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[edit] Picture of Jays

Hi! I reckon the article Jaysuma Saidy Ndure could be featured. We need a picture, though, does anyone have any? Punkmorten (talk) 11:52, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Here Is a flickr image you maybe could use. Its under a noncommercial and no derivatives license though so you have to ask the photographer to relicense it, but he/she is already familiar with creative commons. Rettetast (talk) 17:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, but it is small. Punkmorten (talk) 17:34, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox Kommune

Please see suggestions at Template talk:Infobox Kommune#Implement the standard Template:Infobox Settlement.

[edit] Vestlandet, Sørlandet, etc.

I believe the naming of the articles about the regions of Norway - Vestlandet, Sørlandet, Østlandet and Nord-Norge - violates Wikipedia's naming convention guidelines. The guideline page states that "Generally, article naming should give priority to what the majority of English speakers would most easily recognize, with a reasonable minimum of ambiguity, while at the same time making linking to those articles easy and second nature". The Norwegian names of these regions are certainly not what "the majority of English speakers would most easily recognise" - the international press almost never uses the Norwegian names when talking about Norway's regions. Even the Norwegian government uses the terms "Western Norway", "Southern Norway" and so on in English publications and when giving English names to Norwegian institutions, projects and organisations.[1] I would suggest renaming Vestlandet to Western Norway, Østlandet to Eastern Norway, Sørlandet to Southern Norway, and Nord-Norge to Northern Norway (I am not sure whether Trøndelag should be renamed; the Norwegian word seems to be about as frequently used internationally as any translations such as "Middle Norway"). --Aqwis (talk – contributions) 14:11, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree with Aqwis. I have consequently been using the terms Eastern Norway, Western Norway etc. on Wikipedia, and would support a renaming. As for Midt-Norge, I believe the best term in "Central Norway," though I have no references to the case (except Central Norway Regional Health Authority). As a native speaker of both Norwegian and English I feel there is something "wrong" with the feel of Middle-Norway; the word middle is not a particularly good translation for "midt". However, I have no idea as to what the established consensus is on the matter, if there even is one at all. Arsenikk (talk) 14:27, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
I have moved the articles to my suggestions per WP:BOLD. I did not move Trøndelag as there was already an article at Central Norway. I also moved Nord-Norge to Northern Norway, not "North Norway", as I believe the former is more grammatically correct than the direct translation. If anyone feels that moving the articles was a really bad idea, feel free to move them back. --Aqwis (talk – contributions) 19:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I disagree about Northern Norway. I believe the correct translation is North Norway. Northern Norway corresponds to "Nordlige Norge", and most people living in the region would not agree with that name. Orcaborealis (talk) 08:12, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
To me North Norway sounds weird, though a bit of research on the net seems to show that both terms are in use. Still, I think Northern should prevail because the other three regions have ern endings (Southern Norway etc.) Arsenikk (talk) 21:43, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A-ha

We need to fix the article for a-ha the best-selling norwegian and scandinavian band. --Alive Would? Sun (talk) 19:44, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notability tagged articles

We have gotten such a list before, but this one is updated. The list contains articles that are tagged with {{notability}}, and has our project tag on the talk page. Rettetast (talk) 09:04, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

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