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File:Athens montage.jpg

OK, I added source declarations. I think that the article of Athens should have a collage as its primary photo but this image is rather narrow for the infobox. Would you agree if I created a new, wider one? Dimboukas (talk) 13:20, 14 December 2009

Take a look

Please take a look at my most recent edit in 2004 South Ossetia clashes and see if it is referenced enough. Reenem.

Adminship

Hello. Sorry to bother you, but I am currently applying for adminship. Any tips or advice on how to be a good aministrator would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Reenem (talk)

SUN WILL BURN YOU ALIVE NOW!

Thank you very much for your user page. It brought a smile, and I needed one (yay Monday). :) Also thank you for your work at Biocentrism. Old Prussian? Interesting collection of languages. :) - Sinneed 14:09, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

I'll certainly remember to ask for another sabaia for you, next time I happen to be in an Illyrian pub. :-) Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:03, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Reenem RfA

Your closure just edit-conflicted mine, but thanks anyway for doing that :) I was rather surprised to see the RfA; I've had their talkpage watchlisted since this time last year and have contemplated an indefblock more than once. EyeSerene 14:47, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

78.30.158.147 (talk · contribs)

Do you think this may be a sock? Dougweller (talk) 13:01, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Very likely, but I can't right now remember whose. There have been various rather stubborn sockpuppeters in that area. Fut.Perf. ☼ 22:56, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Biocentrism

Hi. Aren't you going to move Talk:Biocentrism to Talk:Biocentrism (cosmology)? — goethean ॐ 22:45, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, good point. I was actually thinking about that; I've commented on it on the talk page now. Fut.Perf. ☼ 22:54, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Could I ask you a favour?

Could you kindly ask a very grateful editor which promised you something – not to remove referenced text and provide more relevant comments to the edits . Thanks

• – “according to the reference” –

while source cited at 8-9 row from a top clearly have “Russians” Hungarians and Jewery – same text appeared at book with ISBN 966-02-2535-0 published by Institute of History National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine at p.576

• – “nonsence rm”

while Time magazine ref i clearly have such string – at same time returned – non existed blog and same type “opinions” given as WP:V and WP:RS

Same style of edits comments also here

It’s really not necessary to replace one not sourced string of text with another.

It’s really sad to note that is exactly in a same way as did one of the WP:EEML list member - see ThanksJo0doe (talk) 15:45, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

The Time magazine citation is in fact _cherrypicked_ nonsense, because it is standard scholarship that Bandera spent the War as a concentration camp inmate.-Galassi (talk) 19:54, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

The ref #2 mentions Poles only in the given context. JoOdoe, You are welcome to discuss this on the appropriate talk page.-Galassi (talk) 19:57, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

The source for the last 2 is simply unreliable and self-contadictory, claiming that unic committed atrocities BEFORE it was ever in existence.

USer JoOdoe has a long history of tendentious anti-Ukrainian editing, in staggering amounts on hte Ru-Wiki.-Galassi (talk) 20:00, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

And as I see now has an indefinite block on ruwiki.-Galassi (talk) 01:05, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

• Could you also kindly remind to editor about WP:V and WP:RS policy - and the fact that the WP article based on secondary RS but not on personal opinioins of the editors. So before to reach a conclusion - fact _cherrypicked_ nonsense editor should find a RS (high grade I think) which clearly indicate that the Time magazine information (as Also data of the Institute of History National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ) is "cherrypicked_ nonsense" - while per WP:NPOV and WP:UNDUE this text should be included - together with claims that Bandera spent the 1939-1945 as a concentration camp inmate.

Also please advice an editor not to self nominate State Memorial Complex "Khatyn" nor Auschwitz-Birkenau as unreliable and self-contadictory.ThanksJo0doe (talk) 08:05, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Also please advice editor that WP is not right place to illustrate a WP:POINT - - it's really not necessary to create a one string of text article which does not proved by reference added. Even more - it ref stated "Ukrainian" - no ground exist to translate such as "Russian" ThanksJo0doe (talk) 08:17, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

• However - in regards to - see - I can see "“Moscow”, Poles , Hungarians and Jewery - have you? ThanksJo0doe (talk) 08:33, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Picture Gallery

• at Nazi–Soviet economic relations (1934–1941)

I guess if someone found the photo ] of W. Averell Harriman as a person belonging to Nazi-Soviet background - it would be not so good.

Even more if some of 1956 DDR workers found themselves a responcible for 1940 inspection. Same approach also can be found in all "Nazi-Soviet" topic edited by creator of the article. Some data indeed really fun - like Basis Nord - German naval base which never exist nor seen any german Navy ships (as source used by editor clearly indicate) :) Thanks. Does it would be good to use Pact of Steel style in related artilce? Your opinion appreciated. ThanksJo0doe (talk) 16:07, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Help needed

...with a serious matter. User:Lvivske (]) deletes without discussion all data pertaining to Jewish history in the towns in Western Ukraine. He has previously demonstrated a tendency toward historical revisionism re jews, so it is not easy to assume goodfaith. Your opinion? -Galassi (talk) 22:26, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Gnat image

I can't actually find very many copes of the image online. Tineye says it's too simple to search for and the two people I've seen use it as an avatar are not currently using it. Nevertheless, there are some hits on a Google search for "crawling bug avatar", such as this one. AS for the copyright status: honestly I hadn't even thought about whether something like that might be copyrighted; if it's possible, then I would have no objection to deletion. Its likely that Electric mocha chinchilla isnt the original author, and unprovable even if he is. -- Soap /_{Contributions} 22:31, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Fair use photos

Thanks for your constructive answer to my question on the Files for Deletion page ie:Salinger:

Response: images where no commercial interests are at stake would be, for instance photographs that the subject himself had used for promotional purposes during their life (e.g. photos on the subject's own webpage etc.) Also, images where such interests were explicitly waived, e.g. through a "permission for non-commercial use" or "permission for use on wikipedia".

I am particularly interested in Damien's response to the question, however, because he has also nominated files that I uploaded for deletion. I have been following the Salinger thread because I was actually shocked to see it nominated for deletion, etc. Anyway, the images that concern me are of David Carradine and after reading your response I took a look at his official website and found that most of the images there are being offered for sale as autographed prints, so it would appear that they have commercial value to someone. It seems to me that screen shots from his movies and television, and photos that have been circulated in newspapers and magazines would have less commercial value than the ones on the website. It also seems to me that if interests had been waived, there would not be a need for a fair use rationale to begin with. This whole fair use concept is really hard to grasp and looking at its history, it has been for a really long time. If you are quite knowledgeable about the topic I am eager to learn more about it. Also, how do you get your talk page semi-protected? I would love to do that due to a recent attack.Thanks--DorothyBrousseau (talk) 11:01, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

File:Woodward pic biloxi oyster warf.jpg

Future, what the heck am I to do with this one? I'm confused with the conversation that you and Angus were having. I can't work out now whether you think it should be kept, or whether it should be deleted. Can you clarify your thoughts at the AFD? I'd like to get this one closed to clear the backlog. - Tbsdy (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) 11:20, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Heh, yeah, it was a bit confusing. My summary is this: I demonstrated that based on the creation and publication history it could in priciple still be in copyright, if the formalities of registering and renewal were done, while Angus made a plausible case that it seems they in fact weren't, so an assumption of PD seems reasonable. It might also be added that even if it turns out to be copyrighted, we could make a good fair-use case for at least one or two of those paintings, if not for all of them. Fut.Perf. ☼ 12:25, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Sock

2007apm (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) reminds me very much of User:EmpMac . An ultranationalist Albanian account with a fascination for sexual acts. Does it pass WP:DUCK or should I file an SPI? Regards, Athenean (talk) 07:06, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Hmm, I'm still missing one or two other signature features of Emperordarius, so I'm not yet entirely sure. Maybe an SPI/CU case would be suitable – there's still an old apparent Emperordarius IP around that has been active recently, so maybe CU could bring something up. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:33, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Bulgaria

Hi Future Perfect at Sunrise,

Can you tell me which other country article lede includes the detailed geographic information that you insist stays in the Bulgaria lede? Is this the norm? Second, did you have a look at the England lede, or for example the Korea lede? Finally, if you consider this to be PEACOCK, what do you think about the Greece article lede, wherein it states, "Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilization of ancient Greece, generally considered to be the cradle of Western civilization. As such, it is the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, Western literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama, including both tragedy and comedy"?

As per Misplaced Pages rules, if it is not OK for one country to include information about its ancient heritage in its lede, than it certainly would mean that the same rules would have to be applied to the aforementioned countries (and many others), including Greece. If your opinion is indeed such I will share it the Greece article and proceed to make the necessary changes. If need be I will start a new discussion WP discussion and the seeming prejudice applied to certain countries. I simply can not stand by when I see the utilization of double standards, especially between Bulgarian and Greek editors.--Monshuai (talk) 15:41, 1 February 2010 (UTC)