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Re: Ready?

Sorry, Fayssal. I have been very busy at work on the buildup to xmas. I answered all the questions this morning. I will be in Spain from Saturday but I will be on the internet anyway. I have not extended myself too much on the answers but I am happy to answer anyone else's questions, of course. Thanks a lot for nominating me. Fingers crossed :-) Asterion 10:21, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

We'll do one thing. Following the instructions here you'll be the one listing it at the RfA main page when you are ready. HOwever, we can also start from scratch when you are back after deleting this prior one. Just tell me which option is suitable for you. Cheers -- Szvest - 10:32, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

It's OK. I'll probably have more time during these days than when I'm back anyway. I just listed it. Gracias por todo Fayssal. --Asterion 13:00, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

De nada hombre! Buena suerte. -- Szvest - 13:01, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Gracias por nominarme, Fayssal. Estoy muy contento de como va el proceso. About to board my plane home. I will check wiki again tomorrow. All the best, Asterion 17:27, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Thanks for the support! MONGO 10:58, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Much appreciated MONGO! Enjoy! -- Szvest - 12:46, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Book covers

Hi, is there a WP policy which restricts a book cover image to only its own article? thanks. --Matt57 19:07, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Matt57. Please read the book and magazine templates.

• Magazine cover: This image is of a magazine cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the magazine or the individual contributors who worked on the cover depicted. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of magazine covers: to illustrate the publication of the issue of the magazine in question,
• Book cover: This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or the publisher of the book. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of book covers: to illustrate an article discussing the book in question. Cheers -- Szvest - 19:17, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Interesting, I didn't know that either. Sounds like we definitely shouldn't use these book covers in the Criticism articles then. - Merzbow 21:31, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Wait a minute. Template:Book_cover says "to illustrate an article discussing the book in question". It doesnt have to be the article exclusively devoted to the book. If ANY article is discussing this book, then the picture can be displayed. Also, I'm not seeing any explicit policy that says that the image cannot be used on its own as I had put in some of the articles. Some time I may look for clarification for this thing from other members. If you want to remove the images for now, you may.--Matt57 21:36, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Matt and Merzbow. I am not the only one who knows about the application of such terms. You can have a look at these as well; replaced non-free with free image and Using free image instead. Cheers -- Szvest - 12:45, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

"sockpuppet caravan"?

Shouldn't the collective noun fit the group characteristics, e.g. "sockpuppet drawer"? – SAJordan _contribs 23:20, 20 Dec 2006 (UTC).

Lol! Well, that's right but the caravan also fits as the user in question has been camping in both Ireland, Wales and England! He's been changing the driver's license everytime he changes the place. -- Szvest - 12:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Some people collect postcards and tourism brochures as souvenirs of their travels; this person collects driver's licenses. <shrug> De gusty tourist bus non disputandum est. You might possibly also enjoy the latter half of this Usenet post from ages past, another view of sockpuppets. – SAJordan _contribs 15:59, 21 Dec 2006 (UTC).

User:DAde sockpuppet = Abc3

Hey Szvest, could you block Abc3 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)? Peruse this user's contibutions and you'll find that it is just a sock of User:DAde. Note the Qu'ran quotes and interest in Mormon topics. Thanks. (→Netscott) 02:25, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Blocked indef and noted. -- Szvest - 12:38, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Sprotect Michael Richards

Thanks Szvest for the block of User:DAde's sockpuppet above. Got another request. Could you sprotect Michael Richards (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)? There's an anonymous IP-hopping user that has been violating 3RR across several editors and tagging his edits as "rvv" while reverting to a lower quality / less sourced/cited POV pushing version of the article. I've requested semi protection but the response to my request appears to be a bit slow. Thanks. (→Netscott) 16:02, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Szvest, Thanks but the article really only needs sprotecting as the only warring user has been the IP-hopping anon user. (→Netscott) 16:07, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I had fully protected it as it seemed more an edit warring than IP vandalism. But, well IP-hopping is quite enough a reason to warrant a semi instead of a fully protection. -- Szvest - 16:12, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes that is understandable for an editor like yourself who's not been following the article. If you can spare a moment just review the edits for the last day or so and you'll see that there's been only one editor that's been consistently going against consensus and that's the IP hopping anon. I encourage you to invite a 3rd party view if necessary. (→Netscott) 16:16, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Ah ok, I see you've already sprotected... thanks again Szvest. (→Netscott) 16:18, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Sure mate. -- Szvest - 16:25, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

YouTube RfC

I've filed an RfC over the YouTube link issue. Argyriou (talk) 18:08, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I've told A. that RFCs should be filed at WP:RFC, and the category he wants is at the bottom, "Misplaced Pages policies, guidelines and proposals". If this is wrong, please advise us both. – SAJordan _contribs 18:29, 21 Dec 2006 (UTC).

Actually, it depends on the extent of the dispute. I see that Argyriou has already posted it at Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Policies which is the proper action. Personally, i'd recommend we put a notice in parallel at Misplaced Pages:Village pump (policy) to involve more users while keeping discussions at Misplaced Pages talk:External links. -- Szvest - 18:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Lo prometido es deuda

Garcilaso. Es ke no tenemos un articulo sobre el Patio de los Leones (Court of the Lions). Tienes algunas informaciones? -- Szvest - 11:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Gracias Garcilaso. Entoces hasta mañana. -- Szvest - 18:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Pues eso: Court of the Lions. A ver qué te parece.--Garcilaso 13:54, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Vaya articulo!! Habia pensado que seria un miniesbozo pero me encuentro con un articulo tan bello. Muy buen trabajo Garcilaso. Gracias. Para no olvidar, User:Asterion està nominado para ser un bibliotecario aqui. -- Szvest - 15:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Me alegra que te guste. Todavía le falta atar algunos cabos, como traducir al inglés el poema de Ibn Zamrak, que me da un poco de pereza, porque la traducción al español de Emilio García Gómez es tan bella que es difícil estar a la altura con mi inglés chapurreao. A Asterion ya le he votado, faltaría más. Pues nada, ¡a mandar!--Garcilaso 16:21, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Hola Fayssal, sólo quería comentarte respecto a las fechas de la construcción del Palacio de los Leones, creo que son erróneas. Ya me di cuenta cuando escribía el artículo de que le faltaba una cronología, y agradezco el esfuerzo para mejorarlo, así como la traducción al árabe. Yo no tengo el dato concreto de la construcción del patio, ni de su finalización, pero 1230 - 1354 a.D. no corresponden con el reinado de Muhammad V (1354–1359 y 1362–1391). Como expongo en el artículo, la construcción tuvo lugar durante su segundo mandato, con lo que la fecha de inicio del patio debe de estar entre 1362 y 1391. La página web de la que has tomado el dato debe de ir "de oídas", como mucho de lo que se ha escrito sobre la Alhambra, que tiene una atmósfera tan especial, tan "mágica", que ha sido objeto de muchas bienintencionadas invenciones para "decorar" la historia. Lo mismo pasa con, por ejemplo, el Camino de Santiago. Ambos son temas que me interesan mucho y que no sé cómo empezar a "atacar" en Misplaced Pages sin crear polémica con tantos editores, pero muchos de los contenidos de dichos artículos son de de escasa fiabilidad. Así que mientras que me había apartado del tema por pereza, por no buscar y reseñar una a una las referencias (muchas veces no tan accesibles) que rebatan todos y cada uno de los "pufos", éstos siguen en los artículos. Igual me es más cómodo escribir otros artículos desde cero, del estilo de Court of the Myrtles, Palace of Comares, Mechouar of the Alhambra, Gardens of the Partal, Generalife...Gracias por animarme a meterme en esa vía que estaba postponiendo indefinidamente. Doy por hecho que cuento con tu inestimable ayuda.--Garcilaso 12:23, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Hola Garcilaso. Tienes razón. He removido ese dato. -- Szvest - 12:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Link spam

Thanks for fixing Arabic language, there were a few links to that domain that I removed - triggered by additons from a now blocked IP address Special:Contributions/24.165.95.36. Perhaps I should restore some of them. --ArmadilloFromHellGateBridge 16:57, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

You are doing a great work Armadillo. I'll have a look at those and i'll be following that vandal. Cheers -- Szvest - 17:07, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Re:Barnstar

Thanks for the barnstar! Heimstern Läufer 20:26, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which did not succeed and was closed early at 2/10/9. I am not discouraged, however, and will use the experience to improve my skills until a later date when I may succeed. Yuser31415 20:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

I am pretty sure you'll do it next time soon. -- Szvest - 13:04, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Universal Image Format

The same revert war has started again on Universal Image Format (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) thanks to Uifan (talk · contribs · logs) again (cf. this discussion). — RevRagnarok 01:39, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I've just left him a final warning here. -- Szvest - 13:25, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanx. Doesn't matter, they have since done it, yet again, with the "vandalism removed! - revert to last useful version by Grim Revenan" BS. What's the next step? — RevRagnarok 13:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Filed 3RR again if you want to comment there. Their ONLY contrib is this nonsense, maybe it will be a banned account. — RevRagnarok 14:03, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Agathoclea's RfA

Hello, and thank you for the support on my recent RfA. The final tally was 63/3/2, and I have now been entrusted with the mop. I hope I can live up to your trust, and certainly welcome any and all feedback. All the best, and thanks again! — Agathoclea 13:28, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

User page deletion

Hello Szvest, re-reading G4 apparently the spiting is permitted (per the userpage clause) however I'm thinking that G4 should be updated to disallow the usage of one's primary user page for recreation of deleted content. This reminds me of User:List of marijuana slang terms which was created to display this deleted content. (→Netscott) 14:15, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes you are right. I missed the unless part of the policy. I agree w/ you about updating the policy. Do you have any particular way on how to process? -- Szvest - 14:21, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

I'd guess the best place to start would be Misplaced Pages talk:Criteria for speedy deletion. I'd be surprised if there'd be much resistance to such a change. (→Netscott) 14:24, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll be supporting that. Just inform me when you are ready. -- Szvest - 14:26, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Ok, here goes. :-) (→Netscott) 14:39, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Move request

Hey Svest, could you please help move Indore, India to Indore? Check out the discussion on the talk page. Thanks a ton, and what's up? deeptrivia (talk) 19:59, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi DT. Long long time again :) Move is done. -- Szvest - 09:55, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Your opinion on this move request would be appreciated...

...As a native Arabic speaker and a long-standing membr of wikipedia: Talk:Shi'a_Islam#Poll_for_clarification. Thanks, Asterion 09:47, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Asterion. Done. -- Szvest - 10:04, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Asterion 10:07, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

My Request for Adminship

Thanks for your support on my successful Request for Adminship (final result 78 Support /0 Oppose / 1 Neutral) I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months. I am humbled by your kind support and would certainly welcome any feedback on my actions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Once again, many thanks and happy new year! All the best, Asterion 13:29, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks so much for nominating me, Fayssal. Best wishes, Asterion 16:24, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Latest explanation about the origin of the “Arab numerals”

-- — Preceding unsigned comment added by calcul (talk • contribs) .

Thanks. -- Szvest - 17:35, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

Existence of dispute in Antisemitism article

Hi FayssalF,

Hope everything is going well and Happy New Year!!

Some editors are disputing "the very existence of a dispute" on the Antisemitism article. Would you please have at the evidence provided here and see if that testifies existence of at least some dispute over the neutrality of the article. Please sign your name if the evidences prove the existance of some sort of dispute over the neutrality. Thanks. --Aminz 12:33, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Left my opinion. -- Szvest - 21:11, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Allah

I have unprotected an article you protected, Allah, since it's been five weeks. Just a friendly heads-up, happy editing to you :) Teke 20:25, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the note Teke. I've just done some un-protections lately and forgot about others in need. Happy editing and happy new year. -- Szvest - 20:55, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Arabic language external link

Hello Fayssal,

I a French man, living in Toulouse, FRANCE. I have a passion for Arabic language, which I am learning. And to help me and help others in order to learn vocabulary, I have created a web site. I tried to make a link towards this site, but it was removed. And I don't understand why. So I made changes, but now I can't edit external link. I don't want to make spamming or advertisement, just to share my work :

http://lang.arabe.free.fr/index_uk.php

Thanks a lot and happy new year, François PINCE

Salut François. J'ai jeté 1 coup d'oeil sur le site et j'ai aucune objection sur son addition. Je crois que c'était un malentendu. Dernièrement, l'article Arabic language connaissait une massive introduction des liens externes. Parmi ceux, il existe des liens à caractère commercial. Il faut savoir que nous avons à wikipedia une politique traitant les liens externes (WP:EL). De toute façon, je vais introduire le lien cité ci-dessus car il obéit aux critères dictés par ladite politique. Joyeux Noël. -- Szvest - 23:23, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Bonjour Fayssal,

Je te remercie beaucoup pour ton geste et ta gentillesse,

François

Pas de quoi. -- Szvest - 23:43, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Protest against deletion

Salam

Please look at this votoing for deletion: It began in 26 Dec. and ended in 31 dec. Just 6 person participate in it. Two of them voted to keep, two of them voted to weak delete. So I don't think there's any consensus about deletion. What should we do? --Sa.vakilian 03:42, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi Sa.vakilian. What i suggest is that you refer to DRV, list your reasons why you think the AfD should be relisted or overturned. We have closed some articles before 5 days. We also deleted articles w/ a high proportion of "keep" votes (see Articles for deletion/List of dictators). -- Szvest - 17:58, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Another request

Hey Fayssal, take a look at Vijayanagar Architecture, and Vijayanagara Architecture. The latter is the spelling we want to keep, but the former has the whole article history. So, basically, we want all that history to go to Vijayanagara Architecture. Could you delete Vijayanagara Architecture, and then rename Vijayanagar Architecture to Vijayanagara Architecture in order to acheive this end? Thanks a ton! deeptrivia (talk) 19:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Done DT. -- Szvest - 19:24, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Revisions

Reverted, yes, but it is still in the history and needs to be expunged. -- Avi 13:22, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I think Radiant got the right answer. -- Szvest - 13:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Re last warning

In reply to your 'last warning', what did i do? 220.237.23.11 14:22, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Check your contributions. -- Szvest - 14:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

didnt know you can vandal a talk page, but your the boss... 220.237.23.11 14:26, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Now, you've been blocked for trolling as per WP:TROLL. -- Szvest - 14:28, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Your current Med Com Request

Good morning (GMT time); your consent concerning the re-assignment of mediator is required at your ongoing Mediation Committee case. If you visit the case page you will find full details, and space to agree or disagree.

Cheers and regards,
Anthonycfc 00:49, 3 January 2007 (UTC)