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[edit] Userboxes

Beware that three of your userboxes are unavailable. User oops was moved to my user page, but the other two ecology templates, I've no idea where they have gone. Hope this message is of use to you.--Saoshyant talk / contribs (I don't like Wikipedophiles) 14:46, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dab page names

As Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Page_naming_conventions mentions, "The "(disambiguation)" should only be used when necessary", so there is no need to move dab pages if they don't have the "(disambiguation)". Just keep it in mind, and thanks for your work on dab pages :-) --Commander Keane 04:44, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Austrian-Italian Armistice

Hey Gryffindor! Months ago we talked about the end of WWI on the Alpine front. I just wrote this and thought you might be interested. Best, Tridentinus 16:07, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WP:FILMS Newsletter

The November 2006 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Cbrown1023 23:13, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] pedigrees

You may wish to check the several genealogical trees mentioned at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greek pedigree of Empress Sisi. Maed 03:07, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sarah Croker-Poole to be merged into Princess Salima Aga Khan

It has been suggested that the Sarah Croker-Poole article be merged into Princess Salima Aga Khan. As an editor of the article, you are invited to discuss. -- Aylahs (talk) 16:13, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Jewish Palaces in Vienna

Dear Gryffindor: Some time ago I have noticed (with pleasure) that you have used our book "Stadtbildverluste" for a certainm number of articles on Jewish Vienna. I am now myself busy at processing the information we have gathered on lost cultural treasures for the purposes of (German) Wikipedia. Unfortunately I am finding out that we know by far too little about certain things, e.g.: Who was the owner of Ledererschlössel (= Huldenbergschlössel) before 1938 ? Who was the owner of Sickenbergschlössel in Nussdorf (my friend Kupf gives the name of a certain Hugo Stern, but was it the laryngologist? Maybe we could get in touch and work together a bit on that subject (e.g. introducing a category: "Jewish property in Vienna - before 1938"). Best wishes

Robert Schediwy 84.112.54.160 09:53, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Dear Gryffindor,

Did you get my message? I am not really ready to register, I prefer to remain a bystander, but I am easy to find in the Viennese telephone directory, and I have an answering machine. Would be glad to hear from you.

Yours

Robert Schediwy 84.112.54.160 08:22, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] South Tyrol etc.

Hi Gryffindor, I hope you reached some kind of agreement on the naming controversy. Apologies for disconnecting off the discussion. Have a nice Christmas! Asteriontalk 14:15, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Harry Potter

Hello, Gryffindor. Over at WikiProject Harry Potter we're trying to compile a list of active participants. Your name, along with all other project participants, has been placed on the inactive list. If you'd like to get involved again, please place your name back on the active list, and take a look at the project talk page for the latest happenings.

RHB(AWB) 21:45, 30 December 2006 (UTC), on behalf of WPHarry Potter

[edit] the REAL name: Trentino-Alto Adige

So I did some research and checked with some pretty credible sources as to what they print, in ENGLISH, for the name of this region (and province) in Italy.

  • Fodor's - a well recognized and respected name (and expert guide) has regional and local publications that show the region and local names of "Trentino-Alto Adige", "Alto Adige", and "Bolzano".
  • Michelin - also expert in travel guides - has regional and local publications that show the region and local names of "Trentino-Alto Adige", "Alto Adige", and "Bozen".
  • Rand McNally (name speaks for itself) has world, regional, and local publications that show the region and local names of "Trentino-Alto Adige", "Alto Adige", and "Bolzano".
  • Streetwise Map's regional, and local publications show the region and local names of "Trentino-Alto Adige", "Alto Adige", and "Bolzano".
  • Dorling Kindersley or "DK" - by far, probably the best travel guides available - has regional and local publications that show the region and local names of "Trentino-Alto Adige", "Alto Adige", and "Bolzano".
  • Lonely Planet (the self-proclaimed largest independently-owned travel guide) regional, and local publications show the region and local names of "Trentino-Alto Adige", "Alto Adige", and "Bolzano".
  • Hammond Map - a subsidiary of Langenscheidt Publishing Group (a privately-held German publishing company) - has regional and local publications that show the region and local names of "Trentino-Alto Adige", "Alto Adige", and "Bolzano".

As far as proof, I am quite sure that the above sources are credible enough, especially in the sense of geographical knowledge, expertise, and English-translation. Like it, or not. Rarelibra 03:47, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newyorkbrad's RfA

Thank you for your support on my RfA, which closed favorably this morning, as well as for your kind comments accompanying your !vote. I appreciate the confidence the community has placed in me and am looking forward to my new responsibilities. Please let me know if ever you have any comments or suggestions, especially as I am learning how to use the tools. Best regards, Newyorkbrad 21:04, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support

--Yannismarou 20:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
--Yannismarou 20:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

As you set out for Ithaka, hope the voyage is long
Knowledge is your destiny, but don't ever hurry the journey
May there be many summer mornings when
With what pleasure and joy, you come into harbors seen for the first time

Don't expect Ithaka to make you rich. Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey
And, if I, one of your fellow-travellers, can offer something
To make this journey of yours even more fascinating and enjoyable
This is my assistance with anything I can help.

[edit] Elizabeth von Österreich auf de-Wikisource

Du solltest vielleicht einen Blick auf die Diskussionsseite von Elizabeth werfen. Man sieht da Probleme. WolfgangRieger 22:42, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Muslim World League source

Hi, do you have a citation for the material on Muslim World League: According to the German newspaper Die Zeit, the MWL tries to propagate Wahabism with huge financial backing. OR The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) and the International Cultural Foundation of Geneva (established in 1978) are arms of the Rabita. SmithBlue 09:10, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:Films Newsletter

The January 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Nehrams2020 07:00, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alexandra Georgievna of Greece and Denmark

Hello Gryffindor;

The naming of Russian grand duchesses is a situation with many issues to be sorted out. A conversation was started at the talk page for the naming conventions of royalty and may be of interest to you. It is certainly worth reviving. It kind of trailed off into the spellings of patronymics but it certainly can be moved back into the direction of naming formats. I am unsure as to what the article should be named. Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna (Alexandra of Greece) might be a possibility. Charles 19:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Juanaria was for sometime the heiress to the Brazilian Imperial Throne and thus bears it as her highest title. Margaret of Parma may be simply known as such. She would otherwise be named Margaret of Austria. She would have no premarital title because she was illegitimate. Using "of Austria" would be treating it as if it were a surname. Maybe she can be moved to Margaret, Duchess of Parma? Charles 08:31, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
No, not really. Marie Louise was duchess regnant and Margaret was duchess consort. Margaret's case is more like that of her half-brother John of Austria. In John's case, "of Austria" was without a title. The same is true with Margaret, although she was later "of Parma" as Duchess of Parma. It should be investigated as to which name she is best known. Charles 19:55, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
Titles lower than Empress and Queen (Grand Duchess, Duchess, Margravine/Landgravine, Princess, Countess (Palatine), Baroness, etc) are appended to the end of the name if it is a title gained by marriage to the head of a house. If it was the title of a cadet member of the house, it would go in front of the name. In that case, Duchess Margaret of Parma would only be correct if Margaret had been married to a man who was a duke of Parma, but not the head duke. Junior members of the house, however, are titled prince or princess. In using the marital title is correct then the title is Margaret, Duchess of Parma. In not, the title ought to be Margaret of Austria (Duchess of Parma) if there is any need for disambiguation. Charles 18:14, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] South Tyrol

I can't understand why maintaning a wrong title to this article: the official name of the province is Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano (in English: Autonomous Province of Bolzano). See Italian Constutution, art. 116. I come from Veneto, Italy, near Trentino-Alto Adige: believe me if I say these things to you. --Checco 10:40, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, but nobody (if not German-speaking people from Alto Adige, 70% of its population: 300,000 people) speaks about South Tyrol in Italy: the most used name is Alto Adige and remember that it is a province not a region. I can't uderstand why we have Province of Turin, Province of Milan, Province of Padova, Province of Rome and so on and we can't have Province of Bolzano. It is not logical, don't you? --Checco 10:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
You do not know much things about Italy. Aosta Valley (correct translation of Val d'Aosta) is the name of a Region (formed only by a Province), so it would be fairly uncorrect to name that article Province of Aosta. Otherwise Alto Adige is not the Italian translation of Südtirol (Italian: Sudtirolo). Naming the article Trentino-South Tyrol is non-sense, believe me! If you want to translate Alto Adige in English we would use Upper Adige, but as it does not sound well, I think it would be better to use Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol (South Tyrol in English 'cos this is corect in English, while Trentin or Upper Adige would be ridicolous). We have articles with English titles when we have correct words in English (see Tuscany, Lombardy and Piedmont), it is true, but we have articles with Italian names when we haven't correct words in English (see Veneto and Umbria). --Checco 11:24, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
I give you 2 separate answers, as we face 2 different questions and I don't want to confuse them.
About moving South Tyrol to Autonomous Province of Bolzano: In the Constitution we can read La Regione Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol è costituita dalle Province autonome di Trento e Bolzano (translation: The Region Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol is composed of the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano). As we call every Italian province Province of XXXXX in order to not confuse it with the capital city, we need to do the same in this case. If you want you can name the page Autonomous Province of Bolzano - Alto Adige/South Tyrol, but it would be too long. So, if you want, you can decide between Autonomous Province of Bolzano (see in it.Wiki: it:Provincia autonoma di Bolzano) and Alto Adige/South Tyrol. In any case you can't consider Alto Adige and South Tyrol as translations, 'cos the Italian translation of South Tyrol is not Alto Adige (which means Upper Adige) but Sudtirolo. Thus if you use South Tyrol, you need to use also Alto Adige, 'cos they are 2 different concepts, even if they refer to the same province.
About moving Trentino-South Tyrol to Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol: You are right: se English whenever possible!!! If Alto Adige has no correct translation in English we have to use Alto Adige, not South Tyrol! --Checco 11:43, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Indeed I proposed to move the article to Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol, which is the complete name, using English whenever possible (Trentin-Upper Adige/South Tyrol would be ridicolous, I think you agree with me). --Checco 11:46, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, let's try to be logical. Here we have a province that in Italian is named Provincia autonoma di Bolzano (or Provincia autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige/Südtirol) and a region named Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, as it is written in the Constitution. Why do you disagree with me? --Checco 13:17, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, but I read them and I continue to hold a different opinion from you. Anyway, let's talk on talk pages of the articles right now. --Checco 13:26, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your email. Whatever the decision will be, I hope it won't dominated by politics. Cruccone 21:47, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Films February Newsletter

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[edit] Hideki Tojo

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hideki_Tojo&diff=107858088&oldid=107715395

Your macron fix violated the Wikipedia Manual of Style for Japan related articles. For people we use the "best known romanization" - in this case, it's Hideki Tojo. WhisperToMe 06:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] French Dauphins

Hello Gryffindor;

How are you? I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (names and titles)#Dauphins and would appreciate your input on the matter. Many thanks. Charles 00:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flag in signature

Hi!

Could you please use Flag of Austria (state).svg in your signature instead of the PNG file? Thank you! --ALE! 11:34, 12 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] My concern about your username (Gryffindor)

Hello, Gryffindor, and thank you for contributing to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

Your username appears to be a unique trademarked name (trademarked by J. K. Rowling), and also could offend muggles, fans of Slytherin, and people who don't like Gryffindor or Harry Potter.

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:

  • If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
  • If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as asking for a "third opinion", or requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Admins usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
  • If you decide to just go ahead and change your username, it is possible for you to keep your present contributions history under the new username: simply request a new name here following the guidelines on that page, rather than creating a whole new account.

Let me reassure you that my writing here means I don't think your username is grossly, blatantly, or obviously inappropriate; such names get reported straight to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism (WP:AIV), or blocked on sight. This is more a case where opinions might differ, and it would be good to reach some consensus — either here or at WP:RFC/NAME. So I look forward to a friendly discussion, and to enjoying your continued participation on Wikipedia. Thank you again! --   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 23:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

the following was copied from User talk:JeffGent.
hello there JeffGent, and thank you for your message.
Well I am a bit surprised obviously that someone might think my username is.... controversial and warrant a discussion? As about your concern about muggles, fans of Slytherin, and people who don't like Gryffindor or Harry Potter, what can I say? The name was certainly not chosen to offend anyone. As to why I chose that name, see [3]. Some might not like Hondas such as in User:Tohru Honda13, don't like the Borgs in Star Trek as in User:BorgQueen, and is scarred of Wolves as in User:RedWolf. Should they change their names? Gryffindor 20:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, you have not addressed "your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern." In answer to your question, "Honda" is a common name in Japan, "BorgQueen" presents similar concerns, and "RedWolf" is two common words put together.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 11:00, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Dude, that's silly. Gryffindor is not a company name and it is a fictional group. I wonder if someone brought the issue up when Gryffindor was voted as admin. The only thing I see is Gryffindor in his sig it's freaky because it's red like he has no userpage (I'm not saying he should make it blue, it's just well an artistic choice I guess). SakotGrimshine 13:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Hey, I like red :-) apparently it is the colour of the house, that's why... Gryffindor 15:39, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
the following was copied from User talk:JeffGent.
Well, I have pointed out before in my previous message why I choose that name, please read through [4]. I basically identify myself with the values of the House of Gryffindor. As to alternative names, I would probably choose something that sounds similar. Why are you asking me why I chose that name? Gryffindor 15:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I asked why you chose that username because it appeared at the time (and continues to appear) not to meet Wikipedia's username policy, via infringement of a trademark of J. K. Rowling. I became aware of your choice through a similar choice by what appears to be a different person using the same username on Commons. Since you have not addressed "what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern", and you continue replying on my User talk page despite specific instructions not to (at its top), I think it is time to ask for help.   — Jeff G. (talk|contribs) 18:46, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
We have lots of users with Harry Potter-derived names. I don't see a serious objection to this username and I would urge Jeff to drop the matter. Newyorkbrad 18:59, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
There is no username violation here ... We have all sorts of fan-based usernames, and there is nothing inherently wrong about that (I am thrown of by the red - but that's a person choice). -- Pastordavid 19:40, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
Jeff G. I did not see that messages should be posted only on my own talk page, please don't go off assuming the worst of me. I normally respond on the respective talk pages as is normal on the English-language Wikipedia. As to your concern, again of course I am not interested to infringe on any copyright, however I saw no harm when I chose that name and you are the first one who seems to have a problem with this. When I was elected as sysop it seemed to be no issue either, and about 80 users cast their vote if memory serves correct. My assumption is that it is from a mixture of French and fantasy-speak (Gryffin d'Or). I am not intending on changing my username, thank you. sincerely Gryffindor 10:10, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reverting

Although the admin rollback tool is extremely useful and quick, it is imperative that you do not use this tool and instead provide an edit summary anytime you revert things that are not obvious vandalism, even if you think you have explained yourself well before. This and this are unacceptable. —METS501 (talk) 01:10, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] French princes

Hi Gryffindor;

I have started a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (names and titles)#French princes revisited. Would you care to comment? Thanks. Charles 10:36, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] March WP:FILMS Newsletter

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