, and then went on to conduct the orchestra where my brother plays. Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:55, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Vielen Dank, Gerda. Sca (talk) 22:18, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

April songs

... April now - Ukraine day today: Maks Levin DYK, expanding Kyiv Symphony Orchestra (have tickets), and creating Anthony Robin Schneider, the bass who could be heard opening the singing in Beethoven's Ninth twice on 10 March 2022, live in Frankfurt, Germany, and recorded in Auckland, New Zealand, singing "Freiheit!" (freedom) instead of "Freude" (joy), in a tradition started after the Fall of the Wall. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:34, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Alle Menschen werden Geschwister, or should we say sollen Geschwister werden?
I think of Vlad as the one who must stehle weinend sich aus diesem Bund – the Bund being decent human society. – Sca (talk) 15:54, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

ye - 20 nationalities in hr-Sinfonieorchester, playing in harmony, soloists from four nations - did you hear the entry of the bass? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:05, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

and May

May songs

Thank you for coming over! - I have the quirky DYK today, which is rare, and I don't quite know why music for peace was deemed quirky. - I took and picked the blue-and-yellow pic last year for May. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:22, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Prächtig und heiter. Perhaps you should post your photo there. We don't grow it much over here. I see Germany produces about four times as much as the U.S. does. I don't think I've ever seen it growing. – Sca (talk) 14:42, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

This year, it seems to be even more abundant than the last ones. From one position, you see seven fields, with great patterns. Keep watching the songs, some day they may pop up. - Good idea to go to the plants, but now first music to the violinist, and later an article about the colleague who played in Dresden. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:51, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Dresden brings to mind Victor Klemperer's I Will Bear Witness (Ich will Zeugnis ablegen bis zum letzten), which I've been re-reading after 20-some years. Although very detailed and slow-paced, it's a fascinating personal story. Perhaps you've read it. (I see there's now a paperback edition.) – Sca (talk) 15:17, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

ich will Zeugnis ablegen: seriously - no, I didn't read yet --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:18, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

two songs today: Hey Hey Rise Up! (written by friends) and Glauben können wie du, sung by the person I have on DYK today, right below the other. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:00, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

today performances in Ukraine - for Ukraine - for peace, at the bottom an imaginary set of eight DYK - and more May pics--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:27, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Precious

Eight years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:05, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

today more pics, and should this woman have an article? - or only her sons? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:43, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Uh, what woman? -- Sca (talk) 12:37, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

any doubt when you follow the link? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:42, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Well, it links to your talk, which contains scores of entries.
If you meant Ladislaja Harnoncourt, I have no opinion, but ehrlich gesagt it does seem rather minor for Eng. Wiki. -- Sca (talk) 12:55, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

I confess that I felt guilty after having created articles of three of her boys, but not a woman, and not the woman who made them get important. No doubt about Nikolaus Harnoncourt (not by me). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:17, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

May I suggest that these decisions should be based on logic, not emotion. Case in point: my 13:12 post here. -- Sca (talk) 13:34, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

You (all) will have to live with me writing more for emotion than logic, especially when it concerns family ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:03, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

Leben und leben lassen. ;-) -- Sca (talk) 14:21, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

that sounds good, and the tag is gone --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:39, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

a strong woman --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:16, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

and June

June songs

(same) Ukrainian peace music is "on" today, with the conductor! - Pentecost (on last Sunday and Monday in Germany) brought a rich harvest of great music in two church services (one with me singing in choir) and two concerts with my brother in the orchestra, - four pictures I took besides the symphonic one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:01, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

today: a song about getting through the night, after plenty of music over the weekend --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:40, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

All New York Greek to me

I must say I was impressed by the solution to your New York Times Wordle today. Who knew you guys were so well up on The Classics. But I have to admit I did also learn that vomer is a bone in the nose. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:48, 5 May 2022 (UTC)

My fave opening move is ADIEU, as it contains all the vowels except O. -- Sca (talk) 12:44, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

"I don't know why you say, "Goodbye", I say, "Hello, hello, hello"." Martinevans123 (talk) 13:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Well, I guess we don't really need to know about E, the most frequent vowel.
Good to know about VOMER, tho. -- Sca (talk) 13:21, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

I've never done voming, but always keen try my hand. Good job we're not German (?). Martinevans123 (talk) 13:24, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Indeed. That would be enough to give us Durchfall, which no body likes. -- Sca (talk) 13:52, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Fortunately, you don't need any special equipment to play Weirdle. -- Sca (talk) 14:28, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

July songs

July songs

Thank you for being around! - I heard a great concert by Voces8, pictured. - I have a FAC open, in case of interest. Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:49, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

more July songs, from Swiss Alps --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:11, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

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September music

September songs

Chamber music pictured today: Spannungen --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:18, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

travel and strings sound --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:38, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

You might like this by Silvestrov. -- Sca (talk) 15:08, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

I listened and love it, - didn't know anything about it, - the one I know just has the same title. latest pics, for your refreshment --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:34, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

TFBs

• Today’s TFB — Third bird this week. Wow! – Sca (talk) 13:30, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
• Today’s TFB ... is a colonist. – Sca (talk) 15:03, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Racism at ITN

Restore your comment and you'll be blocked. Stephen 00:23, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

What on Earth was 'racist' about it? It was a joke. I haven't a racist bone in my body. In 16 years on Wiki no one has ever accused me of 'racism.' I think you owe me an apology.
– Sca (talk) 12:32, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Your "joke" was based on the racist stereotype that East Asians, when speaking English, confuse /l/ and /r/. Stephen 23:38, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Stephen: Not at all! That was your interpretation of it, not my intention or motivation. It was simply a play on a word to substitute for "elected" – which Xi wasn't, not really. (And BTW, one of my closest friends from junior high through college and beyond was a second-generation Japanese-American whose last name was Ujifusa, and whose parents were interned during WWII.) I never dreamed that anyone would interpret my comment as a racial slur.
I still think you owe me an apology. – Sca (talk) 11:56, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Stephen 22:54, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

October 2022

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain pages (Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates) for abuse of editing privileges.

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

I recognize that my post at ITN/C was a mistake, as it could be taken as a racial slur (though I didn't think so at the time). I also accept that I should be more prudent, and less voluble, in any posts at ITN/C. As said elsewhere, I'm not racist in any way, shape or form. I view Wikipedia as a tremendously positive development in the realm of information, and I appreciate the opportunity it offers volunteer editors like me to participate in this important work. I regret, and apologize for, the furor my comment touched off, and I will make every effort to avoid such incidents in the future. I am distraught and truly chastened. Please allow me to continue my work at Wiki, begun 16 years ago. Thank you. – Sca (talk) 20:34, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Decline reason:

I am not convinced that you have understood why you have been blocked from the page, despite having had multiple people explain it to you in the ANI thread linked above. Take some time away from INT and demonstrate through your editing in other areas of the project that you can contribute constructively. Thryduulf (talk) 11:18, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

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I know Wikipedia is different things to different people, but you are only blocked from one single page, a page you have been blocked from before, for essentially the same reason: using it as a forum for your attempts at humor. This unblock request gives me no confidence that the intended message has been received. Beeblebrox (talk) 22:25, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

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