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		Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free and may Janus light your way. Ealdgyth (talk) 14:41, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if you remember volunteering to help long - long - ago, but this page finally went GA and I have high hopes of taking it to FA status as well, but I am unsure how. I would very much appreciate your input and guidance on that. I made one attempt at FA years ago and did not succeed - I was completely unprepared - so now I want very much to be fully prepared, so I am asking for help. This is an important article and should be FA quality for all the right reasons. Do you have time to help a fellow editor? Jenhawk777 (talk) 05:05, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have now gone and made a formal request for a peer review aimed at taking it FA. I would be thrilled if you decided to do it. No hard feelings if you don't. Thank you! Jenhawk777 (talk) 21:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I wish you luck with this, Jenhawk777. I'll try and take a look if I get time, although I'm not very active on Wikipedia these days. Midnightblueowl (talk) 10:15, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I understand. Anything you can do will be appreciated. Jenhawk777 (talk) 14:45, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Popped up on my watchlist and thought it may be of interest. Ignore if not! Josh Milburn (talk) 12:36, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Josh. Was literally about to log off, but will take a quick look. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:38, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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(t · c) buidhe 02:39, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lakota religion you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:01, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Umbanda you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sawyer-mcdonell -- Sawyer-mcdonell (talk) 20:03, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Lakota religion you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Lakota religion and Talk:Lakota religion/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 17:25, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello could you add your input a possible decision on my GA nomination on Haile Selassie I page, it currently is being reviewed but adding a fellow experienced such as yourself with dozens of GA successful and even featured articles relating to Africa does help upbring this article. And since you are very active i would with my most humble honour ask for you to review the GA nomination, and give some improvements if you see such. CtasACT (talk) 00:22, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@CtasACT: Thanks for bringing this to my attention. If I can find the time, I will. Midnightblueowl (talk) 09:35, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your kindness: please do make sure when you have time that if the article needs some fix's you notify me, since the review seems to be stuck with one new user reviewing it for over 20 days no, and the last reply over a week from now. CtasACT (talk) 00:15, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Lakota religion you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lakota religion for comments about the article, and Talk:Lakota religion/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:03, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Umbanda you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Umbanda for comments about the article, and Talk:Umbanda/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Sawyer-mcdonell -- Sawyer-mcdonell (talk) 19:58, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello! I am here to request some of that "tender love and care" you mention as needed for taking an article FA. This is a flagship article and should be among WP's best. Any comment you can make will be appreciated. Thank you! Jenhawk777 (talk) 19:44, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Coddlebean (talk) 09:26, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Haitian Vodou you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Haitian Vodou for comments about the article, and Talk:Haitian Vodou/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:21, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, Midnight. I have a question. Sry to bother you in particular. But just because we care deeply about Angela Lansbury's gold star FA status, and her article has the "Dame" above her name (within the infobox). I'm not well-versed in the reasons why. I perused MOS:DAME, and felt that I had a good grasp on it. And it stipulated why, and reinforced it.

Now, on Alan Bates, a user has removed Sir from above his name, and placed it in front of Alan (within the infobox). I personally felt that he is not comprehending the Wikipedia rule. Maybe I am misunderstanding something, but I don't see any discrepancy in his knighthood as to why his shouldn't be above his name as per common Wiki practice, while other actors do. If you could help me articulate it properly, I'd appreciate it. My understanding was that the "in front of" rule meant in the first paragraph, but it still meant the "Sir" goes above within the infobox. --Cinemaniac86^Talk_Stalk 07:11, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Cinemaniac86; I am afraid that I don't actually know what the rules are on these particular issues, but of course standardisation across different articles is ideal. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 09:36, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I see you're a member of WP:Folklore, would you be interested in joining a wikiproject on oral tradition (which folklore is a subset of)? Kowal2701 (talk) 18:38, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kowal2701 and thanks for your message. I'm afraid that I'm really just focusing on a few religion-focused articles at present and don't have the time to start working on other topics. Nevertheless I wish you well the project. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 18:41, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the spam Kowal2701 (talk) 06:46, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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	You're absolutely crazy for taking on the quality improvements on Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, etc., but in the best way possible. I truly admire your work, and though it may be an understatement, I'd like to offer you this barnstar as a token of appreciation for your efforts. joeyquism (talk) 18:34, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, joeyquism. I'm afraid that I'm not as active on those political biography articles as I used to be, but it's nice to hear that people appreciate the work. I just hope it isn't all lost to gradual entropy. Midnightblueowl (talk) 21:11, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... for reminding me never to waste my time to contribute to Wikipedia. Good luck getting more people to contribute with that attitude. Manscher (talk) 18:23, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi -- I know you're the major contributor to Aleister Crowley so I thought I would drop you a note about George Raffalovich, one of his associates. A friend of mine is a relative of Raffalovich's, and has sent me some sources (that I've yet to review) about him. I am hoping to create an article about him. I don't think this is a conflict of interest but will mention it on the article talk page anyway in case anyone disagrees. Since you're interested in Crowley I thought you might also be interested in Raffalovich -- if so please drop by the article and help out to whatever extent you're interested. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 23:59, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The article Candomblé you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Candomblé for comments about the article, and Talk:Candomblé/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Jens Lallensack -- Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:31, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good morning,

I noticed you reverted all my recent edits to the Rastafari article without any explanation in the edit summaries. Can you explain why? If there are any specific objections, perhaps we can find consensus or I can take it to talk to see what others think. I'll explain my reasoning, too, in case that helps. Firstly, "Rastafarian" and "Rastafarianism" is largely an exonym of which Rastafari disapprove. They tend to reject the idea that it's an "-ism", and the article reflects that. Importantly, most articles highlight when something is an exonym and when the subjects at hand nay disagree with its usage, so this should too, without a strong policy-based reason to do otherwise.

The other edits were mainly for brevity and WP:NPOV. E.g., the following wording is both overly long and minimises the beliefs of the group:

"Central to the religion is a monotheistic belief in a single God, referred to as Jah, who is deemed to partially reside within each individual."

This is over-hedging, since we've already said these are their beliefs, so it's clear we aren't saying their beliefs are true in Wikivoice. We don't need to hold their views in metaphorical scare quotes, since it implies disdain.

Tweaking that to the following is more direct, and less likely to be read as pushing an antagonistic POV:

"Central to the religion is a monotheistic belief in a single God, referred to as Jah, who partially resides within each individual."

(Nor are we overly complicating the language to explain their beliefs here.)

Similarly "a specific interpretation of the Bible" is weak and vague. Specific how? I would argue it also appears to fail WP:NPOV, because it again minimises those views and holds them in an overly sceptical light. It's simply more accurate to move the text about Rastafari being Afrocentric up here to say "an Afrocentric interpretation of the Bible", not least because the interpretation they rely on descends from the Ethiopian movement in early Revivalist Black churches in the Americas. The context of this is well explained over at Black nationalism#Rastafari (and there's a section above it about Bedwardism, which led into Rastafari).

Finally, "Some practitioners extend these views into black supremacism" is WP:UNDUE in the lede because the term "black supremacy" appears only twice in the article—once in the title of an early 20th century book, and once in a section that says:

"There is no uniform Rasta view on race.[104] Black supremacy was a theme early in the movement, with the belief in the existence of a distinctly black African race that is superior to other racial groups. While some still hold this belief, non-black Rastas are now widely accepted in the movement.[108]"

"Widely accepted" versus "early in the movement"/"some still hold this belief" suggests "black supremacy" is the minority view (and an outdated one at that), and therefore this is likely undue given the prominence it has. At best, you could say "Early Rastafari was criticized as black supremacist, though practitioners of all races are accepted by most Mansions of Rastafari today."

I'll start a topic on the talk page with a version of this for others to chime in. That way, we can help get consensus if needed. Lewisguile (talk) 07:17, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Nation of Islam you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Penultimate supper -- Penultimate supper (talk) 18:03, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, @Midnightblueowl. I was suggested to come you by Sawyer777 to suggest an article that I and another editor found on Portuguese Wikipedia: pt:Narcopentecostalismo which has a lot of English and Portuguese sources as well as some academic sourcing behind it. It seems very interesting and very GA-able, I found out while editing a gang article that is related to it because they created the Israel Complex which is an example of Narco-Pentecostalism. I'd totally create it but I don't do a lot of prose writing. Thank you! Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 23:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Cowboygilbert and thank you for contacting me. Narcopentacostalism looks like a fascinating topic; in general I think there is a lot of work that could go into Pentecostalism themed articles as a whole here at Wikipedia. At present I do not have any plans to work on the Narcopentacostalism article (and what time I can afford to give to the project is already committed to several other religion-themed articles) but I wish you well if you choose to make a start on it. Even if you just translate the Portuguese article into English, that would be a good start. Midnightblueowl (talk) 11:01, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The only issue with me trying to start on it is that I have never created a religion-themed article (I have only made popular music articles) and I don't know Portuguese at all that I am relying on a machine translation to provide somewhat of a translation for the topic. But, I will ask other editors who speak and read Portuguese if they are willing to give a full translation or a partial translation of it. Thank you! Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 16:02, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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You reverted my edit to the article, but why is the nationality in the lede "British-American" where MOS:CONTEXTBIO suggests usage of "and" to make it "British and American"? ScarletViolet tc 12:35, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ScarletViolet and thanks for your message. I'm not too worried about what specific wording is used, but it is important that it reads smoothly. Maybe we should just be maintaining the FA rated version, which was "Irish-British and American"? Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:20, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Midnightblueowl: Sure thing! Will change it back to how it was before. ScarletViolet tc 09:31, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Nation of Islam you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Nation of Islam for comments about the article, and Talk:Nation of Islam/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Penultimate supper -- Penultimate supper (talk) 16:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		Io, Saturnalia!
		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:19, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

		Season's Greetings
		Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 17:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Due to the excessive length of the article I was planning on putting it on WP:GAR but since it will probably get instantly demoted, I think you should try shortening it as you are the top contributor. Sangsangaplaz (Talk to me! I'm willing to help) 15:28, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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