User talk:Skartsis

Welcome!

Hello, Skartsis, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Karm a fist 19:42, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Skartsis. One of your recent edits was undone by an automated bot as likely abuse of editing privileges. Our welcome page provides information for new users who would like to contribute. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you feel you have recieved this notice in error, please contact the bot owner. Thank you for your interest in our project. // Tawkerbot2 22:39, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Neorion

Thank you for catching that - translated from the french wiki & cut & pasted,(which I have just also fixed) & didn't notice. Me dumb...Bridesmill 23:08, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

===Question===

Hello, I have recently added to the page on the Greek Junta an Economic section, called unrivaled growth as I believe within this period, growth was huge. Immediately I met with socialists in droves who did not want any positive section on the Junta page. My title was altered to Economic Growth. I also made the claim that growth within this period was not seen before or after in the twentieth century in Greece. The Socialists did not belive me and asked for proof claiming there were times in the 20's and late 90's where growth was higher 'maybe' ??? I feel I therefore have to prove my point. If you can offer any assistance it would be much appreciated, V http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_military_junta_of_1967-1974 Reaper7 20:22, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Askamax

Hi, I have seen your interest in Greek motor manufacturing and was hoping you could provide me with some information. I was wandering if you had any data on a company called Askamax (ΑΣΚΑΜΑΞ) which assembled buses in Cyprus mostly in the 1980s. Apart from KMC (to which you have kindly contributed) it is the only M/V manufacturer I know of in Cyprus, and as such I think it deserves an article! Xairetismous Georgeg 22:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I have also heard of the company, but I do not have any sources - probably I did not investigate it enough because it involved "only" assembly and/or body manufacture. By the way, I have added Cyprus in the List of automobile manufacturers article with KMC - I was actually planning to add a few more words in the relevant article. Filikotata, Labros Skartsis Skartsis 20:42, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gia sou pali, nai eixa diavasei ta pio pano ton Fevrouario. Kai fysika, mporoume na milame kai sta ellinika! Xairetismous Georgeg 07:04, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Greek

Thank you very much for your information about Greek automobile manufacturing, it would be nice to read it one day also in Greek Wikipedia, is it possible? Greetings from Germany User:Christos Vittoratos

Purchase of your Book

Mr Skartsis,

My name is Paris Velissaris. I am a Greek Australian currently studying Mechatronics Engineering/Computer Science at the University of Melbourne. I have been greatly inspired by your Wikipedia writings, and would like to purchase your co-written book: L.S. Skartsis and G.A. Avramidis, 'Made in Greece', Typorama, Patras, Greece (2003).

What would be the best way of doing this?

Many thanks, Paris Velissaris

Dear Mr. Velissaris, Thank you for your interest. The best way is to directly contact Mr. Spyros Agorianitis at: info@typorama.gr

I will also forward to him your message.

The book (my second attempt to document a part of Greek Industrial History after the "Encyclopedia of Greek Vehicles and Aircraft" of 1994) has currently been "adopted" by the Science Park of the University of Patras. Please feel free to contact me for any further information.

Sincerely,

Labros Skartsis Skartsis 20:19, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mr Skartsis,

Many thanks for such a prompt and complete reply. I've emailed Mr Spyros Agorianitis. Thank you for all your effors, i'll let you know what develops.

-Paris Velissaris

ENFIELD 8000 - Constantine Adraktas

Dear Mr. Skartsis,
The RANGE FIGURE appearing in the Commercial brochure you have posted in the ENFIELD 8000 article is wrong
The Bikini, lacking the Aerodynamic characteristics of the ENFIELD 8000 ELECTRIC CITY CAR ( the E8000ECC )
had a RANGE and MAXIMUM SPEED like the ones appearing in the main text of the ENFIELD 8000 article
The E8000ECC, however, which had a lower Aerodynamic coefficient than that of PORSCHE
had a RANGE of 50 to 90 Miles ( 80 to 145 Kilometres )
and a MAXIMUM SPEED of 60 to 80 Miles per Hour ( 97 to 129 Kilometres per Hour )
( the variation of the figures above was dependant on factors like the number of passengers, 'the ground gradients
  the number of stops and starts, the condition of the batteries etc )
Sincerely yours
Constantine Adraktas
The 1969 to 1975 Chairman, Managing and Technical Director of Enfield Automotive
The negotiator and signatory of the Electricity Council - Enfield Automotive contract

Constantine Adraktas 07:40, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mr. Skartsis.

If you search in Wikipedia for "User : Constantine Adraktas" or you click over my signature below, you will find the true story about Enfield Automotive and the Enfield 8000.

The true story, indeed, as I was the person who developed the Enfield 8000. managed Enfield Automotive in every respect for years and negotiated and signed the contract with the Electricity Council.

Yes, I know that a number of others have presented themselves as the "fathers" of the Enfield 8000!

Sincerely Yours

Constantine Adraktas Constantine Adraktas 22:20, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mr. Skartsis,

Thank you for your note in my Talk page and I repeat here my follow up comments.

On the issue of obtaining a permit to have the Enfield 8000 and its derivatives sold in Greece'

I was personally involved in the matter and I can tell you that there was no problem for the then Government of the Military Junta to have such permit be issued.

On the Range of the Enfield 8000 and its derivatives

Have you noticed that there is a 215 per cent discrepancy between the Range in the text of the ENFIELD 8000 article and the Range quoted in the Commercial brochure attached to the said article?

Actually, both such Range figures are not correct. But if one of them, say the Range for the Bikini, as appearing in the said brochure, were correct as being 120 - 140 Kilometres (75 - 87 Miles), were correct, THEN the Range of the Enfield Electric City Car, the E8000ECC, would have been much higher because of it having a lower Aerodynamic coefficient than the Bikini (even lower than the Porsche!). The higher the Aerodynamic coefficient the faster the batteries get depleted and the more battery energy goes into heating the Atmosphere instead of increasing the Range. Constantine Adraktas 07:04, 6 August 2007 (UTC) Constantine Adraktas 07:09, 6 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

==THE ELECTRICITY COUNCIL CONTRACT - ENFIELD 8000 - A VALID SOURCE FOR THE WIKIPEDIA STANDARDS?==

I have the Electricity Council contract in PDF format and, I believe, you will find it useful and revealing. How do I sent it to you? Please answer on my user page or both, yours and mine. Constantine Adraktas 12:59, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mr. Adraktas (I was also addressed with the same question) the only thing I can say is that such information would enrich the article. Please understand , though, that I do not want to be involved in any more relevant arguments. Skartsis 07:18, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mr. Skartsis,

I fully understand anybody who does not wish to be involved in arguments that do not concern him, directly or indirectly. You have made a valiant contribution, however, with your relevant books (which I would like to purchase, if you can guideme to the appropriate source) and I would have thought that your having a copy of the first ever and worldwide contract of Electric cars (won in competition against Ford, British Leyland etc) would only enhance your objective basis of information. If you can see the matter along these lines and send me your email address, I would be very happy to email you the said contract. Constantine Adraktas 16:24, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Mr. Skartis,

Let me add to the above the motto from your own User page "This way we all promote its influence for the spread of knowledge - in its most truly "democratic" sense" Constantine Adraktas 16:42, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My personal e-mail is skartsis@yahoo.com, while the publisher of my book cited can be reached at info@typorama.gr

Regards, Skartsis 20:10, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Minotaur

Hi again, thought you might be interested in this one. I was zapping through the tv a few days ago and came accross this car [1] (also see p 7 here [2]) a car apparently designed by a guy called John Forakis. I bet you know him! Georgeg 18:02, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, thanks a lot anyway! It is easier to "unearth" prehistoric monuments than Greek designers/ manufacturers! Skartsis 16:12, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Τονυ

Καλησπέρα, είμαι απο την Ελληνική βικιπαίδεια και Πατρινός και από ότι έχω καταλάβει κι εσύ. Σήμερα έπεσα τυχαία πάνω σε ένα πολύ ωραίο άρθρο σου και το μετέφερα στην ελληνική βικιπαίδεια. Πραγματικά πρώτη έμαθα για τις εταιρείες αυτές τις περισσότερες δεν τις ήξερα καν. Θα ήταν μεγάλη μας χαρά να γράψεις και αυτά τα άρθρα στην ελληνική βικιπαίδεια. Στο όνομα σου βλέπω ένα Σ. μήπως έχεις σχέση με τον [[3]] ;; αν ναί έλα να το σουλουπώσεις λίγο εγω δεν βρήκα άλλα στοιχεία να προσθέσω. --Tony esopi patra (talk) 21:14, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Σε ευχαριστώ για τα καλά σου λόγια, αλλά και για το άρθρο για το Σωκράτη (ο οποίος ναι, είναι πατέρας μου) - έχω "αναθέσει" στην αδελφή μου να επεξεργασθεί τό άρθρο. Όσον αφορά την ελληνική βιομηχανία έχω γράψει τα δύο βιβλία (ελληνικά) για να "διασώσω" τη μνήμη που αλλιώς θα χανόταν, ενώ έχω περάσει άρθρα στην Wikipedia (αγγλικά) για να "διασωθεί" και εκτός συνόρων. Το ενδιαφέρον από το εξωτερικό ήταν πολύ μεγαλύτερο από ότι στο εσωτερικό (επιβεβαιώνοντας και τους λόγους για τους οποίους η βιομηχανία της χώρας μας μας είναι τόσο άγνωστη). Μου είναι πολύ δύσκολο να αφιερώσω - ειδικά την περίοδο αυτή - χρόνο για άρθρα στην ελληνική βικιπαίδεια, θεωρώντας ίσως, επιπρόσθετα, ότι έχω - ίσως - κάνει το καθήκον μου σε μεγάλο βαθμό. Θα δούμε βέβαια στο μέλλον, ιδιαίτερα αν έχω και λίγο περισσότερο χρόνο. Πολύ φιλικά, Λάμπρος Σκαρτσής Skartsis (talk) 08:09, 24 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Καλημέρα, Θα με ενδιέφερε πολύ να αγοράσω το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο , δεν είμαι λάτρης των αυτοκινήτων αλλά της ιστορίας. Όσο για το ενδιαφέρων διαφωνώ , μόλις το έγραψα όλοι στο IRC (wikipedia-el) μου έλεγαν ωραία άρθρα που τα ανακάλυψες; . Εγώ τα ανακάλυψα όταν έψαχνα στις συνδέσεις άρθρων στο άρθρο για την Πάτρα, γενικά έψαχνα άρθρα για την πόλη που δεν υπάρχουν στην ελληνική βικιπαίδεια να τα μεταφέρω εκεί, μου άρεσε και το αντέγραψα . Όσο για τον Σωκράτη έχει γράψει πολλά βιβλία , είναι σημαντικός συγγραφέας και τα στοιχεία για το άρθρο τα βρήκα στο διαδίκτυο . Με χαρά μου θα περιμένω να το επεκτείνει η αδελφή σου. Καλή σου μέρα.

Meetup in Athens

Hello! I'd like to turn the first meetup of Wikipedians in Athens, Greece to your attention. We're a group of students involving three German Wikipedia admins and have set up this meetup for March 31st, 6:00 PM (18:00). The location is (to be exspected) the Ama Lachi. We'd very much like seeing as many Wikipedians from Greece as possible. We'd also like some help with the setup of the meeting; we need a contactsman in Athens. Yours, Sarazyn • 丁人LK • DE 13:37, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

greek field guns

Hello,

Am new to this site and trying to contact Mr Labros Skartsis with a question on Greek field guns, possibly converted by Pyrkal in the 1930s. Mr Skartsis, could I contact you by email? Mine is afnuyt(at)gmail.comKind regards, Nuyt —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nuyt (talk • nuytNuyt (talk) 13:18, 28 June 2009 (UTC) contribs) 10:45, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem (skartsis@yahoo.com). As I am not a true expert on guns, I might forward any question to Mr. Theodoros Dimopoulos who is one of the leading experts in Greece (he has published a lot of books and articles and has helped me a lot with my research). Regards, Skartsis (talk) 11:36, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chropi assault rifle

I done this image earlier on to represent what the Chropi rifle would look like complete, Just my thoughts.

Chropi rifle complete (edited image)

User:WotWeiller 17:28PM, 14/07/2009 (UTC)

Good job, indeed, thanks! A fellow researcher, Mr. Dimopoulos, was also puzzled by the fact that the gun looked incomplete and the whole story behind its eveluation by the Greek Army is kind of hazy. Regards, Skartsis (talk) 10:56, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Economy of Greece

Hello Skartsis. I have a problem with the Economy of Greece article.

The article does not include at all anything about Greece's huge financial problems, economic instability and etc. All other Economy articles, such as Economy of Italy say about their country's problems, but Greece doesn't. And let's face it, I know a lot about country's economies and Greece has a lot of corruption, low economic freedom, a recent poor economic performance and it is going through one of its worst recessions. Now, I'm not saying to erase the article and re-write it totally with a negative POV, however, some facts need to be added and there is nothing one can prove against it. This is fact, not opinion, and there are a lot of sources to prove this. All I want is to balance the article appropriately

So, if you see some recent edits to the article, it could be me. Tell me what you think about this.

Kind regards and reply--Theologiae (talk) 14:55, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with some articles about economic history is that they either reflect very recent conditions (experienced at the time somebody wrote the article) or do not put things in the right context - typical of garbage written in newspaper or heard in TV shows. For example writing about "huge economic problems and corruption" in Italy and Bangladesh are both technically accurate, but, especially in an encyclopedic article, one should put the information about the country in the right context. Before the "Economy of Greece" article was "attacked" it had somewhat of a balance, as in the last paragraphs it analyzed recent negative evolutions. I would suggest that a couple of paragraphs were added at the end, that reflect the negative factors (low competitiveness, corruption etc) and the negative current situation, but it should not fall in the usual traps mentioned above. Regards, Skartsis (talk) 15:46, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, so...

So, Skartsis, to sum things up, you are saying to add the problems with the Greek economy in the bottom text. If so, tell me.

Reply

Oh, and also, what do you mean by the article being 'attacked'?

Kind Regards--Theologiae (talk) 17:12, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

First, as I had explained, the article was recently "attacked" (I understand, by somebody else) when most of it was deleted (almost vandalized). If you look at earlier versions, you will see a much larger article with reference to the current economic problems etc. (I had also added a paragraph about the miserable 80s). What you saw that looked like advertisement, was the result of this semi-vandalism. I am OK with these paragraphs added at the end, they both balance the message and are accurate. Probably a lot of further expansion can be made, but in an organized way. Regards,Skartsis (talk) 09:47, 22 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Map in Greece article

Hello there,

It would be great if you could change the map on the infobox showing the location of Greece, with the map that is located in the Greek Wikipedia article of Greece. This map is much better than the one in the English Wikipedia as it shows all Islands with detail. I would do it myself, but I ask it from you because I cannot yet edit the article. Thanks! Aerospace1981 (talk) 17:59, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but I have not been involved in the creation of the infobox (and map) and perhaps it would not be appropriate to interfere. I think you can readily edit once you "establish" your user page. Skartsis (talk) 15:50, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aviation

Hallo, I see you are interested in Hellenic aviation. I've created some relevant articles (Moraitinis, Moutousis, Argyropoulos) and plan to create the Hellenic Naval Aviation Service. If you are still interested in the topic, just feel free to check. Good job with KEA.Alexikoua (talk) 11:31, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Take also look at Hellenic Naval Air Service. It's a nice 'ga' potential.Alexikoua (talk) 22:35, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Another excellent article. Such efforts make Wikipedia so incredible; it is truly creating a revolution of knowldege. Skartsis (talk) 15:01, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neorion Chicago

Please add inline citations. Thanks, Ironholds (talk) 14:37, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, done that. Skartsis (talk) 17:21, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Greece Invitation!

	You are cordially invited to join WikiProject Greece
	You appear to be someone that may be interested in joining WikiProject Greece. Please accept this formal invitation from a current member of the project.
	If you decide to join the project, please add your name to this list.
	I hope you accept! - Constantine ✍

This comes a bit late, but better late than never. You might also be interested in the project's Match 2011 newsletter! Best regards, Constantine ✍ 10:20, 29 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll be glad to (already added my name). Maybe we can also help each other, for one thing, from "attacks" on our articles (and I mean nor only by those who vandalize, but also by those who are too easily deleting precious material). Best Regards, Skartsis (talk) 06:23, 2 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Skartsis. You have new messages at Drilnoth's talk page.
Message added 14:11, 26 August 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

–Drilnoth (T/C) 14:11, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bouhagier Patras

Καλημέρα, στην Μάλτα απ' όπου κατάγονται οι Μπουχάγιερ δεν υπάρχει Μπουχάγιερ-Buhagier αλλά Μπουχαγιάρ-Buhagiar, το ίδιο όνομα υπάρχει και στην Λιβύη. Έχεις κάτι γιαυτό ? tony esopi^λέγε 11:10, 15 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Καλημέρα, κι εγω είμαι κάποιας ηλικίας και θυμάμε τα λεωφορεία πολύ καλά! ο πρωθυπουργός όντως υπήρξε κι υπάρχει το γενεαλογικό του δέντρο στο διαδίκτυο, το είχα βρεί. Βασικά ήθελα να μεταφέρω το άρθρο στην ελληνική αλλά θέλω να προσθέσω περισσότερα για την οικογένεια, προσπαθώ μάλιστα να μιλήσω με κάποιον γνωρίζω μερικούς. Καλημέρα. --tony esopi^λέγε 09:10, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mystery trucklet

Hello Skartsis, I have carefully "read" (I don't speak Greek) your great book, but can find no indication of what this vehicle might be. I photographed it in Pelekas, Corfu, in 2004 - they used to be more common in the late nineties, when I first begun visiting the place. I thought maybe it is a Dimitra, but can't find anything that looks precisely like this. Thankful for your help and happy to be able to provide another photo! ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ (talk) 02:38, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I want to thank you both for your interest, and for this communication ! If you visited Greece, especially in the past, you must have noticed that there used to be an infinite number of small companies and even workshops that built these funny "agricultural" vehicles - just as there were similar ones building 3-wheelers in the late 1960s. Many of these builders could not be classified as "proper" manufacturers, since they did not use standardized parts, while their vehicles were often sad contraptions, to say the least. It is difficult to recognize many of these, since they often shared the same cab (if one could name this a cab !). They also, naturally, were sold around their "home bases", so if similar vehicles appeared in Corfu, chances are they were made by a local company such as Hercules. Similar cab I have seen in vehicles built in Crete and the Peloponnese. The few makers I included in my book and transfered to Wikipedia, are those (even if some of their creations look pathetic !) that were somehow "true" organized manufacturers. I am sorry I can't help you with a more specific answer. Please feel free to contact me for any other relevant issue, I'll be happy to help more if I can. Best Regards,Skartsis (talk) 16:36, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reference

Hello Skartsis, I formatted a nice little reference for your book. If you copy and paste this portion:<ref name=Skartsis>{{citation | title = Made in Greece: Το ελληνικο αυτοκινητο, οχημα και αεροσκαφος |trans-title=The Greek cars, vehicles, and aircraft | first1 = Labros S. | last1 = Skartsis | first2 = Giorgos A. | last2 = Avramidis | publisher = Typorama and University of Patras Science Park, 2007 | location = Patras, Greece | year = 2003 | isbn = 960-7620-30-5 | page = 177 | edition = 2nd }}</ref>^[1]

Then this appears, using the {{reflist}} template:

^ Skartsis, Lambros S.; Avramidis, Giorgos A. (2003), Made in Greece: Το ελληνικο αυτοκινητο, οχημα και αεροσκαφος [The Greek cars, vehicles, and aircraft] (2nd ed.), Patras, Greece: Typorama and University of Patras Science Park, 2007, p. 177, ISBN 960-7620-30-5

You can naturally change the page number as you see fit. Cheers, Mr.choppers | ✎ 14:10, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, don't hesitate to use this picture of mine in any of your works, if it could be useful. Yassas, Mr.choppers | ✎ 14:14, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a lot. You can also use material from the book in any form (just asking to make a reference to it). I made a little correction in your text about Automeccanica in the Charade article, as Zebra's body was metal. Best Regards, Labros Skartsis (talk) 17:32, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar

Συγχαρητηρια. Η απουσια ολων αυτων των αρθρων για την ελληνικη βιομηχανια εκανε πολλους εκτος του κλαδου να νομιζουν οτι δεν υπηρξε εξ αρχης η οτι εχει παψει να υπαρχει δεκαετιες τωρα. keep up the good work!!! McTas (talk) 09:58, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ευχαριστώ. Όταν ανέβασα δουλειά μου (ήδη δημοσιευμένη στα βιβλία μου) στη Wikipedia, ήξερα ότι θα αναπαραχθεί μαζικά, ιδίως στα blogs - όπως και έγινε - χωρίς να γίνει αναφορά στο όνομά μου. "Χαλάλι" όμως, έτσι έμαθαν αρκετοί από τους συμπατριώτες μας για στοιχεία της βιομηχανικής μας ιστορίας που κινδύνευαν να ξεχασθούν. Συνεχίζω την έρευνα, και, όπως έχετε δει, το πιο πρόσφατο βιβλίο μου είναι eBook με ελεύθερη πρόσβαση. Φιλικά, Λάμπρος Skartsis (talk) 11:41, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notification of automated file description generation

Your upload of File:Bouhagier 1980s.jpg or contribution to its description is noted, and thanks (even if belatedly) for your contribution. In order to help make better use of the media, an attempt has been made by an automated process to identify and add certain information to the media's description page.

This notification is placed on your talk page because a bot has identified you either as the uploader of the file, or as a contributor to its metadata. It would be appreciated if you could carefully review the information the bot added. To opt out of these notifications, please follow the instructions here. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 14:06, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Another one of your uploads, File:Candia.jpg, has also had some information automatically added. If you get a moment, please review the bot's contributions there as well. Thanks! Message delivered by Theo's Little Bot (opt-out) 15:01, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

BSK

You're welcome to create an article on that subject if you can do better than the previous version ("It is a company founded in 2008; here is a list of its merchandise"). Good luck. DS (talk) 15:41, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

So far, your version doesn't make any statements re: notability, and will probably be deleted soon. DS (talk) 16:17, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:44, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

please contact

Dear Mr. Skartsis,

Could you please contact me by email, I am actually investigating the spanish period of Antonius Raab in 1936/37.

Many thanks in advance Pioesp (talk) 18:01, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I am afraid I have no way to contact you, please provide some info, or create a page in Wiki.

Thanks ! Skartsis (talk) 21:48, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Contact Dear Mr. Skartsis, you can contact me sending an email to the following adress: pio_har(at sign)yahoo.com Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pioesp (talk • contribs) 12:54, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Cars of Greece has been nominated for discussion

Category:Cars of Greece, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. 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. Eni vak (speak) 22:28, 26 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Γειά σας! Παρατήρησα ότι τα περισσότερα άρθρα για την Ελληνική Αυτοκινητοβιομηχανία τα έχετε γράψει εσεις, γι'αυτο σας απονέμω αυτό το Barnstar (δέν ξέρω πως λέγεται στα ελληνικά) Eni vak (speak) 18:23, 28 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Γειά σας, συγχαριτήρια για την πολύ καλλή δουλειά σας! Απλώς θα ήθελα να σημειώσω το εξής (είμαι πολύ πιό καινούργιος στην ΒΠ, οποτε εσείς μπορεί να ξέρετε καλύτερα). Έχω παρατηρήσει στα άρθρα σας (εδώ στην Αγγλική Βικιπαίδια) ότι αντί να χρησιμοποιείτε Inline citations, αφήνετε το Reference σε ένα Reference section χωρίς να χρισημοποιείτε το πρώτο πράγμα που ανέφερα, με αποτέλεσμα να μην είναι καθόλου σαφές απο ποιό μέρος του βιβλίου έρχεται η πληροφορία (και κατα συνέπεια εάν η πληροφορία έρχεται απο αυτο το βιβλίο), με αποτέλεσμα το άρθο να είναι αναγκαίο να έχει ένα Unreferenced tag. Η αλλήθεια είναι ότε και εγώ συνησφέρω σε άρθρα για αυτοκίνητα/αυτοκινητοβιομηχανίες, είχα πρόγραμμα να επιμηκείνω τα άρθρα, απλώς επειδή εσείς έχετε αυτά τα βιβλία που κάνετε references, θα ήθελα να ρωτήσω μήπως θά μπορούσατε να βοηθήσετε βάζοντας Inline citations? Ξανά ευχαριστώ για την πολύ καλλή δουλειά που κάνετε, Eni vak (speak) 18:36, 28 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Καλησπέρα και ευχαριστώ θερμά. Η αλήθεια είναι ότι τα άρθρα (εκατοντάδες σελίδες) τα έγραψα ως ενιαία κείμενα, με πηγή την έρευνά μου, όπως παρουσιάζεται στις δημοσιεύσεις μου (οι οποίες είναι πλήρως τεκμηριωμένες βιβλιογραφικά). Σε πολλές περιπτώσεις έχω προσθέσει απαραίτητες παραπομπές. Είναι πραγματικά μη πρακτικό να επιχειρήσω να βάλω inline citations παντού, όσο και αν αυτό είναι τυπικά πιο σωστό. Σας ευχαριστώ και πάλι, και είμαι στη διάθεσή σας για οποιαδήποτε περαιτέρω συζήτηση. Με εκτίμηση, Skartsis (talk) 17:09, 29 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 12 December 2022. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2022 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:33, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

R-29

I find the R-29 rather interesting, as it seems conflicting that Raab refers to it as a trainer whilst if 40 were shipped to Spain it must be been for use as a fighter in the civil war? I find it hard to believe if 40 were produced that there are no surviving pictures. If some were sent to the USSR after the Spanish Civil War perhaps they took some pictures in evaluation? If so, perhaps Soviet archives would be a good place to research. AlexMehtidis (talk) 16:17, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I, and fellow researchers, have beem "chasing" the R-29 for over 40 years. Contacted British [incl.Jane's editors], German, Spanish, Russian friends... Basically nothing more than what we already know. Although there is no doubt about its production in Greece and its shipment in parts (I have talked to residents of Moschato who remembered, and verified the fact), it remains one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history.Skartsis (talk) 17:49, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We know the AEKKEA archives are destroyed, and that the Republican air forces records were probably destroyed by the Nationalists - but I believe the answer probably lies deep in Soviet archives. The issue is, Russia guards the archives quite closely and its hard to get access, so even if it's there its likely that nobody has been able to see it... It truly is a great mystery, I just hope that one day more information comes to light. AlexMehtidis (talk) 08:56, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://army.gr/sites/default/files/strategic_and_operational_innovations_at_the_hellenic_armed_forces.pdf. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at Wikipedia's copyright policy for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Catlemur (talk) 04:21, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I SAVE THE ABOVE AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF PROBLEMS THAT WIKPIEDIA FACES. It is one more case where MY ARTICLE ON WIKIPEDIA HAS BEEN COPIED (the Wikipedia links are still visible !!). One way to prove it has been copied, is to trace the date of publication of the other article (in this case, published through a website). When I started writing in Wikepedia in 2006, I expected that my material would be copied, however, I didn't expect that such a "culture", of copy-paste would prevail... Skartsis (talk) 11:00, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Saracakis

Hello, Skartsis. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Saracakis, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 18:04, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Saracakis

Hello, Skartsis. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Saracakis".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 17:18, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:Biotechnia Ellinikon Trikyklon (logo).jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Biotechnia Ellinikon Trikyklon (logo).jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

If you are the copyright holder for this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add {{permission pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. Here is a list of your uploads. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described in section F11 of the criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. —Matr1x-101 _{(Ping me when replying)} {_{user page} ^{(@ commons)} - _talk} 15:00, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is my own photo, low-res image of the logo of a company defunct 50 years ago. I added relevant note in the file page Skartsis (talk)

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 11 December 2023. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2023 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:25, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 2 December 2024. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2024 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:10, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Skartsis-1] Skartsis, Lambros S.; Avramidis, Giorgos A. (2003), Made in Greece: Το ελληνικο αυτοκινητο, οχημα και αεροσκαφος [The Greek cars, vehicles, and aircraft] (2nd ed.), Patras, Greece: Typorama and University of Patras Science Park, 2007, p. 177, ISBN 960-7620-30-5

[1]