User talk:HagiMalachi

Hello, HagiMalachi, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might find helpful:

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Your note

Firstly, Aleichem Shalom.

A couple of general and specific points. One of the requirements for this project to be successful is to as much as possible minimize any strife between editors, especially internecine. Therefore, it may be preferable in the future for you to both title phrase your requests in a less antagonistic fashion. Divrei Chachamim B'Nachas Nishmaim. As for a special template, that is inadvisable. Many sub-projects of WP:JEW have been trioed, and all failed due to lack of support. The selection of the term "Torah Judaism" is inherently undesirable, as that implies that anyone who disagrees is not Torah Observant, which is both sheker v'chazav as well as insulting to those who do (Was R' Kook Torah Observant?). While even Haredi Orthodoxy is itself broken into numerous splinter groups based on lineage, dress, chumra-level, etc. (Compare Yeshivish to non-Yeshivish Litvish to Galicianer Chasidic to Russian Chasidic to Yeke to Dutch to Syrian to Morrocan to Yemenite to Yerushalmi etc.) nevertheless all are Torah Observant and to say otherwise is to be Koreh Tagar all Doros HaRishonim, not a situation anyone should be in (remember what the gemara says about misaper achar mitaso shel talmid chcham).

So, in a nutshell, I suggest you try to engage your fellow editors civilly and cordially, work with them to portray an accurate perspective, call in other eyes if you feel that you want a second opinion, make use of existing project noticeboards, and remember your responsibility to always make a kiddush haShem. Or, in the words of another of the trei asar from whom your name has been taken: Micah 6:8 -- Avi (talk) 18:35, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I received your note but am not sure what you want me to do about it. I looked at the article and found it to be rather unfocused and rambling. The first paragraph is good but reads like a dictionary entry. There needs to be other paragraphs in the introduction which establish a strong thematic line that will be carried through the rest of the article. I also don't understand why the title isn't "Old Yishuv," which is how it's known in history books.

This is not to say that the article doesn't have worth — and it has nothing to do with Zionist bias — but it simply doesn't meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Perhaps if you read the pages in the welcome above, you will get a better idea of how to improve it. Good luck, Yoninah (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Zionist offensive

Hello! Rabbi or Mr. HagiMalachi. I am relativelly new in the Wikipedia, but I see that the Zionists made themselves very comfortable here, and are attacking everyone that believes different then them. I have created the Yishuv haYashan article, which is something important historically speaking. I see they are trying to remove any information about the Haredim who didn't participate in the Zionist movement. Furthermore the whole history of the Yishuv haYashan Kollelim was ignored but instead an article about Halukka in a negative spotlight. They are trying to persuade that all those who did for our brothers in Eretz Yisroel were Zionists. I would suggest that we incorporate in a WikiProject:Yishuv haYashan or WikiProject:Torah Judaism in order to clearify the facts. HagiMalachi (talk) 16:33, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You might be amused to know that the article on the JewsAgainstZionism.com web-site has been deleted (again). PR^talk 18:41, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your note

You're always welcome to propose a new WikiProject. See the instructions for how to do this at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals. Best, --Shirahadasha (talk) 06:35, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi; I was curious as to who you are, so as usual I checked some of your edits. I just wonder why this bothers you, that you took out "He died in Pressburg on October 3, 1839 (25 Tishrei 5600), and was succeeded by his sun Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer known as the Ketav Sofer". You might have a good reason and I'm not second-guessing; thanks. Itzse (talk) 20:45, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ignore what I wrote above; my mistake; sorry. Itzse (talk) 21:05, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kollel

Hi. I'm not disputing this, you are definitely right. I merely disputed your spelling 'Pollin'. Nobody in the world would write 'Pollin'. --Piz d'Es-Cha (talk) 08:21, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RfA Review

Hello there and thanks for your recent responses to the questions at User:HagiMalachi/RfA_review. At the moment we're just looking at the process itself and what editors' opinions of the various stages are. We're not looking for recommendations on candidates - it's purely a process review. Please could you have a look over your responses and and update them with your thoughts and opinions on the process only. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, either here or on my talk page. Many thanks for your time and your valuable input. Gazimoff ^Write _Read 20:15, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yishuv haYashan

Greetings, HagiMalachi. Please accept my apologies for reverting your work earlier. The number of problems seemed overwhelming, but a gentler approach might have been more appropriate. I will try to be more patient. Clearly you are not a native English speaker, and need to watch your spelling and grammar (mainly sentence structure) carefully. I will help where and when I can. Thank you for your hard work and the knowledge you bring to bear in contributing to this and other articles. Very best, Hertz1888 (talk) 01:51, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

POV spamming on user talk pages

Hi. I have lodged a complaint at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#POV spamming on user talk pages about your recent POV (see WP:NPOV to understand this) spamming on multiple user's talk pages. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 10:54, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Meshulach

Hi HagiMalachi, someone is trying to change the spelling on Meshulach to something that is more like Arabic. Please be aware and assist in resisting against this, if you agree with me that writing "meshullah" and "haluqqah" is completely ridiculous. --Piz d'Es-Cha (talk) 08:21, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Diacritics in Wikipedia

Hello. I saw your comment on another page. If you would like to add diacritics (such as lines or dots, above or below characters), you can do so easily on Wikipedia. Below the "Save page" button, you will find a drop down menu ("Insert"). Select "Characters" and you will see a full list of characters including ḥ (ח) and ṭ (ט). I hope this helps. IbnGvirol (talk) 10:32, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User pages may only be edited by the user.

Really? Where does it say that? Rich Farmbrough 18:49 2 September 2008 (UTC).

ArbCom elections are now open!

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