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You say these are categories, and not an exact science, but did these organisation have in their policy a platform of banning or outlawing communism, or where they primarily concerned with regaining independence? I know that the Soviet government opposed independence and these organisations opposed the position of the government of preserving the union. But just because these governments happened to be communist it is still a bit of a stretch to claim advocating independence was anti-communism, since according to Lenin the right to self determination was one of the fundamental rights of the working people. --

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	For helping me with the reference. 5 years 18:35, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply ]

It's been awhile...

I thought I'd pop by and say hi. (I used to be called "Go for it!." We created the community bulletin board together.)

It's nice to see you are still on Wikipedia after all this time.

I've been toiling away for the past few years trying to bring the

How have you been doing? The Transhumanist 03:40, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I'd pop by and say hi. (I used to be called "Go for it!." We created the community bulletin board together.)

It's nice to see you are still on Wikipedia after all this time.

I've been toiling away for the past few years trying to bring the

How have you been doing? The Transhumanist 03:40, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I'd pop by and say hi. (I used to be called "Go for it!." We created the community bulletin board together.)

It's nice to see you are still on Wikipedia after all this time.

I've been toiling away for the past few years trying to bring the

How have you been doing? The Transhumanist 03:40, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You asked me how I stay focused/motivated on the outlines...

1. Set a goal. I made a commitment when I started, that I would establish them. That is, build them to critical mass. When the project takes on a life of its own, with many editors starting, developing, and maintaining outlines, then I will be free to move on to another project.
2. Recognize what's at stake. If I leave before they reach critical mass, they will probably deteriorate and get deleted. I've put years into these. I'm not about to let my efforts go to waste.
3. See the potential...
   1. Outlines are nodal networks, that is, networks of nodes. Node processing software will eventually be developed that will make use of content like this. Node processing can do some amazing things. The current set of outlines contain over 60,000 nodes, and is the perfect test material for node processor development.
   2. Collectively, outlines get over 9 million page views per year, with the vast majority of this traffic coming from links within Wikipedia. Most articles get most of their traffic from outside Wikipedia, from search engines. But outlines don't show up in the top search results of searches of their corresponding subjects, not even in Wikipedia's search engine. Once a solution to this problem is implemented, traffic to outlines could grow by a magnitude overnight. Before we introduce such a flood, it would be wise to prepare the project's support documentation, and prepare the existing outlines to exemplar-quality. Errors in a standard format tend to propagate.
   3. There are two types of navigational tools: search engines and lists. They are synergistic in many ways. It will be interesting to see the result when synergy is applied. It will happen eventually, and then, wow.
4. Recognize the benefits you are creating for others. Outlines are networks, like road systems. They take you where you need to go. But it's all virtual, a form of recorded thought (memories and ideas). A neural network of knowledge. An aspect of smarts. Access to education. The best gift I can think of to give to the world. So far, the outlines link to over 60,000 key articles, 60,000 virtual educational destinations.
5. Reap the benefits. Outlines are awareness fields. Each outline is a map, of knowledge. Each one you become familiar with, the more territory you know. Once I build each outline, I use it. My chess ability leaped after I built the
   world citizen, and I support global citizenship
   . There are general benefits as well. So far, my vocabulary has grown at least 50% (and it was very large to begin with).
6. Keep things interesting, and have fun. Each outline is a new subject. A new exploration. Building the geography section, creating an outline for every country was like touring the world. And so... Work on the culture section and see how others live. Detail the history section and learn how this all came to be. Nurture the nature section and achieve a state of awe at the wonder of it all. Develop the philosophy branch and ponder the meaning of life. Build the society outlines to see how civilization works. Tinker on the technology section and peer into the future.
7. Track progress. A fairly robust summary of the knowledge of the world could be contained in the outlines of 2000 major subjects (in comparison Britannica's Outline of Knowledge has about 970 sections). We're over one fourth of the way there already! That's something to be proud of. (After achieving critical mass, it may grow to over 10,000 subject outlines).

Speaking of critical mass...

A previous project I oversaw is the

Where there's a will, there's a way.

I think the main reason I stay motivated is because I believe I'm making a difference. Everywhere I look on Wikipedia I see the results of my efforts. And as the traffic to Wikipedia grows, the more people will benefit from them. The Transhumanist 00:09, 7 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Laba diena, jei gerai prisimenu, tai Stelmužė yra Utenos apskrityje o ne Panevėžio. Ištaisiau šablonuose Template:Utena County ir Panevėžio, reikėtų peržiūrėti, ar panašiaus tipo klaidos nepasitaikė dar kur kitur. (Atsiprašau už galimas gramatikos klaidas, nesu lietuvis) --Kusurija (talk) 06:21, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Renata,

you have introduced me to Lithuania Portal five years ago, and have been of continuous assistance. I have worked on the Palanga International Airport during the past couple days, and I believe I have humbly expanded/cleaned up the article to move it up from "Start" rating.

Please kindly take a look at your convenience. Sincerely yours,

Ttk371 (talk) 06:44, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

hello there,

I did a a quick Google search and there are multiple persons with that name, so maybe it's better to disambiguate in order to pre-empt confusion. Gryffindor (talk) 08:31, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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...so I was thinking about creating an article on Šuo Alsis [10], just so we could all get into nationality arguments again.

I do miss working with you. Best wishes and hope all is well, Novickas (talk) 19:58, 28 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi! I noticed you are listed at Wikipedia:Translators available. Could you please take a look at a post at Talk:Battle of Vukovar#Next steps: a call for assistance and advise whether you might be able to help in terms of a Lithuanian translation of summary of the article lead? Thanks.--Tomobe03 (talk) 21:14, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Giedraičiai, which you created, has been nominated for discussion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mike Selinker (talk) 02:48, 30 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And after I already started to hope that Bloomfield is gone for good. No such luck, [11], [12]. What is strange in this case is that I know the IP range - it belongs to the EENet, specifically National Library of Estonia - he appears to be editing from a terminal there. Hopefully Bloomfield won't start mass vandalizing articles from that IP range, as it would be a loss to block the whole Estonian educational system. --Sander Säde 19:21, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I just created a page, Cameron Lindsay, that you had deleted several years ago. Was that OK? Not sure if I am doing things right. Yfever — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yfever (talk • contribs) 23:22, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Renata, thank you for your kind words concerning improving Romuva (religion). I shall be able to finish adding all the citations I can with the sources I have, with more time. I just added a few more now. I'll inform you here once I've finished doing what I can.--Atethnekos (Discussion, Contributions) 07:23, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Heads up, I added to both Article and Discussion for

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Hello Renata. I came across this article whilst creating

Also, I would like to incorporate the material about the 1940 election from

Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1940, but am a little nervous about doing so as there are almost no references in the section. Do you think it can be copied across as it is? Number 57 20:25, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply

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OK, I have corrected the figures using the Lithuanian language source. I have also incorporated text about the information from People's Seimas to the 1940 election article. Thanks for your help. Number 57 21:58, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Umh... Where are they getting 10th century from? Archaeological data shows people lived in the area from at least 3rd millennium BC. 1128 is equally mysterious.

Merely answers to the questions, clarifications of "where from" (not comments on right-or-wrong): the EB authors likely meant the beginning of the current settlement, the one that has continued through the present, not the first settlement ever; and they probably decided to identify Vilnius with Voruta in the Hypatian Chronicle, one of whose lost originals is assumed to date to 1128. ilmari (talk) 05:31, 28 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ar galima ką nors pakeisti šiuo atveju:

[13]

Manau daugiau nusimanai vikipedijos taisyklėse, nei aš. Gali atsakyti čia, nes pridėjau puslapį į watchlist. Orionus (talk) 13:53, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 03:44, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Renata3,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
• All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at [email protected] (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at [email protected]. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.9.34.167 (talk) 20:51, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Renata3,

I just saw you deleted - quite a while ago - the disambiguation site for "Isara". This is a page I am considering to re-create. Searching for "Isara" in Wikipedia leads to an article about a charity foundation bearing that name. But there is also the Nigerian town of Isara-Remo and Wole Soyinka's novel "Isara: A voyage around Essay". I'd like to put these three - charity foundation, town, and novel - on a new disambiguation site. What do you think? (And please let me know which terms the previous disambiguation site contained.)

All the best,

Panghuang (talk) 17:06, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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There is one small unref claim in the Polish–Lithuanian War article which prevents it from getting B-class and above. Perhaps you could find the refs for it? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 19:22, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The Lithuanian government in Kaunas, designated as the temporary capital, saw the Polish presence in Vilnius as occupation. In addition to the Vilnius Region, the Suwałki Region was also disputed. It had mixed Polish and Lithuanian population."

If you can locate "The Lithuanian-Polish Dispute" published by the Lithuanian Information Bureau (1921-23), I understand that has the official Lithuanian position on the matter. There are other sources that speak to Żeligowski occupying Vilnius (on the 9th of October, 1920) one day before the brokered League of Nations armistice (signed on the 7th) was to take effect (on the 10th) by which all parties concerned, including Poland, recognized Vilnius remaining under Lithuanian jurisdiction. But as you're looking for the official Lithuanian position here, that would be a conclusive source for that purpose. VєсrumЬа ►TALK 21:04, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Piotrus, have you seen Renata's "retired" notice? VєсrumЬа ►TALK 21:18, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I was able to find some sources, but they could be better. I thought Renata might have some books at hand, thanks for your tips. And I ignore retired notices, looking at user contribs instead, so I see that she is still semi-active at least. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me} 05:28, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The 60 municipalities of Lithuania are sub-divided into over 500 smaller groups, known as elderships, as well as being grouped into 10 counties. These municipalities, elderships, and counties make up the three layers of Lithuania's administrative division. At the end of its tenure as a Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuania's administrative division consisted of 44 regions, 12 cities, 80 towns, 19 settlements, and 426 rural districts. The reform of this system was an immediate concern for the new government. The Constitution of Lithuania, ratified in 1992, delegated the power of establishing future administrative units to the Lithuanian Parliament. The current system of a set of municipalities under 10 counties was codified by 1995. Several changes were made in 2000, resulting in 60 municipalities, each of which has its own coat of arms (example pictured). Municipal councilors are directly elected every four years. The councilors then elect the municipality's mayor.

Re Kaunas pogrom edit. Please exercise extreme caution, if not outright "don't do that again"... Google translate sucks and the Lithuanian language is too flowery, complicated, and not widely used to perfect the algorithms. The result was that the English translation said the exact opposite of the original... :( Renata (talk) 01:00, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the input. Your warning abt the perils of "Google Translation" are well taken. I disagree with, though, and reject the uncalled-for admonition "Don't do that again". On the substantial part of the issue, I'm posting my remarks in the relevant article's Talk page. See you there. -The Gnome (talk) 06:24, 9 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to inform you that the user Turboscience has been blocked (or, to be more exact, reblocked) in the Lithuanian Wikipedia as a sockpuppet of Turbo. I guess that would mean that Turboscience (talk · contribs) in this Wikipedia is a sockpuppet of an indefinitely blocked Ttturbo (talk · contribs)...

I decided I should tell you specifically, since much of the evidence is in the Lithuanian Wikipedia and thus in Lithuanian (a short summary was given in [14]). I hope it will help... --Martynas Patasius (talk) 20:51, 29 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Antwerpen0000 (talk · contribs) has created an article Reginleif Trubetsky which has been by now nominated for deletion. This seems to be an almost certain Bloomfield sock. Sander Säde 09:29, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I posted a checkuser request ([15]), although I am not sure it is even needed.

Also, I hope you will be back for good to Wikipedia sooner than later. Wikipedia needs you!

Sander Säde 07:25, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your recent articles, including T:TDYK. Let me know if you need help, Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:35, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply ]

Not enough time, that's why I send this note. Glad to see you actively creating content again, --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 17:23, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Renata,

I am pleasantly surprised that six years later, after you have guided me to Wikipedia, you are still with us! Thank you for improving Algirdas Paleckis! I also wrote a new article Romualdas Kasuba, can you please kindly take a peek at it to fill in the blanks for WikiProject Lithuania?

Sincerely, Ttk371 (talk) 05:21, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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The

King of Lithuania in 1253 and is traditionally regarded as the founder of the state. However, in 1261, he broke the peace with the Livonian Order, and his assassination in 1263 by Treniota ended the early Christian kingdom in Lithuania. It was a pagan empire for the next 120 years, fighting against the Teutonic and Livonian Orders during the Northern Crusades. After Mindaugas' death, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania entered times of relative instability but did not disintegrate. Vytenis assumed power in 1295, and during the next twenty years laid solid foundations for the Duchy to expand and grow. (Full article...

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Precious

Lithuania
Thank you for helping to create project Lithuania and for its quality articles such as History of Lithuania (1219–1295), - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Hi there! You commented on this; I just wanted to let you know I found a new version at the Library of Congress, and have uploaded it as an Alt. Cheers. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 14:11, 1 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Renata/Renata3

Just to let you know I saw your recent comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vaigalė which is signed: Renata and was intrigued. When I clicked on your user page it said you are retired and not to confuse you with user:Renata, and here you are Renata3. Very confusing. XOttawahitech (talk) 01:05, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Siege of Medvėgalis

DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 08:02, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Did you know nominations/Salomée Halpir

Hi Renata, I saw your response in Did you know nominations/Salomée Halpir and felt concerned. The Did you know? process has become rather exhausting and ineffective at times, and it is not what it used to be. A few entries on occasion appears to be singled out for rigid reviews. I understand that the process has become a source of frustration, and I just want to say that your contributions are very much appreciated, and I hope to see you around. Alex Shih^Talk 04:52, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's not you, it's Wikipedia in general. I remember when it used to be fun and exciting, now it just pisses me off on every turn. I appreciate the message, but I just can't muster the same passion and caring as I used to have. Feedback used to inspire me, now it's just "oh for fuck's sake, what now?" Yeah, I should have stayed retired :) Renata (talk) 12:47, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I also came out of retirement recently and felt the exact same way. Editors are more collaborative and supportive of each others back then. I've been looking for ways to get back to my editing days, but nowadays everything just seems different. I'm just going to go back to translating history articles and see if I can find some motivation, since that's what got me started in Wikipedia originally. Alex Shih^Talk 14:52, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your note. The DYK process can be frustrating, but I do think it can be a great way to gain exposure for new and interesting work. Your work on

Salomée Halpir definitely fits that bill, and I hope someone will be able to take another look. Cbl62 (talk) 17:14, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply

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DYK for Salomée Halpir

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Lithuanian sattelites

Hi, Renata.

LitSat-1 and Lituanica Sat-1 is two different satellites, who was launched at the same time. --Bearas (talk) 10:56, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Juokaujat? Pilna žiniasklaida :D. Vieną kūrė VU, kitą KTU+VGTU+kosmoso asociacija. [16][17][18][19][20][21] -Bearas (talk) 18:48, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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...for writing Soviet deportations from Lithuania. Enjoy spring - I think they would want us to. Best wishes, Novickas (talk) 21:14, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Andrius Kubilius

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Brilliant. Thanks for the feedback on the template too. Just trying it out to see if it helps reduce the list - one down! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 16:47, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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