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Thank you today foryour share of Worlds (Porter Robinson album), introduced: "After becoming popular as an electronic dance music artist, Porter Robinson eventually grew weary of the style, writing his debut album Worlds in an attempt to break the conventions of the culture. The album used a novel blend of influences to evoke a sense of grandeur and nostalgia over the pounding bass music of Robinson's discography prior." — I have a FAC open, different kind of music ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:16, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a bunch, Gerda! I've been in a mood to do some reviewing lately, so I'll give your FAC a read through and likely leave some comments in the process. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 13:40, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's lovely, thank you! - 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, but also this "birthday" on the Main page. And a rainbow in my places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:52, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

castle in the sky

Thank you for quality articles such as Worlds (Porter Robinson album), Castle in the Sky, List of accolades received by The Boy and the Heron, Nurture (album) and The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel), for writing in collaboration, for quality reviewing, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

You are recipient no. 2949 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:21, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, Gerda; I'm honored! On the point of "quality reviewing", I hadn't originally planned to keep you waiting for this long — the source review is on its way, I promise! :) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:46, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reviewing! I'll respond more tomorrow. - Sunday story about another of Bach's chorale cantatas, listen, as I listened to two impressive very different choral concerts, - music by 16 composers. In the latest cloudy pictures: a hidden deer, a cat and a blaze of a sunset. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:08, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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, which will keep me busy, - sorry about no more responses in the FAC. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:45, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries about the FAC, Gerda; it's all on your own time. However, as I've mentioned before, directly asking for support in open consensus-forming discussions is not appropriate and difficult to interpret as anything other than canvassing. I will have to refrain from commenting on the ITN nomination as a result. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 05:03, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see it a bit differently: I rarely ask for help, but had to go out, with the decision if another woman would be overlooked pending. (It happened before, Márta Kurtág, and I didn't want that to happen again.) WP:ITNN is not the typical "consensus" discussions, but support and oppose follow strict factual rules: enough coverage and enough referencing. In many cases one support was enough (which was there when I asked) for familiar admins but they all seemed to have the day off, and those unfamiliar would want to be safe and see a few more, like three. - I hope it will not happen again that I get in emergency mode. But if would "needs attention" be neutral enough? - She "made it" just before I went to bed. Goehr work still needed is detailed on the article talk. - Interesting animal pictured if you click on places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:21, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, "needs attention" should be fine. The issue I was raising was not that you were bringing attention to your nomination — far from it — but the direct demand for support in the discussion, which is the crux of what the canvassing guideline disallows. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:26, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello TechnoSquirrel69, You have been paired at good article review circles to review Opawa. At the same time, another user will be reviewing the article you nominated. Please wait 24 hours or until all users have accepted their nomination before starting your review in case a user in your circle decides to decline their invite.

To accept or decline this invitation to review the article, visit WT:GARC#Circle #8.

PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 19:05, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Techno, in that article title where you downcased "on" as a preposition, it's actually part of the phrasal verb "keep on", and per numerous precedents, we capitalize those (you can find a bunch of precedents using a search like this). You should fix. Dicklyon (talk) 20:11, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done; good catch, Dicklyon! Thanks for letting me know about this, and I learned a new grammar concept because of it. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 20:39, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 09:01, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel) for comments about the article, and Talk:The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 07:03, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your contributions to Monument Valley 3. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Charlie (talk) 07:19, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TechnoSquirrel69 Sorry, I made a mistake by not properly reviewing the sources. I have now moved it back to the mainspace. Charlie (talk) 08:50, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No harm, no foul, CharlieMehta. Thanks for moving it back, and I hope this'll be a learning opportunity for you to exercise more caution with the draftify button. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 14:34, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TechnoSquirrel69 yes, quite an important learning. Right now, I am deep into my NPP training, and I have to say, it’s a whole new level of challenge. Trust me, the NPP is an entirely different experience, requiring a unique approach and mindset. However, I want to thank you for being so understanding and not getting upset. Charlie (talk) 14:45, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for watching my talkpage while I was away for a while. Damn school really affects my ability to be on Wikipedia as much as I used to in the past. ~delta (talk • cont) 02:49, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, I'm happy to help. Don't worry too much about real life getting in the way of editing, I think it's awesome that you continue to contribute when you find the time! (Though I don't envy the moment you logged on and saw how many talk page notifications you had) —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 04:50, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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