User talk:הסרפד/Archive 2

Domenico Leoni

I will have to check in the morning, I'm afraid - just got home and have things to do before bed. Sorry. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:46, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Amram Aburabia

Hi, I saw you were involved with the deletion discussion and the consequent "keep". The page creator seems to be a member of the Hebrew Wikipedia who is happy writing articles without inline citations and with tons of Hebrew-language sources. He also seems to be writing the page as a favor to the family, all of which go against Wikipedia's rules of NPOV. Could you add your input to this page? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 09:17, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What sort of input? I'm confused. הסרפד (call me “Hasirpad”) (formerly R——bo) 19:09, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have tried reverting edits that the page creator is adding back, and I also tried explaining on the talk page that inline citations are necessary. However, the page creator is blithely adding back Hebrew sources and making sure the name is spelled the way he wants it, despite your reasonable argument on the AFD. I thought you were still monitoring the page and might be able to explain to the page creator, better than I can, why his edits are unproductive. Yoninah (talk) 20:08, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As for the name spelling, I actually later accepted Avivi-Green's arguments: see User talk:Carmel avivi-green#Aburabia/Aburbeh.

I stopped watching the page because I lost interest in the article. The subject is worthy of an article, so I defended it at AfD, but it is a long way out of my fields of interest (rebbes, rishonim and early achronim). However, I can try to explain the problems to Avivi-Green in Hebrew (not my first language, but he (she?) is more likely to understand me that way, despite the fact that he "dominate[s] both languages" [sic]). Do you think that would help? Or does he understand the issue, and is ignoring them?

הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 22:02, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Come to think of it, I'm not sure. I think he's on some kind of crusade to memorialize Rabbi Aburabia. As I enjoy research, I was going to delve into the sources you provided in the AFD to come up with inline citations. But at this point I think I'll wait till the page creator wears himself out and perhaps even stops editing, before making big changes. Thanks for your reply, Yoninah (talk) 22:32, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pilzno (Hasidic dynasty)

Hi, I saw you put some tags on this article, but didn't find an explanation on the talk page. I had rewritten the page with only reliable sources. What synthesis or unpublished materials are you referring to? Best, Yoninah (talk) 20:05, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The problem is simply that, while the facts are all verifiable, they do not add up to a Pilzno "dynasty" (dynasty = Wikipedia jargon for Hasidic group or sect—the confusion on Wikipedia between Hasidic groups (subdivisions of Hasidic Judaism) and dynasties (families of Hasidic rebbes) is something I have to get to fixing one day). Hasidic dynasties must be verified by reliable sources supporting the existence of the topic, like all other article subjects. If we can verify that there is a Rabbi of X who had a successor, we still do not have a reliable source for an X dynasty, only original synthesis.

I am also a bit concerned about the notability of this purported dynasty. As far as I know, there are no independent in-depth sources on the Pilzno dynasty, as with many minor dynasties.

I think that the Pilzno issues could be solved by merely renaming the article Joseph Singer (rabbi) and somewhat rewording it, as there are no major verifiability problems after your work on the article; but the existence of Pilzno as a "dynasty" comparable with even the smallest established dynasty can only be verified by their own website.

(Also note that there was a historical Pilzno dynasty, a sub-dynasty of Ropshitz, now extinct, probably not worthy of an independent article; but if Pilzno (Hasidic dynasty) were to become a redirect, the suitable target would be Ropshitz.)

I should have raised the issue with you directly first, but as I was browsing the list of Hasidic dynasties late Erev Shabbos and tagging those with verifiability issues, I decided to tag this as well, and as I know that very few Orthodox editors are available for discussion then, I chose to tag only and leave the discussion for later. My apologies.

A gut vokh, הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 00:11, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've noted your expertise in these Hasidic dynasty matters and totally defer to your opinion. The reason I worked on adding reliable sources was because the page lacked them altogether, but I was unable to find the depth/quality of sources that would make this subject verifiable. I think your idea of redirecting the page to Ropshitz is a good one. There is additional information on Joseph Singer (rabbi) in The New York Times and other places. Best, Yoninah (talk) 16:45, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that the move would require a bit of rewriting, I'll wait a bit before doing it, but I'm glad that I've established consensus. (I say 'consensus' because, as far I can tell, you are the only non-COI editor to have contributed significantly to the page.) הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 20:05, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mody Kidon

I was wondering if you could take a few minutes to look at Mody Kidon. It's up for deletion and I have a nagging feeling that we're missing something here that could establish his notability. As the only Wikipedian I know of who participates in AFD and seems to be familiar with Hebrew/Israeli sources, I figured I'd ask to see if you can help save it, or establish that it definitely merits deletion. Either way, but we do need to be sure. Thank you! §FreeRangeFrog^croak 20:36, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm rather inexperienced in searching for the notability of contemporary Israelis. I'll try to search a bit later, but my !vote eon the issue would not be very confident. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 23:39, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Anything you find would be useful - if not then fine. The important thing is to make sure we don't delete something that merits inclusion. If you find something and like to comment on it here or on my talk page instead of the AFD, that's fine too. I'll make a note of it if appropriate or necessary on the AFD. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 00:10, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pesach Sheni

Hi. Have a look at User:StevenJ81/sandbox/Pesach Sheni. Please add a reference on Nadvorna, or on anyone/anything else you'd like to include. I'd like to publish this in a week or so. StevenJ81 (talk) 18:52, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm doing some research now. I've found many references, but I'm having difficulty finding clear-cut reliable references. (Note that "Chabad and other Hasidic thought" is rather odd wording—Hasidism isn't really divided into "Chabad" and "miscellaneous".) הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 19:58, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cool. Thanks.

(I know that "Chabad and other Hasidic thought" is awkward, and that Hasidism isn't divided into "Chabad" and "all other." I was thinking to call out Chabad a little because most of what I saw was Chabad, but there were not really any grounds for that. In general, but especially for that last paragraph, by all means just think of what I wrote as a placeholder. Play with that as you like.) StevenJ81 (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Havasu 95 Speedway

Hi there, I just wanted to let you know that while I contested your PROD at Havasu 95 Speedway, I also created an AfD discussion for the page. —Darkwind (talk) 20:08, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of List of memory biases into List of cognitive biases

הסרפד, could you either delete your merger proposal or follow through with the necessary steps (WP:MERGE)? Thank you very much! 㓟 (talk) 16:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Shmelke of Nikolsburg

Nikolsburg.org (the website of the Monsey branch of the Nikolsburg dynasty) has a yichus tree that appears to show Baruch of Kalev as the successor of Shmelke of Nikolsburg. Am I misinterpreting this? If not, I think that the article should have him listed as the successor. --PiMaster3 ^talk 04:07, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A yichus tree, after all, shows the genealogical line, not the line of succession. None of the figures on the tree were rebbes except for Rebbe Shmelke and Rebbe Mechel Lebovits himself. The tree merely explains/justifies the current rebbe of Nikolsburg's claim to the title. (Note that at least one biographer of Rebbe Shmelke doubts that Rebbe Baruch of Kalov was the former's son-in-law.)

Rebbe Shmelke of Nikolsburg did not really have a successor; there were no rebbes in Nikolsburg after Rebbe Shmelke, nor were any of Rebbe Shmelke's close descendants rebbes anywhere. (Rebbe Shmelke did have one great-grandson who may have been a rebbe—Rebbe Pinchas of Magrov. From him are descended the current Nikolsburger Rebbe of Jerusalem, as well as his cousins, the rebbes of the Bostoner dynasty, which is sometimes claimed to be a continuation of the Nikolsburg dynasty. In truth, however, the Nikolsburg-Jerusalem and Boston dynasties derive their rebbe'-ship from the Lelov dynasty, despite the Nikolsburger descent.)

הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 17:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Proton spin crisis

What about Proton spin crisis caused you to tag it for POV? (Please leave a note on the talk page about what needs work.) RJFJR (talk) 02:04, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've left a comment at Talk:Proton spin crisis. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) 04:10, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ignatz vs. Isaac

That's probably a really good point, and as you go on to allude, it's basically among the cruft left over from that highly contentious AFD/DRV many moons ago, as we were all too busy arguing about sourcing rather than delving into a potential rabbit hole like Hungarian-to-English name transcription. At least, although I've never met anyone named Ignatz, it surely didn't occur to me. Great catch on the death-year oversight as well! -- Kendrick7^talk 04:56, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For catching both nomenclature and dating oversights in the biography of Rabbi Ignatz (a.k.a. Isaac!) Lichtenstein. Keep up the good work! -- Kendrick7^talk 04:56, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your rename

Could you please discuss this article name change at the Talk page Talk:Capablanca chess#WP:MOS and Titles. Thanks. Ihardlythinkso (talk) 04:30, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I hereby have no opinion on the matter. It seemed right at the time per the MOS, but I could be wrong. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) 02:55, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kapust

My apologies for the delay in posting my completed edits. It's a little difficult to get everything done in one swoop when you're editing on a mobile phoneI.am.a.qwerty (talk) 02:36, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that was the reason... I guess that's why they tag mobile edits. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad)

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נתן נטע שפירא

hi, first, can I talk with you in Hebrew? (it will be much more easy to me...)אור שפירא (talk) 14:06, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

בטח!

רציתי לשאול לגבי ההגייה של "נטע" מאיפה יש לך את המידע הזה שהגו את זה כ

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השאלה היא לצורכי למידה (קראנו לבת שלנו נטע על שם הדמות הזו...)

וכן לגבי האיות של שם המשפחת שפירא

לפי הבנתי הדלה האיות שנמצא כרגע תואם אך ורק את ההגייה האמריקאית של שם המשפחה בעוד שהאיות שהעליתי שם תואם את ההגייה הגרמנית, שהיא כנראה קרובה יותר לדמות עצמה, טעיתי איפשהו?

אור שפירא (talk) 12:11, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@אור שפירא:

אולי ראוי להמשיך את הדיון בדף-המשתשמש(ת) שלך בויקיפדיה העברית? הכתיבה והקריאה מלפרע מאוד מתסכלות...

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הגיוני נכון he:שיחת משתמשת:אור שפירא אור שפירא (talk) 12:10, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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