User talk:Dahn

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Twigs on branches[edit]

Well, here is the (hopefully useful) Tașcu entry… — Biruitorul ^Talk 18:50, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

While we’re at it. Author: Dumitru Micu. — Biruitorul ^Talk 15:35, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many many thanks, Biruitorul. Also while we're at it: care to help me move here those that fit the description out here? Dahn (talk) 11:22, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Biruitorul: Do Sasu and the DBLR/DGLR have entries on Alexandru Talex? Dahn (talk) 19:02, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sasu no, DBLR I only have volume P/R at the moment, will check in due time. Biruitorul ^Talk 07:36, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some interesting bits here, for example Ralet at p. 138. Biruitorul ^Talk 09:59, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is Talex. Volume S/T, author Teodor Vârgolici. Biruitorul ^Talk 11:09, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I also picked up some other stuff, more or less randomly:

Pamfil Ș (why not?), by Iordan Datcu;

Various Scena variants by Ana-Maria Brezuleanu, Alexandru Farcaș, Ion Istrate;

And two from vol. E/K: Karnabatt two three (Florin Faifer);

and Adolf de Herz (Călin Teutișan). — Biruitorul ^Talk 11:45, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Of possible interest: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2024_May_17#Category:Romanian_people_by_ethnic_or_national_origin_and_occupation. — Biruitorul ^Talk 14:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tita 1 2, author Alexandru Teodorescu, vol. S/T (like all of these)

Teodorescu-Braniște 1 2 3, Ofelia Ichim

Păstorel 1 2 3 4, Nicolae Mecu

Tafrali 1 2 3, Călin Teutișan (bonus: Talaz, by Eugen Onu) — Biruitorul ^Talk 15:34, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Big thanks! Dahn (talk) 15:38, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the Scînteia stuff: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]

Authors: Tudor Hăndăbuț, Ioan Milea, Magda Wächter, Nicolae Bârna (no idea who I. T. is; not in the index). Also, see Demeter Ritter von Tuschinski. — Biruitorul ^Talk 08:30, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As this was rescued from the archive, how about we celebrate with a couple from vol. C/D?

Deșliu: [8], [9]. Author: Nicolae Mecu

Caraion: [10], [11], [12], [13], [14]. Author: Laurențiu Hanganu. — Biruitorul ^Talk 15:03, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some help[edit]

Hi Dahn, hope you're well. With this message I expose myself further as a talk page stalker, hope you don't mind... Above you mentioned Arcanum, a great resource that I am surprised I had never heard about before. I've found there many newspapers talking about marginal figures, which probably duplicates the amount of sources about them that I thought existed. One such figure is George Ceara (or Ceară), an Aromanian poet. He seems to be related to a modern Aromanian poet, Ilie A. Ceara (or Ceară, likewise). I had planned writing a page for George for months but couldn't find any source explaining their relation. Only once I found a book snippet which I dismissed anyway because I think I deemed it to be inappropriate (maybe it was a primary source, I don't remember anymore) believing I could find something better, but I haven't been able to. Could you help me out? I see both have many results in Arcanum, does any explain the relation between the two? Regards, Super Ψ Dro 12:24, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Super, and thanks for stalking me, as well as for all the wonderful work you're putting in! This piece by Emil Lazăr-Dejeanul has the following: De reţinut este şi faptul că unul dintre cei 7 fraţi şi o soră a tatălui lui Ilie Ceară a făcut Facultatea de Litere din Bucureşti şi a ajuns profesor, atât în şcolile din România, cât şi în Grecia de Nord, dar şi un cunoscut poet de expresie română şi aromână cu numele George Ceară. Nepotul acestuia, scriitorul Ilie Ceară, încă de la vârsta de 5 ani a ajuns orfan de tată, orfan şi de mamă. (Citation Emil Lazăr-Dejeanul, "Scriitorul aromân Ilie Ceară", in Astra Dejeană, Vol. VII, Issues 3–4, December 2000, p. 14). Dahn (talk) 21:34, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for the help! Best, Super Ψ Dro 21:56, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

By the way Dahn, what pages does "Scriitorul aromân Ilie Ceară" cover in the magazine? Just for the sake of exact citing. Super Ψ Dro 19:08, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just page 14. Dahn (talk) 21:00, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Ilie Purcaru[edit]

On 28 May 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ilie Purcaru, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ilie Purcaru, as a contributor to Nicolae Ceaușescu's cult of personality, claimed that a young Ceaușescu had walked into the woods of Scornicești without fearing their wolves? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ilie Purcaru. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ilie Purcaru), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category:18th-century Wallachian poets has been nominated for splitting[edit]

Category:18th-century Wallachian poets has been nominated for splitting. A discussion is taking place to decide whether it 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. Mason (talk) 21:16, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue 218, June 2024[edit]

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DYK for Alexandru Talex[edit]

On 15 June 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alexandru Talex, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Alexandru Talex was described as "the gentlest" member of a Romanian far-right organization? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alexandru Talex. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Alexandru Talex), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 15 June 2024 (UTC) [reply]

Thank you for another good one! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:22, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

József Fischer[edit]

Hello! I created an article about József Fischer, a prominent leader of the Jewish Party (Romania). If you would like to expand, please feel free to do that, since I found only incomplete information about his political involvement in Romania. Norden1990 (talk) 20:04, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Norden1990: A general advice, if I may: the sources I used in writing the Jewish Party article have more in-depth coverage about the Fischers than the prose required there. I would suggest that, instead of repeating the content you have found in the article, you have a fresh look at the sources cited which you can check yourself (Frojimovics et al, presumably), and complete the research with detail that should not go into the party article, but needs to appear in a biography. Otherwise, the article just looks like a transplant of info. Dahn (talk) 13:42, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I do not speak nor write Romanian, and my knowledge of the Romanian political system between the two world wars is extremely limited. The person was interesting to me because of his activities in Hungary during the Holocaust. --Norden1990 (talk) 09:32, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AN[edit]

When a discussion is closed, you should not edit it. By continuing the discussion to prove some point you have simply further escalated the issue. As I mentioned in the close, there are other more appropriate venues to resolve your disagreement, continued discussion at WP:AN risks sanctions against you both if you can't disengage. Polyamorph (talk) 08:51, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Polyamorph: I was simply editing in my response exactly while the discussion was being closed -- I probably entered the editing window exactly after your closure, not noticing that it had been closed in that 9-minute interval. When I noticed that it had been closed, I had already written in my answers, and I frankly have no idea what the proper procedure is for that situation. You can of course remove my answers and re-close, but I would kindly encourage you to give me the benefit of the doubt. Dahn (talk) 13:16, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]