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Svilaj

No problem, just keep this consensus in mind while newpage patrolling, it will save you time and effort. —Admiral Norton ^(talk) 15:20, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not vandalism

The change from Spain to Iberia is simply out of a desire to stop the [[Category:Operas by setting]] page from becoming unwieldy. Operas by country may be added later. Orthorhombic (talk) 16:00, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I simply failed to see any reason, as you did not leave an edit summary and even blanked a page beforehand. I won't interfere with the renaming itself, if you guys at the Opera Project are agreed about the change. --Thrane (talk) 16:07, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The reason is very straightforward. Many operas are set in a wide range of locations. Take Aroldo for instance. If we were to place two different setting markers at the foot of the page, the category options would be too cluttered. Larger geographical, non-time specific toponyms like the Levant, Low Countries, British Isles etc. avoid the Category becoming unworkable with numerous country names from different periods in history.Orthorhombic (talk) 16:14, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Yeah, no worries. As stated above, I will not interfere with the renaming itself, as I don't have anything to do with the Opera project. My point simply was that you hadn't put anything in the edit summary, which made your edit look suspicious, and that you blanked a page, which is normal behavior for people who are trying to make unconstructive edits. It's not that I disagree with your reasoning, and I do recognize that you had a perfectly valid reason for your change in wording. Thrane (talk) 16:21, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - I take your point about edit summaries. Cheers for the input.Orthorhombic (talk) 16:23, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Danish

A separate point: I've just read your thoughts on Danish. I wouldn't be too down on the prospects for the Danish language version of wikipedia. You're right that there is a big danger that Wikipedia becomes too Anglophone-centric. But there is also a danger that many minority languages end up being dominated by English and this worries me. --Orthorhombic (talk) 16:27, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're probably right. Now, of course I don't know your own country of origin or whether you have any proficiency in Danish, but the way I see it is, that of course the ideal situation would be a quality Wikipedia in every language. The real problem is getting people to work on it. I became somewhat disillusioned with the Danish Wikipedia when I witnessed some discussions that nearly amounted to outright personal attacks, because it seemed that the "leading group" on the project was very closed to newcomers. So, my skepticism isn't just based on my worries about the amount of potential editors, but also on my apprehension regarding the administration of small Wikipedias. Thrane (talk) 16:38, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, difficult situation. (I'm from Kirkcaldy, in the United Kingdom, by the way). On my first outing in Wikipedia, I was brutally assaulted for breaching some minor rule and had loads of rude comments plastered all over my talk page. I find that it can help to begin by doing jobs that other people have requested. What did the personal attacks consist of? What was this project that had a leading group? Orthorhombic (talk) 16:53, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - The Danish Wikipedia. There was an editor, won't mention his name due to respect for his privacy, whose views might have been a little extreme, but he was excluded from the community although it seemed, at least to me, that he was willing to discuss the correctness of his contributions. And, in general, people at dawiki do seem friendly at first, but when edits were made that were out of line according to the leading group, I just got this feeling that I wasn't that welcome. Of course, one could doubt the seriousness of my contribution to the project, after all, I was fourteen at the time, but I believe everybody should be treated the same way regardless of age, after all, not all teenagers on Wikipedia are vandals. Thrane (talk) 17:12, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - This is why the WP:BITE is so important. Also I think that all participants should find three contributions to praise for every one that they criticise. How much friendlier would Wikipedia be then to valuable contributors. Orthorhombic (talk) 11:45, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Columbus, Ohio

i didnt post a bad link. i'm simply trying to revert this horribly inaccurate statement that people from columbus are called columbusites. that is the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard as a native for over 20 yrs. apparently you are valuing some pointless article written in the 90s over accuracy of wikipedia. i'm not sure why its so important in the description of our great city to state that natives are called 'columbusites'. to me, it seems completely irrelevant and cheeseballish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.239.226.117 (talk) 16:48, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm terribly sorry for placing the wrong template, the warning was supposed to be regarding adding unsourced content. You see, it's not that I have any doubts regarding your knowledge as a native, I couldn't reasonably have any. Of course, you're supposed to be bold, but it's common policy to not remove sourced content unless you replace it with some other sourced content. If you disagree about such things, discuss it at the talk page. (BTW, please sign your messages on talk pages) Thrane (talk) 16:58, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Hej! Har du planer den 18. august?

Eller kan jeg lokke dig med til mødet med Odense Bys Museer? Det vil jo ikke gøre noget, hvis det også kunne være en chance for at møde andre wikipedianere... --Palnatoke (talk) 08:12, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Credibility of Wikipedia

Sorry Thrane, we are having a ToK class to test the credibility of Wikipedia and we wanted to see how long the page could remain with mistakes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Somebody1235457 (talk • contribs) 12:27, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So do you think the rest of the article "Public image of Donald Trump" is "neutral"? And are you the official arbiter of neutrality on "the encyclopedia anyone can edit"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.244.35.123 (talk) 13:09, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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