User talk:Spencer
August music
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Today I have three "musicians" on the Main page, one is also the topic of my story, like 22 July but with interview and the music to be played today -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:15, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
On 13 August, Bach's cantata was 300 years old, and the image one. The cantata is an extraordinary piece, using the chorale's text and famous melody more than others in the cycle. It's nice to have not only a recent death (thanks to you!) but also this "birthday" on the Main page. And a rainbow in my places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:21, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Help? My story today is about a woman, nominated for RD but needing support as I write this. A composer died whose article is long and mostly unreferenced. And some articles open for review, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:14, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, wasn't on but looks like it got posted. Cheers, SpencerT•C 00:57, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
- Nevermind, and yes, it got posted. Today it's Siegfried Lorenz (baritone), on his birthday, nominated for RD. The concerns regarding Goehr are detailed on the talk. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:19, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
Re. Cullen Kirlin
[edit]This is a sockpuppet of Hamish Ross. Their MO is to use sleeper socks to quickly revert edits + warn users indiscriminately and extremely quickly - sometimes 20+ edits per minute. Once they reach 500 edits, they then edit History of the chair to restore previous socks' edits. (pinging also @Daniel Case:) —Ingenuity (t • c) 21:22, 31 August 2024 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – September 2024
[edit]News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2024).
Guideline and policy news
- Following an RfC, there is a new criterion for speedy deletion: C4, which
applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past
. - A request for comment is open to discuss whether Notability (species) should be adopted as a subject-specific notability guideline.
Arbitration
- Following a motion, remedies 5.1 and 5.2 of World War II and the history of Jews in Poland (the topic and interaction bans on My very best wishes, respectively) were repealed.
- Remedy 3C of the German war effort case ("Cinderella157 German history topic ban") was suspended for a period of six months.
- The arbitration case Historical Elections is currently open. Proposed decision is expected by 3 September 2024 for this case.
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- Editors can now enter into good article review circles, an alternative for informal quid pro quo arrangements, to have a GAN reviewed in return for reviewing a different editor's nomination.
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September music
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Thank you for promoting Herbie Flowers to RD - we got a bit nervous ;) - Today is Schoenberg's 150th birthday! On display his portrait by Egon Schiele, music from Moses und Aron, and two DYK hooks, one from 2010 and another from 2014; the latter, about his 40th birthday, appeared on his 140th birthday ;) - See places for a stunning sunrise, on the day Bruckner's 200th birthday was celebrated (just a few days late). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:02, 13 September 2024 (UTC)