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Translations edit

When you're translating pages from other language's wikis, it'd be helpful to also put links back to the page your translating from (something of the form [[de:Name of Page]]). -Mairi 30 June 2005 01:18 (UTC)

Titles edit

The titles for many of your State Leader articles are ambiguous. I.E. State Leaders in 42. 42 what? The dates need to be pre-empted with AD or suffixed with AD for clarity.Vanessa kelly 00:50, 28 November 2005 (UTC)Reply


History edit

Stop removing the byzantines! Bo 18:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

I'm just moving them to the Middle East section - other state leader pages before 1000 have them here.


The Byzantines where in Asia, Europe, and the Middle east at this time. I have no problem with you ADDING them to a middle east section, but their holdings where not just in the middle east. Removing them from Europe implies that they where not their. Bo 18:41, 14 February 2006 (UTC)Reply


You're at it again. PLEASE STOP removing the Byzantines from Europe. Bo 20:42, 27 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Roman Emperors are not listed separately in three continents, and Russian Tsars are not listed in Europe AND Asia. Queen Victoria is not listed in 5 continents!

What I'm doing is entirely consistent with the rest of the state leader pages - feel free to start a discussion on the talk page for this project. Kisch


Good idea! Where do I find the talk page for the project? Bo 13:09, 28 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Talk:State_leaders_by_year Kisch


Thanks, 'see' you there! Bo 14:28, 28 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Malamir edit

Malamir is a city in Iran, not only a Bulgarian tsar (because the proto-Bulgarians were indo-european people, not turks) - YOU DELETED THE ARTICLE OF THAT TOWN OMG!!

Wasn't Me! I created the article Malamir of Bulgaria - somebody else, quite a bit later, changed the article for Malamir in Iran to redirect to that. Kisch 16:18, 31 July 2006 (UTC)Reply


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