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TFA blurb review

Map of a hypothetically united Bulgaria and Romania in 1887

Several attempts and proposals were made to unify Bulgaria and Romania in the 19th and early 20th centuries, under either a federation, a personal union or a confederation. Bulgarians and Romanians had lived together under the rule of the First and Second Bulgarian empires, and then the Ottoman Empire, for centuries. After the establishment of an autonomous Bulgarian principality, there were several unsuccessful Romanian nominees for its throne. In 1886, Bulgarian leader Stefan Stambolov tried again to establish a personal union with Romania, and negotiations were conducted. This and other proposals ultimately failed because of cultural and political differences and opposition from Austria-Hungary and especially Russia, which threatened to break off diplomatic relations with Romania or even invading both countries. Approaches to effect a union were attempted during the communist era, but the Soviet Union strongly rejected them. Now that Bulgaria and Romania are both members of the European Union, the idea may be revitalized. (Full article...)

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Hi Super Dromaeosaurus and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:01, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I've made several changes. At the start I added "and proposals" because I think there were no serious attempts at uniting both countries specifically under a confederation, and there were more proposals than attempts. I changed "empire" to lower case because we are referring to both Bulgarian empires. I added some commas and Russia also threatened Bulgaria with invasion. That both countries are now part of the EU doesn't mean the idea is now suggested again, it's just a possibility mentioned by some authors. Also, proposals and attempts extended to the half of the 20th century, so we might need a replacement for "early" at the first line. My version has 1,040 characters, 1,058 including (Full article...). How is it? Super Ψ Dro 12:30, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Super Dromaeosaurus, that's fine, BUT, the 1,025 character limit is a hard limit, so you need to trim 34 characters. How about the version below? Gog the Mild (talk) 13:07, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Several attempts and proposals were made to unify Bulgaria and Romania in the 19th and early 20th centuries, under a federation, a personal union or a confederation. Bulgarians and Romanians had lived together under the First and Second Bulgarian empires, and then the Ottoman Empire, for centuries. After the establishment of an autonomous Bulgarian principality, there were several unsuccessful Romanian nominees for its throne. In 1886, Bulgarian leader Stefan Stambolov tried again to establish a personal union with Romania, and negotiations were conducted. This and other proposals ultimately failed because of cultural and political differences and opposition from Austria-Hungary and especially Russia, which even threatened invade both countries. Approaches to effect a union were attempted during the communist era, but the Soviet Union strongly rejected them. Now that Bulgaria and Romania are both members of the European Union, the idea may be revitalized. (Full article...)

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I changed again "Empires" to lower case since it's in plural. The rest looks good to me. Super Ψ Dro 13:25, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Super Dromaeosaurus, good; I have change the "official" draft to this version. Don't hesitate to ley me know if you have any further thoughts. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:57, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

Gog the Mild, drive-by comment: The most recent edit on the TFA item removed all links, including that to the article itself. Was this done by mistake? Regards, IceWelder [✉] 09:56, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

LOL! Yes, that was a mistake. Corrected. Many thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:06, 28 April 2021 (UTC)