Noted. Thanks for letting me know. Kirill 20:17, 20 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I hope you are enjoying the holidays. You have greatly contributed to the Nader Shah article. Do you think it is ready to be renominated for good article?--Agha Nader (talk) 22:05, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I will try to find an open source map to include as well.--Agha Nader (talk) 22:14, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Folantin, you are correct: อุษา ดุลนิมิตร is in Thai. I've summarized it on the Wikipedia:Pages_needing_translation_into_English page. I think is should be deleted. - Thaimoss (talk) 18:04, 29 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Georgia?! That is hysterical! I'd like to dream up some excuse like "they renamed it after I linked it in...." or something, but the truth is, I just goobered that one. Fixed it now. Laugh of the day! Thanks for pointing that out to me.- Thaimoss (talk) 21:37, 29 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the dicussion page with the article for my comments. I was only making a few additions per Grove (I have the set of dictionaries in front of me now) that you were missing from the early list - only there. No Ercole amante, no Lully operas, and no extant Peri operas is nonsense. Chacun à son goût ! Regards, Charvex (talk) 09:54, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, at least we are generally on the same track. (Except for Calisto, I would remove the other Cavallis - I love them all - and keep Ercole amante. Such an important landmark in the history of opera! Five-part scoring(!) 6- and 8-voice ensembles(!)... what do you want for "importance"? - - As for Lully's Cadmus et Hermione, well, its his second opera, very catchy tunes and rhythms but hardly among his greatest. - - Have you heard his Roland conducted by Rousset? Unbelieveably great! If you don't have it, but it tonight on-line. Roland was Lully's penultimate work. Harmonically groundbreaking. Whenever I listen to the Prologue alone, I am singing for the full next week. (I can't believe no one has written an article on Wikipédia about it. It is certainly as good as Armide, Lully's "masterpiece". - - And yes, yes, yes, Médée - how could anyone leave that off! Charvex (talk) 10:16, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the link to the list. Lully's first opera is missing: Les fêtes de l'Amour et de Bacchus (pastorale in three acts, plus prologue), libretto by Quinault, de Benserade, & de Périgny after Molière, first performance at the Jeu de Paume de Béquet, in Paris, on (?)10 November 1672. The full score was published by B. Brook (New York), in 1984 (I think). It's been a while since I read it through. It is in the catalogue Chronologische-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Werke von Jean-Baptiste Lully, ed. H. Schneider (Tutzing, 1981). - - I would add it but some idiot would remove it; the whole trouble with Wikipédia sometimes. - - By the way, my first car was a Morris Minor. I traded it for a Renault R5! Practically its French twin. Both were indestructible. (smile) Charvex (talk) 10:54, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FYI: See my comments about the double post at User talk:Moreschi - - Charvex (talk) 11:19, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings Folantin, I saw your post on user:VartanM's talk page and I humbly disagree with your take on this wikiproject. I think it's a very useful means to collaborate on articles related to Nagorno-Karabakh. I have an interest in Nagorno-Karabakh (as well as other unrecognized countries) and I joined WikiProject Karabakh to improve articles on Karabakh. I belong to neither WikiProject Armenia or WikiProject Azerbaijan. I invite you to join WikiProject Karabakh as I've noticed that you have knowledge and interest in the Caucases and there are many areas where this could be helpful. Pocopocopocopoco (talk) 01:51, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
EDIT: I just noticed that a one month moratorium has been enforced by admin user:Moreschi. Pocopocopocopoco (talk) 01:57, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Salut! I don't if you can really call Les Abencérages, ou L'étendard de Grenade « Cherubini's last serious opera » as you have in the beginning of your article. Ali-Baba, ou Les quarante voleurs is a tragédie-lyric. I haven't heard it or read the score, as you may have, but I'm very suspicious that the statement is incorrect, and that Ali-Baba is it. - - And by the way, do English speakers really translated « étendard » as « standard » ?? Isn't « flag » better? (I was taught that « standard » was a hyper-correct, obsolete English word for « flag », but what do I know! Is this a word you hear every day? I though a « standard » is what you call elementary school levels in Britian.) Tchao! Charvex (talk) 12:48, 3 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. FYI: I just thought I would add that La marquise de Brinvilliers is another serious opéra that followed Les Abencérages, ou L'étendard de Grenade. My Grove says it is a drame lyrique in 3 acts. However, it was a collaborative work with Auber, Batton, Berton, Blagini, Boiëldieu, Carafa, Hérold, and Paer, with Cherubini's biggest contribution being the Act I introduction. The text of the Grove article on Cherubini does not say one word about La marquise, but it is in Grove's « quasi-official » list of his operas. Just two pennies worth of more info for your pleasure. (P.S. I noticed your change to Les Abencérages.) Tchao! Charvex (talk) 07:11, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for making a report on Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. Reporting and removing vandalism is vital to the functioning of Wikipedia and all users are encouraged to revert, warn, and report vandalism. However, administrators are generally only able to block users if they have received a recent final warning (one that mentions that the user may be blocked) and they have recently vandalized after that warning was given. The reported user has not yet been blocked because it appears this has not occurred yet. If this user continues to vandalize even after their final warning, please report them to the AIV noticeboard again. Thank you! Brianga (talk) 11:16, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NOW he vandalized after final warning :) He's been banned. Thanks. Brianga (talk) 11:17, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration#Armenia-Azerbaijan 3. -- Cat ^chi? 18:05, 4 January 2008 (UTC)