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Good luck, and have fun. FWIW, Bzuk (talk) 22:55, 27 February 2012 (UTC).

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to William Wyler, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. You have to provide verifiable and authoritative reference sources that contradict the established historical record of William Wyler's citizenship. Bzuk (talk) 00:16, 28 February 2012 (UTC). Willi's father actually had Swiss citizenship that automatically confirmed Swiss citizenship to his sons, while his Grandfather had American citizenship from 1886 when he had emigrated to Ohio. Willi travelled as a Swiss citizen to the United States, became a member of the US military in 1921, applying for US citizenship at the same time. a process that was deferred until the 1940s, as Wyler thought his military service would proffer US citizenship, but it was not considered in the government's eventual decision. In 1947, Wyler appears as a "US citizen" before the a senate hearing on un-American activities in the film industry. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 00:29, 28 February 2012 (UTC).

Assuming that is all true (source?), you still haven't shown that he renounced his previous citizenship. GAYousefSaanei (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

See: Herman, Jan. A Talent for Trouble: The Life of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Director. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. ISBN 0-399-14012-3. Your source again? Bzuk (talk) 00:44, 28 February 2012 (UTC).

No page number? Please quote the exact passage which states that he renounced his previous citizenship. Thanks. GAYousefSaanei (talk) 00:47, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

P. 37; once a foreign national applies for US citizenship, until 1988, with the passage of some landmark legislation, American courts would not consider dual citizenship. Once Wyler applied to became an American citizen in 1921, he revoked his Swiss citizenship. The US government would not allow dual citizenship until 1942; previously once US citizenship was requested, any other citizenship had to be rejected. Even today, the U.S. Government does not endorse dual citizenship as a matter of policy, but it recognizes the existence of dual citizenship. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:09, 28 February 2012 (UTC). In 1942, citizens who took the oath of naturalization had to swear in their American oath of allegiance a promise to renounce all previous citizenships upon assumption of American citizenship. The actual wording is quite specific: "that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen..." FWiW, Wyler made that application in 1921, thinking he needed it to join the New York National Guard on February 7, 1921. Bzuk (talk) 01:12, 28 February 2012 (UTC).

Very good. I appreciate the effort. Now, kindly insert this quote as a footnote alongside the word "American", and his place of birth alongside the word "American", and I will be eminently satisfied. GAYousefSaanei (talk) 01:13, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

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From the talk page of the Republic of Kosovo article: "This article is written in British English, which differs from American English in some ways." As such, your changing the spelling of "recognised" has been undone, again. --Khajidha (talk) 20:27, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

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Cheers, Uhlan ^talk 04:20, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

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Iraqi Turkmens

Hi GAYousefSaanei, I've actually been researching the Iraqi Turkmens for over 2 years now and know quite a lot about the community. I thought I'd just place some quotes here to show that the majority of the Iraqi Turkmens are actually the descendants of Ottoman colonizers:

• Taylor, Scott (2004), Among the Others: Encounters with the Forgotten Turkmen of Iraq, Esprit de Corps Books, p. 31, ISBN 1895896266

The largest number of Turkmen immigrants followed the army of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent... throughout their reign, the Ottomans encouraged the settlement of immigrant Turkmen along the loosely formed boundary that divided Arab and Kurdish settlements in northern Iraq.

• International Crisis Group (2008), Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds: Conflict or Cooperation?, Middle East Report N°81 –13 November 2008: International Crisis Group, p. 16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

Turkomans are descendents of Ottoman Empire-era soldiers, traders and civil servants

• Jawhar, Raber Tal’at (2010), "The Iraqi Turkmen Front", in Catusse, Myriam; Karam, Karam (eds.) (eds.), Returning to Political Parties?, The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies, p. 314, ISBN 1-886604-75-4 {{citation}}: |editor2-first= has generic name (help); More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help).

There’s a strong conflict of opinions regarding the origins of Iraqi Turkmen, however, it is certain that they settled down during the Ottoman rule in the northwest of Mosul, whence they spread to eastern Baghdad.

I can show you more sources if you are not satisfied. I acknowledge the fact that there was Turkic migration to Iraq prior to the Ottomans, but this could easily be written in the "further infromation" section. By removing Iraq from the list of Turks in the Arab world you seem to be denying any form of Turkish colonization of Iraq...Turco85 (Talk) 02:39, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to address this issue. I would warn you, however, on three counts.

1. You may have done some research, but I actually am half Azeri Turk, so I have some idea of what I am talking about :-)

2. You need to be wary of the quality of your sources. Only the first one is some way acceptable in an encyclopedia.

3. You need to be wary of interpreting what sources say. Your second two sources, don't actually say what you are presuming they do.

If you look deeply (and dispassionately) into the issue, you will find countless academic, peer-reviewed sources that point out quite clearly that the Iraqi Turkomen are my cultural cousins (Azaris/Azarbaijanis), not yours. :-) Good luck. GAYousefSaanei (talk) 03:10, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Although it's nice to see an Azeri Turk, your ethnicity or origin does not validify anything... like everyone else you will have to show sources to backup your arguments, simply say I'm "x" or "y" is not enough. Why is the second and third source not acceptable? The third source is from a published journal, we are just forunate to have a http version for those who cannot access journals. Here's another source (again from a journal which has simply been put to http format):

Talabany, Nouri (2007), Who Owns Kirkuk? The Kurdish Case, Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2007, pp. 75–78

In his history of the various Iraqi provinces, Iraqi historian Abdul Majid Fahmi Hassan placed the Turkoman migration in the mid-seventeenth century when Ottoman Sultan Murad IV wrested the region from Iranian control. As Murad returned to Istanbul, he left army units in position to control the strategic route linking Baghdad and Anatolia; the Iraqi Turkomans descended from these troops.[3] Prominent Turkoman families in Kirkuk, such as the Neftçiler and Awçi, trace their ancestry to Murad's troops;[4] moreover, the prominent ethnic Arab Tikriti family also traces their presence in the region to Murad's soldiers and the sultan's gift of land in and around Kirkuk as a reward for their military service against the Iranians.[5].

Turco85::(Talk) 12:52, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Again, that source does not support your contention. There seems to be something lacking in your ability to comprehend exactly what these kinds of sources are saying. I encourage you to do more research, I'm not going to "edit war" with you. Again, good luck. (a tip: you'll have to use more than just the internet, this is quite a specialist subject and not a whole lot has been written in English. Do you read French or German or Persian?) GAYousefSaanei (talk) 21:06, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Actually, I think that four secondry sources, be them on the internet or not, is a perfect way to support Turco's "contention." The only counter argument that you can provide is the fact that you happen to be Azeri Turk or have Azri Turkish ethnicity. Also, please do not use ad hominems (personal attacks) when responding to other editors as these can just "heat up the situation." Cheers. Uhlan ^talk 05:38, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

I don't know why you're being so unpleasant. Please read the sources - carefully - read what Turco85 is arguing, then comment. Also, read what genuine, academic, peer-reviewed sources have to say on the issue. I'm not going to argue or edit war, if you're interested in establishing a reliable encyclopedia, you will come to the accurate conclusions yourself. Now, if you haven't got anything productive to say, I'd ask that you cease and desist. Thankyou. GAYousefSaanei (talk) 08:13, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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Chopin article

Not sure I understand this edit summary. All I see at talk from you is the comment that you agreed with my changes from a few days ago, nothing about the revert.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 23:44, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Whoops, sorry I didn't realize you were the same person. My mistake. GAYousefSaanei (talk) 00:24, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Well, why exactly did you restore the old version. I am not exactly following.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 03:08, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

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