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Lao romanization

Is there any agreed convention for Lao spelling on Wikipedia? Eg. UNESCO Heritage Site 481 is now listed under Wat Phou, although this should be either Vat Phou (Lao/French-style) or Wat Phu (Thai/English-style). Most temples in Vientaine appear to use "Wat". Jpatokal (talk) 06:38, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks. — Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 09:20, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)

Proposal for a 200-WikiProject contest

A proposal has been posted for a contest between all 200 country WikiProjects. We're looking for judges, coordinators, ideas, and feedback.

The Transhumanist 00:39, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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School district name question

What is the Lao name of Seattle Public Schools? The name is posted at http://www.seattleschools.org/area/bfc/lao/Lao%20Services.xml WhisperToMe (talk) 10:51, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you. Okip 02:48, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmong Wikipedia proposal

I'm trying to see if a Hmong Wikipedia could be started.

The proposal is at:

meta:Requests for new languages/Wikipedia Hmong
- A list of possible starter articles is at meta:User:WhisperToMe/ArticlestostartHmongWikipediawith

WhisperToMe (talk) 07:33, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Xieng Khouang Air Transport

Page 130 of the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down refers to the airline Xieng Khouang Air Transport, nicknamed "Air Opium" - It was an airline that the CIA gave to Vang Pao that flew opium shipments from Long Tieng to Vientiane. Does anyone know more about this airline? WhisperToMe (talk) 19:56, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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