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Chile

Chile is a OECD member with a high-income economy, which ranks very high in HDI terms, quality of life and several other macro-macroeconomic facts. Furthermore, Chile's HDI it is ahead of economies such as Brunei, Bahrain, Croatia and Oman, plus nearby advanced economies such as Latvia or Portugal which are only two or three steps ahead.

It seems you are just undermining its macro-economical potential by adding content which might be labelled as "unconstructive" and only added based on your biased and non-constructive personal attitude. I do have my own questions regarding your "real intentions", which is by far biased according to me due to your negligence in order to resolve Poland's macro-economical status; which is according to Poland's page a developed country, but that it is against FMI's database regarding advanced economies and therefore a lie.

Have a nice day.

April 2019

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Chaim Rumkowski

I encourage you to resolve the current dispute on the following page Talk:Chaim_Rumkowski#Current_dispute

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Elbląg

Thank you for your detailed comments and knowledge of the area.

ad (1) I agree, cities have no nationalities, however, they have a population of a certain culture and language. Regarding Elbląg: Its citizens were German-speaking up until 1945, and this should be stated in the Article. I guess you mean that because Elbing belonged to Poland-Lithuania it was Polish-speaking then. No, clearly not, and Yes, indeed, it seems that the city's being Hanseatic did make the city more German. The Hanse was German speaking. Sure, the Hanseatic style is now not only German because found everywhere where the Hanse flourished, but it was German speakers who brought there, also in Estonia, Latvia -- these Hanseatic cities had sizeable German populations and do acknowledge this fact.

As regards to the whole of the Polish 'recovered lands', it just has to be mentioned that the cities before 1945 and after do not have much in common besides their (also ruined) building, and this is what I focus on. Talk of the nice multicultural cities should be left to PR agencies. The region was destroyed first by Nazis, by Nazis' crimes, by the war, to finished by Polish outrage to remove everything German and -- sometimes -- forge an imagined Polish past. Yes, Germans lost everything in the region and Wikipedia should spell out that clearly and follow the Polish Communists' propaganda of regained lands or any seeming continuity.

ad (2) 'reattach' regarding the Kresy. OK, I will not maintain these amendments; I consulted Russian maps dated 1920 which do not include the Kresy. I maintain that strictly speaking it is a correct wording -- it is also more appropriate to say that the SU reattached the Kresy which had been part of the Russian Empire that saying that Pomerania was reattached to Poland. The latter case compares countries of AD 1100 or so which were no nation state or anything while the Kresy was part of Russia before, and also justly so because large parts of it did not have a Polish majority. --Stan Tincon (talk) 09:45, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

		The Poland Barnstar of National Merit
		For creating the Polonophile article. DYK ...that I am also a Polonophile! 😇 JeBonSer (talk | sign) 18:31, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

Thank you so much for noticing my work. It is much appreciated. Best Regards! Oliszydlowski, 11:34, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

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Slovakia

I making disturbing edits about Slovakia? Are you serious?? I am in top 10 editors by added text (16.1%) in this article. So dont tell I making disturbing edits, ok? THANK YOUPeter1170 (talk) 18:57, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

The Stan Tincon edits

Hi Oliszydlowski. I don't know if you remember but I was also concerned about the Stan Tincon edits (which have continued) and I have been re-doing or just undoing the ones that are unsourced and not neutral (which is most of them). I got a message on my talk page from another person that threatened to report me to the "Administrators Noticeboard". Should I be concerned about this? It seems to me that I am undoing edits that are harmful, and so the person that should be reported is the one that is making the harmful edits, not the person undoing them. Thank you. Mike Winowicz (talk) 21:25, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

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Warsaw Uprising

Dzień dobry Oli, mam takie pytanie, czy mógłbyś mi pomóc w sporze z pewnym użytkownikiem IP, który od czasu do czasu się uaktywnia i wandalizuje artykuł o Powstaniu Warszawskim? Neguje liczbę 17 000 poległych, zaginionych i rannych żołnierzy niemieckich do której są źródła (nie komunistyczne). Pozdrawiam. LechitaPL (talk) 17:41, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Poprosiłem administratorów o tymczasową ochronę strony która uniemożliwi niezarejestrowanym użytkownikom dostęp do edytowania. Oliszydlowski (talk) 01:13, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Wspaniale! Dziękuję bardzo. LechitaPL (talk) 11:06, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Warsaw

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Do you really think that 1 is a worse representation of this architectural structure than 2? Would you put no. 2 on a postcard or a book cover?--Andrei (talk) 16:06, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Both are good :) Perhaps change one picture and not all. This was discussed before. Picture 2 fits better with the Palace of Culture image due to the background. Also, the previous image of Bristol Hotel stays due to its parameters. Oliszydlowski (talk) 16:49, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

Historic names of former Prussian citys

Why do you delete all the historic names I added to former Prussian cities as other name without any comment? I don't want to start an edit war but I want to know your reasons. Rocket1 (talk) 12:22, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

This topic is not to discuss however I am glad you wrote. Firstly by Prussian you mean German as the Prussian language is extinct. Secondly German names are already included in the lead. Infoboxes only contain official names of the country it is in. Oliszydlowski (talk) 12:27, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

But the other_name tag is there for a reason. Many people still know these cities by their historic names as e.g. Tilsit cheese for Tilsit (now Sovetsk) or Pilsner beer for Pilsen (now Plzeň). It's worth mentioning these historic names. Rocket1 (talk) 18:56, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Historic names are already mentioned. Oliszydlowski (talk) 00:30, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

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Kvass

I’m not sure if you actually live in Poland or not, so I’ll type in English. I don’t understand why you keep changing the kvass article to it being something that is of the past, when it is clearly returning on the market, with its own brand e.g ‘betex’ or ‘kwas chleowby’. You can go to any resturant in Warszawa or Kraków for example, and it is on the menu, same as with bars. Any Local shop you go to, it is also there, usually in plastic bottles or glass bottles, or coming from Ukraine or Lithuania if they’re not Polish. Maybe go to a local polish supermarket and look. I will gladly go to my local one, and show a whole secion dedicated to kvass. I’m just confused, nothing more :). AlsoSlavic220 (talk) 09:37, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Oh and its even sold in Western supermarkets, like Kaufland or Carrefour, I don’t know what else indicates the fact that it is gaining popularity. AlsoSlavic220 (talk) 09:43, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

First of all, Kwas is traditional to eastern Poland and not the Polish cuisine as a whole; the fact that you can purchase it in stores or restaurants does not mean it is popular. You can purchase kefir in countries such as Australia or New Zealand or packed curry in Poland. Does that mean there is a high demand? Also, Kwas being sold on street nowadays is a complete lie or extremely uncommon. This isn't the Soviet Union. Secondly, sources such as Onet or Wp are biased and unreliable; they provide shallow commentaries. Looking at your username, I can only imagine that you will dedicate yourself to completely Slavicising the eclectic Polish cuisine as much as possible, without keeping a neutral and balanced tone. The term 'popular' is debatable, hence it shouldn't be used in Wikipedia at all as there is a constant flactuation in trends. Kwas is of eastern origin and has had an impact on eastern Poland and in the Kresy region, whereas in other areas it is less common. Oliszydlowski (talk) 11:31, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Firstly, I never once stated kvass is Polish in origin, we have our own variants which in turn makes them Polish. Kvass is indeed popular in Eastern Poland, but your claim would be irrelevant as I am originally from West/Central Poland, and kvass was introduced to me there by my own acquaintances and family. The fact that kvass in sold in the Streets, does not make it comparable to the soviet union, where on earth did you pull that out from. I was recently in Zakopane, and there was a stall selling freshly made Kvass. So again, your claim that it isnt gaining popularity seems to be some sort a supression of what is now part of the Polish culture. Again, nobody said its popular, it used to be VERY popular during Rzeczpospolita, I simply stated the FACT that it is gaining popularity. I mean there must’ve been some sort of a demand for ‘kefir’ in order for it to be sold in Supermarkets in New zealand, as there is quite a large foreign population. Morever, your assumptions of me trying to ‘slavisize’ things simply based on my username is quite unprofessional and typical. Looking at your edits, you seem to drift nearer the Germanic or Jewish side of things, so no wonder you’d assume such claims. You seem to try and make Poland look less like its neighbours, but more like something it isn’t. Nobody is trying to ‘slavisize’ anything, you’re just going off of my username, which had nothing to do with this in the first place. AlsoSlavic220 (talk) 14:17, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

Once again, in my edits, I never once mentioned the Polish cuisine to be some Slavic funfest, or however you’d like to call it, you simply assumed so. I didn’t state any opinions, nor did I force a rhetoric. AlsoSlavic220 (talk) 14:22, 8 September 2019 (UTC)

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You undone my edit

Recently you have undone my edit to Poland because "it widens the infobox". This is unreasonable, because per WP:GRAMMAR, -ism should follow a practice in an official statistic. It also does not widen the infobox, I don't know what were you talking about. Thus, I have undone your edit undoing my edit (no pun intended). Dino245 (talk) 01:29, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Then compare in revision history and see for yourself how much it widens the infobox. Also, link this WP:Grammar and prove where it says that concerning statistics. I already discussed this before; 87% ARE ROMAN CATHOLIC, not 87% are Roman Catholicism. That's bad grammar. Oliszydlowski (talk) 01:33, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

OK, I have reverted my edits. You're welcome Dino245 (talk) 01:36, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Poland, yo

I know you are impatient about Poland reaching developed status and all the glory that entails. I get that, I do, but I think we should wait till April 2020. And that map for developing/developed country pages just adds more confusion with the "less developed" term and why Turkey would be part of that. But I assume you just added it because Poland was painted as developed. I'd rather you don't do such impulsive things. KREOH (talk) 11:05, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Very well. If the map creates confusion let it be previous one. But even if it is a few months apart I do not see why sourced info on Poland page should be changed. Just let the content be as it was before discussion. Oliszydlowski (talk) 11:29, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Warner brothers

Please remove your content until a discussion if finalized. Oliszydlowski (talk) 09:43, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Okay, but remove the report. I support your consensus option: 'from the village of Krasnosielc, Congress Poland, Russian Empire'. Renamed user 2563edsdasdvas1d (talk) 09:58, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

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Wrocław

Hello Oli, it is with disappointment that I noted your recent comments on the touristy article that is Wrocław. In answer to your rhetorical question, the English is native British. The insertion of the dwarf images was simply witty and reflects their ubiquity in the city. In my opinion "tacky" applies to the long list of shopping malls. I would have thought that improving articles is our common purpose. Regards, --Po Mieczu (talk) 18:18, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Avoiding incivility

Per edit summary[1], please note Wikipedia:Civility#Avoiding incivility: "Avoid appearing to ridicule ... expressing ridicule is likely only to offend and antagonise, rather than helping." Your edit summary would have been adequate and comprehensible without using the word "ridiculous", so just leave it out. DrKay (talk) 00:27, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

Thank you I already read the link attached. I didn't understand why the whole sentence was deleted instead of only the links. Thanks Oliszydlowski (talk) 00:59, 16 November 2019 (UTC)

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Isaac Bashevis Singer

You are constantly undoing edits using an obvious nationalist leaning even though those changes more precisely express the ethnic identity of Isaac Bashevis Singer. This is unnecessary and also dangerous. No one is denying the fact that Singer was born in Poland and emigrated to America. But he was a Jewish writer, not a Polish writer, and anyone who has read anything by Singer knows that this is a major issue of his writing. See this article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25778643. And consider, in "Shosha," that his character says: "The Poles want to get rid of us. They consider us a nation within a nation, a strange and malignant body." This is why writing "Polish-American" author is simply not appropriate for Singer – who was accepted in America in a way that he was never accepted in Poland, from which he fled in 1935 in order to save his life. You might also want to read what Singer wrote about the relationship between Jews and Poles in 1944, at the height of the Holocaust: http://publicseminar.org/2018/09/jews-and-poles/. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.246.136.198 (talk) 10:33, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

You have to discuss it with other users on Wikipedia not only on my page thank you. Always remember that 'Jewish' is not a nationality nor a citizenship only religious indentity and yiddish is just a language. Language does not necessarily delfine natio ality. Here we simply focus on citizenship so Second Polish Rep and Usa. Oliszydlowski (talk) 10:39, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

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Inconsistency in Juliusz Rómmel article

In your edit from 2015 you listed his three wives, with full names. Yet, in a paragraph before, there something about "his wife Janina". Pavel Vozenilek (talk) 12:05, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

@Pavel Vozenilek: - Thank you so much for highlighting this mistake. I already fixed it with reference to Polish Wikipedia. :) Oliszydlowski (talk) 18:49, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

History of the Jews in Poland

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Piotrus, thank you so much for appreciating my work. Best Regards! Oliszydlowski (talk) 18:19, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

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Just a reminder, this would be a fun topic to put on the front page :) --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:02, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

@Piotrus: thank you so much for your appreciation. Sadly, I have no idea how to perfectly nominate the article for Did You Know section, though I tried once and it didn't work. Is it possible for you to do it instead? I would be very grateful. Cheers! Oliszydlowski (talk) 08:41, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

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Vistula Land

(Widzę, że jesteś Polakiem, więc będę pisał po naszemu). Wycofałeś moją edycję, chciałbym zwrócić uwagę, że:

• Nazwa "Kraj Nadwiślański" nigdy nie była oficjalną nazwą KP, lecz tylko alternatywną wobec dalej stosowanej głównej nazwy KP do samej I wojny światowej.
• Przed 1883 nigdy nie była stosowana, (co jest w dalszej części artykułu i co jest uźródłowione), więc rok 1867 jest moim zdaniem bezcelowy, w dodatku była po drodze zmiana cara w 1881, więc przesuwanie daty na kilkanaście lat wcześniejszą też bez sensu. Ogólnie uważam, że dla alternatywnej nazwy dalej istniejącego tworu, w dodatku używanej jedynie przez krótki okres czasu jest bez sensu robić osobny artykuł w en wiki. Pozdrawiam, --Kamilhrub (talk) 13:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

@Kamilhrub: Witam. Szczerze mówiąc nie widzę potrzeby aby ten artykuł w ogóle istniał gdyż faktycznie ta nazwa była używana krótko i była mało znacząca, nawet w rosyjskich aktach. Królestwo Polskie, jako region autonomiczny, zachowało swoją pierwotną nazwę aż do samego końca imperium. Poza tym, car Rosji nosił samozwańczy tytuł 'króla Polski', a nie "władcy kraju nadwiślańskiego." Planuję przenieść część informacji z tej strony (Vistula Land) i jakoś je scalić z Kongresówką (Congress Poland). Prawdopodobnie strona Vistula Land zostanie zlikwidowana. Jeśli chodzi o daty to więcej info znajdziesz właśnie na stronie Congress Poland. Tam są podane źródła które potwierdzają właściwy czas końca Królestwa Kongresowego. Pamiętaj że Niemcy i Austro-Węgry utworzyły nowe Królestwo Polskie w 1917 roku jako państwo satelitarne kiedy car Mikołaj abdykował. Dwa lata wcześniej Rosjanie zostali wygnani z polskich ziem więc w rzeczywistości Królestwo Kongresowe przestało istnieć już w 1915 roku. Oliszydlowski (talk) 13:22, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Help w/ long term vandalism

I don't have time to look into this right now but it seems like Special:Contributions/72.205.25.175 has been engaging in long term subtle vandalism. Any chance you could look into this and revert anything that needs reverting? If not don't worry about it. Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 06:37, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

@L235: - I have been doing so for the past week or two. I already reported the IP and requested protection for the page. :) Oliszydlowski (talk) 06:49, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Yep, I've blocked for two years. Could you look into some of the older edits e.g. to Spanish peseta? Seems like a lot of the same kind of crap. Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 06:50, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

@L235: - Sure. Would love to help :) Oliszydlowski (talk) 06:58, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Zofia Nehring

Hi, and thanks for changing the name of Zofia Nehring. I didn’t know the Russian rules :). I also saw you deleted her married surenames (Duda and later Krzeszczyk). How should her married named be added to the article? SportsOlympic (talk) 06:37, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Pierogi or varenyky article

Maybe you will open discussion? I already discussed about changes in the article. Varenyky and pierogi articles were united, because this is "the same dish". Why ravioli and pierogi aren't united in one article? Why there is kolduny article? Dumplings are different all over the world, but between pierogi and varenyky aren't differences. This is the same dish, which have same form, recipe and fillings. I don't delete links.. I only wrote article based of links (about varenyky) and added link on the westukrainian origin in the Poland. In Ukraine this dish known like pyrohy too. VladOz (talk) 13:41, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Zygmunt Krasiński

I expanded this article, which you worked on before, perhaps you'd like to review it or copyedit it or such? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:39, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Sure :) @Piotrus: Can you in the meantime review my newly created article Krosno Glassware? I'd appreciate it a lot! Oliszydlowski (talk) 07:10, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Sure, will take a look soon. Can you reformat Google Book cites with [2] or Visual Editor (but VE doesn't scrape page numbers so they need to be added manually). PS. I should add the article seems to have attracted a SPI troll, so check the edit history before reviewing. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:21, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

@Piotrus: - I fixed and corrected the book cites for the article Krosno Glassware. I also reviewed Zygmunt Krasiński and placed some images into the body so it does not seem too bare. Good work! :) Oliszydlowski (talk) 08:27, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. My only additional comment is to pay more attention to formatting references. Book references should cite pages or page ranges. "Krosno": who is the publisher? Or [3] which should cite the author/date I see at the link. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 14:05, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Illustrations

Hello, I am kindly asking you to pay more attention to edits like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ksi%C4%85%C5%BC&diff=959164915&oldid=948431790 (this picture was double featured).

Sometimes it is counterproductive and undermines a huge effort in improving the general quality of photos, as those are reviewed and selected by a big community of professional Commons photographers. Thank you! --Andrei (talk) 12:10, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

@Andrew J.Kurbiko: Ok, it was featured. But it is outdated because there was a fire at Książ and the castle was restored recently (you can see difference on the photo). So I do not see how me updating the picture was counterproductive. Maybe pay attention to details. :) Oliszydlowski (talk) 13:27, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

@Andrew J.Kurbiko: – Maybe also consider changing the image of dreadful "Młotek" (on Architecture of Poland page) to a normal block-house (bloki) estate in which people live. These are present in all major cities and the Młotek itself isn't a widely recognized building outside Warsaw. Maybe place Nowa Huta, an example of socialist utopia or the Palace of Culture and Science that everyone knows. Oliszydlowski (talk) 13:38, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

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Lady with an Ermine

Hi Oliszydlowski,

I see you are watching the Lady with an Ermine page :) I am planning to work on it in the same fashion as I have with Portrait of a Musician and La Scapigliata. Unfortunately, listing the work as "by Leonardo da Vinci" will not do, since the attribution has been heavily questioned in the past and has never had a universal consensus. Listing it as "Widely attributed" is per the information from List of works by Leonardo da Vinci. I have a bunch of academic sources in front of me and will be replacing most of the references with ones from them. (I will be mostly adding information and not removing) This includes listing the painting as "Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani" as 6 of the books I have in front of me refer to it by that name before the more popular name. I hope you understand I am not trying to undermine your work in any way, but many many books have been produced on Leonardo's works and I plan to integrate the information they offer into the article. I hope to get this article to GA status in the next few weeks and perhaps FA at some point in the future and I would rather work with you, than against! Best Aza24 (talk) 08:08, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Ok, I see what you mean, but have you got a proper discussion source or recent (past 5-6 years) credible bibliography to suggest that the it is not by da Vinci? Also, I think any alternative names should be avoided for confusion, or, placed in other parts of articles rather than the lead. The lead is for what we known and what is certain. "Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani" is a very colloquial name based solely on description that should not be supported. In arts and culture it is widely known by its current name. I personally never came across any alternatives. I think the validity of those sources may be questionable and the authors went too far. Oliszydlowski (talk) 08:55, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

While I disagree that Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani is a colloquial name (almost every unnamed Renaissance portrait derives its name from the description of the painting...) I can agree that for it to be put in a note at the beginning. Almost all of my sources are from the last 15 years or so and most of them from even sooner. While I do concur that none of my sources from the last 5 years doubt the attribution, they all mention that the attribution is not solid. As for the books themselves they are from the leading Leonardo scholars and are about as reliable as it gets. (Martin Kemp, Pietro C Marani, Carmen Bambach, Carlo Pedretti and Frank Zöllner among others)

The real issue with referring to this painting as "By Leonardo da Vinci" is because there are only really 5 major works (The Adoration of the Magi, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, Virgin of the Rocks, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa) that are universally attributed to Leonardo. There was serious debate over the authenticity of the Lady with an Ermine in the past (a court case was involved I believe) and the lack of contemporary evidence makes it impossible to confirm the attribution, so I doubt it will ever be universal. Aza24 (talk) 09:15, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Very well, the colloquial name can be place in note mode. In terms of the authenticity, I am not an expert in art, but only a simple admirer so I trust you provide credible sourcing for any claims related to this. Thanks for clarification. Cheers. Oliszydlowski (talk) 16:16, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

365 days

there is a working Wikipedia enry for Michele Morrone in English - just click on it or search for it Julieprus (talk) 03:12, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

@Julieprus: Very well. My mistake. Thank you for clarifying. Oliszydlowski (talk) 03:47, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

You're very welcome - Pozdrawiam Julieprus (talk) 11:46, 14 June 2020 (UTC)

Samuel Goldwyn birthday

Hi Oli. A few months ago (in April) a Wikipedia user had changed Goldwyn's birth date from Aug 17 to Aug 27 but you reverted it. Could you please explain why? That was actually the date (27 and not 17) that Goldwyn himself used in his official documents.46.177.203.28 (talk) 12:18, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I understand, but could you provide a source please? That would be great. Oliszydlowski (talk) 12:27, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

His social security and in a passport application he gave his birth date as August 27,1882. The year, of course, is false but he had no reason to lie about the date. In addition Scott Berg mentioned this date in his book about Goldwyn. 46.177.203.28 (talk) 12:37, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Yes I don't doubt, but I meant I need links to this information. Oliszydlowski (talk) 12:46, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I am putting the date from social security death index. 46.177.203.28 (talk) 12:51, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

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