Back from vacation (pictured places): Horst Janson is another case of last-day RD nomination. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:01, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it got posted; cheers, Spencer^T•C 20:51, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks to Amakuru who remembered possibly having seen him on TV as a young child ;) - There may be another one tomorrow, - still a stub: Max Schautzer. We'll see tomorrow, - I'm too tired for creative work. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:28, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Food pictured, and I have another article, marked ready, on WP:ITNN --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:36, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

today: a German-born Spanish art collector, - the video in her honour is remarkable, as what she gave the world. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:53, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I find today's birthday child particularly inspiring, by enthusiasm and determination. That was - believe it or not - a pictured DYK in 2021, without the last line though. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Plishka, a bass who sang 88 roles of all kinds at the Met was interviewed before his (first) retirement. Declared ready on WP:ITNN. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:42, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today's story is about Edith Mathis - as you know - who portrayed young women by Mozart. The video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:29, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I point at a composer today, as the main page does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:32, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thank you for ITN work, with spring flowers and a song bird (in places) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:01, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello User:Spencer, I hope you're well. I'm posting here about an edit request I've made on the 2020 United States Postal Service crisis Talk page regarding updating the Legal issues section. I'm contacting you because back in 2023, you provided fantastic feedback on the page with a previous edit request I had proposed. The new edit request can be found here: Talk:2020_United_States_Postal_Service_crisis#Legal_issues.

I apologize if this isn't the proper way to ask for your attention. I know you're an extremely fair editor and have been active on the page in the past, and I figured you could have some further interest in improving that article. Anyway, thank you very much for your time, I appreciate it. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 22:31, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jonathan, thanks for the ping. Unfortunately do not have the bandwidth at the moment to give your request the attention it deserves for now, but as I have time (possibly in the next couple weeks) I will attempt to give it a look. Spencer^T•C 06:33, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Spencer, I've also reached out to another editor who has been active on the article in the past to see if they can review but if you find yourself with time to review, that would be much appreciated. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 16:04, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2025).

Administrator changes

• Jarry1250
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CheckUser changes

• AmandaNP
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• A request for comment is open to discuss whether AI-generated images (meaning those wholly created by generative AI, not human-created images modified with AI tools) should be banned from use in articles.
• A series of 22 mini-RFCs that double-checked consensus on some aspects and improved certain parts of the administrator elections process has been closed (see the summary of the changes).
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• A new filter has been added to the Special:Nuke tool, which allows administrators to filter for pages in a range of page sizes (in bytes). This allows, for example, deleting pages only of a certain size or below. T378488
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Miscellaneous

• The 2025 appointees for the Ombuds commission are だ＊ぜ, Arcticocean, Ameisenigel, Emufarmers, Faendalimas, Galahad, Nehaoua, Renvoy, Revi C., RoySmith, Teles and Zafer as members, with Vermont serving as steward-observer.
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This user User: Itumeleng Kingsley is blanking this page Elaine (other use) citing it is a duplicate page. Does blanking like this constitute as vandalism? Can you please check? Thank you. Warriorglance(talk to me) 09:16, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like the move vandalism has since been reverted. For a more rapid response in the future, recommend reporting at WP:AIV or WP:ANI. Best, Spencer^T•C 04:54, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On Ravel's birthday, we also think of a conductor and five more composers ;) -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:18, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today I could have written five stories off the main page, and chose Sofia Gubaidulina. I find the TFA also interesting, and two DYK, and a birthday OTD. How about you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:32, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today: an opera, 100 years old OTD, on Bach's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:37, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]