User talk:Amakuru

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On the bicentenary of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, I remember our recent uplifting choral concert in pictures, on my user page and in my concerts (leading to the two at the church's article). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:06, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: that's great, thank you! We're also celebrating the Ninth Symphony in picture of the day today. I'm just back from a long weekend of camping near ]Epping Forest. It was wet but very enjoyable.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

I put a link to the picture of the day on my user page ;) - Glad you enjoyed being out! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:29, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Today is the Feast of the Ascension for which Bach composed his oratorio, - perhaps watch a bit how the closing movement was performed in Bach's church. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Magdalena Hinterdobler is on the Main page today, together with an opera that reviewers deemed not interesting and too obscure for our general readers. The soprano thought differently, - listen and see. - Also on the Main page: a TFA by sadly missed Vami_IV. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:10, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: thanks, I've had a listen to both those things. I used to go and watch the Bach St Matthew Passion sometimes on Good Friday, there was a really nice performance in Birmingham and in the old days Katharine, Duchess of Kent used to be one of the singers there too. Your Bach ascension link reminded me of that. Nice sunny day here today, makes a change from last weekend which was very wet. All the best  — Amakuru (talk) 10:39, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, - same weather change here! - One of the altos in the Bach link was David Erler who was our soloist in the Mass in B minor in 2013, and the tenor soloist was the one who did all the St John Passion in 2020 in the lockdown. We were so glad he came to sing with us, and he inspired us all. He still has that broadcast on his website, - I mentioned an excerpt on Good Friday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:48, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Doom (2016 video game) - today's TFA is again by Vami --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:46, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

yesterday's story remembered an oratorio world premiere I was in, conducted by the composer --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:54, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

I heard lovely chamber music today, and the DYK mentions "profoundly human" singing (that you can watch), connected to a place where we'll sing in September --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

I liked seeing Erschallet, ihr Lieder on the Main page today, 310 years after the first performance! We sang it in 2000. Today's program was easier but also spirited. I found a nice video of "I will sing with the spirit", with nature photography, - enjoy. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:25, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Removal of COSMOS field

I'm not mad, upset or anything about the removal, I just wanted to know what went wrong timing-wise or hook-wise that can be improved in the future on my part and if there was a rule that I had accidentally broken. Thanks so much! I'm new to the DYK process, so I like learning from my mistakes. :) MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 16:39, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Was the nomination meant to be sent back to DYKN? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:47, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

@AirshipJungleman29 and MemeGod27: Yes, it is... I was planning to reopen once I have a bit more time. And apologies for late notice, this probably isn't a very major issue, I just spotted it with only a few hours to go before it went live so wanted to give more time. The issue I have is that the hook as stated, that it was the largest contiguous survey by Hubble doesn't seem to be supported by the article. What's written in COSMOS field seems to be firstly a quote from HubbleSite, saying that it's the largest contiguous survey and also "imaged by most major space-based and ground-based telescopes", suggesting it's not just images from Hubble, while the following sentence simply says baldly that "The COSMOS field is the largest-ever contiguous survey of the Universe". If these inconsistencies can be fixed up in the next hour or two then I'll be happy to reinstate it without reopening.  — Amakuru (talk) 16:53, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Okay, I'll get to it as soon as possible. Thanks! :D MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 17:00, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

We should be good now, the issue was the wording. The survey itself was carried out by the Hubble, but there were multiple other supporting ground telescopes that kind of "helped out". The survey is still the hubble's largest-ever contiguous survey, even if there were other scopes involved. Thanks! :) MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 17:08, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

User:MemeGod27 that's great, thanks for the speedy turnaround! I've reinstated it to the queue.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:18, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

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I have been trying to find solutions. I am one person, they mostly won't listen to me. I wrote the article. One exception is the use of references. We did find common ground with that. Headtothestripe (talk) 07:16, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Distance IS necessary. It's in most coverage about Indio. They mention Palm Springs or Palm Desert, additionally LA. Headtothestripe (talk) 07:18, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Headtothestripe: thanks for your message, and certainly collaboration and discussing through issues on the talk page are good things. However, in this case it is clear that nobody else agrees with your assertion that showing distances to LA and Palm Springs is necessary. I do agree with that, because this isn't an article about Indio specifically, or something that needs an immediate confirmation of where it is. The article is about Carter and that is just where she used to live. If readers are unsure where it is and really need to know, they can click the link.

But the important point here is that sometimes discussions don't go the way you think they should. I've certainly been there before, where I'm certain I was right about something but couldn't convince anyone. Unfortunately in that situation you have to follow the advice at WP:DROPTHESTICK and move on from the matter. Or at least restrict the dispute to the talk page. Reverting four or more times to try to impose your preferred version is explicitly prohibited by WP:3RR. Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 07:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Amakuru, there are probably 3 things, maybe more that this tiny group of users are in error about. One is this, mentioning cities in conjunction with Indio. I ask you to look at this in an overall light. They quibbled about whether a golf course could be mentioned. Let alone that Carter could have performed there. It's a block from TB (Tommy Bahama). Not all TB have a restaurant, this one doesn't. It's very well established that she began as a busking musician and singer. We don't have to list everywhere she played. She did perform at more than a few places. I repeat, 3 people on here are being difficult. I should not have to adapt to everything they want. THEY didn't even want her to have an article. I wrote this article. I am not saying I own it. They won't even talk on their own talk pages! Like I said if you looked at this article closely you will agree with over 96 percent of what I have been saying, both to you and to them. Headtothestripe (talk) 07:29, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Most of the world, the US, California, even people a county or more away from Indio would not even know the city is in California. It is important to say Palm Springs at least, if not LA to explain where it is. Headtothestripe (talk) 07:31, 22 May 2024 (UTC)