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[edit] Featured List of the Day Experiment

There have been a series of proposals to initiate a Featured List of the Day on the main page. Numerous proposals have been put forth. After the third one failed, I audited all WP:FL's in order to begin an experiment in my own user space that will hopefully get it going. Today, it commences at WP:LOTD. Afterwards I created my experimental page, a new proposal was set forth to do a featured list that is strikingly similar to my own which is to do a user page experimental featured list, but no format has been confirmed and mechanism set in place. I continue to be willing to do the experiment myself and with this posting it commences. Please submit any list that you would like to have considered for list of the day in the month of January 2008 by the end of this month to WP:LOTD and its subpages. You may submit multiple lists for consideration.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:LOTD) 17:55, 16 November 2007 (UTC)


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[edit] Proniewska

Don't. //Halibutt 10:41, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Well Done

The 25 DYK Medal
Congratulations! Here's a medal for you in appreciation of your hardwork in creating, expanding and nominating 25+ articles for DYK. Your nearly halfway to 50 already, M.K! ... I understand there are a few notable subjects about Lithuania that still need an article! (Despite your wide ranging coverage of castles, people, birds, fortresses and conferences!) Keep up the good work -- Victuallers (talk) 09:36, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Did you know that one other DYK contributor was so keen to get a medal that he stubbed his toe?

 :) Thanks! M.K. (talk) 11:54, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Greetings

Laimingų naujųjų metų! Novickas (talk) 14:24, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Move of Scottish kings

There is a proposed move of Scottish kings at Talk:Kenneth I of Scotland that I thought I'd bring to your attention. I think you have had things to say on this subject in the past. Probably won't be successful, but that's wiki for you. Best regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 17:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mindaugas

Hi MK, I'd like to start working on this, a few questions. 1) The first sentence is a combination of several elements - pronunciation, dates, alternate names - and this combination is not directly addressed in the WP manual of style page. So we need to find an acceptable example somewhere. 2) Somewhere out on WP is a map showing areas ruled by Mindaugas and areas under his influence, but I can't find it just now. Could it have been made by Knutson? Anyway, this would be a good addition if we could find it. 3) Organization - maybe origins first? We could put the LT background information here that was requested by the reviewer. Then there is good bit about family in House of Mindaugas that could be incorporated, but where will take some thought. 4) The bribe of Andrius Štirlandas - it would be good to state what that involved, but it will take me a good while to go thru the LT reference. Later, Novickas (talk) 14:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Some developments

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[edit] Yikes!

Thanks for the correction on the SSRs, last second edit change which I seriously blew! Hope the section reads better than before. —PētersV (talk) 00:09, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Question

M.K.. Hope all is well. Per chance, if you can, what Lithuanian names would be Russianized as Гердень and Эрдивид? All the best, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 17:16, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Neither is this guy then? Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 21:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
I encountered them when I was transliterating names for the Prince of Polotsk article. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:59, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania

Updated DYK query On 21 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 15:22, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lithuanian Electricity Organization

Updated DYK query On 28 February 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lithuanian Electricity Organization, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

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[edit] My RfA

Image:David,larry.JPG My RFA
Thank you muchly for your support in my recent request for adminship, which was successfully closed on 76%, finishing at 73 supports, 23 opposes and 1 neutral. The supports were wonderful, and I will keep in mind the points made in the useful opposes and try to suppress the Larry David in me! Now I'm off to issue some cool down blocks, just to get my money's worth!

Kidding btw. All the best, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 11:47, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Coins

Hi, I think tables should be sortable... So I suggest using some simple table with lots of columns. Renata (talk) 19:25, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

BTW, do you know anything about interwar coins? Renata (talk) 15:12, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Pics & any other info (when, what kind, etc). I was trying to look for it, but I could not find a solid source. Renata (talk) 17:17, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Question

What does "purely" Polish mean ? Also who did you mean by "Jew killer"  ?--Molobo (talk) 10:20, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandal

Thanks, blocked, keep me posted :) Renata (talk) 15:35, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

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[edit] Opinion about a map?

Hey, I would like to know what you think about this map. Thanks, Renata (talk) 05:56, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, but I am totally horrible when it comes to choosing colors... I can easily spend two hours fiddling with them and the result will be similarly pathetic. Can you help me here? You can edit svg with Inkscape. Renata (talk) 08:12, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
Any better? Renata (talk) 16:02, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dubingiai sandbox

Thanks for your note, I'll take another pass through the article later in the week, this past weekend was very busy and only left enough energy for some minor edits here and there. Baltic history, in any aspects, requires much more than Internet searches... But you knew that! —PētersV (talk) 13:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

No intent on my part to move anything over until the entire sandbox is agreed to, yourself and Piotrus being two of the prime editors involved. —PētersV (talk) 12:42, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hmmm...

When I see a new "face" I usually have a look a their user page, and I noticed a new userbox on yours that says "This user believes sarcasm is the highest form of wit."

I need to tell you that I have ceased exercising my mine since I discovered that my wit is not easily translatable into other people's whim (a sudden idea) ;O)--mrg3105 (comms) ♠♥♦♣ 10:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bernardine cemetary

Why do you keep removing the Polish name of the cemetery? The Antokol and Rossa Cemetery entries have the Polish name, why not this one? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.190.113.128 (talk) 11:43, 22 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] John Adams (TV miniseries) FYI

{{Refimprove}} is for the entire article {{Refimprovesect}} is for a section.--Dr who1975 (talk) 17:04, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, this one is should go into article. Thanks for correcting, M.K. (talk) 08:37, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Source for name usages

Here is a scholarly index of historical names that might be useful: [1]. Note its international editorial board and the careful distinctions made: the preferred name goes first, followed by alternate name(s) in parentheses; some versions of names are simply redirected. The introduction is a bit too advanced for my LT skills, but it seems to explain the naming protocols. Novickas (talk) 12:43, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, will look around, M.K. (talk) 07:49, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unions

Hi, thanks for clarification, but still i`m not that experienced user to see the difference between opened and closed poll. I`v got one more question: if majority voted for move, why there`s still old name? At now i`m more interested in Union of Horodlo and not in moveing, voteing etc. but in expandeing it, soon i`ll try to expand other unions stubs. I just don`t get why people write huge explanations why to move or why not to, instead of writeing some better articles. Thanks for link, i`v added my vote, but still i think that official name should be considered in the first place, Commonwealth, but not the Polish-Lithuanian, rather of Both Nations (only Latin name can be translated like that). Greets Mikołajski (talk) 20:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kaunas Fortress

Am working on a version in User:Novickas/sandbox2. Please check it over as I go along - when done, we can copy it in a section at a time, so that it's not too much of a shock to the reviewers, altho there won't be major changes. Best, Novickas (talk) 13:09, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Pls feel free to edit it at any point. The layout I messed up there and will fix (if the fortress spanned rivers, one can presume bridges, would be good to clarify that). But the number of Holocaust victims - the numbers from the US museum [2] don't agree with this ref [3] - to my eyes. What to do, don't know at this point. RL will occupy some time here. Best, Novickas (talk) 12:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Declaring done for now. Tried to address the numbers issue by listing various sources. Maybe you could contact the reviewer? Later, Novickas (talk) 14:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikicookie

I am awarding you this WikiCookie for your constructive edits on Wikipedia--LAAFan 17:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
I am awarding you this WikiCookie for your constructive edits on Wikipedia--LAAFan 17:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Now, I only need a good drink. LOL, M.K. (talk) 17:02, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

To wash it down with
To wash it down with

[edit] Museum

Some pienuko (milk) with the cookie? :) The architects' statements need some polishing - will call my sister. CE otherwise done. Both articles - nice work and useful. Novickas (talk) 11:51, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Kaunas University Hospital

Updated DYK query On 28 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kaunas University Hospital, 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.

--BorgQueen (talk) 16:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 5/30 DYK

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--Bedford Pray 00:17, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Congrats!! Alternatively, ho-hum, another one. Novickas (talk) 00:45, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 6/3 DYK

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--Bedford Pray 07:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Juozas Urbšys

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--BorgQueen (talk) 07:11, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Veldamas

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--BorgQueen (talk) 07:12, 4 June 2008 (UTC)