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Your trophy room looked a little empty. A year and a half later, congrats! Usernameunique (talk) 20:46, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Better late than never. Many thanks Usernameunique, I'll jam it into the cabinet somehow. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:53, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, Gog. I noticed you didn't have the checkmark on the leaderboard, and figured it needed to be rectified. x25 ribbon in 2030? --Usernameunique (talk) 21:22, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's an aspiration. I tend to work in well-trodden fields, and opportunities to create new articles are infrequent. Ie, 11 out of 63 FAs so far. But I will see what I can do. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:27, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fair point. Focusing on obscure academics and archaeological artifacts seems to help... --Usernameunique (talk) 22:03, 30 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wowee! That's a pretty one! Congrats, and thanks for all of your amazing work! – Reidgreg (talk) 14:03, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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		Congratulations! You have been selected in second place for the Military Historian of the Year for 2023 by a popular vote of your WikiProject Military history peers in recognition of your contributions to the English Wikipedia's coverage of military history. As lead coordinator, it is my pleasure to present the esteemed Silver Wiki. Hawkeye7 (discuss)

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:49, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

		Happy New Year!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free and may Janus light your way. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:35, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Ealdgyth, may Vesta smile on your year. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:19, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Abishe (talk) 20:26, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there a reason to run Memling's Annunciation on 13 February instead of 25 March, the day when the Feast of the Annunciation is celebrated (which was mentioned in previous nominations)? - Happy New Year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:41, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I read further, and now understand that the feast is postponed to the next suitable in Eastertide when it falls in the Holy Week, which it does this year. But if that is a concern, we should perhaps move it the same way, not to February which would mean a very long pregnancy ;) - We could also just wait another year. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:46, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to keep this question low-key but saw it mentioned on Victoria's talk. It's a question, including the question how far respect for principal editors' wishes goes. I have respect, but wonder what our readers would say if we - for example - presented a Christmas cantata in November. The article is in the pending list for 25 March, entered by Wehwalt, and that is where I come from. -Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:25, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason to run Pierre Boulez in February 2024, when the centenary of his birth will be 26 March 2025? As the request on WP:TFARP has? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:44, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. Good spot. I shall swap it out. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Guallatiri/archive1. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:55, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Are you certain? That catches me by surprise; I do have that substantiated in the body, and "compromising of a person's integrity, morality, authenticity, or principles by forgoing the long-term benefits of the collective or group in exchange for personal gain" was what I personally thought I was aiming for. The accusation comes from the classic "leave behind your independent roots to sign with big corporate company" school of thought. Am I wrong for attributing the term "sellout" or "sell-out" to that situation? This might help me going forward. dannymusiceditor ^oops 19:15, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, revert me. Apologies, I was probably shooting from the hip. (A bit busy, busy right now.) Gog the Mild (talk) 19:17, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. Just making sure I didn't get something wrong on my end. Cheers. :) dannymusiceditor ^oops 19:18, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I take a moment to express my appreciation at how hard you've been working on the project and how great of a team member you were about putting this on the front page? I came out in desperation scrambling to get this done for an anniversary, and you came through and found my work sufficient despite how close I cut it. I am so grateful for your efforts.

I see you just took up a position at good and featured topic series, and I can't wait to see what comes from your work there. dannymusiceditor ^oops 01:59, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 — Amakuru (talk) 20:08, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Amakuru, and the same to you. I look forward to your nominating Spaghetti Junction at FAC in the coming year. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:21, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ha, now there's an idea 😊  — Amakuru (talk) 22:39, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Guallatiri/archive1. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:34, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Gog the Mild and Happy New Year to you! I've just seen that you've scheduled the Boulez article to be on the main page next month. That's very kind of you, but I was rather hoping that it could be TFA on the centenary of his birth next year, 26 March 2025. There's likely to be a fair amount of general marking of the occasion in terms of concerts and recordings. Any chance of changing the date? Thanks and best wishes. Dmass (talk) 15:52, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dmass and a merry Yuletide to you too. Yes, an excess of enthusiasm on my part. Looking for a last-minute filler for 29 February, Boulez seemed suitably quirky and I omitted to check TFAP. Apologies. I have already pulled it and am copying in Wehwalt, who will be scheduling March. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect thanks! And just to be clear, it's 26 March 2025. I don't even know if things are scheduled that far in advance, are they? Dmass (talk) 16:08, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Currently the latest entry on Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/pending is 3 October 2025. M Boulez has already got his slot there booked. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:15, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fantastic, thank you! Dmass (talk) 16:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds fine with me too. Wehwalt (talk) 17:27, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Any objection to my making another nomination at FAC as I await the coin dropping?--Wehwalt (talk) 00:07, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Answered on FAC page for transparency and so the other coordinators know about it. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:45, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Gog the Mild, I apologise for any disruption. I am currently working on a draft and would appreciate your assistance in assessing whether it aligns with the FA criteria at this time. I'm looking for feedback to ensure compliance with FA criteria before submitting for GA nomination and FA candidacy. Here's the link: (Draft link). Regards, 750h+ (talk) 12:15, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]