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December 25

Listing in Esperanto

I hope to eventually contribute to the Esperanto Wikipedia and I was wondering how you do lists. Do you list like kafo, lakto, kaj supo? Or some other way. YuriGagrin12 (talk) 18:49, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

It depends on the kind of list. Take a look at how lists are formatted here in the English-language version, and try to follow the model (allowing for things like alphabetizing c kaj ĉ properly). Bonvenu en la Vikipediojn! --Orange Mike | Talk 19:14, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

@Orangemike: Thanks! Dankon!

Change to the article Christmas

No translation is offered for "VIII kal. ian. natus Christus in Betleem Iudeæ" and I don't want to just add it without someone's approval.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 22:01, 25 December 2017 (UTC)

@Vchimpanzee: assuming you have a reliable source, you can be bold and edit the article yourself. Otherwise, the article's talk page is the place to discuss your proposed improvement. 2606:A000:4C0C:E200:B8D8:3FE9:323E:5312 (talk) 00:10, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

The translation is given in Chronography of 354. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:48, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

It's the eighth day before the 1st (i.e. kalends) of January, according to the inclusive counting method often used in ancient times (see Counting#Inclusive counting). AnonMoos (talk) 01:50, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

In other words, December 25. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:03, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

There is no approval required. WP:BOLD. And you do not need a citation for something obvious (WP:BLUE).

I do not know if you are confident in your translation; if you are, just do it. If someone doesn't like it, you can chat. See WP:BRD 86.20.193.222 (talk) 20:36, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

I've done it and so far no one has objected. I've been here more than ten years and know how things work, but I often feel a lack of confidence that what I want to add will be acceptable.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 22:20, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Kalends should contain sufficient sources for any addition you want to make. I think that the expansion of the abbreviation "ian." (Ianuarius) and the meaning of the Latin word natus come under WP:SKYISBLUE. Tevildo (talk) 21:57, 28 December 2017 (UTC)