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Re:One source tag

Hi, but according to WP guideline and Wikipedia:Articles with a single source, quote: "a subject for which only one source can be cited is unlikely to merit a standalone article". Not to mention that the only source given in that articles is a dead link, so in practice they are unreferenced articles (I cannot even find that sources in Archive.org). So, sorry, but unless an administrator or someone from the WP staff could answer us about this (we are not the only ones who had this doubt), I will revert your changes, as the adding of the one source tag is reversible, can be easily resolved (by adding a single source more) and dont disrupt the article. Regards,--HCPUNXKID (talk) 16:28, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

Ok, I accept your reasonable point of view (hope all editors & administrators could act like you), but that should be stated somewhere so that people could know it. Regards,--HCPUNXKID (talk) 22:53, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

Hey!

Thanks for picking me up on that. Looking at the other Abu Iyad, it was a pity to see he has such a poor page, and I think such a fascinating and tragic figure deserves better. Well, I hope to improve it, as long as you keep on my tail and clean up any messes I make. Cheers.Nishidani (talk) 20:29, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

It really is in bad shape. I was going to work on it a long time ago, but as usual, real life and other wikipedia articles stole my attention. I would gladly help you copyedit it though. This is a good source for quick facts on Abu Iyad if you're interested: [1]. Hopefully, you'll be able to view it. --Al Ameer (talk) 06:14, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

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Redirect issues

Dear, kindly arrange to redirect the List of cities in Armenia to this page: List of cities and towns in Armenia. It is currently redirecting to List of municipalities of Armenia.--Zyzzzzzy (talk) 04:08, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Would you please let this page List of cities in Nagorno-Karabakh redirect to List of cities and towns in Nagorno-Karabakh. It is currently redirecting to Nagorno-Karabakh. Thanks.--Zyzzzzzy (talk) 04:08, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Done. --Al Ameer (talk) 06:08, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Great thanks, appreciate your quick response.--Zyzzzzzy (talk) 11:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Dear, kindly arrange to redirect the village Arevut to this page: Arevout. It is currently redirecting to Tatul, Armenia.--Zyzzzzzy (talk) 12:38, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

OK? is there a modern image?

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bibliography for Bethlehem

Hello, I'm an Japanese Wikipedia user Nyoki2. I have translated Bethlehem into Japanese because of poor article in Japanese... Anyway, Bethlehem is a very good article, I truly appreciate your great efforts. But I ask for a bibliography. I need title of the book which was indicated by "Singer, 1994[2]." Could you tell me any information? Thank you.--Nyoki2 (talk) 14:38, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Hey Nyoki, thanks for pointing that out. The book is Palestinian Peasants and Ottoman Officials: Rural Administration Around Sixteenth Century Jerusalem by author Amy Singer. Here's the link: [3]. I'll add it to the English-language article promptly. Let me know if you need anything else and thanks for translating the article. --Al Ameer (talk) 02:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your information! Great help for me. Mid-East researches are not enough in Japan, so I will translate more articles to introduce correct ( and non-bias ) history or culture. I will ask you, when the time comes. Thank you for your kindness. I wish you more successes.--Nyoki2 (talk) 09:16, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

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Question

Hello, I saw that your an member of Wikipedia Ottoman project. I came across an article Yalova Peninsula Massacres (1920–21) where nobody seems to be working on. Do you know how this article can be rated? Have a good day. Loloslolos (talk) 12:51, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Shukri al-Quwatli

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A barnstar for you!

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	Excellent job at Shukri al-Quwatli! It is one of the best article's I've seen at DYK. You should consider nominating it for GA. Happy editing! ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 08:20, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, we had been working on it for a while in the sandbox. I will nominate it soon. Cheers! --Al Ameer (talk) 00:31, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Palestine portal - help?

Hi Al Ameer son,

I am trying to add the new "Popular pages" list to the Palestine project page, but I can't get it to work.

I've had to amend your "/Definition Layout" tab to make it fit nicely, but as soon as I swap it in the page doesn't work any more.

Just wondering if you have any idea how I can fix it.

Oncenawhile (talk) 18:41, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

I think it's not working because the "Popular pages" page is way too large to fit within that template. I wouldn't know how to make it work unfortunately. Unless you know of any admins with more knowledge on these matters, I would ask for help at this page. Or you can get rid of the current layout system and make a new one. I'm glad someone's finally taking an interest in revamping the project. Keep up the great work! --Al Ameer (talk) 01:44, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks Al Ameer, will do. Oncenawhile (talk) 10:37, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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Asking for your help in getting unblocked

Hi, excuse me for IP-based block evading on your talkpage but I've been left no other choice to reach my fellow editors. I found you, Acalamari, and Antandrus under "A" on the list of administrators. I checked further only to see if you had recently edited. I've asked others for help before, typing long personalized messages, but for the first time I'm going to tell each of you three pretty much the same thing, and point you to some diffs that you may judge the situation if you choose to.

I was blocked without warning or explanation close to two years ago. My blocker said I was a sockpuppet. I never did that, I abandoned a single prior account for privacy reasons. I felt the need to be honest and upfront about this in my very first edit, here: [4]. Ironically my blocker took this as ammunition to block me as a sockpuppet.

I tried the usual avenues of appeal but found the deck stacked against me at every turn. In my opinion, the administrators that monitor the block appeals notification page reject an extremely high percentage. None would listen to me, and most just say "sock," or "I don't believe you," or "you must never criticize your blocker." I tried Arbcom, who declined without explanation. WP:BASC, the Arbcom subgroup charged with considering block appeals, had a reject rate of literally 92 percent the last time it released its statistics.

I've tried other things but I've somehow amassed a bunch of administrative participants that follow me around everytime I try anything, saying "block him, block him, block him." It is like a gang of schoolyard bullies chasing the awkward new kid around the playground yelling at him. I can't shake them off, they won't go away and they sabotage any attempt I make to get unblocked.

Anyhow this runs on too long. You can read the latest thing I tried, an RFC/U, here: [5]. It's long but tells you the story. My fan club sabotaged it with a lot of negative commentary. Those people making the bad comments are largely not normal RFC/U participants, rather they followed me there from my talkpage they watchlisted, so they can criticize me more. I never sockpuppeted. If you want to know the worst thing I ever did, a lot of people seem to think it's this: [6]. The part where I call Nomoskedasticity a provocateur and so forth. I am not proud of that, it was a WP:CIV violation but the back-story there is that I had just a day before read Youreallycan plaintively ask Nomoskedasticity to leave him alone after two years of wikihounding. That's here: [7]. I was uncivil, but I viewed myself as confronting a bully. I was shocked at the behavior that occurs at WP:AN/ANI, but I wasn't really *saying* that Nomoskedasticity never contributed anything constructive, I was genuinely *asking* that. I slipped, okay, but a fair review of my editing history shows a constructive editor. I shouldn't be blocked forever for saying that to Nomoskedasticity.

To wrap this up: I need a defender who is an admin. Somebody willing to stick up for me, and say "lets follow policies in handling him." This is because I have so many attackers and suspicion-mongers that sabotage every community process I try to undertake. I don't like to ask for a defender, but without administrator buttons I'm at the mercy of any administrator, and there are several that have acted against me without any policy at all. I hope one or all three of you will help me. Thank you for even considering it. This is Colton Cosmic. 14:48, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

It's been a couple days. Can you tell me "yes," "no," or "I need more time to decide?" I am sorry to be impatient but I do not like being blocked. Will you unblock me if I agree to strictly follow all the rules? This is Colton Cosmic.

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mayor/governor

Re Nablus's mayor, there is a source contamination arguably because of functional ambigfuities in the administration and perhaps Arabic terminology. Maan for example rather consistently speaks of Jibril Al Bakri as the mayor, while other sources say he is the governor. The problem is, Hamas's candidate won the last election, i.e. Adly Yaish (in 2006, not 2005 I think, as his page suggests), so were Al Bakri now mayor one would have expected the transition to have been reported. Maan news agency could iron this one out, perhaps. Sometimes those people who are paid to be busy to gather up news (i.e. non-wikipedians) do respond to requests for clarification? Perhaps the Maan agency would? Cheers Nishidani (talk) 19:55, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

I'll look into the matter some more. I'll contact Maan in the meantime, hopefully I can get a response. Cheers --Al Ameer (talk) 05:04, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Ok, apparently Ghassan Shakaa is the mayor, elected in October 2012 [8]. The article didn't say he officially won, but other sources confirm that he is in fact the mayor.2013, 2014. --Al Ameer (talk) 01:14, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry for the bother, but thanks indeed. It's that kind of scrupulous fact-checking that makes wikipedia, and honours its builders. Cheers. Nishidani (talk) 08:59, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

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John Macqueen

Dear Al Ameer - I have just started an article about John Macqueen and it has been pointed out that I have misspelt his name. How can I change the article title? It should be a small "Q". Can you point me in the right direction for altering it? Many thanks. Padres Hana (talk) 11:36, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

I just went ahead and made the correction. For the future, if the name change/alteration is uncontroversial you can go ahead and move it yourself by clicking on the "Move" tab at the top right corner of the page. However, if there's already a redirect page with the same name as the intended destination then an administrator will have to perform the move. Cheers --Al Ameer (talk) 16:51, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

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Sanur, Jenin

Hi again, According to my DYK-check, Sanur, Jenin now qualifies. A bit more on Jarrar Castle could possibly be added? Also, need page-number on Doumani, and Phillip year and reference, But such an historically important village should really be made a DYK, IMO,

Cheers, Huldra (talk) 17:27, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes, DYK was my intention. I got some more info to add and I'll fill out all the refs too. --Al Ameer (talk) 18:40, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

P.S. Thanks for your additions by the way. Cheers --Al Ameer (talk) 18:42, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

On another note; I am trying to "walk" in the footsteps of Guerin, listing the places he visited here: User:Huldra/Guerin. It is slow work, especially in the South Hebron Hills, as so many places are not yet done. I wonder if you would care to start Anab al-Kabir? It is red-linked in the Hebron template, but it is (I think) a 1596 village + mentioned by Guerin and SWP. The same for Khirbet ad-Deir in the Hebron template; it would be very nice to have it done, so one could distinguish between the Hebron village by this name, and the Bethlehem one: Khirbet al-Deir.

(Guerin can be extremely frustrating; as I have mentioned on the top of User:Huldra/Guerin: he sometimes use the same name, spelled the same way, to denote different places. Though that is correct, in one sense, it is a "bit" easier when, by custom, Tayibe and Taybeh are spelled differently in English. According to index 406: Kh.ed-Deir is on pp 195, 320, 340, 357, 369.....but I suspect the name to refer to different places...)

Also, I find these 7- places in HA quite interesting; typically like Al-Ubeidiya: they seem to have changed between being a "settled" places, and not, up through the centuries. (PS: I "watch" your talk-page, no need to notify me about an answer ;)) Cheers, Huldra (talk) 16:22, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

I just nominated Sanur. I can create Anab al-Kabir, and maybe Khirbet al-Deir, later this week. --Al Ameer (talk) 14:19, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

• Also Al-Ram, (an article you created way back in 2007) is not yet a DYK but could be expanded ..note that it has an old picture (Wilson, p.214) we could use. Still needs a lot of work; I have basically just started collecting some sources. Cheers, Huldra (talk) 23:52, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

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Translating help

Hi Al Ameer son. I wanted to ask for help for translating an Arabic name to English. Can you tell me how do you spell "الفرافصة" in English? For example we say "عایشة" in English as "Aisha". Can you tell me please how can "الفرافصة" be spelled? Keivan.f^Talk 11:29, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It can be translirated as "al-Farafsa". I think Ameer can only speak, but not read or write in Arabic. Mohamed CJ (talk) 15:11, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

So it's "al-Farafsa". Thanks Mohamed. Keivan.f^Talk 15:20, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

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DYK for Sanur, Jenin

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DYK for Jarrar

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DYK for Throne village

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