Talk:Russian Blue

message: Why is the english version and russian version are so different?
German version and other version are translated from english version... So is the false origin story in all languages perfect!!!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.255.92.57 (talk) 22:05, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin 

message: The article states that Russian Blues are not shy around strangers. However, most profiles of this breed indicate that the cat, whilst loving and affectionate with people it knows, is very wary of people it does not know, usually hiding from them and observing the newcomer from a distance. See the websites listed in the article-links for examples of such profiles.
:This would certainly tally with my own experience of the breed. My Russian loved his family but would set up an exclusion zone around strangers and take his time in negotiating a relationship. --192.11.185.115 10:11, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I've updated the page to reflect this. --192.11.185.115 13:03, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Not that it matters anymore, but I third the hiding from strangers and loving the well-known persons thing. --maru   (talk)  contribs 00:51, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

text: I third that.  Russians in my experience are *very loving* and highly attached to their owners, but are quite timid around people they do not know.  In a household, there's a good chance they will get highly attached a single person (hopefully the owner but not necessarily LOL!).  They prefer to observe from a distance and may or may not get close even after extended periods of time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Markatl84 (talk • contribs) 04:50, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

text: We have to reflect information that can be reliably sourced, not "the truth".  And my Russian Blue is timid around strangers, maybe not so much inside the house, but certainly outside the house.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 09:23, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strangers and affection 

message: I've read many cat breed handbooks and quite a few of them have listed that the Russian Blue Cat breed is also known as an "Archangel Cat" because of it's distinct origins. I suggest that this be noted in the article...
:Provide legit sources and you can do it.  If I see anything I'll let you know.  -Emevas 19:14, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Arkhangelsk means "Archangel" in Russian.  It's already (kinda) in the article.  Idsfa 06:56, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nevermind, found a citation and added it to the page.  Same citation also supports the Siamese mixing and the Black and White colors.  Don't know how/if I could indicate that ... still a newb here.Idsfa 16:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archangel Cat? 

message: Is that Happycat?!
:No, I thik that might be a grey tabby, Id need a better pic.  --Emevas 01:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  :O 

message: a yellowish eye colour can be found in Russian Blue kittens (see TICA breed standard), however are, according to the breed standard of TICA and FIFE, regarded as a fault in adult Russian Blues. 
Consequently yellow eyes would mean fewer points in the show ring, however I am unsure whether yellow eye colour would actually disqualify an adult cat from the ring. After reading the breed standards it does not appear so...
Breed standards of the Russian Blue(the links can perhaps be included at the bottom of the article?)(ah they are already included... good work): 
FIFE(Fédération Internationale Féline): http://www.fifeweb.org/wp/breeds/breeds_prf_stn.html
CFA: http://www.cfa.org/breeds/standards/russian.html
GCCF: http://www.russianblue.org.uk/intro.html (NB: This link is from the British Russian Blue Association who have reprinted the breed standard with permission from the GCCF). 
TICA: http://www.ticaeo.com/Content/Publications/Pages/RB.pdf
Any purebred Russian Blue may have faults, however these faults does not make these cats any less lovable, or endearing, only less qualified as show cats:)
Lunde 23:17, 30 January 2007 (GMT)
:Yeah, I loved my kitty.  He had the same temperment of any other blues, especially his mother.  My theory is that since yellow eyes are a superior gene in cats, that it could just be a genetic mustation.  Or perhaps some female blue a ways back got "tainted" from breeding with one with yellow eyes, and thus the trait keeps happening.  Either way, it is appearently increasingly more common.  --Emevas 02:16, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding yellow eyes: 

message: I removed the third picture from the sidebar after Brando71's latest edit replacing   100px with .  Not only was the picture improperly sized (crushing the article text over to the left), but the image did not illustrate anything not already shown in the other images.  Neither did its predecessor. I understand the temptation to put up pictures of your own pet, but please restrict these to pictures which add to the article.  Idsfa 22:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Markat, I think I agree.  Would you be able to provide a full-body shot including tail?  I removed the size parameter on you picture above, changing to thumb.  It is better to let images default to thumbnails, where the size displayed is set by your preferences.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:38, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photograph Changes 

message: I've moved this contribution 
Russian blue is also the cat breed of Tom in Tom and Jerry.
here because it is unverified, either here, or on the Tom and Jerry page.  If verified, it would be an interesting note.  --SmokeyJoe 06:54, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cat breed of Tom in [[Tom and Jerry]] 

message: VanTucky flagged this page for wikification.  I have gone through and added links where they were appropriate.  Absent additional comment, I will remove this flag in a few days if VanTucky doesn't. Idsfa 03:35, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flagged for WikiFication 

message: I have place a cleanup notice on this page RE: it beung very USA specific and somewhat "we, i, us" which is not exactly encyclopedia friendly (not all but most)
Where possible can this be errected. 
EG "that we see in the US today" should be "that is seen in the US today"
--Prom3th3an (talk) 12:13, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: One poorly worded sentence is not enough to label an article as country specific.  I cleaned the sentence up a little. VMS Mosaic (talk) 21:35, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  The sentance was an example as i said, i can pull out plenty more examples of USA specific breed descriptions if you want.... 203.122.240.118 (talk) 04:11, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Country Specific and Personification 

message: I do not agree that a cleanup tag is warranted.  While it is not good article quality, it is not bad.  Prom3th3an's preference for passive tense is not enough to call for a cleanup.  Such piddlng things can be fixed on sight.  I don't agree that this article is any more US centric than wikipedia as a whole, or that there is a problem.  Any specific concerns can be raised here.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 00:26, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disputed 

message: Do not remove a globalise tag without a sufficent discussion first, doing so is a violation of wikipeida rules.
The links are representative of North America only and i have inserted another globalise tag.
This has to be fixed especialy as Russian BLue.org is borderline on advertising for a non profit organisation, when you go to thier website it clearly says "serving north america only". Hence weather you like it or not that is not wikipedia friendly for both reasons listed bove.
203.122.240.118 (talk) 04:34, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links 

message: I have removed the sentence ascribing a rationale fro the purported hypoallergenicity (copied below).
The hypoallergenic qualities are ascribed to its very fine undercoat and relatively light shedding.
User:Dodo bird was quite right, the article cited is a mirror of this wikipedia article, and is not a suitable reference.  I am sure that I had read and referenced this rationale long ago, but I can no longer verify it.  I find this whole situation strange.  I know russian blues, and other cats, and people allergic to cats, and they are no less allergic to russian blues (pedigree or not) than to any other cat, and yet some people are determined that russian blues are hypoallergenic?  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:33, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rationale for hypoallergenicity 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Substituted at 05:06, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment comment 

message: I feel there could be some more info posted about them. They're pretty interesting.
https://www.gccfcats.org/getting-a-cat/choosing/cat-breeds/russian/
http://www.russianblue.org.uk/BAC/blackwhitejan14.htm SpookMew (talk) 22:57, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  More info on Russian White and Russian Blacks?