User talk:Beyond My Ken

Greetings, BMK! Sorry to read above that your Christmas didn't go so well. Considering that, this might be an annoying question... but can you help guide the Jingle Bells article towards GA status? If that is not possible, I will have to just go ahead with the nomination and rely fully on the reviewer's help, which might be an inconvenience given our mutual unfamiliarity with the topic. You have 242 edits to the page, making any participation from you highly valuable.-- NØ 20:51, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@MaranoFan: Thanks for contacting me. Yes, I've contributed a fair amount to that article over the years, but I cannot hold myself out as any kind of expert on the subject. Considering that, and the fact that my level of participation on Wikipedia is very low right now -- almost random, in fact -- due to a variety of family crises, means that I'm going to have to turn down your invitation to participate in bringing the article to GA status. I do, however, wish you the best of luck with it, and I look forward to seeing the result of your efforts. Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 05:28, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Check out yt-dlp Polygnotus (talk) 13:59, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• ?? Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:56, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I read your userpage and it mentioned youtube-dl. I would recommend using yt-dlp instead. Polygnotus (talk) 11:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks. Beyond My Ken (talk) 01:58, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I edited "Horseshoe theory" just before you. The odd spacing in " Voilà, comme les extrêmes se rencontrent ! " is actually the original 19th-century typesetting, which I imitated. Is there a Wikipedia rule that typesetting has to be normalized to 21st-century standards?

I'm not intending to revert it or anything, just curious. ScarletPlanet (talk) 20:47, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't say that there is a rule, per se, but our primary concern should be communicating with our readers, and using contemporary formatting makes things easier for them. Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:25, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Cite gotham has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Beland (talk) 09:06, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Beyond My Ken,

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