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No problem, have fun on the 'pedia. Don't get too addicted ;) — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 01:05, 20 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Heya, please be careful to follow the directions on WP:VfD on how to add an article for VfD. Make a separate subpage and include it in the mainpage, don't just put the vote there. If you need any help, feel free to ask on my talk page. --fvw* 20:56, 2004 Dec 18 (UTC)
Thanks for your help, i still need practice with the sandbox (i apologise for future mistakes if any). This is the first time I have edited a page on the English Wiki. If you see any pages that need proofreading or translation from French or Italian, please let me know.
Ciao from Italy
--Wikipedius 21:12, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Saw you added yourself there. I've being tidying up the page today. You might like to contribute to Wikipedia:Goings-on in Literature. Filiocht | Blarneyman 14:01, May 18, 2005 (UTC)
You might be interested in helping with List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy. Filiocht | Blarneyman 07:30, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
Hi Wikipedius. I have seen your question on the Wikipedia:Help_desk. I have some small suggestions for Sicilian School. It is customary to start an article with a clear introduction to the subject, perhaps similar to the second paragraph of your article (see Wikipedia:Summary style). Also it would be good to include the article in an appropriate category. I hope this helps. - Brona 01:38, 19 May 2005 (UTC)Reply
Hi Wikipedius, I just noticed your edit here. Thanks for contributing. Your reference for Calvalcanti has an incomplete reference of "Inf. 56-63", can you supply the canto number? Thanks. Paul August ☎ 21:45, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
The proper place to request this is at Wikipedia:Requested pictures. That's more likely to be successful than on the VP. Thanks for your work on Wikipedia! (copied from the VP) JesseW 07:36, 11 August 2005 (UTC)Reply
Dear Wikipedius, thank you for your message. I have added an interlanguage link from Veronese Riddle to the version in it:. You may want to add an introductory sentence with the title in boldface to the version in en:. Yes, the more information on Italy, the better! For example, I keep meaning to flesh out the Italian geographical stubs with information translated from it:, but I haven't got around to doing so. -- Flauto Dolce 01:33, 26 October 2005 (UTC)Reply
Solo una curiosità, sei lo stesso wikipedius di it.wiki? Poi, me la daresti una mano con l'articolo Italian grammar. In fatti qualcuno si è dimenticato di aggiunger che l'italiano ha 4 tempi del congiuntivo non 2 solo 2, avrei corretto io ma non so come si fà a riprodurre la stessa tabella. Grazie! --Philx 15:18, 25 December 2005 (UTC)Reply
Hi — I see you are listed as a participant of Wikipedia:WikiProject Poetry. The project was recently tagged as inactive, and I am trying to resuscitate it. Are you still interested in participating? — Stumps 08:27, 15 February 2006 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for telling me about the Jacopone da Todi article. I'll be glad to help out in anyway I can. It might take me a few days to 'get up to speed' on this one though ... a little outside my area of knowledge. After a quick read, the article looks very good. Congratulations. — Stumps 22:06, 24 February 2006 (UTC)Reply
Ciao wikipedius! Senti c'è una voce che non mi piace propio nel'articolo sulla nostra lingua, infatti si adduce che la grammatica romena sia piu vicna al latino, onestamente pensavo che fosse di tipo slavico. Pou fare qualcosa tu?
Non dovremmo citare qualche pezzo grosso , forse, nell'articoli, come lo stesso Segre, o Migliorini, per avvalidare questa certezza? --Philx 06:53, 2 March 2006 (UTC)Reply
Eventuali considerazioni andrebbero (secondo me) sviluppate in un paragrafo ad hoc. Premetto che ho riletto l'articolo solo velocemente. In sostanza:
Sia Segre (Enciclopedia Garzanti, "Lingua Italiana" 1979) che Bruni ("Tra il latino e l'Italiano" in: Elementi di Storia della lingua italiana, Utet, 1984 vol.2, p.199-200) ritengono che l'Italiano sia una delle lingue più vicine al latino per: fonetica, lessico, sintassi (ordine della frase, più libero rispetto a quello delle altre lingue romanze, soprattutto nel sud Italia!), anche se il rumeno e il sardo presentano caratteristiche eccezionali per avere conservato il sistema vocalico latino, con l'aggiunta nel rumeno delle antiche declinazioni (sistema flessivo, anche se semplificate). Il sardo è anch'esso eccezionale per la mancata palatalizzazione (cioè centum pr. kentum etc) e le dsinenze in -us. In sostanza sia nel rumeno sia nel sardo vi sono elementi fossili, conservati senza subire trasformazioni, come i pezzetti (ma sono pezzi) di DNA dei dinosauri. Pezzi di "DNA", però dai quali abbiamo potuto ricostruire la vera pronuncia del latino di Cesare, e non è poco! L'Italiano si è trasformato uniformemente, ma nel complesso meno delle altre lingue romanze. Bruni comunque fa rilevare che l'influenza slava non pone certamente il rumeno nella stessa situazione dell'Italiano.
Mi sembra dunque che la posizione dell'italiano nel mondo romanzo sia quella che ci è stata insegnata sui banchi di scuola, anche se il rumeno nasconde tante pietre preziose! --Wikipedius 22:32, 3 March 2006 (UTC)Reply
Ragazzi, ho studiato un pò di grammatica rumena in questi giorni è sono arrivato a queste conclusioni, che rendono la sintassi del rumeno più slava che mai:
Hello. I've noticed that you have an interest in literature, and that is why I am leaving you a message. I have recently entirely rewritten the Turkish literature article with a view to getting it up to Featured Article status, and have placed the article up for peer review. If you could possibly take the time to look at and review the article, I would greatly appreciate it. If not, thank you for taking the time to read this message. Saposcat 10:16, 6 March 2006 (UTC)Reply
I'm working on translating a biography from Italian to English, in order to write a featured article. If possible, can you please translate just this paragraph:
Thanks for your help :) — 0918BRIAN • 2006-03-14 05:00
Translation:
Feel free to fine-tune my English --Wikipedius 15:55, 14 March 2006 (UTC)Reply
So far, people have translated about 1/4 of the entire biography. I would like to have the rest translated so that I can finish adding to Girolamo Maggi, since there are no other sources for him. — 0918BRIAN • 2006-03-17 01:06
*Something I don't understand: on pages 112 and 113, the biography says that he appealed to Chiapino Vitelli in February 1551, but then it says that he failed, and sent a letter to Vitelli on December 10, 1550. Am I misunderstanding this translation? Is it an error? --Brian0918 23:14, 17 mar 2006 (CET)
RE: From what i understand and the research i have made, these are the general facts:
#Girolamo Maggi was unknown and relatively destitute, on occasion he was employed as an engineer by Chiapino Vitelli, who even considered mediocre in that field. #Maggi lived in Anghiari, ruled by Chiapino and his family. #Chiapino served Cosimo I dei Medici #Cosimo I dei Medici (1519-1574), Duke of Florence and grand duke (can you say that?) of Tuscany from 1569 was the son of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere. #Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was the patron and fast friend of Pietro Aretino and therefore had influence on his son, Cosimo, thane of Florence. #Chiapino worked for Cosimo I, who sent him to the Flanders where Charles V, allied to Cosimo, was fighting the Flanders Wars (1547-1557)
* Maggi wrote one letter to Chiapino in 1550, probably before he had printed the poem. Chiapino was never interested in his poetic gifts and seemed to value him little more as an engineer. But what value could Chaipino put in a dedication by Maggi?
*Therefore, Maggi tried to seek for help through Aretino, who was after all, a great friend of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, the sun of Cosma or Cosimo! Maggi went to the court of Venice in 1550 to seek fame (don't forget Pietro Bembo and other major scholars were there, that Aldus Manutius' 'aldine' press was there!). Maggi talked with Aretino, who was protected by the Republic of Venice and was widely esteemed in Italy and Europe (including Charles V). And he wrote that servile dedication to Aretino (remember those two lines in the biography). Aretino was moved and wrote himself to Chiapino, praising Maggi in one of his Letters (see the LettersbyPietro Aretino, a long collection and a major Italian work). No response from Chiapino, again. Aretino then took it upon himself to write an "Introduction-dedication" to Maggi's poems, praising Chiapino in it (1551). Another letter by Aretino is dated 1554 (p.112). Chiapino did not change his mind.
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The style in the biography is not that orderly in the chronology of the facts, so i would not blame anyone (not even a native Italian) for feeling a little confused :-) --Wikipedius 16:42, 20 March 2006 (UTC)Reply
Ciao Mauro,
grazie del messaggio. Ci sono anche qui, ma ci vengo poco (dovrei implementare il mio scarissimo inglese! :)). Ci sentiamo! :)) --80.116.84.100 08:47, 14 March 2006 (UTC) (Twice25 non loggato)Reply
Dear Wikipedius,
Greetings from Boston. You expressed interest this winter in helping coordinate translations for Wikimania. Are you still interested in this? We have a team of 3 coordinators at present, but it will be a serious job for the next few months, and we would welcome your input. Let me know if you are around and up for it.
Warmly, +sj + 16:14, 22 April 2006 (UTC)Reply
Hi, dear Wikipedius! Thanks for asking me to help you. Maybe your problem with the German WIKIPEDIA could be solved if you chose another username?? Kind regards. Englandfan
Ciao! Maybe my edit created mess... I didn't hint to another pre-Roman city, but to the Roman one. Also, as this is an international encyclopedia, international units of measure should be used for entries not related to US or UK (all other English speaking countries uses metric units in fact). You can put the imperial ones after the metric ones between parenthesis. By they way, you could give a glance to my laste Veronese additions, Castelvecchio (Verona), Castelvecchio Bridge and Museum of Castelvecchio. Ciao and good work.
WikiProject Poetry is having a revival and we are trying to determine who is still active in the project. If you are, please answer this roll call by placing an *asterisk* next to your name on the list of participants here. Thanks, Wrad 00:44, 6 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
WikiProject Poetry invites all members to participate in the current article improvement drive!
Our goal is to improve the quality of important poetry-related articles. There is no set deadline and participation is purely voluntary. The current focus is: Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Suggestions for future collaborative efforts are welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Poetry. Thank you for your support! |
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