Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ossetia

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Ossetian mosaic
I prefer to create a mosaic for article Ossetians. nearly all nation-related articles have such mosaic (see Georgians, Germans, Russians...)

this is my version of the structure of the mosaic... matrix 4x2. lets choose figures that are famous and important for Ossetians.


 * David Soslan, a historic figure and military leader (he lived in Alans era, and he was Georgian commander)
 * Kosta Khetagurov
 * Tokati a famous scientist
 * Abaev
 * Gergiev, a famous musician
 * Khubulov, as folk hero and famous commander
 * Kokoity, a fomous politician
 * Dzagoev, a famous sportsman

I advise to you: choose persons from different fields (politics, sports ....)--Bouron (talk) 15:18, 26 January 2010 (UTC)
 * We do not have images for David Soslan and Khubulov. What do you think about Ossetians presented in the gallery (the 3rd line)? Taamu (talk) 12:15, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * we have no problem with image for khubulov. we need at least one famous historic figure,so we should try to find image with david soslan.
 * as for gallery...there are 4 persons worth to be included to the list. gazdanov is literature figure, but we have khetagurov. so do dudarova and two sportsmen. at least we can expand the matrix from 4x2 to 4x3 and include 3 more images, for example one soviet hero and two from the gallery.
 * if you support my idea i ask you to help me with finding proper images for the mosaic.--Bouron (talk) 13:41, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You mean you want me to find it in Wikimedia Commons? Taamu (talk) 16:39, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * no. everywhere. i found image for david soslan --Bouron (talk) 16:55, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * But there should be permission to upload files to Wikipedia (the athour of this file should give you a permission). Do you think you can receive it? Taamu (talk) 18:15, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * it turned out that image is from shota rustaveli витязь в тигровой шкуре. sorry. so what about expanding the mosaic to 4x3?--Bouron (talk) 20:29, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 4x3 will be OK. I propose not to include politicians in the mosaic. Taamu (talk) 07:32, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
 * no problem. kokoity might will reflect on neutrality. khubulov was politician too. what do you think about his appearance in the mosaic?
 * the mosaic needs at least one representative of one of military, political or modern day ossetians.
 * now we need 6-8 more figures.

we can include one olimpic champion, one soviet hero, one famous singer. we also have kuchiev...
 * i think we have 3 to famous sportsmen representative: Dzagoev, Karaev and Gazzaev. what about them?--Bouron (talk) 13:51, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
 * If you want to know my oppinion I wouldn't add the politicians... Let's add writers, sportsmen, musicians (Tugan Sokhiev etc.), soviet heros (Issa Pliyev), public figures. Don't forget to add women (Veronika Dudarova as example). Taamu (talk) 07:26, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

I had problems with licensing of some images. Taamu do you support this version. --Bouron (talk) 22:35, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That's great. Let's add 2 more images (2x3)? Taamu (talk) 06:21, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * 2x3 will be fine. but i didnt found proper images. the images of pliev, dudarova, gazdanov, gazzaev are not free. now i add this mosaic for first time. but the work over the mosaic is not finished. i will try to find free images to paste them. --Bouron (talk) 09:45, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

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WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Ossetia will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in Ossetia's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 21:47, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

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User script to detect unreliable sources
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Assistance required to end deadlock in merger proposal discussion
I've been editing the articles relating to the Scythians over the course of several months, and since most editors tend to favour splitting pages after they reach a certain size, I split two further pages, Iškuza and Scythia, covering the phases of Scythian history respectively in West Asia and in Europe, out of the main page covering the Scythians.

However, trying to split it has resulted into three articles, with both Iškuza and Scythia requiring large amounts of material regarding the role of the prior and subsequent histories of the Scythians in the creation and destruction of those states copied from each other and from the Scythians page to exist since they are both about immediately preceding/succeeding states created by the same continuous population group. And because Iškuza and Scythia both cover immediately preceding/succeeding but also partially overlapping parts of the history of the Scythians, multiple sections and sub-sections of each page covering the culture, population, external relations, etc of these states also had to be copied from the Scythians page (e.g. the "Background" sub-section and "Society" section in Scythia, and the "Origins," "Impact," and "Legacy" sections of Iškuza). Moreover, the Scythia page as it exists now also functions as a WP:Semi-duplicate, given that most of the information relating to this polity also is also the same basic information that is required on the Scythians page.

Given this resulting situation, I have started a merger proposal to resolve this issue, per WP:MERGEREASON: Overlap, Context, not because I support a merger for the sake of merging itself, which I do not favour, but because Iškuza and Scythia require too much context and the information on these pages is too intertwined with each other.

The problem is that, despite months having passed, the discussion for the merger proposal is still at a deadlock, with three users opposed to the merger, and three users (including myself) in favour of it. In this difficult situation, I have been advised to bring this issue to the various WikiProjects which are relevant to Scythians as a way to possibly resolve the deadlock, and all good faith assistance to reach a consensus would be much welcome. Antiquistik (talk) 18:11, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Women in Green's 5th Edit-a-thon
 Hello WikiProject Ossetia:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a  month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2023!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there! Grnrchst (talk) 14:00, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Input requested at Zviad Gamsakhurdia
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Nomination for deletion of Ossetian rebellion in Georgia (1920)
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