User talk:Spencer
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Today's story has a sad end: Antonino Fogliani, mostly Rossini, as you know: thank you for moving him (and more) to the main page! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:52, 5 September 2026 (UTC)
... and Geles Cabrera, a Mexican sculptor --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:57, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
Mostly Bach cantatas these days: a new FA, a cantata turning 300 today, but I didn't manage expanding yet, so my story is about a different one for the same occasion. - Bryan Kelly - again last day for ITNN. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:59, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
Bach composed a cantata for today's feast, performed 300 years ago. This time the main page has it on the right date. I nominated it for GA ;) - Also waiting for a review: Maureen Jones (on ITNN), - someone said the article isn't good enough for the main page. We could change that! Already arrived there: Bryan Kelly and his fun Magnificat. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:45, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:46, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Thank you!
Hi Spencer, thank you so much for your help on the Chobani article. I've continued working on it, and I just posted another edit request to make a couple minor updates to the products section. I know you were instrumental in creating that section according to Wikipedia guidelines, so I was hoping you would take a look at my suggested changes here: Talk:Chobani#Product updates. I appreciate your time and expertise, Jesse at Chobani (talk) 14:38, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
- @Jesse at Chobani: In my opinion, the "high protein"/"low sugar" sentence feels more promotional rather than helping an encyclopedia reader gain a better understanding of the company. Similarly, coffee creamers don't seem to be as integral of a product, and I'm not sure if it makes sense to list every single Chobani product in the article (borderlining on WP:NOTDIRECTORY). I'd rather leave the request open fot another editor with fresh eyes to review it since I don't feel strongly enough about it to decline the request outright. Best, SpencerT•C 01:44, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
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