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Please do not mass delete links to “History of ancient Israel and Judah”. It seems multiple methods and justifications are given, from “copy editing”, to deleting whole paragraphs that link to the article. Drsmoo ( talk) 05:37, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Oh please, it is not acceptable to mass remove links to a page. In some cases deleting whole paragraphs, in others claiming you’re simply moving material and then stealthily deleting the links. Drsmoo ( talk) 06:07, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Mass removing links to the History of Ancient Israel article, especially given the sensitivity of the subject is not acceptable Drsmoo ( talk) 06:11, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Fine, let's keep the Onion. May you be boiled alive in molten silver if someone finds out. ;) ~~ AirshipJungleman29 ( talk) 14:29, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey, i just wanted to let you know that they are discussing removing your contribution in “genetic studies on jews” article’s talk page
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Genetic_studies_on_Jews Tezak habra 2 ( talk) 00:40, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I'm just stopping by to inform you about an RSN discussion I recently opened concerning the recent dispute at Genetic studies on Jews. I believe you suggested it, which I think is great idea. Best to seek outside opinions, as the talk page discussion shows some telltale signs of becoming unproductive on its current course.
Link to discussion:
I wish you all the best and appreciate your perspectives and participation both at RSN and at the talk page. - Hunan201p ( talk) 12:59, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi! As you're someone that appreciated how I went to the sources, I'd appreciate if you could participate in the RFC that just opened up. Thanks! Elias ( talk) 00:37, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
I assume, you reverted my edits outside the history section by mistake? Triggerhippie4 ( talk) 07:59, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
[1] Selfstudier ( talk) 11:59, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
Could start an article with this as main source, it's mainly about the rioting and the earlier shooting is just mentioned, the word revenge does not appear. Do you want to? Selfstudier ( talk) 11:13, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
"Sunday’s events kicked off when a Palestinian gunman shot and killed brothers Hillel and Yagel Yaniv, ages 21 and 19, from the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha, in a shooting ambush in the Palestinian town of Hawara in the northern West Bank. The gunman fled. Following the shooting, groups of settlers rampaged along the main thoroughfare in Hawara..."Iskandar323 ( talk) 11:28, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
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Bon courage ( talk) 06:47, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
If you're going to remove my comment then surely you should remove the other one too? Since it was added after the discussion was purported to be closed. Not logged in 2 ( talk) 12:47, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
On 19 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023 Huwara rampage, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2023 Huwara rampage, a late-night spree of arson and vandalism by hundreds of Israeli settlers, was the worst flare-up of Israeli settler violence in the northern West Bank in decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023 Huwara rampage. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 2023 Huwara rampage), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Aoidh ( talk) 00:02, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi there us an odd word in this sentence: “The local DIG chairman Hermann Kuhn told the taz about the exhibition in Bremen…” . What is “the taz”? Mccapra ( talk) 05:23, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
On 24 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Team Jorge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the investigation of Team Jorge, an Israeli disinformation outfit, led to the suspension of a prominent French news anchor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Team Jorge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Team Jorge), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen ( talk) 00:02, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
To be frank, I'm finding your editing pattern bordering on disruptive. Why did you open new related RMs without waiting for the one on Spain (or any of them) to conclude? Why didn't you post notifications of related RMs in related pages? And why do you insist on replying to everybody's post in all of these RM? If you have a problem with the term "Muslim conquests", then open an RfC, or open the related RMs collectively as a unit, so that discussion can be concentrated in one place, rather than scattered across different pages, forcing editors to reproduce their remarks. The way you are undertaking this seems like a campaign, that you are not interested in discovering consensus, but just imposing your point of view. Walrasiad ( talk) 08:03, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi, your heading "weak oppose" at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations is ambiguous. Oppose delete or oppose keep? I suggest you change it to weak keep or weak delete. Cheers. Zero talk 02:14, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
Dear Iskandar, could you please contribute to block the User:Dragon819010. He has a significant story of only-vandalism. Cheers!-- MadRoyalist ( talk) 13:05, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Peaceray. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a
neutral point of view. Your recent edit to
List of Jewish states and dynasties seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. I think that your edits tried to correct some bias in the article, but you went way too far & introduced more bias than you removed. Please discuss on the
talk page & get
consensus before attempting such changes again.
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talk) 14:34, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
Hey Iskandar, I have an idea for that Quds source in the Ghassan Kanafani article where besides the source in the text we could place a better source needed. Like this : Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani was born in 1936 into a middle-class Palestinian Sunni family with a Kurdish background. (the External Link citation). better source needed
Tell me what you think. Talibaltarikh ( talk) 21:07, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
Good new article, can't believe it didn't already exist. Greetings from Los Angeles, // Timothy :: talk 13:09, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
Although you did this unilaterally before waiting for consensus, I must confess like it. I don't think any reasonable editor would object. Do you have an idea how can we decrease this big section in order to reduce that entire article from 140kb to less than 100, while leaving the post-1948 details for the new one? That would solve the size problem once and for all. The issue is figuring out what to leave out. The wars and main political developments and treaties must be left alone, but we can remove the details and specific elections. I can try to do it myself, but I'm not sure. Dovidroth ( talk) 04:15, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
@ Iskandar323 Thanks for your work on the history of Israel, which is a very difficult and important topic. If you're ever looking for a helping hand, please do feel free to reach out. I don't specialize in the Middle East, but have sufficient (basic) knowledge of the topic to assist with sourcing, additional literature research. As for History of Israel (1948--present) I think that the page could really benefit from lead expansion to include more information about the country itself beyond the ongoing conflict, and that's also something I'd be happy to help with. Ppt91 talk 16:14, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
A user has been removing source information and has refused to give a decent reason why
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Nadir
Please do check it out and see what the issue is. 2A02:C7C:30D9:C400:4936:1F77:74D5:3D68 ( talk) 21:37, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
@ User:Iskandar323 Hi. I've noticed you've done work on the Ongoing Nakba and other Palestinian topics. I started the article on anti-Palestinianism. I've been thinking about the phenomenon of what I guess could be called Nakba denial or Nakba minimization, some of which has been official Israeli government policy. Wondering if you had an opinion on whether there would be enough sources on the subject and what a proper name might be. Thank you. Bohemian Baltimore ( talk) 17:35, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
Greetings, I would appreciate your assistance in finding an alternate singular reference for the name "Awwad Sa'ud al-'Awwad," as my search efforts have been unsuccessful thus far. Sarah SchneiderCH ( talk) 03:20, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello sir. There is edit war going on in "Women in Islam" with me and another user, on the matter of including image of Taliban beating up women. I have found that this image grossly violates the fundamental principles outlined in Wikipedia's policies on WP:Neutral point of view and WP:Relevance. This image is already included on multiple other pages and articles dedicated to covering the brutalities of the Taliban and as it should be. If you are reading general article about Women in Islam and right ahead you present a picture of Taliban beating up a woman, it seems unencyclopedic and looks more like its put there by a troll. Taliban practices are considered fringy and extreme by muslims worldwide. StarkReport ( talk) 13:34, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
On 3 May 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Khader Adnan, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 18:00, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
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See this coming from a place of lack of understanding. Is it appropriate to "credit" Maharaja of India here? He was blocked for sockpuppetry. >>> Extorc. talk 13:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
I’ll offer another compromise, how about we also include the term Land of Israel as well if we are to include Palestinian in referring to the land, which will clear up any issues about the context the source was issued in. Salandarianflag ( talk) 11:59, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
I have issued a complaint against you since I feel that you have harassed me as you are discrediting my sources on no reasonable ground. Salandarianflag (talk) 13:29, 11 May 2023 (UTC) Salandarianflag ( talk) 13:30, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
As you did at Yahwism. Thanks. Tombah ( talk) 08:30, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I would like help with atlas. what does the writing inside the red bar mean? if I can see settlements well I can also see a route. the sanjak of Arad/Gyula was here. can the circles mark some Turkish palanquin castles?
Thanks. VIKTOR
[2] https://ibb.co/9gtFcqH Lukacsviktor88 ( talk) 19:48, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi Iskandar323, since there are quite a few stuck discussions, it seems a few RFCs will be required. I plan to create one to remove the "main opposition group" claim, and I'm up for collaboration if you're willing to draft and propose them together. What do you think? What are the top priority topics for RFCs? Best, MarioGom ( talk) 16:14, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
On 15 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ad Orientem ( talk) 14:38, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I've started an RfC on the talkpage of Ben Roberts-Smith that may be of interest to you. AlanS talk 09:24, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
Been reading this: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4467695 Loads on Redcliffe Nathan Salaman. Very interesting. BobFromBrockley ( talk) 17:16, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
Hey I only ended up at the article because I couldn't remember if it was a biscuit or a cake. However, I hope you're content to keep some reference to the machine vision bit - the detail really isn't adding anything to the jaffa cake article. Friendly regards, Springnuts ( talk) 20:08, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
A fancy
feast ... from the Middle East
For getting into the real meat and potatoes and sorting out the various sabbath stews. Havradim leaf a message 21:36, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
Hey Iskandar323,
please join us at the RfC talk of RfC about arabs being ethnolinguistic group to help build a better objective talk. Both users M.Bitton and Skitash for some reason personalized the talk, this personalization predates this rfc. I don’t want to assume a bad faith in them but their edit history seems to promote a berberist direction. They even removed significant amount of sourced contents from the article unrelated to the topic we are discussing (e.g filling the blank genetics section in summarative way) even after it was WP:EDITCONSENSUS (check diffs [1] and [2]). Your objective judgement as a third party really matters. Stephan rostie ( talk) 18:23, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Hi, you removed a passage from the article Musaylima.
The paragraph doesn't claim to represent the historical Musaylima. It starts by pointing out the source and specifying its 17th c. composition. I can somewhat understand why you removed it. I would like to clarify that the paragraph is what a sect that followed Musaylima believed and restore it. IMHO with these changes it deserves a place, not because it tells us about the historical Musaylima but because its about what later followers thought of him.
I don't agree on some of the reasons you gave for removing it. Other parts of the article use a sira book by Ibn Kathir. It is a late source, chronicling events a few centuries before it was written. It contains miracle events and is clearly religious. But it's used. SevenTriangles ( talk) 15:18, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello Iskandar. I was hoping that if you have interest and understanding in the events related to Ashura and Karbala, you can help me and another user with whom I'am in an edit war. I just want to present condensed key points that occurred during that month to give readers a brief overview of that battle to clarify for the readers that why this month is held with such solemnity. His argument is that it seems NPOV to him. Maybe you can check it if its okay. StarkReport ( talk) 23:28, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
FYI, this editor has been indef blocked. AlanS talk 06:10, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
Here, I am attempting to agree with you. jp× g 09:51, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
Let it not be said that I didn’t post a warning on you user talk age I did on the article’s talk page. Here is a copy of three warnings. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 19:37, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for your further source-hunting and balanced approach at the deletion discussion for Maghāriya. Yes, I also got bogged down in the quantity of variant names, and trying to work out which were synth-by-a-proper-historian, and which were just illegitimate synth by various interested bloggers. Yes, the first blog I found did start by quoting the same source, but it had a few other snippets in there too - you are quite right in your assessment of there being a lot of little snippets scattered around but not really pulled together, which does make it hard for article creation. It also didn't help, in the naming, that the German name for these people translates simply as "cave dweller" which is too ambiguous. I'm glad you found the encyclopaedia ref that will hold it all together for the moment. Thank you again for your decency in dealing with this. Elemimele ( talk) 07:22, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
User talk:Syed Aala Qadri Kalkatvi#August 2023
Solve the problem if you can Neutralhappy ( talk) 18:04, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
@ Iskandar323 As such I respect you for being fairly geek in lot many WP policies and your valuable contributions. This is not to say you have broken any guidelines relating WP:CTOP in WP:CT/GG and WP:ARBIP, but remaining alerted may help to avoid haste in deletions in heat of moment editing situations.
Though generally onus / burden to support content with RS and policy argument lies with who supports content. As a fellow Wikipedian I would like to encourage you to provide a little more detailed analysis on article talk pages before deletions for any content having or likely having support of reliable sources and not to rely just on generic statements. Wish you happy editing and cheers. Bookku ( talk) 08:00, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, just regarding your edit of the above page (link to edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Abortion_in_Afghanistan&oldid=1105678527)
What was your reason for citing Yaqeen as unreliable?
I was about to reinstate the source in order to correct the current statement on the article: Any action that would take away the soul of the fetus is forbidden, because this does not account for circumstances in which fiqhi scholars have deemed abortion permissible, but I thought I better check with you first about the reason for removing the source in case there was good reason.
Open to your suggestions about the edit. Yr Enw ( talk) 11:22, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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Dome of the Rock Selfstudier ( talk) 12:58, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I kindly request you to remove this misleading statement. There is no accepted historical evidence or consensus suggesting that the Twelver Shia imams were born to concubines. It's important to verify such specific claims and statements with reliable sources to ensure accurate information.
Twelver Shia Islam, one of the major branches of Shia Islam, holds that the imams were born to their fathers' legitimate wives, as per the commonly accepted historical narrative. By perpetuating such an unsubstantiated claim, the credibility of Wikipedia as a reliable source is compromised. 39.41.223.69 ( talk) 10:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I hope all is well. A reviewer has taken up the Islam GA review. If you have a second, would you mind editing the article, however little, per their recommendations? It would go a long way and be much appreciated. Sodicadl ( talk) 02:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
You just reversed an edit I added to emphasize the role the National Endowment for Democracy plays in furthering right wing CIA activities around the world. The founder of the NED Allen Weinstein made this comment your bot removed to the Washington Post in 1991, that the NED does overtly what the CIA did covertly "25 years ago". Why is that not important to the topic of understanding what the NED is really about? The entire entry on the NED seems to be a promotional piece of propaganda. 2600:8801:BE28:A800:9D9A:F723:D6B3:D44A ( talk) 13:33, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Your requested move at Talk:Ibn Taymiyya has been closed. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 04:18, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
hi there, I hope all is well. there is a discussion to rename arbaeen on their take page which might be off interest. your input would be much appreciated. sorry for the poorly composed message on my cellphone. thanks. Albertatiran ( talk) 10:16, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I have re-added the sections with new citations. I think this resolves the citation issue? Thmymerc ( talk) 09:21, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
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These edits 1 and 2 at Jews are a violation of 1RR. kindly self-revert or you may be reported to arbitration enforcement. Eladkarmel ( talk) 14:51, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a report involving you at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement regarding a possible violation of an Arbitration Committee decision. The thread is [3]. Thank you. Hyrcanus ( talk) 17:42, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
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Heya, you've removed multiple messages claiming they are "automatic", all about dispute resolutions.
You seem to be involved in a rather large amount of disputes, all manually started by multiple contributors/editors, don't you think it is relevant and shouldn't be removed? I know my message wasn't automatic. Bar Harel ( talk) 15:46, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello. Regarding your rapid fire mass edits of the following pages (listed below), on what criteria or critical grounds are you justifying your changing of these event descriptions from “suicide bombings” to “bombings”?
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (as well as in general conflict studies), standard bombings and suicide bombings are profoundly different categories of conflict acts, and I’m really stretching to understand why you are running through articles and renaming then without initiating any form of discussion.
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Given that you have previously had a block for breaching an Arab-Israeli content ban (which obviously no longer applies), you cannot possibly believe that making controversial and undiscussed page moves in that topic area is a good idea. Just don't go there. You'll be in jail again in no time if you carry on like that. Schwede 66 06:32, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
On 15 September, you moved " Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre" to "Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing" with the justification: "Make shorter ( WP:CONCISE, WP:PRECISE)". Changing "massacre" to "bombing" is not making the title more concise. Instead, it could be construed as a POV move or false edit summary, especially given that it was WP:RMUM. I'm not accusing you of any nefarious intentions, but suggest reverting in this case and/or starting discussions for these perhaps controversial and not technical moves to avoid any undue appearance. Thanks. Longhornsg ( talk) 06:00, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
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Please do not mass delete links to “History of ancient Israel and Judah”. It seems multiple methods and justifications are given, from “copy editing”, to deleting whole paragraphs that link to the article. Drsmoo ( talk) 05:37, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Oh please, it is not acceptable to mass remove links to a page. In some cases deleting whole paragraphs, in others claiming you’re simply moving material and then stealthily deleting the links. Drsmoo ( talk) 06:07, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Mass removing links to the History of Ancient Israel article, especially given the sensitivity of the subject is not acceptable Drsmoo ( talk) 06:11, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Fine, let's keep the Onion. May you be boiled alive in molten silver if someone finds out. ;) ~~ AirshipJungleman29 ( talk) 14:29, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey, i just wanted to let you know that they are discussing removing your contribution in “genetic studies on jews” article’s talk page
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Genetic_studies_on_Jews Tezak habra 2 ( talk) 00:40, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I'm just stopping by to inform you about an RSN discussion I recently opened concerning the recent dispute at Genetic studies on Jews. I believe you suggested it, which I think is great idea. Best to seek outside opinions, as the talk page discussion shows some telltale signs of becoming unproductive on its current course.
Link to discussion:
I wish you all the best and appreciate your perspectives and participation both at RSN and at the talk page. - Hunan201p ( talk) 12:59, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi! As you're someone that appreciated how I went to the sources, I'd appreciate if you could participate in the RFC that just opened up. Thanks! Elias ( talk) 00:37, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
I assume, you reverted my edits outside the history section by mistake? Triggerhippie4 ( talk) 07:59, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
[1] Selfstudier ( talk) 11:59, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
Could start an article with this as main source, it's mainly about the rioting and the earlier shooting is just mentioned, the word revenge does not appear. Do you want to? Selfstudier ( talk) 11:13, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
"Sunday’s events kicked off when a Palestinian gunman shot and killed brothers Hillel and Yagel Yaniv, ages 21 and 19, from the Jewish settlement of Har Bracha, in a shooting ambush in the Palestinian town of Hawara in the northern West Bank. The gunman fled. Following the shooting, groups of settlers rampaged along the main thoroughfare in Hawara..."Iskandar323 ( talk) 11:28, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
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Bon courage ( talk) 06:47, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
If you're going to remove my comment then surely you should remove the other one too? Since it was added after the discussion was purported to be closed. Not logged in 2 ( talk) 12:47, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
On 19 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023 Huwara rampage, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 2023 Huwara rampage, a late-night spree of arson and vandalism by hundreds of Israeli settlers, was the worst flare-up of Israeli settler violence in the northern West Bank in decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023 Huwara rampage. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, 2023 Huwara rampage), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Aoidh ( talk) 00:02, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi there us an odd word in this sentence: “The local DIG chairman Hermann Kuhn told the taz about the exhibition in Bremen…” . What is “the taz”? Mccapra ( talk) 05:23, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
On 24 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Team Jorge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the investigation of Team Jorge, an Israeli disinformation outfit, led to the suspension of a prominent French news anchor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Team Jorge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Team Jorge), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen ( talk) 00:02, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
To be frank, I'm finding your editing pattern bordering on disruptive. Why did you open new related RMs without waiting for the one on Spain (or any of them) to conclude? Why didn't you post notifications of related RMs in related pages? And why do you insist on replying to everybody's post in all of these RM? If you have a problem with the term "Muslim conquests", then open an RfC, or open the related RMs collectively as a unit, so that discussion can be concentrated in one place, rather than scattered across different pages, forcing editors to reproduce their remarks. The way you are undertaking this seems like a campaign, that you are not interested in discovering consensus, but just imposing your point of view. Walrasiad ( talk) 08:03, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi, your heading "weak oppose" at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations is ambiguous. Oppose delete or oppose keep? I suggest you change it to weak keep or weak delete. Cheers. Zero talk 02:14, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
Dear Iskandar, could you please contribute to block the User:Dragon819010. He has a significant story of only-vandalism. Cheers!-- MadRoyalist ( talk) 13:05, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Peaceray. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a
neutral point of view. Your recent edit to
List of Jewish states and dynasties seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. I think that your edits tried to correct some bias in the article, but you went way too far & introduced more bias than you removed. Please discuss on the
talk page & get
consensus before attempting such changes again.
Peaceray (
talk) 14:34, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
Hey Iskandar, I have an idea for that Quds source in the Ghassan Kanafani article where besides the source in the text we could place a better source needed. Like this : Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani was born in 1936 into a middle-class Palestinian Sunni family with a Kurdish background. (the External Link citation). better source needed
Tell me what you think. Talibaltarikh ( talk) 21:07, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
Good new article, can't believe it didn't already exist. Greetings from Los Angeles, // Timothy :: talk 13:09, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
Although you did this unilaterally before waiting for consensus, I must confess like it. I don't think any reasonable editor would object. Do you have an idea how can we decrease this big section in order to reduce that entire article from 140kb to less than 100, while leaving the post-1948 details for the new one? That would solve the size problem once and for all. The issue is figuring out what to leave out. The wars and main political developments and treaties must be left alone, but we can remove the details and specific elections. I can try to do it myself, but I'm not sure. Dovidroth ( talk) 04:15, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
@ Iskandar323 Thanks for your work on the history of Israel, which is a very difficult and important topic. If you're ever looking for a helping hand, please do feel free to reach out. I don't specialize in the Middle East, but have sufficient (basic) knowledge of the topic to assist with sourcing, additional literature research. As for History of Israel (1948--present) I think that the page could really benefit from lead expansion to include more information about the country itself beyond the ongoing conflict, and that's also something I'd be happy to help with. Ppt91 talk 16:14, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
A user has been removing source information and has refused to give a decent reason why
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Nadir
Please do check it out and see what the issue is. 2A02:C7C:30D9:C400:4936:1F77:74D5:3D68 ( talk) 21:37, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
@ User:Iskandar323 Hi. I've noticed you've done work on the Ongoing Nakba and other Palestinian topics. I started the article on anti-Palestinianism. I've been thinking about the phenomenon of what I guess could be called Nakba denial or Nakba minimization, some of which has been official Israeli government policy. Wondering if you had an opinion on whether there would be enough sources on the subject and what a proper name might be. Thank you. Bohemian Baltimore ( talk) 17:35, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
Greetings, I would appreciate your assistance in finding an alternate singular reference for the name "Awwad Sa'ud al-'Awwad," as my search efforts have been unsuccessful thus far. Sarah SchneiderCH ( talk) 03:20, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello sir. There is edit war going on in "Women in Islam" with me and another user, on the matter of including image of Taliban beating up women. I have found that this image grossly violates the fundamental principles outlined in Wikipedia's policies on WP:Neutral point of view and WP:Relevance. This image is already included on multiple other pages and articles dedicated to covering the brutalities of the Taliban and as it should be. If you are reading general article about Women in Islam and right ahead you present a picture of Taliban beating up a woman, it seems unencyclopedic and looks more like its put there by a troll. Taliban practices are considered fringy and extreme by muslims worldwide. StarkReport ( talk) 13:34, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
On 3 May 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Khader Adnan, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 18:00, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
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See this coming from a place of lack of understanding. Is it appropriate to "credit" Maharaja of India here? He was blocked for sockpuppetry. >>> Extorc. talk 13:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
I’ll offer another compromise, how about we also include the term Land of Israel as well if we are to include Palestinian in referring to the land, which will clear up any issues about the context the source was issued in. Salandarianflag ( talk) 11:59, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
I have issued a complaint against you since I feel that you have harassed me as you are discrediting my sources on no reasonable ground. Salandarianflag (talk) 13:29, 11 May 2023 (UTC) Salandarianflag ( talk) 13:30, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
As you did at Yahwism. Thanks. Tombah ( talk) 08:30, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I would like help with atlas. what does the writing inside the red bar mean? if I can see settlements well I can also see a route. the sanjak of Arad/Gyula was here. can the circles mark some Turkish palanquin castles?
Thanks. VIKTOR
[2] https://ibb.co/9gtFcqH Lukacsviktor88 ( talk) 19:48, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi Iskandar323, since there are quite a few stuck discussions, it seems a few RFCs will be required. I plan to create one to remove the "main opposition group" claim, and I'm up for collaboration if you're willing to draft and propose them together. What do you think? What are the top priority topics for RFCs? Best, MarioGom ( talk) 16:14, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
On 15 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ad Orientem ( talk) 14:38, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I've started an RfC on the talkpage of Ben Roberts-Smith that may be of interest to you. AlanS talk 09:24, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
Been reading this: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4467695 Loads on Redcliffe Nathan Salaman. Very interesting. BobFromBrockley ( talk) 17:16, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
Hey I only ended up at the article because I couldn't remember if it was a biscuit or a cake. However, I hope you're content to keep some reference to the machine vision bit - the detail really isn't adding anything to the jaffa cake article. Friendly regards, Springnuts ( talk) 20:08, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
A fancy
feast ... from the Middle East
For getting into the real meat and potatoes and sorting out the various sabbath stews. Havradim leaf a message 21:36, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
Hey Iskandar323,
please join us at the RfC talk of RfC about arabs being ethnolinguistic group to help build a better objective talk. Both users M.Bitton and Skitash for some reason personalized the talk, this personalization predates this rfc. I don’t want to assume a bad faith in them but their edit history seems to promote a berberist direction. They even removed significant amount of sourced contents from the article unrelated to the topic we are discussing (e.g filling the blank genetics section in summarative way) even after it was WP:EDITCONSENSUS (check diffs [1] and [2]). Your objective judgement as a third party really matters. Stephan rostie ( talk) 18:23, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Hi, you removed a passage from the article Musaylima.
The paragraph doesn't claim to represent the historical Musaylima. It starts by pointing out the source and specifying its 17th c. composition. I can somewhat understand why you removed it. I would like to clarify that the paragraph is what a sect that followed Musaylima believed and restore it. IMHO with these changes it deserves a place, not because it tells us about the historical Musaylima but because its about what later followers thought of him.
I don't agree on some of the reasons you gave for removing it. Other parts of the article use a sira book by Ibn Kathir. It is a late source, chronicling events a few centuries before it was written. It contains miracle events and is clearly religious. But it's used. SevenTriangles ( talk) 15:18, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
Hello Iskandar. I was hoping that if you have interest and understanding in the events related to Ashura and Karbala, you can help me and another user with whom I'am in an edit war. I just want to present condensed key points that occurred during that month to give readers a brief overview of that battle to clarify for the readers that why this month is held with such solemnity. His argument is that it seems NPOV to him. Maybe you can check it if its okay. StarkReport ( talk) 23:28, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
FYI, this editor has been indef blocked. AlanS talk 06:10, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
Here, I am attempting to agree with you. jp× g 09:51, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
Let it not be said that I didn’t post a warning on you user talk age I did on the article’s talk page. Here is a copy of three warnings. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 19:37, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for your further source-hunting and balanced approach at the deletion discussion for Maghāriya. Yes, I also got bogged down in the quantity of variant names, and trying to work out which were synth-by-a-proper-historian, and which were just illegitimate synth by various interested bloggers. Yes, the first blog I found did start by quoting the same source, but it had a few other snippets in there too - you are quite right in your assessment of there being a lot of little snippets scattered around but not really pulled together, which does make it hard for article creation. It also didn't help, in the naming, that the German name for these people translates simply as "cave dweller" which is too ambiguous. I'm glad you found the encyclopaedia ref that will hold it all together for the moment. Thank you again for your decency in dealing with this. Elemimele ( talk) 07:22, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
User talk:Syed Aala Qadri Kalkatvi#August 2023
Solve the problem if you can Neutralhappy ( talk) 18:04, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
@ Iskandar323 As such I respect you for being fairly geek in lot many WP policies and your valuable contributions. This is not to say you have broken any guidelines relating WP:CTOP in WP:CT/GG and WP:ARBIP, but remaining alerted may help to avoid haste in deletions in heat of moment editing situations.
Though generally onus / burden to support content with RS and policy argument lies with who supports content. As a fellow Wikipedian I would like to encourage you to provide a little more detailed analysis on article talk pages before deletions for any content having or likely having support of reliable sources and not to rely just on generic statements. Wish you happy editing and cheers. Bookku ( talk) 08:00, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, just regarding your edit of the above page (link to edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Abortion_in_Afghanistan&oldid=1105678527)
What was your reason for citing Yaqeen as unreliable?
I was about to reinstate the source in order to correct the current statement on the article: Any action that would take away the soul of the fetus is forbidden, because this does not account for circumstances in which fiqhi scholars have deemed abortion permissible, but I thought I better check with you first about the reason for removing the source in case there was good reason.
Open to your suggestions about the edit. Yr Enw ( talk) 11:22, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hello, Iskandar323.
Thank you for your consideration. We hope to see you around! Thanks, Hey man im josh ( talk) 13:54, 18 August 2023 (UTC) |
Dome of the Rock Selfstudier ( talk) 12:58, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I kindly request you to remove this misleading statement. There is no accepted historical evidence or consensus suggesting that the Twelver Shia imams were born to concubines. It's important to verify such specific claims and statements with reliable sources to ensure accurate information.
Twelver Shia Islam, one of the major branches of Shia Islam, holds that the imams were born to their fathers' legitimate wives, as per the commonly accepted historical narrative. By perpetuating such an unsubstantiated claim, the credibility of Wikipedia as a reliable source is compromised. 39.41.223.69 ( talk) 10:42, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I hope all is well. A reviewer has taken up the Islam GA review. If you have a second, would you mind editing the article, however little, per their recommendations? It would go a long way and be much appreciated. Sodicadl ( talk) 02:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
You just reversed an edit I added to emphasize the role the National Endowment for Democracy plays in furthering right wing CIA activities around the world. The founder of the NED Allen Weinstein made this comment your bot removed to the Washington Post in 1991, that the NED does overtly what the CIA did covertly "25 years ago". Why is that not important to the topic of understanding what the NED is really about? The entire entry on the NED seems to be a promotional piece of propaganda. 2600:8801:BE28:A800:9D9A:F723:D6B3:D44A ( talk) 13:33, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Your requested move at Talk:Ibn Taymiyya has been closed. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 04:18, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
hi there, I hope all is well. there is a discussion to rename arbaeen on their take page which might be off interest. your input would be much appreciated. sorry for the poorly composed message on my cellphone. thanks. Albertatiran ( talk) 10:16, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I have re-added the sections with new citations. I think this resolves the citation issue? Thmymerc ( talk) 09:21, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.
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These edits 1 and 2 at Jews are a violation of 1RR. kindly self-revert or you may be reported to arbitration enforcement. Eladkarmel ( talk) 14:51, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a report involving you at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement regarding a possible violation of an Arbitration Committee decision. The thread is [3]. Thank you. Hyrcanus ( talk) 17:42, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of targeted killings by Israel until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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Longhornsg ( talk) 17:28, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
Heya, you've removed multiple messages claiming they are "automatic", all about dispute resolutions.
You seem to be involved in a rather large amount of disputes, all manually started by multiple contributors/editors, don't you think it is relevant and shouldn't be removed? I know my message wasn't automatic. Bar Harel ( talk) 15:46, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello. Regarding your rapid fire mass edits of the following pages (listed below), on what criteria or critical grounds are you justifying your changing of these event descriptions from “suicide bombings” to “bombings”?
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (as well as in general conflict studies), standard bombings and suicide bombings are profoundly different categories of conflict acts, and I’m really stretching to understand why you are running through articles and renaming then without initiating any form of discussion.
Mistamystery ( talk) 21:13, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
Given that you have previously had a block for breaching an Arab-Israeli content ban (which obviously no longer applies), you cannot possibly believe that making controversial and undiscussed page moves in that topic area is a good idea. Just don't go there. You'll be in jail again in no time if you carry on like that. Schwede 66 06:32, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
On 15 September, you moved " Yeshivat Beit Yisrael massacre" to "Yeshivat Beit Yisrael bombing" with the justification: "Make shorter ( WP:CONCISE, WP:PRECISE)". Changing "massacre" to "bombing" is not making the title more concise. Instead, it could be construed as a POV move or false edit summary, especially given that it was WP:RMUM. I'm not accusing you of any nefarious intentions, but suggest reverting in this case and/or starting discussions for these perhaps controversial and not technical moves to avoid any undue appearance. Thanks. Longhornsg ( talk) 06:00, 18 September 2023 (UTC)