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I feel the same, - when going over my list, there are so many who are no longer there, many without drama, just some last unspecific edit years ago ... - but to see a familiar name like yours is a special pleasure. I tell my own stories now, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:16, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'm off most of time. Family, work etc.. you know. But recently I joined again and I say or write something from time to time. I can't believe that I started 15 years ago :) Your work and attitude is still impressive Gerda. Old encyclopedist school, I'd say (no offense intended, please!). Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 10:25, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Leoš Janáček has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. C67903:34, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@filelakeshoe - Thank you for your help, everything in the article is verifiable. From my today's point of view, it would deserve a more professional (musicological) rewrite, as I tried to write not only encyclopedic entry, but also an interesting story of life and work .. and I'm just a fan or admirer of Janáček's work, not musical scientist. Thank you again, it's really nice to hear from you again :) Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 07:47, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi User:Wikipcontributor800, your submission was declined because it was poorly sourced. I started again by adding two reliable sources and I added some basic information proving he is notable (I know very well he is but other editors around here may not know). Your revisions are still in the history and can be restored, but don't forget to verify your claims by reliable sources. Let me know if you need any help. Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 06:38, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In fact, in my last editions I have added more sources.
Anyway, I admit they could have been seen as unreliable.
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Hi Gerda . I scrolled through your page of stories and I must say ... your choice, variety and variability of topics, overall beauty and aesthetic of your contributions is so close to my heart like nothing else on Wikipedia. I'm sending you my favourite and most beautiful piece from On an Overgrown Path, it's performed by lesser known but excellent Jan Jiraský, who connects very well the lyrical expression and urgent or maybe even anxious rhythmical contradiction present in many of Janáček's works in one moment. Enjoy and ... be well. Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 08:42, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
blushing - thank you for understanding! I listened with joy! The closest I came to Janáček was singing the Glagolitic Mass in choir, understanding how his music is language-driven and so expressive. Seeing the Vixen (not cunning, not little) in Munich was also great. - I added a few images, - keep looking at story music places, - for example today's music matching the Italian tenor of the story. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:29, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. I just began an article on one more of his operas, translating, Oedipus. There are several red links in his article, and the works' articles. Even if you don't understand German you may want to watch him talking - in an interview at the end of his article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:10, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Vejvančický, how are you? The Transylvania events in 1848-49 was obviously complex and tragic. In an attempt to not falling into the trick of favoring or blaming either ethnic/nationalistic narratives (be it Hungarian or Romanian), being balanced and neutral is the key. So I wonder where would be the best places (book) to get a full picture of what happened in Transylvania between 1848-49 or probably other preludes to it? I am only asking this because the article posted on EN wiki is far from it. 2604:3D09:D07F:E580:0:0:0:A28A (talk) 21:16, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I'm ok, thanks. I touched the article 1848–1849 massacres in Transylvania during a deletion discussion back in 2010(!). I have no knowledge of Romanian or Hungarian, so I'd stick to English literature on G-books or JSTOR. The ethnic perspective/point od view is often a problem in this part of Europe. I agree that the article is far from being perfect, I just added some reliable information proving there's a room for expansion. I'm no expert in this area. Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 06:39, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your response. It seems the ethnic perspective/point od view is often a problem in areas where complexities of multi-ethnicity are involved and history has been way too complex to use ethnic/national narratives as explanation. For instance, I read that there were "complex grey areas" in Hungarian Revolution 1848-49 when armies of both sides were racially and linguistically mixed (common sign for multi-national states), soldiers (and officers) were recruited or join for various reasons (volunteer, forced conscription, batter pay, employment etc.), not simply a case of who support XX side. the problematic discipline of different armies (be it regular or militia) and disregard for human lives and values (in comparison to today's world, but even today's world these problems still exist unfortunately) also presented a major challenge back then. The longer one's fighting the longer one could have become more insensitive. For instance, I've read it after being routed at Novara 1849, there were stragglers of Sardinian army who felt bitter because of being "involuntarily" conscripted for fighting the war, and they looted their own countrymen from villages as they passed through. And Novi Sad's population fell from 20000 to 7000 (including those who returned later) and 3/4 of town was devastated. 2604:3D09:D07D:6250:F0C9:ABF4:13C8:1D11 (talk) 17:51, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
followed the last paragraph, ...and 3/4 was devasted after heavy bombardment and then being captured by Hungarians in 1848-49 War. There were cases of the battlefield close to village and casualties of civilian population occurred as a result... Really sad. 2604:3D09:D07D:6250:F0C9:ABF4:13C8:1D11 (talk) 17:56, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Antonín, I have had a brief look at your article on Jiří Šlitr, which I find really good. Would you please consider expanding the article on Jiří Suchý, too? The condition whereof is rather embarrassing, given the renownness of the personality, albeit in the Czech and Czechoslovak milieu. In other words, do we need to provide English information on him and his merit only after he passes away? I daresay he deserves a much better and larger entry, but my own Wikipedia editting skills are, mildly speaking, insufficient. Thank you for considering the issue, of course if you have enough time for it. Srdečně, Zinædryl kinéaedrilleur (talk) 18:34, 30 September 2024 (UTC) After all, the Master turns 93 tomorrow![reply]
Hi, I always liked Šlitr more than Suchý but I admit that Suchý is a legend of Czech theatre. I'd like to expand, but as you say - I don't have enough time to focus on it. Maybe one day ... would you mind to check the grammar if I do so? I'm loosing contact with English written word and I think it is more and more visible in my contributions :( Wikipedia needs excellent writers. Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 13:46, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Vejvančický, you're a rare visitor to en:WP these days. I hope all is well.
Recently I perpetrated the article Jindřich Marco, about a man with a remarkable biography. As somebody with no knowledge of Czech, I'm sure I made spelling mistakes, and I probably did worse things too. If you have ten minutes to spare, do please give it a look. (Even better if you happen to know something about numismatics, an area of which I know nothing whatever.) -- Hoary (talk) 02:17, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Hoary, it's an excellent article, I know that name and his work from the past but I've learned a lot more from your summary. I can't find any significant mistakes. Nice to see that your article mentions also Dagmar Hochová, one of my favourites - I've visited a great retrospective with my wife and kids in Brno not a long time ago. We also bought a beautiful monography to our collection.
I'm ok but I don't have much time to contribute these days. Family and work and ... you know. I hope that you are ok too but I think you are - you still follow the old and consistent line of good work here. I regret that I can't focus on contributing as much as in the sleepy and comfortable times of my youth ... today my masters and commanders are stronger than me.
Good to see you back here, Tony, even if it's only for a fleeting visit. I know both the feeling of having so many obligations elsewhere that making significant improvements here is impossible and the feeling of there being more enjoyable alternative uses of one's spare time.
This video shows me that you really do have a handsome book there. I'm usually not much interested in photos of kids playing around, but DH's examples are wonderful. If I found myself in a Czech bookstore, I'd be tempted.
