User talk:MSincccc

October music

story · music · places

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) 18:16, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Thanks for the note.

I had taken a look at the article, and now the video as well.

I hope you've a fine weekend. MSincccc (talk) 18:37, 9 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much. I'm back home, - helped bringing two women to the main page, Martina Arroyo (I wanted a blurb for her but didn't succeed) and Marjorie Tallchief on her centenary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:36, 19 October 2026 (UTC)

more women: Jacqueline Van Quaille (created yesterday), Hilkka Kinnunen, died at 101, and Sofia Gubaidulina who would have been 95 today - the story is about the first, the video a love duet, and you can watch the whole piece on youtube --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:16, 24 October 2026 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: I've taken a look at Van Quaille.

It's always a pleasure to be on the receiving side of these greetings.

I hope you've had a fine weekend so far. MSincccc (talk) 19:11, 24 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, and yes, I did - see places. - I brought more music to the main page ;) - check out my story: Rossini was in Wildbad, and began to compose again. A short video] shows how his music is kept alive there by a festival at historic places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:04, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, @Gerda Arendt. I've taken a look at Rossini in Wildbad. MSincccc (talk) 17:24, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

René Jacobs 80 today! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:11, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Thanks, I've taken a look and made a few revisions. Best, MSincccc (talk) 15:58, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Meghan

Hello!

I wanted to check in with you about this edit. Why did you feel my edits were unexplained? In my edit summary I mentioned that I moved the pronunciation key into a footnote per MOS:LEADCLUTTER, which reads:

"Avoid cluttering the first sentence with an excessive number of links or with a long parenthetical containing items like alternative spellings and pronunciations; these can make the sentence difficult to read. Such information should instead be placed elsewhere, such as in an "Etymology" section, in the infobox or in an explanatory footnote."

Meghan Markle's name should be consistent throughout the page, as is required for every subject of a biographical article. Currently, there are 134 instances of "Meghan" on the page and 56 instances of "Markle". While a few Markles are used to describe her family members, most of them describe her. We should refer to her either as "Meghan" or "Markle" everywhere on the page, unless there is a special reason not to.

I also moved an image to the right, which is the default placement for images per MOS:IMAGELOC. This is not a big deal, but I did mention the policy I was invoking in my edit summary, so I am not sure how it was unexplained.

Please let me know your thoughts, and I hope you have a great day. OrdinaryOtter (talk) 07:05, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

I'm not a regular contributor to the article, but a few things stood out to me:

• Removed unnecessary image which doesn't add anything to the page. — This comes across as a subjective judgement. Another editor can add it back.

@OrdinaryOtter I don't fully understand your argument, but please feel free to revert my edit if you feel that's the appropriate thing to do. Thanks, MSincccc (talk) 09:35, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply. I have restored the changes that I discussed in my first comment, but I have left the image in place and left some of the text that I felt was unnecessary. Those things can be discussed before being removed. OrdinaryOtter (talk) 16:02, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

@OrdinaryOtter That's great. I hope you had a fine day. Best, MSincccc (talk) 16:58, 28 October 2026 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

Thanks for your cleaning on Richard Lee Morton earlier this month. It helped get it over the finish line as a GA! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:39, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

@Pbritti Thanks, the article was a fine read. I look forward to your next FAC. Best, MSincccc (talk) 04:24, 29 October 2026 (UTC)

Peer Review for Historical human impacts on the environment

I've created a PR page at Wikipedia:Peer review/Historical human impacts on the environment/archive1. If you have any time to help, that would be great - your suggestions are always useful. Can you do me a favor, please: I'm hoping some science experts will post notes in the PR. I think editors are more likely to comment in a PR if the PR is empty, so can you wait awhile to post any copy-edit notes in the PR? If you have urgent suggestions, the article Talk page would be a good location. After a couple of science experts post in the PR, you can jump and have at it. Does that make sense? Noleander (talk) 14:03, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

@Noleander Sure, I'll hold back leaving any comments as long as the experts have not posted. Would you mind pinging me once they have?

Also, it's a great initiative of yours to tackle hard topics and I appreciate that. It motivates me to stay on track regardless of the difficulty both on-and off-Wiki. Good luck with the nomination. MSincccc (talk) 14:19, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for all the work on Prehistoric human impacts on the environment

Thanks for your work on the environmental article. FYI: It is starting to look like article can never get to FA quality (because the sources associated with the topic do not have a clear scope or boundary for the topic). So, I may leave the article as it is, with GA status. It is in decent shape right now, but it is clear from the GA and PR reviews that the scope of the article can never be specific enough to satisfy reviewers. Anyway, thanks for all the time you spent on it. Noleander (talk) 18:55, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Noleander Thanks for the heads up. It was not the message I was expecting, but anyways good luck with your future articles.

Also, please know that I'm just a ping away if you want me to leave comments at a PR or take a look at another of your articles. I've been a bit busy with other FACs and off-Wiki work lately.

Please do keep contributing as you do. Best, MSincccc (talk) 07:39, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

November music

story · music · places

November begins with a Bach cantata that ends with a love duet (see story) in which he invites to the wedding and she quotes a bridal song. You know because you reviewed it, - thank you for that! - Judith Blegen was on the same page until recently, and I hope to see Marisa Manchado there soon. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:59, 3 November 2026 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Thanks for the message. I've taken a look at Manchado's article and I hope you've a fine November. MSincccc (talk) 11:10, 4 November 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! - Gwyneth Jones 90, a good reason to give an article some references. I saw the scene pictured in my story, - the pic features in the infobox discussion of Götterdämmerung ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 7 November 2026 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt Thanks for the message. I missed it yesterday, but I've now taken a look at Jones's article. Best, MSincccc (talk) 07:43, 8 November 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for all your gnomish copy edits for things on the main page, and for TFA lauds! - Herbert Blomstedt, remembered here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:40, 10 November 2026 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt I've taken a look at Blomstedt's article. Best, MSincccc (talk) 14:53, 10 November 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! - Exciting

Solange Alexandre, the work of many, my story today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:44, 12 November 2026 (UTC)

• @Gerda Arendt: I've taken a look. Best, MSincccc (talk) 01:42, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

A quick hello

I was reviewing an article I started earlier this year and was reminded of your helpful copy-editing. Are there any articles you're working on that you'd like a review or second set of eyes on this week? I have Wednesday off and I'm looking for a pay-it-forward project! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:36, 8 November 2026 (UTC)

@Pbritti None for the time being, I am mostly busy with FAC and GAN reviews at present due to a busier off-Wiki schedule.

By the way, I look forward to your next article at GAN and FAC. Thanks again for the offer. Best, MSincccc (talk) 05:14, 9 November 2026 (UTC)

Move FAQ into WP space?

In WP:FAC Talk page, an editor wrote " Don't know if we [FAC] have a FAQ page, but if we don't - I suggest creating one and put it at the top or in the sidebar so that everyone could see.". I'm not sure if anything will come of that, but you may want to move the WP:FACFAQ essay from your user space into the WP project space, to make that more feasible.

The project space already has REDIRECT at Wikipedia:FACFAQ. Best is to "move" the user essay (rather than copy the text) so the edit history is preserved. The downside of moving it from your user space is you no longer have the authority to veto changes. Noleander (talk) 16:06, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

@Noleander Well, I don't mind moving it from my user space. After all it wouldn't have been possible without for the input of others, especially yours.

So, yes I am fine with you or any other user moving it from my userspace so that it can be referred to anytime by all users. Thanks again for your support. MSincccc (talk) 16:20, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

Okay, I moved the essay to Wikipedia:FAQs about FAC. In that location, you can still edit the essay, of course, but since it is no longer in your User space, changes are now governed by community consensus. Noleander (talk) 16:26, 13 November 2026 (UTC)

@Noleander Thanks for the update. Meanwhile, I hope it won't be long before I'll be reviewing at another of your FACs given the hard work you've been putting in. Great work. MSincccc (talk) 18:01, 13 November 2026 (UTC)