User talk:Dr. Blofeld

September music

story · music · places

Today's story has a sad end: Antonino Fogliani, mostly Rossini -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:41, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Only 50?? That's very sad. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:42, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Yes. 100: Geles Cabrera, a Mexican sculptor - I didn't look much at the Spanish refs, - perhaps it's easier for you to search for things not yet mentioned. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:44, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

It looks in good shape! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:49, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Ralf Richter (actor) doesn't, and I have no time ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:30, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

I have two topics in today's OTD corner - check out story and music, I decided for Verdi (the conductor who said "I love all of Verdi" and conducted by heart) over Bach because that cantata sits on sort of the wrong date ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:18, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Well done! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:27, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! - Bach composed a cantata for today's feast, performed 300 years ago. This time the main page has it on the right date. I nominated it for GA ;) - Also waiting for a review: Maureen Jones, - someone said the article isn't good enough for the main page. We could change that! Already arrived there: Bryan Kelly and his fun Magnificat. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:40, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

DYK A-Z

Hello! I just saw your DYK A-Z country challenge and I'm interested in knowing more about it. Is there any way I could participate or help? I love stuff like this! Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 17:17, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Thought I should link my DYK list Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 17:19, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Rosiestep and myself never finished it, but you're welcome to work on DYKs for the missing countries! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:44, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

I've added Ireland (Irish War News, but I have plenty.), Kuwait (Saif al-Arab (play)), Palestine (Stop The Game), and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Volcano Radio) Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 12:45, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Very nice work! If it motivates you, go for it! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:53, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Fond memory working on this list with Dr. B. Maybe you have a partner that you enjoy working with, too, Finnfrog99? --Rosiestep (talk) 13:29, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

We certainly found some very interesting topics to write about!! Nvvchar hasn't edited since September 2023. He would be late 80s by now I would guess, but I would imagine isn't with us anymore. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:36, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

I usually just make articles by myself, but I have reached out to a few other people before to make new articles together before, though none of those have been finished yet. Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 13:56, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Have you heard anything from Char in the last few years Rosie? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:05, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Sadly, I haven't. I do wonder about him from time to time. Working together, the three of us, was such a happy time. Plus, of course, so rewarding; we created a lot of articles! --Rosiestep (talk) 13:22, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Do either of you have any advice on how to find topics to create articles on for the smaller countries? I tried finding something for Trinidad and Tobago, but haven't found anything yet.

Finnfrog99, economy-related articles, e.g., Coffee production in [Foo], Silver mining in [Foo], etc. Also, articles about public universities and national parks and nationally-registered historic buildings. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:22, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

I also added a list of currently missing countries to the bottom of the page Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 11:38, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Nice work! Yes, try to be culturally rich and diverse basically, that's what we did. Usually browsing some general articles, like on major cities and topic you'll find something interesting looking red linked. Rosiestep His Facebook page is still there but I don't use it so can't see if he's been active. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:22, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

I'm inactive on FB so I can't see if he is active. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:17, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Lhasa (prefecture-level city)

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October music

story · music · places

Today's Main page (with three biographies I updated: John Bröcheler, Maureen Jones and Bryan Kelly) points at Carl Nielsen, an unusual FA with four nominators, and you were one of them, thank you! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:34, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

I missed this post due to the deletion messages! I remember it well! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:01, 9 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) 14:34, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Herbst- und Weinfest

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Blofeld, I'm sure you are familiar with Proverbs 6, thou sluggard. Trivially easy to reference this. Pete AU aka Shirt58 (talk) 🦘 09:15, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Destub Barnstar
		Thank you for pioneering the Destubathon, creating the 50k Destubbing Challenge, and your endless dedication to expanding stub articles across Wikipedia! Your efforts have completely transformed the encyclopedia's depth. Pachu Kannan (talk) 17:22, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Pachu, greatly appreciated! It would be a 1 million article destubbing challenge if I could scale this, but we don't have the editors! Hope a lot of Indian content will be improved in November, it really needs it! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:49, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Nomination of Samil Beach for deletion

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