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AIV

Probably not useful to ask for revdel at AIV for an already blocked editor as the bot will remove your request (I was in the process of revdelling after the block). --NeilN 00:52, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Okay. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz /_Stalk 01:01, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Islam in the United States

Thanks for catching my late-night disambiguation spree error. I was curious however if you think the link should be reversed to have Black Islam be the visible text as it discusses more groups than just the one that is linked to.

Thanks again!

Jasonanaggie (talk) 15:01, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

No problem. I think both articles are shown as further reading. See Islam in the United States#Black Muslim movements. — Malik Shabazz /_Stalk 17:22, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Category:Phil Ochs family has been nominated for discussion

Category:Phil Ochs family, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Rathfelder (talk) 18:47, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

John Brown link to 2nd Cavalry Regiment

Could the link be to "2nd", and then that redirect to "5th"? ZackTheCardshark (talk) 17:50, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi ZackTheCardshark. I think the link as it is is correct. In Brown's time, it was called the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment, which is what our article about Brown's raid calls it. The Misplaced Pages article is located at the regiment's modern name, 5th Cavalry Regiment. So we have a piped link that displays as "2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment" but sends readers to the "5th Cavalry Regiment" article, like so: ], which displays as 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment. Are you suggesting something different? — Malik Shabazz /_Stalk 18:03, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

Hi Malik, I'm thinking of making the link actually 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment—but then set that page to redirect to 5th Cavalry Regiment. So then, clicking that link would get to the same page (5th Cavalry Regiment), but with the message "Redirected from 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment." Does that make sense? ZackTheCardshark (talk) 18:38, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

It definitely makes sense in the historical context, but by the principle of least astonishment, that redirect should probably go to 2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States) or 2nd Cavalry. — Malik Shabazz /_Stalk 18:59, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

I see, this is the definition of a can of worms. Better leave it as it is. Thanks! ZackTheCardshark (talk) 14:30, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Moved from your user page

Malik, I am sad to read this page, as it looks racialist to me. Do you generalize about "the white man," and bad-mouth "whiteness"? Would you tolerate such negative statements about black persons? Have you utterly given up on integration as an ideal and given over to segregation & hate? We are all human beings, descendants of a common progenitor Adam, also Noah. I never met anyone in my life who was white (color of a sheet of paper); not even an albino is white. And also don't recall ever meeting a man who is black (color of the Ace of Spades). These words divide us -- we are all human beings with different amounts of pigment, which could be rated on a scale of 0-10. But so what? Men should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the character of their spirits. It is a disgrace of character to take sides in a dispute between men based on who is my "race." In Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, no African nor European. There is one Body of Christ which all men can all enter by a new birth. (PeacePeace (talk) 14:07, 20 July 2016 (UTC))

I'm just here for something else, and I'm not sticking around, but while you make a good point that "race" is completely made-up, replacing it by saying that your religion is better than anybody else's means you haven't left prejudice behind, either. ZackTheCardshark (talk) 14:30, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

PeacePeace, when did you stop beating your wife? I'm not a Christian, and I know more about Martin Luther King than a single misquoted phrase from a single speech of his. (Why is it that non-black people forget that King supported affirmative action and reparations, and opposed foreign interventionist wars? I guess they like their civil rights leaders dead and sanitized.) I'm truly sorry that a cry that black people's lives should count as much as white people's do -- which they clearly do not in the United States -- threatens you so much. Perhaps therapy is in order. — MShabazz /_Stalk 15:13, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

I did not quote MLK, tho he said something similar to what I said. I myself support reparations from states which had "colored sit in the rear" on their buses. Your statement about that seems to be an example of your willingness to judge unjustly. & it is not my purpose here to define MLK, but to promote harmony. Those who suffered under legal segregation deserve reparations from the states that did it. But your "they clearly do not in the United States" as a reference to present time, is a figment of your imagination, a delusion, which I suppose will require a miracle for you to recover from. The threat of your racialist attitude is that it could destroy this country. We need to integrate, not to judge unjustly & war. As to the Lord Jesus, it is the Lord Jesus Who can solve our problems, including racism & racialist delusions. He offers help to "whosoever believes on Him." Now Malik, I sincerely pray that things go well with you and your life, extending past death which is the common experience of mankind (it is appointed to man once to die, but after that the judgment). (PeacePeace (talk) 17:14, 20 July 2016 (UTC))

So, the Lord Jesus can solve our problems? He's done a terrible job of it so far. DoctorJoeE /_{talk to me!} 21:57, 20 July 2016 (UTC)

Well, Doc, he suffered the punishment which we deserved for our transgressions, laying a basis for forgiveness, and he offers the free gift of an eternal life of bliss. We just have to trust Him with our future. It is terrific solution of our problems, even if we have to wait a while to realize the end of all problems. _{I have talked to ye!}(PeacePeace (talk) 00:50, 21 July 2016 (UTC))

Contests

User:Dr. Blofeld has created Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Africa/Contests. The idea is to run a series of contests/editathons focusing on each region of Africa. He has spoken to Wikimedia about it and $1000-1500 is possible for prize money. As someone who has previously expressed interest in African topics, would you be interested in contributing to one or assisting draw up core article/missing article lists? He says he's thinking of North Africa for an inaugural one in October. If interested please sign up in the participants section of the Contest page, thanks.♦ --Ser Amantio di Nicolao_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:31, 21 July 2016 (UTC)