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Your edit to Danny Siegel

Message posted on Friday, April 20, 2007

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DYK for Table to Table

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Gemach

Hi, Thanks for your observation on the "Famous Gemachs" section. I moved each gemach to its own article and noted them in the "See Also" section, which definitely works much better. I'm sure you didn't mean it, but your edit summary did come across as hurtful. You could have just said, "Removed paragraph called 'famous gemachs' per WP:SOAPBOX." Next time, please try to assume good faith. Yoninah (talk) 08:35, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

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Re:deletion of jchoice

Hi Soosim. Although it may have not been your intent, your article, "Jchoice", read like an advertisement. Here on Wikipedia, we have a policy in which advertising/spam is speedy deleted per deletion criterion G11. Please note that articles for deletion are judged on their own merit, not in comparison to other articles (See WP:OTHERSTUFF). You are certainly welcome to resubmit the article, but please revise the text so that it complies with the policies and guidelines noted at WP:ADS and WP:MOS; otherwise, you run the risk of having the article deleted again. FASTILY ^(TALK) 21:50, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Re Whitson

Not too sure about the details, but generally any criticism should be reasonably stated and in proportional to the reliability of the source. So multiple reliable sources saying the same things helps. But over all, we definitely can't have most of the article solely devoted to criticism. Course if the rest of the article is expanded then more, reasonable, criticism can be included. Misarxist (talk) 14:36, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Israel Price recipients

Soosim, I have replied to your comment on my discussion page, Cheers. Davshul (talk) 07:09, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Arab lobby

Hi, Soosim, I didn't actually read the article prior to deletion since articles by a banned used are to be deleted on sight. I have done so now, and I have some concerns.

There is actually nothing about the book other than a "review" No sales figures or similar to show that it meets the notability guidelines. Although it has references, at least one, the Tablet, is hardly neutral; I don't know the others, although a name like the Daily Beast hardly inspires confidence. My biggest concern is that under the guise of being an article about the book, it actually just acts as a platform for the book's views. I would be astonished if the views expressed by the author have been accepted without criticism, either in the US or elsewhere (the Middle East?).

As it stands, I would have deleted the article as POV or promotional. As a minimum, some balance is needed by incorporating negative reviews too; even this acknowledges that there has been criticism. Surprisingly, there's also no reference to The Israel Lobby, to which this is a response. I'm not Arab, Jewish or even American, so I have no axe to grind other than ensuring that PoV doesn't get through under the guise of an article. Hope this is helpful Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:46, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Northridge East Neighborhood Council

I actually think that Neighborhood Council is misleading, since although it claims a global remit, it only actually deals with one city. It's also quite promtional in tone, full of mission statements and vague aspirations, but few concrete facts. However, that's another issue.

NENC did not provide independent verifiable sources that it meets the notability guidelines. It seems to apply to only a small area of one city, and again is composed mainly of vague aspirations and has no real facts at all. Again, it's spammy Stakeholders are encouraged to attend regular meeting sessions to learn of events and issues surrounding our community and to get involved in the process of improving the quality of life for all Stakeholders. I get no sense from this of how many people are involved, what it achieves (rather than promises) and why it is significant. There are no references, just a link to the official website. The fact that there is an election coming up is not a matter for an encyclopaedia, and is irrelevant. For this to stand a chance, we need more facts, less puffery, and verifiable references to proper independent sources Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:02, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

David Draiman Edit Warring

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adding religion Jewish to a person that says in the article he is not religious is a joke, please do not add it again, can't you see in the article, he says, I am not religious Off2riorob (talk) 14:15, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

and can't you see he says 'yes' to the question 'are you jewish?'...."religious" means observant of the commandments - being observant or not observant doesn't make one more or less jewish! Soosim (talk) 05:11, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

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New Question

Just a little question to my edit. I know and understand that 'blogs' are not reliable source, but it is top of the google search and judging by its about... 'http://mondoweiss.net/about-mondoweiss' Its basically an alternative press, Citizen journalism, you know...something like 'Democracy Now!' I know my example are not the best, but unless there'sproof from the Red Cross itself, it is worth questioning. Check the story of the Levitt Institute, are you sure the mainstream Media is worth believing that much? More checks by various others...for now.. 'blog.camera.org/archives/2011/04/there_is_no_humanitarian_crisi.html' 'http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/interview/2011/palestine-israel-interview-2011-05-19.htm '(Current stance from Red Cross) What I am saying is...it is debatable...and should be shown as such. P.S. I did try to write as unbiased as I can, saying there are speculations on its authenticity...not to say it is fake outright...probably I am not unbiased enough? P.S. (2) I went to the Red Cross website myself and try to contact the Delegates from the Israel and Occupied Territories. If Proven to be false, I will edit appropriately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.253.99.38 (talk) 18:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

blogs are very questionable. maybe try to find the slant you are looking for in an opinion column of some online news magazine - those tend to carry more weight and can be quoted with "Jane Doe of the National Sun and Times says "blah blah blah".... Soosim (talk) 14:22, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Soosim, why do you assert "blogs are very questionable". We could say the same about newspapers and the generalisation would be just as true - or untrue. Just as there are relatively reliable newspapers, mostily broadsheets, eg The Times of India, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Al Ahram, New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent etc there are also newspapers which cannot in any way be regarded as reliable eg the late unlamented News of the World along with most of the rest of the Murdoch stable. Similarly, there are blogs which are maintained by highly respected journalists and which are far more reliable than many tabloid newspapers. Mondoweiss is one such, so is 972, there are many others. Floccinauci (talk) 11:43, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

basically, see this about blogs that are not attached to "real" websites - which is why i said that a blog written by a washington post or guardian journalist on their website, is certainly a better direction to head for. Soosim (talk) 13:15, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Perhaps, but the blog is being used to provide verifiability for the personal opinion of the writer of the blog. It's certainly reliable for the author's opinion. The question I would have is whether Muhammad Idrees Ahmad's opinion is notable. This seems to be his home page.[1] He's written for Al Jazeera[2], Electronic Intifada[3], and of course MondoWeiss[4] and his own site Pulse[5]. He says he has reported for many other news organizations on his home page in the journalism section (although I haven't checked them). It may be an interesting issue to take to WP:RS/N. I don't think this one is entirely clear. Sean.hoyland - talk 18:37, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

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Freedom Flotilla II

Paul Murphy is an Irish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and participated in both the first and second convoys. He is an elected official, has been with them since the beginning, and is almost certainly privy to more information on the Flotilla than, say, Howard Jacobson. If his words given to newsmedia cannot be taken as official statements, praytell, what can?

Ismail Haniyeh? Or would you prefer the ayatollah? One of you has a Jewish Barnstar, another has his name translated into hebrew on his page. I wonder what you all have in common that motivates you to edit this article the way you do.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.181.136.216 (talk) 10:58, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

dear anon ip - i don't think i removed anything attributed to paul murphy from a reliable source. and howard jacobson is not known to have any information about the flotilla other than his own opinion, which is what is listed there. all edits are NPOV as much as possible for any one person to be that way. now, as far as mssr haniyeh and the ayatollah, they are fine too - just find an RS.... Soosim (talk) 12:00, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Link replaced with official Paul Murphy website - where an identical statement is found. These ARE his words, the link is verifiable (and the information is a lot more relevant and deserving of note here than one old apologist's spiteful opinion). You are a LIAR and you know it; your edits are only ever to remove positive info about the convoy or insert more Israeli POV. And you just happen to have the hebrew translation of your name on your page. The other edit nazi on this forum has a Jewish Barnstar. I'm sure none of this is related ;)

Continue tampering with this information and it will be treated as VANDALISM. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.181.136.216 (talk) 22:17, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

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Ahava

Hello, Horses. Amazing how much time we spend on the relatively minor subject like Ahava. Anyhow, I did't really understood your recent edit and reverted it. This material, as you know, has been discussed on the talk page, and everybody will be glad to see your comments there. --ElComandanteChe (talk) 12:17, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

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Regarding this edit of yours, as far as self-identification goes, she never described herself as a Palestinian Christian. And you're welcome to contribute to this, if it interests you.—Biosketch (talk) 07:36, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

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really sam? one revert 5 days ago = 3RR edit war? omg. maybe even omG. but thanks for the info above - i will keep it in mind. Soosim (talk) 17:22, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

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dr k, this looks so official and scary. thanks for posting. however, only two edits were made, not three. and i have offered various ways to change the article so it reads exactly what the source says, but alas, you are objecting to that. not sure what to do. can you help???? Soosim (talk) 12:14, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

This is just a reminder of the repercussions of edit-warring. There is no need to worry if you are not planning to engage in it. Please visit WP:BLPN at the Mikis Theodorakis section where I and Athenean are both trying to help you understand the issues involved. Let's keep the conversation all in one place for consistency, ease of reference and clarity. And please don't copy my comments from the noticeboard to the Mikis Theodorakis article talkpage. It gives the wrong impression that I commented in the talkpage of Mikis Theodorakis when I did not. It is misleading to copy things to another place from another discussion somewhere else and it is called forum shopping, please see WP:FORUMSHOPPING. Let's keep the conversation in one place. Last time you did that you also mangled my signature and I reverted. Thank you. Dr.K. ^{λogosπraxis} 13:06, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

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Please do not copy the discussion from BLPN to the Theodorakis article

Per WP:FORUMSHOPPING please do not open another discussion while there is an ongoing discussion at WP:BLPN. If you want to forum-shop still despite my advice please do no not copy my comments from BLPN but just use a link to refer to them from BLPN. While copying my comments you also destroyed my signature and you cannot do that. Mangling my signature and moving my comments around Wikipedia to forum shop is unconstructive behaviour. Dr.K. ^{λogosπraxis} 16:57, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

why not? it is NOT forumshopping. it is simply a 'rfc' as per wiki:rfc and other places which say it must be on the article talk page. not sure why you skipped that step and went to blpn. anyway, it is good to get other opinions other than yours and mine. right? Soosim (talk) 17:23, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

It is forum-shopping because there is alrady a discussion on the topic at BLPN. But I will not prevent you from opening an RFC if you must. But whatever you do please link to the discussion at BLPN instead of copying my comments at Mikis Theodorakis. People can open links and read. This avoids mangling my signature. Is that ok? Dr.K. ^{λogosπraxis} 17:33, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

why not do both? make it easy for people... Soosim (talk) 17:37, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

I will try one more time to explain it to you: Because copying and pasting other peoples' comments and mangling their signatures in the process is forum-shopping, unnecessary, excessive and close to spamming. Dr.K. ^{λogosπraxis} 17:43, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

i think you need to explain it again since what you wrote ain't true. Soosim (talk) 06:49, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

CAIR

Hi there, I see you removed the mention of Congressman Jim Moran from the Council on American-Islamic Relations page. I actually have a number of sources talking about it, including press releases after the fact stating that he was present and the event raised over $400k in donations. Should I use that as a source instead? BrotherSulayman (talk) 02:02, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

the problem is that they are all press releases using the CAIR press release. no newspaper picked it up as relevant. maybe try the congressman's own page? Soosim (talk) 03:46, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Good idea, but he doesn't publish his schedule. BrotherSulayman (talk) 03:49, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

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I think your last edit at the NIF article was a 1RR violation. Sean.hoyland - talk 07:42, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

how so? i thought i am allowed one revert per 24 hours. this was my first. Soosim (talk) 07:51, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

I think this edit would be counted as your first revert (="in whole or in part" change to an edit by Perplexed566 per WP:1RR) and the last edit would be counted as your second. Sean.hoyland - talk 08:10, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

it is actually, as you can see, two separate issues. but, if it will make the powers that be, you and my friend malik happy, i will self revert and then do an edit of it later. whatcha think? Soosim (talk) 08:18, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

To clarify, all of your consecutive edits would probably be counted as the first revert so I don't think the separate issue argument would work. Having said all that, I don't mind, I'm just letting you know because it's the kind of thing I do sometimes too. Starting a talk page discussion might help. You could self revert if someone asks you. Sean.hoyland - talk 08:25, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Soosim, your first set of edits was a revert, and your edit summary ("replaced recently edited new section with original material as per general consensus.")indicates you were aware of that fact. Please be more careful in the future. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 15:47, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

malik - the piece about the jpost reporting the orgs that nif funds, etc was NOT a revert. it was brand new. go check the edit again and see. no revert = no violation.... Soosim (talk) 17:00, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

It doesn't matter that you added new material in between your two reverts. Just acknowledge that you made two reverts and let's move on. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 17:38, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

you are mistating the facts. a) i rv someone's edits. b) i added new material. c) someone undid my addition of new material. d) i reverted that and that only. did not touch the previous material. period. Soosim (talk) 17:50, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Action a was your first revert. Action d was your second revert. It does not matter if each revert was on different material, what matters is that you made 2 reverts. nableezy - 17:52, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Soosim, do you want to test your theory about 1RR at WP:ANEW? Please read WP:3RR so you have a better understanding of what a revert is. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 18:07, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

The Ilam controvercy you put back in is not verified by the evidence. NIF is not even mentioned in the report! Am I missing something? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Perplexed566 (talk • contribs) 19:54, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

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Please consider self-reverting your last edit to New Israel Fund. It is the second time today you restored a paragraph that was deleted from the article on October 31. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 19:24, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

malik - i will be happy to self-rv, but you are the one who told me what to write so it would be acceptable. so please decide what you want, first, then i will do one of the two options. thanks. Soosim (talk) 04:21, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

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Soosim, you haven't got your facts right. Setting aside the fact that what you are saying isn't in the source, the statement by Steinburg is false. Try doing your searchs again. See selections from AI below for example. It's clear that the source is unreliable. We can't put patently false information in an encyclopedia. Sean.hoyland - talk 18:48, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Israel-Hamas prisoner swap casts harsh light on detention ...

After more than five years in captivity, Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released today in exchange for more than 1000 Palestinian prisoners. ... 18 Oct 2011 Story

Palestinian Authority: The Palestinian bid for UN membership and ...

... indiscriminate rockets into southern Israel, which constitutes a war crime, and failing to ensure the humane treatment of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. ... 4 Oct 2011 Questions And Answers MDE 21/003/2011

Q&A: Human rights implications of the Palestinian bid for UN ...

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... Hamas must immediately end inhumane and illegal treatment of Gilad Shalit. ... Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit has been in captivity for five years. ... 24 Jun 2011 Public Statement MDE 15/029/2011

Support campaign to end the suffering of Gilad Shalit and his ...

25 June 2011 marks Gilad Shalit's 1826th day in captivity in a secret location. His suffering must end now: Amnesty International ... 24 Jun 2011 Action Document

Amnesty International Report 2011: The State of the World's Human ...

For Indonesia entry in INDONESIAN, see http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA21/ 011/2011/in. For Iran entry in PERSIAN, see http://www.amnesty.org/en/library ... 13 May 2011 Report POL 10/001/2011

Israel Gaza blockade must be completely lifted | Amnesty ...

... saying that it is a response to attacks from Palestinian armed groups, a reaction to the continued holding of the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and a ... 17 Jun 2010 Story

Suffocating Gaza - the Israeli blockade's effects on Palestinians ...

... that it is a response to attacks from Palestinian armed groups, a reaction to the continued holding of the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and a means ... 1 Jun 2010 Story

Impact Assessment of the Rights Education Action Programme (REAP) ...

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Palestinian armed groups and the Israeli authorities are denying prisoners their rights, including Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held for 1000 days ... 20 Mar 2009 Story

Israel/OPT: Gaza: Questions and Answers

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Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT): Health Professional ...

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Human rights violations in cities around the world | Amnesty ...

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my point exactly - all of those 'news articles' and related info on their website do NOT call for his release except june 2006 and june 2010 and then afterwards. Soosim (talk) 18:54, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Look at what Steinberg says.

"For the most part, these pseudo-human rights groups largely ignored the violation of Schalit’s rights for 1,941 days. (Four years after he was kidnapped, both Amnesty and HRW belatedly made brief statements on his behalf, but only after being named and shamed by NGO Monitor.)"

It is false. You can do better than this. Sean.hoyland - talk 19:07, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Bus ride

Hi, the Palestinians were arrested for riding in the same bus as Jews: Israeli police have detained six Palestinians dubbed West Bank Freedom Riders who boarded a Jerusalem-bound bus used by Jewish settlers. Source. Cheers, --Dailycare (talk) 21:10, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

they were not arrested for riding the bus. they were arrested for not getting off the bus when it was about to go through a checkpoint. their protest at that point caused the stir. Soosim (talk) 18:54, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Were the Jewish passengers also arrested for not getting off the bus? --Dailycare (talk) 20:23, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

no, since, when asked, they got off the bus. the protest was not about riding the bus. it was about going through security checkpoints. Soosim (talk) 03:49, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

At least that source doesn't say that the Jewish passengers would have been forced off the bus at the checkpoint. --Dailycare (talk) 20:56, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

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Please undo your last revert (which broke 1RR). If you don't, I will report you to WP:ANEW.

I put the tag there because I would like somebody other than you to verify that the site says what you claim it says. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 06:16, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

See WP:ANEW#User:Soosim reported by User:Malik Shabazz (Result: ). — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 06:28, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

wow malik - your revert was also a violation of the 1RR. did you see that? so please revert that too, and then i will revert mine. thanks! (oh, see, i didn't threaten you when you did yours. i just accepted the fact that you were being sincere.) Soosim (talk) 06:32, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, Soosim, but I haven't made a 2nd revert to the article. A quick scan of this page shows that you've violated 1RR many times before and not been reported. Not this time. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 07:14, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

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Is there a reason you are mocking my signature in discussion where I am involved and using the standard one in discussion where I am not? nableezy - 17:33, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

I was going to ask the same thing. Please read WP:Signature forgery. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 17:40, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

thanks malik. i always enjoy the articles you send for me to read. sure glad that in this case, it has nothing to do with our friend nableezy's question. and nableezy, actually, your signature looks a lot liek sean.hoyland's. and when i saw his and yours together, i was quite impressed. if it really bothers you so much, i will ask around and see what others are doing. i was just trying to be cool like you and sean. it is a pity that you take everything so negatively (saying it was 'mocking'). of course, if i was "mocking" you, i would've made it red, right? be positive, friend, be positive. Soosim (talk) 17:55, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

I would like you to actually answer my question. Why are you, seemingly for the purpose of antagonizing me, mocking my signature in discussions that I am involved in and using the standard one in discussions that I am not? If you were just trying to be cool like you and sean you would not be taking the exact markup that I use and placing your signature within it only on pages that I am editing. Please give an honest answer. nableezy - 18:00, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm confused, do I need to start adding content from NGO Monitor now ? If anyone is looking for a new sig, this guy's one became available recently. Sean.hoyland - talk 18:24, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

i'm confused too. nableezy wants honesty. ok, here goes: i usually forget. it is new for me. when i see yours, or sean's, i remember. plus, i don't know it by heart, so i have to copy and paste it from where i have put it. i am lazy like that, so i rarely do it. maybe i will get better at it. but, again, why so negative? Soosim (talk) 18:31, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

If you would like to be positive, fine. Here goes. In the interest in maintaining a positive editing environment, please do not do things that, at least, have the appearance of being purposely antagonistic. One of those things that has, at least, the appearance of being purposely antagonistic is copying the markup from one user's signature, in what has, at least, the appearance of attempting to mock the user in question. I would very much appreciate you not doing so in the future. That positive enough for you? nableezy - 19:12, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

I wonder what is more important, to be civil and AGF or to keep coming back to insist someone behaves as you want them to, kneel and admit defeat. Nableezy, drop it already, Soosim owes you nothing more. And get a sense of humour already. It's really no fun to edit with your antagonism and I'm amazed that it is still around just as strong after a whole year of you being off my watchlist. --Shuki (talk) 18:43, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

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I thought each of these was easy to find in the new integration, but I am now using more direct wording to try to make it clearer. I noticed you might have accidentially removed some other information which was added as well in your edit, but no worries, I'll put it back in as well!

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Re [6], why not just say "located in Jerusalem," unless the sources stress that it's located in a western section or some such equivalent?—Biosketch (talk) 08:53, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

there is a whole discussion going on about what to do with this. it is interesting that organizations that work in and work for the residents of east jerusalem still have offices in west jerusalem. that is noteworthy.... Soosim (talk) 07:42, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

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thanks purple - i was just asking for help about her being clergy and on the council. i see she is a doctor of divinity, but nothing else is written about it. Soosim (talk) 17:18, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

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During this drive we were successful in eliminating our target months—October, November, and December 2010—from the queue, and have now eliminated all the 2010 articles from our list. We were able to complete 500 articles this month! End-of-drive results and barnstar information can be found here.

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Dispute resolution survey

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Chag Sameach

Yo! Sorry about the "1RR" thing at J Street. It didn't cross my mind, most of my editing is done in non-contentious contexts. But the good news is that even though we disagree, we are both inclined to pick up on the better parts of each other's edits and converge toward a better article. I appreciate you working that way. And chag sameach! May you and yours have a happy Pesach. M.boli (talk) 13:32, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

amen and the same to you! Soosim (talk) 14:06, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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GOCE May copy edit drive

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The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in their May 2012 Backlog elimination drive, a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on May 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on May 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goal for the drive will be to eliminate January, February, and March 2011 from the queue. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits more than 4,000 words, and special awards will be given to the top 5 in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", and "Number of articles of over 5,000 words". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Dank, Diannaa, and Stfg.

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NGOM Funding

Hi, would you mind responding to my comment on the NGO Monitor talk page as I can't really move anything forward until I've heard from you. Thanks, BHB. BothHandsBlack (talk) 12:26, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

didn't see it - will go look now. sorry. Soosim (talk) 12:52, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Soosim, I've raised some issues about your editing on NGOM at the ARE noticeboard [7]. They are not life or death issues but I think they are worth resolving. BothHandsBlack (talk) 13:30, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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