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November thanks

Thank you for improving articles in November! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:33, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you today for January 1908 Irish representative peer election, about "an almost forgotten election for an almost forgotten office. Yet interesting both for the winner, the former viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, and for the fact that the two runners up actually tied in the next election, and an obscure means of breaking the tie had to be invoked."! - Travel pics begun. We sang Hevenu shalom aleichem at a friend's funeral yesterday, and it was good. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:40, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded more pics of a trip that was a 10-day celebration of a 16 November event, - the day when he died. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pete Hegseth

There is some fighting about the Pete Hegseth article. I think this article needs some good editors monitoring it and ensuring that people are allowing notable cited information in the article and not playing games. I have been out of the game for awhile so not exactly sure how best to get people to look at this article. Thought I would bring this to your attention in case you know the best way forward. Remember (talk) 19:42, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to avoid present day politics due to the fraught nature of the discussions, but I will look it over when I can. Welcome back. Wehwalt (talk) 13:25, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like a smart position. No need for you to get involved if you don't want to be involved. I just forgot how to flag this to the appropriate people. The main issues have died down now since it doesn't appear that other editors will be able to keep off notable well cited allegations that were being deleted or misdescribed. Remember (talk) 14:31, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The main issue appears to be the editor User:FMSky. He has a history of just mass deleting sections and information. It makes me suspect of his editing. Not sure who to tell. See the following: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

OK, I've watchlisted it and will contribute where I can. I don't have time for writing, and it's hard to do much with present day politics given the contentiousness and the fact that many sources are off limits for one reason or another.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:20, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help! If you don't want to get involved, happy just to get anyone involved to watch this since there seems to be an effort to delete information with no discussion. Tried to discuss this on the talk page. See [8]. Remember (talk) 16:49, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flower Drum Song (film)

Hello, Wehwalt. What do you think of this edit? Is this the right thing to do, when only a small part of the film is in Cantonese? I see that there is also a cat listed there for 1960s Cantonese-language films. -- Ssilvers (talk) 05:09, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Mentoring for FAC

Hi, I'm contacting you because I noticed your username is listed at WP:FAM and I am interested in nominating a FAC but have never done so in the past. I'm contacting several people listed as FA mentors so if you are busy that is okay. The article is Neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain disease. I have started a peer review for the article which can be found at Wikipedia:Peer review/Neurocysticercosis/archive1. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration! IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 21:49, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think this is an article that I can really help with. Good luck though. Wehwalt (talk) 19:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking a look anyways. I understand that medical articles can be a bit tricky. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 19:57, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quick question about the fire at jena high school.

So I am a little bit confused. I feel like it should be labelled as arson, since it is labelled as such later on in the article. Is there a reason why it should be labeled differently in the lead? Gaismagorm (talk) 18:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I suppose I should give context. This is regarding the edit made on the Jena Six article. Gaismagorm (talk) 18:32, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I guess it's OK, since I see there was a later conviction. Wehwalt (talk) 19:05, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I have reverted it back. Thanks for your understanding! Gaismagorm (talk) 19:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

TFAs

Thank you today for Apollo 12, about "the second crewed mission to the Moon. Not as famous as its illustrious predecessor, the crew of Apollo 12 probably had more fun doing it."! - Travel pics, if you like, only two more days missing, but keep looking, they are the most interesting from a tourist's point: in endless sanddunes (sunset, not sunrise) and on a river slowly approaching the ocean. - Going to see an opera tonight! See story - some scenes play in mid air. How fitting to Apollo ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:51, 14 December 2024 (UTC) It was a great experience! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you today for Texas Centennial half dollar, written in collaboration and introduced: "Ah, the United States commemorative half dollars. By the 1930s, these were getting much less special as every nonprofit in the country seemingly tried to fundraise through one of them. The Texas commemorative half is famed for its absurdly intricate reverse design, which is a great example of the pitfalls of coin design by committee. I initially planned to bring this up to FA by my lonesome, but Wehwalt took an interest to it and added a bunch of contemporary newspaper sources, so now it's a co-nomination! Hope you enjoy the read."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded more pics from the trip, of endless sanddunes - thinking of our friend who created Sanddunes sunrise. I noticed that the design doesn't look as stunning on mobile. Happy that I didn't need it much in the original purpose, for those blocked without good reason. My pics are more towards sunset. - Update for the Christmas cantata: the GA review is still not finished, so no chance, - perhaps next year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:44, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just keep me posted on that. Many thanks. Wehwalt (talk) 21:51, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Don't expect anything. Even if I nominated FAC today I see no chance to have it approved in time for 25 Dec this year. I may still nominate, just to have it as good as possible for the 300th anniversary ;) - I hope to get it mentioned in the OTD section. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:55, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Io Saturnalia!

		Io, Saturnalia!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Season's Greetings

		Season's Greetings
		Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 17:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

nomination

I have nominated History of Christianity - again - please take a look and criticize at will. Here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Christianity/archive2 Jenhawk777 (talk) 23:44, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]