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Zileleregelui

Salut, Iti apreciez activitatea pe Misplaced Pages. Eu ma ocup de cativa artisti plastici romani. Te-as ruga sa nu mai schimbi versiunea in engleza a articolului Alma Redlinger. Multumesc si toate cele bune. Spre cat mai multe si bune articole Misplaced Pages.

Ruskin Edit

Why did you shudder at my sentence. It is similar to the ones above it and I thought it looked OK in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ruskin (talk • contribs) 12:49, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Ionuţ Dan Ion

salut, de ce am nevoie la Ionut Dan Ion ca sa dispara chestia aia pusa de tine? si de ce ai pus-o ca-l stie toti pe Jo Jo Dan, e boxer cunoscut.

DYK for Christian Evangelical Church of Romania

On 19 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Christian Evangelical Church of Romania, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a significant difference between the Christian Evangelical Church of Romania and the Evangelical Church of Romania, which were united under the Communist regime, is the form of baptism each practices? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:03, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Evangelical Church of Romania

On 19 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Evangelical Church of Romania, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a significant difference between the Christian Evangelical Church of Romania and the Evangelical Church of Romania, which were united under the Communist regime, is the form of baptism each practices? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:03, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Izvoarele

Welcome to Misplaced Pages. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Izvoarele, Tulcea . When removing content, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. CanadianLinuxUser (talk) 18:56, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Griviţa, Vaslui

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Misplaced Pages, as you did to Griviţa, Vaslui , without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. CanadianLinuxUser (talk) 18:59, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

AfD remarks

Your remarks about people's names at this AfD were unnecessary and have caused deep offence to their subjects - see my talk page. I am sure you did not intend to offend but please think, before you write something like that, of who may read it and how it may seem to them. WP:BLP applies everywhere, not just in articles. JohnCD (talk) 10:45, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!

I should have checked on whether the cats were already subcats, but I'm still pretty new at this stuff Pesky (talk) 18:47, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Nice job

Nice job cleaning up The Eastern-Siberian Inland Navigation Company. I hadn't noticed the advertising-language. Cheers, OhNoitsJamie 23:19, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Thoughts...

...on this? It's part of the ones we discussed. Dahn (talk) 11:52, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

He's straight from that Sorin Cerin-Smarandache-Poetul Gării de Nord category (come to think of it, he looks less relevant than Smarandache...). AfD with fire. Dahn (talk) 14:17, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Yet again, I miss the chance of addressing you the proper seasons greetings during a holiday that is so significant to you - I was out an about on a short notice, for all of Easter, with no regular internet access. But I do hope you had a good time, and that you enjoyed Easter with family and friends - I'm also sure that your Easter was more dignified than that kept by most believers I came across these days... Happy Easter, friend! Dahn (talk) 07:29, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

For when you have the time, you may enjoy this find, for all those articles that were written/remain to be written. I hope all is okay with you. Dahn (talk) 13:27, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Would you believe I missed reading your reply, and the one above, as well as the "great minds think alike" occurrence on Bamboo Club, happened without me reading it? (It seemed to me you were quite inactive.) It's because my page got a spell of messages, the most amusing of which seems to imply I'm in some dispute with a self-proclaimed CIA analyst (and conspiracy theorist)... Ah, wikipedia... Anyway, let me ponder your other points - I only glanced over the post, since I rushed it to tell you I finally "received" it. Dahn (talk) 17:26, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

...I don't know. The article is surely horrid, but his "literal activity" does seem to be covered and respected somewhat (for instance here). Stubify? Dahn (talk) 07:33, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

I remember editing the Călimăneşti article years back... If it were after me, your "also known as" solution is best. Dahn (talk) 10:34, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Example of well written Romanian commune article

Hey there! Do you have an example of a well written Romanian commune or village article? Thanks. --Codrin.B (talk) 19:54, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Bamboo Club

hi! i have deleted that site source. so i undid your correction! i hope it's fine now. thanks! --Cyperuspapyrus (talk)

Linking to copyrighted materials

I was reading an article that I noticed on DYK (I've visited the place in question, well, seen it from the outside) and seen the dragon automation in motion, and looking in the page history I noticed this with the edit summary: 'no links to copyrighted videos, please'. Is this really true? I thought it was OK to link to copyrighted materials (such as pages displaying photographs of people), but not to upload them (obviously). I was wondering why those links were removed? Did you mean to say that the links are to someone else uploading a copyright violation? Carcharoth (talk) 19:30, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Replied on my talk page. Maybe move the conversation somewhere else if specific issues need further discussion? Carcharoth (talk) 23:50, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

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Your move request

What about all the other towns in the same county, which have the county name attached currently? See Category:Communes in Mureş County. Maybe 12 article titles include the county name. Should they be moved as well, in your opinion? EdJohnston (talk) 02:05, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Gary M. Collins

Hey, sorry about this, but I declined the PROD here. It was a tough call, but I think that a significant fraction of the community might feel this has a shot at meeting WP:GNG from the sourcing, and as such, I think it's better addressed as an AfD. Sorry for the extra lap, have a great weekend. --joe decker 16:55, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Romanian Rivers

Where would be the best place to discuss the notability of minor rivers and tributaries like you suggested at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Fagul Rusului River? Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:29, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll try RfC. Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:50, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

I have opened the RfC at Talk:Fagul Rusului River. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:10, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Source for the Kuria chairman exception

I do not understand your remark on the Kuria chairman exception. You do not consider the official text of the constitution a reliable source? 193.224.79.8 (talk) 17:14, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

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Incivility

Comment on the edit, not the editor please. I'd also advise you to familiarise yourself with the reliability of FourFourTwo, one of the UK's biggest football magazines... GiantSnowman 02:08, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Well, it certainly wasn't civil was it? I mean, you managed to offend me. Secondly, please don't make assumptions about my knowledge of reliable sources; would you dismiss this blog site as unreliable, when in fact it is highly reliable + respected. Thirdly, please use some WP:COMMONSENSE with regards to FourFourTwo - do you really think such a high-standing, well-respected magazine would allow any Tom, Dick or Harry to write a blog for them? Regards, GiantSnowman 10:43, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, fair enough, you make a good point. I'll continue to search for more appropriate sources (any help would be greatly appreciated!) Regards, GiantSnowman 17:27, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Romanian Radio Children's and Youth Choir

Just a quick note to say I removed the speedy-a7 tag from this article. It seems to me that it contains several credible claims of significance which, taken separately or together, are sufficient that A7 does not apply.

Cheers,

Thparkth (talk) 01:56, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Advice

Hello,

I am asking for your advice concerning this edit. Transylvania was only recently added to the Romanian irredentism. By all logic (my logic) mentioning Transylvania as an irredentism claim for the Romanian state is ridiculous. Maybe I am not seeing some aspects. By definition, irredentism is some territory that one political entity claim and/or do not control. Or some region that is disputed. Transylvania is not disputed and it is within Romanian state. Can you please help me, and tell me what do you think? Greetings. Adrian (talk) 15:34, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Hello, I left you an answer at my page. Greetings. Adrian (talk) 16:19, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

List of Democratic Countries

Hello, please see the talk page. Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin 16:16, 3 June 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rober-houdin (talk • --e Robert-Houdin 16:25, 3 June 2011 (UTC)contribs)

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Bot to correct Romanian letters

Hi, I've been testing some scripts for correcting those "s"'s and "t"'s, and I think I'm just about ready to do some live trials. Is there a consensus to make this change?--Kotniski (talk) 14:57, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Călin Tiuţ

Just a courtesy note that I have declined the Prod on Călin Tiuţ for the reason given in my edit summary. TerriersFan (talk) 14:04, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Need help

Biru, I need help with a bio. My original contribution, which has been online for a few years has been vandalised by someone (there's a story behind this). And now, it just looks like its going to turn into a brawl. I am not sure I know how to tackle this. Would you be able to help? Thanks a bunch!Asterysk (talk) 09:31, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks Biru! I do understand that there is always scope for improvement. I am just upset that this person has gone at it with a meat cleaver and it doesn't even read right anymore. Could I rework it and run it by you before publishing it? I'll try and make it as near perfect as I can manage!Asterysk (talk) 16:50, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Ok Biru. Yes. I did goof up badly there, I left the article without finishing the citations. All I really want is to have this organised better. I'll get to work on this! Asterysk (talk) 04:46, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Alsószentmihály Rovas inscription

Dear Bituitorul, I noticed that you proposed this article to be deleted. However, its reason is not clear to me. Please, describe to me its reasons, I hope that I can improve in order to fulfill the requirements of the Misplaced Pages. Thank you, Gabor -Rovasscript (talk) 17:33, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! BR, Gabor -Rovasscript (talk) 18:32, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Erőss Zsolt, Csíkszereda vs. Miercurea Ciuc city name

Hello,

I can't agree with your repeated correction of the city name in the Zsolt Erőss article. As I already explained you, this is a hungarian related article, so please leave there hungarian city name. Anybody can access the link with romanian name and full description, if he wishes.

The link name should give the most information for the readers of the page, and your repeated corrections looks to me like vandalism. User:SpeoLeo (talk)

Speedy deletion nomination of Decea

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A tag has been placed on Decea, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section A2 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a foreign language article that was copied and pasted from another Wikimedia project, or was transwikied out to another project. Please see Misplaced Pages:Translation to learn about requests for, and coordination of, translations from foreign-language Wikipedias into English.

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I have now redirected this page to Mirăslău so if you plan to translate something about Decea please expand this main article about the municipality first before creating a standalone article for Decea. Thank you. De728631 (talk) 19:37, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Eduard Tric

Mulumesc ca ai editat primul articol , pe care l-am facut cum am stiut mai bine pentru un prieten http://www.youtube.com/Derzelis#p/u

http://en.wikipedia.org/Eduard_Tric

Cu citeva modificari (3referinte academice , premiul inovatiei, corectari de gramatica ) , articolul a trecut in productie . Cind am pus pagina in franceza , cei din franca incearca sa suprime si pagina in engleza , fara sa dea nici un argument, desi dupa cum bine ai analizat criteriile de notorietate pentru persoana academica sunt atinse .

Te rog sa ma ajuti in aceasta problema cu toata impartialitatea , experienta mea in[REDACTED] e mica , dar intotdeauna de buna credinta , or ce fac francezii e foarte tendentios . Un administator ar trebui sa fie neutru , nu ? Multumesc , nu e nici o urgenta, era doar pentru un prieten , dar accept orice solutie , nici nu ma mai gindesc sa fac si pagina in romana acum, nu inteleg de ce daca a fost acceptat intr-o limba se revine cu o alta analiza, Weekend placut, Jurnalist — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jurnalist (talk • contribs) 14:39, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

How do you permit yourself to delete my posts??? delete factual events in romania's history when it became a kingdom and when a people's republic and the a socialist republic and what is now???????/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by EddyVadim (talk • contribs) 15:08, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Counties template

Thanks for the welcoming words, Biruitorul.

Regarding the historical counties template: I guess you're right. I was vacillating on this one to begin with, at first I was going along the same lines as you but yesterday I thought we could do it differently, similarly to the approach on the Romanian wikipedia. Nevertheless, inserting a section for the historical county within the current county article makes perfect sense. It's always better when one gets a second opinion ;)

One more thing: what goes on with the "no-article-for-each-village" controversy? Is there any decision or agreed rule on this one? I'm asking this because I saw that people started to overrule our agreement (see the "notorious" example of Jac or this one).

Cheers, Mentatus (talk) 07:48, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, can you help me please? I did`t had much experience with images on Misplaced Pages. I have updated this picture but something is wrong. On my computer everything is fine. Can you help? Thanks! Adrian (talk) 10:17, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Sorry! I am sorry that I bothered you. It was my fault. Everything is OK. Greetings. Adrian (talk) 10:22, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

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Pictures problem

Well, OK then, if it's because this lack of 'Freedom of panorama' that I can't update the page, how come the older pictures aren't affected by this 'Freedom of panorama' thing? And how come I could upload the pictures in the Romanian version of Misplaced Pages? Are there no rules applying there? I mean, how come it works with older ones and doesn't work with new ones, and how come you can upload them on the Romanian page and not on the English version? And many of those pictures aren't even relevant anymore, for instance check this link out:

 It shows how the building looks nowadays
 http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz154/waddler1/SSC/6-12-10_32.jpg 
 and here's your picture of the SAME building that you have on on[REDACTED] 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/File:Pit_Cladire_Victoriei.jpg

Does it look the same? I don't think so! Is it relevant anymore? No! Cause we don't live in 2005 anymore, it's 2011 for crying out loud! Or this one:

 this is how it looks today 
 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=68396411&postcount=169 
 and now check your picture 
 http://en.wikipedia.org/File:Pit_Cladire_Victoriei.jpg. 

The building has a different purpose nowadays. Well then, if we CAN'T update that page, I'm asking you to remove the old pictures because, not only that they show lack of relevance now (see the links), but they even give the city a somewhat bad image. Do you agree?

And I think you're exaggerating, nobody will sue you for this, ever. Why won't you think normal for a change, not like a moderating robot like you do now, so let me update that page or I'm asking you to delete the irrelevant pictures. Either this or that, those pictures can't stay there anymore, they look like crap for today's standards, you can't keep them there forever as the times and places change.

What is annoying me the most is that we're actually doing the effort of taking pictures, posting pictures, all for nothing just for the sake of updating Misplaced Pages, and you don't seem to give a damn about our work, and you give us stupid reasons or excuses, even tho- you know as well as I do that those rules don't really matter too much, and nobody will do anything against you if I update that page. I'd like to see a report of how many architects complained to Misplaced Pages of users braking the 'Freedom of panorama' rule in Romania. I bet you have none, not a single complaint regarding this issue in Romania. It is simply too ridiculous for someone to complain about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Draegenz (talk • contribs) 16:23, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

(Draegenz (talk)) (16:10, 20 July 2011 (UTC))

Pictures problem 2

You said:

"Not that much has changed since 2009 (the date of the pictures you seek to remove)"

If those pictures were uploaded to Misplaced Pages on 2009, this doesn't mean they were actually taken in 2009, haven't they? And even if they were taken then, a lot has changed since 2009, as you would notice by taking a look at my links in the previous post. Did you even took a look at those links? Please do if you haven't, I even rearranged them in a proper order. I agree we're talking about the same buildings here, but many of them have been restored lately.

"and anyway, historic monuments are not temporary in nature. The Armenian church or the Gabroveni Inn were relevant in 2009, are relevant 
 in 2011, and will be so in 2031."

O rly? Well I have some news for you, they did change! And if you take a better look at the picture of the Armenian Church, you'll see that the picture which is now on Misplaced Pages was taken when The Armenian church was in a process of restoration. The restoration of the church is complete now so your picture is not 100% relevant anymore.

And I still think that some pictures can be added, this one for instance http://ro.wikipedia.org/Fișier:Pitesti_fountain_sideview.jpg, that shows only the square. The only 'modern' building nearby is that old communist block, which was build quite a long time ago judging by its architecture (probably in the '40s or early '50s). I'm sure its architect is long gone, so why won't you let me post that one for instance?

Anyway this is not why I'm commenting the second time, I think I bothered you enough with this so I want to let you know that I finally understand what the issue is all about. Yeah it is a very stupid issue, and your example with that picture in Bucharest confirms that. I do understand it's not your fault, initially I thought it was, this is the situation (you're exaggerating as well by enforcing pointless rules that only you know about) but this is how it is, I got it!

I'll just take some pictures to replace the existing ones then. This means I'll just photograph the same buildings that are already there from pretty much the same angles, which in theory shouldn't make any problems at all, but knowing you and the fact that you cling to the smallest things possible, I'd rather ask first. So is this OK? Or should I forget about it and don't bother doing so cause you'll delete those as well?

Sorry for being pissed off, but this is not the first incident that happened. My updates got deleted before, but for a whole different reason! And after clarifying the problem, I got the all clear to post them from your colleague. So I did, and now I see that there was another issue and the pictures got deleted again, it's kinda annoying you know!

Have a good one.

LE: I saw your response. OK, if there's no problem I'll do so in this weekend, just make sure you review them and not somebody else who might delete them for the reason that I deleted the old ones (It happened). (Draegenz (talk) 08:47, 21 July 2011 (UTC))

? was right!

Thanks for your correction of my unbelievable typo, "protogé", made in extreme haste and probably late, to boot. I laughed out loud when I saw your correction. The edit summary was perfect. Marrante (talk) 16:48, 23 July 2011 (UTC)

Pictures problem 3

Are you happy with the changes or is there something bothering you from the gallery now? If so, please tell me and I'll change it. Just don't revert the whole thing again. (Draegenz (talk) 18:24, 25 July 2011 (UTC))

OK

Thanks, I got your answer.

One more thing about this picture. You're probably asking yourself why I removed this: http://commons.wikimedia.org/File:Pit_Egalitatii_colt.jpg I removed it because that is a condemned building now, and it is due to be demolished soon. Here is the picture I took yesterday, you can see the green construction fence and everything: http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8348/p1060379it.jpg . So I took a picture in the same place, but in the opposite direction, towards the museum. (Draegenz (talk))(12:44, 26 July 2011 (UTC))

Regards and kind letter of request of translation in Romanian for University of the Andes (Venezuela) thanks as always of true heart, and request of future collaboration :)

Dear Friend,

I write you to know how you are and to wish you a Good weekend, that radiant and bright. over this I would want to ask you if kindly you could translate in Romanian, when obviously you have time, the Article regarding the Know University of the Andes of Mérida, there where one day I will go to visit my friends met on the known socialnetwork, and that they wait with anxiety my arrival, and perhaps it also escapes us some permanence of mine as student when I will live in Venezuela. says this if you have of need with some translation in the languages that I know por qualquiera cosa estoy a la orden!... you ask and I will make of my better..un I embrace bright and solar.

a simple stub is ok...and please you could emprouve Mérida in Romanian? thanks..you choose an Article of your interest and me I will try to translate it from Romanian, I have a very good dictionary of the Zanichelli and another of the Vallardi... hoping that they work... then I will handle to mend it with the grammar and the syntax. thanks for everything

see en my sandbox, i created a stub..if you want, only correct it ;)--Lodewijk Vadacchino (talk) 17:16, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Good Morning..i finish to translate...when you want finish to correct and insert the references..thank and have a good weekend :)--Lodewijk Vadacchino (talk) 07:10, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Fly project

Hello Biruitorul. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Fly project, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Article claims importance/significance of the subject. Thank you. PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 23:34, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, Sorry to bother you but I am asking for your help to avoid making a report what seems to be good wikipedians, but just on a false track. Since you have knowledge about this subject, can you please help clarify this problem? At my talk page, Hungarian names in Transylvania section and artiles Sibiu, Sigisoara and Transylvanian Saxons. Thanks Adrian (talk) 06:57, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

In a place where a population is under 20% in Transylvania that language name shoudn`t be present in the info box. Where is a link to that consensus? I can`t find it anywhere. Thanks. Adrian (talk) 09:57, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your response. If you are willing to repair articles Sigisoara and Sibiu, with the exception of Sibiu, I think it should contain the German name into the infobox because it is considered a center for Germans in Romania. You have much more experience than me so please tell me what do you think in this case. Also there is a language problem at ] where I removed Hungarian names in the article because it is an article about Germans, not Hungarians. Your input would be appreciated there. Greetings. Adrian (talk) 14:36, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

I understand. Better to leave it then like this, because it will bring disruption if it becomes a practice. Thank you for explaining it to me. Greetings. Adrian (talk) 17:55, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello

Hello. I again ask for your guidance. I am in a position to ask myself "am I crazy or what" :). Can you please take a look at this articles history Sibiu;Sighisoara and this . Am I doing something wrong here? Adrian (talk) 16:44, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

I really don`t understand this kind of users. There was a discussion involving 14 editors on this issue and reached a consensus and now he demands a discussion... And of course, I am the "bad guy" :). Adrian (talk) 18:43, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Sighisoara

Hello, in case you need this, there is a clear consensus by an Administrator on the "Sighisoara or Segesvar" form here . I don`t know why Taivo repeated his edit because I informed him also about this. Adrian (talk) 20:41, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

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Barnstar

		The Guidance Barnstar
		I give you this barnstar for your help in locating valuable resources, information, and numerous explanations on various subjects. Greetings. Adrian (talk) 19:21, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Hello Biruitorul! I hope you enjoy this treat as a friendly greeting from a fellow Wikipedian SwisterTwister talk 19:58, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

The African Dolănescu is moving to Zimbabwe moves to proverbial island, with Elvis and Ceauşescu

Hah! (Thought I'd make this my timid reply to a complex post of yours from way back.)

Biru, I got your message in the mail, which I don't check nearly as often as I should. Is it okay if I don't reply just yet? I'm a bit jaded (for other reasons, I mean) and mostly into wikidragoning for now, it's what I've missed doing for months. And they've been very hectic months...

But I will say I'm glad for that luminous moment you mention. What, no picture? :)

More to follow. Dahn (talk) 20:00, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

The juicy stuff is, I do believe, in the closing chapter. Here's how to combine Malcolm X and Gobineau:

BLACK PEOPLE WILL PREVAIL IN THE WORLD

The latest age of slavery has been the enslavement of Blacks by White people. The memory of this age will persist in the thinking of Black people until they have vindicated themselves.

This tragic and historic event, the resulting bitter feeling, and the yearning or the vindication of a whole race, constitute a psychological motivation of Black people to vengeance and triumph that cannot be disregarded. In addition, the inevitable cycle of social history, which includes the Yellow people's domination of the world when it marched from Asia, and the White people's carrying out a wide-ranging colonialist movement covering all the continents of the world, is now giving way to the re-emergence of Black people.

Black people are now in a very backward social situation, but such backwardness works to bring about their numerical superiority because their low standard of living has shielded them from methods of birth control and family planning. Also, their old social traditions place no limit on marriages, leading to their accelerated growth. The population of other races has decreased because of birth control, restrictions on marriage, and constant occupation in work, unlike the Blacks, who tend to be less obsessive about work in a climate which is continuously hot.

I recall back many, many years ago, when the Colonel was telling some US reporters that it's time for Clinton to act as America's Gorbachev, and free the component states one by one (Clinton, of all people!). So let me say that I have some doubts that anyone could ever fill those sandals, in our lifetime. You're right, I'm beginning to feel a bit sad myself. Sad and old.

I wanted to talk to you about Historia for a while now. It seems Patriciu's ownership has done a good job of cleaning up the place, even though Cristoiu is still there (Cristoiu's buddies, I believe, were doing the magazine in back some years ago). I don't buy the magazine, rarely do I read it, but I did not notice that they've got some great stuff, especially on popular history. I incidentally bought the Antonescu issue before the Băsescu scandal. (Btw: Although his ideas on the subject are far-fetched, TB's allegations weren't really scandalous, all in all. I myself would want to see an exploration of Mihai's exact positioning in the Holocaust issue, if only so as to dispel rumors - instead of keeping the whole matter ceremoniously taboo, and turning it back to what his mother did for the Jews. What did the king forget, and when did he forget it? In any case, those declassé academics who rushed in on Antena 3 with expertology about how TB is a Holocaust denier... they presumably got families to feed, right?) Anyway, that entire issue is interesting, and utterly politically correct. There's one article by Cristoiu, which is simply inane, but even that is more digestible than what he used to write on the subject.

But here's the dilemmas: 1) Historia was evidently unreliable a few years back - for instance, when it publicized faked data about the Legionary Rebellion. It has evidently changed. But how do we draw and maintain the line between the two avatars? The same, I guess would go for Adevărul itself, but the proof there is not obscured, and both Historias were under Cristoiu. 2) Although I for one never really disliked him, but merely found him dull, Cristoiu himself is always in a gray area of reliability - and some of the stuff he's been alleged to have done would place him in the Pamfil Şeicaru category. He is hotly criticized, often ridiculed, as a reporter, as an opinion journalist, as a literary critic and as a(n oral) historian. How do we deal with that, and when do we deal with that? Dahn (talk) 21:40, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

You have to give the guy points for trying: he apparently said that all Libyan girls should marry Blacks in the generations to come. I'm not sure where that gets him with his Nation of Islam friends, but it kinda reminds me of how "the official language of San Marcos will be Swedish". I also have to wonder if, at the end of all this, it would have made any difference for Libyans (and probably Tchadians as well) had Libya really been turned into Stalin's colony back in 1945. Sure, they have more guns to spare around them, but the loony factor is still undisputed.

Yes, from the little knowledge I have on this topic, it does seem a recurring thing that the Arab Christian urban elite should begin work on a nationalist or pan- movement, then watch it, or the entire place for that matter, being redefined by an underclass with more efficient tribal-based political machines. In the case of the SSNP or the Falange, I can't say that's a bad thing: the score is even on the level of illegitimacy between them and their Muslim adversaries. I want to see a strong liberal, liberal conservative, even AKP-like force at work in the Middle East, and I want them establishing a "Young Ottoman"-like status quo and social contract. Heck, I want the Ottoman Empire back, I want an Iran that feels very very small, and I want guys in power that Israel can actually talk to.

(It is a nice anthem, though.)

Yeah, I for one agree, but how would one really formulate that distinction so it gets through to potential "third parties"? Short of rewriting Ion Cristoiu or adding to Dinu Patriciu or making Historia into an article? (None of which I plan on doing in the coming years months.) I think it would've been best had Patriciu just renamed the magazine. It's not like he has a legacy to defend, other than perhaps Buzatu and Coja's. (Prostitution in Romania? I would love to write the "In culture" part of that article, not sure about the rest. I was even thinking about that as I was writing on "The Fuchsiad", and only found the redirect.)

I was disappointed in Cioroianu's remarks, not because they are anti-TB, but because he's being sophistic. And right after this exquisite article, which if anything should be a lesson for most who took the anti-TB side in the debate. Giurescu is honest and gentlemanly, and his role in the debate is decent, if not really pertinent. But to make any such remarks from The Planet of the Apes, between the good pastor and Oreste, is to render the whole thing meaningless, if not indeed grotesque. With Stelian Tănase, whom I heard continued to propagate claims that TB is a Holocaust denier, even as it is quite evidently a non sequitur, it's a sad case of servitude. Q. E. D. (How the mighty have fallen...)

Again, I tend to agree that Mihai's role was symbolic, in the absence of proof of misconduct. I also have no reason to presume that such misconduct took place. But I do think the only way in which we can (a) know for sure and (b) stop politicized claims is to actually open up the archives and have a look. At everything, even if "here there be dragons".

"Nu şi-a cinstit clasa"? Charming, in a Mateiu Caragiale sort of way. I sometimes think that, once the few gentlemen still standing (the real ones, not those who, as you say, had to make a living) will have parted with cele lumeşti, once the few folks who still have a memory of life "before" will have perished, then we'll effectively be a mass of cretins.‡ I had a clear mental image of this once, when I took a bus across town; this old guy was shouting populist slogans, obscenities and unneeded advice, telling everyone about how Dej made him a man (oh, the irony...) and about a youth spent on "all the great sights in this country" - that is, the building sites, where he worked as something, something very physical as I recall. And then it hit me: "This guy is the oldest one on the bus. This guy is our oral history, and when he dies there'd be another elder of communism to take his place. And so on until there'll be elders of post-communism about, who are almost as intoxicated and useless. And I will be being one of them, that's if I'm lucky..." Sure, you could think about a spontaneous change in our fiber, the sort of miracle that makes Botswana a steady democracy. But when you look into the self-congratulating mug of Gâdea; when you realize that people tune in to watch someone as sane as Yukio Mishima, but utterly untalented and uninteresting, who gives them the vulgata of Voiculescianism when he is not exercising bare-chested; when you see the flower of the Golaniad, from Tănase and Iaru to Cristian Teodorescu, picking up the trash without even so much as a sign of disgust; and when you see how virtually everyone around us grows dumber everyday, to the music of neo-securism - you think, what are the chances of that happening? We had them, in the unlikely and sometimes half-assed form of Băsescianism, and then we blew them. I can't really say on what, because the years since 2004 now look like a pool of vitriol, and for the love of me I can't find a way to "be secret and exult"; so long live the oldest gentlemen, for my benefit if not for theirs!

Excuse the rant.

On the monuments thing, I never did bother with official designations, so I don't know offhand what the best option is in this case. But don't despair, I hope to return to you on this subjects. (And we really should consider doing something about the whimsical "History of Romania" categories created by our Moldovan friend a year or two ago...)

PS: Is he really doing them all by hand?! Dahn (talk) 14:53, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

‡ I don't necessarily mean "before, in Kingdom times". I mean globally: before the world was utterly divided between Keynes and Lenin, before turnpikes and dormitory cities, before decolonization into the hands of despots, before virtual reality and 3D gimmicks, before ratings and approval rates, before genetic engineering, before disco... I could go on. Dahn (talk) 15:18, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

My dear friend, I must have entirely debased the concepts of apologizing and postponing, but I do assure you that (contrary to any of my wishes) this absence of mine is owed to a deep personal crisis, about which there is nothing I can do at the moment. I do plan on joining at the very least the last discussion, when I can bring myself to (as disheartened as I am by the mixture of bad faith and gullibility that tries to overturn a practical consensus); for now, I'm making only short stops here to relax, and they are, alas, highly irregular breaks. I really wish I could do more, and more consistently, but... well, let's just say you're better off not knowing about my depressing troubles in real life. Dahn (talk) 13:58, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Your reply comes at the tough end of a long day for me. If I don't get back to you tomorrow, use a big trout to remind me - to remind me upside the head. For now, let me ask you this: how would you feel about an all-Romanian, all-WWI, DYK queue for December 1? Dahn (talk) 21:44, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Ah, at last. Is that a trout I felt swooshing by? (In my defense, I got so absorbed into "the project"...)

But why did they have to desecrate his body, though? They killed him, fair enough (though think of what a show that show trial would have been), but what do you get out of showing to the entire world that you can do savage as well as the king of kings?

On the AfDs: all from Grigorescu to Teodorovici are indeed notable, if the articles are indeed awfully written; Lascr is, meh, borderline as far as I can tell. Monographic sketch of Sălaj County (shouldn't it be under the original Romanian title?!) is one of those things that we don't need, but don't really upset anyone - să-şi facă damblaua, I say, at least until I get a second look. Same thing on the vicar with a flamboyant name - he does get some mentions here and there (I met his name once or twice long before the article popped up); but needs rewrite, if anyone cares enough to give him one. I... don't...

Morrow (golly!) is likely to be a poster boy for the inclusionists - who knows if there is aren't obscure mentions of him in enough American press notices to make it seem like the guy is important to some not editing simeonmorrow.com or wikipedia... I'll let you deal with that :). Igor Meşcoi is entirely deletable, though. So is Tatiana Marinescu. So is Drei Ros. Lord Kemy... I'd have to research on the reliability of African sources, but, leaning on the side of caution, he seems to make the cut. Barely.

I don't yet have an opinion/answer on the monumente issue (and many other issues you have raised, that I have not forgotten, but can't concentrate on yet). But you're right about the issues it poses, and they're already gnawing at me too. And the Castra.... the usual... lack of language skills plus enthusiasm... self-aggrandizing thoughts... taking the bull by the horns... machine-like edits. (That's also how we got the long and absurd series on Moldovan politicians). It's not a picnic whenever you get to explain to these guys why you're putting their articles up for review... any sort of review. Me, I'm in a picnic mood right now :).

And now for the picnic:

I wouldn't conceive of doing this without you (I would also want Bogdan to help us, if he's not too tied up in RL). In fact, I would love it if your article were the lead, and if you had the choice of the picture. Whatever the entry is, we need something that screams "Romania" as a picture - a map, a flag, a crest... I was thinking of getting to work on cleaning up Greater Romania for that purpose, but I just don't have the physical strength right now (would you believe I have tracked down a source on the first actual use of "Greater Rmania", verbatim, in English? and that the one to coin it was a Romanian? And please do read the "R.M." tidbit in Gherman Pântea, it's a superb irony of history). Of course, we could work on that together, and share the burden, and get our lead from that article, but it is perfectly alright if you say pass.

The reason I'm going at it so fast, and so intensely, is that there may not be as much free time for me in the next weeks, and I want to get as much happening in the meantime. Who knows, we may end up with two queues-worth of articles for the day. (Károly Ferenczy is a bit of a stretch in several ways.)

As Colombo used to say: just one more thing. We haven't actually asked the DYK crowd, with their understandable monitoring of clicks, if they actually like the idea or even if it's an orthodox thing to do on holidays that are not Americana. Even if we don't get our queue(s), we get many articles around that date, which is adequate consolation.

But in case we do get the queue(s), I think you have the essential role at making it interesting for all readers: you can add the man-bites-dog for every hook, and I'm sure your articles would be punchiest as far as the international audience cares. Dahn (talk) 08:55, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

It's actually great (not man-bites-dog, but great). When will you DYK it? Dahn (talk) 06:30, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Well, those are all good ideas, except all but TR would take a lot of time and research (for the summary, one would almost have to reread Rebreanu all the way through). It is a challenge, though... it would be nice to meet up to it. If you want to take something right away, please do. I'll squeeze in some more about Fleva, maybe Carp all the way through (they can both go with the theme, and I'm already thinking juicy hooks), and in the meantime maybe something on this guy (vaguely connected to the theme, but such a cool story). If I'm good and finish all my vegetables, maybe I can complete by starting on Theodorescu-Sion back where I left him. He was the war painter, after all.

With Pântea and the Corps (that's one institution we've got already) and your Samoilă Mârza, that would make five or six. With one-two more, we get the average DYK queue, and Bogdan has pledged his contribution. We still don't know if they'll let us do it, but if they do, could we (gulps) be looking at two queues? Dahn (talk) 19:41, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry to hear you'll be gone (I do hope to see at least flashes of your presence, at least around Dec 1); but yes, absolutely: DYK, and perhaps even at the top of the/one queue. Great one!

I was also sorry to catch glimpse of that conundrum - I know you're in the right, even without looking over the text (of course, if it would help you blow off the steam, do send me a copy); I know because I have a constant and "macro" perspective on your editing style, and plagiarism you just don't need to do. I chose not to intervene so far because we are perceived as so close to each other that it would have risked seeming like a cabal. It was frustrating for me as well: damned if I do, damned if I don't. Remember: Illegitimi...

To better days. Dahn (talk) 07:51, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

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On 1 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cathedral of the Unity of the People, Alba Iulia, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Cathedral of the Unity of the People in Alba Iulia was built to commemorate the Union of Transylvania with Romania, in the city where the union was proclaimed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cathedral of the Unity of the People, Alba Iulia.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

To the be the best! Happy Dec 1, Biru, wherever you are... Dahn (talk) 00:06, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

You were the one doing all the booing, weren't you?! Dahn (talk) 13:45, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

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Of the Space Cowboy

And welcome back!

Let me begin by saying that I am ever so sorry when I fail to reply in kind to your wonderful e-mails. I assure you there is a reason for my silences, a complicated and rather sad reason that has to do with real life; I was thinking of making it all into an explanatory e-mail, but it is very hard to find the right context and the right words to describe what is happening.

As for the grief here: for all the aggravating Cuza crapola, I did learn that Nae Caţavencu's legacy is kept alive by that one WikiProject, and that it's best to leave those jokers cuddle each other somewhere out of sight and out of mind. I noticed the village thing, and from the very first lines it brings to mind some really awful dialogue from a pulp adventure novel. You know the kind:

Professor: "I think we should !"
Youth: "But Professor, I'm not sure will work?!!"

Youth: "I'm impressed, Professor!!! When can we start?!!"

But let's stick to the even more fun bits for now. That is other than that I'm preparing P. P. Carp's revenge on this world of ninnies :).

Let me first note: They've got the s- and t-commas in the editing box because I made them do it! Not that I'm going to use it until they make it a rule, but it's all for the little people of this world.

About Craiova: the photos I had are on a laptop somewhere, and I keep uploading bits of them when there's not much else to do; I have to sort them, rename them, edit them a bit, and then go through the painful process of uploading them and sorting them again on commons (gnarg!). Which is saying I might have had a Demetrescu photo or two (trying as best I could to cut out the Babylonian monument behind it); if I didn't, it is indeed bewildering: I uploaded one of the house just opposite! Probably back in the day (this was months ago) I decided not to because I didn't know who the sculptor was. It was the same for the Carada and Ion Maiorescu monuments, both of whom were done by sculptors who died relatively recently. Curse that growth in life expectancy... (And I think Solomon is back, by popular acclaim, ready to suffocate even more votes from the PDL's national pool and give Gâdea some more curd to chew.)

Biru, those are all lovely, but, well, you know, freedom of panorama? When I was last at the prison site, on a murky spring evening, I realized the only part of the complex that I could actually photograph without asking myself that question was a large pile of stones and garbage, as long as I avoided shots of any of the sky rise on each side... Detestable, God-awful FOP law...

(You actually found the 1907 monument? They took pains to hide it away from sight, and I admit I never bumped into it after they moved from the park - not that I was really looking...) Oh, right, 105th anniversary! Why didn't you say it earlier!? :) To consider, as we keep coming back to it.

"The Ceausescu Moment" - I want to say merge.

Hope to still be around these days, for the Xmas wishes to come just in time. Stay wonderful! Dahn (talk) 13:57, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

More or less. I just pop out then and now, can't really wrap my head around something of the bigger kind. I do hope to get working on that e-mail at some point, I feel I owe it to you: as I said before, it's complicated and quite sad.

As late as it is now: Happy New Year! Sorry I wasn't around for a chat around the festivities, but I just couldn't deal with[REDACTED] right then. Dahn (talk) 14:59, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

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Paul Philippe of Romania

Dear Sir,

I was trying to add to Paul Philippe Hohenzollern page information based on family documents that he provides on his website. I find it weird that you consider that a copy of his passport, with his royal title, recognized by the British authorities and monarchy is "something we can do without". Because Romania is a republic, noble titles cannot be put in identity cards or passports. The situation is different in monarchic states and I do think that a British passport is something to take into consideration regarding this matter.

Thank you for your help, Otilia