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Yes, the influx of votes was
very peculiar. :) I wish you success! --David.s.kats (talk) 21:42, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you for that David, I was wondering where the votes were coming from. I thought some might think I was canvassing. It's nice to see support from the ruwiki community. Thanks for your faith, I won't be letting you guys down. Cheers, --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 06:37, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
Article: AMAKS Hotels & Resorts
Why you remove the gallery from this article???? ARA61RUS (talk) 06:49, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
- Hi, this query would be best suited to my userpage at commons:User_talk:Russavia, however, since you have asked here, I will answer your question here. The photos which I deleted on 21 May, in my role as an administrator at Commons, was done because the photos were copyright violations. The photos were taken from a variety of websites which claimed full copyright over those photos. One website gave permission which is not compatible with Commons. You may request for these files to be undeleted, or these deletions to be reviewed, at commons:Commons:Undeletion requests, however, the deletions were done inline with policy. If you would like to approach copyright holders for permission to use photos, you can refer to ru:Википедия:Получение разрешений or WP:COPYREQ. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to contact me. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 07:24, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. The following is a summary of the remedies enacted:
- Russavia (talk · contribs) is prohibited from commenting on or unnecessarily interacting with editors from the EEML case, except in the case of necessary dispute resolution.
- Vlad fedorov (talk · contribs), Ellol (talk · contribs), and YMB29 (talk · contribs) are banned from editing articles about the Soviet Union and former Soviet Republics, and all related articles, broadly construed, for a period of no less than 6 months. At the end of 6 months, they may each apply to have their ban reviewed by the Arbitration Committee.
- Biophys (talk · contribs) is banned from editing articles about the Soviet Union and former Soviet Republics, and all related articles, broadly construed, for a period of no less than 1 year. At the end of 1 year, Biophy may apply to have the ban reviewed by the Arbitration Committee.
- Consecutive to that topic ban, Biophys is restricted to 1 revert per week per article in the topic area for 1 year.
- Russavia and Vlad federov are admonished for posting personal information of other editors.
- Editors wishing to edit in the areas dealt with in this case are advised to edit carefully, to adopt Wikipedia's communal approaches (including appropriate conduct, dispute resolution, neutral point of view, no original research and verifiability) in their editing, and to amend behaviors that are deemed to be of concern by administrators. An editor unable or unwilling to do so may wish to restrict their editing to other topics, in order to avoid sanctions.
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2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Russavia, are you able to improve the article from the MAK preliminary report, which is in Russian? Mjroots (talk) 08:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Kazan
I couldn't take any photo inside Iran Consulate, 'cause security told me that it is prohibited. I would possible ignore this restriction, but they sit just in front of Consulate :( So, I've made some photo of office center itself - File:Suvar Kazan.jpg - flag of Iran is also present on the picture. When the weather will be better, I'll also take some photos of Turkish Consulate, as promised Rubin16 (talk) 12:45, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
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Photos from BUE
I'm sorry, but at this moment I can only help you with some photos of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Buenos Aires, that can be found in Wikimedia Commons. You can see them in its own category. This church has an article in the Spanish Wikipedia, and maybe you could translate it with some help. Good luck with your project! And sorry for my bad english. Saludos! --Elsapucai (talk) 01:49, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Pictures from Buenos Aires
Hi
- I will circulate the list of pictures you need among wikipedians that I know that live in Buenos Aires.
best Barcex (talk) 18:48, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi
- I will circulate the list of pictures you need among wikipedians that I know that live in Buenos Aires.
best Barcex (talk) 18:48, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
- I have received a mail from Barcex. I live in Bs. As. The most of the pictures you need are from places too far from me, but I think I could take two or three photographs in Bs. As. Wait for me some days and....sorry if my English is bad.
- Roberto Fiadone (talk) 19:06, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Neither of the warring editors has so far said anything on the article's talk page, and neither one has looked up any sources. Anyone who makes the slightest effort to play a constructive role here is unlikely to be blocked. I suggest that people don't use the term 'vandalism' carelessly because misuse of that term sometimes has repercussions. Check WP:Vandalism if you believe that the vandalism policy gives carte blanche to restoration of tags. If there is any stalking going on, where are the diffs? EdJohnston (talk) 17:51, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
Russian Orthodox Churches
Hello Russavia, this weekend I will upload a photo of "Іglesіа Оrtоdоxа Rusа de lа Vіrgen del Аmраrо, Temperley, Buenos Aires - Temperley, Buenos Aires B-1834", which is near my home. I'll leave you the link as soon as I upoload to Commons.
Reagards, --Banfield - Amenazas aquí 19:21, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
- Regards, --Banfield - Amenazas aquí 21:10, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
Hi
Every now and then I have a peek into the WP Russia categories and notice there are huge amounts of untagged - some time back (before he was told to go) Altenman and I had some conversations regarding the potential confusion between soviet era categories and post soviet categories (it seems some are conflated, - that is russia used for imperial era, soviet era and post soviet era all in one - while others are more era specific (thankfully by title) - and then the over-cat enthusiasts include both wp russia and wp soviet where soviet might just be ok by itself - just to make things all the more confusing) have you had any wp en conversations abut this that might illustrate the current fashions in all of this? (I dont lurk around project talks pages - my interests are too diverse, and I dont like being drawn into unnecessary conversations - if you get my drift) hope you are enjoying the current saint petersburg like temperature if you are where I think you are. spaseeba. SatuSuro 14:47, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Picture of Embassy of Russia in Vientiane
I didn't know that the place (you marked on Google Maps) is the Russian embassy. I thought it's a military building (really! *lol*), it's even more kept under surveillance with higher walls than the U.S. embassy! Wow!
I'm sorry, but I don't suppose you just can walk in and ask for a picture ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.84.66.72 (talk) 15:19, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
Ortodoxa Rusa de la Resurrección
Here you have the photographs --Roberto Fiadone (talk) 03:07, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
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Notification - mentioned you at a discussion
...At [1]] - the amendment of an Arbcom restriction - since I was disturbed by the April 30th reference to you as a 'stalker'. If this wording was withdrawn or modified since then, could you pls let me know, with a diff, if so I'll take it out. Novickas (talk) 22:54, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Логотип русской википедии
Привет! Можешь мне помочь? (можно на ты?) В разговоре с англоговорящими админами викисклада я столкнулся с неприодолимой стеной непонимания. Я нарисовал более качественную версию логотипа, и теперь надо бы файл заменить, который только админы могут переписать. Я уже попросил второго админа мне помочь, но он тоже не русский, не знаю поможет ли.
Суть такова: сравни три логотипа. это текущая версия в рувики, предлагаемая мной версия, и текущая английская версия. Первую (текущую рувики) было бы не плохо заменить моей версией, так как она один в один повторяет английскую. Но на выполнение этой операции нужны права администратора викисклада. Заранее спасибо!
текущ: 
предлаг: File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-ru-proposed.png 
- текущ англ версия
--Orange-kun (talk) 22:04, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
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Qantas photo request
Russavia, are you in proximity to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Mascot? if so, I have an outstanding photo request for the Qantas building A on Coward Street. If you are in the area, would you mind fulfilling the request? Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 15:07, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
- Sorry, I am living on the other side of the country. Perhaps an editor from WP:AUSTRALIA may be able to assist you with that request...they are a pretty helpful bunch. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 09:53, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
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An arbitration enforcement request directed against you has been filed. Colchicum (talk) 21:54, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
- Of course it has. I am glad to see that you are continuing with the pathetic and frivolous tactics that the EEML members themselves partook in. Go get a life. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 07:51, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
June 2010
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See here for an explanation of this block. Sandstein 16:54, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
Picture: Russian Embassy in Frankfurt am Main
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Added som pics of emabassy and consultate in CPH: Special:Contributions/Elgaard elgaard (talk) 15:50, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
Added pics
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neutral notification Collect (talk) 12:39, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
Why you redirected Andrei Stepanov to Andrey Nikolayevich Stepanov? Pelmeen10 (talk) 15:30, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
- I'd be very grateful if you could comment on the situation here. I'm in little doubt that your intentions were good, but unfortunately the way you have done it has left a lot of maintenance behind, and there is also a legitimate questions as to why Andrei and Andrey (if he's ever created) can't have their respective names. Regards, WFC (talk) 22:56, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
- As you have created a huge mess and have declined to explain what's going on, I had little option but to request the help of an administrator here. Please note that the post is not about you; I accept that you are acting in good faith. But this whole process has been poorly handled, and the result is a mess that may take some time to rectify.
- In future, please do not create disambiguation pages until after the second article has been created. That way, other editors will be able to see what you are trying to achieve. If in doubt over a page name, please consider posting on an article's talk page before you move it. Given that there were several hours between the original page move and the second article's creation, it would have been far easier to attempt to communicate in preparation for the new article, and the whole situation could easily have been dealt with. Regards, WFC (talk) 01:27, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
Flag of Bhutan
Could you indicate what you think makes the section you removed OR? It describes differences between two versions of the flag, both of which are known from photos (referenced or included in the section), and points out that the referenced document does not address all the changes. These are all verifiable. -- Elphion (talk) 19:16, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
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Arbitration motion regarding Eastern European mailing list
Following a motion at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Amendment:
Remedy 20 of Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Eastern European mailing list ("Miacek topic banned") is lifted.
On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, NW (Talk) 00:16, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Request to modify Remedy 11A) at Eastern European mailing list
Informing you of my request here. It potentially affects your interaction ban at Russavia-Biophys per my reciprocal request, hopefully for the better. Best regards, PЄTЄRS J VЄСRUМВА ►TALK 20:18, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
PFUofR
Hi, as you revert the addition and it was replaced I have reverted it again WP:BRD and the clams were extreme and controversial and imo weakly cited, one link provided was imo not WP:RS http://www.iranterror.com/content/view/229/46/ and the others were book claims.and a talkpage discussion has started, as you reverted and perhaps know a bit more about it than me I thought to notify you of the discussion. regards. Off2riorob (talk) 11:22, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
Ambassadors as expatriates -- category inquiry
Is an ambassador of Russia to Thailand really also considered to be a Russian expatriate in Thailand? I don't think ambassadors are generally thought to be expatriates, especially since they are not subject to the usual rules of immigration and visas etc. that typically apply to foreign nationals. Aren't most diplomatic missions in fact part of the sovereign territory of the sending country? FWIW, the categories for Russian ambassadors are the only ones that show up in expatriate categories. Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:35, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- As per expatriate they would of course be considered as expats in the countries of their posting. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 12:46, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- You don't think it is at all a questionable situation? I can't find any other examples in WP or the real world of an ambassador or ambassadors also being considered an expatriate. In fact, there's evidence I'm finding from international law that suggests the opposite. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:57, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- I guess not ....? Good Ol’factory (talk) 08:14, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- You don't think it is at all a questionable situation? I can't find any other examples in WP or the real world of an ambassador or ambassadors also being considered an expatriate. In fact, there's evidence I'm finding from international law that suggests the opposite. Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:57, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
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Removed non-free media from a non-article page
Can you please explain why this does not belong in the category?
It's a photo of the underside of the reactor after the incident. That seems directly relevant. Several meltdown related photos are in the category now.
If you have a good reason, sure, but just removing it without explanation (AGAIN) is not so helpful. Thanks. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 06:57, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- As it is non-free media, placing it in the category is making a gallery, and that explicitly goes against the WP:NFCC. Hope this helps. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 07:15, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- I am not aware of any interpretation of NFCC indicating we should not categorize such images... This is a novel statement to me.
- Where is some precedent on this?
- Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 07:20, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
The Patriotic Song
Hey, is there a good reason why this article should be at "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" and not at "The Patriotic Song (Russia)" (or somesuch)? It's not like the title could be translated in a great number of different ways, and come to think of it, I don't think I've ever heard it referred to by its transliterated name in English?—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); June 7, 2010; 14:31 (UTC)
Нужна помощь
Здравствуйте!
Занимаясь подготовкой недели Бутана в русскоязычной Википедии, встречал в статьях о Бутане англоязычной Википедии всякие мелкие неточности, которые мог бы быстро исправить, но у меня нет аккаунта в английской Википедии (анонимно править не хочется). У меня глобальная учётная запись Impro не может авторизоваться в трёх проектах (commonswiki, enwiki, eswiki). Мой английский слишком слаб, чтобы разобраться, к кому и с каким вопросом можно обратиться по поводу удаления неиспользуемых учётных записей в этих проектах, чтобы моя глобальная запись могла авторизоваться. Не могли бы Вы выступить посредником в commonswiki и enwiki между мной и бюрократами этих проектов для передачи мне аккаунтов. Спасибо за Ваш ответ, с уважением, Impro
Your BOLD redirect has been reverted
Your redirect [4]has been reverted. However, in the discussion the reverter is somehow exempting the article from other Wikipedia policies. Active Banana (talk) 15:20, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- See also Wikipedia:Editor_assistance/Requests#Attempt_to_circumvent_AfD_at_Chernobyl_disaster_in_popular_culture Active Banana (talk) 15:36, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Nakh peoples
It's not that Chechens and Ingush aren't part of Russia (I made that they don't think so a side note) its that Kists and Bats clearly aren't. Furthermore, Bats are Christian. Nakh peoples category is like Slav peoples. --Yalens (talk) 19:29, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Also, why did you put the Wikiproject Russia on? As above, they aren't all located in Russia (Bats and Kists), and much of it also deals with extinct proposed Nakh peoples (some of which lived on land that is now part of Russia, but many didn't). If we do it that way, we'd have Armenia, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan all including the category (Nakh peoples may have lived in all four, if you count the extinct ones). I don't see wikiprojects Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, and so on- as well as Germany, Lithuania, and so on- for the Slavic ethnic groups category. Nakh peoples category is supposed to be the same sort of thing as Slavic ethnic groups category- i.e. a category about an ethno-linguistic classification group. --Yalens (talk) 19:33, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Please do not make site-wide naming changes that go against consensus
The currently used term on Wikipedia for the German-Soviet conflict is "Eastern Front." The article is disambiguated, at Eastern Front (World War II). If you believe this name is incorrect, the first step is to discuss at that article. Should consensus agree to move the article, then a site-wide name change is acceptable. In your edit summaries on a variety of articles, you're stating "Great Patriotic War" (or GPW) is a "valid name" for the war. That is correct, but Wikipedia generally chooses one and only one name to represent a conflict, location, etc. In some cases, official decisions (sometimes via Arbitration) are made to preserve specific names in specific domains. In most cases, the name chosen is the name that is most common in English sources.
In the absence of such an official Naming Convention, we are obliged to follow community consensus, and that consensus is most easily observed at the name of the article in question. I kindly request that you revert all of your changes on this issue. Note that others have reverted you on some of these articles. Your behavior may be considered edit warring, as you are making changes based on your own preference, against consensus, and reverting to protect those changes. 21:48, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- First off, my apologies. I misread the histories of the articles in question--I see now that you were the one reverting changes to the articles, and that the IP editor was changing without discussion; I had thought you were going through WP looking for places to change this term. In that, I was very wrong, and I'm sorry.
Nonetheless, I do believe that this naming issue needs to be standardized across WP. It still seems to me that since the main article's name is Eastern Front, articles which link to it should generally use that name. Similarly, it still seems to me that Wikipedia's policy is to use the most common English term (which isn't necessarily the same as the most common term in the language of origin). So while you were correct to say the IP editor should have given reasons in his/her changing of what was consensus at the target articles, I think you're incorrect in the proper name we should be using on en.wiki. If, in fact, "Great Patriotic War" is the correct term, then a discussion should be held at that article and the article should be moved. Qwyrxian (talk) 02:10, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Barnstar
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The Bhutan Barnstar of National Merit | |
| Thank you for all you have done to improve Bhutan related articles Spongie555 (talk) 03:20, 3 August 2010 (UTC) | ||
| this WikiAward was given to Russavia by Spongie555 (talk) on 03:20, 3 August 2010 (UTC) |
- Thank you Spongie, its appreciated. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 06:14, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
WikiProject Bhutan
I saw that your in WikiProject Bhutan i wanted to ask if you can work on Bhutan airplane related articles like Paro Airport and Yongphulla Airport since i saw you helped contribute to Druk Air. Also can you make an article about Bhutan and Russia relations ,Bhutan-Russia relations. You dont have to do it but it would nice if you can help. Spongie555 (talk) 05:53, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
- Yongphulla Airport there isn't much more to say on that by my previous searches. Paro Airport may be able to be expanded by way of materials from Kuensel, etc. It is something that I can look at in the future I am sure. In relation to Bhutan-Russia relations, that article will forever be a redlink, as there are no relations between the two countries - they may recognise each other, but there are no diplomatic relations, no trade/economic relations, no political relations, etc. This is as a result of the limited foreign relations of Bhutan (their choice), whereby they have official relations with only a handful of nations; believe it or not there are not even diplomatic relations between Bhutan and the US. The only nation which Bhutan does not have diplomatic relations with, and which has a notable relationship is China; mainly because of incursions of the PRC into Bhutanese territory, and because of history of Tibet and related regions. The foreign relations of Bhutan is a pretty small subject, surprisingly. Anyway, as to regards Paro Airport, I'll see what I can do in future, I've got a ton of articles I have yet to complete first :( --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 06:18, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
- In principle Bhutan does not have any diplomatic missions with any permanent member of the UNSC (including Britain). It has strong ties with India, but still tries to keep its distance. Kransky (talk) 08:44, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
- As for Bhutan foriegn relations even though Bhutan has no relations with the US someone made a page Bhutan-United States relations. Also theres not many Bhutan foreign relation articles like Bhutan-Nepal relations and Bhutan-Bangladesh relations which Bhutan does have relations but no page is made. As for the airport i kinda knew Yongphulla airport wouldnt have much but i think i saw somewhere on the Bhutan Observer that Bhutan is making more paved airports and Yongphulla was one they are gonna pave. Spongie555 (talk) 18:28, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
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I would like to get your opinion on sources on Russia
Hello, I want to ask you on your opinion about some articles on Russia that I think are maybe misleading on Russia's article - superpower vs. non superpower? I have about 93 articles from 2004 to current that are supporting Russa is a superpower, some are very good reading and some are short & simple. Yet one editor has made confusing edits on Russia's article as a questionable superpower. I would send you the articles but I wanted to know if you have an opinion on them or what like to view them for an opinion? Let me know and I will forward them over.--Globalstatus (talk) 23:48, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
Your request
Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request#Paris Match article
Dear Russavia! In March 2009 you was on page above looking for an article in the Paris Match magazine. Is it still open or can it be archived? Cheers, Doc Taxon (talk) 05:13, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Hi Doc, the first request is still active yes, as it has a lot of info in it (apparently) which would be useful for the Slava Zaitsev article. The second request isn't mine, so I can't answer that one :) Cheers, --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 18:02, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
Russian Airplay Chart
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
- I think you're the one who needs a trout-slap for falsely accusing me of disruptive nomination. My concern here is the lack of notability. There's nothing online about these charts besides their own website. I've searched all over in both English and Russian. I strongly suggest you excise your false accusation from the AFD. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 17:25, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
- Dear Russavia, it is not at all disruptive to nominate an article for deletion. Anyone can do that for any reason, good or bad. Repeated nominations one after another may be disruptive, but it was not in this case. At all. Please do not accuse editors in good standing of disruption. In fact you are likely guilty of disruption simply by making this accusation as now there is a new and disruptive discussion about it. I hope you take care. Basket of Puppies 17:40, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
- When an editor takes another article to AfD in relation to another article that is at AfD, and which is still active, and when it can be construed that it is done to give their argument in the current AfD stronger weight, and when they obviously have not searched for any results (or actually presented any evidence of searches), and when they call it all a mess, and when it is obvious from a simple viewing of a couple of websites that this is a professional chart, and when there is no evidence of anyone else being asked (who may be in the know) for further information, then I do tend to regard such things as a tad disruptive. And that is all I have to say on the matter. --Russavia I'm chanting as we speak 18:01, 13 August 2010 (UTC)