Jump to content

User talk:Sca

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
70+This user is a septuagenarian.
NOTES:
 • This page requires a slightly oversquare window (a bit wider than its depth) to display properly.
 • This user does not permit hostile comments on his talk page.
 • Civis orbis sum.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Starry Night Over the Rhône (French: Nuit étoilée), is one of the paintings executed by Vincent van Gogh in Arles, in southern France, at night. It was painted in 1888 by the Rhône River near the house van Gogh began renting early that year, and was first exhibited in 1889 at the annual exhibition of the Société des Artistes Indépendants (Society of Independent Artists) in Paris. The eastward-looking view chosen by van Gogh enabled him to capture reflections of Arles' gas lighting across the shimmering water of the river. In Arles, to which van Gogh moved in February 1888 from Paris, he completed 200 paintings, many of which were to become famous after his death in 1890.
(This darker-hued scan of the work, said to be more accurate, was approved ("promoted") at WP:FPC.)
Strix uralensis
You are being watched...
Archive
Archives


This user believes the Russian in-vasion of Ukraine is a crime against humanity and should be prosecuted.
This user is a member of
the Guild of Copy Editors.
This user practices
inner emigration.

Notable news[edit]

U.S. reporter Gershkovich put on trial in Russia

U.S. investigative journalist Evan Gershkovich, jailed in March 2023 on espionage charges, went on trial June 26 in Yekaterinburg, 1,100 miles (1,800 km) east of Moscow. Gershkovich, 32 and his employer, the Wall Street Journal, have denounced the charges as false and an attack on press freedom. The current closed-doors proceeding was described by Jay Conti, lawyer for the Journal, as "a sham trial" on "completely trumped up” allegations.
Source: ... — Associated Press, June 26, 2024

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Polite comments may be posted below.[edit]

February music[edit]

story · music · places

Thank you for pointing at Seiji Ozawa! I thanked him, and have the story of Helga Paris today, a photographer of houses and faces. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:05, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to music by Tchaikovsky (an article where one of the four is pictured), sung by today's subject (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:45, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Gerda. -- Sca (talk) 19:08, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
more music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:07, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Rossini was amazing, a genius. -- Sca (talk) 22:19, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yes! - in memory of the birthday of a friend who showed me art such as this, and of Vami --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was premiered on 14 March 1864, - when I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei I think of Vami. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded vacation pics (from back home), at least the first day, - and remember Aribert Reimann. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:13, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Happy Easter! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And also to you. -- Sca (talk) 22:10, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Always precious[edit]

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:09, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Or did you mean precocious?  ;-) -- Sca (talk) 12:26, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Or perhaps precarious? -- Sca (talk) 13:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hope you didn't mean pernicious. – Sca (talk) 12:44, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Senior Wikipedians[edit]

WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older has been inactive for some time. The following three proposals may help invigorate this project.

  1. Change the name of this project to WikiProject Senior Wikipedians.[a]
  2. Open membership in this project to users who are at least 60 years of age and have made at least 50 edits in the past year.[b]
  3. Open supporting membership in this project to users who are less than 60 years old but have made at least 50 edits in the past year and support the goals of this project.[c]

Suggested goals for this project:

  1. To support collaboration and communication among members for the advancement and improvement of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.
  2. To encourage older people, retired people, and soon-to-be-retired people to participate in Wikipedia both for the advancement of the encyclopedia and for their own enjoyment.
  3. To encourage older people to share their experience and expertise for the improvement of Wikipedia.
  4. To encourage older users to use their experience and expertise to help younger and less experienced users.
  5. To encourage participation in local and regional Wikimedia events.
  6. To sponsor Wikipedia meetings and classes at places where older people gather.
  7. To advocate for the elimination of ageism and sexism in Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.

Notes

  1. ^ The current name of this project, WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older, is somewhat cumbersome and excludes participation by any users under the age of 70 years.
  2. ^ This current minimum age limit of this project is 70 years. A minimum age limit of 60 years should permit the participation of most retired users. The minimum activity level of 50 edits per year is arbitrary. A minimum activity level indicates continued interest. Members who do not meet the minimum activity level shall be moved to inactive status. Members who have died shall be moved to memorial status.
  3. ^ A new class of Supporting Members allows those users under 60 years to support the goals of the project. Users approaching the age of 60 years may wish to become supporting members in anticipation of reaching the minimum age limit for members.

Please add your suggestions for this project at Senior Wikipedians. Thank you,  Buaidh  talk e-mail 01:15, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't wish to receive any further information about Senior Wikipedians, please remove your username from our notice list. Thanks.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Sca&oldid=1233698596"