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- Mailer Diablo 11:03, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Stick horse
The image is gone. If you look carefully, you'll see that the existing image is at Wikipedia commons — you up-loaded it there too. Nothing links to it, I think. It's being considered for deletion, and I can't see any harm in letting that continue. Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 16:38, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Okay... it's just that I'm a bit worried because somebody's claiming I've released copyrigt on Horsie because it's still showing on Wikipedia which is totally bad since there's a series of Horsie books coming out next year (even though under Dutch law you can only release copyright in writing, not by clicking on anything) DarkSkywise 17:03, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * What, are you honestly publishing a book with this thing? No offense intended, but who would buy it? Or are you printing it yourself via DocuPrint or something similar? Master Thief Garrett 22:21, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

No, it will be a worldwide release by a pretty famous American author of children's books. See below.

 * Fascinating! I can see that you may very well gain some sense of fame through this, and we may need to re-add you, but for the present please remember that Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. So do not be surprised if your article is deleted... but once you're famous, we'll be having a whole different discussion! Master Thief Garrett 04:14, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Actually, I don't wanna be famous... I had a short career as a muscian in Holland and I thouroughly *hated* the attention, also more than enough people know me now as the head moderator of the sixth largest Internet forum *worldwide* (yes, I can prove that too :oP ), but since so many ppl are having so much fun with "our thin blue fiend with the winning smile", I'll settle for just getting *rich* ;-P

sooooo.... did you click the links below yet? O:)
 * Yes, very hilarious!!! I finally understand why it has caught on, but, even so, my point still stands, not (yet!) noteworthy enough to be here. Master Thief Garrett 04:43, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

No problem... I really only submitted the article for all Horsie fans so they'd get a kick out of seeing their hero appear on Wiki ;-) (one of John Kerry's campaign leaders even had the Horsie Prez printed out to put it on her desk... too bad Kerry didn't win, eh?)

And besides, it's only a small problem compared to having to translate all this to Moo to a blue horse looking over my shoulder who has just put on its bestest pouty-face.

Maybe you should make Horsie an outfit too to cheer it up a bit? ;-P (rules are: it doesn't have to look professional, as long as you had fun creating it)

the StickHorsie thing
(NOTE: moved from my own talk page for ease-of-use.) No, this wasn't a joke, the drawing I first put in is the original drawing which is still used as a reference for all StickHorsie graphics and stories, only several people just threw a fit since I apparently uploaded the graphic to a "public domain"-type situation and I was only trying to get it removed! But since I couldn't delete it, I thought to replace it with a blank image, only then you put the original back on. I now replaced it with something else again (plain text), I hope you can delete all the files with the same name.

All I wanted was a small article on StickHorsie on Wikipedia because many people ARE looking around the 'net on where to get more info.

Sorry to have bothered you, as soon as the graphics gets deleted I'll be outta here.

DarkSkywise 12:50, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * It wasn't a joke??? Oh. Well, I'm glad you've explained that. But whether or not StickHorsie belongs on Wikipedia is now the subject of a Vfd and is largely open to debate.

 * If you wish to change the status of content you have uploaded, you may either edit the page and re-tag it, or you could add the Copy-vio tag to the original soure (in this case, to the image page and not to the article page) and add a request for its deletion. Blanking the image won't get rid of it, it is eternally stored in the history.

 * The image was part of the voting context. When a Vfd tag is added, the page is supposed to go into a pseudo-locked state; you replaced the image soon after the Vfd tag was added, as if you were trying to make your article look less "silly". Due to the rules of Vfd, content MUST remain intact until the conclusion of the vote; it can be improved upon, but images and any content referred to specifically in the vote page as a point of contention MUST remain in context for the voters to view. You defied this rule, I reverted it, and you now say you have defied it again! Please do not do this again, these rules are here for a purpose. Also, more importantly, you could be percieved by those in power as attempting to pervert the opinions of the voters in your favour, and there's probably a warning notice or two that the sysops/admins would feel quite happy to slap you with for doing that!

 * But the image has now been fully deleted, so the sole remaining point of contention is the StickHorsie text content itself, and after a week of voting its fate will also be decided upon.

 * I sure hope that clears everything up! Please enjoy your stay with Wikipedia. Have a nice day. Master Thief Garrett 22:21, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Okay, let me elaborate a bit on Horsie (I'm sure you'll be as surprised as I was)

I originally made the drawing in 2001 just to give a few friends a laugh and thought "in a couple of days or weeks everybody will forget the silly thing".

Wrong.

A couple of web designers suddenly thought it was funny to design some clothes for the poor undressed equine, people started to write little poems and stories with Horsie in it, I was asked if Horsie could be used for a breast cancer awareness flyer, as a mascot for a political awareness site (politicians *do* moo a lot, don't they?), several schools in the US had "Stick Horsie drawing" contests for the youngest, Horsie was used as a means to help somebody with agoraphobia (yes, really), it was voted "International symbol of peace and good will" by a site with 32,000 members, a famous DJ had everybody wondering by putting Horsie on the "guest list" (after which it suddenly appeared on one of the pics of the concert), somebody wrote a StickHorsie walz, and yes, a prime Stargate fanfic writer approached *me* if she could use Horsie as a co-star in a multi-part story (check the comments of the readers... story's on fanfic.net, author iamdragonrider, title Moo X-Treme)

I now also have offers for a series of children's books (to be released *worldwide*) and a series of short animated movies, none of them was asked for by *me*. Apparently, Horsie has a enough of a certain "je ne sais quoi" to appeal to lots of people worldwide. So if I would ask people who really love Horsie to mail you and say so, be prepared for a pretty vast influx of mail.

(The only reason the first Horsie book isn't out yet is that I first want to use the Stargate story to see what Horsie can and can't do, so I'll have a good reference sheet for the author of the books.)

Yes, people would buy it. In fact, people have been *telling* me for over a year that there should be a book SOON. Maybe it's amazing to some that a silly drawing like this would get such a large number of avid followers (there were even 3 sites with ANTI-Horsie stuff, only I had those disabled), but then again, Mickey Mouse started out the same way, didn't he?

No, you really wouldn't want all Horsie fans to mail you. ;-þ

Besides, doesn't it look cute in itsArabian Nights oufit? Or as the next prez of the USA? And what's THIS in the grass? Coincidence? Made by Martians? (just 3 of the HUNDREDS of Horsie graphics people have made without me *ever* asking for any)

Bytheway, I *do* think the upload section should have an "oops" button. Would *you* like to have a pic of yourself in the shower on display for a full week? even though EVERYBODY, including yourself, wants it off? Thought so, yes.

Oh well, have a Moo-ry Xmas anyway (or at least a Little Horsie Swiss Roll);-þ

please *do* click on the links, they're nice illustrations of the situations people have put Horsie in in the past

Stick horse
Hi there! Regarding the sock puppetry - I'm sure that those new people appearing to vote are actually friends of yours, but that is not exactly relevant. In general, votes by anonymous or new users are discounted on VfD. This is precisely so people cannot drag in their friends in order to get an article kept. See WP:SOCK for details.

Btw please sign your posts ~ on people's talk pages. Thanks.

Radiant_* 13:12, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

 * oops, sorry! *hangs head in shame for forgetting the sqiggles* DarkSkywise 13:22, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Please don't post nonsense on discussion pages, including VfD pages. They are for discussion rather than creativity. Thanks. Gazpacho 11:00, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * if you mean the Horsie-on-the-floppy story... no creativity here, just plain facts. It was just an example of why Horsie is so important to many people and I did NOT make it up. Why should I?

(Actually, I have no idea where I was being "creative" on that page.) DarkSkywise 14:02, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * For example, posting a 26-line poem. An occasional one-liner alongside your vote is OK, but poetry, story-telling, and chat are not what the discussion pages are for. Gazpacho
 * Poem wasn't posted by me, but by Kezzie. And the stories were just to illustrate why Horsie is so important to some. DarkSkywise 17:38, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Demonoid
The article has been deleted because it does not assert notability - this is one of the criteria for Speedy Deletion. To meet the inclusion standards, websites have their own guideline. In general reliable sources need to be multiple, independent and specifically about the subject itself. The article has been recreated 3 times and has now been deleted again. I have protected the location to prevent it reappearing. I would suggest that you try and recreate the content in your user space and make the article compliant with the above guidelines. Once you have done that, you can take the article to deletion review or you can drop me a line on my talk page. Spartaz Humbug! 06:23, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

What I could salvage (with some redos) from the Google cache: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION - DarkSkywise 20:45, 12 July 2007 (UTC))

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The website features a publicly accessible search engine, although membership is required to download more than 3 torrents per week or to download torrent files older than a few days. Registration traditionally opened every Friday (GMT), but plans were announced on March 3, 2007 to open registration on a monthly rather than a weekly schedule in the future. Existing users in good standing have the ability to send invitation codes to others during closed registration.

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Hi PolkaDot, and a warm welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you have enjoyed editing as much as I did so far and decide to stay. Unfamiliar with the features and workings of Wikipedia? Don't fret! Be Bold! Here's some good links for your reference and that'll get you started in no time!

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Most Wikipedians would prefer to just work on articles of their own interest. But if you have some free time to spare, here are some open tasks that you may want to help out :

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- Mailer Diablo 11:03, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021
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Please join this discussion - there is increase in the abuse of Wikipedia and its processes by POV pushers, Paid Editors, and by holders of various user rights including Autopatrolled. Even our review systems themselves at AfC and NPR have been infiltrated. The good news is that detection is improving, but the downside is that it creates the need for a huge clean up - which of course adds to backlogs.

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New Page Patrol newsletter May 2022
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Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.

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New Page Patrol newsletter June 2022
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In the last 30 days, the top 100 reviewers have all made more than 16 patrols (up from 8 last month), and about 70 have averaged one review a day (up from 50 last month).

While there are more people doing more reviews, many of the ~730 with the NPP right are doing little. Most of the reviews are being done by the top 50 or 100 reviewers. They need your help. We appreciate every review done, but please aim to do one a day (on average, or 30 a month).

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NPP July 2022 backlog drive is on!
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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022
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After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators and, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.
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October 2022 New Pages Patrol backlog drive
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New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022
Hello , Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.

Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to ), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also. Software news: and  have connected with WMF developers who can review and approve patches, so they have been able to fix some bugs, and make other improvements to the Page Curation software. You can see everything that has been fixed recently here. The reviewer report has also been improved. Suggestions:
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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023
Hello , The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day. won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ralco appen nomber

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. — Xezbeth 07:05, May 2, 2005 (UTC)

Ralco appen nomber
Nonsense article. 0 hits in Google. - Jshadias 11:04, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, as above. Master Thief Garrett 11:42, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete -- nonsense article. - Longhair | Talk 12:14, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * "Aunithologist" is a mis-spelling of ornithologist, by the way. Uncle G 14:30, 2005 Apr 23 (UTC)
 * Delete, hoax, created by a vandal. RickK 22:40, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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Mary Banotti

Mary Elizabeth Banotti (O'Mahony; 29 May 1939 – 10 May 2024) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 1984 to 2004.

Early life and education
Banotti was born in Malahide, Dublin, in 1939 to Jim and Kitty O'Mahony. She was a sister of the former Minister Nora Owen and her mother was a niece of the Irish political leader Michael Collins. Living on Seafield Road, Clontarf, she attended a private primary school run by the Misses Walsh, and then the local Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf.

Career
Following her education she worked as a nurse in North America, Europe and Africa, before joining Irish Distillers as an occupational health nurse and Industrial Welfare Officer in 1972.

Banotti was divorced for many years from her Italian husband.

Between 1980 and 1984, she presented a weekly programme on social welfare rights and information on RTÉ television. Banotti unsuccessfully contested the 1983 Seanad election and the Dublin Central by-election the same year.

Politics
In 1984, she was elected to the European Parliament, representing the Dublin constituency. She retained her seat until her retirement at the 2004 European elections. She was Fine Gael's candidate in the 1997 presidential election, coming second to Fianna Fáil's Mary McAleese. In 1999, she also was the UNFPA's Goodwill Ambassador on reproductive health.

Philanthropy
Banotti was a member and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), a global nonprofit organization that combats child sexual exploitation, child pornography, and child abduction.

Banotti served as Honorary President of Health First Europe, and a member of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems' board.

Banotti died on 10 May 2024, at the age of 84. She was survived by her daughter, Tania.

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User:Ros2379

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MFA Northwestern University

PhD Yale University

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I'm assuming your new as you don't have a talk page yet! Deb 11:06, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Are you Telsa Gwynne? Or maybe you'd rather not say. Deb 17:17, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

I completely agree with you about "frequent edits". I know there are some people around who do them for the wrong reason (for example, someone I was constantly in dispute with over the factual accuracy of a particular article, and she used to do loads of little edits to it, in the hope that I would only look at her last change and not notice the previous ones) but I don't see that they are in themselves a bad thing. Deb 17:38, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

CZJ and Welsh
Hellow :)

I remember reading, when she was introduced here in America with Zero, that she and Anthony Hopkins both spoke fluent Welsh while on the set. Hopkins is also from south Wales, and Zeta-Jones appearently has just set up house in Swansea.

To be truthful I dont know how fluent she might be, thus the question. I am atempting to learn a bit of Welsh, and thought if I saw a big Hollywood Star speaking it it might help. Thank you for your response though!!! Let me know if you find out anything!Drachenfyre

I just reread the artical! and now it saws she is a native Welsh speaker! someone updated that because previously it was not there. lol.Drachenfyre

I can not go to her fansite atm as I am at work, but maybe we can post a question there? I am sure she would list her Welsh credits as she seems very proud of her heritage.Drachenfyre

Did you know?
 Did you know has been updated and a fact from the article History of Swansea, which you recently created, has been featured in that section on the Main Page. If you have another interesting fact to submit, then please suggest it at the section's talk page.

Sutcliff book articles
I marked these article as stubs purely on the length of the articles. Judging a book by its cover, so to speak. I do not know anything about the subject matter so cannot provide any expansion points. Whether or not to leave the stub tag is up to you. Don't be put off by it. :) --TheParanoidOne 19:18, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

Re: King's College, Hong Kong School Song
Thanks for your help. =) Jerry Crimson Mann 14:07, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Welsh people
Yes, I tend to agree with you about the need for such a category -- it exists for some other "races" (for want of a better word). There is also a List of Welsh people, of course. I don't think I feel strongly enough to actually do anything about it, though. Deb 15:56, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I think I will keep my hands off "Welsh" while you're working on it. You've got lots of ideas and I look forward to having more to choose from.  A while ago I created Anglo-Welsh literature and Anglo-Welsh poetry, which might also come in handy. Deb 16:25, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

A late welcome
Telsa,

You were clearly missed in Stuttgart. The Iranian delegation there, which included three girls, definitely wanted to meet you as the most influential woman in GNOME, to say the least.

I don't know why I don't hear from you, but collaboration with you at the Wikipedia is something I look forward to. roozbeh 17:01, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)

 * Aww, I didn't know you were at Guadec. As for not hearing from me, where? Have I missed an email? I shall check! --Telsa 08:52, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I guess I sent you something about the CLDR project and Welsh data. But you were also somehow silent on lists like gnome-i18n, weren't you? roozbeh 09:39, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

Welsh people
I created a short stub because I knew it was about to become the UK COTW (I'm going to update the COTW page as soon as I've posted this :-) - so go ahead and do any of your planned edits! -- Joolz 18:01, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Here's the link for the COTW by the way. I think the plans for it would be similar to English people and Scottish people -- Joolz 18:05, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

UK Wikipedians' notice board
Re your comment: Participants - added self (was this wise, I wonder?)

Of course it is. Want to volunteer for something? -- Francs2000 | Talk 13:34, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Just make sure you make time for real life. I didn't and ended up burning out and having to take a few months' break.  I'm now back and determined not to do as much as I did...

 * PS it was me that started the UK notice board and collaboration... -- Francs2000 | Talk 15:24, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hi
Just saying hi, for no good reason. :) Kelly Martin 17:05, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

Category:UK Wikipedians
Hi, just to let you know that the list of UK participants at the UK notice board was getting rather long, so I have replaced it with the above category which I have added to your user page. -- Francs2000 | Talk 30 June 2005 21:05 (UTC)

Spammy spammy spammy
Double whammy. Bam.

Er, I haven't posted here before, so I thought I would. :p Hedley 3 July 2005 21:56 (UTC)

fuwch frech
I have zero personal knowledge of this topic. It's a long story as to why I ended up creating the page, but suffice to say I have no way of judging its accuracy. --Dtcdthingy 01:35, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

divine names
with regard to your suggestion made to me for one page devoted to the etymology of the names of the gods of my ancient Celtic ancestors, what, Telsa, do u feel might be an acceptable name for such a page? I have been desirous to formulate such a page for some weeks now, but have been afraid of breaking wikipedia duplication protocols. Please kindly tender a page name suggestion. GeoffMGleadall 03:22, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

Santé!
And a toast in ''calva to yourself! Man vyi 12:27, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

Hiya back!
Thanks for the greeting. :-) Yes, we seem to be on the same wavelength on the Half-Blood Prince. It's pretty difficult to find a good balance between size and information, but you have a pretty good handle on that from what I've seen. --Deathphoenix 13:40, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Not surprisingly, I fully agree with you. I like the books, but I don't believe in bloating all the articles involved with it. Such articles get accused of being too crufty. I've done some work on The Belgariad and its characters, for example, but I wouldn't think of blowing these things up to the level I've seen some of the articles here. It's because Harry Potter has such a huge fan base who care very deeply about it. I think we represent the fanbase that likes it, but wants some moderation in its coverage here. --Deathphoenix 15:45, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Yet Another London Wikimeet
Heya Telsa,

As I might have mentioned on IRC, we're organising another London meetup, for Sunday the 11th of September; specifics still to work out, but it will probably be fun as ever, and involve a few drinks and a nice chat in a pub. We'd love to see you there...

James F. (talk) 22:09, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Archiving talk pages
Hi Telsa. I've already archived Talk:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but you expressed an interest in learning how to archive a talk page. Take a look at the following: How to archive a talk page. I'll admit that it's terribly complicated, but after a while, you'll make up your own procedures (I have ;-) ).

I also have a different method that I use for archiving my own talk page, which you can use if you wish (or you could just use the above method for archiving your talk page as well).

The simplest way is to click the "move" link above the article, and type in the new name. This is somewhat dangerous for large pages containing active discussions, because it moves the entire page: you can't choose which discussions to keep. However, I love it because it preserves the history in the new archive page. I used this method for archiving my own talk page, since it wasn't terribly active, and I know exactly when the conversations closed. Therefore, you can do the following:
 * 1) Click the "move" above your Talk page.
 * 2) In the "New title" field, type User talk:Telsa/Archive1
 * 3) When it's completed, go back to User talk:Telsa, and remove all the text (which should look something like #REDIRECT User talk:Telsa/Archive1

Good luck! --Deathphoenix 15:00, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem. As I said, the process isn't nearly as complicated as it looks (in fact, I just did a very simple cut & paste into a new /Archive1 and /Archive2 article when I did it), but I don't know if I'll be gutted like a fish by other folks if I suggest using my method without looking at the proper documentation first ;-). --Deathphoenix 16:01, 21 July 2005 (UTC) Oh, and by the way, I'd recommend against the Monolithic approach. It's easy, but not a good way to do it, IMO. --Deathphoenix 16:04, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

See you!
No idea what away on assignment might mean, but good luck, and see you at the other side of it :) --Telsa 14:55, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the kind words. It just means that I'm out of the country. Of course, I guess I still couldn't stop checking out Wikipedia. Ah, well. :-) --Deathphoenix 02:04, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Image:Mutantcustardcream.png
Do you have any want for this image? If not, if you were to remove it from your talk page, I could get it removed from the wikipedia as an orphan. Dmn  € Դմն 21:37, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

New Stadium, Swansea
You're welcome. I just noticed the name had changed on a preview of the Wales match and fixed it (I've no connection to Swansea myself, save an open day visit to the uni). Previously, I thought that the White Rock Stadium was its official title (Sounds a lot better and more original in my opinion). - Green Tentacle 19:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Wikified red dragon
Hi Telsa: Your wiki-linking at Pub name origins looks fine to me. —Theo (Talk) 18:17, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

The Classic Serial strand
Further to your comments on the talk page at BBC television drama, I've added a mention of the Sunday serials to the Golden Age section of the article. It runs thus: Family-audience based period dramas, often adaptations such as The Eagle of the Ninth (1977), were popular on Sunday afternoons, with the Classic Serial strand which ran there becoming something of an institution until the early 1990s.

Obviously it's not much, but there's a lot to cover and the Classic Serials could probably do with an article of their own at some point. Angmering 00:08, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I suppose it really depends on what you count as part of that strand. After all, this year's version of Kidnapped, with Paul McGann, was shown on Sunday late afternoons / early evenings and was very much a part of that tradition. Angmering 13:12, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Hiya
Hiya! Varitek 01:41, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

Croeso
Oseorc indeed! Thanks for the greeting. Sorry - no Welsh spoken here - we just admire the Welsh Ecnalubmas... I'll try and do a bit more on Black Mountains and related topics --Snalwibma 08:59, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Swansea
Hey Telsa, thanks for pointing out the date on the leisure centre (Maritime Quarter). Archiving Talk:Swansea sounds good - it's a pretty well developed article now. Just one other thing, may I suggest that the transport section be reduced somewhat - it looks awfully big in a article that is talking about the Swansea region. It looks like an essay in itself about "Transport in Swansea". (left by Thobius)

Hi again. I've just decided to change my username to my real name. Don't worry though, I won't be doing so much anymore. (Sloman 15:11, 25 October 2005 (UTC))

Category:Cardiff
Hello there boyo/girlo. I've been attacking the Category:Cardiff page cos it was very cluttered, and was thinking about having more subcategories, a la Category:London. Stuff like Category:Culture of Cardiff, Category:Sport in Cardiff and maybe later Category:Geography of Cardiff. There were some places, like Thornhill, Wales, Tiger Bay, Michaelston-super-Ely, Rhiwbina that don't claim in the article they're districts. Could you shed light on the matter or maybe give me a pointer? Thanks --Dangherous 10:34, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Bob Peck
Hi Telsa. I agree with you completely. It seems weird to have an article on Peck that says "he was most famous for Jurassic Park", especially when the photo caption said he was best known for Edge of Darkness! So I re-wrote it and hedged a bit, saying something like "best known to UK audiences for Edge, later familiar to Americans for Jurassic Park. JW 15:53, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

Dylan stuff

 * Goodbye, and by the way I don't give a flying fart about ANY of your smelly welsh rivers or your rubbish football teams. Lion King 06:44, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

(For the record: above comment presumably made in response to this comment, which he blanked from his page.)

Bron-y-Aur
''Hiya. You requested a song infobox on the article Bron-Y-Aur. I'm not altogether sure how to do this. The article is about a place. The two songs are mentioned, but if you want to create giant infoboxes, might it not be better to create [Bron-y-Aur (song)] and [Bron yr Aur Stomp (song)] to contain them? They look otherwise as though they will swamp the article. I'm not saying you have to. I'm just suggesting it's a thought. Thanks. --Telsa 16:30, 3 November 2005 (UTC)''
 * Thanks for noticing my mistake. I was adding the song infobox request template to a whole bunch of Led Zeppelin songs earlier today, and I must have missed that their song Bron-y-Aur has an article on Wikipedia that deals with a Welsh village. Once again, thanks for your keen eye. -- SoothingR(pour) 17:13, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Gelert and Nuttall
Sure, sure make a redirect by all means. Many of the Nuttall entries are spelled "spechiallie", and while I've done my best to find other spellings....sometimes I miss the already-done article. Thanks for the catch. ;-) Womble 17:03, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

Cray reservoir
I have re-written Cray reservoir although the copy vio was from a paper published by a colleague of mine who was quite happy with it being quoted. However, I have made a preécis rather than directly quote and have given Chris a couple of links thrown in for free. Velela 14:05, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

CZJ
According to she has made donations to Democratic candidates in the US, which means she's either a citizen or is a permanent resident (green card) -- getcrunk juice 22:34, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

The Silver Branch
Hi again. Per Naming_conventions, I'd create two stubs, The Silver Branch (Rosemary Sutcliff novel) and The Silver Branch (Patricia Kennealy novel). Make The Silver Branch into a clean disambig, perhaps with a redirect from The silver branch if you feel like it. As to the source of the titles, maybe in an interview somewhere the author(s) have mentioned where it comes from, but other wise put in the see also something like "The_Voyage_of_Bran, a celtic myth prominantly featuring a silver branch." But you can't say "This is almost certainly the origin for the title of both books" unless someone else has said it somewhere first, no matter how obvious it is. Oh, and have a look at my disambig clean-up:. brenneman (t) (c) 16:20, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

Wales related Categories
Hi Telsa, I wasn't so much deleting them, I was trying to rationalise them. The use categories as they stood were a bit of a mess. Some articles were in both Glamorgan and a sub category of Glamorgan, and the whole category of Glamorgan was getting so big as to become almost meaninglesss. There were also loads of articles of places that belonged within Glamorgan that were not categorised as glamorgan but where in some cases not categorised at all, or just categoriesd within their contemporary administrative county.

With places, in most cases they are being discussed in the contemporary sense and I think they should go into their administrative counties, which in many cases fall within the borders of older counties like Glamorgan and hence a sub-category is appropriate. In many cases administrative counties can go into sub categories of older counties which contain many of the newer counties, this is a way of linking a place to an older county. I know things can get a bit tricky where places have shifted between counties and there are overlaps, this is probably better explained in the article itself - if the writers of the article really care that much about the history of boundaries.

I don't think I've touched any historical articles and I agree that if a more historical article is more appropriately categorised as Glamorgan it should stay there. (Sloman 22:22, 27 November 2005 (UTC))

Happy Birthday!
Many happy returns of the day :) =Nichalp   «Talk»=  14:39, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Please sign talk messages :P
Hey, regarding your talk message to 220.237.228.236, can I ask you to sign it. This makes life easier to those wanting to add future test messages as we can see what date the first 'offense' took place. Thank you. --Computerjoe 12:25, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Zeta-Jones
Hi, it isn't really that Wikipedia is split on the nationality/ethnicity debate, its just that people who try to place a certain part of a person's ethnicity in the header (usually because they are of that ethnicity) are quite visible and quite pushy. Basically the nationality should go in the header not ethnicity. Thanks Arniep 16:06, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi, there is only one person trying to change it to ethnicity, now under an ip. Thanks Arniep 18:17, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Many thanks
Heya Telsa, thanks for the greeting, and the links, was a very nice intro to the wiki community. Much appreciated!

(goes back to writing about obscure castles) G.O.Carte 22:52, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Telsa Gwynne AfD
Hi Telsa I've just read your comments on the AfD and I think you deserve congratulating on a refreshing absence of arrogance. I wish a good many others here would take it as an example! Rhion 11:37, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Meetup/Birmingham
This is just a reminder that the Birmingham meetup of UK Wikipedians that you have expressed an interst in is happening tomorrow. Sorry for the short notice. Thryduulf 15:14, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Welsh Wikipedians' notice board
I've created a fairly simple Welsh Wikipedians' notice board (shortcut WP:WWNB) to try to get things started. Please have a look and consider signing on, adding it to your watchlist and helping to make sure any users with an interest in the subject know about it. Also please feel free to add things and to change anything you feel needs changing – I'm not under the impression that I own it! Rhion 19:39, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

History of the Internet FAC
Title case issue has been fixed. --Barberio 00:11, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Tell us anything good about yourself
Then we will sing your praises and you will fly in! Alph a x τεχ 13:22, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Signature stuff
Err, where to start... right click on "my preferences" to open it in another tab s oyou can still look at this. Under the "user profile" tab is the box "Nickname:" stick the wiki syntax for what you want in there and tick "Raw signature." Done. Now ~ will put whatever you wanted.

Foe example, mine is: brenneman (t) (c)

Was that the question? brenneman (t) (c) 14:11, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Referencing formatting
You're more than welcome. Cite.php is a sweet system; there's a couple of issues that need to be worked out but so far it's doing well. HTH HAND —Phil | Talk 10:31, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

football
The Victorian Rules folk are trying to claim that Aussie Rules is an Australian variety of the game when it is very distinctly a Victorian variation of football and was codified in Victoria many years before the beginning of Australia. If you share the same opinion I would love for you to come to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Football and give your opinion.

All the best

04:15, 12 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius

Apologies
I apologise Telsa if I annoyed you with my comment. My comment was made to you as I felt that it was the best manner to create consensus on the issue by getting all those involved in football to comment.

My comments were not meant to sway you or manipulate you, they were meant purely to create as much interest in the consensus as possible. I obviously lack the eloquence of Bertrand Russell in such matters so I apologise for bothering you.

All the best

09:30, 13 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius

Crickhowell
Good addition about the number of arches under Crickhowell bridge! I remember being puzzled by them at the age of eight. And I'll back you up if anyone objects that it's not "properly referenced"! Snalwibma 22:15, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Badger-baiting
I wrote the Badger-baiting article and the books I utilized are referenced on that page. In addition, websites are noted in the External links section. The description you gave was/is basically correct; however, it was quite brief so I expanded it. The meaning of your words is not lost in the expanded version. In answer to your timeline question, badger-baiting was employed heavily in England during the 1800s and continues today with the approximate death of 10,000+ badgers annually. If you feel that you want to edit my contribution and make it better with your additions, please do so, Wikipedia is after all a team effort. Cordially SirIsaacBrock 23:56, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome
Thanks for your nice message! Yes, I found the "in-need-of-attention" list while wandering around - and plunged in. Now I shall have to investigate the links situation - thanks for the tip. HJMG 16:25, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Me
Hey! I dare say I'll still monitor my watchpages for the pages I most care about (that is, the ones wot I wrote), but I can't see myself making any more big edits. I appreciate that Wikipedia needs better sourcing for its articles, but it seems that whoever is creating all those templates doesn't understand the difference between information and meta-information. They make the articles so damned ugly. It's just not the same Wikipedia as it used to be. Varitek 09:19, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Moving Bron-Y(r)-Aur
According to this page, which clearly shows the signs directing individuals towards the lodge, the correct spelling of this location is in fact "Bron-Yr-Aur". Therefore, I feel that the article should be placed under that title and "Bron-Y-Aur", the common misspelling, should be redirected to "Bron-Yr-Aur". I understand that the above information may not be 100% accurate and if you find more credible information simply contact me and we can discuss further the correct placement of the article. DanManX 01:55, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Ar Log
Toop 09:57, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the greeting Telsa. Wyt ti'n siarad Cymraeg?

I didn't really put in much work on Ar Log - I got hooked on their music as a teenager and at the time I must have read every conceivable piece about their history, background etc.

editing spree on march first
as you said no it does not stop people from noticing but it sure slows them down! hahahahaha 69.179.119.34 20:06, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Nobility article
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Viareggio

Viareggio is a city and comune in northern Tuscany, Italy, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 62,000, it is the second largest city in the province of Lucca, after Lucca.

It is known as a seaside resort as well as being the home of the famous carnival of Viareggio (dating back to 1873), and its papier-mâché floats, which (since 1925), parade along the promenade known as "Passeggiata a mare", in the weeks of Carnival. The symbol of the carnival of Viareggio and its official mask is Burlamacco, designed and invented by Uberto Bonetti in 1930.

The city traces its roots back to the first half of the 16th century when it became the only gate to the sea for the Republic of Lucca. The oldest building in Viareggio, known as Torre Matilde, dates back to this time and was built by the Lucchesi in 1541 as a defensive fortification to fight the constant menace of corsair incursions.

Viareggio is also an active industrial and manufacturing centre; its shipbuilding industry has long been renowned around the world and its fishing and floricultural industries are still fundamental sectors to the city's economy.

Viareggio hosts the Premio letterario Viareggio Répaci for literature, established in 1929. Amongst the other events organized around the year, it is worth mentioning the Festival Gaber, which has been held every August since 2004 to celebrate the memory of Giorgio Gaber, and is attended by several high-profile Italian musicians.

Coat of arms
The current coat of arms was chosen in 1848 and replaces the previous one dating back to 1752, which showed an image of Saint Anthony from Padua, the first patron saint of the city.

The current coat of arms consists of an anchor with a hawser placed on top of a white, red and green shield. Viareggio was one of the first municipalities to adopt the tricolore (later to become the official flag of the unified Italy) for its coat of arm; even before Italy was officially unified.

Ancient and medieval ages
During the 3rd century BC, the mountains of Versilia were slowly invaded by the Ligurian tribes who, coming from the north, stretched their area of influence as far south as the river Arno. In 180 BC the Romans defeated the Ligurians and started colonising the Versilia (the areas known today as Massaciuccoli, Camaiore, Pietrasanta).

The most widely accepted theory recognises the city's name as deriving from the Latin Via Regis ("Kings' Road"), the name of the Medieval road linking the fortification built on the beach to Lucca.

According to other historians, instead, the name derives from Vicus Regius. This theory is based on the fact that in imperial times, there was a small inhabited centre (vicus) in the area known as "Gli Ortacci" which belonged to the empire, hence regius ("Royal").

Several hillside towns started developing in the Middle Ages, some of which are still active. The area currently hosting the city of Viareggio was still marshland and not inhabited. Around 1000 A.D. the first hostilities between Lucca and Pisa arose, aimed at gaining control over the coast of the Versila, which since the High Middle Ages had been nothing more than a forest owned by feudal lords in constant rivalry with each other.

The first mention of Viareggio dates back to 1169 when a wooden tower guarding the coast was built. A little over two years later, in (1172) a military building named Turris de Via Regia was erected, taking its name from the road that linked it to Lucca (known today as via Montramito). In the following years the area around Viareggio, was involved in the hostilities between Pisa and Lucca, in their attempt to gain control over the coastal area. The conflict was spurred by the desire of the Lucchesi to finally gain access to the sea, and to the Pisane fear of the economic competition of its rival city. It is during these years that the feudal Lords of Versilia were forced to abdicate in favour of Castruccio Castracani. In the following years the area upon which Viareggio would eventually be built was marked by a number of minor battles, invasions and pillages. In addition, the area was also affected by the pestilence which, recounted by Giovanni Boccaccio in his masterpiece the Decameron, spread throughout the whole of Italy.

15th through 17th centuries
In these years Florence expanded its control over Tuscany. Lucca, however, managed to maintain its independence in exchange for hefty financial penalties.

On September 10, 1513, Pope Leo X removed the port of Motrone from the control of Lucca. This directly affected the future of Viareggio which, from that moment, became the focus of Lucca's efforts to turn the town into its centre for commercial activities, and, in addition to the square-plan tower erected in (1534) with the aim to protect the port, several settlements started appearing.

The 17th century was perhaps one of the most difficult periods for the 300 inhabitants of Viareggio; the area was insalubrious, malaria and other deadly epidemic diseases made the lives of fishermen and farmers extremely difficult. Lucca, on the other hand, increased its efforts to drain the marshlands to improve quality of life and encouraged migration to the new town.

Slowly Viareggio changed its appearance; two small churches and as many factories were built, followed by a number of small shops. Meanwhile its port became more active, while the cultivation of the drained fields started.

18th and 19th centuries

In 1701 Viareggio became a comune (municipality). In 1739, thanks to the work of hydraulics engineer Bernardino Zendrini, the marshlands were finally completely drained and the town turned into a place where noblemen from Lucca came and built their palaces.

In May 1799 Viareggio was the centre of a popular uprising against the Jacobin Club.

With the invasion of Italy by Napoleon the Lucchese state was turned into a principality whose sovereignty was given to Felice Baciocchi, although the real power was in the hands of Napoleon's older sister, Elisa. Elisa's government was characterised by unpopular measures such as those against the ecclesiastic patrimony. Similarly, most of her financial policies were of dubious effect, although some were welcomed by the locals, such as the adoption of the "Napoleonic Code," the adoption of the metric system, and the introduction of mandatory vaccination against smallpox.

With the fall of Napoleon and Baciocchi, Viareggio was the centre of several acts of violence. In March 1814 the population openly protested against the French, an event which turned into acts of pure vandalism.

Viareggio remained under the control of the Austrians until 1817 when, as part of the agreements from Congress of Vienna, Maria Luisa of Spain was assigned the new Duchy of Lucca. The years to come would wipe out any good action that had been taken during the Napoleonic rule, although the new ruler would contribute to the town's expansion by building its first marina (seaside). In 1820 Viareggio obtained the status of city.

Following the death of his mother (March 13, 1824), Charles Louis of Parma took over the government of Lucca and greatly contributed to Viareggio's expansion, by building a new church, a royal casino and two beach resorts, the first ones to be built in Viareggio.

On October 5, 1847, Lucca was acquired by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Viareggio, in this new scenario, developed as a seaside resort for the whole of Tuscany. In 1848 the city adopted its current coat of arms. In these years Viareggio was the destination of many exiled intellectuals of the Italian Risorgimento who were tolerated by the local sovereigns.

During these years Viareggio's economy saw a very rapid expansion through its already recognised beach tourism and the newly expanding sailboat industry. Its population increased from 300 in 1740 to 6,549 in 1841.

20th century
The beginning of the 20th century saw again a marked development of the coast and tourism industry, which caused a drastic change to most of the beach. The Passeggiata or promenade was born, with its cafés and shops, contributing to turning the city into the "Pearl of the Tyrrhenian Sea." Wood was very widely used in most buildings, and in 1917, a large portion of the city was lost in fire in only one night. It was only during the fascist era that wood would finally be replaced by other materials.

During World War II Viareggio was subject to heavy bombings and entire suburbs of the city were destroyed.

After the war, the reconstruction finally began, but the city's appearance had changed dramatically. Today Viareggio is still a renowned seaside resort and is widely famous for its carnival and shipbuilding industry.

21st century
Late in the evening of June 29, 2009, a train carrying liquified petroleum gas derailed while approaching Viareggio's railway station. The ensuing explosion killed 32 people, injured many others, and destroyed a large number of homes and families near the station.

Geography
The entire area of Viareggio extends over the coastal flooding plain of Versilia. Located on the Ligurian Sea (although traditionally considered to face the Tyrrhenian Sea), it has 10 km of sandy beaches, of which 6 km are managed by private beach resorts and the remaining 4 km are public (most of the public beach is part of the Parco Naturale Regionale Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli. Viareggio borders the local municipalities of Camaiore, Massarosa and Vecchiano) (PI).

The municipal area comprises the Lake of Massaciuccoli and several canals, the most important ones of which are known as Burlamacca, Farabola, Fossa dell'Abate (bordering the municipality of Camaiore), and Fosso Le Quindici.

Subdivisions
Viareggio has a single frazione, Torre del Lago Puccini, having a population of around 11,000.

The city itself is subdivided into four Circoscrizioni:
 * Circoscrizione no. 1: Torre del Lago Puccini.
 * Circoscrizione no. 2: Centro Marco Polo.
 * Circoscrizione no. 3: Darsena/ex Campo d'Aviazione.
 * Circoscrizione no. 4: Viareggio Nuova.

Climate
The climate is characterised by high levels of humidity (between 60% and 80% of relative humidity in the summer months) and a yearly rainfall of 700 to 1000 mm as a result of the proximity of the Apuanian Alps to the coast.

The main winds blow from the southeast: the Libeccio and the Ponente, which batter the coast for two to three days in a row, cause severe storms.

During winter months (Dec-Feb), high temperatures can vary between 14-15 °C and 4-5 °C, while night time temperatures can reach below 0 °C on average 24 times a year. In the summer (Jun-Aug), temperatures peak around 31-33 °C, with the highest temperature of the year being around 35 °C.

 * Climatic classification: zone D, 1416 GR/G
 * Atmospheric diffusivity: low, Ibimet CNR 2002

Economy
The primary sectors of Viareggio's economy are tourism, commerce and services, include fishing and floriculture (the flowers of Versilia).

The city also houses prolific shipyards.

At the beginning of the 19th century, craftsmen from Viareggio built small fishing vessels along the banks of the Burlamacca canal. As the century progressed, however, this small shipbuilding activity prospered until it became an internationally acclaimed centre. Nowadays, Viareggio is the main luxury yachts producing city in the world thanks to the presence of shipyards with builders such as Azimut Benetti, Codecasa, Fipa, Rossinavi, Perini navi and many others.

Carnival
The Carnival of Viareggio was established in 1873, while the now ever-present papier mâché – used to build the floats featured during its parades – was first introduced in 1925. The official masks of the Carnival are Burlamacco and Ondina, drawn for the first time in 1930.

Since 1954, RAI broadcasts the entire event on national TV. Since 2001, the craftsmen of the carnival have moved to the Cittadella del Carnevale or, literally, Carnival Town.

Prizes

 * Premio letterario Viareggio Repaci, a literary award founded in 1929 by Leonida Rèpaci, Alberto Colantuoni and Carlo Salsa.
 * Premio internazionale Artiglio.
 * Premio Sport Città di Viareggio.
 * Premio Viareggio Sport.

Events

 * The Festival Puccini (held in Torre del Lago Puccini) takes place every summer since 1930, between July and August, in an open-air theatre with 3,200 seats on the shore of lake Massaciuccoli. A new permanent theatre was opened in 2009.
 * Jazz and more..., music festival held since 2002
 * Festival teatro canzone – Giorgio Gaber, since 2004
 * Viareggio Incontri, at "Il Principino", on the Promenade.
 * EuropaCinema, an international film festival reserved to the European film industry. It was founded in 1984 in Rimini, then moved to Bari in 1988, and finally to Viareggio in 1989.
 * The Torneo Mondiale Giovanile di Calcio "Coppa Carnevale" is one of the most prestigious youth football tournaments, with competing youth teams from clubs around the world.

Main sights

 * Villa Orlando
 * Villa Borbone (between Viareggio and Torre del Lago Puccini).
 * Villa Puccini, Museum.
 * Monument to the Resistance and to Peace, (largo Risorgimento). The monument is made of columns taken from the old City Hall, destroyed by the aerial bombardments of World War II, and two walls running perpendicular to each other. On one of these a mosaic from Jean-Michel Folon can be found together with a quote from Quasimodo: "E come potevamo noi cantare con i piedi stranieri sopra il cuore?"/"And how could we sing with foreign feet trampling onto our hearts?"

Sport
The city is home of the roller hockey team CGC Viareggio. CGC Viareggio was the first club of Lucca province to be champion, in Italian sport. In 2011, they won the Serie A1 italian hockey title.

The association football team is F.C. Esperia Viareggio.

It also has its own professional beach soccer team Viareggio Beach Soccer.

Motorway
Viareggio is connected to Autostrada A11 from Florence via A11/"Bretella" Lucca-Viareggio and to Autostrada A12 linking Genoa-Rosignano.

Train
Viareggio railway station is located near the city center, with 60 daily trains running along the Rome–Pisa–La Spezia–Genoa line, and the line to Florence, as well as international trains.

Airport
The nearest airport is Pisa's "Galileo Galilei" international airport, just 20 km south of Viareggio's city center. Florence's "Amerigo Vespucci" airport is 95 km to the east.

Port and marina
Two extensions to today's Burlamacca canal were built in 1577. It was on its banks that the first maritime activities developed. In 1740, Bernardino Zendrini had a water-gate built in order to prevent the sea water from reaching lake Massaciuccoli. In 1820 Maria Luisa, duchess of Lucca, had the first marina of Viareggio built. It was completed in 1823 and took the name of Marina of Lucca. Between 1871 and 1873 the so-called Marina of Tuscany was built, followed by the Marina of Italy, from 1907 through to 1911. In 1938 the Marina of the Empire was also built, which was followed in the 1970s by the Marina of Viareggio (also known as the New Marina), the Marina of La Madonnina, and the new lighthouse. The Madonnina can host up to 500 vessels. The city hosts the local Capitaneria di Porto, and all vessels registered here bear the marking VG.

International relations
Viareggio is twinned with:

 * 🇫🇷 Bastia, France
 * 🇦🇱 Shëngjin, Albania
 * 🇺🇸 Bridgeport, US
 * Kunshan, China
 * 🇵🇱 Opole, Poland
 * 🇮🇹 Palmi, Italy
 * 🇮🇹 San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
 * 🇨🇴 Pasto, Colombia

Notable people

 * Princess Maria Antónia of Bragança was born here
 * Inigo Campioni (1878–1944), soldier and politician
 * Araldo Caprili (1920-1982), football player
 * Pierluigi Collina, football referee
 * Marco Columbro, presenter and actor
 * Eleonora Duse, actress in [1913] lived in a little rose villa behind a vineyard at Fossa Dell' Abate
 * Eugenio Fascetti, football manager
 * Sir Francis Fletcher-Vane, 5th Baronet, lived in Viareggio
 * Carlo Lenci (born 1928), football player
 * Marcello Lippi, football manager
 * Nicola Luisotti, orchestra director
 * Renato Santini (1912–1995), painter
 * Giorgio Michetti, painter and ultracentenarian
 * Mario Monicelli, film director
 * Giovanni Pacini (1796–1867), composer, lived in Viareggio
 * André Puccinelli, governor of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil
 * Stefania Sandrelli, actress
 * Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English poet and writer whose body was cremated here
 * Mario Tobino (1910–1991), doctor, poet and writer
 * Maria Valtorta, writer and mystic

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Greek phonology
Meinst du den alten Entwurf auf User:LukasPietsch/GreekPhonology? Den habe ich mal als eine Anregung für eine Diskussion auf Talk:Greek phonology geschrieben und dann fast vergessen, weil niemand drauf eingegangen ist. Bezüglich /b,d,g/ usw. gibt es unterschiedliche Analysen, "monophonemische" und "biphonemische". Laut einer Theorie kann man das [b] nicht als eigenes Phonem /b/, sondern als Cluster /mp/ analysieren, weil es mit [mb] in freier Variation bzw. komplementärer Verteilung steht, aber mit ihm keine Minimalpaare bildet. Das hat als Analyseansatz den Vorteil, dass das Phoneminventar dann sehr viel enger mit der Orthographie und der Etymologie korrespondiert. Meine Idee war, dass ein solcher Analyseansatz deswegen für den Leser einfacher zu verstehen wäre. Bin mir aber auch nicht unbedingt sicher darüber. Jedenfalls ist diese Tabelle sozusagen das "Minimalsystem". Entnommen war das der zitierten Grammatik von Mackridge, Holton und Philippaki-Warburton. Ist aber natürlich schon klar, dass eine Analyse mit mehr Phonemen auch möglich ist. Mein Tipp ist deswegen, wenn du einen deutschen Artikel schreibst, schreib in jedem Fall klar dazu, dass es unterschiedliche Analysen gibt und wo du deine her hast. Der jetzige Artikel hier in en: Greek phonology hat ganz darauf verzichtet, ausdrücklich ein Phonemsystem zu liefern, und stattdessen ein maximales Repertoire an phonetischen Segmenten gegeben - was aber auch schon zu Missverständnissen Anlass gegeben hat, weil Leser automatisch gedacht haben, es wären Phoneme gemeint. Schönen Gruß, Lukas (T. 14:40, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

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Should this article be merged with Catholic Charismatic Movement and/or Catholic Charismatic Renewal? KHM03 11:10, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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