User talk:FayssalF/Archive J

Qur'an question[edit]

Hi, you recently reverted a rather lengty contribution (on the Qur'an's [1] stance on disbelievers) by some anon user a couple of times. I was just reading the article out of interest and was wondering what made this stuff nonsense - was it out of context, freely invented, or something else? It'd be nice if you could clarify that

thanks, Duagloth 01:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Naming conventions[edit]

No luck, except bad I haven't gotten a response in any of the places I've posted... I'll keep on pursuing it, see what works best. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 14:26, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

True Good point - GC was willing to help. I imagine he and I will collaborate on something. We'll see... -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 21:17, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Difficult user[edit]

Boston, Ontario and User:GVnayR[edit]

I did some further work on the Boston, Ontario article. That place turns out to be real, but an unincorporated area rather than an incorporated municipality. Perhaps the indefinite block on User:GVnayR should be reconsidered. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 17:09, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:GVnayR[edit]

If you will examine GVnayR's talk page, you will see numerous complaints of hoax articles and the like. Much of his work fails to appear in his contributions simply because his articles have been deleted. Blocking him was the correct action to take. If you wish, I'll keep you apprised of his renewed misdeeds. Rklawton 20:17, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Harrassment via e-mail[edit]

I recieved a batch of 15 e-mails from Wikipedia saying that I had forgotten my password, thus resetting it 15 times. The source was 67.21.64.157. I see he/she has already been blocked for a month regarding user harrassment- I'm not sure where to take this, so I figured I should ask an admin. --Wafulz 21:41, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To clarify I got fifteen e-mails that said this:

Someone (probably you, from IP address 67.21.64.157) requested that we send you a new Wikipedia login password for en.wikipedia.org.

Blocking wikipedia would be a bit impractical in my opinion. Anyway, it was only during a half hour period when I was logged off. Gmail batches multiple e-mails from the same source into one, so the spam didn't actually fill my inbox. It's not a big deal at this point- I was just concerned because this IP has a history of blocks for user harrassment, and since something like this doesn't appear on his Contrib list, I thought he might be doing it to other users. --Wafulz 16:14, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there's a way for an admin to block an IP from resetting someone's password, though it would be a good idea. This vandal was also using the IP 68.233.12.106. Evil saltine 22:47, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Boston, Ontario[edit]

Did you withdraw your nom from this AfD? I cant tell. If you did, I'd be more than happy to close. SynergeticMaggot 21:52, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Its not a problem at all. I just wanted to make sure before I closed it. Regards. SynergeticMaggot 19:33, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage World Map[edit]

May I ask how on earth you got that sassy depiction of the world on your main userpage? Please let me know asap! -I eat cake! :->

Image copyright problem with Image:QanaII.jpg[edit]

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Flying Spaghetti Monster[edit]

I've unprotected the article. The vandalism did not seem frequent or sustained enough to justify semi-protection. JoshuaZ 17:30, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict[edit]

Hi FayssalIF, I noticed you have just reinserted material in the lead about the difficulties reaching the ceasefire. While I agree that the US obstructions are important, and would definitely be included in the lead if I could write it from my point of view, the current size and scope of the lead is the result of intensive discussions on the talk page. As you can see from that debate, we desperately need to keep the lead as short as possible, as it is already much too long according to Wikipedia lead size policies. Other people have wanted to include the equally important run-ups to this particular clash, and yet others always want to add late developments to the end of the lead - in each case making it both grow and become a battle ground for edit wars.

So, as most editors probably agree that we can't add more to the existing lead, this means that anything added requires the removal of something else - and based on that, most would not agree that text about the diplomatic wrangling is more important than any of the existing stuff. And, as both you and I know, anything that casts the US or Israel in a bad light will immediately lead to counter- edits by "the other side", causing the lead to grow even further or cause pointless edit wars where nobody will give up.

Because of this, I'll restore the lead to what it was and hope that you will understand and refrain from trying to add it again. Best regards Thomas Blomberg 18:04, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism[edit]

Dear Fayssal,

Please check out this article Second-class citizen. It has been subject to continous vandalism by deleting very well sources by Israel's supporters. --Islamic 05:38, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Islamic Barnstar Award[edit]

Please offer your opinion, vote, or whatever about your choice for the image to be used with the Islamic Barnstar Award at the Barnstar proposals page. Although there is consensus for the concept of an Islamic Barnstar Award, some editors would like to change the image for the award. I was just thinking you should be aware of this discussion because you have contributed to Islamic-related articles, received the Islamic Barnstar Award, or have contributed to the Islam-related Wikiprojects, etc.--72.48.104.52 16:33, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ambulances[edit]

I've given a longer explanation for why I think this is extremely relevant, to this article as well, on Talk:Targeting of civilian areas in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. Thanks. -- Avi 17:00, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please respond on the articles talk page. Thanks -- Avi 17:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Block[edit]

Hello there,

Thanks for blocking Shazuko. What to do with the articles he created? I've been to Turkey quite a few times, and read a thing or two about the country, but never heard of the language he mentions. --Benne ['bɛnə] _(talk) 17:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Fayssal[edit]

I'm still stuck only using Wikipedia as a reference...I just don't have the time yet to go back to being a real contributor, making a hobby out of it again. But when I'm using it as a reference I often make little tweaks, fix typos, formatting errors, et cetera. That's pretty much all I'm good for, at the moment! Hope you're well, Babajobu 18:50, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Arabic name[edit]

Hi FaysasalF, Can you have a look at Talk:Guadalquivir? I am not really sure about this either...--E Asterion ^{u talking to me?} 02:02, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mizan[edit]

Salaam, I created an article on Mizan, for reference. It might be helpful someday. TruthSpreader^Talk 06:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

GIen's RfA: Thank you![edit]

FayssalF for your Support! I I feel truly humbled & honored by your support in my RfA, which closed at 90 / 5 / 0. Thank you! If you need me for anything, just say the word. For now however, just like Mr Potter here: My mop & I shall thwart all evil :) IThank you once again my friend. GIen

PS: YES YOU'RE RIGHT HARRY POTTER USES A BROOM! (BUT GOOD MOPS ARE HARD TO FIND!!)

RFA thanks[edit]

Thanks so much for your support on my RFA, which closed successfully this morning with a result of (64/3/3). I will be stepping lightly at first trying to make sure I don't mess up too badly using the tools. Any further advice/guidance will be gratefully accepted. I hope I will live up to your trust! NawlinWiki 12:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC) talk contribs[reply]

link removal from Islam article[edit]

I noticed that your recent edit to Islam had the edit summary "remvd tens of bulk external links", but the diff just shows a change in spelling from "tongue" to "tounge". It looks like there might have been an unresolved edit conflict. Michael Slone (talk) 19:15, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Link-Spammers on Islam Pages[edit]

User User:Myxamea & User:Mohmd seem to be the same person link-spamming the Islam pages. :When I questioned whether they might be sock puppets, he sent me a personal email confirming that and threatening further vandalism: Myxamea Talk Page --Frescard 04:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Serious vandalism by user Sargonious (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)[edit]

Since you're an adminstrator who can read Arabic, I'm asking you take an urgent look at this [2]. --Inahet 23:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --Inahet 16:16, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yet another vandal with similar vandalism Shaitan Al Mahdi (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). --Inahet 19:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Esperanzian Exarchate[edit]

You know, if we do get our own nation, we'll need a formal document, like the Declaration of Independence for the US. Since you spear-headed this… ;) ? —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-)

How would it do that? —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 15:09, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In order to get independence, the US had to face a revolutionary war. -- Szvest 15:14, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but (for example) the United Kingdom didn't. (Before then it was England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland—all different countries.) —$ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (-¢|ε|Ŀ|T|♪-) 15:23, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not really true! Northern Ireland got its Ulster problem and its Irish Republican Army. Scotland got their William Wallace (the name Wallace means "Welsh" indeed). I've been to Stirling and knew how people percieve their history there. Szvest 18:11, 31 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sargonious[edit]

I noticed you blocked him for a week, but he keeps editing as 69.14.56.139 (talk · contribs) and 12.15.7.70 (talk · contribs). Can you please do something about it? Thanks. —Khoikhoi 21:50, 1 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, one more: 68.62.93.145 (talk · contribs) - he edited after you blocked the above two. —Khoikhoi 03:11, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Saudi Arabia[edit]

I do not understand your revert. Isn't it true that the Saudi government actively spreads wahhabi Islam?Germen (Talk | Contribs ) 14:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, tnhx :) Germen (Talk | Contribs

) 14:53, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Protecting Muhammed - difficult call, but the right one[edit]

As sad as I am to see the protect status go on muhammed, I suspected it would be needed. This was why I have been pushing for a consensus, or at least a watertight explaination for the paraagraph. With explainations availible, it should become easier to deal with changes and those who make them without discussion, and any future discussion would know the reasoning they have to counter. Thank you, and let's hope we can get this sorted out soon. LinaMishima 12:19, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Page protection by an admin involved in a content dispute?[edit]

Mr. FayssalF I have edited Wikipedia before and noticed that administrators cannot protect pages that they are involved in a content dispute on. There is a policy against that no? In addition you've protected the page on your preferred version. You must know that is extremely wrong. Before editing on the Muhammad article I looked through the archives (to better understand the history of the article) and I found this discussion and consensus that established the version that you are reverting. This is the second wrong thing you have done. If I am not mistaken administrators cannot use the rollback tool in a content dispute either no? I noticed that the new image question was "new" and so in editing I have left that out... that seems reasonable no? 62.25.96.105 12:27, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. FayssalF, you are reverting twice here to your preferred version:

and now you have protected the article where you were edit warring on your preferred version.

This page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:PPOL

says, "Admins must not protect pages they are actively engaged in editing, except in the case of simple vandalism.". Do unprotect the article Mr. FayssalF so that you will be no problems for you. 62.25.96.105 12:47, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. FayssalF, do you not agree that there was a consensus verion befor? Your new version is against this old consensus, no? 62.25.96.105 12:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is sad that you are threatening me as I am polite to you. I have edited with an IP before (I mean to say that befor). You know that you are wrong. I am disappointed. You can block me too if you want which now that you have been wrong twice is not surprising to think you will do. Goodbye. 62.25.96.105 13:07, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bokpasa again[edit]

It doesn't seem that Bokpasa is able to refrain from violating again wikipetiquette (even if he's not able to express himself very well in English). A real pity. --Ecemaml 19:54, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Temporary Block"[edit]

I have been blocked for weeks now. Could you release my user name from captivity? The Last Crusader

Block of Muhammad Page[edit]

Salaam Fayssal , is it true that you have blcoked users of wikipedia from editing the muhammad page? If you have i would like to know why please, and whose authority is it to block page editing; is it the person who started the article or any administrator (meaning that any other administrator can unblock it).

Thanks

Aadamh

Berber beliefs[edit]

Hi FayssalF, I wrote an article on the Berber beliefs, Would you read it? If you think there are some (or a lot) mistakes, let me know that! Best regards! Read3r 12:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfC[edit]

Sure. Go for it; just make sure you retain all the comments already made. -Justin (koavf)·T·C·M 17:45, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism of Islam[edit]

Hi FayssalF,

I am back but in a very limited capacity :) Hope you are well and doing fine. There is a dispute on the criticism of Islam article here. There is a section on the talk page of the article where I have argued for my POV ([3]). Your input is appreciated. Thanks --Aminz 09:12, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sargonious again[edit]

Can you please do something about him? Look what he just left on my talk page. —Khoikhoi 01:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And now he's trolling as Shaitan Al Mahdi (talk · contribs). See [4], [5], and [6]. —Khoikhoi 03:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And then of course this. :( —Khoikhoi 03:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen Wikipedians indefinitely banned for a lot less. --Inahet 04:16, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(to Fayssal) Thanks for blocking "Peter", but the trolling still continues.... —Khoikhoi 03:58, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Mike18xx distorts my comments[edit]

Hi FayssalF,

Please have a look at this. Thanks --Aminz 06:23, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And the user is very persistent: [7]. --Aminz 08:52, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mike's comments on Bernard Lewis who is a living person:

Bernard Lewis is a *hack*

I consider (Lewis) to be a notorious bonehead...

--Aminz 09:07, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Now, the turn has come to Carl Ernst:

Carl Ernst is a hack. --Aminz 09:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll post this on the ANI page. --Aminz 09:33, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Having looked at other sections in ANI, I think ANI was not the proper place for this. --Aminz 10:10, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Madrid bombings...again[edit]

Hi, FayssalF. A user blanked information I added about the Madrid Bombings because I did not discussed that addition in the Talk:11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings first.

I say that the mere addition of new sourced facts should not be discussed, only the wording of the facts. He says that it should be. Could you please tell me who is right and who is wrong?. I am not really sure about this issue. Thank you.Randroide 12:17, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-Protection of Qur'an[edit]

You have left Qur'an semi-protected for two weeks; this is far too long. You must understand that protection of any form is temporary, and the protecting admin should remove it when it is no longer necessary. I am unprotecting now. Superm401 - Talk 18:20, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism on Salafi article[edit]

السلام عليكم

we have been experiencing a string of constant vandalism by the same or different users (anons and newly registered users) who are repeatedly removing sourced material/external links and turning the article into a soapbox. i think semi-protection has already been requested.. but can something be done about the vandals? thank you. ITAQALLAH 06:43, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Perejil y...ajo[edit]

Hi Fayssal. What is that you don't live in my changes to isla Perejil? I said "in a matter of hours" because otherwise it is not clearly understood by anyone not familiar with the stuff how short 1this action took. I deleted "at a cost of 1 million" because I don't see detailed costs of every other militar operation carried anywhere else. I made a reference to José María Aznar to put it in historical context. I change the "initial cold shoulder" to "rather" since actually the cold shoulder from Portugal and France never turned even into "warm" throughout the crisis and...what else? Ah, yes, the "loose action in this regard", well, in this I may concede some pov thing: I still stand by my original idea (which is that claiming that the violation was made to deter "illegal immigration" is very funny given the Moroccan attitude regarding this, at least by the time) however I admit we could express it in a different way. Anyway, since this entry doesn't register much traffic -hopefully- I hope that we could agree on that and fix a final version. Looking forward to hear from you Mountolive 16:01, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Fayssal. Well, what I meant with the "loose action" thing is that the Moroccan government claim saying that one of the reasons for settling in the islet was the one of reenforcing illegal immigration rules was obviously nothing but a cover up, since by that time this government was hardly cooperating at all with the Spanish one in this matter, hence, that claim was obviously meant to hide the "testing waters" mentioned in the entry. If you agree with the other amendments...may I proceed restauring them again? I'll try to explain the "loose action" thing in some better way and see if you agree with it or not. Thanks! Mountolive 22:58, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How do I delete my user page?[edit]

סרגון יוחנא

Fayssal, can you please warn him about this and this? —Khoikhoi 18:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not that I know of. He said once that the IP 12.15.7.70 (talk · contribs) is a "workplace, therefore many different people may use this at any given time". [8] However, I highly doubt that he is telling the truth because all these accounts exhibit almost the exact same behavior as him. Regardless, it would still be meatpuppetry. Also note that 68.62.93.145 (talk · contribs), another IP of Sargonious', made this edit to Shaitan Al Mahdi's userpage. I think that gives it away right there.

One more thing: can you also explain to him that you can't delete sockpuppet tags? Thanks again. —Khoikhoi 03:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I want all of the accounts being linked to me shut down except for Shaitan Al Mahdi which isn't mine. Khoikhoi needs to get off my nuts.סרגון יוחנא 14:11, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delete User:Yessou El Maseekh, User:Shazuko, User:Peter Agga, User:Jihad Jones, I'll keep Sargonious. I am not User:Shaitan Al Mahdi. And I'd appreciate not having that tag on the page linking it to me.

I appreciate it. Thanks for the understanding. I appologize for some of the inflamitory anti-Islamic remarks I may have made. It's a product of an extreme Christian upbringing. I'm not really that fond of any religion nowadays. However this isn't the place for it. I just get silly sometimes and go on childish rants. I'm not really contributing as much since the new Assyrian people page got updated. I have contributed positively to that as well as many other articles. I'm currently in school so it's hard to work on wiki so anything I contribute to now will be very minor.סרגון יוחנא 14:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

btw, Fayssal was the name of the King of Iraq. I was born in Baghdad, my family was originally from Araden in the north but they're anscestors were from Hakkari before the Young Turks forced them out after the fall of Uthmaniya. I'd like to see Iraq fixed soon. I hope Iran stops meddling in Iraqi affairs and for Syria to watch the damn border and for America to stop being such a coward. Maybe if the communists had taken over before Saddam this would have never happened.סרגון יוחנא 14:57, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He appologised for his actions on the Muhammed page and other Islam-related articles, but I don't see any applogy for the countless times he has insulted and harassed me... —Khoikhoi 17:11, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, shukran Fayssal. —Khoikhoi 17:29, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm from Northern California. :) —Khoikhoi 17:34, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree! I guess that's why we get so many immigrants-all of my great-grandparents who came to the U.S. eventually found their way here. —Khoikhoi 17:42, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, where are you from? —Khoikhoi 17:43, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's pretty interesting. Can you speak any of the Berber languages? —Khoikhoi 17:59, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah. Well, I guess I'll see you around. Hopefully for a good reason. ;-) —Khoikhoi 18:06, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Casablanca[edit]

Hi Svezt, I just started reading The Caliph's House. A year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah. Not sure if you know it. I quite like the book actually (aunque peca un poco de orientalismo :o)). Regards, Asterion^talk 18:24, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I promise I'll try. I still have a long wiki to do list since I came back from Seville ;-) Well, I'm off to Germany tomorrow night for a few days. So, I'll have time to spare during the flight. Cheers, Asterion^talk 18:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I live in a little village in North Lincolnshire, quite a change from Seville. I used to live in Lincoln before but it is still a small place by any standard (about 80,000 people). I work as graphic designer and don't generally get paid any overtime, just get some days in lieu of now and then. I tend to keep an eye out for any cheap flight offers. I used to travel a lot more before but lately I've been heading to Andalusia almost everytime I've got some days off. Feeling kind of homesick lately ;o) --Asterion^talk 16:28, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yo tambien tuve problemas en ese sentido pero no llego a tanto, menos mal (tuve la suerte de estar cerca de una taxi shop cuando tres borrachos venian acechandome). Gracias a la universidad y a la gran cantidad de emigracion polaca ultimamente, el ambiente esta cambiando un poco, algo mas cosmopolita ahora. Aun asi es una ciudad bastante cerrada en si misma, algunas veces casi racista. El sitio donde vivo ahora esta mejor pero esta lejos de todas partes. Saludos, Asterion^talk 17:00, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dispute w/ Khoikhoi[edit]

I have one more request concerning Khoikhoi's edits and reversions of the Assyrian people page. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Assyrian_people&action=history

He keeps reverting the article that states "Assyrians are the indegenous..." to "Assyrians consider themselves to be indegenous..."

If you look at the Kurdish people page it actually states that they are indegenous to the area. If one group can make the claim why can't the other? Also historically Assyrians predate Kurds in the area of Northern Iraq. So why isn't he refuting their claim of being "indegenous."סרגון יוחנא 20:27, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Because the article is about the modern Assyrians, not the ancient Assyrians. —Khoikhoi 20:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't matter. Kurds claim descent from God knows how many ethnic groups. Assyrians claim Aramean, Chaldean, Assyrian, all of whom are indegenous to Iraq and the Mid-East.סרגון יוחנא 20:38, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

So if they claim it it's therefore true? —Khoikhoi 21:05, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

thanks..[edit]

for semiprotecting Hezbollah Elizmr 19:47, 15 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RfA Thanks[edit]

Thank you very much for participating in my RFA, which closed successfully today with a result of (50/3/0). If you have any further questions or suggestions, feel free to write me. I hope I will live up to your trust. Michael 01:40, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]