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- ... and perhaps the most important quote of them all: "This is a community, not a crazy den of pigs." Indeed. It was said a fair while back but is still referred to from time to time.
October music
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My story is about a plea for peace premiered 90 years ago. It was already my story in 2023. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:05, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
Women: today Irene Butter (don't miss the short video in her story and article), yesterday Tabea Zimmermann for her 60th (I was in the audience for that concert in 2023, long video), and some day Ileana Cotrubaș again, whose article became GA today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
- Brilliant, thanks! Great articles and information. DBaK (talk) 16:02, 9 October 2026 (UTC)
- more women: Jacqueline Van Quaille (created yesterday), Hilkka Kinnunen, died at 101, and Sofia Gubaidulina who would have been 95 today - the story is about the first, the video a love duet, and you can watch the whole piece on youtube --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:03, 24 October 2026 (UTC)
- I brought more music to the main page ;) - check out my story: Rossini was in Wildbad, and began to compose again. A short video] shows how his music is kept alive there by a festival at historic places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:59, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you very much. We spent the weekend on Schumann (Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 – like a mini-symphony!), Beethoven "Ah, Perfido", Op. 65 with the amazing Esther Shea, and the very fun Schubert 3. Splendid German conductor Elisabeth Streichert – we will be hearing more of her: she's very good. Cheers DBaK (talk) 20:10, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- DYK that I wrote the Ah perfido! article? Good program! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:28, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- Ah yes, so you did! Well done!! Yes a great programme, nice people, great show. DBaK (talk) 21:49, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, same for the last Rossini opera I saw, - see music, too many singers to list, 4 sopranos ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:39, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- wonderful!!! DBaK (talk) 23:00, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- René Jacobs 80 today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:01, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
- Blimey! We are all getting older! It's most alarming ... DBaK (talk) 00:25, 31 October 2026 (UTC)
- René Jacobs 80 today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:01, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
- wonderful!!! DBaK (talk) 23:00, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, same for the last Rossini opera I saw, - see music, too many singers to list, 4 sopranos ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:39, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- Ah yes, so you did! Well done!! Yes a great programme, nice people, great show. DBaK (talk) 21:49, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- DYK that I wrote the Ah perfido! article? Good program! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:28, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you very much. We spent the weekend on Schumann (Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 – like a mini-symphony!), Beethoven "Ah, Perfido", Op. 65 with the amazing Esther Shea, and the very fun Schubert 3. Splendid German conductor Elisabeth Streichert – we will be hearing more of her: she's very good. Cheers DBaK (talk) 20:10, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
The Signpost: 1 November 2026
[edit]- News and notes: AELECT5 concludes, a Wikimedian arrested for treason, and updates to GANs and FARs
Nine new admins, three arrests, and a lot of GAN RFCs.
- Recent research: How Wikipedians use (or don't use) LLMs; experienced editors contribute more to "underproduced" articles than newbies
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- Disinformation report: Better bots or bothersome baby borgs?
Have the Borg landed on Wikipedia?
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Can toeing the line stop the apocalypse?
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When AI companies use copyrighted information, does it qualify as fair use?
- By the numbers: Wikipedian Nobel Prize 2026
Which language versions of Wikipedia had biographies of laureates before Nobel announcements?
- On the bright side: Gone fishing
Touring Thailand, exploring iridescence, and translating prairie dog.
- Traffic report: October, and the articles are stripped bare
Lots of deaths, Indian movies, and monsters. Happy Halloween!
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What happens when different approaches to Wikimedia education connect?
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Zounds!
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November begins with a Bach cantata that ends with a love duet (see story) in which he invites to the wedding and she quotes a bridal song. - Judith Blegen was on the same page until recently, and I hope to see Marisa Manchado there soon. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:29, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
- Fantastic, thanks! I don't know BWV 49 at all, but I seem to have three recordings of it, so I shall be giving it a good listen! DBaK (talk) 22:34, 3 November 2026 (UTC)
- You could also turn to the youtube video in my story, as today: Gwyneth Jones 90, a good reason to give an article some references. I saw the scene pictured in my story, - the pic features in the infobox discussion of Götterdämmerung ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 7 November 2026 (UTC)
- Herbert Blomstedt, remembered here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:20, 10 November 2026 (UTC)