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This issue, which I expect has come up before, has been raised at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2009_January_1#Categories_for_pre-Germany_years. Johnbod ( talk) 20:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps someone could contribute to the discussion at Talk:New Länder? Rd232 talk 16:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I'm thinking that project members could offer to help each other out with references.
Some books are not found in libraries outside Germany. Article writers who live elsewhere could benefit from editors who are able to look up books and copy out relevant text.
Other books are found only in some libraries in Germany, and editors who live in Germany but not in that city could likewise benefit from such assistance.
Also, while it is not yet on the Wikipedia radar as far as I can tell, quality control in the future will likely require not only referencing (i.e., in-line cites with footnotes) but also that references be checked by another editor to ensure that a book indeed says what the footnote claims it does. Here too we could help each other out by offering to perform such a service.
As a start, project members who like this proposal and want to help might want to sign their names below.
I'm thinking about doing a Wikipedia:Signpost article on foreign GA processes. I have the beginnnings of an article at User:Peregrine Fisher/Workspace/. Is anyone familiar with the German Wikipedia GA process (or FA) and could you describe it on my workspace page? Thanks. - Peregrine Fisher ( talk) ( contribs) 19:39, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I just became aware of the defunct Munich Portal through Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Munich. Would there be anybody willing to help out in getting that portal active again? Agathoclea ( talk) 21:54, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently developing the article for the film Valkyrie about the July 20 plot. The film had its European premiere in Berlin yesterday (the 20th) and will commercially open in Germany tomorrow (the 22nd), so I was wondering if any editors here were willing to look for German news sources that could be translated and used for the "Theatrical run in Germany", "German critics", or "Historical accuracy" sections at the film article. Please come by the talk page if you are interested in contributing! — Erik ( talk • contrib) 15:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello;
I am working on Edmontosaurus, and I was wondering if someone who lives in the vicinity of the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt could take a photo or two of the "mummy duckbill" dinosaur specimen on display there for use in the article. The skull (with the bony ring in the eye socket and remains of the keratin extension of the beak) or one of the hands with skin impressions would be ideal, but I'm interested in any photographs. I could do some copyediting in return; I'm most familiar with paleontological subjects, but I can work on grammar and phrasing for other types of articles. Thank you! J. Spencer ( talk) 01:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
This is now rated as a Start Class, not a Stub...I will continue to work Corpus1 ( talk) 04:17, 29 January 2009 (UTC)on it... Greeks in Germany
If you can please add more... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Corpus1 ( talk • contribs) 03:58, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
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I thought this WikiProject might be interested. Ping me with any specific queries or leave them on the page linked to above. Thanks! - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 21:53, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
I know Germany uses a lot of wind power, but have had some difficulty finding up-to-date information about the largest wind farms in the country. Would someone happen to know what the top ten largest wind farms are in Germany? Thanks. Johnfos ( talk) 01:18, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
The Chancellor of Germany article was split into Chancellor of Germany (German Reich) and Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) to distinguish between the two offices- this split has been challenged on the Talk:Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) page. Comments wanted! Gavin ( talk) 18:40, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Your comments are required at Template talk:Infobox German location#Map size to discuss the new proposals to increase the size of the current maps in location boxes in favour of a smaller coat of arms versus map ration as normal. pLease join in and offers whether you approve of the idea or not because we don't want objections later! Dr. Blofeld White cat 19:56, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
Does anyone know reliable sources for comics and manga published in Germany. I'm mostly interested in German RS websites hosting reviews.
Thanks. --
KrebMarkt 09:26, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Just came accross SM U-66 which is a GA-class but another project has promoted to A-class. Any ideas how to proceed here? Agathoclea ( talk) 14:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
As can be seen here, a divison dealing with culture is planned but not yet installed. I'd like to participate in such a division, or if possible a division solely made for music. Is there any news about this topic? --Avant-garde a clue- hexa Chord 2 17:37, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi, the correct region code for Brandenburg is not DE-BR but DE-BB, see Template talk:Infobox German location#Brandenburg. Unfortunately, many articles use the wrong code in their "coordinates" template. Looks like a task for some bot to change them. -- ulm ( talk) 20:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
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A German speaking editor has created this article. It needs copyediting and wikilinking and references improved. I've asked him to address the issue of inline citations. Would anyone like to have a go at the copyediting and wikifying? Mjroots ( talk) 06:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
This article is currently at FAC. Fainites barley scribs 08:28, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
We have reached an impasse in the negotiations on the issues of politically charged terminology originating from the Cold War era, making the corresponding articles written about comparable subjects seem like they don’t relate to each other. The only question is whether a balance can be found between conflicting policy guidelines discussed here by both German and Polish editors, namely, WP:V and WP:NC.
The issues revolve around the migration of Poles and Germans after World War II, euphemistically called “repatriations” and/or “expulsions” and/or “deportations” and/or “flight” and/or “displacement” depending on which side of the fence the sources originate from. In the process, we created conflicting realities within one project, all of them inflammatory and misleading. The only legally correct term for these events in my opinion is population transfers, as per definition of international law, and in accordance with academically neutral language applicable to all cases. Unfortunately, editors inspired by emotive eloquence of writers and historians from across the Iron Curtain disagree on many particulars, so I’m not sure if all of us can see the writing on the wall.
Liberated German and Polish POWs travelling from Siberia to new Poland and to new Western Germany were encountering similar challenges along the way, to a differing degree of course. A lot of them went to great lengths to have their nationality recognized by the Russians, who routinely refused them the right to migrate back to their countries of origin (with already redrawn borders). Stalin considered many of them as his subjects, while, at the same time, conducting massive operations across central Europe in accordance with the provisions of Yalta Agreement. The Americans, the French and the British were not around to significantly influence the process of forced resettlement, which was a source of much tragedy and distress for civilian Germans from Pomerania and Silesia as well as the civilian Poles from Kresy, Volhynia and Podolia. The similarities are striking, not only in terms of how it must have felt for many of them, but also, how the Wikipedia articles about the affected cities and towns are presented. We all know that there's no going back.
I would like to propose that the articles dealing with these matters were re-examined for neutrality and renamed, so they can fit into the same category within the postwar history of Europe and world. We can start with two corresponding subjects, i.e. the Resettlement of Poles after World War II, and the Resettlement of Germans after World War II, as they are two parts of one area of postwar history. Please express your opinion. -- Poeticbent talk 22:10, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
This thread was started with an identical opening statement on three boards, and is now (surprise) forking. Maybe the opener can choose one board for his thread and link it to the other boards? Skäpperöd ( talk) 18:48, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Does anybody know on what basis Fritz Ries sent to Nazi Occupied Poland and responsible for overseeing Jewish slave labour was granted the Expellee status after the war ? I stumbled on his article on German Wiki and it wasn't explained at all. I am planning to create an article on that person and would like to see if there any additonal resources-- Molobo ( talk) 20:02, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. Interesting case.-- Molobo ( talk) 05:00, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
I have just (nearly) completed a total overhaul of Wikipedia's translation system. Previously, there was a very complicated method of posting translation requests. Now there are simply tags, such as {{ Expand German}}, that can be placed on stub articles (or longer articles if appropriate). I have tried to review all previous translation requests. Many translation requests were very old and no longer seemed needed, because the English Wikipedia article had developed in the meantime. Other translation requests were fixed by adding tags to existing English-language articles. Other articles I generally could create stubs myself that I could add the tags to. But a few articles, which I am placing at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Old translation requests, I didn't think I could do well enough to withstand deletion. Hopefully people here can create stubs for these, and tag them with {{ Expand German}}, so that translation can take place later. If you are interested in checking out other articles in need of translation (the ones that are properly tagged already), see Category:Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia. Calliopejen1 ( talk) 04:24, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks. — Headbomb { ταλκ κοντριβς – WP Physics} 09:12, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)
Hi, maybe someone would like to share their expertise at Talk:Berlin_Wall? Basically the question is about the status of displaced persons (ethnic Germans, Poles from Eastern Poland etc.) in Eastern Europe after WWII and about whether the characterization of Übersiedler as "Eastern Europeans moving westward in West Germany" is appropriate in the context of the Berlin Wall. Regards, Yaan ( talk) 16:27, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Some coding just has changed and all articles that are marked B but do not have the individual checks marked have been demoted to C including the above mentioned Berlin wall. Agathoclea ( talk) 20:19, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Just all have gone back from C-class to B-class with the latest release of Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Germany articles by quality log. Agathoclea ( talk) 22:20, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Could I ask members of the WikiProject to comment on the contributions of this user: Special:Contributions/Gereonmc?
They have created articles such as Counties of Germany and County Boroughs of Germany (could someone check if these are cut-and-pastes?) and started changing wording and links in other articles e.g. [4] and [5].
I seem to remember our nomenclature for Lands-/Kreise and Bezirke was discussed at length at some time in the past, and formal consensus and style guidelines drawn up. The nomenclature being introduced by this new user, seemingly based on the United Kingdom's district naming, doesn't seem to be standard, and a wider discussion should precede any massive changes.
Comments? Knepflerle ( talk) 13:36, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Landkreis/Kreis: County kreisfreie Stadt: County Borough Regierungsbezirk: regional district (regional is added to underline that this level belongs to the Länder-Level. The Bundesländer are within the European nomeclature NUTS 1, i.e. regions)-- Gereonmc ( talk) 14:46, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
You can also check the homepage http://www.kreisnavigator.de/landkreistag/englisch-index.htm of the Deutscher Landkreistag the top level association of the german Landkreise. They call themselfs County Association. The main reason is to say it again, that a district is only a adiministrative unit whereas a county is a self-governmental unit. This is a cornerstone of federalism that even units on a lower level are self-governed. If you mix up this terminology you will never get an understanding for federalism. And in the end an Encyclopedia should use right and unambiguous terms and not wrong common use. Make a german district-page in wikipedia, explain the difference between a Regierungsbezirk and a Landkreis in a nutshell and link it to the correct pages.-- Gereonmc ( talk) 17:15, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
I have deleted the cut-and-paste moves and reverted all changes until there is a consensus of this discussion to make a wiki-wide change. Agathoclea ( talk) 17:52, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Despite my opinion that county is a better description for Landkreis/Kreis, who is the one to name something? The German County Association calls its members counties. The formerly city of Bombay is mow called Munbay, Zaire now Kongo (again), Birma or Burma, Myanmar. I can tell you that there were lots of discussions within the Deutscher Landkreistag about a apropiate translation for Landkreis. As the element of self government is constitutive for the Counties, the word district, which primarely is understood as a administrative unit (aside from northern Ireland), was condemned. Common use and common "knowledge" is not able to make an improper word proper. It's the oterh way round. Using and establishing the imprpber word you perpetuate the misuse but even worse you corrupt the understanding of a Landkreis if it is associated with the word district (aka administrative unit) or you corrupt the word district if it will be associated with a self-government body.
So far, I am sorry for the inconvenience I caused. --
Gereonmc (
talk) 11:05, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Only a short comment to the "official" English Style guide and the consistency of the european translation service. It's stated that Regierungsbezirk should be translated as region.
OK! Within the european Union regions are without doubt NUTS 1. On the other hand the EU has a committee of the regions (CoR), which is ment to be somthing like a second chamber in the legislation procedure. Its competences are weak but probalbly will get stronger if the Treaty of Lissabon comes into force. The regions are in the understanding of the treaties the federal enteties of the member states. The Bundesländer in Germany and Austria, the provinces in Belgium, the autonomous regions in Spain and Italy and so on. Autonomy and self-government is crucial for the understanding of the european regions. Even France now formed regions matching up with NUTS 1 and they also get a lot of autonomy. Bezirksregierungen doesn't have autonomy and even less democratic legetimation. So in the understanding of the European Treaties a region is a autonomous, democratic legitimated federal entity on the level directly under the member state.
Does it make sence, if the translation service of the EU recommends to translate Regierungsbezirk as region?
Any other questions to the consistency of the EU-translation?--
Gereonmc (
talk) 11:35, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Conciliatory Proposal
Although this will also be lots of work:
We can take the example of Bezirksregierung. Take the German Words Landkreis/Kreis, kreisfreie Stadt/Stadtkreis as Title for the articles and explain in the first para that they are translated as county and district etc.
Furthermore we should redirect all Articles named German-District-XY or German-County-XY to the German Landkreis-XY.
Even though it is still my opinion that county is a quite good and accurate translation and description for Landkreis and its rights and duties this solution IMO would be better than using district. --
Gereonmc (
talk) 17:18, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
To add to the mayhem... in historical articles you come across the term Distrikt for a region below Kreis. So if we use "district" for Kreis, what do we use for Distrikt?! And what about Bezirk? To bring consistency (if nothing else) to my own translations I have checked my 2 dictionaries - including the massive Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders and come up with the following decode below. Words in brackets are alternatives, but I don't generally use them unless the context suggests otherwise:
I'm not claiming this is "right" or the only system, but it helps me to be consistent and the sizes of the English and German terms roughly correspond. HTH -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:15, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
The EU list has the advantage of at least being authoritative, although it doesn't help with historical terms like Distrikt. However it has taken this discussion for some of us to find this out as it is not mentioned on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Conventions article. Does anyone object if I add it there for the benefit of all? -- Bermicourt ( talk) 09:16, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I have summarised the EU guidelines on the Conventions page. It would look neater if the text after the colons was tabbed to the same point, but I haven't worked out how to do that! HTH. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 15:20, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
I've been translating the artticel AEG from the german wikipedia page, and it's totally defeated me. The translation is practically (70%) complete.
I don't have the background in business finance to be sure I've translated properly - specifically the year 1982 on the timeline - (in the section AEG#1970.27s_onwards )if someone could check this I would appreciate it..
Otherwise the article needs a good tidy/proper formatting/pictures adding etc which is easy.
There are sections on locomotives and brand use that I haven't translated yet - but can do later.
All I'm asking is that someone has a look at the bits already done. Thanks. FengRail ( talk) 01:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
(Update) The article is now ~95% finished (from my point of view...) - there is a link to chronological history in the references, but no attempt has been made to add inline references for the chronological sections.
I'd still appreciate if someone could check the translation of the paragraph I mentioned above. Thanks. FengRail ( talk) 21:04, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
(I'm not against adding inline references to the chronology if that's what people want - though that would involve a lot of reference to the same source.) FengRail ( talk) 14:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Someone born on US soil is granted US citizenship. Is the same true for Germany or is this edit [6] BS? -- The Red Pen of Doom 22:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Analogous merger proposals at Talk:Territorial changes of Germany after World War II#Merge and Talk:Territorial changes of Poland after World War II#Merge, input appreciated. Skäpperöd ( talk) 13:47, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
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there is a what I think important discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Germany/Conventions#Placenames (2) - which could do with some input. Agathoclea ( talk) 17:40, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Paderborn says
Paderborn was once the oldest academic site in Westphalia. In 1614, a university was founded by Jesuits but was closed in 1819. It was re-founded in 1972 as Universität-Gesamthochschule and transformed into a sole university in 2002. Today, it is attended by about 14,000 students.
Additionally, several theologic and private academic institutes exist.
Could someone please list / Wikilink the educational institutions of Paderborn. (In the article itself, obviously.) Thanks. -- 201.37.230.43 ( talk) 15:16, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
User:Auntieruth55 (who is new to Wikipedia, but seems generally to know what she's talking about) has made some major recent edits to this article. She approached me about having someone take a look at it. My guess is that someone on this WikiProject would be more appropriate than I would to review it. - Jmabel | Talk 01:24, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I am undertaking to create an English translation of de:Heinrich-Germer-Stadion. However, I am unsure about using the hyphenated version of the stadium's name. Unfortunately a google search does not yield any tendency. Another stadium in this context ( Ernst Grube Stadion, de:Ernst-Grube-Stadion) does not use hyphens. Any pointers? Madcynic ( talk) 13:42, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Unless I am mistaken (I don't know much about German political systems) Rhineland is one of the Landschaftsverbände of NRW, yet there is no mention of this in the article. In fact, there's far more in the article about the geographical area rather than the 'political entity' whose section is rather small. I think this would be a great place to mention about the fact it is one of the Landschaftsverbände. I'd be thankful for any additional information on this subject. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 16:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Please see my comments here. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 20:20, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
For a better overview I have moved all editors who have not edited in the last six month to the inactive section on Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Members. Agathoclea ( talk) 11:16, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
An American school for military children. FYI. Ikip ( talk) 07:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Category:Panzer commanders and aces has been proposed to be split into Category:Panzer commanders and Category:Panzer aces. See Category talk:Panzer commanders and aces#Split.
76.66.196.218 ( talk) 13:06, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
I have been unable to obtain a death date for Hans Thomsen, charges d'affaires at the German consulate in Washington DC just prior to WW II. If someone could supply one I would appreciate it. Mangoe ( talk) 00:15, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I can't believe there's been no mention of this here (maybe there has I just didn't see it) but Commons recently received a 100k image donation from the German Federal Archives and a 250k image donation from the Deutsche Fotothek. Help is needed on Commons in categorizing all the images or at least adding them to relevant articles. The Fotothek donation is almost exclusively photos of Germany while the Federal Archive donation has much more photos from other countries. -- Yarnalgo talk to me 00:33, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Although this article was rated low priority, it is something I know a bit about, and I've been working on the translation. German doesn't always translate well into English, so it's more of an interpretive translation, basically, the sense of what is said, not the exact wording.
The author of the German article included a table of average monthly temperature. I have no idea how to do this in the English wiki, and I have figured out that the German templates don't work in the English side. Rather than fuss with it, and other direct transfer of information, I'm going to consolidate the information into text, rather than a table. If anyone has any problem with this, I'm sure someone will let me know, or reverse it. :) Question of protocol, though. When I'm done, what do I do? Cheers! -- Auntieruth55 ( talk) 13:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Started article but needs experts to verify, approve and look at Saar Treaty stub. Ernstblumberg ( talk) 14:34, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey everyone. I'm from the de:Portal:Memmingen in the german wikipedia and I've started to translate the article from the german wikipedia. Unfortunately my english isn't that good. So I need someone to controll and correct my work. Can anyone help me? Greetings -- Mrilabs ( talk) 07:54, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
An old problem has resurfaced which most editors are propably quite sick of: Is the Federal Republic of Germany now a different entity then before the German reunion? The issue is the article Germany national rugby union team, where, on its talk page, an editor denies this fact and is currently attemting to create separate articles for the West Germany national rugby union team and West Germany national rugby union team (sevens). The same process went on with the German national football team two years ago (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/West Germany national football team ) and the West Germany article was left as a redirect then. Any new opinions now? EA210269 ( talk) 13:14, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
There really should be a navigation box (the bottom of the page type) for the Bezirke; it seems really silly not to help people navigate what seems a clear set of cities, almost all of which were clearly important in East Germany. Subdivisions of the German Democratic Republic has full info. Grandiose ( me, talk, contribs) 17:19, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
There is a Mormon temple in Freiberg. Should the article belong to this WikiProject? LDS-SPA1000 ( talk) 19:59, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
There is a Mormon temple in Frankfurt. Should the article belong to this WikiProject? LDS-SPA1000 ( talk) 20:30, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Are there people willing to look after Wikipedia:WikiProject Frankfurt? I tagged a bunch of Frankfurt pages with the Frankfurt label. WhisperToMe ( talk) 20:32, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Do we have someone who know a little more about commons or our image policies to see if de:Datei:Hans Scholl.jpg could be copied to commons or to en-wiki? It is PD in Germany. Agathoclea ( talk) 22:07, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm writing this article on truce terms and am asking if there is anybody who can tell me what german children use as truce terms. A truce term is a word used to call a tempotrary halt to a game so a child can go to the loo or discuss the rules or tie a shoelace. If possible I would also like a source - like a dictionary of regional german or something. Thanks. Fainites barley scribs 19:35, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Does your project care about what happens to the talk pages of articles that have been replaced with redirects? If so, please provide your input at User:Mikaey/Request for Input/ListasBot 3. Thanks, Matt ( talk) 01:54, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
The article Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor needs some fixings. I tagged it with necessary templates for improvement. -- Kulm Ginos Member of the WP Guild 07:42, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm currently working on the above list, but need a Wikipedian who understands German to help with a description for Band Ohne Namen. All sources are in German, so if a Wikipedian please could take one of the reliable sources and add a description of the band—like the other artists' descriptions—it would be much appreciated. Thanks! Pyrrhus 16 15:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Does anybody know why Regions of Germany is a redirect to the Regierungsbezirk article? That doesn't seem right but I can't quite think where else it should redirect to. EA210269 ( talk) 13:27, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
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The German colonial empire article needs serious help, mentioning it here in case there are interested contributers. Greenman ( talk) 22:44, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
There have recently been some odd additions to
White Rose, possibly well intentioned by a person or persons whose native language is not English.
Odd edits were made by
Special:Contributions/84.191.110.223 and later by
Special:Contributions/84.191.64.246. I see that 84.191.64.246 also made edits to various other articles, with the edit summary "royal.gov.ujk" for all edits.
I don't understand what these two IPs have been up to, but people may want to keep an eye on these articles, and/or on these IPs, and/or may want to try to get in touch with them to suggest better editing techniques. Thanks. --
201.37.230.43 (
talk) 00:10, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
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This issue, which I expect has come up before, has been raised at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2009_January_1#Categories_for_pre-Germany_years. Johnbod ( talk) 20:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps someone could contribute to the discussion at Talk:New Länder? Rd232 talk 16:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Hi, I'm thinking that project members could offer to help each other out with references.
Some books are not found in libraries outside Germany. Article writers who live elsewhere could benefit from editors who are able to look up books and copy out relevant text.
Other books are found only in some libraries in Germany, and editors who live in Germany but not in that city could likewise benefit from such assistance.
Also, while it is not yet on the Wikipedia radar as far as I can tell, quality control in the future will likely require not only referencing (i.e., in-line cites with footnotes) but also that references be checked by another editor to ensure that a book indeed says what the footnote claims it does. Here too we could help each other out by offering to perform such a service.
As a start, project members who like this proposal and want to help might want to sign their names below.
I'm thinking about doing a Wikipedia:Signpost article on foreign GA processes. I have the beginnnings of an article at User:Peregrine Fisher/Workspace/. Is anyone familiar with the German Wikipedia GA process (or FA) and could you describe it on my workspace page? Thanks. - Peregrine Fisher ( talk) ( contribs) 19:39, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
I just became aware of the defunct Munich Portal through Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Munich. Would there be anybody willing to help out in getting that portal active again? Agathoclea ( talk) 21:54, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently developing the article for the film Valkyrie about the July 20 plot. The film had its European premiere in Berlin yesterday (the 20th) and will commercially open in Germany tomorrow (the 22nd), so I was wondering if any editors here were willing to look for German news sources that could be translated and used for the "Theatrical run in Germany", "German critics", or "Historical accuracy" sections at the film article. Please come by the talk page if you are interested in contributing! — Erik ( talk • contrib) 15:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
Hello;
I am working on Edmontosaurus, and I was wondering if someone who lives in the vicinity of the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt could take a photo or two of the "mummy duckbill" dinosaur specimen on display there for use in the article. The skull (with the bony ring in the eye socket and remains of the keratin extension of the beak) or one of the hands with skin impressions would be ideal, but I'm interested in any photographs. I could do some copyediting in return; I'm most familiar with paleontological subjects, but I can work on grammar and phrasing for other types of articles. Thank you! J. Spencer ( talk) 01:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
This is now rated as a Start Class, not a Stub...I will continue to work Corpus1 ( talk) 04:17, 29 January 2009 (UTC)on it... Greeks in Germany
If you can please add more... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Corpus1 ( talk • contribs) 03:58, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
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I thought this WikiProject might be interested. Ping me with any specific queries or leave them on the page linked to above. Thanks! - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 21:53, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
I know Germany uses a lot of wind power, but have had some difficulty finding up-to-date information about the largest wind farms in the country. Would someone happen to know what the top ten largest wind farms are in Germany? Thanks. Johnfos ( talk) 01:18, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
The Chancellor of Germany article was split into Chancellor of Germany (German Reich) and Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) to distinguish between the two offices- this split has been challenged on the Talk:Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) page. Comments wanted! Gavin ( talk) 18:40, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Your comments are required at Template talk:Infobox German location#Map size to discuss the new proposals to increase the size of the current maps in location boxes in favour of a smaller coat of arms versus map ration as normal. pLease join in and offers whether you approve of the idea or not because we don't want objections later! Dr. Blofeld White cat 19:56, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi,
Does anyone know reliable sources for comics and manga published in Germany. I'm mostly interested in German RS websites hosting reviews.
Thanks. --
KrebMarkt 09:26, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Just came accross SM U-66 which is a GA-class but another project has promoted to A-class. Any ideas how to proceed here? Agathoclea ( talk) 14:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
As can be seen here, a divison dealing with culture is planned but not yet installed. I'd like to participate in such a division, or if possible a division solely made for music. Is there any news about this topic? --Avant-garde a clue- hexa Chord 2 17:37, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi, the correct region code for Brandenburg is not DE-BR but DE-BB, see Template talk:Infobox German location#Brandenburg. Unfortunately, many articles use the wrong code in their "coordinates" template. Looks like a task for some bot to change them. -- ulm ( talk) 20:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
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A German speaking editor has created this article. It needs copyediting and wikilinking and references improved. I've asked him to address the issue of inline citations. Would anyone like to have a go at the copyediting and wikifying? Mjroots ( talk) 06:48, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
This article is currently at FAC. Fainites barley scribs 08:28, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
We have reached an impasse in the negotiations on the issues of politically charged terminology originating from the Cold War era, making the corresponding articles written about comparable subjects seem like they don’t relate to each other. The only question is whether a balance can be found between conflicting policy guidelines discussed here by both German and Polish editors, namely, WP:V and WP:NC.
The issues revolve around the migration of Poles and Germans after World War II, euphemistically called “repatriations” and/or “expulsions” and/or “deportations” and/or “flight” and/or “displacement” depending on which side of the fence the sources originate from. In the process, we created conflicting realities within one project, all of them inflammatory and misleading. The only legally correct term for these events in my opinion is population transfers, as per definition of international law, and in accordance with academically neutral language applicable to all cases. Unfortunately, editors inspired by emotive eloquence of writers and historians from across the Iron Curtain disagree on many particulars, so I’m not sure if all of us can see the writing on the wall.
Liberated German and Polish POWs travelling from Siberia to new Poland and to new Western Germany were encountering similar challenges along the way, to a differing degree of course. A lot of them went to great lengths to have their nationality recognized by the Russians, who routinely refused them the right to migrate back to their countries of origin (with already redrawn borders). Stalin considered many of them as his subjects, while, at the same time, conducting massive operations across central Europe in accordance with the provisions of Yalta Agreement. The Americans, the French and the British were not around to significantly influence the process of forced resettlement, which was a source of much tragedy and distress for civilian Germans from Pomerania and Silesia as well as the civilian Poles from Kresy, Volhynia and Podolia. The similarities are striking, not only in terms of how it must have felt for many of them, but also, how the Wikipedia articles about the affected cities and towns are presented. We all know that there's no going back.
I would like to propose that the articles dealing with these matters were re-examined for neutrality and renamed, so they can fit into the same category within the postwar history of Europe and world. We can start with two corresponding subjects, i.e. the Resettlement of Poles after World War II, and the Resettlement of Germans after World War II, as they are two parts of one area of postwar history. Please express your opinion. -- Poeticbent talk 22:10, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
This thread was started with an identical opening statement on three boards, and is now (surprise) forking. Maybe the opener can choose one board for his thread and link it to the other boards? Skäpperöd ( talk) 18:48, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Does anybody know on what basis Fritz Ries sent to Nazi Occupied Poland and responsible for overseeing Jewish slave labour was granted the Expellee status after the war ? I stumbled on his article on German Wiki and it wasn't explained at all. I am planning to create an article on that person and would like to see if there any additonal resources-- Molobo ( talk) 20:02, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
Thank you. Interesting case.-- Molobo ( talk) 05:00, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
I have just (nearly) completed a total overhaul of Wikipedia's translation system. Previously, there was a very complicated method of posting translation requests. Now there are simply tags, such as {{ Expand German}}, that can be placed on stub articles (or longer articles if appropriate). I have tried to review all previous translation requests. Many translation requests were very old and no longer seemed needed, because the English Wikipedia article had developed in the meantime. Other translation requests were fixed by adding tags to existing English-language articles. Other articles I generally could create stubs myself that I could add the tags to. But a few articles, which I am placing at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Old translation requests, I didn't think I could do well enough to withstand deletion. Hopefully people here can create stubs for these, and tag them with {{ Expand German}}, so that translation can take place later. If you are interested in checking out other articles in need of translation (the ones that are properly tagged already), see Category:Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia. Calliopejen1 ( talk) 04:24, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
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Hi, maybe someone would like to share their expertise at Talk:Berlin_Wall? Basically the question is about the status of displaced persons (ethnic Germans, Poles from Eastern Poland etc.) in Eastern Europe after WWII and about whether the characterization of Übersiedler as "Eastern Europeans moving westward in West Germany" is appropriate in the context of the Berlin Wall. Regards, Yaan ( talk) 16:27, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
Some coding just has changed and all articles that are marked B but do not have the individual checks marked have been demoted to C including the above mentioned Berlin wall. Agathoclea ( talk) 20:19, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
Just all have gone back from C-class to B-class with the latest release of Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Germany articles by quality log. Agathoclea ( talk) 22:20, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Could I ask members of the WikiProject to comment on the contributions of this user: Special:Contributions/Gereonmc?
They have created articles such as Counties of Germany and County Boroughs of Germany (could someone check if these are cut-and-pastes?) and started changing wording and links in other articles e.g. [4] and [5].
I seem to remember our nomenclature for Lands-/Kreise and Bezirke was discussed at length at some time in the past, and formal consensus and style guidelines drawn up. The nomenclature being introduced by this new user, seemingly based on the United Kingdom's district naming, doesn't seem to be standard, and a wider discussion should precede any massive changes.
Comments? Knepflerle ( talk) 13:36, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Landkreis/Kreis: County kreisfreie Stadt: County Borough Regierungsbezirk: regional district (regional is added to underline that this level belongs to the Länder-Level. The Bundesländer are within the European nomeclature NUTS 1, i.e. regions)-- Gereonmc ( talk) 14:46, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
You can also check the homepage http://www.kreisnavigator.de/landkreistag/englisch-index.htm of the Deutscher Landkreistag the top level association of the german Landkreise. They call themselfs County Association. The main reason is to say it again, that a district is only a adiministrative unit whereas a county is a self-governmental unit. This is a cornerstone of federalism that even units on a lower level are self-governed. If you mix up this terminology you will never get an understanding for federalism. And in the end an Encyclopedia should use right and unambiguous terms and not wrong common use. Make a german district-page in wikipedia, explain the difference between a Regierungsbezirk and a Landkreis in a nutshell and link it to the correct pages.-- Gereonmc ( talk) 17:15, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
I have deleted the cut-and-paste moves and reverted all changes until there is a consensus of this discussion to make a wiki-wide change. Agathoclea ( talk) 17:52, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
Despite my opinion that county is a better description for Landkreis/Kreis, who is the one to name something? The German County Association calls its members counties. The formerly city of Bombay is mow called Munbay, Zaire now Kongo (again), Birma or Burma, Myanmar. I can tell you that there were lots of discussions within the Deutscher Landkreistag about a apropiate translation for Landkreis. As the element of self government is constitutive for the Counties, the word district, which primarely is understood as a administrative unit (aside from northern Ireland), was condemned. Common use and common "knowledge" is not able to make an improper word proper. It's the oterh way round. Using and establishing the imprpber word you perpetuate the misuse but even worse you corrupt the understanding of a Landkreis if it is associated with the word district (aka administrative unit) or you corrupt the word district if it will be associated with a self-government body.
So far, I am sorry for the inconvenience I caused. --
Gereonmc (
talk) 11:05, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Only a short comment to the "official" English Style guide and the consistency of the european translation service. It's stated that Regierungsbezirk should be translated as region.
OK! Within the european Union regions are without doubt NUTS 1. On the other hand the EU has a committee of the regions (CoR), which is ment to be somthing like a second chamber in the legislation procedure. Its competences are weak but probalbly will get stronger if the Treaty of Lissabon comes into force. The regions are in the understanding of the treaties the federal enteties of the member states. The Bundesländer in Germany and Austria, the provinces in Belgium, the autonomous regions in Spain and Italy and so on. Autonomy and self-government is crucial for the understanding of the european regions. Even France now formed regions matching up with NUTS 1 and they also get a lot of autonomy. Bezirksregierungen doesn't have autonomy and even less democratic legetimation. So in the understanding of the European Treaties a region is a autonomous, democratic legitimated federal entity on the level directly under the member state.
Does it make sence, if the translation service of the EU recommends to translate Regierungsbezirk as region?
Any other questions to the consistency of the EU-translation?--
Gereonmc (
talk) 11:35, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Conciliatory Proposal
Although this will also be lots of work:
We can take the example of Bezirksregierung. Take the German Words Landkreis/Kreis, kreisfreie Stadt/Stadtkreis as Title for the articles and explain in the first para that they are translated as county and district etc.
Furthermore we should redirect all Articles named German-District-XY or German-County-XY to the German Landkreis-XY.
Even though it is still my opinion that county is a quite good and accurate translation and description for Landkreis and its rights and duties this solution IMO would be better than using district. --
Gereonmc (
talk) 17:18, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
To add to the mayhem... in historical articles you come across the term Distrikt for a region below Kreis. So if we use "district" for Kreis, what do we use for Distrikt?! And what about Bezirk? To bring consistency (if nothing else) to my own translations I have checked my 2 dictionaries - including the massive Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders and come up with the following decode below. Words in brackets are alternatives, but I don't generally use them unless the context suggests otherwise:
I'm not claiming this is "right" or the only system, but it helps me to be consistent and the sizes of the English and German terms roughly correspond. HTH -- Bermicourt ( talk) 07:15, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
The EU list has the advantage of at least being authoritative, although it doesn't help with historical terms like Distrikt. However it has taken this discussion for some of us to find this out as it is not mentioned on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Conventions article. Does anyone object if I add it there for the benefit of all? -- Bermicourt ( talk) 09:16, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
Thanks. I have summarised the EU guidelines on the Conventions page. It would look neater if the text after the colons was tabbed to the same point, but I haven't worked out how to do that! HTH. -- Bermicourt ( talk) 15:20, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
I've been translating the artticel AEG from the german wikipedia page, and it's totally defeated me. The translation is practically (70%) complete.
I don't have the background in business finance to be sure I've translated properly - specifically the year 1982 on the timeline - (in the section AEG#1970.27s_onwards )if someone could check this I would appreciate it..
Otherwise the article needs a good tidy/proper formatting/pictures adding etc which is easy.
There are sections on locomotives and brand use that I haven't translated yet - but can do later.
All I'm asking is that someone has a look at the bits already done. Thanks. FengRail ( talk) 01:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
(Update) The article is now ~95% finished (from my point of view...) - there is a link to chronological history in the references, but no attempt has been made to add inline references for the chronological sections.
I'd still appreciate if someone could check the translation of the paragraph I mentioned above. Thanks. FengRail ( talk) 21:04, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
(I'm not against adding inline references to the chronology if that's what people want - though that would involve a lot of reference to the same source.) FengRail ( talk) 14:51, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Someone born on US soil is granted US citizenship. Is the same true for Germany or is this edit [6] BS? -- The Red Pen of Doom 22:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
Analogous merger proposals at Talk:Territorial changes of Germany after World War II#Merge and Talk:Territorial changes of Poland after World War II#Merge, input appreciated. Skäpperöd ( talk) 13:47, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
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there is a what I think important discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Germany/Conventions#Placenames (2) - which could do with some input. Agathoclea ( talk) 17:40, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Paderborn says
Paderborn was once the oldest academic site in Westphalia. In 1614, a university was founded by Jesuits but was closed in 1819. It was re-founded in 1972 as Universität-Gesamthochschule and transformed into a sole university in 2002. Today, it is attended by about 14,000 students.
Additionally, several theologic and private academic institutes exist.
Could someone please list / Wikilink the educational institutions of Paderborn. (In the article itself, obviously.) Thanks. -- 201.37.230.43 ( talk) 15:16, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
User:Auntieruth55 (who is new to Wikipedia, but seems generally to know what she's talking about) has made some major recent edits to this article. She approached me about having someone take a look at it. My guess is that someone on this WikiProject would be more appropriate than I would to review it. - Jmabel | Talk 01:24, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I am undertaking to create an English translation of de:Heinrich-Germer-Stadion. However, I am unsure about using the hyphenated version of the stadium's name. Unfortunately a google search does not yield any tendency. Another stadium in this context ( Ernst Grube Stadion, de:Ernst-Grube-Stadion) does not use hyphens. Any pointers? Madcynic ( talk) 13:42, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Unless I am mistaken (I don't know much about German political systems) Rhineland is one of the Landschaftsverbände of NRW, yet there is no mention of this in the article. In fact, there's far more in the article about the geographical area rather than the 'political entity' whose section is rather small. I think this would be a great place to mention about the fact it is one of the Landschaftsverbände. I'd be thankful for any additional information on this subject. - Jarry1250 ( t, c) 16:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Please see my comments here. -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 20:20, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
For a better overview I have moved all editors who have not edited in the last six month to the inactive section on Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Members. Agathoclea ( talk) 11:16, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
An American school for military children. FYI. Ikip ( talk) 07:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
Category:Panzer commanders and aces has been proposed to be split into Category:Panzer commanders and Category:Panzer aces. See Category talk:Panzer commanders and aces#Split.
76.66.196.218 ( talk) 13:06, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
I have been unable to obtain a death date for Hans Thomsen, charges d'affaires at the German consulate in Washington DC just prior to WW II. If someone could supply one I would appreciate it. Mangoe ( talk) 00:15, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I can't believe there's been no mention of this here (maybe there has I just didn't see it) but Commons recently received a 100k image donation from the German Federal Archives and a 250k image donation from the Deutsche Fotothek. Help is needed on Commons in categorizing all the images or at least adding them to relevant articles. The Fotothek donation is almost exclusively photos of Germany while the Federal Archive donation has much more photos from other countries. -- Yarnalgo talk to me 00:33, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Although this article was rated low priority, it is something I know a bit about, and I've been working on the translation. German doesn't always translate well into English, so it's more of an interpretive translation, basically, the sense of what is said, not the exact wording.
The author of the German article included a table of average monthly temperature. I have no idea how to do this in the English wiki, and I have figured out that the German templates don't work in the English side. Rather than fuss with it, and other direct transfer of information, I'm going to consolidate the information into text, rather than a table. If anyone has any problem with this, I'm sure someone will let me know, or reverse it. :) Question of protocol, though. When I'm done, what do I do? Cheers! -- Auntieruth55 ( talk) 13:19, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Started article but needs experts to verify, approve and look at Saar Treaty stub. Ernstblumberg ( talk) 14:34, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
Hey everyone. I'm from the de:Portal:Memmingen in the german wikipedia and I've started to translate the article from the german wikipedia. Unfortunately my english isn't that good. So I need someone to controll and correct my work. Can anyone help me? Greetings -- Mrilabs ( talk) 07:54, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
An old problem has resurfaced which most editors are propably quite sick of: Is the Federal Republic of Germany now a different entity then before the German reunion? The issue is the article Germany national rugby union team, where, on its talk page, an editor denies this fact and is currently attemting to create separate articles for the West Germany national rugby union team and West Germany national rugby union team (sevens). The same process went on with the German national football team two years ago (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/West Germany national football team ) and the West Germany article was left as a redirect then. Any new opinions now? EA210269 ( talk) 13:14, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
There really should be a navigation box (the bottom of the page type) for the Bezirke; it seems really silly not to help people navigate what seems a clear set of cities, almost all of which were clearly important in East Germany. Subdivisions of the German Democratic Republic has full info. Grandiose ( me, talk, contribs) 17:19, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
There is a Mormon temple in Freiberg. Should the article belong to this WikiProject? LDS-SPA1000 ( talk) 19:59, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
There is a Mormon temple in Frankfurt. Should the article belong to this WikiProject? LDS-SPA1000 ( talk) 20:30, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
Are there people willing to look after Wikipedia:WikiProject Frankfurt? I tagged a bunch of Frankfurt pages with the Frankfurt label. WhisperToMe ( talk) 20:32, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Do we have someone who know a little more about commons or our image policies to see if de:Datei:Hans Scholl.jpg could be copied to commons or to en-wiki? It is PD in Germany. Agathoclea ( talk) 22:07, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm writing this article on truce terms and am asking if there is anybody who can tell me what german children use as truce terms. A truce term is a word used to call a tempotrary halt to a game so a child can go to the loo or discuss the rules or tie a shoelace. If possible I would also like a source - like a dictionary of regional german or something. Thanks. Fainites barley scribs 19:35, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Does your project care about what happens to the talk pages of articles that have been replaced with redirects? If so, please provide your input at User:Mikaey/Request for Input/ListasBot 3. Thanks, Matt ( talk) 01:54, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
The article Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor needs some fixings. I tagged it with necessary templates for improvement. -- Kulm Ginos Member of the WP Guild 07:42, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
I'm currently working on the above list, but need a Wikipedian who understands German to help with a description for Band Ohne Namen. All sources are in German, so if a Wikipedian please could take one of the reliable sources and add a description of the band—like the other artists' descriptions—it would be much appreciated. Thanks! Pyrrhus 16 15:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
Does anybody know why Regions of Germany is a redirect to the Regierungsbezirk article? That doesn't seem right but I can't quite think where else it should redirect to. EA210269 ( talk) 13:27, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
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The German colonial empire article needs serious help, mentioning it here in case there are interested contributers. Greenman ( talk) 22:44, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
There have recently been some odd additions to
White Rose, possibly well intentioned by a person or persons whose native language is not English.
Odd edits were made by
Special:Contributions/84.191.110.223 and later by
Special:Contributions/84.191.64.246. I see that 84.191.64.246 also made edits to various other articles, with the edit summary "royal.gov.ujk" for all edits.
I don't understand what these two IPs have been up to, but people may want to keep an eye on these articles, and/or on these IPs, and/or may want to try to get in touch with them to suggest better editing techniques. Thanks. --
201.37.230.43 (
talk) 00:10, 28 May 2009 (UTC)