Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Czech Republic/Archive 4

Czechia yet again
Hi team. Once again there are editors reverting the few remaining instances of "Czechia". Whilst this is undoubtedly the WP:COMMONNAME, hence the title of this project and the main article, the real world also uses Czechia, so it makes sense for Wikipedia to reflect that by also allowing the few instances when it occurs. I raised this issue here and the consensus was that there should be no reverting either way. Can we please include a statement in the guidelines to that effect, so we don't waste time repeatedly going around the same buoy? It could say something like:

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Country name
Czech Republic is the usual name in English for the country and hence the appropriate title for the main article per WP:COMMONNAME. However, the alternative name "Czechia" is also used by some sources and editors may reflect that too. Editors should not change Czech Republic to Czechia or vice versa except to provide consistency within an article. }} --Bermicourt (talk) 15:58, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
 * The term Czechia is bizarre in English by any measure (here is one). If Czechia becomes the dominant English term in the future some day, then you are welcome to use it. Doremo (talk) 16:17, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
 * The only consensus I can see is against mass changes to Czechia. And, of course, I'm against mentioned proposal, because is unnecessary exemption from general rule.--Yopie (talk) 17:38, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

--To Bermicourt Your personal opinion or taste does have anything in common with the fact, that Czechia is an official geographical (or short-form, informal, etc.) name of the country. What about Illinois, Lithuania, Massachusetts, Saskatchewan, Utah, Chad, Ghana, Idaho, Zimbabwe and many others ? We miss using the standard name of our country in English. Our country is not only the republic, that has been existed since 1993, but also the country of our ancestors, where republican system has been existed only for short part of its history. More, "republic" is not proper noun, it is only denomination of the current political system in the country and using this political denomination in general (incl.historical) context is obviously clumsy and improper. We explained it many times in articles you deleted (thus, it is apparent, that administrators of Wikipedia deleted them without reading) and the need of the use of neutral denomination of our country is natural (that is why every other country with some tradition uses commonly short name and only in political documents is usually called by political name). How simple ! G.Kessel — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.101.85.18 (talk) 08:08, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
 * "What about Illinois, Lithuania, Massachusetts, Saskatchewan, Utah, Chad, Ghana, Idaho, Zimbabwe[…]?" Those are the official and common names for those places. The Czech Republic is the equivalent of those, for this country. I haven't seen "Czech Republic" improperly used in a historical context anywhere on Wikipedia; if you have evidence to disagree, feel free to post it here. As for being a short form, I regret this may only be a personal experience, not backed up by significant sources (yes I'm sure you have a handful, but just a drop in the ocean). And by the way, all this discussion of "we explained it", etc. needs to stop too, as you are clearly pushing an agenda on behalf of a group. seemingly in contravention of Conflict of interest. I think this is the end of the conversation. C679 08:48, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think so. You are actually starting to make things up and need to pull your horns in. I never suggested that Czech Republic was "improperly used" nor have I mentioned "short form" and I am certainly not "pushing an agenda" for some mythical group. I'm simply suggesting that "Czechia" is not wrong and nor is Wikipedia if it reflects the real world by occasionally using it. Previous discussions appeared to go along with that line - but then every couple of months another editor comes along mass deleting it. A rather inconsistent situation, which we ought to resolve in a mature way. Bermicourt (talk) 07:55, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Excuse me, please re-read my comments in their context, i.e. as a reply to IP user 88.101.85.18 and not addressed directly to you. Above all, please WP:AGF. Wishing you well, C679 17:38, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * @Cloudz679. Apologies. :) --Bermicourt (talk) 18:43, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * "Czechia" is not wrong and it is occasionally used (even at webpages of Czech Foreign Ministry, but usage of "Czech Republic" is far more frequent (22,6 mil. vs 0,19 mil. at Google Fight, 144 vs 1000+ at webpages of Czech Foreign Ministry. I think that all is clearly described at Name of the Czech Republic and thus using Czechia outside of this article is unnecessary confusing for Wikipedia readers. --Jklamo (talk) 12:16, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Well look, if the consensus is to prefer "Czech Republic" even though "Czechia" is not wrong, let's put some suitable words in the Guidelines so we waste no more time sailing around this buoy. My main contention was that what some editors were saying didn't match what others were, in fact, doing. Getting it in the guidelines will at least make it clear to us all. Bermicourt (talk) 13:55, 31 December 2014 (UTC)


 * This is still unresolved. We have User:Doremo mass deleting all instances of "Czechia" on Wikipedia, despite its occasional use in the sources, and still nothing in the guidelines stating either a) that both are acceptable, provided "Czechia" remains in the minority to reflect actual usage or b) Czechia is totally unacceptable (despite the sources that do use it) and every instance of it should be eliminated. --Bermicourt (talk) 18:58, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * The issue is fairly and accurately discussed at Name of the Czech Republic. This seems sufficient. Doremo (talk) 19:02, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * That's an article, not a Wikipedia policy, and it actually confirms that Czechia is used to an extent. Therefore it is not wrong and therefore you should not be erasing every single one of the (few remaining) occurrences here. But a policy statement based on consensus would help. --Bermicourt (talk) 19:34, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * "Reflection of actual usage" (per the stats here) would suggest using Czechia at every 119th mention of the country in any given article. Although fair, I don't think that would do anybody any good in terms of consistency. Doremo (talk) 19:42, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Great example of an ignoratio elenchi - where you shoot down something the other person wasn't proposing! Of course, we need consistency within an article. What I am suggesting is that having the occasional article with "Czechia" amongst dozens of others with "Czech Republic" isn't wrong and reflects reality, but there are mass deletionists removing all traces of the word. If the consensus here is that the mass deletionist are right and justified, then put it in your guidelines. Otherwise anarchy reigns. And, without guidelines, I am entitled to go and reverse all the changes (and I mean the changes only, not all the occurrences of "Czech Republic", that would be mass deletion in the opposite direction which I don't support either). --Bermicourt (talk) 20:37, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree with Doremo that the term "Czechia" is so scarcely used and "Czech Republic" so strongly preferred that we should strongly prefer it as well. I also cannot see any point in the term "Czechia" being scarcely dropped in the articles instead of being consistent. Some readers might have never come across the almost unused short version and might be confused. Whenever there is doubt which term is better, the publicly preferred one should be chosen. --Jan Kameníček (talk) 21:30, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
 * As an encyclopedia we should reflect usage. English usage is so overwhelmingly against Czechia that using it outside of actual discussions about the name does a disservice to our readers. Until the real world usage changes, we should not use Czechia in articles. --Khajidha (talk) 17:39, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

Růžena Grebeníčková
Wonder if someone here could take a look at Růžena Grebeníčková for notability and general improvement please. FeatherPluma (talk) 16:05, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I would say she was notable, the Czech article contains quite extensive list of off-line sources that look reliable (mainly the obituaries in Česká literatura and Literární noviny). Also, her profile at the website of the Czech Literary Translators' Guild suggests that she was a notable translator. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 14:48, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Category discussions
Since 31 March there are a couple of Czech history categories listed for discussion, starting with Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2015_March_31. Marcocapelle (talk) 11:48, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Most importantly, see these two related discussions: History of the Czech Republic and Czech periods. Marcocapelle (talk) 06:15, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Translation request (Czech language)
Hello board, please help translate the following from English into Czech:


 * Please do not contribute text in Czech to English Wikipedia. Your contributions are more than welcome at the Czech Wikipedia.

It will be used to create a template at Template:Notenglish.– Gilliam (talk) 13:25, 21 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Here is the translation:


 * Prosím nepřispívejte do anglické Wikipedie textem v českém jazyce. Vaše příspěvky jsou více než vítány na české Wikipedii.


 * But sometimes I communicate with others in Czech language also here at en:wiki. Would you template me, Gilliam? :) --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 16:36, 21 May 2015 (UTC)


 * ✅ Thank you, . You can review the new template here. Of course, I wouldn't template the regulars. Regards– Gilliam (talk) 16:48, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

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List of windmills in the Czech Republic
I've created the List of windmills in the Czech Republic. Assistance from members of this WikiProject in weeding out errors etc is requested. I've added an external link to a website which I have a gut feeling will prove useful in expanding the list. However, as I'm cs-0 and Google translate isn't that good at translating Czech, I'm unable to extract the info contained there. Mjroots (talk) 19:52, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * A couple of locations need dabbing. Mjroots (talk) 06:35, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thank you for the input. C679 07:59, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Thousands of Czech cityscape and other images may be deleted from Commons
Please see discussion at Village_pump_(miscellaneous). I think it is an item of major interest to the editors interested in this WikiProject. The (very underestimated) counts for how many images may be affected have been posted to commons:Commons_talk:Freedom_of_Panorama_2015. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 01:03, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

We need an article Cannabis in Czech Republic
Hello, I'm working at WP:WikiProject Cannabis, and we're trying to expand our coverage of "Cannabis in (country)" articles, and I saw that we don't have one for Czech Republic. Reports show that the Czech Republic has high cannabis consumption rates, and some really interesting legal and cultural developments tied to a more liberal attitude towards cannabis, making them a very interesting case in Europe.

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Zdeněk Adamec (Czech demonstrator)
Dear Czech experts: This draft article has plenty of references which are not in English. It's not written in an encyclopedic way; it should focus on the actual events rather than opinion. I can't fix it because I can't read the references. Apparently there is an article about this in the Czech Wikipedia. Can someone help? The draft will soon be deleted as stale unless someone takes an interest in it.&mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 12:01, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Zdeněk Hanka
Hello again! Here's another old draft about to be deleted as stale. Is this a notable author? &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 13:12, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

NPOV Dispute about Great Moravia
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Liberland
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Native English speakers needed as translators
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AfC submission
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Miroslav Štěpánek
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Karel Lamač
A question has arose on the talk page of Karel Lamač's article regarding if he did indeed marry Anny Ondra. I've provided a couple of biographies on the page, but I was wondering if anyone could help with the translations or sources? Thanks.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 21:23, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Vít Kremlička
Is anyone from this Wikiproject familiar with Vít Kremlička? Article was originally created in 2012 and might be a candidate for BLP-PROD due to the lack of sourcing. There appears to be a Czech language version at cz:Vít Kremlička, so perhaps sources being used there can be also used on English Wikipedia per WP:NONENG. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:29, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

New official English short-form name for the country
--- Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:21, 15 April 2016 (UTC)
 * "the new short-form name that Czech leaders want English speakers to use"... C679 22:24, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Pelhřimov (Bruntál District)
This is probably not a hoax, still, I don't see it on cz wikipedia. Can someone confirm this is is a valid topic? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:16, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Now linked via wikidata to the Czech article. C679 09:42, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Music of the Czech Lands
This was flagged as a PROD. The article as it stands is rubbish but the topic is serious and encyclopedic - it needs a rewrite with citations.--Smerus (talk) 16:10, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

A Categories for deletion discussion WikiProject members may be interested in.
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Just posting there locator maps in case project members want to use them for articles:

Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:41, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

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Second reading request
[cross-posted from article talk page...] I just did a copyedit of History of the Czech lands in the High Middle Ages. However, I have to admit that in places I wasn't 100% sure what the previous text was trying to say. I would appreciate if someone with more detailed knowledge of the topic than me could read it over again and check I haven't misinterpreted anything, factually. If you do so, please let me know and I will go over it again for style, which is still not always encyclopaedic.

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People who emigrated to escape Nazism
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Help re: Prague sites
I am trying to finish labeling photographs and creating new Wikipedia articles about sites I saw on a recent trip to Prague, which I absolutely loved!


 * 1) ✅ I wonder, should there be an article for Old Town Bridge Tower?
 * 2) ✅ What about an article for Park of National Awakening? I am guessing the English title based on the Czech name: commons:Category:Park Národního probuzení. (I created the article Kranner's Fountain, which lies in the park. I hope this is the most appropriate English translation.)
 * 3) ❌ Should there be an article for the statue commons:Category:Polibek (Petřín)?
 * 4) ✅ I see there is a category for Seminářská zahrada, and a corresponding article at Czech Wikipedia. Should there be an article at English Wikipedia, too?
 * 5) ❌ Similarly, I see commons:Wrestling Titans (Prague Castle) and the Czech article: cs:Sousoší Souboj Titánů. Should there be an English Wikipedia article as well?

Thanks for any feedback project members may be able to offer. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:12, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I think that all the subjects you mention deserve stand alone articles. Let me know if you need any help with adding and translating Czech sources. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 05:40, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, please be WP:BOLD and go ahead with the articles. The first you mentioned already exists in Czech at Staroměstská mostecká věž, there is also the corresponding Malostranská mostecká věž, best English guess Malá Strana Bridge Tower on the other side of the river. As Vejvančický mentioned, we are here to assist where we can! C679 07:01, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Update: I went ahead and created articles for Old Town Bridge Tower, Malá Strana Bridge Tower, and Park of National Awakening. If you'd like to help with coordinates, sourcing, and translations, that would be very very helpful. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:27, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Seminářská zahrada
What would the English translation be for "Seminářská zahrada"? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:47, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Apparently Seminary Garden  per the English version of the prague.eu website. C679 18:44, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've made a note on my 'to do' list and will try to create a stub soon. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 05:32, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ I am not comfortable expanding the stub, but I created Seminary Garden with a template showing content can be translated from the Czech project. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:33, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Additional Prague sites
Also, you can see some additional articles I am considering here: User_talk:ŠJů:
 * ❌ commons:Category:Fontána s hrajícími si chlapci (Petřín) - "Fountain with playing boys" in English?
 * ✅ commons:Category:Hlava Franze Kafky (David Černý) - this sculpture is called "Head of Franz Kafka" in English?
 * Called Statue of Kafka at Prague.eu . C679 16:37, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and called the article Head of Franz Kafka. I included the alternate title "Statue of Kafka", but didn't want the article to be confused with Statue of Franz Kafka. I added notes to the tops of both articles to distinguish the two sculptures from one another. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:40, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Pinging you here just in case you are interested. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:43, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌ commons:Category:Fountain with Saint Joseph column at Karlovo náměstí
 * ❌ commons:Category:Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk at Malá Strana, Na prádle
 * ✅ commons:Category:Triga on the National Theatre in Prague
 * I created Trigae (National Theatre), which may not be the most appropriate article title, but I'm not sure what else to go with and at least the stub exists in some form. I welcome others to help expand the article based on the one source provided, or others. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:48, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌ commons:Category:Statue of Virgin Mary of Einsiedeln in Prague

Do you have any other thoughts about these subjects and/or want to help create articles for them as well? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:53, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Request for Comment: Merge proposal
Comments requested on a proposed merge of Rudolfinum and Galerie Rudolfinum. Discussion here. Many thanks. Jdcooper (talk) 14:58, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

Karel Havlíček Monument, Chicago
Project members may be interested in helping to expand Karel Havlíček Monument (Chicago). --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:20, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

More expertise needed in Moravia-Sudetenland discussion
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Template:Prague Castle
I created Template:Prague Castle, and added the template to each of the articles in the corresponding Category:Prague Castle. Feel free to make improvements! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 04:05, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

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List of shopping malls in the Czech Republic
Hello, I added a lot of shopping malls listed in this source to the Czech Rep. shopping centre list. Since the list was pretty barren before, it would be nice if someone from the Czech Republic checked if I didn't make any typos or add any non-existent malls by mistake. Daß &thinsp; Wölf 00:06, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Prague sites
Copying these over from an archived discussion:


 * 1) ✅ Should there be an article for the statue commons:Category:Polibek (Petřín)?
 * I created a stub and invite project members to help expand. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:43, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) ✅ Similarly, I see commons:Category:Wrestling Titans (Prague Castle) and the Czech article: cs:Sousoší Souboj Titánů. Should there be an English Wikipedia article as well?
 * I created a stub and invite folks to help expand! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:06, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) ❌ commons:Category:Fontána s hrajícími si chlapci (Petřín) - "Fountain with playing boys" in English?
 * 2) ❌ commons:Category:Fountain with Saint Joseph column at Karlovo náměstí
 * 3) ❌ commons:Category:Statue of Saint John of Nepomuk at Malá Strana, Na prádle
 * 4) ❌ commons:Category:Statue of Virgin Mary of Einsiedeln in Prague

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:46, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi AB, thanks for resurrecting this.Thank you for the new articles you have created this year. Regarding the not done monuments, I suppose it's generally a matter of notability and significant coverage. If anybody has the time to check this out, we may have new articles from points 3-6 above, as well. Regards, C679 12:03, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Elvetham air crash
I have just created Elvetham air crash, which is an account of a plane crash in 1945 that involved a plane from the Czechoslovak No. 311 Squadron RAF and killed 23 Czech passengers and aircrew. I am not aware of a counterpart article on Wikipedia in either Czech or any other language. Any contributor who has sufficient interest and skills to translate it, please feel welcome to do so!

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Český Krumlov
There's currently a discussion going on at Talk:Český Krumlov to select a new pic for the infobox. Input welcome. – filelakeshoe (t / c) &#xF0F6;  20:01, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Question for WP Czech Republic...
Is someone here able to help with the question raised at Talk:St. Giles' Church (Prague) (see second section). Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:14, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Bramboráček
I created Bramboráček as a stub article regarding this Czech bread. Sources are out there, but I don't speak Czech, so posting here to see if anyone is interested in improving the article. North America1000 04:15, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
 * @North America: I don't think that Bramboráček is particularly notable as a kind of bread in Czech lands. It is rather known as a diminutive of Bramborák (see Potato pancake). Czechs in recent years love using diminutives in common speech which I find rather silly and degrading our language but that's how it is. Could you point me to your sources, please? --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 06:34, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi : See source searches below. Perhaps the article should be merged to Potato pancake. North America1000 03:33, 2 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry for my belated reply, North America. The sources in the template do not refer to a kind of "bread" called Bramboráček. The only source mentioned in the article, the textbook Tsjechisch 2. Conversatie voor Nederlandstaligen, deals with preparing "standard" Czech bramborák (potato pancake). I think that redirect is the best option, at the moment. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 15:20, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi : I have blanked the article and redirected it to Potato pancake. North America1000 06:59, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Patronymic middle name
We have Josef Prokuslav Pražák and Josef Prokop Pražák referring to the same person - the English version is based on reliable sources, so either "Prokuslav" and "Prokop" are alternative forms of transcription or one of these two is incorrect. Can someone help. Shyamal (talk) 16:18, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Czech language does not have patronymic middle names. About person:

I think that only correct version is Josef Prokop Pražák.--Jklamo (talk) 18:23, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I have never heard about Czech surname of given name Prokuslav (no results at list of all current given names and surnames by Czech Ministry of the Interior).
 * He is referred as Josef P. Pražák by Czech authority control
 * Here in scientific article from 2012 clearly referred as Josef Prokop Pražák.
 * Here Here in Czech scientific article from 1994 also clearly referred as Josef Prokop Pražák.
 * Thank you. I am glad to know that the English entry is correct. Shyamal (talk) 23:50, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Disambiguation links on pages tagged by this wikiproject
Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.

A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_Czech_Republic

Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.&mdash; Rod talk 14:48, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Category:World War II military equipment of Czechoslovakia has been nominated for discussion
Category:World War II military equipment of Czechoslovakia, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for delete. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. -- Brown HairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:14, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

Is this picture correct?
The infobox pic at Franz Kafka Museum seems to be of a fountain/cafe, nothing related to the museum...? --2A00:1028:8388:8F02:E1C5:961C:CFEE:54CD (talk) 09:52, 3 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Please, read the caption. It seems that the sculpture is directly related to the museum. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 09:38, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, they are related, but I do think an image of the museum itself would be more appropriate. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:42, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
 * See commons:Category:Franz Kafka Museum for alternatives if you would like to pick one... C<span style="color: #6A5ACD; text-decoration: inherit; -moz-text-decoration-color: #6A5ACD; text-decoration-color: #6A5ACD;">679 19:53, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. Feel free to change, but at least the fountain image has been replaced. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:16, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

Should there be a Wikipedia article about the commons:Category:Pissing Men fountain? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:17, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
 * There should. And crucually, we were missing a commonscat link which I've added. Also added old wiki caption to commons caption. Things are much less confusing now, and the infobox pic is better. I will hopefully visit the museum tomorrow :D (Piotrus on IP) --2A00:1028:8388:8F02:85C8:31FA:A787:3197 (talk) 11:20, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
 * What would be the best title of the Wikipedia article? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:43, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Piss is the name attributed to it on David Černy's website as well as at the Prague Post  and The Guardian  - I can see a WP:DYK on the cards for this one... C<span style="color: #6A5ACD; text-decoration: inherit; -moz-text-decoration-color: #6A5ACD; text-decoration-color: #6A5ACD;">679  16:23, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for confirming. I went ahead and created a stub at Piss (Černý), if you care to help out. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:09, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Great start, if you can expand it to 250+ words, it would be eligible for WP:DYK. --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:50, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I don't worry about DYK any longer, but others are welcome to expand the text. Perhaps more importantly, someone should create a standalone article for Czech Wikipedia. :) --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:43, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Your attention is required.
The creator of Draft:František Gregor Emmert (on English Wikipedia) asked me if I can bring this draft into your attention. The subject is clearly notable for inclusion into the encyclopedia. However, references are required for it to get approved into the English mainspace. See if anyone can help. Thanks! Dial911 (talk) 21:05, 22 February 2018 (UTC) Dial911 (talk) 21:05, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * It looks fine, I have promoted it. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. C<span style="color: #6A5ACD; text-decoration: inherit; -moz-text-decoration-color: #6A5ACD; text-decoration-color: #6A5ACD;">679 10:26, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello, the creator of mentioned article there.

Thank you for promoting the article, it really means a lot. Just one last wish - is it possible to link the translation to the Czech version? On the English site (today promoted article), there is a link to Czech translation, not so much the other way around.

Thank you once again, have a great time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.120.201.244 (talk) 18:08, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Ribbon
I'm the proud recipient of your project's ribbon of national merit. Sadly, it looks a bit dated and the suspension bar doesn't match the dimensions of the other national merit ribbons. My user page where I display my ribbons looks askance because of it. Much as I'm a fan of old things, I also like uniformity. It would be cool if your WikiProject could generate a new design to match all the others, perhaps keeping the same tri-color but in normal ribbon size. The Czech roundrel on a gray ribbon would look neat, too. I've had luck commissioning graphic work at WP:RB. Thanks for your time. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 09:59, 7 March 2018 (UTC) (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)

Czech video games
Hello WikiProject Czech Republic! I have recently made it my mission to create articles on the Czech video gaming industry in order to give it some of the love and attention it sorely deserves.

I would love for you to head over to these articles and copyedit them for grammar and spelling (it is difficult to understand Czech sources through Google Translate), provide further sources, add content from Czech magazines (which otherwise have to be translated word by word), or just have a quick read to enjoy the rich cultural history of Czech video gaming.

(They are linked like this so they can be copy-pasted to Wikipedii:WikiProjekt Počítačové hry - I am unable to post as I am a new user on the Czech Wikipedia)--Coin945 (talk) 12:46, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

• Belegost (1989)

• Světák Bob (1993)

• Mavlin: Vesmírný únik (1994)

• 7 dní a 7 nocí (1994)

• Tajemství Oslího ostrova (1994)

• Dračí Historie (1995)

• Mise Quadam (1995)

• Ramonovo Kouzlo (1995)

• Dr. Šílenec (1996)

• Swigridova kletba (1996)

• Gooka (1997/2004)

• DreamLand: Final Solution (1999)

• Polda (1999–2014)

• Pohádka o Mrazíkovi, Ivanovi a Nastěnce (2000)

• Domácí násilí: Game over (2003)

• Chłopaki Nie Płaczą (2005)

• Revolt of Don's Knights

• Rytíři Grálu

• Jakub a Terezka

• Horké léto

• Ve stínu havrana

• Kajko and Kokosz (video game series)

• Léto s Oskarem

• Prokletí Eridenu

• Abandoned Places: A Time for Heroes

Tagging due to their nice work on Asmodeus: Tajemný kraj Ruthaniolu.--Coin945 (talk) 15:17, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi! Congratulations on your great work. I look forward to reading the articles. I spend most of my time on wikipedia copyediting articles about the Czech Republic, and I would love to take a look at these ones, but I have a long "to-do list", so I would recommend putting a at the top of the article and creating a talk page with  in it. This will add them to the autogenerated cleanup list for this wikiproject, and I will get round to them eventually :) Jdcooper (talk) 15:21, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Title: "Slavic paganism" or "Slavic religion"?
More opinions needed in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Historical_Slavic_religion#Historical_Slavic_Religion,_What_Gives? this discussion].--Eckhardt Etheling (talk) 07:36, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Village Pump proposal to delete all Portals
Editors at this project might be interested in the discussion concerning the proposed deletion of all Portals across Wikipedia. See Village_pump_(proposals).Bermicourt (talk) 08:46, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

A-Class review for Emanuel Moravec needs attention
A few more editors are needed to complete the A-Class review for Emanuel Moravec; please stop by and help review the article! Thanks! AustralianRupert (talk) 08:27, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Focus on the Czech Republic at Women in Red
In May 2018, in conjunction with m:Wikimedia CEE Spring 2018/Article Lists, Women in Red is focusing on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. We hope there will be contributions on Czech women.

Should there be Wikipedia articles for any of these sculptures?
Hello! Not too long ago, I added a list here of outdoor sculptures and other public artworks. Some very helpful discussion and several new Wikipedia articles resulted. I am hoping to do the same again.

Apart from the Commons category descriptions, do any project members have helpful sources about any of these subjects and/or have an opinion re: whether or not they should have Wikipedia articles?


 * commons:Category:Babies (Kampa Museum)
 * mention at Žižkov_Television_Tower, some en sources, some cs sources
 * Would Miminka be the best article title? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:36, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Miminka is OK, but Babies (sculpture) is also possible, as David Černý itslef is using both (see ).--Jklamo (talk) 14:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thanks. I created Babies (Černý) and redirected Miminka and Babies (sculpture). --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:10, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * commons:Category:Columns with Geniuses on the Čechův most
 * Maybe this (and torch bearers) may be covered in Svatopluk Čech Bridge (is not that long), there are some basic info about sculptures at the bridge in cswiki bridge article. Some sources for bridge and sculptures en and cs (  .--Jklamo (talk) 14:44, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
 * commons:Category:Statues of torch bearers on the Čechův most
 * commons:Category:Commendatore by Anna Chromy (partly covered by Cloak of Conscience)
 * Thanks for adding this note. Until we decide if a standalone article is appropriate, I've gone ahead and redirected Il Commendatore (Chromý), Il Commendatore (Chromy), and Il Commendatore (sculpture) to Cloak of Conscience. Another Believer  ( Talk ) 02:25, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
 * commons:Category:Železný rytíř (Ladislav Šaloun)
 * commons:Category:Water well at the 2nd courtyard, Prague Castle
 * commons:Category:Water well in Karlachovy sady
 * commons:Category:Water well in Malé náměstí, Prague
 * commons:Category:Grave of Svatopluk Čech
 * commons:Category:Slavín (Prague) (Never mind. Slavín (Prague) exists, but ENWP and Commons are not connected.)

Thanks in advance for any feedback, resources, or English-language translations to serve as Wikipedia article titles. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:56, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I like to read all of these. I can help with locating sources, but most of them will be in Czech only. Some of them has at least sentence or two on csiki as a part of other articles.--Jklamo (talk) 13:53, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Great, please do share sources and/or let us know if you create any new stub articles. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:34, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Pinging you as recent talk page contributors. Curious if you have any thoughts. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:37, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Category:Czech presidential candidates by gender has been nominated for discussion
Category:Czech presidential candidates by gender, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Place Clichy (talk) 14:36, 22 May 2018 (UTC)