User talk:Amitchell125

Good article reassessment for Kingdom of East Anglia

Kingdom of East Anglia has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 20:38, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

January music

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Mozart music for today! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

20 January is the 100th birthday of David Tudor (see my story) and the 300th birthday of Bach's cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13, if we go by date instead of occasion as he would have thought, so see my story for last Sunday, and celebrate ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:40, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

List of largest empires map

Hi! We discussed editing File:Combined map - British and Mongol Empires.svg a while back at Talk:List of largest empires#Map, specifically adjusting the Mongol Empire's borders to match this map and citing the book it's from. Do you think you could help with this? I would do it myself if I had the know-how. TompaDompa (talk) 21:06, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi, if you give me the information I need, I can adjust the map accordingly and amend the accompanying text.. Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 21:08, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

The map to use can be found at the following link: https://ia801600.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/25/items/ost-geography-atlasworldhistory/AtlasWorldHistory_jp2.zip&file=AtlasWorldHistory_jp2/AtlasWorldHistory_0097.jp2&id=ost-geography-atlasworldhistory&scale=2&rotate=0. The source is O'Brien, Patrick K., ed. (2007). "The Mongol Empire 1206–1405". Philip's Atlas of World History (Concise ed.). Institute of Historical Research, University of London. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-540-08867-6. TompaDompa (talk) 21:20, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

A tricky map to use! The projection used make the job 10 times more difficult than it should be, so can I suggest the map here? Amitchell125 (talk) 15:41, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

That works for me. The objection that was raised was that the map was unsourced, so as long as it is possible to cite a reliable source we should be good. TompaDompa (talk) 15:51, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

@Amitchell125: Any update on this? TompaDompa (talk) 16:06, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

I came out of hospital a few days ago - you are now on my list again! Amitchell125 (talk) 17:54, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear that—I hope you're okay! Take the time you need, of course. TompaDompa (talk) 17:58, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

@TompaDompa: I have done the best I can - the north of the Mongol Empire was not accurately define on any map I could find. Amitchell125 (talk) 16:53, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you very much, I have added File:Combined map - British and Mongol Empires a.svg to the List of largest empires page. TompaDompa (talk) 16:59, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Edits at Great Meadow, Ukraine

Hello. Thank you for improving this article that I've created. I noticed that you've now twice removed information about Velyki and Mali Kuchuhury, calling it "off-topic" in your reasoning. These are major landforms in the area, which were especially prominent during the reservoir's existence, and are also covered by the Grand Meadow National Nature Park, so I believe they deserve a mention in the geography section. Could you explain why you consider this to be off-topic? Thanks. Shwabb1 ⟨taco⟩ 17:40, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

@Shwabb1: I intend to ensure that recent events and aspects of the area are discussed in the article, but the Great Meadow as a lowland area was lost in the 1950s, and the article needs to ensure readers understand this. Please bear with me, as I am currently restructuring the article. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:48, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

Alright. Though I don't have any good sources for this at the moment, it may also be helpful to mention that these areas existed even before the 1950s as sand dunes (kuchuhury) that contrasted with the surrounding lowland (the elevation difference also being the reason why they did not get inundated). Shwabb1 ⟨taco⟩ 17:55, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

@Shwabb1: Many thanks for the heads up! I have time on my hands as I am recovering from surgery at home, so please feel free to pass on any resources you find. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:59, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

I just found this paper on the Great Meadow published in 1917 by Adrian Kashchenko. There's lots of information there that could be useful, including about Kuchuhury, specifically the section starting from "... але найбільше цікавого уявляє з себе у сій частині Великого Лугу урочище «Кучугури»" [... but the most interesting feature in this part of the Great Meadow is the "Kuchuhury" tract]. Parts of this source are primary but I think certain sections could still be used; tell me if this works for you. Also I don't mind translating sections if something's not clear (machine translations may be flawed, especially when it comes to old texts with occasional archaisms). Shwabb1 ⟨taco⟩ 18:34, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

GA review of Dnieper reservoir cascade?

Hi. I nominated Nile River for GA status today. I noticed that the Dnieper reservoir cascade article is also nominated and has a similar dam/river/waterfall theme. Are you interested in doing a review of each others' article? The GA process permits a pair of nominators to review each others articles, provided they perform objective reviews without any "quid pro quo" arrangements or promises. I've done this a few times in the past: it works well provided both editors are experienced with the GA process. I'm planning on taking the Nile article to WP:FA eventually, so I would welcome a strong, thorough GA review. Are you interested? Noleander (talk) 20:04, 13 February 2026 (UTC)

@Noleander: I'm honoured by your offer, I haven't reviewed a GAN for a little while, and this one would be a big one, and might take a while. I might have to attempt it in stages if I accepted it. I'll confirm yes or no early next week. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:16, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Yes, it is a big article. No worries if you don't feel like doing it. Noleander (talk) 13:21, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

@Noleander: I'm in, but I am working on another Ukrainian article at present, and need time to read what the Nile article says and what the article's references are like. I'll start the review in earnest in a week's time. Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 10:08, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I'll start the Dnieper cascade soon. If you change your mind and decide you don't have time to do the Nile River, no big deal... just let me know. I don't want you to be stressed out in real life. Noleander (talk) 11:48, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Until you start the review, I may continue making small changes to the Nile article. Any changes would be relatively small (wording, pic captions, MOS, cites). I believe the article meets GA requirements now, but I'm looking ahead to the FA criteria. If ongoing small changes bother you, let me know and I can pause the polishing. Noleander (talk) 12:28, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

@Noleander: Feel free to amend, I haven't made a start yet, and won't for a few days. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:31, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Dnieper reservoir cascade is under review

Your good article nomination of the article Dnieper reservoir cascade is under review. See the review page for more information. This may take up to 7 days; feel free to contact the reviewer with any questions you might have. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Noleander -- Noleander (talk) 13:02, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Category:Historic parks, heaths and woods of Norfolk has been nominated for deletion

Category:Historic parks, heaths and woods of Norfolk has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mclay1 (talk) 03:37, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Barnstar for you

	The Cartography Barnstar
	For your cartographic improvements to Nile River. The map you created is an invaluable addition to the article, and will be of critical importance when nominating the article for FA status. And the map file is in SVG format! Noleander (talk) 18:14, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Your nomination of Dnieper reservoir cascade has passed

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Congratulations! Thank you also for your work on Roman Kofman, - can you perhaps update? I'll be able to look only tomorrow, and will have to start from zero knowledge. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:01, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your work there! - (Travelling, I had no time for him until now.) I wonder why about your changes to the infobox. Coming from project opera, I'm used to a preference for {{person}} for classical people (see here), and empty parameters that will never be filled look like clutter to me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:44, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Query on Nile map

Thanks again for building the map of Nile sources in Wiki Commons. I'm thinking of duplicating it to make a 2nd map showing tourist sights, hydropower plants, and cataracts. The SVG is fantastic: easy to remove the "sources" overlay graphics, and I can replace them with other graphic overlays. Question: the red outline of the Nile basin drainage is not editable, is that correct? I wanted to make a slight adjustment so the red drainage basin includes the Nile delta (in the far north). If the red line is not editable, no big deal: I'll just use a paint action to erase the unwanted portion of the red line, then draw a new red line in the new location. (I'm only asking in case the red line is supposed to be editable, and I'm using Inkscape wrong :-). Thanks again for making the map!!! Noleander (talk) 20:17, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

It's not editable at present, your solution is one way of doing what you would like to do. Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 21:04, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

Got it, thanks. Noleander (talk) 21:50, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Roman Kofman

On 2 March 2026, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Roman Kofman, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:56, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

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Thank you for that! - Of the four topics I helped to bring to the main page, I'm most proud of a woman's work, so made it my story. As it happens, last year's story OTD was about the woman. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:30, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

on Bach's birthday, a story about my joy --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:23, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for March 10

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Wikipedia:Destubathon of the Americas

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April thanks

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Thank you for improving article quality in April! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:21, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Today's story is about one of three bios I brought to today's main page: look and listen, an extraordinary woman in many respects. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:29, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Barnstar: thanks for help with Nile article

		The Nile River Award
		Awarded in appreciation for your helpful review of the Nile article on its road to Featured Article status. Your assistance was essential. Thanks! Noleander (talk) 15:04, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

May music

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Today: Felicity Lott. If you have little time, just give me a click ;) - If you have more, see her story. If you have more, listen to her singing Friendly Vision. If you have more, listen until she sings the word "peace" (Frieden), floating up high, serenely. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:28, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

June 2026 GAN Backlog Drive

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June music

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Today is the centenary of King Roger, an opera by Karol Szymanowski who is pictured on the main page, - my story with the trailer of the performance I saw. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:10, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

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Well-sourced and interesting. Thank you.

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:2022 Crimean Bridge explosion aftermath.webp

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Good article nominations RfC

Hi Amitchell125,

There is an ongoing Request for Comment (RfC) at Wikipedia:Good article nominations/August 2026 RfC, which you may be interested in because in the past year, you have nominated or reviewed more than one good article nomination. This message has also been sent to all subscribers to the Good Article Gazette. The RfC contains many proposals (33 at the time of writing), which are split into the following categories: nominators, reviewers, reviews, volunteer roles, reviewing initiatives, and others. However, you are more than welcome to add any proposals of your own that you wish to put to the community.

By the end of September, all the proposals will have been closed by an uninvolved editor, either as a consensus for one of the options or with no consensus. At this point, editors will be invited again to develop these proposals into coherent policy and implement them.

Thank you for your contributions to the good articles project, and I look forward to your input! (in solidarity), JacobTheRox^{(talk|contributions)} 16:02, 11 August 2026 (UTC)