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I am not an administrator, but I have no objection for it to be taken to DRV. Thanks. Cheers. Maximillion Pegasus (talk) 18:25, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jagdschloss Glienicke

Hi. I see you sometimes translate stuff from German for the English wikipedia. Well, I didn't, until yesterday when I found the one-sentence Jagdschloss Glienicke at AfD (it is a sure keepie now) and I also wanted to attempt translation once from the German wikipedia. I know now that my online dictionary sucks and that my 1:1 translation skills are also not as good as I thought they were. If you are bored sometime in the near future, would you compare Jagdschloss Glienicke and de:Jagdschloss Glienicke and fix what I skrewed up? I know what the following German terms/phrases from the German article mean, but I don't know how to properly and concisely translate them into English, so I left them out sometimes in my translation.

Tapetenfabrikanten - a producer of wallpaper/paperhangings
Wachstuchtapeten - wallpaper made out of oilcloth
Hofarchitekt - architect who works for the king/duke/whatever "the court"
Mittelbau - middle part of a building
in den Besitz gelangen - something like "annex", but not necessarily in the military sense, also "change the owner"
Kadettenanstalt - a facility/building where cadets live and get trained
Auslagerungsort eines Teils des Fundus - place where parts of the property are stored, not part of the main storage place
geräumt - in a military sense, force the people out of a certain area
Südflügel - southern wing of a large building
Wasseransaugstelle war versandet - the place where they get water from (something like a firehydrant, but probably more archaic) was "petered out"/"silted up" (according to the dictionary; I have never heard these English verbs, but "versandet" literally means that sand and soil and stuff made technology work no longer)
Holzkassettendecken und Sandsteinelemente sind eingelagert. - Ceiling made out of special wood (I guess) and elements of freestone/sandstone are stored. (I can't even make sense of the German sentence, so I skipped it)

I know that my translated version would still need a good copyedit afterwards, and I plan to do that later. – sgeureka ^t•c 18:51, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey man, looks pretty good! I did a quick copy edit of the first paragraph. Here are a few thoughts off the top of my head re the above:

Wachstuch is oil cloth, but I wonder here if this refers here to fabric wall covering. Anyway, let's try wallpaper for the moment.
Hofarchitekt - architect who works for the king/duke/whatever "the court". Yes, "Court Architect" (like Hofkomponist)
Mittelbau is the central stock or part of a building (i.e. and not the wings).
in den Besitz gelangen - I would say simply came/fell into the hands (or possession) of the city of Berlin.
geräumt - I would use clear out (as in abräumen)
Wasseransaugstelle war versandet - the place where they get water from (something like a firehydrant, but probably more archaic) was "petered out"/"silted up" (according to the dictionary; I have never heard these English verbs, but "versandet" literally means that sand and soil and stuff made technology work no longer).

What a horrible sentence.

Am 31. März 2003 brannte der Südflügel des Schlosses. Auslöser des Feuers war ein Kabelbrand. Da das Schloss keine Brandmelder besaß und überdies die Wasseransaugstelle versandet war, entstand ein hoher Schaden, welcher bis heute nicht beseitigt ist. Holzkassettendecken und Sandsteinelemente sind eingelagert.

I would translate this as: On March 31, 2003, the south wing of the castle caught fire caused by faulty wiring. Because the Castle had no fire alarm and its water intakes had become clogged with silt (versandet), the resulting damage was particularly severe (entstand ein hoher Schaden) and has yet to be fully repaired.

Holzkassettendecken und Sandsteinelemente sind eingelagert. I think this is that the ceiling and sandstone have been deposited or put in (for reconstruction presumably), but it is not very germane, so I would suggest skipping it. Eusebeus (talk) 19:32, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reading your English translation makes so much sense, but I couldn't have come up with it myself. As a mit-Händen-und-Füßen translater, I still always got my point across. Anyway, thank you for your time, I'll work your suggestions into the text. I'll see you around. :-) – sgeureka ^t•c 19:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I find that it's easier to improve the flow after someone has done the heavy lifting! I was slogging through the translation of Gottfried Semper and got bogged down. Actually, come to think of it ... hint hint. Anyway let me know if I can ever be of help. Eusebeus (talk) 20:50, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I incorporated your suggestions into the text, thanks. I promise to pay good old Gottfried (and here I thought the opera house was named for the Latin word *tsk*) a visit later, but be aware that I am pretty good with putting off my "duties". But I am also good with keeping them in the end. :-) – sgeureka ^t•c 21:53, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vicki Iseman

Yes, some people might have thought that my [1] comment was rude. But, if someone wants to accuse someone of being a sockpuppet, then they should make that accusation. If someone is a good-faith newcomer, then so what?

Also, AfDs are not based on a straight-up vote. They are based on consensus and reasoning. So, a hundred sockpuppets making a bad argument for notability shouldn't matter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hepcat748 (talk • contribs) 00:11, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That is all true, but it is usually not necessary to provide such commentary to an editor who provides what is a standard flag at such AfDs. Eusebeus (talk) 00:24, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AE

See Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Arbitration_enforcement#Television_season_pages. Care to explain why you did this and why you shouldn't be blocked for violating the injunction? — Rlevse • Talk • 00:32, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

did you check this? Eusebeus (talk) 00:54, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion

You might want to take the comment you made at Talk:John McCain lobbyist controversy and add it to Talk:John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 where the larger discussion is taking place. Otherwise your support might be wasted, and it looks like every comment will count, even if this is decided by admins later. Noroton (talk) 21:57, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Meetup/Montreal

I see you are a user located in Montréal, you may be interested in: Wikipedia:Meetup/Montreal. Please add your name to the "Interested" or to the "Not interested" list. Time and place haven't been decided yet. Pro bug catcher (talk • contribs). 17:51, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Makeoutclub Wiki Entry

Could you please explain the 'unnotable' comment on the makeoutclub.com wikipedia page?

Thank you