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May 15

Roop Kumar Rathod tv show old is gold songs

What was the name of the show that Ghazal singer Roop Kumar Rathod where he showcases the songs from old movies that were from 1940s to 1980s and what was the name of the tv network whose logo resemble a bee with two speakers as its eyes? Donmust90 (talk) 03:46, 15 May 2016 (UTC)Donmust90Donmust90 (talk) 03:46, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

The channel with the bee logo is Mastiii. Tevildo (talk) 09:30, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Rathod presented a radio show called Shaam-E-Ghazal in 2006, and appeared in a concert called Old Is Gold in Rotterdam in 2013, but I've not yet found any references to him presenting a TV show. Tevildo (talk) 11:04, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Call of Duty characters

Are the wiki articles on Captain Price and Soap MacTavish the only ones there are about characters in Call of Duty, or are there also articles about other characters in that game (Major Ingram, Sergeant Moody, etc.)? 2601:646:8E01:515D:F88D:DE34:7772:8E5B (talk) 07:53, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Yes, those are the only two articles in the English Wikipedia on individual Call of Duty characters. The main issue with creating articles on other characters is notability, as we define it. See WP:GNG for the relevant guideline (basically, there must be significant coverage of the characters (not just the games) in independent sources), and WP:FAN for an appropriate essay. The Captain Price article comfortably survived an AFD in 2011 - if other characters have the same level of independent coverage, they should be eligible for articles. Tevildo (talk) 21:51, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

New Football Laws - Offside

The IFAB has issued updated the laws of football to come into effect on 1st June 2016. PDF version at theifab.com. For offside, it now states that the free kick resulting from offside is taken where the offence occurs (even in player's own half). Can anybody explain how it could be taken in the player's own half, as,by definition, you can't be offside in your own half? Or have I misinterpreted it? Widneymanor (talk) 20:32, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

You checked the Powerpoint - but perhaps did not read the actual new rule, which has this explanation attached: "The Law and the interpretation were contradictory. Throughout the Laws, the general principle is that a Free Kick is awarded where an offence occurs so this now applies to offside. A Free Kick can be awarded in a player’s own half if the player moves from being in an offside position in the opponents’ half to commit an offside offence in the player’s own other half." 81.132.106.10 (talk) 21:02, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Yes, but how can the player commit an "offside offence" without being offside? If you're in your own half, by definition, you're not offside. Tevildo (talk) 21:32, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

I am not a footballist, but I think it works like this. You get yourself into an offside position, and from that point on are barred from involving yourself in the flow of the game until ... I'm not sure what; presumably, until you have well and truly made yourself onsite without interfereing with play. If you do start to involve yourself in the game, you commit an offside offence. So, the offence is separate from the fact that you may be ahead of all other other teams players: which is to say, you can get yourself into an offside position without triggering an offence. To trigger an offence you must be (or have been) offside and then involve yourself in play. --Tagishsimon (talk) 21:50, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your responses. On the FIFA web site, it says if you have any queries contact your local association, so I've emailed UEFA and will post any reply. Widneymanor (talk) 13:47, 17 May 2016 (UTC)