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Byzantine navy FAC

Hello Yannis! After an unsuccessful attempt to get the Byzantine navy article to FA, I have greatly expanded and improved it. Since you are one of the best FA-creators I know, I'd be glad to have your input in the second nomination. Thanks in advance and best regards, Constantine ✍ 19:12, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Yannis, the article has been successfully promoted. Thanks again for your support. Constantine ✍ 11:20, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, I am pretty glad too, given the effort invested, and either way, one's first FA is always reason for celebration! I was actually pleasantly surprised this time around, since sufficient editors with knowledge of the matter were interested, and helped in greatly improving the article through the FAC process. Anyway, I was talking with User:Gun Powder Ma and we'll probably try to bring the Greek fire and Dromon articles to GA status (and possibly gather them together with the navy article in a featured topic). Other than that, the Cretan War (1645–1669) article is IMO pretty much ready for FA. However it lacks coverage on some aspects, especially info on events in Crete itself, and some more info on the impact of the war in financial, demographic and military terms would be needed to round it off. I have found some additional sources, and am going through them. If you can help here, that 'd be great! I have also a bunch of other articles on the Ottoman–Venetian Wars ongoing, which, given that they were mostly fought in Greece, could be of interest. I am also engaged in translating the Greece in the Balkan Wars article from French, although I do not intend to strictly adhere to its structure or content. Here too, an experienced contributor would be of great help, especially in keeping it balanced and NPOV. Best regards, Constantine ✍ 16:47, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

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Σταμάτα Ρεβίθη

I'd be delighted to help. Ceoil (talk) 21:28, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks!--Yannismarou (talk) 08:52, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Yannis, I gave this a pass, a few trivial edits; its quite well written, I found myself with nothing to do. I think its ok to go. I'll watch the FAC page in case prose come up, but I don't think they will. God speed! Ceoil (talk) 18:18, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I understand now. Its not a ref formatting I'm familiar with, just took me while to cop what you were up to. Ceoil (talk) 23:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Qurestion, seeing as how you are so handy for digging up sources; Henryk Górecki I have been trying to build for over two years, but I just cant find the info. I've more or less exhaused all online info I know of, and have some of the english language material out there though only what to be fair is available through general book stores (Cork is a great place but very small, and I refuse to visit Dublin for any reason!). Ceoil (talk) 18:41, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

What exactly do you want me to search for? I suppose you don't expect me to go to Dublin for you and search in the bookstores there. Unless of course, you are ready to pay (cash!) for that.--Yannismarou (talk) 14:29, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

No sorry, I mean tips on resources I might find sources. I use questia mainly. Ceoil (talk) 01:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Questia is fine. Google Book? Google Scholar? But they help more on historical subjects. Google news has also been very helpful to me in the past. Now, Gutenberg and Perseus is mainly old stuff; I don't think they are much of a help for you. If you want me to have a look at anything particular, tell me. It's a pleasure ... --Yannismarou (talk) 07:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

I might as well be shameless and come to the point. In about a week, I'm going to take Fragment of a Crucifixion to PR, and I would very much appreciate if you looked at how its put together. Its going to be short, I have near every book published on Bacon, and the painting is not often mentioned, however it strikes a big chord with me. The article is all over the place at the moment, and it will be mainly help with making it structurally cohierent that I'll be asking for. Your usually quite good at that! Ceoil (talk) 19:21, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

You always say the same thing, but almost always the article's structure is excellent, and I have nothing to say! And, at the end, I feel like an idiot! Obviously, you want to do it again. Let's see, then ...--Yannismarou (talk) 22:08, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

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Ela file

thelo ligo βοiθεια ado:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Brazilian_passport

ευχαριστώ πολύ file mou.

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Byzantine-Arab Wars

Certainly! I thought I had checked all of them, but clearly I had missed that one. --Grimhelm (talk) 20:31, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for peer review on Onassis

Whpq (talk) has given you a slice of cheesecake, for for following up on a peer review request! You see, these things somehow promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a slice of cheesecake! Enjoy! Thanks for spending your time providing a peer review of Aristotle Onassis!

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Hmmm .... And I am so hungry!--Yannismarou (talk) 10:06, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Epaminondas

Hi there, I've now added the references to the bibliography section. I'll continue trying to add references and re-write where I can!MinisterForBadTimes (talk) 07:11, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

I've clarified the references you asked about, in the article. Cheers!MinisterForBadTimes (talk) 08:59, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm away until Monday now, so there won't be any more input from me for a few days. Hopefully we've done enough to keep the article featured though. I'll continue to add detail, reference etc. when I get back, but I think I might have got as far as possible with only the ancient sources. For the 'Assessments', I think more modern sources will be useful. Thanks for all your input, Cheers, MinisterForBadTimes (talk) 14:39, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

• Hey Yanni--funny timing; I hadn't logged on here in months, and happened by a few days after you posted this note. It looks like you're doing a great job making some improvements to good old Epaminondas. I wish I were able to offer real help like I used to, but alas, I'm in Boston, my books are in St. Louis, I no longer have access to the university library that used to fuel my writing, and all of my free time is spent at the office (I'm there now, in fact, though obviously goofing off a little). That said, this article was one of my proudest accomplishments on Wikipedia, and I'd like to see it stay in good standing, so I'll do what I can. It does look like the Boston Public Library has a copy of The Soul of Battle to hand, so I'll try to at least add page numbers and citations from that in the next week, and I'll be happy to do what I can with the prose as well (if you can't cite, write...). I hope you're well too--it's been a long time, but I have fond memories of teaming up to make the internet a little richer in snazzy biographies of interesting Greeks. I'm going to provide you with a contact email that you can reach me at, since catching me at my talk page was a piece of random luck. --Robth^Talk 00:13, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

• I also mailed you! Looking forward to receiving the contact mail of yours! These were really the good old days, and you knew and know that you were one of my inspirations for working on this project. Which, by the way, is poorer without you!--Yannismarou (talk) 12:51, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Edit request

Hi - thanks for offering the review, but I currently have neither the time nor the inclination to do any major work on wikipedia. Sorry about that. Because I posted the request so long ago, I'm sure that whatever work I wanted reviewed has been heavily revised in the meantime anyway, so it wouldn't be much use to me now. You could always post comments on the talk page of the article in question. Cheers - Lexo (talk) 23:42, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Ok, then I'll archive it.--Yannismarou (talk) 14:30, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Edits by user [1]

Dear administrator! The above mentioned user keeps on editing the Greek names of Turkish cities in articles such as Roza Eskenazi, Aristotle Onassis etc. To my relief, he is not vandalizing the pages. However, I'm wondering if such a practice is in conformity with WP naming conventions. Take a look and maybe raise the issue on WP Greece's talkpage. Thanks! Pel thal (talk) 17:51, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Ruthless sysop watching him over --Yannismarou (talk) 23:46, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Α ρε Γιάννη...

If you really want to keep revert-warring me, can I make a suggestion, couldn't we take the duel off to some other article, say, Graecoanatolica macedonica? Several advantages: it's the most pertinent title possible, the subject is already dead and won't mind, and it offers an obvious hook for whoever makes the unavoidable step of immortalising us at WP:LAME. Whaddya say? Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:07, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

There is no "duel". There is only one edit warrior (you) versus the status quo ante.--Avg (talk) 17:14, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Warum nicht, Fut? Aber ziehe ich etwas anderes vor. Meine Antwort wird poetisch und heroisch sein:

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[32]	Ευθύς εκαβαλίκευσαν, 'ς τόν κάμπον κατεβαίνουν.	They mounted at once and they came to the battlefield.
[33]	Ώς δράκοντες εσύριζαν και ως λέοντες εβρύχουντα	They hissed like serpents, they roared like lions,
[34]	και ώς αετοί επέτουντα και εσμίξαν οι δύο.	They soared like eagles, and the two clashed.
[35]	Και τότε να ειδής πόλεμον καλών παλληκαρίων	And then you could see a fight between fine brave youths.
[36]	και από της μάχης της πολλής κρούσιν διασυντόμως	In the heat of the battle they struck continuously,
[37]	και από τον κρύπον τον πολύν και από το δός και λάβε	and from the great clashing and the cut and thrust
[38]	οι κάμποι φόβον είχασιν και τα βουνά αηδονούσαν,	trees were uprooted and the sun was darkened,
[39]	το αίμαν εκατέρεεν εις τα σκαλόλουρά των	Blood flowed down over their horse-trappings
[40]	και ο ίδρος τους εξέβαινε απάνω απ'τα λουρίκια.	and their sweat ran out over their breastplates.
[41]	Ήτον γάρ του Κωνσταντή γοργότερος ο μαύρος,	Constantine’s black horse was speedier,
[42]	και θαυμαστός νεώτερος ήτον ο καβαλάρης.	and its rider was a marvellous young man.
[43]	κατέβηκε εις τον αμιράν και κρούει του ραβδέα	He charged at the emir and struck him a blow with his stick,
[44]	και εχέρισεν ο αμιράς να τρέμη και να φεύγη.	and then the emir began to tremble and flee.
[45]	Σαρακηνός ελάλησεν τον αμιράν της γλώσσης:	A Saracen addressed the emir in his own tongue:
[46]	"Πιάσε, μούλε, τον άγουρον, ταχέως να τον νικήσης,	"Seize the youngster, my lord, and grab a quick victory,
[47]	μή εις σύντομόν του γύρισμα πάρτη κεφαλήν σου.	so that he doesn’t take your head off with his sudden turn.
[48]	Αυτός καλά σ'εσέβηκεν τώρα να σε γκρεμνήση.	He has made a fine attack on you and now he might finish you off.
[49]	Εγώ ουδέ τον εγνοιάζομαι να τον καταπονέσης,	I don’t think, my lord, you are going to do him much harm,
[50]	αλλά μή το καυχάσεται ότι έτρεψε φουσάτα."	but don’t let him boast that he routed an army."
[51]	Και ο αμιράς ως το ήκουσεν, μακρέα τον αποξέβην,	When the emir heard this, he withdrew some way from the youth,
[52]	έριψεν το κοντάριν του και δάκτυλόν του δείχνει	he threw away his spear and showed him his finger,
[53]	και μετά του δακτύλου του τοιούτον λόγον λέγει:	and with this gesture said these words:
[54]	"Να ζής, καλέ νεώτερε, εδικόν σου είναι το νίκος."	"May you live and rejoice, young man, for victory is yours."

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--Yannismarou (talk) 21:11, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Seriously, now. And believe me, I mean every word I write here. I highly respect you, and I always regarded you (and I'll still regard you) as one of the most competent sysops this project has. As a matter of fact, I think that you're born to be a sysop! Your genes knew it before you! But, with all due respect, I feel that in the Macedonian-related articles your stance is not even, and diachronically you are not at all consistent in what you're saying and doing. The fact that you even went against a consensual popular vote in the RoM article for the bolding is outrageous! I could expect it from Taivo but not from you. About the bolding?!!! Your stance there is not more justified than Tassos' stance in Graecoanatolica macedonica, where indeed I cannot find anything in MOSMAC in support of the fYROM naming.

If the fact that all (or at least most of) the Greek users are critical towards your stance does not say anything to you, then I am sorry. I will not say anything else. And don't tell me that users like Tassos are nationalists, because I'll tear my clothes (and this is not a nice spectacle, believe me, I am fatter than I used to be). Concerning the duel, it is you who declared the war, arguing that there is no other solution but to ban the one side. If you think so, go for it! As far as I am concerned, I'll never stop to respect you and thank you for your moral support during my RfA, but I'll stand up for what I believe, even if that means that I'll have to be ousted from this project. If ever comes, this is going to be a sad moment for me, but, thank God, I have a full life, and many other things to do outside Wikipedia.--Yannismarou (talk) 21:35, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi Yannis. Sorry about that but since the Graecoanatolica macedonica article was mentioned, I need to clarify that, unfortunately, I took what I thought was a humorous WP:BAIT where I also took the opportunity to introduce, in jest, in my edit summary, the non-existent Greek cabal, a figment of some users' imagination. Making this edit I did not fully consult the WP:NC manual but I thought I was making a proper edit. And for sure this edit was not a nationalist statement either. It was rather a light hearted response to Future's humorous challenge on your talkpage. That Future turned off his humorous genes during his reversal of my edit so that he could issue a rather caustic edit summary is surprising. I know Future has a great sense humour but unfortunately he chose to suppress it in this instance in favour of a baseball bat. I am disappointed, but this is not the first time. As far as my nationalist agenda in Wikipedia you can check my record of participation in these discussions, which aside from the latest flare-up is very sparse. When I, rarely, contributed in the past it was mostly to try to calm things down as in here: [2]. The latest round however caught me off guard in large measure due to the amount of bad faith and other nasty incidents directed at the Greek side which I found unwarranted and anti-intellectual in their scope, due to the persistent mantra that all Greek editors are just motivated by blind nationalism and that their arguments are patently tainted as a result. This is an anti-intellectual approach based not on rebutting the arguments but assuming bad faith from all the Greek editors, which is simply ridiculous. Greek walled gardens and Greek cabals are suggested with a straight face, while others talk about Greek nationalist gangs. This current demonisation of the Greek element is why I chose to get involved. If this drivel directed at the Greeks is true and the solution to this naming dispute was so easy, why then all these years so many debates took place including the ill-fated WP:MOSMAC essay? All such precedents were suddenly disregarded and hidden under the carpet just so as to throw the mud at the Greeks. That's hardly fair to all these hard working intellectuals from both sides who took pains to debate these issues for so many years. It is also anti-intellectual, simplistic and confrontational. Anyway, sorry for taking so much space on your talkpage. At least talking to a friend makes this sad affair somewhat less of a burden. Take care. Τάσος (Dr.K. logos 23:31, 4 April 2009 (UTC))

Leaving for a moment aside this sad story, I am happy for your thread here, because you reminded of doing something I wanted for a long time: to thank you for having a look from times to times to the Byzantine empire article, whose maintenance is a titanic mission, and need collective work.--Yannismarou (talk) 23:45, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Wow, that was a fast reply. I don't think I deserve these thanks because I don't think I did all that much on the article, but thank you for your kind comments. Take care. Tasos (Dr.K. logos 23:59, 4 April 2009 (UTC))

I have people watching the page 24 hours a day. But keep it quiet ... Καληνύχτα Τάσο. Την κάνω σε λίγο!--Yannismarou (talk) 00:05, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Now I get it. I've got a few of my own. My people may meet your people one day. Καληνύχτα Γιάννη :) Τάσος (Dr.K. logos 00:09, 5 April 2009 (UTC))

Akritika? As far as I am concerned, reverting duels with Greek people usually remind me of less heroic feats. Like the anecdote about the villager who took her neighbour to court over the use of the village cistern for irrigating their gardens. They had been revert-warring over opening and shutting one of their water channels: Pai aftos, Kyr' nirudhika m', kai tu vaz' sapan'. Lipon, pau ighú, tu vaz' kat'. Aftos tu vaz' pan'! ighú tu vaz' kat'. Aftos, tu vaz' pan'!... -- Fut.Perf. ☼ 10:24, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Then don't initiate them, especially in articles where you see a long-time consensus (with no participation from Greek nationalists) like Council of Europe. Your practice reminds me the practice of a Greek villager who checks if the owner of the neighboring real estate is there, and if he finds him missing, he goes and installs himself there. When the owner returns and demands his property, he starts screaming: "Φύγε από δω, ρε! It is mine! I decided it!"--Yannismarou (talk) 10:29, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Αγαπητέ μου, δεν σου έχει πει κανείς ότι οι έννοιες «Γερμανός» και «χιούμορ» είναι ασυμβίβαστες; ·ΚΕΚΡΩΨ· 16:48, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Όχι ακριβώς Κέκρωπα. Απλώς έχουν ένα παραπάνω διακόπτη με τον οποίο μπορούν να αναβοσβήνουν το χιούμορ. Τάσος (Dr.K. logos 21:36, 5 April 2009 (UTC))

Note

Glad to see you back at FAC !!! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:01, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Girl, it took you some days to see me, but thanks! Well, let's be honest ... I am back because I missed you ... ... ...

Keep up the good work both in FAC and FARC, Sandy! Cheers!--Yannismarou (talk) 22:05, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

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Roman-Persian Wars

This will probably annoy you hugely, but here goes. After a lengthy absence from the article, and from Wikipedia in general, which was largely provoked by the interminable storm in a teacup over the introduction to this article last summer, I have returned and edited it again. See what you think.

Please, don't throw anything at me. Zburh (talk) 00:51, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

No problem

I always assume good faith, I screamed only in order to make others assume good faith, and not create sections named "The lead again and the "misuse"(-"manipulation") of sources". :-) See you, Balkanian`s word (talk) 16:48, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Fut, only about the academic terminology:-)Balkanian`s word (talk) 18:34, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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Γιαννη μου, δεν τα χουμε πει εδώ και καιρό αλλά είναι πάντα χαρά μου. Ελπίζω να τον πιούμε τον καφέ που λέγαμε, αλλά ακόμα κι αν δεν προλάβουμε αυτόν τον καιρό, επιφυλάσσομαι για το μέλλον. Είδα τα σχετικά που μου ζήτησες και πολύ πρόχειρα σου γράφω μερικές παρατηρήσεις (βαριέμαι αφόρητα να γράψω στα αγγλικά και οι ενδιαφερόμενοι είναι δόξα σοι ο Θεός όλοι τους ελληνομαθείς). Κατ' αρχάς, όπως είχα επισημάνει παλιότερα στον FP το βασικότερο έργο σε σχέση με τους Σουλιώτες είναι το Βάσω Ψιμούλη, Σούλι και Σουλιώτες, Αθήνα 2005², όπου και ΟΛΗ η σχετική βιβλιογραφία (ελληνική και ξένη). Πρόκειται για μια βαρβάτη, εμβριθέστατη, επιστημονικότατη και πλήρως απαλλαγμένη από εθνικιστικές αγκυλώσεις διδακτορική διατριβή 560 και πλέον σελίδων (κόσμημα ακαδημαϊκής ιστορικής γραφής και έρευνας... μακάρι να γράφαν έτσι και στα υπόλοιπα βαλκάνια) που ξεκινάει από την πρώτη εγκατάσταση των αλβανικών φύλων κατά τον 13ο-14ο αιώνα και φτάνει μέχρι την ελληνική επανάσταση. Σύμφωνα με την Ψιμούλη: Οι Σουλιώτες ήταν ένας ορεινός ελληνορθόδοξος πληθυσμός, αλβανικής καταγωγής εν πολλοίς δίγλωσσος, που προκειμένου να επιβιώσει αναγκαζόταν να εκμεταλλεύεται ανελέητα τους αγροτικούς πεδινούς πληθυσμούς (ελληνικούς και αλβανικούς). Το αλβανικής καταγωγής μπορείς πολύ απλά να το διαβάσεις και ως Αλβανοί σκέτο. Η έννοια της εθνικής ταυτότητας δεν υπήρχε αλλά οι ίδιοι είχαν πλήρη συνείδηση της καταγωγής και της διαφορετικότητάς τους τόσο από τους έλληνες ομόδοξούς τους όσο και από τους εξισλαμισμένους Αλβανούς (τουθόπερ τους πραγματικούς Τσάμηδες) που τους περιέβαλλαν. Η ουσιαστική ενσωμάτωσή τους στο νέο "ελληνικό έθνος" γίνεται πράγματι κατά τη διάρκεια της επανάστασης όταν διωγμένοι για δεύτερη και οριστική φορά από το Σούλι ταυτίζονται με τον ελληνικό αγώνα για ανεξαρτησία με την ελπίδα της αποκατάστασής τους στο υπό ίδρυση ελληνικό κράτος. Η πορεία προς την ενσωμάτωσή τους γνώρισε πολλά σκαμπανεβάσματα και ολοκληρώθηκε σταδιακά. Ο φίλος μας ο Balkanian αν και του δίνω τα χίλια δίκια για τις μαλακίες που κατά καιρό έχει ακούσει κι ο ίδιος και οι καθόλα συμπαθείς και συχνά αδικημένοι συμπατριώτες του από τους δικούς μας υπερπατριώτες πέφτει δυστυχώς (με το κεφάλι και εθελουσίως μάλιστα) στην ίδια παγίδα με τους κατά καιρούς ελληναράδες προσπαθώντας να προωθήσει τον τσάμικο αλυτρωτισμό (γιατί περί αυτού δυστυχώς πρόκειται). Εν ολίγοις έχει διαμορφωθεί και πάλι το γνωστό καταθλιπτικό τοπίο της Wikipedia όπου τα κοινά στοιχεία μεταξύ των λαών αντί να ενώνουν διχάζουν. Αλλά έστω... Σε σχέση με τη γλώσσα τώρα (αντιγράφω κατά λέξη από την Ψιμούλη σελ. 214-215):"Σύμφωνα με τον εκδότη και σχολιαστή του κειμένου (ενν. το ελλληνοαλβανικό λεξικό του Μπότσαρη), Τίτο Π. Γιοχάλα το αλβανικό ιδίωμα του λεξικού ανήκει στην τοσκική διάλεκτο της Ν. Αλβανίας, με επιβιώσεις όμως πολλών αρχαϊκών γλωσσικών στοιχείων, τα περισσότερα από τα οποία απαντώνται σήμερα στην ομιλούμενη αλβανική των ελληνο-αλβανικών κοινοτήτων της Κάτω Ιταλίας. Από τα σημερινά ομιλούμενα αρβανίτικα ιδιώματα, ο Γιοχάλας θεωρεί ότι η ελάχιστα ομιλούμενη σήμερα διάλεκτος του χωριού Καναλάκι και ιδιαίτερα του χωριού Ανθούσα (Ράπεζα) βρίσκεται εγγύτερα, γλωσσικώς προς το υλικό του Μάρκου Μπότσαρη." Αυτά λέει ο Γιοχάλας και μόνον αυτά. Σε σχέση τώρα με την πρώτη τους εμφάνιση στον χώρο της Ηπείρου, είδα να γίνεται αναφορά στον Arnakis και να του αποδίδεται η άποψη ότι "ήδη πριν από τον 12ο αιώνα τα αλβανικά φύλα βρίσκονταν στην βόρειοδυτική Ελλάδα". Δυστυχώς εδώ αποκαλύπτονται οι κίνδυνοι της ψευτοέρευνας στο διαδίκτυο. Το παράθεμα δεν προέρχεται από άρθρο του Arnakis ούτε απηχεί την άποψή του. Πρόκειται για βιβλιοκρισία που ο Arnakis έγραψε στο περιοδικό Speculum για το πασίγνωστο έργο του Βακαλόπουλου Ιστορία του Νέου Ελληνισμού Α. Οι Αρχές και η διαμόρφωσή του

Στο απόσπασμα που παραθέτει ο συμπαθής Balkanian ο Αρνάκης απλώς αναπαράγει την άποψη του Βακαλόπουλου και η υποψία μου είναι ότι έχει γίνει τυπογραφικό γιατί ο Βακαλόπουλος ήταν πάντα υπέρ της άποψης ότι τα πρώτα αλβανικά φύλα στον χώρο της Ηπείρου εμφανίζονται μετά τα μέσα του 13ου αιώνα. Απ' ό,τι είδα ο Balkanian υποστηρίζει στη σελίδα των Τσάμηδων ότι θα παρουσιάσει ολόκληρη τη σελίδα του άρθρου που υποτίθεται ότι έχει διαβάσει και αυτό θα έχει οπωσδήποτε ενδιαφέρον. Αν μου το ζητήσεις σου στέλνω τη βιβλιοκρισία να δεις και μόνος σου τι εστί misquotation... αλλά έστω.

Γιάννη μου να με συμπαθάς αλλά είναι τόσα ακόμα που ειλικρινά δεν αξίζει τον κόπο να ασχοληθείς. Ελπίζω από τα παραπάνω να πήρες μια ιδέα για την άθλια κατάσταση που επικρατεί γενικότερα και ειδικότερα και τη λογική που διέπει τους συντάκτες όλων των εθνικοτήτων. Η WIKIPEDIA είναι χώρος ιδεολογικής αντιπαράθεσης και όχι εγκυκλοπαίδεια. Μετά τα πρόσφατα επεισόδια τα οποία παρακολούθησα από ενδιαφέρον για τους συμμετέχοντες και όχι για τη Μακεδονιάδα καθεαυτήν συνειδητοποίησα πλήρως ότι δεν με κολακεύει καθόλου να συμμετέχω στο εγχείρημα. Δεν είμαι ούτε ελληναράς υπερπατριώτης ούτε ψευτοαριστερός του μετανεωτερικού "δυτικού κόσμου" που στο πίσω μέρος του κεφαλιού του ζει ακόμα στην αποικιοκρατική του ψευδαίσθηση. Όσο κι αν θέλουν να παρουσιάσουν τους Έλληνες (η ακόμα καλύτερα τους Βαλκάνιους - γιατί σ' αυτή τη γαμημένη χερσόνησο είμαστε ΟΛΟΙ αδέλφια) ως ανήκοντες στην φυλή των Μάο Μάο το μόνο που γίνεται ξεκάθαρο είναι ότι οι ιδεολογικές προκαταλήψεις και οι ψευδαισθήσεις μεγαλείου απ' όλες τις κατευθύνσεις καλά κρατούν. Το αποτέλεσμα ξέφυγε από τη όρια της γραφικότητας και μπήκε για τα καλά στη σφαίρα της γελοιότητας με άφθονη δόση χυδαιότητας. Τα παραπάνω τα έγραψα μόνο και μόνο επειδή σε εκτιμώ και τίποτε παραπάνω. Το μόνο που ελπίζω είναι να μη χαθω με μερικούς από τους αξιόλογους ανθρώπους που γνώρισα εδώ μέσα και τίποτε παραπάνω. Λυπάμαι για το μακροσκελές του πράγματος αλλά σήμερα είχα ρεπό και μπόρεσα να σου γράψω αρκετά, τώρα πάω για καφεδιές. Η μέρα έξω είναι γαμάτη! Καλή σου συνέχεια--Giorgos Tzimas (talk) 10:48, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

hi

Please, help me with something. How would it be in Katharevousa, "Arvanites" and "Arvanitia"?Balkanian`s word (talk) 12:15, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't think that Αρβανίτης is different in katharevousa; therefore it is probably Αρβανίτης (sing) - Αρβανίται (plural). Αρβανιτιά is a demotic word; I cannot think of a respective term in katharevousa (I would just say οι Αρβανίται). The problem is I don't have my dictionaries here for further analysis and info.--Yannismarou (talk) 13:01, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Update

LOL Μπαλώματα κατόπιν εορτής [3].

Γι' αυτό πρέπει να μείνεις! Γιατί στα θέματα αυτά η Wikipedia βρίθει ημιμαθών (μεταξύ και αυτών και εγώ, αλλά τουλάχιστον εγώ ομολογώ ό,τι δεν ξέρω, σε αντίθεση με άλλους [ονόματα δε λέμε υπολήψεις δε θίγουμε] που το παίζουν ειδήμονες και δεν μπορούν ούτε να παραθέσουν μια πηγή ούτε να γράψουν ένα άρθρο της προκοπής), ενώ εσύ πραγματικά με τις παρεμβάσεις σου (σποραδικές αλλά τόσο εύστοχες και εμπεριστατωμένες) της δίνεις λίγο φως. Φιλιά και καλή ξεκούραση! Εδώ στις Βρυξέλλες προχτές λιακάδα, χτες έτσι και έτσι, σήμερα ΣΚΑΤΑ!--Yannismarou (talk) 13:42, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

remark

Actually, it was nice working with you, but if you do not want to intervine thats ok. Let me put it in other words:

Souliotes are gererally remarked as a community of 18th century, but they are a community created in 15th century.

Having an Albanian origin, means that they would have an original language. THe current version is "Souliotes originally spoke their own" dialect, and than became "became bilingual in Albanian and Greek", without putting the time factor. How could they be of Albanian origin, and since their origin be bilingual? Shouldnt they have a original language. THe time when they became bilingual is unknown and really not intresting (my hometown is bilingual, all of us speak Greek, but Albanian is still our mother tangue).

As per their subgroup of Albanians, they would be either Souliote or Chams. They could not be Arvanites for example, a term confused in Greece too. (Arvanites are the Arbereshe or the Albanophones in general? If they are the first, than they are a dialectologicla, regional group of SOuthern Greece, if they are the second, they are just a sociological group). There are sources that explain that SOuliotes were part of Cham group (once more, Cham subdialect, costumes, music, dances, folk tradition, region), and not a distinct group.

Whatsoever, thanks!Balkanian`s word (talk) 14:04, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

The plaasure has been mine. Thank you for your feedback and analysis as well.--Yannismarou (talk) 14:57, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Help

Unfortunately, the only serious source (my modern Greek history is even more neglected than my other eras...) on the Souliotes I have here is the book Giorgos recommended above (2nd ed.). I could help you by mentioning its general conclusion [Giorgos has become too much of a snob :P though he's absolutely correct about the, no, our general behavior here on wiki. edit: reading his post more carefully (apologies!), he's summarized the book's general conclusion very well, I'll keep the snob comment, however, so it lures him back out ;)] but you should give it a read! 3rdAlcove (talk) 17:09, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

LOL

So you think that I 'll stick around just to be subjected, let's say, to such breathtaking revelations [4] about the apparently academic consensus on the "agglutinative" nature of... erm... the Greek language... well nope. You once spoke of civilisational collapse. The Latins had a saying for it I think: Sic transiit gloria mundi... Τζιζ βαβά φτου κακά--Giorgos Tzimas (talk) 20:04, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

(Γιάννη, ελπίζω να μη σε ενοχλεί η Αρμένικη βίζιτα, αν ναι πες το και την κοπανάω) I did speak of a civilisational collapse but only when our Teutons start making mistakes of the Χάνδος type! 3rdAlcove (talk) 20:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

(Now that I understood who is who!) I have to admit that I have a difficulty to follow you! You remind me of the two old guys of the Muppet Show, who wittily commented on everything with their own code of communication!--Yannismarou (talk) 20:30, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Armenikes vizites are welcomed, but have in mind that you'll be archived. My talk page is never blanked! I am an archive-freak!--Yannismarou (talk) 20:33, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

To ένα σοκ διαδέχεται το άλλο! Βασίλη μου αν δεν το κατάλαβες ο Γιάννης μόλις μας αποκάλεσε ΒΙΖΙΤΟΥΔΕΣ στην περίληψή του. Άτιμε και σε είχα και σε υπόληψη... καλοπερνάμε βλέπω στας Βρυξέλας...--Giorgos Tzimas (talk) 20:39, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Ω, ρε π... Jeanne retourne, s'il te plait au lit, et je viens. Je suis trahi ici par mon resumee. Quelle honte!--Yannismarou (talk) 20:53, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Το "Πορνόγιαννος" είναι δείγμα αγγλουτινέισον ή φιούζιον άραγε; 3rdAlcove (talk) 20:43, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Τι να σου πω κι εγώ. Σάμπως και ξέρω πια. Ίσως θα χρειαστεί να ρωτήσουμε κανέναν μορφωμένο του εξωτερικού. Εγώ "ντεν έκω διδακτορικό καρντιά μου".--Giorgos Tzimas (talk) 20:50, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Tsakoniko me mia essence extinct Souliotic.--Yannismarou (talk) 20:53, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

You have mail, you horny son of a gun you!--Giorgos Tzimas (talk) 21:12, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

I got it, you ... you ... you something!--Yannismarou (talk) 21:21, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Intresting

Take a look on this book [5] its primary and unreliable, but its quite intresting about the way Albanians and Greeks was seen by each other at the end of 19th century. After page 50 it speaks about Souliotes and Botsaris too much.Balkanian`s word (talk) 20:31, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

My connection here in my house is slow (stupid Mobistar!), but tomorrow I'll probably have a better connection to read it with my ease. In any case, Feraios got it right. We should have been in the same Balkanian nation, which would have become now a world super-power! Full stop! Seriously now, thanks for this interesting reading. I have a long way till I reach page 50 (because of my connection).--Yannismarou (talk) 21:06, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

By the way you have throughout the book what you had asked me: the katharevousa of Arvanitis!--Yannismarou (talk) 21:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Final comment: The foremost reason this book is unreliable is because it lauds Mavrokordatos!--Yannismarou (talk) 21:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Its great isn`t it. I brought not as reliable, but just to see the perception of the Greek society at that time. I have some other primeries in my talk page.Balkanian`s word (talk) 09:40, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Take a look

I have a question on Talk: Arvanites, please take a look.Balkanian`s word (talk) 12:23, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Also, please have a look at this very original piece of history-writing... Constantine ✍ 18:20, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

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Το πήρες τελικά το αρχείο? Αν όχι μπες να μου πεις να στο ξαναστείλω, να μάθω και τα νέα σου--Giorgos Tzimas (talk) 19:38, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Σου απάντησα ρε. Το πήρα και σου είμαι ευγνώμων. Μέσα είμαι τώρα. Αλλά με τρία μοχίτο και τρεις βελγικές μπίρες δεν ξέρω αν θα είμαι καλός συνομιλητής. Όλα γυρνάάάάάάάάνε.--Yannismarou (talk) 23:46, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

YEAHHH UR BACK

At least part time. I looked at my message thing, and noticed it was the Greece wikiproject and saw your name thinking, he must be back! Gabr-el 04:31, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

• Happy to cu too!--Yannismarou (talk) 10:15, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Macedonians (Greeks)

Please enrich the article than redirect it.Chrusts 08:55, 11 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyraechmes (talk • contribs)

Why??? Chrusts 10:53, 11 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyraechmes (talk • contribs)

What are the other views of the history of a Greek tribe? Do you have to suggest to me a different view of the history of Macedonians (Greeks)?Chrusts 11:29, 11 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyraechmes (talk • contribs)

Ok. Thank's. I although, insist for the existance of the article for one simple reason. The last 16 years a new nation appeared. They call themselves Macedonians. The global community seems to accept it. But, what happens with the Macedonians (Greeks)? If a reader search on the internet he xcould find thousands of aticles for ethnic Macedonians and maybe none about Macedonians (Greeks). It is absurd to consider that Macedonians (Greeks) stopped to exist in 1993. If there wasn't any political problem between Greece and Republic of Macedonia, maybe this article would not be necessary. But it is exactly because of the political dispute.Chrusts 11:46, 11 April 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyraechmes (talk • contribs)

Thanks

I became a member of WP:Greece, I`d be happy to work with you:-)Balkanian`s word (talk) 11:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Take a look on Albanian-speakers of Western Thrace. I created it today, and tell me your opinion.Balkanian`s word (talk) 14:42, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Assyrian people

Hi Yannis,

Unfortunately, I have a rather petty request. The page Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac people has been moved by one admin without any consensus a long time ago to its current name. There is now an overwhelming majority, with all users who participated in the article voting, to move the page back to its old name Assyrian People. However, admin User:Dbachmann, the admin who moved the page without a consensus has not shown signs of accepting any consensus. I was wondering if you could be so kind as to take a look at the situation. As far as I understand, no one is suppose to move without a consensus, nor ignore one.

Respectfully Gabr-el 03:39, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much again, I agree with you Gabr-el 17:11, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Slavophone Greeks

Περί του ΑΜπεΣεΝταρ, όταν πρωτοεπιχειρήθηκε να διδαχθεί σε σλαβόφωνους: Ψήφισμα 1ης Φεβρουαρίου 1926, συλλόγου γονέων και κηδεμόνων Αμυνταίου.

"Απαξάπαντες κάτοικοι και γονείς τέκνων φοιτώντων σχολεία Σόροβιτς πληροφορηθέντες παρά τέκνων των εισαγωγήν διδασκαλίας σλάβικου ιδιώματος, συμμεριζόμενοι δίκαιαν αγανάκτησιν και διαμαρτυρίαν τέκνων των δι’ εισαγωγήν εν διδακτηρίοις ανεπιθυμήτου γλώσσης, συνέλθοντες σήμερον εν αγανάκτησει εις αυτόβουλον και αυθόρμητον συγκέντρωσιν ομοφώνως εκφράζομεν πόνον για τελούμενον ανοσιουργήμα ημητέρας Κυβερνήσεως διατάξασας εισαγωγήν ανεπιθύμητου γλωσσικού ιδιώματος Ψηφίζομεν Εξορκίζομεν Κυβένησιν διαβίβαση Κοινωνίαν Εθνών έντονον διαμαρτυρίαν ημών τε και τέκνων δια τελούμενην βαρείαν προσβολήν εθνικής φιλοτιμίας και ελληνικής συνειδήσεως.

Διαπιστούμεν εμμονήν μέχρι θανάτου πάτρια θέσμια και ελληνικήν Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου ένδοξον γνησίαν παράδοσιν. Διακηρύττομεν ανάληψη αιματηρού πλέον αγώνος κατά πάσης βίαιας και ανελευθεράς επιβουλής πατρίω ελληνική γλώσσα ημών.

Αποκρουόμεν εισαγωγήν σχολείος ημών διδαχής μακεδονοσλαβικής διαλέκτου αναπολούσης εποχήν βίας, απειλής, τρόμου, αγχόνης, αιωνίων μέσων βουλγαρικής τακτικής. Ορίζομεν Επιτροπήν εκ των κ. Χατζητρύφωνος, Ι. Τάικου, Ν. Χατζημήτσεφ και Δ. Πέτρου Δίνε και εντελλόμεθα υποβολή τηλεγραφικώς ψήφισμα Πρόεδρον Κυβερνήσεως και Κοινωνίας Εθνών." Προς μετάφραση

Could someone please add an English translation please. PMK1 (talk) 13:34, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Ughhhhhhhh ... Yea, I can ... But tomorrow. Now I have to overcome the loss of my cellphone!--Yannismarou (talk) 00:17, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Try calling it, that always does the trick ;-) PMK1 (talk) 02:25, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Yannoulis Chalepas

Hello! Your submission of Yannoulis Chalepas 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! Todor→Bozhinov 20:23, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

well done

I do not understand "the new move proposal was made under the new circumstances created after the result of this article's move proposal". You do not seem to be taking my objection seriously. If you have reviewed the earlier polls, how is it your move suggestion is completely clueless as to what this is about in the first place? "teh slashes are an abomination" isn't a proper summary of the problem, you know.

The reason I am objecting is that your blunder will likely result in work for me. Are you willing to clean up the mess this causes? Do you realize we will be up in our knees in "Syriac" editors trying to create counter-articles to this one? Are you willing to babysit Syriac people preventing it from turning into a cfork? If you are willing to do this work, great. I'll see how you are getting on. If you're just going to walk away with the glowing feeling of a job well done and leave the "Assyrian/Syriac" topics to their fate, you have done everyone a disservice. Except for the ethnic trolls of course, who thrive on this sort of thing. --dab (𒁳) 10:24, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

I just realize you are involved here. I was fooled by your Greek identity, but you actually have an opinion in this, don't you. In this case I wasted my time trying to talk sense to you.

I take it you should be considered a partisan Assyrianist editor who has just pulled a stunt with your fake "consensus" based on "the slashes are ugly, don't you think so, dear uninvolved Wikipedians". You have deliberately misrepresented the case, and taken it upon you to judge the outcome of the "vote" on your own flawed "proposal". If you refuse to undo this, I am tempted to do so myself. I am extremely tired of this Syriac/Assyrian nonsense. If the arbcom was in working order, the whole bunch of you partisan editors would have been slapped with huge topic bans a year ago. Since the arbcom isn't in working order, and I really have no patience left to uphold encyclopedicity in this sad corned of Wikipedia, and since I seem to be the only uninvolved admin giving a rat's arse about any of this, the outcome of your efforts will likely be that anything remotely "Assyrian" will end up in complete disarray, permanently graced with four or five warning templates. A great service to the reputation of the Assyrian nation I am sure. --dab (𒁳) 10:33, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Yes, indeed, well done, you have just destroyed many years of work and comprimsing. Really great work, you have created what not so many have done before, you have created chaos. The TriZ (talk) 13:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Why do I have the impression that chaos was already there?--Yannismarou (talk) 13:55, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Don't ask me, I try really hard to understand you.The TriZ (talk) 14:00, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

I wasn't asking you. The question was rhetorical.--Yannismarou (talk) 14:01, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

And I was ironic. The TriZ (talk) 14:08, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Yannis, I urgue you to not get discouraged by the strong words of dab. He has a history of doing this. He forced me to retire from Wiki before because his words got to me emotionally. Do not get intimidated. We need a neutral admin like you working with the issue, since we've had only a partisan admin (Dab) who has maintained complete control of the project. There has been NO checks and balances of his power abuse. I tried to reach out to other admins, but after they quickly get discoured after dab barks at them with his harsh words. And oh regarding this "Yes, indeed, well done, you have just destroyed many years of work and comprimsing." - This is a joke, there never was any compremise, but rather a partisan user (Dab) moving pages on his own with NO discussion what so ever. Iraqi (talk) 10:35, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Regarding other articles, every singe page that has slashes, Assyrian/Syriac diaspora, Assyrians/Syriacs in Georgia, etc were all moved with no discussion by dab and friends. Can you move all these back to their original name since the reason given at the time was the Assyrian people page name had slashes? Iraqi (talk) 10:43, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Dear Wiki User

Yannis, I do not blame you for taking a wiki break for a while, but I just wanted to let you know that your input on this matter was appreciated despite what some users said. Don’t listen to a couple loud mouths who inappropriately call you names. My friend what you did was simply a result of a unanimous decision made by multiple users involved and non-involved, do not let a few users scare you off as they have done with multiple admins in the past. I can tell you from memory that at a least dozen have come and gone due to the scare tactics these users have used in the past. I will continue to support you, because you have done absolutely nothing wrong, a user who fits that description in its entirety has hypocritically labeled you a partisan. Take care, and be back soon. Best Regards! Ninevite (talk) 04:27, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the nice words, but I did not take the wikibreak because of dab. It's really the bear!--Yannismarou (talk) 22:55, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Birth date error - El Greco

In the summary box is the following information: Birth name Doménikos Theotokópoulos Born 1971 Crete, Republic of Venice Died April 7, 1614 Toledo, Spain

He could not possibly have been born in 1971.

Just thought I would bring it to your attention. Good luck with the bear. Phil

41.5.63.129 (talk) 16:52, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

arbcom page

As regards this edit, I think you are not supposed to write in that area, think you are supposed to put the comment in your section with a subsection like 'Response to Coren'. Just going off of what I've seen before, and a clerk might come along and clean it up as well. Nableezy (talk) 04:11, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

thanks.--Yannismarou (talk) 04:14, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Other participants to consider adding: Ev, chandler. I'll let you weigh the quality of chandler's comments at Talk:Macedonia. Ev's comments at Talk:Greece seem to have been more substantial from my recollection. (Taivo (talk) 04:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC))

Hope this all hasn't spoiled your Easter. Have fun with your little bear, and καλό Πάσχα. Fut.Perf. ☼ 10:48, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Καλή Ανάσταση!--Yannismarou (talk) 00:23, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Stamata Revithi

Congratulations on acheiving FA status on this article. Last I had checked in it seemed to be wallowing in obscurity. I'm so pleased to see that you were able to acheive the highest recognition for this article. Well done. H1nkles (talk) 16:43, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, pal. By the way, I did some edits in the Olympic Games article, but I soon ran out of time. I hope I'll be able to revisit the article, and help you as much as I can.--Yannismarou (talk) 00:24, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

I noticed and appreciate it. The Ancient Games section seems to be quite controversial. I've left it to people more advanced than I, such as yourself, to address the various issues in this section. I appreciate your contributions here and elsewhere in the article. Regards. H1nkles (talk) 15:14, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Macedonian naming dispute

Hello Yannismaarou. I need to ask you, is the current arbitration discussion only concerned with the actions of Chriso's unilateral decision to change the name of the Republic of Macededonia article, or does it take in the whole policy of the naming in the Greek article. Jack forbes (talk) 00:15, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Although I initially brought before the ArbCom the ChrisO's move (stating however: "My filing concerns mainly the User:ChrisO's move, but it is the ArbCom itself which will determine the scope of its competence, and if and how it is going to examine the related issue of the "Greece" article."), it seems that the ArbCom, as expected, will discuss the whole naming dispute issue. If it will regard ChrisO's conduct as a separate issue into consideration or as a parameter of the overall dispute, this is something still unclear. I don't know if I answered to your question!--Yannismarou (talk) 00:19, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

You have indeed answered it. As I have said throughout the discussions I detest any accusations of national bias, which is why I got involved here in the first place. And I mean any accusation's , whether that's pro Greece or pro Republic of Macedonia. I've always heard the country being named former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, but then I've always been a big football fan. The first thing Arbcom should concentrate on is Chriso's actions, deal with that and then decide on policy. Jack forbes (talk) 00:38, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Macedonia (terminology)

I have nominated Macedonia (terminology) for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Fut.Perf. ☼ 14:26, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

DYK for Yannoulis Chalepas

On 18 April, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yannoulis Chalepas, 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.

Shubinator (talk) 18:57, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

J. R. R. Tolkien FARC

Not many comments there, so I'm dropping you a note to let you know that I've updated it in response to your FARC comment, mainly to say that the one remaining "citation needed" has been dealt with. And thanks for commenting there. Carcharoth (talk) 12:38, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

What's this?

I, we, received this notice: "Please participate in a vote to determine the future copyright terms of Wikimedia projects (vote ends May 3, 2009). Vote now!" I cannot find any details on what we should vote. Any links? Thanks. Politis (talk) 18:58, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Follow the links here. It's a wikimedia-wide policy matter of what formal content copyright license we will be releasing our content under. If that doesn't sound very interesting to you, don't bother, because then it most likely really isn't of much importance to you. It just affects certain formal requirements we are placing on external people who want to re-use our material (requirements that most of them ignore anyway.) Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:48, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Now that is what I call stalking. Why are you following my edits FPatS? According to your standards that is harassment (not according to mine, I find it normal that people, including you, follow eachother's edits). Politis (talk) 12:48, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Sorry for the belated response. The link Fut gave is the right one. The poll and its result do not affect you directly. Nevertheless, IMO it is important to know how WP material is re-used. If you are interested in these legal and copyright details, then the above link will lead you to Q&A+additional explanatory pages, where extensive analyses and explanations are offered. To conclude, the issue is under what kind of license WP material will be re-used.--Yannismarou (talk) 21:59, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I followed the lead. The Q&A is not exactly run-of-the-mill; rather a q&a wrapped in a debate with a smattering of bells on it. Will take a closer look. Politis (talk) 13:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

To kaimaki...

Did you see the related thread here: [6]? LOL. Now we'll need to get the committee's permission before we're allowed to spread cream on our mountains with either ch or c. Seriously though, do you happen to know the exact explanation for the name? It's obviously Turkish, and kaymak is 'cream', but čalmak can mean all sorts of things: 'spread', 'blow', 'cut', 'throw', and others. Couldn't quite work it out what that mountain is supposed to be doing with its creamy coverage. Fut.Perf. ☼ 23:50, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

I have no idea! I was not taught etymology at school! And I don't know how to search it, since my library is far away to πατρίδα. By the way, I was always wondering about the etymology of the word, but I never expected that the issue would fall under the competence of ArbCom.--Yannismarou (talk) 23:55, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

In Turkish the spelling is Kaymakçalan so perhaps this? However, according to this site it means "thief of cream".--Avg (talk) 00:28, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

According to [7], it is butter churn, but I'm not too convinced. Kaymak is not churned, and "butter churn" is "yapan" I suppose. See tr:Tereyağı. Throwaway user (talk) 12:52, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Darn. There isn't even a single decent free photograph of that mountain either on commons or on flickr. It must look impressive from down near Vegoritis Lake, being so topographically prominent. Haven't we got some Wikipedian living up there in Florina or thereabouts? (BTW, why did you immortalise my "adage of the day" on your page? I mean, it's not as if it was one of my best or anything.) FAUoFPaS (Ж) 13:32, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

I was bored with Raul's comment's seriousness, and I felt like needing some change there. I did not have at the time anything more "πιασάρικο" and I just put it. I also was bored to comment to ANI. Too many visits for me there! But I'm sure I'll soon get bored again. Now, excuse me, I have a lesson of Bulgarian (honestly!). They told me that I'll also understand "Macedonian" (which are actually the same language, but let's not make it a big deal!), and I am thrilled!--Yannismarou (talk) 14:40, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Успех! I learned just a few words of West Standard Average Balkanian and Central Standard Average Balkanian, just enough to handle wikipedia image deletion templates in each. But the eastern dialect must be fun too. They say the central one is the most Balkanified of all, though. Fut.Perf. ☼ 14:48, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Успех?! Well, I'll learn in a few minutes what this is, and if it is another profanity of yours prepare yourself for another ANI night!--Yannismarou (talk) 14:54, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Uh, I'm scared. I can only hope google translator didn't fool me. Fut.Perf. ☼ 14:57, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Pray for that, pal! Otherwise, you're in biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig trouble!--Yannismarou (talk) 15:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Anyway, if you're really interested in diffs of me cussing trolls, I still think this one was better. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:06, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

So, how's the Bulgarian getting on? :-) Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:06, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Just starting,but I knew the alphabet from Russian, so we're moving fast!--Yannismarou (talk) 13:37, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Macedonia 2

An Arbitration case involving you has been opened, and is located here. Please add any evidence you may wish the Arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Macedonia 2/Evidence. Please submit your evidence within one week, if possible. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Macedonia 2/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, —— nixeagle^{email me} 03:31, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Looking forward to you presenting evidence first, as you have a much longer history with the subject and the behavior of other parties involved. John Carter (talk) 13:39, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

I have to warn you that my evidence may come a bit belated, namely a couple of days from now (Thursday or Friday). I desperately try to "steal" some time for WP! Unfortunately, I have to work and clean my house, wash clothes, eat something, cook something in order to eat it afterwards etc. etc. (Mom, where are you, when I need you ?!) And, of course, I also have to do my "digging" before presenting evidence. I may have a longer history (not as long as you imagine!), but keep in mind that my momery needs some refreshing in order to work properly!--Yannismarou (talk) 14:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Understood, believe me; take as long as you need. Stupid stuff like "food" does have to be dealt with once in awhile, I guess. I just don't want to try to add some evidence first, and then find that in the process I missed something or misrepresented something which people with more acquaintance with the subject would have added correctly. John Carter (talk) 14:32, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

I hope you realize the above was intended as humor. By the way, I have a list of all of ChrisO's relevant edits from the page move to his first edit of the RfA at User:John Carter/ChrisO. You might find it useful. I hope so, anyway. I'll see what information you take out of it for your statement and then make my own statement. John Carter (talk) 20:53, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

My comment was humoristic (partly! I was just doing some ironing!) as well. Thanks!--Yannismarou (talk) 21:14, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Just curious as to whether you've finished your input on the ArbCom yet. Particularly curious about the lack of any comments on the workshop page, and wondering whether you anticipate adding anything there or not. John Carter (talk) 15:41, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

By the way, you might be interested in having a look at these diffs with regards to ChrisO's most recent misconduct: [8], [9]. This is probably the most serious thing ever. Did I catch a Bass (fish) or what? --Radjenef (talk) 14:45, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

He's not the only administrator with questionable behaviour. Out of the blue, I was told to shut up without any arguments whatsoever. This is the second time, after being ridiculed and accused about my... future hopes. I'm curious: would some people actually say these things face to face?. But again, who am I to question? Greeks are faulty by design. At least, that's what my welcoming committee says. End of polemic. SQRT5P1D2 (talk) 17:26, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Μπορείς να με βοηθήσεις??

Γειά σου Γιάννη!! Χρόνια Πολλά Χριστός Ανέστη!! Έλειπα λίγο καιρό λόγω διακοπών, έκανα όμως και λίγα σχόλια (όσο μπορούσα) στο πολλ στην σελίδα Ελλάδα. Βλέπω ότι έγινε "δικαστικό" ζήτημα. Πώς μπορώ κι εγώ να αναμιχθώ και να κάνω statement??? --Michael X the White (talk) 07:12, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Since similar questions have been asked to me not only by you but by other users as well, I'll prepare a fool's guide for helping you with such questions. What an irony! I am jurist, I used to be a practicing lawyer for two years, and I never filed any kind of legal documents. And I now have to do something similar to what I never did in real life here! Gush! Anyway, when you see the red link becoming blue, go for it!--Yannismarou (talk) 09:51, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

As a fellow fool, I've taken the freedom to fool around with your fools' guide a little bit, if you don't mind. Feel free to revert if it sounds too foolish for you. Fut.Perf. ☼ 12:14, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I believe the correct term for your guide is "Fool's errand", ;) (Taivo (talk) 12:33, 23 April 2009 (UTC))

Yannis' guide fooled me. As for the sounds, dear FP, I had the nerve. Now, where's my wig for that soprano spot... :) Feel free to sing along. SQRT5P1D2 (talk) 23:00, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

"Newyorkcat is sceptical
about those FTL drives"

The jury is out. Fut.Perf. ☼ 08:19, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Always hasty. But you fell for it, dearest ;) SQRT5P1D2 (talk) 12:27, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Re: Greek War of Independence

Hi. That's something I haven't dealt with in a long time, and I kinda "phased out" in the meantime. I may not be able to recover all the details (I don't have access to the same material), but I do have some things around. The only thing is that this is really not within the scope of edits at the moment, so it may take me a while. Dahn (talk) 23:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Off-wiki evidence?

Hello :) Please, read this. SQRT5P1D2 (talk) 13:17, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Move article

Can you please implement the ruling of this? Talk:History_of_the_Assyrian/Syriac_people#Requested_move Iraqi (talk) 16:33, 30 April 2009 (UTC)