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Image copyright problem with Image:Kokneses pils XX gs.jpg
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Image copyright problem with Image:Rigas pils Broce.jpg
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August 2009
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 * Agree. --Pirags (talk) 14:20, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

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May 2012
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Accuracy of Latvian mythology
Hello, Pirags! :)

I stumbled upon Latvian mythology because its accuracy was disputed and in the discussion on the talk page there, it was mentioned that you might be able to help us.

For example, we are looking for someone who might have knowledge relevant to the topic to be able to skim through the article and tag the most inaccurate parts with tags. That would be a good starting point for us to find ways to improve the article from its current state.

If you are interested in helping out, we would greatly value your input and opinion on Talk:Latvian_mythology.

The article as it is needs a lot of work: it has no sources for its content, it is factually disputed, and it is in sore need of an expert's attention. If you could help out at all, even in a small way, we would all be grateful for your improvements to the article and discussion.

Thanks, Matt (talk) 21:32, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

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Latvian help needed
Hello Pirags, I'm contacting you because we need some Latvian translators to help with the deployment of the new VisualEditor on lv.wikipedia. There are help pages, user guides, and description pages that need translating, as well as the interface itself. The translating work is going on over on MediaWiki: Translation Central. I also need help with a personal message for the Latvian Wikipedians. If you are able to help in any way, either reply here, or head over to TranslationCentral. Thanks for your time, PEarley (WMF) (talk) 18:23, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi PEarley, surely I can contribute in translation to Latvian if you will give me more precise instructions.--Pirags (talk) 02:13, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Pirags, thanks for helping. We're doing pretty well on the interface translation for Latvian, which is great. Here's some links to the important Help pages, simply click "translate this page" at the top of each and select "Latvian" to get started:
 * the User Guide, Latvian 70% complete.
 * Portal/Description page, Latvian 0% complete (this one is important because the translation can become the main VE page on lv.wiki, which doesn't have a VE general description page yet).
 * FAQ, Latvian is 0% complete. Any progress you can make with these three will help lv.wiki users get up to date on VE. Let me know if you have any questions/issues, and thanks for helping! PEarley (WMF) (talk) 21:52, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

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Ways to improve Jānis Medenis
Hi, I'm The Cosmos Master. Pirags, thanks for creating Jānis Medenis!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. This page needs references.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. The Cosmos Master (talk) 18:11, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Wikilinking
Hi, and thanks for your work on the English Wikipedia. Just a short note to point out that we don’t normally link:
 * dates
 * years
 * commonly known geographical terms (including well-known country-names), and
 * common terms you’d look up in a dictionary (unless significantly technical).

Thanks and my best wishes.

Tony  (talk)  01:30, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

August 2015
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Picture of Euphonie?
I would be happy to learn from which source the picture of Euphonie comes. It seems to be taken by smartphone from a print. Many thanks in advance Jh0934 (talk) 09:37, 26 June 2017 (UTC) J. Hackmann
 * Correct, I made a picture with my iPhone in exhibition devoted to Riga in 19th century. The source is not known to me.--Pirags (talk) 15:56, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. Do you remember who organized the exhibition or where it was shown? 2003:C9:23E9:4A7A:3C3E:BFA9:A2AD:FF4D (talk) 12:23, 1 July 2017 (UTC) J. Hackmann

Your thoughts
Hi Pirags, about this image : ; A French user has created the page Stanislavs Ladusãns on WP.fr, and is wondering if the image could be transferred to Commons so as to illustrate the article, from what I can understand, the author is unknown and the picture probably taken circa 1945. (PD unknown 70)? Please let me know what your thoughts are on this. Thanks.--DDupard (talk) 13:44, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

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Request translation Isabelle de Charrière
Hello Pirags, Would you like to write / translate the article of Isabelle de Charrière (Q123386) for the LV Wikipedia? That would be appreciated. Boss-well63 (talk) 20:38, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

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