User talk:Zozo2kx/2013

RfC

Hi,

Would appreciate your comments here. Cheers --Muhammad(talk) 16:57, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Maryamin

On 3 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maryamin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fourth-century Byzantine mosaic discovered in Maryamin, in central Syria, is one of the few artifacts that give an indication on how the organ instrument was used in antiquity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maryamin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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.

(X! · talk) · @309 · 00:03, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Editor Review

I am currently cleaning up the backlog over at Editor Review and I found this in the backlog. As it is no longer posted on the main page at Editor Review, I was wondering if I should remove it from the backlogs and put it to rest or if I should repost it for community review. I will remove it from the backlogs three days from now if I am not given a response.—cyberpower _Offline^{Happy 2013} 01:14, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles

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DYK for Maskanah

On 7 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Maskanah, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the relative distance of Maskanah, a town in northern Syria, to the Euphrates has varied over the years due to changes in the river's bed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Maskanah. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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.

Orlady (talk) 08:03, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Kafr Zita

On 9 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kafr Zita, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the inhabitants of the Syrian village of Kafr Zita claim descent from the Mawali tribes who dominated the northern Syrian Desert until the 18th century? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kafr Zita. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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.

Harrias ^talk 08:03, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Taybat al-Imam

On 11 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Taybat al-Imam, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a large mosaic covers the entire floor of the Byzantine-era Church of the Holy Martyrs, built in 442 CE, in the Syrian town of Taybat al-Imam? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Taybat al-Imam. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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.

Harrias ^talk 00:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Baarin

On 12 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Baarin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the strategic fortress of Baarin in central Syria was captured by Imad ad-Din Zengi from the Crusaders in the Battle of Ba'rin in 1137? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Baarin. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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) 08:02, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notification

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HighBeam

Hey, sorry to be the bearer of bad news... Though your application was perfect and your account fully approved, we ran out of access codes 7 short of the total who signed up in round 6. I've gone ahead and moved you to the top of the list for round 7. If and as soon as we are given access to more accounts, you will be first to receive it. If you need help accessing sources, WikiProject Resource Exchange is a great place to go, or for HighBeam specifically, you might try asking one of the other 1000 editors who have HighBeam access this year. Again, I'm sorry, and I'll keep pushing for more access to these valuable resources. Cheers, Ocaasi^{t | c} 18:22, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Questia email failure: Will resend codes

Sorry for the disruption but apparently the email bot failed. We'll resend the codes this week. (note: If you were notified directly that your email preferences were not enabled, you still need to contact Ocaasi). Cheers, User:Ocaasi 21:16, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Looking forward to it. Yazan (talk) 02:06, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Marseille

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Arabic script

Wenak ya zalameh? Hope you're doing well and keeping busy. Dr. Blofeld asked me to provide the Arabic script to Ten Hamadi (Tenhamad), but since I'm unable to do that I was hoping you could. I'll ask some other editors in case you're on a wikibreak. Salam, --Al Ameer son (talk) 06:14, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, just noticed you added the script a couple weeks ago. Come back soon! --Al Ameer son (talk) 20:34, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notification of discussion

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Religions in Infobox

Salam Yazan. I probably should have discussed this first, but I added the predominant religions of a locality in the Infobox: i.e. Aqrab Religions: Sunni Muslim, Alawite. Do you think this is an unnecessary field to have in the infobox? Let me know. If so I'll just remove that parameter. Thanks --Al Ameer son (talk) 18:21, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Damascus Districts and etc.

Thank you Yazan, and no worries. Just make sure you don't stay away too long ;) Your info actually helps a lot and I think we have a good idea on how the administrative divisions of the city work now. I left Tradedia a comment on his talk page. On another note, I think I'm going to begin wide-scale expansion of Bosra. There's a lot of info on its history through the ages and its more modern situations, not least in Batatu's book (thanks again for that). If you're interested and not too busy with real life, feel free to join. If not, I look forward to working together soon. Salamat akh, --Al Ameer son (talk) 07:22, 6 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just scrolled through the book, there's huge amounts of information there indeed. Thanks a lot man ;) And I'll send you some book requests as we go. One I've been trying to look for is Urban Life in Syria Under the Early Mamluks by Nicola Ziadeh, but it's apparently a pretty rare piece. Maybe Questia will have it. I currently have the book The Ottomans in Syria: A History of Justice and Oppression which I'll try to scan and add to the dropbox. Lot's of info on Ottoman-era leaders, families, tribes, etc. particularly relating to Hama, Damascus, Maarrat al-Nu'man, Acre and to a lesser extent on the smaller towns of the Hama/Homs region. As for religions in the infobox parameters, I'll begin removing them. Wasn't really comfortable adding them in the first place since it makes it appear as if it's the official religion of the locality and doesn't take into consideration the secular residents, in addition to the fact that whole villages and towns have been emptied out during these trying times. --Al Ameer son (talk) 19:27, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Possibly unfree File:Lutfi al-Haffar.jpeg

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Great Syrian Revolt

Ahlan Yazan, I added a good source of info on the Great Syrian Revolt to the dropbox, let me know if you got it. My random attention has drifted towards that subject area lately (the details of which have more than a few parallels with the present-day revolt/war). I started Hasan al-Kharrat and was hoping you could add the Arabic translation when you have time. I have an image of the man from syrianhistory.com, but I'm going to crop it up a bit for use. I plan to nominate the article in a day or two. Salam, --Al Ameer son (talk) 00:52, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pending release of Notifications

Hey Zozo2kx :). I'm dropping you a note because you have signed up for the Notifications, or Echo, newsletter.

If all goes according to plan, we should be launching Echo on en-wiki either tomorrow, or next Tuesday - I'll drop a followup tomorrow when we know what's happening. Should the launch succeed, we'll begin the process of triaging bugs and gathering feedback on what features work, what cause problems, and what we should do next; I hope you'll help us out on these fronts by leaving any comments you might have on the talkpage.

Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 22:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

CBS

I know you're busy, but I was just curious if you knew of a way we could access the 2004 census figures. The whole website has apparently been shut down for a while. If not, we might have to go somewhere else for populations stats, albeit unofficial ones. --Al Ameer son (talk) 03:56, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notifications box replacement prototypes released

Hey Zozo2kx; Kaldari has finished scripting a set of potential replacements available to test and give feedback on. Please go to this thread for more detail on how to enable them. Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 15:23, 7 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Military history coordinator election

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Shukri al-Quwatli

Salam Yazan. Noticed you archived the talk page, so I hope that means you've returned to join us. If not, that's too bad. But just thought I'd let you know, User:Zozo2kx/Shukri is ready for DYK (and with a little more work, GA I think). I've just been waiting for you to give me the green light to move it to mainspace. Those books you provided me really helped with the expansion. Cheers! --Al Ameer (talk) 01:26, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Salamat Ameer. That's absolutely wonderful work; please do move it! It looks great. I am hoping to come back to WP a little by little now. I hope all is well on your end. Best. Yazan (talk) 13:46, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to hear. I look forward to working with you sometime in the near future. Salam, --Al Ameer (talk) 15:54, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I've decided to delay the move for now because the Did you know column used the picture of Nasib al-Bakri a couple days ago. I just want to ensure that the picture for Shukri al-Quwatli is used. --Al Ameer (talk) 04:08, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. That's wonderful news though! :) Yazan (talk) 13:03, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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