K1

Vancouver

Hey Keyvan: are you from Vancouver? Wanli

Hello Wanli. No, I am not from Vancouver. Keyvan is a fairly common name among Iranians, and I understand there are many Iranians living in Vancouver. I am not one of them however.

You happen to be a Keyvan that uses the shorthand K1, like the 1-couver guy.

Old Persian

Thank you for correcting my addition to the Fars entry. Question: where did you get the Old Persian word? Is there a definitive list or dictionary that is public domain that I can use? Or would you recommend a certain publication? Thanks. BTW, you guys are QUICK. -IR

Hello IRelayer. There's quite a number of Old Persian inscriptions recoverd from the Achaemenid perdiod, the texts of which have been translated into most major languages and widely available in the Internet nowadays. As for books on Old Persian, there are several, especially on Avestan. In Persian, the late professor Pourdavoud has a number of publication on this subject and he is considered the definitive authority. In English, there is "Old Persian: Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. by Roland G. Kent". As for Public Domain material, I do not know of any, however, there are many copyrighted (but not Public Domain) material available online. --K1 22:58, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Norouz

Happy New Year! Regards

Hello Alireza. Thank you very much and Happy New Year to you too. I hope you had a wonderful Norouz.

Thanks for writing the Norouz article. What are the similarities and differences of the Kurdish and Iranian New Year (Norouz)? Alireza Hashemi

I don't really know how the Kurds celebrate the Norouz. One thing I do know is that their view of the Norouz has been much politicized in recent years mostly due to the oppression they suffer in Turkey. Their view of the Norouz is underscoring the "liberation" aspect of it via the story of Kave vs. Zahak. In their view, Kave or "Kawa" as the Kurds pronouce it, is a revolutionary Kurd who liberated his people from the tyrant Zahak; and this marks the start of the Norouz! I don't know if they have always held this view of the origin of the Norouz or if this is an outcome of their political struggle in Turkey in recent history. My impression is that they do not set 7-Seen tables or visit each other in the form of our "eyd didani", but quite possibly the Kurds of Iran do this. Also I think 13-bedar is only practiced in Iran and not the neighbouring cultures. But the Kurds have definitely been celebrating the Norouz for a long time. They pronouce it Newroj ("new" not pronounced like the English word "new", rather, phonetically enunciated; and "roj" with the "j" sounding like the French "j", like the 'j' sound of the Persian name "Bijan"). --Keyvan 08:37 Mar 26, 2003 (UTC)

Caspian

So it's the Gilan province that borders Azerbaijan near Astara? Sorry for that mistake, the maps we have aren't precise so I interpolated a bit. --Shallot 09:43, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Hello Shallot. No problem. Yes, there is a tiny strip of land belonging to Gilan that comes between Ardabil and the Caspian. The maps in Wikipedia are rather small and don't show the details well. --K1 09:54, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)

South Azerbaijan article

There is a German equivalent of that article at [1] that will perhaps need some edits to get neutral. You have any idea how we can do that? Roozbeh 13:41, 19 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I read that article and sadly it is misguided. I noticed the main contributor to that article also has contributed to several other articles that are somewhat related to this case. He appears to be an informed and reasonable person, but nobody is perfect. So instead of altering his article right away, I left him a message to read the new English version. I think this is better, because then he can verify the facts, and change the article himself and change other articles accordingly if needed. --K1 15:56, 19 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Iranian revolution

I don't know if you have discovered the Iranian revolution article. It may need your edits. Roozbeh 07:48, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

I read the article and made minor changes to it. I find the article to be overall, fair and balanced. I will contribute some more to it later. --K1 12:58, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)

FreeBSD

I'll have to look it up to verify, but GEOM is the filesystem layer that allowed the encrypted filesystem support. I don't believe it, or the encryption support itself was part of the TrustedBSD project. Poul Henning Kamp (sp?) wrote GEOM and GDBE [2] the disk encryption stuff, and he is not part of TrustedBSD as far as I know. - Taxman 15:02, Jun 24, 2004 (UTC)

It seems you are right. I just checked the docs and it appears it was developed by the Security Research Division of NAI under a contract with DARPA. I thought it came from the TrsutedBSD project. I will correct the article. Thanks. --K1 16:05, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Great, your additions to the article are appreciated. A lot more could be written about the featuers in 5.x, would just take some research and reading the FreeBSD docs. - Taxman 16:24, Jun 24, 2004 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the good word about my Persia article. It seems like you may be more of an expert than I am, so please feel free to add whatever you like. Fishal 03:32, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Iran and Western views

K1, i have just read your out of line comments on the Talk:Iran page. Also, please note that english is a language which is western, so confine pro-eastern views to eastern languages. Also, have you noticed Iran's behavior lately concerning nuclear weapons? I believe the attitued of the International Atomic Energy Agency represents the Western World as well as the east.--naryathegreat 22:20, Jul 6, 2004 (UTC)

The following paragraph has been refactored to remove personal attacks. Roozbeh 01:57, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

And I suggest that you go back to using Roman Numerals, that's more "Western". Oh, and don't use Algebra, and Trigonometry .... hmmm ... and no Algorithms either. Then rebuild your "Western World" and stay out of my talk page. My personal discussion page in Wikipedia is not a place for likes of you. If you like arguments try usenet. It's truly sad that you have come to my personal discussion page to start an argument. --K1 04:29, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The following paragraph has been refactored to remove personal attacks. Roozbeh 01:57, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Then apparently, it is equally absurd that you should respond in kind, and attempt to threaten me. It was the Greeks invented Algebra and Calculus long before middle east, they took it from the manuscripts, and your numerals? They're really from India. And please, confine personal attacks to Usenet, I may be a nerd, but I wear it on my face (you didn't discuss the nuclear charge by the way).--naryathegreat 22:20, Jul 6, 2004 (UTC)

I am so good.--naryathegreat 18:12, Jul 15, 2004 (UTC)

While its true that the mathematical concepts referenced above are not exclusively western - it's also true that the inventors of those concepts have managed to not invent anything new in a millenium. Get off your high horse.

Flight 655

K1, I'm not chasing you, and I'm not imposing [3]. I've been watching the Iran Air Flight 655 article, and considered your contribution biased, needing some proof. Please do that in the discussiong page of that article. (BTW, please don't get emotional in the edits. You have wonderful knowledge of historical facts, but you get very angry in certain circumstances and use words that you shouldn't. Cool down a little, please.) Roozbeh 17:13, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hey K1, are you Iranian or what? You seem to be sold out that the USA did not apologize for the Iran Air incident. MAYBE IT IS YOUR NEWSPAPER THAT SHOULD STICK TO WHATEVER YOU LIKE, and I dont mean disprepect to your country, but your comments towards Puerto Rican newspapers was rude. "Antonio Mouth Tape Placer Martin"

GMT

Hi K1, I hope GMT turns out to be useful to you. I don't really know a whole lot about it, but I can try to answer questions anyway. I started using GMT to make maps for historical locations. I found Tus via a link to Ferdowsi. Regards, Wile E. Heresiarch 13:36, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Your vote

We may need your vote on deleting the three very pointed Persia-related articles. Please visit the VfD section and vote. [4]. Roozbeh 23:29, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I just cast in my vote on that. Thanks. --K1 00:04, 13 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Refdoc

I have raised your repeated personal attacks at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/--K1. Feel free to comment... Refdoc 18:02, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I thought I told you clearly on that talk page that I am done with you? Oh, you don't understand. By the way, my userid as you can see from this page is "k1" not "--k1" .... the two dashes are from my signature. Anyway, do not invite yourself over to my personal talk page; you are not welcome here. --K1 18:09, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hmmm, K1 insults everyone he comes in contact with, engages in frivolous disputes, and makes incessant petty changes to countless pages (most deal with Iran). And we'll talk wherever we want, thanks.--naryathegreat 18:14, Jul 15, 2004 (UTC)

Could you please bring some evidence for the "suicide mission" allegation as this is currently the one remaining issue which needs resolution to be able to remove the NPOV message. Refdoc 16:39, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)

you probably heard from the arbitration comittee, that they suggested arbitration. Are you on for this ?--Refdoc 23:24, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)

What do you want from me? since you have started to "interact" with me, I have been wasting 90% of the time that I am willing to give to the Wikipedia project, arguing with you. All I want is that you go away and do your best to avoid contact with me, and there will be no problems. You have an agenda. You are not here to contribute to Wikipedia as a people's Internet-based and self-motivated online encyclopaedia, rather you are here to promote your version of Christianity. I repeat, DO NOT invite yourself over to my personal talk page again, you ARE NOT welcome here. --K1 02:23, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

As this is apparently the only page where you do show some response, beyond simply deleting contributions by others and using obscene language, I do not think really that I will have any option but writing here. Talk pages are exactly for this purpose. You keep accusing me of having an agenda, which I have denied. I share the ideals of Wikipedia and contribute with what I can/am interested in. As this has a fair degree of overlap with your own interests (by no means total overlap, if you would care to look at my contributions) I think we will have to interact on those few overlapping pages instead of simply using a "revert war" technique. You can not claim ownership for pages simply because you do not like me or what I am writing. As I said above, the arbitration committee suggested mediation. Maybe this is a way forward. I would really appreciate your comments to this. Refdoc 06:11, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

WP:3RR

Please read WP:3RR. You should not revert a page more than three times in 24 hours, particularly with no or abusive explanations. This, combined with your ongoing violations of Wikipedia:No personal attacks, could lead to a block - David Gerard 12:00, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

David, if i am blocked from contributing to Wikipedia, that may very well be a blessing in disguise. This person has forced more than 90% of his own and my time on wikipedia for AT LEAST one week, to be wasted in useless talks and bickering. I can add or delete a single word from ANYWHERE, and he will be right on top of it, asking for "proof and evidence". --K1 12:09, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

In the future, refrain from using personal attacks of the sort above. We have a policy against that. - Fennec

In the future, do not revert warnings such as this about this as "vandalism". It does not help your cause. If you must be absurd about my signature, here: Fennec. Incidentally, I object to being called a "dumbo" in your edit summary; it is in violation of the policy cited above.

I agree with Fennec. There is no justification for language like this. If you wish to insult a person, there are far better ways to go about it. It seems Wikipedia users are sinking to all-time lows... - Mark 12:25, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

You are blocked

Someone has blocked you from editing Wikipedia for 24 hours due to abusive language. See Wikipedia:Bans and blocks for more information on bans and blocks at Wikipedia. We value your contributions; in the future, assuming good faith and compliance with the No Personal Attacks policy will go a long way to preventing recurrences of this sort of a ban. - Fennec (はさばくのきつね) 12:33, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

This is what happens when you cross the line and launch repeated personal attacks.--naryathegreat 19:14, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)

The following paragraph has been refactored to remove personal attacks. Roozbeh 01:51, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

You know what is amazing? I have never had my path crossed with you in any articles or discussion pages. I had never even seen your ID anywhere until you showed up here in my personal discussion page. You have found my ID via my old discussions with other people in the talk page of some article(s), decided to come over here to start an argument with me, and when I have told you I am not interested in arguing wih you, you have come back here repeatedly. I know you are not Refdoc but you are similiar. --K1 19:46, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Mediation

Hello K1. refdoc has requested mediation with you at Wikipedia:Requests for mediation regarding some remarks you made and an edit war in which you were involved. Are you willing to discuss this with a third party acting as a mediator? If so, please let me know on my talk page or on the requests for mediation page. If there are any mediators you would rather not take on the case, please say so. There is a list of them at Wikipedia:Mediation Committee. Thank you. Angela . 20:43, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The following comment has been refactored to remove personal attacks. Roozbeh 01:49, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hello Angela. The short answer is that no, I am not interested in wasting any more time and typing becuase of this guy.

A longer answer follows and I am hoping this will be the last time I have to waste my time in Wikipedia because of this person:

I have been a contributor to Wikipedia for a long time (nearly 18 months now). I try to contribute in areas where I have more specialized knowledge and do my best to be as accurate and correct in my contributions as possible.
In my year and a half of contribution to wikipedia, I have not had any serious problems with anyone, excpet with this person.
This guy has all the time in the world on his hand. So if he wants to, he can afford (timewise) to grind you down by wasting your time in the Talk pages of the articles, and that is precisely what he has done to me. Ever since this guy has started to interact with me, 90% of my time here in Wikipedia have gone to waste because of him -- a quick look at my history pages attest to this fact. I have asked him to just leave me alone repeatedly (you can still read it on this page) but he will bug you to death if you stand up to his contributions and try to replace them with facts.
I have several times caught his misinformation in articles. When I have corrected them, he has forced me to spend significat time interacting with him on those issues. When he is proven wrong beyond any doubt, then what he does is to reword and rephrase his old version of the articles and injects them right back in.
I have found that most of Wikipedia admins are incompetent and one has to wonder why they accept the responsibility of adminship in the first place, if all they can do is to slap in disputed stubs, lock articles and be trigger-happy in feel-good blocks of established contributors.
Therefore, I decline to participate in this guy's write-up and call for arbitration, and let the admins and him enjoy that fun all by themselves.

Regards, --K1 19:46, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Dear k1, others have asked you to learn to assume good faith and I can only ask you again. I indeed rephrase - since I (contrary apparently to you) do not assume that I know everything perfectly well I am a) willing to accept changes and improvements and b) I am willing to learn to express myself clearer when shown that my expression did not stand up to scrutiny. But I do think this is actually teh Wikipedia way - articles grow and gain in depth by repeated revisions. Your way appears to be - "I have written, so do not dare to change!". I find this increasingly hard to deal with. I do still think taht mediation might make it easier for us to work together on those areas where our interest overlap (Iran, mostly, I guess) but I also think that this will require your participation. Refdoc 20:07, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Please stay cool

K1, please stop abusing people or calling them names, or ridiculing their religion or parentage. Most specially, you changing Refdoc's username gives me nuts. I hate it when I see it, it gives me a headache, and stops me from any work for a good while. Please don't do that. Salvor Hardin used to say that "Violence [or may I say abuse?] is the last refuge of the incompetent".

You are not incompetent in your knowledge about historical facts or such, no, but you may be incompetent in getting a constructive dialogue going on. I really believe you should reconsider all the names you've called people by, by first editing them out, and then apologizing to the people. I don't care about anonymous vandals who didn't care about Wikipedia policy, but abusing Refdoc (who has helped a lot in the Iran-related articles, and follows the Wikipedia policy well enough) just because you disagree with her/him, or hate her/his personal viewpoint, is simply too much for me. There is a huge difference between defacing an article (like what has been done to Azerbaijanis or Turkic peoples) and trying to work into an agreement or a neutral point of view (that Refdoc is doing).

If that's too hard to do, please, please, go and read the community pages you're supposed to read, Wikiquette, Staying cool when the editing gets hot, Dispute resolution, No personal attacks, Neutral point of view, NPOV tutorial, and most important of all, Civility, among any others you may find interesting. I would wait for your comment here, and then your action. If you don't do it, I will start editing off the language (which I unfortunately can't do for the abusive edit history) for a while, to see where we get. Roozbeh 22:07, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The following paragraph has been refactored to remove personal attacks. Roozbeh 23:17, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

As you were leaving this message for me, I was writing a message for you on your talk page. You are NOT objective in this case, and I can easily prove it. Also, you have no right to edit what I have written in discussion pages. If I need an editor, I will consider giving you a call, thank you. And I don't need your attitude, especially since I have observed an unmistakable psychology in you dealing with foreigners (I can prove this aspect about you beyond a shadow of a doubt, but I don't want to spend too much time in this increasingly frustrating project). Because of this, I am seriously contemplating leaving this project for good -- I am not a masochist. There are plenty of other open internet projects which would welcome contributions. --K1 22:35, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Sorry to interfere. Roozbeh - I do not need K1's apologies, though I guess this might be good for him, spiritually. But this is his private matter. I would though very much like an edit of the relevant pages. K1 - I have always tried to remain quiet and tried to stick to the matter at hand rather than your continueing abuse. I still would prefer to bring this matter to a resolution and woudl suggest K1 that you bring - in a calmer manner - your specific grievenaces to the relevant talk pages and allow us to find a solution. Maybe you should have a look at again at Angela's offer of mediation Refdoc 22:50, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hi there K1, I protected the religion in Iran page, probably on the wrong version, simply in order to stop a fruitless revert war. I'm not in the least bit interested in religion in Iran, and will unprotect it as soon as it looks like there is concensus. If it looks like I protected the right version (highly unlikely) we can always switch it around! Thanks, see you on the talk page, Mark Richards 00:06, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

anonymous comment that was on Roozbeh's page by mistake

Hello Mr. K1. I am Chinese. I want only say for you I read the page and I know group of people fight against you. But I think you say correct in article. If Iran is 99% Muslim, it is important this fact is in article about religion minority but they don't allow it. They want to write article in special method! I read when you said there is Sikh temple in Tehran and they removed it. They used say no other religious practice allowed in Iran when you said there is Sikh temple they changed to no other religion is legal. Is like bargain for price. If other religion is illegal why is Sikh temple in Tehran? Why I can travel and live in Tehran for long time and nobody ask me about my religion or how I practice? And I agree you that the man who fight you is religious his page and contribution shows he want Christianity. You know, they also want bring Christianity in China like they did in South Korea. They say unless you are Christian you go in hell. This is so bad mentality. -61.222.62.106

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