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Little note on city vs town vs village
Hi, just to let you know these three English terms correspond to miestas vs miestelis vs kaimas. Lithuania also has strict designations for each group. So if something is on the list of cities, it should be called a city and not a town. I know that it is hard to call a settlement with 1000 people a city, but that's how it goes. But you are doing a good job around here and I hope you will stay to keep me company ;) Renata 00:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
- Good job so far tagging articles! Keep it up, I am at work now so cannot join you :) Renata 14:12, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- As far as inconsistency goes: yeah, that's quite a problem and I hope with this template to solve it (at least a little bit). I think both Marijampole and Taurage are a bit over stub word limit, but just marginally. There are tons of stubs that are not tagged as stubs. So I would not solely relly on whether article has stub template or not to determine its quality.
- List and article is one and same for our purposes. Renata 14:53, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Labas
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Turbut pats matai kokie pasauliniai karai vyksta tarp lietuviu ir lenku... Ir as labai tikiuos, kad jie taves neitrauks ir neisgasdins. Nesamoniu buvo ir bus, svarbiausia yra ramiai darbuotis prie savo tikslo ir nekreipti demesio. Gaila, kad as per velai ta suvokiau ir is tos klampalynes per daug sunku islipti. Zodziu, tenorejau pasakyti, kad gal nevisada iseina per visus karus sustoti ir padekoti uz tavo darba, bet zinok, nelieka nepastebetos tavo pastangos ir sunkus darbas. Del to nusprendziau ir uzkabinti si ordina: uz visus miestus, ir PM, ir kitus ateities straipsnius, ir protinga laikymasi atokiau nuo musio lauko Renata 03:23, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
- Dekoti tai ner uz ka, bet pastebejimas del dabartiniu problemu labai aktualus ;) Renata 16:05, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Welcome to VandalProof! 1.3
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- PS sorry the last bach of welcomes failed to go out if you have readded your name can you please remove it thanks
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Look who's back :)
Welcome, and stick around more often! We are going to improve Vilnius here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Lithuania/General sandbox. Renata 01:54, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
ISBN Correction
Thanks AndriusG
- I didn't quite know where to put this, but I found the book at Libis [1], and then using the correct ISBN found it at the Library of Congress [2]. Hopefully, this will clear things up. Andrius 19:16, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
- Isn't teamwork great? Thanks a lot. It is even better when Wiki gets the interest of a young person.I tip my hat.Ekotkie 20:32, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for such a detailed response! I know about the ISBN mess. And it was my bad... I mistyped the ISBN. I just was in a hurry and did not notice the message left by the bot. so I decided to ask you what's wrong with the book because I have it right on my desk. But everything is corrected now. Your work is very much appreciated, and I hope you will continue. Renata 19:34, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
- In the bulk of ISBN's that I have corrected, the typical error is a leading or trailing number has been dropped. Sometimes something has gotten transposed. It is a time consuming task but when people see correct information being preseted to the public, then everyones work effort is worth it. Thanks for re-checking for that typo.Ekotkie 20:28, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
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Question about Lithuanian
Hello there, my grandmother and I were working on a Wiktionary page, and I was a little confused by what she told me. She is a native speaker of it, and I, although I am Lithuanian do not speak the language.
Now me question is , what is the difference between para and parą. She tells me it means 24 hours, and there there is two ways to write it. Now it may be an obsolete word, as she tells me its not really used.
Anything you could tell me about these words would be greatly appreciated.
Bearingbreaker92 | Talk 01:00, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! I really appreciate the help.
Bearingbreaker92 | Talk 22:01, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
Fair use rationale for Image:Tv3.jpg
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Exmoor & Exmoor Forest
Hi, You have previously edited the Exmoor Forest article and I'd like to ask your thoughts on merging it with Exmoor which is much more substantial & does include something on the history of the royal forest. I don't think the Exmoor Forest adds anything that the Exmoor article doesn't but wanted to canvass opinion before merging them & redirecting the Forest article to the main Exmoor article.— Rod talk 14:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
London Meetup - January 12, 2008
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Invitation to Wikipedia meetup in London
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Date: 13:00 onwards, Sunday 10 August 2008
Venue: Penderel's Oak pub, Holborn WC1 map
More information: Wikipedia:Meetup/London 12
Hello,
I noticed that you have listed yourself as a Wikipedian in London, so I thought you might like to come to one of our monthly social meetups. The next one is going to be on Sunday 10 August, which might well be rather short notice, but if you can't come this time, we try to have one every second Sunday of the month.
If you haven't been before, these meetups are mainly casual social events for Wikipedia enthusiasts in which we chat about Wikipedia and any other topics we fancy. It's a great way to meet some very keen Wikipedians, but we'd also love for you to come along if you're interested in finding out more about Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, or other collaborative wiki projects too.
The location is a pub that is quite quiet and family friendly on a Sunday lunchtime, so hopefully younger Wikipedians will also feel welcome and safe. Alcohol consumption is certainly not required!
Although the meetups are popular, many UK-based editors still don't know about them. It would be great to welcome some fresh faces, so I hope you can come along.
Yours,
James F. (talk) 09:27, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Please forgive the slightly impersonal mass-invite!
Your help is needed!
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Hi there :) I just want to let you know that your help would be appreciated to finish translations in Lithuanian for MediaWiki's VisualEditor software. The current progress is 48%, and VE will reach lt.wikipedia in less than a week (Jan 13th, as per my reminder at the local Village Pump). Also, if you feel like you want to walk an extra mile, please check if this language needs further help with the tasks listed at MediaWiki. For example, the User Guide is 25% complete, while sadly there's no Lithuanian Portal for VE. I know you can change this... Thanks, and happy 2014, --Elitre (WMF) (talk) 22:05, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
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