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[edit] WikiProject Iceland

Maybe you are interested in this project... --Michkalas 14:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to WikiProject Iceland! Welcome to WikiProject Iceland! Thank you for signing up to the project! If you have not already done so, please fill out a brief description of your participation in the project on our members list. Looking for something to do? You can help us with any of the following tasks: Assessment: please help to rate articles for quality and importance; Article creation: create and categorise needed articles; Expand stubs: expand articles in the stubs category; Improve articles: help refine and improve articles which fall under WikiProject Iceland. And, most importantly, have fun! Please remember to choose delivery options for our monthly newsletter if you would like to change the way you receive it. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to any experienced member of the project; we'll be happy to help you. We look forward to seeing you around!

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[edit] Icelandic language

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Max Naylor 09:54, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Iceland Newsletter

May 2007
Latest Announcements & Discussions Welcome to the first instalment of the WikiProject Iceland Newsletter! The main aim of this newsletter is to keep you informed of the goings-on in the Iceland WikiProject, so that you can help use improve our articles! Our New Look As you may or may not have noticed, our project page has recently had an overhaul, please give us feedback and suggestions as to how we can improve it and you can decide what content goes on the page! Icelandic language The Icelandic language article has been nominated for the Article Creation and Improvement Drive. Please vote for the article so that we can get it up to FA!	Needed Articles You can help us out by starting any of the following articles: Breiðamerkursandur Minister of Finance of Iceland Fimmtardómur Icelandic Language Council Icelandic Language Fund Skálholt Agreement Langaréttarbót Miklabæjarrán Píningsdómur Sveinsstaðafundur

// ENewsBot ^(talk) on behalf of Max Naylor 21:00, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Iceland Newsletter

June 2007
Latest Announcements & Discussions Since the May newsletter, membership of the project grew from 14 to 24 Wikipedians. A bot to automatically detect new Iceland-related articles was created, run by Alex Bakharev. See current search results, search results archives, log, rules. A logo for the WikiProject was created. Templates {{Navigation Iceland}}, {{Iceland topics}}, {{Parties of Iceland}}, {{Waterfalls of Iceland}} and {{Welcome to WikiProject Iceland}} were created. The Icelandic language article is still nominated for the Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive. If you have not done so already, please vote for the article!	Proposals You can translate the article on linguistic purism in Icelandic from German. You can check if the articles in the Politics of Iceland series are updated after the May parliamentary election in Iceland. Article on Renewable energy in Iceland has been nominated for featured status. You can help by improving it. You can assess an Iceland-related article. Other project tasks are also available.

Delivered by ENewsBot ^(talk) 06:20, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Request

Do you have a microphone? If so, we are in need of some recordings in OGG format of the cognates listed here, apparently my pronunciation was inaccurate and so a native Icelander was requested. It’s a hard language! LOL. Anyway, if you could drop me line to let me know if you’re interested or not. Thanks! Max Naylor 13:24, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Góða(n) daginn

Thanks for your message. From what I understand, both versions are correct. As you said, "flest fólk segir Góðan daginn". I've never seen or heard Góða daginn used (although I'm not a native speaker, so I don't know how often it's actually used in Iceland). Certainly, it's never been mentioned in any phrase books or Icelandic courses I've used. Also, a Google search for "góða daginn" returns only around 250 results, and a number of those are links to discussions about which version is right.

Anyway, I think the bottom line is this: the article is primarily intended for English speakers, not necessarily Icelanders. The phrase in question is part of a list of phrases for foreigners, not a grammar textbook. It is therefore better to use the most commonly used variant: góðan daginn, so as not to confuse learners. I assume the article you read is this one. Note the last sentence: "Myndirnar góðan dag og góða daginn eru því málfræðilega réttar en góðan daginn er algeng málvenja." Yes, it's technically grammatically wrong, but most people use it as a set phrase.

--Malfidus ~ (talk) 08:39, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you

Thank you for awarding my first barnstar to me! Greatly appreciated! Max Naylor 08:27, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive

Vá, fyrir algjöra tilviljun ráfaði ég inn á þessa síðu og sá að íslenska er samvinna mánaðarins. Gerðir þú tilnefninguna? Flott framlag. --Steinninn 06:39, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Það mættu fleirum þykja það. Ég tilnefndi ekkert en hef samt verið að vinna á öllum þeim íslenkutengdu greinum sem að ég veit um. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson 17:30, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A translation request

Hi, I was just wondering if you could translate this passage:

Smjörið er brætt og hveitið smátt og smátt hrært út í það, þangað til það er gengið upp í smjörið. Síðan er mjólkinni smáhellt út í, og hrært stöðugt í, til þess ekki fari í kekki. Þegar mjólkin er gengin upp og grauturinn orðinn vel jafn og saltið komið í, skal taka hann ofan. Með honum er borin saftblanda eða mjólk, einnig steyttur sykur og kanel.

For the Icelandic language article (the text examples section). Ta! Max Naylor 18:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

No problem, Máx Náýlór:

The butter is melted and the flour stirred into it (slowly but surely), until it is has blended with the butter. Then the milk is slowly poured into, and stirred constantly, so it doesn’t get lumpy. When the milk has blended well and the porridge has become steady and salt has been added, it should be taken off. It is served with a (fruit) juice mixture or milk, even stirred sugar and cinnamon.

Damn, that proved to be harder than I anticipated. I don't really know anything about cooking so I'm not sure what was being talked about. It's some recipe, sounds foul. The words inside () can be skipped, it won't change the meaning, but including them makes it a bit more describing, I guess. I'm sure people are gonna go "Oh! That's terrible translated, I'll have to do it myself!" but one (with my knowledge) can only do one's best. Enjoy. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson 03:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Iceland Newsletter

July 2007
Latest Announcements and Discussions Unfortunately renewable energy in Iceland failed its featured article candidature. You can still help improve the article, and help to get it up to FA standard! Last month we welcomed three new members to WikiProject Iceland. The Icelandic language article was the ACID article for last week. The article now includes sound samples and a text extract.	Proposals You can translate the article on linguistic purism in Icelandic from German. You can create one of the many needed articles. You can assess an Iceland-related article.

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[edit] Paint.NET

Please keep in mind that the Wikipedia pages are not forums. That said, in answer to your question, it is a great program, but whether or not it is professional is a matter of opinion- and it's absolutely free, so it doesn't cost you anything to form your own. If you have any other questions about the program, consider asking them at [1]. Hope that helped! =David^(talk)_(contribs) 12:14, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

I wasn't asking for myself but for a field called "Description" in the article "Comparison of raster graphics editors". I would have added something like "Professional image editor and graphics creation tool", this is actually about Adobe Photoshop which everybody knows is pro. And if Paint.NET is too I would have written the same or something similar. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson 12:26, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Oh, my apologies! We've had several people post installation questions and such on the talk page, and I thought that's what this was. Again, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding!

As for your question, I think it would be best to leave "professional" off. It's really meant to be easily accessible before powerful; besides, the moment you put it on there, a {{fact}} tagger would pounce. Thanks for the consideration, though! =David^(talk)_(contribs) 17:45, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chile article

I'm sorry your edits were reverted while I got rid of vandalism. ☆ CieloEstrellado 13:14, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bot help

{{helpme}} I am looking for a Wikimedian who can help me with bot problems. I am trying to program a bot for other Wikimedia-projects with C# but I need some assistance with the setup, and general advice would be well appreciated. The helper would have to be familiar with the OS Windows XP, be ready to communicate via MSN and, of course, have some understanding of C#.

It would also be quite cool if bots were also categorised by programming language. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson 21:11, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Have you read through Wikipedia:Creating a bot and Wikipedia:Bot requests (and its talk page)? The first one has lots of good general advice (so it seems to me, who has never created a bot), and the second and its archives might help to give you an idea of what sort of bots people have made. Perhaps some of the people there will be able to help you.

I'm not sure you'll get much help with the {{helpme}} template, since bot writing is a fairly specialized topic. I'd try asking on one of the bot pages here on wikipedia, or possibly a post to the help desk might attract attention from someone who knows more and can help you.

I hope you find the help you're looking for. --Sopoforic 21:44, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I did read both those pages. My problem is with my CMD, which neither page covers. I just wanted someone to talk with via MSN to solve this and for future problems, like with development, should they occur. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson 22:35, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

I see. I've only ever written programs that read from wikipedia, never edit it, so I probably can't help you, personally. I suspect that a nice, targeted question on either WP:BOTREQ or its talk page will find someone who can help, although I don't know whether anyone programs bots in C# specifically. --Sopoforic 23:39, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sæll

I found your userpage quite interesting. Care to make contact? (OK, I admit, I'm also trying to learn a bit of Icelandic...) My MSNM is seto1@walla.co.il. Thank you. Siúnrá (talk) 10:59, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikimania 2010 could be coming to Stockholm!

I'm leaving you a note as you may be interested in this opportunity.

People from all six Nordic Wiki-communities (sv, no, nn, fi, da and is) are coordinating a bid for Wikimania 2010 in Stockholm. I'm sending you a message to let you know that this is occurring, and over the next few months we're looking for community support to make sure this happens! See the bid page on meta and if you like such an idea, please sign the "supporters" list at the bottom. Tack (or takk), and have a wonderful day! Mike H. Fierce! 09:52, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your complaint

I've replied on my talkpage, just in case you haven't put it on your watchlist. Physchim62 (talk) 23:45, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Icelandic National Police

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[edit] Translation request

Hi. Sorry to bother you, but I've come here because you're listed at Wikipedia:Translators available#Icelandic-to-English, and we need someone who knows the language. Basically, we've got this article listed at WP:PNT, Jóna Kristjana, and we don't know what it means. My instinct says its probably not notable, and the section in the middle appears to be a hymn of some sort. If you have a free minute could you please take a look and give us the gist of it. Thank you--Jac16888^Talk 01:08, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Delete it. It's complete nonsense. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 19:50, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your help, its much appreciated--Jac16888^Talk 20:51, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Sorry t bother you again, but we've got this one, Jón Rúnar. Non-notable bio?--Jac16888^Talk 10:49, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

lol... the things people come up with. It says, loosely translated, "Jón Rúnar, born in Norway and raced by Belgian nigger slaves. He has recently become homosexual and is now in a relationship with a half-Arab man named Haduk Rook Nachek. Haduk Rook likes reading and cuddling with his boyfriend." I'm pretty sure it's nothing important. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 11:49, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Cheers, have deleted it now. You would be amazed at some of the things I see as an admin. Just yesterday I deleted three articles which were stories about jurassic park characters having sex with dinosaurs, written in french. Never been so shocked at a google translation result before--Jac16888^Talk 11:56, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi. Me again, sorry. How about this one, Marin & Mirjam?--Jac16888^Talk 19:35, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that's vandalism, in Faroese this time. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 19:40, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Faroese? Not seen that one before. Well, its gone now, thank you--Jac16888^Talk 19:44, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Unbelievable, 2 in one night. Þórdís Kristinsdóttir. I'm guessing non-notable bio again.--Jac16888^Talk 00:49, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Yepp. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 01:01, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again--Jac16888^Talk 01:03, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Anytime. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 01:15, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

And yet another probable non-notable bio Róbert Úlfarsson--Jac16888^Talk 19:25, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Yep. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 12:23, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

thanks again--Jac16888^Talk 12:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

How about this one Þorgeir Ingi Haraldsson? Thanks--Jac16888^Talk 22:15, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Delete it. --Stefán Örvarr Sigmundsson (talk) 07:34, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

done, thanks--Jac16888^Talk 09:37, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Templates for deletion nomination of Template:Muse awards

Template:Muse awards has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. kollision (talk) 05:47, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Össur

Hello there. Just to let you know that I've proposed the article Össur be moved back to Ossur. I've started a discussion at Talk:Össur. Regards, Gr1st (talk) 13:26, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

On a related note, I noticed that you initially moved the page to Össur hf (which must have been an accident) and then copied the contents of the page to its current location at Össur. There is a significant problem with moving pages via copy-paste, in that it separates the article from its edit history. This is a problem because the terms of the Creative Commons license requires all contributors be given credit for their work—this is accomplished through the intact edit history. By severing the two, the CC license has in effect been invalidated, which is of course a problem. Please always remember to move pages with the move button, and if there's a redirect blocking a move, simply list it at Wikipedia:Requested moves so an admin can move it for you. I've already fixed this move, so don't worry about it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Regards, Parsecboy (talk) 14:56, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Translation request Chechen

This user does not understand Chechen (or understands it with considerable difficulty).

• Hoq yüzeran ca xa' Noxçijn mott.

Хьокх йуьзерин ца хаъ Нохчийн мотт.

This user is able to contribute with a basic level of Chechen.

• Hoq yüzeran jimm Noxçijn mott qeta.

Хьокх йуьзерин жимм Нохчийн мотт кхета.

This user is able to contribute with an intermediate level of Chechen.

• Hoq yüzerig Noxçijn mattah ḱamel dalo.

Хьокх йуьзериг Нохчийн меттахь къамел дало.

This user speaks Chechen at a near-native level.

• Hoq yüzerin Noxçijn mottah nena mettan gärgah ha'.

Хьокх йуьзерин Нохчийн мотт нена меттан гаьргахь хаъ.

This user is able to contribute with a professional level of Chechen.

• Noxçijn mott hoq yüzerin nena mott bu.

Нохчийн мотт хьокх йуьзурин нена мотт бу.

• ones are on Ickeria Offical latin alphabet, cyrillics are nowadays Chechen Republic official. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nakh (talk • contribs) 06:23, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Nomination for deletion of Template:Population growth of Iceland

Template:Population growth of Iceland has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Plastikspork _―Œ^(talk) 23:39, 19 November 2009 (UTC)