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Hello, Ghirlandajo! I noticed that you have contributed to several ballet-related articles. ] and I have begun a WikiProject for Ballet in my userspace. We hope to recruit enough members to make this a feasible WikiProject, and would appreciate your support! You can join at ] or leave any suggestions on the talk page. <br> Thanks! — ]]] 13:00, 16 November 2006 (UTC) | Hello, Ghirlandajo! I noticed that you have contributed to several ballet-related articles. ] and I have begun a WikiProject for Ballet in my userspace. We hope to recruit enough members to make this a feasible WikiProject, and would appreciate your support! You can join at ] or leave any suggestions on the talk page. <br> Thanks! — ]]] 13:00, 16 November 2006 (UTC) | ||
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Хорошее утро (I know that's wrong)I concur with this edit of yours here . I, however, have given into the pressure from your mate and altered my banner, anything for a quiet life. When it is too late people here will wake up and realise Misplaced Pages is just a collection of rules and regulations that nobody follows because there is no-one left actually writing the thing. This project could be the best thing in the world, if people would just get down and write it. Anyway you have my support - good luck with the arb-com thing. I'm flabbergasted no-one was brave enough to unblock you yesterday. It is getting very sinister here indeed. Giano | talk 09:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
PraiseI've just come across your work and have been browsing through learning a lot about Russia! Thanks very much for your articles, which have really improved Misplaced Pages's coverage in this area. 86.136.92.2 14:18, 6 September 2006 (UTC) TsarHi, could you please explain which of my edits to Tsar you consider to be OR? And, for that matter, how "my version" is substantially different from yours, except for a slight change of the order of statements? --194.145.161.227 20:38, 6 September 2006 (UTC) And BTW, my condolences for the unreasonable warning and unjust block by Tony Sidaway. --194.145.161.227 20:53, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
RFAWell, I did notice you had forgotten about your contact with the proposer, so I started on a little piece, but it got longer and longer. In retrospect, I should have said earlier that Piotrus was only chosen because they could not find anybody else, perhaps Bishonen could have taken that on too when he invited the proposer to withdraw it. I am sorry about this because in any case it means you (and Giano) will have less time to really work on Misplaced Pages - as for me, I am on a learning curve which does not go so steeply up as Ideogram. The age, I suppose. As for the dwarf remark, oh, I do not know, I have a job and five kids, so any time here is really stolen from them and my wife. Da, idu spat'. Spokoynoy nochi. --Pan Gerwazy 22:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC) FYIPlease see Talk:Sukhumi. :( —Khoikhoi 17:58, 7 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
Nice nom! --Srikeit 18:47, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
Early conceptions of the Channel TunnelI've already sussed one bogus duke from the above page (see talk) now it's your department, was there a Duc de Lille in 1702? - I can't find any evidence of one but it is not my subject. I have a feeling half this article is a hoax, but I'm not sure. You know this sort of thing, can you have a look. I know for sure there was a mid 19th century attempt to dig a tunnel which failed, and Naopoleon thought about a tunnel, bit I think that is it, the rest of the page I suspect is a load of bolox, what say you. Giano | talk 19:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
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We appreciate all your hard work at DYK and elsewhere in the encyclopedia. Don't let others get you down -- Samir धर्म 05:31, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Pochayiv LavraI saw you originally wrote this page, some major aspects have been changed since you wrote it, but I don't have sources to check for their acuraccy, maybe you can take a look.--Milicz 15:43, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Please trim your statement on Requests for arbitrationThank you for making a statement in an Arbitration application on Requests for arbitration. We ask all participants and commentators to limit the size of their initial statements to 500 words. Please trim your statement. If the case is accepted, you will have the opportunity to present more evidence. Neat, concisely presented statements are much more likely to be understood and to influence the decisions of the arbitrators. For the Arbitration Committee. -- Drini 18:22, 8 September 2006 (UTC) RfAHi Ghirlandajo,
Thanks for your support! – but cautious...? Did I unwittingly ignore you at some point ("I felt able to say hello...") but, per the smiley, you (thankfully!) don't hold it against me...? If so, my apologies and assurances that it was unintentional. If not, sorry to misunderstand; please enlighten...
St. Michael's Golden-Domed MonasteryHi Ghirla. Sorry about that. I thought that you saw the nomination that I had posted on the Ukrainian announcement board. Or do you not check there? But thanks for your great work on the article, which helped a lot in getting the article to featured status. Thanks again, —dima/s-ko/ 20:54, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
The Kwen Kven Queen Kwene arbitration caseI did not know which title to give this, so I addressed it to you. Hope you do not mind. Have a nice holiday. Er, I mean that. --Pan Gerwazy 09:54, 9 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
your request, and WP in generalhi Ghirla -- I am myself on a wikibreak, compared to my usual wikitime anyway, right now I'm just looking at my talkpage and doing the odd minor edit. I've also been away and coming back to a pile of work so that I really do not have the leisure to address complicated issues on Misplaced Pages. For this reason, I do not have the capacity to deal with subjects I am not intimately familiar with, such as Mongol invasion of Rus, sorry. I see, however, that you are yourself being given a rather hard time at the moment, with some rather opaque RfAr (not that I had enough time to look at that either...). I'd just like to assure you of my support, both moral and practical, should you require it. Regarding cases of bad blood that turn Misplaced Pages sour for us, I'd just like to remind you to take a step back before you get worked up enough to walk away from the whole project in anger -- as you know, I have myself ample experience with the smelly underbelly of Misplaced Pages: I took it upon myself to deal with a number of obnoxious cases, as a service to the project, in order to make the point that "Misplaced Pages works" and even persistent dishonest practices will not prevail. But it would be a mistake to over-exert oneself in this area, because these are very thankless efforts. If you feel harassed by the bad blood over a certain topic enough to think about quitting, remember the satisfaction to be got out of building articles on more obscure topics and walk away from the bogged down dispute to enjoy the clear air of virgin articles on minor rulers, obscure birds or forgotten folk-songs (or whatever may catch your fancy). regards, dab (ᛏ) 21:10, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Illegitimi non carborundum. (I am fine one to talk, though.) If you need a break, please take one, but please come back: you write such interesting articles. -- ALoan (Talk) 22:40, 11 September 2006 (UTC) You seem like a reasonable person . . .. . . and as they say, "if you want something done, ask a busy person." Would you please take a moment and take a look at the Lion article and see if what is going on there is as it should be? I will not sign, so as to not seem to want to sway the discussion. 23:58, 9 September 2006 (UTC) Fire of Moscow (1547)Am I allowed to put http://www.sgu.ru/rus_hist/img/x1-VMosk.jpg.jpg on the Fire of Moscow (1547) page? The author died 350+ years ago and this image doesn't appear to be copyrighted. Can you please double check on that for me. --Ineffable3000 11:41, 11 September 2006 (UTC) Tsarskoye Selo/PushkinHi, Ghirla! I would appreciate your comment regarding the recent move resulting in this and this. While it's obvious these new titles are a no-go, perhaps it's possible to re-organize and re-shuffle some sections to avoid confusion in future. Thanks.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 12:32, 11 September 2006 (UTC) Well, I used to think that the Pushkin (town)/Tsarskoye Selo separation was already sufficiently cross-referenced, but apparently I was wrong. My suggestion would be to further improve the cross-reference. Perhaps if we put a dablink at the top of Tsarskoye Selo directing the readers to Pushkin (town) "for the article on the modern town", and then place a (very brief) History section in Pushkin (town) with the "{{Main|...}} link leading to Tsarskoye Selo, that would make things more obvious. What would you say to that?—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 14:31, 11 September 2006 (UTC) Vladimir on the KlyazmaWhile I can readily believe that Vladimir patriots may have spouted all sorts of nonsense about the city's founding, I respectfully suggest that you look at the reference I inserted before you assume that you yourself know everything about the founding. To put it simply, Karamzin said that it was Monomakh and almost everyone has thought so ever since. Karamzin was a fine historian (better than many scholars realize), but we all make mistakes and the evidence for Monomakh's founding is really quite weak. For details (and they are many and complex) see my reference. Your own entry contains no references (even to the Vladimir patriots, who deserve to be cited no matter how silly they are, or else not mentioned at all) and is certainly not verifiable in any sense. -- Eesl Yakov Polonsky
As always, many thanks Ghirla -- Samir धर्म 17:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC) LeadershipMight I inquire as to how I've disappointed you? We haven't really interacted much, so I'm not quite sure what your concerns are. Kirill Lokshin 15:17, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
Battle of KrasnoiGhirla: I see you've been editing my Battle of Krasnoi article...you added Hess's famous painting of the battle yesterday. I have read a great deal about Napoleon's 1812 Invasion of Russia, and I'd like to collaborate with others in creating/maintaining articles on the 1812 war in Misplaced Pages. I'm interested in Russian sources regarding these battles, as they have been traditionally overlooked by western historians who write about the 1812 war. Contact me at my home email. Regards, Kenmore — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenmore (talk • contribs) 16:46, 8 August 2006 (UTC) Ghirlandajo: I was trying to edit and improve my "Battle of Krasnoi" today and you left a "no weasling" message for me, in addition to undoing my edits. Perhaps you didn't realize it was me working on my own article? Please advise. Kenmore— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenmore (talk • contribs) 14:22, 12 September 2006 (UTC) To: Ghirlandajo and others Re: Battle of Krasnoi edits of 9/12/06 It is very difficult -- in fact even confusing -- to attempt to summarize the Battle of Krasnoi "succinctly" in terms of who won or lost. This is because it was a succession of individual skirmishes more than a single, all-encompassing battle with a single, discernible, easy to describe result. Right now, the summary box for the article reads as if Napoleon in person was defeated at Krasnoi. Such was not the case...not at all. The Russian victory was over the individual corps of Eugene, Davout, and Ney. Napoleon himself remained at some distance from Eugene, Davout and Ney as they were being mauled by the Russians. Further -- to simply define Krasnoi as nothing more than the Russian victories over Eugene, Davout, and Ney -- is also to skirt the truth, because on the fourth day of action (Nov. 17th) Napoleon did indeed lead his guardsmen in a general attack on Kutusov, the result being that Napoleon accomplished his goal of fighting the Russians off temporarily so that he could extract as much of his army from Krasnoi as possible. This temporary rear-guard activity of Napoleon's was an important part of the events of Nov. 14 - 18th. Let me explain some more. Many Western historians -- generally Francophiles or worshippers of Napoleon -- describe Krasnoi as a French victory over Kutusov, focusing only on the events of Nov. 17th. The Russian historian Tarle, in fact, in his account of Krasnoi, dwells on the actions of Nov. 17th to the detriment of the rest of the battle (Nov. 14th - 18th). The great Napoleonic historian David Chandler ("The Campaigns of Napoleon") ignores all the action at Krasnoi except that of Nov. 17th (Napoleon's brief counterattack), and calls Krasnoi a French success. All of these pro-French views, in my opinion, are misleading and erroneous because they totally ignore the disastrous defeats suffered by Eugene, Davout and Ney on the Nov. 15th, 16th, and 18th. On the other hand, certain Russian accounts of Krasnoi I am familiar with summarize it as just Miloradovich's rough handling of Eugene, Davout and Ney...without paying Napoleon enough credit for his counterattack on Nov. 17th. My aim is to explain Krasnoi in a way that takes into account all of the action, from Nov. 14th through Nov. 18th, and which emphasizes that the Russians very much got the better of the fighting even though Napoleon did save part of his army by counterattacking successfully on Nov. 17th. Perhaps it would be best to summarize the "result" as follows: "Russian victory over the corps of Eugene, Davout, and Ney"...and to leave it at that? That way the "result" does not convey that fallacy that Napoleon personally was defeated. The best historians of the war, in my opinion, tend to call Krasnoi a "partial Russian victory". Right now, I regard the Krasnoi article as a work in progress. I would like to upgrade it in the future with references to excellent history books, fully accurate counts of casualties, artillery pieces lost, maps, etc. Kenmore— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenmore (talk • contribs) 18:49, 12 September 2006 (UTC) Russo-Kazan WarsКлассно!!! :))) Предлагаю в дальнейшем развить последнюю секцию до полноценной статьи, благо что материала много.. + добавить последнюю главу про походы против партизан 1552-1558 годов! --Wiki 14:49, 13 September 2006 (UTC) зы. А не более правильно было бы назвать статью Muscovite-Kazan Wars? Ведь начались они до окончательного объединения Руси? Ekaterina GeltserThanls for the feedback. If you would like to get rid of the photos that is fine, but considering my VAST collection of antique ballet photos from Imperial/Early Soviet Russia that none but me and a few others might see, I thought, after seeing the article, that Id rather share them than have them sitting in my albums and on my PC....... :) I suppose my need to share the photos got the better of my judgement regarding the short article - it is a bit much for such a short article, but the photos are so great! Mrlopez2681 15:02, 13 September 2006 (UTC) Re: Category:Wars of IngriaAnd Category:Wars of Karelia, too. *sigh* I've listed them both for deletion. Kirill Lokshin 19:36, 13 September 2006 (UTC) The Death of AchillesI just sort of finished the article on The Death of Achilles. What would you pick as DYK-entry? BTW, I would hate to see you leave this wiki, or reduce your activity here. Rest assured you have also many friends here. Errabee 22:29, 13 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
Misplaced Pages:Bureaucrats' noticeboardHi Ghirla, I thought you might be interested in this which is lifted from here
Tony Sidaway then removed my last comment with this startling edit summary . Seems there really is one law for some, and another for him. No one liftes a finger to stop him. Giano | talk 14:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Giano, I have seen this striking exchange but, as you know, I am intimidated from posting my comments on Bcrats' board and I don't want to deal with Mr. Sidaway any more. May be others have been intimidated too. If I perpetrated anything like this, I would have been blocked by multiple admins simultaneously. Let their conscience be the judge. --Ghirla 15:09, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/KvenHello, An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Kven. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Kven/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Kven/Workshop. On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, --FloNight 23:36, 14 September 2006 (UTC) ResponseTo keep it all in one spot, we can communicate on my talk page or via email if you prefer...I have left a reponse to that affect on my talk page.--MONGO 07:33, 15 September 2006 (UTC) QueryHi. I noticed you removed Louis-Alexandre de Launay, comte d'Antraigues from Category:Russian diplomats. He was Russia's ambassador at some point, so wouldn't you say the label qualifies? Dahn 10:23, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Feodor II of RussiaHi. I hope we can agree that "most foully" is intrinsically a POV statement. Could you source that he died from having his testicles crushed? Thanks, Storkk 15:31, 15 September 2006 (UTC) Did you know
Ancient European Historywould appreicate a dialogue. my aquaintance Billy Meier has given us some information about the ancient Giants not heretofore given. i just dont want to post it because it is only from one source. but would like to share it. where can i post it to where only you will get it? wiki editor mlhooten mlhootenATgmail.com hellohi. in my country (israel) there are great concerns that russia is no more democracy but authoritarian regime. you are live in russia, so do you think it is correct? and you think putin is effective president? Superzohar 18:37, 17 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
WP:NC(GN)I apologize for spamming your talk page, but since you had contributed in the past to the WP:NC(GN) proposal, which is currently ready for a wider consultation, I thought you might want to give it another look now and, hopefully, suggest some final improvements. Thanks. --Lysy 22:56, 18 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
Hosios LoukasHi, thanks a lot for expanding my Hosios Loukas stub. Looks much more competent now! Darn it, I didn't even find the right English term for that cross-in-square thing. :-) By the way, maybe you can satisfy my curiosity. That English language external link I had described the architectural pattern as "tetrastyle", but our Tetrastyle article describes something rather different, a type of classical portico. Do you happen to know how that term is used? I mean, it would sort of make sense as a term for a type of dome, I guess. Fut.Perf. ☼ 14:54, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
You and I have only crossed paths a few times on Misplaced Pages, but I feel we would share the same perspective on the vote taking place at talk:Erika Steinbach. We need your vote, the Polish POV pushers have tried to revers the Danzig/Gdansk ruling in regards to another German/Polish city, as doing so will defame a German politician (Erika Steinbach). Please round up more like minded people and have them vote, we need all the help we cna get, like on the Jogaila vote a while ago. --Jadger 02:43, 20 September 2006 (UTC) Andrey Kozlovmoved again... - CrazyRussian talk/email 03:30, 20 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
BarnstarBig thanks! I'm always glad when people appreciate my contributions :) Todor→Bozhinov 13:37, 22 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
Incredible!I have only been USING Misplaced Pages for may be a year, and I always wondered who authored all those "Russia-themed" "Did you know?" articles. Today I finally took the time to find out, and I am impressed to no end with Ghirla! Keep up the good work, please, and don't quit! You are person of a rare talent and much dedication, and it would be a shame if "phobes" discouraged you. cheers, Zoirusha ReplyLol, what do you mean? —Khoikhoi 03:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC) Russian EnlightenmentI made my additions that need your polishing. (meladina 09:46, 23 September 2006 (UTC)) DYK
Polar explorationThanks for your great additions to this article. I have since added considerably more material about the Renaissance period, and think, perhaps, that your additions might be moved to that section, since it is more in keeping with the timeline. Before I do that, however, I wanted your opinion on moving it. Danny 11:41, 24 September 2006 (UTC) Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/GianoHello, An Arbitration case in which you commented has been opened: Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Giano. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Giano/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Giano/Workshop. On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, MacGyverMagic - Mgm| 22:14, 24 September 2006 (UTC) Egyptian RevivalI've found a pretty good source for quite a bit of information on the subject - I've included some on the talk page. Perhaps you'd respond? Thanks --Mcginnly | Natter 01:18, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
UberCryxic's Plan to unilaterally edit the Battle of Krasnoi articleGhirla: I respectfully request that you not allow anyone to edit or revise the Battle of Krasnoi article without consulting with me first. I wish to discuss this battle in detail with UberCryxic first. UberCryxic is very deeply in error about Krasnoi, and after I discuss my sources with him, I'm sure he'll agree with my position. My proposal to UberCryxic is that he and I set-up a notebook listing exactly what we think happened on each of the days of the battle, from Nov. 14th to Nov. 17. He can share his sources with me, and I'll share my sources with him. Everything will be addressed and footnoted. Thanks, Kenmore 9/25/06 --kenmore Agatha ofMoving the Agatha of Bulgariaarticle to Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile might be a reasonable solution. Let me know what you think or leave a note at the talk page. I was tempted to AFD it, but perhaps it can be saved. Angus McLellan (Talk) 16:24, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
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KenmoreHey, I apologize if my behavior towards him seemed incongruous in any way. As I said in the talk page, I did not mean to incite any ill feelings. That aside, I have a question for you. Do you know what my first experience as a registered user in Misplaced Pages was? It was a quasi-fight with you over Borodino in January. Do you remember me calling you an "obnoxious teenager" or questioning your intelligence? Do you remember me doing THIS? Just because someone is new to Misplaced Pages does not mean they are excused from having basic standards of personal conduct. I hope you keep this in mind the next time you decide to dish out criticism in this matter.UberCryxic 15:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Yes you were the first, after accusing me of having an agenda! Haha...just kidding. For what it's worth, I consider you the closest thing to indispensable when it comes to Misplaced Pages, even though you have characteristics and tendencies that I find objectionable. Your contributions to this project are like a whole encyclopedia on their own.UberCryxic 17:05, 26 September 2006 (UTC) Modern Scholarship Regarding 1812 Tilts Toward The Russian View If anything, modern scholarship on Napoleon's Russian invasion tends more and more to debunk the myth of Napoleon falling to nature and not to the Russians. More and more Western historians these days are crediting the Russians with having waged a successful war of attrition against the French, harnessing geography, economic realities and nature to wear down an opponent that would otherwise have been invincible. It was Russian stamina, obstinacy in combat, generalship and martial prowess that made put Napoleon in a position where nature did the rest of the work. Here's an example of the latest scholarship on 1812...written by a world reknown LSE professor: Lieven, D. C. B. "Russia and the Defeat of Napoleon (1812-14)" Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History - Volume 7, Number 2, Spring 2006, pp. 283-308 Slavica Publishers Although a vast and often excellent literature exists on the Napoleonic Wars, there remain important gaps and misconceptions in our understanding both of the wars themselves and of the context in which they were fought. Probably the most significant of these gaps and misconceptions concern Russia's role in the international relations (including, of course, the wars) of the Napoleonic era, which is very imperfectly understood both in Russia and in "the West."1 Some reasons for misunderstanding are specific to Russian or Western historians: in other respects, however, Russian and Western scholarship on the era shares similar weaknesses. In this article I look first at Western and then at Russian writing on Russia's role in Napoleon's downfall. I seek to explain why Russia's part in the collapse of Napoleon's empire has been misunderstood and underestimated both in Russia and the "West." I also point to the ways in which this has distorted a realistic and balanced understanding of the defeat of Napoleon both in Russia and abroad. Given the manner in which the wars of this era were mobilized by nationalist mythmakers, it is perhaps not surprising that the enormous Russian contribution to the destruction of Napoleon's empire should have been played down by British, French, and German historians. A more interesting problem is why Russian historians have also contributed to this underestimation of their own country's efforts. http://muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/access.cgi?uri=/journals/kritika/v007/7.2lieven.html Kenmore 16:01, 18 October 2006 (UTC)kenmore Feedback for essayHi, there. I have made some large changes to the essay now known as Misplaced Pages:Administrators are not only here to build the encyclopedia (I renamed it as the original title deviated too much from my original point). I would like some feedback on whether you find it more acceptable now. Thanks. Cowman109 18:46, 26 September 2006 (UTC) QuestionGhirlandajo, I have serious question to you about architecture. Do you classify this building as pure Mannerism style building: original photo, drawing 1, drawing 2 ? Regards from "well known nationalist" M.K.
The townhouse exhibits Italianate detailing which was common in Northern Europe owing to the work of both Tessins, but the earlier images reveal a Baroque layout which makes me recall the haunting stills of Nymphenburg from L'année dernière à Marienbad, a landmark film which illustrates the adoption of Baroque aesthetics by a modern filmmaker. If the building is in Vilnius (as the style of the nearby church makes me guess), it may have been an illustration of Jan Sobieski's political and matrimonial alliance with the Bavarian Wittelsbachs. I advise Giano to take a look at this shamefully delapidated building in rural Ukraine. Perhaps it may become the subject of one of his future articles :) --Ghirla 21:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
NerchinskI have invited you to a discussion on Talk:Nerchinsk. Please explain how multiple-language headings do not comform to WP:MOS --Niohe 21:18, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Your requestYes I have taken the matter there now. I am personally fine with the article either way, but I just think the new name is more appropriate and accurate.UberCryxic 18:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
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These are very sensitive matters and I'm tired of: a) moving the template to the bottom of the page; b) replacing it with "stub" tags. People seem to be using tags (not only this, but others too) without consulting the rules. I hope you understand what I mean. --Ghirla 06:18, 29 September 2006 (UTC) BegerWhy can't I retract my own nomination? This has been done before. Bravada, talk - 10:52, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
sobornostGod and Theotokos bless you, Ghirlandajo. The edits where most appreciated! Could you look at sophiology for me and also I would like to start a Russian neo-idealism article. LoveMonkey 05:27, 30 September 2006 (UTC) DYK
Kodori Valley <-> Upper Abkhazia_Upper_Abkhazia-2006-09-30T22:59:00.000Z">Against my better judgement I got involved in an edit war on the renaming of the article on the Kodori Valley to "Upper Abkhazia". I am asking for your advise and support. I was considering posting a notice about the ongoing militant POV-pushing edits on Abkhazia in the "urgent announcement" section of Portal:Russia/New article announcements. Although this seems to be the common way to gather support for Russia-related issues, I am not sure if it is the real Misplaced Pages way. In case you are wondering why I show interest in such issues and places, I am not the russophobe you somethimes think I am. In fact my great-great-grandfather was decorated for serving the Tsar in the Caucasus. -- Petri Krohn 22:59, 30 September 2006 (UTC)_Upper_Abkhazia"> _Upper_Abkhazia"> Re:RfCYeah, I've saw it. I'm afraid I don't have enough time atm moment to preach to the uncovertable. Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 17:20, 1 October 2006 (UTC) Job vs. JoveI don't know much (well, anything) about the subject, so I may be missing something, but we should use the name under which this person is best known in English language academic works. If more than one version is commonly used, then any would be acceptable (the choice of the first major contributor usually takes precedence). If there are many versions, none of which is firmly established, we should go with romanization (Iov). Hope this helps.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 16:28, 2 October 2006 (UTC) I will explain the geo-portion. As for the historical names, I see Mikka and Irpen already left him their notes. You might want to leave one yourself so there's no mistake that such massive moves are disruptive. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 12:20, 3 October 2006 (UTC) Lawering & trollingHello, all I asked you to do is to drop an URL to a website or put name of book/ journal/ magazine/ other source you are getting your images from. Is that so hard? Google and Yahoo! has good image searches to help you out. Is it lawering asking to comply with simple Misplaced Pages policies asking to copy&paste website addresses? I am not directly questioning if PD tags are appropriate or not (except for one case when it is obviously not). Is it trolling trying to remove and clean up huge amounts of mistagged, orphaned, and unsourced images? I am just a human version of OrphanBot. And, BTW, Image:Lubyanka 1916.jpg is not PD-Soviet either. It was created in 1916, and Soviet Union - only in 1922. And, BTW, if you mention it, the fact the guy in Image:Mikhail gorchakov.jpg (and that's not a photo) died in 1800's does not make the image PD. The image could have been created last year. YellowDot 17:40, 2 October 2006 (UTC) Sknyatino catsHi, Ghirla! Regarding this edit. The purpose of the Category:Rural settlements in Russia is in fact to list only existing rural settlements. It should not cover entities which are no longer rural settlements (otherwise it would cover pretty much all settlements in Russia), nor those that ceased to exist (for that, I suggest Category:Settlements in Russia that ceased to exist, or something to that effect; it could cover all sunken, burned, razed, or otherwise demolished settlements). This is more than just formality; that's factual accuracy. I am not as clear-cut about Category:Cities on the Volga. I feel uneasy to call a non-existing entity "a city on the Volga" when it's in fact neither, but I can see how this can be convenient from that category's perspective. I'll remove the first cat but leave the second one in. If you wish, I can start the category for demolished settlements (I think Russian Misplaced Pages has one), but I need to think of a better name first. If you have any suggestions, I will gladly welcome them.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:12, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
привет. Это я добавляю ссылки на Энциклопедию в статьяхты просил что-то пояснить? Thank youI've just returned from a very long and hard day, and have not the energy just yet to catch up, the large martini has not quite hit home, but I saw this and thought it very kind - thanks. Giano 17:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
Size of the articlesI have found only the guidelines on Article_size#A_rule_of_thumb >50K - should be divided, >30K may eventually be divided, <20K should never be divided. The Russia article is 34K. I would say that it should not be divided as it is now abakharev 18:05, 3 October 2006 (UTC) What's wrong in having a redecuced article?--РКП 11:15, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
Himalayan Brown BearHeh, yea that article is new. I saw a red link, was bored, looked it up, and started an article. T REXspeak 20:00, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
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It's all right. Let's discuss then РКП 11:04, 4 October 2006 (UTC) It's fine with me. --РКП 11:20, 4 October 2006 (UTC) Kenmore & the Battle of KrasnoiMy apologies for bothering you with this, but any assistance you could provide with this issue would be very appreciated! Thanks! Kirill Lokshin 20:40, 4 October 2006 (UTC) La Bayadere ArticleWhat you did yesterday looks terrific! (Charts do not really work here.)Queenofthewilis 12:07, 5 October 2006 (UTC) OrphanBot vs. YellowDotIs there any rational explanation why OrphanBot targets the same images that were assaulted by User:Yellow Dot, who proclaims himself a "human version of OrphanBot"? This self-professed newbie seems to possess a weird gift of prognosticating the bot's actions. What is the relationship between the two? --Ghirla 10:42, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
RE User:GugutisHello, I reviewed the article and at least in some parts of it reminds me Marija Gimbutas works, sadly new user do not provided any addition refs. Nevertheless I added additional message to his talk explaining situation. M.K. 19:58, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
Golden RingGreetings. I've just made this off this. Many of the English articles are much weaker than their Russian equivalents (Alexandrov and Plyos, for instance). However, given that we don't have anything at all on Kideksha, I would appreciate it if you could translate that. I know there's a formal procedure for requesting translations, but it's only a matter of a couple of paragraphs. Biruitorul 05:40, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
TmutarakanNo, I'm not disputing anything; if I did, I would have added a disputed template. I'm only requesting that sources for the article are provided because they are necessary for verifiability. I may list some sources myself later today. Beit Or 11:34, 6 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks for the tip on the portal announcements!By the way, the new image posted for La Bayadere is copywrited and I see no indication that its photographer has given it up to the public domain... will our article be in jeopardy because of this --or does it not really matter? Also, I see there are suddenly MANY images being posted in this fashion on different ballet-related articles here. Being new to Misplaced Pages, I do not know all of the ins and outs so I thought I would ask you. Indicating that the image was scanned by the wikiuser themself, or that it comes from their private collection of books or is being uploaded for educational use does not really fall into Misplaced Pages's guidelines on copywrite infringement, does it? If this is really no big deal (legally) then please let me know because I probably have a bigger collection of images than anyone here! I've just been afraid to use them unless they are over 100 yrs old or have absolutely been released into public domain by the photographer THEMSELVES. Please advise.Queenofthewilis 13:15, 6 October 2006 (UTC) SolovievYes me too. Be careful what you wish for. ;>) God Bless. LoveMonkey 14:11, 6 October 2006 (UTC) What??Dude, take it easy. Situation is already tense. What does America has to do with that? It is Russia and Georgia crisis. Sosomk 15:48, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
I agree with Ghirla.In my opinion,Saakashvilli is bloody dictator,who's reign is a danger to the citizens of Georgia and the neighbouring states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.Dimts 08:31, 8 October 2006 (UTC) What gives!?First I find myself on the same side as you in 2 votes (in one week, no less) and now we appear to be working peacefully towards improving the Tmutarakan article... perhaps a new era of detente in Ghirla-Briangotts relations has dawned... Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 18:52, 6 October 2006 (UTC) Our interactionGhirla, I spoke highly of you in the RFAr regarding you. Rest assured I carry no grudge. And yet in several recent comments you have expressed hostility towards me. I ask you not to be angry with me and to cooperate with me in calming the debate. Any time you wish to discuss with me on our talk pages in a civil manner I will be happy to accommodate you. --Ideogram 07:10, 8 October 2006 (UTC) DYK
Sviatoslav I of KievI think this article needs a lot of work. I would like to bring it up to par with some of the other articles. As it stands it consists of a very small biographical sketch and a huge excerpt from Gibbon (which probably would be more appropriate in wikisource). I'll be researching and making expansions to the current text as I'm able in the coming weeks. If you could look in on it from time to time and make changes, perhaps we could collaborate on this. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 16:07, 9 October 2006 (UTC) I've made some major expansion and added citations. Still needs some work. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 21:14, 11 October 2006 (UTC) Do you know what the name "Sviatoslav" means? Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 14:02, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
FYI I've nominated the article for WP:GA. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 19:50, 13 October 2006 (UTC) Do you have any info on Sviatoslav's family life? That section could use some expansion. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 19:22, 17 October 2006 (UTC) DYK
Awaiting your contributionsI see that you deleted the only image from Shlisselburg. I hope that you provide a free replacement. Thanks in advance, Ghirla -трёп- 17:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
BelltowersHi Ghirlandao! Whether or not WP is a picture gallery (and by the existence of a gallery on the bell tower page there is evidently some such function associated with it), the provision of the picture of Katun bell tower was intended to show that there is a wide variety of structures that qualify, not only grandiose buildings of stone. Also, that there are some bell towers outside of Russia and Belgium - which seem for some reason to make up most of the others in the gallery. Now just because my contribution has made you cross for some reason is no justification for you to strike it out. I have therefore reinstated it. Пока - Smerus 08:51, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Pep TalkGhirlandajo old bear, were you having a "dip" on Wetman's talk page? I just put some Pep Talk on my User Page you may want to partake of. It sure boosted my moral and I hope it will do for you. Now is not the time to have second thoughts about your splendid editing.
Vyborg LibraryExcellent that you coined the Vyborg Library page! I added some things to it - e.g. Quantrill got things wrong The ceiling in the picture is of the stairs leading to the main lending desk. I've been there sevweral times - fantastic place. The page is looking good - I may yet add some things.
Which map?? --Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 16:41, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Your objection to DemosthenesThank you for your comment in Demosthenes' FAC. I've answered to your objections. Just check Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Demosthenes. I'll just repeat here that the article follows to the letter the instructions of WP:LEAD. The article has to retell the whole story in a summary style and that's what the article does. Just check Misplaced Pages's rules. And, if you want check the lead of my last FA, Alcibiades, which does the same thing, exactly because it is obliged to do it. Cheers!--Yannismarou 17:40, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
Малый ВысоцкийI'm wondering about your conventional spelling of this as Malyi Vysotski since Google returns 13,500 hits for "Malyj Vysotskij" and only 22 for Malyi Vysotski. According to all transliteration rules in use in the English language, there is also no possible way to get Malyi Vysotski out of Малый Высоцкий. The article Romanization of Russian has information on transliterating Russian into English. I would appreciate if you could change both articles back to the version Malyj Vysotskij. Большое спасибо! -Юит (Yupik)
Re: DemosthenesFirst, you compare two different articles. Aspasia is much shorter than Demosthenes. It is not the same thing. Demosthenes' length demands a longer lead and not "just a few sentences". Hence, it is not a lack of "ability" but the different needs of two different "articles" that demand two different styles of lead. Second, why you tell me about Aspasia and why do't you compare Demosthenes with Alcibiades? These are similar articles that can be compared. In Alcibiades nobody found a problem with a lead. You don't want Alcibiades. Ok, take other FA articles about ancient Greeks: Theramenes, Epaminondas, Thrasybulus? What about them? Why during the nominations of these FACs (whose leads are line mine) nobody found a problem with the lead? Just think about that. Third, you tell me to rewrite a lead, which already fully conforms with WP:LEAD. The lead must stand alone as an overview of the article. What you ask me to do will not stand! It will be something wrong! Please read carefulle WP:LEAD. I don't know what is your experience with FAC proceedures, but as an editor who has in three months nominated three FAs and who actively and constantly participates as a reviewer in WP:FAC and WP:FARC I can tell you that objections for a lead fully in accordance with WP:LEAD are not actionable. Cheers!--Yannismarou 07:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
RfB With A Smile :)Featured article candidate - GlidingThank you for your comment on gliding. Can you be rather more specific than "something must be done"? How exactly is the article "spoiling fun" at present? I will make any sensible changes that you want. JMcC 12:25, 12 October 2006 (UTC) Thanks for your useful comments and for removing your objections. Is there any chance of positive sppport for the candidacy of gliding? JMcC 12:43, 16 October 2006 (UTC) Russia/Russian FederationCan we please continue this discussion on User talk:Koavf. He is the original contributor of the disputed edits, (and it seem he is in need of your support :-) -- Petri Krohn 12:54, 12 October 2006 (UTC) My new Response for DemosthenesI've given a more detailed answer to your new comment in Demosthenes. Check Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Demosthenes. I'm sorry because you insist on bringing false arguments (you have obviously not read Misplaced Pages's instructions or, at least, you don't care so much about them) and you use wrong expamples (you compare the lead of Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, an article of 30Kb with the lead of Demosthenes, an article of 90Kb???). I suggest you give a more detailed look in FA's criteria, before you get more involved in FAC reviews. Cheers!--Yannismarou 13:31, 12 October 2006 (UTC) Re: Flickr images on WikiHi, I speedy deleted Image:Sochistmichaels.jpg since the Flickr page spesify a non-commercial Creative Commons variant on that image. We don't allow non-commercial licenses (excpt possebly as fair use, but that was not claimed here). Any Creative Commons license that restrict commercial use or making of derivatives (any combination with nc or nd in the name) are not allowed. If you can explain that to him, and that he has to link to the actial image page on Flickr when he upload images from there it would be nice (they allow all sorts of licenses, and it's spesified on each image). Most of those images effectively have no source. --Sherool (talk) 15:26, 12 October 2006 (UTC) About ongoing circusYes, you are absolutely right about united front to stop ongoing stalking from particular group of contributors. This situation is unacceptable and some contributors already left, because could not cope with this staged situation. This should be stopped in any means necessary. M.K. 16:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC) C'monDon't keep fanning the flames. Please? - brenneman 06:23, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
Re: comments regarding IRCThe note I put on my user page was to inform people that they can reach me there. My presence on IRC is not an attempt to gain power over anyone else or to be excused from editing in articlespace; and I don't really think it's a crime to let people know where I can be easily contacted. I should be very disappointed if I were given exception from normal procedure due to my being on IRC, but I'd also appreciate not being judged for being there as well. As for why I posted it on ANI, I wanted to generate discussion where it'd be most likely seen. If that was an error, I apologize. --Keitei (talk) 09:27, 13 October 2006 (UTC) Your concerns about meI don't want to see anyone blocked, even the anonymous editor I have been dealing with lately. And Interiot's comment below (the second one, at 04:49) hit me right between the eyes. However, I am at a loss over what to do about it. (It is for this reason that I never commented in the first Giano thread, and will probably avoid this one from now on.) Let's say we only block "when a user is in some way making it difficult for others to contribute to Misplaced Pages". Well, slagging off on someone is only disruptive if that person or that person's friends take offense. So should we all turn the other cheek, and let some editors make crude personally disparaging remarks? There wouldn't be any disruption that way, but Misplaced Pages would be a less and less inviting place to hang around. Or, if disruption only occurs when people take offense, then the disruptiveness of a comment (and hence, its blockability) becomes a function of how many friends the target and offender each have. I was going to add a disclaimer like this to my remarks last night before you commented, but couldn't figure out how to word it, so I left it for the morning. Regarding your specific concerns about me, my approach in this case would have been to ask Giano nicely to reword his observations. It's a fair question to ask if the arbcom should really be thanking someone who writes such things on a public blog. And my opinion is somewhat different now than when I started this subthread, thanks to Interiot. I don't want to enshrine the principle that high status contributors can get away with whatever they want to say, but I definitely realize I have no idea how to deal with these situations effectively, so I will avoid them in the future, as I did in the first uproar and should have done this time. (Obviously the 50 or so principles and findings of fact haven't helped a damn thing.) Thatcher131 11:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC) Sorry, was this intended for me?Hi Ghirandajo, was this intended for me? If it was, I have to confess that I have no idea what you are talking about, sorry. Could you explain? Thanks, Ben Aveling 11:49, 13 October 2006 (UTC) Rus' KhaganateI am preparing an article about this poorly-documented and -understood time in Russian history, for eventual migration into the main article space. I would like to make it as comprehensive as possible. Your comments and additions (including from sources critical of or in opposition to the theories presented so far) would be most welcome. In particular I would like to expound on the attitude of both Normanists and anti-Normanists to this issue. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 21:20, 13 October 2006 (UTC) Moved the article to main space with your edits. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 03:29, 16 October 2006 (UTC) I will continue to work on the article with you. I note with satisfaction that Sviatoslav I of Kiev is now a Good article. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 14:11, 16 October 2006 (UTC) Some major overhauling last night. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 15:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC) Did You Know...?
1956 венгерская революцияЗдравствуйте Гирла, Будьте добрым, перечитайте нашу статью про венгерскую революцию. Мы много работали над статьей, надеюсь что мы писали из "нейтральной перспективы". Думаете, что это лучше, чем прежде? Кстати, извините за мой плохой русский.... K. Lastochka 15:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC) DYK
W. S. GilbertI've spun off the Bibliography, as requested. Iliaş of MoldaviaHi, and thanks for your kind words. I have since contributed Iliaş of Moldavia, and please let me know if there is more I can help with: connections between Ukraine/Southern Russia/Belarus/Lithuania and Moldavia were frequent and interesting, but way too little gaps are bridged currently. It is interesting to note that, after blocking me, Greek users have not actually reverted the article, but gradually moved it to a spurious version that didn't just remove all mention of "Istanbul" (as if Phanariotes were around in the 15th century), but silently deleted a mention of obviously not all Phanariotes being Greeks (even though this leads to several self-contradictions in the text). The sheer amount of bullshit and truthiness accounted for my outburst (which should not have happened, but I shan't be apologizing to those editors). Oh, well (unfortunately, my native tongue's wikipedia is even worse currently, so I cannot be following your example...). Dahn 12:53, 16 October 2006 (UTC) Re to your requestThese were not messages posted by me. I donot understand why I have to provide a translation. I'm not responsible for other people's writings.--Yannismarou 13:12, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
Hey Ghirla. No hard feelings whatsoever. Indeed, Yanni was a little jumpy, but that has to do with you assuming his involvement in conspiracy. Some people just can't take such (even implied) accusations lightly. Yanni is a good contributor, and really one of the fair-est and NPOV-est Greek editors I've met (I am not! :-)). Let's get on with our business, shall we? (I see we have some mutual friends...) •NikoSilver• 16:19, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
I am very glad you sorted this out guys! •NikoSilver• 20:48, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
Your message on my talk pageI think Cyde it is you who make things worse! Giano 17:41, 15 October 2006 (UTC) That is the only thing that I removed. Secondly, no one ever stopped people from removing content from my user and talk page. Have a nice day. Fredil Yupigo 17:46, 16 October 2006 (UTC) DYKYeah, looks like Peta and Samir are busy atm. I need to go now and was hoping someone would hand out those things. If not, I'll come back tomorrow. Perhaps we need to badger someone to do the next shift. I need to go now. Thanks, Blnguyen | BLabberiNg 08:30, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Old East SlavicI responded on my talk page. Beit Or 09:27, 17 October 2006 (UTC) ???What are you doing dude? Here are our words from those days (you can find them in the talkpage): Me: On that note, I will offer a compromise. Calling the battle a draw would be a serious disservice, so I propose that we simply say "Marginal French victory," having seen that first word in some other descriptions of battle results. You: It's OK with me but I would like to know what other editors think. This is a little surreal right now because you seem to be disputing that you agreed to this, when clearly you did. If you have now changed your mind, that is fine, but you have to be clear if that's what's going on or if it's something else. Right now you're just confusing me.UberCryxic 15:07, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
Zinaida SerebryakovaHi, Ghirla! I would appreciate your take on this edit and this discussion. Thanks!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 15:19, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Images and articlesПривет Ghirlandajo, I noticed your post at the architecture portal a couple days ago about the drawings in Fischer von Erlach, I agree, they are very fine indeed and so is the article. I also noticed your humility in crediting Vyborg Library to TTKK. That was very kind of you since you wrote most of it ;-) I have seen good things from TTKK so far, so any encouragement is of course also good. While I am here with compliments, I would also like to ask a favor, which is to see if you could take a look through these two categories and save anything that should be kept. These cats get deleted after seven days, and I don't want anything to get deleted that shouldn't be. Спасибо, DVD+ R/W 18:48, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
PriniasGoal!! Excellent recovery of my fumble, Andrey!--Wetman 18:51, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Thank youGhirla, you were the first to support me when you suggested we collaborate on Nadezhda Durova. I've learned a great deal from the examples you've set as an editor. My administratorship candidacy succeeded with a final tally of 81/0/1. It's always been a pleasure to interact with you. Results are at Misplaced Pages:Recently_created_admins#Durova. Warmly, Durova 21:34, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Thank youHello, Ghirla, thank you for support and advices. I really impressed with quality of Misplaced Pages's history articles and would like to participate in project. Ioakinf 11:41, 18 October 2006 (UTC) Thank youThank you for informing me about this problem. I left a message in Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject History of Greece and in Talk:Iraklion Archaeological Museum, where I decided to throw a poll. I donot know how these things are done - my only experience is with Talk:Ephialtes. Your advice, your vote and any assistance are welcomed. For instance, I don't know if this is the right thing to do or if I'm in a hurry or if I should inform an administrator. Please feel free to comment or to make any modifications you wish in my initiative in Talk:Iraklion Archaeological Museum. Once again thank you! And by the way, if you are interested in any topics related directly or indirectly with the Greek history, you are of course welcomed to participate in the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject History of Greece.--Yannismarou 14:06, 18 October 2006 (UTC) Treniota and SvarnHi, I see you have moved geneologies to talk pages, theoretically you are absolutely right, but bare in mind that if we remove all unsourced statements from Wiki - probably 80 % of it will be gone. In some cases we have little choice but assume good faith. You know, it might be quite difficult (if not impossible) to find on-line sources on this particular subject.Encyclopaedia Editing Dude 18:08, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
CheckKhoikhoi's RfA. You are being attacked with personal insults. --anon
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Primary ChronicleAny chance to get from somewere the illuminations from the medieval manuscript and to put them ont the commons? CristianChirita 07:35, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
I've the confusion that Radziwiłł Chronicle has text form the primary chronicle.CristianChirita 08:26, 19 October 2006 (UTC) WarsNot unexplained, it was typography: I had followed Dash#En_dash mistakenly. Will take some time to correct. To sum it up, use – to separate dates, but not country names in war names. --
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Sfengus / Sviatoslav I of KievI'm going to stick a citation needed template on the reference to Sfengus for now per your request for a source. I don't, unfortunately, have the Greek version of Skylitzes available. I will track down the reference through secondary sources ASAP. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 17:04, 20 October 2006 (UTC) I looked in Dunlop and you are right, it was Oleg who told folks not to pay to the Khazars. To be fair, Sviatoslav probably said it too, but I've removed that line from the article. Incidentally I have just gotten a hold of a large file of materials from Pritsak, Brutzkus, and others on the Rus Khaganate and will soon be overhauling that article (once I have the time to go through all this stuff...) . Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 03:17, 22 October 2006 (UTC) Second Battle of Polotsk article is now done...it needs to be added to the 1812 invasion campaign boxGhirla: I have started a Second Battle of Polotsk article...footnotes and more polishing will be added later. In the meantime, could you add it to the 1812 Russian invasion campaignbox? I don't know how to do that. http://en.wikipedia.org/Second_battle_of_Polotsk Thanks. Kenmore 17:19, 20 October 2006 (UTC)kenmore Muchas graciasHey Andrey, thanks a lot for supporting me in my recent RfA. It succeeded, and I am very grateful to all of you. If you ever need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. Also, feel free point out any mistakes I make! Thanks again, —Khoikhoi 04:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC) Boris PasternakI can understand you cutting out the comment on Boris Pasternak about the Academy Awards (even though it has a direct influence on the popularity of his novel and in turn him as an author), but why did you revert the first part of the paragraph. It completely used the wrong terminology. I'm reverting that section back. Please refer to the talk page in a discussion before changing it again. The Photoplayer 09:15, 21 October 2006 (UTC) DYK
Ethnic Russians in the Northern CaucasusStated writing it, but got nowhere, do you think you can start it off and then we can work slowly on the sections. We need to have this article, because this information is scattered about a dozen of them, and it would be nice to bring it all together. Regards. --Kuban Cossack 20:19, 21 October 2006 (UTC) How do I start new Misplaced Pages articles? I have three more 1812 battles ready to postGhirla: How do I start fresh Misplaced Pages articles? I have articles prepared on the battles of Viazma (11/3/1812), Smoliani (11/14/1812), and Tschasniki (10/31/1812). Your help is much appreciated. Kenmore 00:17, 22 October 2006 (UTC)kenmore Uploading a picture to my Battle of Vyazma articleCan you show me how to upload this picture to my "Battle of Vyazma" article? http://en.wikipedia.org/Image:Battle_of_Vyazma_1812.jpg#filehistory I would like to put it in the section titled "The Russian Cavalry Attacks", and I would like for people to be able to expand it to its original size by right-=clicking. I'll take care of the caption. How is this done, anyways? Thanks, Kenmore 02:25, 23 October 2006 (UTC)kenmore Borodino and other 1812 battlefield picturesGhirla: In response to your questions about the pictures you've uploaded for the 1812 battle articles, they are quite good. The photographs of battlefield monuments are excellent. What would also be good is if we could find any modern photographs of the battlefields themselves, so people reading the article can better visualize what was happening there in 1812. Are you familiar with the "American Heritage" history books published here in the United States? They are history books on the American Revolution, American Civil War, etc., which use both historical paintings and modern photographs in their publications. The artistic -- or imaginative effect -- on the reader is excellent, because the juxtaposition of the modern and historical pictures compounds the sense in the reader of what the battles and events must have been like. I also liked the photograph of the Paskevich Palace in the Paskevich article...it conveys to the read the magisterial splendor that these aristocratic generals must have lived in. Photos like that compliment the sense of history our articles should induce in the reader. Any comments or feedback is welcome. Kenmore 02:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)kenmore West Point 1812 Russian Invasion Military MapsI would also like to start putting West Point's 1812 Russian invasion military maps on my articles...those maps are the absolute best, here in the West, for showing what was happening in Russia on monthly intervals during Napoleon's invasion. The maps show how the strategic situation was impacted by the battle at hand. The problem however is that the maps are so huge that the viewer must be able to use the "zoom" tool in Windows in order to get a meaningful view of the map. The Russian Campaign 46. Eastern Europe, 1 June - 1 July 1812 http://www.dean.usma.edu/HISTORY/web03/atlases/napoleon/napoleon%20pages/napoleon%20map%2046.htm 47. Eastern Europe, 1 July - 24 July 1812 http://www.dean.usma.edu/HISTORY/web03/atlases/napoleon/napoleon%20pages/napoleon%20map%2047.htm 48. Eastern Europe, 24 July - 14 August 1812 http://www.dean.usma.edu/HISTORY/web03/atlases/napoleon/napoleon%20pages/napoleon%20map%2048.htm 49. Eastern Europe, 27 August 1812 http://www.dean.usma.edu/HISTORY/web03/atlases/napoleon/napoleon%20pages/napoleon%20map%2049.htm 50. Eastern Europe, October 1812 http://www.dean.usma.edu/HISTORY/web03/atlases/napoleon/napoleon%20pages/napoleon%20map%2050.htm 51. Eastern Europe, 18 October - 5 December 1812 http://www.dean.usma.edu/HISTORY/web03/atlases/napoleon/napoleon%20pages/napoleon%20map%2051.htm 52. Germany, 1813 http://www.dean.usma.edu/HISTORY/web03/atlases/napoleon/napoleon%20pages/napoleon%20map%2052.htm Gogol and русские людиWould you think that this PD image I uploaded would be better as the main one for the Gogol's article? --Irpen 03:56, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
EgipetmostHi Ghirlandajo, sorry to bring this up again since you just removed a comment about it from here, but I've moved this image Image:Egipetmost.jpg to the Commons as Commons:Image:Egipetmost.jpg. Can you add anything there to the file about where you found it, and who drew it? If you really think it should be deleted then ok, but I think it has historical value and can be used to illustrate an interesting article Egyptian Bridge (nice job writing that by the way). Also, I started Portal:Architecture/New article announcements inspired by the one at Portal:Russia, so when you write (or find) any new architecture ones please add them there. Regards, DVD+ R/W 17:57, 22 October 2006 (UTC) RenaissanceCan we find a free image of the staircase from somewhere? I just gave the page some attention because I don't see how Neo-Renaissance can improve if Renaissance is so bad, it#s the a horse before the carriage sort of thing. I have just found out that I will be in Firenze for a while in April so will take some specifically detailed architectural detail and motif fotos , but tyat is 5 months away so the page has to be improved before then. I'm expecting the template police there any moment :-)Giano 12:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC) Pierre RossierHi, since you commented in the FAC discussion for this article, further changes have been made to the article and I was wondering if you would now consider supporting its candidature. The article has been a FAC for three weeks now and there have been no comments or votes for some time. Thanks for your thoughts. Pinkville 01:09, 24 October 2006 (UTC) IzmailI really cannot understand your edits in the text, First of all, it is already mentioned in the text that it is part of Bessarabia. Secondly, when Izmail was returned to Moldavia, the country was not "controlled by the Ottoman Empire", but occupied by Austria after it had been controlled by Russia for twenty years (see Regulamentul Organic); also, you have deleted the accurate information that, between 1856 and 1878, Izmail was part of the United Principalities (and not "of Moldavia"). The "it has a new master in independent Ukraine" is just gruesomly POV in comparison with the simple statent of facts it replaced. The "was occupied by the Kingdom of Romania" may be ok for 1940 to 1941, but it is, frankly, inane in reference to 1918-1940 (note that I have avoided using the term for any change in sovereignty). Please, state your reasons clearly on my talk page or the article's. Dahn 07:22, 24 October 2006 (UTC) invitationHi Ghirlandajo I was impressed by your knowledge and want to invite you to the new Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Military history/Russian and Soviet military history task force. I think they can benefit from you. Greatings Wandalstouring 17:56, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
In reply to your messageHi there. I saw you engage in some questionable categorization activities, e.g., packing Georgians or Poles into Category:Russian historians. This approach is not helpful. Please take care, Ghirla -трёп- 15:24, 23 October 2006 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Phanerozoic" Dear Ghirlandajo, in List of Russians you can read: This is a list of people associated with Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union, and Russia of today. For a long time Russia has been a multinational country, and many people of different nationalities contributed to its culture, to its glory, and to its sorrow. They may be ethnic Ukrainians (like Nikolai Gogol), Georgians (like Stalin and Georgi Daneliya), Belarusians (like Kazimir Malevich), Tatars (like Rudolf Nureyev), Azerbaijanis (like Kerim Kerimov and Uzeyir Hajibeyov), Jews (like Trotsky and Maya Plisetskaya), Poles (like Vaslav Nijinsky), Armenians (like Aram Katchaturian), Germans (like Catherine the Great), Danish (like Vitus Bering and Vladimir Dal), Italians (like Karl Briullov), Greeks (like John Capodistria), Romanians (like Mikhail Kheraskov), Frenchmen (like Marius Petipa), Dutchmen (like Sergius Witte), Portuguese (like Anton de Vieira), or, naturally, ethnic Russians. Sometimes we don't know their exact ancestry. Sometimes their formal nationality was written down at random or for political or other reasons. They may have emigrated or immigrated, and thus may appear in other "Lists of...", but nevertheless their names are linked to the words "Russia", "Russian". SO, I DO NOT THINK I HAVE MADE ANY MISTAKE. OTHERWISE THE List of Russians SHOULD BE CHANGED Phanerozoic 22:09, 24 October 2006 (UTC) DYK
Misplaced Pages:Requests for adminship/ElonkaThank you for expressing an interest in my recent RfA. As a followup, I wanted to let you know that unfortunately consensus was not reached, and the nomination was not successful. However, I do appreciate that you took the time to monitor the discussion as a neutral participant, and I paid close attention to your thoughts, as I find it a valuable thing to understand how I am perceived by others in the Misplaced Pages community. My current plans are to continue contributing in a positive manner to Misplaced Pages, and if there is anything that I can do in the future to help further address your concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. --Elonka 10:34, 25 October 2006 (UTC) JogailaSorry for bothering, but I'll be interested what Wiki rules are saying about such poll campaign. Does any rule give any evaluation of such behavior? Encyclopaedia Editing Dude 11:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC) Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov-VilenskyShouldn't this article be moved to Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov (Governor)? Because some people might think that his surname was Muravyov-Vilensky? Thanks. Encyclopaedia Editing Dude 11:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Russian dogs?What happened to the Russian dogs? We only have Grape's pet "Haggis" now, and he is the wrong breed! Giano 14:36, 25 October 2006 (UTC) StarMany thanks for the barnstar. I look forward to working with you in a cooperative and productive manner. Beit Or 19:27, 25 October 2006 (UTC) Wiki-friendsI have added you to my list of Wiki-friends. --Ineffable3000 19:35, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Article NamingJogaila must be the most voted-on article there is. John Kenney has suggested a new plan for naming rulers. Basically, his idea is to change the current Ivan IV of Russia to just Ivan IV, (likely, in English, more people recognise Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great rather than Ivan IV and Peter I, but that's something else). For ambiguous things (like Alexander III, the idea would be to put the title in brackets, like Alexander III (Emperor of Russia), Alexander III (King of Scots) and Alexander III (Pope). Then we can use the pipe thing, like ], to just print Alexander III. If you wanted, you could use other things, like ], ] and ]. It is the same way we disambiguate other things. It is explained at Misplaced Pages talk:Naming conventions (names and titles) if you want to have a look. All the best ! Angus McLellan (Talk) 09:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC) HyrlaIt's the cuter Ruthenian form, nothing to lose your hair over. Truthseeker 85.5 12:22, 26 October 2006 (UTC) Sir Syed FACHi Ghirla - I've addressed your points - about 10 new citations from multiple books, including those you suggested. Please have another look at the article/FAC. Thanks, Rama's arrow 13:37, 26 October 2006 (UTC) Hi ghirloHi ghirlo, I missed you.--Clujeanul 15:55, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Xenophobia must be stoppedIf even admins are making xenophobic remarks and , (Ruski - pejorative for Russian in Polish), what can we expect from ordinary users. Enough is enough, I think. Something must be done. Encyclopaedia Editing Dude 10:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC) Re: User:LeandrodDoes convincing him to stop the page moves not count as noticing the problem? ;-) Admittedly, I had (apparently naively) assumed that he would go back and fix the problem once it had been pointed out to him; it seems that he has no intention of doing that, unfortunately. I'll see if I can fix it; but I have a fairly large number of other things to do, so I don't know when I'll have time for it. Kirill Lokshin 15:23, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Help with a Peer ReviewHello ! I'd like an expert opinion (rather than just the usual automated response), to a peer review I requested for Óengus I of the Picts which Calgacus and myself wrote. Would you have some time to give it a look over and let me know what you think ? Many thanks in advance, Angus McLellan (Talk) 16:50, 27 October 2006 (UTC) Re: Request for deletionHi, um... wich images need deletion you say? There is no Commons:Image:Âÿçüìà.jpg, so Image:Âÿçüìà.jpg doesn't block anyting and Image:Abramtsevo.jpg is from commons already (and it's not used in any articles)... If you mean you have a free image to replace Image:Âÿçüìà.jpg just upload it under a "better" name, replace the image in the article(s) and slap {{subst:or-fu-re|Image:free image here.jpg}} on the orphanded fair use one. --Sherool (talk) 19:44, 27 October 2006 (UTC) Château de Rosny-sur-SeineHey Ghirlandajo, thanks for editing and sending this to DYK. I just translated it last night. Since you mentioned the part about Nippon Sangyoo Kabushiki Kaisha, I thought I should do some extra research to verify and cite what I translated. I found these three sources in a quick google search.
They are all pretty short, and I don't know if you read French or not but which do you think would be best to include? I also found the following in English, and am adding it to the references. I will also look for a link the original Times article at a NYT site. Thanks and regards, DVD+ R/W 16:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Kievan Rus' in History of TransnistriaWe currently have a low-intensity and, to a point, fairly civil discussion on Talk:History of Transnistria which seems to center on the point of to which extent, and at which time in history, Ancient Rus' may have influenced or covered the left bank of the Dniester river (i.e., east of the Dniester). I hereby invite you to contribute with your knowledge, please. Thank you. - Mauco 20:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC) Aman TuleyevOn discovering this article, I noticed a rather unfortunate link to Alexander Tikhonov, the ice hockey player. Of ourse, nothing to do with you - the maker of that article (months later) should have checked the links to his new page. The imprisoned Alexander Tikhonov was not even related. I have added some more info on Tuleyev which I deemed interesting. Sorry, but this is no Kakiev article ...--Pan Gerwazy 20:38, 29 October 2006 (UTC) Anatoli Vassiljevitsch IvanovЗдраствуйте, Андрей. Я видел, что вы так-же приняли участи в дсикуссии об Анатолии Васильевиче Иванове. Так как я не являюсь постоянным участником википедии, то мне сложно приводить какие-либо аргументы в этой дискуссии без того, чтобы меня не обвинили в предвзятости. Я бы был вам очень признателен, если бы вы могли бы мне помочь. Заранее благодарен, Игорь--djiggy 11:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC) Amber RoomHi Ghirla. FYI, I read somewhere (but unfortunately don't remember where) that Polish divers have sarched through the semi-fragmented wreckage of the Wilhelm Gustloff but not found any trace of the Amber Room. Perhaps if you know more you would like to add something about this to the article? My thought would be that, since the ship was totally crammed from holds to superstructure with refugees, it seems unlikely there would have been room for dozens of crates of Amber Room stuff. I've also encountered speculation somewhere that one reason the Poles didn't execute Erich Koch, the infamous Gauleiter, was they hoped to get info on the Amber Room out of him — but never did. I don't know if there's any truth to that or not. PS: This is the longest 'talk' page I've seen! Sca 14:48, 30 October 2006 (UTC) Siege of ConstantinopleWhat do you mean by "please don't pillage other articles, without proper attribution". The events were part of the siege, the information was freely licenced under GFDL, and was added with proper citation. And why did you remove the citation you requested for "Mikligardur"? --Grimhelm 17:11, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
List of siegesThank you for pointing that out, and I will do so. I was actually working on the Sieges of Constantinople article first, but I will add them to the main list of sieges article. Does this mean you would accept Siege of Constantinople as the article title, as part of the larger Rus' conflict and line of sieges to Constantinople? --Grimhelm 17:41, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
1812 Franco-Russian WarGhirla: You'll notice that I'm dusting-up the "campaign boxes" of some of the 1812 battles, such as Ostrovno, 1st Polotsk, etc. I'm drawing my figures from some excellent datasources. I've also tampered with the "result" sections...if you are not happy with this, please change it back to whatever you prefer. Kenmore 05:12, 31 October 2006 (UTC)kenmore
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Battle of Krasnoi is finishedMy organizing and rewriting of the Battle of Krasnoi is generally finished. Except for a final spelling, grammar, diction check, we can regard it as done. Kenmore 17:36, 6 November 2006 (UTC)kenmore Ghirla: can you edit a Krasnoi map image for me?The map of Krasnoi that I created by editing an Adobe document image in MS Painbrush can be seen in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Kenmore#Ozharovsky_problem_solved:_he_had_3500_troops_at_most The map is now accurate, and I'd like to post it in the main Krasnoi article. However, I need to find a way to cut away all of the image except the map itself (in other words, no Adobe image, no other "print screen" details on the map's edge, etc. Do you have the means to do this for me? Please advise. Thanks! Kenmore 07:18, 3 November 2006 (UTC)kenmore Battles of Russia (2002)Ghirla: Can you tell me more about this "Battles of Russia" book you were telling me about? Can its contents be read over the internet? How big is the book, and how many battles does it cover? Kenmore 00:13, 8 November 2006 (UTC)kenmore UnblockPlease see my message; here, and here. Regards Mustafa Akalp 09:47, 31 October 2006 (UTC) Re:DYK for Battle of VyazmaI am sorry for the omission but I am still in the process of learning the multitude of hidden subtleties and undocumented community expectations that have been omitted from the Guide to Updating DYK. The missed notification occurred on my first attempt at updating the DYK template and I am still to learn all the unwritten rules associated with the process. --Allen3 12:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC) DYK
cheersI like it when I take up a topic and after some minutes note you joining in, as happened several times now. Thanks for the nice collaboration. dab (ᛏ) 18:38, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
still in a Scythian vein, I just came across Asii, which seems highly suspect to me, maybe you'd like to have a look. ПриветThank you for your greeting. I do not plan on mirroring your barnstar-studded devotion to Misplaced Pages, but I have done a little bit here and there (both as an IP address and as Eli) to flesh out, clean up and/or correct some articles. Mostly, these have been related to the natural history, flora and fauna of Kamchatka and the Kuril islands. Do keep up your comprehensive coverage of Russian human history and architecture! It is appreciated. Всего доброго! Eliezg 02:04, 1 November 2006 (UTC) КопорьеHello! Regarding the names of the place Копорье, I can , as a Swedish-speaking Finn understand your protectionism (but for that matter can't see why you accept the Swedish name but not the Finnish) I am mostly reasonable regarding names in different languages and generally don't intervene when in question are names that never have had any relevancy, but also sensitive when it comes to fanatical attempts to deny the existence of another name. (To which I have to spend an irritating amount of time in fighting on the Finnish WP, when daily used Swedish names frequently are erased) The following I will paste also onto the discussion page of Копорье: Regarding ancient names of the placeThe directions in WP:NC are only telling how to name articles about places, but it also says in several links that different names should be mentioned first thing in the beginning of the articles. Some browsing around WP shows that in most places where there are several names, they are also mentioned; the article about the Spanish city Alicante directly tells the name also in Catalan, the Inuit town Qaanaaq has a name in English, the German region Holstein has a Danish name, although the region never have belonged to Denmark (though it nabours), a lot of Irish places have names in Gaelic (there is actually a separate direction page on how to name Irish places) etc. In this case the name of the article is, as stated in the instructions, the official present name of the city, transscribed from cyrillic letters, that is Koporye. Almanach de GothaIf you think my edit was Germano-centric, feel free to edit it to make it better, but the sentence you reverted to "Until 1918, any aristocrat wishing to marry, and for their progeny to carry their title, had to marry a woman of similar rank," is just completely wrong. Most "aristocrats" could marry anyone they liked. Only German aristocrats had to worry about equality, as far as I am aware. Royalty throughout most of continental Europe had to worry about such things, but royalty and aristocracy are not the same thing. Furthermore, even this latter is mostly a product of the 18th and 19th centuries - before that rules were much looser. I think my formulation was considerably more accurate than the current one, but I'm open to other wording. What I'm not open to is leaving the incredibly misleading current formulation in place, which suggests that a French count has to marry equally if he wants his kids to inherit his title. This is nonsense, as far as I'm aware - a Duke of Polignac born in 1817 had as his mother plain "Barbara Campbell". Morganatic marriage, as far as I'm aware, applies only to German houses and to sovereign houses. It does not apply to mere nobility outside Germany, and we shouldn't imply that it does. john k 12:33, 2 November 2006 (UTC) Did you know
Image:MoscowtriumphDo you know what happened to the image you uploaded and included to the article about the Moscow Triumphal Gates? --regards, Odengatan 10:54, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
Help!I am ignorant and in need of help. I have edited material under different user names because I don't remember how to get back into my old account because I have little time to be on wikipedia. I think it is a great project, but it is set up to screen out people like me in the interests of keeping out trolls. So it might be better to pass difficulties that I do not understand to you: I tried to change the page http://en.wikipedia.org/Great_Standing_on_the_Ugra_River to the more correct in English: http://en.wikipedia.org/Great_Stand_on_the_Ugra_River I put a note on the discuss page. But no one has taken action, and so now there are both pages. I was not allowed to simply move the page because I did not have enough history. Also can you let me know how to log back into an account where I have lost my password. I am http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Nlight and Nlight2 although the latter seems to have been deleted. Thanks in advance for you help, and I frankly don't even know how to tell you to reach me, except with lightn at muohio dot edu. Best, NL
Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/KvenThis case is now closed and the results have been published at the link above. Kven-user limited to one account and is placed on probation. He may be banned from any article or set of articles which he disrupts by aggressive biased editing. The Kven-user is banned from editing articles related to Kven or making any edits regarding the topic. Should Kven-user edit under any username or IP prior to selecting a username any edit made may be removed on sight and the account indefinitely blocked. Should Kven-user violate any ban, he may be briefly blocked, up to a month in the event of repeat offenses. All blocks to be logged at Misplaced Pages:Requests_for_arbitration/Kven#Log_of_blocks_and_bans. For the Arbitration Committee --Srikeit 00:15, 4 November 2006 (UTC) I am sending this out to wikiart folks everywhere,so please don't feel picked on. Here's my thing. I've been watching list of sculptors recently and have been weeding out the entries in red on the theory that this is an index of sculptors in wikipedia. However i have been reluctant to remove artists that I know or discover to be real, wikipedia worthy people, so am trying to decide if i should just do a stub - maybe a lot of stubs - of these folks or leave them on the list [I HATE lists with too much red - check out the List of Frank Lloyd Wright works for example. For example, i checked out one, François-Joseph Duret (1804 - 1865) and discovered that there are at least two sculptors with that name, (1732 - 1816) and (1804 - 1865)- this one is the son - and both probably could comfortably be in wikipedia. I did have a rather bad moment recently when someone DELETED my article on Connor Barrett about an hour after I first posted it, on the theory that he was not wikiworthy and a lot of these fairly remote (in time and place from me) artists are a lot more obscure than Barrett. So, i would like to know that i have the support of the wikipedia art history community before doing this. Drop me a line, if you wish to sit down and be counted. Life is good, Carptrash 05:13, 4 November 2006 (UTC) P.S. although i do mostly American art i have contributed to lots on non-American articles including Aleijadinho, Ásmundur Sveinsson, Einar Jonsson, Gunnfrídur Jónsdóttir, Henry Moore, Ivan Meštrović, Ørnulf Bast, Rayner Hoff, and probably some others. I say this because most of the stubs I'm proposing would be Europeans.
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Image:The mother of the Russian sovereign Svjatoslav, Olga along with her escort from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes.jpgCan I ask what the objection is to this image? Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 14:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Edit summariesYou know, if you would just enter factual edit summaries, instead of entertaining yourself by calling stuff names all the time, maybe other editors wouldn't feel compelled to check up on your edits when they see their watchlist spammed with your content-free self-expressions. —Michael Z. 2006-11-07 14:02 Z
GliganWhy then there are seperate articles for england, Italy or Byzantium??? In my opinion Bulgaria deserves at least a seperate sub-article in Eastern Europe.--Gligan 17:33, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Edit conflictHi, I'm having trouble editing my section back at NPA noticeboard, no matter what I edit I can't answer to your specific comment. Just to make sure, did you answer to me with the bit about baiting? If yes, how is reporting about an enemies list baiting? Thanks Jean-Philippe 18:23, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
SviatoslavAbout: Image:The mother of the Russian sovereign Svjatoslav, Olga along with her escort from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes Why is not a good ideea to place the image in the article? Is just a question:)CristianChirita
done:)CristianChirita 20:07, 10 November 2006 (UTC) DYK
Siege of Kazan (1552) images and tablesПривет! Честно говоря, не понял, в каком именно месте эти картинки противоречат WP:MOS? Даже если живопись современных художников и попадает под какие-либо ограничения по авторским правам, то скан летописной миниатюры и схема, которая уже несколько десятилетий кочует из учебника в учебник, как мне кажется ничьих авторских прав не ущемляют? В конце концов, табличку можно и без картинку поместить.. Надеюсь придём к консенсусу :) --Üntïflër (ә?) 15:24, 8 November 2006 (UTC) VarangiansReplied to your post on my talk page. --Drieakko 19:30, 8 November 2006 (UTC) Did you know...
Category:Greek colonies in CrimeaИзвини, просто в WP:NC написано очень много всего, не мог бы ты меня ткнуть носом конкретно в место, касающееся нашего случая? Я ей Богу, не понимаю, зачем удалять-то названия, какой от них вред? Как я понимаю, мы пишем оригинальное название (то есть на языке жителей, населявших город - в нашем случае это греческий), латинское название, потому что именно под латинскими именами эти города фигурируют во многих исторических источниках, и названия на языке/языках, которые сейчас употребляются в данной местности (таких языков три). Если очень хочется оставить из современных языков какой-то один, то этот один - украинский (единственный официальный язык). Воевать из-за этого мне лень, но я всё же искренне не понимаю, какой будет вред англоязычному читателю, если он узнает украинское и крымскотатарское названия. Don Alessandro 17:47, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
{{loire}}Woa, that looks awesome! DVD+ R/W 19:37, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
CheckHey Ghirlandajo, would you mind checking my edit to Tartu (and related comments at Talk:Tartu#Translations. and Talk:Haapsalu)? Olessi 20:42, 9 November 2006 (UTC) Category: Defunct town in RussiaPlease see my proposal in Category_talk:Defunct_towns_in_Russia Vmenkov 23:15, 9 November 2006 (UTC) Category:Ancient peoples of RussiaI do not think this category is such a good idea. It is an anachronism. It will invite creation of even more problematic categories such as "of Ukraine", "of Moldavia", "of Switzerland", "of Iraq". Unlike China or India, "Russia" refers to a nation (state) but not to a geographic region in general. "Ancient peoples of Siberia", "of the Pontic steppe", etc. would make more sense, and these can still be in "Category:History of Russia". Also, regarding Proto-Indo-Europeans and Indo-Aryans, these are prehistoric peoples, assumed to have lived in parts of what is now Russia. This is too uncertain, you should at least restrict yourself to historical people, beginning with the Scythians. dab (ᛏ) 15:03, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
we should think about this some more. there is no deadline :) all I am saying is that we have to be careful how to structure Category:History of Russia: it has a huge scope, and it is obvious it needs some sub-structure, but the question is complicated. I am creating Category:Scythia at the moment, which is for all things related to Scythia that doesn't necessary concern the Scythians themselves. I am not quite convinced this is a very good idea either... dab (ᛏ) 16:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC) -- re Komedes, oh dear, this must have the same author as Asii. I am sure there is some value in it, but it has to be reviewed. Regarding the wagon image of the Государственный Эрмитаж, it is a very cool image. Do we have editors in Petersburg, maybe, who could take a GFDL snapshot from the museum directly? dab (ᛏ) 16:15, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Hello, Andrey! I see that you have removed an edit I wrote to the article about Pskov. I agree fully, that Pskov has never been a Finnish town, nor an Estonian. My point was merely to give a Finnish translitteration to the noun 'Pskov', if anyone might be interested from that. As Finland has many historical and geographical ties with Russia, as you might already know, it is only reasonable that also a Finnish translitteration of 'Pskov' (i.e. Pihkova) is given. DYK
Thousands of fair use images at your disposalLook what I found Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Thousands of 1970s images from the 3rd edition that can be uploaded under fair use for anything. Also right now I have the original 1950s 2nd edition of the encyclopedia in 50+ hardbacks with excellent PD images in them. Any requests? Here is a taster Новгород. --Kuban Cossack 13:45, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Is the board deadI think I'm missing something - what do you mean? --Mcginnly | Natter 22:57, 11 November 2006 (UTC) Carlo Rossi (architect)Hi Ghirla, could you take a look at this when you have a chance? Especially the phrases <<командирован в Кремлевскую экспедицию в Москву>> and <<Перезахоронен в Некрополе>>, which I couldn't quite translate. Also if you see anything else to add or that needs editing, please do. Thanks, DVD+ R/W 08:42, 12 November 2006 (UTC) Image:Sovchampagne.jpg listed for deletionAn image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Sovchampagne.jpg, has been listed at Misplaced Pages:Images and media for deletion. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in its not being deleted. Thank you. —Chowbok ☠ 20:06, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
TondrakiansZdorovo, do you think this is DYKable: Tondrakians ?--Eupator 21:30, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
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Macarius IA propos on Macarius I: how should we format the nameы of ecclesiaticals? Right now we have, in Macarius I:
This looks outright weird -- as if he was called "Bulgakov" in Russian and "Macarius" in English (or Latin perhaps). This obviously was not the case -- he was born M.P.Bulgakov (well, actually baptized "Mikhail", I suppose), and when he joined a monastic order, we received the monastic name "Makariy". I suggest that we can emulate the article on Pope John Paul II, which goes like this:
The entry for Patriarch Sergius I of Moscow is formatted similarly. Can we do something like this for Macarius too? E.g. like this:
"Gross incivility"Hi, thanks for your note. The two comments you point to may seem bad out of context, but I assure you that they were both only left after provocation. If you're planning on reporting me for that, I hope you will also report Sebbeng for this, to be fair. (The "none of your business" comment was a response to that edit, not to a question about image tagging, BTW—if you look through my edit history you'll see that polite questions about images have been met with attempts to be helpful.) A lot of people have taken out their frustrations about a change in policy on me, and I've always been civil except when specifically provoked (and usually even then). But since you have pointed this out, I will redouble my efforts to be polite, even when provoked. After all, since people are getting upset at my (wholly in policy) actions, that's all the more reason I should be extra patient. Please keep an eye on my responses and let me know if you feel I am incivil in the future. Do keep in mind, though, that people will continue to consider me disruptive, simply because they disagree with the current fair use policy. Thanks! —Chowbok ☠ 15:52, 13 November 2006 (UTC) What the heck?You keep blanking my article without any attempt at discussion! What do you THINK is "nonsense"? --HanzoHattori 16:27, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
Viipuri blas as a part of Russo-Swedish War 1496-99 ?It seems that now you have decided that the blast and the 1495 attack is a part of the war dated 1496-99, the Russo-Swedish War (1496-99). It seems to me that you do not have a grasp of chronology and that your idea is mistaken. How an incident, containing an attack, that took place in 1495, can be a part of a war 1496-99 ? Better reasons and more solid evidence than now given are needed. It also seems to me that you have not participated in discussion where the chronological mismatch was pointed, you just made the edit as you decided, without regard to input from other editors. Shilkanni 17:49, 13 November 2006 (UTC) New article noticeboardYes I agree - I'll happily canvas the wikiproject members - perhaps you know others who edit architecture articles - giano, wetman etc.? I've been thinking about a kind of architectural "signpost" where we could transclude a weekly newletter to project members, it seems like a drudge to me though to administer, so i'll post the idea on the project noticeboard and see if there are any takers. --Mcginnly | Natter 00:45, 14 November 2006 (UTC) Pen is mightier than the swordWhen you said "please expand" did you mean the article or the synopsis? I expanded the later; if you meant the former, I've tried to keep what is there succinct. I have somewhat of a derth of pre-1839 references at my disposal but I could see what I could do. -- Kendrick7 08:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
User:ChowbokThis user is resorting to namecalling again and accusing me of bad faith. TheQuandry 14:52, 14 November 2006 (UTC) DYK
{{Baltic emporia}}Hi Ghirla Nice work creating this template. I've seen most of these names before but a few of them puzzles me, in particular the name "Alaborg" The only name that jumps to mind is the Faroese name for Aalborg, but are you referring to the same town? Just curious. Btw, I also like your idea about a template for the Viking ring forts. Happy editing. Valentinian 21:47, 14 November 2006 (UTC) CoordinatesHello. I would like to know your opinion. Do you think I should add coordinates to the text or to the top right corner ? Thank you. - Darwinek 09:59, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Fête champêtreFêtes champêtre must be a lot more fun where you come from, in Italy we keep our clothes on! Giano 13:55, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
I must remember to suggest that we take the children on a fête champêtre or fête galante the next weekend it is sunny. So much more pleasant than a bourgeois picnic. -- ALoan (Talk) 15:26, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Dear GhirlaCould you do me a favor and go to Talk:2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy where (as Kober claims) my "xenophobic" posts are located.Please search for any quotes which show (as Kober claims) "my anger towards other nations" or other forms of ethnic discrimination.Please post the results and your humble opinion at my discussion page. Yours thruly,Dimts 15:12, 15 November 2006 (UTC) Sviatoslav I of Kiev - ready for FA?I am considering proposing this as an FAC. What do you think? Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 16:51, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
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AtabataWho do you think he is on fi.wiki? Khoikhoi 04:58, 16 November 2006 (UTC) WikiProject BalletHello, Ghirlandajo! I noticed that you have contributed to several ballet-related articles. Keitei and I have begun a WikiProject for Ballet in my userspace. We hope to recruit enough members to make this a feasible WikiProject, and would appreciate your support! You can join at the WikiProject page or leave any suggestions on the talk page. Polish Expedition to KievYou are engaged in a move-war over Polish Expedition to Kiev. You refuse to discuss it on talk and you won't discuss it here . This is your warning... William M. Connolley 20:00, 16 November 2006 (UTC) |