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Happy editing! Mel Etitis ( &Mu;&epsilon;&lambda; &Epsilon;&tau;&eta;&tau;&eta;&sigmaf; ) 21:06, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Omsk time zone
Hi, Sibiryak! I've just noticed your edit to Omsk Oblast regarding the time zone. Could you tell me what the difference is between Omsk and Novosibirsk time zones? They seem to have the same UTC offset, yet they are listed separately. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!&mdash;Ëzhiki (ërinacëus amurënsis) 20:32, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Just created an Omsk Time page, let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks!&mdash;Sibiryak
 * Great article, thanks! It answered pretty much all of my questions except one&mdash;according to the most sources I could lay my hands on, Omsk Oblast is the only Russian federal subject on Omsk Time.  Novosibirsk and Tomsk Oblasts, as well as Altai Krai and the Altai Republic are always listed as being on Novosibirsk Time, which matches Omsk Time exactly, but is named differently.  Is there a reason for having two designations to what is basically the same time zone?  From your article I understand that the two time zones were separate in the past, but why are they still named differently now?  Is it just a tradition?&mdash;Ëzhiki (ërinacëus amurënsis) 21:40, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I'm pretty sure that Tomsk, Altai and the rest of West Siberia with the exception of Omsk & Novosibirsk are on Moscow+4 time. Omsk & Novosibirsk are the only ones on Moscow+3. However, the Moscow+4 time zone has traditionally been known as "Novosibirsk Time", so some confusion may arise from there. Take a look at, where Zone 5 is Omsk Time and includes Omsk/Novosibirsk, but Zone 6 is Novosibirsk Time and includes Tomsk/Krasnoyarsk. Hence, Novosibirsk itself is NOT on "Novosibirsk Time"! Perhaps we should add a note on this pecularity.&mdash;Sibiryak
 * Well, I wouldn't trust the first random Internet site that shows up in google search&mdash;I burned on that more than once. There are quite a few similar sites, some better than others, but they all share the same trait&mdash;their information comes from a source known only to the guy who built the site.  The information is all too often contradictory or plain obsolete.  Even interviewing the locals is not fool-proof: I was once communicating with a guy who claimed that he visited Sakha regularly, yet he was unaware that the republic spans three time zones and was arguing that it's only one.  The other local was not sure what the offset from the Moscow Time was for his oblast.  So, after finding nothing credible, I made several attempts to find actual Russian legislative documents concerning the time zones (surely there should be some), but was not successful.  Perhaps I was looking in the wrong places.  I found that there is an interdepartment commission, which is under the jurisdiction of Gosstandart, who are responsible for everything time-related, including time zoning, but they do not seem to have a website.  If you are more successful, please keep me posted.&mdash;Ëzhiki (ërinacëus amurënsis) 23:13, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Look at the http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-russia24.php . It seems to me that it is correct. BTW, I live in Tomsk and I prove that at least Tomsk Oblast, Novosibirsk Oblast and Altai Krai have Moscow+3 (UTC+6/+7). I can also prove that Kemerovo and Krasnoyarsk are in Moscow+4 (UTC+7/+8) time zone and it's just a truth, no doubt. MaxiMaxiMax 05:07, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, guys. The Jan 19th version should have taken care of most issues, but let me know if anything else needs to be fixed.&mdash;Sibiryak

WikiProject Central Asia
WikiProject Central Asia has finally been created. Would you care to join us? Aelfthrytha 15:19, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Russian Wikitravel
Hello again Sibiryak! I suppose you will get my message faster over here, so I leave it over here. The Russian language version of Wikitravel will be launching soon and I would greatly appreciate your help! So far, our only article is your Singapore translation ;) --Peter (from Wikitravel) 11:46, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

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