User talk:Aafi/Archive 9

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Speedy deletion

You tagged Kabzaa (2022 film) as an WP:A3, even though it had an infobox. A3 specifically exempts any article with an infobox. If you're going to tag a page for speedy deletion, you must be familiar with the language of the criterion. I've deleted the article, but for other reasons.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:13, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Bbb23, you're completely right. As I added the tag, I witnessed my error few moments later but there were certain things messed up here in my real life and I had to fix them first ;). Thanks for the note. You've been an incredible mentor always. ─ The Aafī (talk) 17:30, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

A kitten for you

Roses are red, violets are blue, and I've just gifted a virtual kitten to you

HenryOmarCCCmango (talk) 08:48, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Question from Faizankhanusa (16:39, 9 October 2022)

Hello, Dear --Faizankhanusa (talk) 16:39, 9 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Faizankhanusa, how may I help you? ─ The Aafī (talk) 15:20, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

October thanks

Thank you for improving articles in October! - Look for mine: two favourite concerts were on DYK, and too many on RD (three yesterday). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:16, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

2 new pieces --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

Early end of the backlog drive

A few days ago, new page patrollers got the backlog to zero. Due to the unprecedented success of the backlog drive, it will be ending early—at the end of 24 October, or in approximately two hours.

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Question from Deri kali pora on Wikipedia:Moving a page (14:56, 27 October 2022)

How to move user to article Please help Move my page --Deri kali pora (talk) 14:56, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Deri kali pora, please don't move your userpage to mainspace this way. You can always write your article in draftspace and submit it to WP:AFC. Best, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 15:29, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

I've blocked the OP as a confirmed sock.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:23, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Ameer Hamza, Book Reference

Salam,

Thanks for your advice, a got a book on Muslim Freedom Fighters, volume II. Here is an image indicates mention of Ameer Hamza as a freedom fighter, INA soldier and donor. Hope this will suffice for approving Wiki article on him.

https://imgur.com/a/hcVc2Su

Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:M._K._M._Ameer_Hamza Umairsy (talk) 06:05, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Dear @Umairsy, I'm sorry but this is not sufficient to establish notability. ─ The Aafī (talk) 09:16, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Can you elaborate please? In your earlier remarks, atleast one credible source or book's reference was required, which is provided. On top of that, two articles from credible media and govt. website talks about Ameer Hamza. IMO, this truly deserves to be published.

Sorry that I am bothering you, but since you declined the submission, hence trying to get your buy-in. I am not related to the subject in any manner, so it's genuine. Umairsy (talk) 19:20, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

@Umairsy, the subject fails WP:SNG because freedom activists aren't inherently notable and we do not have any such guideline. That said, it has everything to do with WP:GNG, which mentions, that a subject which has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject is presumed notable. I'm not able to find a single source where Ameer Hamza has been discussed significantly. Do we have anything beyond these few lines? Please don't feel discouraged, on Wikipedia we try to learn new things and I'd be happy to learn from you as well. Nonetheless, I'd be glad to support with this but you need to help in finding "significant coverage in multiple, reliable, independent, secondary resources". Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 14:41, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

NPP Backlog Drive Award

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This award is given to Aafi for collecting more than 25 points doing reviews and re-reviews, in the October NPP backlog reduction drive. Thank you for your contributions. Zippybonzo \| Talk (he\|him) 09:05, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Some Chole Kulche for you!

	Famous Chole Kulche from Jamia's Canteen
	For reverting the vandalism on Jamia Millia Islamia. But however the restoration was a bit very late. It was Jamia's 102nd Foundation day, so many people may have seen the vandalized page for a good amount of time. Anyways, good thing you fixed it. ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 03:43, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

@Raydann, thanks for the note. I was somewhere in a book launch program nearby Jamia and had no access to my system for a while. I would have otherwise reverted it very earlier. ─ The Aafī (talk) 04:10, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Ah Nice. I too was away from my system at Jamia's auditorium. Btw if you wouldn't mind, may I ask if you're an alumni of Jamia? ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 04:21, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

@Raydann. Special:EmailUser/TheAafi is the best place where I can share details about this. ─ The Aafī (talk) 04:50, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

@Raydann. Please see if you can contribute to this any way. If you are around Jamia, you might want to get connected with the DCW over email mentioned on Meta-Wiki. ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:53, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

I'll make myself useful. Thanks. ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 14:09, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

@Raydann, thanks. Please feel free to ask if you need my assistance anywhere. ─ The Aafī (talk) 14:16, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

About Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi

Is Saeed Ahmad Akbarabadi was principal of Culcutta Alia Madrasah? You write in this article In 1948, he became Principal of the Madrassa-e-Aliya, Calcutta with four no reference. But I do not find his name in this list bn:মাদ্রাসা-ই-আলিয়া, কলকাতার অধ্যক্ষের তালিকা (List of Principals of Madrasa-e-Alia, Calcutta). Are you read bengal language? Deloar Akram (Talk • Contribute) 19:03, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

@DeloarAkram, I do not know Bengali language but this is discussed in several Urdu language sources. For example, Mushir-ul-Haq has mentioned this fact in his Mu’āsirīn. Once I go on my system, I'll see if I can expand this further. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 05:22, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

(@TheAafi Okey. Its no need knowing bengali language. You can see here (https://www.dhkgovmalia.edu.bd/upload/honorboard11-2014.pdf) the list of Calcutta madrasah principal! Deloar Akram (Talk • Contribute) 07:08, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

@DeloarAkram, I'm not sure what has made this confusion but I'll check certain resources to see what has been the source of this confusion. Allow me sometime. Best, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 08:12, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

@AafiOnMobile Yes. obviously, you may take time for review and solve our confusion. Deloar Akram (Talk • Contribute) 08:19, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

@TheAafi Hey Aafi! Are you able to sure for Akbarabadi. Is he was principal? Deloar Akram (Talk • Contribute) 08:55, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Dear @DeloarAkram. I'm still on this. I'll get back to you once I find anything helpful. I'm trying to locate some Nadwatul Musannifeen resources. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 09:07, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Reply

Agreed জাবিরটটক (talk) 03:30, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Moved page with spelling mistake

Hi, thanks for moving Kamran Yousaf from Arrest of Kamran Yusuf. While adding request at WP:RMT, I wrote Yousaf instead of Yousuf. However, at WP:RM here, I have written it as Kamran Yousuf. Please fix.❯❯❯ Chunky aka Al Kashmiri (✍️) 08:53, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

@TheChunky.

Done. Thanks for the report. ─ The Aafī (talk) 09:57, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Muhammad Rafi Usmani

On 20 November 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Muhammad Rafi Usmani, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 06:48, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

November thanks

Thank you for improving articles in November while I was on vacation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanksgiving in the U.S. - Bach said it in music for peace --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:45, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

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December greetings

December songs

Latest pics, with an opera discovery and some snow. Today my talk has a DYK that was planned for 22 November, among the recent deaths the author of Duck, Death and the Tulip, and now a choir pic of "our" concert last Sunday, likely to become next year's lead image. Enjoy. Best wishes for the season! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

On Membership

Hello TheAafi, is the Deoband Community Wikimedia open to new members? If yes, kindly add me, since I am also interested in contributing to articles on Deobandi scholars, activists, history, etc.

Btw, I wont be that active for some time, since I'm with real life. Thanks! -- shadowwarrior8 (talk) 14:58, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Shadowwarrior8. Please see m:Deoband Community Wikimedia/Members. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 15:00, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

God Jul!

Hello TheAafi: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:41, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings}} to send this message

Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:41, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

@Gråbergs Gråa Sång Thanks for the WikiLove. I'm travelling but it is definitely a good winter back home but I miss those pretty winters since so many years subject to my studies. You add more to this "missing". Not a holiday-season for me though but a "hardworking-one" given the semester-exams at the university. I hope I get some time to refresh my mind as I am tired now. :) ─ The Aafī (talk) 23:16, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Requesting for review an article

Assalāmu ‘ala’ikum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh

My dear friend @User:TheAafi! I have written an article on a famous Urdu poet, critic and mathematician Draft:Karamat Ali Karamat of Odisha, need your attention. I request you to revise this article and change the interpretation and sentences etc. wherever necessary. I have kept the article in draft form from the beginning. Thanks! Khaatir (talk) 06:15, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

@Khaatir, wa alaykumus salām. I'd leave the review to other experienced editors. The article is in the AfC queue and will catch someone's attention very soon. I'm not available until the end of this month. I hope this helps. ─ The Aafī (talk) 14:56, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

- Thanks for replying me___Khaatir (talk) 15:26, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Request

- Please @User:TheAafi! , I believe that this page now meets all the requirements to be featured on Wikipedia.
  
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:BJ_Sam
  
  Though It was rejected before because some of the sources used wasn't independent, reputable nor reliable but now all the cited sources mentioned in the draft are from independent, reputable, authoritative and widely read sources. Rubiesar (talk) 16:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Article on Maitreya

Assalāmu ‘ala’ikum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuhu!

Please the following section Maitreya#Islam for grammar.

Also, you can probably add so intro in the "claimants" section of the article.

--Hindustanilanguage (talk) 05:24, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Invitation

Hello TheAafi:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a two week long Backlog Drive!
The goal of this drive is to eliminate the backlog of unreviewed articles. The drive is running until 14 January 2023.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over 1000 articles, so start reviewing articles. We're looking forward to your help! ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 13:25, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 13:25, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

@Raydann, thanks for the heads up. ─ The Aafī (talk) 18:35, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from TrendingNewstube (18:20, 7 January 2023)

What are some major sources I need to write an excellent biography (this will be my 4th one) --TrendingNewstube (talk) 18:20, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

@TrendingNewstube, thanks for the question. For writing a biography, you first need to have an insight of the subject i.e. about whom are you going to write? Thereafter, you need to check whether they have been discussed significantly in multiple reliable and independent sources. See WP:42 for a gaining a simple understanding. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 18:23, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from TrendingNewstube (20:37, 7 January 2023)

Why is my account not verified yet I been here for four days and I’ve made more than 10 edits but not deleted anything could that affect me --TrendingNewstube (talk) 20:37, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

There is nothing like verification here. There are different user-access levels. See WP:UAL for more details. ─ The Aafī (talk) 07:53, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from Play win Games (07:53, 12 January 2023)

how i create my company profail?? --Play win Games (talk) 07:53, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Thank you for participating in Articles for Creation's January 2023 Backlog Drive! You reviewed 49 drafts, for a total of 58.5 points. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 00:43, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from 777Didacity777 (07:36, 17 January 2023)

Hi TheAafi!

I'm new to editing wikipedia, I've tried before but life got the better of me. There's a very notable physician scientist chris palmer md at harvard, professor & clinician, chief of grad psych at mclean, he has a revolutionary theory that I believe is notable enough to warrant a page. Could you please guide me in the right direction for making a page for this professor? Thank you so much ! - Didacity --777Didacity777 (talk) 07:36, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi @777Didacity777, It is good to know that you want to write about a certain academic here. The notability of academics is outlined at WP:NACADEMICS. If you are sure that Chris Palmer meets the criteria, please submit your first article as a draft through article wizard. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 08:43, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Abdul Ghani Azhari

On 21 January 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Abdul Ghani Azhari, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. —Bagumba (talk) 06:17, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Undo edit

Hey, Greetings.

I saw you undone my one of the edit in which i removed the Red Link. You Undone it by giving an reply that it can be there as per WP:RED. I really appreciate it, Thanks. --- Misterrrrr (talk) 13:46, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

@Misterrrrr, glad that you learn. ─ The Aafī (talk) 14:35, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy Republic Day

Happy Republic Day (Yaum-e-Jumhuriyat Mubarak) eat this from my side,

 --- Misterrrrr (talk) 05:20, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Hey @Misterrrrr. I am fond of Jalebis. Thanks for the offer. ─ The Aafī (talk) 06:59, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

January music

January songs
happy new year

-- Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

IP block problem

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Aafi (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 2409:40d0:18:ba6d:2cc2:583e:8a30:bb71. While clicking edit on Muhammad Saeed Khan, I found a notice "The IP address or range 152.58.90.18 has been blocked (disabled) by ‪ST47ProxyBot‬" and I'm not allowed to edit. ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Once you disable your proxy, you need to wait a full 24 hours for the block to clear. Yamla (talk) 13:35, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Yamla: I have never used any proxy. This is the first time I have ever been caught by an IP block. When I don't use proxies, how do I disable it? ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:36, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

All okay now. Perhaps I was mistakenly caught in this. ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:43, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Question from Phamela Nokuthula on Anthropology (06:18, 4 February 2023)

I want questions an I will answer it --Phamela Nokuthula (talk) 06:18, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Phamela Nokuthula, welcome to Wikipedia. Do you have any questions to ask? ─ The Aafī (talk) 06:24, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

The closing of move discussion for Module:AnnotatedLink

Hello. You recently closed the discussion re the move of Module:AnnotatedLink and left the note: "The result of the move request was: Moved. However, moving the module requires technical help which has been sought at relevant venues." Is that a canned response or have requests been made somewhere for other editors to come and do stuff? If the latter; where are these requests? Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 16:05, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

@Fred Gandt: I was about to leave you a message but some unfortunate issues happened here. So, I couldn't. Please see WP:RMT for a request that @Pppery made about talk page, and WP:RFHM#New requests for the hist-merge request about the base page. Please let me know if I missed anything, you can revert my closure, if you want to but I thought it was not necessary to keep it open given the requests for help at these two venues? ─ The Aafī (talk) 16:10, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

I have modified the closing comment for the sake of convenience. Let me know if that is helpful. ─ The Aafī (talk) 16:15, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you, and I understand how life gets in the way of our plans sometimes 😊 As I understand it then; no new requests for involvement have been created and it's just the history merge that remains. A lot of bother for a single space character if you ask me 😉 Thanks for the closure. Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 16:20, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Question from Nfintiiv. (18:50, 7 February 2023)

hellow sir can i upload my own illustration --Nfintiiv. (talk) 18:50, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Question from Keontaesilver on Chicken Soup for the Soul (21:17, 11 February 2023)

Hello, how do i get AI to type me a story? --Keontaesilver (talk) 21:17, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Sympathy

Personally, I think that you were badly served by the first deletion discussion. My own view is that in many circumstances, the whole deletion process is far too quick to allow people to conduct adequate further research. If you've got one adequate source, which it looks as if you have, then the question is what to do with the others. With regard to the cleric's role in the coup, you seem to have several independent and reliable sources which comment on this, although if one was being pedantic, individually they are too brief to be (Wikipedia) notable. Taken together, however, my personal view is that they should be given more weight, especially as what they are referring to is clearly important. Perhaps, therefore, you could make an argument with respect to these based on WP:UCS or WP:IAR (see WP:WIARM), stating why you think your article improves Wikipedia. I wish you success!! (Edwin of Northumbria (talk) 05:56, 7 February 2023 (UTC))

Thanks for the sympathy Edwin of Northumbria. This means a lot. This is first time where I have opened a DR. Never been through such discussions in past. ─ The Aafī (talk) 07:26, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

No problem. You might find this source useful.

(Edwin of Northumbria (talk) 13:01, 7 February 2023 (UTC))

@Edwin of Northumbria, Excellent. Thanks for looking for the source. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 13:19, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Also this.

(Edwin of Northumbria (talk) 13:24, 7 February 2023 (UTC))

Hi. Just been looking at how the discussion review is going, and it looks like the consensus of opinion is in your favour so far. I was just wondering, however, when you said the cleric had received considerable criticism for his comments on the establishment of the seminary, whether there were sources (which don't necessarily need to be online) you could quote on this. In view of the post I've just read in favour of taking no action, I think if would be helpful if you could mention these now, stating (if possible) how detailed the criticisms are.

(Edwin of Northumbria (talk) 20:31, 11 February 2023 (UTC))

@Edwin of Northumbria, Thanks for your sympathy and help. I'm not currently at the place where I should be i.e. I'm travelling and I have to leave tomorrow, travel on road for about six hours and then catch a train that would take another 13-15 hours. I'd definitely try to locate this criticism. The Al-Bayyinaat refers somewhere to another journal which I tried to locate but I wasn't able to find. The editor of which is mentioned to be this scholar. Let me see what I can find but I'm not sure that I can find much since the subject is in Pakistan, and not in India. ─ The Aafī (talk) 04:02, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Hello

Can you please redo the name change, [1], where is a source for "Wesh"? The border towns are Chaman and Spin Boldak. "Wesh" is the name of a market in Spin Boldak.--HabibKhosti (talk) 07:29, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi @HabibKhosti, I reverted your move per a request at the RMT which I found reasonable. I'd suggest you to start a fresh RM if you want to get the page moved. If you are right, I'm sure you will surely get support from others. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 07:33, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Why would you change it without checking the references in the article?--HabibKhosti (talk) 07:37, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi @HabibKhosti: The article was created as Chaman border crossing on 5 February 2010, and moved to Wesh–Chaman border crossing on 22 November 2012. The article has remained stable with the same title for the last decade before you performed an undiscussed move on 11 February 2023. Although, I agree that you might be right, but since this was an "undiscussed move" and there had been no "page-move" wars, I performed the move request and moved the page to its previous stable title. The request was made per WP:RMUM which states, If you disagree with such a move, and the new title has not been in place for a long time, you may revert the move. If you cannot revert the move for technical reasons, then you may request a technical move. That said, I suggest you to start a fresh "Requested Move" (WP:RM) on the article's talk page because I won't be reverting a move that's based on a policy. Generally, instead of being bold, RM's should be initiated about names of such articles. I hope you understand my points and reasoning behind accepting the request. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 07:50, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

I do now. My name correction is neutral and backed by many sources. Nobody paid any attention to this in the past because it's something that doesn't interest them. I decided to put these border towns of Afghanistan in order and this one person who is constantly changing networks and IP addresses decided to mess up my work. HabibKhosti (talk) 13:49, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

@HabibKhosti, I'm very glad that you are passionate towards improving the encyclopedia. But, it is always better to go through established policies and practices. I'm sure the move-request would be moved to talk page of the article where it will be endorsed and given attention by the community. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:53, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Eastern Counties 1

Hello, if anything comes up in reports or user complaints, it turns out that we both did the page swap involving Eastern Counties 1 as requested at Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests. It looks like I was about 30 seconds behind you and may have accidentally reversed some of what you did. I think I have it all straightened out, except maybe the aftermath at Talk:Counties 1 Eastern Counties. I guess that too many enthusiastic volunteers is a good problem for WP to have. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:48, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

@Doomsdayer520: The article history mentions that I had performed the move quite earlier than you. I did not got any SWAP option. I was able to move the page just keeping a redirect behind. ─ The Aafī (talk) 14:52, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

I did perhaps not notice the RM and just moved the page as a revert request. Well, we are humans at last. ─ The Aafī (talk) 14:53, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

@Doomsdayer520, cool! Everything is okay now except the weird swapping history. ;) ─ The Aafī (talk) 14:59, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

@Doomsdayer520: I am not able to understand this? If the swaps were done in accordance, did you use cut&paste in this case? I might have done more damage then because I swapped the talk pages again. If you think all is all, just ignore everything and leave it as it is. ─ The Aafī (talk) 15:02, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

because this doesn't have the RM log lol. ─ The Aafī (talk) 15:03, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Yesterday, the move request was sitting at Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests so I simply started working on it. I did the round-robin process and some of the automated steps went haywire, and apparently it was because you were working on it at the same time. In fact, you removed the request as "done" while I was in the middle of the process. You did not do it "quite earlier" than me, because your move was at 14:38 yesterday and mine was at 14:39. My main point yesterday was that the structure at Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests does not prevent two volunteers from acting at the same time, so we overlapped each other and it was all just an accident. That's the only reason I sent you the original message. I'm not sure if your final step of swapping the Talk pages was required, but it looks to me like everything is cleared up. ---DOOMSDAYER520 (TALK|CONTRIBS) 14:32, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

February stories

February songs

my daily stories

Thank you for improving articles in February! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:25, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

today: two women whose birthday we celebrate today, 99 and 90! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:18, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

My story on 24 February is about Artemy Vedel (TFA by Amitchell235), and I made a suggestion for more peace, - what do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:04, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Requesting assist on my new page

hello, I found you from the AFC showcase section. Noticed you reviewed pages similar to one I have a draft of. It's been sitting there for weeks now. I have another draft, but I've requested another user to review it (they previously reviewed my page).

~~Would you be willing to take a look at this page and review it? Would be much appreciated. Thanks.~~ X (talk) 12:27, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Xkalponik, unfortunately, I do not review AfC drafts on request. I scroll through the queue (timely) and check with drafts that I can work with or those that interest me, or wherever the notability is established. ─ The Aafī (talk) 12:32, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

@TheAafi aah that's okay. Thanks for your reply. ~~[Hopefully my page falls through the queue at the time you're scrolling pending pages list. XD]~~

Since you do not review pages upon request, I'm undoing the request, but nonetheless the page has fallen under your radar anyway, now. And I'm taking motivation from your last line: "drafts that I can work with or those that interest me, or wherever the notability is established.", ~~is my draft a page you can work with? Or do you think the notability is established here? Or does the page interest you?~~

Being optimistic, I hope you'd be considerate and kind enough to give me an answer on that. Thanks again. Have a great rest of your day/night. X (talk) 12:45, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

@Xkalponik: I can make some suggestions here. Please remove the citations from lede section and incorporate those somewhere in the article body. Most of the stuff about him appears like he has been discussed for just one thing. If a similar issue is covered by several sources, we count it as one, and you need to demonstrate that the subject has been significantly discussed in multiple, reliable and independent sources. I would not personally consider biased sources such as Atheist Alliance International and others related, as something, that help the subject establish notability but this, this (partially), this look a bit helpful, and could make a borderline case for notability in my opinion. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:00, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

This from Dhaka Courier adds more to it. ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:01, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

@TheAafi, thanks for the evaluation. His lawsuits also received coverage. Such as from Belfast Telegraph or Irish News or Guardian Weekly. But overall your observation is much appreciated. Hopefully it'd be reviewed.

Best. X (talk) 13:06, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

I Disappoint You what you have done to Jamia Millia Islamia pagees

I have changed to edit Jamia Millia Islamia pages for better view and easily understandable. I don't understand how you messed up all pages. They told me to suggest that able to read easily. Please restore back what you have done after i changed. I'm very disappointed at your behaviour. Thanks Wiki1957BOY Wiki1957BOY (talk) 07:31, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

@Wiki1957BOY, the article is already tagged for copyediting. Wikipedia is not a university's manual, and has its own standards about how articles should be. Wikipedia is neither a directory nor a prospectus. Articles should only contain well referenced adequate information, and that too in a neutral point of view. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 07:34, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Please also tell who has told you, do you have any conflict of interest? Your unexplained removal of referenced content is problematic. You need to explain why you remove any cited information and how does it help Wikipedia. ─ The Aafī (talk) 07:37, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Ok got it Wiki1957BOY (talk) 07:37, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Question from CrowEater (19:07, 6 March 2023)

Hello! I'm copyediting an article, and there's a claim made in the initial summary that isn't backed up anywhere else in the article, nor is it cited. Should I slap ^{[citation needed]} on the claim? --CrowEater (talk) 19:07, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

@CrowEater, which article? ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 19:12, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

@AafiOnMobile Sweet and Lowdown. The claim is that the film is "Loosely based on Federico Fellini's film La Strada." CrowEater (talk) 19:20, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

@CrowEater, okay, the addition of a cn tag seems justified. Did you try to search on Google for a possible reference? This is not a subject of my expertise but I do know that plots in movie articles aren't referenced but everything else should be - and this very fact needs a reference. If there isn't any, a citation needed tag is legitimate. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 19:23, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Cool. Thanks! CrowEater (talk) 19:25, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Nilofer Khan

On 8 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nilofer Khan, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nilofer Khan was appointed the first woman vice-chancellor of the University of Kashmir on 19 May 2022? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nilofer Khan. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nilofer Khan), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

March songs

my women's day story

Thank you for the article! - For the first time I have no DYK on this day (I stepped back) but remember a 2016 DYK, Hana Blažíková, a Czech who sang German music in Japan. Girls and women sang how Bach arranged Pergolesi's Stabat Mater to a new text paraphrasing Psalm 51, last Sunday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:26, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Gerda Arendt. Interesting point is that I created this article, rather came to know about the subject, only after the name appeared as a redlink when I was writing Abdul Ghani Azhari, DYK about which is still on the way. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 20:38, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Permission for a photo

The owner of this photo has sent the permission to Wikipedia. However, it was not accepted. Why was the permission declined? HRShami (talk) HRShami (talk) 11:39, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

@HRShami, I found the permission inadequate and asked some questions for clarification. I'm not on the system and cannot review the ticket right now. ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 11:45, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Oh. All right. It's still in process. From the message on the file, I thought that the permission was rejected. Thanks!HRShami (talk) HRShami (talk) 11:46, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

On an unrelated note, can you please move this photo to Commons? For some reason I cannot access the commons website.HRShami (talk)

HRShami, I'd suggest leaving this as it is until permissions are accepted. However, I have a note, please directly upload free images on Commons instead of uploading them here? ─ The Aafī (talk) 08:12, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

I used to upload photos directly on commons, but I can't access it for some reason. It's been over a month now.HRShami (talk) 10:06, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Question from La Pyae Woon on User:La Pyae Woon (11:52, 13 March 2023)

အပူခံဆေးတွေဘာ ကြောင့် ကွဲတာလဲ --La Pyae Woon (talk) 11:52, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kathika Ghosh (11:41, 15 March 2023)

How many edits i have to do to write a wiki page? --Kathika Ghosh (talk) 11:41, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Kathika Ghosh, and welcome to Wikipedia. I suggest you to read Help:Your first article thoroughly. ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:52, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Question from Kathika Ghosh on Ankit Gupta (02:36, 16 March 2023)

How to add picture --Kathika Ghosh (talk) 02:36, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Sanaullah Bhat

On 19 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sanaullah Bhat, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sanaullah Bhat is considered the father of journalism in Kashmir? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sanaullah Bhat. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Sanaullah Bhat), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

March flowers

March songs

my story today

Interesting! Thank you for improving articles in March! - Today we remember the 150th birthday of Max Reger, who saw the horrors of a world war right when it began in 1914, while others were still in high patriotic moods --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:49, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Abdul Ghani Azhari

On 20 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Abdul Ghani Azhari, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Abdul Ghani Azhari wrote Qadim Tarikh-e-Gujjar in Urdu, detailing the ancient history of Gujjars in India? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abdul Ghani Azhari. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Abdul Ghani Azhari), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:02, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Question from Vandy0102 on Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Submitting (11:42, 3 April 2023)

An error occurred (TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'pages')). Please try again or refer to the help desk.

PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS --Vandy0102 (talk) 11:42, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Vandy0102 and welcome to Wikipedia: The link you shared above has an page linked with option "Submit draft" and it seems working fine for me. What are you trying to achieve? ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:54, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

"JMI" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect JMI has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 April 3 § JMI until a consensus is reached. ❯❯❯ Raydann ^(Talk) 18:03, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

@Raydann, thanks for notifying. I have posted my comment. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 18:15, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Kindly review this as well

Hello TheAafi, if you could please review and confirm the following page, it would be highly appreciated as it is related to Deoband as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Qari_Tahir_Qasmi Siddiqimax (talk) 02:02, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

@Siddiqimax, unfortunately, the page is currently not in a position to be accepted into mainspace. It needs more work with regards to sourcing from reliable, independent and secondary sources which discuss the subject significantly. ─ The Aafī (talk) 03:49, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into it Siddiqimax (talk) 04:41, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Regarding Draft

Can you have a look on Draft:Muzamil_Mahmood_Dar Can you provide necessary suggestions regarding this. It follows football notability. KashmirValleyEditor (talk) 13:49, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Question from FT kev (05:41, 10 April 2023)

Hello, I need help referencing things. Can you help me? --FT kev (talk) 05:41, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello @FT kev: Have a look at WP:REFB. ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:44, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello

Engineer Muhammad Ali mirza personal details heading (Denomination)=SUNNI this is not a sunni this is muslim and thy not claim that so please remove it and replace by NO sect Thanks Amirkhan274 (talk) 18:00, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Deletion Nomination of ‘Akhilesh Sheshmani Dubey’

Hello, I noticed that the article got a second nomination for deletion. Can you let me know the reasons for the same? I am aware of the fact that the article lacks primary sources and I would like more time to research and work on the article in those aspects. Would you recommend moving it back to userspace for the same? Or is it okay to leave it in the mainspace? Yumeko1 (talk) 12:03, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Yumeko1, primary sources do not help establish notability on Wikipedia. The first thing we check is whether an article satisfies the general notability guideline or not, and the crux of it is that, a topic is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list when it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, and this seems missing in case of Dubey. What we do then is we refer to the the subjective criteria of notability and check whether a subject is notable within their own field or not. Dubey once again does not satisfy the subjective criteria required for notability, in this case, WP:NBIO. Most of the references that you might argue for reliability and independence, are trivial mentions of the sort, and do not serve the purpose. My advise to you would be to remove links of all of the opinion pieces that the subject has written himself. They do not help with notability. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 12:16, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your advice. Can you help me understand what 'significant coverage' is? As much as I do get an idea of what it is I keep getting confused. Moreover, if you suggest removing the opinion articles I will go ahead and do that.

Would you recommend moving the article to userspace while I'm working on finding better material to reference it though?

-jae Yumeko1 (talk) 07:01, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

RfC

Hi

Your expertise is needed here for RfC because you are well reputated and major contributor in Islam WikiProject. Panam2014 (talk) 15:30, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi again!

Again we seem to need your help at DYK. File:Licurici 1948-05-01.jpg is going to get featured on MP soon. Could you please take a look and, if the pic is OK, give the license review a green tick? Thank you so much! BorgQueen (talk) 12:38, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi @BorgQueen: If we go with the anonymousness of the one who made it, the file is public domain, and thus no problem with it being used. However, I see you have duplicated the file, and it should have been uploaded as a new version of c:File:Licurici 1948-05-01.png. fwiw, this is a magazine cover, and shouldn't its copyright stay with the publisher that published this magazine? ─ The Aafī (talk) 12:58, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

I've tried to, but since mine is .jpg and Dahn had uploaded it as a .png file for whatever reason, it did not allow me to overwrite it.

@Dahn could you comment on the last question? BorgQueen (talk) 13:04, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

I just tried again and I got: File extension ".png" does not match the detected MIME type of the file (image/jpeg). Anyway, is that a problem that we have multiple versions of the same source image? BorgQueen (talk) 13:27, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

@BorgQueen, no worries, that's not going to problem us anyway. ─ The Aafī (talk) 13:29, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

BorgQueen For future reference: you can save a .jpg as a .png in any image editor, including Paint, by changing the extension. You can then upload the saved .png to the desired location. Dahn (talk) 16:04, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

TheAafi The publisher would be a defunct corporate entity, namely the Union of Communist Youth, on which see the same tag used: "The work meets one of the following criteria: [...] It is another kind of work, the author is a legal entity („persoană juridică” - not a person) and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication" Dahn (talk) 16:11, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

@BorgQueen and @Dahn: Thanks. I have passed the license-review. ─ The Aafī (talk) 16:30, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much! BorgQueen (talk) 16:31, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Rabey Hasani Nadwi

On 18 April 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Rabey Hasani Nadwi, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 17:52, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

April songs

my story today

Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:39, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Thank you also for improving articles in April! - Today is the 80th birthday of John Eliot Gardiner. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:48, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive

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Scammer Payback

I would love this guy to have an article. In fact, I started a draft for him a few months back. Didn't publish as I found he simply didn't have enough references that meet WP:ANYBIO. I see you approved out of AfC so wanted to get your thoughts prior to AfD. Maybe I am missing something. CNMall41 (talk) 05:26, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

Hi @CNMall41, I did not accept this from AfC but only moved it per a request at WP:RMT from an AfC volunteer. This is recorded in the article history. I haven't been through the article and its references and this cannot opine on the notability but if you think it does not meet, you are free to take it to AfD and get some more opinions from the community. Best, ─ The Aafī on Mobile ^{^(talk)} 05:46, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

You are correct. My apologizes for not looking closer. I only read "moved page" and saw the "from articles for creation" so made the assumption. Let me discuss with the requesting editor first as I hate to waste time at AfD if there is something I am missing about this. Cheers. --CNMall41 (talk) 06:09, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

Enquiry for notability guidelines for Doctors

Hello,

Hope you are doing well. I am writing to you as I would like to know if there are any specific guidelines that Wikipedia has for the notability of doctors? I did look up existing specific guidelines pages and though I did find one it is longer relevant or consensus. Is it acceptable if an individual qualifies any one of the general notability guidelines (WP:GNG) for the article to be considered wikipedia-worthy or for them to be considered notable? What other guidelines can one check out before writing about an individual in the field of medicine? Hope you can help me out with this.

Regards,

Jae Yumeko1 (talk) 12:25, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Question from PlaccaUmuhire (07:05, 6 May 2023)

Hello! --PlaccaUmuhire (talk) 07:05, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello @PlaccaUmuhire and welcome to Wikipedia. Please let me know how I can help you. ─ The Aafī (talk) 07:14, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Hi @TheAafi Thanks for the welcome. I was trying out the platform. I would love to write about technology in the future. Have a great day! PlaccaUmuhire (talk) 07:17, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Adoption

So you were on the list of adopters. I wanted to ask someone to adopt me but I felt like I needed to first build a portfoli of edits first. So far I have built three pages for the show Legends of Tomorrow. I am seeking for someone to help me improve these articles and make better ones going forward. OLI 04:04, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello @OLI, Thanks for contributing to the encyclopedia. Please take a look at User:TheAafi/Adoption/Adoption page. I have no adoptee in my list currently so I would be happy to take you in. Best, ─ The Aafī (talk) 04:57, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

If I have questions where do you want me to list them? Under this thread or a completly separate one. I have a question but I want to know where to put it OLI 02:34, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

@OLI, just ask them here. ─ The Aafī (talk) 02:55, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Okay, Im currently drafting an article. On your talk page it says that you review drafts so I was woundering what types of things you look for in a draft to approve it and give it a high rating?

Draft:Ground Control to Sara Lance OLI 03:31, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

@OLI: Rating doesn't matter when it comes to approve a draft into mainspace. The only thing that matters is notability. I tend to look if the subject meets the general notability guideline or not. If it does not, I look for its subjective notability. Either of the cases, a yes means approval, and a no means that the draft needs improvements. A subject not meeting subjective guideline may meet the general guideline and it is not necessary to pass the both. ─ The Aafī (talk) 11:25, 8 May 2023 (UTC)