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[edit] Montenegro referendum map

Hey - thanks for your comments. I honestly had no idea regarding which colours to use, therefore just picked the two most recognisable ones in a fairly arbitary way. I'll post an updated version of the map soonish. -Neo 22:49, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Form of government.png

Hello, nice map! Could you share the source of info? i.e. how did you get that this country is parliamentarism and that one is monarchy? Thanks! Renata 15:21, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kosovo

I noticed you edited this article while still being under full-protection to change the wording Serbia and Montenegro to Serbia. Please note that though I morally support this, I think it is not the right thing to do, given the fact that the article was protected because ongoing edit-warring by Albanian users who oppose to it. If you had referred to the talk page, you would have realised about this.

Just want to that add that I second this opinion by Asterion. It looks like we are finally making some progress in solving the dispute, and this edit, although fully understandable, is therefore unwanted because it will only encourage some users to take a harder stand in the discussions. If I might a allow a temporary compromise to prohibit this, it would be the following wording: "...the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro, which now dissolved in Serbia and Montenegro)". It is not pretty, but will make it easier to reach a compromise in the dispute, which I am trying to negotiate.Cpt. Morgan 20:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

On a completely different subject, please make sure than replacing {{SerbiaMontenegro-stub}} to {{Yugoslavia-stub}} is the best thing to do. This is because {{Yugoslavia-stub}} does refer only to Pre-1992 Yugoslavia (Socialist Yugoslavia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia). I noticed you used it here where it is not the right option as this entity was formed after the SFRY had dissolved. Therefore, I suggest in future you use {{Serbia-stub}} or both {{Serbia-stub}} and {{Montenegro-stub}} to replace the deprecrated stub.

Thanks for reading! :o) E Asterion u talking to me? 06:44, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

I appreciate your note on the Kovoso talk page. I hope you will not mind to express your opinion at a later stage too. I personally agree with what you said but this is very hard to accept by some wikipedians, unfortunately. Best wishes, E Asterion u talking to me? 23:56, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Dear Tom, thank you for your comments on the Kosovo talk page. I hope you can bring some additional views or possibilites into this heated debate. I would really appreciate it if you could try to help us out here a bit. I've been trying to negotiate a compromise for some time now, but it has been rather difficult (and thats an understatement), so we could use some 'fresh', neutral editors in the discussion. Cpt. Morgan 10:32, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Dear Tom, Asterion and I have proposed a version for the Kosovo text. See the Kosovo talk page. Are you in charge of coordinating the alternative version (together with Ilir)? Regards, Osli73 15:58, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kosovo talk page

Hi The Tom, I just replied to your comments in the talk page. Indeed you chose a wrong time to "correct" the article, which had started a heated debate, but I guess you understand now. Regards, ilir_pz 23:50, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Angela Merkel.jpg

Please do not protect the image in the version it is right now. As I have pointed out on it's talk page, the copyright for the current image - peach suit and "busy background" - is not licensed correctly (you should have read that on the discussion page!). Please unlock and revert yourself or let me know once it is unlocked so I can do so. -- Boereck 18:44, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New Wikiproject!

Hi!

I wanted to invite you to join the new WikiProject Politicial parties and politicians in Canada. The goal is simple. To create a project, to create and maintain high quality articles on Wikipedia related to Canadian politicians, and Canadian political parties. Come on over and check us out at WP:PPAP. Ardenn 04:02, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ITN straw hat

Cheers for the reminder. Maybe we can get some momentum behind this. The last couple of times I've brought it up the responce has been "there is no problem". --Monotonehell 04:08, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] European politics

Hi!

I'm looking very much forward to see what changes you have in mind for the table. :) Also, I've just created European Parliament election, 2009 -- be sure to add whatever information you have to it! —Nightstallion (?) 20:09, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

One final issue, though: Are you certain it's a good idea to have the Movement for European Reform in the table, when it has not even been formed yet and its membership is speculative? I'd advocate keeping the European Democrats for now. The other changes should be implemented ASAP, though. :) —Nightstallion (?) 00:26, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Say, what happened to your plans for re-formatting the table? —Nightstallion (?) 22:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I hope I'm not getting on your nerves here, but I'd truly be interested in hearing your current plans... —Nightstallion (?) 08:24, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 208.3.69.196

I just reported that 208.3.69.196 for 3RR violation, he/she started immediatly again after the 1 hour block you applied was expired. [1]. Perhaps you can take appropriate action? Cpt. Morgan (Reinoutr) 21:49, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adding Image:2006-16-d-print.jpg to ITN/Main page

Thank you for adding Image:2006-16-d-print.jpg to WP:ITN. However, please remember next time to protect any image that will appear on the main page. As per WP:PPOL#Uses protection should be used for "high visibility pages such as the Main Page from vandalism."

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Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 21:56, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Service awards

Hi The Tom! In recognition of your long and extensive editing career, you are entitled to these WP:SERVICE awards. Herostratus 19:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] John Thompson

Please revert John Thompson (politician) to John Sparrow David Thompson.Souris2005 00:47, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh Yeah, then change the name of the article John A. Macdonald to John Macdonald and George W. Bush to George Bush... stupid

Souris2005 15:12, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] European Council standings

I thought you were the one who usually updated these? As you didn't for Topolanek (I just now noticed), I've done it now, hope I haven't introduced any mistakes into the tables... Could you cross-check, just to be sure? Thanks! Hope to see you be more active in European politics articles again, soon (though I also greatly appreciate your work on astronomical articles :)). —Nightstallion (?) 08:00, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I'd prefer to leave it to you to update the template and the two articles this time around for Fredrik Reinfeldt, to prevent me from making mistakes yet again. ;) —Nightstallion (?) 19:13, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pres of Executive Council (NB)

I reverted your edit to Shawn Graham, as it is not necessarily coterminal. Frank McKenna rarely served as president of the executive council when he was premier. - Jord 20:24, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Same boss eh? Do tell! - Jord 20:43, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
I am ever so confused - Jord 20:50, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please edit color of thailand in map

form of government of thailand has been changed to military dictatorship, so the color of thailand in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Form_of_Government.png should be changed to olive, thanks --221.128.99.102 05:20, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The table

should be updated for the Dutch elections... —Nightstallion (?) 00:07, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Never mind, did it myself. —Nightstallion (?) 17:32, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of Canadian Leaders of the Opposition

Hey, I'm trying to get List of Canadian Leaders of the Opposition to be a featured list. I noticed that you've done some work on that page, so I was wondering if you wanted to help out or give it a vote so it can meet the required 4 supports. --Arctic Gnome 21:44, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peasants

Hi, Tom,

"Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union" seems to be the best English translation of "Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga". "Valstietis liaudininkas" (singular nominative) means, roughly, "a peasant and supporter of common people". "Liaudis" is "people" in the socialist meaning, as in "People's Republic of China". Juozas Rimas 22:45, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yay!

Glad to see you so active again. :) —Nightstallion (?) 12:17, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Mistake

Don't know where you got the idea that Romania is a presidential republic; it's *not*. The tables should list the National Liberal Party instead of the Democrats, the next election is in 2008, and the prime minister is Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. Cheers! —Nightstallion (?) 11:51, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I've already corrected it, but it wouldn't be bad if you could double-check to make sure I didn't miss anything. Thanks! Happy holidays! —Nightstallion (?) 12:59, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New ultra-right EU party

Hi!

Say, can you make heads or tails of this? A report in the Austrian Presse states that "the five MEPs of the Greater Romania Party will go together with 15 MEPs from France [Front National?], Belgium [Vlaams Belang?], Italy [Social Alternative? Tricolour Flame? Lega Nord?], the United Kingdom [no clue] and Bulgaria [Attack?]; one Austrian will also join them [Freedom Party]."

There's a few problems I have with this: I thought that the Greater Romania Party only had four MEPs, I don't know which party from the UK will join this group, and I don't know which parties from Italy will join... Can you help? —Nightstallion (?) 08:38, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I've got a master list now, I think: Freedom Party from Austria (1), National Front from France (7), National Union Attack from Bulgaria (1), Vlaams Belang from Belgium (3), Ashley Mote from the UK (1), Social Alternative and Tricolour Flame (likely at least, I don't think the Ulivo or the PSI will join them) from Italy (1+1), which leaves another five seats which must be the Greater Romania Party from Romania. It seems the list at non-Inscrits is wrong and the Greater Romania Party really does have five MEPs, could that be possible?[2] Anyway, the name of the new fraction will be Identity/Sovereignty/Transparence or something like that, and it will likely come into being on 15 January.[3] Cheers! —Nightstallion (?) 14:53, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I've checked it now. Greater Romania Party has five MEPs, the count seems complete. The only problem is: I haven't been able to find an English-language source on IST up to now -- have you seen one? —Nightstallion (?) 18:42, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
If you do find out anything, the draft is here. —Nightstallion (?) 18:56, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Wonderful catch. I've been following this for a while, but in the English-language press thus far it's only merited sideways murmurs, such as in this article a few weeks ago. A quick news scan now shows nothing in the English media yet, but that Der Standard article seems pretty conclusive that the deal has been done. The one deviation that comes to mind is that a news story a while back speculated Jana Bobošíková would be in the far-right group. Mote's going to be crucified in the English press... ironic, really, as pretty much the only thing they hate more than the EU are Le Pen et al. Anyway, I say we move it into the encyclopedia proper.
Aye, indeed. I'll do it. —Nightstallion (?) 02:07, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
On a slightly different note, care to have a look at this little toy I've been playing with? The Tom 23:45, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
I've seen it, quite nice. :) —Nightstallion (?) 02:07, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

It's fixed, 2007-01-15 it is. Bah, I could do without them. —Nightstallion (?) 15:34, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm actually for it... I prefer political filth to be conveniently packaged and labelled. The Tom 20:38, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
grins You've got a point there, yeah. —Nightstallion (?) 21:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] FYI

Your help is needed. —Nightstallion (?) 11:19, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Comment on Image:Form of government.png

I'm just wondering why Lebanon is colored as a presidential republic; it is in fact a parliamentary republic. If you referred to the article on Lebanon, the information there was indeed inaccurate and has been fixed. You can google it and make sure. Cheers. —LestatdeLioncourt 16:44, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CCGS Labrador

Thanks for your help on this article with the flags! I've adopted all the Wind-class icebreaker pages and am currently researching all of their relevant info and histories so the whole world can find out about the contribution these ladies made to naval history. Maxarre 23:13, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Thanks dude

Hey man I appreciate that you got rid of Nancy Pelosi. Her smile was becoming zombielike after a while. So thanks Sf49rox 10:15, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template talk:Geolinks-Canada-cityscale

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[edit] Discussion at Template:Infobox_country

Some users are engaged in an ever so avid discussion about introducing some new entries to the infobox. One would be the Gini index, the other, a link to Wikitravel. Please join the discussion and help us reach a consensus. Danielsavoiu 18:27, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Category:Canadian_Forces to be swallowed by Category:Military_of_Canada

Tom, I've recommended cat:CF be merged with the more-comprehensive cat:Military of Canada both to avoid confusion between article and category names, and to prune a seemingly-deprecated cat. Do you see any issues with this? Flakeloaf 21:01, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comet McNaught

Hi. When you moved the article, it caused 5 double redirects, which I have fixed. Next time, please check for these as pointed out in the instructions for moving a page. I have already fixed the redirects, about half of which I created. To check for double redirects just simply click "What links here" in the toolbox. Thank you. AstroHurricane001(Talk+Contribs+Ubx) 01:04, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Saint Martin fork - You rock!!!

You have done a GREAT job so far on articles on both the French and Dutch halves of the island. Doing the hard work now will make things easier on us when the statuses take effect. It will also make it eaiser to import CIA Factbook material for both places once it's released. One thing though - the article on French Saint-Martin is currently titled Overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; until the new status comes into effect in a few months, the article should be titled Commune of Saint Martin; the present title is misleading until the new status comes in. - Thanks, Hoshie 05:49, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Great work, indeed! I think, though, that having the countries as parenthetical dabbers is a better idea. (I've already made the changes.) —Nightstallion (?) 20:02, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Iran

Actual executive power rests with the Supreme Leader of Iran. See Article 110 & 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Also, cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the president with legislative approval; the Supreme Leader has some control over appointments to the more sensitive ministries.

Please modify Image:Form of government.png whenever you have time.--Patchouli 06:24, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

The presidency is largely a figurehead position. First, the president does not have leeway in cabinet appointments[1]. Second, the president does not make military and judicial appointments. Third, the president is not entrusted with the power of presidential pardon. Fourth, he is not the commander-in-chief, albeit, the Supreme Leader can delegate the command of the military to whomever he chooses including the president.--Patchouli 06:30, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Form of government parliamentary.png

I think this is a request for a re-draw. I know very little about Portugal, though, so it may be a mistaken request. — mholland 01:09, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I'm nominating "Cavan (disambigation)" for deletion

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[edit] Frontpage news

Hi, nice you added some news about Finnish parliamentary elections, but it's total bullshit that left-centre coalition will held its power. There are no any coalitions until tomorrow. Coalition most likely will be right-centre. Please read these news [4][5] --Zzzzzzzzzz 00:59, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aircraft accident in ITN

I noticed you removed the aircraft accident from ITN, and I also noticed your edit summary where you mentioned the macabre limiter. I tend to agree that such limits are dancing on the wrong side of the line. But out of interest I just happened across the long discussion at Talk:List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft which lead them to creating this Wikipedia:List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft/Guideline for inclusion criteria and format. That's a mouthful. I don't think that it actually helps us much. Just funny coincidence that others had already gone though a similar process of deliberation. --Monotonehell 17:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CIA and SPM

Apparently they do (although not on their maps). Both the hyphen and space have good use "out there", it seems. Lexicon (talk) 17:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] new country templates

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[edit] Acts of Union 1707

I need your assistance. I noticed that you added this to Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 26. However, the article currently does not mention "March 26" or is listed on the March 26 page. What happened on March 26? Was it the date that it was signed?

The article only lists May 1 as the date when it took effect. As per the WP:SA guidelines, I might have to revert your edit and put it back on Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 1 [6]. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 20:39, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dominionism template

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[edit] dominionist parties

Can you check Category talk:Dominionist parties? Thanks! --LC 13:34, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Crab Eating Raccoon Pic

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[edit] Project European Union

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[edit] Template for deletion

As you are the creator of the Dominionism template, I'm letting you know that I've nominated it for deletion. The TfD discussion is here if you'd like to comment. Raymond Arritt 21:57, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

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Looking through my past contribs for summat put me in mind of you, so thought I'd say hello, is all. Hiding Talk 21:08, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] GO Transit

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[edit] GO Transit

Since you are currently doing an overhaul on this article, I thought you might like to see how the Province of Ontario lays out the corporate structure in their directory. This is a much needed edit. -Secondarywaltz (talk) 22:23, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Infobox GO Transit rail

As an aside to that, I've been meaning to ask you about these changes to the GO infobox. While the result is nicely formatted, it is difficult for some readers whose eyes may not have great visual acuity (there's too much colour). I was thinking of toning it down by removing the background colour from the text, but retaining it for the line designator (eg - we would see a white "A" with red background, but "Lakeshore West" would be black on white). Thoughts? Mindmatrix 18:52, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GO Transit

GO Trains
KBFa
63.2 Hamilton
LUECKE KBFa
50.2 Milton
LUECKE LUECKE KBFa
48.9 Georgetown VIA
LUECKE LUECKE LUECKE KBFa
95.0 Barrie South
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West Toronto Diamond
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6.2 Bloor TTC
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LUECKE ABZrg HSTR STRrf
Parkdale Jct.
HST STR
3.2 Exhibition
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CPICl utCPICr
0km Union VIA & TTC
ABZlf HSTR uKRZo-ELEV STRlg
Prince Edward Viaduct
WBRÜCKE WASSER uWBRÜCKE-ELEV LUECKE
Don River
AKRZo LUECKE
DVP Overpass
HST LUECKE
8.4 Danforth
HST LUECKE
13.8 Scarborough
ABZlf STRlg LUECKE
Scarborough Jct.
LUECKE LUECKE KBFe
33.8 Richmond Hill
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46.8 Stouffville
LUECKE exKBFe
Lincolnville
KBFe
50.5 Oshawa VIA
VIA - Via Rail Canada station
TTC - TTC Subway connection
VIVA - York Region Transit, VIVA

Good job on the clean up. We seem to have had similar thoughts about the clutter. My solution to the schematic Template:GO Transit rail system was to collapse the lines not the entire diagram. Sadly, the program code behind the templates keeps being messed with and at the moment the collapsibles don't match the regular - not too bad, but not quite correct (look at "km" shift). I have posted the collapsible version here with you because I don't want someone else to arbitrarily overwrite your previous work. If you can incorpoate any of what I have done - please do. I respect your maintenance work and will leave this with you. -Secondarywaltz (talk) 18:39, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Note that a problem has now occurred with 'BSkm' at Union Station with BSkm

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[edit] North Kosovo

You missed some crucial data in your change - Nada Trajkovic e.g. --PaxEquilibrium (talk) 22:38, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Nah, you're doing brilliantly fine. The article's now readable. :)
Sadly, I don't share your optimism (things will only get better). Cheers. --PaxEquilibrium (talk) 08:38, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Big favor - a map

I was wondering, considering that you're experienced a bit in the field, if you could make a map for me, that is the Wikipedia? --PaxEquilibrium (talk) 00:05, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

For the Serbian presidential election, 2008. I had made (as you can see) the map for Serbia, but I need one for the diaspora. I want to depict in which countries (which were all individual electoral units) in the world, or that is mostly Europe, Boris Tadic won and in which Tomislav Nikolic). —Preceding unsigned comment added by PaxEquilibrium (talk • contribs) 01:23, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Hey, if you don't feel for it - just inform me so that I can search for someone else's help. :) --PaxEquilibrium (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
The Map
The Map
Done myself. :-) --PaxEquilibrium (talk) 18:05, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Infobox Kosovo

hi tom I see that in the infobox of User:The Tom/Kosovo you listed the cyrillic name before the albanian latin name
I think the albanian latin name should appear first beacuse the majority of the people in kosovo ( more than 94% ) are albanian .
When kosovo declares independence the serbian language will be an official language but it will be more of a secondary language , thats why I think the albanian latin should be first ( Please correct me if I am wrong ).Cheers --Leitz 17:23, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Battle of Kosovo chronology

Why did you remove correct information about the date of the Battle of Kosovo, and restore incorrect information? [7] The Battle of Kosovo did not happen on June 28, 1389 in the Gregorian Calendar or the Julian Calendar or in any other calendar. It happened on June 15, 1389 in the Julian Calendar, which was June 23, 1389 in the Gregorian Calendar, and which anniversary is currently observed on June 28 in the Gregorian Calendar, but only in the 20th and 21st centuries (please study Gregorian Calendar or Julian Calendar if this doesn't make sense to you. Thnx. CheckIntentPlease (talk) 03:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Kosovo and Belarus

I have both releases from the MFA and from Lukashenko and neither explicitly mention if they will recognize Kosovo as a state or not. That is what the key factor is for that article; we need explicit messages of yea or nay, instead of just making guess and connections. I am keeping my eye out, but nothing official has come out to say either yea or nay explicitly. User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 20:57, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Kosovo

Check User_talk:Heracletus and User_talk:Getoar and our edits on Kosovo... Don't remove

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on Kosovo... Heracletus (talk) 01:32, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] And again

Um. "Region" is OK, but the rest of that section which you restored refers to "the remainder of Serbia..." etc. which is POV and contradictory. Black Kite 01:39, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Fair enough. I read it as indicating that Kosovo was unilaterally still part of Serbia (though the fact the pro-Serbian editors are reverting to that wording does suggest that is how it reads). I have reverted myself, anyway. Black Kite 01:46, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
    • As regards the disputed tag, I'd agree except that the lead paragraph is disputed too, which leaves an obvious problem about where to put it except at the top. To be honest I'd leave it out of the lead for the time being though. Black Kite 01:47, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Parties in the European Council

When we next update this -- on 29 February 2008, when Christofias takes office in Cyprus -- we'll need a new colour for the Communists... Will you be doing that? —Nightstallion 10:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, then we might also want to mention that Yves Leterme is to take office in Belgium on 20 March if everything goes as planned. ;) —Nightstallion 07:28, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Request for Feedback on wikimetro.org

Tom-- can you give feedback on our local wiki? We spent 2007/8 creating a wikipedia type site to cover local info, but would really appreciate some feedback from a wikipedia Bureaucrat. Thanks! -- www.wikimetro.org Jeff Brauer, jjb9e 29 February 2008 —Preceding comment was added at 02:16, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Comment & Help

Could you please contribute your skills at Talk:International_reaction_to_the_2008_Kosovo_declaration_of_independence? Some to most content is questionable as editors have been abusing their powers to present a more POV. Kosova2008 (talk) 22:23, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] cats re Boundary]]/Kootenay Countries

...and Shuswap and Thompson and Kamloops and....I saw your addition of the Kootenay cat to Category:Boundary Country and I know you hear it often that the Boundary Country is part of the West Kootenay (nb the cat refinement for Category:West Kootenay now exists) and I gave that some thought when I set up this category hierarchy and didn't want to go there. Because in other relationships and perceptions it's seen as part of the Okanagan; I guess in the way the Columbia Country is seen as part of "the Kootenays" when in so many terms it's not, and wasn't even when the Big Bend Highway (well, it was pretty much a rutted dirt road...) saw some population and presence around the northward arc of the Columbia; never was a big population, but like the Columbia Valley it was its own place; no longer there, or a shadow of itself anyway. Ditto with the Arrow Lakes, which in the general perception are part of the Kootenay cultural/social area but are really their own region (hence Category:Arrow Lakes); it's all so fuzzy, huh? But the mitigating factor with the Boundary Country situation, other than the Okanagan association - and Okanagan media and Lower Mainland do refer to the Boundary as part of the Okanagan, alternately with being part of the Kootenay - is that it's not part of the Kootenay Land District nor linked to the Kootenay basin, which is the core meaning of the term "the Kootenays" - the network of valleys surrounding the Kootenay River; it's the Kettle River basin and also was in its time more economically powerful and populous than the Okanagan, and was parallel to the heyday of the Slocan and West Kootenay mining towns; it's relatively empty now, whole cities have vanished; but it was a place of its own. Thing is, if you include it in the Kootenay category, there's grounds to include it in the Okanagan category; its northward counterpart the Monashee Country I haven't written yet, but it's definitely not part of the Kootenays (although culturally similar, between both Doukhobours and hippies/draft-dodgers/environmental-back-to-the-landers) and usually assigned to the Okanagan (e.g. Cherryville and the Shuswap River towns, which are on the Okanagan templates somewhere). BTW I chose Okanagan Country despite its awkwardness/archaic flavour despite the normal plain-jane "Okanagan" because of possible confusions stateside; maybe that wasn't necessary given Category:Arrow Lakes but too late now; people from BC know Okanagan's a region, and the Kootenays are a region; "Kootenay Country" seemed to be able to take in the Arrow Lakes and swuch more comfortably; but yeah it's a judgement call, ain't it? Fair's fair, it should have Category:Okanagan Country, too...but then so should, according to perceptional if not historical paradigms, the Similkameen Country; and the Thompson-Okanagan, Shuswap-Okanagan, Kamloops-Okanagan, Nicola-Similkameen dualities all rear their heads; I had to draw the line somewhere. Give it some thought, where do we stop overlapping them? Oh, and plain cat names like Okanagan and Similkameen could be confused for First Nations categories, that was the other reason. BTW in BC's history both the Similkameen and Boundary Country were gold rushed and otherwise exploited and settled much earlier than the Okanagan, and/or the Kootenay, that's the other reason they're distinct - they're older, and as it happens also linked to each other; Shuswap's a bit different, it's always been parallel, if separate from, the Okanagan and the "Kamloops Country" as the media call it; up to Barriere and out to Chase and over to Savona I guess, the cat is just "Greater Kamloops" or something I think. Sorry for the long post, it's typical for me, it's just there's lots of reasons....another is that the Boundary is part of the Yale Land District, as well as in a distinct basin; Christina Lake and either Eholt Pass or Blueberry Pass, that's where the Kootenay starts, for me anyway but I'm not from around there; I suppose how Grand Forks and Greenwood and Rock Creek refer to themselves would be the way to go....Skookum1 (talk) 04:26, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] {{Canadian electoral district}}

The template was causing Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam and West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country to extend into the candidate columns instead of text wrapping. We need to figure out a way to textbreak riding names that are longer than the set column width on an election results template. Bearcat (talk) 03:54, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] CfD nomination of Category:Canadian Forces ships

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[edit] Request for consensus

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[edit] Bon nochi

I've noticed your recent interest in the Netherlands Antilles. So far as I know, I'm the only active Antillean editor. If you need any help with anything, give me a shout. Kww (talk) 01:05, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut

When you moved the page over you forgot to restore the deleted edits and merge in the material, here. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 14:35, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

And I just thought to look at this. Could you please go through that and fix it so they point to the correct article, either the NU or NWT one. Thanks. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 12:02, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. It looks as if everthing is there except for the fact that it's also the census division but it seems that it was never mentioned at all. The other two, Kivalliq Region and Qikiqtaaluk Region, note that they are census divisions under different names. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 10:17, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] monarchy map outdated

your monarchy map needs some rework.nepal is no longer a monarchy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.163.8.57 (talk) 08:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)