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(I have relocated these very precious kindnesses from others to the top of my talkpage, so they will never be lost or forgotten. I am very grateful for each one.)

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diplomacy
For your well-chosen words at Talk:Christian ethics. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 18:15, 29 November 2020 (UTC) reply

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Phenomenal job on History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance! Your deep grasp of the scholarly literature and your tireless commitment to addressing my large number of comments and generally improving the article is very impressive! Thank you for all your hard work! DocFreeman24 ( talk) 14:46, 1 December 2020 (UTC) reply

A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
For your diligence at Biblical criticism and elsewhere. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 23:56, 12 September 2020 (UTC) reply

Your praises played by Moop Mama, more on my talk, or the Main page ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:20, 15 September 2020 (UTC) reply

A barnstar for you!

The Friendship Barnstar
Thank you again for your kind comments and friendly gesture. You are a fine example of a Kindness Campaign member.
History DMZ ( talk)+( ping) 04:09, 26 September 2020 (UTC) reply

P.S. Feel free to take over the 'Gerda's newsletter' idea. I'm going to re-focus on maybe starting a Kindness Campaign newsletter :)


The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
You definitely deserve this for your work on History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance! HouseBlaster ( talk) 17:47, 1 November 2020 (UTC) reply


Precious anniversary

A year ago ...
"What do you mean,
I can´t rewrite
the entire article!?"
... you were recipient
no. 1915 of Precious,
a prize of QAI!

miss you -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:58, 30 April 2019 (UTC) reply


The Christianity Barnstar
You deserve this for your herculean efforts to improve Biblical criticism and respond to the comments at its recent FAC. As Gog mentioned in the closing note, with some additional work it will have a good chance at passing next time around. {{u| Sdkb}} talk 05:04, 14 December 2020 (UTC) reply

Fruits

A barnstar for you!

The Christianity Barnstar
Dear Jenhawk777, I award you The Christianity Barnstar for all your hard work in WikiProject Christianity-related articles, especially your recent creation of Evolutionary theodicy. Keep up the good work! Your efforts are making a difference here! With regards, Anupam Talk 04:21, 24 March 2021 (UTC) reply

A barnstar for you!

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thank you Jenhawk777 for the message that you left on Gerda's page for me. Truly, the volunteers of these huge projects like WP, LibriVox, DP cannot go the extra mile without people like Gerda and you, who inject fresh energy into the volunteers. The kind words are our only salary, and fortunately we all can pay each other a lot. :) Qapisce ( talk) 10:57, 21 September 2021 (UTC) reply

A superior barnstar for you!

The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia   
For all the time and effort you have put in — across thousands of edits — to markedly improve numerous articles related to Christianity all these years. The magnitude of the positive impact you have had with regard to Wikipedia's coverage of academic topics related to Christianity is unprecedented; I cannot think of any other editor who has worked so rigorously and improved those topics to the extent that you have. You are a phenomenal editor and your work is awe-inspiring. Thank you for all that you do! —  The Most Comfortable  Chair 21:12, 1 June 2022 (UTC) reply
This has touched me so deeply I almost cried. Thank you so, so very much. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 21:29, 1 June 2022 (UTC) reply

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
For tireless and invaluable efforts on creating and improving Christianity-related pages. Avilich ( talk) 12:10, 24 June 2022 (UTC) reply

Not the first you receive, but the first I ever hand out. Avilich ( talk) 12:10, 24 June 2022 (UTC) reply

Avilich Bless your heart! Thank you so much! This is very kind of you and I appreciate it. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:10, 24 June 2022 (UTC) reply

Referencing of Conversion to Christianity

A cookie for your work, not sure how much more I can help you with referencing now :).

The content now reads as a proper Wikipedia article as well. -- LCU ActivelyDisinterested transmissions ° co-ords° 10:50, 19 September 2023 (UTC) reply

ActivelyDisinterested Bless you! Thank you! I so deeply appreciate you and all your work. You are still the one I will reach out to when I have a problem, but you have taught me a lot, and this article was just too much to ask someone else to do for me. I would have enjoyed banging my head against a wall more, but hey, I followed your example and got it done. I put it up for peer review and others suggested adding back a theology section which I am beginning work on today. Thank you again. You are a great blessing. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 15:22, 19 September 2023 (UTC) reply


September songs
The Original Barnstar
For excellent work on Theodosius I and Massacre of Thessalonica Richard Keatinge ( talk) 21:02, 20 May 2021 (UTC) reply

Question from ThomasCup2024 (14:28, 29 May 2024)

Someone is attempting an edit war.

He said "NPOV" yet I've used sources that abide by wikipedia's trusted sources for impartiality. On the Lee Chong Wei page. Looking at his history he has said that the reason why he kept deleting another user's edits on Lee Chong Wei, was because he himself did not consider him as one of the greatest, completely ignoring the sources. -- ThomasCup2024 ( talk) 14:28, 29 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Okay, I went to the article page and looked it over. First, create a new topic on the talk page and ping him directly asking him to explain his revert. Don't assume you know what he thinks. WP:NPOV says Avoid stating opinions as facts. but the problem here could be solved by adding an attribution - who says he is the best - and by including any statements of disagreement. Defend your sources and rewrite that edit to include attribution and opposition - if there is any - and put that on the talk page discussion. Next, if you get nowhere, go here: Wikipedia:Dispute resolution#Resolving content disputes and do what it says. Just know that the first thing Admin will ask is if you tried to resolve this on the talk page. An edit war will reflect badly on you, so stop trying to add that to the article for now. Let me know how it goes. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 15:35, 29 May 2024 (UTC) reply

How can i join the football team, in different club, I'm from bhutan, i really want to join the team, i have been playing football from my country.. -- Kinjor ( talk) 07:17, 30 May 2024 (UTC) reply

I have no idea. Wikipedia has no football team. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:50, 30 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Just wanted to say

I started two articles this week. Teddy bear lady Charleen Kinser and crazy Shakespeare lady Ola Ince. TBH I thought Ola was a dude when I started, it's not a girl's name in Sweden. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 20:55, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Ola was my great-grandmother's name, but she was German I think. It's funny isn't it - I almost never start new articles. It's my mission to clean up old ones and there are over a hundred in my area of study. I will die before I finish. :-( Jenhawk777 ( talk) 20:59, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Apparently Ola (given name) is very "democratic" that way. WP isn't technically infinite. but from our perspective it kinda is. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 21:05, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply
Oh yeah to all the above! Jenhawk777 ( talk) 21:08, 31 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Question from Javajourney (16:43, 4 June 2024)

how do i upload an album cover to a page, using the 'infobox album' template? -- Javajourney ( talk) 16:43, 4 June 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Javajourney Assuming this is about Draft:Rip Open the Skies (album), you can only do so after the draft has become an article. Rules ( WP:NFCC #7). When that is the case, go to WP:FUW, click "Upload a non-free file", chose "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use." > "This is the official cover art of a work." Hope this helps. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 18:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Jürgen Moltmann

story · music · places

Jürgen Moltmann died, and I'm struggling with getting the article referenced. There's now a source in English, which is great, but it sometimes contradicts the article, and I don't know what's right. Example: his "chosen by Christ" was in Belgium according to our article, but in Scotland according to the CT article. Would you have time to help? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:09, 6 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Can't believe that Theology of Hope has no article, not even in German. Should we do that? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:38, 6 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Of course I will help you in any way I can. I am in the middle of doing a source review on an FA candidate that is long and complicated right now. It is taking all my time and focus - not even getting anything else done on my own article - is it possible to wait till I finish that? If not, I will put that on hold and help you immediately. Do you need me to find sources? Jenhawk777 ( talk) 15:47, 6 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Gerda Arendt Nevermind about the FA. I have spent a little time looking up Moltmann, but I am unsure what you are looking for exactly. I can't find either an article or a book titled "chosen by Christ". The Church in the Power of the Spirit: A Contribution to Messianic Ecclesiology is generally considered his greatest work, and he is thought of as one of the greatest theologians of the last century. 'Theology of Hope' was his first book. His work most certainly deserves an article. Just help me understand what you need, and I will do it today. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 17:20, 6 June 2024 (UTC) reply
I was a bit in a ruch going out, sorry. Two things: the quote "I was found by Christ" (not chosen) is about an episode mentioned in both the WP article and CT during his time as prisoner of war, but the former had it in Belgium, and the other in Scotland. I helped myself a bit already by placing the quote after all these. (Even Scotland was not the last.) While the referencing for him has to be within days, better one than two, the other, a future article about a book, has more time. How about this: I start about Hope, and you the other, and we help each other? - But for today and tomorrow: any help with inline citations is welcome. You may have better sources than I can find on the internet. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:25, 6 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Okay, check this out. In The Source of Life: The Holy Spirit and the Theology of Life he personally talks about being a prisoner of war from pages 1-10. The WP article has the details correct but does not actually say where conversion happened. I cannot see all these pages on preview, but I have put in a request at the Resource exchange for pages 1-10, because I am thinking that what you are looking for is somewhere in pages 8-10 which are not on preview. Hopefully that will produce what we need. It may be tonight, but I will get back to you as soon as I get something from them. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:41, 6 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Gerda Arendt The nearest to the phrase you are looking for is on page 5. I never decided for Christ, as is often demanded of us, but I am sure that, then and there, in the dark pit of my soul, he found me." It was a process (as it is in reality for everyone) rather than a single event. On page 8 It began in the night of war, and when we came to Norton camp the sun rose for us. We came with wounded souls, and when we left, 'my soul was healed'. It's truly a marvelous book and a powerful testimony. No wonder even those who disagree with his theology are still moved by him and admire him. I hope this helps. I must return to my review now as I am holding things up there. Bless your efforts - and yourself my friend. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:14, 7 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Thank you for the research! - I was out all day, so I'm afraid I won't be able to sufficiently source the many other theological passages in the article that still need it, and cutting everything unsources would leave the article rather unbalanced. The precise source is from his own book, and some of the rigid variety of reviewers will complain, - although - which "independent source" would Know such personal things? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:54, 8 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Gerda Arendt It may be a kind of gray area, but it's published and imo, that qualifies it as a secondary source. It's not a personal diary, a memoir, a family Bible or even a personal letter - all of which can be and have on occasion been used here. Check the other WP refs: Cezanne, Stephan (5 June 2024). "Zwischen Frömmigkeit und Revolution: Zum Tod des großen Jürgen Moltmann". Kirche und Leben; and Conradie, E. M. (2012). Creation and Salvation: A companion on recent theological movements. Münster: LIT Verlag. ISBN 978-3-64-390137-8.; and Ryan, Robin (2011). God and the Mystery of Human Suffering (1st ed.) Paulist Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-8091-4713-7. I'm almost done with the FA review I've been doing. It's been a little long and complicated because I have gone through all of it. I'll be finished tonight. I will help. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 22:28, 8 June 2024 (UTC) reply
OK, then let's try ;) - WP:RD is strict about 7 days, he died 3 June, so we have a day left to work it out. I have church and company and cantata plans but will do what I can. He deserves it even if we don't succeed with a Main page appearance. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 05:23, 9 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Update: someone nominated him already for WP:ITNN. At present, there's one "citation required", perhaps you can focus on that, about the theology of liberation. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:14, 9 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Today's story is about a tune used by Bach and Mozart. - There are now more tags in Moltmann's article. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:01, 9 June 2024 (UTC) reply
There are nine at last count. I am working on it now. This Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Avoid misuse of primary sources says "Where primary-source material has been discussed by a reliable secondary source, it may be acceptable to rely on it ..." so I say we go with that. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 20:29, 9 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Gerda Arendt I've done four so far, but I have to break for a bit now. I will be back. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 21:50, 9 June 2024 (UTC) reply
3 left I think, but I'm tapped out for the day. Be back tomorrow to check on what's left. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 04:53, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Thank you! I covered the three but now they ask to reference the other works. There's a bibliography in the external links, but it's marked as self-published. The 350+ in the German National Library seem too broad. Did you meet a list of books in English. We have Comradie, but he listed mostly other titles than those in the article. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:28, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply

I added everything I used to the works cited. Reference what "other works"? Jenhawk777 ( talk) 07:42, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Do you mean the "Other works" section under the bibliography? What in heaven's name is needed there that isn't already there? Jenhawk777 ( talk) 07:58, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Yes, the latter. ISBN numbers would do, but better some academic list of works or bibliography. - I wanted to add the bibliography from Cameron Coombe, but it's hosted by Wordpress, which is blacklisted. I hoped you had met a different one. If not we could through the 35 pages of the German National Library but it had no English title on the first 2 of those pages ;) - I have the same problem with opera recordings. Printed books, published recordings: what references would they need? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:10, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
There's a complete list of works here [1]. A research bibliography is available on the archive [2]. It's citable. Check out this one [3] that has multiple links. And if you can access this one [4] it is probably citable. Are you saying the bibliography needs isbn numbers for every work? They aren't even all books! What the heck?! It's 3 in the morning. I'm going to bed. Whoever these people are, they are supremely aggravating! Jenhawk777 ( talk) 08:17, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Thank you so much. The "complete" has way too few to be complete, and is hosted on the same problematic site as the Coombe one, bu that research library should do! Sleep well. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 09:37, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
I got the notice it made it into the ITN. Well done Gerda. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:10, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Ynd you as well, Jen! - Today I wanted to write a happy song story, on a friend's birthday, but instead we have the word of thunder on top of it, which would have been better on 2 June, this year's first Sunday after Trinity. "Zeit ohne Zeit" means "time without time", composed in 1724, to an even older text! The new lilypond - thanks to DanCherek - is quite impressive. As my 2 Jun story said: Bach was fired up. - Today's Main page is rich in music, also Franz Liszt and a conductor. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:13, 11 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Bach is one of my favorites - perhaps because he so often seemed 'fired up'! I like that! I am so happy I was able to help and so very happy it was me that you asked. Take care! Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:02, 11 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Thank you for all that!! - Today is "the day" for James Joyce, also for Bach's fourth chorale cantata (and why does it come before the third?) - the new pics have a mammal I had to look up. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:09, 16 June 2024 (UTC) reply
New pics of food and flowers come with the story of Noye's Fludde (premiered on 18 June), written by Brian Boulton. I nominated Éric Tappy because he died, and it needs support today! I nominated another women for GA in the Women in Green June run, - review welcome, and more noms planned. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:36, 18 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Today is a feast day for which Bach composed a chorale cantata in 1724 (and we had a DYK about it in 2012). Can't believe that Jodie Devos had to die, - don't miss her video from the Opéra-Comique at the end, - story to come. The weekend brought plenty of music sung and listened to, and some of it is reflected in the last two stories! + pics of good food with good company -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:10, 24 June 2024 (UTC) reply

ITN recognition for Jürgen Moltmann

On 10 June 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Jürgen Moltmann, 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. Schwede 66 10:03, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply

I successfully resisted a knee-jerk urge to change "Moltmann described his theology as an extension of Karl Barth's theological works" to "Moltmann described his theology as an extension of theologian Karl Barth's theological works". There are limits. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 10:16, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Why resist? It seems a bit ambiguous as it is. Go for it! Yes, we did. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:09, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
We did it ;) (signed late) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:54, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply
YAY!! Jenhawk777 ( talk) 03:17, 11 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Question from Bonus Person (01:26, 12 June 2024)

Is there a way for me to search pages that don't have a counterpart in another Wikipedia?

For example, If i wanted to look up articles about Anime that don't have a page on Portuguese Wikipedia, would there be a way for me to do that? -- Bonus Person ( talk) 01:26, 12 June 2024 (UTC) reply

@ Bonus Person Hi! If Jenhawk doesn't know, the people at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) might. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 09:48, 12 June 2024 (UTC) reply
I have no idea. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 16:43, 13 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Question from AEP1983 (11:00, 12 June 2024)

Hello, how am I doing so far? -- AEP1983 ( talk) 11:00, 12 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Send me some links on what you've done. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 16:42, 13 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Some scholarship

You may find something interesting in Forging the medieval on Wikipedia. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 09:17, 13 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Thank you! That was really interesting. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 16:47, 13 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Perhaps unusually, Richard Nevell - one of the authors - is an experienced Wikipedia editor and has taken at least one article to FA. Gog the Mild ( talk) 11:50, 15 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Per article, "Academic integrity and Wikipedia guidance on ‘Conflict of Interest’ declarations invite that we state our positions. We are Wikipedia editors..." Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 12:05, 15 June 2024 (UTC) reply
I didn't realize that. That's pretty cool. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 16:43, 15 June 2024 (UTC) Hey, what do you guys think about that hacker? That's disturbing. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 16:47, 15 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Hacker? Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 20:46, 15 June 2024 (UTC) reply
The Signpost story under Humor - about the high school kid. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 15:58, 16 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Ah, The Onion-style. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 20:42, 16 June 2024 (UTC) reply
In other news, this may get interesting: Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case#Anachronist. WP-editors and religion, what can possibly go wrong? Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 08:17, 16 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Okay. And why do I care? :P Jenhawk777 ( talk) 16:01, 16 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Short fiction in the form of a WP talkpage discussion: [1]

References

  1. ^ Burnett, Emma (12 June 2024). "Plastic-eating fungus caused doomsday[2][3]". Nature. doi: 10.1038/d41586-024-01723-z.

Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 08:20, 17 June 2024 (UTC) reply

OMG!! That was crazy! What the heck?!? I'm not going to live in a bunker. If the world goes, I'm going with it!! Jenhawk777 ( talk) 17:29, 18 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Question from Sheikh Ali Rasheed Al Maktoum on Big Life Foundation (01:39, 24 June 2024)

What would that question be? Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:28, 25 June 2024 (UTC) reply

Question from GlobalWalker (01:58, 25 June 2024)

Is there a way to call attention to a paragraph that is so poorly written that I cannot edit it without risking changing the meaning? -- GlobalWalker ( talk) 01:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC) reply

@ GlobalWalker You can for example put clarification needed or similar tag on it, see Template:Clarify. You can also start a discussion on it at the article talkpage, a related wikiproject or noticeboard (some article talkpages doesn't have many watchers). Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 08:15, 25 June 2024 (UTC) reply
Thank you! My internet's been down. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 18:29, 25 June 2024 (UTC) reply