User talk:Stalfur

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Icelandic football
Hi. Thanks for your contributions to Iceland topics. As you might have noticed, I have contributed to Icelandic football. I thought I'd share a list of Icelandic football people who I think ought to be covered on Wikipedia.


 * Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer) (72 caps)
 * Atli Eðvaldsson (former national team coach, if I'm not mistaken?)
 * Sævar Jónsson (69 caps)
 * Sigurður Jónsson (65 caps)
 * Marteinn Geirsson (67 caps)
 * Gunnar Gíslason (50 caps)
 * Ríkharður Jónsson (record goalscorer)
 * Arnar Gunnlaugsson
 * Auðun Helgason
 * Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson
 * Tryggvi Guðmundsson

A (somewhat outdated) list of Icelandic footballers with most caps can be found here. In addition, Wikipedia needs an article about Fram Reykjavík. Perhaps, if you get the time, you could cover some of these subjects? :)

Punkmorten 12:07, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Yah, I'll see what I can do for those articles in the coming weeks. Thanks for visiting. --Stalfur 00:06, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I have listed these at the Icelandic Wikipedians' notice board/Requested articles --Stalfur 09:49, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Turkmenbashi
Hi,

I saw that you edited the Icelandic version of Saparmurat Niyazov. Can you please fix a little something: there's a link at the end that points to gundogar.org. That site is not written in Turkmen, it's written in Russian and English. Could you please fix that? I don't know Icelandic, which is quite unfortunate, as i really love Icelandic music - gusGus, Múm, Sigur Rós, Björk etc...

Oh, and if we're on the subject - what is the meaning of name Múm? :) --Amir E. Aharoni 19:42, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I have fixed the language indicator at the link, thanks for the correction. As for Múm it does not have a meaning in icelandic, the closest word to it is Múmínálfarnir which is an icelandic transliteration of the Moomin. --Stalfur 23:09, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Article improvement drive
Hi Stalfur,

The Football AID is restarting. The next project article is to be selected on January 1, 2006. Please look at the nominations and take part actively. Thanks. -Aabha (talk) 10:40, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Icelandic/Old English
Hello,

I just signed up here. What an interesting interface...it will be fun to figure out.

I decided to contact you because I saw you had posted a few things on the Anglo-Saxon Wiki, and that you are also an Icelander. I have a degree in English Language and did much of my work in Anglo-Saxon and Medieval English. Strangely enough, I was initially drawn to Anglo-Saxon because I love Icelandic and wanted to learn it so badly. I couldn't find a way to learn Icelandic at the time, so I started Anglo-Saxon, sort of as a gateway. That was 5 years ago.

Since then i've been able to learn a little Icelandic, although not as much as I'd like. The Anglo-Saxon has helped me so much with the grammar, if only because there are certain concepts that are really hard to understand for those of us who don't already use them (for instance, noun cases).

Anyway, thought I'd say hi, since you mentioned being able to read OE just from knowing Icelandic. I have the same issue, although almost completely backwards!

Happy new year! Elizabeth

easytoplease 20:05, 30 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Glad to hear read it! I've been proofreading an Anglo-Saxon to English dictionary over at Distributed Proofreaders Europe (each page takes half an hour or so, try to be methodical) and it's an interesting process, seeing words which I can relate to and then others that are way off the mark compared to modern Icelandic. --Stalfur 03:04, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

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Maybe you are interested in this project... --Michkalas 14:19, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Plug-in
May I request you to e-mail me the source-code for your plug-in? I am really interested in it. I did a similar project creating Indian towns and cities based on census data. Regards, Ganeshk  ( talk ) 03:16, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Will do. --Stalfur 15:35, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

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Re: Translate the new Vector stylesheet
Saw this post by you on the helpdesk. The venue for translating all mediawiki software is http://translatewiki.net I believe. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 17:20, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll take a look there. --Stalfur (talk) 08:16, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Request for Help, please
Greetings Stalfur,

Nice to meet you.

Could you kindly help me rewrite these 5 Icelandic passages into the proper Icelandic grammar? (based on the English version):


 * Móttaka Heilagur andi, evidenced með því að tala tungum, er ábyrgð á arf okkar í himnaríki.
 * ("Receiving the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues, is the guarantee of our inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven".)


 * Vatn Skírninni er sakramentið til fyrirgefningar synda og endurnýjun. Í skírn fer fram í náttúrulegu lifandi vatni, svo sem ánni, sjó eða vor. The Baptist, sem hafði þegar fengið skírn í vatni og heilags anda, stundar í skírn í nafni Drottins Jesú Krists. Og sá sem fær skírn sökkva fullkomlega í vatni með höfuð hneigði og snúa niður.
 * ("Water baptism is the sacrament for the remission of sins and for regeneration. The baptism takes place in natural living water, such as the river, sea, or spring. The Baptist, whom had already received baptism of water and the Holy Spirit, conducts the baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And the person receiving the baptism should be completely immersed in water with head bowed and face downward".


 * The sakramentið á fætur þvottur gerir eitt að hafa hluti með Drottni Jesú. Það þjónar líka sem stöðug áminning um að einn ætti að hafa kærleika, heilagleika, auðmýkt, fyrirgefningu og þjónustu. Sérhver sá hafa fengið vatni skírn ætti að fótum laugast í nafni Jesú Krists. Gagnkvæm fætur þvegið verið stundaður hvenær er viðeigandi.
 * ("The sacrament of feet washing enables one to have a part with the Lord Jesus. It also serves as a constant reminder that one should have love, holiness, humility, forgiveness and service. Every person who has received water baptism should have their feet washed in the name of Jesus Christ. Mutual feet washing may be practiced whenever is appropriate".)


 * Altarissakramenti er sakramentið til að minnast dauða Drottins Jesú Krists. Það gerir okkur að partake af holdi og blóð Drottins okkar og að vera í samfélagi við honum svo að við getum hafi eilíft líf og vera upp á efsta degi. Þetta sakramentið ætti að vera haldin eins oft og mögulegt er. Aðeins einn unleavened brauð og vínberjasafa er notað.
 * ("The Holy Communion is the sacrament to commemorate the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. It enables us to partake of the flesh and blood of our Lord and to be in communion with Him so that we can have eternal life and be raised on the Last Day. This sacrament should be held as often as possible. Only one unleavened bread and grape juice is used".)


 * Hvíldardagur, á sjöunda degi vikunnar (laugardag), er Heilagur Dagur, blessaði og helgaði Guði. Það er að vera fram undir náð Drottins fyrir commemoration af sköpun Guðs og frelsun og með von um eilífa hvíld í lífi að koma.
 * ("The Sabbath day, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), is a Holy Day, blessed and sanctified by God. It is to be observed under the Lord's grace for the commemoration of God's creation and salvation and with the hope of eternal rest in the life to come".)

Your help would be very Gratefully Appreciated, Thankyou very much. --Jose77 (talk) 23:13, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

(In return, I can also help you translate your favourite articles into the Chinese, Japanese, or Minnan language)
 * Sorry but as an atheist I find it not in good taste for me to translate this. Good luck. --Stalfur (talk) 14:56, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

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 * Then it is equally wrong there and needs to be fixed. --Stalfur (talk) 22:00, 2 December 2016 (UTC)

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Hello, I am seeking help with the Foreman Thuridur article, recently translated from is:Þuríður formaður, and the discussion on its talk page. I am writing to you because you are in Category:User is-N and you are either part of WikiProject Iceland, interested in translating, or have been active on the Icelandic or English Wikipedias or other Wikimedia projects.

I realize that some of you are very busy (especially the admins), while others may no longer be editing. Nevertheless, I thought it wise to consult with you.

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