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Welcome!

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Hezbollah "Strange Phrasing"

I saw your edit of the introduction time-stamped 14:43, 5 August 2006 and thought you might appreciate knowing the history of the strange phrasing. It's a very odd thing, but most the POV pushers concentrate on the introduction. There's certainly some POV activity in the body of the article, but the introduction is by far the most active battleground. Some time ago - a few days? a week? - somebody posted a long rant about the barracks bombing, complaining about the later American retreat from Beirut and claiming that all Americans have now forgotten about it. This was very quickly changed to "do indeed remember" and the battle went back and forth for a day or two until the combatants got tired; the strange phrasing was never intended to be a stand-alone assertion, but a rebuttal of an assertion that was deleted.

Thanks for helping with it! JiHymas@himivest.com 17:09, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

The Experiment (album)

Thanks for your edits! However, per WP:LEADCITE citations for most info do not need to be provided in the lead. Exceptions are for things like quotes and large claims. Happy editing! Adabow (talk · contribs) 20:00, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know--I had a DYK claim rejected for that earlier this year and must have walked away with misunderstanding the rules. Nice article btw. Khazar (talk) 20:03, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Filep Karma

Hello! Your article Filep Karma has been reviewed at the Did You Know nominations page. There still is one issue that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Pgallert (talk) 08:17, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks--I fixed the article and responded there. Khazar (talk) 16:07, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Re: All Burma Monks Alliance

Re your message: It was indeed a redirect, but it was a redirect to a non-existent article: All Burma Monks' Alliance. The redirect page was created, but the target was never created. Feel free to create any article. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:26, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Operation Rhodes

Thanks for reviewing the nomination and letting me know of the issue you had with it. I've changed both the article and the nomination accordingly. Nice username, btw :-) Poliocretes (talk) 14:24, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

My pleasure. --Khazar (talk) 14:28, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Much more is needed

Due to Wikipedia's criteria for BLP's is important that you add a lot more references. It is a good article just do a little more to make it stand tall. Keep going, it will soon be great.--CrossTempleJay (talk) 17:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I am commenting on your articles because I believe they have potential. --CrossTempleJay (talk) 21:44, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Responded there. -- Khazar (talk) 16:58, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Godeliève Mukasarasi

On 27 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Godeliève Mukasarasi, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after the Rwandan Genocide, social worker and survivor Godeliève Mukasarasi founded a group to help widows and orphans further their socio-economic rights? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Rationale for move to Aye Aung

Hi, thanks for your contributions to Burma/Burmese-related articles. Please see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Burmese). U Thant, U Nu, etc. are exceptions. So are ethnic names like Sai Mauk Kham. In general, a Burmese name with more than one word should not have an honorific in its Wiki article name. Hope this helps. Hybernator (talk) 23:05, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Please see my talk page for my response. Regards. Hybernator (talk) 01:36, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Norma Cruz

On 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Norma Cruz, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 2007, the foundation headed by Guatemalan human rights activist Norma Cruz helped to convict over 30 individuals accused of murdering women? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Azimzhan Askarov

On 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Azimzhan Askarov, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that US actor Martin Sheen has advocated on behalf of imprisoned Kyrgyzstani activist and journalist Azimzhan Askarov? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Nilar Thein

On 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nilar Thein, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Burmese prisoner of conscience Nilar Thein once evaded police capture by rickshaw taxi? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 18:04, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jean-Claude Kavumbagu

On 29 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Burundian Internet journalist Jean-Claude Kavumbagu was arrested and charged with treason after writing a blog post criticizing his country's security forces? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Filep Karma

On 29 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Filep Karma, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Filep Karma is serving a 15-year jail sentence for raising the flag of West Papua in Jayapura, Indonesia? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for U Gambira

On 1 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article U Gambira, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Buddhist monk U Gambira was sentenced to sixty-three years in prison for his leadership role in Burma's Saffron Revolution? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Iryna Khalip

On 1 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Iryna Khalip, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that journalist Iryna Khalip is under incommunicado house arrest following a protest of the 2010 Belarusian presidential election, in which her husband was also a candidate? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

For the record, this one rightly belongs to User:Sloggerbum. --Khazar (talk) 13:25, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Htay Kywe

On 2 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Htay Kywe, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that democracy activist Htay Kywe was described as Burma's "most-wanted man" following his leadership role in the 2007 anti-government protests? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Bertrand Teyou

On 2 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bertrand Teyou, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bertrand Teyou is serving two years in jail for attempting to read publicly from his book about Chantal Biya, the first lady of Cameroon? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:04, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Angkhana Neelaphaijit

On 3 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Angkhana Neelaphaijit, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Gwangju Prize for Human Rights winner Angkhana Neelaphaijit has been investigating the forced disappearance of her husband for more than seven years? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 06:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Aye Aung

On 4 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aye Aung, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Burmese democracy activist Aye Aung is serving a 59-year prison sentence for distributing leaflets and organizing protests in Yangon? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:03, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Mudawi Ibrahim Adam

On 5 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sudanese human rights activist Mudawi Ibrahim Adam has been imprisoned four times for his work in Darfur? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Hey

Just wanted to say awesome job copyediting the Andrei Sannikov page; every one of your tweaks I agree with wholeheartedly. And thanks for the The DYK project, you've introduced me to a whole new aspect of Wikipedia! Let me know if you need help on anything, I'd be happy to pitch in. Also, do you think there's a reason that there isn't a category for prisoner's of conscience? I have little experience with categories, and wouldn't know where to start, but it seems like it might be right up your alley. Sloggerbum (talk) 00:46, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, and likewise on the mutual aid--I'll be glad to pitch in to give anything a second read. Definitely keep putting articles in the DYK, your work deserves the recognition.

As for a POC category, I've thought about it, but I wonder if it might be a bit too fluid to be a useful category. People come on and off of the list on a regular basis as they get arrested and released in cycle. But maybe a category that involves people who have ever had the designation from AI? I'll bounce this off some other editors and see what they think. Anyway, thanks for the kind words, and happy editing... -- Khazar (talk) 01:04, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK

Please see my reply at T:DYK. BelloWello (talk) 19:19, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Ditto. BelloWello (talk) 19:36, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

If the one I just suggested is absolutely unworkable, I won't be too sad... BelloWello (talk) 19:51, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Hello, Khazar. You have new messages at Crosstemplejay's talk page.
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Re: DYK nom

Replied at T:TDYK. Thanks, --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 00:04, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the pie. Just dislike politically correct snobs and wiki lawyers that's all..I've changed the hook, plain and simple. it did not need people like Courcelles laying down the law and telling you your efforts are unacceptable. I agree its probably only a good idea as a hook if they have formally been prosecuted for a crime but I disagree that DYK should only have positive hooks about people, we are not censored. If something is a fact though and covered in multiple reliable sources I contest the view that nothing negative should be said of a BLP in a DYK. We are not censored and if it is supported by reliable sources as fact then it should be permitted. The BLP paranoia and the image copyright paranoia on wikipedia are a real problem on here.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:48, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

I see your concern. It's a tricky issue, and one I run into writing about human rights cases, too. On the one hand, it's hard to establish complicity of senior figures if their court systems aren't vigorously investigating and prosecuting them to establish that record; on the other hand, you hate to not include something everyone pretty much "knows". Generally my own policy is to repeat to myself that it's better to let ten torturers go unaccused..., though there are days I feel this way and days I don't. Anyway, cheers, and keep up the good work -- Khazar (talk) 11:42, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Hi, Khazar! Thanks for your post to my page. I saw that just a short while ago, and have now responded there to your request re the tag I'd placed. I'll also just mention that you may find me following your edits to some extent in the future. I have a strong interest in human rights and in prisoners of conscience, as well, and because I'm currently unfamiliar with that area of Wikipedia it would be convenient to be able to discover more about it by way of your edit history. Is there a Wikiproject for the subject area where I could learn more? I'll keep this page temporarily watchlisted, so we can keep the two subjects separate, btw. Cheers, – OhioStandard (talk) 03:00, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi Ohio, I saw your gracious note there, and very much appreciated it. I think I left some thanks, but if I failed to, know that I meant to.

I don't believe a WikiProject Human Rights exists yet, and I'm a bit wary of starting one, since I'm worried that it would lend itself to both an appearance of POV-pushing and probably down the road actual POV-pushing. Even naming it "Alleged Human Rights Cases" would invite unproductive edit wars about whether Bradley Manning, West Bank settlements, etc. belong there, as in the constant strife at political prisoner, but much worse.

My approach at the moment is to try to fill in the redlinks on lists of human rights winners with whatever reliable sources I can find by Google searching. The four lists I'm targeting for now are prisoner of conscience (which is not an award per se, and also in constant flux), Gwangju Prize for Human Rights, Homo Homini Award, and CPJ International Press Freedom Awards. It's challenging on some of these to craft NPOV articles, as the pro-government articles tend to be in the source language (Burmese, Turkmen, whatever) and only pro-activist articles tend to be in English; even places like the NY Times or BBC often don't bother giving a government rebuttal quote, I'm finding, though it's possible that these governments are following the classic strategy of "no comment" on some of these forced disappearances, etc. For now I'm trying to just put up tightly sourced articles that make it clear every potentially-arguable claim is stemming from those reports and news stories. I'd very much welcome collaboration on anything you see me working on, so please do feel free to shadow. In fact, the next time I create a slightly longer one I may drop a note your way to request a second set of eyes if you have a moment, too. All best -- Khazar (talk) 03:25, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Hope you don't mind the talk page intrusion--actually there is a human right Wikiproject: WP:HUMAN RIGHTS. I joined it a long time ago, although I haven't been following what the project has been doing in an organized way. You might be able to get extra input on your articles from this wikiproject, if you want, and they have some nice organized lists of human rights articles by importance & current quality. Congrats on all the awesome articles! Cheers, CordeliaNaismith (talk) 18:34, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

The intrusion is very welcome! I should have gone out looking for this. Thanks as always for the good advice, Cordelia. -- Khazar (talk) 18:44, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

You are awarded a Barnstar

I was curious to see who passed my DYK. I came upon your large list of contributions to freedom of the peoples of the world. I see that your sterling work has not been acknowledged till now, so I present this Barnstar of Liberty for you. AshLin (talk) 03:05, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Liberty
		To User:Khazar for his work on human rights. AshLin (talk) 03:05, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

That's quite the barnstar! I'll wear it with pride. Cheers. -- Khazar (talk) 03:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

You are very welcome. As a gesture of support, I added a fair use rationale image of Filep Karma to his article. I advise you to get images for all your articles through this route which seems to be tailor-made for this purpose. AshLin (talk) 03:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate the example (and the great picture). I was actually just venturing into this, and it'll be a huge help to have a model rationale to work from. -- Khazar (talk) 03:28, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Hello!

Hi Khazar and nice to see your edits on Heshmat Tabarzadi on my watchlist! I see from your userpage that you're interested in writing wiki articles on human rights prize winners & prisoners of conscience--I'm very happy to see that, because that was the corner of Wikipedia that I first got involved with, and found it much quieter than I would have hoped. I'm also happy to see that you work to keep such articles NPOV, because that can indeed be tricky sometimes (and not something that I did especially well at first, I think). I'm sure you have plenty of articles in mind to write already, but I wanted to point you towards the red links on the CPJ_International_Press_Freedom_Awards page (which "honour journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats or imprisonment"). I'm also going to nominate your new article on Filep Karma to be featured as a Did You Know on the main page (WP:DYK). You can nominate articles that you've written or 5x expanded to be featured on the main page, and I think it would be especially good for more articles on human rights award winners and prisoners of conscience to be featured in this way. Best wishes, CordeliaNaismith (talk) 15:52, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm in fact on CPJ's site right now working on an article on Jean-Claude Kavumbagu which I should have up in about half an hour; I'll have to see if I can take care of some others on that list, too. Anyway, I appreciate your noticing--as you say, aside from arguments about Bradley Manning, human rights articles seem to be close to a ghost town so far... Khazar (talk) 15:58, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I've nominated four of your recent articles for DYK; you can check out / edit the proposed hooks at WP:TDYK. I've really enjoyed reading your carefully written & researched articles about these inspiring people. Best wishes, CordeliaNaismith (talk) 17:10, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the Jean-Claude Kavumbagu article. I didn't know he'd been arrested on the new issue. Opbeith (talk) 06:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

License tagging for File:U Gambira.jpg

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Done. Khazar (talk) 16:10, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for İnan Süver

On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article İnan Süver, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bono personally lobbied for Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to investigate the treatment of imprisoned conscientious objector İnan Süver? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Charm Tong

On 12 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charm Tong, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 2005, lobbyists attributed George W. Bush's increased "outspokenness" on Burmese human rights to a 50-minute meeting with Shan activist Charm Tong? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Kavumbagu

Thanks for the Jean-Claude Kavumbagu article. I didn't know he'd been arrested on the new issue. Opbeith (talk) 06:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

My pleasure. -- Khazar (talk) 11:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Yan Yan Chan

Hello! Your submission of Yan Yan Chan at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Jrcla2 (talk) 15:17, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Khun Bedu

On 13 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Khun Bedu, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Khun Bedu was sentenced to 37 years in prison for offenses including organizing Loikaw youth to release balloons and rafts in protest of the 2008 Burmese constitutional referendum? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Zayar Thaw

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zayar Thaw, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that imprisoned Burmese singer Zayar Thaw's group Generation Wave distributed anti-government hip-hop and copies of banned movies, including Rambo IV? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Generation Wave

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Generation Wave, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that imprisoned Burmese singer Zayar Thaw's group Generation Wave distributed anti-government hip-hop and copies of banned movies, including Rambo IV? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Siamak Pourzand

On 16 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Siamak Pourzand, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the journalism of Siamak Pourzand ranged from film criticism for Cahiers du cinéma to coverage of the "Chain Murders" of Iranian dissidents? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 18:04, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Yan Yan Chan

On 17 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Yan Yan Chan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Yan Yan Chan, whose band Acid released Burma's first hip hop album, spent nine months in prison for involvement in the pro-democracy group Generation Wave? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for 88 Generation Students Group

On 17 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 88 Generation Students Group, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 2008, Burmese 88 Generation democracy activist Mie Mie was sentenced to 65 years imprisonment for "illegally using electronic media" and "forming an illegal organization"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Mie Mie

On 17 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mie Mie, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 2008, Burmese 88 Generation democracy activist Mie Mie was sentenced to 65 years imprisonment for "illegally using electronic media" and "forming an illegal organization"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

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human rights

I agree. that section is not a suitable place to put the picture. However, I think it is important to mention propaganda in Vietnam. It is all up to you. --Trananh1980 (talk) 19:57, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Zaw Htet Ko Ko

On 18 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Zaw Htet Ko Ko, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Zaw Htet Ko Ko, a photographer for the pro-democracy 88 Generation Students Group, is serving an 11-year prison sentence for his involvement in Burma's "Saffron Revolution"? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 09:35, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Political prisoners

Per your comment — if you look, you'll see that I declined several deletions. Only the most extreme cases of living people are eligible for nonfree images; even your "typical" political prisoners aren't. The only exceptions among your images are for those people with life sentences or essentially life (e.g. Khun Htun Oo, with 93 years), who have virtually no chance of getting out. My question to you is different: why did you upload the images with replaceable tags? Nyttend (talk) 22:48, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Look at the original version of the Khun Htun Oo photo — you uploaded it with {{AutoReplaceable fair use people}}, which doesn't make sense: you should only add a deletion tag to an image if you want it to be deleted. As for the length of time, there's no specific boundary; my judgement is simply an outworking of watching the way non-free images are used here on Wikipedia. To my knowledge, the only nonfree images we've ever approved using for living people are J. D. Salinger (an extreme case of a lifelong recluse) and one Italian guy (whose name I can't remember) that was in high-security prison for life. Nyttend (talk) 23:03, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

The problem is that you yourself tagged the image for deletion. I'm not saying that you did something wrong in that it was somehow against policy: you simply placed a template that said "Hey, this image should be deleted", which obviously isn't helpful when you don't want the image to be deleted. As far as the appeal process: there is no such page specifically created for that purpose, so you might want to go to the rather general policy village pump, for which topics such as this are in scope. Anyway, 9 years is far less than many other people for whom we don't use nonfree images; the fact exists that she might be photographable within a decade, so she qualifies as replaceable. Nyttend (talk) 23:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Ah, okay; I never upload images here (virtually all of my uploads are own works that go to Commons), so I didn't think of that. You can simply use Special:Upload instead of going through the cumbersome Wikipedia:Upload process: this won't append tags onto the image like the Wikipedia:Upload process will. You should add {{non-free fair use in}} to the image, specifying the article in which it's to be used: for example, if you were uploading an image for Su Su Nway for which you claimed fair use, you'd type {{non-free fair use in|Su Su Nway}} below the fair use rationale. Is this helpful, or did I omit something? Don't worry: you're not a pest. Nyttend (talk) 04:18, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Sorry for the inconvenience Khazar, it appears I used a wrong template while uploading the image of Filep Kerim. AshLin (talk) 01:25, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Khun Htun Oo

On 19 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Khun Htun Oo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Khun Htun Oo, a former head of Burma's Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, is now serving a 93-year sentence for treason? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 01:17, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Giles Muhame

On 20 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Giles Muhame, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ugandan Rolling Stone editor Giles Muhame alleged that a gay rights group conspired with Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab in the July 2010 Kampala suicide bombings? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:03, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Khin Ohmar

On 21 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Khin Ohmar, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Women's League of Burma activist Khin Ohmar evaded arrest during Burma's pro-democracy 8888 Uprising when a Japanese diplomat allowed her and other students to hide from police in his home? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wipas Raksakulthai

On 22 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wipas Raksakulthai, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 2010, Wipas Raksakulthai became the first Thai man arrested for committing lèse majesté on Facebook? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ohn Than

On 22 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ohn Than, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Burmese democracy activist Ohn Than is serving a life sentence for holding up a poster in front of the US Embassy in Yangon? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

John Haber

Articles that are recreated after a deletion discussion may be speedy deleted: see WP:CSD#G4. When you see such a recreation, just tag it with {{db-g4}}. If you do in fact want to start a new AFD discussion when there has been a previous one (or more) for an article, you need to use {{subst:afdx|2nd}}, which would help you create Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ARTICLENAME (2nd nomination) as the new discussion page. Each AFD discussion is thus kept on a separate page. WP:AFDHOWTO gives pretty detailed instructions for various scenarios.

So I just speedy deleted John Haber, reverted your addition to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Haber and removed it from today's AFD log. Seemed the easiest way to clean it up. postdlf (talk) 03:26, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Good to know--thanks. Khazar (talk) 03:32, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Agnes Hewes

Answered your DYK question on this one. BarkingMoon (talk) 09:55, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jabbar Savalan

On 25 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jabbar Savalan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the European Parliament issued a resolution condemning the drug arrest of Azerbaijani activist Jabbar Savalan? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

On 25 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is named for the only Holocaust survivor (pictured) ever to serve in the United States Congress? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:04, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Badai Pasti Berlalu (song)

I noticed at the DYK Talk page that you were interested in reading the article about the song (and perhaps the others). I was wondering how you liked it, article-wise. Thanks. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

My pleasure! I enjoyed both the novel and song articles, especially the political connection toward the end of the latter, and it irritated me off greatly to see Tony single it out, causing me to probably be more snappish than I needed to be in response. (I do understand his general point, but that was a bad pick). I'm even more impressed that you managed to fit five articles into one hook, which is surely close to some kind of record. Let me know any time you want a second pair of eyes on international lit. stuff--I'll always be happy to take a look, Khazar (talk) 06:37, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind comments. I am an Indonesian lit student, so those are kind of my specialty. If you want a look at other hooks that had 5 articles (or more, one has 26), you can look at the hall of fame (the second section). It is indeed not a common occurrence. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:37, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the link, that was well worth checking out. When's your five-hooker going in there? Khazar (talk) 15:29, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

You're welcome. I asked for it to run on June 5th because that's when the first part of the novel ran in Kompas as a serial in 1972. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:54, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant

Thanks for the review; I like your tweaks; concision can only help: what about "billions of pounds of TNT for the Second, Korean and Vietnamese wars?" 842U (talk) 11:07, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

My pleasure. Khazar (talk) 15:40, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK Manal al-Sharif

Thanks for nominating - i've responded concretely on the DYK talk page you linked to, and more informally on my user page. Boud (talk) 12:18, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Kartam Joga

On 26 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kartam Joga, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that adivasi activist Kartam Joga has been accused of joining the deadliest Naxalite attack in India's history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 16:08, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

2011 Manhattan terrorism plot

Thank you for your due diligence on the article 2011 Manhattan terrorism plot. I revised the hook accordingly as you can see. Plot Spoiler (talk) 01:26, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

On it--cheers, Khazar (talk) 02:22, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Autopatrolled

Hello Khazar. You created a lot of good, valid and well referenced articles. I don't think your article creations need to be listed at Special:NewPages and I would like to change your user rights to "autopatrolled", just for the sake of reducing the workload of new page patrollers. Please, let me know if you agree. Keep up the good work :) --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:30, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm very flattered, thanks. More eyes on my articles are always welcome, of course, but feel free to remove me from the list if it saves work. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 06:32, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Okay, done. Your contributions help to improve the project's quality in the area of human rights. You do very important and admirable work. Best regards. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 06:45, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks--it's a pleasure to do it. Khazar (talk) 06:46, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you for writing articles about Burmese political activists. Cheers! 203.81.67.182 (talk) 17:52, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

My pleasure! Cheers, Khazar (talk) 18:05, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Paul Kamara

Thanks for your comment at Paul Kamara. I'm doing my best to sort out the references but I'm being hampered by my lack of football knowledge (I'm an American baseball fan, personally), and the fact that no Sierra Leonean newspapers appear to be Internet-archived that far back. Would you be willing to look over the minor additions I made to both his ministerial and football sections? This one's potentially headed to the front page in a few days via DYK and I want to avoid any major blunders. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 16:43, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Also, is "Team Manager" a clear enough term in football lingo to address your concerns? Khazar (talk) 16:43, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

It's a bit complicated. The term manager by itself can be used to describe someone analagous to a manager in baseball. A team manager though, could be a person responsible for logistics - eg arranging for players' transport and uniforms. The problem is that these usages are not necessarily universal. I've done a quick search but haven't come up with anything solid. I will have another look tomorrow (Saturday). Hack (talk) 16:54, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I really appreciate that. If it helps, the references in Pool News appear to indicate that Kamara was not the coach, so it seems likely that he's more on the logistical/roster/etc. end of things. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 17:04, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

This page andthis page suggest he was separate to the head coach and was more akin to a director of football. Hack (talk) 04:51, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!

I'd like to thank you for helping me out with the article, and with your involvement in DYK!Cheers.--Mbz1 (talk) 05:48, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

My pleasure. Sorry to see the hounding, but hopefully the article will be to the satisfaction of all concerned soon. It's already off to a very good start. Cheers, and keep up the good work, Khazar (talk) 05:49, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Please reconsider this matter

I appreciate your concern but have restructured the request. GO TO: Rename is not removal,deletion or censorship

Hello, Khazar. You have new messages at Geofferybard's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

In view of your obvious commitment to human rights, please reconsider the proposal to have WP stop legitimizing re-envigorating long-dormant racist terminology.06:51, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dhondup Wangchen

On 1 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dhondup Wangchen, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the American Repertory Theater and System of a Down's Serj Tankian dedicated their 2011 Prometheus Bound to jailed Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

For you

		The Human Rights Barnstar
		I've been admiring your exceptional work on creating new articles about notable human rights activists. Your well-referenced, balanced articles go a long way towards filling an important gap in the encyclopedia's coverage. You also seem to be unusually helpful and kind towards other Wikipedians, in particular in your reviews of other editors DYK submissions. And wow, 30 DYKs! CordeliaNaismith (talk) 04:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks so much! It'll go on my User Page with pride. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 04:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Ali Salem

Done for the two requests. Best wishes. --Meno25 (talk) 15:20, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the help and the speedy response. Cheers, Khazar (talk) 15:21, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Done, again. Thanks. --Meno25 (talk) 15:38, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Ever so grateful

This is to say a big thank you for the award you gave me today. Truly the balance is too shifted to the west and I intend to bridge the gap especially on Ghanaian issues. Thanks once again for my DYKs you have reviewed and the sort. A friend called -- CrossTempleJay → talk 15:23, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Jigme Gyatso

On 1 June 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jigme Gyatso, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jigme Gyatso was re-arrested after his allegations of torture by Chinese security forces were re-played on Voice of America? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 17:04, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Loy (spade)

Hello. Thanks for reviewing my DYK. I've addressed the concerns on referencing the Playboy section (got lazy there). I'd like to try and keep the mention on the potato famine in the hook. I thought about the ploughing champs but in the past I've found that things that are specific to a locality don't perform as well plus mention of the famine is something thats more likely to be of interest to a wider audience. I've added ALT2 if you want to have a look at it, though it is very similar to the original. Thanks for the Barnstar, couldn't resist a cheesy joke! G~~ain~~Line ♠ _♥ 09:28, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Good to go--cheers. Khazar (talk) 15:12, 2 June 2011 (UTC)