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For discussion prior to 1/1/06, see the Archives:

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The many spellings of Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

Could someone consolidate the pages Abraham ben Jacob and Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Tartushi, with a redirect to Abraham ben Jacob (better written IMHO, but the other article contains some extra details) after the consolidation of information occurs? They're the same person, a Jewish trader, traveller, and chronicler from Spain. The redirect from Ibrahim ibn Yakub (with a K) to Abraham ben Jacob is effective. - KAB 67.186.191.198 12:10, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Joseph Kennedy

I've also added a category. Pecher 19:55, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I've put that sentence back. Pecher 20:47, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Looks like Rjensen is well past the 3RR limit. Pecher 21:10, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Concerning User:Haham hanuka/Alex

Sorry to drop in on you like that, but you were the first admin with he-language-skills I could find; could you have a look at the link above and tell me if this article in userspace could constitute an attack or something in this line? I've semiprotected it at a the users reqquest, but as he has been, let's say difficult, in the past, I kind of wonder. Cheers and many Thanks in advance. Lectonar 12:57, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Ps.: see also here Lectonar 13:01, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your fast response; I'll follow your advice. Happy editing. Lectonar 13:53, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Move Allegations of Cuban apartheid to Tourism apartheid in Cuba

(this is copied from Talk:Allegations of Cuban apartheid)

User:Briangotts wrote "moved Tourism apartheid in Cuba to Allegations of Cuban apartheid: Move without discussion was totally uncalled for; these are indeed allegations, to call it "apartheid" without qualification is to render the term meaningless."

Hi Brian, the discussion prior to the article creation was with respect to the title "Tourism apartheid in Cuba" or "Tourist apartheid in Cuba" -- see ]. It was you, in my opinion, that arbitrarily picked a new title and imposed it without discussion, not myself. So far, it is just you who feel that it should be called "Allegations of Cuban apartheid" - it was not agreed to by Jayjg (who didn't comment at all), Homey (who seemed to support the new article and didn't comment on the name), myself (who suggested the name "Tourism apartheid in Cuba), and Zleitzen (who makes him opinion clear above.)

It is important to say what type of apartheid it is in the title since normally one assumes apartheid has to do with race, when in fact, in the case of Cuba, it is related to tourist vs. non-tourist divide. Also the whole article is oriented around the term "tourist apartheid" -- you'll notice this if you read through the article. --Ben Houston 19:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Response and continuation of this thread can be found on Talk:Allegations of Cuban apartheid.

Jews of Rhode Island VfD

Hi Brian: As a member of Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Jewish history I am bringing to your attention the vote to delete the article Jews of Rhode Island at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Log/2006 July 17#Jews of Rhode Island. Thanks. IZAK 07:19, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

Höfuðlausn

I grant that I'm not up to snuff in American scholarship, but this Pr Miller you quote is one I never heard of before... also, I note that, although he himself quotes Icelandic sagas as an area of interest, I notice they can hardly be his specialty, and since he seems something of a polygraph, unless he's also a polymath, I doubt he can be a Sigurdur Nordal, Herman Pálsson or Régis Boyer level authority. and honestly, I don't care who may have originally suggested a substitution of targets, it's one thing to pass one king for another when saying who the kennings refer to, but if the actual name is there... no way substitutions can be made, especially when you notice the variation in length the fact that alliterations for one name will never work for the other. This means that, to change names, you have to get the whole verse out and make up a new one. I'll try and find a net site with the poem on it to try and see how many times Eirik's name is present. Yours truly. --Svartalf 23:06, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

My RfA thanks

Hello Briangotts, and thank you for your support at my Request for Adminship, which succeeded with an overwhelming final count of (105/2/0). I was very pleased with the outpouring of kind words from the community that has now entrusted me with these tools, from the classroom, the lesson in human psychology and the international resource known as Misplaced Pages. The 💕. Please feel free to leave me plenty of requests, monitor my actions (through the admin desk on my userpage) and, if you find yourself in the mood, listen to some of what I do in real life. In any case, keep up the great work and have a fabulous day. Grandmasterka 07:10, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Njal's Saga and Laxdaela Saga

Sorry... I fear I can't contribute much to the matter. It's been an awfully long time since I last made a reasonably thorough reading of those sögur. I could read them again, and check my Régis Boyer French version to see what analysis he may have added onto the text (but since Njála is the last in the volume, I guess he'll have commented it less than others), but even if I do get onto it, and I have a lot of reading that's late, and if I find useful stuff to add, it won't be fast work. Yours truly. --Svartalf 22:04, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

John McDermott

Someone is playing a prank with the entry John McDermott. Please have someone revert the content back to what it was at the Revision as of 12:45, 15 May 2006, when it referred to a valid, notable person, a professional golfer, rather than the bizarre character they've conjured up now. 67.186.191.198 01:48, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

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Deir Yassin massacre arbCom case

I have filed a ArbCom case against Guy Montag for the violation of his probation, see Misplaced Pages:Requests_for_arbitration#Dier_Yassin. -- Kim van der Linde 14:03, 23 July 2006 (UTC)