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Are there any active editors available to check the Leci name spelling at WP:RM? In ictu oculi (talk) 06:51, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Focus on Albania at Women in Red

In May 2018, in conjunction with m:Wikimedia CEE Spring 2018/Article Lists, Women in Red is focusing on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. We hope there will be contributions on Albanian women.

		Welcome to Women in Red's May 2018 worldwide online editathons. File:Soraya Aghaee4.jpg New: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/75|"Women of the Sea"]] New: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/76|"Villains"]] New: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/77|"Women in Sports"]] New: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/78|"Central and Eastern European women"]] Continuing: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Meetup/00|#1day1woman Global Initiative]]
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--Ipigott (talk) 15:18, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Mesopotam Monastery

I have visited the monastery of Mesopotam, taken many photos, and edited the Wiki page for Mesopotam Monastery to include these photos. I know many people in Mespotam and the community are unanimous in their belief that this monastery is built on the walls of a temple dating from the reign of King Pyrrhus. Having seen this evidence first hand (please review my photographs) this Wiki page should be elevated in importance in WikiProject Albania, please. Whereas an orthodox monastery dating rom 12th or 13th century may not be of prime importance, the preservation of the original temple walls dating to about 297 BC is of prime importance and is worthy of elevated status.

Rob Sherratt (talk) 12:54, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

@Rob Sherratt: Have you uploaded any of your pics on WikiCommons? It would be great to have some of them avaiable for enriching this and other related articles. Ktrimi991 (talk) 17:12, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

@Ktrimi991: I am rather new at finding my way here. Everything is more complex than I at first imagined, even "chatting" is way more difficult than e.g. Facebook and Messenger, and I think Wiki's user interface needs to be made much more user-friendly and more intuitive, especially for newbs like me. I have no objection at all to any of my pics being used on any Wiki site, feel free to grab copies and use them wherever you wish. I have a long term project to both film and photograph all sites in Albania of historical interest, because little is known about the amazing places in Albania. If you feel able to help me with about WikiCommons maybe I can be more helpful? Rob Sherratt (talk) 23:36, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

@Rob Sherratt: Yeah, Wiki uses a rather complicated script, which makes it rather difficult for new editors. However, every edit on Wikipedia is an experience gain, and soon everyone starts feeling comfortable while editing and navigating. On WikiCommons, what excatly do you need help with? If you need advice, continuing this discussion on my own talk page would be preferable [1]. Ktrimi991 (talk) 20:11, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Many thanks R. Sherratt. The monastery of Saint Nicholas is of unique architectural importance.Alexikoua (talk) 16:08, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Rob Sherratt, in your travels do have pictures of mosques as well ? I've been looking at sources to greatly expand this area to cover Albania's extensive Muslim heritage which has been little addressed on Wikipedia. Best.Resnjari (talk) 19:41, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Hi @Ktrimi991@ and @Resnjari@. I am meeting Reshat Gega tomorrow (Tuesday 29th May) who is Director of the Albanian Heritage Foundation. He and I will be collaborating together to improve many Wiki pages in Albania covering history and archaeology in the periods up to and including the Turkish period. If you have specific requests, let me know? Rob Sherratt (talk) 14:08, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Wiki4MediaFreedom

Hi. If you have time, please take a look on meta at this page m:Wiki4MediaFreedom contest. It's an event organized by Rossella Vignola (OBC), there is a list of articles to improve also on English wikipedia.--Alexmar983 (talk) 20:30, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Thanks @Alexmar983:. I will place a comment on the Albanian Wikipedia to notify interested editors on this. Cheers, Ktrimi991 (talk) 20:34, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you Ktrimi991. I think some user group were informed by them. I also left a message at sqwiki embassy. I did in so many place I am not 90% sure, but I think I did. --Alexmar983 (talk) 20:35, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

here... but this kind of request usually takes a while to be processed.--Alexmar983 (talk) 20:53, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

@Alexmar983: [2] is a good place for notifications. You might place a notification there too. Ktrimi991 (talk) 21:02, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

I used to leave comments in English on some pages Ktrimi991 but some wikis do not like it, so I use the embassy, but it rarely works. i will do it next time. Do you want to write there or should I do?--Alexmar983 (talk) 21:04, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

@Alexmar983: I placed a notification there [3]. Feel free to do so in the future. Ktrimi991 (talk) 21:10, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Archaeology and Ancient History Sites in Albania

I note that some aspects of Albania's historical heritage are not current priorities for Wiki Project Albania. Please consider adding these topics as priorities, and if so I will provide significant input:

Archaeological Sites in Albania Pre-Roman and Roman Sites in Albania Byzantine Buildings in Albania Turkish Building in Albania

Rob Sherratt (talk) 14:13, 28 May 2018 (UTC)