User talk:Albanau~enwiki/Archives

Welcome to my talk! User: Albanau.


 * Welcome to (en) Wikipedia! Kam pare disa nga artikujt qe ke shkruajtur ne gjuhe qe s'i marr vesh :) Sa kohe ke tek Wikipedia? Dori | Talk 03:30, Nov 29, 2004 (UTC)


 * Une per vete s'kam foto, por kam marre leje (GFDL) me perdor foto nga Marc Morell dhe Bernard Cloutier: shiko User:Dori/Permissions. Disa nga keto foto i kam ngarkuar: shiko User:Dori/Media/Images. Dori | Talk 13:51, Nov 30, 2004 (UTC)

I don't like categories, and I am boycotting them. Most of the images you can already get from the links I posted above. The rest you can probably get by following the articles listed at: List of Albania-related articles. You can find a lot of images on the German Wikipedia (I don't edit much there, but I have seen images when I've followed the interwiki links from the English articles). Shnet. Dori | Talk 02:09, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)


 * Can you please help just with this category. It becomes so much easier to have all the images regarding Albania, and plus that I need all this image for the swedish wiki where I have made over 130 articles in only about 15 days, and now I need image to my articles. Keep on with the good word Dori! --Albanau 12:33, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but I can't. As I said, you can get most of the images I know about from my gallery (link above). Dori | Talk 14:38, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)

Albanian Gallery
I will send an email to that site when I have some time. I doubt that they will respond though (a while back I sent many emails to official sites and I never heard back). Dori | Talk 00:48, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

Help please
That was due to the software conversion. It should be OK now. Dori | Talk 13:39, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)

Alan Shepard
Hmm, I didn't know about him. I'll translate some key points and add them to his article (the entire articles are kinda long :). Dori | Talk 22:07, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)

Article
Since they were the same article, I decided to translate the entire thing. I did this in one shot, so excuse any potential mistranslations or mistakes. Dori | Talk 19:48, Jan 2, 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the translation. You have done a very good jobb and should remain being instruktive person. I have my self contributed with an article to the english wiki regarding the "Origin & history of the name" that you can find at article Albania if you intressted. Tung. --Albanau 08:06, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

From Dr. Moikom Zeqo, Director of The National History Museum, Defense Magazine, 4 August 2003

While searching in the archives of the National History Museum, I found an extraordinary document by any means. Over a strong piece of cardboard there was a picture of the space craft Apolo 14, a photograph taken from the surface of the Moon. Alongside this photograph there was a small Albanian flag. Immediately under the photograph was the following writing: Antares at fra mauro, while further below the caption read: This flag was carried to the moon onboard Apollo 14 January 31 through February 9, 1971. It is presented by Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr., United States Navy, delegate to the 26th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

From this writing it was learned that the (official) Albanian flag was taken to the Moon aboard the space craft Apolo 14 from 31 January until 9 February 1971. This flag was presented by vice Admiral Alan B. Shepard Jr., of the Navy of the United States of America, who was a delegate of the 26th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Antares was the part of the craft that landed on the Moon and Fra Mauro was the name of the lunar landing place. There is also a handwritten message on black ink from Alan Shepard that reads: With the compliments of the astronautes of the United States. Alan Shepard 02.10.71, that translates into Albanian: Me fjalët me të mira të astronautëve të Shteteve të Bashkuara. Alan Shepard, 2 Tetor 1971. This document that holds the Albanian flag with the photograph on the Moon, together with the writings, was handed over to an Albanian diplomat by Alan Shepard himself, who also took part in the 26th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Alan Shepard, when he prepared this gift to also show authenticity, has written by hand the salutation not only from himself, but also from the other astronauts of the USA. This means that the fact of the carrying of the Albanian flag was the theme of a discussion of the fellow astronauts. Thus Shepard had talked to them of his Albanian origin. The gesture of Shepard is majestic.

While reading a space encyclopedia where yearly names of astronouts are found, we read the following information for Alan Shepard. He was born in East Dery, New Hampshire of the USA on 18 November 1923. He is of Albanian origin. He completed the Naval Academy in Anapolis where he completed a flying school for non-military pilots. Later he also completed the Marine School for pilots in Patuxent, Maryland, as well as the Naval School of War in New Port, Rhode Island on 1958. On 1961, the Russian Yuri Gagarin was the World's first man to be lifted into space. He flied in space as a passenger, while Shepard piloted the space craft during the Apolo 14 mission on January-February 1971. As an astronaut, he was the first American to fly in space, and the fifth to have set foot on the Moon. Before retiring, Shepard was promoted to Admiral. He died on 21 July 1998; thus living to the age of 75.

In the same enciclopedia, there was an entry for William Gregory, another Albanian-American astronaut. Gregory was born in Lock-port, New York on 14 May 1957. His origins are from the village of Dardhë in Korçë. On 1979 he graduated as an engineer from the Air Force Academy. He completed his doctorate as a mechanical engineer from Columbia University on 1980 and the doctorate for director (?) on 1984. During the years 1981 - 1986 he was a flying pilot on the FL11. He later served as a pilot instructor on the British Air Force. He has flied on over 40 kinds of airplanes and he has surpassed 5000 hours of flying. He was selected by NASA on January 1990 and he was declared an astronaut on July 1991. He completed his first flight in space of the Shuttle STS-67 on 2 March 1995 from the Kennedy Space Center, and he landed on Earth on 19 March 1995. He set the space flying record with 16 days and 15 hours while completing 262 trips around the Earth. He flied over 11 million km in space, has more than 400 hours of space flying experience alongside his 5000 hours as a pilot. He now works as a directory for the development of business (?) in Arizona, USA. While Shepard has died, we hope to meet Gregory soon. These two names have their own place in the Museum of Nation History and in the memory of Albanians.

VfD notice
Hello. Please don't remove or change the VfD notice inserted in some articles, as you have done in Albanau Community and European Forum. The notice is important so that users who find the articles can be aware of the VfD vote and have their say in it. If the vote result is to keep the article, the VfD notice will be removed. Thank you. JoaoRicardo 04:26, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Arguments
Hey, what's up. I have no problems with you posting arguments for the Illyrian-Albanian idea, but it would help everybody if you took more time with your arguments and got real references for them. Whoever is on the side of truth will win. Decius 02:04, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Origin of Albanians
Your vandalism of the Origin of Albanians article is inappropriate, and will result in your being blocked from editing if it is repeated. RickK 09:03, Mar 27, 2005 (UTC)


 * To second RickK's comments, please don't do that again. You blanked it, then moved the article to Testttttttttttttt and then to Testttttttttttt, then asked for it to be deleted as your test. It took a good deal of time to look back through the history, figure out what you had done, and then move the article back and delete the extra redirects. In the future, if you wish an article to be deleted, please follow procedures and list in Votes for deletion like everybody else does. We welcome your contributions but please make them through the normal channels instead of trying to sneak them in. &mdash; Knowledge Seeker &#2470; 09:21, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Archives

The Ottoman province Albania compromised the following four vilayet: Kosova, Ishkodra, Manastir and Yanya. I hope you knew that!? --Albanau 17:48, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

So what. The Serbian teritory during the reign of Tzar Dusan compromised almost all the countries below the Danube, Part of Serbia (with Kosovo), whole Albania, whole Macedonia, big part of Greece... And do Serbs ask for the independence of these areas?

Apollonia (city)
Hi. I translated the text. However, my german translations always sound stilted to me. Please check the wording, and add links to the text. Happy editing. -- Chris 73 Talk 21:10, May 17, 2005 (UTC)

Durres
Well I'm not Greek, and I know what Dyrrhachion is, so that argument doesn't convince me. Adam Bishop 07:36, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Neutral
I am neutral in the Origin of Albanians article. I will not erase arguments or statements in the article that support the Illyrian theory, as long as the arguments or statements represent the current views of credible scholars. I might not believe in the Illyrian origin yet, but I can't say it is impossible and I do not have the right to erase credited information from the text (unless, of course, it is no longer current, or has been disproven, or is mis-stated, etc.). Decius 22:46, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

In considering your subjectivities in regard to the article - the article have many times been considered for deletion. You've been intellectually dishonest by feigning neutrality. While much has been achieved in the last months, a lot more hard work is yet to be done on reaching neutrality. The article needs to be edited to conform to a higher standard of quality. May seem hopeless but given up is not something we should do. I admit that I need your help. We are opposite to each other, we have our own vision of objectivity and melting them together will produce a good article. Albanau 01:33, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Arvanitis
I think for now we should keep a close eye on User:Theathenae's edits. He has engaged in what can easily be classed as vandalism in the Origin of Romanians and other articles as well. If he continues and gets worse, we will report him, but I think we should wait for something more before we report. I read those edits he did and it is definitely wrong to have erased the term of Albanian ethnic origin (correctly speaking of the Arvanites), because Albanians are classed as an ethnicity regardless of the fact that the nation did not exist then as a modern state. That was clearly a demonstration of his nationalist Greek agenda, once again. Decius 22:07, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Theathenae continues to write on articles Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia insteed of Republic of Macedonia. One the article, Arvanites, he continues to deny that the Arvanitis people are the descendants of settlers of Albanian ancestry who migrated to what is now Greece. On article Arvanitic language he claim that a Gheg Albanian don't understand a Arvanítika speaker, that is totaly untrue, I myself of Gheg descant, eventhough I don't speak my native language (Gheg Albanian) so well I understand Arvanítika when I read it so well as I understand Tosk. L'Houngan from swedish wikipedia said to Theathenae talk page in arvanitika: 'edhé sa më thójnë u folni glúhën Arvanítika?', I don't speak Tosk Albanian but Gheg Albanian, however I understand this line and I can translate it to you: 'and what you told me was that you speak Arvanitika?' On the articles he have made up alot of things. He is a supporter to many theories that have been invented by politics for political purpose during Balkan's history in the begning of 1800- 1900 century. He have made clear on few articles and talk pages that the Vlach people in Albania are Greeks. On the article Arvanites he mention the Arvanites only as 'a people' rather then to specify 'a Albanian ethnic group' that settled Greece. Likely he want to claim that Arvanites ancestors are not Albanians. This is manipulation of history to the degree of paranoia. We should have a very close eye on him, he does edit pages alot, quick, I suggest we report him to other administrators that way we pressure him to stop writting from his point of view. He will likely give up, and hopefully he will learn to understand what neutrality means. Albanau 02:05, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

That's a good idea about getting administrators to review what he's been doing. Maybe you can get some administrators to read the paragraph above on this talk page, because you have made some good points above. Also, you can go to the Albanian Wiki and look for User:Dori to help out to. Dori can write very well in English but he doesn't use the English Wiki anymore, but he'll probably step in if you ask him. Decius 04:04, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Scanderbeg's page
It appears Highdule is trying to force his side in wikipedia completely ignoring other people's arguements and evidence trying to downplay them. I ask that his IP address be watched over and should he continue that he be given some kind of reprisal for his actions. I will continue to watch over the page. Tpilkati 29 June 2005 05:19 (UTC)

You totaly erased Bibliography
 * Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi, by Marini Barleti, 1508
 * George Kastriotis, by Paganel, 1860

when what you had to do was to find online sources for the books and more books about him. Let me quote a paragraph from the first link:

This is not the oldest printed book found in the National Library of Albania (the earliest dates from 1473), but it is the most important one concerning the historical-documentary value of the Albanian culture. At the center of the work stands the image of George from the Castriots family (known by the Osmans as Scanderbegi). For a quarter of a century, at the head of the Albanian military alliance, he faced the Ottoman invaders preventing their irruption in Europe. This work points out the influence of the Albanian prince on the political life of Albanian people, of the Balkan Peninsula people and on the Continent. The author's name, an Albanian from Scodra, appears at the top of the preface: 'Marini Barleti Scodrensis de vita & gestis Scanderbeg'. The publication data are taken from the colophon.

and I think the Library "Biblioteka Kombetare" is in Tirana, Albania.

I do hope that you put that information back when you understand that you were wrong.

MATIA 18:07, 21 July 2005 (UTC)


 * But aren't you trying to claim Skanderbeg Greek or partly Greek? Albanau 18:09, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

I dont know if he was partly Greek. Perhaps he was or wasn't. Would that make him less heroic? The books, or at least the first one, is considered an albanian cultural treasure. I don't really care if he was partly Greek, of felt he was a little Greek too. I understand how you consider him a hero (and he was) so I've made some notes on the talk page so that you can use them to expand the article. I personally think he was partly Greek but that doesn't make any difference. But we should mention what he wrote on his letter, don't you think? MATIA 18:29, 21 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep your views from distorting the article! Your views are by defintion subjective, and they must be kept in check within a Wikipedia article. Albanau 18:35, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

I'm not distorting any article, I just write my views on talk pages (I believe it's honest to know with whom you are talking). The two books (the bibliography section) you 've deleted is like hiding facts. You can see from the history that I was very carefull when editing the article. I told you the other day, that I've read something about his origins in the past. After reading the article about him and checking the external links I found this two books (after long google searches). I believe that you will put them back when you understand it. My personal point of view is that he probably was albanian who might had some greek relatives. This doesn't make him less Albanian or less heroic. I do hope that you will expand the article and I wish you good luck.MATIA 18:46, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Call for an administrator
To answer the question you posted on my talk page, yes I am an administrator. Thryduulf 21:30, 21 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Having read the evidence you presented I have decided not to block user:Chronographos at this point, but I have left a stern warning on his takl page that if he engages in any other personal attacks or restores comments others have removed as personal attacks then he will be blocked. I encourage you to remove the personal attacks from the page again (make sure you say in your edit summary that this is what you are doing) or preferably just remove the parts of the comments that are personal and replace them with "[personal attack removed]" or words to that effect.
 * I won't be around much longer this evening, so if he does it again I suggest you post a note at Administrator's noticeboard/Incidents (WP:AN/I). I am going to put a summary of your complaint and my response there now. Thryduulf 22:01, 21 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Thryduulf seems to have answered your question already. If you want stuff protected, get over to WP:RFPP and maybe leave a note on the admin noticeboard. - Mgm|(talk) 22:30, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Nope, we were discussing personal attacks, this is something els. Albanau 22:32, 21 July 2005 (UTC)


 * It would help if I knew what articles you want protected. - Mgm|(talk) 22:38, July 21, 2005 (UTC)


 * I've left the user who didn't want to discuss a warning note. MATIA (spelling?) has a good point, the 1911 Britannica has some bias, maybe it's best to work together to find a more recent source. Since (s)he is actually talking, I'll refrain from protection right now. - Mgm|(talk) 22:59, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Matia is claiming that the Albanian group population Tosks and Gegs are not the same people and the dialect they speak, toskërisht and gegërisht, is a separated language, he is using a old Encyklopedia and this is typical what is written in a old encyklopedias about the dialects of the Albanians language and the Albanian group Tosk and Geg. All new Encyklopedias disagree. Let make you aware of something, Matia is a Greek propagandist he have tried to claim Skanderbeg as Greek, go and look on the talk page. And Theathane he should keeps his views from disorting facts, simple facts. Albanau 23:09, 21 July 2005 (UTC)


 * Then, can you cite another source apart from Britannica to back this up? - Mgm|(talk) 23:13, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Back what up? --Albanau 23:16, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Tosk and Geg groups together constitute the whole of Albanian population, Geg are the northern Albanians and Tosk are the southerns. The Albanian language have two main dialects, Tosk and Geg. Albanau 23:21, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Simple facts..... Matia have claim that Tosk are a mishmash of people e.i. mixed with Albanians, Vlach and Greeks., which clearly makes him a Greek propaganist... Albanau 23:30, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Albanau I am very sorry and I can't understand why you call me greek propagandist. Anyone can see my contributions, here in this talk page, on scanderbeg's talk page and in wikipedia in general. I gave you some sources to expand the Scanderbeg article. On Arvanites diff history one can see me cleary stating that Tosks are Albanians. I have clarified on one of the articles about Arvanites (Talk:Arvanitic language) that Tosks and Ghegs are both Albanians, like on Ancient Greece, Spartans and Athenians were both Greeks. Yet they might have different dress codes, dialects etc, and I told you that you could use, after filtering out the biased info from 1911, those info to write two good articles about Ghegs and Tosks.

You on the other hand kept claiming on the Arvanites article and talk page that Arvanites are an Albanian ethnic minority on Greece, while anyone who studied the history of Arvanites can understand that they are not Albanians, and everyone, including you, should respect other people's history and their right for self-identification. And back then I didn't called you a propagandist.

If someone check the diff history in Scanderbeg, he will see that I 've added a bibliography section (as we've talked about before, here on your talk page). Your insecurity led you to remove from the Scanderbeg wiki one book that is considered as an Albanian Cultural Treasure. I'm not claiming Scanderbeg for Greece, I 've clearly stated (see above) that Scanderbeg was Albanian, who might had a greek grandfather (check his letters). That, as I said before, won't make him less Albanian or less heroic. Do whatever you want and whatever you understand. I would like an apology for calling me a propagandist, but I don't really expect you to do so. Good luck on your wiki editing.--MATIA 17:43, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

Hey Matia, many thanks that you do not go in edit wars with others and that you are calm and discuss the matter although I disagree what you just said.


 * 1) where in the articles did I describe Arvanites as an Albanian ethnic minority? I stated many times that Arvanites are dispite the admixture descendants of settlers of Albanian ancestry and that the Arvanitic language is variety of Tosk Albanian. The sources come from Britannica, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and Princeton University Press.


 * 2) reason why I called you a Greek propagandist was because you have further angered me in bringing Greece in this separatist and schismatic description of the Albanian groups Tosks and Ghegs and the two main dialects of Albanian language.


 * 3) you are allowed to believe that Skanderbeg was Greek or partly Greek by descendant and other Serbs are also allowed to beleive that Skanderbeg was Serb or partly Serb by descendant, however you and the others should keep the point of view outside the article. Skanderbeg does not claim Greek descendant. Regarding the name Epirus I told you that It was during medival time a synonym for Albania and Epiroti could also be used to refer to the Albanians. If you wish to claim Skanderbeg as Greek or partly Greek start a website for your purpose! PS: if you or any other make a smallest impression that he was Greek or Serb or partly Greek or Serb I will bring administrators to protect the article cause I already been fighting for a long time to keep the article clean from that kind of stuff.

In all well-meaning, Albanau 18:53, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

oh my godddddddddddddddddd!!!! i was currently viewing this site and i came to a stand still when i saw the two most horrible names in my vocabulary!! do you know what they are? Greek and Serb!!! first of all, i like to inform evryone that Skender beu or as he was originally called Gjergj Kastrioti was not Serb or Greek and for your information he didn't have descendants from there either....its insulting to think otherwise...its dimining for me as an albanian! serbs and greeks are not even ethnic, they are what we call sllavs...meaning they are "te ardhur"! what has further disgusted me is the fact that people with albanian blood repeatedly in this site refer to the original albanian language and their dialects gheg and tosk as originating from greekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!! i am ashamed.....its people like you-lot that anger me and this is the reason that albania doesn't prosper.....BECAUSE....we don't stick together but instead we choose to lick arse's of sllavs....its disgusting and every single one of you should be ashamed apart from the nationalists! i won't accept any lower... 'pacim! do you know what? if gjergj kastrioti was alive today (impossible i know) but nonetheless he would have said "i fought for nothing!!! absolutely f****** nothing!" i agree...i have seen albanians who become friends with greeks and serbs.....its not a pretty picture, i tell you that! i would rather die than stoop down to that level...its lower than dirt....and to be honest i will have my dignity, thank you!!!

ohhh one more thing!! for those of you who choose to write the name Skender Beu, Scanderbeg...what the hell do you think you are doing? Scanderbeg???? is this how albanians write the name? N O ... do you copy the name Scanderbeg from an english infested website unless you are an illeterate....doing a good job i must say! carry on with your incapability to write properly and you won't get far!!!

Chill out dude, it's a known fact that Iskender Bey is being claimed by Turkish, Greek and Serbian nationalists. Albanian nationalists aren't the only grave-diggers. Chill out. Get a life.

3RR violation
I have blocked you for 24 hours for a Three revert rule violation at Arvanites, see the following diffs: ,, , , , ,.

It appears that user:Theathenae hasn't actually reverted more than three times to any partiuclar version/phrase on that article (I haven't investigated the Arvanitic language article yet). Thryduulf 13:54, 22 July 2005 (UTC)


 * I accept your block. You should take a look however that I have taking part of the discussions on the article Arvanites and Arvanitic language and the only reason why review what he was doing was due to his refusement to discuss the matter on the appropriate talk page. Albanau 14:01, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Regardless of why you broke it, you broke it. Two wrongs do not make a right. Thryduulf 14:06, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree.. one more thing.. please check this out, and please send a warning Theathenae, to stop with the personal attacks. Chronographos was not the only one who called me an Albanian terrorist sympathiser... Albanau 14:09, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Νdίχμε̰
Could you please help me here and here. Φαλεμιdτέριτ. REX 16:09, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

I don't know if me asking you this would be inappropriate, but could you possibly list all your sources here to support your arguments on the status or the Arvanites. Thanks. REX 20:57, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

from Holy Roman Emperor
Oh, I wasn't aggressive at all, my friend (my apologies if I offended you) during Emperor Stefan Dušan's reign, Ioannina became an important and advanced, elbeit Orthodox Christian and Serbian Imperial city. The city of Berat (then Belgrad) was especially being constructed. And forgive me if I don't know the Albanian names for these cities, but the cities of Kroja, Avlona/Valona and Himara became Orthodox religeous centers. The Tsar enforced total equalty between Serbs, Arbanasses and Greeks; as is shown when the northern half of present Albania was governed by Karl Topia (until 1387) (th south were ruled by Despot John Asen (until 1366 and Master Alexander (1366-1370)). I see that you have been called a terrorst-supporter. Relax, user Mir Harven responded to my questin with a counter-question: "What's your life's problem? Facts?" and also told others: "Get a life, freak" and calls Serbs: the SSs (according to him, short for Serbian Sickos). I will be waiting impatiously to hear your comments... HolyRomanEmperor 09:20, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

? Nationalist? Sorry, I thought that it is a well-known fact that Skanderbeg called for his noble Epirian ancestry.... don't be so mad... Why did you not answer my last post, by the way?...? HolyRomanEmperor 18:17, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Arbitration for User:Theathenae
A petition for Arbitration has been brought against User:Theathenae because of his behavior in the Talk:Arvanites dispute. You can add evidence if you wish here. REX 14:40, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Sorry
Nationalist... Sorry, I thought that most people know that Skenderbeg appealled for his Epirian ancestry (don't be mad) Why did you ignore my previous post, by the way? HolyRomanEmperor 18:28, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Where are you??? HolyRomanEmperor 09:31, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Probert 19:21, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

Was that warning for me? And Albanau, why are you not answering me? HolyRomanEmperor 18:29, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Your true hides, Albanau, are finally being shown. HolyRomanEmperor 11:47, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

For your information
My user talk page is not the place to sort out your differences with other users on Swedish Wikipedia, neither is it a place to sort out your difficulties with other users with regard to articles in the English Wikipedia. Please take your dispute to the talk page of the article in question and sort out your differences amicably: if you feel you are not able to do this or you need an admin to step in then leave a note on this page and an admin who is available will intervene. I am quite busy at the moment and don't need this extra burden on my precious time. Thank you. -- Francs2000 01:16, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

What do you think about Serbs. I especially mean about 37,000 Serbs in Albania? HolyRomanEmperor 14:30, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Albanau! Albanau!
Albanau! Albanau! Where have you been, my friend? -Alexander 007 11:40, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

a note from MATIA
Please avoid labels like "greek propaganda" and for sure avoid deleting accurate parts of articles, it can be considered as vandalism. Thanks. +MATIA &#9742; 14:18, 23 October 2005 (UTC)


 * The last part of the article is inaccurate cause it is unaccepted in the scientific field and also it isn't a widespread theory. The author who made up that theory was a Greek, and is without no doubt Greek propaganda. --Albanau 17:31, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Where are you? Why have you been ignoring me??? HolyRomanEmperor 16:25, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

Fine, if you don't want to cooperate with me, I guess I can't meke you. Goodbye :(( HolyRomanEmperor 13:58, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

From User:Macedonian
Please see comments to your post at my talk page. Thanks. :) Macedonian(talk) 02:07, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

Welcome back Albanau
Welcome Back Albanau, drop me a note if you need assistance in anything. Rex(talk) 11:12, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

Votes needed
There is a poll going on at Talk:Arvanitic language to move Arvanitic language to Arvanitic (linguistics), to reflect the fact that its status as a language or dialect is disputed. This is done in all other similar cases (Flemish (linguistics), Mandarin (linguistics) etc). Please vote support if you support the move. Rex(talk) 15:50, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

what greek propaganda?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arvanites&curid=187266&diff=27198865&oldid=27196921

I suggest you revert yourself. +MATIA &#9742; 23:42, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

Are you a Greater Albanian nationalist? HolyRomanEmperor 19:50, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

How can I post a sample of Arvanitika along with an english translation? Acciajuoli

Acciajuoli

The life of Basil Sakelaris, the Troesenian priest.

(Freely adapted from the arvanitic.) I was born in nineteen ninety-seven, 1797, after the birth of Christ. And when I reached the age of seven, I learned to write in modern? Greek in Piyada (Nea Epidaurus?). Then I returned in my native country, and in 1808 I went to Poros, to study Greek under N. Bambakis. Then, after one year I got on a ship and we set sail to Constantinople, and then came we to Smyrna and we loaded raisins destined for Amsterdam. We set sail for Malta, from there we went to Mahon, and then to Mallorca, and we anchored in Argazilia (?). The sailors warned us not to go on sea, because the Algerians were offshore, and they would kidnap us. We went to sea anyway, they caught us and put our whole crew in their ship. In our ship the Algerians put some of their men and took us to Algiers. We remained there for four days, and then they released us, together with some other slaves. After being released we arrived in Calais, but we were sent off. Then we went to Lisbon, from there we went to London. We went to Helder by ferryboat (?) and unloaded. We entered Amsterdam six months after we set sail for the first time. Then we came back to Poros. Then I got married there, in 1818, and in 1820 I became a priest.

In 1821 the war with Turkey broke out. In 1828 I learned the allilodidaktike method? and became a teacher in Poros, remaining there until 1842. Then I left the island and in 1852 I was anointed priest for the king Ludwig. We went also in Toulon, France. In 1855 Ludwig released me from my duties and since then I have been employed in my church, with no other occupation.

Jeta e Vasil Sakelarit, priftit, Triziniotit.

in arvanitika U u leshë ndë ñië mil’lë e shtatë qint e nöntë dhietë shtatë, 1797, gka të lerrëtë e Krishtit. E, kur u shkitshë e u böshë shtatë viet, d’zura grammëtë êïéíÜtë ndë Pijadhë (ÍÝá ’Eðßäáõñïò). - Pra u pruarshë ndë katunt t’im, e ndë 1808 vaita ndë Porje, çë gje’shë grammë hel’linikí gka N. Bambaki. E pastai gka viti hira me ñië karav : e vammë ndë Pol, pra erdhm ndë Smyrn e ngarkuam staphydhe prë* [prë Zotin?] Amsterdham. - E lashuam e vammë ndë Maltë e gkah’ atje ndë Mahon, pra ndë Mayorkë, e zumm ndë Argazilie. - Atje na thoinë varkatë : “mos dilni jashtë, se janë Alindzerintë e do u grapñiënë.” Nevet duallm e na grapnë e na vunnë nevet ndë karav të tire e nde i ini karav vunnë Alindzeriñ, e na muarë pasoiet* [pasjet?], e na qellë nd’ Alindzer. E mbemmë atje katrë dit, pra na lashuan : pse ish qæroi çë lashuanë edhe të tierëtë shklev. - E, si na lashuanë i a thurm [thuam] e vamm nish-nish ndë Kalès, e nögkë na lanë, po na gjuaitin. E vamm ndë Lisbonë e gkah’ atje ndë Londrë ; e gka Londra muarm ñië matës detit e vamm ndë Hèldèr e shkarkuam ; pra himm mbörda nd’ Amsterdham, çë bömm gjashtë muai. - Pra u pruarm e erdhm ndë Porje. - Atje edhe u martuashë ndë 1818, e ndë 1820 u böshë prift. - - Edhe ndë ñië mil’lë e tetë qint e ñiëzet e ñië, 1821, gritim luftë me Turki. - E ndë 1828 d’zura al’lilodhidhaktikinë methodo e u dhiorishë dhaskal ndë Porje e mbeta ñierë ndë 1842. - Pasandai dolla e ndë 1852 u dhiorishë prift i Ludovikosë. - E vamm edhe ndë Toulo’ të Gal’lisë. - E ndë 1855 më lashuanë gka Ludovikua, e jam ñierë ndë sot ndë klishë t’ime pa doñië iatrë shërbes.

Ottoman province
"The Ottoman province Albania compromised the following four vilayet: Kosova, Ishkodra, Manastir and Yanya. I hope you knew that!?"

Such province never existed. It were only wishes of the Prizren League that such province should be created. Read your history better. :)
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_awakening_and_the_birth_of_Albania

Quote: "In July 1878, the league sent a memorandum to the Great Powers at the Congress of Berlin, which was called to settle the unresolved problems of Turkish War, demanding that all Albanians be united in a single Ottoman province that would be governed from Bitola by a Turkish governor who would be advised by an Albanian committee elected by universal suffrage."

PANONIAN  (talk)  18:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree that name Albania was used during the Ottoman times, but this use was only geographical. It was used to designate lands inhabited by Albanians, not any province or provinces. I hoppe that you know that one province have its borders, government and defined legal status within the country to which it belong. Term Albania was not used to designate these 4 Ottoman vilayets, but only parts of these vilayets inhabited by Albanians. PANONIAN  (talk)  14:50, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

By the way, you can help me with something. Please see is a correct Albanian name for Egyptians written here:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptians_(Balkans)

PANONIAN  (talk)  02:17, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Arvanites again
Albanau, please stop it. We had a very thorough discussion of the topic during the last few weeks, and those statements in the present article that you may find hard to swallow are nevertheless extremely well supported by references. In my view, this is the best that could be done in terms of taking the Albanian view into account in a good NPOV way. If you have any constructive input to give, or want to question any specific point, then please do so. But that wholesale opposition is really totally uncalled for. I could have understood Theathenae being discontented now, but really not you guys. Lukas (T. 22:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Permanent block on Swedish wikipedia?
Why did you get blocked on the Swedish wikipedia permanently? --HolyRomanEmperor 23:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Because of a dispute between me and two other administrators. And I'm not permanently blocked, I've been unblockad now for about six months. Albanau 10:16, 4 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh, well, it's good to hear that. Just please read WP:NPOV, WP:POV and WP:V (regarding the Greater Albania article). --HolyRomanEmperor 12:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm not at all certain about the number "two"... or that it was only admins... Or that the block has expired. (oändlig = indefinite or infinite). So Albanau, I don't understand how it could be that you (=the user Albanau) could be unblocked on sv:? Unless, of course, this is meant to admit you're using sock puppets to evade the ban? \Mike(z) 08:37, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Oändlig means "infinite", not "indefinite" (obestämd). The user is and has for long been permanently banned on Swedish Wikipedia for absurd POV pushing. sv:User:L'Houngan acts just like Albanau, but he still roams free on the wiki. He uses an IP in the same range, spams users for help with spelling (just like Albanau did and probably still does, he has been banned on several internet fora for this behaviour), and claims he's a friend of Albanau's. User:Armour could also be the same user, he asked several Swedish users on enwiki with help translating a huge article directly taken from Encyclopedia Britannica... See also (avstängd = banned) and  (where he does the mistake not to change the name of the forum where he posted...). See also Ban vote for Albanau on svwiki /Grillo 23:51, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

Arvanit
Dear Friend,

When you get a chance go to http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/english/reports/arvanites.html

Besoj se kjo pasi ka te dhena zyrtare ua mbyll gojen!

Arianiti

Just admind it already
Just admit that Greec, Serbia and Macedonia have taken the lands witch rightfully belongs to albania and the albanian people, talk all you want but the pure truth is that these lands are all inhabited by albanians and should be joined to albania. I dont really know why there is so much hatred for us albanians in the Balkans, we havent done any thing to anyone but yet you hate us so much, all we have done through out our history is suffered, torcered and been riped out of our land, we have been forced to move to this small corner of the Balkans, and yet you still want to pressur us and arent leaving us alone we want nothing more than to live in peace in a united county in the teritories that we ocupy nothing more, we dont want to take lands from any other countrys we just want our land is that too much to ask!!!!??????

RROFT MEMA SHQIPERI

JAM KRENAR QE JAM SHQIPETAR

Keni humbe
Pershendetje vellezer e motra. Ka kohe qe shume pak po paraqiten njerez qe jane dashamire te te ardhmes se Kosoves ne sajtin Kosovo. Nuk e di nee dikur ne histori eshte dashte te jemi me te bashkuar se tash. Ju ftoj te vini atje, edhe te bashkepunojme se bashku e te i kundervihemi armiqve te te ardhmes se Kosoves, qe jane shume, jo vetem fqinjet tane veriore. Ju falemnderit, Ilir pz 19:04, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

I do not enjoy wiki-stalking
However I'd like to know what's your problem. Right now Scanderbeg doesn't have the word Serbian that so much annoyed you. See also this (and then check it diff by diff) talk to +MATIA 10:37, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
 * My problem is when users present theories as facts in the article. What annoys you so much seams very clear to me, that the word "Serbian" isn't mention on the article Skanderberg. Theories should be presented as theories in the article, and not as facts. I made that very clear on the talk page Skanderberg.

''I propose the removal of disputed information when the veracity of such disputed information cannot be verified. The theory of the Serbian origin of Scanderbeg is contradictory, and based on the national romantic interest of the Serbian people. Due to this fact it has not been scientifically confirmed. The woman in question is supposedly a princess of Bulgarian origin. Yet it certainly isn't safe to say much about the origin of Scanderbeg's mother. This theories should be presented as as theories in the article, and not as facts.''

''User shouldn't expend great energy on searching information from one-hundred-year-old encyklopedias. Old information overwrites new information, and is is generally not useful information. It is unwise to rely on old information all the time because certain information has been controversially disputed ever since. The best way to get reliable information is from updated and objective sources''

Albanau 11:20, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Arvanites
If you aren't familiar with the process that helped reached consensus at Arvanites, then please go ahead and read the talk pages. Otherwise avoid misleading edit summaries, and for goodness sake don't start this circle again. I have much more sources available than I had during the autumn's ArbCom and much less patience. Let's work together according to WP policies and within sane boundaries and avoid RFC, RFArb etc. talk to +MATIA 09:59, 12 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I very much agree with Matia on this, even if I found his edit comment about "reporting" you a bit unnecessary. We can always include new ideas; I'd only ask that you present your proposals in a non-inflammatory way on the talk page. Cheers, Lukas (T. 13:22, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Explanation
Because Constantine I the Great and his sons were not Illyrians but Romans, plus Constantine II was not even born in Illyrium but in Arles. ~Mallaccaos, 7 April 2006


 * It is a very good explanation or else he would have been listed as an Illyrian, as it stands he is not. As the discussion on his site mentions, just because someone was born in Illyrium does not make them automatically ethnically Illyrian, especially when there is no historical documents which claim Constantine I the Great as such. Give historical authenic documentation which says his was ethnically Illyrian and then it can be looked upon seriously.  Until then claiming him as Illyrian is just a POV  ~Mallaccaos, 7 April 2006

Arvanitët
Tung, në Talk:Arvanites the që artikulli ka propagandën greke. Nëse është i vërtetë, pse nuk korrigjosh atë? Telex 13:26, 7 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Albanau, ndalo të je i pasjellshëm, sepse do të bllokojnë ty. Telex 11:10, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I think Niko reverted your "disputed" tags without looking much at the situation on the talk page. Don't worry, we're working on a solution, it really doesn't matter much whether the tags are there for the time being or not. But, as far as I'm concerned, feel free to add them back if you want to insist. Fut.Perf. ☼ 11:12, 7 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Albanau, compromise proposal: would you agree to a solution where the "Albanian settlers" is left out of the introduction, but placed - unambiguously and stated as an undisputed fact - into the beginning of the "history" section, right below the intro? Lukas (T. 13:39, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
 * P.S.: By the way, please watch your reverts - that was four reverts within very narrowly over 24 hours, if I counted right. I don't want to see 3RR casualties here. Lukas (T. 13:57, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
 * If you've read the latest discussions between Matia and me, you'll see that I rather agree with you about the facts - the question is whether you would insist on having it in the intro, or whether it would be enough to have it in the next section down. Intro unfortunately means further conflict with the Greek editors; history section might be a basis for consensus. Lukas (T. 15:19, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

For whatever it means, I do not plan on reporting Albanau for 3RR - the reverts though annoying is a side-effect of the problem that needs to be solved. talk to +MATIA 07:52, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Help
You help me I help you. --201.11.44.5 18:54, 7 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Bonaparte - what is this hyper-trolling for? Did you even see what you reverted. --Telex 18:56, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a place for....
I know who you are, I know what you have done before, and I certainly know that if someone likes to overexpress their nationalism, it is you. I've seen your actions on quite a lot of forums and places all over the internet, and I know you are not to be trusted. I won't be talking to you any more. – Elisson • Talk 23:21, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Here is the contextualisation of the Gibbon text in Skanderbeg article, as requested (the footnote is also by Gibbon).

Chapter LXVII Part II

Schism of the Greeks and Latins.

From an humble, or at least a doubtful origin, the merit of John Huniades promoted him to the command of the Hungarian armies. His father was a Walachian, his mother a Greek: her unknown race might possibly ascend to the emperors of Constantinople; and the claims of the Walachians, with the surname of Corvinus, from the place of his nativity, might suggest a thin pretence for mingling his blood with the patricians of ancient Rome. […] In the list of heroes, John Huniades and Scanderbeg are commonly associated; and they are both entitled to our notice, since their occupation of the Ottoman arms delayed the ruin of the Greek empire. John Castriot, the father of Scanderbeg, ^36 was the hereditary prince of a small district of Epirus or Albania, between the mountains and the Adriatic Sea. Unable to contend with the sultan's power, Castriot submitted to the hard conditions of peace and tribute: he delivered his four sons as the pledges of his fidelity; and the Christian youths, after receiving the mark of circumcision, were instructed in the Mahometan religion, and trained in the arms and arts of Turkish policy. The three elder brothers were confounded in the crowd of slaves; and the poison to which their deaths are ascribed cannot be verified or disproved by any positive evidence. Yet the suspicion is in a great measure removed by the kind and paternal treatment of George Castriot, the fourth brother, who, from his tender youth, displayed the strength and spirit of a soldier. The successive overthrow of a Tartar and two Persians, who carried a proud defiance to the Turkish court, recommended him to the favor of Amurath, and his Turkish appellation of Scanderbeg, (Iskender beg,) or the lord Alexander, is an indelible memorial of his glory and servitude. His father's principality was reduced into a province; but the loss was compensated by the rank and title of Sanjiak, a command of five thousand horse, and the prospect of the first dignities of the empire. He served with honor in the wars of Europe and Asia; and we may smile at the art or credulity of the historian, who supposes, that in every encounter he spared the Christians, while he fell with a thundering arm on his Mussulman foes. The glory of Huniades is without reproach: he fought in the defence of his religion and country; but the enemies who applaud the patriot, have branded his rival with the name of traitor and apostate. In the eyes of the Christian, the rebellion of Scanderbeg is justified by his father's wrongs, the ambiguous death of his three brothers, his own degradation, and the slavery of his country; and they adore the generous, though tardy, zeal, with which he asserted the faith and independence of his ancestors. But he had imbibed from his ninth year the doctrines of the Koran; he was ignorant of the Gospel; the religion of a soldier is determined by authority and habit; nor is it easy to conceive what new illumination at the age of forty ^38 could be poured into his soul. His motives would be less exposed to the suspicion of interest or revenge, had he broken his chain from the moment that he was sensible of its weight: but a long oblivion had surely impaired his original right; and every year of obedience and reward had cemented the mutual bond of the sultan and his subject. If Scanderbeg had long harbored the belief of Christianity and the intention of revolt, a worthy mind must condemn the base dissimulation, that could serve only to betray, that could promise only to be forsworn, that could actively join in the temporal and spiritual perdition of so many thousands of his unhappy brethren. Shall we praise a secret correspondence with Huniades, while he commanded the vanguard of the Turkish army? shall we excuse the desertion of his standard, a treacherous desertion which abandoned the victory to the enemies of his benefactor? In the confusion of a defeat, the eye of Scanderbeg was fixed on the Reis Effendi or principal secretary: with the dagger at his breast, he extorted a firman or patent for the government of Albania; and the murder of the guiltless scribe and his train prevented the consequences of an immediate discovery. With some bold companions, to whom he had revealed his design he escaped in the night, by rapid marches, from the field or battle to his paternal mountains. The gates of Croya were opened to the royal mandate; and no sooner did he command the fortress, than George Castriot dropped the mask of dissimulation; abjured the prophet and the sultan, and proclaimed himself the avenger of his family and country. The names of religion and liberty provoked a general revolt: the Albanians, a martial race, were unanimous to live and die with their hereditary prince; and the Ottoman garrisons were indulged in the choice of martyrdom or baptism. In the assembly of the states of Epirus, Scanderbeg was elected general of the Turkish war; and each of the allies engaged to furnish his respective proportion of men and money. From these contributions, from his patrimonial estate, and from the valuable salt-pits of Selina, he drew an annual revenue of two hundred thousand ducats; ^39 and the entire sum, exempt from the demands of luxury, was strictly appropriated to the public use. His manners were popular; but his discipline was severe; and every superfluous vice was banished from his camp: his example strengthened his command; and under his conduct, the Albanians were invincible in their own opinion and that of their enemies. The bravest adventurers of France and Germany were allured by his fame and retained in his service: his standing militia consisted of eight thousand horse and seven thousand foot; the horses were small, the men were active; but he viewed with a discerning eye the difficulties and resources of the mountains; and, at the blaze of the beacons, the whole nation was distributed in the strongest posts. With such unequal arms Scanderbeg resisted twenty-three years the powers of the Ottoman empire; and two conquerors, Amurath the Second, and his greater son, were repeatedly baffled by a rebel, whom they pursued with seeming contempt and implacable resentment. At the head of sixty thousand horse and forty thousand Janizaries, Amurath entered Albania: he might ravage the open country, occupy the defenceless towns, convert the churches into mosques, circumcise the Christian youths, and punish with death his adult and obstinate captives: but the conquests of the sultan were confined to the petty fortress of Sfetigrade; and the garrison, invincible to his arms, was oppressed by a paltry artifice and a superstitious scruple. ^40 Amurath retired with shame and loss from the walls of Croya, the castle and residence of the Castriots; the march, the siege, the retreat, were harassed by a vexatious, and almost invisible, adversary; ^41 and the disappointment might tend to imbitter, perhaps to shorten, the last days of the sultan. ^42 In the fulness of conquest, Mahomet the Second still felt at his bosom this domestic thorn: his lieutenants were permitted to negotiate a truce; and the Albanian prince may justly be praised as a firm and able champion of his national independence. The enthusiasm of chivalry and religion has ranked him with the names of Alexander and Pyrrhus; nor would they blush to acknowledge their intrepid countryman: but his narrow dominion, and slender powers, must leave him at an humble distance below the heroes of antiquity, who triumphed over the East and the Roman legions. His splendid achievements, the bashaws whom he encountered, the armies that he discomfited, and the three thousand Turks who were slain by his single hand, must be weighed in the scales of suspicious criticism. Against an illiterate enemy, and in the dark solitude of Epirus, his partial biographers may safely indulge the latitude of romance: but their fictions are exposed by the light of Italian history; and they afford a strong presumption against their own truth, by a fabulous tale of his exploits, when he passed the Adriatic with eight hundred horse to the succor of the king of Naples. ^43 Without disparagement to his fame, they might have owned, that he was finally oppressed by the Ottoman powers: in his extreme danger he applied to Pope Pius the Second for a refuge in the ecclesiastical state; and his resources were almost exhausted, since Scanderbeg died a fugitive at Lissus, on the Venetian territory. ^44 His sepulchre was soon violated by the Turkish conquerors; but the Janizaries, who wore his bones enchased in a bracelet, declared by this superstitious amulet their involuntary reverence for his valor. The instant ruin of his country may redound to the hero's glory; yet, had he balanced the consequences of submission and resistance, a patriot perhaps would have declined the unequal contest which must depend on the life and genius of one man. Scanderbeg might indeed be supported by the rational, though fallacious, hope, that the pope, the king of Naples, and the Venetian republic, would join in the defence of a free and Christian people, who guarded the sea-coast of the Adriatic, and the narrow passage from Greece to Italy. His infant son was saved from the national shipwreck; the Castriots ^45 were invested with a Neapolitan dukedom, and their blood continues to flow in the noblest families of the realm. A colony of Albanian fugitives obtained a settlement in Calabria, and they preserve at this day the language and manners of their ancestors.

[Footnote 36: I could wish for some simple authentic memoirs of a friend of Scanderbeg, which would introduce me to the man, the time, and the place. In the old and national history of Marinus Barletius, a priest of Scodra, (de Vita. Moribus, et Rebus gestis Georgii Castrioti, &c. libri xiii. p. 367. Argentorat. 1537, in fol.,) his gaudy and cumbersome robes are stuck with many false jewels. See likewise Chalcondyles, l vii. p. 185, l. viii. p. 229.]

Arvanites, the umpteenth...
Just to inform you, I'm not going to get involved in the petty tag reversions over "Arvanites" this time. I'm currently preparing a good clean overhaul of the whole article. Want to get it to features article status once, to get it stable at last. I'm discussing a few things in private with a few people, especially Matia. For all I can see, the rewrite will contain the "Albanian settlers" unqualified, so that should put you at rest. But there are a few reservations to overcome still. If you have any other important point you want improved, let me know. Until I have some consensus in place over these general lines, I won't make any minor tinkering changes to the article and won't squabble over tags either way. And I'd recommend you do the same. Fut.Perf. ☼ 13:43, 23 June 2006 (UTC)


 * And, for god's sake, don't make blanket reverts to old versions losing all the little modifications people have been making in the meantime. This way, we'll never get this stable. I'm saying this even though I personally also like the version you reverted to better than the present one, along general lines. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:24, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

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Albanau, you are Avar?
Albanau,your Nick lickely Avarian, "au" (Avarian End). Avars are Avars no Albanians(Arnavuts, Sqipetars) and no Lezgis. (Awarenstuermer from Wiki.ru)

The name Albanau is an invention of the Albanian female name Albana, which I add it with u to sound masculine. --Albanau 15:03, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Media copyright questions. 23:09, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Notability of Pixel ad space
Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Pixel ad space, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Pixel ad space seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Pixel ad space, please affix the template to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. --Android Mouse Bot 2 19:39, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Plako kam nevojë për ndihmë
Artikulli i Albania po i hiqen shume fjali dhe sidomos keto kohet e fundit Pellasgët.Duhet nje grup i mire qe ta kontrollojne faqen e te kemi me shume referenca.Faleminderit --Taulant23 05:50, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Ylli
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Ylli, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add  to the top of Ylli. Rigadoun (talk) 07:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Requests for arbitration/Macedonia
You and all your IP socks are banned from editing Arvanites for a year. You may still edit the talk page. Violation of this page-ban will result in escalating blocks (and don't say you weren't warned: Future Perfect warned you on your IP's talk page - you still reverted). Moreschi If you've written a quality article... 14:44, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Blocked
48 hours. Did I not make it clear enough? You are not allowed to edit Arvanites. So don't do so.

Seeing as you're evidently not listening to a word I say, we'll have to make this a little more drastic. You are, therefore, banned from editing Arvanites, Talk:Arvanites, and all pages and their talk pages that, reasonably speaking, relate to Arvanites. Please find something else to edit. Moreschi If you've written a quality article... 16:04, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * You can't force someone to not edit a article. --Albanau (talk) 19:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Do you mean he has no authority to stop you from editing the article, or he hasn't got the technical power to do so? Well, if you mean the first, yes he has. That's why both I and Moreschi linked you to this Arbcom decision. Read it. Quote: "The sanctions imposed may include blocks of up to one year in length; bans from editing any page or set of pages within the area of conflict; restrictions on reverts; or any other measures which the imposing administrator believes are reasonably necessary to ensure the smooth functioning of the project." That's what Moreschi just did. – And as for the technical power, it's called reverting and blocking. Once your present block expires, you are free to edit again elsewhere, but as soon as you stray into Arvanite territory, you'll be blocked. If you mean you plan to subvert such blocks by the use of sockpuppets and we can't stop you from doing that, then, well, better tell us now so we'll indef-block you right away. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:04, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * it seems as Greek nationalists have taken control over the article Arvanites. --Albanau (talk) 20:39, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * You've been saying that for three years. It won't help you here. Incidentally, I am not a Greek nationalist. Fut.Perf. ☼ 21:07, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

plako
hey kur te dalesh nga bllokimi me shkruaj.Duhet me u anku tek bordi i adminve per keta grek admin.Dakort? duhet me gjet edhe disa te tjere.Duhet me u bledh çuna.--Taulant23 (talk) 07:47, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:Sarande.jpg
Thank you for uploading File:Sarande.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation.  Chris  06:17, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Sahit Muja
I have nominated Sahit Muja, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Sahit Muja. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Wuh Wuz  Dat  21:58, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Reverted your revision to Mother_Albania_(statue)
Wikipedia requires reliable sources. —  Jeff G. ツ  23:11, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry case
Your name has been mentioned in connection with a sockpuppetry case. Please refer to Sockpuppet investigations/Armour for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to cases before editing the evidence page. —  Jeff G. ツ  23:30, 19 March 2011 (UTC)


 * What happened ages ago is not current and I cannot see any wrongdoing here in the English Wikipedia with this account. I also contribute constructively to the Swedish Wikipedia (over 500 articles) and to the Albanian Wikipedia, with the same account name. Best Regards, Albanau (talk) 18:01, 21 March 2011 (UTC)