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January music

300 years ago, a Bach cantata was born: happy new year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:05, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

new: I simplified the links under the monthly image, inviting you to check out "my" story (fun listen today, full of surprises), music (and memory), and places (pictured by me: the latest uploads) any day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:05, 10 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Today you can watch the 2010 premiere of a violin sonata with the composer also the pianist. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:30, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mozart music for today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:33, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

20 January is the 100th birthday of David Tudor (see my story) and the 300th birthday of Bach's cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13, if we go by date instead of occasion as he would have thought, so see my story for last Sunday, and celebrate ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:45, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

David Tudor...such a brilliant composer and performer. Thankful for all your good work Gerda. Netherzone (talk) 21:06, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Look for Wind of Change in music, and for vacation in places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:18, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like you are/were back in the Canary Islands. What a beautiful place...and the food! Hope to go there someday before too long. Thanks for sharing your travels and music. - Netherzone (talk) 02:04, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Happy First Edit Anniversary Netherzone 🎉

Hey @Netherzone. Your wiki edit anniversary is today, marking 14 years of dedicated contributions to English Wikipedia. Your passion for sharing knowledge and your remarkable contributions have not only enriched the project, but also inspired countless others to contribute. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Wishing you many more wonderful years ahead in the Wiki journey and a blessed New Year. :) -❙❚❚❙❙ GnOeee ❚❙❚❙❙ ✉ 17:14, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for noticing and for the kind words of appreciation. It means a lot to me. Netherzone (talk) 22:52, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

December 2025 AfC backlog drive award

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		This is awarded to Netherzone for accumulating more than 30 points during the December 2025 AfC backlog drive. Your dedication and contributions to Wikipedia's content review process were crucial in reviewing over 9,000 drafts during the drive. Thank you for your participation and helping to reduce the backlog! ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 15:40, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Artnet

Hey Netherzone, hope all's well! Was hoping to get your assistance on a COI issue.

I've been trying to clean up some of the articles for perennial art sources (ARTnews, AiA, etc.), and I recently expanded the article for Artnet. It had been languishing after a high-profile incident involving one of its employees editing the Artnet article along with his wife's and his own (I imagine you already know about that whole, erm, situation). I got some free trials for German newspapers that covered the company's early and corporate history more in-depth and spent a bit of time on it, though there's certainly more that could be done there.

Anyway, the founder of the company, who left the firm more than 30 years ago, popped up trying to edit/adjust the early history (Special:Diff/1335063214). I gave him a COI template warning and pointed him toward the FAQ for subjects, but he's just re-stating his same concerns. I can feel my patience wearing thin very quickly and I do not want to bite this guy (nor do I want to discount the factual errors he's claiming, though they seem a bit hazy). As the one who expanded the article I also feel a little too "involved" to guide him through all the COI rules. Any advice on what to do here/where to ask for someone else to step in?

Thanks! 19h00s (talk) 00:37, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @19h00s, I added them as a connected contributor to the talk page template. You were right to revert their edit that contained unsourced content, formatting errors, and original research. I was not previously aware of the situation. It seems like the recent editor is no longer editing the article, but if additional issues arise, don't hesitate to reach out again (here or by email) if there are other problems with the article that you think needs an extra pair of eyes. Netherzone (talk) 20:41, 28 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

File:Alan Scarritt in 2011.png

Hi Netherzone. Could you check the date of death you entered in the non-free use rationale of File:Alan Scarritt in 2011.png? I think you made either a typo or a copy-paste error. In addition, there's no source for Alan Scarritt's date of death currently cited in the article. Could you add whatever source you found when looking for images of Scarritt to the article? -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:54, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello and thanks of the heads up. The date of death is in the source for the file itself (in the Source (WP:NFCC#4) field, it is his obituary: https://www.scarrittstudios.com/alan-scarritt-obituary .

The source is also in the article (in the Early life section to confirm his birth date) but I forgot to also place the source next to the death date in the infobox. Please let me know if any other changes are necessary, and thanks again for your keen eye! Netherzone (talk) 06:46, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Allan Ludwig

On 2 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Allan Ludwig, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Allan Ludwig is known as a "Founding Father" of gravestone studies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Allan Ludwig. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Allan Ludwig), 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 nominate it.

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Thank you for your work on the article! - And yes, from La Palma. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]