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Re: Charles Patrick Garcia

Hi, Charles Garcia has contacted me asking for the article to be deleted. It seems he got someone in his marketing dept to create this for him. The person has since moved on and the Mr. Garcia does not want the article to remain on WP. What's our stand on this? --Mayuresh 19:00, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your support in my successful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me. Carlossuarez46 21:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your support in my unsuccessful RfA. I appreciate the trust you and the WP community have in me; however, this time around things just didn't work out. TomStar81 (Talk) 21:48, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for blocking User:203.208.91.217. Angel Of Sadness ^T/C 00:03, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Crimson Editor

I do not understand why you did suppress the page Crimson_Editor when I see that the result of discussion was "keep" in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Crimson_Editor

This seems to me very arbitrary, and I do not understand why a tool that I use every day has not its palce in wikipedia. That is to say for me, that I cannot trust Wikipedia.

Pierre Couderc pierre@couderc.eu —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.212.122.39 (talk • contribs).

Hello, Mr. Pierre. In the article's second AfD, the place where editors discuss whether an article merits its own article, the consensus was to delete the article. Personally, and in this case precisely, I am neutral. Remember that administrators, and all of Wikipedia, work on consensus. Furthermore, a user requested a deletion review, here. Again, consensus was in support of the deletion. Please read up on WP:N and WP:CORP and, if you think you can rewrite the article, please do. I will also restore the text for you if you need so. Thanks, Anas ^talk? 14:02, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Arabic translation

Hi Anas, I need the Arabic translation of al-Mawasi -- Al Ameer son 17:16, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

BaRiMzI

D'oh! I see you left a note for BaRiMzI, too. I was in the process of leaving him a lengthier note. Maybe two notes at the same time will get him to understand. He's got five notes from admins telling him about his AIV reports. =\ -- Gogo Dodo 16:54, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

One can't but assume good faith in such cases, but it does tend to get irksome, especially after finding out that this is not the first time it happens. By the way, I blocked the spammer for 3 hours, just in case. Cheers! —Anas ^talk? 17:01, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: Yeah, but several notes about his reports from five different admins over several days and it's stretching the limits of good faith. But what one is supposed to do about that I have no idea. I'm certainly not going to block somebody for trying to help out, but how to get his attention in the future, I'm not sure. As for the spammer block, that probably wasn't necessary. The links were added in five days ago. I checked Special:LinkSearch and it wasn't linked anywhere else. -- Gogo Dodo 17:05, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, it was probably a bad idea to block the IP. I didn't notice the date... I was sort of in a rush (busy with something else), so I assumed the spamming was recent.

Clouts self

Anyway, sorry for my late reply, and have a good day. :-) —Anas ^talk? 22:40, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Re your message: No worries. No harm done. =) -- Gogo Dodo 03:20, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Al-Farabi

Salam Alaykum

Unfortunately I couldn't help more and put failed tag on the talk page.--Sa.vakilian(t-c) 01:55, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for participating in My RfA which closed successfully. I am honored and truly more than a little humbled by the support of so many members of the community. It's more than a bit of a lift to see comments on my behalf by so many people that I respect.

On a personal note, thank you for your very generous words of support. It meant a lot to me. - Philippe | Talk 03:35, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Image:Button Reference Link.png listed for deletion

An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Button_Reference_Link.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. Nv8200p talk 13:47, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Commented in discussion page. —Anas ^talk? 14:33, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Greetings!

Hi Anas,

Thanks for the warm welcome! It's always nice to be back. I see you've done great work especially on the Syria Portal, keep it up!

As for the city/town issue. You know that in Arabic we only have the word (مدينة) for both, and that creates confusion when translating to English. And that makes any classification we try unofficial. personally, I prefer to call the governorate capitals "cities", and the rest "towns". However, since the government does not differentiate between them when chartering a new city/town, and the Bureau of Statistics translates (مدينة) as "city", and since you're keeping it consistent across articles, I'll agree with you to keep them all as cities, but I suggest to use the term "X is a small city" where appropriate. What do you think?

Best Regards, Orionist 11:53, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism report on iTalkBB

Thanks for looking into my report of repeated blanking by 216.141.201.178. If you take a look at the talk page for iTalkBB, you'll see that the person or persons responsible for the blanking tend to rotate through a set of IPs and sockpuppet accounts. I believe these are intended to circumvent the blocking policy, as the frequency of blankings on iTalkBB averages about one ever week or so. Could you please let me know how to do either of the following?

1. trace and document probable sockpuppets

2. make the case that the rotation is a special violation of the Wikipedia vandalism policy

Thanks!

Banazir 23:59, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Incidentally, the vandal in question has blanked a section of iTalkBB (the only one this particular IPvandal ever tampers with) again, for the second time in three days. Does the warning count reset with each calendar month, or does the fact that he's been warned five times in the last few weeks get taken into account?

Banazir 09:41, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks again for your help. I have read the documentation carefully filed a report, Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Jj1010.

Banazir 11:00, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Outstanding Userpage!

		The Excellent Userpage Award
		I Midx1004 18:43, 25 July 2007 (UTC) award you with this star, for having an outstanding userpage! I hope that mine will be as good someday!

Gratz! :) --Midx1004 18:43, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

List of Syrian films

Ahhhhh!!!! Sorry!!!! I forgot to go back and add the List of Syrian films. Ahhhh!!!!!!!!! I feel quite embarrassed. I hope it can be sorted quickly. When I startedit I was concentrating on setting up the lists and got so occupied that I didn't correct it. Forgive me? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 15:10, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

No worries, brother. Good to see you again. —Anas ^talk? 20:43, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Sean Dempsey

Hello my name is Stuart Weafer. I too live in Ireland and have currently bought his album. I just used wikipedia today to find information about him.this is the only source. I seen the deletion thing and i wish to object!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stuart Weafer (talk • contribs).

Stuart, or should I say Sean, there is no good reason to do this. It's clear that you are the same person as Sean Dempsey; a newly registered account just to notify me (and so soon after its nomination for deletion)? You can get blocked for sock puppetry. —Anas ^talk? 00:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

ok sorry that was cheap but my friend stuart is actually here beside me. i dont really understand the reason for deletion? Is there harm done to anyone? all statements and facts are true. I didnt even lie on album positions, they didnt even chart but still are released. Please check itunes stores. Other artists who are just singers that also have not charted anywere are here on wikipedia with no complaints. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stuart Weafer (talk • contribs).

Well, see the problem is not whether its existence will harm Wikipedia - no. The issue is that unfortunately the article's subject is not notable per Wikipedia's standards and fails biographical articles' criteria. Thousands of articles of non-notable individuals are created and deleted every day. Despite the fact that many are harmless, imagine how would Wikipedia turn out if these articles were to be kept; it will eventually lose its integrity as an encyclopedia. Right? Cheers! —Anas ^talk? 00:34, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

So theres no subject to it? It is like anyone elses music wikipedia page. Go delete britney spears,rihanna's,the pussycat dolls,lucia evans. All pages are the same. I am going to report this severly. There music career differs in the fact that there worldwide famous...thats all. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stuart Weafer (talk • contribs).

Does your article meet WP:BIO? I gave you the link in your article's talk page; I guess you didn't check it. Anyway, if you think it can pass any of the criteria, we will gladly keep your article. —Anas ^talk? 00:43, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Arabic transliterations

Hi Anas, I know you've already gotten a barnstar for it so you must be good, but I am always amazed at how quickly you deal with the {{arabic}} tags. Wikibonked or no, it's great to have someone so diligent working on them! Rigadoun (talk) 22:45, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

		My RFA
		User:TenPoundHammer and his romp of Wikipedia-editing otters thank you for participating in Hammer's failed request for adminship, and for the helpful tips given to Hammer for his and his otters' next run at gaining the key. Also, Hammer has talked to the otters, and from now on they promise not to leave fish guts and clamshells on the Articles for Deletion pages anymore. Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 16:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Historical deletion information

Would you point me to where I could see the discussion about this deletion please?

22:40, 13 July 2007 Anas Salloum (Talk | contribs) deleted "Bible Groups (card game)" (AFD: Deleted after discussion at Articles for Deletion)

Sdenny123 22:38, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for deleting my Wikipedia page - Chris Chasse

My page was created by many individuals over a period of time. Thank you for telling me that I am not "notable" and do not deserve a place in Wikipedia, yet, everyone else in my band has a page. I am a big fan of this site, and was honored to have a page. Thanks for telling me I am not important. Much appreciated. Chris Chasse chrisxchasse@yahoo.com

My RfA

Hi, Anas Salloum, and thanks for your participation in my RfA. I've withdrawn it, and will be writing up an "analysis" of it, which will soon be available at User:Giggy/RfA/Giggy when it's done. Please come around when you get the chance, and give me feedback on how I can improve. Thanks again, Giggy _U^CP 04:13, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

July 2007 WP:FILMS Newsletter

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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Elonka 2

Thank you for your support in my Request for Adminship. Unfortunately the nomination did not succeed, but please rest assured that I am still in full support of the Wikipedia project, and I'll try again in a few months! If you ever have any questions or suggestions for me, please don't hesitate to contact me. Best wishes, --Elonka 02:06, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the support on my RFA, I'm looking forward to it! --AW 15:13, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

AJ

hey on that article on AJ th u15 player thing that you deleted, is there a copy of that article somewhere so that i can read it? thanks.

hey if there is an article on AJ the u15 thing that you deleted, could i read the article if there is still a copy/log left even though it is deleted? thanks (sorry if this got sent twice)- b0bby flay —The preceding unsigned comment was added by B0bby flay (talk • contribs) 21:55:19, August 19, 2007 (UTC).

here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Akash_Jagannathan

some other stuff here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:M4mihir

at the bottom

thanks :)! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by B0bby flay (talk • contribs) 17:55, August 20, 2007 (UTC).

thanks mate (wow is he really as first class as described in these articles!). do you know which username wrote that article? also do you have the article on mihir deo (deleted) since these were similar in some way? thanks --B0bby flay 19:47, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

thanks. also take a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Akash_Jagannathan&action=edit

can you get me the talk page of that and the MD article? thanks a lot, sorry for all the trouble thisll be my last request —The preceding unsigned comment was added by B0bby flay (talk • contribs).

thank you, i was just curious to see these because of what ive heard and i asked some people about this... according to them, both articles are highly exaggerated articles on both players. in the tournaments that were mentioned, there were only 2-3 other teams with the quality of the teams being quite low. thanks for the links--B0bby flay 03:15, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

your thoughts?

Hi brother, I just found this, check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Arab Wiki Project. Chris 01:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Syrian Occupied Lands

Dear Anas,

I appreciated your advice on how to improve the write up on the Hatay issue on Syria's page. I know further work is required. I am writing another part relating to the Golan heights. Israeli occupied it is, I am trying to highlight its position as an illegally annexed. This is factual however, unfortunately I am being hindered by someone with an Israeli agenda. Whilst the article i have provided requires tidying up (to avoid making it a personal narative) i would appreciate your help once again.

I am a British Syrian who feels that the lost lands of Syria need someone to speak up for their integrety and legal soveignty.

Thanks again

Iyad

Scotland —Preceding unsigned comment added by Britishsyrian (talk • contribs) 13:35, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

i invite you

i invite you to arabic wikipedia, you dont think that Arab Wikipedia deserve your posts ? please. --195.226.245.5 19:28, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

CSD AutoReason Updated

Attention spamlist! I've just updated CSD AutoReason to account for the new image deletion page. If you'd just hard refresh (Ctrl+F5 in most browsers), you'll get the new version and be on your way. ^demon^{[omg plz]} 17:58, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Tireless Contributor Barnstar

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I, Weebiloobil, hereby award you with the Tireless Contributor barnstar for your many, many edits, on a huge number of subjects. Your edits in relation to Arabic, amongst others, are particularly fantastic. Keep up the good work! Weebiloobil 16:44, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Syrian people

I see that you created the article of the Syrian people. There is a couple people from the Arab World wikiproject who are going around to blank any references to Middle Eastern peoples and start flame wars on the Egyptian people article also. Since you are also an administrator, I thought you should know this. Hamada2 17:02, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

A situation

Hi,

There is a user who is constantly reverting my edits: [1], [2], [3] and [4]. I've repeatedly asked this user to come participate on the talk page (through my edit summaries:[5], [6] and [7]), but he/she has ignored me.

The user is removing sourced content, introducing some spelling errors, inserting unsourced content and disrupting the chronological order of the content. Could you help me out, or atleast direct me to where I should be seeking such help? Thanks.Bless sins 02:03, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

A personal favour

Because I've created so many articles with the {{Arabic}} template with which you have aided me, I was hoping I could ask you to translate one or two Arabic phrases for me (transliterate in the alphabet for me, I'm still very new to the Arabic alphabet, I can sound things out and guess at words...but my spelling is therefore atrocious). I was hoping for the Hadith "Seek knowledge, even if you must go as far as China" ("Utlubu al-'ilm, walla fil-Sin") and the misattributed "Seek knowledge, from the cradle to the grave". Thank you very much, there's no rush at all - just if you have a spare moment :) Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 03:15, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Much thanks, because I'm moving it to handwriting, I just wanted to check my spelling with you a final time if that's alright...

alif-ta'-lam-ba-wow

alif-lam-ayn(?)-lam-mim

wow-lam-wow

fa'-ya

alif-Lam(silent)---Sod-ya-nun

Also, would the transliteration "utlub al ‘ilm was law fi al-Sin" be more accurate than what I said before? As I said, I'm still very new to Arabic - I apologise for all the questions. Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 22:30, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

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Walk t'plank!

		Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
		Ahoy, me hearty! How 'bout a good ol' jug o' grog? RegARRds, Húsönd 16:00, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Mudawana

Thanks for adding the Arabic script to Mudawana. Perspicacite 06:03, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Yasser Arafat image translation

As Salaam u Alaikum ya Anas, I was wondering if you could translate the license of an image of Yasser Arafat on the Arabic wikipedia. Here is the link - [8]

I ask you because I want to see if I could move it to the commons and add it to the English Yasser Arafat article which is being reviewed for Featured Article status (which needs several pictures).

Shukran a ktheer --Al Ameer son 20:37, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Ah thats too bad. Thank you for clarifying though. Best of wishes. --Al Ameer son 22:44, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Marhaba Anas, I have a request that you add the Arabic forms of "Abdel Rahman" and "Arafat" portions of Yasser Arafat's name in his article on wikipedia since its not fully translated in the Arabic script. --Al Ameer son 17:13, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Biography Newsletter 5

The Biography WikiProject Newsletter Volume IV, no. 4 - September 2007
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Quneitra now a FA

Hi Anas, you'll be pleased to know that Quneitra is now a featured article - which I believe makes it the first article on a Syrian city to get to FA status... -- ChrisO 22:22, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

Dear Anas Salloum, ______ __ __ __ /\__ _\/\ \ /\ \ /\ \ \/_/\ \/\ \ \___ __ ___\ \ \/'\ __ __ ___ __ __\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _ `\ /'__`\ /' _ `\ \ , < /\ \/\ \ / __`\/\ \/\ \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \/\ \_\.\_/\ \/\ \ \ \\`\\ \ \_\ \/\ \_\ \ \ \_\ \\ \_\ \ \_\ \ \_\ \_\ \__/.\_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\/`____ \ \____/\ \____/ \/\_\ \/_/ \/_/\/_/\/__/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/`/___/> \/___/ \/___/ \/_/ /\___/ \/__/ For your contribution to My RfA, which passed with 8000 Supports, 2 Neutrals and no opposes. The standards and dedication of the English Wikipeidan Administrators is excellent and I am privileged to stand among them. Thankyou for putting you trust in me, I'll not see it abused. Also, special thanks for having supported me twice, on my first and on my latest RfA. It’s people like you that keep me coming back to this wacky-white-world. And now, I will dance naked around a fire. Party at my place! Cheers! Dfrg.msc 08:02, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Student Youth Network

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Student Youth Network. Since you closed the deletion discussion for this article or speedy-deleted it, you might want to participate in the deletion review. TexasAndroid 14:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Really nice and impressive work

Hi Anas, I have seen your contributions all over Wikipedia and especially on arabic and islamic related subjects, really nice work ! thanks--Khalid hassani 11:40, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! :-) —Anas ^talk? 00:01, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Preity Zinta FA

Hi there. The Preity Zinta article has recently achieved A-class status. Due to the wealth of support I have decided to now nominate for an FA class article which I believe and judging by the comments of others is pretty much up to. In my view it is better than some existing FA actor articles. I would therefore be very grateful if you could give it a final review in your own time and leave your comments and views at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Preity Zinta. Thankyou, your comments are always valuable. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^"Talk"? 10:57, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Rafid Ahmed Alwan

Hi, can you add Arabic to Rafid Ahmed Alwan? Badagnani 00:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

RfA for Canadian Paul

Four years ago this day, a foreigner was voted by the community to serve a land that he loved. Today, a new foreigner humbly accepts the charge and support of serving a community that he loves. Hopefully, he won't disappoint. Thank you for participating in my RfA, which passed with a vote of (47/0/1). The trust bestowed upon me by the community is one of the most touching honours that I have ever received, and I vow not to let you down. Whether you have suggestions for ways in which I could improve, a request for assistance or just need someone to listen, my talk page and my email are always open. I pledge to do what I can to help this project, in the words of a man who needs no introduction, "make the internet not suck." A special thank you goes out to Tim Vickers for nominating me. Cheers, CP 23:03, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Userboxes

I've stolen a couple of my userpage. Regards, —Qst 16:10, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Classification of admins

Hi Anas Salloum. Please consider adding your admin username to the growing list at Classification of admins. Best! -- Jreferee t/c 22:52, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Riq

Hi, can you add Arabic to Riq? Badagnani 05:12, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Also mazhar. Badagnani 05:15, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Mizmar

Do you know the etymology of Mizmar? Is this word related to the word "zamr"? Badagnani 05:29, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Bundles of Arabic script requests

Its been a long time but I got a lot of articles that I made that need Arabic scripts. Here:

• Aida (camp)
• Bureij (camp)
• Gaza Governorate
• Tulkarm Governorate
• Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate
• Sheikh Taissir Tamimi
• Adnan al-Husayni
• Wasfi Kabha
• Munib Masri
• General Union of Palestinian Students
• Preventive Security Service
• Education Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
• Mosque of Jezzar Pasha
• Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority

Good luck! --Al Ameer son 04:48, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Wallah y'akhi, I'm sorry to be a bother, but I have noticed you have not added Arabic scripts to any of the above articles. I read what I wrote and it has a sort of cocky tone to it and if that offended you in anyway, I apologize with sincerity. Or, of course you could be busy. I also understand that its certainly a heavy load so you shouldn't have to get to all of them at once. Anyhow, whether you will add the scripts or not, I would like to say Shukran! for your previous favors. Eid Mubarak! --Al Ameer son (talk) 04:30, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

God bless you. Thanks for the scripts!

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		For your finger-aching work in providing Arabic scripts wherever they are necessary. Can't thank you enough. Shukran a ktheer Al Ameer son (talk) 03:00, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Kafarakab

Hi, can you add Arabic script at Kafarakab? Badagnani (talk) 08:17, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Just checking if you could do this. Badagnani (talk) 04:10, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Is it كفرعقاب? Badagnani (talk) 04:30, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Ha, it took me over an hour to find that! I'm glad to have the software I got from some Hungarian guy's website that allows me to type Arabic using the arrangement of the Latin keyboard. I love it. But in this case I found it by doing a Google search for the name Nassim Maalouf (in Arabic script) and adding المتن (the name of the district the village is in), then looking for something that began with كفر.

Regarding the Lebanese's lack of pronouncing the "qoph," I had heard that many Lebanese aren't easily able to pronounce this letter correctly, and I guess it's true. Probably it's because in the current Arabic world there used to be many, many languages (both Semitic and non-Semitic), whereas now Arabic is exclusively spoken in most countries. Like in the dialects of Italy, for example, phonetic sounds from Etruscan Greek and Celtic languages may persist in the vocabulary and pronunciation. Badagnani (talk) 07:03, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm archiving and writing about the work of the Egyptian composer Halim El-Dabh, who is the senior and #1 classical composer of any Arabic country. Badagnani (talk) 07:48, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Category:Arab Canadian Wikipedians

This category, which you share with User:RingtailedFox, is up for deletion at UCFD. –Pomte 13:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Baharat

Hi, could you help make an article on baharat, an Arabic spice mixture similar to the Persian advieh or Indian garam masala? Badagnani (talk) 07:08, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

I don't think I can. I'm not very knowledgeable on the subject, and I really don't have the time. I hope you understand. :) —Anas ^talk? 12:33, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

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Naqara

Hi, can you add Arabic to Naqara? Badagnani (talk) 19:36, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Jujube#Names in other languages

Hi, could you add the Arabic for "ennab" at Jujube#Names in other languages? I was told that "ennab" was actually Hibiscus tea, so I'm not even sure if this is a correct Arabic name for this fruit. Badagnani (talk) 21:41, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

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Khalil al-Wazir Arabic script

Greetings Anas! I was wondering if you could provide the Arabic scripts for Khalil al-Wazir and his kunya Abu Jihad. Surprisingly, such a major Palestinian figure was missing an Arabic translation. Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 01:48, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much man! --Al Ameer son (talk) 20:50, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Please fix this

An admin on en.wiki uploaded

1. Image:Shawarmaskewer.jpg as CC-BY-2.0 when it is not.
2. Image:St-georges1.jpg as CC-BY-2.5 when it is not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.10.211.175 (talk) 02:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

your picture of Zweitina

Hi there, Anas,

I know how busy you must be, but I was hoping I might be able to ask a few questions of you. My great-grandparents emigrated to Pennsylvania from Zweitina; in trying to find some information about their village, and having read the Wikipedia article, I was thrilled that there was a picture of the village, too. I'd love to know what your experiences were when you visited: How it is you happened to visit, what the people were like, the weather, how the people lived and dressed - basically anything you would be willing to share with me. And if you don't care to and/or don't have time, I very much understand.

Thank you!

Michelle Solomon (michelle@masto.com) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kescoon (talk • contribs) 21:05, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

where are you?

Brother, where have you been? Haven't seen you in a while though you've done some recent edits. Are you okay? Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 00:36, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Just wanted to check, I worry when people go off radar. I have no needs now, but when you're settled back in, I could use some of your formidable Arabic skill as many of the Wikipedia versions of Scout emblems in the region are rather substandard and could use improvement, but the artists would need the Arabic text. That's for much later. Glad to hear you're okay! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 07:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Can you type out the Arabic text on these images? I have a graphics editor who will fix these if I can get him the text. Thanks! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 22:05, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

• Image:Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides.png
• Image:Iraq Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Council 1980s.png
• Image:Iraf.jpg
• Image:Iraq Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Council 2004.png
• Image:1999bahrain.jpg
• Image:Girl Guides Association of the United Arab Emirates alternate.png
• Image:1999uaegg.jpg
• Image:Syria.jpg
• Image:1999Egyptgg.jpg
• Image:Kuwaitguidelogo.jpg
• Image:Cedars Scout Association.png

Alright, here is what I could get (in order):

• Text too small
• الجمهورية العراقية | استعد
• Text too small. جمهورية العراق for the words up, but can't get the text below. My guess would be the same as the one directly above.
• جمهورية العراق
• كوني مستعدة | مرشدات البحرين
• الفتيات الكشافة | كوني مستعدة
• A bunch of acronyms | كوني مستعدة
• وأعدوا
• م م | كوني مستعدة
• م ك | الفتيات المرشدات
• جمعية كشافة الأرز

Cheers, —Anas ^talk? 00:54, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Thank you brother, that helps a great deal! :) Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:06, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I just want to show you the beautiful image that was created because of the good deed you did! Check out Image:IraqScoutsUnt1.png :) Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 03:05, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Sweet! Glad I could help. :-) —Anas ^talk? 05:13, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

One more: Image:--1999sudangg save for top text.jpg I just need the top text on this, we already have the bottom. Thanks! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 08:20, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Egypt is larger, what about now?

Image!

Hi Anas,

Do you think this image is true? I haven't see it in madia (as the uploader say) and I think it is not verified. It is clearly manipulated to serve a one-side POV in the article. Ralhazzaa (talk) 04:07, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

salam

Hello Anas, I am a user in the Arabic Wikipedia and I am from Syria. I just want to tell you that I am proud that there is an administrator in the English Wikipedia from Syria and I'd like to ask you if you do have any contributions in ar Wikipedia. I am looking forward to hearing from you and please excuse me for my Syrian English language, Best Wishes --Osm agha (talk) 11:41, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Arabic needed

At Balady and Baladi cheese. Badagnani (talk) 02:11, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Also the Arabic for zamr is needed at Mizmar. Badagnani (talk) 02:16, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks--can you add the romanization of the Arabic at Baladi cheese too? Is it jibna baladi? Badagnani (talk) 23:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Done. —Anas ^talk? 01:25, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks--do you know the etymology of mizmar, and is this word related to the word zamr, which shares the same phonemes (though in a different order)? Badagnani (talk) 01:26, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

No, I'm sorry. —Anas ^talk? 03:02, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Two more: Azbakeya and Rhoda Island. Badagnani (talk) 08:43, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Two more: Soliman Gamil and El Gamil. Badagnani (talk) 10:44, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Two more: Hasan Rashid and Yusef Greiss. Badagnani (talk) 19:19, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

One more: Boulaq. Badagnani (talk) 00:18, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Done. —Anas ^talk? 04:06, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

You're wonderful, thanks. Can you add romanization for the Arabic spelling of Rhoda Island? Badagnani (talk) 04:08, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Can you add the transliteration of the Arabic word for "island" that's there, too? Badagnani (talk) 06:51, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Also, Aziz El-Shawan as well as Anas El-Wogood (which is in the same article). Badagnani (talk) 06:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments needed

If you have the time, would love to hear your input here. Rarelibra (talk) 21:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Need help

Hi, for the life of me I cannot remove the stray letters near the dates in the leads of Aziz El-Shawan and Abu Bakr Khairat. When I move the letter, everything in the right-to-left area moves around. Could you help? Badagnani (talk) 02:37, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Problem solved. —Anas ^talk? 04:01, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I wish I could figure out how to fix it the way you did (so I wouldn't have to ask again in the future). I tried and tried. Badagnani (talk) 04:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

The trick is placing the date before the script and using the template for the script. Only way it works. At least here, because it seems numbers are written left-to-right in Wikipedia, even if you have Arabic as your selected language. —Anas ^talk? 00:44, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Typing Arabic on MS Word (Windows XP)

Hi, can you help me with a question? The computer person at my university has just helped me install right-to-left typing on the Windows XP computer of Halim El-Dabh. I already have the Arabic ASDF Western keyboard, which works great on the Internet to type Arabic, but in Microsoft Word the Arabic letters didn't connect, even though I had clicked "right-to-left" in MS Word. So today he brought the Windows XP CD-R that allowed for the installation of complex scripts and right-to-left typing in Windows and MS Word.

Now, the problem is that when I set right-to-left and the Arabic ASDF Western keyboard on MS Word, I type an Arabic word, then hit the space bar, it puts the space to the RIGHT of the word instead of the left, then the next word I type goes to the RIGHT of the last word I'd typed. The Arabic letters are connecting and typing from right to left, it's just when hitting the space bar and typing the next word that the words are not following one another in the right order. About an hour ago, I had it working correctly, but now it's reverted back to the incorrect way. The only way to put the words into the right order is to move the cursor after each word and insert a space, or to cut and paste words, but I think there must be an easier way.

I guess the fix should be something easy, but I just can't figure it out, and hope you might know. My home computer, with Windows Vista, works fine for Arabic even without installing anything; it's just the XP that causes problems (since the version Windows is the English one, not the Arabic one). Thank you.

Now it's working again. I don't know what I'm doing to make it work, or not... :-(

I just opened a new Word document and it's stopped working again. I notice that when it is working properly, the line between letters is short, but when it isn't working, the line between letters becomes very long. I wonder if this has something to do with it. Badagnani (talk) 17:30, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

In the language and regional settings, try setting the language for non-Unicode programs to Arabic. If I remember correctly, that should solve problems for Windows XP. Sorry, been a while since I last used XP. :-) —Anas ^talk? 00:42, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll see if I can figure out how to do that. Badagnani (talk) 23:40, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Arabic needed

Can you add Arabic at Rifaat Garrana? I don't think it should have the "Muhammad," because he doesn't use that middle name in his professional name. Badagnani (talk) 23:40, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Also Samha El-Kholy. Badagnani (talk) 00:35, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Also Mohamad Al-Khaled Samha. Badagnani (talk) 00:39, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Kingdom of Egypt

Can you add Arabic, and romanization, at Kingdom of Egypt? Badagnani (talk) 01:19, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Question

Should there be a space between عبد المسيح when writing it (and similar names) at Wikipedia? Google shows it both ways, but I wonder what our standard is. Badagnani (talk) 01:41, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Another question

Can you tell me how to spell "dumbek" (the Arabic drum) in Arabic? Badagnani (talk) 08:59, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Arabic needed

• Mona Ghoneim Badagnani (talk) 02:53, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Portal Islão in portuguese wikipedia

Hi... I'm need a help. You can tell "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful." in arabic and upload that media on Commons? I need that for use in portal. Thank you, Beria (talk) 20:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

People in Aleppo

Hey- My name is David, and I have Syrian ancestry. Do you know of any wikipedians currently in Aleppo that I can get in touch with? I need help editting and completing the following article: Central Synagogue of Aleppo. Please help if you can.David Betesh (talk)

Eftekasat

Hi there, what's up?! Look, i wanted to ask you if you can state your opinion on this matter. Also please do visit those two pages, Eftekasat and Mouled Sidi El-Latini, to obtain a better understanding of the band! Thanks for your help. :) Maged M. Mahfouz (talk) 19:40, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

photographer

Hi Anas, How do I add myself to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Photographers There's no edit button that I see

Thanks,

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Need Arabic

Marhaba Anas, it has been awhile since I asked for a translation (I've been using the WikiProject Arab World talk page recently), but since no one is responding I was wondering if you could give me the Arabic scripts for:

• Ibrahim Touqan (DYK nom)
• Fatta
• Wadi as-Salqa
• al-Qarara

--Al Ameer son (talk) 16:40, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

P.S. Whenever you're not busy, we should work on Damascus. It has the makings of a good article, just needs some referencing, copyediting and sections on the economy and local infrastructure. Once Nablus ("Little Damascus") goes through its GA review I'll start working on the article. Cheers! --Al Ameer son (talk) 16:40, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

اليسا و نانسي في كومنز

مرحبا أنس

هل أنت من التقط تلك الصور. رجاء إن لم تكن من إلتقطها فضع مصدر الصور بوضوح مشيرا الى أي مصدر يثبت موافقة الملتقط الاصلي لوضعها و ترخيصها ضمن كومنز --Tarawneh (talk) 14:49, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

dair atiyah

Hey Anas,

how's it going, I have a question, how do we merge two articles, because if you go to the Syrian villages, cities page..you'll notice that we have two seperate dair atiyah articles

Sincerely, GeorgeGeorge Al-Shami (talk) 19:08, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

hello

It's been a while. I could use your assistance [HERE] for commenting on the deletion of a copied and duplicate image of mine. The user (Supparluca) is attempting to push an Italian POV to override my image. Thank you. Rarelibra (talk) 21:01, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

lang requests

Hi brother, can you add Arabic script to Wahid Labidi and Georges El Ghorayeb? Thanks! Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:48, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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Marhaba Anas,

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All the best, Yazan (talk) 12:37, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Greetings:)

I came across your page while researching the history of Syrian Americans. I wanted to asked you...what do you think about the Syriac/Assyrians and the Syriac Orthodox Church. These are from Syria but they differ from the Arabs in the fact that they use the aramaic lanugage and have different traditions and also come from a seperate lineage and geneology. They are similar in other ways to the Syrian Arabs in food and the fact that many can also speak Syrian Arabic. Yet they are a different people. Would they be included under Syrian American/Canadian even if they're not arab? I included a section about them in the Syrian American article. What do you think? Cheers:)SchnitzelMannGreek. 20:01, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

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hi anas

the debate is back up. George Al-Shami (talk) 02:11, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Hip Hop Theater/Theatre

I have an issue with an article I created last week and I'm hoping you could help me with it. This month I've been in the process of doing a complete overhaul of the hip hop dance article and I noticed that the theater section was becoming rather large. So in order to follow WP:SS, I created a new page titled hip hop theater and copy-and-pasted everything there. The problem is there is already a page for this but it's called hip hop theat"re". After I finished my page (theatER) I did a google search to see if it would come up and the other page (theatRE) was listed in the results. I honestly did not know that it existed. What do I do now? I was going to blank the theatRE page and put a redirect link there since the theatER page (the one I created) is longer and has references. Am I allowed to do this w/o offending someone and violating policy? Is there a formal process for this? I posted this question another admin's talk page but they never responded so I decided to ask you. Since you're also an admin and since you've created so many articles, I figured you may be more familiar with an issue such as this. Gbern3 (talk) 15:37, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

I just proposed a merger. I think this is the correct way to proceed. If available, please contribute to the discussion here. I would appreciate it. Gbern3 (talk) 16:37, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Belated RfA thankspam

You participated in my atrocious RfA. I never said thank you, so I wanted to do so. Bushcarrot (talk) 02:54, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

The use of definite and undefinite articles in the English language

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Since you are the founder of the Wikiproject Syria, I write a few lines to you. It concerns the use of the definite and indefinite articles in the English language. I have been busy copy editing a few articles all related the Muslim conquest of the Middle East: Muslim conquest of Syria, Battle of Maraj-al-Debaj, Siege of Damascus (634). The people writing these articles don't use the definite and undefinite articles as often as they should. I guess it is caused by the fact that the Arabian language doesn't use that often the definite article but this is just a guess. But its effect on the quality of the articles is severe.

What I was thinking about is that you create a new template message, warning people writing English articles about the use of the definite and the indefinite article. It is one way to avoid many errors in English articles written by Arab speaking people.Wereldburger758 (talk) 11:43, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

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Expanding request

Hey, can you please help the ar:سيلينا article so it can be a FA or GA status on the Arabic wikipedia? For more help, Selena is a FA status. Thank you AJona1992 (talk) 14:14, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Blank map

Dear Anas please can you tell me how to make a blank map and how to put places names on it like in Latika governorate map , thnxAhmadpontymageed (talk) 09:05, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

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this fool

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:192.104.67.122

is at it again. regards. Cramyourspam (talk) 19:57, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Al-Bukamal

Hi there,

I wrote the entry for Abu Kamal a few years ago, it has been changed to Al-Bukamal and Al-Bu-Kamal. Although Abu Kamal was widely used by international media when the US army attacked a place in the area, I understand why it has been changed to "Al-Bukamal". But can we lose the dash in the name, it becomes inconvenient when the article links to social media (Facebook etc). It is also strange style, other areas (with two names) typically do not have dash in the name. Abu Dhabi, for example.

Also, Al-Bu-Kamal is not a variation, it's just phonetics (how it is pronounced). Can we have the two variations only, Abu Kamal and Al Bukamal? I tried to edit it but I am not that wiki-savvy.

PS. I think Abu Kamal is the better choice for a number of reasons. It should not matter how locals pronounce it, a counterexample is Abu Dhabi (locals pronounce it as Bu Dhabi - exacly the same way locals from Abu Kamal pronounce Abu Kamal (Bu Kamal). 2. Abu Kamal was used in media as such. 3. Name was used as Ebu Kamal during the Ottoman times, when the city was built to begin with. But if the name were to stay like this, could we please lose the dash in Al-Bukamal and Al-Bu-Kamal? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.211.131.189 (talk) 12:38, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

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underwear and socks seller in Turkey

Dear madam/ sir Dear Madam /Sir; How are you ? Let you know we are manufacturer and exporter of the socks and underwear , we were business with Twintex sarl since at June 2012 in Tunus . now is we stopped them due to payment problems. he doesn’t pay our monies.and three different shipment are waiting in Tunis Customs more than 7 months.

Mr Ridha Chaaba had given orders to us for Tunus Carrefour ,Geant, Monogros,Magasine General. also he showed your orders and other market orders to me. then we trusted to him . and we produced some socks and underwear for him . unfortunately the above attached goods are waiting around more than 7 months in Tunus customs. he couldn’t clear the customs processing yet and also don’t pay the privous our released goods monies . so latest in last week. he told me that not possible to recieve goods due to own payment problems. he says that “we should get back the goods to Istanbul” but we want to sell these goods in Tunus. it will be big cost when we will bring back to Turkey . however all model are summer and selling articles in your markets. if you are interesting , you can get directly goods from Tunus Customs or you can offer us to some whole saler buyer company to making business with you , then that company can sell our goods to your Market. please you will check packing list about the see details. if you will interesting , we will send our prices with the invoice hope you can help me then you can give positive answer let you know all goods are very high quality. already you are selling “COTONTEKS” brand in your market at the moment. best regards

Sedat TÜRKAN Director Office: Kotonteks Corap Ltd. Turgut Reis Mah.Tekstilkent B-16 blok. No:54 Esenler 34235 ISTANBUL/TURKEY Tel: + 90 212 438 40 80 Fax: + 90 212 438 40 81 E-mail: sedat@kotontekscorap.com; www.kotontekscorap.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.101.17.37 (talk) 11:55, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

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