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Second Bulgarian Empire

That is a view supported only by the Romanian historians and, like the case of the Macedonians with Samuel of Bulgaria and Alexander the Great, makes no sense. Kaloyan was called by most western sources King/Emperor of the Bulgarians and the Vlachs but it does not mean that the country should be called "Vlach-Bulgarian Empire", or even more laughably, "Romanian-Bulgarian Empire" (there was nothing like "Romania" or "Romanians" in 13th century). And then again, you cannot say that there was anything like Vlach-Bulgarian Empire in the middle 13th century or in 14th century and that article is about the Second Bulgarian Empire, which existed between 1185 and 1396. Therefore, the two names are not synonymous. Regards, --Gligan (talk) 12:04, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011

Your recent edits seem to have the appearance of edit warring after a review of the reverts you have made on Kaloyan of Bulgaria. Users are expected to collaborate and discuss with others and avoid editing disruptively.

Please be particularly aware, the three-revert rule states that:

1. Making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period is almost always grounds for an immediate block.
2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss the changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Laveol 10:44, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit warring at Kaloyan of Bulgaria

Hello SamiraJ. Please see the result of WP:AN3#User:Dinner for three reported by User:SamiraJ (Result: SamiraJ notified of ARBMAC) which contains some advice. Any attempt to make Kaloyan into a Vlach would require broad consensus. Since you seem to be a new editor, I am leaving you a notice of the discretionary sanctions under WP:ARBMAC, an Arbitration decision which applies to disputes in the Balkans. Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 23:44, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Notice of discretionary sanctions under WP:ARBMAC

The Arbitration Committee has permitted administrators to impose discretionary sanctions (information on which is at Misplaced Pages:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions) on any editor who is active on pages broadly related to the Balkans. Discretionary sanctions can be used against an editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. If you engage in further inappropriate behavior in this area, you may be placed under sanctions, which can include blocks, a revert limitation, or an article ban. The Committee's full decision can be read in the Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Macedonia#Final decision section of the decision page. Please familiarise yourself with the information page at Misplaced Pages:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions, with the appropriate sections of Misplaced Pages:Arbitration Committee/Procedures, and with the case decision page.

EdJohnston (talk) 23:44, 6 September 2011 (UTC)