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In your reverts to the article Soviet OMON assaults on Lithuanian border posts on 24 July 2006 at 11:03, after my edit, you put the words "fraud edited" in your edit summary. Are you implying that my edits are some sort of deliberate misinformation? On what basis? Moonshiner 04:31, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Your map of the PLC contains a major error. Livonia was ruled jointly by Poland and Lithuania. It was NOT a Lithuanian fief. Please correct this error.
I don't mind moving photo to a new place in Laurynas Gucevičius :)), but I intended adding more photos next to it. I've seen there are his drawings in some Lithuanian museum, but what about a copyright to use it? Can you help? Juraune 21:15, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps this will help: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation).-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:53, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Please check your email. Renata 02:29, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Your comments on Jogaila was an interesting read. That disscussion really lacked different point of view. Hope something good will come up as a result. Juraune 06:00, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I cannot protect the page because I am not an admin (yet). However, at this point there is no reason to protect because there were only two reverts and pages are protected only when situation gets completely out of control and the page is reverted repeatedly. First I would try to communicate with that person on the talk page. If not, and vandalism continues, go to the WP:ANB to report the situation and request for help. (This is my first time I am checking Wiki in like three days - what a refreshing feeling;] ). Renata 18:00, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Sorry for not answering for so long. I just came across the discussion, had some ideas and wanted to contribute at least in this way - my contribution to English Wikipedia is very limited so far, and probably will remain so, given my limited time and access to sources recently. Cyon 17:17, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
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Would you care to visit at Talk:Wladyslaw_II_Jagiellon_of_Poland#Survey. YOu indicated that you support the simple "Jagiello" - now there is a formal listing going on to sign supoirt or opposition. ObRoy 21:14, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
I have studied this matter, for I know that medieval issues and institutions are often misclassified in our modern literature. They are looked through eyeglasses which do not correspond to the actualities of the time.
This specific question realized because I observed the too-simplified treatment these monarchs get, on basis of current American and English conception of Grand Dukes. They seem to be think mostly that of current Luxembourg. There is a good review on the title of Lithuanians and others at Grand Prince, which is a different matter than Grand Duke. This difference should be made clear, at least by a link to the proper article and not to the less relevant article.
Of course the intro of any article could not be a page-long rant. There should be a concise but balanced view on the nature of the monarchy they had.
Whereas some latter chapters of the article could (and should) explain in full what was their monarchy and their titles, including their translations, meanings and connotations.
The elements I regard important and necessary are: 0) being monarch 1) medieval Lithuania 2) native title Didysis Kunigaikštis' 3) its meaning and level in contemporary context, i.e High King 4) a mention of its later official translation, that of Grand Duke of Lithuania 5) link to the article "Grand Prince" 6) The Lithuanian realm being that of Lithuanians and Ruthenians and being at least half-Slavic.
Enlarged chatechism:
These are main reasons why I am not satisfied with an intro just stating that one was grand duke of Lithuania. And not satisfied with an article putting Lithuania and its monarchy in status under those of Poland, Navarre, Sardinia, Zulu, Bhutan, Buganda etc - and on par with the grand duchy of Luxembourg.
An encyclopedia article's task is to explain thiongs to readers and to correct misconceptions, not perpetuate such. Maed 19:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
What do You suggest to do with this article? Please write to bat-smg:user_talk:zordsdavini. Zordsdavini 11:01, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
Yes, I'm speaking about article Samogitian language. Zordsdavini 12:17, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Hay, To do that is very difficult, becouse my opinion is subjective but I'll try. Zordsdavini 07:04, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi. I have proposed to move the following monarchs from their current, generally Polish-spelled names (with diacriticals) to the systematical English name, citing my general ground that English should be used, not Polish. Would you share your opinion at Talk:Bolesław I the Brave , Talk:Bolesław II the Bold, Talk:Mieszko II Lambert, Talk:Władysław III Spindleshanks, Talk:Jan I Olbracht and Talk:Kazimierz III the Great. Marrtel 19:41, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
As reply to inquiry, no, I do not speak Lithuanian. Would be nice if, but no.
My studied interest in the matter comes from my general nterest in feudal societies and specificaly a topic, the history of the title grand prince and grand duke. I contributed to those articles long ago. I use for example excerpts of contemporaneous texts, to find what titles they actually used, and what the context meant. Maed 15:21, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Those were completely moot edits, dear M.K. Argue with Karskiy, not with me, providing opposing works of same caliber, not your say-so. Of course, I'm removing your "contributions". --- Yury Tarasievich 06:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Lithuanian is conservative only in one single portion of its grammar: nominal morphology. In lexicon and verbal morphology it shows vasts innovations, and ever since the discovery of the laryngeals and the reconstruction of the PIE accent, it's known that Lithuanian's phonology is quite removed from that of the proto-language. I know many professional Indo-European scholars who are tired of hearing from nationalists that Lithuanian is somehow special among the modern Indo-European languages. CRCulver 08:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for helping to clean up the disambiguation notes on the monarchs. It's been a real headache for me to untangle all the Ladislaus/Wladislaus names, and I've been getting dizzy trying to figure out which name of which monarch is which nationality. If you see something incorrect or seemingly biased creep in, please do by all means change it. All I ask is that you assume good faith on my part, as I'm honestly trying to portray things in as fair a manner as possible, but may occasionally miss something simply because there were soooo many titles for the kings and queens of that era. :) -- Elonka 17:03, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Labas, one should not create separate pages for archives. Archives should be in a sub-page (the one with "/" sign). Why? Because in your version it looked like the article got deleted and an orphan talk page remained. That's a speedy deletion criteria. Now the way I moved it, it's clear that the page is not an independant page, it's only a subpage of the main talk page, and no one familiar with the way wiki works should wish to delete it. Questions? :) Renata 18:40, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
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Hi there. Despite a whopping victory for the name Jogaila on the previous vote, the Polish users have got upset and called yet another vote. They want to get it moved back to the old unpopular name Władysław II Jagiełło. If you are interested in stopping this, you'll need to cast your vote again. Sorry for all this tediousness. Regards, Calgacus ( ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 03:48, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
Thought you will find it interesting and relevant. Renata 01:49, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
As irgi siuliau Royal palace, bet tada prasidejo gincai ir priekabes del valdovu titulu. "Rulers' palace" keltu maziau diskusiju, nes konkreciai nenurodo kokie buvo valdovu titulai. Ghirla yra nesukalbamas trolis, bus su juo bedos. Sigitas 13:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Originalus mano sukurto straipsnio pavadinimas ir buvo Royal Palace, bet ta pacia diena Ghirla ji pervadino Ducal Palace. Sigitas 14:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
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Could you upload a png version of this image? Thanks. Renata 18:09, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
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Dear M.K., different city/town names in the first sentence of the city/town article is not evil. For many foreigners it helps to locate the article. Renata 19:29, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello, MK! Pleased to meet you. I hope I'm sending this message correctly - I just discovered the joys of Wikipedia a few days ago.
Maybe I should change that sentence to "Perhaps as a result of constraints on the food supply during the Soviet era," ...
My Lithuanian relatives did not suffer as much from shortages during those times as my Polish relatives; the Nowickis stood in line for many hours for bread, while the Novickas relatives describe the lines as lasting no more than an hour or so.
-- Grue 14:49, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
mine first DYK :)
M.K. 14:52, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
-- Blnguyen | BLabberiNg 08:30, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
... copy-editing your sandbox Renata 02:19, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Hello, Ponas MK, if you have anything that you think I could help with, pls let me know. (Trugdykiditi kaip jus norite)
Since its better later than never... I, Renata, hereby award you, Mr. M.K., this one-of-the-kind Wall of Bricks Award for building awesome articles about castles and palaces in Lithuania. Display it with pride because you deserve it. Continue your great work, and don't let anyone to derail you. Renata 02:00, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
Hey, ne-yra uz ka, as an editor I bow to the awesome power of creators. Keep it up Please. Novickas 15:34, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
This is awful! But just a few days ago she said "Don't let anyone derail you"! (On the other hand she also said , about your award, "better late than never", which could be seen as an omen in hindsight) Am trying to think of what else we can do. Ideas will come eventually, don't you think - or maybe she just needs a break - in any case I'll try to keep up the level of support. Novickas 21:34, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
As the Americans say, okey-dokey. I have some time. Novickas 13:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
Well done ! Congrats. -- Lysy talk 23:56, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
Reading your most recent article in your workspace made me wonder: why did the mongols not succeed in conquering the Baltic states? Any theories floating around? They did get awfully close. If there are any theories about that it would be interesting to add a sentence or two about it, or a link.
Just wanted to check if you knew that I edited a piece written by Renate User:Renata3/1219-1377 - does that fit into the bigger scheme of Wiki Lith. history?
Dear MK, if you have the time, could you look over Lithuanian_cuisine? I did a major rewrite of it yesterday. Novickas 13:39, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I've taken your last comment from Talk:Laurynas Gucevičius before anyone responded to it, because I don't think we need to escalate personal conflict there. If you need to do this it may be better to use Halibutt's talk page instead. I hope you will agree. -- Lysy talk 20:55, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Dear MK: I would like to add a paragraph about Lithuanian honey. You wouldn't by any chance have a photo of a jar of honey (honey photographs well) or of Lithuanian beehives (these are unusual and beautiful)? There are a lot of bee and honey lovers out there who would be interested. Also, could you give some advice about a Lithuanian usage that I've always heard: humans and bees numire, which in English translates to "pass away" - used only for people - whereas other animals just "die". And do people still call their good friends "biculai"? Are these archaic usages? (If so they would described as such) Hope all is well, don't get Wikistress! Novickas 14:04, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
Hey, the picture of Kučiukai is great - could you put it in the article? I'm still trying to figure out how to upload images and/or pull them in from other parts of Wikipedia. My mother called them something else which I can't remember. You're lucky to have had šašlykai, maybe out at someone's sodas, washed down with 50 grams, in the company of friends and relatives... Novickas 21:45, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
About degtine: the original article stated "illegal in Lithiania". This can't be true - I've had degtine from Vilnius. Of course there has always been moonshine, but that is a separate category. I'm planning to reword this entry a little. Wish I still had the bottles for reference! It's amazing what triple distillation will do.
I know this is kind of personal, but I think you and my cousin Egidijus would have a lot in common. I can't help but hope for more co-operation between the English and Lithuanian wikis, especially now that Renate is taking a break. I'm going to try to involve his son Jonukas too.
About images - you seem to know a lot about that- there's one thing I still can't figure out - if I purchased a painting, an original, can I then take a picture of it and put it on Wikipedia? Have a beautiful painting of the Nemunas, would like to post it; also our family has a large collection of original works by Adolfas Valeskas, an old family friend - these were gifts, how does that work?! Novickas 16:27, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
You know I have problems communicating with certain Baltic editors, of which you seem to be the most reasonable. Could you explain what User:Gugutis attempts to achieve in his revert-warring campaign? -- Ghirla -трёп- 10:35, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
Here I was puzzling over the changes to Ukmerge, and you did the Gordian Knot thing. About images: thanks for your encouraging comments. I posted a request-to-have-an-images-request-area in the Lithuania Portal, no response yet; maybe no one has really taken over the portal since Renate left? Also have some photos of public sculpture that I don't remember what they're of, that would be nice to include - will upload these and hope someone knows them. But need a spot. Regards, Novickas 17:16, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Since Renata is out, they will search for new victims. They succeed only because Russian, Lithuanian and German editors have to fight alone. We are divided along the national lines when we need to stand united. -- Ghirla -трёп- 08:49, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
I've just seen the recent development at Talk:Laurynas Gucevičius. I suggest, that since you're unhappy with Halibutt, you either discuss it in userspace or open a formal RFC. Spamming talk pages of unrelated articles is not a good thing to do, really. It does not lead anywhere and is only counter-productive. Please, take a minute to consider this, sincerely. -- Lysy talk 09:53, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
M.K., just ignore it. Egomaniacal trolls feed on attention. Encyclopaedia Editing Dude 12:05, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Could you do me a favor and look at the pictures on Wikipedia:WikiProject Lithuania? They were taken about 1996 and I don't remember what they are, but I think they could be a nice addition to some article.
-- Andrew Levine 19:43, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Indeed I will.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 23:55, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
Dear MK: do you know whether government sites in the .lt domain are public domain, as with US government sites? Also - still can't access vilnius.lt, and can't send them an email either; since you can access it, could you maybe send them some notification, or see whether they are aware of this problem? Sincerely, Novickas 15:55, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
Link added. Perhaps references to the sources in Lithuanian should have titles translated into English? Juozas Rimas 20:11, 7 November 2006 (UTC)