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[edit] re: [1]
the other rendering was sourced and its usage does seem significant. that establishes its basis for inclusion. it also involves how scholars described the meaning of ilah, the second rendering is not as much of a 'translation' as it is a representation of the precise meaning. ITAQALLAH 15:08, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- i would disagree that it is a polemical website. other editors here tend to agree that it is a decent reference for presenting the Muslim viewpoint. regardless of what the 'false' translation is, we are simply providing all of the english renderings which experience common usage. ITAQALLAH 14:53, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] List of languages
Hi Drmaik, there's a discussion on the talk page regarding Ethnologue. I was wondering if you'd be able to comment? Thanks. Ryan Leigh 17:47, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] SPCK
I want to move SPCK to Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge per WP:NAME#Prefer spelled-out phrases to abbreviations. You've commented on this at Talk:SPCK; were you just offering a hypothesis or were you arguing against the move? — coelacan talk — 18:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] واحد عايز يوديك لجهنم
كيف الجو في كينيا اليومين دول ؟؟
- A nice rational comment here, from 85.154.153.16 in Oman, with the heading that someone wants me to go to hell. A nice way to conduct a debate, I'm sure. Seems to be the same person as User:Skycomet and the permanently blocked editor User:Admin207. Oh, and there's an error in the Arabic. Drmaik 14:46, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Good christian
Yes, I'm Admin207. But I don't know Skicomet. Is it your boyfriend?
I'm not from Oman and I think you didn't hear about proxies addresses!
[edit] Article
I'm so sorry - I guess I didn't think about the British spellings. I did wonder, though. My apologies, and thank you for pointing that out to me. I'm sorry I caused you more work, and have a wonderful day.
Saber girl08 19:25, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Arabic transliteration
I noticed that you're having trouble with a user who doggedly insists on adding his own personal transliteration scheme. I support you on this, but I also want to caution you about being too quick to revert the changes. If you didn't know already, there's a very important "three revert" rule which will result in an editing block. Also, watch out for edit wars. Keep me posted so I can help out. Cheers. Cbdorsett 08:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
Check this out and add to the talk page: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Arabic) It's still a guideline and not a policy that can be enforced. There are similar issues in the air about Cyrillic transliterations. Keep in touch. Cbdorsett 08:25, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Arab World
Hey Drmaik,
I note and recognize your editorial change to my inclusion of the term "Arab Nation". Perhaps this explanation can be included further down the page, rather than in the introductory paragraph, as a means of information for the reader.
Secondly, you will note that I have re-inserted mention of the Indian Ocean in the opening paragraph. This is essential as to omit it would negate the status of the Comoros within the Arab World. Moreover, I note that the map now appearing on the page does not include the Comoros. I believe I can locate a comprehensive map detailing ethno-political map of the Arab World which might solve this problem.
Finally, you will also note that I re-inserted "Arabian/Persian Gulf", rather than merely "Persian Gulf" - this is because the page is discussing the Arab World, so it is common sense to include the term used by Arabs for this body of water without prejudicing the far more universal term.
Thank you. Louse 07:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Hey,
Many thanks for your kind message. I note your comments on the issue of the Arabian/Persian Gulf. Indeed it is true that use of either or both prefixes carries the likelihood of causing offense. Since this would cause needless contention regarding the page, upon reading your message I edited the page to remove both prefixes so that it now states merely “the Gulf”; an imperfect solution, but perhaps a tolerable one given the need to retain neutrality and avoid contention. I would be grateful to know your thoughts on the validity of this edit.
Regarding Djibouti, Somalia, and Comoros (and by extension whether reference to the Indian Ocean should be included), I feel it is can be seen as imprudent for non-Arabs to determine the size or sphere of the Arab World to the extent of denying a state membership of that region. Such an issue is one of self-definition/identification – that is to say how the countries concerned identify themselves. Analysis of Arab media, literature, politics, cartography, etc, reveals that despite their largely non-Arab populations, Djibouti, Somalia, and Comoros, are all defined as being part of the Arab World by virtue of their membership of the Arab League, the status of Arabic as an official language, and their geopolitical orientation. This does not necessarily mean that all, or even most of the inhabitants of those countries regard themselves as Arab, but it clarifies how the state itself is identified.
As you will appreciate, the issue of “who is an Arab?” is highly complex. In this vein, it is worthy of discussion in the article but perhaps not of conclusion – the points should be raised in the page, but not decided on definitively one way or another.
Finally, I have not yet been able to locate the map of the Arab World to upload that I mentioned in my earlier message, but I will endeavor to do so soon.
I hope my humble efforts are not needlessly convoluting what should otherwise be a simple introductory paragraph.
Once again, my thanks.
Louse 10:12, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Arab World image
Pourrais-tu au moins justifier ton entêtement ridicule à rétablir l'ancienne image? Je te rappelle qu'il s'agit de l'image importée de Commons Wikimedia, et la description de l'image va avec. Si tu continue à avoir cette attitude infantile en vandalisant sans justifier l'image, je serais obligé d'avertir un administrateur. - Mirabi 13:03, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Arabic Language
Hi there! I noticed that you were editing at the same time as me. I tried to put your [[]] back in for prefix and suffix, without success, because you are still editing. Please look over my changes. Cbdorsett 13:07, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
- Please fix my error in confusing the two parts of the construct. I don't know which term is favored nowadays, genitive or prepositional - would be nice if Western grammarians would just stick to the Arabic terms, wouldn't it? :) Cbdorsett 14:02, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
