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Hi. i hope you;'re still watching the talk page at Israeli settlement? just wanted to suggest that you continue to watch it. i appreciate your help with this. feel free to provide any input. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 (talk) 17:32, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I'm not a bucky in category creation, but Java7837 is busily creating new categories of rabbis that seem quite superfluous. He/she just made up "Russian Orthodox rabbis" for one person, Michel Dorfman, who was not even a rabbi! Now he/she just put Hanoch Teller under "Austrian Orthodox rabbis," which is absolutely ridiculous. Teller was born in Austria but moved with his family to America when he was very young; he didn't become a rabbi until later in life, and he is totally American. Can you do something about all these new categories? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Allegations_of_Israeli_apartheid&diff=prev&oldid=194120993 --Zeq (talk) 06:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
I was recommended to you by a friend at Phayul. http://forums.phayul.com/index.php?showtopic=1895
Could you prevent massive deleting by blocking that, encourage that talk be carried out instead ?
Thanks.
Geir Smith (talk) 09:22, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Ahrimanius, who you blocked in May 2006 as a sleeper, requests to be unblocked. I would like to know why you think he's a sleeper, due to his request. I see, based on the block log, that you seem to think that Mathisfun12 is an other sleeper of the same person. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 06:38, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
User talk:Ahrimanius is requesting an unblock. He has zero edits, and you blocked him in May 2006 as a sleep account, but you never indicated WHICH banned user he was a sleeper account of. Could you respond on his talk page with further evidence so I can act intelligently on his request? Thanks! --Jayron32.talk.contribs 17:36, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm largely retired (temporarily?) as an active contributor, and I was getting some spam from my userpage. Everything is OK, thanks for caring. :) Masterhomer 20:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
This comment adds nothing to the discussion on how to improve the article and erodes the prospects for collegial and collaborative editing. Please comment on edits, not editors. Focus on how to improve the article in question by discussing content, rather than making bad faith assumptions that amount to very thinly veiled personal attacks. Thanks. Tiamuttalk 11:00, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
Did Hertzel really supported transfer ? [1] I have seenwriting in which he offered cooperation with residents already in palestine. I don't know the english version but the Hebrew version of "medinat ha-Yehudom" has this part of his plan. is this ref true ? could Herzel change his mind few times ? In any case what relance is there between someone who died in 1904 to evenst in 1948 that were caused mostly because what the Mufti sis in 1929 1937 and 1948 ? Zeq (talk) 18:58, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
all I see is bits and peices here and there. I did not know what is wrong but I know it is wrong. Now I know what it is: A gross violation of NPOV and UNDUE. The ME conflict is so comlex and full of contradicting facts (over time) that all it takes is to take partial facts present them without the other mitigating facts and voila we have a whole new history. This is the systematic bias I saw in Wikipedia but until now could not articulate it as well as you did. Now we have it formulated. Zeq (talk) 05:49, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Jay. A very belated welcome back. I've not been around much so hadn't noticed you'd returned. Pleased to see it.
If you have a moment, do you have an opinion to offer on this? I'm not sure why I participated, as doing so tends to lend credibility to the mistaken idea that such matters are decided by voting, but anyhow. Cheers, --Rrburke(talk) 13:00, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments and contributions at Binding of Isaac. About 3 weeks ago, I proposed to change the name of the article to "Sacrifice of Isaac" at Talk:Binding of Isaac#Name of this article, but so far haven't seen any response. I plan to go ahead and rename the article on March 20, 2008 unless there are objections. I invite you to visit the article and submit any comments you have on the matter. Thanks! --Bryan H Bell (talk) 17:44, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
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Hi Jayjg! Thank-you for your support in my RfA (91/1/1).
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http://www.justiceforjews.com/ --Zeq (talk) 04:50, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
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Hi, Suppose I remove the Category:Antisemitism from Iran_Holocaust_Cartoons_Contest stating that it isn't inherently antisemitic, but created in response to the Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy, what would you do? thestick (talk) 16:48, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
What, was I wrong? Relata refero (talk) 18:07, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
Heya Jayjg.
I would first like to apologise on behalf of the Mediation Committee for the delay in this case being dealt with, which is due to a shortage of available mediators. I have expressed interest in taking this case to help with the backlog and to assess my nomination to join the committee. As i am not currently a member it is common practice to for the involved parties to consent to mediation of an RfM from a non-committee member. To give your consent for me to act as mediator for this case please sign as you have for the acceptance of the case on the case page. I look forward to working with you and finding a solution to the dispute.
Seddon69 (talk) 17:06, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
I don't know anything about you, and I don't recall ever interacting with you before, so I find your vitriol not just unpleasant, but odd. If you have a complaint with me personally, please lay it out explicitly. If you have a disagreement, state it civilly. If you can't communicate like an adult, don't communicate with me. Noroton (talk) 01:09, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Per your advice, I posted my proposed change to the talk page of the policy [2] and discovered that someone else had already made a similar proposal without significant objections being raised. If you'd like to take part in the discussion other than just reverting the policy edit, please come join in the discussion. As of now, it appears that there isn't any real objection to the proposed wording addition. Thanks! Cla68 (talk) 01:37, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
Ok, but is there a reason to move the discussion from AN? I see WordBomb's comment on WikBack was here, where he says he recalls Humus sapiens and you quoting the email at some point. If my reading of the situation is correct, he probably sent any email through Wikipedia rather than from his email (he's said this is how he first contacted SV). I have no way of verifying this, but unless IPFrehley posted something where SV would have seen it, it seems consistent with his statements that this is how she came to block that account. Mackan79 (talk) 03:08, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
I got as far as I could, but all of History of the Jews in Venezuela#17th to 19th centuries is a copyvio. I've reached my limit for the day, and my prose stinks; can you go in and reword that section? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:58, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jayjg,
I don't understand why you are losing your time with that guy. He doens't answer questions and just asks his ones and claims for answers. Just ignore him. The pov tag can stay one year. It doens't matter. Ceedjee (talk) 21:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
Would you please replace the POV tag at Zionism? There are six outstanding issues I feel we still have yet to resolve. Many thanks, BYT (talk) 21:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jay, is there anyway to contact you offline (or at least via e-mail)? Oboler (talk) 09:08, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure if you're aware, but I've been researching for an RfC that I'm drafting. During my research, I noticed this comment [5] by you to SandyGeorgia after a discussion about merging policies here at WP:ATT. In your post, you ask SandyGeorgia to "to retract your statement". I've read the thread in question, and I don't see anything wrong with what SandyGeorgia said. She was providing a legitimate concern with how the initiative was proceeding at the ATT page. So, I was just wondering, do you stand by that statement? Do you still think SandyGeorgia needs to withdraw her statement and that it was "insult enough" merely for stating her opinion? Cla68 (talk) 04:07, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
A new user named Wikibiki613 posted a very professional picture of Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schik on the Breslov (Hasidic dynasty) page, which was lifted off the Rabbi's website. (I moved it to the Rabbi Schik page, but Wikibiki613 insisted it should also go on the Breslov page.) I left Wikibiki613 a note on his/her discussion page asking if he/she took the picture or scanned it off the website, but have not yet received any answer. It seems that Wikibiki613 started contributing on March 30 and stopped contributing on March 31. Please advise what to do about that picture. Thank you, Yoninah (talk) 16:50, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Look at the picture closely. On the website the book in Mohorosh's hand is at the very bottom of the picture. In the picture on wikipedia there is a large space under the book. While it is possible to take the picture on wikipedia and crop it to look like the picture on the website, it is impossible to take the picture on the website and somehow create that space under the book. It is also impossible to take a small picture, like the one on the website, and increase the size and quality so that it looks like the "very professional picture " on wikipedia. It should be obvious that the picture was not "lifted off the Rabbi's website". (Wikibiki613 (talk) 01:59, 13 April 2008 (UTC))
The reasoning is really quite simple. You claimed that the picture was "lifted off the webpage". I proved to you that it wasn't. What is there not to understand? (Wikibiki613 (talk) 10:19, 15 April 2008 (UTC))
No - I have permission to use it. (Wikibiki613 (talk) 01:04, 16 April 2008 (UTC))
From Mesivta Heichal HaKodesh. (Wikibiki613 (talk) 02:05, 16 April 2008 (UTC))
Just to let you all know, the case has been started. I have created a little navbox for you to navigate between pages and will be expanded as the case goes on so that its easier for you to navigate. The first page you need to visit in this case is here so you can give youre opening statement. There i have left a few questions for you all to answer. For those that have been busy and unable to confirm their participation in the mediation, they are welcome to join the mediation at any stage.
I can be contacted in several ways in the event you need to. I am normally present on the wikipedia-en, wikipedia-medcab and wiki-hurricanes IRC channels at some point between 15:00 UTC and as late 02:00 UTC depending on college and real life commitments. To find these channels and instructions on how to access IRC go to WP:IRC. Throughout the day, even when i am in college, feel free to email me using the email tool or by emailing the email address on my user page or both to make sure. You can also leave a message on my talk page which again ill do my upmost to reply to as soon as i can. Seddon69 (talk) 20:23, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I don't know how this problematic is managed on wp:en and I am involved on wp:fr on the same issue. Could you please take care of this here ? Thank you... The first website that is given in the external links section of this article Oswald Mosley gives access to 2 books (among many) in free download :
Thank you. Ceedjee (talk) 08:10, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello Jayjg,
Ok. That is also my opinion concerning wp:en policy.
On wp:fr, I argue it must be deleted because laws in France forbids "incitement to racial hate".
Concerning wp:en, having in mind there is a policy that protects against copyright violation (a crime...), another that protects the biographies of living person (a bad thing), do you think that there could be one that prevents links to antisemitic litterature ? (how to describe this... Isn't this a crime worse than darkening a living person ?)...
(Note here, on wp:fr, some argue that this is more "historical litterature" than "antisemitc litterature").
What do you think concerning both these questions ? Ceedjee (talk) 06:41, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi -
User:Dshsfca seems to me be inserting incomprehensible essay-like elements into Haskalah and ranting inscrutably on its talk page. I'd be interested whether you agree. Zargulon (talk) 20:49, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
I made the following posting on the Administrators Noticeboard.
Fairview360 (talk) 05:29, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
User Osli73 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Osli73 has a history of willfully violating probations including the use of sockpuppets on articles related to the former Yugoslavia.
One can see at the bottom of this arbitration webpage that he has been blocked repeatedly for willfully violating sanctions placed against his edit warring and sockpuppetry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Kosovo#Involved_parties
For example:
Blocked Osli73 (talk · contribs) 3 months per 1 month tthis AE post. Please note this is Osli's fourth block. --wL<speak·check> 07:40, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Blocked Osli73 (talk · contribs) for 2 weeks for breaking the revert limit on Srebrenica massacre; also banned from editing Srebrenica massacre for 3 months. Thatcher131 02:27, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
Blocked Osli73 (talk · contribs) for two weeks for directly violating his probation and revert parole at Srebrenica massacre. --Jayjg (talk) 01:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
Blocked Osli73 (talk · contribs) for one week for directly violating his probation and revert parole by using a sockpuppet to edit war at Srebrenica massacre. --Srikeit 10:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
Blocked KarlXII (talk · contribs) indefinitely as a sockpuppet of Osli73 (talk · contribs) proven by checkuser. --Srikeit 10:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
On March 19, 2008, Osli73 received the following probation from administrator Thatcher explicitly forbidding Osli73 from more than one revert per week on the Bosnian Mujahideen and Mujahideen article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_Mujahadin , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahideen
see user Osli73 talk page for the above probation notice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Osli73
Despite the explicit probation against more than one revert per week on the Bosnian Mujahideen and Mujahideen articles, user Osli73 has again engaged in edit warring, reverting the Bosnian mujahideen and Mujahideen articles repeatedly, for example Osli made the following 8 reverts to the Bosnian Mujahideen and Mujahideen articles from April 8 to April 14: diffs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bosnian_mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=205563168
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=205562519
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=205439461
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bosnian_mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=205437228
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bosnian_mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=205144618
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=204899529
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=204888935
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bosnian_mujahideen&diff=prev&oldid=204184557
From his statements, Osli73 has shown that he fully understands the restrictions placed upon him. From his actions, he has shown that he is not willing to abide by those restrictions.
I am notifying the administrators that have sanctioned Osli73 in the past as well as notifying Osli73 of this posting. Especially with articles involving the former Yugoslavia, it is imperative that users respect the limits placed upon their editing. If the more vitriolic editors involved in former Yugoslavia articles see that Osli73 is not held accountable for his his transgressions, then there is greater likelihood of out-of-control edit warring as there has been in the past. Fairview360 (talk) 05:22, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Can you tell me exactly what the restoration of this [6] is good for? As far as i can see they have no content that in any way can or will improve the article. (per WP:TALK) or are pure soapboxing. --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 07:03, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Heya. I noticed that you hadn't left your statement here regarding the New Antisemitism case. Its important for the success of this mediation that you stay involved in this otherwise i cannot guarantee that your views will be taken into consensus agreed upon by the parties. I hope that you will be able to participate soon. Seddon69 (talk) 23:23, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jayjg,
I was surprised you removed the unbalanced tag from circumcision. I have kept away from the article because there are strong WP:OWN issues and I haven't got the energy to deal with one of the most persistant WP:SPA editors on WP but I would have thought it was one of the least balanced articles in WP. There are a broad range of notable opinions on the issue varying from "it should be universal" to "it should be illegal except for medical reasons" with a strong trend toward the latter in the last two decades but the article has a high degree of selection and emphasis. e.g. WHO has highlighted the risk of circumcision itself as a route for HIV transmission and there are a bucket full of serious medical organisations who object to it buried in the article or excluded completely but only the possible benefit is highlighted in the intro. Fine, WP has articles where few people have the energy to fight like Homeopathy and this one but you are an Arbcom member and I would have thought papering over the cracks was a bit beneath you? Chasing everyone off happens but then protending there is no issue? C'mon. --BozMo talk 06:11, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
Seeing no-one else has bothered to contact you heres a thread that might interest you as you are mentioned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#WikiLobbying_campaign_organized_offsite_by_ethnic_pressure_group (Hypnosadist) 17:37, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Here are the relavant quotes from the article:
A veteran Wikipedia editor, known as "Zeq," who according to the emails is colluding with CAMERA, also provided advice to CAMERA volunteers on how they could disguise their agenda. In a 20 March email often in misspelled English, Zeq writes, "You don't want to be precived [sic] as a 'CAMERA' defender' on wikipedia [sic] that is for sure." One strategy to avoid that is to "edit articles at random, make friends not enemies -- we will need them later on. This is a marathon not a sprint."
Zeq also identifies, in a 25 March email, another Wikipedia editor, "Jayjg," whom he views as an effective and independent pro-Israel advocate. Zeq instructs CAMERA operatives to work with and learn from Jayjg, but not to reveal the existence of their group even to him fearing "it would place him in a bind" since "[h]e is very loyal to the wikipedia [sic] system" and might object to CAMERA's underhanded tactics.
Kaldari (talk) 21:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
May I suggest that those who don't believe reasoned discussion based on factual evidence about the reliability of sources "is worth paying attention to," have lost their way when they find themselves at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard. Regards.PelleSmith (talk) 05:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Jay, this is from the first paragraph of the introduction to the Marx-Engels Reader, written by Robert C. Tucker:
I hope that helps. Regards.PelleSmith (talk) 19:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
Please see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents/Statement re Wikilobby campaign for the conclusions of an administrative review concerning the recent controversy over a mailing list run by CAMERA, in which your editing was discussed. -- ChrisO (talk) 22:25, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Hi, here's a thought that might do some good. Today I was chatting with an editor from Serbia. Mentioned the Serbian-Croatian ethnic disputes on en:Wiki and he surprised me by telling me the Serbian and Croatian Wikipedias actually get along pretty well. Basically what happened was some guys packed into a car, drove to Zagreb, and shook some hands. Then some other guys packed into another car, drove to Belgrade, and shook some hands. Once they saw that they were all pretty normal people, things calmed down a lot.
Maybe there's a way we can replicate that. Would you be willing to try a voice chat on Skype? I've noticed that when Wikipedia editors get into a conference call, with voices instead of just text, it's easier to find common ground. Wishing you well, DurovaCharge! 06:27, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Either you stop reverting and start NEW, rational, fact-based discussion of your endless reverts and patrolling of the article, or I will take this to an arbitration. Your name has already surfaced as a part of a pro-Israel Wikipedia lobby , and I shall not tolerate your incessant efforts to erase controversies regarding said country. You HAVE to accept there is controversy regarding Israeli settlements (which, in fact, are in violation of international law), otherwise I'll have to expose your morally questionable techniques of neutralising statements that are compromising to your particular point of view of a political issue. Thanks. Teh Original Mr. Orange (Orange juice?) 18:30, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. I've added the section, with reliable sources and appropriate wording. --Teh Original Mr. Orange (Orange juice?) 05:25, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on CAMERA's lobbying. Raul654 (talk) 23:40, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm not creating a new article - I'm trying to DAB what we've got. Help me out please. Check out what I'm trying to do, and please advise according. I recognize your name. I'll listen very carefully to your advice. But I think you misunderstand. Cheers. --Ludvikus (talk) 00:19, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
My and my fellow students are creating questions to ask a Holocaust survivor who will come to our school in the near future. Seeing as you're a big Holocaust contributor (or so I've been told), do you have any recommendations for questions to ask? Thanks. Haris145 (talk) 14:36, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, due to me lacking patience I didn't read your notice on the top of the page. My mistake. Also, I tend to put messages on article talk pages, when I want a general opinion. In this case, I was looking more for a one to one discussion. But whatever, it's not a big deal. The reverts are still going on, on that article, but sooner or later there will be a version that everyone will agree on. (feel free to delete this message, when read) Sennen goroshi (talk) 03:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
I would like to invite you to consider taking part in the AGF Challenge which has been proposed for use in the RfA process [8] by User: Kim Bruning. You can answer in multiple choice format, or using essay answers, or anonymously. You can of course skip any parts of the Challenge you find objectionable or inadvisable.--Filll (talk) 17:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
The mediation im getting rolling as its been a long time waiting so i think its best to get moving. Most of the mediation will be on the talk (discussion) page. so make sure its in your watchlist. Seddon69 (talk) 23:48, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
You might want to purge a couple of edits there, and tweak the protection. Cheers! -- lucasbfr talk 10:55, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
To me it means your a good guy - you now get some points towards a WP:Barnstar!!! Don't let it upset you! --Ludvikus (talk) 18:10, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jayjig. I would like you to weigh in on the discussion topic of "Weasel Words" on the talk page for AIPAC (talk: American Israel Public Affairs Committee). A user keeps inserting the word "controversial" in the opening paragraph, providing no sources that describe AIPAC as "controversial," only fringe sources that criticize AIPAC. I would appreciate your input when you get a chance. Many thanks. Stanley011 (talk) 16:54, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I think thats its time we got moving. A couple of the points have been raised before and felt they were the foundations to the dispute:
A point i would like to raise is that at some point a lead image might need to be found if this article got to FA. The image in question is not free and couldn't be put on the main page with this article as todays FA. Although not an immediate point a long term solution might wish to be found so that this article could feature on the main page with a viable alternative.
Does anyone have access to Lexis Nexis? It might help as a search on the network could uncover something not readily available on the internet. Reliable sources that use the image would be helpful. Do you reckon that there would anyway of finding third party images that might possibly contain the poster/placard? Also i would be grateful if images of other placards at that rally could be found to find whether this was a small minority at this rally or perhaps a larger group.
Whilst that is being done i wanted to find out on what the consensus view is on what New Antisemitism is? I have read the article and the previous discussion and attempted to get a proper understanding but i wanted to ensure that this was current.
Hi Jayjg, I wanted to say thank you for supporting my request for adminship, which passed with 100 supports, 0 opposes and 1 neutral. I wanted to get round everybody individually, even though it's considered by some to be spam (which... I suppose it is! but anyway. :)). It means a lot to me that the community has placed its trust in my ability to use the extra buttons, and I only hope I can live up to its expectations. If you need anything, or notice something that bothers you, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks again, PeterSymonds | talk 23:06, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I thought you might be intrigued/amused by this article by Israel Shamir, which describes us as cooperating to maintain the Zionist orientation of Wikipedia. Chip Berlet and Electronic Intifada are apparently our co-conspirators! RolandR (talk) 18:16, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
Following discussion at the mediation talk page, i would like to bring up a suggestion that until the end of the mediation to remove both images from the article. There is currently no real consensus on the images so in the interests of fairness it seems best to simply have no images. If you have any suggestions or comments then please come to the mediation talk page to be discussed. The discussion will be open for around 5 days if there are no problems. But the discussion will go on if there is ongoing discussion. ŠξÞÞøΛ talk 00:53, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jayjg,
Could you please take a look at this [9] I'd appreciate your thoughts on it given the discussion there (given you edit in the area so have some idea about how notable something must be for it to be notable).
Oboler (talk) 12:47, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Hello, maybe you are interested in this issue. Your input is welcome. Cheers, Str1977 (talk) 20:09, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
So that you know i have given an indirect response into an issue i wish to look further into. ŠξÞÞøΛ talk 00:15, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
I asked you politely to join the discussion on this issue([10]). As I see you haven't - although you reverted my edits - I'm asking you again: please join the talk page.Bless sins (talk) 01:48, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Dear Jay, I am writing to you as an administrator. BS, who has also posted above, posted this on my talk page. I think it disingenous in the light of his taking his recent RfC, which he knows to be only part of the views on the matter, to feign a consensus here. Also, I don't think he has the authority to issue such warnings. Could you please clarify the position? Cheers, Str1977 (talk) 08:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Please take notice of my comment here. Imad marie (talk) 09:47, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
To second Imad Marie's comment, the renaming of Passover massacre to Passover Suicide Bombing was the consequence of an extensive discussion of the use of the word massacre in politically sensitive articles, specifically those concerning Israelis and Palestinians. Were you aware of this discussion when you effectively reverted that action? --Ravpapa (talk) 10:50, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi Jayjg, Word "German" is nessesarry when we read about Nazi and Nazi Death Camps. - The political correctness should not prevent the presentation of historic truth. And the truth is that the labor camps, the concentration camps and the centers of annihilation were established by the German authorities, they were erected and maintained out of the German state budget, they were exploited by German companies, and at the end of the war it was the Germans who ordered their destruction. Germans were the perpetrators - unfortunately this knowledge is not universal, especially to the young .- I hope you recognize the seriousness of this. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cvc42 (talk • contribs) 17:51, 21 May 2008 (UTC) --Cvc42 (talk) 17:53, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for uploading Image:Beth elohim sanctuary exterior.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this image under "fair use" may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the image description page and add or clarify the reason why the image qualifies for fair use. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check:
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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it might be deleted by adminstrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 03:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
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Dear Jayjg,
You were kind enough to add your thoughts here: [11]
Since then CJCurrie has made a false accusation against me and someone else for being the same person.
He also started systematically removing all links to Zionism On The Web. Despite policy of citing things were you see them, and despite the discussion which suggested Zionism On The Web was perhaps notable enough to have its own page. At Zionism On The Web we also host a collection of primary source material related to Zionism (these are historic, out of copyright and sometimes not available online else where). These links too are gone. I'm absolutely shocked he would do this, specially after discussion which should have convinced him it was not a good idea. The academic boycotts in the UK (which he have the leading archive on) has also been ignored and articles have been significantly trashed by the removal of content (e.g. the statement by AJ6, the movement representing Jewish high school students above to enter university... a significant statement and one we had permission to host).
What do I do about this? I've feeling very harassed personally and feel that Wikipedia has been trashed in support of his personal agenda. (Oh he's stalking me as well, so he'll probably see this).
If this sort of thing is allowed it speaks very purely for Wikipedia as a whole, surely someone on Wikipedia cares about that?
Oboler (talk) 11:42, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
What is your evidence that cvc42 is Jacurek's sock? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 13:40, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
You are incorrect. Just as established, well meaning editors can make mistakes that need to be reverted occasionally, so can problematic editors make useful edits that should not be reverted simply because they were made by such editors. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 09:32, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I forget the policy - is this the kind of joke people are welcome to make on their userpages, or is this the kind of thing that gets reported to AN/I or Jimbo? Slrubenstein | Talk 10:29, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
What to do? I do not have check user privileges and haven't followed racist trolls enough to be sure who he might be. let me know if you have any ideas, Slrubenstein | Talk 11:38, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
i am grateful that you put the time into cracking these cases. But is this something I can do myself? Do you have any suggestions for me about steps i should take to investigate these things? I don't want always to have to impose on you. But, thanks, Slrubenstein | Talk 23:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
Requesting unblock and claiming he's not a CTD sock. You put the sock tag with a checkuser link on his page. What's the specific case? There is nothing at CTD suggesting checkuser was used. Daniel Case (talk) 03:02, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
OK, so he's definitely a sock, whether a case was opened or not. Just wanted to know. Daniel Case (talk) 03:22, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I declined and cited your comment. It's just easier, when reviewing unblock requests where checkuser was used, to have something to look at or a blocking admin to talk to. Perhaps we should amend the template a bit to reflect this? Daniel Case (talk) 03:25, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
What I meant was, if the template said something like "blocked indefinitely after a checkuser done by ADMIN", then you'd know right away who to go to without looking it up. It's possible that a greener admin, seeing no case, might have thought it a mistaken block and lifted it. Daniel Case (talk) 03:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Replacing Category:Crime in Palestine with Category:Crime in the West Bank and Gaza Strip may or may not be a good idea, but rather than changing the parent of Category:Palestinian criminals, Category:Palestinian crime victims and Category:Palestinian prisoners and detainees from one to the other, as you did here, here, here, it might be better to propose a formal rename using WP:CFD. Otherwise, it looks like you are attempting to simply change the name of the category without gaining a consensus for it. Alternatively, the WBGS category could be a subcategory of the pre-existing "Crime in Palestine" category. Since you are an admin, I expect you do already know this, or at least should. I thought I should explain to you why I reverted these edits. Thanks. Good Ol’factory (talk) 04:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I have nominated Category:Terrorism deaths in the West Bank (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Damiens.rf 17:42, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
User:Slrubenstein suggested I drop you a note about this. Am I crazy, or is this a subtle acceptance of racist POV? OrangeMarlin Talk• Contributions 22:58, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm bringing this request for unblock to your attention, as you have indicated in your block notice that there is a RTV issue involved, and the user has addressed comments directly to you. Unless I hear from you otherwise, I will leave this request in your capable hands, and simply note on the user's talk page that you have been informed of his request. Thanks, Risker (talk) 06:59, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Dear Jayg,
I noticed you reverted some changes made on the page for UNRWA. These changes were legitimate, sourced, and were aimed at restoring a balance in the article. Could you please let me know the reasons for your revert? Thanks you, Trouvaille —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trouvaille (talk • contribs) 15:06, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Jayjg, I am sure you are aware of the recent ArbCom case about Palestine-Israel articles that resulted in the enactment of broad editing restrictions. The case established a formal procedure under which editors must be first made aware of the case, as a prerequisite to possible follow-on warnings and sanctions. I have recently been involved in an edit dispute with another editor, who is also an administrator, at Muhammad al-Durrah. This editor recently posted the required notification on the pages of a couple of new editors, as well as on my own page (despite the fact that I have already been notified of its existence months ago). For some reason, this editor chose not to post a similar notice on the pages of the editors who share his POV in that dispute – User:CJCurrie, User:Tarc, and User:Nickhh. I was wondering if you, as an administrator, might place that notice on their pages as well, so we do not have such a one-sided application, which appears to some as intimidation. Canadian Monkey (talk) 03:58, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
You said that an involved administrator cannot personally sanction someone for disagreeing with him. I did read that in the notice, though to my way of thinking, logging my name at Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Palestine-Israel_articles#Log_of_notifications is a form of sanction in itself. Furthermore, at at the Fringe Theory Noticeboard he characterises me and others and asks for uninvolved admins. Admin Moreschi has answered the call. Tundrabuggy (talk) 13:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Is there some way I can have that logging reviewed? He refers to me (and Julia1987) "single-purpose account editing," claims we are both promoting personal views, and indulging in "original research". [15]Is there some Wikipedia measure that permits review of such a log? Tundrabuggy (talk) 03:19, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
You may be interested in the analysis I posted to his talk page. Thatcher 15:06, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I have used your name and a diff here [16]. The use of the word "reported" in relation to the death of Mohammed al-Durrah is being discussed as unacceptably POV, conspiracy -theory and may be a bannable/blockable offense at this point or in the near future.Tundrabuggy (talk) 20:49, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi, Jay. I presume you've seen the July Harper's? --Rrburke(talk) 17:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Jayjg, I think it is now time for you to comment on {http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Jesus&diff=218841835&oldid=218834128 this] thread - you should look at some of the preceeding talk but I do not think you need to read the entire section. Slrubenstein | Talk 13:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm concerned by the lack of good faith and ongoing personal attacks between you and csloat . This mediation has gone far and it would be a pity to spoil it at the last hurdle. I ask you just to think about your responses and to not react so defensively. I understand this is a delicate topic so lets just take some extra care in what we say. Seddσn talk Editor Review 22:48, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for catching that. I must have been asleep at the wheel. --Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival, The 00:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Please have a look at this. [17] Peace, BYT (talk) 11:54, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Your block on User:Jordan Cardiff was manifestly excessive I think (a very bad block). I agree the first mainspace edit had major civility issues, but this doesn't mean we block newbies, that too without informing him or even counselling him, and worse, reverting an edit on the same page - that wasn't vandalism was it? It seems to be a strong assumption of bad faith. That too, a block for incivility directed at yourself. Is this a known sockmaster - if so, why is it not noted in the block logs? Ncmvocalist (talk) 14:29, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your support. Str1977 (talk) 16:11, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Hey, sorry to butt in, I was glancing at the history of your user talk page for a totally unrelated reason, and I happened to spot this. I very much sympathize! :D However, the weird thing is that I was like, "What big yellow box?", even though I had just clicked on your talk page 30 seconds earlier. I think the yellow is just so bright and obtrusive (and painful to look at! It actually hurts my eyes if I look at it for more than a few seconds) that my brain's natural spam filter screened it from my senses. Or something, that's just a theory :D heh...
I dunno, just a comment :) --Jaysweet (talk) 16:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
I have commented on one of your recent actions here. You may wish to make a statement of your own. Canadian Monkey (talk) 02:50, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Just an FYI, you got a mention in the July 2008 issue of Harper's with respect to the CAMERA lobbying effort:
Jayjg is a key Wikipedia editor. He has edited Israel-related articles and taken a lot of heat for it. Jay is Jewish, most likely an attorney, and writes very well. Learn from the way he does things, but do not let him know about this groups, as it will place him in a bind: he is very loyal to Wikipedia and once even served a few years in the Wikipedia supreme court.
As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria and I'm specifically going over all of the "Culture and Society" articles. I have reviewed Jew and believe the article currently meets the majority of the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. In reviewing the article, I have found there are multiple issues that need to be addressed, and I'll leave the article on hold for seven days for them to be fixed. I have left this message on your talk page since you have significantly edited the article (based on using this article history tool). Please consider helping address the several points that I listed on the talk page of the article, which shouldn't take too long to fix with the assistance of multiple editors. I have also left messages on the talk pages for other editors and related WikiProjects to spread the workload around some. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Nehrams2020 (talk) 07:09, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Could I ask for your response here [18]? BYT (talk) 18:34, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
Can you explain how exactly how the current version contains weasel words? It attributes the claims of being a hate site and supremacism. Also, it's actually closer to NPOV - definitively calling something a "hate site" is inherently a NPOV violation. Sceptre (talk) 14:07, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
I have been trying to reach consensus with RedSpruce at a few articles involving The Red Scare.
Here is a summary of the same deletion multiple times at G. David Schine, despite 3 editors reversing his deletions. Even when consensus was established the edit warring continued: Here Redspruce removes facts not added to the article by himself on May 01, reverted by AlanSohn and again the same deletions here back to his version on May 08. Again during an active Arbcom on this very subject. He does it again on June 02, reverted by AlanSohn and once again on the same day here, again reverted by AlanSohn; again here on June 06 reverted by me; June 15 reverted by BioPhys; and again here on June 19 and it is reverted by me. Then the war moves to a new article, now we are at William Remington, and Elizabeth Bentley. Before the Schine article it was Annie Lee Moss. Could you take a peek and help with the consensus building in either direction.
There are active RFCs at each article, and the more opinions that are voiced, the more likely consensus will be reached, no matter which direction it takes the article. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 16:59, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Here RedSpruce explains why he deletes what I add to articles: "I would agree that the use of quotes in footnotes, in any single article, is a minor, even trivial issue. As I noted in my first statement regarding this case, what makes Richard Arthur Norton's behavior non-trivial is that he is repeating this "minor dis-improvement" (as I called it) over literally thousands of articles. I wanted to convince him that this was wrong, and since he has at times been profoundly, insistently resistant to engaging in discussion, the only way to force a discussion was through edit warring (my emphasis added). If you look at this as a dispute over one or a few articles, I'd agree that this particular instance of edit-warring over a stylistic issue was lame. I looked at it as an effort to stop the dis-improvement of thousands of articles. It was with those thousands of articles in mind that I initiated this ArbCom case." --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 16:59, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Lapsed Pacifist seems to be trying to re-insert the same edits you reverted previously. Just to give you a heads up. Narson (talk) 16:11, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
The discussion has moved here on quotes in footnotes. Can you join it with any comments you may have. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 18:23, 2 July 2008 (UTC)