User talk:Meladina/Archive1

Sorry, I can't use your Talk page that is blocked, but I want to express my gratitude for this unexpected award. I placed a copy of your beautiful star to my User page. (Meladina 10:34, 29 May 2006 (UTC))

DYK
thanks for your continuing contributions!  + + Lar: t/c 22:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

&mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2006-06-20 15:58

Russian singers
I wonder if you are interested in modern Russian singers? Very few of them have articles.

For example we lack pages on Olga Borodina, Larissa Diadkova, Vladimir Galouzine, Galina Gorchakova and Sergei Leiferkus and probably lots of others. We also don't have articles on 'golden age' singers such as Zara Dolukhanova, Alexander Kipnis, Nina Koshetz, Antonina Nezhdanova, Mark Reizen, Ivan Kozlovsky and Sergei Lemeshev.

Or perhaps you might know someone else who would like to write them up? Regards. Kleinzach 17:10, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The tenors were a big success. You had many, many readers I believe. How about doing the women - Zara Dolukhanova, Nina Koshetz, Antonina Nezhdanova? (My personal favourite is Koshetz). Kleinzach 09:13, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Russia
Hi there. Major kudos for all Russia-related articles you added. It would have been great if you announced your new articles on Portal:Russia/New article announcements, so that other editors could check them. Happy edits, Ghirla  -трёп-  08:11, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Project composers
Hello. Is there a consensus I missed? I think you will find that it is not Wikipedia policy to link to project pages from the main article space, and I expect your links will all have to be removed. Best wishes, RobertG &#9836; talk 12:09, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry if that came over as a bit abrupt, but I thought it was better to stop you quickly, before you had a chance to work through too many articles! Regards, RobertG &#9836; talk 12:14, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * What would the advantage be? I think that all composer articles already are (or should be) in at least one "composers" category, and they already should have a link to composer in the lead.  I really don't think we need any more than that; and we aren't here to publicise anything!  In any case, I'm sure there are other priorities on Wikipedia that would employ your considerable talents better!  --RobertG &#9836; talk 12:28, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Provided there is no link to a project page, then my objection is not so forthright. I personally do not think that the logo adds anything to the article, and is therefore not worth your effort!  Please alert me if more discussion develops elsewhere on this, but you have my opinion!  Got to go.  --RobertG &#9836; talk 12:40, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry if I came across as at all unfriendly, earlier. I was a bit rushed for time.  I have read a couple of the articles you have touched, and find them very fine; so I thought I'd drop by and say how much I appreciate the effort you have put into Ivan Kozlovsky (about whom I knew nothing), as just one example!  --RobertG &#9836; talk 13:43, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Rock Opera
We are discussing at Talk:Opera whether or not Rock opera should be included in a list of the main opera genres. I don't know if you would like to express an opinion? Kleinzach 19:07, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Definition of opera
In the course of this heated debate about rock opera - which I am basically against including in opera although there may be some works that can just squeeze through the door - I have written a so-called 'definition' of opera. I'd be interested to have your reaction. - Kleinzach 09:08, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your input.  I saw that you wanted a hand with the Popov article, and I tried to assist.  See the Popov talk page.  There are a couple of things that need dates or clarifications.  Regards, Ssilvers 19:30, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

User Meladina additional stuff
You didn't make this a userspace article, what with the lack of a colon, the slashes, and all that jazz. I think you may have wanted it in User:Meladina/additional stuff. ;) -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 23:03, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Huh, someone beat me to it. I just moved it there and was going to message you about it... Hbdragon88 23:07, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

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Opera project
Hello, I think you should put notices that "the article is part of Russian opera project" on the articles' talk pages rather than in main space. It is common practice with other projects. Check any battle article, for instance. -- Ghirla -трёп-  14:57, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Russian Opera template
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Russian Comic Opera
There is a Wikipedia article called comic opera, but it does not have a section on Russian comic operas. Would you please take a look and consider whether it should have a section on Russian comic operas? Thanks! Regards, Ssilvers 12:49, 8 June 2006 (UTC)


 * There are some issues with the comic opera article to do with accuracy, duplication of material and lack of references. - Kleinzach 22:55, 8 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the Russian comic opera information. You may want to review my copy-edits.  One funny thing is that you added a reference to the website of my friend Mitch Gillett.   It is a very small world, as we say.  Best regards,  Ssilvers 13:40, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

The beginnings of opera buffa
I have put a note on Talk:Opera buffa. You may wish to add some information. - Kleinzach 10:45, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Composer's Project.
I thought that I ought to let you know that the three articles you put on the Composer's Project talk page in a request for clean-up have been done by me - not that I have anything to do with the composer's project, but your charmingly worded title tugged at the strings of my heart. I've tried to remove the grammar and spelling mistakes, and also took the liberty of wikilinking a few terms here and there. If you want any more done, leave a note on my talk page and Kleinzach can have a rest. Keep up all your incredible work! Cheers, Moreschi 21:22, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

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Duplicate articles
I noticed your note on Kleinzach's talk page. You can't merge two pages by moving them. You have to physically move the information that's missing from one to the other. Once that's done, you can redirect the title which is not preferred to the title which is preferred, by blanking everything on the "bad" page and putting #REDIRECT Yakov Knyazhnin (if that's where all the information is. Feel free to ask me any questions on my talk page, and if you have all the information under one title, but want it to be moved to the other title, only an admin can do that (which I am), so I'd be happy to do that if you give me the information. Sorry, I know it's a little confusing. Cheers, Mak (talk)  16:47, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Sbitenshchik
I believe the opera should be called Sbiten Vendor. And we definitely need a separate article about sbiten. -- Ghirla -трёп-  06:21, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Alfred Schnittke picture
Hi meladina,

I'm from Poland and I wrote an article about Alfred Schnittke (http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Schnittke). Now I would like to put there a picture of the composer. You claimed Alfred_Schnittke_April_6_1989_Moscow.jpg picture is taken by you. I ask you for your kind permission to publish it on Polish Wikipedia home page. (We have here strict rules concerning such materials, so I can't use your picture without your agree.)

Bye, w1k0

P.S. Excuse me, meladina. I overlooked your annotation about GNU Free Documentation License. Now everything is clear and all right. I'm new to Wikipedia. Never mind...

Translation request
Can you translate the "Legends" section of ru:Барсакельмес into English? Another Russian user had some problems with it. See the "Paranormal activity" section of en:Barsa-Kelmes for his version, which doesn't make much sense. &mdash; BRIAN 0918 &bull; 2006-06-20 12:08

Template
Thank you very much. Moreschi 13:34, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Your new copy editor!
Moreschi has very kindly agreed to take over as your new copy editor! Unfortunately it looks as though I will be away for most of the summer and I am running down my watchlist etc. just concentrating on a few problem areas before I go. Keep up all the good work. Best wishes etc. - Kleinzach 14:10, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

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Opera?
Hello Meladina. I hope that you had a good holiday. Anyway, I've popped around to ask a favour. I'm trying to get Opera up to good article status, and I wondered if you could find time to contribute a brief "Russsian opera" section, basically along the lines of my "English opera" bit, summarising the history of Russian opera and opera in Russia in a couple of paragraphs. I've reshuffled the article and added about 7 new paragraphs, so if you find anything else to improve, please do so! If you do decide to do this then I think it best if you leave a note on my talk page and I'll do the usual copy-edit job. Best wishes from Moreschi 17:19, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Did you know
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Request for help
Dear Meladina, I started today the new article about Russian Enlightenment. I understand that the coverage of the period is incomplete without a section about music and first Russian operas. Therefore I would appreciate your input. -- Ghirla -трёп-  17:20, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your work! -- Ghirla -трёп-  17:32, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

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