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Discussions are taking place on the update to the Manual of Style for Thailand-related articles.

The Manual of Style for Thailand-related articles (the original discussion regarding which you were involved in) has been in limbo as a historic proposal for quite a while. Discussions are taking place at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Thailand#Updating the Manual of Style in hopes of developing the page into a usable guideline. A major issue being discussed is the naming of articles on Thai royalty, which so far has relied on the status quo, but lacks clear community consensus. You may be interested in contributing to the discussion. Thank you. --Paul_012 ^(talk) 20:31, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Raions

Hi, I noticed that you moved a lot of Ukraine locations to new names. I am not an expert on the Ukraine so I have no comment on the name changes except that you changed many of the Raions to "Raion" and many to "raion". It is not proper formatting that some should be capitalized and some should not, so could you please rename some of the articles so that they are all one way? Thanks so much for working to improve Wikipedia. — Reinyday, 16:46, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Just dropping by...

... to say great restructure/rework/rewrite on the Cham article. It's a major improvement. Well done! Cheers, Paxse (talk) 16:43, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Move request for Talk:Isarco

Hello. Could you move Talk:Isarco to Talk:Eisack? In 2007, users voted there 5.5-1 in favour of "Eisack", with 2.5-1 against "Isarco". Despite the quite clear outcome of the discussion and the vote above, though, the page had been unilaterally moved by User:Icsunonove on 27 September 2007, who was incidentally the only one who had voted against "Eisack". Since the talk page is protected, it needs the actions of an admin to move it to its proper place. Regards Gun Powder Ma (talk) 23:21, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Water puppetry

Hello! Your submission of Water puppetry at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! -- Mgm|^(talk) 13:51, 27 January 2009 (UTC)}}

WP:RM

Hi, just to let you know that I've removed your request from WP:RM, as category renames need to be brought to WP:CFD. Cheers,--Aervanath (talk) 14:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Baronets

You renamed Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet as Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet in breach of MoS. [1] No.4. Please would you revert yourself. Kittybrewster ☎ 18:59, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. :) Kittybrewster ☎ 19:15, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Erdene Zuu

Hi, what exactly makes you believe that "Erdene Zuu Monastery" is more correct than "Erdene Zuu monastery"? Yaan (talk) 20:22, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Ulan Bator

Hello! Your submission of Ulan Bator at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mario1987 20:04, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

I mean 5x expansion by you or another user in the last 5 days. Mario1987 09:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

You can't do anything with this article because it's to large. Beeing 14kb you have to make it a 70kb and that is nearly impossible. I suggest you try to nominate a hook from an article created by yourself in the last five days it's easier. If you have other questions feel free to write again. Cheers! Mario1987 13:23, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Mario1987 14:17, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Maybe you could just create a List of capitals by average temperature. Actually, some people have argued that this is just another cliche, though I guess one could also turn it into something useful for PR, say replace 'cold' by 'cool'. Yaan (talk) 19:04, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Bogd Khan

Hi, I think this whole 'emperor' and 'khan' business is all a bit misleading. His position was more like that of the Dalai Lama in 1911-1951 Tibet, I'd say. I.e. he was really not just a political, but also (maybe even more importantly) a religious figure. In my opinion it is therefore better to just refer to him by his title, and then usually I prefer Jebtsundamba Khutughtu because this is what he was all the time, as opposed to Bogd Khan which he only became in 1911. 'Bogd Khan' has the extra problem that before 1911, it was the title used for the Qing emperors in Beijing, and is occasionally used as such in old literature (Przhewalski and the like). Regards, Yaan (talk) 19:04, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

P.S. I really think your edits are generally alright, even if I sometimes might sound a bit different. In the case of Mongolia, it often is a bit difficult to tell fact from fiction. For example, most Mongolians might not even be aware that there is a ninth Javzandamba Khutagt. Yaan (talk) 19:21, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Sukhbaatar statue

Hi, may I ask where that info about the Sukhbaatar statue replacing his mausoleum is from? If this refers to the statue in the center of Sukhbaatar square, this one was already there before the goverment palace was extended. Although it got a new paint also around 2006. The statue is just not visible on that old picture on the government palace article because of the angle. The statue is in the center of the square, the mausoleum was closer to the northern edge. The government palace was extended southward, that was the reason why the mausoleum had to go. Btw. google earth shows the construction site. Regards, Yaan (talk) 19:39, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Mongolia, political status

Hi, I hope you are aware that Mongolia is neither part of China, nor strives to be one? Your comment at Talk:9th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu looked a bit strange. Yaan (talk) 11:44, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Water puppetry

On February 4, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Water puppetry, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Dravecky (talk) 00:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Ortisei

Hi Gryffindor,

I received your e-mail about the Ortisei name change. According to Wikipedia:Naming conventions, we must use the name that most English speakers would most easily recognize. The editors in favor of the move provided evidence that Ortisei was the most-used name in the English-speaking world. One editor initially disputed that, but his concerns were addressed in the further discussion. No other editors provided valid points based on Wikipedia policy.

You also asserted that a majority of votes is required. This is a common misconception. With the exception of a few processes, English Wikipedia does not work by majority vote. For the most directly applicable guideline which deals with this, see Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion, especially the section on Deletion, moving and featuring. You should also read WP:Consensus (particularly the section marked Participating in community discussions). For a guide on how administrators determine consensus in discussions, you should read WP:Rough consensus; while it is concerned with deletion, the same logic applies to most discussions.

If, after reading all of the above policies and guidelines, you are still convinced that Ortisei is not the correct name, you are free to request a new name change at WP:RM. Cheers,--Aervanath (talk) 05:51, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

Proposal for new Manual of Style for Thailand-related articles

A drafted new version of the Manual of Style for Thailand-related articles has been started here. Still at issue are specific naming conventions for Thai royals and nobles and settlements. As contributor to previous discussions on the guideline, you are welcome to contribute to the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Thailand#Updating the Manual of Style (part 2). Paul_012 ^(talk) 18:49, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Move

Can you move Province of Bolzano-Bozen to Province of Bolzano/Bozen per consensus (see Talk:Province of Bolzano-Bozen/Naming#Province of Bolzano/Bozen)? Thanks. --Checco (talk) 00:09, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

A simple techinical issue about hypens and slashes is becoming something bigger and our "Bolzano/Bozen" old compromise (was it good or bad) is increasingly in danger. Probably a broader discussion would be OK, but I'm sorry that a techincal issue was not taken as it was by some users. In the meantime, why don't you express your position about the hyphen/slash issue? --Checco (talk) 23:38, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

So why don't you vote in favor of it? --Checco (talk) 23:58, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Raions of Ukraine

Hi. I noticed your working on the Ukraine Raions. I was curious what naming convention your using? I'm asking because I began working on it myself and was following the list on Raions of Ukraine. I have noticed some variations in the names (here). It is the same here also:Template:Subdivisions_of_Crimea. To be honest I'm not sure which spellings are correct. Thanks. BaomoVW (talk) 02:55, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help although I'm still a bit unclear on Romanizing the names. Are you simply removing the -(t)skyi? Maybe there is a list other than Raions of Ukraine that I could follow? I agree that 'Raion' should be captialized. Cheers. BaomoVW (talk) 20:57, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Great! I've copied and started to update the list here User:BaomoVW/Sandbox, when compared to the original Raions of Ukraine it should be easy to see which ones need updates. There are quite a lot! BaomoVW (talk) 03:35, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Steinway & Sons

Regarding "On January 21, 1896, Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria issued an Imperial Warrant to William Steinway." which you have added to the article about Steinway & Sons (Steinway & Sons#New Steinway Factories). If the Imperial Warrant is to William Steinway and not to the company Steinway & Sons, I think we should move the sentence to the article about William Steinway. Fanoftheworld (talk) 14:48, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Italian Villas etc

I have reverted your pointless edit here [2], which I have only just spotted. Making images so large that the text is sandwiched into a narrow column is demeaning to the article, as is making pictures explaining a minor point of architecture larger than the lead image which actually concerns the subject. I spend a great deal of time finding images to explain points, you making them so large that the point is lost, or out of proportion, is less than helpful. Please consider these facts and the integrity of a page before making such edits again. Thank you. Giano (talk) 21:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Genji Scrolls

Hi Gryffindor! Could you comment on Talk:Tokugawa_Art_Museum#Facsimiles.3F? I am going to see the scrolls at the Gotoh Museum this week, so was wondering if I will see the real thing. cheers bamse (talk) 03:16, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Saw the real thing. Please have a look at Talk:Tokugawa_Art_Museum#Facsimiles.3F once more. bamse (talk) 01:22, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Request for help

I thought it might be a good idea to run a contest or two through the Countries WikiProject to attract editors to improve country coverage on Wikipedia, especially the country outlines.

I noticed you are a member of the WikiProject, and was wondering if you could help.

I've posted a message at Countries WikiProject talk page to get discussion started on what the awards programs should be and how they should be run.

Your ideas and feedback would be greatly appreciated.

The Transhumanist 23:19, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

File:Hyneria.jpg

This image is being used to identify the Hyneria genus, and does not constitute fair use. Used fairly, this image would represent the Walking with Monsters series, not the biota itself. Please feel free to participate in the image's discussion for deletion. Bob the Wikipedian ^{(talk • contribs)} 05:08, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

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Article nomination

Please remember to nominate your Church of St. Anne, Kraków for DYK at Template talk:Did you know. There's still enough time, and the current word count is 1,626. Worth the exposure. Cheers, Poeticbent talk 14:20, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

(You wrote)
hey it worked, thanks for pointing that out to me. Gryffindor (talk) 18:11, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

• My pleasure. --Poeticbent talk 18:57, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Church of St. Anne, Kraków

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curious

Hi, I'm new to the wikipedia community, I'm not really good with this posting so sorry if I get something wrong. I was looking at the Topkapi palace and found your picture of 'the apartments of the queen mother' and I was wondering if you have any other artwork uploaded? I went through your uploaded pictures but did not see anything. Could you direct me to where I could see them if you have any more? Thank you, Dann Evenskar

DYK for Church of St. Anne, Kraków

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Teatro Regio di Torino

Hi. I've just noticed that you moved the title of this page to Royal Theatre of Turin and I'm wondering why - I've never heard it referred to by that name. I've had a look at List of opera houses and I can't see many other houses whose names have been translated into English. In my experience, English speakers refer to most opera houses in countries where the local language is French, Spanish, Italian, German by their local names - La Scala rather than The Staircase, La Monnaie rather than The Mint, Theater an der Wien rather than Theatre on the River Wien, Opéra-Comique rather than Comic Opera, Teatro Real rather than Royal Theatre. The few exceptions are very well-known houses with generally recognised English names (e.g. Vienna State Opera) and names in Scandinavian, East European, Far East, etc. languages - see here. Any comments before I revert your move? Best wishes. --GuillaumeTell 16:28, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Tjampuhan Hotel

An editor has nominated Tjampuhan Hotel, an article which you have created or worked on, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tjampuhan Hotel and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).

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Chrysanthemum Throne

Do you feel that I need to explain or amplify my reasons for re-positioning the photo you posted? --Tenmei (talk) 02:21, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Saint Edward's Chair in England

Naderi Throne in Iran

well I do feel that the article describes more the institution of the throne rather than the throne itself. The throne in Kyoto is after all the Chrysanthemum Throne isn't it? There is nothing written about its history, how is it used, when, what, etc.? Gryffindor (talk) 14:45, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes, you've correctly identified what's possibly missing in this article. My concern was more specific -- I was a bit uncertain about whether the positioning of the image in the upper right corner needed explanation or defending?

In my view, the generic image of an emperor in a chair remains a better option than a contemporary photograph of the outside of the Shishinden in Kyoto.

I have seen a black and white photo of the raised platform used in ceremonies that accompanied Emperor Taisho's accession. If I could remember where I saw it, that old photograph would be an ideal image for posting in the upper right corner.

David's The Coronation of Napoleon

I have the impression that there is no single piece of extant furniture in Japan which might be considered comparable to King Edward's Chair or, for example, the less exalted seat of Napoleon's mother which is positioned centrally in Jacques-Louis David's The Coronation of Napoleon (1805-1808)?

In other words, there is no Japanese "national treasure" like Iran's Naderi throne. In Japan, I imagine that the List of National Treasures (chairs) remains a null set?

Curiously, I note that someone has posted an interesting external link at the bottom of the page of the article about Emperor Ninko – Kazu-No-Miya Chikako. In this early photograph of Emperor Kōmei's sister (and Tokugawa Iemochi's wife), she appears to be seated; but I don't imagine the Imperial Household records can lead us to find out what happened to that specific chair?--Tenmei (talk) 21:47, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Sources needed for Hoshizaki Castle article

Hello. You are the original creator of the Hoshizaki Castle article. As it stands, this article fails WP:V requirements, would you mind adding what sources you used to create this article? JBsupreme (talk) 07:12, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

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Greek Royal Family

Not completely wrong my friend. Only the holdera are wrong. The first coat of arms was actually like the Danish coat of arms with wild men. About the color, the color is right. There was two editions, one with blue and one with red. Here are the evidences [3] [4]

Peeperman (talk) 01:09, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

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Borobudur...

Please do not add to or pad out information from sources. Please remove anything that is not mentioned in the (single poorly written) source you provided. I started the process for you. thanks --Merbabu (talk) 05:53, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

I sometimes wonder - I am not going to touch the article - but hell in 1975 (?) they were panicking about the same issues - when I was regularly visiting the place in 1985.1995.1996 - there were issues which the Indonesian government was aware of - any NGO consultancy/UN Body from outside of Indonesia never gets anywhere with their advice - even if the Indonesians put armed guards (which I encountered after the bombings in the 1980's) - all archeological sites in java have the same problem - the people are poor if they can lift it - the biggest miracles in Javanese archaeological history is when gold hordes and the candi i used to live next to - actually survive discovery... tourism in the end will destroy all the sites - with help from the government - oops sorry - I just remember my best experience of Yogyakarta - the rainy season - Borobodur and the other monuments need umbrellas to last even another 100 years - the thing was they were covered by either earth or vegetation in the past to protect them from the elements - prettying them up for tourists is a kiss of death for the stone SatuSuro 15:35, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Petra in Jordan has so many tourists that even the jordan government is considering limiting the flow - I once had a conversation about the issue with my supervisor re indonesian sacred sites - if you find a great site - dont ever tell the locals or the tourists - then it is likely to survive :( SatuSuro 00:19, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Removal of images on New York City Subway station articles

I don't understand your removal of images in multiple station articles' infoboxes. Some of the pictures you are adding are better, some aren't. Can you move the images to the gallery section instead of removing them entirely? Please enlighten me on your rational.

Thanks, Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:18, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

hi there,

I have replaced, and not removed as stated in your message, images from the infobox which I deem to be of better quality. In order to show the rest, I have added an image gallery whenever possible. If you disagree with some of the choices, it would help if you stated which image you find contentious. cheers. Gryffindor (talk) 17:05, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry about removed; you're right, replaced. Here are some examples of pictures that could be moved to a gallery section instead of removed.

• 
  Better picture than replacement, no blurred train
• 
  Interesting picture as it depicts an empty platform - high clarity
• 
  Much better lighting than the replacement, train only very slightly blurred

Can the above changes be made?

• 
  This one is the same subject as the one it replaced, but different cropping; Mis-titled caption

Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:07, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

hi,

what you see as "blurred" trains, I see as dynamic images where the train is clearly moving. These were taken without a flash, in order to give a better impression of the station as it appears to the human eye (apart from the moving train of course). By using flash, the composition of light, colour, etc. completely changes in the image and stops becoming a true depiction of the object (speak: station) itself. The images of stations should not only show the platform, but also the train IMO. Commuters can also be shown. But I frankly find an image of a station devoid of trains or people flat and boring, there should be some kind of action in it to give an overall better impression of what normally goes on there. If there was an article about a ghost station, now that would be something different of course, don't you think? Gryffindor (talk) 05:42, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

1st image: use of flash, no train to be seen and not much of the rest of the station either. 2nd image: Flash used again, no people, no train, nothing dynamic about it. 3rd image: I kinda like it as well, but the name of the station cannot be seen unlike the replacement. And I prefer the train when it moves (but that's just a personal preference). 4th: what's wrong with the caption? Gryffindor (talk) 05:48, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Ok, I see your point on the quality of the two images that were taken with a flash. I don't have the same opinion on moving trains.

• I'm dropping my support of the 68th Street-Hunter College pic.
• I don't think the flash use on the Rector Street image significantly degrades that image. There is some slight reflection of the flash on the column and wall tile. I don't support your opinion that every image must include people and/or trains. The system is vast and varied, these "empty platform" pics can be included, but shouldn't necessarily be the infobox pic.
• I still like the Wall Street (Lex) pic. I don't think the station name has to be included in the pic in the infobox. (Many stations have pictures of street stairs in their infoboxes.) If the station name is not in the picture, it should definitely be in the file name though.
• Caption on the 4th says... "The Lexington Avenue upper-level local station, opened in 1918." A good picture needed for that article, but not what is depicted. A better caption would be "A station mosaic name tablet on the upper level."

I have re-added the Rector Street and Wall Street pics to their respective galleries. I have re-captioned the 59th Street mosaic. Can you take a better picture of the upper level that is similar to the lower level picture already shown, to better illustrate the difference between the two levels?

Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:53, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

So you prefer images where the train is not moving? I will see what I can do. Gryffindor (talk) 17:02, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll look forward to it. Acps110 ^{(talk • contribs)} 00:18, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't remember if I took the Rector Street image with a flash, I don't believe I did. (The original image was darker than the posted one, my editing may have sucked.) But I tend not to use a flash in my pictures (at least my most recent ones) because they do throw off the lighting. The reflection that "destroys" the image comes from the lights on the left. That's one of the common problems I face that I can't avoid. See File:Grand Street BMT Canarsie SB platform.jpg for example, which would be better without the reflections. I only stated taking subway pictures recently, and I am realizing lighting is a major factor in producing good-quality images; I apologize if my photography is not as good as yours.

In response to dynamism in images, there are plenty of images that don't include people in them, and that's the preference of many photographers in the subject. Take a look at the pictures at nycsubway.org and you'll find many of them don't include people. It is the station that should be the focus, with people or without. For a good example of a moving-train picutre, see File:NYCSub 7 Vernon Jackson 3.jpg, which was nominated for Featured Picture but was rejected due to a lack of educational value. Finally, I do not remove links to other images on pages as to be considerate to the original picture-taker. Tinlinkin (talk) 07:44, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Nathaniel Wheeler

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DYK for Nathaniel Wheeler

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Flatiron Building

The changes you are making to this article are breaking the layout and causing a huge amount of whitespace to be created. Please discuss your changes on the article's talk page, and perhaps we can work together to add some of the material you want to insert, but in the meantime, please stop adding it yourself, because you are doing it very badly. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Our messages crossed -- I've responded on my talk page. Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:22, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Re: 23rd Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

Your edit to 23rd Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) leaves tons of unecessary white space on the left side that mine reduces. The only white space mine has is in the middle where the potential fourth image would be. I doubt that the browser makes any difference, but I've got Internet Explorer 8. ----DanTD (talk) 03:01, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Okay, the infobox is on the right, and your edits leave a huge space on the opposite side that forces users to scrolll down just to see any of the images in the gallery. By adding "perrow=2", I'm preventing that obstacle. ----DanTD (talk) 19:15, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Close. The gallery isn't blocking the box on the right, but it is forced down on the bottom of that box. And I doubt that the type of software or the monitor I'm using matters that much. I've had some of the same problems when I've used IE 7(as you can see in this edit, of Pavonia-Newport (HBLR station)) and bigger monitors than this. As for my monitor, I forget the size, but I believe it's between 16" and 20." ----DanTD (talk) 00:35, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Subway station naming conventions

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Embassy naming conventions

I was wondering if there was a dicussion at WP:FOR before you moved all those embassy articles. I know there was a convention which is why there were the way they were, and I'm curious to know if it has been changed or what. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 23:24, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I didn't particularly care for the older names of those articles, but I would still suggest building consensus before you move hundreds and hundreds of them. That's a lot of work to do to have them all undone. And I disagree that there in any name for them that is not OR (your formula included) since an "embassy" refers to the mission and not the building, be we have foolishly wrote articles about buildings (I have brought this up many times to no end). --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 23:53, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Allow me to illustrate. Canada House and Macdonald House are buildings. The High Commission of Canada in London (or even better ...in the United Kingdom) is a mission. This is the pattern I have been trying to get all of our articles to follow, to no avail. Londoners might colloquially call either of the buildings the "Canadian Embassy", but they would be wrong and the article on those buildings shouldn't live there. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 21:52, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Just for sh(o)ts and giggles, I just wrote a stub for Embassy of Canada building (Mexico City) to show how a building article differs from a mission article. --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 22:50, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

How about Embassy of Canada to Japan or Embassy of Canada to Japan in Tokyo? I think that is much, much better than Canadian Embassy, Tokyo which feels a bit like an entry in a directory rather than a proper name. OR Canada House (Berlin)? --Kevlar (talk • contribs) 16:57, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Hello Gryffindor - on March 30th, you moved Embassy of Estonia in Ottawa to Estonian Embassy, Ottawa, but the new name is now out of sync with all of the missions named in {{Diplomatic missions in Canada}}. Can you please reverse the article move? Thanks in advance, PKT(alk) 14:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply, but I don't understand why you think "Estonian Embassy in Ottawa" is wrong when that's exactly how it's named on their website. It's not a particularly long name, either. PKT(alk) 16:21, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

'k, we'll probably have to agree to disagree on this. Redirects will help us find a compromise. PKT(alk) 23:08, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

I am "Bill E."

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DYK for 15 Broad Street

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DYK nomination of [[[St. Nicholas Kirche (New York City)]]

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DYK for St. Nicholas Kirche (New York City)

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Discussion at Talk:1st United States Congress#Federal Hall in NYC

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Please be careful with splits

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Also, I'll post this here, as you seem to be more active here. This edit on Commons removed categories which are relevant. I have now added the removed categories to commons:Category:John Henry Hammond House. Anyway, it's great to have more photos of the Russian C-G in NYC available to us. Cheers, for those. --Russavia ^{I'm chanting as we speak} 07:06, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

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Diplomatic mission articles - naming issues

You probably are thinking the naming of articles concerning specific embassies and consulates is a bit disorganised. However I note in [[5]] the idea of a consistent format was mooted: {type of mission} of {country} in {name of city}. Do you have any ideas? (feel free to join the project page!) Kransky (talk) 06:18, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

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Nice work

Adding the image on Cordoba House!--Epeefleche (talk) 18:51, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Cordoba mosque

Just wanted to let you know I made an attempt at stitching the straight-on view you took. Thanks so much for uploading them - how embarrassing to have a national controversy in New York City and not have any photos. Fletcher (talk) 03:40, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Crown of Bolesław I the Brave

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Panoramic images

Hi! I am not experienced in stitching up panoramic images, and I don't know how to do so. However on Wikipedia itself we have a Wikipedia:Graphics lab which can help with such matters WhisperToMe (talk) 16:54, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

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Eleanor of Austria (1653–1697)

Hey this is random but still – was wondering about your thoughts on Eleanor of Austria (1653–1697) vs Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland?! Surely it should be the former?! Monsieur le Duc (talk) 21:16, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Charles M. Schwab House

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Muscovy Crown

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Moves

Hi! May I ask you: what are you doing? The title of the article about Mary of Austria, Queen of Hungary was determined through discussion and consensus. On a related issue, we have discussed so much about disambiguating consorts with names such as Eleanor of Portugal and in each case, we agreed that using the marital title is better than using years of birth and death. Please don't ignore this anymore. Start a discussion and request a move. Surtsicna (talk) 20:50, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

But several discussions have already taken place. A discussion took place at Talk:Mary of Austria, Queen of Hungary. Consensus achieved there cannot be ignored just because there is a guideline, which, by the way, does not prohibit using marital titles as means of disambiguation. Surtsicna (talk) 21:01, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)#Consorts with ambigious names. Surtsicna (talk) 21:23, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Hello! May I also say that titles are a better way of disambiguating the articles, if a person is say searching for Elisabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, they would see several women with their dates of birth and death and it is unlikely they'd know which one to look at. Also, titles are alot more notable than dates of birth and death. I did create or expand many of the articles being moved. Thank You--David (talk) 16:24, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Royal consorts

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WP:GL/P request

Can you check in your panorama request at GL/P? I did one and I'd like feedback from you on the results before I attempt any others. Tabercil (talk) 20:39, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I've taken a stab at all 12 of them. Feedback? Tabercil (talk) 04:02, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Emir or Emirate?

bornu and neighboring states circa 1750

I just expanded Zazzau Emirate from a redirect to a stub. Then I spotted that you had just expanded Emir of Zazzau from a redirect to the stub! I suppose technically the Emir and the Emirate are different, but am not sure that there would be enough content to justify two articles. No strong feelings. Comments? Aymatth2 (talk) 17:22, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

For now, I will redirect the Emir to the Emirate and keep on expanding. It can always be split out again later. I have a feeling the Emirate article should be split: Zazzau Hausa State and the successor Fulani State, perhaps better called Zaria Emirate. I will see how much content I can find and maybe split later.

I have been haphazardly trying to create basic entries for the traditional states and their current rulers. What I find is that most states whether in the north, west or east do not follow strict inheritance, but the ruler is appointed by a council of kingmakers from one or more royal families (there may be two or three families). A person could be "royalty" as a member of a royal family, but not a "ruler". Nowadays there is a fashion to appoint a "traditional ruler" for every small community, regardless of whether it was ever an independent state. With these, the governor just picks a leading figure, usually a politician, so a person could be "ruler" but not "royalty".

I have been vaguely thinking of breaking down the traditional states into type categories. Obvious ones are Yoruba, Hausa 7+7, Other emirates, Other. I suspect this does not work... Aymatth2 (talk) 17:50, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Complicated and interesting. Nigeria is far more diverse than Europe, and had sophisticated states like the Bornu Empire and Ile-Ife when Europe was in the dark ages. Wiki coverage is hopelessly incomplete. Just wish I had the background to do more than stubs. Aymatth2 (talk) 18:09, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

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Coat of arms of Mongolia

Hi, Would it be asked too much that you participate in a discussion before repeating a contested rename? --Latebird (talk) 06:52, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Hisahito Inaba

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Hisahito Igarashi

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Re:Move Hirohito

Hello, i would like to propose the moving again but since the last time i proposed the move it got turned down im afraid that rests a little credibility to my arguments in some people's minds, i think it would be better if you made the request and i would be more than happy to vote. Andres rojas22 (talk) 20:54, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

WP:BRD pic for Template:Christianity - help!

Dear Gryffindor, You stated on Template_talk:Christianity#Face_of_Jesus_or_Cross.3F: "Why is the image a face of Jesus taken by User:Carlaude instead of a simple cross that truly represents Christianity?" Well, you and other users said that a cross or something else is preferable to the Jesus face image, so I just changed it to "Three Crosses.jpg" under the grounds of WP:BRD: there is no consensus, but many people are against the current Jesus face image, so I made the edit to facilitate more discussion and move towards resolution of the disputed image. Carlaude just wrote that I should not go against the consensus by posting a different pic, but there is no consensus for the Jesus face image! He further stated I should revert the image or he will. Should I revert the image, or should Carlaude allow more discussion instead of reverting my image? This is my first time doing WP:BRD, and your comments on the talk page would be much appreciated.

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DYK for Hotel St. Moritz

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Your unilateral moves

This isn't the first time I've remarked on your doing this sort of thing - but now you've twice unilaterally renamed the article which is now at Eggenberg Castle, Graz, in spite of the fact that there's a discussion ongoing, and you haven't even contributed to that discussion. I'm reporting this to WP:ANI#Unilateral page moving against consensus (not for purposes of punishment, but to ask an admin to reverse this clear abuse of procedure).--Kotniski (talk) 09:19, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Incorrect move of Champagne house articles

Hello, your move of Ruinart (Champagne) and Charles Heidsieck (Champagne) were incorrect since Champagne is a proper name, which is therefore capitalized. I have therefore restored them to their correct capitalization. Regards, Tomas e (talk)

DYK for Augustus G. Paine, Jr.

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DYK nomination of Gilsey House

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DYK for Gilsey House

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Thank you...

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Hi, as an admin would you please tell me why is Str1977's sandbox coming up in the Paul Robeson section as an article? Is there a way to remove it or is it applicable per wiki rules that it be included? I assume it should not be alongside proper articles as it is a personal practice edit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Paul_Robeson Thanks for you time.Catherine Huebscher (talk) 14:03, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Great! Wonderful. It's vanished now. Cheers!Catherine Huebscher (talk) 21:23, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Flag of Burma

The new version of the file is mostly fine, but the emblem became little asymmetrical and squished in the last round of tweaks. I've reuploaded a slightly cleaner version of the new rendition. As for the ratio, the 9:5 ratio was not set down until the 1947 constitution. British Burma's flag was at 1:2 and the Konbaung flag probably didn't have a set ratio (and if it did no record of it survives). It would be anachronistic to put the State of Burma flag in this ratio. I've changed the image back to 2:3 since that corresponds to the photo and the FOTW image based on the photo. Orange Tuesday (talk) 22:54, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Okay, uploaded a new version. Look alright? Orange Tuesday (talk) 14:55, 19 December 2010 (UTC)

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DYK for George Burroughs Torrey

Materialscientist (talk) 14:04, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

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New picture: query

Hello Gryffindor, Thank you for adding the beautiful picture of the stained glass window. Could you clarify, if possible, what you meant by the "old" Theater an der Wien? In some sense it's been the same theater for 200 years, but there have been various remodels, the last one just a few years ago. Thanks, Opus33 (talk) 23:59, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Opus33 (talk) 17:18, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Flat Rock Camp

Just wanted to let you know that I found a source for some additional information for this, which I've added to the article, as well as doing some layout cleanup. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:37, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Royal Warrant (United Kingdom)

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talk at Commons discussion

I saw your input at the Burma discussion, and thank you. We're arguing with a troll who was banned here at en:WP. I can't get the admins there to do anything about him. I wonder if we should just stop arguing and he will go away?

This guy http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:23prootie , banned here en:User:Elockid/Long-term abuse/23prootie. --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 15:03, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Doge's Palace

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Doge's Palace

Hi Gryffindor,

I'm surprised you moved the article again. After I had the Venice article restored, it's clear that the Doge's Palace -> Doge's Palace, Venice move is controversial, since it was opposed. Why didn't you start a WP:RM discussion instead of just moving it again? Now I'm going to have to restore it again. --JaGa^talk 16:32, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

"Brazilian Empire" or "Empire of Brazil"

Hi, Gryffindor. I just saw your last edit creating the "Brazilian Empire category". The correct name is "Empire of Brazil". I believe you should fix it. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 22:17, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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Quit moving articles and changing names

You clearly know nothing of proper names nor of proper translations between German and English. Schloss Eggenberg, Trautenfels, Stainz etc. are Schlosses not castles and are best refereed to as palaces but only in explaining what they are, not in the names of the articles. Smf77 (talk) 18:04, 24 January 2011 (UTC) Smf77 (talk) 18:04, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

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Confirmation

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