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Keeping an eye on stuff. Meanwhile, here is some music.[1]

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May songs

May songs

my story today

I had a good story on coronation day: the Te Deum we sang that day (mentioned before). And the following day we sang it for the composer ;) - And today we remember a composer who created music especially for us! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

On coronation day, I was playing alto saxophone (I learned it during lockdown) in a military band; an Abba Medley, themes from The Crown and "The Liberty Bell". The latter could have benefited from a haggard old man walking across the field, struggling to get on stage, then saying "It's...", then we could have started playing. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 08:49, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, that's cute! - More pleasant music (heard today!) if you click on songs - did you know a string quartet with two cellos (and no article yet in English? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Pentecost was full of music, and my story today is that 300 years ago today, Bach became Thomaskantor, with BWV 75, writing music history. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:22, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

DYK for C-13 highway (Spain)

On 24 May 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article C-13 highway (Spain), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2019, a rockfall on the Spanish Autovia C-13 caused skiing holidays to be cancelled? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Autovia C-13. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, C-13 highway (Spain)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Women in Green June 2023 Good Article Editathon notification

Hello Ritchie333:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in June 2023!

Running from June 1 to 30, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – another Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to any and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a Bollywood actress? Go for it. A pioneering female climate scientist? Absolutely. An award-winning book or film by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

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Faisal Zakaria

Greetings! Can you please determine whether or not this page, Faisal Zakaria needs to be deleted. It only has one single source. I can work on it to make it a better article with more sources as it’s always better to add citations than delete a page. Many thanks. Articlread (talk) 21:06, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

I don't know much about sports articles, particularly biographies, I'm afraid. You could try nominating the article for deletion and see where the discussions ends up. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 15:21, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

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GA1 for Hednesford

Hi @Ritchie333, I would greatly appreciate a second look at my GA review for Hednesford as this is my first GA Review. I look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions. ~~ Annwfwn (talk) 17:52, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

I think review looks in good shape - you have suggested improvements which have been made, and noted some content is unsourced. I think you've got the basic idea of how GA review works. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 18:04, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

As Sir Humphrey would say

...that was very brave, Minister! SN54129 14:46, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

June songs

June songs

my story today

agree ;) - I like today's Main page, and here's why ;) - (DYK that we got filmed when performing the piece mentioned?) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:11, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Last weekend was nice, class reunion a funny number of years after completing school, and the lovely park where I spent many Sundays as a child. Today's story is quite dramatic, there's a yt trailer to the hook. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:07, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

11 June or: Music not only by Bach --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:22, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

DYK for College Street, Dublin

On 6 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article College Street, Dublin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that spectators climbed up to Fortitude, Justice, and Liberty on College Street, Dublin, to get a view of Queen Victoria? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/College Street, Dublin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, College Street, Dublin), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:04, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Rebecca Jane

Hello. You redirected Rebecca Jane in January 2018, which has since been written over with an article about a different person and moved to Becky Jane. I just want to point out that Rebecca Jane is the current deputy leader of UKIP and therefore - if I interpret WP:NPOL correctly - satisfies that policy's criterion 1. That said, I think this requires cleanup before it's ready to go back into mainspace. Could you siphon off the revisions into User:Launchballer/Rebecca Jane so I can work on it? Launchballer 10:13, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

That was a bit of a pain, but I think I've done what you asked for, and sorted out the merged history for the two separate biographies, per the instructions in WP:HMUNDO. I haven't done it for the talk page as there's not much there aside from maintenance and project templates, which probably aren't important. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 10:45, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Question from Gavin Ngabonziza (12:09, 7 June 2023)

Hello, so I have been at it for some days (editing and writing). However, there's a particular article / biography whose information really deserves to be updated and article expanded. As a contributor how do you reckon I can get that done? --Gavin Ngabonziza (talk) 12:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Are you talking about a new article, or an existing one? And is the biography of someone living or dead? Assuming it's expanding an existing biography of a living person, then you need to make sure you have very high-quality source material first, then read the guidelines for biographies of living people. Unless you present the sources of information up-front, your edits are likely to be removed, as we have very strict policies protecting the privacy and respect of people. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 12:25, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Regarding the sources of my information, I liaise with his personal assistant to get all updates and I am also the designer of his personal website. Gavin Ngabonziza (talk) 02:37, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

I see you have been editing Godfrey Kirumira, and I have reverted your changes per the policy I just linked to. In particular, language such as "His Excellence Godfrey Kirumira, an accomplished businessman, philanthropist, and the esteemed Consul General of Namibia to Uganda" is completely inappropriate for an encyclopedia; we must describe things in a disinterested and neutral tone. The guidelines on words to watch may be helpful. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 12:29, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

So he is a living person and now an ambassador of Namibia to Uganda. Provided I get to work on the change of tone, will I get the edits approved and consequently visible publicly? Gavin Ngabonziza (talk) 02:35, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

DYK for That's 60s

On 8 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article That's 60s, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first song played on That's 60s was the same song Tony Blackburn had played on BBC Radio 1 more than 55 years earlier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/That's 60s. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, That's 60s), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

-- RoySmith (talk) 00:03, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Question from Gavin Ngabonziza (11:30, 8 June 2023)

Hello, when I make an edit on any article does the edited version get published on the main wikipedia immediately? --Gavin Ngabonziza (talk) 11:30, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Yes, is there anything that would indicate to you that it might not? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 11:55, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Re: AfD

I think that "consensus to merge" was inappropriate since it did not reflect later additions done to the article. The debate was essentially about when the article was ~200 words instead of when it was ~900 words. 2001:48F8:3004:FC4:48EA:35CE:A536:B342 (talk) 13:29, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

(there were no replies to that discussion after sources were brought up or the article was improved) 2001:48F8:3004:FC4:48EA:35CE:A536:B342 (talk) 13:32, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Unfortunately consensus doesn’t always go everyone’s way; if the article had been kept, there would be complaints on this talk page too, and probably from more people. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:57, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

I do not think there was enough time to gauge community response: the close was done 10 hrs after the article's substantial improvement and the discussion was not yet in the AfDbacklog, where the wider community could see it. Would there be a chance to reopen the discussion for least 2-3 days? I think that is not too unreasonable to ask: it allows to get a better community consensus. (by the way I am just going by WP:CCC) Comment retracted because I have no more uncertainties about the closure. Have a good day!2001:48F8:3004:FC4:48EA:35CE:A536:B342 (talk) 19:16, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for Incels.is

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Incels.is. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. 2001:48F8:3004:FC4:48EA:35CE:A536:B342 (talk) 03:45, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Urgent........... Editing on a bio page for Godfrey Kirumira (Now Ambassador)

Hey Ritchie, I am currently assigned to a one Godfrey Kirumira Kalule, a Ugandan Real Estate Developer and now Ambassador of Namibia to Uganda. I have to update his wikipedia page with new information including his website, socials, and consular events. I added an edit on his page a couple of days ago and haven't seen them approved and therefore published. As my assigned how can you help to this effect, his official event is 15 of this month. Please help. Gavin Ngabonziza (talk) 02:31, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

RFA

I am questioning your action, moving discussion from the RFA nomination page to the talk page. By your ivote and rationale in the RFA you have demonstrated that you are not a fair arbiter in regard to the oppose ivotes. The discussion should not be meddled with - especially by someone who disagrees with the ivotes. I have come here because you have not acknowledged my ping which objected, and the ping of a second editor questioning the move. Lightburst (talk) 23:49, 13 June 2023 (UTC)