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Welcome!

Hello, Gerda Arendt, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like Graham Waterhouse, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted. ... --> Again, welcome! Hell In A Bucket (talk) 13:39, 2 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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You do great work and I love it! Don't let Tony get to you. Ihre Arbeit ist grossartig. Weiter schreiben, eien lange Zeit. PS, I really liked the article about the church the communists blew up. BarkingMoon (talk) 11:50, 19 June 2011 (UTC) Sehr geehrte Gerda, I have a watch on your page since a few weeks ago. I approved and moved 167 to holding for June 24.BarkingMoon (talk) 12:11, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:13, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keine Problem. Koennen Sie ueberpruefen DYK Noel F. Parrish? Danke. BarkingMoon (talk) 12:14, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Later, yes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:24, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

See my talk page. Thanks so much! BarkingMoon (talk) 11:13, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On 30 December 2011 the article became a GA, thanks to Ched, PumpkinSky and MathewTownsend, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:40, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

	Wonderful comment
	For your wonderful comment, cutting right to the heart of the matter! cmadler (talk) 13:18, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

	words of reason and trust
	To quote you: Thank you for speaking up with decency and fairness, treating editors as living people, — Ched :  ?  15:58, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You asked for an English translation of "uneinsichtig, unbelehrbar und beratungsresistent". Without consulting a dictionary, I translate those words as "uninsightful, unteachable, and resistant to advice", but there may be a more nuanced or idiomatic meaning that I am missing. The single English word that comes to mind to describe that set of characteristics is "pig-headed" (that is probably not an English word you know, but I think it is a word you will enjoy). I also think of the Wikipedia item WP:IDIDNTHEARTHAT.

Your English is much better than my Deutsch, so I am happy when I can help you expand your knowledge. I didn't respond on the page where you asked the question because I think it is a bad idea to continue the argument ("bickering") there. Also, I think it is best to avoid making accusations against people, because that often makes people angry, while failing to help them see the problem. (See Wikipedia:Avoid personal remarks.) --Orlady (talk) 14:54, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I certainly enjoyed the new word and your sensible way of handling the case. I just asked words, didn't I? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:00, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Yeah, but "pig-headed" has more negative connotations than "hard-headed" or "stubborn". I will not choose a term to apply to this situation, per one of the above cited policies. Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Learning, thank you! (Just approved your Aku hook), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:24, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Alright, thanks! Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:11, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"impervious" rings a bell: "impervious to pain, up to a certain point" (The Fountainhead), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:26, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Orlady, einsicht is indeed insight or understanding, but in this context uneinsichtig is nearer to "unreasonable". I suggest "unreasonable, incorrigible, and impervious to advice". Pig-headed is good. Moonraker (talk) 09:56, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for more insight, on top of your brilliant idiomatic translation of the 1715 text about the (equal) skills of females to study, see above, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:57, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

	When the Ill Winds Blow No Good
	I saw this image and thought of you and all you've done to help PS and Khazar. You are a bastion of refuge when the storm clouds come in, and I for one would like to thank you. Don't worry about people talking behind your back - as they say, "sticks and stones". Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:13, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

	Tree award? These have to be "awards"?
	Hi, Gerda. I was editing Desivojca, and it has this nice tree photo from the "Komani neighborhood", so I figured it should be seen more. Enjoy. Alarbus (talk) 15:55, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I do, I love trees! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

	The Special Barnstar
	For believing in the goodness of people above all. For having faith and being willing to work on a cause that seemed hopeless. MathewTownsend (talk) 23:27, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AMEN to that! Gerda is one of the kindest, most decent people I've ever met. In this case, wiki-met, not met in person, though I'd love to do that one day.PumpkinSky talk 11:37, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, yes, please, all of it! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:41, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• — Ched :  ?  00:37, 16 April 2012 (UTC) Like[reply]

Not by everyone... I'd removed the paragraph break, he readded it, and I wasn't going to fight with him about it, so I just left it. Thanks for tidying up the blurb at Phallus indusiatus and sorry if you felt you were getting caught in the crossfire. This related discussion might also interest you... or you might want to steer clear, your choice! Regards and very best wishes, Bencherlite^Talk 23:04, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out, I saw it and kind of answered in the other thread. I don't feel caught, don't worry. I would still like to find a way not to see a German king associated with "gross", but it's 1:12 where I live, no more ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:17, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You were reverted as well, btw. Bencherlite^Talk 23:51, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully Dabomb will deal with it before it goes on the MP. --Rschen7754 23:54, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure he will, if he selects it - but that just makes more work for him, which is unfair. Alternatively, he'll ignore the nomination which might be unfair on the article. Either way, who wins from what's happening at TFAR at the moment? Bencherlite^Talk 23:58, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is that Raul is taking a wikibreak, and some users don't respect his authority anyway and are taking advantage. FAC and FAR are still running quite fine since there's multiple delegates who can deal with disruption, but at TFA it's only Dabomb against everyone else, and he's busy IRL too. (But thankfully he came back when I alerted him by email, or we would have had complete anarchy when we ran out of scheduled TFAs). --Rschen7754 00:14, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's not a problem; the wiki runs fine wo. Wiki's are not about “authoritah” they are about collaborations and merit. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, I don't believe in authority for the sake of authority, or structure for the sake of structure. However, in this case structure is needed, or we'll get people scheduling their own FAs as TFAs, or scheduling a whole bunch of similar articles in a consecutive row, or scheduling articles that are clearly not ready, etc. That is why there is a FA director and delegate here, to make sure that these concerns are addressed.

If you think that the TFA system should be trashed and redone from the ground up, then I would suggest starting a RFC and going about it the proper way, because after all, the community chose to have the current system. Either that, or stick with what we have. So in other words, either put up with it, or form a consensus to get things changed. But this "middle-ground" passive-aggressive behavior I see from multiple parties of making snide remarks against Raul, changing the TFA rules without consensus, sneakily scheduling TFAs in the hopes that Raul/Dabomb won't notice, etc. is disruptive. It needs to stop, and it needs to stop now. Raul hasn't been perfect, either, but that doesn't excuse the other side. I will not hesitate to bring further action/attention to this matter if necessary. --Rschen7754 08:28, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

These tweaks to formats are no big deal unless you choose to make them so, which is unhelpful. I've quit a lot of experience with web formatting and page design; example. And the blurbs can be re-tweak post scheduling. I've no real issue with Dabomb; he selects some interesting articles. I'm not “against” him. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 00:32, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

waking up to an interesting thread: we lived in anarchy for a month now, the result is the archive of September, I like what Dabomb scheduled, Lynching and Lettuce, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:05, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Situation for the last several weeks strikes me as an example of where consensus is demonstrated to work and proof no one is indispensable. If one person is getting overwhelmed, the answer is to have other talented people share the work. The wrong answer is to try and make it a small domain where one person after another gets burned out because they are trying to keep too much control of everything. TFA requires many eyes and many hands on deck. Montanabw^(talk) 17:17, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

		The Mandarax Barnstar of Excellence
		I am pleased to award this MBE to you in recognition of your outstanding work on Wikipedia. Your numerous DYKs have achieved the noble goal of highlighting culture on the Main Page. Your work with other users is exemplary, and you're one of the nicest Wikipedians, always supporting and encouraging other users. Thanks for all of your superb contributions! MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:14, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! - I was tempted to say "Blushing", but every time I say so the user is gone a week later, I don't want to miss you also ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:19, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ps: I would like to share this award with my br'er Rabbit, the incarnation of selfless service to this project ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:15, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your not saying it seems to have worked – it's been a week and I'm still here! I just finished my latest article (my first in a long time). It's about an artist who was born and raised in Germany and was very interested in music. For some reason, that made me think of you.... MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 22:01, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't say it, as much as I was tempted! - Thanks for staying with me, and for the article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:25, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• http://wikipediocracy.com/
• http://wikipediocracy.com/2012/10/31/tis-the-season-to-be-banning-at-wikipedia/

• Mads Lange

A Halloween present from Wikipediocracy on my eighth anniversary. Best wishes. Mads Lange (talk) 09:28, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

'tis the season

nice comment, peace maker - I pass free treats today, Reformation, even the Bach cantata got a pumpkin + I like sharing, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You mentioned this article on my talk page earlier. The reason I did a bit of work on it was partly because it was pretty poor, but more selfishly I wanted to start an article on the topic of concealed shoes, and I didn't it want it to be immediately tagged as an orphan; I hate those tags. I've emailed Northampton Museum asking if someone from there could take a look at the article, and it would be good if you and/or your talk-page stalkers could have a quick look through as well, to see if there's anything that could do with a bit more explanation. I'm not asking for any kind kind of formal review, just a quick eyeball to see if there's anything obviously missing, or that doesn't make sense.

Cheers! (Yes, I've had a couple of glasses of wine, and perhaps you'll join me. I find it helps the creative juices to flow. ;-) ) George Ponderevo (talk) 19:31, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, will look but not soon, want to get Fauré's Requiem to presentable until the composer appears as TFA on 4 November, translate a Bach cantata to German until Saturday and Der Handschuh asap, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Would you like me to take a look as well? Malleus Fatuorum 19:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, all of them ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, later. Have to warn you though that I'm not really a Wikipedian, have never been a Wikipedian, and I scare away women, children and new editors. Allegedly. But I'll try and be gentle. Malleus Fatuorum 20:03, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

matching my Category:Wikipedians who are not part of The Community --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:13, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

On 30 December 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bach created "colourful and delicate effects" by scoring 1714's Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152, a dialogue of Jesus and the Soul, for recorder, oboe, viola d'amore (pictured) and viola da gamba? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

(X! · talk)  · @954  ·  12:02, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A question: apart from Pagliacci, are there any other operas featuring clowns? Am struggling a bit with a quiz and this possibly falls within your area of expertise! Hope you are well and enjoying the festivities. pablo 18:18, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No other clown comes to my mind, jester Rigoletto is different, perhaps ask Project:Opera? - Our fine Christmas music is on my user, look for "ban complaining" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:38, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I think Rigoletto is right (what with the filicide and all). It's section 3 of this if you fancy having a look. pablo 21:58, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

preceding Falstaff and Forza del destino, - the latter could also be a redirect to AN, like Great Dismal Swamp ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:11, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah - I had Falstaff, but thanks for the other one. I also have Trovatore, Otello, Macbeth(?) and Traviata but my opera knowledge is weak! pablo 22:19, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

4 Simone Boccanegra, 5 Trovatore, 6 Nabucco, 7 Otello, 8 Un ballo in maschera, 9 Ernani 10 Traviata (I used WP for one) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:34, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

← Awesome, thanks! The annoying thing about this quiz is the wording, so many things ring a bell, but hunting them down is tricky. pablo 23:01, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, this was fun! - Did you know that I make up a daily opera DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:07, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really enjoying all the great music for the holiday season - thank you for all your work in such a beautiful topic. I hope you and all your family have a wonderful time over this season. Hugs to all. — Ched :  ?  17:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Ched, feels good! Same to you, thinking "Joy to the world" - we sang that on Christmas Eve, in English, in Germany, - peace, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:11, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gerda, or indeed Aye Oop, Lass. (I'm in Yorkshire Mode, but do not know why. Please feel free to reply in Bavarian ...)

Just a note to wish you the very best for 2013 and to thank you for all your kindness and wisdom. I've had a busy Winter Seasonal Period (it gets a bit frantic for, ahem, Players Of A Certain Instrument, as you know) but I now have a bit of a break though there's a nice BWV243 coming up in January. (Not, thank goodness, 243a for which I would prefer to be in the audience!)

I am sure a certain Prussian Professorin would still love you to pop in and say hello sometime ... but she can keep, there's no hurry :)

Have a great Year Beginning Celebration Module (or, like, whatever ...)

with my very best, DBaK (talk) 18:26, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lovely, thank you! Same to you, like! Did you see the instruments mentioned on top of this page, all the time? And viola d'amore was pictured on the Main page yesterday ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:12, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes! Lovely! :) DBaK (talk) 20:20, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have a great 2013 Your Gerdaress!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 15:33, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, same! It started nicely, hiking uphill and looking down on our village's fireworks. You both, please look at BWV 41, mentioned on top, it's for today, it's with the straight instruments, and it has a red link ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:46, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Googled it, couldn't find anything on him..♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 19:48, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

the usual suspect --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:51, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

BWV 41 - oh yes, nice!! So, I am currently listening to Suzuki/BCJ performing it - wonderful stuff, thank you for the heads-up. I don't think I have ever played it but I need anyway to brush up on the, er, Extreme Tools and Techniques as I have a Magnificat coming up, so I will have a look at this too, Yummy! :) DBaK (talk) 13:35, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for improvements there! Magnificent disillusion, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:39, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Deutscher Musikpreis.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:42, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ps: Echo is a different one, can you fix that? ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:56, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Your submission of Christophe Coin at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 15:32, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Gerda I've asked once before that TFAR discussions not be kept and recycled. Just so you know, I've brought it up with Bencherlite. [1]. Truthkeeper (talk) 23:57, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This one was related to the original nomination, people started to say the same things again, otherwise I would not have brought it back, - feel free to edit what you don't like. - I wonder anyway why nobody else nominated this as it was planned, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:10, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"I wonder anyway why nobody else nominated this"? Perhaps because you nominated it in October and you added it to the "pending" list - why would anyone else feel obliged to renominate for you? And it isn't / wasn't "planned" to appear on 28th January, as the previous discussion shows. As for your email, I'm not rescheduling the article for 6th January - it's too short notice, and a fair degree of work is involved in unscheduling and rescheduling, which I don't feel in the mood to do just to avoid a points penalty for an Austen-related article. In other news, happy new year! Bencherlite^Talk 11:40, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy new year to you as well, and thanks for scheduling! (Sorry, I wrote the above in a rush, not thinking too carefully about wording, "planning" wasn't the right term, hoping would be better.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:00, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's probably better that I don't go into detail ... but thank you very much for your support. I added a person to "missed" because someone asked me to. Like you, I only ran across the MT account. I won't say more, but I very much appreciate your backup. — Ched :  ?  09:28, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ps: peace

Thank you! Did you know that of the four people in the second entry above, only one is not missing, YOU? I still have a dream, not only for TFA, of civility and team spirit. I just did a good exercise: check for the word peace on my talk archive, you will like it, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:39, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

		The 'Brains Work Better in A Community' Award
		You and I walk on the same side of the street. Thank you for all your efforts to befriend and assist your fellow Wikipedian Editors (WE). Bottom line: WE are all living breathing people that desire love. Your efforts have a cascading effect throughout WP. What's so bad about Peace, Love and Understanding? ```Buster Seven Talk 01:42, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, blushing again. (See above, not afraid that you will leave within a week ;) Thanks to Elen for the colour.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:43, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ps: click on peace under the pumpkin sky --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:45, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In the comments on my nomination of Icelandic Phallological Museum for TFA, another editor has suggested Feb 13th as an alternative date. Would you support the nomination if it was switched to that date? Prioryman (talk) 21:52, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

yes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:53, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What about February 14th? More romantic.... Ahem. Be sure to picture the Blue whale penis on the front page! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 22:00, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You should have looked before you posted this ;) that's where it was, but met reservation, including my own, - you didn't speak up on WP:TFAR, use your voice there! (The rules for nominations look super-complicated, but you can freely support and oppose.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:04, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Got a link to the proposal?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 22:09, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Given above. Scroll over the enormous rules, you get to the summary chart, there's the link, was 14 February when I looked last, but may change now to 13. Take courage, it's like a fortress, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:12, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'd support on any day except the 14th. Montanabw^(talk) 22:22, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On 6 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Christophe Coin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that "supremely talented" Christophe Coin was conductor and cellist in recording Bach's ten cantatas with violoncello piccolo, including the chorale cantata Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41, for New Year's Day? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Christophe Coin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Mifter (talk) 00:02, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gerda,

Thank you for your kind note on my talk page! What a nice surprise! I'm glad that you enjoyed reading Psittacosaurus, but in point of fact, I had less to do with the improvement of this article than several other editors. user:Sheep81 deserves most of the credit for the original version of the article, and a half-dozen editors kept it well-maintained. I feel like I don't deserve the jewel... but I'm adding it to my page anyway! ;) Regardless, thank you for your kind gesture. Best wishes and happy editing, Firsfron of Ronchester 04:54, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the recommendation, please name the others to be considered, I go at no more than one a day, spreading if more one editor was contributing, and a few are on my personal waiting list ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:03, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The short list is user:Albertonykus, user:FunkMonk, user:J. Spencer, user:Dinoguy2, and user:Mgiganteus1. All wonderful editors who added good content to the article. Firsfron of Ronchester 15:41, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, will keep in mind! FunkMonk has Precious already, check the list, and don't say again "undeserved" about yourself, it's not for single article ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:56, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Created all article requests at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Opera. Feel free to help expand. Best if they were removed and a new set of requests added..♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:43, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you fo creating. Voceditenore is the one to address for the project. I am busy with BWV 32, probably not able to expand 5*, would you find a red link there, for Sunday 13, both 1726 and 2013! Once I am done, I want to pursue my first GA om in German, BWV 40, then opera ;)

Decided on Rachel Nicholls for the cantata --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:13, 8 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I know this is an incredibly off the wall idea and maybe not even a good one, but have you ever considered running for adminship, just on the odd chance that you might need to use the tools someday? I imagine you will not be interested, but every good editor should have the idea suggested to them once in a while, just as a reminder that they are a good editor. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 17:39, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestion, speaking of your trust! No, not me, because(!) I want to edit ;) - I know excellent admins to ask in case of need, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:27, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I figured you wouldn't want to. It's probably for the best though, you are far too nice a person to put through that headache. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 18:29, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Headache is a rather harmless word for the process my favourite collaborator did not "survive", - thank you for signing "peace" (above)! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:36, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. The RfA process is a mess, but I'm concerned that we won't be able to get consensus on either determining the problems or finding solutions. AutomaticStrikeout (T • C) 18:45, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Asking Gerda to become an admin would be like asking a princess to become a janitor!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 18:53, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]