Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Lithuania/Tips

message: I'd add the following to the list: Poland and Polish are capitalized. You capitalize words such as Lithuanian, German or American, why not follow the same rule for Poland. //Halibutt 19:45, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Those are just examples... if you want to add Poles/Polish, be my guest. But this whole tip thingie has nothing to do with any wiki-wars. I just got sick and tired of same silly mistakes (resulting from different conventions in English-speaking world and in Lithuania) repeated on every corner. Renata 20:16, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The point is already made in article, no need to add anything M.K. 20:38, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nyah, I did not mean this to be any argument, I simply noticed several different Lithuanian users do that mistake commonly, which made me think it is somehow related to some feature of the Lithuanian language. To lighten you up, in Polish putting down the name of some nationality with a small letter is a clear sign of disrespect, as in Polish the basic historical criterion behind capitalization is respect. People are worth respect hence their names are capitalized. Same for some titles and honorary forms (and especially so in letters), not to mention nationalities and such. Interestingly, shortly after the WWII in official commie press the word German was written with a small letter - specifically because of that. //Halibutt 20:55, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In Lithuanian all nationalities are written with small letters. It took time for myself to adjust. Wouldn't over-emphasize the point. Renata 22:06, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Oh, if I wanted to refer to some wiki dispute, I'd suggest to add the issue of -is suffix to the list. I mean, the fact that -is is added in Lithuanian does not mean that it's added in other languages as well :) //Halibutt 20:56, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Huh? Don't get your point here. Renata 22:06, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He just wanted to teach Lithuanian barbarians some szlachta manners and propose a new Polish-Lithuanian grammar.--Lokyz 21:03, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

text: No, Lokyz, that's not what I wanted. Could you at least try to behave a tad more friendly from time to time? As to the issue above, I simply noted that this happens exclusively in the case of Poland/Polish. I could dig up some diffs if you like, but that would take quite some time as it's been quite long ago since I saw the last instance. //Halibutt 00:13, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Guys, could you fight somewhere outside my userspace? Please? Pretty please? Renata 00:30, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not fighting at all M.K. 17:18, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Capitalize

message: Is tehere a way to use some of images form lt.wikipedia in en.wikipedia. becaus if tehre is, this would greatly enhance many articles. Lithuianian wikipedia is rich  in illustrations.--Lokyz 11:51, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: you should re-upload them here if the images in LT wiki is not in Commons. M.K. 12:00, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: They seem to be in commons, just somewhat strange address.--Lokyz 12:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you give a specific example? What image do you want to use? Renata 12:51, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

text: I believe it is not in Commons dir. Re-upload it here from LT wiki. M.K. 13:23, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yap, it is on LT wiki. I suggest to reupload not on EN wiki, but on [commons.wikipedia.org commons]. The procedures are the same as in EN wiki, but then the image can be used in every language wikipedia. Just don't forget to describe the image, tell where you got it and who was the original uploader. Renata 17:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images form lt.Wikipedia