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| Name = Ville Valo

| Img = Ville_Valo.jpg

| Background = solo_singer

| Birth_name = Ville Hermanni Valo

| Born = {{birth_date_and_age|1976|11|22}}<br/><small>[[Vallila]], [[Finland]]</small>

| Died =

| Origin = Finland

| Instrument = [[Vocals]],[[Bass guitar|Bass]],[[Drums]],[[Guitar]],[[Piano]].

| Genre = [[HIM (band)#Genre|Debated]] |

| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Songwriter]]

| Years_active = [[1983 in music|1983]] - Present

| Label =

| Associated_acts = [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

[[Daniel Lioneye]]

| URL = [http://www.heartagram.com/ Official website]

}}

'''Ville Hermanni Valo''' ({{Audio|Fi-Ville_Valo.ogg|pronunciation}}) (born [[November 22]], [[1976]]) is the [[vocalist]], [[songwriter]] and frontman of the [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[HIM (band)|HIM]]. They have released five full length albums, and as of [[2006]], they are the first and only Finnish rock band to sell Gold in the [[United States]].

==Early life==

Valo was born to a [[Finland|Finnish]] father named Kari and a mother of [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] descent named Anita in a small suburb of Helsinki called [[Vallila]]. As a child, Ville was influenced by his music-loving parents, who exposed him to the songs of popular Finnish performers such as [[Tapio Rautavaara]] and [[Rauli Badding Somerjoki]], while an older cousin introduced him to the heavier sounds of bands like [[KISS (band)|KISS]], [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Iron Maiden]]. Valo's first musical step was as a three year old [[bongo drum|bongo]] drummer. At age nine, Valo attended the Pop and Jazz Conservatory in [[Helsinki]], where he studied several different musical genres. His father eventually opened a [[sex shop]] where Valo often worked before launching his career in music. Valo's father's [[sex shop]] is still in business today and doing well, according to interviews with Valo. His interests gradually expanded to include [[reggae]], early [[blues]] and country-oriented material such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Neil Young]]. From a young age, Valo's enthusiasm for music also took a more active form of expression, and he participated in a large number of different Helsinki-based bands: B.L.O.O.D. (1986-89), Eloveena Boys (1987-88), Kemoterapia (1989-97) and numerous other, more obscure projects.

==Side request Projects==

Apart from working with HIM, and side-project [[Daniel Lioneye]], Valo has kept busy in the music world, collaborating with many artists over the years. He contributed guest vocals for The 69 Eyes, on [[Apocalyptica]]'s album ''[[Apocalyptica (album)|Apocalyptica]]'' for the song "Bittersweet" (with [[The Rasmus]]' singer [[Lauri Ylönen]]), on [[The Bloodhound Gang]]'s ''[[Hefty Fine]]'' for the song "Something Diabolical", and on [[Cradle of Filth]]'s ''[[Thornography]]'' for the song "The Byronic Man". In 2007 he duetted with Polish German actress [[Natalia Avelon]] for a cover of [[Nancy Sinatra]] and [[Lee Hazlewood]]'s song "Summer Wine", part of the ''[[Das Wilde Leben]]'' soundtrack. A video featuring both was recorded as well.

Please see [[Talk:Arvanites]] if you can. <small>[[User talk:Matia.gr|talk to]]</small> [[User:Matia.gr|+MATIA]] 14:59, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

: I'll look. :-) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 14:42, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

<br>

==[[Krashovani]]==

'''''Below is a list of Valo's side projects and collaborations.'''''

* ''[[Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (1995)

* ''[[Apocalyptica]] & Ville Valo (1996)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (1997)

* ''[[Tehosekoitin]] & Ville Valo (1999)

* ''The 69 Eyes & Ville Valo (1999)

* ''[[Neljä Ruusua]] & HIM (1999)

* ''[[Agents]]& Ville Valo - Paratiisi, Jykevää On Rakkaus, Ikkunaprinsessa(1999)

* ''[[Tributti Tuomari Nurmio]]: Ville Valo & Others (2000)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2000)

* ''[[Musta Paraati]], Ville Valo, Gas Lipstick & Others (2001)

* ''[[Daniel Lioneye And The Rollers]]/Daniel Lioneye And The Blues Explosion (2001)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Thulsa Doom (2001)

* ''[[Five Fifteen]] & Ville Valo - The Prostitue & Season Of The Witch (2001)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo (2002)

* ''[[The Skreppers]], Ville Valo, [[Migé Amour]] & [[Lily Lazer]] (2002)

* ''[[The Mission]] & Ville Valo (2002)

* ''[[Lowemotor Corporation]] & Ville Valo - Love Me (2003/2004)

* ''[[The Skreppers]] & Ville Valo (2004)

* ''[[The 69 Eyes]] & Ville Valo - Beneath the Blue (2004)

* ''[[Apocalyptica]] feat. Ville Valo & Lauri Ylönen - Bittersweet (2004) (FIN: #1, D: #6)

* ''Two Witches & Ville Valo - Dracula Rising (2005)

* ''[[Bloodhound Gang]] feat. Ville Valo - Something Diabolical (2005)

* ''[[Isabelle´s Gift]] feat. Ville Valo - If I Die Tonight (2006)

* ''[[Cradle of Filth]] feat. Ville Valo - The Byronic Man (2006)

* ''Ville Valo & [[Tommi Viksten]] - Kun Minä Kotoani Läksin (2006)

* ''[[Kari Tapio]] & Ville Valo - Tällä Pohjantähden Alla (2006)

* ''Ville Valo & [[Natalia Avelon]] - Summer Wine (2007) (FIN: #1, D: #2, AU: #4, CH: #2)

* ''Ville Valo & Manna - Just for Tonight (2007) ==

==[[HIM (band)|HIM]]==

This page is slowly turning into the [[Moldova]] of Serbs and Croats. I don't like the article as it is now, since it tilts towards Serbs (did whatever I could do to tone it down, but some things I just cannot point out as objective or biased). And then the Croats come in and write: "The Krashovani ''wisely'' chose to be Croats" (and I suppose they expect not to be banned). What is really funny about such people is that they come in and change part of the article, and you have halves that express two distinct biases. Or you get a non sequitur/fallacy: check out the Armenian edits on the [[Miklós Horthy]] page (it's also that they seem so stream-of-consciousness, and that the man did not bother to check were [[Nalbandian]] leads). [[Quantum Leap|Oh, Boy]]. [[User:Dahn|Dahn]] 15:02, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

{{main|HIM (band)}}

==Trivia==

: Also see this: from [[Croathood]]:

{{Trivia|date=June 2007}}

::''The culture of Croats is so different from Serbs that one can hardly beieve that Serbia shares a border wih Croatia.''

[[Image:Kerranghim.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ville Valo on the cover on Kerrang! magazine.]]

:[[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 15:18, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

*[[Bam Margera]]'s character in the 2003 movie ''[[Haggard: The Movie|Haggard]]'' is named after Ville Valo.<ref name="imdb">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm</ref>

*He makes a very small appearance in ''[[Jackass: Number Two]]''.<ref name="imdb" />

*He was voted as #13 on a television program in which people voted for who they thought were the greatest Finns of all time<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suuret_suomalaiset]</ref>

*He can also be seen in clips of episodes from [[Viva La Bam]] while they were in Finland.

*He has a number of tattoos, including a pair of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s eyes on his shoulder blades.<ref>[http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-valo.htm VILLE VALO TATTOO PICS PHOTOS]</ref>

*He learned to walk with the help of the family dog Sami, and when the dog died, not only was he extremely upset, he also apparently developed his allergies to animals and [[asthma]] at the same time.<ref>http://www.tv.com/ville-valo/person//trivia.html</ref>

*He smokes about 60 cigarettes a day (around 21,900 a year) to give his voice a gruff, husky edge.<ref>http://www.tobacco.org/news/.html</ref>

*Valo is an avid reader and has indicated that he draws a large influence for his music from the books that he has read. Among his favorite authors he includes Finnish writer, [[Timo K. Mukka]], and American writers [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and [[Charles Bukowski]].

*Ville appears in the music video "Wasting the Dawn" by The 69 Eyes as Jim Morrison of The Doors.

* A song that he wrote "Passion's Killing Floor" on the new Album [[Venus Doom]] will appear on the [[Transformers soundtrack]].

==References==

==Cornel Trăilescu==

{{reflist|1}}

==External links==

Thank you for correcting the accent!

*[http://www.nndb.com/people/266/000030176 Ville Valo] at Notable Names Database

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1204517 Ville Valo] at Internet Movie Database

*[http://www.heartagram.com Official website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://www.sweetville.net Ukrainian HIM website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

*[http://www.himonline.tv UK HIM website] of [[HIM (band)|HIM]]

{{HIM}}

I wonder if you would be able to write the article as well? We have a number of Romanian composers listed but none of us on the Opera Project are really qualified to write about them. How about having a go?

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valo, Ville}}

[[User:Kleinzach|Kleinzach]] 16:59, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[[Category:1976 births]]

[[Category:HIM]]

[[Category:Finnish singers]]

[[Category:People from Helsinki]]

[[Category:Living people]]

[[bg:Виле Вало]]

== Wikipedia ==

[[cs:Ville Valo]]

[[da:Ville Valo]]

Wikipedia pushing the agenda of 16 year old girls, which haven't yet grown up.

[[de:Ville Valo]]

[[es:Ville Valo]]

But try to re-write history to suit their view of the world.

[[fr:Ville Valo]]

[[it:Ville Valo]]

Grow up along with your friends....

[[nl:Ville Valo]]

[[ja:ヴィッレ・ヴァロ]]

: Wikipedia has no agenda. It tries to be a source as neutral as possible and for that we include the views of all sides. (Please see [[WP:NPOV]]) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 14:08, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[[no:Ville Valo]]

[[uz:Ville Valo]]

==Pastrama==

[[pl:Ville Valo]]

[[pt:Ville Valo]]

Dexonline says the word is of Bulgarian origin, but Dictionary.com [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=8&q=pastrami says] the word is of Latin origin. Which is it? Btw, I removed a stupid message from your talkpage. --[[User:Anittas|Candide, or Optimism]] 14:04, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[[ro:Ville Hermanni Valo]]

[[sk:Ville Valo]]

: Well... I'd say that is often the case with some words. :-) I know there were some words which Hungarian sources say they were borrowed from Romanian and the Romananian sources said they were Hungarian. [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 14:08, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

[[sl:Ville Valo]]

[[fi:Ville Valo]]

==Ghilimele==

[[sv:Ville Valo]]

[[tr:Ville Valo]]

Salut Bogdan. Ştii cumva care este forma normală a ghilimelelor în scrierile româneşti îngrijite? Articolul [[Quotation mark]] spune una („text”), Pruteanu spune alta („text“, vezi [http://www.pruteanu.ro/8forum/afisarecom.php?id=38263 aici]). Dicţionarul de neologisme, versiunea online, spune aşa: „text“, dar nu ştiu dacă aceeaşi formă apare şi în versiunea tipărită. Poţi să faci puţină lumină? — [[User:AdiJapan|<font color="#0000C0">Adi</font><font color="#8080FF">Japan</font>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:AdiJapan|<font color="#4040FF">☎</font>]] 14:34, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

: Hm... I'm not sure about that. I have a copy of the "Îndreptar ortografic, ortoepic şi de punctuaţie al limbii române", but I have no idea where it is now. :-)

:I see that books published by Polirom use „text“ and books published by Humanitas use „text”, so... [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 14:49, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

::I'd say books printed after 1990 are not all reliable, because more often than not the editing software used for them was not carefully adjusted for Romanian. A book I have here (Alecsandri, "Chiriţa în Iaşi"), published in 2001 by "Editura Litera Internaţional", has no less than ''three'' styles of quotation marks, plus lots of spelling mistakes.

::Microsoft Word settings for Romanian use the 99-shaped form: „text”.

::If you turn to books printed before 1989 I think you'll find more uniformity. A collection of Caragiale's writings published by "Editura Dacia" in 1988 uses „this“ kind of quotation marks, and that's how I remember them from school, in the shape of both 99 and 66. But after I googled a bit I found in a discussion forum people saying that books published before 1989 use both variants. What a mess... — [[User:AdiJapan|<font color="#0000C0">Adi</font><font color="#8080FF">Japan</font>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:AdiJapan|<font color="#4040FF">☎</font>]] 16:37, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

::: Well, it's just like the s-comma/s-cedilla problem... [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 16:59, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

== Hi. ==

Hi. My name is Jimbo Wales. In case you don't know, I '''own''' Wikipedia. I can do what I want, right? Nothing wrong about a bit of fun :) (and I haven't even done anything. Yet...) By the way, could you keep any comments about this off my talk page (the one on my real username)? It would be better if I kept it quiet. :) [[User:♠|♠]] 15:55, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

: Yeah, right! And I'm an authorized sock-puppet of Elizabeth II, Queen of England. :-) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 16:01, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

::Should I take that as nice (you are comparing me to the Queen) or nasty (you are ridiculing me)? [[User:♠|♠]] 16:05, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

::: You're bored and have nothing to do, right? :-) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 16:20, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

==Transylvanian Revolution of 1948==

Bogdan, I noticed you have it on the to-do list. I think that an article for it is unnecessary - the article you linked it to covers it, and it should be expanded. But the events'll be 95% covered when a proper Blaj Assemblies article would join the edits I made on [[Avram Iancu]]. The other 5% can be covered by more biographies of participants (see what I did on [[Andrei Şaguna]]). Otherwise, the event cannot be separated from an Austrian or Hungarian context, and it was promoinent for only a month or so after June-July (or, at most, until Bem took over). The rest is covered with Iancu. [[User:Dahn|Dahn]] 16:25, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

: You're right. Connecting the pieces could be done in [[Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas]]. [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 16:30, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

== Why Did you change my article? ==

Why did you unedit my edit on the Saint Joseph Page? That is the way that it is supposed to be in the bible. He is really called that, haven't you ever read a bible? If you do, you will see that God says on line 27 on page 673 "And Herby, you, Saint Joseph, will be Nicknamed Joseph the Breast." Really, I am being fully honest. Please offer some mercy to the truth and not the false truth that you communists have thought up about the bible. Please change the article!

: Yeah, right. :-) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 22:02, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

==Maps==

Hi again. I'd like to ask you a copyright question about maps. I came to you because I know you've uploaded various maps to Wikipedia so I thought you might be able to help me.

The question is: Are altitude data copyrightable? Specifically, if I extract the altitude data from an otherwise copyrighted map, and use nothing else from that map, can I include that information in my own map and distribute it under the GNU licence? My guess is that nobody can own such information, except maybe the governments of the contries that are involved. As a comparison, I don't think anyone can hold a copyright on the air composition, or on atomic masses, or on the Sun-Earth distance.

The actual process of altitude data extraction consists in calculating the altitude from the colors in a physical map, while removing fancy shadows, rivers, cities, labels, etc. When I create my own map I assign those altitudes my own color scale.

: A map rendering can be copyrighted, but pure data or information cannot be. In the US, there's a law precedent with lists of phone-numbers being not copyrightable. In Romania, the law is rather clear that data is excepted from copyrighting, and I assume this is the case in most other countries. [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 12:03, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

And since I'm at it, do you know any website that can create copyright-free maps? I suppose that would be asking for too much, but if not, customizable maps would be a plus. Thanks. — [[User:AdiJapan|<font color="#0000C0">Adi</font><font color="#8080FF">Japan</font>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:AdiJapan|<font color="#4040FF">☎</font>]] 11:48, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

: Try [http://www.demis.nl/wms/MapClip.swf?WMS=WorldMap&BBox=-180,-90,180,90&WrapDateline=true&Equidistant=true&Progressive=4,1,3,3,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2&BGColor=0xCCFAFF this flash application] from http://www.demis.nl: it uses 100% public ___domain data so it's ok to use the maps. :-) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 12:03, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Great! I knew I was asking the right person. Thanks for both answers! — [[User:AdiJapan|<font color="#0000C0">Adi</font><font color="#8080FF">Japan</font>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:AdiJapan|<font color="#4040FF">☎</font>]] 12:26, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

== To Do ==

Salut,

I've just created this: [[Wikipedia:Romanian Wikipedians' notice board/to do]]. If you can, would you please help with populationg the lists?

Multzam [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 13:07, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

== Rugaminte ==

Sunt nou pe wikipedia, nu ma pricep la mare lucru in ceea ce priveste partea tehnica, dar trebuie sa recunosc ca am niste surse destul de bune de informare.V-as ruga frumos sa ma ajutati oleaca la partea cu folclorul romanesc/mitologie romaneasca, ma chinui sa fac acolo o extindere, dar este nevoie si de cateva pagini de dizambiguare, pe care sincer, nu stiu cum sa le fac. Va multumesc anticipat [[user:Macedon19]]

==[[Manele]]==

Ha ha. I never heard a manele song. Do you have an audio sample? Or am I going to regret listening to it? [[User:Alexander 007|Alexander 007]] 18:43, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

::You lucky bastard! --[[User:Anittas|Candide, or Optimism]] 19:17, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

: Heh. I'll try to search for one. [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 18:57, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

::On second thought, maybe I shouldn't. I'm one of the lucky few who has been spared by dwelling outside the zone of detonation. :-)[[User:Alexander 007|Alexander 007]] 18:59, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

::: Smart choice. But, in case you change your mind, here's what I found on google: [http://www9.rapidupload.com/dl.php?id=15388 Copilul de aur & Sorina - Bărbat de şapte stele] (it's archived, you should unpack with [[WinAce]] or something) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 19:06, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

::::It is a difficult choice. If I unpack those files, I can no longer say "I have never heard even one millisecond of a Manele song; not the merest wisp of it has met my ears". Mm. No. I will not unpack those files. [[User:Alexander 007|Alexander 007]] 19:26, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

== Intrebare ==

Salutare,

According to [http://www.cdep.ro/pls/legis/legis_pck.htp_act_text?idt=10396 this], if I undrestand correctly, official symbols of the Romanian state and its institutions cannot be copyrighted, so they should be in the PD. From this I have 2 questions for you:

:1. Should we make a copyright tag template for the images which are in this category (coat of arms of Ro, of different cities etc.)?

:2. Are any depictions of these symbols PD? Such as images from different websites?

thx [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 13:11, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

: 1. I made [[:Template:PD-money-Romania]], maybe we can extend that one.

: 2. Actually, if they are accurate, i.e. there's no originality involved, then they are not eligible for copyright and they are PD. [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 13:15, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

::Ok, the template should be extended to contain also Art9 letter c: ''simbolurile oficiale ale statului, ale autorităţilor publice şi ale organizaţiilor, cum ar fi: stema, sigiliul, drapelul, emblema, blazonul, insigna, ecusonul şi medalia;'' (btw how do you translate ''stema, emblema, blazonul, insigna, ecusonul''). Mabye the template could also be renamed, to something like PD-Romania-symbols (I can't find something more appropriate). [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 13:24, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

::Ah, and one more small question, what does organisations mean? Who fits there? [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 13:31, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

:::I've made this: [[:Template:PD-RomaniaGov]] after the model of [[:Template:PD-CzechGov]]. If you can spare some time please take a look at it, and if you consider it's OK I'll add it to the list and start adding it to the appropriate images. [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 14:53, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

==Alekos==

Thanx for the eds. I believe the translation of the text in other languages merits a try. Is it feasable to translate it in Romanian? Bst rgds, [[User:Laonikos|Laonikos]] 21:07, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[Arvanitic]] again ==

Hi Bogdan, I'd be grateful for your input on my proposal for [[Arvanitic language]], currently at [[User:LukasPietsch/Arvanitic]]. By the way, you'll notice that I exchanged your image ([[:Image:Arvanitic IE.png]]) with another one ([[:Image:Arvanitic.png]]). The reason is I was concerned the source (B. Joseph's paper) was rendered in a somewhat misleading way, as "Shqip" was included on that lowest branch, which really should say "Standard Albanian". Joseph himself says in his paper that he adopts the designation "Shqip" in this narrow sense only for expository purposes of that paper, and that it isn't standard terminology. I also left out the upper bits, about "Ancient Balkan language" and "Romanian substrate". Not that it's wrong, but it's really not very relevant to Arvanitic, is it? --[[User:LukasPietsch|Lukas]] <small>^{[[User_talk:LukasPietsch|(T.]]|[[Special:Emailuser/LukasPietsch|@)]]}</small> 12:34, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

== Patience ==

Bogdan, give me a few minutes before you edit over, i'm over a slow connection, and I'm trying to leave a nice page when I edit, but it's difficult when someone jumps right in. Thanks. [[User:Qyd|Qyd]] 22:05, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

: OK. Sorry. :-) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 22:06, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

::no problem; that template <nowiki>{{Infobox City in Romania}}</nowiki> is smarter that i thought, it took a while to figure it out. [[User:Qyd|Qyd]] 22:17, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== Locator maps of cities in Romania ==

Hello Bogdan,

Small question, do you have a bigger map for the [[:commons:Category:Locator maps of cities in Romania|Locator maps of cities in Romania]]? I know that you are the original mapmaker, and I plan completing the maps from [[:Category:Cities in Romania]] and [[:category:Municipalities in Romania]] in the (approximately) near future. [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 23:01, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

: Yes, I have. Let me just search for it. [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 23:04, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

: [[:Image:Romania_counties_blank_big.jpg]] [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 23:14, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

: or even better, in PNG: [[:Image:Romania_counties_blank_big.png]] [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 23:15, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

::Many many many thanks. Are you leaving it PD, because you've tagget the other ones GFDL. For me PD is better. :D [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 23:20, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

::: Why not? :-) [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 23:21, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

== Blocking someone who's already blocked ==

Hi, I've just come across [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User:JakeR_in_his_briefs! this] and I thought I should point out that when you block a user who is in the middle of a block (i.e. the block hasn't expired yet), whichever block is ''shorter'' overrides the other one. So although you meant to make it indefinite, it's actually going to be for a week. If you want it to be indefinite, you have to unblock first, and then reblock. I'd do it, but I'm not sure of the grounds for the block, so I'd rather not get involved. Just thought I'd let you know. Cheers. [[User:Musical Linguist|AnnH]] [[User talk:Musical Linguist|<b><font size="3">♫</font></b>]] 00:48, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

==List of Archeological Discoveries in Bulgaria==

What are you doing i wrote it myself ages ago in the bulgaria article it was removed because they said it didn't fit so i created another article. the text is not copyrighted and even it were you should go through the standard procedure on wikipedia which is to label it as a copyright violation. Thanks happy editing [[User:Kingstonjr|Kingstonjr]] 13:52, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

: oh, sorry. I'll fix it. Anyway, it should be better named [[Archeology in Bulgaria]]. [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 13:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

:: Actually, it is a copy&pasted from http://www.standartnews.com/archive/2005/07/18/english/arts/index.htm [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 13:57, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

== Meccanismo_di_Antikytera.jpg? ==

Hey-

You posted the image on the Antikytera mechanism article and stated it was public ___domain, citing Wikipedia Italy. But Wikipedia Italy doesn't have any source listed for it. The only logical orgin for the image is from one of Derek de Solla Price's articles. He first published his drawings of the workings in the 1959 Scientific American article. Do we know for sure that that article is now in the public ___domain? Or is the source of that image something different? Thoughts?

thanks,

[[User:Antikyterasearcher|Antikyterasearcher]] 05:09, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== Spelling ==

Bogdan, my apologies. As you've noticed I broke the (correct) spelling of Egyptian. I have a script that I'm using to fix some common spelling mistakes, and I accidentally swapped a correct and incorrect spelling of Egyptian in my list of words to watch.

I've reverted my mistakes, gone through the article manually with a spellchecker, and done a little copyediting. Hopefully this will make up for my mistake! Cheers, [[User:Cmdrjameson|Cmdrjameson]] 14:19, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

: Thanks. You should also check this in other articles, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Criticism_of_the_Bible&diff=prev&oldid=41253434], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gnosticism&diff=prev&oldid=41251840] [[User:Bogdangiusca|bogdan]] 14:24, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

== svg -> png ==

Being almost null in graphics, I have a small qestion: How do I make from an *.svg a *.png. I am intrested because I want to use [[:Image:Romania 1930.svg|this]] map to replace all [[:Commons:Category:Locator maps of historical counties in Romania|these]] maps. :D [[User:Orioane|Mihai]] -^{[[User_talk:Orioane|talk]]} 10:12, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Morgan-Mar]] ==

Hi, you voted to keep Ook, what makes it special/notable? Look just like brainfuck with slightly different syntax to me. Cheers, —''[[User:R.Koot|Ruud]]'' 16:16, 28 February 2006 (UTC)