User talk:MagedMahfouz

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RE: Eftekasat

Hey man, not much, you? I'll check it out and see what I can fix up. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP!☺} 00:14, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

thriller 25

Hey ,you said you wanted Thriller 25 a merged article from Thriller (album). Just wondering, have you re-considered since then, now it's out? It's just we're trying to get a consensus going on the talk page. It'd be nice for you to either contribute to debate, or state if your opinion has changed. Consider how much both the articles have changed since your last imput as they have both seen changes. Realist2 (talk) 17:43, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Image:Mohamed Lotfy "Ousso".jpg

A tag has been placed on Image:Mohamed Lotfy "Ousso".jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section I9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted images or text borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on [[ Talk:Image:Mohamed Lotfy "Ousso".jpg|the talk page]] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Polly (Parrot) 23:35, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image:Mohamed Lotfy "Ousso".jpg

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions to the Image:Mohamed Lotfy "Ousso".jpg article, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later."

You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here. You can also leave a message on my talk page. Carlosguitar ^{(ready and willing)} 01:49, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Band

I don't know much about them. I'm studying mostly Egyptian traditional music, and contemporary composers like Halim El-Dabh. Badagnani (talk) 17:22, 20 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Deleted Images

Hello, I'll try to help you out with whatever questions you've got. First of all - regarding the notification - you should have seen a large warning that looked like the one at {{AutoReplaceable fair use people}} when you uploaded the image. Second, none of the images you're uploading are free - and unfortunately, non-free images aren't permitted on biographies of living people or bands. I noticed that you said that Image:Hany Badry .jpg was taken on your friend's cameraphone - we can keep this if your friend chooses a free license to release the image under, such as the GFDL or CC-BY-SA. Please get back to me if any of this is unclear or you need any help. Regards, east.718 at 21:22, March 21, 2008

Where have I deleted all your images? I removed two pictures because they were copyright violations - please read over WP:COPYVIO and WP:IUP for more information. east.718 at 22:09, March 21, 2008

Images without sources get deleted too. east.718 at 22:29, March 21, 2008

Look... I know you're pissed that your images got deleted and that the image policies here suck... but continuing like this isn't helping. I'm offering to help you and you're just being obstinate. Can you please point any mislabeled images out to me? You're not doing any good by hiding them from administrators - would you like to see Wikipedia get sued over a copyvio image? Think about that. east.718 at 18:59, March 23, 2008

Your work

Hi Maged! I am going to let other members of WP:MASR rate Eftekasat, but I am glad to see you making high quality contributions to Egypt-related articles. There is a shortage of Egyptian Wikipedians, so hope you stick around and create more articles of notability. Cheers, — Zerida ☥ 03:46, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

About the pictures, I made a google search for them but I am uncertain about the copyright status of those than turned up. Why not just take pictures of them yourself next time you go to one of their concerts? Wikipedia has a very strict policy regarding copyrighted images, so your best bet is to upload your own or those taken by friends who release all their rights. I don't think I understand your question about the rating; are you asking where it is on the template itself? If you click edit, you will see it in the box. If you're asking about a description of the rating, it's explained at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Egypt/Assessment#Importance assessment. — Zerida ☥ 05:11, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is no "voting". As I mentioned, the rating system is an informal process that anyone can do. Since you asked for input on the project's talk page, I was hoping that other members would express their opinions about it, but basically anyone can do it. Try to get one of your friends to upload the pictures themselves or email the Wikimedia Foundation with a copyright release. I suggest asking at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions to know more about the procedure. — Zerida ☥ 21:30, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Eftekasat Logo.jpg)

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Wikipedia Masry

I have put a proposal and started an active project for ويكيبيديا مصرى wikipedia Masry. If this may interest you , I would be very grateful for any help you can offer in this project, many thanks.

To vote on the proposal or add your name as a potential editor please press here.--Ghaly (talk) 00:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Update

Wikipedia Masry currently have

59 articles, categories, templates, and talk pages;
5 redirects;
7 editors (including any with at least one edit);
298 revisions (including 30 minor edits).

More editors are welcome to add to wikipedia Masry as this will only enrich it , many thanks .Ghaly (talk) 13:16, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

- I would like to ask for your valued contributions to the ويكيبيديا مصرى wikipedia Masry project , there are currently 24 articles providing a point to start from and you are welcome to add more, as you might be aware this will add a momentum to the proposal and will increase the chances of its acceptance. Ghaly (talk) 10:24, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Masry approved

I am pleased to let you know that Wikipedia Masry proposal has been accepted on Meta, looking forward to your valuable contributions iin it. Ghaly (talk) 19:24, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE

Hey dude! I'd leave the Global Warming redirect there, as people will usually be searching for the phenomenon. But as for the album, sure, I guess you can move it, or if you'd like I can move it. Cheers, Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 04:40, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that would be advisable, as there are some who shake their fists at such actions. Generally, very similar titles (e.g. Global Warming, Global warming) are not recommended as they may confuse some people. You're right that people would notice the typo, but we try to make the process of searching for articles as streamlined as possible, so any extra steps are a no-go. Master of Puppets _{Call me MoP! :)} 20:46, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your contributions. If you are interested in the Coptic Wikisource (⳿ⲪⲂⲓⲕⲓⲡⲏ̇ⲋⲏ) Proposal, please don't hesitate to help out. Regards, ~ Troy (talk) 23:24, 27 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Angband (band)

Hello sir, I created an article about Angband, but It was deleted. once the creator claimed they are the first metal band from Iran to sign a deal with a European records company but didnt have enough sources, I have many sources like: www.lordsofmetal.nl , www.stormbringer.at , www.localradio.pehzeh.net www.metal-rules.com and their album has lots of good feedbacks, I created a page in my sandbox: User:Spada2/Sandbox would you please take a look at it and the question I have: can I create the page not mentioning the first band thing due to their positive feedbacks? Thanks in advance--Spada2 (talk) 13:40, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AfD for Good Thing Going

Hi. I just nominated Good Thing Going, which you created, for an AfD. Just wanted to let you know! DARTH PANDA^talk 20:20, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Egypt is up and running

Wikipedia:EGYPT is up and running and we need lots of Collaboration. We are currently working on Cairo Metro as a Collaboration article and need as much help as possible. If u could come by and help out we would be greatly thankful. Please also collaborate online on #wikipedia-Egypt, where we can actively collaborate and discuss issues.

Disputed non-free use rationale for Image:...Just Dreaming - Crematory.jpg

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Proposed deletion of It Really Shouldn't Be This Hard

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article It Really Shouldn't Be This Hard, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

Band fails WP:MUSIC, see The Mystic Underground.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

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Orphaned non-free image (Image:El Sawy Culturewheel Logo.jpg)

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Metal

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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Contests

User:Dr. Blofeld has created Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Contests. The idea is to run a series of contests/editathons focusing on each region of Africa. He has spoken to Wikimedia about it and $1000-1500 is possible for prize money. As someone who has previously expressed interest in African topics, would you be interested in contributing to one or assisting draw up core article/missing article lists? He says he's thinking of North Africa for an inaugural one in October. If interested please sign up in the participants section of the Contest page, thanks.♦ --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:31, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red World Contest

Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!