User talk:Canwolf

Welcome![edit]

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Again, welcome! --Ghirla ^-трёп- 05:49, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DYK[edit]

On 21 July, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tramways in Saint Petersburg, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

-- Grue 20:12, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Allow me[edit]

I, abakharev, award this "Exceptional newcomer" butterfly, in recognition of your excellent Tramways in Saint Petersburg article. We need more of them. abakharev 11:53, 23 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just to be sure[edit]

Just to be 100% certain...you haven't used a sock puppet at Flight Simulator X, have you? 84.51.152.199 did the same thing that you wanted to do (remove the part about the demo). —Mets501 (If responding, please do so on my talk page) 20:34, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your question, no, I didn't use sockpuppet on the demo bit. I was under the impression that the fileplanet beta is the same thing as the public demo, hence I removed the paragraph and created a separate Demo section, until 82.252.213.230 clarified the difference. I assume 84.51.152.199 made the same mistake when editing and he obviously didn't see the previous edit log, but I had nothing to do with this edit. - Canwolf 21:35, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for responding. I just like to be 100% certain about those things (I do a lot of vandal fighting and dealing with stuff like that, so I recognize a lot of signs). See you around! —Mets501 (If responding, please do so on my talk page) 21:48, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How are you, Railfan?[edit]

I am very glad that you opened the arcticle about St Petersburg trams in WIKI. Even though I did not live tehre, I was tehre 5 times. You did a great investment in WIKI. Now I am translating LM-68, LVS86, etc articles.

  I am very glad that you live in Canada. I live in New York. I know also another tremendous Railfan from Toronto, Mike Vaynchtein. You should know him!

Welcome to my website. ... and please write me back. You can do it on YOUR PAGE, on MY PAGE, or using my email tramrunner229SOBAKAyahooTOCKTAcom. GK tramrunner 21:05, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reply[edit]

I am realy interested in round-the-globe transit system. Vancouver, BC is realy interesting city. Some time I will visit it. (please dont ask when) So I'm glad to have friends there... Please, lets continue our talk over the email....... (you have it) GK tramrunner 01:22, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikipedia Stories Project[edit]

Hi!

My name is Victor and I'm a storyteller with the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that supports Wikipedia. I'm chronicling the inspiring stories of the Wikipedia community around the world, including those from readers, editors, and donors. Stories are absolutely essential for any non-profit to persuade people to support the cause, and we know the vast network of people who make and use Wikipedia have so much to share.

I'm scouring user pages looking for inspiring, motivating and interesting stories of how Wikipedia has affected the lives of people. I'm asking questions like "How has Wikipedia changed your life?", "What's the most interesting story you have about Wikipedia?" and "Has Wikipedia ever surprised you?"

Last year, we used the annual fundraiser as a way to show the world who it is who actually writes Wikipedia. We featured editors from Brazil, Ukraine, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, India, United States and England. This campaign was a huge success, resulting in the most financially successful fundraising campaign ever. It was also a campaign that stayed true to the spirit of Wikipedia, educating the public that this free top-5 website is created by volunteers like you and I.

This year we want to highlight more Russian-language Wikipedia editors, so I am in the process of planning a trip to Russia to interview editors.

If you or someone you know (or have heard about) has been positively affected by Wikipedia, or have something interesting to say about Wikipedia I'd very much like to hear about it!

Please let me know if you're inclined to take part in the Wikipedia Stories Project, or if you know someone else with whom I should speak.

Of course, if you have any questions or concerns, please ask! I will answer as soon as I can. I apologize for any poor translation of this letter, I am using Google-translate. I hope it makes you laugh :)

Thank you for your time,

Victor Grigas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Victorgrigas

vgrigas@wikimedia.org

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Привет!

Меня зовут Виктор, и я рассказчик с Wikimedia Foundation, некоммерческая организация, которая поддерживает Википедию. Я хроник вдохновляющих историй сообщества Википедии по всему миру, в том числе и читателей, редакторов и доноров. Истории совершенно необходимы для любой некоммерческой органицации, чтобы убедить людей поддержывать наш проект, и мы знаем, что у людей, которые строют и используют Википедии есть много, что рассказать!

Я ищу вдохновляющие страницы пользователей, и интересных историй о том, как Википедия влияют на жизнь людей. Я задавал вопросы вроде "Как Википедия изменила Вашу жизнь?", "Какая самая интересная история у Вас есть о Википедии?" и "Википедия ли когда-нибудь Вас удивило?"

В прошлом году мы использовали ежегодный сбор средств как способ показать миру, кто на самом деле пишет Википедия. Мы показывали редакторов из Бразилии, Украины, Аргентины, Саудовской Аравии, Кении, Индии, США и Англии. Этот метод имел огромный успех, в результате чего у нас была наиболее финансово успешная кампании по сбору средств в историе организации. Кроме того, мы остались верны духу Википедии, просвещение общественности, что это бесплатно ТОП-5 Сайт создан добровольцами, как Ви и я.

В этом году мы хотим выделить еще редакторов Википедии на русском языке, так что я нахожусь в процессе планирования поездки в Россию и интервью с редакторами.

Если Википедия положительно повлеяла на Вас или на кого-то из Ваших знакомых, или у Вас есть что-то интересное сказать о Википедии, я бы очень хотел услышать об этом!

Пожалуйста, дайте мне знать, если Ви бы хотели участвовать в проекте Истории Википедии, или если вы знаете кого-то еще, с кем я должен поговорить.

Конечно, если у Вас есть какие-либо вопросы или сомнения, пожалуйста, обращайтесь! Я отвечу, как только смогу. Извините за плохой перевод этого письма, я использую Google-перевод. Я надеюсь, что заставляет вас смеяться :)

Спасибо за Ваше время,

Victor Grigas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Victorgrigas

vgrigas@wikimedia.org

Victor Grigas (talk) 21:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

Hi,
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Nomination of Casio BE-300 for deletion[edit]

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