User talk:Emiellaiendiay

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[edit] Welcome!

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Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 21:14, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)


Thanks very much for the info! Emiellaiendiay 03:40, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Plural of hadith

Emiellaidendiay (Melinda?),

Ahadith is the Arabic plural of hadith, but when hadith is used as an English word, hadith is usually both the singular and the plural form. One hadith, many hadith. Sometimes I see hadiths, but hadith is more usual. I have not seen ahadith used anywhere in academic writing about Islam. I've only seen it on Islamic web pages, in writing by Muslims, etc. Arabic plural formation is a deep dark mystery to most non-Arabic speakers, and it really doesn't seem right to expect non-Muslims to understand it. It's just not part of English. It may be in the future, but I'm not sure that it's right to push the usage in Wikipedia. It's surely not right to tell other people that they're wrong if they don't use the ahadith form. Zora 01:24, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)


I recognize that the use of "hadiths" is widespread, but I tend to prefer the use of the most accurate spelling, such as "Muhammad" rather than "Mohammed," and I see this in the same way. But thanks for the feedback. Emiellaiendiay 03:28, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Muhammad, prophet of Islam

Em, you've been traipsing through Wikipedia changing "the Islamic prophet Muhammad" to "Muhammad, prophet of Islam". It's a minor change of wording, but the latter form seems to imply that Muhammad IS a prophet (divine role), whereas the former implies that Muhammad is recognized as a prophet by Muslims. It sounds pompous and hieratic. In other words, it's skating close to being POV. Please don't continue with this endeavor. I understand that many Muslims engage in what seem to ME to be a panoply of verbal and written tics around the name of Muhammad, and that omitting any of these feels wrong, raw, and scandalous. All the same, it's not appropriate on Wikipedia. Zora 12:53, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

I just consulted with Babjobu, who's been militant in policing Muslim expressions of piety, and he thinks I'm off-base. He thinks prophet of Islam is an acceptable variation of Islamic prophet. So I'm backing down, sorta. Change some of them -- maybe just don't change them all? Zora 21:36, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Ramadan

Have a very happy Ramadan. Salaam, a.n.o.n.y.m t 23:52, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Saw your additions on Ariana (name). Very nice job. I'm not sure what's going on with the references either...are you using a template? If so, it's no doubt an issue with the page it's coming from. --Yossarian 01:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Patricia Highsmith

Note in Manual of Style that alternate names, birth names etc. do get boldface: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28biographies%29 ........ Pepso 13:17, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Apologies. Emiellaiendiay 20:35, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] link to bosnian

Hello, when you want to link to the article about something Bosnian, please do not link to Bosniab, as that is a disambiguation page (which nothing should be linked to). Instead link to the one of the options found on that page such as Bosnian language or Bosnia and Herzegovina by writing out [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian]]. Regards, Jeff3000 02:45, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Luna_novel_hardback_cover.jpg

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Book covers are not public domain, in fact, they are zealously copyrighted. They will keep deleting this image unless you have proof that Barnes and Nobel gave you explicit permission to post this on Wiki. Czolgolz 04:03, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] License tagging for Image:Piper Perabo smile.jpg

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Tag added. - Emiellaiendiay 00:03, 23 November 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Piper Perabo smile.jpg

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Thanks for uploading Image:Piper Perabo smile.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. When you use a generic fair use tag such as {{fair use}} or {{fair use in|article name}}, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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