User talk:Torsten Wittmann (Karlsruhe)

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[edit] Klaus Ebner

Another editor seems to have fixed the probem. Bearian (talk) 16:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Haha, actually it started as a some kind of joke to commence an article about Klaus Ebner in Javanese as I saw somewhere that people complain about this article. It is no more than a stub. I didn't know this author but I am planning to learn more about him as he seems a rather . I will elaborate on him. BTW I am also a philologist, but my field is (Old) Javanese. I give lectures in Leiden. Meursault2004 (talk) 14:29, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes that is what I mean, people complaining about Ebner writing about himself. And furthermore I saw this on the Min Dong Wikipedia. Do you know Irina Walter? That was what sparked my interest. BTW I just expand a bit about Klaus Ebner on Javanese. I promise you I will translate the English or the German article on Javanese. Meursault2004 (talk) 14:53, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Is he afraid to be stigmatized [1]? Meursault2004 (talk) 21:17, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your compliment. I really had to think hard to translate that piece of poem. But then I discovered that the German version is easier to understand. Furthermore although Javanese is my native tongue, sometimes it is easier to write in Indonesian as my Indonesian vocabulary is bigger. So I had to look for words in the dictionary. I just saw that you or someone else added the references. Meursault2004 (talk) 00:44, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes of course, I can do the translation in Indonesian. Actually I was very active on Indonesian Wikipedia, but recently I spent more time on Javanese related projects. It was not only because I was asked to but also because sometimes I felt somewhat alienated from the Indonesian Wikipedia. You know I had been there from the very first beginning but now the community becomes bigger and now I really think I am a stranger there :-) I am sorry this has nothing to do with Klaus Ebner. You'll see when the Indonesian version is finished. Meursault2004 (talk) 21:49, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Done. I also just added some text on Javanese Wikipedia. Meursault2004 (talk) 22:26, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello again. No the Sundanese text is not yet finished ... I'll try to finish it, however I only have su-1. But I do have a dictionary. Meursault2004 (talk) 21:30, 17 May 2008 (UTC)