User talk:Bashari

Image Tagging Image:Latifa.jpg

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Image copyright problem with Image:LatifaElaToghatAlAlaamClip.jpg

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Image Tagging for Image:LatifaAndCelineDionWMA2004.jpg

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Article translation

Bashari, I'm appreciative that you're translating articles into Arabic, but they shouldn't be added here on the English Wikipedia. Take a shot at the Arabic one; I believe it's at http://ar.wikipedia.org , but you may need to double check that at http://www.wikipedia.org . Foreign language articles are hosted on their corresponding encyclopedia. For now, I've moved the page to your userspace at User:Bashari/Paint Shop Pro, so your work won't be lost. Thanks for your translation work; let me know if you have any questions. Tijuana Brass^E@ 06:45, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bashari, thanks for the well wishes and note. The most help I can give you for the copyright question is to direct you to Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ, copyright questions can be quite complicated and I'm still learning the ins and outs of the policy myself. If your question isn't resolved in the FAQ, drop me another line and we'll figure out who to ask for more details. Again, I wanted to thank you for doing some Arabic translation, as there's a great need for it. Let me know any time you need help. Ah, and because you haven't ever received a proper welcome to Wikipedia, the following message will do it — it the impersonal, standard note I use on all pages, but you may find the links useful. Have a good one. Tijuana Brass^E@ 07:03, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Hello, Bashari, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~~~. Four tildes (~~~~) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Tijuana Brass^E@ 07:03, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree Image:LatifaElaToghatAlAlaamClip.jpg

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Aboul-Qacem Echebbi

Hi, This seems to be the commonest transliteration of his name. Wouldn't it be best to use it everywhere in Wikipedia? The version Abu Al Qasim Al Shabi gets some Google hits, but Abo Al Qassim Al Shabbi none at all (except where you've added it to articles). Also it might be a good idea to add the original Arabic in brackets after any use of the name. 11:50, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi, It's doesn't really matter because Arab name could be written in many ways using English scripts. Many type my name "Bashar" this way but it's pronounced "Bashshar" with double "SH". I will write his name in Arabic script too ;)

Tildes

Hi Bashari. Please sign your name using four tildes ~~~~ when making your posts on talk pages This will greatly help people in their efforts to communicate with you on wikipedia. Best, Kukini 07:46, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I did :D BashariRadiant 07:54, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thekra

Hi, Bashari. If you wanted to rename an article, don't create a new page. It is considred vandalism. This destroys the edit history. Instead, use the move button at the top of the article.

Also, the Image:Thekra2003.jpg has been listed for speedy deletion because you indicated that only non-commercial or educational use of the file is allowed. While it might seem reasonable to assume that such files can be freely used on Wikipedia, a non-profit website, this is in fact not the case. Please do not upload any more files with this restriction on them, because content on Wikipedia needs to be compatible with the GNU Free Documentation License, which allows anyone to use it for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial.

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If you have any questions please ask at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you. --Meno25 02:39, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Request for edit summary

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External links in Asalah Nasri

Hi, Bashari. The external links in Asalah Nasri should be deleted. Since you seem to be an inexperienced user (you have made less than 300 edits), I will try to use simple language in explaining why. Linking to sites such as: Flickr and Blogger should be avoided. The reason for this is that anyone can write anything in these sites and then use it as a link on an article in Wikipedia. However, note that Wikipedia does not have a consistent policy. If you want more information, please read Wikipedia:External links.

I, also, noticed your contributions related to the articles: Latifa and Thekra. Good work. --Meno25 08:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information, at the time I am working on the Arabic version of Thekra's biography.

Radiant 08:55, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

A barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		I award you this barnstar for your valuable contributions in Latifa and Thekra articles Meno25 10:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Coool :D thanks :"> [[User:Bashari|Bashari]] 21:31, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Images, an issue!

Hi Bashari. I noticed you have many image uploads. I think you are tagging them under wrong licenses, and not mentioning any sources. You cannot just tag an image with the GFDL license, when it is actually a copyright promotional photo. I hope you go through all your images and revise their licenses and provide sources where needed. Thank you. ← ANAS ^Talk? 00:57, 28 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

mumkin an tusa'idni, min fadlak?

ana aqra' annak tahki wa taktub al'arabi wa l'an 'endi mushkila. anta taqulu an tuqra' al-khatt al-kufi? shukran. Cbdorsett 12:54, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. Samahni idha la aqdir 'an it-tashrih bi'l-'arabi. I'm having trouble with another editor about the wording on an old coin with an Arabic inscription. He insists that the Swedish translation of the coin is correct, but I do not see those words on the coin at all. Part of the problem is that the picture is blurry. If you would be willing to help me get a correct, complete transcription of the coin, I can send it to the museum that has it and maybe clear up the problem that way. If you can do this, please let me know, and I will send you the URL. Shukran jazilan. Cbdorsett 10:20, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shukran marra thaniya. There are actually two coins. For one coin, there is one picture of the front and one of the back, and for the other coin, there are two of the front and one of the back. Here are the URLs:

Coin #15

Coin #14 - low resolution

Coin #14 - left image high resolution

These images are all linked from the page [1], which is written in Swedish. I will try to get someone to translate the Swedish, but I think it is not helpful at this point. It would be better if you transcribe and translate from your own eyes first, because I think the Swedish may be incorrect. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. Cbdorsett 07:41, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help. Did you see the phrase 'ard al-khazar' (أرض الخزر) on any of the coins? Cbdorsett 04:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Latifa

You definitely can. But it is not favored if they make more than 30% of your sources. All the best! ← ANAS ^Talk? 16:43, 31 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unspecified source for Image:Latifa.jpg

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I have tagged Image:LatifaAndCelineDionWMA2004.jpg for the same reason. ShadowHalo 02:37, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

Hi Bashar, how's it going. Yes, I did tag it for cleanup. The article is in poor shape and needs to be modified in compliance with WP:MOS and WP:AMOS. It also needs copyediting as it contains many typographical and grammatical errors. Regards, Anas ^talk? 12:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

In order to keep these files, you should release them under a free license. The best free license to choose, in my opinion, is the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike License v. 2.5. To use this license, just tag your article with {{Cc-by-sa-2.5|Attribution}} and replace Attribution with the website/person you wish to be attributed to when reused elsewhere. This license allows others to use the image for free anywhere as long as they attribute it to you or your website. I would also suggest that you indicate in every image's summary that Latifa herself owns the copyrights and has personally allowed you to use them under the free license in Wikipedia. If there are any album pictures, you can release them under fair use licenses, because I think that she doesn't own the copyrights, but the label companies like Rotana do; such images should be released under a fair use license, in this case a {{Non-free album cover}} tag should suffice in addition to your source, of course. Your images should be very safe now. Good luck! —Anas ^talk? 08:47, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure. ;) —Anas ^talk? 16:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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radiant guy 17:15, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Image:Psp9.png

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remove Categories

please remove yourself from the Categories like

Muslim musicians
Arabic language singers
Arab musicians

these are for the wikipedia articles not for the users Bazel 06:09, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I copied Latifa's page source to my user page to edit it and I forgot to remove the categories from it *blushed* radiant guy 23:44, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair Use images

Under Wikipedia policies on fair use images, they are not allowed in lists/galleries (like discographies) or on userpages. I have therefore removed the album covers from your user page, Latifa, and Latifa discography. Because fair use image storage is only allowed if they are used in an article, I have marked all of them as {{Orphaned fairuse not replaced}}. If they are not used appropriately within 7 days, they may be deleted. If you create articles for them, or add them to existing articles, each one will need to include a fair use rationale. Please let me know if you have any questions about these policies. ~ Bigr Tex 17:22, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

While the rules have been in place for a long time, enforcement of the rules is still catching up. I will review Tarkan discography this afternoon.

When you get around to creating the articles on the individual Latifa albums, you can upload the images again. If you need to, you could also ask whichever admin deletes the images to undelete them for use in the articles. I would also be willing to undelete the images as you have the article(s) ready. ~ Bigr Tex 19:00, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have tons of stuff to do, translating some important articles to the Arabic wikipedia. I guess I'll re-upload them again when I create the albums articles. radiant guy 20:30, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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