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This user declares his annoyance at browsing through articles initiated by US or UK users which fail to mention that the theme has to do with one of the two countries (arguably because they assume that English language wiki means "English/American wiki").

The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXVI (April 2008)

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So much to delete, so little time

But I would certainly back deletion there, and may propose it myself. I suppose I should ask, in return, have you seen these guys' contributions? Biruitorul (talk) 02:12, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

I checked the relevant categories (Egyptian saints, Egyptian hermits, 429 deaths) - apparently nothing. I agree: disambiguate "Sisoes" and call him "Sisoes of Egypt". (Or "Sisoes the Great", like his friend Anthony the Great, but better to reserve the "Great" part for the lead rather than the title.) Biruitorul (talk) 14:37, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

It's SuperDahn to the rescue! :) On a more serious note, this finally exists - imperfect source, but the pages on Jilava seem fine, though I welcome more sources. At least it's a start. (By the way, were they all shot by firing squad? That should be mentioned if possible.) Eventually we should also have an article on the prison itself, rather than just the Jilava article, but that's none too urgent. Biruitorul (talk) 08:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm long overdue to reply, but first, something I noticed - this. I removed the split tag once before, and I assume you oppose a split, but I thought maybe you'd like to write a brief response there before removing the tags, or what have you. Biruitorul (talk) 06:38, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Ah, and one other point for whenever you have the time - Romanians of Chernivtsi Oblast (see the recent history). I know we've disagreed on this subject in the past, but wouldn't you agree that by removing data on the self-declared Moldovans, the potential for a content fork is being set up? The subject is already treated by limited sources, and to extract "Moldovans" leaves a rather incomplete picture. Surely some way of discussing both, without being accused of "mixing apples and oranges", could be found. Biruitorul (talk) 21:30, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

New Project

Myself and several other editors have been compiling a list of very active editors who would likely be available to help new editors in the event they have questions or concerns. As the list grew and the table became more detailed, it was determined that the best way to complete the table was to ask each potential candidate to fill in their own information, if they so desire. This list is sorted geographically in order to provide a better estimate as to whether the listed editor is likely to be active.

If you consider yourself a very active Wikipedian who is willing to help newcomers, please either complete your information in the table or add your entry. If you do not want to be on the list, either remove your name or just disregard this message and your entry will be removed within 48 hours. The table can be found at User:Useight/Highly Active, as it has yet to have been moved into the Wikipedia namespace. Thank you for your help. Useight (talk) 06:10, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

5/7 DYK

On 7 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Le Coeur à gas, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 18:36, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Gas to gaz

Je t'en prie, Dahn. I call it article blindness - when you're writing something, you're looking at it for so long you can end up not seeing it any more. As for oe/œ, I don't have strong feelings. It was Korg who made that change. Awien (talk) 11:56, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

5/8 DYK

On 8 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Simbolul, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 18:55, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

DYK: Ioan Gyuri Pascu

On 11 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ioan Gyuri Pascu, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai (talk) 15:22, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Jules Perahim

Thank you for the advices about the copyright. Nu tin neaparat sa figureze tabloul "Romania", dar ar fi pacat (pentru Wikipedia) sa nu figureze niciunul, cand ele figureaza cam pretudindeni. Idealul ar fi sa stiu sa fac legaturi, ca aceea pe care mi-ati facut-o in mesajul Dumneavoastra, astfel incat, daca cititorul nu poate vedea imaginile in Wiki din pricina problemelor de copyright, sa poata ajunge la ele prin legaturi... Din pacate, nu stapanesc inca aceasta tehnica... Best regards, --Spiridon MANOLIU (talk) 14:52, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Kogaion vs. Kogaionon

Hi. I've recently had a message on my talk page at ro.wiki about the en.wiki article Kogaion. The correct form, exclusively used in scholarly works is Kogaionon and the only form used by Strabo. Try google scholar, for example. Only protochronistic and fictional works use Kogaion. Plinul cel tanar (talk) 14:02, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Marilena from P7

Salut, as vrea daca se poate sa ma ajuti cu ceva. Am tradus articolul de mai sus, dar se pare ca proza ar mai trebui imbunatatita. Te uiti tu peste el, daca poti si vrei. L-am listat pt LoCE, dar acolo nu s-a mai prea miscat nimic de mult timp, iar articolul este abia la coada listei. diego_pmc (talk) 08:01, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I should mention that I only translated the article; the original author is impy4ever. Anyway thanks. As for GAC, it was already proposed by someone else some time ago. There still are a few problems with the article, especially with images (insignificant images with fair-use); I intend to fix them (for both versions), but not right now. diego_pmc (talk) 13:30, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

ro-wiki reloaded

Everything that happened lately is very very dissapointing to me though not alltogether surprizing... what are you going to do next? Plinul cel tanar (talk) 08:55, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Romanian writers

M-am conformat “somaţiei”, dar simt nevoia unei explicaţii... ca drept la replică. La Wikipedia română, categoria “Scriitori români” este atotcuprnzătoare, având configuraţia unui index de unde poţi accesa fiecare autor, indiferent că este prozator, poet sau critic literar. Bineînţeles că ei figurează şi la subcategoriile respective. Urmând acest model, am vrut să-l transplantez şi în engleză, mai ales că lista scriitorilor români este lacunară, cu câteva nume doar care sunt recunoscute în ţară, dar şi cu veleitari care cred că “reprezintă” literele române. Am impresia, deci, că numai prin indicarea (sub)categoriilor “Romanian novelists”, “Romanian poets” sunt scoşi din circuitul informaţional unele nume de referinţă. Best, Mecena (talk) 13:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Return

Probabil aveţi dreptate... Constat însă cu stupoare că, în zelul protecţionist, mi-au fost anulate şi alte mici contribuţii de utilizator începător. La articolul Literature of Romania mi s-a eliminat intervenţia de la Fine examples, precum şi corectura de la References. Titlul Istoriei... lui Călinescu are greşeli (inclusiv de diacritice), iar anul apariţiei nu este 1945, ci 1941 (reeditată în 1985). Am trecut categoria “Romanian folklorists” (unde figurează şi Mihai Eminescu) şi la Vasile Alecsandri, care, întâmplător, a descoperit şi publicat pentru prima oară Mioriţa. Cât priveşte categoria “Romanian writers”, mă uit cu stupoare cum, alături de câţiva autori valoroşi (puţini la număr, cum am mai spus), tronează nume precum Cosmin Costinaş, Costache Ioanid, Virgiliu Pop (jurist), Mihai Rădulescu, Valentin Serbu (sortat greşit), Victor Teleucă. necunoscute în mediile literare româneşti. Desigur, în spiritul democratic al Wikipediei, toţi îşi au locul... Nu-mi rămâne decât să vă privesc de pe margini fervoarea “administrativă”, fără să vă dau cumva lecţii, deşi titlul de doctor în filologie m-ar îndritui să o fac. Acelaşi, cenzurat, Mecena (talk) 15:08, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Adminship

Hello my friend! Would you be interested in becoming an admin? I think you deserve it and I'm ready to nominate you. - Darwinek (talk) 17:47, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Droboitune

Nais pentru info, voi folosi licenta "fair". Asta îmi aminteste de un cântec copilaresc: "London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down, London bridge is falling down, my FAIR lady!": multa vreme asta a fost toata engleza mea.

Ash ledevlesa, te avets bahtalo, --Spiridon MANOLIU (talk) 18:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

More poets

Hi Dahn, I've started a few more including Linda Maria Baros and George Baronzi. Remember User:Blofeld of SPECTRE/Romania. Hope you are well its funny but I have also turned down adminship for exactly the same reasons. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 15:07, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Ever heard of Samson Bodnărescu or Eta Boeriu?? ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 17:59, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Mmm I did suspect that one actually. She looked more like a student than a notable writer. Should I speedy it? The thing is it indicated that she has one a lot of awards and events which to the casual eye look worthy of mentioning. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 11:09, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

I had hoped though you could expand Eta Boeriu. SHe seemd notable I thought ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 11:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Noted. I have usually done this in the past, many of the Hungarian people by city were started by me. Michael Shafir is also missing ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 11:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes I've seen it red linked on may occassions and reading the context I kind of get this impressions he isn't what you'd call one of the most pleasant of people. Thanks for your help anyway, hope you had a good break ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 11:51, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Controversial issues it seems. Yes that can be difficult to write about in an encyclopedia. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 12:03, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

The Reenactment

		The Barnstar of High Culture
		Brewcrewer, a newpage patroller, rarely comes across any great new articles, but when he does, like The Reenactment, he can't help but plaster its creator's talkpage with a barnstar. brewcrewer (yada, yada) 15:15, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Feeling Green

(?) I was thinking much the same thing - it certainly beats the Moldavian business. (By the way, see under language in the infobox here - on the one hand, Cantemir did call it that; on the other, the article it links to describes a rather more recent phenomenon.) So yes, even the bibliography is messy; I just sort of snuck in the new reference. The article gives no clue as to the Guard's size, makes no mention of the fact that a fifth of Orthodox priests were either members or sympathizers (and that whole angle), or of its youth wing (and female activists), skips over 1928-32 and 1934-37 (including, say, Carol's request to become Căpitan), and so on. In sum, quite ripe for expansion, and I'm willing to assist with the sources I have. Biruitorul ^Talk 17:42, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, that depends on how much we can do with the present article. If we can work things in, then we should stay there. If a total overhaul is needed, then a sandbox may be better. Ah, already reverted on Moldavia - nothing like editors with agendas! (This comes to mind.)

By the way, here's a nice set! Once you strip away the decorative boxes, they're not something that couldn't be merged. If only their creator expended some energy on writing an actual history of the PNL (you know, the party that dominated or at least played a prominent role in Romanian political life for decade upon decade, and of which zero mention is made in the article), or a history of each legislative chamber (he did, to his credit, write this, but it's just a start, really). Well, I suppose my real complaint is this: we have far too few Romanian-interested editors who a) know both languages well enough to write meaningful articles here b) aren't here to promote an agenda and c) have a fine grasp of what Wikipedia is about. I'm not sure how to cultivate that, so for now, cultivons notre propre jardin and focus on the Guard. Biruitorul ^Talk 18:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Warned

See Digwuren restriction and Digwuren warning. Cease making any edits which are judged by an administrator to be uncivil, personal attacks, or assumptions of bad faith, especially in East European related articles or you will be subject to said restrictions. — Rlevse • Talk • 17:24, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

• Just a few samples of why:

20:43, May 29, 2008 (hist) (diff) List of rulers of Moldavia‎ (huh? it's the goddamn name of the page (used on all other categories), and is not a list of leaders of Moldova)

14:29, May 28, 2008 (hist) (diff) List of rulers of Moldavia‎ (Moledopolo, please don't add arguments from ignorance to wikipedia - you clearly have no idea that: a. Moldavia was a polity before being a principlaity; b. Romania was a state before independence)

diff

— Rlevse • Talk • 17:26, 31 May 2008 (UTC)