User talk:Anas Salloum/Archive 2

Moustafa Kamel Mansour

Hi there. I noticed that you added the Arabic version of Karim Touzani's name to his article and hoped you might be able to do likewise for the Moustafa Kamel Mansour article please. Also, there appears to be numerous spellings of his first name in different sources: Moustafa, Mostafa, Mustapha etc. I wondered if, as an Arabic speaker, you knew if there was a preferred Arabic translation of the name (for example, Ukranians prefer Kyiv as the roman alphabet version of their capital, rather than the traditional Kiev). If so, it would probably be appropriate to rename the article to that spelling. Thanks Caledonian Place 11:31, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

That was quick! Thanks Caledonian Place 11:51, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I think some random AOL user (195.93.21.131) has just dumped that info in 1978-79 in Scottish football and lost interest. I can understand why, to be honest, as the Category:Seasons in Scottish football articles are a bit of a slog. Most have been done but some in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s still require major work, which I, and others, undertake when we have the inclination. 1966-67 in Scottish football is the benchmark and hopefully the rest will eventually reach that standard. Please feel free to contribute if you want. Caledonian Place 13:15, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your support at RFA

I wasn't going to send thank-you cards, but the emotional impact of hitting WP:100 (and doing so unanimously!) changed my mind. So I appreciate your confidence in me, and hope you'll let me know if I can do anything for you in the future. Cheers! -- nae'blis 21:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

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RfA thanks

Thank you for voting in my RfA, I passed. I appreciate your input. Please keep an eye on me(if you want) to see if a screw up. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 15:59, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Anas

Hi dude, thanks for your kind welcoming to Wikipedia, I have a question for you, I did a page on my user page, about my image contributions on Wikipedia, can I do that or not?? Issa ghanma 20:24, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

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Faten Hamama

Hi, Anas. Concerning the message you left me. I have made some minor edits to the article and nominated it as a featured article. I think it has a chance of 70-80% of success. However, even if it was not promoted, there will be some very useful feedback from other users. By the way, you have made excellent contributions on the article. Good work.

--Meno25 04:06, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

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Hi, Anas. About the message you left me on my talk page:

• I am really sorry for the fact that I nominated this article as featured. This is your article or more accurately you made the most important edits in the article not me. I totally forgot that you must nominate it. I was just enthusiastic and forgot that other users love to nominate the articles they contributed heavily in by themselves. I put a speedy deletion tag on this page.
• I want you to know that I consider Syria as the closest country ever to my country Egypt. Syria fought with us the 1973 war and the two countries were once unified.
• About the rating of the article. I didn't know that A rating needs a review. However, why didn't you rerate the article as GA? In my opinion it deserves A rating. Don't be afraid to nominate an article as featured. The article is very good indeed and remember that perfection is impossible.
• About the talk page of the article. I restored the text written by you because I thought that the page was vandalized. However, it is your right to delete it according to Wikipedia policy. What I did to the templates was merely a rearrangement. I didn't delete anything.
• Concerning the Al-al. We in Egypt never write al. We always write Al. Since the article is about an Egyptian actress then it should be written by using Al. A quick search in Answers.com shows Al and al. I think that al is used only in Gulf countries. Example: please see this comment in the article about President Anwar Al Sadat. Note that I didn't write this comment but another user did. Another example, I created the article about Zekra then another user moved it Thekra but since Zekra was Tunisian I thought that maybe in Tunisia they spell it differently. So, I am asking you to rewrite it using Al or to revert it to my version. Thank you.

--Meno25 10:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

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My editor review

Thank you for participating in my editor review. I have 85% of my edits in November because my computer was broken down for a while. (Exactly between June 14 2006-June 25 2006 and June 26 2006-July 28 2006 and again between August 3-August 10 2006 and September 30 2006-November 4 2006. It is much, isn't it? However, I made a major repair to my computer and it is working fine now. That is the July edit counter is 2 and that of October is 0. However, I made some contributions during these periods from public computers without logging in to preserve the security of my password.) Thank you for drawing my attention to the AfD and MfD pages. I will start participating in them.

--Meno25 10:41, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

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Re:Rating

Hi, Anas. I don't of course mind you calling me with my name but I am rather curious about how did you know it. The article you mentioned is now rated as B. I will be more careful concerning rating articles in the future. I plan to rate all 2200 unrated articles of WP Physics. Also about VandalProof, I was grated the permission to use it on November 27 2006. However, I didn't revert any vandalism with it until now because the vandalism I found was quickly reverted by other users before I can revert them. But I reverted vandalism manually about 7 times as this and this. Thank you for your advice concerning the WP:GAC.

--Meno25 02:46, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

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Thank you

I followed your advice and made my first vandalism revert using VP which was this. Thank you very much for your help.

--Meno25 23:45, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

RfA: Khukri

Just a quick note to say thanks for your support on my recent RfA. It became clear very quickly that my editing background was going to detrimental to my nomination. Having seen other recent RfA's fail once one or two admins opposed and others just piled on the vote, I decided it would save the ignominy if I withdrew my nomination. I don't intend to change the work I do as it's what I enjoy, so it'll be unlikely I'll apply again. Anyway thanks again for taking the time to review my nomination and giving your support. Regards Khukri ^{(talk . contribs)} 11:50, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

FAC of Bacteria

An editor has made some major changes to this article, could you please return to the FAC and provide some feedback on whether or not these are an improvement? TimVickers 21:14, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Hi, thank you for supporting me in my RfA. My nomination succeeded and I have been issued a shiny new mop. I appreciate your support. Thanks again! =) -- Gogo Dodo 05:09, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Your comment

Hi, Anas!

Thanks for your support!!

Thank you for the comment that you left for me :). I appreciate your support, and I'm glad if I helped, even if in a minute way. Quite a number of people get snotty about my correcting a few of their mistakes, and most people overlook it, so your message was quite a nice change from the usual!

I hope that you have an equally good day as well.

Andriët (--It's-is-not-a-genitive 15:32, 3 December 2006 (UTC))

Best Buy Wiki

Greetings Anas!

We need some help out with an ongoing issue with the Best Buy wiki. There is a user on there that is continually vandalising (in my opinion) the page with links to rants and unsourced information, and labeling it as "Consumer Protection". Your input would be much appreciated in this matter. The constant reverts of his "work" are getting old! Thanks!! B2bomber81 07:03, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

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Thank you

I just wanted to thank you for your support in my recent RfA, which was successful. I'll do my best to wield the broom wisely! | Mr. Darcy talk 18:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

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My RFA

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Hello Anas Salloum! I want to thank you for taking time to comment in my recent request for adminship. Though it didn't succeed, I value everyone's opinion, and hope to use the descriptions of the neutral and oppose votes to improve. TeckWizTalkContribs@ 22:58, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Inaccurate Arabic script

See Talk:Nabíl-i-A`zam --tyomitch 13:10, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

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Arabic Wikipedia

Since you know Arabic I would like to invite you to Arabic Wikipedia 212.116.219.2 16:53, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank You!

Thank you for your input at my RFA, which successfully closed at 58/2/0. I will think about the 10 questions and answers I had, and I hope that I will use the tools constructively and for the benefit of Wikipedia. If you ever need any help, don't be afraid to drop me a line. I'm here to help afterall! ‎8) -Royalguard11(Talk·Desk·Review Me!) 23:53, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RfA. I decided to end it; more time is needed, and I probably need a bit more experience. From here, I think I'll look at community discussion, AfD and the like. I will try to improve in the areas of concern, and thanks to everyone who supplied feedback. -- Selmo (talk) 06:30, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

RfA Thanks

RfA thanks!

Thank you so much, Anas Salloum, for your gracious support in my RfA (48/1/0)! I am very happy that you trust me with this great honor and privilege. If at any time you think that I need to step back and take a deep breath or just want to talk, please contact me. Happy editing! Cbrown1023 03:46, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

My RfA

Thank you for your support in my RfA, which I have chosen to withdraw early at a final count of (10/8/3) as it was unlikely to gain consensus. Most users wanted me to be more experienced, so I shall continue to contribute and reapply sometime in the future. I am grateful for the kind words I was given, and will do my best to improve in the areas that were cited as my weaknesses. Please always feel free to help me along with a suggestion on how I could improve, and if you ever need help, I am ever at your service. Best as always, Dar-Ape 23:20, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks!

I herby award you the

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  Barnstar of Diligence for your many, many translations to Arabic script, thanks! Regards, Huldra 00:01, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

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Well, you have certainly deserved your barnstar! ..if you are looking for more work  ;-), may I recommend List of mayors of Jerusalem (few of the early Arab mayors have their name in Arabic) ..and Rashidi (where the 12 amirs could also do with Arabic script..)

And, if you feel like "cleaning up", may I recommend List of Arabs? The problem is that the lists are often double.... i.e. we have List of Algerians, List of Bahrainis, List of Iraqis etc, and then many/most of the same people listed in the List of Arabs. I suggest that when there is a national list, we just write, say; "see List of Egyptians"....but ofcourse we should make sure that everybody listed in List of Arabs are listed in the national list before we delete them. I did this with the List of Palestinians, but there are plenty of countries left; see the "talk"-page on the List of Arabs. Anyway; I wish you a nice holiday! Regards, Huldra 00:03, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Sig book

Thanks for signing my signature book. Current signee #14!!!
--¿Why1991 ^{ESP. | Sign Here} 17:20, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Syria Image Copyright tag

Hi Anas,

As I've seen many Syria images uploaded here then deleted and some considered fair use while they are not, I created this image copyright tag especially for Syria. I want to know what you think.

You can find it here.

I'm also thinking about creating another tag that's going to be the English version of this.

All the best! -- Orionist 17:58, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

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My RfA

Thank you for participating in my RfA, which did not succeed and was closed early at 2/10/9. I am not discouraged, however, and will use the experience to improve my skills until a later date when I may succeed. Yuser31415 20:49, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks man!

Thanks for welcoming me here, I really appreciate it. I'll do my best to help in editting and supply additional information! D2B 07:00, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Support Vote

Hey man, thank you very much (again) for the support! ^_^ In the future, I promise you, I will be more careful when it comes to editing articles. Anyway, thanks again Anas! D2B 02:48, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Okay Anas, I'll try to work on it after the holidays. Thanks for the help! D2B 08:51, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

My Game

I cordially invite you and every person on Wikipedia to participate in my user game. To read more about this click on the question mark in my name.


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Okay you can sign the list. Thanks for playing!! --¿Why1991 ^{ESP. | Sign Here} 04:51, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Agathoclea's RfA

Hello, and thank you for the support on my recent RfA. The final tally was 63/3/2, and I have now been entrusted with the mop. I hope I can live up to your trust, and certainly welcome any and all feedback. All the best, and thanks again! — Agathoclea 13:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Anas, Thanks for the greeting. I have moved the post from Montada's AfD talk page to it's talk page.Plsk1n 0335 05:58, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar thanks

ِAhlein, Anas! Shou-ћwalak, emniћ? Ok, that taxed my Shami, but thank you for the words of encouragement, I appreciate it. If you celebrated the holidays, I hope you had a joyous occasion as did I. Cheers — [zɪʔɾɪdəʰ] · ☥ 19:20, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

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Re:Barnstar

Thank you, my friend, very much for the barnstar you awarded me. I feel really appreciated. I can't find the words that well describe my appreciation. I wish you happiness in your life. Merry Christmas.

--Meno25 00:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

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Salut Anas

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My Request for Adminship

Anas Salloum/Archive 2

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Thanks for your support on my successful Request for Adminship (final result 78 Support /0 Oppose / 1 Neutral) I have now been entrusted with the mop, bucket and keys. I will be slowly acclimating myself to my new tools over the next months. I am humbled by your kind support and would certainly welcome any feedback on my actions. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Once again, many thanks and happy new year! All the best, Asterion^talk 15:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

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Muammar al-Gaddafi

Hi there Peter. The audio file of the pronunciation of Muammar's name is incorrect. There is a shadda on the d (in Arabic), which, by the way, is pronounced [th]. It's kind of complicated if you aren't a native speaker of Arabic, but you claim you are in the file page. Are you? Anyways, I can fix this and upload a new version of the file if you don't mind. ← ANAS ^Talk? 10:47, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Please go ahead and upload a new one. Something went wrong with the description at Commons. I would never try to get away with being a native speaker of Arabic.

Peter ^Isotalo 12:31, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Alright, thanks. ← ANAS ^Talk? 18:25, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Delete request

Sorted now. I deleted the orphan images as requested. Happy new year too! Asterion^talk 00:21, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Gregoria de Jesus - DYK!

On December 31, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gregoria de Jesus, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Thanks for your contributions! Nishkid64 14:51, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words. Keep up with the great work on articles, too. =) Happy New Year! Nishkid64 22:53, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi Anas

hi man, i just want to know if i can change my Username???Issa ghanma 20:12, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

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This will be tough

Hi, Anas. Nice to see you again. I would like to discuss some issues here.

• First: Britannica is not the ultimate source of knowledge. It contains errors. See Wikipedia:Errors in the Encyclopædia Britannica that have been corrected in Wikipedia. Note that these are series errors not just spelling mistakes.
• Second: You are dealing with Arabic as if all Arabic countries use the same dialect which is wrong. Each country has its own dialect. Again I say, we in Egypt never say al-Manfaluti but always Al Manfaluti or Al-Manfaluti. The al- is used only in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries. You can say al-Qaeda but never al-sadat. Now imagine this, a new Wikipedia reader wants to find information about any Egyptian article but he discovers that the article is using Saudi transliteration instead of Egyptian transliteration. Please see Talk:Anwar Al Sadat#Change of Article Name required! Should read ANWAR AL SADAT Also note that, I created the article about Thekra as Zekra then some other Wikipedian moved it. I respected this because Thekra is not Egyptian, so, the article about her should be written in the dialect of her country. All what I want is to write Egyptian articles using Egyptian transliteration.
• Third: Considering online sources, you know that most of the online sources here, talk of al-Qaeda, etc, so, they use al not Al. You can not find an online source for every Egyptian figure.
• Fourth: Since you mentioned it, how can I change that policy? If the change requires voting then I think that I will be out numbered. May be in the future, when an enough number of Egyptians use Wikipedia we could change that policy. Wikipedia ranks world-wide as 12 but in Egypt ranks as 30.
• Fifth: As for now, I reverted the article to its old name Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti according to the manual of style. I will stop moving articles for this reason. Please inform me if there is any other article that needs reverting.
• Sixth: You always seem to give valuable advice. Could you check my contributions to check for any other issues that you would like to inform me of?
• Seventh: Don't worry if I make a mistake. I will not say: Correct it yourself but I will correct it myself. I here now announce that any mistake in my past edits will be corrected by me because my edits are my responsibility.

Thank you very much and happy eid (although late). --Meno25 17:39, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

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Excellent. That is exactly what I needed. Why didn't you tell me about this link before?

--Meno25 19:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Your user page

Another thing, how do you make the title of your user page Anas instead of User:Anas? Is this violating Wikipedia policies (because a new reader may think that your page is in the Main name space)? --Meno25 17:42, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

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Thank you very much. I really wanted to know the code. Best wishes.

--Meno25 19:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

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My Request for Adminship

Thank you for your support in my my RfA, which passed with a tally of 117/0/1. I hope that my conduct as an admin lives up to the somewhat flattering confidence the community has shown in me. I'm glad you felt that I was a really good candidate, and I hope that I go on to meet your expectations. Please don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page should you need anything or want to discuss something with me.--Nilfanion (talk) 15:51, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey!!

Thanks a bunch!! Leor Natanov 23:51, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thank you for signing my autograph book! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by AndonicO (talk • contribs) 13:11, 11 January 2007 (UTC).