User talk:VVVladimir

N.B. I don't edit Wikipedia on any regular basis, so I may not respond quickly to messages here.

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--Antidiskriminator (talk) 07:43, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Monastery or monastery?
Hi, I am proud on Jelena Balšić, the building of Skadar and Voynuks. It is interesing that Will you please check the names of articles about monasteries. This template (Template:Serbian Orthodox monasteries) might for easier navigation. Some of them are with capital letter M and some not. Is it a mistake?--Antidiskriminator (talk) 19:50, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply and for noticing my DYK contributions. --Antidiskriminator (talk) 14:58, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Serbian help needed
Hello VVVLadimir, I'm contacting you because we need some Serbian translators to help with the deployment of the new VisualEditor on sr.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 Serbian 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) 22:45, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
  Serbian topics

Thank you for sharing your knowledge about Serbia's people and culture, especially ruler and Saint Jovan Vladimir, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 29 July 2012 (UTC) A year ago, you were the 197th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:57, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Seven years ago, you were recipient no. 197 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Minority rights violations in Kosovo
A while ago, in Articles for deletion/Persecution of Serbs and other non-Albanians in Kosovo, you said the subject was documented, but didn't address the issue of improper synthesis. Would you be interested in working on that subject in a less contentious scope? I noticed we don't have a human rights in Kosovo article yet, and a lot of that content sounds like it might fit there. --Joy &#91;shallot&#93; (talk) 10:48, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter
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ARBMAC
We all know WP:ARBMAC is a farce, but just keep an eye on this. See what apologetic excuses the admins concoct for not having included these details or for removing the sins of their golden boy. You find the truth painful (talk) 23:02, 27 November 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.36.124.203 (talk)

The Wikipedia Library Survey
As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasit &#124; c 15:31, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Reported
You have been reported at WP:ANI. --Perkohesisht ai i vjetri (talk) 18:59, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Knock yourself out :) Vladimir  (talk) 18:14, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mladen Stojanović
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Mladen Stojanović you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- 14:01, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

You've got mail!
Nikkimaria (talk) 05:55, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

WP:AUTOPATROLLED?
Hello Vladimir. I've seen the most recent article you created, your user page listing good content contributions, and I checked also this. I don't think it is necessary to review the articles you create at Special:NewPages. Would you mind if I change your user rights to autopatrolled? Please let me know if you agree or not. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 17:40, 17 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks for your reply and for all your good work. I also replied on my talk. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 06:59, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Munich Serbian Psalter
Hello! Your submission of Munich Serbian Psalter at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Soman (talk) 02:29, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Munich Serbian Psalter
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:02, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Thanks, Dr. Blofeld :) Vladimir  (talk) 19:20, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

UN resolution 1244 stopped working
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Kosovo&action=history — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.178.255.107 (talk) 21:14, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Goražde Psalter
HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  22:22, 16 April 2014 (UTC) 00:02, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mladen Stojanović
The article Mladen Stojanović you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Mladen Stojanović for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Example -- Example (talk) 07:30, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Mladen Stojanović
The article Mladen Stojanović you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Mladen Stojanović for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 02:51, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Barnstar
Thanks, Antidiskriminator :) Vladimir  (talk) 13:46, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Jovan Maleševac
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:40, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for German–Serbian dictionary (1791)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:38, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Cinéma C
I don't lie, never have lied and don't like to be accused of lying … I do sometimes make mistakes and reading the sockpuppet investigations WRONGLY read that Cinéma C had been banned (rather than simply accused). I'll amend the post on talk. Pincrete (talk) 18:29, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Marija Bursać
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

An invitation to join the WikiProject Republika Srpska
--Anulmanul (talk) 21:49, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

Đorđe Branković (count)
Hello. I've written a corresponding article on ro.Wikipedia. I based my version on a critical edition of his Romanian chronicle, which was brought out by Romanian historian Damaschin Mioc, who has relied on the 1911 biography of Radonic.

I've got two questions and I'd be glad if you had the answers:). Did you mean to write allegiance instead of alliance in the quote: "Csáky visited the Habsburg Emperor Leopold I in Vienna, and offered him Cantacuzino's, Branković's, and his own alliance"?

Second, is the reburial date actually 1743? Mioc states 1734 and I wonder if it was your typo or his mistake. Regards, --Mihai (talk) 17:52, 4 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello Mihai, and thanks for your interest for Count Branković :) As for the first question, I meant alliance, as they were not quite subordinate to the Habsburgs at that time. As for the second question, I'll check the source later and inform you, as right now I don't have the time to do it. Greetings, Vladimir  (talk) 19:56, 4 April 2015 (UTC)


 * I checked Radonic 1911. Regarding alliance vs allegiance, it says in p. 264: Гроф Чаки је опет мислио да ће више обвезати ћесара тиме, ако му поред влашкога кнеза Шербана укаже још на једнога савезника, од кога би ћесар, у случају судара са Турском, имао такођер доста користи. Translated: Count Csaky thought that he would oblige the Emperor more if he brought to [the Emperor's] notice that there was yet another ally [Brankovic] beside the Wallachian Prince Serban, who could be also very useful in the event of a confrontation with Turkey [referring to Brankovic]. So Serban and Brankovic would be allies, but in the case of Csaky, "allegiance" could be indeed a more appropriate term.
 * Regarding 1743 vs 1734, it says in p. 615: Тако су Бранковићеви земни остаци у јесен 1743 ношени кроз Чешку, Аустрију и Угарску до Карловаца. Brankovic's erthly remains were thus carried in the autumn of 1743 through Czechia, Austria and Hungary to Karlovci. His remains were then solemnly carried from Karlovci to the Krusedol Monastery to be buried there.
 * I hope this was helpful. Greetings, Vladimir  (talk) 17:04, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi. Thanks very much for the quick reply. Ok, Radonic knows better why he chose the term ally in that context. I guess everybody in the Balcans knew that an alliance with the Imperials actually meant allegiance, that's why Serban and his succesor Constantin Brâncoveanu were so reluctant to switch sides - as Radonic showed in the definitive paper on Șerban Cantacuzino's foreign relations, published in 1913.
 * I'll change that date, thanks for checking. If I can ever be of assistance with a Romanian source/translation, don't hesitate to ask me. Regards, --Mihai (talk) 21:33, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem. Vladimir  (talk) 18:41, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

The name srbosjek
Hi VVVladimir, I see you added some sources about srbosjek. Is there, in those books, a mentioning about how the knife got that name? Please, join me on talk page so we can disscuss that issue. For years now I was looking for the source on how that knife got the name srbosjek. Was reading a number of books written by Jasenovac concentration camp inmates and some don't even mention the use of the knife at all and none of them mentions that name srbosjek as being the name for the knife. My opinion is that we need a source for the name from an Jasenovac inmate calling that knife srbosjek to prove it, as the name could have been invented in later years. If that was the name, at that time 1941-1945, how come its not mentioned in those early books from 1945, 1946, 1948, by surviving inmates? Not even in 1975 book by ex inmate dr. Nikola Nikolic or in a book from 1985 by 29 Jewish inmates, which is 2nd ed.? I'm particularly interested in this source Israeli 2013 The book is from 2013. The cite you added mentions surviving inmates who remember the Srbosek but does not mentions surviving inmates' names. Can you provide, if there is one, a quote from Israeli's book, who those inmates are? And also the source on which the writer Raphael Israeli calls upon for that cite?-- Rovoobo   Talk  02:08, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * See WP:PSTS: Wikipedia articles should be based primarily on reliable, published secondary sources, and that's what I added. Your original research and opinion that "the name could have been invented in later years" is of no encyclopedic interest. If you find an answer to your question "how that knife got the name srbosjek" in reliable published secondary sources, feel free to add it in the article. Vladimir  (talk) 11:36, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * So what's Israeli's source in that book? Do you have that book?-- Rovoobo   Talk  11:50, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm not obliged to report to you sources of cited works. I provided link to that book on GBooks, so you can research for yourself. Vladimir  (talk) 12:03, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Guess you don't have the book. Have you read that book at all?-- Rovoobo   Talk  12:15, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Stop trolling. Vladimir  (talk) 12:19, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

re:Map, regarding Brčko
Not a problem, I'll modify the map. It's a good idea. --AnulBanul (talk) 19:16, 7 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Ok, it's done. It just needs to be updated or something... --AnulBanul (talk) 00:36, 8 May 2015 (UTC)


 * It's a great article. I just read it. You should nominate it for GA. The article is interesting, and neutral. The sources are reliable... all in all, I think it would pass without any major problems. I'll help you in any way I can, if I gather any useful information for the article, I'll let you know. But the article as it looks now definitely can be a GA. Perhaps you could also nominate it for DYK, since it is relatively unknown that Nebojša Radmanović was the first director of the Archives. --AnulBanul (talk) 17:39, 8 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Well, thanks for your kind words and offered help. It's a bit too late for DYK, and currently I have another article for GAN. Maybe later I could nominate it, with some more information added. Vladimir  (talk) 18:06, 8 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I hope you can see the map now. --AnulBanul (talk) 15:55, 10 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I already saw it, but the change is still not reflected in the articles that contain the map. Vladimir  (talk) 18:21, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Vilayet Printing House (Sarajevo)
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:31, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Superb work! Can I interest you in joining WikiProject Intertranswiki, dedicated to translation of content from other wikis and addressing systematic bias. Each month we have a stub focus, and you're welcome to add 10 missing Serbian xxx articles like Serbian/Bosnian publishers or whatever and help work towards creating articles on them. Articles beyond stubs will be emboldened. The idea is to translate content and verify it with reliable sources, or if the content on other wikis isn't of high quality, simply to create the articles. The overall goal is to match categories, and have the same articles in English as in the foreign article equivalent and as good a coverage in English as in the native language!♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:35, 2 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the invitation, I added some links in WikiProject Intertranswiki/Serbian/Culture. I'm not much interested in translating wikipedia articles, but I may chip in occasionally... Vladimir  (talk) 17:53, 2 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I am a happy member of the project and invite you - even if you don't want to do translation jobs - to just watch and see if translations from languages you know can be improved. - Also I believe in creating stubs: not much work for a single article but making the original better accessible for those who can read it, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:35, 2 June 2015 (UTC)


 * You, Dr. Blofeld, and the other editors do a great job at the project, and I appreciate it. I hope I'll find some time to contribute. Be happy :-) Vladimir  (talk) 17:29, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Award
I believe you're the first to be awarded with this Barnstar. :) Cheers!

--AnulBanul (talk) 12:26, 12 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I really appreciate it. It's beautiful :-) Vladimir  (talk) 17:47, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Marija Bursać
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Marija Bursać you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 13:41, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Lazar of Serbia
GA nomination?--Z oupan 07:41, 16 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Well, in my view, the section "Tradition" should be expanded, mostly from Mihaljčić's book, which has a large section dedicated to that. If you want to work on it and nominate the article, by all means do it. But it also needs some copyediting... Vladimir  (talk) 14:08, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Marija Bursać
The article Marija Bursać you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Marija Bursać for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 09:20, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Marija Bursać
The article Marija Bursać you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Marija Bursać for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 19:22, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

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Recent work

 * Thank you, Zoupan! Your award is much appreciated. Vladimir  (talk) 16:41, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

I was just about to "add topic" to this talk page, but this one will do. Thank you for your outstanding contribution to articles about Bosnian Partisans and Bosnian Serb culture. The article about Marija Bursać, for one, is among the best Bosnian people biographies on Wikipedia (if not among the best Yugoslavia-related articles in general). I hope you stay inspired. Surtsicna (talk) 23:46, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you Surtsicna, you are very kind. Vladimir  (talk) 17:51, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Genetic studies on Serbs
I think that the Y-DNA section can be safely merged into the studies section, with updated nomenclature (2005, 2008 and 2010 names in brackets)? Are you up for it?--Z oupan 17:04, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, of course it can be merged. Maybe an explanation of different nomenclatures could be provided in some kind of note instead of placing the names in brackets, but do what you think is best. If necessary, I'll provide feedback. Vladimir  (talk) 15:51, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Kozarčanka
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:01, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
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Vilayet Printing House (Sarajevo)
Hello. I've nominated Vilayet Printing House (Sarajevo) for GA status because I find it meets all the criteria. I hope you don't mind. Best, 23 editor (talk) 04:30, 6 December 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem, good luck. Vladimir (talk) 17:27, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Vilayet Printing House
Vilayet Printing House (Sarajevo) has passed as GA. Credit to you for writing such a fine piece. 23 editor (talk) 16:13, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you, 23 editor, I really appreciate it. You further improved and nominated the article. I'd like to contribute more, but RL currently seems to be working somewhat against it. As I said, keep up the good work :) Cheers, Vladimir (talk) 15:57, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Tribes of Old Montenegro et al. move discussion
You have previously participated in dicussions about the title of the article now called Tribes of Old Montenegro, Brda, Old Herzegovina and Primorje. There is currently a formal move request discussion of the issue here if you are interested in participating. —  AjaxSmack  21:29, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

Your opinion - List of Serbs?
I would like to hear your opinion on this matter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_Serbians

Thank you.

Mm.srb (talk) 04:28, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 29 July 2020 (UTC)