User talk:Anas Salloum/Archive 1

Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Anas Salloum, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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An article with 2 or more possible names?!

I wrote an article on the village of Zweitina. The name of the village however, can be written in other forms. It can be written as 'Zuweitina' or 'Zouweitina' and there are a few other possibilites too. The article was named Zweitina. Now, how do I make it possible for searchs on the other possibilites redirect the user to, in this case, 'Zweitina', the hypothetically correct page? Thanks in advance. Anas Salloum 01:05, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi and welcome to Wikipedia. I created the two redirections you mentionned (check the links I added on your text). Usually, you create an other article with the alternative spelling and you just click the #R icon on the toolbar and put the name of the main article. Here for example, I wrote #REDIRECT [[Zweitina]] as the article text. I hope this was useful, don't hesitate to put the helpme tag or ask me if you have any other question. Happy editing! -- lucasbfr ^talk 00:48, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Wow, thanks a lot Lucas, I appreciate the quick help :) . Anas Salloum 01:05, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Categorizing help..

I need to categorize this article, Communications and Information Technology Commission. It's a communications authority commission. I can't find the right category :-/. The closest I got was Category:Federal Communications Commission, but I'm pretty sure that it's not right. If one knows which is the right category for the article, then please help. --Anas Salloum 14:26, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

It's OK, got it, Category:Communications authorities --Anas Salloum 14:31, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

User page and talk page..

Could someone please help me by giving me links to guides on how to arrange my user page and talk page to make them look neat and inviting. You know make them look better, like how to make a to-do list, adding those user pictures (Native speaker, firefox user, etc.). I know it's kind of stupid, but hey I'd appreciate it if someone helped me :). Thanks in advance. --Anas Salloum 01:16, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Sure! You can learn how to archive your talk pages at WP:ARCHIVE. You can learn all about userboxes at WP:Userbox, and the collection of userboxes can be found here. The best way to learn how to make your pages spiffy is to look at other userpages and see how they're put together. You can make your own sandbox (User:Anas Salloum/Sandbox) and play around with different things there. Let me know if you have more specific questions--just drop a line on my talk page. -- Merope ^Talk 01:21, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Merope, thank you man, you're the best. I really appreciate it my friend.--Anas Salloum 01:23, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

No problem! If you look at my userpage, though, you'll notice that one of my userboxes says I'm a female.  ;) Let me know if you have other questions!

God, I just entered your userpage and found out, rushing to my talk page I recieve your message. Terribly sorry Merope! :S --Anas Salloum 01:41, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Dude, it's cool. You're not the first person to think I'm a guy, nor will you be the last. I was just being silly.  ;) -- Merope ^Talk 01:35, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Hehe, well, I sure hope I won't do that mistake again. Thanks again Merope, you're a good sport. ;) --Anas Salloum 01:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Boy Scouts de Syrie

Thank you so much for your contribution! Chris 16:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

And thank you again for Sahraoui Scout Association, brother! Now all I think that need Arabic are Palestine and Iraq. :) Chris 15:14, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

{{Arabic}}

Hi, why did you removed the Arabic template from Talk:Dunyazad? Philip Stevens 19:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Replied in your talk page. --Anas Salloum 21:05, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Islamic Barnstar
		{{{1}}}

For your hard work in translating names into Arabic, I award you this barnstar. :) – Quadell ^{(talk) (random)} 20:17, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Arabic

Why do you removed arabic template from Gulf of Tunis article ? - Darwinek 21:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Replied in your talk page. --Anas Salloum 21:23, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Please vote

Please take a look at Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion/Log/2006/October/16. It seems that some people want to remove any reference to Palestine. --Palestine48 21:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for all your recent additions, adding Arabic to pages. Cuñado - Talk 21:33, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Abu Kamal

Thanks a lot for editing Abu Kamal. Actually, you have made readable. I spent a lot of time working on it. I tried to include some important points such as those of Dura Europes and Mari which are two important historical and tourists sites in Syria.

I know that talking about dress and marriage were too much but I meant to go in depth and give insight on how people like those live their life (especially and largely because the same applies to most Arabs).

I think you are doing a great job and you deserve the barnstar by the way.

That is me: [email protected]

Nottingham, the UK —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hassan hsn (talk • contribs)

Firefox logo in userboxes

Wikipedia policy does not allow templates (which includes userboxes) or user pages to contain any copyrighted content not under free license; so, for example, "fair use" images are explicitly forbidden. This clause is to be interpreted strictly and without exception, for legal reasons. See Wikipedia's fair use policy guidelines and Wikipedia:Userboxes for more details. —ptk✰fgs 15:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I see. Thanks for the heads up bro. :) --Anas Salloum 16:04, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Arabnet, Arabcircle, Stars.net, Dreamnet

Hi Anas, Thanks for your note. As I said in the edit summary, these articles did not meet Wikipedia's "assertion of notability" requirement. Under Wp:csd#Articles, the article must at least assert the companies are somehow notable, because this is an encyclopedia. Do they serve 4 million customers a day? Was one of these companies the first ISP in Saudi Arabia? Are they known for any controversies? Have they received any awards in the industry? Are they owned by someone famous? Do they have any claim to fame? If so, say so in the article, including a reference. Without some bare assertion of notability, there is no point in keeping such articles, as Wikipedia is not a directory of ISPs. I do not object to recreation of the articles, as long as their notability is included in the article. The articles as they were written included no claim to notability. Best wishes, Firsfron of Ronchester 16:32, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Good luck and happy editing, Anas. :) Firsfron of Ronchester 16:46, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Arabic script pages

Hi -- I noticed you are active in the effort to provide Arabic script for pages needing it. I was wondering if you would mind taking a look at Backgammon#Name when you get a chance -- I'm not sure the word we have there (ifranjiah) is right, and we don't have the transcription. The original editor who added it appears to be unavailable. I would have added the {{arabic}} template to the talk page, but it looks like that is intended for articles whose names are Anglicised transcriptions of original Arabic names (which is not the case here)? —ptk✰fgs 16:35, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! :-D —ptk✰fgs 18:58, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Just wanted to thank you for your recent campaign to clean up the Arabic tags, you got/fixed/removed 9 that I had added over the past year, all at once fixed. Much thanks! Sherurcij ^{(Speaker for the Dead)} 20:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Working Man's Barnstar
		For your work providing Arabic script Jeff3000 15:50, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't know how you do it, but you're definitely a workhorse :) The amount of pages that needed Arabic script seemed insurmountable, but you've done half of them. -- Jeff3000 16:22, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Again

Thanks again, I am from Abukamal and I tried to upload some pictures for Dura europes (?) and Euphrates of Abukmal. I still have them here. I wonder if you can help me doing it. I could not post them. I am going to send you a lot of pictures and you can pick and choose. Some of them, I am sure, do not work. But why not having a look at them? I am going to send it to my EMPTY email which is [email protected] (the password is icannot). !!!

You are a star!!! Thanks a lot. And also thank you a lot for the welcome!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hassan hsn (talk • contribs)

Sorry there was indeed a mistake in the email: it is [email protected] and the password is correct: icannot. The pictures were taken by me. But the problem is maybe the features of the photos. I tried to do them but did not work. Sorry for this mess again. Thanks a lot —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hassan hsn (talk • contribs)

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Where in Syria are you from? Jaber90 20:34, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

My grandmother is from Safita. Do you know it? Jaber90 16:28, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Arabic

Hello. Thank you very much for your great work. When you will be done with "S" articles, can I from time to time add Arabic template to some articles in need of Arabic script? - Darwinek 20:47, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, you're great :) -- Jeff3000 15:25, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for adding Arabic script to a bio article I'd started. Elizmr 15:44, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Summons of the Lord of Hosts

Hey Anas, I reverted your edit on Summons of the Lord of Hosts for the Arabic script. I believe the request for Arabic script in that article is for a subset of the title of the individual tablets which were written in Arabic and have Arabic names like Súriy-i-Haykal. Regards, -- Jeff3000 14:16, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

:)

First, sorry for not responding earlier. I've been hell busy for 2 weeks. Hello, I was pleased to hear about you. I also noticed your good edits on Arab related articles. Wikipedia needs a lot more of Arab editors like you. And I saw that you've already got 2 barnstars (I've only got one in 3 years :( Anyway, If you need any comment or intervention in any dispute, just ask me. I may be busy but you could always give it a try. CG 11:31, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Well done

WOW! WELL-DONE. I MUST INDEED THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PICTURES. THEY LOOK GREAT, HEH?

KEEP UP THE HARD WORK! ALL THE BEST —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hassan hsn (talk • contribs)

Arabic

OK. It would look more personal that way but OK. :)) - Darwinek 16:52, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

No, it is just my nickname. I can do that way you suggest. No problem but other users would add that template to talk pages. - Darwinek 17:23, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your support!

Se la face ay pale, la cause est... Se la face ay pale, la cause est... 23:42, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

If I'm a bit pale in the face now, it's because of the amazing support during my recent request for adminship and because of all those new shiny buttons. And if in the future my use of them should not always be perfect please don't hesitate to shout at me any time, sunset, noon or sunrise.

Rif Dimashq

Hi, I'll be glad to work on the Rif Dimashq article with you! My only problem was that I don't have that much free time, but since you're in, I'll try my best!

Best regards. Orionist 12:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Arabic script

Please: Issam Nima, Noureddine Morceli, Mohammed Amyn, Brahim Boulami, Zahra Ouaziz, Salim Sdiri, Khalid Zoubaa, Driss El Himer and Youssouf Hadji. Thank you. - Darwinek 14:44, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Done. ↔ ANAS - Talk 15:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

My RfA:

Thank you so very much for voting support in my RfA. However, I have withdrawn due to reasons that a stressed user would withdraw under. I'm sorry I have failed you & your expectations. Thanks, Spawn Man 08:57, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi there Anas, thanks a lot for your strong support to my recent RFA! You are making quite impressive contributions yourself despite being here for a short while. Do try to keep it up and let me know if I can be of any assistance:) -- Lost^(talk) 17:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Hi Anas Salloum, I am very thankful to you for supporting and comments on my succesful RfA. Shyam ^(T/C) 06:53, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Re:Image

Done. Cheers -- Lost^(talk) 12:21, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Hi Anas, and thanks very much for your support during my recent RfA, which succeeded with a final tally of 64/0/0. I am grateful for the overwhelming support I received from the community, and hope I will continue to earn your trust as I expand my participation on Wikipedia. It goes without saying that if you ever need anything and I can help, please let me know. Wait, I guess it does go with saying. ; ) --cholmes75 (chit chat) 15:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar Thanks

Thank you for the Barnstar award and the favorable comment on the Thaddeus Lowe article.--Magi Media 07:10, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Welcoming Users

I think it's great that you go around and welcome so many users. However, a bit of a word about using {{welcome}}

When using certain template tags on talk pages, don't forget to substitute with text by adding subst: to the template tag. For example, use {{subst:test}} instead of {{test}}. This reduces server load and prevents accidental blanking of the template. .

-^demon^{[yell at me]} 14:22, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Dalbury's RfA

My RfA passed with a tally of 71/1/0. Thank you very much for your support. I hope that my performance as an admin will not disappoint you. Please let me know if you see me doing anything inappropriate. -- Donald Albury 02:49, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

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DYK

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Thanks Buddy

Hi, man thank you very much for welcoming me, as you may have seen my English is not that good so i will be glad to help you linking important Arabic article to your talk page,

Thanks again, Nice to know you

Anas Emad 10:36, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

I appreciate the award. Biruitorul 22:44, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Thank you for the Support I'd like to express my huge thanks to you, Anas, for your support in my recent RfA, which closed with 100% support at 71/0/1. Needless to say, I am very suprised at the huge levels of support I've seen on my RfA, and at the fact that I only had give three answers, unlike many other nominees who have had many, many more questions! I'll be careful with my use of the tools, and invite you to tell me off if I do something wrong! Thanks, Martinp23 14:33, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Congratulations!

Thank you very much! I will do my best to use these tools for the benefit of this project, so that the people like you, who accompanied me in this request, won't be disappointed. Thanks again! -- ReyBrujo 18:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

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Egyptian films

Hi remember you can categorize the film by year. category:1948 films. I am currently going through films myself. I don't know if you ave or are doing this but on imdb internet movie database click by country and click Egypt and it will come up with all the Egyptian films every released. Films are all about 0.0001% covered on wikipedia and I would be very grateful if you would help out. Ernst Stavro Blofeld 14:53, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I have corected the The Two Orphans a little and linked to imdb. It was actually 1949 and your director was wrong. Other than than great. I have checked and imdb has about 1700 films you can contribute from Egypt. In a A-Z! Good luck Ernst Stavro Blofeld 15:04, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the DYK medal

Thank you for the DYK medal from earlier today. I greatly appreciated it. Happy Thanksgiving! Chris 14:57, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

		The Original Barnstar
		Thank you for your kind words in my Editor Review, and great job editing._Seadog ♪

Thanks Anas for your hard work to the encyclopedia and being very kind...If you ever need my help please contact me. Cheers!__Seadog ^♪ 15:11, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks...even though it would be nice I would be content with just being an editor if my RFA didn't succeed. Cheers my friend!__Seadog ^♪ 16:03, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Have a happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy all the food!

fresh baked right out of the oven.

I'd be a copycat if I left a picture of a turkey!

Thanks!

Hey Anas, thanks for the Thanksgiving wishes, and I hope you have a great holiday too. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia, but it always sounds like a great time of the year in North America :) Enjoy! riana_dzasta 12:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Thenks from me too. Love the turkey ;-) We celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada the second weekend in October so it's already past, but I did have a great day then! Here's some pumpkin pie (my personal favourite) for you to enjoy today. Have a great Thanksgiving! — Editor at Large^(speak) 12:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! (or Labour Day if you're in Japan, which it appears that you're not :) ) --Gray Porpoise 13:20, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for the Turkey...Even though I am a vegetarian I will keep him as a friend :). I noticed you have been kind in wishing others a happy thanksgiving so I award you a smile. Here is a pumpkin pie for you!

Smiley Award

Feel free to place this award on your user page, as a token of appreciation for your contributions. If you're willing to help spread the good cheer to others, please see the project page for the Random Smiley Award at: User:Pedia-I/SmileyAward

Double vote on RfA

Looks like you accidentally voted twice here Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Viridae 2, I assume this was a mistake, you are support #8 and #40. You may wish to remove this yourself before someone else does. Don't worry, it is easy to do this by mistake. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:29, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Also on Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nae'blis, you are support #4 and #82. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 17:31, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks

I would like to express my appreciation of the time you spent considering my successful RfA. Thankyou Gnangarra 13:09, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Image..

Done. Take care! -- ReyBrujo 15:15, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

I deleted the logos, but I don't think I can delete Image:File-manager.png, because it is a free image. Unless it is copyrighted, it should stay. -- ReyBrujo 19:36, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Free images can become orphan, as they are free there is no need to include them in articles. If it is an exact duplicate of another image, you can use I1 if it is not in Commons, or I8 if so. Try reading the Image section of the speedy criteria to see which of both fits better. Good luck! -- ReyBrujo 19:45, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thank you...I am now on pace for 4,000 total edits!__Seadog ^♪ 18:54, 27 November 2006 (UTC)