User:Softlavender
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About me:
I'm female, born in 1955, and live in the U.S.
I have a degree in English and History from Duke University.
Among other things, I have been a professional editor for over 17 years, in New York City (1985–1992) and in San Francisco (1992–2001). Editing in all fields: journalism, nonfiction, textbooks, medical, legal, fact-checking, copyediting, proofreading, etc.
I started editing Wikipedia in mid 2006, and created an account in early 2007.
Invaluable resources for researchers:
On those sites you can find any book, and at the very cheapest prices.
- A request for adminship is open for discussion.
- Open letter regarding the Wikimedia Foundation's potential disclosure of editors' personal information.
- Should all administrators seeking resysop have made an administrative act within the previous five years?
- Extended-confirmed pending changes and preemptive protection in contentious topics
- Are portals encyclopedic, and are they appropriate redirect targets?
- Should recall petitions be limited to signatures only?
- Should the length of recall petitions be shortened?
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Compositions by Bill McGlaughlin
Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts
Barnstars
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:11, 13 January 2015 (UTC)
Precious again, your musical rescue work on Bach's cello suites
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 | On 26 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article I Surrender All, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Oprah Winfrey has stated that the gospel hymn "I Surrender All" played a pivotal role in her life? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/I Surrender All. 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. |
| On 2 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tommy's Honour, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that actors Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden, who portray pioneering golfing legends Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris in the 2016 film Tommy's Honour, had no prior experience with golf? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tommy's Honour. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tommy's Honour), 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. |
| On 19 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bells Across the Meadows, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bells Across the Meadows (title page pictured), a characteristic intermezzo by Albert Ketèlbey, was rated one of Your Hundred Best Tunes in 2003? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bells Across the Meadows. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Bells Across the Meadows), 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. |
| On 2 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rofū Miki, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Akatombo, or "Red Dragonfly", written by poet Rofū Miki and composed by Kosaku Yamada, is one of the most-loved Japanese songs according to a 1989 survey? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), 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. |
On 3 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Plas Dinas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret spent much time at his family's Welsh country mansion Plas Dinas, but after his father's death the estate went to Snowdon's younger half-brother? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Plas Dinas. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Plas Dinas), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
To delete old userpages: {{db-g7}}
Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Style guidelines
Stuff to look at later:
- https://tools.wmflabs.org/makeref/
- WP:RS
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources
- [3]
- http://www.wbur.org/npr/15597620
- help boxes on Wikievil666's Talk page
To reply, this is how it should go:
Original post "What cars do you like?"
- First reply "I like Volkswagens!"
- Reply #1 to first reply "I think Volkswagens are stupid.."
- Reply to reply #1 to first reply "No, they're great!"
- Reply #2 to first reply "Me too!"
- Second reply "I like Hyundai!"
- Reply #1 to second reply "I think Hyundai cars break down easy"
- Reply number three "I like Honda!"
- Reply number four "I like Saab"
Of course those would all use ~~~~ after them to sign