User talk:Max Kanowski

Welcome!

Hello, Max Kanowski, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Message?[edit]

Max, what message?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 06:31, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Max, it would be a good start if you and your 'many outraged Internet users' could read the links from the welcome message above. They explain everything, from what Wikipedia is to how to edit Wikipedia. Remember also then when leaving messages on the talk pages, you should sign them (one of the main functionalities to creating an account is getting stable signature and talk page, after all). Now, to address the Grunwald case - first, you leave messages like this on the article Talk pages, never inside the article itself. Second, after leaving the messages, you can edit the article yourself and correct the information. If other people have comments, they will leave them on the talk page below your post. If they object to your changes, then you will have to discuss them in the talk until all concerned parties reach a compromise.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 16:07, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Max, all your questions are addressed in the links that you have above. Such a note 'Max is stupid' can be reverted immediately, as it falls under Wikipedia:Vandalism. As for puting a note on the article, I'd suggest you take a look at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view and after you understand it (and our other policies), chose the appopriate Wikipedia:Template messages/Disputes which reflects your position.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 18:04, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Max, do take what the Prokonsul says to heart, he's most certainly right. Perhaps you noticed that many articles have "blue" links to other articles in them. When I occasionally edit an article and that link goes to "red", it is an indication that I have to look at my edit to a greater degree. That can help me see what the problem might be. I know it's not the final judge, but it's a start. In the English version of the Battle of Grunwald, Vytautas, formerly linked (in blue) to many other articles concerning him. Due to your edits, he (in red) does not any longer. In the Encyclopedia Britannica (1989 edition, which I own), Vytautas is called VYTAUTAS the GREAT, not Witold, Witawt, Vytwat or anything else. Would you agree that the Encyclopedia Britannica would be a good basis of what name to use in the ENGLISH version of Wikipedia? If not, please tell us why not? Am I making myself clear, am I being friendly enough? Dr. Dan 22:03, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply (see his reply on my talk page). I want to clarify my position a little regarding consistency in the English version of Wikipedia. No doubt your research will improve the article and be informative. My point, however, is that if we have the names of people and geographical locations arbitrarily changed in the different articles, the final result will be to confuse others, who do not know the whole history of the time period. Let me give you a simple example of what I am talking about. In English, the capital of Italy is Rome, in Polish, this city is called Rzym; it has many other names in many other langugages. In the native language of the city, Italian or even Latin, it is Roma. In spite of this, English speaking people call it Rome, not Rzym or Roma. To argue that it should be called Roma in the English version of Wikipedia, because this is what the Ancient Romans called it, would be an ultimate waste of time. I hope you see where I'm going with this. Dr. Dan 14:05, 12 February 2006 (UTC}

You are new to this game so don't get discouraged. We have an expression in English, "don't cut off your nose to spite your face". If you understand the meaning of this, I'm sure there is a comparable expression in your native tongue. If you have a position and you feel you are right, don't give in to the opposing view because there are more of them than you. Research your position and argue logically, and with sources to back up your claims. Don't concentrate on one topic. They will follow you around to all the topics you get involved in. I'm thinking of writing a recipe about chocloate pudding to see how many attacks I'll have to deal with my recipe. Above all, don't get emotional, they love that. It's a shame you deleted that information about Belarus concerning the Battle of Grunwald. It was very good imput and relevant too. P.S. You mentioned God in your Edit summary, "Thanks God we...", kindly remember (and I don't know how old you are), there was a time, recent time, when the mention of God was frowned upon very strongly in the modern countries making up the Commonwealth. Dr. Dan 05:42, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Gdl_belarus_1430.JPG[edit]

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Yep. Delete it Carnildo. Max Kanowski 05:35, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Max, have been busy, couldn't write sooner. No I'm not mad at you. Nor, am I impressed that your bank account might be bigger than mine (don't be so sure, I wouldn't want the IRS to audit my medical practice to prove it either). What concerns me, is your hostile and meanspirited remarks that go on and on. The remark about you not doing anything for someome of Lithuanian heritage, in business or otherwise, as a result of these "discussions", seems very surreal. Especially, since very few Lithuanians took part in them. You also seem to think if someone contributes to "Lithuanian topics" (as in my case), there has to be some kind of a connection. One of my former professors, Dr. James Cracraft, is fluent in Russian, is a highly regarded specialist on Peter the Great and other topics in Russian history. He is an American and is of English heritage, with no connection whatsoever, to the region. Forgive the typo of Kalinowski, I must of had the Belarusian patriot on my mind, don't know how I could have confused him with you. Finally believe it or not, a farmer in Lithuania fed his livestock today, and a grandmother in Belarus got her grandaughter ready for school today. And you know what? Neither could give a rat's behind, about these pseudo-intellectual debates that take place here, or anywhere else for that matter. They are concerned more with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (truly beautiful yet illusive concepts), and hopeful that some politically twisted moron (don't worry I don't mean you), will not put them through the same horrors and bullcrap that they went through for the last century and earlier. Have a nice day, and keep building up that bank account. Dr. Dan 17:50, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unspecified source for Image:Volkovysk-kamenetsk style.JPG[edit]

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Belarusians[edit]

I answered yor questions about Belarusians here. M.V.E.i. 17:21, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]