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MigdalOr

Hi! Thanks for your note. Just wanted to let you know that I'm not actually affiliated with Shira Hadasha. Good luck with the article! Will try to see if I can find some additional sources in the next day or two. Best, --Shirahadasha (talk) 19:14, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi! I've found I needed to remove a couple of things from the article. I think the basic issue here is involves the way sources are being used. In Misplaced Pages use sources verify facts, complete sentence, and a source after a sentence implies that the sentence is a paraphrase or summary of something the source says. I realize it's a different concept from regular web pages, which tend to have hyperlinks just to illustrate a word or phrase. Best, --Shirahadasha (talk) 03:21, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm an admin dealing with a borderline article. It probably doesn't come across very well. My apologies. Best, --Shirahadasha (talk) 03:51, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Intereffectuality

An article that you have been involved in editing, Intereffectuality, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Intereffectuality. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 22:35, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Intereffectuality

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Intereffectuality

If you want a copy of the article, you would have to ask User:SatyrTN, the admin who deleted the page. I'm not an admin (yet), so I can't undelete pages. In fact, I think I'll save you a step and ask that particular admin myself. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters02:03, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Chakira! I've userfied your article to User:Chakira/Intereffectuality. If you decide you don't want it after all, feel free to add {{db-userreq}} anywhere on the page. And if you have any questions, feel free to ask! Thanks, -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 02:09, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
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{{inuse}} tag

Please respect the {{inuse}} tag. Secondly, if I feel that the article violates WP:BLP, I am supposed to correct it, I am not bound by WP:3RR, and I may apply protection if I feel it warranted. I'd much rather work it out on the talk page, but please review WP:BLP and see that we must take extreme pains to ensure there are no violations. Thank you. -- Avi (talk) 06:54, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Judaism Newsletter

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The WikiProject Judaism Newsletter

Issue I -- Sivan, 5768
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Shavuot celebrates Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.

What's This?
Shalom aleichem sports fans, and welcome to the first of what I hope will be a monthly newsletter with the need-to-know information about our fair WikiProject. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to recommend a story for the newsletter, click here to leave a message on the Newsletter Coordinator's talk page.
In the News

  • WikiProject Good Articles is doing sweeps over all our current good articles to ensure they still meet criteria. For more information and how you can help, check out WikiProject Good Articles Sweeps.
  • GA status for the article Jew has been put on hold pending a few minor revisions. A list of things that need to be done to return this top importance article to its proper status can be found here.
  • Jerusalem is a Featured Article Candidate! Go forth, my people, and !vote!

To Do

  • One new Judaism-related article was created this month, the long requested Hebrew Punctuation. Thanks to Epson291 for creating it. Remember, folks, there are over forty standing requests for Judaism articles, so whenever you get the opportunity make sure to go create a few.
  • In the right column you will see a listing of our most popular articles. All of these articles got 170,000+ page hits in the past month, and they should be on everyone's watchlist so we can keep them vandalism-free.
  • Spread the word! No, not the Word... (well, you can do that too) I'm talking about inviting knowledgeable users to join the project. You can proclaim your undying love of WikiProject Judaism in methods mild to wild, check the project template page and member list for examples. We also now have a flashy advertisement, to use it add {{Misplaced Pages ads|ad=148}} to your userpage.

Quick Stats
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WikiProject Judaism Newsletter

The Judaism Newsletter

Issue II -- Tammuz, 5768
WikiProject Judaism (/to do) Star of David WikiProject Jewish History (/to do) Star of David WikiProject Kabbalah (/to do)

Worship of the Golden Calf
Worship of the Golden Calf

Now with 200% more Jewishness!
Yes, folks, we're moving on up. This newsletter is now the newsletter for both WikiProject Judaism, WikiProject Jewish History, and WikiProject Kabbalah. In the future, I may split them, but for now I think we'll be just fine with one. As always, any questions or comments should be directed to me, L'Aquatique.

A Special Dispatch
Just a note, not aimed at anyone in particular. By order of the administrative cabal, it is officially not cool (and possibly dickish) to call someone an anti-semite when they aren't being anti-semitic. Anti-semitic is a very charged word, and it's important only to use it when you're absolutely sure it applies, lest it become the subject of a Godwin-esque law. Remember Hanlon's Razor: never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
In the News

  • A new class on the importance scale has been added- C Class- which covers articles better than start but not quite to B Class yet. It is up to the WikiProjects to decide whether to adopt them or not. Currently, there has been little discussion within our Projects, so if you feel strongly either way be sure to note so at your Project.
  • There is a proposal to reword the section on NPOV regarding religious articles. Please see Wikipedia_talk:NPOV#Religion section - Disputes between historians or scientists and religious_views to weigh in.
  • Thanks largely to the efforts of Xyz7890, a new navbox has come into being featuring Halakha topics. See: Template talk:Halakha to join in the conversation about how it can best be improved.

To Do

  • The Simple English Misplaced Pages is beginning a project of creating and improving articles related to religion, including Judaism. At the present time, volunteers are needed to propose our most important subjects for articles to be created. The official working list is here and a more extended list is here. If you are unsure of proper topics, you might try checking our lists of top importance level articles: Judaism and Jewish History. (WikiProject Kabbalah currently doesn't have such a list)
  • WikiProject Christianity is considering running a monthly drive wherein two or three top importance articles from English Misplaced Pages are simplified and moved over to S.E. They have extended an offer to work with us in creating a similar project for Judaism related articles. For questions or volunteer opportunities, please contact User:John Carter.
  • WikiProject Kabbalah is in dire need of an article rating system for quality and importance. If you are familiar with that system and have some time on your hands, please create one. It could also use some infoboxes...

New Members

New Articles

  • Habib ben Elisha Faturechi (Thanks PhatJew!)
  • There are some 40 odd standing requests for Judaism related articles. Please make them! I would, but I'm too busy writing this. Grin.


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The Judaism Newsletter

The Judaism Newsletter

Issue III -- Av, 5768
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Sir Moses Montefore, a Jewish activist who died 123 years ago this month
Sir Moses Montefore, a Jewish activist who died 123 years ago this month

"Censorship" of names of G-d
There is an interesting discussion currently taking place regarding whether or not it is acceptable to censor (i.e. G-d, HaShem->YodHey) names of G-d in articles to protect Jews who may be reading or editing the article. You can weigh in here: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Judaism#Yahweh.

Article Cleanup Lists
User:B. Wolterding has generously offered us use of his bot to generate lists that show which articles of ours are tagged for cleanup. You can read more about this service here: User:B._Wolterding/Cleanup_listings and if you would like to take him up on his offer, contact him on his talk page.

In the News

The Jewish Barnstar
The Jewish Barnstar
The New Jewish Barnstar
The New Jewish Barnstar
  • There is a collaboration drive to get Holocaust in Lithuania to good article status. For information about how you can help, see the talk page or contact User:Piotrus.
  • WikiProject Kabbalah's only Featured and Good articles have been removed from the WikiProject, on the grounds that neither article (Diane Keaton and David Beckham, respectively) actually mention the subject's affiliation with Kabbalah. If you have sourced information linking either of these people to Kabbalah, please add it so the articles can be returned to the WikiProject.
  • After a rather heated discussion, there are now two barnstars for use by the Jewish WikiProjects, {{The Jewish Barnstar}} and {{The New Jewish Barnstar}}, and you can choose which one you would like to use.. Remember: barnstars are for rewarding users who are doing good work on the project or on Judaism, Jewish History, or Kabbalah articles, and anyone can give anyone else a barnstar. If you see a user who you thinks deserves a thank you, give them a barnstar!

To Do/Help Requests

  • If you have some spare time on your hands, we could use an article about a Kabbalah scholar named Moshe Idel. According to HG there are quite a few sources easily available, you can contact him if you have questions. Be sure to nominate it for DYK if the finished article is eligible.
  • The folks at Shimon Peres need some assistance from someone familiar with both the Hebrew calendar and language to help them figure out the subject's birthday. If you can help, please see Talk:Shimon_Peres#Birthday.

New Members

New Articles

  • Bezalel Rudinsky (thanks Shirulashem!}, Jewish tartan (thanks Briangotts!), Hebrew spelling (thanks Epson291)
  • We get a lot of articles that are being created and not announced! By announcing new articles, you attract attention to them, and the more people looking and editing the better they will get. If you would like your new article to appear in the newsletter, add it here for Judaism and Kabbalah and here for Jewish History.
  • There are some 40 odd standing requests for Judaism related articles. Please make them! I would, but I'm too busy writing this. Grin.


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  • 0 of which are Good
  • 0 of which are Featured
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This newsletter was automatically delivered because you are a member of one or more Judaism related WikiProjects. If you would like to opt out of future mailings, please remove your name from this list. As always, please direct all questions, comments, requests, barnstars, offers of help, and angry all-caps anti-semitic rants to my talk page. Thanks, and have a great month. L'Aquatique 20:31, 31 August 2008 (UTC)