Talk:Former eastern territories of Germany/Archive 2

message: I leave this to others to include in the article. Some of the other maps can be deleted. Adam 08:23, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your work. I think Hultschiner Ländchen is missing (and the colonies), and also a reference to the changes of Austria. After all, Austria proper would have likely joined Germany if the treaties wouldn't have prohibited this. Maybe some internal border should be included, between Westprussia and Posen for example, as this was no entity. --Matthead 17:15, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Map

message: East Brandenburg, Silesia, East Prussia, West Prussia, Pomerania and Province of Posen were incorporated into the German Empire by Otto von Bismarck in 1871. While Germans did not make up all of the population in these areas, in some they did not make up a majority, even if settled German communities in the territories east of the Oder–Neisse line survived since the beginning of the 13th century (East Colonisation). In some areas, such as the Province of Posen or the southern part of Upper Silesia, the majority was actually Polish, in others the population was mixed.
I have bolded the part that makes no sense to me (in the context of the paragraph), can you put it in some other words please. thanks
--Jadger 23:52, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd remove this bolded text. Apparently somebody attempted to make a point here, but the meaning is not clear. I'm not even able to tell if this was supposed to be a part of the pro-Polish or pro-German POV advocacy effort. --Lysytalk 00:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: please clarify this

message: Isn't the giant map User:Smith2006 added today against some WP rules on illustration size? I'm not sure myself but I'm sure I've never seen such a large map image anywhere in WP. Additionally the copyright of this map is probably not lapsed. Smith2006 claims the map was compiled in Nazi Germany (see the image description) but it clearly shows post-1945 borders of Poland with Germany and Russia (or GDR and the Soviet Union depending when the map was compiled). Therefore the map is most probavbly still copyrighted even if reprinted in the Soviet Union in the meantime. Friendly Neighbour 16:51, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I reported the image as a possible copyright infigement after posting a warning on User:Smith2006's Talk page and removing the image from the only page when it was used.  All those steps are required by Wikipedia:Image use policy. Friendly Neighbour 20:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The giant map by Smith2006 

message: German wiki has name Eastern Territories of German Reich.
It is more precise term and neutral.
--Januszewicz 16:46, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: German wikipedia

message: The Erika Steinbach article has been protected to encourage editors to resolve an edit war over the wording of her place of birth (in essence Rahmel vs. Rumia and text describing its location in German-occupied Poland).  There is a vote going on at Talk:Erika Steinbach regarding how to word the place of birth.  Please express your opinion on this issue if you have one.
--Richard 20:28, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The birthplace of Erika Steinbach