Now to add Palestinian culture/history/etc in the near future (I hope). My turn to see what I can dig up from that great city on the other side of the wall. Well done, very nice work. Ramallite (talk) 20:50, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
balance Thank you, Gidon, open for many languages, for quality articles on a wide spectrum of topics, such as International Society for Contemporary Music, Moroccan Wall and Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma, for the correct Netherlands, for dispute resolution, consensus building and "creating a first or better balance in many articles", - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:50, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
On 2 January 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Line the Label, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that so many people wanted a Line the Label jacket that the company's server crashed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Line the Label. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Line the Label), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Alex Shih (talk) 00:03, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:11, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
On 18 June 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daniella van Graas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that spokesmodel Daniella van Graas thinks she has been largely typecast as a model, but wishes to gain 20 kilograms (44 lb) and play a Monster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daniella van Graas. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Daniella van Graas), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
KittenKlub (talk) 16:01, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for keeping it on top ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
For your work on Spijkstaal
The Banner talk 08:19, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, NiklausGerard! I appreciate your feedback! gidonb (talk) 12:07, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @Gidonb, thank you so much for the barnstar. Here's a plate full of cookies for you!
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Gidonb,Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. — Moops ⋠T⋡ 16:40, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank you so much for all your work on Yoel Drubin - references and a photograph, amazing! This was the best outcome I could have hoped for with the AfD - if you want to work on some other biographical articles, we at WikiProject Unreferenced Articles would be delighted to have you. Best, Kazamzam (talk) 16:05, 12 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Godonb, just asking why you removed the subheadings on the above page. My overall aim is to make it easy for a random reader to look up something. I therefore modeled the shipindex page on the List of Shipwrecks pages, which have monthly subheadings and daily subheadings, with vessels listed in alpha order in the daily sub-sublist. By using subheads I hoped that someone coming from another article could go directly to the vessel they were looking for. In a shipindex page I can't really line up vessels in alpha order. I line them up in chrono order, but that is less useable to a reader because they don't know which Constantia they are looking for, and the event that brought them to the page could belong equally well to several vessels. Do you have any suggestions for a better way to do this? Cheers, Acad Ronin (talk) 17:40, 6 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Appreciate your comment, thanks. That the info may be better placed in the Cirencester article is a sensible view, though I get the impression most commenters would rather bus info was just removed from Wikipedia. Garuda3 (talk) 23:07, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Good morning/afternoon/evening! (please choose the best greeting based on your time zone).
Thanks for handling the transfer of information into the Poole article so the redirect made sense. Generally, when merging information like that, it's best practice to use an edit summary like "merged content from County Gates to Poole" so there's a clear chain back to the original article, in case someone wants to see the old page history. I also added the {{Copied}} tag to the talk pages of both, so it's clear that some merging happened. Joyous! | Talk 16:26, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hello again! I'm hoping you might be able to revisit Ping (restaurant) and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ping (restaurant), as I've expanded the entry significantly and I see many more sources to fold into the text. Hoping I can convince you to change your vote.
Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:34, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, because you recently participated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Turkic dynasties and countries, which also led to the deletion of Comparison of the Turkic states, I would like to invite you to participate in the partial follow-up Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Comparison of the Baltic states. The situation of these three pages is not exactly the same (because language family plays no role in these cases), but because many issues are similar, I've nominated them as well, and am curious what you think. Cheers, Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 08:28, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Gidonb, could you tell me your thoughts on this article [1]? Thanks. Chamaemelum (talk) 23:57, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jeroen van Wetten is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeroen van Wetten until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.
Robby.is.on (talk) 00:15, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Gidonb,
I just noticed your comment on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tjep Hoedemakers. I think you are right, we do nominate too many articles for all types of deletion. And I say that as an administrator who spends much of my time on the project deleting pages. But things can change over time. After years of going unnoticed, we now have several editors who review nominated PROD articles and remove tags from articles they believe are mistagged. Some of these articles then end up at AFD but I appreciate having checks and balances in the system since for a long time, PRODs were rarely challenged. I think most editors just forgot that they even existed as a form of deletion.
I've been closing AFD discussions for about 1 1/2 years now and in my experience there has been a consistent tilt towards deletion. I remember rarely seeing vocal, articulate support for keeping articles that might straddle the borderline of notability. It was just "Delete per nom". But given the change in makeup of AFD participants, I'm closing more discussions after seeing a consensus to Keep than I did at this time last year. I know participating in AFDs in a meaningful way can be taxing and frustrating but I don't think a lot of editors realize that 2 or 3 editors can actually determine whether or not an article exists on the project. It's an incredibly important contribution to make, whether it's helping find sources and fixing up so-so articles or helping get rid of promotional garbage that clutters up main space. Thanks for your contributions to AFD discussions. Liz Read! Talk! 04:37, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The redirect Velocitas 1897 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 August 9 § Velocitas 1897 until a consensus is reached. (This is a courtesy for another user, FYI.) Skynxnex (talk) 21:15, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your contributions to Grupo Senda. Unfortunately, it is not ready for publishing because Deleted at AFD.. Your article is now a draft where you can improve it undisturbed for a while.
Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Courcelles (talk) 20:59, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Beau Monde is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beau Monde until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Mimi Ho Kora (talk) 13:12, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you around!
Thanks, Hey man im josh (talk) 19:37, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Please see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Toby3141 and respond there to my question about your WP:NAC of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trevelyan Street. Thanks. RoySmith (talk) 15:23, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have been nominating several newscruft articles from around the world for deletion, primarily those in the United States, as those are the ones that create the most clutter. But if you're going to make unpleasant comments like this, then I will be forced to seek administrator input. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 22:55, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
If he is no longer managing BVV, then please include a reference and fully update the article, rather than just removing (partially) from the infobox. Your edit summaries are, respectfully, nonsensical. GiantSnowman 20:50, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Gidon. Please help expand the three line section at Nir Oz#2023 Israel–Hamas war and make it into a full article about the Nir Oz massacre: "according to one report, 240 of the community's 400 residents were either missing or confirmed dead." Thank you, IZAK (talk) 03:22, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the barnstar! - The article was kept, possibly your voice made it. I had commented in the DYK nomination. - Today, my (daily) story is a place that inspired me, musings if you have time. My corner for memory and music has today a juxtaposition of what our local church choirs offer. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:29, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Towards the end of the month, I thought of Brian Bouldton, and his ways to compromise, - with musings about peace there, - feel free to join. Hevenu shalom aleichem. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:47, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for helping Hevenu shalom aleichem to survive, - my story today. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. - I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:49, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Gaby Jallo. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. GiantSnowman 12:49, 23 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, thank you, but I didn't think it was an elegant solution so much as a reasonable compromise.
I am sometimes puzzled by the vehemence of debates about categories. We know that one such debate recently resulted in a very experienced editor being banned. (I liked BHG, but I was sad in recognizing that ArbCom was right in banning her. She really was making too many personal attacks, and she had been warned in the Portals case.)
Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 06:15, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
