Geolog7
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editHello, Geolog7, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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Again, welcome!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 17:34, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
Moscow edits
editHi, Andriy! Thank you for your comment.
The reason for my edit was because the article on Moscow is really not a standalone phenomenon—it is interrelated with many other articles. The issue of Rus'/Russia was discussed many times in many different places, and the overall painfully achieved consensus was to limit the usage of the term "Rus'" to roughly the period of the ninth-tenth centuries. The following period refers to the state as Muscovy. With my revert, I was merely enforcing the consistency of already-used terminology.
You should also know that while I very well understand the importance of this subject, I do not really have much interest in it. If you want to re-open the naming issue, you are very welcome to do so on talk pages of any related articles, or, better yet, at Portal:Russia/Russia-related Wikipedia notice board, and Portal:Ukraine/Ukraine-related Wikipedia notice board (I don't recall if Belarus portal has a similar page). Until then, I would recommend to avoid making radical changes such as you did to Moscow. From what I understand, you are new here, so you might not be aware of the outcomes of previous discussions, and the topic is quite sensitive. Just a friendly piece of advice :)
That said, if you need help figuring your ways around or have any questions, feel free to drop me a line—I am always glad to help newcomers integrate into the great community of Wikipedia editors. See you around!—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 17:34, 6 November 2006 (UTC)