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arbcom matter

Just want to applaud all your great posts, at the ArbCom proceeding. keep it up. please feel free to let me know if I can help you to address anything in any way. thanks. --Steve, Sm8900 21:17, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

NOR

There has been a big debate over this policy. I think you have valuable experience that makes you an important interlocutor on this matter. I suggest you first go here for a very concise account, and then depending on how much time you have read over the WP:NOR policy and the edit conflicts that led to its being protected, or the last talk to be archived ... or just go straight to the talk page. If you have time Slrubenstein | Talk 16:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Fair use disputed for Image:Eden Natan Zada.jpg

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OTJATL

What happened was that this editor, without discussion, changed the title from On the Jews and their Lies to On the Jews and Their Lies. This needs to be discussed first, but he went ahead and did it anyway. Not sure how to straighten out this mess.--Mantanmoreland 18:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Jewish Bolshevism vs. The Jewish Bolshevism

I have formed the opinion that you might have valuable input to put into the above two choices (don't be mislead that that is a mere dispute over and article in an Article).

PS: I'm the guy referred to above as the one who changed the "t" into a "T" without discussion. "Was that wrong?"

Yours truly, --Ludvikus 04:47, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Watchlist

Will do. I just have to request it from WatchlistBot's owner. —Viriditas | Talk 01:25, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

WatchlistBot appears to be offline; I would like to help out and run the bot myself. I'll see if I can get it to work offsite. Of course, I'm sure we could find someone else to run it if the bot owner doesn't return soon. —Viriditas | Talk 12:21, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

My pleasure

I apologize for the Nestorian (Iliad Bk.3, not the Church or sect) longwindedness. The loquacity of age, eheu, is getting the best of me. Regards Nishidani 16:40, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Notability of religious figures and rabbis

Hi MPerel: Please see Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Judaism#Request for input: Notability of rabbis where I have quoted you in full and where there is some discussion about the subject and issues you raised. Thanks so much, IZAK 17:30, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Hello, New User!

Hi, i am username Mistre85 and I am a new wikipedia user. I recently posted a new article about Steady State Systems in Thermodynamics. I was wondering if you could take a look at the article and possibly make suggestions for improvements or edits. I would greatly appreciate any feedback as I am trying to learn as much as I can about how to use wikipedia and would like to get some experience right away. Than you for your time.

here is the link

http://en.wikipedia.org/Steady_State_%28Thermodynamics%29

Miste85 10:38, 17 October,2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mistre85 (talk • contribs) 15:38, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Response

I've placed a response to your comment at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Simon de Rothschild that you may want to read. -- Nunh-huh 02:41, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

The ringworm children affair

Hi Miri: Please re-read The ringworm children affair article as I have re-written and wikified it with sources and reliable citations. Thanks, IZAK 08:17, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Horatio George Adamson

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Horatio George Adamson, and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2274.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences.

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot 08:26, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Someone should update the bot to check for inline references. Just goes to show you that the singularity is still out of reach. :) —Viriditas | Talk 08:48, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Nominations of Texas Jews articles for deletion

Hi Miri: Your input would be greatly appreciated at the discussion Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Judaism#Nominations of Texas Jews articles for deletion. Thanks a lot, IZAK 21:21, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Serious discussions about using the names Reform vs. Progressive Judaism

Hi Miri: Please see the present discussions at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Countering systemic bias/open tasks#WikiProject Judaism needs help - geographical bias concerns. Your input would be greatly appreciated. (They are the result of discussions that unfolded at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Judaism#Concern about duplicating Reform and Progressive labels.) Thanks so much, IZAK 08:53, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi IZAK, I'll take a look later this evening... --MPerel 15:16, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Thank you Miri, IZAK 01:04, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Canaanite Movement

Hi Miri: I came across something very interesting in the article about Eliyahu Bet-Zuri, who together with Eliyahu Hakim , assassinated Lord Moyne the highest political British official in the Middle East during World War II in 1944. It says that Bet-Zuri belonged to the Canaanite Movement and I was intrigued by it because I don't know the story behind that movement. The article about Bet-Zuri was written in 2005 by User Danny (talk · contribs) who knows a lot about these kind of things, and indeed when someone questioned what the Canaanite Movement was, Danny gave a brief response, and provided a link this article and some translation, but nothing has been done since. See Talk:Eliyahu Bet-Zuri#Questions, maybe you could look into this and write something up? Thanks a lot, IZAK 07:16, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Smile

Viriditas has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! —Viriditas | Talk 11:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

List of massacres during the Second Intifada

Talk:List of massacres during the Second Intifada Looking for outside input into a long-term controversy over the naming and scope of this list. As you participated in the afd, please help us out. Thanks. <<-armon->> 11:52, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm attempting to catch up, I'll take a look. --MPerel 04:00, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Sure

I agreed that my comment wasn't very polite, and you will note that I actually apologized for my clashing with him. However, I noted that you failed to counsel your friend on his incivility and personal attacks towards me. As I am aware of the regular contact and friendship you share with Viriditas, it strikes me as disingenuine for you to single out my edits as uncivil. I am the one who suggested that we both just walk away from each other, and try to avoid editing each other's edits. Unfortunately, he took that heartfelt request as a sign of weakness and went on the offensive. And if you believe that to be a cynical assessment, consider that in almost a year, I have not had one single positive interaction with him. This isn't the first time he's responded to my offering of an olive branch with a fresh attack. I keep assuming he's become mature enough to simply leave me alone.
The way I see it, if I offer the scanned images of my copy, I am going to prove that - assuming Viriditas' copy is in fact true - there are two editions, one with and one without the statements in question. Despite his comments to the contrary, the book I own (same edition, same year) doesn't have the passage his does. And then, we will be left with Viriditas' lengthy history of personal attacks and incivility. We all know where a lengthy consideration of that behavior would end up. So I offered Viriditas a choice about how to prompt my proving him wrong, that it isn't some conspiracy by me to discredit him. As has happened before, Viriditas avoids addressing my options and offers the same old (and invalid) arguments over and over - the Children of Men edits he refers to are almost a year old.
Some people do not change, and I for one am trying to figure out why he keeps followng my edits, continually stating that I am stupid, wrong, don't get it, etc. etc. etc. He simply isn't worth my time, and it isn't worth my time to play his games unless it will result in him leaving me alone for good. I don't see that happening, do you?
So it begs the question: when I prove that there are in fact two editions, he isn't going to apologize (since he has never done so in 11 months of interaction), he isn't going to be more polite or make fewer personal attacks. Taking time out of my day to service Viriditas' ego (which doing so amounts to, as the citation isn't used in the article) won't serve any purpose, except to negatively impact Viriditas. As his behavior seems to be - for the most part - only obnoxious when responding to my posts (of course, I don't gollow his edits, so I am not sure of his other interactions), it seems like asking for bad karma to take advantage of someone who doesn't appear to have the capability to disengage from a no-win situation. As his friend, perhaps you can assist him with that. I actually think that Viriditas is useful in the articles where he and I do not interact, and do not believe in disposable people. However, his continued behavior, unattended, is going to lead to some rather severe consequences for him eventually. I would rather not be the one to make that happen. I would much rather he simply avoided commenting on my edits, and I his. - Arcayne () 12:37, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Gil Student

I have nominated Gil_Student for deletion. I wanted to tell you because you are a major contributor to that article. --Meshulam (talk) 03:56, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Arbcom Elections

Hi Mperel. I wanted to respond to your oppose vote on my arbitration candidacy. I have voted in the arbitration elections every other year, and I see no reason not to this year - I care about who I'd be serving alongside if elected, and who would be doing the job if I'm not. As such, I've supported all but one of the candidates currently within a stones throw of being elected - and I initially supported him. I'm concerned that this seems to be perceived as some sort of campaign tactic, when I'm actually supporting all of the people I stand to potentially lose to. Rebecca (talk) 22:46, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, Rebecca, for your thoughtful response explaining your actions. You're certainly gutsy (and always have been), which is actually a good attribute for an arbitrator. I'm quite satisfied with your answer above and in the past have generally appreciated your unique and valuable insight on things. I'm always open to changing my mind, and you've convinced me that we could really benefit from having you on Arbcom again. --MPerel 03:06, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Although you voted against me in the election, I do thank you for telling me why. It helps a lot to know whether a vote is out of opposition to me or out of support for someone else. :) --Hemlock Martinis (talk) 05:46, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

And thanks for giving me a second chance! I appreciate very much that you took the time to see what I was about. :) --Hemlock Martinis (talk) 04:23, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

And Ditto from me - your explanation for opposition was excellent and certainly no offence taken. I regard it as a perfectly legal and quite clever way of working the system :) -- Regards Manning (talk) 04:33, 6 December 2007 (UTC)