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Joe, it appears that I have to trouble you again on this issue. This may form part of the requests you are not answering, but I'll take a shot at it. I respect your competence and your neutrality, and you know me well enough by now to be able to comment on my supposed or real POV. A complicated debate has recently risen on this article, and I feel that I am being subjected to untenable accusations, and that a group of users makes use of templates to manipulate information without being able to cite wikipedia policies which the text has broken. If you have the time and patience, I would like to ask that you look into the matter and help establish what is supported and what is not in my detractors' theories on the text and on my person. Thank you. Dahn 10:39, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Guys, I'm not wading further in. You have my comments. This is exactly what I have been trying to avoid. - Jmabel | Talk 17:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Hello Jmabel. Editor Neal kydd has recently made a series of edits on the Oscar Wilde page without providing sources and which seem to me to have a touch of original research. While I could be wrong about the orig. res. aspect the message on the editors talk page seems to bring it into question. In any event the lack of sources is the bigger issue and I am wondering if you might be able to give this editor some direction in this area (if you have the time). It is also possible that I am out of line about this which is why I have come to you as I know that you will let me know if I am and I want to avoid a revert war. Many thanks for your time in this matter. MarnetteD | Talk 16:45, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm not really willing to wade into this, but I did look. As far as I know (and I've read a couple of biographies of Wilde), he has his facts basically right, he has done a poor job of citation, and he's made some errors in spelling and punctuation. Offhand, I couldn't quickly see what might have been removed, so I can't comment on that.
I'd suggest that you fix his spelling and punctuation, and that you press for clarification of his citations, which are certainly not enough to let anyone find his sources and verify them. Feel free to quote me or to direct him to my remarks here. -- Jmabel | Talk 18:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I hope you won't take it as impertinence, I'm simply appealing to you because it looks you know Dahn (he said to you "you know me well enough") and you seem a reputable user in this community.
I also have a problem with Dahn on Getae. I started a RfC to no result, I even conceded to his arguments (he argued on a bit of a text, particularily the word "but", which though I don't think he's right I have removed it on his request) and he keeps tagging the page as WP:OR (nota bene: he added the tag to my grievance, you can check the edit history: "have a tag" is his reason!). He told me he won't give up until I'll drop my "OR" (which frankly I don't know what it consists of) so I'm really wondering if I have any chances with other methods of resolving a dispute. From what I've read, the only way to make that page right is arbitration. However RfA-s seem to require that I should have tried other methods. Since Dahn doesn't want to hear other arguments (he calls them "sophistry" and "chorus" and he explicitely told me I'm making them in vain!), I am not sure to what purpose should I try other methods? What exactly can appease him?
I know you're busy, I don't want you necessarily to read that lengthy debate (and perhaps uninteresting for you), just an advice. Thank you very much in advance, Daizus 16:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
The step between an RFC (which is mainly for gathering facts and opinions) and arbitration is mediation, if both sides are willing. It can be either formal or informal. In my view, when both parties are willing to engage, and there isn't an issue of someone's conduct being so egregious that you'd like to see them banned from the article or from Wikipedia, it is a much better way to go. - Jmabel | Talk 17:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, I've reverted. Incidentally, I've marked Jacob Adler as British (as weel as Russian and American), because he is listed in the (British) Dictionary of National Biography.-- Newport 22:17, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Dear Sir: I need your help. I have chanced across a Wikipedia article which strikes me as very "point of view": so much so that I feel it should be edited by a senior wikipedian. The article is "Raghavan N. Iyer", and the specific section in question is the "Theosophy" section. It was evidently written by a member of the Theosophical Society (the "New Age" spiritual movement founded by Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky in the later nineteenth century) and gives off the strong scent of propaganda. Here is a sample: "From 1975 to 1989 he was Editor-in-chief of Concord Grove Press and the golden journal Hermes - the primary vehicle for promulgating the alchemical teachings of the 1975 Cycle with its unconditional devotion to the spiritual regeneration of humanity and its unswerving conviction in the existence of Masters of Wisdom as ideals and facts." The bulk of the article as a whole is a rather long (perhaps I should add, "tiresome") catalogue of the Great Man's awards and achievements. Take a look - you may be wryly amused! Namaste, Writtenright 04:51, 1 February 2007 (UTC)Writtenright
Hi. I agree with your comments. Can you pls make a Marat (name) article and move it there? 203.213.97.55 11:08, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi, done. Feel free to edit these changes. ≈Tulkolahten≈ ≈talk≈ 10:47, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
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Hi Jmabel, I am an administor on the Zazaki Wikipedia. I need to change a user name, but I don't really know how to do it? Can you help me or do you know how to change a user name? Best, -- Daraheni 00:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC) diq:user:maviulke12
Greetings Jmabel, Thanx for your note. Your own reference to "hit and run" sums up nicely what I've been doing to the article - "meatball surgery" is another expression that springs to mind! I know that it'll probably get some people's backs up, but I reckon something on Wikipedia is better than nothing, and then it's up to the community at large to clean it up as much as possible. Just wish I could spend more time on it (and other things ...) but I've got a life of sorts to lead. If you have any suggestions for other "interesting" pages to have a hash at in the future, please drop me line. Good luck! -- Technopat 15:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Rgrds -- Technopat 15:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
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User:Skinmeister is at it again at Blackface -- with the same old crap. I don't have the patience. Given his track record with this piece, is there some way he can be enjoined from editing it in the future? deeceevoice 05:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
I have tried working in the qoute you suppled from Oscar Levant about Judy Garland. I tried to fit it into the section before Movie Star where her erratic behaviors started to manifest at MGM. May need future relocations to go into an entirely seperate new section (Qoutes About)? -- Ozgod 22:34, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi,
Can I ask you, please, your oppinion, whethere this erased text was a personal attack or not. If it seems to you it wasn't, I simply intend to restore it and end there. (I don't want to get into more discussion with the other user.) If it seems to you it was, then I will just forget about it (will not ask more people). I just want your honest oppinion, no strings attached to it (when you get time, it's not urgent).: Dc76 22:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
The article was proposed for deletion. I am the one who created the article. I did so not as some kind of fan of Gregory Cochran's work, but rather to get the material (which I find distasteful) off the Ashkenazi Jews page. I consider Cochran's theory to be an attempt to justify a genetic interpretation of race and IQ differences in general. Better material has been written about "Jewish Intelligence" and there is no agreement on the environmentalism versus genetics issue. I don't like to see the baby thrown out with the bath water. I would rather see a much better article written that would be balanced and inclusive. Barring that, I would like to see the Cochran material moved onto the page about Gregory Cochran himself, not back onto the Ashkenazi Jews page. Unfortunately, the Gregory Cochran page is one of those "admiration pages". Please see Ashkenazi intelligence and add your opinion if you wish. -- Metzenberg 11:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Debido a que usted es de otro paìs es completamente comprensible que encuentre confusión en los términos "Diputados Independientes plurinominales". Esto debido a que México no es una democracia y ha inventado toda una seríe de términos retoricos.
En primer instancia, no estan permitidas o mejor dicho están prohibidas las candidaturas independientes, SOLO los partidos políticos pueden presentar candidatos. Violación clara a el derecho inherente de los ciudadanos. Por tanto no se puede ser Diputado Independiente proveniente de una Candidatura Independiente. Ésta solo se da, cuando un candidato de algún partido gana la representación y luego el ganador Renuncia al partido político. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 189.153.69.54 ( talk • contribs) 20 February 2007.
Hi Joe, I dare to ask you to look at a new article about a new Romanian band. I am sure you can make it much better. MihaiC 20:06, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
Since you seem to be quite recognized as an impartial authority here, I wondered if you would take the trouble (a real trouble indeed) to check out that page and the current controverse. If you don't, I'll understand you don't want to involve in such controversial articles. I just rather had the (wrong, it seems) idea that BBC articles were respected by both parties of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... Thanks, Tazmaniacs 03:42, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
I am not getting involved in this, beyond saying that BBC News is generally considered a reliable source. If they have been inaccurate, then the burden would be on someone else to provide contradictory references, and even so, in most cases, BBC's disagreement with those references would usually at least belong in a footnote. I say this without having looked at the particular article; you may feel free to quote me.- Jmabel | Talk 17:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Let me know when you start translating this and I'll help out as much as I can. And just in case you run out of Catalan material to translate, I've filed a translation request at Wikipedia:Translation/Nubia about getting the Catalan article translated since it is so much more extensive. How much Catalan have you studied by the way? Quite impressive :) - Yupik 15:25, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
I was hoping you might weigh in on a dispute between myself and NYScholar on the Palestine Peace not Apartheid discussion page. The dispute is summarized under discussion section 19, "Criticism vs. Carter's response." Up until now the discussion has been a back and forth between me and NYScholar, so it would probably help if a few other people weighed in. Your thoughts are appreciated. Gni 16:25, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi there. I came across your name in the es-en translation category and was wondering if you could spare some time to help with a Spanish source. I need someone to read over this. Shouldn't take too long. If interested, the payment is one barnstar. Marskell 17:37, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Title | The holy city of Caral-Supe at the dawn of civilization in Peru |
Author | Shady Solís, Ruth Martha |
Published | Lima: UNMSM, Fondo Editorial, 1997 |
Description | 42, [4] pages: illlustrate, maps; 22 cm. |
Note | Bibliography: p. 38-42 |
Theme | Indigenous people of South America - Peru - Supe; Valle del Río (literally "River Valley", but presumably a placename) - Antiquities; Excavations (Archeology) - Peru - Supe; Valle del Río Supe, Valle del Río - Antiquities |
I think the four links amount to the same thing as the PDF. But here is a quick rundown, tell me what you might need fleshed out:
The city of Caral-Supa at the Dawn of Civilization in Peru
Chapter 1 - located on the left bank of the Supe River on the north central coast of Peru, near present-day Caral. Lack of water today raises questions about how 17 large civic centers were maintained. Obviously conditions must have been different, possibly through river-based irrigation projects (also mentions some possibilities of subsoil irrigation).
There are some relicts of rich and varied past natural resources (you can probably work out exactly which plants are mentioned by using Google to get the Latin species names, then looking up the English. It also goes on about fish, etc. Basically it's trying to explain how a large population could have been fed.) There were also good routes of communication.
Groups antecedent to the inhabitants of Caral: disappearance of megafauna in the Holocene, etc. (pretty much the expected story for the region), neolithic tribes, etc. Interregional contacts and development of complex organization beginning 3000-2500 BCE. Increasing social inequality as productivity increased in Late Archaic or Preceramic Era. Establishment of complex societies, monumental constructions, appearance of civilization and the state. This is the period of Caral.
Other contemporary establishments: Áspero, on the littoral of the Supe valley; La Galgada in the basin of Chuquicara, a tributary of the Río Santa; Piruro, in Tantamayo, Huánuco; Kotosh in Huánuco; Huaricoto, in el Callejón de Huaylas; and el Paraíso, in the lower valley of the Río Chillón. These places interacted with one another, and they show a greater complexity than was originally supposed to pertain to the Late Archaic: this suggests that civilization in Peru is a millennium older than previously supposed. Of these, Caral was the most distinguished by extent and monumentality.
It then goes on to detail the discovery of Caral.
Chapter 2 - the holy city of Caral, city of the pyramids (6 large pyramids visible from valley floor). Description of setting. Aproximately 50 hectares, more than 32 architectonic complexes of various sizes and diverse functions: temples, residential sectors, public plazas, amphitheatre, storehouses, altars, streetss, etc. Layout somewhat described.
The work of the countryside: on the archaeological investigations (who did them, etc.)
"The temple of the amphitheatre": describes this complex in some detail
"The altar of holy fire": again, a physical description, "Kotosh religious tradition"
The small temple of the "Banqueta" (pavement? stool?)" another physical description.
Different areas of the north central region: residential sectors, "constructions of Huarango and Quincha", special deposit of offerings, "latrine", stepped platform: each described in some detail.
Human sacrifices: evidence of, associated with a pyramid
The large temple (Pyramid E), the auxiliary structure of the quadrangular pyramid: again, physical descriptions.
Chapter 3: The society of Caral-Supe, preliminary inferences
We can assign the city to the Late Archaic (3000-1500 BCE), beginning in the third millennium BCE and lasting several centuries (as we can see from superposed constructions). We can see changes over time in the design and conception of the city. It was the largest city in the area, monumental (they list some of the complexes of buildings).
The sacredness of the city: socioeconomic and political focus was the temples, which were periodically remodeled, major burnt offerings associated with the remodeling.
Aspects of the economy: mixed economy (agricultural, sea fishing, river fishing, molluscs. They cultivated the fertile riverbanks, and used river water to irrigate creating an abundance of flora and fauna.
The residents (the term that they use more or less means "parishioners"): they knew architecture, geometry, astronomy. There was an urban character. Similar enough to Aspero in the littoral of Supe to suggest specialists who made their services available to both places and intense communication between the two.
The formative period shows more extensive (vs. intensive) construction, more diversity, less focus on sacred character. Religious structures from that period seem to be more intimate, possibly familial. The society then became more hierarchical, with specific social roles (peasants, fishers, specialists in religion or as officials). Some buildings had walls to separate them off from the rest of the community (and there are some remarks about a symbol of power called the usnu).
Besides peoples primary jobs, they were periodically pressed into construction services.
17 urban centers in the valley would require more investment than could come from just the valley itself. Possibly the name of the valley, Supe (from Supay, "demon", "devil"), might reflect respect and fear of the onetime power.
Other populations of the time: (I'm skipping this unless you need it)
Significance of Caral in the Peruvian cultural process and international context: mostly seems a reiteration of what they've already said: that Peru has the oldest civilization in the Americas, antedating similar Mesoamerican civilizations by a millennium.
The abandonment of the sacred city: Before abandoning, the inhabitants buried all the buildings with dense layers of pebbles, cut stonees and boulders, as well as traditional offerings. Sand then naturally accumulated on top of that. In the first three centuries CE, some groups buried their dead in certain sectors of the old city, without knowing its history. Excavations have revealed its splendor; there is nothing else similar known from the era.
Chapter 4: Conclusions
- Jmabel 08:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
The Rosetta Barnstar | ||
Awarded to Jmabel for aiding in Spanish translation on Norte Chico civilization, and thus: avoiding English language bias on an obscure article, assisting a fellow user, and contributing to the exposure of important knowledge. Marskell 20:15, 6 March 2007 (UTC) |
Marskell 20:15, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi there, I am a research student from the National University of Singapore and I wish to invite you to do an online survey about Wikipedia. To compensate you for your time, I am offering a reward of USD$10, either to you or as a donation to the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information, please go to the research home page. Thank you. -- WikiInquirer 03:22, 4 March 2007 (UTC) talk to me
Hi, you left a message in the Village Pump assistance section regarding the Transwiki cleanup template which had been left on an article you were working on and other articles. You stated there that you felt the template gave no information about what needed to be done regarding why it was there, how to get it removed, and so on. It's already been removed from your article, of course, but in case you're interested, I've changed the text of the template to try to make it more comprehensible and to explain to editors what to do regarding the template. See Template:TWCleanup. -- Xyzzyplugh 06:56, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
I would like to uoload an image: the symbol of the Italian Socialist Party that you can find here. Can you help me? -- Checco 13:51, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
...was actually Constantzeanu. NorbertArthur's IPs always start with "66.36". Khoi khoi 02:36, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
First off, sorry to hear about your hiatus from Wikipedia, because you're great editor from what I've seen. I'm on a less voluntary wikibreak myself, but one thing I have done recently is create User:Draeco/Fed, a page that I would like to have moved into the main namespace, thus creating an article for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. This article move/creation would in actuality be a part of the ongoing effort to split the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement article, a need that was identified when the Movement article was nominated for FA status here. A separate ICRC article has already been created in a similar manner, as you know, but unlike that earlier split, this one is basically just a reorganization of the Federation material now found in the Movement article. Of course there will be a big overhaul of the Movement article once this second (and final) split is done.
I RM-ed a week ago and placed notices on related pages. The move discussion is at User talk:Draeco/Fed. Nobody has commented at all, and the only dissenter to the last move ( Uwe) seems to be fine with the move this time. Since there's already a Federation article (just a redirect), could you wave your admin wand and move the page for me? Thanks, and don't leave. - Draeco 18:05, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
-- Carabinieri 19:00, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I've found this, by chance. Maybe you want to take a look at it... Catalan-speaking Portal. Salut! -- Joan sense nick 00:19, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, speed of editing maybe to blame in not spotting that this was a Short Story, normally short stories are published within another publication and thus a cover illustration is not relevant, see {{ infobox short story}}. However if this is the first publication "stand alone" as a book then the {{ infobox Book}} template could be relevant and the 1st edition in that form might be worth using, with full reference to the earlier publication. Always the First Edition publication has priority as it is its first appearance to the wider world and the event of literary significance. Does that help at all. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/ (Desk) 09:01, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
-- ALoan (Talk) 11:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi! In this respective talk page there are a large discussion about most proper name usage in English for Valencian Country. As a third party opinion, would you mind to help me to put there a RfC? You may to create a section for the RfC on the bottom of the article talk page with a brief, neutral statement of the issue. If you have interest and time for it, I would appreciate your efforts. -- Joanot Martorell ✉ 22:06, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Pancasila ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)'s block has expired and now he/she is continuing to make the same personal attacks against User:John Hyams. [1] As you were the administrator who blocked Pancasila to begin with, and since my report at WP:ANI#User:Pancasila (personal attacks) is languishing, I thought I'd bring this to your attention. — Psychonaut 17:40, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeh, that falls under the "WTF" category :) Speaking of categories, he's in the " Category:Prince of Asturias Award winners", which was part of WP:SPAIN, so the bot put the banner there. In hindsight, that cat shouldn't have been automated. Please remove the banner if he doesn't belong. Thanks :) -- SatyrTN ( talk | contribs) 22:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to be a pest, but would you consider at least looking at this vote? Thanks. -Cb
Please take part in the current vote to rename the Nazism entry to National Socialism. See: Talk:Nazism#Requested_move. This is part of a longstanding dispute that goes back at least to 2004, in which some editors argue that Fascism and/or Nazism are merely a variety of Socialism. This is the view of a small number of libertarian/Free Market authors, and an even smaller subset of authors on the left. I argue that a majority of scholars reject this formulation, but this is being challenged on a number of pages. In addition, several editors have started redirecting [[ National Socialism and National socialism away from National Socialism (Disambiguation) to Nazism, which they are attempting to rename National Socialism, as part of this larger campaign to suggest Nazism is Socialism. If you are interested in the outcome of this vote and the larger discussion, please visit: Talk:Nazism#Requested_move. Thanks.-- Cberlet 17:10, 11 March 2007 (UTC)==Are Fascism and Nazism forms of Socialism?==
Hi, Jmabel. As an admin, could you please remind User:Icar of why erasing and manipulating source-based information ( [2], [3], [4], [5]) is considered vandalism? He won't take it from me, and instead of following wikipedia guidelines relies on this extortion tactic ( [6], [7]). Dahn 10:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Jmabel,
I have a question on the sense of the expression "critical works". When you say "Critical works on X", does it mean "critical works on X's scholarly works", or "all scholarly books on X"? Or is there a nuance I still miss?
Thanks, Dpotop 15:08, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Is it true? I mean, the fact that he's a Bonaparte clone, as Khoikhoi stated? Is this a checkuser diagnostic or something? I'm asking this because I did a little background check (last 500 edits) and the guy seemed mostly interested in Israel. Not like the guy I (we) knew once. Dpotop 20:30, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Joe, long time no speak. Would you care to take a look at the discussion at Talk:Joshua Bolten#Removal of category as I know you have experience with these type of issues. Take care, IZAK 05:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Hey Joe. Here's an invitation to take a look at this article we're tweaking for featured article status. It's one of those articles that hopefully addresses your systemic bias concerns back in 2004. We're nearly there on this article I think! So take a look if it catches your fancy.-- Zleitzen (talk) 14:09, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello JMabel
You may have realized that Faith Jones is the same as Nomi Jones--I tend to use my Yiddish name for Yiddish-related projects (such as adding Yiddish content to Wikipedia). So I can tell you exactly what the Forward article refers to. The main information I found in English was in a book about Paul Muni called "Actor" (by Jerome Lawrence). I later realized that the pages that deal with the scandal are a translation/summary of the way it is presented in Boris Thomashefsky's autobiography--just about the least reliable source you could think of. As I was digging I found good information in the "Leksikon fun Yidishn Teater", but it was a bit circumspect and minimizes the affair Emma was having with Levinson and Finkel's extraordinary cruelty. So it was really the contemporaneous news sources that provided the best framework.
I haven't seen it but apparently the story is retold in a new book on Yiddish theatre, "Stardust Lost" by Stefan Kanfer. But I'm told this author doesn't read Yiddish and his account probably relies on the Muni book which in turn relied on the Thomashefsky book.
The information in the earlier version of the Finkel article--that Finkel killed himself in despair over the decline of the old fashioned theater he produced--is the story the English-language version of the Adler memoir implies though it doesn't state it categorically. That must have been added by Lulla Rosenfeld. This is just one of many examples of the way Yiddish culture was cleaned up for an English-speaking audience. You really need to go to the sources for a lot of this stuff. Nomi Jones 19:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
I think that editor was referring to Asturian People from the region of Asturias in Spain, not Austrians.-- Burgas00 22:46, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
-- ALoan (Talk) 14:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
I am sorry to bother you again, but I really need some help. There is an ongoing campaign by a few editors to portray Fascism and Nazism as representative forms of socialism. As part of this effort (a debate that stretches back to 2004), there are a tiny handful of editors who revert and redirect National Socialism to Nazism. I believe a majority of editors support redirecting National Socialism to National Socialism (disambiguation). I realize we just had a poll on the Nazism page where I thought this issue was settled, but apparently the struggle is not over. Please consider voting in the new poll, or adding a comment at: Talk:Nazism#Survey:_redirecting_National_Socialism. Also consider notifying other editors with an interest in this matter. I am doing the best I can, but need assistance. Thanks.-- Cberlet 17:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Could you have a look at these articles and their talk? -- Metzenberg 03:10, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
I feel the articles are extremely well sourced and balanced. I'd like somebody else to remove the tags. Please look at my last versions, because I have run up against somebody from the evolution/creation universe who wants to troll around for lehakholis (Aramaic word, you might be able to guess what it means). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Metzenberg ( talk • contribs) 19 March 2007.
The footnotes, especially the second one, do seem problematic. I'll see if I can turn up something more definite. Meanwhile, these citations may or may not be of use to us (note her birthdate kept changing):
The “Lupescu Issue” Echoes in the Realm of King Carol
The New York Times, May 6, 1934, p. XX5
“Her age is between 35 and 40.”
Attacks Are Renewed on Red-Haired Magda
The Washington Post, December 25, 1934, p. 3
“His 36-year-old friend”
Carol Marries Lupescu, Ill
The Washington Post, July 6, 1947 p. M1
“Magda, who is 50”
Slight Gain Shown by Magda Lupescu
The New York Times, July 8, 1947, p. 12
“On the [marriage] petition Mme. Lupescu gave her year of birth as 1902”
Magda Lupescu, Woman behind Rumania’s Throne, Is Dead at 81
The New York Times, June 30, 1977, p. 73
Magda Lupescu Dies at 81; Mistress, Wife of Former King of Romania
The Washington Post, July 1, 1977, p. C10 —The preceding
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You are allowed to make a statement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Metzenberg-ZayZayEM
Please review the record and feel free to comment. -- Metzenberg 16:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I have also entered proposal for a compromise on Talk:Jewish reactions to intelligent design. If my proposal is accepted by User:ZayZayEM and User:Guettarda I will withdraw this request for arbitration, and we can consider this resolved. I have informed them. -- Metzenberg 01:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Just wondering how you were doing this year. I know you've been less active in Wikipedia lately. -- Lukobe 04:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
> I think this is more an issue of content than conduct.
It is impossible for me to work on this with ZayZayEM's style of editing by edit war. Will you have a look at Judaism and evolution, where I am working now? -- Metzenberg 15:42, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
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Joe, it appears that I have to trouble you again on this issue. This may form part of the requests you are not answering, but I'll take a shot at it. I respect your competence and your neutrality, and you know me well enough by now to be able to comment on my supposed or real POV. A complicated debate has recently risen on this article, and I feel that I am being subjected to untenable accusations, and that a group of users makes use of templates to manipulate information without being able to cite wikipedia policies which the text has broken. If you have the time and patience, I would like to ask that you look into the matter and help establish what is supported and what is not in my detractors' theories on the text and on my person. Thank you. Dahn 10:39, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Guys, I'm not wading further in. You have my comments. This is exactly what I have been trying to avoid. - Jmabel | Talk 17:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Hello Jmabel. Editor Neal kydd has recently made a series of edits on the Oscar Wilde page without providing sources and which seem to me to have a touch of original research. While I could be wrong about the orig. res. aspect the message on the editors talk page seems to bring it into question. In any event the lack of sources is the bigger issue and I am wondering if you might be able to give this editor some direction in this area (if you have the time). It is also possible that I am out of line about this which is why I have come to you as I know that you will let me know if I am and I want to avoid a revert war. Many thanks for your time in this matter. MarnetteD | Talk 16:45, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm not really willing to wade into this, but I did look. As far as I know (and I've read a couple of biographies of Wilde), he has his facts basically right, he has done a poor job of citation, and he's made some errors in spelling and punctuation. Offhand, I couldn't quickly see what might have been removed, so I can't comment on that.
I'd suggest that you fix his spelling and punctuation, and that you press for clarification of his citations, which are certainly not enough to let anyone find his sources and verify them. Feel free to quote me or to direct him to my remarks here. -- Jmabel | Talk 18:04, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
I hope you won't take it as impertinence, I'm simply appealing to you because it looks you know Dahn (he said to you "you know me well enough") and you seem a reputable user in this community.
I also have a problem with Dahn on Getae. I started a RfC to no result, I even conceded to his arguments (he argued on a bit of a text, particularily the word "but", which though I don't think he's right I have removed it on his request) and he keeps tagging the page as WP:OR (nota bene: he added the tag to my grievance, you can check the edit history: "have a tag" is his reason!). He told me he won't give up until I'll drop my "OR" (which frankly I don't know what it consists of) so I'm really wondering if I have any chances with other methods of resolving a dispute. From what I've read, the only way to make that page right is arbitration. However RfA-s seem to require that I should have tried other methods. Since Dahn doesn't want to hear other arguments (he calls them "sophistry" and "chorus" and he explicitely told me I'm making them in vain!), I am not sure to what purpose should I try other methods? What exactly can appease him?
I know you're busy, I don't want you necessarily to read that lengthy debate (and perhaps uninteresting for you), just an advice. Thank you very much in advance, Daizus 16:12, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
The step between an RFC (which is mainly for gathering facts and opinions) and arbitration is mediation, if both sides are willing. It can be either formal or informal. In my view, when both parties are willing to engage, and there isn't an issue of someone's conduct being so egregious that you'd like to see them banned from the article or from Wikipedia, it is a much better way to go. - Jmabel | Talk 17:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
OK, I've reverted. Incidentally, I've marked Jacob Adler as British (as weel as Russian and American), because he is listed in the (British) Dictionary of National Biography.-- Newport 22:17, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
Dear Sir: I need your help. I have chanced across a Wikipedia article which strikes me as very "point of view": so much so that I feel it should be edited by a senior wikipedian. The article is "Raghavan N. Iyer", and the specific section in question is the "Theosophy" section. It was evidently written by a member of the Theosophical Society (the "New Age" spiritual movement founded by Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky in the later nineteenth century) and gives off the strong scent of propaganda. Here is a sample: "From 1975 to 1989 he was Editor-in-chief of Concord Grove Press and the golden journal Hermes - the primary vehicle for promulgating the alchemical teachings of the 1975 Cycle with its unconditional devotion to the spiritual regeneration of humanity and its unswerving conviction in the existence of Masters of Wisdom as ideals and facts." The bulk of the article as a whole is a rather long (perhaps I should add, "tiresome") catalogue of the Great Man's awards and achievements. Take a look - you may be wryly amused! Namaste, Writtenright 04:51, 1 February 2007 (UTC)Writtenright
Hi. I agree with your comments. Can you pls make a Marat (name) article and move it there? 203.213.97.55 11:08, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi, done. Feel free to edit these changes. ≈Tulkolahten≈ ≈talk≈ 10:47, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
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As I was reading through Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials, I thought of a question: What are the legal requirements upon the owner of the copyright to an image who wants to license their image under a specific license? I know that, at least on Wikimedia Foundation projects, individuals who own images need only tag the image description pages with a template indicating GFDL, PD, CC, etc. But for corporations or educational organizations, who actually owns the copyright (is it the individual researchers, programmers, etc. or is it the top level of the organization), what has to be done to license the image (in particular if there are more than one copyright holders), etc. I have been looking for answers on these questions and am thus far left unanswered. Your page, however, came closest to answering my question. Any further help would be greatly appreciated. -- Iamunknown 23:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi Jmabel, I am an administor on the Zazaki Wikipedia. I need to change a user name, but I don't really know how to do it? Can you help me or do you know how to change a user name? Best, -- Daraheni 00:40, 7 February 2007 (UTC) diq:user:maviulke12
Greetings Jmabel, Thanx for your note. Your own reference to "hit and run" sums up nicely what I've been doing to the article - "meatball surgery" is another expression that springs to mind! I know that it'll probably get some people's backs up, but I reckon something on Wikipedia is better than nothing, and then it's up to the community at large to clean it up as much as possible. Just wish I could spend more time on it (and other things ...) but I've got a life of sorts to lead. If you have any suggestions for other "interesting" pages to have a hash at in the future, please drop me line. Good luck! -- Technopat 15:34, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Rgrds -- Technopat 15:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
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User:Skinmeister is at it again at Blackface -- with the same old crap. I don't have the patience. Given his track record with this piece, is there some way he can be enjoined from editing it in the future? deeceevoice 05:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
I have tried working in the qoute you suppled from Oscar Levant about Judy Garland. I tried to fit it into the section before Movie Star where her erratic behaviors started to manifest at MGM. May need future relocations to go into an entirely seperate new section (Qoutes About)? -- Ozgod 22:34, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Hi,
Can I ask you, please, your oppinion, whethere this erased text was a personal attack or not. If it seems to you it wasn't, I simply intend to restore it and end there. (I don't want to get into more discussion with the other user.) If it seems to you it was, then I will just forget about it (will not ask more people). I just want your honest oppinion, no strings attached to it (when you get time, it's not urgent).: Dc76 22:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
The article was proposed for deletion. I am the one who created the article. I did so not as some kind of fan of Gregory Cochran's work, but rather to get the material (which I find distasteful) off the Ashkenazi Jews page. I consider Cochran's theory to be an attempt to justify a genetic interpretation of race and IQ differences in general. Better material has been written about "Jewish Intelligence" and there is no agreement on the environmentalism versus genetics issue. I don't like to see the baby thrown out with the bath water. I would rather see a much better article written that would be balanced and inclusive. Barring that, I would like to see the Cochran material moved onto the page about Gregory Cochran himself, not back onto the Ashkenazi Jews page. Unfortunately, the Gregory Cochran page is one of those "admiration pages". Please see Ashkenazi intelligence and add your opinion if you wish. -- Metzenberg 11:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Debido a que usted es de otro paìs es completamente comprensible que encuentre confusión en los términos "Diputados Independientes plurinominales". Esto debido a que México no es una democracia y ha inventado toda una seríe de términos retoricos.
En primer instancia, no estan permitidas o mejor dicho están prohibidas las candidaturas independientes, SOLO los partidos políticos pueden presentar candidatos. Violación clara a el derecho inherente de los ciudadanos. Por tanto no se puede ser Diputado Independiente proveniente de una Candidatura Independiente. Ésta solo se da, cuando un candidato de algún partido gana la representación y luego el ganador Renuncia al partido político. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 189.153.69.54 ( talk • contribs) 20 February 2007.
Hi Joe, I dare to ask you to look at a new article about a new Romanian band. I am sure you can make it much better. MihaiC 20:06, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
Since you seem to be quite recognized as an impartial authority here, I wondered if you would take the trouble (a real trouble indeed) to check out that page and the current controverse. If you don't, I'll understand you don't want to involve in such controversial articles. I just rather had the (wrong, it seems) idea that BBC articles were respected by both parties of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... Thanks, Tazmaniacs 03:42, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
I am not getting involved in this, beyond saying that BBC News is generally considered a reliable source. If they have been inaccurate, then the burden would be on someone else to provide contradictory references, and even so, in most cases, BBC's disagreement with those references would usually at least belong in a footnote. I say this without having looked at the particular article; you may feel free to quote me.- Jmabel | Talk 17:47, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Let me know when you start translating this and I'll help out as much as I can. And just in case you run out of Catalan material to translate, I've filed a translation request at Wikipedia:Translation/Nubia about getting the Catalan article translated since it is so much more extensive. How much Catalan have you studied by the way? Quite impressive :) - Yupik 15:25, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
I was hoping you might weigh in on a dispute between myself and NYScholar on the Palestine Peace not Apartheid discussion page. The dispute is summarized under discussion section 19, "Criticism vs. Carter's response." Up until now the discussion has been a back and forth between me and NYScholar, so it would probably help if a few other people weighed in. Your thoughts are appreciated. Gni 16:25, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi there. I came across your name in the es-en translation category and was wondering if you could spare some time to help with a Spanish source. I need someone to read over this. Shouldn't take too long. If interested, the payment is one barnstar. Marskell 17:37, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
Title | The holy city of Caral-Supe at the dawn of civilization in Peru |
Author | Shady Solís, Ruth Martha |
Published | Lima: UNMSM, Fondo Editorial, 1997 |
Description | 42, [4] pages: illlustrate, maps; 22 cm. |
Note | Bibliography: p. 38-42 |
Theme | Indigenous people of South America - Peru - Supe; Valle del Río (literally "River Valley", but presumably a placename) - Antiquities; Excavations (Archeology) - Peru - Supe; Valle del Río Supe, Valle del Río - Antiquities |
I think the four links amount to the same thing as the PDF. But here is a quick rundown, tell me what you might need fleshed out:
The city of Caral-Supa at the Dawn of Civilization in Peru
Chapter 1 - located on the left bank of the Supe River on the north central coast of Peru, near present-day Caral. Lack of water today raises questions about how 17 large civic centers were maintained. Obviously conditions must have been different, possibly through river-based irrigation projects (also mentions some possibilities of subsoil irrigation).
There are some relicts of rich and varied past natural resources (you can probably work out exactly which plants are mentioned by using Google to get the Latin species names, then looking up the English. It also goes on about fish, etc. Basically it's trying to explain how a large population could have been fed.) There were also good routes of communication.
Groups antecedent to the inhabitants of Caral: disappearance of megafauna in the Holocene, etc. (pretty much the expected story for the region), neolithic tribes, etc. Interregional contacts and development of complex organization beginning 3000-2500 BCE. Increasing social inequality as productivity increased in Late Archaic or Preceramic Era. Establishment of complex societies, monumental constructions, appearance of civilization and the state. This is the period of Caral.
Other contemporary establishments: Áspero, on the littoral of the Supe valley; La Galgada in the basin of Chuquicara, a tributary of the Río Santa; Piruro, in Tantamayo, Huánuco; Kotosh in Huánuco; Huaricoto, in el Callejón de Huaylas; and el Paraíso, in the lower valley of the Río Chillón. These places interacted with one another, and they show a greater complexity than was originally supposed to pertain to the Late Archaic: this suggests that civilization in Peru is a millennium older than previously supposed. Of these, Caral was the most distinguished by extent and monumentality.
It then goes on to detail the discovery of Caral.
Chapter 2 - the holy city of Caral, city of the pyramids (6 large pyramids visible from valley floor). Description of setting. Aproximately 50 hectares, more than 32 architectonic complexes of various sizes and diverse functions: temples, residential sectors, public plazas, amphitheatre, storehouses, altars, streetss, etc. Layout somewhat described.
The work of the countryside: on the archaeological investigations (who did them, etc.)
"The temple of the amphitheatre": describes this complex in some detail
"The altar of holy fire": again, a physical description, "Kotosh religious tradition"
The small temple of the "Banqueta" (pavement? stool?)" another physical description.
Different areas of the north central region: residential sectors, "constructions of Huarango and Quincha", special deposit of offerings, "latrine", stepped platform: each described in some detail.
Human sacrifices: evidence of, associated with a pyramid
The large temple (Pyramid E), the auxiliary structure of the quadrangular pyramid: again, physical descriptions.
Chapter 3: The society of Caral-Supe, preliminary inferences
We can assign the city to the Late Archaic (3000-1500 BCE), beginning in the third millennium BCE and lasting several centuries (as we can see from superposed constructions). We can see changes over time in the design and conception of the city. It was the largest city in the area, monumental (they list some of the complexes of buildings).
The sacredness of the city: socioeconomic and political focus was the temples, which were periodically remodeled, major burnt offerings associated with the remodeling.
Aspects of the economy: mixed economy (agricultural, sea fishing, river fishing, molluscs. They cultivated the fertile riverbanks, and used river water to irrigate creating an abundance of flora and fauna.
The residents (the term that they use more or less means "parishioners"): they knew architecture, geometry, astronomy. There was an urban character. Similar enough to Aspero in the littoral of Supe to suggest specialists who made their services available to both places and intense communication between the two.
The formative period shows more extensive (vs. intensive) construction, more diversity, less focus on sacred character. Religious structures from that period seem to be more intimate, possibly familial. The society then became more hierarchical, with specific social roles (peasants, fishers, specialists in religion or as officials). Some buildings had walls to separate them off from the rest of the community (and there are some remarks about a symbol of power called the usnu).
Besides peoples primary jobs, they were periodically pressed into construction services.
17 urban centers in the valley would require more investment than could come from just the valley itself. Possibly the name of the valley, Supe (from Supay, "demon", "devil"), might reflect respect and fear of the onetime power.
Other populations of the time: (I'm skipping this unless you need it)
Significance of Caral in the Peruvian cultural process and international context: mostly seems a reiteration of what they've already said: that Peru has the oldest civilization in the Americas, antedating similar Mesoamerican civilizations by a millennium.
The abandonment of the sacred city: Before abandoning, the inhabitants buried all the buildings with dense layers of pebbles, cut stonees and boulders, as well as traditional offerings. Sand then naturally accumulated on top of that. In the first three centuries CE, some groups buried their dead in certain sectors of the old city, without knowing its history. Excavations have revealed its splendor; there is nothing else similar known from the era.
Chapter 4: Conclusions
- Jmabel 08:02, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
The Rosetta Barnstar | ||
Awarded to Jmabel for aiding in Spanish translation on Norte Chico civilization, and thus: avoiding English language bias on an obscure article, assisting a fellow user, and contributing to the exposure of important knowledge. Marskell 20:15, 6 March 2007 (UTC) |
Marskell 20:15, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
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I would like to uoload an image: the symbol of the Italian Socialist Party that you can find here. Can you help me? -- Checco 13:51, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
...was actually Constantzeanu. NorbertArthur's IPs always start with "66.36". Khoi khoi 02:36, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
First off, sorry to hear about your hiatus from Wikipedia, because you're great editor from what I've seen. I'm on a less voluntary wikibreak myself, but one thing I have done recently is create User:Draeco/Fed, a page that I would like to have moved into the main namespace, thus creating an article for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. This article move/creation would in actuality be a part of the ongoing effort to split the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement article, a need that was identified when the Movement article was nominated for FA status here. A separate ICRC article has already been created in a similar manner, as you know, but unlike that earlier split, this one is basically just a reorganization of the Federation material now found in the Movement article. Of course there will be a big overhaul of the Movement article once this second (and final) split is done.
I RM-ed a week ago and placed notices on related pages. The move discussion is at User talk:Draeco/Fed. Nobody has commented at all, and the only dissenter to the last move ( Uwe) seems to be fine with the move this time. Since there's already a Federation article (just a redirect), could you wave your admin wand and move the page for me? Thanks, and don't leave. - Draeco 18:05, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
-- Carabinieri 19:00, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
I've found this, by chance. Maybe you want to take a look at it... Catalan-speaking Portal. Salut! -- Joan sense nick 00:19, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi, speed of editing maybe to blame in not spotting that this was a Short Story, normally short stories are published within another publication and thus a cover illustration is not relevant, see {{ infobox short story}}. However if this is the first publication "stand alone" as a book then the {{ infobox Book}} template could be relevant and the 1st edition in that form might be worth using, with full reference to the earlier publication. Always the First Edition publication has priority as it is its first appearance to the wider world and the event of literary significance. Does that help at all. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/ (Desk) 09:01, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
-- ALoan (Talk) 11:51, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi! In this respective talk page there are a large discussion about most proper name usage in English for Valencian Country. As a third party opinion, would you mind to help me to put there a RfC? You may to create a section for the RfC on the bottom of the article talk page with a brief, neutral statement of the issue. If you have interest and time for it, I would appreciate your efforts. -- Joanot Martorell ✉ 22:06, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Pancasila ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)'s block has expired and now he/she is continuing to make the same personal attacks against User:John Hyams. [1] As you were the administrator who blocked Pancasila to begin with, and since my report at WP:ANI#User:Pancasila (personal attacks) is languishing, I thought I'd bring this to your attention. — Psychonaut 17:40, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Yeh, that falls under the "WTF" category :) Speaking of categories, he's in the " Category:Prince of Asturias Award winners", which was part of WP:SPAIN, so the bot put the banner there. In hindsight, that cat shouldn't have been automated. Please remove the banner if he doesn't belong. Thanks :) -- SatyrTN ( talk | contribs) 22:28, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to be a pest, but would you consider at least looking at this vote? Thanks. -Cb
Please take part in the current vote to rename the Nazism entry to National Socialism. See: Talk:Nazism#Requested_move. This is part of a longstanding dispute that goes back at least to 2004, in which some editors argue that Fascism and/or Nazism are merely a variety of Socialism. This is the view of a small number of libertarian/Free Market authors, and an even smaller subset of authors on the left. I argue that a majority of scholars reject this formulation, but this is being challenged on a number of pages. In addition, several editors have started redirecting [[ National Socialism and National socialism away from National Socialism (Disambiguation) to Nazism, which they are attempting to rename National Socialism, as part of this larger campaign to suggest Nazism is Socialism. If you are interested in the outcome of this vote and the larger discussion, please visit: Talk:Nazism#Requested_move. Thanks.-- Cberlet 17:10, 11 March 2007 (UTC)==Are Fascism and Nazism forms of Socialism?==
Hi, Jmabel. As an admin, could you please remind User:Icar of why erasing and manipulating source-based information ( [2], [3], [4], [5]) is considered vandalism? He won't take it from me, and instead of following wikipedia guidelines relies on this extortion tactic ( [6], [7]). Dahn 10:16, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Jmabel,
I have a question on the sense of the expression "critical works". When you say "Critical works on X", does it mean "critical works on X's scholarly works", or "all scholarly books on X"? Or is there a nuance I still miss?
Thanks, Dpotop 15:08, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Is it true? I mean, the fact that he's a Bonaparte clone, as Khoikhoi stated? Is this a checkuser diagnostic or something? I'm asking this because I did a little background check (last 500 edits) and the guy seemed mostly interested in Israel. Not like the guy I (we) knew once. Dpotop 20:30, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi Joe, long time no speak. Would you care to take a look at the discussion at Talk:Joshua Bolten#Removal of category as I know you have experience with these type of issues. Take care, IZAK 05:21, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Hey Joe. Here's an invitation to take a look at this article we're tweaking for featured article status. It's one of those articles that hopefully addresses your systemic bias concerns back in 2004. We're nearly there on this article I think! So take a look if it catches your fancy.-- Zleitzen (talk) 14:09, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello JMabel
You may have realized that Faith Jones is the same as Nomi Jones--I tend to use my Yiddish name for Yiddish-related projects (such as adding Yiddish content to Wikipedia). So I can tell you exactly what the Forward article refers to. The main information I found in English was in a book about Paul Muni called "Actor" (by Jerome Lawrence). I later realized that the pages that deal with the scandal are a translation/summary of the way it is presented in Boris Thomashefsky's autobiography--just about the least reliable source you could think of. As I was digging I found good information in the "Leksikon fun Yidishn Teater", but it was a bit circumspect and minimizes the affair Emma was having with Levinson and Finkel's extraordinary cruelty. So it was really the contemporaneous news sources that provided the best framework.
I haven't seen it but apparently the story is retold in a new book on Yiddish theatre, "Stardust Lost" by Stefan Kanfer. But I'm told this author doesn't read Yiddish and his account probably relies on the Muni book which in turn relied on the Thomashefsky book.
The information in the earlier version of the Finkel article--that Finkel killed himself in despair over the decline of the old fashioned theater he produced--is the story the English-language version of the Adler memoir implies though it doesn't state it categorically. That must have been added by Lulla Rosenfeld. This is just one of many examples of the way Yiddish culture was cleaned up for an English-speaking audience. You really need to go to the sources for a lot of this stuff. Nomi Jones 19:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
I think that editor was referring to Asturian People from the region of Asturias in Spain, not Austrians.-- Burgas00 22:46, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
-- ALoan (Talk) 14:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
I am sorry to bother you again, but I really need some help. There is an ongoing campaign by a few editors to portray Fascism and Nazism as representative forms of socialism. As part of this effort (a debate that stretches back to 2004), there are a tiny handful of editors who revert and redirect National Socialism to Nazism. I believe a majority of editors support redirecting National Socialism to National Socialism (disambiguation). I realize we just had a poll on the Nazism page where I thought this issue was settled, but apparently the struggle is not over. Please consider voting in the new poll, or adding a comment at: Talk:Nazism#Survey:_redirecting_National_Socialism. Also consider notifying other editors with an interest in this matter. I am doing the best I can, but need assistance. Thanks.-- Cberlet 17:09, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
Could you have a look at these articles and their talk? -- Metzenberg 03:10, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
I feel the articles are extremely well sourced and balanced. I'd like somebody else to remove the tags. Please look at my last versions, because I have run up against somebody from the evolution/creation universe who wants to troll around for lehakholis (Aramaic word, you might be able to guess what it means). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Metzenberg ( talk • contribs) 19 March 2007.
The footnotes, especially the second one, do seem problematic. I'll see if I can turn up something more definite. Meanwhile, these citations may or may not be of use to us (note her birthdate kept changing):
The “Lupescu Issue” Echoes in the Realm of King Carol
The New York Times, May 6, 1934, p. XX5
“Her age is between 35 and 40.”
Attacks Are Renewed on Red-Haired Magda
The Washington Post, December 25, 1934, p. 3
“His 36-year-old friend”
Carol Marries Lupescu, Ill
The Washington Post, July 6, 1947 p. M1
“Magda, who is 50”
Slight Gain Shown by Magda Lupescu
The New York Times, July 8, 1947, p. 12
“On the [marriage] petition Mme. Lupescu gave her year of birth as 1902”
Magda Lupescu, Woman behind Rumania’s Throne, Is Dead at 81
The New York Times, June 30, 1977, p. 73
Magda Lupescu Dies at 81; Mistress, Wife of Former King of Romania
The Washington Post, July 1, 1977, p. C10 —The preceding
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You are allowed to make a statement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration#Metzenberg-ZayZayEM
Please review the record and feel free to comment. -- Metzenberg 16:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I have also entered proposal for a compromise on Talk:Jewish reactions to intelligent design. If my proposal is accepted by User:ZayZayEM and User:Guettarda I will withdraw this request for arbitration, and we can consider this resolved. I have informed them. -- Metzenberg 01:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Just wondering how you were doing this year. I know you've been less active in Wikipedia lately. -- Lukobe 04:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
> I think this is more an issue of content than conduct.
It is impossible for me to work on this with ZayZayEM's style of editing by edit war. Will you have a look at Judaism and evolution, where I am working now? -- Metzenberg 15:42, 26 March 2007 (UTC)